A few days later, Huazhou was located. At this time, Li Min was working hard to govern Huazhou.
It can be said that they spare no effort to manage it.
Because his intervention has initially yielded results, many of the problems caused by the extreme cold have been slowly solved. This is a good thing for Huazhou and also provides good conditions for Huazhou’s future development.
It played a certain role. During this period, Li Min also learned a lot. Regarding the issue of managing emergencies in Huazhou, Li Min put forward many suggestions. These suggestions have been listed as important guiding ideas, thus guiding the development of Huazhou.
played a decisive role.
This is what Li Min can do. In his words, he will grow with everyone, and they will continue to develop upwards in the future. After this period of governance, Li Min feels that this place can be better, and maybe there is no need to give up here.
, this is a good thing, because this piece of land is also a very important part of the entire Dongzhou. If he can, he will not give up here.
Of course, if he really couldn't govern, he would have to give up. Just when Li Min was trying his best to govern Huazhou.
In Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty.
There have also been more than a dozen discussions on some salary bonus issues for officials.
These issues were implemented after discussion. Regarding the issue of salary, Li Shimin also asked Fang Xuanling to come over several times for discussion.
The final plan was also very satisfactory to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. At least many of them had been officials for so many years and had few opportunities to receive salary raises, but this time they received a lot.
Everyone was satisfied, but some people didn't take it seriously, and that was Dai Zhou. At this time, Dai Zhou was still communicating about the fireworks.
But what about Wei Zheng? Although he had taken care of the fireworks, he still failed to deliver them. What he wanted to do was to disappoint Li Shimin and make Li Shimin think that Dai Zhou was not suitable for doing these things and that things could not be done well.
Then Li Shimin could no longer continue, so he blamed Dai Zhou and asked Dai Zhou to leave the court.
That's why he was stuck on the fireworks thing, so he wanted Li Shimin to give up Dai Zhou and let Dai Zhou be free.
If Dai Zhou is free, he can return to the Shengtang Group again, which is a great thing for the Shengtang Group. Of course, these are what Wei Zheng thinks, not what Li Min ordered him to do.
All Li Min wants is the result. As long as the result is achieved, then as for how to do it, that is Wei Zheng's problem.
Anyway, for Li Shimin, Li Min was used to being suspected by Li Shimin.
So this matter is nothing to Li Min, but to Li Shimin, he may be very angry. But what does this matter to Li Min?
I don't have any feelings about Li Min.
A few days later, one day.
On this day, Li Shimin called Fang Xuanling.
And asked Fang Xuanling some questions.
"Fang Xuanling!"
"Your Majesty! I am here!"
Li Shimin added: "As for the salary issue, how are you implementing it now?"
"Your Majesty! I have asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to distribute it. Many people are very satisfied with the increase in salary, so your Majesty's salary reform this time is very successful."
Fang Xuanling said this, and Li Shimin was very satisfied after hearing it.
He asked again: "What about Dai Zhou? What does he think?"
Li Shimin asked why.
Fang Xuanling immediately said: "Your Majesty! I haven't asked Dai Zhou's side yet, maybe he will also be satisfied."
Of course, this is what Fang Xuanling is thinking. As for whether he is satisfied with Dai Zhou, that is another matter.
But let's just assume he is satisfied.
When Li Shimin heard this, he felt it was necessary to ask.
So, Li Shimin added: "If he feels satisfied, then will there be greater hope for him to stay?"
During this period of time, Li Shimin had been worried about Dai Zhou.
Li Shimin said this, and Fang Xuanling didn't know whether he would or not.
But the court did change for Dai Zhou.
These changes are all because of him.
But Fang Xuanling did not speak too fully.
He said: "I don't know this, maybe I can find an opportunity to ask him."
"Let's do this, you and I go to his home together and ask. I have never had the opportunity to go to his home, so I can take a look today. What is the specific situation? What do you think?"
"It would be best if your Majesty can go to Dai Zhou's house. I'm afraid that your Majesty won't want to go!"
