Although Li Jue's promises were rather ordinary, and he even wanted to treat Li Tai like a donkey, Yan Wan was still very grateful.
For a talented prince, it would be better to kill him than to let him live a life of idleness and idleness in his fiefdom.
Li Jue's ability to give Li Tai a high position and allow him to realize his ambitions is a great favor to his family!
"Your aunt thanks your fourth uncle's eldest grandson on his behalf..."
"Please rise, Auntie!"
"I'm not only here to visit my fourth uncle, but also to borrow someone from my aunt."
"who?"
"Li Xin!"
Yan Wan felt a pang of anxiety upon hearing this. Although Li Xin was not her biological son, he was the only son she and Li Tai had.
"I wonder what the eldest grandson wants Li Xin to do?"
Seeing Yan Wan's nervousness, Li Jue immediately smiled slightly.
"Auntie, don't be nervous. I just want Li Xin to learn to do something and, by the way, earn some merit."
"oh?"
"Is he working in the imperial court?"
"Pretty much. It's not just Li Xin; my own brother Li Xiang will also be used. It'll be better for the two of them to share some responsibilities than to stay home all day, right?"
Yan Wan was finally relieved to see that Li Jue had even brought up Li Xiang.
"Then I'll have to trouble the eldest grandson!"
"Someone, summon Li Xin and have him pay his respects to the eldest grandson!"
A moment later, Li Xin walked in and respectfully greeted Li Jue with the courtesy due to a peer. Li Jue quickly returned the greeting.
"Greetings, cousin!"
"Greetings to the eldest grandson!"
"Cousin, I am now temporarily in charge of Chang'an affairs on behalf of my grandfather, and I would like you and Li Xiang to assist me with some matters. Would you be willing?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xin's face immediately lit up with joy.
"willing!"
"I wonder what the eldest grandson wants me to do?"
Li Jue smiled slightly upon hearing this.
"It's nothing, just simple things, like taking a count of the disaster victims and distributing relief supplies."
"These trivial matters will be handled by the officials. You and Li Xiang only need to keep an eye on things and prevent them from lining their own pockets!"
Upon hearing that it was such a thing, Li Xin immediately agreed.
"That's simple, just manage the accounts carefully!"
When are we leaving?
Seeing Li Xin's eagerness, Li Jue immediately asked a probing question.
Is it okay now?
"Great! Absolutely fantastic!"
"Mother, I'm going to do some chores with my eldest grandson!"
Yan Wan watched Li Xin leave in a hurry and shook her head with a wry smile.
Does this silly kid think I'm going to stop him?
However, I did want to stop her just now, but I thought that Li Xin had grown up and it was time for her to try to do something, so I held back.
Li Xin followed Li Jue into the palace, and the two went straight to the Ganlu Hall.
At this time, Ganlu Hall was already filled with tables and chairs, and several areas were separated by screens.
Each of the five regents was assigned a region corresponding to one of the six ministries in the court, while the Ministry of Revenue was directly responsible to Li Jue.
Then there was the secretariat, composed of various officials and clerks transferred from the Six Ministries and the Three Provinces. They were responsible for classifying, drafting, copying, and polishing many documents.
When Li Xin saw the bustling activity in the Ganlu Hall and the large number of ministers and officials, he immediately felt a little flustered. But when he saw Li Xiang carrying a stack of documents, he felt much more at ease.
After all, if Li Xiang can do it, why can't I?
"Cousin, what can I do?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xiang immediately looked at Li Jue, since it was Li Jue who had found him the job. Seeing this, Li Jue thought for a moment and said...
"You show him around first, then you'll work with him to distribute supplies tomorrow!"
"promise!"
"Li Xin, come with me first, I'll show you around!"
"promise!"
After Li Xin was taken away by Li Xiang, Li Jue was surrounded by five regents.
"Eldest grandson, take a look at this. This is the account book of the Guanzhong Treasury."
"Eldest grandson, the epidemic has also been discovered in other parts of Guanzhong, and there have already been cases of death in several surrounding counties!"
"The eldest grandson has also been found to have a case in Zhechong Prefecture near Chang'an. The local Zhechong Commandant has requested the imperial court to send doctors and medicines to support him!"
Actually, these were trivial matters that didn't need to bother Li Jue at all. It was just that Li Jue was too young, and even Li Jing wanted to test him to see how much potential he truly had.
Li Jue took the ledger, quickly glanced at it, memorized all the numbers, and then tossed it to Fang Xuanling.
"Prime Minister Fang, first transfer 300,000 dan of grain from the surrounding granaries to the capital, and then have the Ministry of Works establish grain depots in various neighborhoods to be responsible for receiving and distributing the grain!"
"At the same time, salt, oil, vegetables, and other necessities must all be in place to ensure the livelihood of the people in Chang'an and that all the people have food to eat!"
"Master Li, order all the garrison troops in Guanzhong's Zhechong Prefecture to enter the Zhechong Prefecture and, under the leadership of the Zhechong Commandant, mine black coal in unison, then transport it to Chang'an!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jing immediately raised a question.
"Your Highness, black charcoal is poisonous and cannot replace firewood charcoal, can it?"
The so-called black coal is the coal that is commonly seen in later generations.
However, in the Tang Dynasty, no one burned such things. This was because the soot was poisonous, and people often died from it.
Li Jue snorted coldly upon hearing this.
"Do you think I don't know if that thing is poisonous or not?"
"Just do as I tell you to do, and I'll find a way to remove the poison when the time comes!"
"promise!"
"Prime Minister Gao, I would like to trouble you to mobilize the students of the Imperial Academy, have them receive some basic training from Physician Sun, and then send them to various places to assist local governments in treating the epidemic!"
Gao Shilian pondered for a moment after hearing this and then replied.
"The eldest grandson, a student of the Imperial Academy, has never studied medicine. Can he learn it in a short time?"
Li Jue curled his lip in disdain upon hearing this.
"There's not much to learn. It's just about teaching them to distinguish between epidemic diseases and the common cold. As long as they can do that, they can treat the symptoms accordingly."
"As for other ailments, we can't worry about them for now; we can only focus on the most urgent ones!"
Gao Shilian nodded upon hearing this. Although the method was somewhat hasty, it was the only one he could think of at the moment.
"What if the eldest grandson of the emperor doesn't want to go?"
This problem was a difficult one that Gao Shilian posed to Li Jue. After all, if a seasoned official like him couldn't even handle a group of naive students, he would be utterly useless.
Li Jue frowned slightly upon hearing this.
"This matter is simple. Order the Ministry of Personnel to accompany the students and record their performance as a basis for future selection and appointment of officials!"
"And they were told that the imperial court would be offering thirty seventh-rank official positions. As long as they performed well, they could become officials after the epidemic was over!"
Gao Shilian nodded in satisfaction upon hearing Li Jue's solution.
No wonder His Majesty likes this child; the child's mind is indeed quick, coming up with such a solution in such a short time.
"This old minister will take care of it immediately!"
After Li Jue dismissed the three old men, another old man jumped out.
The problem brought by this old man completely stunned Li Jue.
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