Chapter 876

Qin Huaidao sat there, chatting with Li Shimin, just about taxes, Li Shimin was very happy when he heard Qin Huaidao say this, because now Datang needs money, and it is very expensive to fight.

After chatting for a while, Qin Huaidao and they entered the conference room again and began to listen to the reports of the six ministers, first Tang Jian reported, reported on the income and expenditure of the household department last year, and what the household department did last year, Qin Huaidao They just listened, Tang Jian finished reporting, that is, Liu Xun of the Ministry of Officials went to report, one by one, and the report was finished very late, Qin Huaidao They also recorded a lot, and they still need to discuss it tomorrow, and Qin Huaidao and they went back to rest in the evening,

Early the next morning, I still have to come to the House of Elders to discuss, this discussion, almost didn't fight, Qin Huaidao The questions they asked were quite sharp, just say if there is anything wrong.

"I just want to know how many supplies the military department is still missing for the Goryeo operation this time, and the troops will go to the front line in April, why the materials have not been transported yet!" The eldest grandson, Shunde, stood up and asked Li Jing.

"Now a lot of supplies have been transported to Qingzhou, and they will be sent to the front line with the troops at that time, please rest assured that they will definitely be delivered before the war!" Li Ji sat there and said.

"Well, let me ask again, why is the armor not fully replenished now, and now I heard that there are still seven or eight army troops, and the new armor is not in place, why?" Cheng Yanjin sat there and asked.

"I have to ask the Ministry of Industry about this!" Li Ji looked at Li Daliang as he spoke,

Li Daliang sat up straight and said: "The armor of the Ministry of War gives priority to meeting the combat troops this time, and now the troops fighting are basically ready, but they have not been sent over, in addition, before the expedition, our Ministry of Engineering can also produce about 70,000 sets of armor and weapons, which can meet the needs of the battle!" ”

"Well, here in the household department, you still lack so much money this time, why didn't you throttle at the end of last year? I read your report, at the end of last year, officials from all over the country received a total of 100,000 yuan in bonuses, your household department obviously has no money, why do you still need to reward so much, you still need the money from His Majesty's internal funds, and also need the money from the Ministry of Industry to transfer repairs and water conservancy? Zhang Liang sat there and asked Tang Jian.

"Your Majesty has permission for this!" Tang Jian replied.

"Your Majesty's permission is Your Majesty's permission, but after you finish doing the Ministry of Civil Affairs, you manage the money of the court, you need to make a good plan, you know that you need to fight, and you still spend so much money, in addition, why do you need to spend more than 400,000 yuan to buy cattle, sheep and horses, Datang's soldiers and horses are enough, do you still need so many horses?

These horses, can you let the people buy, instead of the court to buy, I checked, now in the military horse farms around the country, as well as in the reserve farms in various places, there are 170,000 horses, more than 40,000 cattle, and more sheep, more than 300,000 heads, these are all money, if these are sold, the court can still get almost 700,000 yuan, and now, raising these, the monthly expenditure still needs 10,000 yuan to pay money, how does the Ministry of Civil Affairs manage it? Lawyer Pei also stood up at this moment and asked Tang Jian.

"This cattle, sheep and horses, we are also dealing with them, but we have not had time, and we are preparing to start putting them out one after another, so that Your Majesty can buy cattle and sheep, and the horses were prepared according to military needs before, but now our horses have horseshoes, and the injuries are greatly reduced, so this batch of horses, I will also ask Your Majesty to put them among the people, so that the people can buy them!" Tang Jian continued to explain to them.

"In addition, the matter of cattle and sheep, let me say again, these cattle and sheep are our merchants, bought back from outside, you know, those countries outside the territory, they have no money, they can only trade through cattle and sheep, so, every time our merchants go to buy something, they will bring a large number of cattle and sheep, they have no cash, they use cattle and sheep to offset taxes, at the same time, the cattle and sheep they bring back will also be sold, but on our side, what we do is still not enough, there are not so many people, so we raised them for a period of time." Tang Jian looked at Qin Huai and said, "Let's talk about it."

"I have a suggestion, those cattle, if it's not a ploughing cow, then kill, sell meat, if it's a ploughing cattle, then sell it, I believe that the people here in Chang'an City still hope to be able to buy cattle, I've been to the bull market in Chang'an City, there are a large number of people every day, but the cattle are traded very little, and many people want to buy them!" Qin Huaidao sat there and spoke, and the others also nodded.

"Yes, we'll arrange to do it soon!" Tang Jian nodded and said.

"For the Ministry of Industry, I have a question, that is, the issue of the equity of the Ministry of Industry, is the equity of the Ministry of Industry too much, now look, are the officials of the Ministry of Industry officials, or businessmen? Also, will there be a matter of abuse of power for personal gain in the Ministry of Industry? The eldest grandson Wuji stood up at this moment and asked Li Daliang, actually questioning Qin Huaidao, because this matter was raised by Qin Huaidao.

