The officials had finished their worship, and then the tribute envoys from the four inner vassal states came forward to congratulate and read the congratulations.

First of all, it was the tribute envoy of Liang State.

"My deputies from the Tang and Liang Kingdom, Zhou Gang, are in charge of Gao Mingguangshi... His Majesty the Emperor! Long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long

"I am a good minister, on behalf of His Highness, King Liang, I wish you the holy peace and peace in the Tang Dynasty, and I wish you peace and prosperity for thousands of years!"

"The Liang Dynasty court's court of 10,000 taels of gold, 100 kilograms of ivory, 100 kilograms of benign, and 300 kilograms of pepper..."

The emperor's voice seemed to come from the clouds: "Is King Liang good?"

Zhou Gang replied respectfully: "Reply to Your Majesty, King Liang is so good, thank Your Majesty for mercy. Your Majesty said that on New Year's Day next year, I would like to ask you to come to Chang'an to have a visit."

"Okay." Li Luo nodded slightly, "I'm sure what King Liang asked for. Speaking of which, King Liang is also my old friend, but I haven't seen him for many years."

Next, the tribute envoys from the State of Song, Wei and Li went to the palace to congratulate and presented tribute.

The civil and military officials inside and outside the hall looked respectfully at the inner vassal tribute envoys, and couldn't help but feel honored.

Afterwards, the Minister of Rites read out the edict:

"The emperor of Fengtian Chengyun said, "The emperor of Liang, the four kingdoms of Song and Wei were appointed as the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, and the vassals were enfeoffed overseas, educated barbarians, and promoted the Xia Dynasty, and made contributions to the court... Then he added King Liang, King Li, King Song, and King Wei as Taibao, and was specially promoted to the Guanglu Dafu and prosecuted the Situ."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The four vassal states sent a thank-you to the tribute envoys.

Taibao is a first-rank honorary official, a special member of Guanglu Dafu is a first-rank official, and a first-rank official in the procuratorate Situ is a first-rank gift. These three are rare, and it is even more difficult to have both of them.

Even Wen Tianxiang, the first important official in the Tang Dynasty, only had the Grand Tutor and the Grand Marshal's Office, but no special officials and the presiding officials of the Procuratorate.

Next, there are six foreign envoys.

The representatives of the inner vassals are called tribute envoys, and the representatives of the outer vassals are called envoys, and the names are all different.

Even their claim is different from the inner vassal tribute envoys.

"Ramago, the envoy of Zhuluo, the lower country, pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty..."

He claimed to be the country, not a country in the Tang Dynasty.

According to the previous "Luoyang Peace Agreement", the envoy of Zhuluo State presented the agreed tributes, including 50,000 oxen heads, 100 hills of gold (900 grams per hill), and nine precious specialties.

The envoys of Yadawa and other countries also presented gifts in accordance with the "Luoyang Peace Agreement".

There were another 200,000 to 300,000 plowing oxen in the Tang Dynasty.

This is not counted. The compensation for the defeat of the six countries agreed in the "Luoyang Peace Agreement" in Hongwu was also delivered and fulfilled this time.

The royal families of the six kings endured their heartache and prepared 100,000 Hills of gold and 100,000 Hills of silver and sent it to Chang'an. Five hundred thousand stones of grain were also transported to the Tang Army Military Port in Nanyang.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites, on behalf of the emperor, ordered the Ministry of War to release more than 80,000 Indian prisoners of war and fulfill the Tang Dynasty's promise in the Luoyang Peace Agreement.

All the officials from all over the Tang Ting were happy.

The Ministry of Revenue was surprised to get a large number of plowing oxen.

The Ministry of Finance was surprised to receive a large amount of compensation, and there were still 500,000 stones of grain.

The Ministry of War was happy that he no longer had to care about prisoners of war...

The envoys of the six kingdoms were all white people of high castes. Of course, it would be impossible to say that they were not ashamed and angry. However, in the face of such a powerful Tang Dynasty, in order to survive, they could only be low and small, respectful.

After the congratulations process of the feudal states ended, it was the turn of the Congratulations from the Political Affairs Hall.

Lin Biju made a report in person and said: "The Prince's Grand Tutor, Duke Xu, and the prime minister of the Political Affairs Hall, Lin Biju, will be very sincere in reporting to Gao Ming Guangshi... His Majesty the Emperor!"

"In the sixth year of Hongwu, our Tang Dynasty expanded its territory, and had a harmonious political and harmonious country, and the people were peaceful. We moved the capital to Chang'an. I am dedicated to congratulating you on behalf of the people of the world... In the sixth year of Hongwu, the people of all ethnic groups under the rule of the Tang Dynasty had a total of 150 million people and paid more than 130 million taxes. The founding of the country in all dynasties has not been as prosperous as it is today!"

"God blesses China, and there is a great Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty inherits the legacy of the previous Tang Dynasty, strives for the remnants of the Han family, and carries the will of heaven and fortune to create a foundation. Through the heaven and earth, there will be God's help... He wields thousands of pounds and breathes the clouds, and still nourishes the people with sage virtues, governs the world with holy ways, and renews all things. Looking down, plants and trees grow, looking up, and prosperity descends, and great achievements that have been amazing, and no one can do it first..."

