Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 170 The lofty ideals and aspirations of the entire Tang Dynasty
At a glance, all the ministers were seated.

Li Chengqian's eyes were full of majesty. He liked this kind of court meeting rules very much, where the monarch and his subjects complemented each other and were in harmony with each other.

Several eunuchs appeared, carrying a low table and a soft cushion, and walked to the front of the steps. They put down the documents, lowered their heads and walked away quickly.

Fang Xuanling knew at a glance that it was a work report he wrote.

The ministers could not help but be surprised. Today's court meeting process seemed to be different.

At this moment, more eunuchs appeared. They walked among the ministers and placed the documents in their hands one by one on the low tables in front of the ministers.

The ministers couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Work report of the Secretariat!
This is the printed version.

Soon, everything was ready.

Li Chengqian said: "Gu Wen, only by looking back at the past can we know our gains and losses, and only by looking forward to the future can we know the direction."

"Today's grand court meeting is to look back at the past and look forward to the future."

"Next, please invite the Minister of the Secretariat, Duke Liang, to give you a report on the work of the Secretariat. Let's see what our Tang Dynasty has accomplished and achieved this year, and what shortcomings need to be made up and corrected."

"Next year, how will the Ministry of Chancellery work, what will it focus on, and what will its work direction be?"

After he finished speaking, Li Chengqian stood up.

Li Shimin also stood up.

Naturally, the ministers did not dare to do it again.

"Shangshu Sheng Zuo Pushe, please take a seat."

The ceremonial officer sang loudly.

The emperor said: "Yes!"

Prince: "Please!"

Ministers: “Welcome!”

Inside the Tai Chi Hall, everyone sang in unison.

Fang Xuanling's heart was beating fast and he couldn't control his emotions.

He didn't expect this to happen.

He walked towards the Danbi and stood behind the cushion. He first saluted respectfully to the emperor, then saluted to the prince, and then turned to salute the ministers.

Gao Shilian's expression became extremely complicated at this moment, and he felt extremely regretful.

This was the courtesy he should have enjoyed, and he should have been sitting on it to give his work report.

But a slight change of mind led to the missed opportunity.

Changsun Wuji also sighed. The prince had never told him about the unusualness of today's grand court meeting.

He admits.

He was jealous and envious.

Wei Zheng's expression was very indifferent. This had little to do with him.

No matter what, he couldn't possibly be the protagonist of this work report.

"I have received great favor from Your Majesty, great love from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the support of all the gentlemen. Today, I am giving a report on the work of the Secretariat in the Taiji Hall. I am trembling with fear and trepidation."

"But I dare not disappoint everyone's expectations. I will speak from the bottom of my heart and vomit blood. If there is anything inappropriate, lacking or missing, I hope Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, and the others will correct me."

"I am deeply grateful!"

Fang Xuanling bowed deeply, then slowly sat down under the gaze of everyone.

Immediately, Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and other ministers sat back down one after another.

Waiting for Fang Xuanling to make a report to the Secretariat.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Gentlemen..."

"Since the 16th year of Zhenguan, under the wise leadership of Your Majesty and the attention of Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, our Ministry of Shangshu has achieved peace and prosperity in the country, stability in the country and society, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. The officials of the court have worked together to achieve brilliant results."

“The details are as follows…”

"In the 16th year of Zhenguan, the total tax revenue reached 50 million guan, an increase of 60% over the 30 million guan last year. This is the highest tax revenue in the history of the Tang Dynasty since its founding..."

Fang Xuanling was making his report, while Li Chengqian and his colleagues were looking through the specific contents of the report and comparing them with it.

This year's tax collection is as high as 50 million guan.

This number is extremely exciting for everyone.

Li Shimin, in particular, was very happy about this.

Not only did he fight wars this year, he also destroyed the Xueyantuo and made many reforms.

It can be said that the court's expenditure was made up by the high tax revenue this time.

Not to mention, the wealth in his own treasury, although not as rich as a country, is also astronomical.

Li Chengqian was very clear that the increase in taxes was not caused by the increase in domestic land area or the increase in taxes.

The growth was brought about by a series of blockades on Tubo.

In this regard, the imperial court did not occupy the largest share, but it also achieved a substantial increase in total revenue at the national tax level through the collection of foreign business taxes.

Of course, as the treasury tax revenue increased, domestic foreign trade merchants naturally made a lot of money. Not every household ate meat, but a few wealthy and powerful families were eating like crazy.

Li Chengqian didn't care much about how much of Tubo's national wealth was consumed by the common people.

His purpose was not only to blockade Tubo and squeeze its national wealth.

Instead, they want to use such means to subtly establish a fixed system of foreign taxation.

Now that the system for collecting commercial taxes from abroad is in place, the collection of domestic commercial taxes will be increased accordingly, and the resistance will be much smaller.

Civilian taxes currently account for the bulk of the tax burden, but if he wants to reduce the burden on the people, eventually the bulk of the tax will still have to be transferred to commercial taxes.

However, if taxation is to bear the bulk of the national treasury, the economy and trade must be prosperous, and goods must be abundant and diverse.

Fang Xuanling continued to report:
"The promulgation of a national fertility policy has stimulated population growth and encouraged people to have children, and initial results have been achieved..."

