There are many. For example, in domestic affairs, Li Xuan hopes for stability above all else. He does not want to see all kinds of turmoil. Only when politics is stabilized can he continue to develop the local economy and people's livelihood, and then increase national strength to support his global strategy.
Secondly, Li Xuan pays great attention to balance!
In the army, Li Xuan strives for balance, and in the cabinet, Li Xuan also strives for balance.
When the authority of the Tax Department was too large, and Qian Zuoli's actual power was even comparable to Liu Bagou, Li Xuan acquiesced to the ministers below to split up the Tax Department, thereby limiting Qian Zuoli's power.
But when these ministers went too far and wanted to kill Qian Zuili in one step, Li Xuan stood up again and directly returned the Customs Department to the Tax Department, and also approved Qian Zuili.
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Regarding the appointment suggestions for the newly established Ministry of Finance, Qian Zuili did not dare to intervene in the position of Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, but Qian Zuili put forward a lot of suggestions for the Minister of Finance and the subordinate directors and deputy directors.
And Li Xuan adopted most of the suggestions!
This is also to reveal to the outside world that you should not continue to mess around. I am still optimistic about Qian Zuoli and want to unseat Qian Zuoli. I will wait a few years.
In Li Xuan's policy plan, Qian Zuili still plays a very important role: taking the blame!
After the reform, the Ministry of Taxation still retained the core power of taxation. Although the current taxation system of the Tang Empire is very complete compared with various traditional feudal dynasties, it is different from that of real modern countries.
Compared with the tax system, it is still not perfect. Li Xuan will continue to reform the tax system in the following years.
Every reform of the tax system will inevitably affect the interests of many people. Taxation is very offensive, and no one wants to pay more taxes.
Nowadays, Qian Zuoli is still doing a very good job in this area. Li Xuan is almost always respected in tax policies. He does whatever Li Xuan tells him to do without even asking why.
For such a good minister, Li Xuan would naturally not let him be ousted by the civil servants who wanted to rise to power.
Even if Qian Zuili needs to leave the frontline of politics, it will only happen after Li Xuan completes the tax reform, which is probably five years later.
However, the ministers below did not know Li Xuan's thoughts. At most, they guessed that Li Xuan still trusted Qian Zuoli, but they did not know what the real purpose of Li Xuan's continued use of Qian Zuili was.
Even Qian Zuili only had a partial understanding of it at most. He didn't know how huge the Shengtianzi's tax reform plan was.
If you don’t know Qian Zuoli, you will naturally be worried about your future!
With the reform of the Ministry of Taxation, Qian Zuili and Chen Lifu were all worried. Chen Lifu had no idea why he suddenly became the deputy director of the Financial Department of the Ministry of Finance.
Even Chen Lifu, who had never been exposed to finance, didn’t know how to carry out his work!
In the tenth year of Xuanping, in late October of the Golden Autumn, the Tang Dynasty Newspaper officially published the news of the reform of the Ministry of Taxation. The Ministry of Taxation was reformed and the Ministry of Finance was established. It also announced the appointment of senior figures in the Ministry of Finance.
The first Minister of the Ministry of Finance was not from the Ministry of Taxation, nor was he even an official from the traditional imperial examination. Moreover, his appointment was beyond the expectations of a large number of people.
This person's name is Song Ruan Gao. Before he was transferred to the Ministry of Finance as Minister, this person was the chief of the Royal Assets Section. Before that, he was the president of the Royal Bank!
In his early years, he was the shopkeeper of a silver shop in Liuzhou. When the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty went south to Guangxi, he also joined the dragon army. He first served as an accountant in the army, and then was transferred to the Royal Assets Department. After the establishment of the Royal Bank, this person successively
He served as the president of the Royal Bank's Zhaoqing Branch, the president of the Guangdong Branch, and the president of the Royal Bank Head Office.
Later, he was transferred back to the Royal Assets Section of the Hanlin Academy to serve as deputy section chief and section chief!
This man has been dealing with money his whole life!
However, the personnel in various departments of the Hanlin Academy are generally relatively low-key, and their grades are not high. Even the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy was only the fourth rank in the early years, and was later promoted to the third rank. The bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, that is
The minister on duty in the Imperial Study Room!
The minister on duty in the imperial study room of the third rank was the only one in the Tang Dynasty.
Ordinary Hanlin Academy officials are relatively low-key, not to mention the Royal Assets Section, which is under the name of the Hanlin Academy, but is only responsible for the private property of the royal family. Even though the Royal Assets Section has a great influence in domestic industry and commerce, it is not among the top political circles.
Seriously, it's just a small organization.
But the person in charge of such a small organization finally rose to the top and directly became the Minister of Finance. This has to be said to be shocking!
There is naturally a reason why Li Xuan chose this person to be the Minister of Finance!
