After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the government offices in Chang'an City resumed operations. The spring in the north would not start until February or March. The weather was still cold. Officials began to go to work one after another, but there was no official business to do. It was very leisurely.
Of course, there are always busy people.
This spring the emperor will offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, so the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple must prepare early.
Not to mention the Ministry of Hubu, which rarely has a few days of leisure throughout the year. Now Dou Dan, the former Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, has established a new branch and is in charge of Sinong Temple, taking away many people from the Ministry of Hubu.
The vacancies in the household department have almost been filled.
At the beginning of this year, everyone in the household department is very busy.
The household registration matter must have a result this year. With the completion of the household registration record, the next step is to implement the reform of the land system.
Throughout the second half of last year, the Ministry of Finance was almost busy with this matter.
Li Po strictly ordered the household department to complete the work before spring plowing, and the time was very tight. In fact, Su Dan had already taken advantage of the Chinese New Year to write the apology letter, and was waiting to submit it during the spring plowing season.
Because according to last year's progress, it is impossible for the Ministry of Household Affairs to complete all these matters before spring plowing.
The land-acre system will follow the progress of revising the Tang Code. It is not the Ministry of Household Affairs that has the final say. Moreover, there are still many differences in the land-acre system implemented in various places, especially in the south. It is estimated that it will take at least two or three years to unify it.
There is no need to expect any results this year. Su Dan believes that as long as no big mistakes are made, it will be good.
Because that's not all, the problem of raising farm cattle is also plaguing the Ministry of Household Affairs.
In order to improve production efficiency, Li Po is ordering the Ministry of Industry to improve agricultural tools, search for high-yielding crops, etc., and raising cattle is just one of them.
The first priority of the Ministry of Household Affairs now is actually to restore production as much as possible, and everything else must be put behind. The issue of cattle is one of the more important ones.
Daizhou Ranch does raise a lot of cattle and sheep, but they are all used for meat. If you want the cattle there to become farm cattle, certain improvements and training must be carried out.
In fact, this problem has existed for a long time, but food has been tight in recent years. Daizhou Ranch has to supply meat and war horses for various armies, so the matter of raising cattle can only be postponed again and again. Now it has finally come to the table.
So the burden of the Ministry of Finance is very heavy, well, it can also be said that the burden of the Ministry of Finance has never been easy...
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Su Dan, the Minister of Household Affairs, got up early in the morning. It was snowing lightly outside and it was still quite cold. Seeing this, Su Dan could only comfort himself by muttering to himself that the auspicious snow heralds a good year.
Seeing that he looked gloomy, the servant quickly wrapped him in another piece of clothing. The owner of the house didn't like winter, and everyone in the house knew that it might be a problem left in the north.
Su Dan married the daughter of the Liu family in Jinyang and gave birth to an eldest daughter. She was five or six years old. Now she moved to the capital with Su Dan and lived a good life.
After leaving the back house, he casually asked his servant, "Is Ah Man back?"
The servant replied: "I sent a message back in the middle of the night and stayed at Su Langzhong's house. They said I would send it back today."
Aman is Su Dan's eldest daughter. Last night at the Chang'an Lantern Festival, she went to the lantern market with her uncle Su Xu's family and didn't come back all night. Su Dan loved her eldest daughter very much. Even though she was busy with official duties and was away from home all day, she still couldn't.
Remember whether your daughter came back from going out last night.
Speaking of martial arts, the Su family has great achievements, but due to the war, Su Dan married a wife late, and has no children so far, only one daughter, Cheng Huan.
He has taken in several concubines in Jinyang and Chang'an, but there has been no movement so far. Naturally, his daughter has become his heart and soul.
Hearing that his daughter was living in his eldest brother's house, Su Dan felt relieved and began to think about his eldest brother's future.
Su Xu once consulted and drafted for General Tiance, and also served as a bachelor in the literature museum built by Li Shimin. His status was relatively sensitive. After Li Yuan's defeat, he and some others hid in Chang'an Academy to teach, and served as
Superintendent position.
Last year, Su Dan took advantage of the aftermath of Gao Shen's case to transfer his brother to serve as a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Su Dan took some risks because the emperor had already beaten him, saying that he was a good friend.
, Appointment private.
This may be the reason why Dou Dan was able to fill the position of Minister of Household Affairs...
Su Xu went to sit with his brother a few years ago. What surprised Su Dan was that his brother seemed to have the intention of resigning and taking part in the imperial examination. This was naturally a move that outweighed the gains and losses in Su Dan's opinion. It should be due to the influence of his work in Chang'an.
The influence of those friends in the academy.
Those people were all conceited and talented, and their experiences were similar to Su Xu's, so it was natural that they could get along easily if they were together.
But then again, since Su Xu has a younger brother like him, why would he need to take part in the imperial examination? Wouldn't it be a joke if word spread?
Su Dan was very dissatisfied with this purely literati trip.
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Thinking about what happened, Su Dan couldn't help but shrink his neck when he was blown by the breeze outside. He thought to himself that it was already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, why was it still so cold?
Fortunately, this year is not like the year before last. It snowed so heavily, which made the household department a little busy. It also had to provide disaster relief to the people near Jingzhao.
Coupled with the war that was about to begin, everyone in the household department was extremely busy.
