(It's still only one chapter.)

Xu Xiang's wrist and mind are all first-class characters, otherwise, he would not have deceived people like Zhu Youzhen at the beginning, and as an undercover agent, his status would have risen to the same status as Zhu Youzhen's henchman Cao Bin and others. The economic development committee he will set up will inevitably be integrated into the three generations of old, middle-aged and young figures, and among them, the old forces will inevitably be indispensable.

Of course, to say that these people are old-school is also relative. Compared to the stones in the pits of the Southern Alliance, they are an out-and-out new school.

But what Xu wants to do will definitely be beyond the imagination of these people. For these old-school figures, the current Datang is already very remarkable. The south is already a grasshopper in the future, and when to fight depends on the mood. If you follow their train of thought, it will naturally be to strike while the iron is hot now, and make a big move. However, Li Ze thought that the people's livelihood was difficult and needed to recover, and the people of the south were also the people of the Tang Dynasty, and at this time, before the south still had considerable strength, the war would cause a large number of casualties, so it was necessary to adopt another strategy to minimize the casualties.

The Northeast of China, which is almost unified and has never been seriously included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, has been included, the Western Regions have returned, and the form of Tubo is also very good.

Even the scene of the Tang Dynasty is difficult to compare with now.

So, they think it's enough. Their merits are enough for them to lie on it and sleep for the rest of their lives, and at this time to carry out some drastic, large-scale reforms, it is good that they succeed, but once they fail, it will be a stain.

The number of these people is quite a lot.

Therefore, Xu Xiang needs strong reinforcements to ensure his absolute control in the Economic Development Committee.

Chen Wenliang is undoubtedly the best candidate.

There is no doubt that he is a new school of people who want to make a difference.

At the same time, he also has a friendship with Xu Xiang and is a natural ally.

More importantly, he served as Li Ze's confidential secretary for three years.

His entry into the Economic Development Committee is regarded by outsiders as a hand and an eye that Li Ze has extended to the Economic Development Committee, and Chen Wenliang's actions will be regarded as an extension of Li Ze's will to a large extent.

And this is undoubtedly what Xu Xiang needs.

Whether it is the new school or the old school, in the face of Li Ze's will, in addition to choosing to obey, the probability of resistance is actually very low. Even if there were, the intensity would not be too strong, at least not too strong to make Xu Xiang lose to the country.

Li Ze guessed what Xu Xiang meant, but he was also willing to support Xu Xiang. He really wanted to see how far Xu Xiang could go. After years of cultivation and edification, these indigenous characters who have never seen this era from God's perspective can walk out of the path he hoped.

He had already opened the iron curtain that shrouded their thoughts, and how far the rest could go was beyond Li Ze's control.

To tell the truth, not to mention the whole country, the entire imperial court, and everyone working together, even if only half of the people are desperately against Li Ze to do something, Li Ze has no other good way than to give in or do something else.

Because even if he is an emperor, his power is limited, and the width and depth of his power radiation is also bounded. The extension of his will still needs to be completed through these people after all.

The so-called single husband has a very tragic end.

Agriculture, industry, commerce, finance, finance and taxation, civil affairs, almost all matters related to the economy are assigned to the Economic Development Committee, the importance of this position can be seen from this, Xu Xiang does not want to fail, but Li Ze does not allow him to fail.

After Xu Xiang, the second person to walk into Li Zeda's study was Yang Kai.

This petty bureaucrat who used to only want to be promoted and make a fortune has long since changed his appearance, and the title of vice president of the Yixing Society is enough to make him the core figure of this empire. And he is also one of Li Ze's most loyal subordinates. Li Ze never doubted this.

Yang Kai's personal ability, in the Tang Dynasty, which is full of talents, is really not outstanding. But if a person can be immersed in a certain thing for more than ten years and do a certain thing repeatedly, then he is enough to become an expert in this field.

Yang Kai is this kind of person.

In the past ten years, he has devoted all his energy to the construction of Yixing Society.