"Now, our Tang Dynasty, the east end of Yizhou, the west end of the Lishui Sea, the south end of the thousand islands, and the north end of the ice field. The territory is vast, without debating the cattle and horses, the hegemony is established and the kings are opened to the thousands of miles... The territory is so large, the distant mountains and the beauty of education, the people, the people, the distance to the previous dynasty... The long spring and autumn words are also difficult to write about Your Majesty's great achievements..."

After Lin Biju finished speaking enthusiastically, it was Wen Tianxiang, the military advisor's mansion.

Wen Tianxiang expressed his words and said: "The Grand Tutor, Duke of Lu, Shangzhu Kingdom, and Wen Tianxiang, the Grand Marshal of the East Pavilion of the Military Advisor, will I beg you to report to Gao Ming Guangshi... Your Majesty the Emperor!"

"In the sixth year of Hongwu, the king's army marched westward, restored Beiting and Anxi, collected Persian Taiban, and collected the river; collected the desert and the Beihai. Our Tang Dynasty soldiers were attacked by the eight wildernesses, and fought thousands of miles..."

"Now, millions of troops are strong and powerful, with a rainbow of morale, and their martial arts are prosperous. They spread martial arts in the world and show their power in the world. Who can compete with them in the six worlds?"

"For these elite soldiers in a hundred battles, only the king's orders are followed. The edict ordered them to be the commander of the king as an arm, and the army will be as strong as iron. I will never regret it if I die..."

Then the censor Gong Kan presented a congratulatory statement: "...the eyes of gods are like lightning, monitoring the world, and the ugly are nowhere to hide. In the sixth year of Hongwu, the third-level copper gui received more than 3,600 reports, more than 3,100 verdicts, more than 780 officials, more than 2,400 traitors among the people, more than 500 traitors, more than 100 military and police were punished. More than 270,000 property was confiscated, and more than 250,000 rewards were awarded. Compared with the fifth year of Hongwu, it was reduced by half."

"It can be seen that the government of the Tang Dynasty is becoming clearer and clearer, the official path is becoming more and more successful, and the trend of the official cultivation is growing. The folk customs are also prosperous, and the education is brilliant, and the results are immediately achieved. Even if the tenth-rank village is arbitrary and unfaithful, it can be investigated and investigated, and it will never be spared. Even the traitors in the countryside cannot escape the net of discipline and education. How can you be lucky?"

"And the people who doctrine and doctrine are spread all over the court and the country, and there are countless people. There is no solemnity between the city and the country... Since the three generations, the beauty of administration and education is nothing more than today..."

Zheng Sixiao, the great master of the Tianshi Mansion, congratulated and said, "... "The Great Dao Lun" and "The Tao Te Ching" reprinted 600,000 volumes and spread to the world. In the sixth year of Hongwu, the believers of the Heavenly Dao accounted for nearly half of the people. My Taoist Dharma was a great view. Therefore, the origin was clear, and the wisdom of the people was revealed, and the human way began to be revealed, with the virtues and moral integrity, and the ancient style was simple and simple, which could be said to be a hidden scholar among the people."

"In the sixth year of Hongwu, more than 870 new Taoist temples and Taoist temples were established in all prefectures and counties in the world, and countless rural Taoist communities were countless. More than 52,000 Taoist officials were registered. More than 600 Buddhist temples were reduced, and more than 12,000 monks voluntarily returned to secular life. The heavenly path of our Tang Dynasty was like the day when the east rose, and the sunset of the Buddhist family set in the west, one rose and the other grew, and the general trend was... "

After the congratulations were submitted by the Four First-Classic Organs, the Secretary of the Nine Divisions and the Minister of the Temples presented the congratulations.

What new project has the Ministry of Industry carried out, how many objects have been invented; how much money has been invested in the Ministry of Finance; how much population has increased by the Ministry of Revenue, how many criminals have been arrested by the police... How many mines have been dug by the Mining Department, how much money has been earned by the Monetary Sales Department... Report them one by one and congratulate the emperor.

Of course, the New Year’s Day gift is just a form, and it is similar to the annual department work report. The original gift lasted for an hour.

This is not over yet.

Next, the emperor changed his sacrificial robes, took the lead, led all officials out of the Zhuque Gate, went to the imperial city of Heaven to worship Haotian and Houtu, worshiped various Dao Palaces, and finally worshiped the Taimiao.

It was not until the third hour of Shen Shi, that I returned to the Great Inner to remove the sacrificial wardrobe and then changed to the robe wardrobe.

Then the emperor ordered that at the hour of You, a banquet would be held in the palace. All officials above the fifth rank and above, including the missions of the ten countries, could enter the palace for banquets.

Although the New Year’s Day banquet is very sumptuous, it is actually mostly etiquette. If you really want to enjoy delicious food and wine, you actually don’t have the leisure and leisure time.

