thefictionvixens Chapter 247
Chapter 247
Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji immediately stood up and bowed to receive the order.
"Minister, obey the order!"
This time, Li Shimin gave the order directly without consulting the ministers.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is outside the imperial study room to ask for an audience."
Wang Defa walked to Li Shimin from outside the door and reported in a low voice.
"Well, let him in."
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
"Yes!"
This is the difference. If Su Chen came to the imperial study room to find Li Shimin.
He would go in directly instead of waiting for Lao Wang to go in and report first.
Perhaps Su Chen would sit on the steps outside the hall and wait for Li Shimin to come out.
It is not difficult to see that Su Chen still does not understand etiquette.
"Son, I pay my respects to my father!"
Li Chengqian strode into the imperial study room and first saluted His Majesty.
After Li Shimin responded, he bowed to several ministers, and finally the ministers returned the salute.
This is the rule!
"Father, Su Chen asked me to bring Ma Zhou here. He is waiting outside the palace for the summons."
Li Shimin glanced at the old king outside the door.
Even if the old king was dozing off, he could still receive the emperor's gaze.
This is quite puzzling!
Wang Defa walked quickly outside the palace to summon Ma Zhou.
If it was someone else, the old king would only need to shout, and the other eunuchs in the palace would go outside the palace to call for people.
But Ma Zhou was the one called by that master, so the old king had to give him some face.
What's more, today, Li Shimin and Su Chen often mentioned the name Ma Zhou.
"Are you Ma Zhou? His Majesty summoned you in the imperial study."
Wang Defa asked politely.
"I am Ma Zhou. Thank you for leading the way, eunuch."
Ma Zhou was polite and did not show any fear.
"The person called by Marquis Su is indeed not an ordinary person."
Ma Zhou followed the old king to the imperial study.
"I, Ma Zhou, pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Ma Zhou came to the imperial study and bowed.
He had never saluted Li Shimin so solemnly in the manor before, but now was not the right time.
"No need to be saluted!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Ma Zhou stood up and then saluted the ministers present one by one.
After the salutations, Ma Zhou consciously stepped aside.
Crown Prince Li Chengqian entered the palace with him. Ma Zhou knew that the crown prince had something to report to Your Majesty.
"Father, I have discussed the papermaking and printing matters with several family leaders in the manor with Su Chen.
I have compiled it into a document on the way back to the palace. Please take a look, Father!"
Li Chengqian respectfully handed a brief report to Li Shimin.
After taking it and reading it carefully, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Well, I feel at ease when you do the work!"
Immediately, he handed the brief back to Li Chengqian, "Circulate it to all the ministers."
At the same time, he wondered in his heart:
"Could it be that, as Su Chen said, the aristocratic families are the foundation of the Tang Dynasty?
Salt, road construction, books, as long as the aristocratic families participate, they will get twice the result with half the effort.
If I order the six ministries to be run by the court officials, I am afraid it will not only cost a lot of money, but also take a long time.
Alas! Why should I bother with this? Let that kid do it."
He nodded secretly, his eyes deep, as if he had made some kind of decision.
After several ministers circulated it, they put the brief back on Li Shimin's desk.
"Prince, does that kid have anything to say?"
Li Shimin asked casually. There was nothing else in the brief except papermaking and printing.
"Yes, Father!" Li Chengqian answered neatly.
Li Shimin nodded, motioning him to continue.
However, Li Chengqian turned around and looked at Cheng Yaojin with a smile.
Cheng Yaojin was confused, 'What are you looking at me for? '
"Su Chen said that the first issue of Chang'an Daily will be published in two days.
However, no one in Chang'an City knows what a newspaper is, so someone needs to shout and sell it."
Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin understood.
Su Chen took a fancy to his loud voice and asked him to sell it on the street.
"Your Majesty, I, Old Cheng and Old Hei, are willing to take this job."