The situation this year is actually much better. It is not as terrible as the previous two years. Although there are still so many things, the treasury has finally breathed a sigh of relief. This is great news for the Ministry of Revenue.
With more money, the emperor would be in a better mood. Unlike the previous two years when he was so picky and picky, and he even held a lantern festival, he should be in a good mood. He was wondering if he could take this opportunity to go to the palace to see him.
Come on, tell the emperor about this year's charter.
While thinking about his thoughts, he rode his horse up Zhuque Street.
Entering the Imperial City from the Zhuque Gate, there were not many people in the Imperial City. They said they were partying all night long, but in fact the lantern market stopped at midnight.
The lanterns on both sides of Zhuque Street have not yet been taken off. The street is relatively messy and abandoned lanterns can be seen everywhere. The quality of the people in Chang'an still needs to be improved.
When Su Dan arrived at the Zhuque Gate, he dismounted, called the gatekeeper, and briefly asked how many people had entered the imperial city last night and whether anything happened.
The gate official didn't know that much, but just briefly talked about the grand event last night. Thousands of people from the left and right guards later entered the city to maintain order in the imperial city together with officials from the Ministry of War and the Chang'an magistrate.
After hearing this, Su Dan didn't stay here any longer, got on his horse and left.
The Lantern Festival seemed to be well organized, but the emperor did not summon the ministers to watch the lanterns at Chengtian Gate, but took the queen to show her face there, which was missing an important link.
The emperor has always advocated frugality and did not make a big fanfare, which is the proper meaning of the title.
The large number of officials and citizens who came to watch the lanterns shows that the people's hearts are gradually calming down, and the emperor's face still has a brilliance... This can also be regarded as a good start for this year.
He walked along Zhuque Street and entered Chengtian Gate. He dismounted and left all the servants outside, while he wrapped his clothes tightly and strolled to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
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When they arrived at the household department, few people had arrived, so Su Dan went to see Duan Lun first. He was on duty at the household department last night.
Duan Lun was sleeping soundly, and when he was woken up, he got a little upset, but when Su Dan saw Su Dan, he still greeted him cheerfully.
The New Year does not count. In the eyes of people of the world, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is not considered the beginning of the New Year. When the two met, they first wished each other a new year.
Su Dan saw the tired look on his face and said with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Duan. You didn't sleep at all last night, right?"
Duan Lun gave up his seat and said with a smile: "It didn't stop last night. The people's shouts of long live almost shook our house to the ground. At first, I thought someone was in trouble. When I went out to take a look, I realized that the Supreme Being had gone to Chengtian Gate.
, it was a false alarm, and I only got some sleep in the middle of the night, which can’t be said to be hard.”
Su Dan nodded, "Well, for us, having nothing to do is a blessing. I can't sleep well at home, and I'm always worried about things. Why don't I come and change with Brother Duan? At least we can sleep more peacefully in the middle of the night.
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Duan Lun laughed. Su Dan had been his partner for more than two years. In his opinion, Su Dan was a pretty good person, but he was too utilitarian.
Even before he and Dou Dan had anything to do, Su Shangshu was already on pins and needles. Now that Dou Guangda has become the minister of Sinong Temple, Su Yuanzai should be able to feel more at ease. You see, this kind-hearted person is better than before.
A lot.
The two of them talked a few more about the Shangyuan Festival, and Su Dan said: "There are still many things going on this year, brother Duan, don't be distracted. The revision of the Tang Code in Zhongshu is coming to an end, and brother Duan still needs to keep an eye on things over there.
Be careful and be ready to receive consultation from the Supreme Court at any time."
Duan Lun glanced at Su Dan. Because he had been squeezed out a while ago, he thought that it would not be unacceptable to be transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs to serve in the Ministry of Personnel, or to be transferred to another department.
There is a lot to be done in local areas now. Not to mention Henan, Shandong, and Hebei, which have been destroyed, even in Jiangnan and Shuzhong, there are many vacancies.
He served as a Minister of Household Affairs, and at the lowest level he was a prefect. If he did well, he would be able to serve as general manager. Without the constraints of Li Xiaogong, Huang Pu Wuyi and others, he believed that with his talents, he would be able to achieve something.
Of course, he is marrying Li Yuan's eldest daughter, so it would be a bit taboo to be more serious about it, and a transfer might not be satisfactory.
In fact, it was precisely because of this that he did not want to fight with Su Dan in the household department. There was no need to think about it. In the end, it would be them, the remnants of Li Yuan, who would suffer in the end.
But now the situation has changed again. Dou Guangda went to Sinong Temple, and Su Dan's intention to keep him in the Ministry of Hubu was obvious.
Duan Lun was not stupid. He knew that Su Dan did not want to be known as a dictator. If the two assistant ministers were transferred to other posts in succession, even if they were normal transfers, the court review would be extremely detrimental to Su Dan.
The man in front of me is looking forward to the position of minister's right servant, so he must be careful.
Therefore, starting from the year before, Su Dan had repeatedly hinted to Duan Lun, telling him not to mess around anymore, and he also made some concessions in personnel matters.
It can be said that Duan Lun also benefited from Dou Guang's great promotion. With Su Dan's intention to show his favor, Duan Lun's life at the Ministry of Households suddenly became more comfortable. Things in the court were so wonderful...
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