northernbook Chapter 471
Chapter 471
Chapter 471
For the people of the aristocratic family, they could not listen to the emperor, but they had to listen to the family.
They have no salary after resignation, and their previous savings are nothing more than a little bit of hardship.
But if they disobey the family's order, the family can remove them from the genealogy, so that they can't even enter the ancestral temple after death.
Even a little more ruthlessly, they could move their dead ancestors out of their graves.
This is something they cannot accept anyway.
"Your Majesty, isn't there an imperial examination? Although you have only passed the county examination, it is still no problem to select some talents. As long as the aristocratic family sees that they are not irreplaceable, they will naturally be afraid." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "I have thought about what you said, but it will definitely cause turmoil. Now that the situation in the grassland is unclear, I need the world to be stable, do you understand?"
Lin Xuan was speechless, but Cui Hao must know that he came to the palace aggressively.
Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I went back in despair?
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes and whispered a few words to Li Shimin.
After listening, Li Shimin thought for a while, nodded, and agreed with Lin Xuan's method.
……
There was a long queue at the entrance of Moxuanzhai.
""The Analects of Confucius" only costs fifty cents, is it true?"
"Since people have released the news, it's still fake. I heard that the Four Books and Five Classics can be bought as a set, and it only costs [-] Wen."
"I've heard that too, and that's why I can't believe it. Think about it, you couldn't even buy one of the Four Books and Five Classics for [-] Wen before, but now you only need [-] Wen, how is it possible? Wouldn't it be a loss to sell like this?"
"What do you know? I heard that Moxuanzhai was opened by the Hou of Jingyang County. How could it be fake?"
"So it was opened by the Hou of Jingyang County, no wonder. Since it was opened by the Hou of Jingyang County, I feel relieved."
Lin Xuan invented the Zhenguan plow and reformed the imperial examination under his suggestion.
Among the people and scholars, he has a deep reputation.
Amidst the talk, books started selling.
"I want a set of Four Books and Five Classics, only [-] Wen, right?" said the first scholar.
"That's right, after paying the money, you can go to get the book." Xiaoer said.
The scholar hurriedly paid the money and went to pick up the book.
When he received the book, he couldn't wait to open it and read it.
Although the words on it were smaller than the books he had read before, they were very clear and did not affect reading.
"How is it? I think this book is thinner than the ones I read, so there shouldn't be any problem?" Someone couldn't help asking.
"There is no problem with the book. It is thin because the characters are smaller." The scholar came back to his senses and said.
Hearing what the first scholar who bought the book said, the others felt more at ease.
More and more people bought books, and everyone was full of praise for the books they bought.
Although the characters are smaller, it does not affect reading, and the most important thing is that it is cheap.
The quality is not bad, and the price of buying a set is cheaper than buying a set before, what's not to like?
There are not many books, and there are only less than [-] complete sets, which are sold out in the afternoon, leaving only three kinds of "The Analects of Confucius".
If it weren't for the troublesome counting of money, it would probably be sold out in the morning.
A lot of those who didn't buy it were very unhappy. He Xinmin promised that there would be every day in the future, so that those who wanted to buy books could calm down.
Cui's
After Cui Hao listened to the butler's report, his expression was gloomy.
It's only been a while, Lin Xuan has printed so many books, and after a few years, there will be a flood of books.
Although woodblock printing existed before, the cost of woodblock printing was too high, and the price of books was not cheap.
Although there is a threat to the family, it is not urgent.
Movable type printing is different, not only the printing speed is fast, but the price is so cheap.
In less than ten years, a large number of talents will emerge.
The aristocratic family is not so important to the court.
Now there is no instruction from the family, and Cui Hao can't do anything, so he can only let it go.
"What did Lin Xuan do after he left the palace?" Cui Hao asked.
"He left the palace and went straight home," said the butler.
"Pay close attention, and at the same time tell our Cui family officials in the Sixth Department. If anyone transfers the account book from the Sixth Department, notify the old man immediately." Cui Hao said.
He felt that Lin Xuan's entry into the palace was probably due to auditing.
If Lin Xuan really didn't know how to live or die, then he wouldn't care so much.
……
The next day, Tai Chi Palace, morning court
After the minister finished playing, Li Shimin said: "The various consumptions of the six departments in recent years are obviously abnormal. I intend to thoroughly investigate the accounts of the six departments. What do you think?"
As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, the hall fell into silence.
Many people have ugly faces, but they dare not refute.
To object at this time is to tell Li Shimin clearly that he has ghosts.
"Since there is no objection, I am going to hand over this matter to Wei Qing." Li Shimin said.
What!Ask Wei Zheng to investigate?
Many people are not calm, who doesn't know Wei Zheng's character?
There is no room for sand in the eyes.
If Wei Zheng were to investigate, even if they found a way to make Li Shimin give up the investigation after they dispersed, but with Wei Zheng's temperament, if something was found out, even if Li Shimin asked him to give up, he would continue to investigate.
This time, many people couldn't sit still, otherwise it would be too late after Li Shimin made an order.
"Your Majesty, under His Majesty's governance, the Tang Dynasty is thriving and the officials are clear. I don't think it is necessary to go through a thorough investigation of the accounts."
"Yes, how many accounts are there for the Sixth Ministry? Not to mention that the investigation takes a lot of time. Once the investigation is done, the accounts need to be sealed, which will have a great impact on the work of the Sixth Ministry."
……
For a while, nearly half of the ministers stood up to oppose it.
Most of these officials are officials from the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War.
The Ministry of Households is in charge of the world's money and food, and although the Ministry of War is only in charge of the world's soldiers and horses in name, the military supplies such as military equipment and armor are still allocated by the Ministry of War.
Compared with the other films, the two of them handle the most money every year.
Although the Ministry of Officials is the head of the six ministries, they are only in charge of the promotion and assessment of officials.
Of course, this does not mean that the officials of the Ministry of Officials are not corrupt.
They are corrupt, and most of them are gifts from officials.
Between counties and counties, and between states, there are rich and poor. Who wouldn't want a rich counterparty to become an official?
This is not only easy to get promoted, but also easy to make money.
What to do if you want to go to a good place?You can only bribe officials of the Ministry of Officials.
Therefore, even if they handle less money and are not easy to be greedy for money, the money they take is no less than the officials of the household department.
As for the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment, don't mention it.
"I also think there should be no major problems with the six accounts, but recently the price of food has risen too fast. In order not to cause panic among the people, the court spent a lot of food to appease the people. Now the court has no food, so it needs to spend money to buy food However, the imperial court has no money now, so I have no choice but to check the accounts to see if anyone has embezzled and ransacked the house to get some money." Li Shimin looked helpless as well.
Those people almost vomit blood, the court has no money?How can it be.
Not to mention the Ministry of Households still has a lot of money, but the Ministry of Commerce also has a lot of money.
Obviously, Li Shimin was asking them for food.
don't give?
Then I will check.
This is a conspiracy, because Li Shimin has already opened his mouth to investigate, and if they don't let Li Shimin go down the stairs, Li Shimin must have no choice but to investigate.
This is the idea Lin Xuan gave him, to force those people to bring out some food.
A little food will definitely not hurt them, but it can disgust them.
(End of this chapter)