Li Shimin was quite emotional in everything he did.
But Fang Xuanling said again.
"It is a good thing that Your Majesty pays attention to the emotions of officials. Dai Zhou will definitely agree!"
Li Shimin didn't want to hear him say any more.
Instead, he continued: "Don't say anything. Let's go and see him now. He should be at home at this time."
"Yes, Dai Zhou has been at home these days!"
"Okay, let's set off now. Let's head to Dai Zhou's home."
Li Shimin immediately decided to go to Dai Zhou's home.
Can Fang Xuanling say no?
Naturally, it was in response to Li Shimin's words.
The two of them started to go to Dai Zhou's home.
But when the two of them arrived at the door of Dai Zhou's house.
Li Shimin saw everything at the door of Dai Zhou's house. It was really very simple. For an official who had been an official in the court for more than 20 years, he really didn't expect that he lived in such a house. Compared with Li Shimin,
He said that his house was really too bad, even worse than some officials' houses. This was a bit difficult for Li Shimin to accept. After all, officials' houses could be regarded as the facade of the imperial court.
This was because Li Shimin failed to do a good job, so the officials left one by one.
This made him feel very uncomfortable, so he said to Fang Xuanling: "Hurry up and pay some money later to make some repairs to Dai Zhou's house. Don't make any mistakes!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is something I have always wanted to say, but because I was too busy some time ago, I never had time to say it!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Well, it's not too late to do it now. You should hurry up and deal with it. By the way, we will also invite the most powerful architects in Chang'an to design and decorate. If necessary
At that time, you said that the Ministry of Works would be involved and that the Ministry of Works would take the lead in handling this matter."
"Understood, let me handle this matter!"
Then Li Shimin said: "Then let's go in and take a look inside."
So the two of them went inside.
Fang Xuanling was already familiar with the trip because he had been here several times. At this time, the servant of Dai Zhou's family came out.
They were all surprised when they saw Li Shimin.
Then he had a formal ceremony with Li Shimin.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
"Is Dai Zhou here?"
Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty, my master is in the backyard. Let's call him right now!"
When the servant was about to call Dai Zhou, Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "No need, let's go see him!"
"yes!"
So the two of them walked into the home.
They arrived at the backyard, and at this time Dai Zhou was in the backyard with his eyes closed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling did not disturb him.
Until the two of them walked in front of Dai Zhou, Dai Zhou suddenly opened his eyes and saw the shadows of the two of them. At this time, he was startled.
He was so frightened that he jumped up from his chair.
In a panic, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming?"
He seemed very panicked.
Because the emperor's sudden arrival at this time made him feel a little shocked.
You must know that the emperor usually would not come to his home. Since he became the Minister of Household Affairs, the emperor has not even taken the initiative to send him to his home once. Of course, the emperor is usually very busy, so it is normal for him not to come to his home, but
The emperor was very concerned about some higher-level officials.
For example, people like Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling or Changsun Wuji, etc.
The emperor had many opportunities to visit their home, but the opportunity to visit Dai Zhou's home was very rare, so rare that he never came.
And just now Dai Zhou was thinking about what to do after joining the Shengtang Group.
What is he going to do next.
Dai Zhou felt that he should have some knowledge and make some changes. However, when he thought about how to change, the sudden appearance of Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling disrupted his thinking.
At this time, Li Shimin said: "I came here just to take a look. Look at you! I haven't seen you these past few days and I miss you very much."
Although he said this, did he actually think so in his heart? That is another matter.
Dai Zhou understood Li Shimin's thoughts.
For Li Shimin, he felt that he was fickle sometimes, thinking about what he wanted and doing what he wanted. For him, he could only believe half of Li Shimin's words.
Li Shimin said that he missed him and came to see him after not seeing him for many days.
He didn't believe him, and would rather believe that Li Shimin came here just to test his tone and see if he suggested you stay, because during this time he also felt the changes Li Shimin had made to the entire court, especially the increase in officials' salaries.