Cheng Yaojin is not a shy person, and he doesn't think there is anything shameful about this matter.
Li Shimin raised his hand to refuse Cheng Yaojin's petition. He is a Duke of a country.
How can he do such a peddler's thing?
After Li Chengqian turned around, he couldn't see Li Shimin's action and spoke first.
"Uncle Cheng, Su Chen didn't mean that.
As far as Gao Ming knows, Uncle Cheng has been taking in and helping veterans who were injured in battle over the years."
Li Chengqian smiled gently.
At this point, there was no need for him to continue.
Everyone also understood what Li Chengqian meant.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is righteous, and it's not just me, Old Cheng. There are also many disabled veterans in the farms of the other old brothers.
However, we are unable to do it, and there are still many soldiers who are unable to farm and have no place to eat and wear."
Everyone seemed to be infected by Cheng Yaojin's words, and their mood was a little heavy.
The court provided pensions and subsidies for the injured and dead soldiers, but the treasury was really poor before.
That little subsidyThe help is like a drop in the bucket.
"Your Highness, how many people do you think are needed?" Cheng Yaojin's sadness came and went quickly.
Li Chengqian thought for a while, and said with his chest raised as if he was going to die bravely:
"Fifty people."
Li Chengqian had thought about the fifteen people Su Chen said, and he would say that he remembered the wrong number.
If two thousand newspapers are issued and they can be sold out, each person can get twenty coins.
This income is quite high.
"Okay, when are they needed?"
Cheng Yaojin asked excitedly.
Fifty people a day, the veterans can be arranged to shout and sell newspapers in turn.
Li Chengqian thought about it and according to Su Chen's rule of "training before taking up the post", they should go to the manor one day in advance.
"We will go to the manor tomorrow."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, we three brothers will be able to arrange it tomorrow."
Cheng Yaojin was not selfish either, knowing that there were also veterans in Lao Hei and Qin Qiong's manor who needed to be "arranged for employment."
"Okay, this matter is settled."
Li Shimin waved his hand and immediately made the final decision.
Those veterans or the families of fallen soldiers, if they can be arranged, then one is one.
Li Shimin looked at Ma Zhou, and now he felt that Ma Zhou was a little pleasing to the eye.
"Ma Zhou!"
"I am here!" Ma Zhou immediately stepped forward and saluted respectfully.
Li Shimin frowned slightly, and the word "commoner" seemed a little unpleasant to his ears.
He immediately thought of giving Ma Zhou an official position, but this official title was a bit troublesome.
If he was qualified to attend the morning court, he would be a fifth-rank or above, but Ma Zhou was essentially a failed candidate.
Li Shimin thought about what position to give Ma Zhou.
Ma Zhou didn't hear the emperor speak, and he kept bowing without standing up.
"Hmm~hum!"
Changsun Wuji clenched his fist in front of his mouth and coughed to remind Li Shimin.
Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji and then reacted.
"Ma Zhou, please don't be polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Changsun Wuji knew what Li Shimin was thinking about just now.
So, he bowed and advised:
"Your Majesty, considering that Ma Zhou will need to frequently go in and out of the palace in the future, I think Ma Zhou should be given a position to facilitate his work."
Li Shimin felt relieved when he heard it.
"Assistant Ji has considered it carefully. In your opinion, what position should he be given?"
Changsun Wuji thought for a while and said:
"It is appropriate to be a counselor in the Ministry of Personnel. He can walk in the imperial study and participate in government affairs."
All functions are complete, but the rank is not specified.
"Okay, let's do as the assistant said."
Immediately, Li Shimin said to Ma Zhou:
"Ma Zhou, I grant you the post of the Ministry of Personnel, and you can attend the court to participate in politics."
"I thank your majesty for your grace!"
Ma Zhou immediately bowed respectfully.
Li Shimin nodded, which sounded much better.
How can someone who calls himself a commoner appear in the imperial study!
It's too low-class.
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