"This doesn't exist, I believe that those officials are not stupid, they can get so much money every year, and they still use their power for personal gain? Moreover, because the shares are proportional, only if the products of our Ministry of Industry sell well, we can get more money! Li Daliang immediately replied.

"Then I want to ask, now that there are so many workshops in the Ministry of Industry, is there a suspicion of competing with the people for profit?" The eldest grandson Wuji asked.

"Then which one do you say is competing with the people?" Qin Huaidao immediately replied to the words of the eldest grandson Wuji,

When the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Maybe not now, what about the future?" Who can guarantee that there is no such problem? ”

"There is no guarantee for this, we can't not do it because of such a suspicion, we can't erase the credit of the Ministry of Industry because of such a small thing, most of the money of the Ministry of Industry is taken from the people for the people, and even said that in this war, our Ministry of Industry will have to pay 500,000 yuan, and if it is not enough, our Ministry of Industry will have to add." Qin Huaidao immediately took over the topic and spoke.

"Since you say that there is no way to guarantee it, is it a huge loophole in the Ministry of Industry, if it appears in the future, will it cause public resentment, and how to plug this loophole?" Eldest Sun Wuji stared at Qin Huaidao and continued to ask.

"In the future, it still depends on the emperor's intentions, the Ministry of Industry is for the court to serve, if the emperor really thinks that there is such a suspicion in the Ministry of Industry, then you can report it to the emperor, or you can discuss it in the House of Elders, if there is, then cancel it, what the Ministry of Industry does is not to compete with the people!" Qin Huaidao immediately replied to the words of the eldest grandson Wuji,

When the eldest grandson Wuji heard it, he sat down, and then he continued to discuss, all of which were reports written by those officials.

And Li Shimin sat on it, rarely spoke, and his heart was excited, he seemed to see a way to maintain the permanent existence of the Tang Dynasty, if the House of Elders can always be like this, and dare to question the affairs of the court like this, then the officials below, no one can mess up, even if it is the emperor, if he wants to mess up, according to the law of the country, any appointment of the House of Elders is the final say of the House of Elders, which can restrict the ministers, and even regulate the emperor's behavior when necessary.

Li Shimin sat there and listened, and in the afternoon, the voting was about to begin, one by one, at the beginning of the vote on the plans of the six ministries, and if they thought their plans were okay, they voted in favor, otherwise they were against, and basically, there were still many people who expressed doubts about those plans.

Qin Huaidao voted against the plan of the Ministry of Civility, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials, but it was still reluctantly passed, and for the Goryeo War, it was unanimously passed, and there was not a single vote against it, these people in the House of Elders, but they knew that the Tang Dynasty must be fought, and if it was not fought, then the northeast would not be stable.

"Okay, the basic things are almost over, we will also dismiss the meeting, Your Majesty just said, Your Majesty will hold a banquet later, everyone will go over together!" Li Xiaogong saw that everything was done, so he opened his mouth to speak.

"Is this the end of it? As for the punishment of the head of the family, the Criminal Department has not reported it, so don't you need to discuss it separately? The eldest grandson Wuji stood up and said to Li Xiaogong.

"Yes, I think this matter needs to be discussed!" Xiao Yu also stood up and said, and then the eldest grandson Shunde, Du Wei also stood up and said that he wanted to vote,

According to the rules of the House of Elders, if there is a need to vote on one thing, five people need to be nominated, and now it is four people, Li Shimin sat there and did not move, at this time, Li Ke stood up, and Li Yuanying, Li Yuanliang also stood up, they are all princes.

"Since there are seven nominees, let's discuss them and express your opinions!" Li Xiaogong opened his mouth to speak, and he didn't look at Li Shimin, he didn't need to look at Li Shimin for this matter.

"My opinion is that if you release them and let those families choose the heads of the family again, just report it, now that their crimes have been announced, the punishment is no longer important, and now their families have been arrested, their families do not know about this matter and should not be punished!" The eldest grandson Wuji spoke.

"Tell me, what do you mean?" Li Xiaogong continued to ask.

"I mean, those heads of the family can be punished, but their families should not be punished, especially those women and children who don't know this time, they can't be punished!" Li Ke stood there and spoke, and the other two princes also nodded.

"Du Wei, Xiao Yu, what do you mean?" Li Xiaogong continued to ask.

"I mean the same as Zhao Guogong's meaning, is it exempt from their punishment!" Xiao Yu stood there and arched his hand and said.

"I mean the same thing as King Wu!" Du Wei also arched his hand and said.