The problem, taking him as an example, is that the imperial court increased his salary five times.
You should know that an official's salary will be increased five times.
The expenditure on sending all the civil and military officials of the imperial court to prisons has doubled every year. These increases must be offset entirely by taxation.
Although the lobby economy has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, it is still far from enough. Moreover, the salaries of officials in Chang'an have been increased. Will other officials also have their salaries increased?
Do some non-core officials need to have their salaries increased? If they also increase their salaries, their taxes will increase a lot.
Dai Zhou knows very well how much income is coming in each year and how much investment is made each year. If the investment in this area becomes huge, it will be a huge burden for the entire court. These burdens will
will be transferred to the people.
Therefore, he was opposed to the increase in salary, but it was understandable that Li Shimin did this in order to change him.
Perhaps this is the purpose of Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling coming here now.
"Your Majesty, I'm fine."
"Oh, very good. Actually, there is something I want to talk to you about when I come here!"
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
"I have thought about whether you should stay in the imperial court for a long time. If you still feel that I have not done enough, you can tell me directly."
Li Shimin said so.
What else could Dai Zhou say?
At this time, Dai Zhou immediately said: "Your Majesty, I have nothing to say to the court, and I have nothing to be dissatisfied with the court!"
When Li Shimin heard what Dai Zhou said, he immediately smiled.
In other words, Dai Zhou was not dissatisfied with the court, nor was he dissatisfied with himself? Does that mean that he has decided to stay in the court?
Li Shimin said happily: "In that case, what do you think about the issue of staying in the imperial court?"
Regarding this, Dai Zhou still insisted on his own idea, and said: "Your Majesty! I have thought about it for a long time. I want to have my own life. I have been an official in the imperial court for more than twenty years and dedicated myself to the imperial court.
I have also done a lot of things for the court, but in the past few years, my energy has become less and less. I feel that the court should find someone more suitable to be minister than me, so I ask your majesty to find someone to replace me. Allow me to
I left the court to enjoy my own life. I also wanted to spend more time with my family and spend more time with them because I have been working in the court for so many years. For my family, I also neglected to reunite with my family. "
Li Shimin was very angry after hearing what Dai Zhou said. How dare he think that all the changes he made were worthless?
So he didn't want to talk to Dai Zhou anymore, and then he said: "Let's do this, you think about it again. I still have things in the palace that I want to go back to, and I will come to see you in a few days."
Then Li Shimin turned around without looking back, but he didn't leave here yet.
At this time, Fang Xuanling's entire expression changed, and Dai Zhou's entire expression also became stiff.
Li Shimin's temper is still the same, he changes whenever he wants, without giving others any time to react!
This is also the reason why Dai Zhou wants to leave.
Li Shimin's doing this further strengthened Dai Zhou's idea.
Of course, if you are on Li Shimin's side, he has indeed changed a lot, but Dai Zhou is indeed ungrateful. In this situation, people will feel uncomfortable even if they say anything.
Therefore, it is understandable that Li Shimin feels so uncomfortable.
"Yes, I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"
Then Dai Zhou bowed to Li Shimin.
As for Li Shimin, he became even more angry after hearing this.
He left without looking back.
Fang Xuanling said a little embarrassed.
"That's how your Majesty is. Don't mind it too much!"
Dai Zhou said with a wry smile.
"What did the Duke say? How dare I care? Okay, let's stop here. I still have some things to deal with, so I can't talk to you anymore!"
So Dai Zhou issued an order to expel the guests.
Fang Xuanling was very embarrassed, he couldn't stay here anymore.
So, he also left.
The relationship that might have eased became even more tense because Li Shimin was very angry.
If Li Shimin had put down his status at this time, maybe things wouldn't have gotten so bad, but as an emperor, how could he put down his status?
Immediately afterwards, Fang Xuanling chased Dai Zhou out of his house and caught up with Li Shimin.