The eldest grandson Wuji just wanted to alleviate his embarrassment, so he casually mentioned to Li Xiu the news that Misia had come to the Tang Dynasty again, he didn't really care much about this matter, so he knew very little, and Misia They had just arrived in Guangzhou some time ago, and now they were on their way to Chang'an, and the officials in Guangzhou only reported it as usual, and the news was very vague, and they didn't even know how many people Misia brought, and it was even more unclear whether there was a Persian king among them.

For this situation, Li Xiu is also very helpless, but he can't blame the local officials, after all, now the Tang Dynasty is strong, and the surrounding small countries that dare to disagree have been destroyed, and the rest even if they are not convinced, but they don't dare to show it on the surface, which also makes the officials of the Tang Dynasty develop an arrogance, it is estimated that in their opinion, Persia is just a small country like Silla, which is not worth noting at all.

Of course, with the current situation that Persia is about to be destroyed, it is indeed not worth the energy of the Tang officials, and even Li Xiu himself doesn't care much about Persia, but there is a rising food behind Persia, which is what makes Li Xiu the most vigilant.

In the next period of time, Li Xiu also tried to inquire about the news of the Persian mission, and finally learned that they were about to arrive in Luoyang, it seems that Misia did not come in vain last time, and he was already familiar with the situation of Datang, so the speed was also relatively fast, and it was estimated that he would be able to reach Chang'an in a few days.

"Li Xiu, that Persian princess is here again, how do you think they should be placed?" On this afternoon, Li Shimin summoned Li Xiu to the Liangyi Hall alone and asked, after all, Misia was sent to Chang'an by Li Xiu last time, and the strategy for Persia was also formulated by Li Xiu, so this time the Persian mission came again, and Li Shimin was naturally the first to consult with him.

"Your Majesty, last time the minister had already suggested to Misia that the Persian royal family could move to Datang, and our Datang could provide them with shelter, so I guess she must have brought a lot of people with her this time!" Li Xiu said with great certainty at this time.

"I remembered, you did tell me about this last time, speaking of which, if the Persian royal family is in our Tang Dynasty, we will have an extra hole card in our hands that affects Persia in the future, but Persia is very far away from us, do you think we can use this card in the future?" Li Shimin nodded at first, and then said with some skepticism, after all, Persia is too far away, even if the Tang Dynasty controls the Western Regions now, there is no confidence that it can affect Persia farther away.

"Hehe, we can take a more long-term view, for example, this generation of Persian kings is not needed, but we can train the next generation of Persian kings, and when the right time comes, we will always find opportunities, and although Persia is far away, but our Tang Dynasty has also been expanding westward, and it is inevitable that there will be a day bordering Persia in the future, and then this card will be of great use!" Li Xiu smiled again at this time.

"Well, I believe in your vision, speaking of which, last time another Persian envoy, Bahra, took my letter to the Roman Emperor, and I don't know if they can form an alliance with Rome, if not, I'm afraid that sooner or later Persia will be destroyed by the Great Eclipse!" At this time, Li Shimin also remembered the situation in West Asia that Li Xiu had introduced to him, and he was also quite worried at the moment.

"We have done everything we can, whether the Persians can form an alliance with Rome depends on the results of their own efforts, and Your Majesty does not have to worry about them!" Li Xiu smiled again and persuaded him.

Li Shimin also thought deeply when he heard this, and immediately asked Li Xiu about the financial supervisor, and it happened that Li Xiu also had something to report to Li Shimin, so he spoke again: "Your Majesty, the bank in Luoyang has been built, and the minister is also trying to go there in person to open the bank in Luoyang, and at the same time connect the banks in the two places to realize the matter of remote access and withdrawal!" ”

"The banks in Luoyang are also about to open, so are the banks in other big cities also coming soon?" Li Shimin's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard Li Xiu's words, and he asked eagerly.

Although the bank in Chang'an has only been open for a few months, it has shown some positive effects, such as the credit of the bank is getting higher and higher, the most obvious change is that more and more people are willing to deposit money in the bank, at the beginning it was mainly some businessmen from other places who were worried about the loss of money, so they deposited money into the bank, but now more and more Chang'an locals are also willing to deposit money in, after all, the security of this era is a big problem, theft also occurs from time to time, there is too much money stored at home, and even sleep is not stable.

The more people who save money, the greater the wealth in the hands of the bank, these wealth can be used by the imperial court, and the financial resources of the world can be concentrated to do some big things, such as some time ago the road from Luoyang to Chang'an was damaged due to too much rain, and the imperial court wanted to repair it but could not draw money for the time being, after all, such a large empire, there are too many places to use money, and finally the bank temporarily lent the court money to repair the road, and then repaid it when the court has money in the future, so as not to delay the road repair due to lack of money.

