Regarding the eunuchs, Li Chen didn't have any good ways for a while. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 It is unlikely that there will be no eunuchs in the palace. Learn from Westerners to use female officials? Will it work? It's a headache.

'Saint? Sage? Li Chen was awakened, he had just wandered again, "Li Xiang, is there any good way to ban the scourge of eunuchs?" ’

'This eunuch, you don't need it, you can't do it. However, I am very worried that a hundred years later, there will be eunuchs who will disrupt the government. When the time comes, future generations will not be able to cope with it. Li Deyu nodded, this is a major problem, but fortunately, he also thought about it along the way.

"Please sage, use less eunuchs, and at the same time prohibit eunuchs from interfering in politics and taking charge of the army, so that a lot of dangers can be reduced", Li Deyu proposed his method, Li Chen felt that it was very reasonable, but it was still far from his ideal.

Maybe you can really use a female officer? Anyway, in the palace, it just needs someone to clean and tidy up. What are those servings, it is completely up to the concubines to do it.

Choose some sturdy women, five big and three thick, and they are powerful. It is fully qualified for the work that those eunuchs can do. looks ugly, and there is no need to be afraid of those children and grandchildren messing around with them, and people outside will not gossip.

This point can be discussed, although there are many problems in it, but since it involves the palace, let the mother and which group of women to think about.

'Li Xiang, I want to revitalize the Tang Dynasty. Putting aside the problems of eunuchs and female officials, Li Chen began to talk about business with Li Deyu.

'I, Datang, have two problems, one is the eunuchs' chaotic government, and the other is the problem of feudal towns. The eunuchs are chaotic, I solved part of it, it's not a problem for the time being, the problem is a feudal town. I must abolish this domain. ’

'Sage, this matter needs to be considered in the long run. Li Deyu said a "word" with "lungs", at least that's what Li Chen thought.

'Think long-term? Li Chen smiled and said, "Is there anyone still planning now?" Before Dezong, there was Kuang Fu Hebei Heart Since Xianzong, how many people would think so? ’

'No, there is no more. I know very well that the whole court and the central government are now very satisfied with the current situation, as long as those feudal towns can guard the frontier. Now he has leveled another Liu Zhen, and it took a lot of effort to level him. Gave the feudal towns a warning signal. In good condition. ’

Li Deyu was silent, he knew that Li Chen was right. He has been the prime minister, where will he not know, now the court, if it is said that the town is recovered, no one will agree. Because the three towns of Hebei are quite obedient at present, it costs money to fight, as long as the status quo can be maintained, it is good.

As long as the three towns of Hebei are still obedient and can resist foreign insults, at present, the Tang Dynasty court and Hebei Sanzhen have also reached a tacit understanding, and the court acquiesces in the situation of Hebei Sanzhen Town, and the three towns of Hebei also give the court face.

After a long time, the country will not be a country, and it is not impossible for the entire three towns of Hebei to break away from the Tang Dynasty. Look at the Chengde Festival envoy, he is not a Tang man at all. Yes, the imperial court still has the power to clean up a Liu Zhi and defeat the Uighurs, but is that relying on the power of the imperial court? No, the battles are all fought by the temperance envoys, and the court just pays for it. ’

What if one day, the imperial court will not even have the function to pay money? What drives those knots? Moreover, does the imperial court rely only on money? Now this situation can be achieved thanks to the Xianzong Dynasty. ’

If it weren't for Xianzong's revitalization of the Tang Dynasty, suppressing the feudal towns, and re-establishing the majesty of the imperial court, my Tang Dynasty would have fallen apart long ago. But how long can this last? ’

Now every time an envoy dies, the court has to worry, worry about self-reliance, worry about mutiny. When the time comes, there will be another crusade. Look at this map, there are feudal towns all over the place. Li Chen pulled out a large piece of white paper, on which was the area that the Tang Dynasty probably had to control now, with several mountain ranges, major rivers, and several big cities, and then the focus was to outline the scope of the Tang Dynasty's current feudal towns.

This system of festival envoys was in existence in the early years of the dynasty, but it was set up and abolished, and after the war was over, the festival envoys were handed over. After Anshi, the Tang Dynasty was full of festival envoys, and if those festival envoys were disobedient, the imperial court's edict would probably only go to Luoyang. Li Chen poked the map, and the more he talked, the more excited he became.

'The collection of taxes, the maintenance of the localities, and the war are all dependent on moderation. But if you really listen to the court, how much can the court control in your hands? Look, that's about it, is this still Datang? This is the Song Dynasty.... Li Chen's words stopped abruptly, Li Deyu was inexplicable, Song Dynasty, Liu Song? Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the period of Liu Song? It seems like an exaggeration.

However, Li Deyu looked at the map and thought again, maybe it's almost the same, the Hetao area is missing, it seems that it is really the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, Li Chen didn't mean Liu Song, but later Zhao Song, but he couldn't say this. When Li Chen saw this territory map, he was quite excited, and almost said that this was the Song Dynasty. Fortunately, I shut up in time and only said the Song Dynasty. Let Li Deyu think that this is Liu Song, the Song Dynasty of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

Liu Song, when he was at his most victorious, actually won Chang'an, but unfortunately failed to hold it. Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty is more obedient to the feudal towns, and the imperial court can still appoint and dismiss it on its own, removing the three towns in Hebei, it seems that there is a river loop. The main thing that the imperial court can control is still in Jiangnan.

