Chapter 356 Send Li Ke to Qingxi
Wang Quan handed a gold medal made of pure gold to Di Renjie, who knelt down hurriedly, raised his hands above his head, and took the gold medal.
The front of the gold medal was engraved with the four characters "As if I were here in person", and the back was engraved with a swirling five-clawed golden dragon, with the two characters "Li Tang" engraved in the middle.
Changsun Wuji wanted to stand up and object, and told Li Chengqian that since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has never been a gold medal as "As if I were here in person".
But now Li Chengqian is as dangerous as an erupting volcano! They will not touch Li Chengqian's mold.
Changsun Wuji and others did not dare to do so, but it did not mean that no one dared to stand up. The moment Di Renjie took the gold medal, Yu Shi stood up.
"Your Majesty! Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, I have never heard of any gold medal like the one I personally presented..." Yu Shi said a lot, spitting everywhere, and the faces of the people around him changed drastically. They moved to the side and stayed away from Yu Shi.
Yu Shi's fighting ability was undoubtedly revealed at this time, and his fighting ability was almost off the charts.
"Please think twice, Your Majesty!" Yu Shi knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"It didn't exist before, but from now on, starting from me, it exists! No one has set this precedent, so I will be the first person in the history." Li Chengqian said.
"Your Majesty..." Yu Shi was still unwilling and wanted to fight for it again. It was his job to advise the emperor, and he had to say it whether the emperor listened or not.
"Wu Wang Li Ke!" Li Chengqian said.
"I'm here!" Li Ke stood up and saluted.
"I order you to go to Qingxi County to handle this matter. All officials involved in concealing the disaster will be severely punished. I grant you the authority to inspect Huainan on my behalf and mobilize the army when necessary."
"When you arrive in Qingxi, the first thing you must do is to immediately open the warehouses to provide disaster relief, settle the people, and severely punish corrupt officials." Li Chengqian said, not daring to do anything else. He directly appointed Li Ke as a minister to represent him in Qingxi to deal with corruption.
"I obey your order!" Li Ke accepted the order.
Li Ke's departure from the court naturally made many people happy. They hoped that Li Ke would never come back, and it would be even better if he died in Qingxi. That would be even more perfect.
"Although Yu Shi opposed me setting this precedent, he is a loyal official and an official who dares to tell the truth. Although I am very angry that he does not understand my mind."
"But I do not blame him. Not only that, I want to reward him. I will reward Yu Shi with ten pieces of silk." Li Chengqian said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your gift! Long live the emperor!" Yu Shi bowed his head.
"Stand up! This is what you deserve." Li Chengqian said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yu Shi stood up. Although he failed to persuade the emperor, he saw hope, a hope that could make him shine.
Although Yu Shi stood up to oppose his gold medal as if I was personally present, Li Chengqian would be very upset when he heard it.
In order to let more people have the courage to tell the truth, he must set up such an example. Not only can he not punish Yu Shi, but he must also reward Yu Shi.
He just wants to tell everyone that he wants to listen to the truth, listen to the truth, and not listen to other people's lies.
Ancient times are not like modern times. There are all kinds of electronic devices, and you can understand the current situation through the Internet.
If the emperor in ancient times wanted to know what was going on in the world, he could only learn about the situation in the world through the censors. Therefore, he must open up the channels for speech and let more people reveal the truth of the facts, instead of blocking the emperor's ears. After
Li Chengqian's reward, some people immediately became eager to make a move, and they were regretting why they didn't stand up and speak.
If they had stood up and spoken earlier, they would have been the ones to receive the reward!
"From now on, all the memorials submitted should be as concise as possible and focus on the key points. Don't write unnecessary nonsense!" "
No matter how gorgeous the words are, they are useless if they are not used at all. Unless it is necessary to explain, it is forbidden to write any long-winded speeches in the memorials submitted to me." Li Chengqian said.
"Yes!" The civil and military officials saluted and responded.
Li Chengqian's words were undoubtedly a great thing for the military generals. They came from the military, and most of them had limited education. They could not write in the literary style of the civil officials, and generally wrote whatever they had.
In the past, when submitting memorials to the emperor, they had to write a paragraph of praise first, and then the specific content. They were really tired of writing. Now, it is better. Just state the facts, and there is no need to write long speeches. This is simply the gospel of most military generals.
For civil officials, whether to write long speeches or not has no effect at all. It just reduces some opportunities to show off their cultural foundation. It is not a big deal.
"Pass on my decree to exempt Qingxi from taxes for three years! After three years, all taxes in Qingxi will be reduced by 10% to alleviate the suffering of the people of Qingxi." Li
Chengqian said. "Your Majesty! If the taxes in Qingxi are reduced, the national treasury will lose income every year, and the Tang Dynasty will suffer a lot of losses." The Minister of Revenue stepped out and said.
The Tang Dynasty has many places to spend money. If Qingxi County reduces taxes, how much money will be lost in the long run?
The Tang Dynasty has to suppress rebellions every year and expand outward. In recent years, it has suffered from disasters. The Tang Dynasty has too many places to spend money. Now that Qingxi County has been exempted from taxes for three years, the national treasury has lost a lot of income. If it reduces taxes in the future, it will be difficult to support the various expenses of the Tang Dynasty.
"You don't have to cry to me about poverty. Don't you just want money? In the future, 20% of the profits earned by the Tang Bank will be distributed to the national treasury." Li Chengqian said.
As the Tang Bank's business expands to all parts of the world, Li Chengqian will become richer and richer, and it's nothing to give 20% of the profits to the Ministry of Revenue.
For him, it was just a piece of cake. With the introduction of more and more financial packages by Datang Bank, he would make a lot of money. He didn't need to care about the money. The world would belong to him.
"If that's the case, I have nothing to say!" The Minister of Revenue said with a smile. He had been eyeing the bank's profits for a long time, but the bank was not under the management of the Ministry of Revenue, so it was useless to be jealous.
Without the emperor's order, he had no way to transfer the money earned by the bank to the national treasury.
"That's it for today, let's adjourn the court!" Li Chengqian said. "Your Majesty, we respectfully send you off!
" When the civil and military officials saw the emperor stand up and leave the throne, walk down the stairs, and kneel down hurriedly.
Li Chengqian left the Taiji Hall, sat on the footrest, and was carried back to the Ganlu Hall by the eunuchs.
Li Chengqian hoped that Li Ke could rush to Qingxi in time to deal with the disaster victims in Qingxi County, open warehouses for disaster relief, and solve the problem of corruption.
Only in this way can the problem of peasant uprisings be completely eliminated. Otherwise, if the problem of Chen Shuozhen is solved today, there will be uprisings by Ma Shuozhen, Zhao Shuozhen, etc. tomorrow.
Therefore, simply opening warehouses to release grain for disaster relief is only a temporary solution and does not address the root cause. If we want to completely eradicate the problem, we must start from the root, and severely punishing corruption is the top priority.