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

Chapter 536: Rectifying the Court
As the Minister of Revenue.

He had a very accurate grasp of these numbers.

Today, the Tang Dynasty’s treasury is no longer empty when a war is launched or when a natural disaster or man-made disaster occurs.

Now the treasury.

Capable of dealing with all kinds of things, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty has reached an unimaginable level.

Upon hearing Qin Jiansheng say such a huge number, except for the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, the other six ministries and other ministers were all stunned.

As ministers of the imperial court, they could naturally see clearly that the national strength of the Tang Dynasty was growing day by day, but they did not know exactly how full the treasury was. Now that Qin Jiansheng had said it, they understood it instantly, which was a little hard to imagine.

This time, as long as the tax revenue is collected, it will be enough to sustain the needs of a million-strong army for three years. You can imagine how abundant this is.

"it is good."

Hearing this number, Li Zheng was also very moved and said loudly "good".

"The grain stored in local government treasuries and even the national treasury must be well preserved and must not be allowed to rot or mold."

"Is there a chief official in charge of this matter in the Ministry of Revenue?"

Li Zheng asked in a deep voice with a serious expression.

The storage of grain is also the key among the keys.

If there is moisture or even waterlogging, the grain in the treasury will be wasted.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured."

"The storage of grain has always been the responsibility of the successive Ministers of the Ministry of Revenue. I am also in charge of this matter now. The locations of the farmland and the government warehouses are all places with sufficient yang energy and high terrain. Moreover, my officials from the Ministry of Revenue will go there for inspection every certain period of time."

"First, to prevent the grain from rotting and getting damp, and second, to prevent local officials from embezzling grain from the government treasury."

"The Ministry of Revenue will definitely do its utmost to supervise and manage this matter." Qin Jiansheng said loudly.

"Qin Qing is worthy of being my Minister of Revenue, in charge of the taxation of the Tang Dynasty."

"I feel relieved to have you in charge of the Ministry of Revenue." Li Zheng laughed and praised.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

"This is my duty." Qin Jiansheng bowed and was moved by the praise in the court.

"Let's continue the discussion."

Li Zheng smiled slightly and looked down at the court.

"Let's start playing, Your Majesty."

Kaiji stood up and said respectfully.

"explain."

Li Zheng waved his hand.

"More than a year ago, the Emperor decided on Chang'an as the location of the new capital. It's been a long time."

"The Ministry of Works has mobilized all its craftsmen and slaves. Now most of the Beiping Imperial Palace has been completed. In half a year at most, the Beiping Imperial Palace will be completely completed."

"Other."

"The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works jointly planned the needs of the inner city outside the imperial city."

"The Ministry of Works has also mobilized many craftsmen and civilians to build the city. Currently, less than half of the inner city has been built. It is estimated that it will take another year and a half to complete the construction of the new capital."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Kaiji bowed respectfully, feeling a little ashamed.

At the beginning, Li Zheng set a target of two years to move the capital, but now it seems that this cannot be achieved at all.

In this regard.

Li Zheng waved his hand.

"This matter is not your fault, nor is it the Ministry of Industry's fault. I just thought it was too simple before."

"How can a capital city be completed in two years? I was wrong."

Regarding this matter, Li Zheng still considered it from a modern perspective and overestimated the power of this era.

The Ministry of Industry will need another year and a half, which is more than three years, which is already very good.

"Kai Qing, I will give you two more years in the Ministry of Works."

"Two years later, I want to see a brand new Beiping City, the new capital of our Tang Dynasty."

"If the new capital cannot be built in another two years, I will punish you." Li Zheng said to Kaiji very seriously.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. If I fail to complete the construction of the new capital in another two years, I am willing to resign from the position of Minister of Works." Kaiji said loudly.

"Yeah." Li Zheng nodded and didn't say anything more.

"Your Majesty, I also have a memorial to make." Zheng Xuan stood up and said respectfully.

"Zheng Qing, have you finished speaking?" Li Zheng looked at Zheng Xuan.

"The total number of soldiers in various places in the territory of the Great Tang Dynasty is nearly two million. Over the past few years, except for the frequent replacement of soldiers in the border areas of the Great Tang Dynasty, there have been few replacements of soldiers in other places."

"There are countless old and weak soldiers in the army. I think we should reform and recruit new soldiers to replace them. Only in this way can we strengthen the fighting power of our Tang Dynasty." Zheng Xuan said respectfully.

As soon as these words fell.

The court was immediately filled with discussions.

This matter is very big because no one has mentioned it for a long time.

No one mentioned either the Minister of War under Emperor Gaozu or Li Jing before him, because the involvement of all the soldiers in the world was too great.

But Zheng Xuan's character was that of a strong person.

He was not afraid of anything, so he lit the fire.

For the sake of the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, he had to do so.

really.

After hearing Zheng Xuan's words, Li Zheng also looked thoughtful. He had indeed never thought about this question.

But as soon as Zheng Xuan mentioned it, he understood.

There must be quite a few people in the army who are drawing a salary without doing anything.

No matter which dynasty or generation, this kind of thing cannot be prevented.

after all.

Human nature is difficult to satisfy.

"I understand what Mr. Zheng said. I will indeed pay attention to this matter." Li Zheng said slowly.

"The Emperor's Holy Might."

"This matter must be done."

"If we continue to entrust him to our care for a long time, it will definitely cause great trouble to our Tang Dynasty." Zheng Xuan said loudly.

Hearing the seriousness in Zheng Xuan's words, one can imagine the situation in the armies all over the world.

If not.

He would never mention it in this court today.

"I have given full authority to Zheng Qing to handle this matter. Relocate the old and weak among the soldiers and provide them with pensions. As for those who have no soldiers and are drawing salaries without working, find out where the food and salaries have gone, dig them out and punish them severely." Li Zheng said coldly with murderous intent.

"Your Majesty, take the order."

Zheng Xuan immediately accepted the order.

Li Zheng nodded and scanned the entire court.

Under his gaze, many court officials also had a look of panic on their faces.

Obviously.

These people may have been involved in drawing salaries without doing anything.

"but…"

Looking at the expressions of these court officials, Li Zheng changed the subject.

The court officials looked at Li Zheng one after another, most of them were nervous.

The life and death of all people in the Tang Dynasty are in Li Zheng's hands. No one can disobey him. His every move affects the whole world.

"This matter."

“It’s been too long.”

"I can give you some leniency."

"If there are officials involved, and local people involved, as long as you hand over the list to the Ministry of War and return all the empty rings to the national treasury, I will let bygones be bygones." Li Zheng said slowly.

Hearing Li Zheng's words.

Many court officials breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Emperor's Holy Might."

All the civil and military officials in the court shouted in unison.

(End of this chapter)