In the Han Dynasty, there was a Da Si Nong, one of the Nine Qings, who was in charge of tribute and other matters. In fact, he was the predecessor of today's Ministry of Household Affairs.
Later, there was Duzhi Shangshu in charge of the country's financial revenue and expenditure, and the great Sinong became the Sinongqing, who was responsible for the affairs of the warehouse. However, after the establishment of the Ministry of Revenue, the responsibilities of Sinong Temple became extremely unstable.
In the former Sui Dynasty, the Okura system favored by Emperor Wen could not be afforded by a government office like Sinong Temple, so the power of Yang Jian to take over Sinong Temple was transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the entanglement between the two government offices came to an end.
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Now Xiao Yu once again proposed to re-establish the position of Si Nongqing, obviously wanting to divide the power of the household department... Of course, looking at it from another angle, it can also be said to be a reflection on the Okura system.
As the emperor, Li Po must be inclined to Xiao Yu's proposal.
As the saying goes, the butt determines the head. The emperor felt that the Ministry of Husbandry was unable to cope with it, so it was better to start a new effort to take care of the warehouse affairs. However, the Ministry of Husbandry did not think that Sinong Temple was a useful supplement to the Ministry of Husbandry.
It was heartbreaking to give up the power that had been held for many years and give it away, so after learning the news, the ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, headed by Su Quan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, were lobbying the Ministry of Finance, hoping that the right servant of the Minister, She Wen Yanbo, would stand up and speak for the Ministry of Revenue.
In the end, Li Po believed that this was a troubled time and it was inappropriate for the household department to be distracted, so he temporarily suppressed the proposal and did not submit it to the three provinces for discussion, which was a reassurance for the household department.
This year, the matter of spring plowing is particularly important, because it goes hand in hand with suppressing bandits, quelling local rebellions, and recruiting refugees who have fled into the mountains, making the problem significantly more complicated.
Moreover, the Ministry of Household Affairs will continue to sort out household registrations, land and other matters in each county... According to the current speed, there will be no clear results in one or two years.
However, Li Po doesn't care so much. This year's spring plowing must be completed as scheduled. If there is any disadvantage in each county, there must be someone who loses his official position or even loses his head. The Ministry of Household Affairs must also be involved. Once there is an oversight, the responsible official will be easily punished.
If you want to be demoted or dismissed from office, if you are serious, you have to go to Dali Temple for a visit.
What makes the Ministry of Household Affairs even more uncomfortable is that the emperor has not been accommodating at all to the nobility's tax payment. After it was written into the law in the past few years, this year he wants people to continue to add bricks and tiles to the Tang Code. Basically, he wants to put the matter to death.
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The impact of this is slowly emerging. The disputes between the DPRK and China are still in the ascendant. The local nobles act relatively quickly, concealing their land, and things like Dingkou happen from time to time. There were a lot of troubles over this just after last autumn.
trouble.
This also slowed down the Ministry of Household Registration and land registration...
Su Dan tried to speak in front of the emperor once, hoping to persuade the emperor to postpone the matter for a while and wait until the local area calmed down completely and the household registration was sorted out before taking action.
Li Po just refused and scolded him for being afraid of difficulties, so it was better to let someone else be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so Su Qua quickly withdrew his head.
In fact, the resistance encountered at this time clearly told Li Po that Kansai has not experienced many wars, has a large population, and the aristocratic power is relatively concentrated. If things can be done in Kansai, what difficulties will there be in other places?
What about?
How could there be such a big resistance in the Jin Dynasty? It is really so difficult to ask the nobles to pay taxes now, isn't it? The dynasty is changing so fast, and asking the nobles to pay some taxes can keep them safe, what else can be done?
Is this a cheaper thing?
Those people who don't want to be friends... are so greedy and old-fashioned that they don't care about the lives of others or even their own family members, so you can just die.
With such a stable rear area as Jin, Li Po also has a lot of confidence and spare power in formulating national policies, because many things are being implemented in Jin, and the results are very good, so why can't they be implemented in Kansai?
?Is it because there are many nobles in Kansai?
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It was very tiring to hold the Umrah meeting with the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs. In addition to the spring plowing matters, another major event was the issue of supplying grain and grass to the armies in various places this year.
Fortunately, the discussions during the winter are almost complete. What needs to be modified now is the Sichuan grain and grass transportation, which has caused some deviations from the original plan. Of course, this is a good thing.
The food supply is much looser.
In fact, compared with Guanxi, spring plowing in the Jin area is the most important in central Sichuan. Therefore, eradicating the mountain barbarians and ensuring grain production have become the primary tasks of officials in various counties in central Sichuan.
In fact, as long as Shuzhong is completely settled, food will not be a problem at all. Li Yuan had 500,000 to 600,000 soldiers, most of whom had to rely on Shuzhong's grain production. This shows the abundance of Shuzhong's output.
Li Po did not have that many troops. Last year, he experienced a large-scale military expansion. The standing army expanded from the original 160,000 to 200,000.
In other words, most of Li Yuan's 500,000 to 600,000 troops were demobilized and returned to their hometowns. Some of them became government soldiers again, while others continued to be their common people.