Although the Imperial Family Assets Section is just a branch under the Hanlin Academy that manages the royal family's assets, the authority of the Imperial Family Assets Section is actually more extensive than outsiders imagine.
Why?
Because of Royal Bank!
A Royal Bank can almost be said to completely control the domestic financial system!
The Royal Bank has the right to issue currency. The silver notes, gold notes, and copper notes issued by the Royal Bank are legal banknotes in the Tang Dynasty, but other banks do not have the power to issue such banknotes.
At the same time, Royal Bank's cashier's checks and checks are standard equipment in large-value commercial transactions.
This is just part of the functions of the Royal Bank. More importantly, the Royal Bank absorbs too many deposits, which means that the loans issued by the Royal Bank are also huge.
No matter whether it is the central government or the local government, if you want to build infrastructure but don't have enough funds, and you want a loan, you can only seek a loan from the Royal Bank.
Over the past many years, the Royal Bank has provided various types of bonds totaling more than 50 million taels of silver to the central and local governments, becoming the largest creditor of the empire's finances.
Of course, these bonds are not ordinary loans, but national bonds and local bonds. The Royal Bank only purchases these bonds for interest.
But in any case, the Royal Bank has penetrated into all aspects of the empire's economy, which is real.
The Royal Assets Department, which is in charge of the Royal Bank, is naturally no ordinary organization.
Although his rank is not high, his status in Li Xuan's heart is not low.
Of course, because Song Ruan Gao's original rank was too low, the head of the Royal Assets Section was only at the fifth rank!
So Li Xuan also made a transition for him in advance. When he was planning to go to the Ministry of Finance, Li Xuan transferred him to the Secretariat as a first-class secretary. By the way, he was promoted to the fourth rank, and then he was transferred to Cheng.
Tianfu serves as Tongzhi, which is a position of the third grade.
However, this person only served as the magistrate of Chengtian Prefecture for half a month, and he actually did not take up the post. Then he was transferred to the cabinet and served as the left minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, which was the second rank.
In just three months, this person worked in the Secretariat of the Hanlin Academy, Chengtian Mansion, and the Ministry of Agriculture, and then his grade changed from the fifth grade to the second grade. This official promotion is faster than taking a rocket.
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But in fact, it cannot be said that. Although Song Ruan Gao was a fifth-rank official at the beginning, the Royal Assets Department and the Royal Bank were too special and could not be treated as ordinary officials.
If Li Xuan wants to use this person, even if it is a rocket promotion, others will not dare to have any opinions!
Therefore, when the Ministry of Finance was established, this person naturally became the second-rank Minister of Finance!
Except for Song Ruangao, most of the others are from traditional officials, and many of them are directly transferred from the original tax department. For example, the Finance Department, whose budget is, is originally an agency of the tax department, and is placed under
After the Ministry of Finance, naturally the original team came directly.
Even people like Chen Lifu are officials of the tax department.
To a certain extent, although the Finance Department and the Budget Department were separated, Qian Zuoli still maintained the influence of these institutions.
But I don’t know how long this situation can last. After all, Song Ruangao is not a jobber. Although he was only the chief of the Royal Assets Section of the fifth grade before, he was the president of the Royal Bank, and his subordinates
There are many companies that manage the royal family's assets, and they have a lot of dealings with the domestic business community and financial circles.
There is no skill in this, and it is impossible to become the section chief of the Royal Family Assets Section smoothly.
Moreover, the first thing a new official needs to do when he takes office is that Song Ruan Gao knew a few months ago that he was going to be the Minister of Finance and had been preparing for a big fight. Therefore, after the establishment of the Ministry of Finance, Song Ruan Gao inevitably had to work with the original
Officials from the tax department had a fight with Qian Zuoli.
Ever since, Chen Lifu found that he had become the center of the battle with the superiors!
Originally, he was only the right deputy director of the Finance Department, and logically speaking, he would not be involved in such a high-level struggle. However, after he took office as the right deputy director of the Finance Department, he began to be in charge of the Securities Division.
The first thing Song Ruan Gaoxin made when he took office was the Finance Department!
Just a few days after taking office, Song Ruangao said that many problems have arisen in the domestic financial market. It is necessary to rectify the domestic securities market and banking industry, formalize and legalize, and prevent financial practitioners from using various illegal means to make money and infringe upon ordinary people.
investors' interests.
Then what!
The Director of the Department of Finance was demoted and sent to Yunnan to serve as Chief Envoy. The Director of the Securities Department was even worse. Not only was he dismissed from office, he was also investigated by the Inspectorate. He might even go to jail for a few years.
In order to protect himself, Deputy Director Zuo of the Department of Finance directly claimed that he was ill and had an attitude that I can't afford to offend you if you guys fight!
As a result, just a few days after taking office, Chen Lifu discovered that he was not only taking over a mess like securities affairs, but was also caught in a crisis involving high-level fighting.