After a whole day of trouble, the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty ended the entire New Year's Day ceremony.

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Although the New Year's Day was very grand, it was not discussed in fact.

It was not until the ninth day of the first lunar month that officials had their first regular court in the seventh year of Hongwu that the officials' New Year's Day rest ended.

This is the first time that the dynasty is very important. It is to set the major policies and guidelines of the court in the seventh year of Hongwu and decide the main fiscal budget.

Of course, Chang Chao was in Xuanzheng Hall of Daming Palace.

At this time, the young prince Li Zheng had returned to Chang'an. In order to make him familiar with government affairs, Li Luo also allowed him to participate in Changchao.

Li Luo wore a Tongtian crown uniform that he often used, and sat upright on the throne and talked happily.

"…In the seventh year of Hongwu, the imperial court was the first to develop agriculture. In the twelve taicangs of our Tang Dynasty, only a few hundred stones of grain were left. If a major famine occurred, what would happen? In the past two years, Haotian took care of him and Laojun was blessed, otherwise the food crisis in the Tang Dynasty would be even more serious."

"What is the heart of the people? The heart of the people is food. What is the confidence of the court? Or grain. If there is more grain, there will be more agricultural taxes and more commercial taxes. There are 39 states in the Tang Dynasty, two Protectorate Palaces, and many places are still not full. Those who can eat enough food are the states that have early liberation."

"This is the promotion of the Nanyin side-to-food crops, which is a major policy of the court this year. It must be implemented and supervised. In addition, the Academic and University Agriculture Colleges need to find ways to cultivate improved rice seeds and increase yield per mu. The average yield per mu in our Tang Dynasty is less than two stones, and there are still a lot of disasters. How can the grain be abundant?"

"When will the grain reserves of the twelve Taicang reach 20 million stones, the court will cancel the "Wine Limit Order". Otherwise, the "Wine Limit Order" will not be relaxed for a day..."

The first thing Li Luo did was to talk about food.

Food can be said to have become the biggest heart disease of the Emperor and Empress of the Tang Dynasty today.

With a population of more than 100 million and only a few million grain reserves, how can the two of them feel at ease?

However, the food crisis was still a global problem until later generations. The Eastern powers did not basically solve the food problem until the end of the 20th century. A small country in the east still needed the Eastern powers to provide food by the 21st century.

Before the introduction of high-yield grain and modern fertilizers, it was actually very difficult to increase yield per mu. And backward production methods that rely solely on human and animal power to plant can never be solved by simply increasing arable land.

A farmer is exhausted. How much land can he grow in a year?

However, the high-yield grain and fertilizer technical content are very high, so Li Luo should not even think about it. Under the guidance of policies, it takes a long time to master these two technologies.

Li Luo believes that only when he basically resolves the food crisis can he be called the true saint of eternal times. If this cannot be solved, the value of this saint will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, in the case of backward technology, one way to solve the food crisis is to seize more land and prepare for the survival space for a large number of people growing in the future.

"The second thing is to voyage to Beiyinzhou. Many of you have seen the map of the new Queen. Many of you should also know the location of Beiyinzhou."

"This place has fertile land and is rich in nature. It is one of the best lands in the world. The Tang Dynasty must hold this land. It also has Oceania, south of China, also."

"One day, the local population will be more and more, so much so that arable land is difficult to feed, and it cannot damage the environment and increase arable land. What should I do? I can only immigrate to Beiyinzhou and Oceania."

"Thirty years later, the Tang Dynasty will enfeoff twenty relative vassal princes in Northern Yin and Oceania, thinking that the Tang Dynasty's overseas barriers would allow the light of the summer to shine far away in foreign lands, just like the sun that will never fall."

"The Military Advisor's Office makes a plan and sends the navy to explore Beiyinzhou. When the time is right, you can slowly immigrate..."

While the emperor said, the officials of Silu Temple were recorded in the hall. The chief officials of the yamen involved came out to receive orders one by one.

"At present, the compilation of "History of the Song Dynasty", "Shu of Yuan Dynasty", "History of Liao, Jin and Western Xia" has been on track, and historical materials have been collected and completed, and it is not a natural thing to be repaired. Therefore, I decided to start the "Hongwu Encyclopedia" this year!"

"The financial radical allocates one million silver dollars to prepare for the Hongwu Grand Ceremony. Wen Tianxiang is the president of the Hongwu Grand Ceremony and Yao Shun is the vice president of the Hongwu Grand Ceremony... It must be completed before the seventeenth year of Hongwu."

This year is the seventh year of Hongwu. If the construction is completed in the seventeenth year of Hongwu, it will take ten years to repair it!

It can be seen how grand the Hongwu Encyclopedia would be.

Wen Tianxiang also worked as the CEO of the "History of Song", but since the revision of "History of Song", the most important historical materials have been completed and the basic arguments have been established. In fact, Wen Tianxiang does not need to do anything himself.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

文天祥和姚隧一起出列谢恩.
To be continued...