Generally speaking, the army is divided into three parts.
One part is in Shu, led by Zhang Lun and Yuwen Huo, and has about 60,000 to 70,000 horses.
Stationed in Tongguan and on the Hongnong front line was the main force of the army, led by Buqun and Yuchi Gong, numbering 100,000 people. Most of them rested in Jingzhao for a winter and completed the process of army preparation for war.
In addition, there are also some troops and horses in Jinyang, Yanmen, Mayi and other places to prevent the Turks from going south.
The rest are local garrison troops and are not included in the standing army, because the local garrison troops are all responsible for farming. They are almost considered to be farming soldiers. They are not many in number. They are obviously the product of stress during the war. Once the war is over, they will be
successively abolished.
Supplying food and grass to the army is an important part of the Ministry of Revenue's political affairs at any time. It is unknown when this year's war will break out. The Ministry of Revenue must take advantage of the early spring when the weather is getting warmer but it is not suitable to mobilize troops.
The food and fodder for the army are ready.
The officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs have finished replenishing the supplies, which probably means that by the beginning of April, all the food, grass and baggage of all the armies will be prepared. The speed is already quite good. This is also due to the cooperation of all parties and the winter weather.
Various planning preparations made.
Of course, this is not the end yet. The Yongfeng warehouse is replenished, and the grain and grass from Jin will be accumulated here until it can supply the army for the whole year.
Since no one knows when this year's war will start or end, it is natural to prepare as much food, grass and baggage as possible.
A few years ago, Li Po did not receive such treatment when he led his troops in battles. Every battle was fought as if it was the last battle. He was frugal and the food plundered everywhere was used in critical moments and he did not dare to waste it.
Little by little, for example, Li Po in Jinyang developed the habit of inspecting grain storage several times every winter.
This year I finally felt a little more wealthy. Even though the affairs of the Household Department were quite complicated and difficult to handle, Li Po was still in a good mood.
Some figures given by the Ministry of Revenue do show that food is not the biggest problem faced by the Ministry of Revenue this year, and they have made predictions that by the autumn of this year, food prices in Kansai will gradually drop and will roughly return to those in Bijin.
At a slightly higher level.
This is obviously good news across the board. Of course, this depends on the success of the war. Once the war encounters setbacks and people are in panic, it will be difficult to say.
The small court meeting lasted for more than two hours, and everyone felt tired. Li Po decisively ended the court meeting. There was endless business to talk about in the Ministry of Household Affairs. The officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs saw that today was their home court.
I also want to raise more issues to see what the emperor’s thoughts are.
Everyone left one after another, and some people were very reluctant to leave. There were not many opportunities to be in the same room with the emperor to discuss government affairs, and they also held the extravagant hope of having a dinner party with the emperor.
It was getting late, and everyone was hungry. It should be normal to go to Liangyi Palace to have a meal, right? But what was very disappointing was that the emperor did not care about his ministers as much as they imagined, and drove them away "inhumanely"
Got out.
Only the minister Feng Deyi stayed, and the construction of Chang'an Academy began. After several site selections, Chang'an Academy was not built in Chang'an City, but was chosen to be built in the southern suburbs of Chang'an City, on the banks of the Li River.
Feng Deyi was also quite helpless. He found Yuwen Rutong, the young minister of Taichang Temple, and also asked two disciples of He Chou to investigate. It was not that the city was inhospitable. It was just that Emperor Wen built the city when he built it.
It is relatively neat and compact, and the larger areas are occupied by official offices and guards, as well as the residences of important ministers.
Especially in the outer city, all the buildings are neatly built, which is very difficult to plan. Even if it demolishes the residential buildings, it seems not feasible. Chang'an Academy is a place approved by the emperor, so it can't be built in a narrow way, right?
So after consulting the emperor, Chang'an Academy was located outside Chang'an City, a good place with green mountains and green waters. Li Po followed them to have a look and expressed that he liked it very much.
A place for people to study should naturally be large, elegant and quiet. It has gurgling streams and lush trees. To the north you can see the capital and to the south you can see the remaining Qinling Mountains. It is a rare and good place.
It's just that there are several noble manor houses in the surrounding area that are quite annoying. It is said that there are powerful slaves who ride horses to disturb people's purity. Li Po waved his hand to requisition the place and drive them away.
After meeting Xiao Yu a few days later, I found out that the place belonged to Xiao Yu's family. It was obvious that Feng Deyi had retaliated against him, which made Li Po feel a little "embarrassed", so he fined Feng Deyi a month's salary.
Warn him.
Well, he took all the advantages, and both Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu suffered some losses. Xiao Yu obviously suffered a bigger loss, so he could only grit his teeth and wait for an opportunity to fight back next time.
Feng Deyi stayed here with a meal and talked with the emperor about the academy. It is estimated that the main building of the academy will be almost completed in one month, and in another month, the academy will be completed. It is completely from the former Sui Dynasty.
Construction speed.
According to the rules of the former Sui Dynasty, civilian husbands must be recruited, but he knew that the emperor was "kind-hearted" and said that he could hire the common people in Chang'an City to work and provide them with some food every day, which could also be used to process the old rice in the warehouse.
In these days, people really have no human rights...