Cao Chang is in charge of the theories, he is in charge of the structure and the generalization of these theories.

I have to say that he has achieved great results.

Today, more than one million Yixing members have become the basic plate of Li Ze's rule over the Tang Dynasty. And the vast majority of these more than one million Yixing members have also become officials of the new Datang.

This congress determined that the Yixing Society represented thousands of Tang people in charge of state power, which means that only Yixing members can enter the bureaucratic class, and Yang Kai, who single-handedly built the entire Yixing Society, undoubtedly knows these people best.

For Yang Kai, Li Ze was much more direct.

"To do things, you must first choose people!" Li Zedao: "The identity of Yixing members is a ticket to become an official in the future, so there is no doubt that countless people will flock to it, and how many of these people really have the idea of serving the country and the people is debatable." There may be a lot of them, and they are coming for the four words of promotion and fortune. ”

"It's inevitable!" Yang Kai said: "So, after this Yixing Society Congress, I am going to carry out a rectification activity. Didn't Your Majesty say that we, the members of Yixing Society, should have the spirit of criticism and self-criticism? So this time, I'm going to do it with a lot of fanfare. If there is a problem, if you say it now, you can still not blame it in the past, but if it is found out, then you will have to be severely punished. ”

"It's time!" Li Ze agreed: "We have come to this stage, many people are already very satisfied, and feel that they can enjoy it, and this wind is unacceptable." From thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, once the string in your mind is loosened, the speed of falling down is completely beyond your imagination. Shen Congxing is a living example! I want to tell all Yixing members that we are still far from real success! Even under our rule, there are many people who are so poor that they can't even eat, and there are many people who wear a pair of pants in their families. Not to mention the Northeast and Western Regions, even the Central Plains and Guanzhong regions, go down and take a look, and you will find that there are still many people in this class. Their existence is the shame of our Yixing members. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this time I will definitely make a big move, a real knife and a real gun, to make some people sweat, some people cry, and some people bleed!" Yang Kai's face was a little hideous. "We must ensure the purity and cleanliness of our Yixing Society."

"You're in charge of personnel." Li Ze looked at Yang Kai and said, "Although only officials above the provincial level are in charge, these officials are the most critical. The provincial chiefs and the generals of each Wei need to be weighed by the imperial court as a whole, but for the candidates below the deputy second, the personnel committee has an absolute right to speak, compared to before, your power has been greatly expanded, Yang Kai, you have to sit firmly in this position, don't let me down. ”

"Your Majesty is reassured. What I am, you know all these years. Yang Kai smiled and said: "My life is already enough, and the rest of the time, I just want to work hard to do something, follow behind you, and go down in history!" ”

"Your Majesty, there are still more than one million people in the Yixing Society, compared to the people under our rule, I think it is still too few, I think, we still have to vigorously develop the members." Yang Kaidao.

"There's no need to rush!" Li Ze shook his head and said, "It's better to lack than to abuse." It is necessary to strictly control who enters unless the person is really good. I also understand your concern, as the area under our control becomes larger and larger, there will be more and more places where we need to be stationed in Yixing members, and there will definitely be a shortage of manpower, but you can consider the matter of reserve members. These people, although they have not officially joined, can be brought in to do things first. If you do it well, you will join it logically, and if you don't do it well, you will just remove it, killing two birds with one stone. ”

"If you can bring these people in, then the problem will be solved. I think that this group of people should go to the most difficult places, what is the northeast, the western regions, go to sharpen first, and finally get gold. ”

"How to arrange it, it's your business, I don't care." Li Ze said with a smile. "However, on the basis of adhering to your own principles, your personnel committee must also fully respect the opinions of the chief officials from all walks of life, and our ultimate goal is to refine a group of truly good officials who serve the country and the people. Putting the most suitable person in the position where he can display his talents is what you should consider the most. Think about it, if Li Han is allowed to take care of the economy, what will happen? ”

Yang Kai couldn't help but laugh.

