Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, looked forward, and saw Lu Wanjie standing not far away surrounded by several maids.

"Presumptuous!"

Lu Qing scolded: "You are too bold, you dare to speak to His Highness like this, why don't you kneel down and apologize?" ”

It was only at this time that Lu Wanjie remembered that the guy in front of her who slandered the Buddha was the matter of the eldest prince.

Seeing that she was about to salute, Li Chengqian hurriedly said: "Sister Wanjie doesn't need to be polite, I'm here to be a guest, not to make trouble." ”

"It was the little old man's poor discipline that disturbed His Highness."

Lu Qing bent down and arched his hand: "After the debate, the minister will definitely teach her a hard lesson." ”

"No, no."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Uncle Lu should take me to the debate meeting quickly, I also want to see what these young scholars are debating." ”

"Good, good, good."

Lu Qing then took Li Chengqian and continued to move forward.

After a short time, a fierce quarrel was heard in front of me.

Lu Qing said with a smile: "The topic of today's debate is the issue of the reform of prefectures and counties in China. ”

Li Chengqian stood on his tiptoes and looked ahead: "Since it is a debate, it is naturally going to be more and more noisy." ”

Lu Qing nodded with a smile, and when he turned around, he saw Lu Wanjie also coming over.

Lu Wanjie is the daughter of the Lu family, and she is known for her talents, so she naturally wants to go over to see today's debate.

It's just that when she passed by Li Chengqian, she had a completely cold face, which made Li Chengqian a little overwhelmed.

Didn't she just say a few words of laughter, is she like this?

Li Chengqian rolled his eyes, and then said to Lu Qing: "Uncle Lu, if there is anything to do, you can go and get busy first, and I will go over and take a look myself." ”

Lu Qing nodded and said, "Okay." ”

The further you go inside, the more chaotic it becomes.

In a debate like this, generally speaking, the children of the poor families stand on one side, and the children of the family stand on the side.

Debate on the topic with their own opinions.

Li Chengqian walked into the meeting hall and stood at the back of the crowd to listen quietly.

"Nowadays, the names of states and counties have been handed down since ancient times, and if the names of places are changed and merged with states and counties, won't it cause unnecessary trouble?"

"And in order to give preferential treatment to the meritorious heroes, many people are serving in the local government, if the local states and counties are replaced, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the meritorious heroes?"

Bai Lanping, the most famous scholar in the capital, said loudly.

He is the son of the family, so he is also the representative of the family side.

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted the applause of many people.

And these people who applaud are all children of the family.

"The number of states and counties today has more than doubled compared with the previous dynasty, how to manage such a complex state and county?"

A son of a poor family named Wu Tong argued.

His words hit the nail on the head.

This is also the disadvantage caused by too many states and counties.

Even Li Chengqian wants to praise this guy.

"How is it managed?"

"Naturally, it is up to the officials to manage it."

"Otherwise, why do you want me to wait for Confucianism?"

"Didn't I wait just to gain fame, and then go to manage the place and serve the country?"

Bai Lanping sneered and said, "Is it difficult, you don't want to serve the country?" ”

Hearing this, Wu Tong was speechless.

Isn't studying just to gain fame, isn't it just to serve the country?

He seems to be right.

In an instant, the arrogance of the children of the family rose.

"It's not fake to get famous, it's not fake to govern the locality, and it's not fake to serve the country."

"But with such a large group of officials, who will feed them?"

At this moment, a childish voice rang out.

Everyone was puzzled, and hurriedly looked back, and saw an eight or nine-year-old child standing behind the crowd.

Bai Lanping said with disdain: "What do you know about a child?" ”

"Hey, hey."

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "I don't understand, but you don't understand either, if you do, answer my question." ”

Bai Lanping hesitated: "To support officials, it is naturally the treasury that pays for it." ”

"Then I'm asking you, where does the money come from in the treasury?"

"Of course, it's the people's tax income."

"It's a good thing to say that the people pay taxes."

Li Chengqian took a few steps forward with his hands behind his back: "Then let me ask you, three households raise one pawn, one hundred households raise one official, how many people do I have in the Tang Dynasty?" ”

Bai Lanping was stunned, because of this question, he really didn't know.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but sneer.

I don't even know this kind of question, and he's embarrassed to make a big fuss here?

"Since you don't know, I'll tell you."

Li Chengqian raised his head and said: "According to the statistics of the year before last, excluding hidden households and concealed reports, there are a total of 3.85 million households in our Datang, 300,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Datang, and 600,000 soldiers and horses on the border, a total of 900,000 people. ”

"To support 900,000 soldiers and horses, the annual consumption will remove 2.7 million households from the people's taxes, leaving 1.15 million households."

"If, according to what you said, officials and prefectures and counties across the country are not allowed to be cut, do you think that our Datang treasury can support so many local officials?"

"This ......"

"In that case, it is better to disarm ......"

He was simply sick and rushed to the doctor.

I have nothing to say, so I pull it hard.

"Disarmament?"

Li Chengqian looked at him with the eyes of a fool: "What do you think the people are taxing for?" Isn't it just to live and work in peace? What else do you do with disarmament to ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment? ”

"Since you can't guarantee that the people live and work in peace and contentment, why do you let the people pay taxes?"

"It is only natural for the people to pay taxes."

Lu Wanjie suddenly jumped out and said: "If you don't pay it, it will be a rebellion." ”

"Unreasonable."

Li Chengqian replied with a straight sentence: "The people pay taxes, and the state protects the people, which is interdependent. ”

"The people are the water, the country is the boat, the water can carry the boat and the boat can overturn the boat, don't you understand such a superficial truth, Miss Lu?"

"I used to think you were such a talented woman, but today, it seems that it is nothing more than that."

No matter what Lu Wanjie's expression was, Li Chengqian continued: "In my opinion, it is better to merge the whole country into large administrative regions and reduce the prefectures and counties, otherwise it will be too late to create a situation where there are more officials and fewer people." ”

"And at the same time as the establishment of administrative districts, it is also necessary to set up inspection history, the main role of the inspection history is to supervise local government affairs, rotate every ten years, supervise each other, report each other, and if corruption is found, severe punishment will not be granted."

These words made everyone present dumbfounded.

Those who understood Li Chengqian's words looked at Li Chengqian's eyes with hot eyes.

There are those who understand, and naturally there are those who don't.

"Crazy, crazy, this is a madman, get him out of here."

"Yes, drive him out, a yellow-mouthed kid dares to make a big fuss."

Looking at these children of the family who wanted to drive themselves out, Li Chengqian had a smile on his face, but it was mocking.

"Don't rush, I'll go by myself."

Li Chengqian turned his head and said loudly: "Others laugh at me for being too crazy, and I laugh at others who can't see through it." I don't see the tomb of Wuling heroes, and there are no flowers and no wine hoeing fields. ”

……

Li Chengqian left, but he didn't know that later in the palace, Gonggong Zhou also read this poem to Li Shimin.

"I don't see the tomb of Wuling heroes, and I have no words and no wine to hoe the fields......"

Li Shimin chattered and couldn't help clapping his hands.

"Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian, you really didn't disappoint me."

Seeing that Li Shimin was so happy, Zhou Gonggong was also happy.

Gonggong Zhou said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Your Majesty didn't see it, after His Highness walked out after chanting the poem, the children of the Hanmen clapped their hands and applauded, and the children of the family were so angry that their faces turned green." ”