"The Chang'an pilot education has been successfully implemented, and all children in Chang'an have access to education..."

"The reform of the Fubing system has been initially implemented and the first step of the reform has been successfully completed. It is expected that tens of millions of acres of good farmland will be added next year."

"The Xueyantuo were disloyal and disregarded the emperor's majesty. Our Great Tang sent an army to defeat them, took their capital on the grassland, and eliminated the danger in the north..." Each report was about the achievements made by the Great Tang in the 16th year of Zhenguan.

All the ministers nodded. The Tang Dynasty’s achievements were inseparable from His Majesty and the Crown Prince. Of course, they also contributed and did things.

"The format of today's Shangshu Province work report is really eye-opening."

Li Ke couldn't help but sigh secretly.

I have been in my fiefdom for a long time and not in Chang'an, but I didn't know that the wind direction in Chang'an had changed to such an extent.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have known how ignorant I was.

"In literature, the Tang Rites compiled by Zhang Shiheng and others have also made some progress."

"The Zhenguan Encyclopedia compiled by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei has also made considerable progress..."

Li Pangpang didn't expect him to be mentioned.

A blush appeared on his chubby face. He raised his head slightly, enjoying the possible gazes.

Li You looked at his expression and snorted unhappily, "Why are you so arrogant?"

Li Ke was a little surprised.

No.

How come this "Zhenguan Grand Code" was included in the work report of the Secretariat?

He knew that the Zhenguan Ceremony was presided over by the King of Wei. Logically speaking, if there was any report, it should be the King of Wei who should make it.

The report from the Secretariat is a bit unclear.

However, it was none of his business. Didn’t the King of Wei look very honored?

Changsun Wuji and others were also slightly surprised. They didn't know what His Majesty and the Crown Prince were thinking.

Is this to let the Secretariat share some of the credit?

"This year, the Tang Dynasty's expenditures totaled 35 million guan, and the treasury had a surplus of 105 million guan."

"The main expenditures include court salaries, military pay, local government grants for disaster relief, and foreign expeditions."

"Among them, 9.56 million strings of cash were spent on foreign expeditions."

"The initial expenditure for the reform of the government soldiers is 3.5 million strings of cash..."

Hear the words.

The ministers were a little agitated.

I didn’t know it was okay, but everyone was a little shocked when they heard it.

In one year, the court spent more than 13 million strings of cash on military affairs.

Especially the cost of foreign conquests, why is it so high?

Li Shimin's expression also looked a little unnatural.

Fighting a war or changing the system takes up one-third of the total expenditure.

To be honest, it does sound a bit like living in Bengbu.

The most crucial thing is that if the total tax revenue this year was not 50 million guan, according to last year's calculation, the Tang Dynasty would still have a deficit of 5 million guan in revenue and expenditure.

Li Xiaogong and others couldn't help but lower their heads. Before, they could still hold their heads high and look down on others, but after the numbers were presented, they all felt insecure.

They actually know very well that this number is not accurate.

Because the military's accounts are not clear.

The Secretariat also only calculated according to what they knew.

In fact, this number is very inflated.

Even higher than the current figures reported.

Because some of it came from the Taiji Palace’s inner treasury.

This time, the Shangshu Province gave face to the military and did not force the inner treasury to be included. Otherwise, more than 10 million? I am afraid the number is even higher.

Li Chengqian also glanced at Li Xiaogong and the others. It was no big deal to say it now. After the report was finished and it was discussed in the temple, someone might start trouble.

"Next year, the court will increase its efforts in national policy, education, medicine, agricultural tools and equipment, especially in agricultural tools. We must invent and research agricultural tools and farming methods that are beneficial to agricultural services as soon as possible."

"All ministries and government offices should take the initiative and not wait for things to find people. Instead, they should find people for things. The Censorate has the responsibility of supervision and investigation and should perform its duties..."

"The reform of the government soldiers was also further promoted. The imperial court implemented the recruitment system and carried out orderly replacement under the premise of ensuring the stability of the Tang Dynasty's borders..."

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, and all the gentlemen."

"For a hundred years, China has been in chaos and devastated."

"Since the Tang Dynasty took over the Sui Dynasty and founded the country, everything has been rebuilt. It is urgent to rebuild the world and rebuild China."

"The emperor and his subjects, as well as the people of the Tang Dynasty, are determined to create an unprecedented prosperous era and bring about eternal peace. We should have a sense of mission, unity, and concerted efforts..."

"Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, carry forward the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations."

"We should take this as the lofty ideal of all the people of the world, and we should be unwavering and work hard to realize it."

As soon as he finished speaking, shouts were heard in the Taiji Hall and the ministers clapped their tablets.

"color!"

Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and others also showed relieved smiles.

Li Chengqian was filled with emotion. The four lines of Tianqi had left an indelible shadow on the whole world.

After this grand court meeting, the status of the Four Sentences of Heavenly Revelation will be officially established.

The entire Tang Dynasty will regard this as an ideal and ambition to be striven for throughout their lives and to be practiced and fulfilled.

Let go of the shackles and liberate your mind.

He was looking forward to seeing what a grand and booming scene the Tang Dynasty would experience under the guidance of such ideas.

"No more self-love."

"There won't be any more talk of strange tricks."

(End of this chapter)