Li Chen's meaning is almost the same, compared seriously, the main area that the Tang Dynasty can control now is one more Hetao area than the Song Dynasty. When the territory of the Song Dynasty was at its peak, there was also the Longyou region. The Tang Dynasty is now losing even Longyou, and it is not as good as the Song Dynasty.

'What did the saint have in mind?' Li Deyu agreed with Li Chen's idea in his heart that the Tang Dynasty now seems to be able to be maintained, but it is really full of holes, and he, the prime minister, has to worry about those feudal towns every day.

Like Li Deyu, he will still worry about the feudal town, and after more than ten years, he will not be worried at that time, indifference is already the best choice, and he is competing to collude with the feudal town to consolidate his power, and there are people in the city.

The first word is money. Li Chen said his plan. I can understand why the Buddha was destroyed, why Emperor Dezong did whatever it took to get money, without money, the court couldn't do anything. ’

Not to mention these, after Li Chen became the emperor, he suddenly understood very much why there were so many emperors who were doing something indiscriminate. Why did Emperor Ling of Han sell his officials, and why did Emperor Wanli do whatever it took to make money. It's all because of this lack of money.

It's a word for money, and it's cheesy to say. But this court can't do things without money, and the local government has money to do things. I, Datang, why the tax revenue is getting less and less now, is because there are many feudal towns, and the local taxes are all collected by the feudal towns. ’

'Some obedient people, just pay more, the three towns of Hebei, it seems to be obedient, but in fact, how much tax can the court collect from them? The same is true for regular taxes, not to mention some local miscellaneous taxes. Self-set cards collect taxes and issue additional cards without authorization. ’

'With money, there are soldiers, and the court and the localities are the same. Therefore, this money is not only more tax and less tax, but also related to the national fortune of the Tang Dynasty. ’

In the Song Dynasty, there were also festival envoys, but which festival envoys dared to do this to the Tang Dynasty, and they often supported it without authorization. Li Chen is to follow the example of the Song Dynasty and take back all the local financial rights. Every penny must be taken back. If you don't do this, the court will never be able to take the feudal town.

As for the overkill of the Song Dynasty, Li Chen would not commit it, Li Chen not only would not emphasize literature over military force, but also try to reverse the trend that is now more and more inclined to emphasize literature over military force.

'Saint, this is not easy. Li Deyu asked worriedly, "The sage already has a countermeasure?" This is the reason why Li Deyu does not object.

On the way to Beijing, he kept thinking about how to get along with the new emperor. If the monarch and the minister can't get along, but restrain each other, he, the capital teacher, it's better not to enter, anyway, even Yazhou has been there,

The news is insufficient, and his current conclusion is that this emperor is very forbearing, and can endure for many years in order to achieve his goal. I will not give up until I achieve my goal. Think of a person, a smart person, who can disguise himself as a fool and disguise himself for decades so that everyone takes him lightly. Li Deyu felt it, Alexander.

Because of this conclusion, he listened to the emperor after he initially expressed his opinion about the emperor's thoughts. Because of this emperor, now that he has frankly stated his thoughts, he has already made up his mind in his heart, not blindly for a while.

And a person who can endure for so many years, thinking that he is a strong-willed person, he will not change his goal easily, and he will not allow others to waver, in this case, why should he be a villain in vain, just listen to the emperor.

I also know that it is not easy, I have a short-term goal, but the short-term goal is also money. First of all, the imperial court wants to train a strong army, how did the Xianzong Dynasty cheer up? Li Chen paused and continued, "Because Jiannan Jiedu made himself self-reliant and was pacified by the Shence army, the prestige of the imperial court was greatly enhanced. ’

'I want to practice one, be able to fight, listen to the words of the court to get the army, so as to subdue those festival envoys, when the time comes, hum. Li Chen snorted, when the time comes, if those festivals are obedient, Li Chen will not treat them badly, if they are not obedient, Li Chen will not mind killing monkeys and chickens.

That's right, what do you do when you kill chickens? At present, Datang is killing chickens again, but the monkeys are afraid for two days, and they are skinned again. Li Chen wants to kill monkeys and make an example of chickens. Even the monkeys that are difficult to catch have been killed, will the chickens still want to resist? The chicken stays, and will lay eggs and tell the time for him, what can the monkey do?

I had some ideas about how to train an army like this, and I started doing that. Li Chen told Li Deyu his thoughts, Li Deyu pondered, such an idea is very fresh, and it has never been like this in all dynasties.

Maybe it can really solve the problems that Datang is currently facing. Cultivate an army that obeys the command of the imperial court and does not worry about the tail not falling off. As long as there is such an army, many problems of Datang can be easily solved.

It's just that because there is nothing in history, Li Deyu doesn't dare to guarantee the results. It can only be said that there is a good chance of success.

In addition, regarding finance and taxation, I will discuss it with the prime ministers at Yeonyeongjeon. The two talked for a while, and Li Chen ended with this. (To be continued.) )