I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 434 All ministers gathered at the county government mansion

The Duke's Mansion, inside the main hall.

Li Zheng sat in the first place.

Sitting on the chairs on the left and right sides were Qin Jiansheng, Chen Xuanli, Li Jing, the Minister of War, Chang Sun Wuji, the Minister of Rites, Zhang Gongjin, the Minister of Punishments, Chen Shubao, the Minister of Rites, and some ministers and ministers of Zhongshu Province.

Now all six are gathered together.

The main hall of the Duke's Mansion is like a small court.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, only Li Shimin and Li Zheng could do this.

And outside the main hall.

Zhao Ming was on guard, and personal guards were guarding everywhere. No one was allowed to approach without orders.

After all, what is being discussed inside is a matter of national importance.

"Your Highness."

"Calculating time, the imperial edict to reduce military power should have reached the hands of vassal kings all over the world by now."

"In order to reduce the vassal state, the vassal king must report to the Ministry of War to mobilize troops. After requesting the military talisman, the household department will mobilize the food, grass and baggage. This will be enough to cut off the vassal king's self-respect of having troops. In the future, when His Highness succeeds to the throne, the disaster of the vassal king will not happen again. ”

"And His Highness can persuade the Emperor to issue an edict and do it as soon as the Emperor orders it."

"This is a brilliant move."

Zhang Gongjin waited for Li Zhengdao with a smile on his face.

"My father is a wise king. He clearly understands the consequences of chaos in the world and the consequences of fratricide."

"He also knows my character, and he knows the character of those uncles even better."

"If this decree to reduce the vassal state is issued after I succeed to the throne, my uncles will not be honest and may cause some trouble."

"But it is different in this small country if it is issued in the hands of my father. My uncles would not dare to make mistakes."

"It can prevent brothers from fighting each other and fighting with swords in the future."

"If the internal fighting within my Li family leads to chaos in the world and uncles and nephews kill each other, that would be a great sin." Li Zheng said with emotion.

Hear this.

Everyone present bowed their hands and bowed to Li Zheng: "Your Highness is highly righteous."

"Cutting the feudal lordship."

"Integrating military power is only the first step."

"Step two."

"It's a matter of royal salary." Li Zheng said to everyone with a serious face.

"Your Highness."

"The salaries of these vassal kings are also determined by the emperor. I'm afraid it will be difficult to change this matter." Chen Shubao said respectfully.

"If you are still the same father as before, you will naturally not change, but I have already made clear the interests and concerns to your father." Li Zheng smiled.

Subsequently.

He said very seriously: "Now our royal family has a population of over a thousand, Mr. Qian, how much silver do these people consume in the national treasury?"

Qian Qian, the Minister of Household Affairs, cupped his hands and replied immediately: "Your Highness, the annual expenses of these feudal princes account for nearly 10% of the national treasury."

"Did you hear that number?"

"Is it scary?"

"Today, the thousands of members of the Tang royal family consume 10% of the national treasury tax revenue."

"What about ten years from now? What about a hundred years from now?"

"To what extent will the population of the royal family skyrocket?"

"Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands?"

"At this point, can the national treasury still be able to support it?"

"If this continues, the royal family will be a pest to the Tang Dynasty, and will eat up the Tang Dynasty step by step, until the Tang Dynasty can no longer maintain itself, the world will be in chaos, and another dynasty will rise. By then, there will be a brand new dynasty stepping on the Tang Dynasty. The body of destruction is born.”

"That's what I told my father."

"He also accepts my opinions."

"So I agreed to cut the royal family's offerings." Li Zheng said solemnly.

The officials who had not paid any attention to this matter also had serious expressions on their faces.

indeed.

What Li Zheng said is true.

If this continues, the Tang Dynasty will fall sooner or later.

"Your Highness."

"It's feasible to cut back on the royal family's offerings."

"But the royal family has a noble birth, and this cannot be changed."

"The emperor originally decreed that the royal family was not allowed to obtain fame or engage in business, and they were allowed to live on their salaries." "If their salaries are cut, how the royal family will be settled in the future will also be a problem." Changsun Wuji said seriously.

"good."

"If the royal family's salary is cut and there is no good way to arrange it, I'm afraid it will also cause chaos in the royal family, and they will also criticize His Highness."

"This matter needs to be investigated slowly." Li Jing also said.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Now that the vassal reduction has been completed and the military power is under control, the salary issue can be postponed." Others also persuaded.

From now on.

The matter of royal salaries is more difficult than reducing the military power of the vassal king. If you are not careful, it will cause great chaos.

After all, this is about interests and the peace of countless royal families.

This matter is too big.

These officials of the day did not dare to speak nonsense easily.

"This matter."

"I've made up my mind."

"For the eternal inheritance of the Tang Dynasty, and for the sake of Scorpio's love for the people, it is imperative that the people no longer suffer from war."

"but."

"It's just as your Lordships said."

"This matter can be postponed."

“But it must be implemented.”

"It's like a perfect plan, but I already have an idea in my mind."

"But I want to brainstorm ideas and see what you adults think. Maybe I can make what I have in mind more perfect."

"So after today."

"Everyone, please go back and draw up a memorial on how to deal with the situation after the salary reduction, and report it directly to the Yizheng Hall."

"I will review it personally with my father." Li Zheng said to the ministers.

Hear the words.

Looking at Li Zheng's determination.

All the ministers nodded: "I will accept your order."

"Lord Protector."

"What happened when I asked you to select the generals?" Li Zheng looked at Qin Jiansheng again and asked.

"Return to your highness."

"This time, I will screen the generals together with General Chen. This is the list."

"Your Highness, please take a look."

Qin Jiansheng stood up, took out a directory from his arms, and handed it to Li Zheng.

Li Zheng picked it up.

Open the directory and take a look.

On this list, there are many names he knew that were familiar to him, but now they are all ministers and generals of the Tang Dynasty.

As long as Li Zheng gives an order, they will die to serve him.

This is imperial power.

"good."

Call them together and have them come to my house, and I will receive them myself this afternoon.

"Also, the generals under Li Tai's command are also brought here." Li Zheng closed the list and said to Qin Jiansheng and Chen Xuanli.

Chen Xuanli said respectfully: "Your Highness, after all Li Tai did such a thing, can his subordinates really be used?" "

Although what Li Tai did was not publicized publicly, there were so many ministers in the court, and everyone here knew what Li Tai had done.

This is an unpardonable sin.

If it weren't for the fact that he was the emperor's son, he would have been cut into pieces with thousands of swords.

but.

For people like him, life is more painful than death.

He yearns for the world and the battlefield, but he will be imprisoned in the ancestral temple forever for the rest of his life, and will not even have the chance to see his wife and children again.

"Although they were generals of the Jinyang Army, they were directly subordinate to Li Tai."

"But I am the prince and crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. From now on, I will not be in charge of one family, but the entire Tang Empire. The Jinyang Army is also the general of the Tang Dynasty, and the princes of the world are also ministers of the Tang Dynasty."

"To reject them just because of this is a loss to Datang."

(End of this chapter)