Chapter 939 The contribution of the Ministry of Household Affairs
Muchuan continued in a deep voice: "I, Muchuan, am an upright and aboveboard person, so I won't commit fraud!"
Everyone present was shocked when they heard Muchuan's deep voice.
In fact, everyone knows that Muchuan did an outstanding job as the Minister of Household Affairs. Under his management, the economy of the Tang Dynasty developed rapidly.
Unfortunately, everyone only knows that the economy is getting better, but no one knows how it will get better.
At this time, Muchuan ordered the officials of the Ministry of Accounts to stay up late to sort out all the account data and tell everyone in the form of data what the Ministry of Accounts had done over the years.
After all, the three most important things in a feudal country are money, food, and population. Muchuan uses these three things as indicators to tell everyone the importance of the household department.
Some officials just didn't believe it, so they went forward and took the account books to check. The results showed that Muchuan's flaws could not be found at all. It can be seen that what Muchuan said was true. Muchuan has indeed achieved very important results in these years.
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For a time, those who wanted to embarrass Muchuan did not dare to say anything. There were many talents, and the salary increase from the Ministry of Revenue was indeed reasonable.
However, Hou Junji, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, jumped out at this time and claimed that even though the Ministry of Revenue had outstanding political achievements, his actions were not in line with etiquette.
"Your Majesty, it is the duty of a minister to share the worries of the country and the king, but Muchuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, regards this matter as a 'achievement' to show off his power, and even uses it as a threat to increase his salary. This is not what a minister wants!
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After Hou Junji, many officials jumped out to oppose Muchuan. They all said that Muchuan's behavior was not that of an honest minister, but that it was the calculation of businessmen in the market.
Zhang Zicheng, the imperial censor, stepped forward, bowed and said, "We are all your Majesty's ministers, and we work conscientiously. How can we ask for rewards for this?"
Once Muchuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, sets this precedent, it will spoil the atmosphere of the court and make the utilitarian spirit spread in the court! At that time, the country will not be in charge of the country, and the ministers will not be ministers!"
Listening to these officials jumping out like clowns made Muchuan sick.
The most important thing is that these people plausibly advocate that it is appropriate to "do things for the country" and should not use this as a reason for raising salaries.
If that was the case, why did these people come to Muchuan to tease him about his salary in the first place? These people were obviously jealous of Muchuan's interests, and seeing that they could not get any benefits, they instead wrote a letter of impeachment.
Sure enough, people’s hearts are complicated, and they are different from what they seem to what they are!
Muchuan laughed and said harsh words directly: "Does everyone think I did something wrong?
Then it’s done! I can’t do this as the Minister of Household Affairs! Whoever likes to do it can do it!”
As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked. Did Muchuan mean to resign?
The first prime minister, Wei Zheng, jumped out to stop him, saying repeatedly: "You must not!"
In fact, deep down in his heart, Wei Zheng didn't like Muchuan either. Muchuan was a high-profile person and didn't follow etiquette, but his talents were commendable.
Just like the household department in charge of Muchuan, it is absolutely impossible for anyone in the world to achieve such achievements in just a few years.
Under Muchuan's governance, the Tang Dynasty is growing at an incredible speed. If this person is here, the Tang Dynasty will be unimpeded for hundreds of years.
As a loyal minister, Wei Zheng could see Muchuan's talent and learning at a glance, and knew that such a talented person would only come across in a thousand years, so he offered to persuade him to stay.
In addition to Wei Zheng, Duan Zhixuan, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and other Lingyan Pavilion heroes came out to persuade him, and they did not let Muchuan just resign.
This shocked many officials present, such as Zhang Zicheng, Shangguan Yi, Hou Junji and others. They did not expect that Muchuan's connections were so powerful that he could get the support of the heroes at the top of the pyramid.
Li Shimin naturally saw what was happening in the court. He knew the importance of Muchuan very well. Only with this son could the country of Tang Dynasty be safe and prosperous. For this reason, he certainly did not allow Muchuan to invite him like this.
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"Dear ministers, I believe you all understand the salary of the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs, right?
The Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue has good reasons and evidence, which is also the reason for my approval. I hope that all of you, dear friends, can understand and there is no need to say anything more."
The court officials bowed their heads and said yes. After all, Muchuan's scarcity could not be replaced by anyone. If Muchuan were to be taken away like this, it would ultimately harm the entire country.
However, Zhang Zicheng, the imperial censor, seemed a little unwilling and asked, "Your Majesty, the so-called rewards and punishments are clear. Since there are 'rewards' for the outstanding achievements of the Ministry of Revenue, other officials should also enjoy this special case!"
In other words, since the household department can get a salary increase based on their performance, others should also be able to!
The officials in the imperial court were very concerned about their salaries, and everyone wanted to carve up the benefits. Now that the imperial censor took the initiative, others also agreed.
When they saw this scene, Muchuan, Ouyang Bufan and other household department staff all smiled knowingly. Finally, someone took the initiative to bring this up!
In fact, Muchuan was just waiting for everyone to take the initiative to mention it. After all, a group of officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs stayed up late to formulate the rules for the "Datang Salary Reform" just for this matter.
Muchuan stood up at the right time, followed the general idea, and took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, I think you are right, you should be rewarded for your merits, and punished for your mistakes! For this reason, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, I specially present a volume to the Emperor.
The famous work 'Datang Salary Reform and Personnel Optimization' system."
When all the officials heard the term "Datang Salary Reform and Personnel Optimization", they all looked at each other, and Monk Zhang Er was confused.
Naturally, the same was true for Li Shimin, who was sitting on the Dragon Throne, but he was vaguely aware that Muchuan was proposing something that would greatly benefit the country. After all, Muchuan had often had such fantastic ideas in the past, so it was okay for him to do so.
This has benefited the country's court.
Li Shimin was very interested, so he made Muchuan tell him in detail.
Muchuan then began to talk about "Datang's salary reform and personnel optimization", which is actually a human resources management system built with "clear rewards and punishments" as the core.
The first is the salary issue that everyone is most concerned about. In fact, the salaries of officials in the Tang Dynasty have not been increased for a long time. This is very unreasonable!
Today's Tang Dynasty is undergoing a leap forward under Muchuan's series of economic reforms. The circulation of goods and the total economic volume have increased, accompanied by an increase in the price index year by year. Correspondingly, if officials' salaries do not increase, their salaries will increase.
Purchasing power will decrease, which can easily lead to problems such as corruption.
Although people often say that officials serve the people, the king, and the country, in the end they are also ordinary people, not immortals who eat air and drink rain and dew, so their salaries have to increase year by year!
"According to the statistics compiled by Weichen, there will be a 5% salary increase at the beginning of each year. Everyone will have a share and everyone will not be disappointed!"