"Of course, we will be the most powerful support of the other committees."

Power has always been a sweet poison, and once you get caught up in it, it's hard to extricate yourself. Although Li Ze has now begun to decentralize power and began to replace the rule of one person with the rule of one group, he is still cautious and walking on thin ice. Without him, because he knew very well that he was pulling out seedlings and helping them grow. Originally, on this soil, there was no such kind of heritage, but he was born on a piece of raw land and wanted to grow a good harvest of crops.

Now, the seed has been planted, and the next ones will take root and sprout, blossom and bear fruit, but he still needs to do his best to maintain them. so that the great tree may be truly mature, and not grow crooked. But if he wants to do this, he can't really make a big deal, even if it's a big deal formally, secretly, he still needs to be able to make a final decision when necessary.

Then, personnel and military power, these two powers, he must control in his hands.

Needless to say, the army.

And handing over the personnel to Yang Kai also made him the most relieved.

Because Yang Kai has not had his own ideas so far, everything is based on Li Ze.

Of course, Li Ze will not do anything unless necessary, even if they make mistakes, as long as they do not touch the fundamentals, these mistakes are allowed to happen.

Life is slowly growing up in the midst of hardships, and it is difficult to become a real person who can stand up to the sky without experiencing ups and downs. And a political system also needs to be slowly corrected and improved in the midst of mistakes and losses again and again, and only in this way will the final formation be the most suitable for the Tang Empire.

After Yang Kai, Li Ze met with Zhang Hui, chairman of the Culture, Education and Health Committee.

"Zhang Gong, I'll be tired a lot in the future!" Li Ze got up himself and poured a cup of tea for Zhang Hui. Then he sat casually on the chair next to the coffee table, looked sideways at Zhang Hui, and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, but rest assured." Zhang Hui replied.

"Many people think that culture, education and health are the departments with the least real power among these committees, and they are also the most easily ignored by everyone, but they don't know that I, Li Ze, value culture, education and health the most." Li Ze looked at Zhang Hui and said word by word.

Zhang Hui was slightly stunned, in his heart, he actually thought so. Compared with the economic, personnel, military, supervision, and intelligence departments, the cultural, educational, and health committees are indeed the least influential committees.

"I want to hear about it!" He looked at Li Zedao, with his understanding of Li Ze, Li Ze would never say this in order to compliment him, since he said so, there must be an explanation.

"Without him, only two words!" Li Ze looked at Zhang Hui with blazing eyes and said: "Civilization its thoughts, barbarism its physique." ”

Civilization its mind, barbarism its body!

Zhang Hui chewed these two sentences carefully, and the more he tasted them, the more he felt that the aftertaste was long and endless.

"It's a big article!" Although he had not fully understood what Li Ze meant, this did not prevent Zhang Hui from immediately coming to such a conclusion.

"It's a huge article, so big that we'll never finish it." Li Zedao. "Let's talk about the latter first! What is called barbarism and its physique! ”

Zhang Hui nodded.

"Does Gong Zhang know what the infant mortality rate of our Datang is now?" Li Ze asked, without waiting for Zhang to answer, Li Ze continued: "Last year's statistics were thirty percent. It's shocking, this is not counting those deep mountains and old forests and some extremely remote areas, not counting the Northeast, the Western Regions, and the Central Plains, Guanzhong region, just within our original core area. If you count all these places, the number is even more terrifying. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ze sighed: "For more than ten years, we have invested a lot in medicine, but from the actual situation, it is still far from enough. We need more doctors, we need more clinics, we need more cheaper medicines. ”

"It's good compared to the past." Zhang Hui comforted.

"No, we can only compare with ourselves, not with the past!" Li Zedao: "This is also one of the reasons why I am not in a hurry to launch an attack to the south and want to stop and solve some internal problems first." It looks like the Tang Dynasty is full of flowers, but the inside is still full of holes. If the money from the war is used to do these things, even if it is a one-year pause, the funds saved can also make our medical industry reach a new level. ”