Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 181

Li Shimin is considered a thrifty person.

In this regard, there is still a clear difference between him and Li Yuan.

After Li Yuan came to the throne, although it can't be said that there was no achievement, but he didn't miss anything that should be enjoyed.

In Daxing Palace, there are nearly [-] court ladies and eunuchs of various kinds, and this number definitely exceeds the demand.

Therefore, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, as soon as his position was firmly established, he began to have the idea of ​​setting an example, being diligent and thrifty, and increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.

"Your Majesty, there are so many nobles in this palace, if too many maids and eunuchs are dismissed at once, then who will serve the nobles?"

Although Fang Xuanling is quite supportive of Li Shimin's decision, what should be cared about is still to care about.

"This time, it's just an attempt to lay off three thousand court ladies and eunuchs first. It's not a one-off removal of all redundant personnel. It won't have any impact."

Obviously, Li Shimin's idea has been carefully considered and will not be changed easily.

"Many of these eunuchs and court ladies have lived in the palace since the previous dynasty, and have no other skills except serving people.

Although it is said that the court can also send them back to their original places, many people may have no father or mother before they entered the palace and became eunuchs.

Besides, even if the family members are still alive, many eunuchs and court ladies may not be willing to go back.

At that time, so many people will leave the palace, livelihood will also be a problem. "

Xiao Yu thought about a lot of issues, and naturally he didn't want to see the scene where these maids and eunuchs couldn't survive after being kicked out of the palace.

This is actually a blow to Li Shimin's reputation.

"Your Majesty, this minister has a solution to Xiao Xiang's worry."

Changsun Wuji had an idea, and suddenly thought of a good idea to kill two birds with one stone.

"any solution?"

Sure enough, Li Shimin was very interested.

After all, what Xiao Yu said was true. If there is no way to solve this problem, let alone continue to lay off personnel in the future, even the current 3000 people will be a big problem.

"Didn't Qin Dalang have a huge wool thread workshop outside the city? These workshops have been expanding since they were built, and they need to recruit a group of people every month.

Moreover, most of the recruits they recruit are women. In this case, why doesn't Your Majesty simply hand over all the laid-off court ladies to the woolen thread workshop of the Qin family?
As for the eunuchs, Qin Dalang can actually be considered to help solve some of them.

I heard that the Qin family is also building a courtyard outside the city. The scale is very large, and they will definitely need a large number of servants at that time.

Anyway, Qin Dalang's ability to make money is very high, and the glazed mirror is like a gold mine, continuously providing the Qin family with a lot of income.

Even the huge amount of money for the construction of the new palace can be properly settled by him.

That being the case, the placement of some eunuchs is not a problem. "

When Changsun Wuji said this, many people couldn't help but nodded.

Everyone is very clear about what happened to Qin Xiedao in the past year.

If anyone in Chang'an City is most likely to think of a proper solution to the resettlement of the 3000 people, it must be Qin Xiedao.

"Your Majesty, I think Wuji's words are very reasonable. Although Qin Dalang is not in Chang'an City now, His Majesty's imperial edict to call him back to Beijing has been issued for almost a month. I think Qin Dalang will be able to return to Chang'an City within a few days. "

As a staunch supporter of Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian naturally knew the benefits of this proposal.

Being able to dig a hole for Qin Xiedao and solve the problems Li Shimin is facing now, why not do it?

"Your Majesty, those court ladies are quite good at serving people, but they may not be very good at working in the workshop.

Especially the first batch of layoffs, many of them are elderly.

And those eunuchs, even if the Qin family built another courtyard, they didn't need a thousand eunuchs to serve him.

It is estimated that the placement of these people will be more troublesome. "

Du Ruhui still said something fairly.

After all, if these people are handed over to him, he really has no way to arrange them.

But you can't just throw the pot away.

"Keming, the fact that we can't think of a way doesn't mean that Qin Dalang can't think of a way.

Of course, if you are worried that someone in the court will impeach the Qin family for using a large number of eunuchs and maids without authorization, this problem is actually easy to solve.

His Majesty will just issue a decree when the time comes. "

Changsun Wuji didn't wait for Du Ruhui to finish his words, and quickly found an excuse to stop him.

After finally seeing Li Shimin's heart moved, it would be a pity if he changed his mind.

"It shouldn't take a few days for Qin Xiedao to return to Beijing, why not ask His Majesty what he thinks directly.

If he himself thinks there is no problem, then naturally everyone is happy.

If he has any difficulties, we can also find a way to see how to solve them. "

Fang Xuanling finally stood up and said something fair.

His son is now hanging around behind Qin Xiedao, if he cheats on him with his eldest grandson Wuji, everyone will look bad at that time.

Don't think that the content of such a small-scale meeting of ministers will not be spread.

In this world, there is no news that will never be spread.

"Xuan Ling's words are also reasonable. Let's confirm after Xie Dao returns to Beijing. However, there is no need to buy butter candles and beeswax in the palace in the future."

Since Li Shimin wanted to increase income and reduce expenditure, he naturally would not simply think of the idea of ​​laying off the maids and eunuchs.

For Nuo Da's palace, there are many places that cost a lot of money every day.

Among them, the lighting at night is a place that cannot be ignored.

"No! Your Majesty, for the safety of the palace, this place where candles should be lit still needs to be used.

Otherwise, if someone has evil intentions, it will be more difficult for the patrolling soldiers to find out. "

Changsun Wuji immediately jumped out to express his opposition.

This is a very good time to show your loyalty, how can you miss it.

"Weichen also feels that candles are indeed a necessity, they cannot be reduced, but can only be increased."

"Wei Chen agrees!"

Soon, several other ministers also agreed with Changsun Wuji's point of view.

However, Li Shimin laughed happily and said: "My dear friends, don't worry, I just cut off the butter candles and beeswax, not to prevent the palace from lighting candles."

"Could it be that there is a place where new-style candles are paid for?"

It has to be said that Changsun Wuji's brain is still spinning very fast.

"That's right! The first batch of whale oil candles from Mingzhou arrived in the palace yesterday.

I tried it last night and found that the effect is not worse than tallow candles at all, but for the price of one tallow candle, it is said that you can buy five whale oil candles, or even more. "

As soon as Li Shimin said this, everyone's interest immediately fell on the whale oil candle.

(End of this chapter)