"Banks in Taiyuan and Bianzhou are indeed under construction, but because of the limited manpower of the banks, even if we have been recruiting and training, we still can't make up for the talent gap, so the minister estimates that it will take two or three years to build banks in some major cities." Li Xiu also said helplessly at this time.

It is very easy to build a bank, and even some big cities don't need to build a bank at all, just find a larger building and change it, but the lack of manpower is the biggest shortcoming of the financial supervisor, even if Li Xiu has been urging Xu Jingzong to recruit people, and then gather together for training, but it is still not enough, which also seriously restricts the expansion of the bank.

"Manpower is indeed a big problem, but there is no way to do it, it can only be cultivated slowly!" Li Shimin also frowned when he heard this, and then said helplessly, in order to help the bank solve the manpower problem, he gave Li Xiu all the arithmetic students of Guozijian to Li Xiu, so there is really nothing to do.

"There is a way!" At this moment, I saw Hugh suddenly speak.

"Oh? What's the solution? Li Shimin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then couldn't help but ask curiously, no one is available, Li Xiu can't conjure people out of thin air, right?

"The most lacking thing in the bank is the small officials who can write and calculate, of course, there is a shortage of experienced officials, but it is not particularly serious, in addition, the minister also found that the small officials in the various yamen of the Tang Dynasty are almost hereditary, and some officials have held the same position for several generations, such as some old officials of the county government, because of the operation of several generations, the power is all over the county, and even the new county commanders have to look at their faces, and the minister also hates this situation, so the minister feels that he can intersect with the military academy and open a school dedicated to training officials!" Li Xiu reported loudly at this time.

The term of office of officials is limited, especially the local officials, in order to avoid them cultivating power in the local area, so they will be transferred to other places every few years, in contrast, the officials are lifelong, and many officials are recruited from the local area, it is easier for them to cultivate their own power, this situation is not only local, even some yamen in Chang'an also exist, for a long time, it will definitely empty the power of the imperial court, resulting in the upper and lower government decrees are not compatible, so that the imperial court loses its rule over the bottom.

"Start a school for officials?" Li Shimin couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, and then showed a contemplative expression, speaking of which, the imperial court has always only attached importance to officials, and it is actually very neglectful of officials, and the officials of each yamen are also recruited by the yamen themselves, and the imperial court will never interfere, of course, if the officials do well, they can also be promoted to officials in the future, but the future of officials to officials is limited, and the probability of promotion is also very small.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court needs officials to rule the world, and the yamen at all levels are like the branches of a big tree, which can extend to all corners of the Tang Dynasty, but if a tree wants to grow, it is not enough to rely on the branches alone, it must also rely on the power of leaves, and those officials who are dozens of times more than officials are leaves, and the court did not pay attention to these officials in the past, resulting in weak domination over the bottom, and the government decree can only be issued to the county at the minimum, and then it will not work, but if these officials can be integrated, the rule over the bottom can definitely be strengthened in the future, It makes my Datang more stable! Li Xiu saw that Li Shimin was silent in thought, and immediately spoke again to persuade him.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Shimin finally raised his head at this time, and then said: "What you said is also reasonable, after the opening of the military academy, it has provided many excellent generals for the army of the imperial court, among which the best Su Dingfang and others can already be on their own, I didn't think about it before, but now after you remind me, I think it can be promoted in other aspects." ”

"Your Majesty is wise, compared with the military academy, the investment in opening a special training of small officials is much less, after all, most of the small officials are not high, as long as they can write, they can count, of course, character also needs to be cultivated, the minister feels that he can recruit some poor children from poor families in his teens, let them enter the school to study, and wait until they are qualified to arrange them to enter the various yamen as small officials, so as to solve the source of small officials, and also solve the problem of uneven character and ability of small officials!" Li Xiu suggested again at this time.

Li Shimin also nodded again and again at Li Xiu's words, and then his words also spoke: "In fact, the imperial court has opened official schools in various places, which can enable some children from poor families to go to study, but it is too difficult for the children of poor families to pass the study and then participate in the imperial examination, so many people are reluctant to go. ”

With the discussion between Li Xiu and Li Shimin, the prototype of a school for training officials slowly appeared in the minds of the two, and Li Shimin quickly recorded it, planning to find a special person to be in charge of this matter, and Li Xiu was thinking about going to Luoyang at this time, maybe she could also meet these people in Mysya, but I don't know if she brought her younger brother and the king of Persia who is also her future husband?