There is no suspense about the results of the palace examination. It's just that the emperor and the cabinet's favorite policy was not written by the champion Dou Qing after the book was opened, but it was by Tanhualang Li Dan! Shocked, some people said that it couldn't be a mistake in transcribing, right?

Comparing the original volume, not only did he not find any problems, but Li Dan's single-handed writing of the poem shocked the audience.

"Cough, cough," this year's chief examiner, Su Buzhou, the right attendant of the Rites Department, said, "Have you seen the rankings clearly? There's no doubt that Tanhualang's original scroll matches the transcript, right?" This gentleman is said to be a descendant of Su Zhe.

The last session was originally his main exam, but the emperor temporarily gave Zhu Zhan a favor, this time it was easy to show his face, and some people suspected that the two volumes did not match, which made him very angry.

Shousuke looked at everyone, and when he saw that everyone was silent, he said, "It seems that Tanhualang is really talented, and this is really a blessing for the country!" It's nonsense, but as Shousuke he has to say something.

Liu Kan looked at the scroll and resubmitted it, sneered in his heart, and put both volumes on the imperial book case for the emperor to compare.

Because Li Dan usually used a pencil or quill pen to write and present to Zhao Tuo, the emperor still saw his grass for the first time, and couldn't help but applaud: "Good words, really like his people!" The following suddenly echoed.

Han Wei was a little inexplicable, thinking that the emperor said this, as if you and Li Dan were very familiar. He arched his hand upward: "Congratulations to Your Majesty for this talent, it's just ...... How are these rankings ranked? Please also ask Your Majesty to make your own decisions."

The meaning is very clear: Your Majesty, if you think this person is not bad, then do you think you should depose Tanhua, or even pull off the champion? Give me a word.

"I don't think it's appropriate." Xie Minhong shook his head: "Although Li Tanhua has done a good job in strategy, after all, the imperial examination is based on sacred learning, and the scriptures and meanings are still stronger than the champions and examples, isn't it rash to adjust the order just because of a policy theory?"

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Sun Liao also stood up in support, although he and Xie Minhong had a different position, but on this issue, Sun Liao was very disdainful of Shoufu's swaying. "There has never been a reason to adjust the first class in the Golden Palace Entrance Examination!" He said.

"Or ...... Let the three of them each write another scripture?" I don't know who whispered, and immediately there was a boo around.

"There's no need to be so complicated, right? This shouldn't be a big deal, get rid of it quickly, I have more important things to discuss with you!" Zhao Tuo waved his hand and asked, "The top three of the last session should be here as usual, right?" What do you recommend?"

The Deqing Pavilion attendant spoke about Hong Lang, the Fuyuan Pavilion attendant spoke about Liu Wencan, and the three of them immediately stood up and exchanged views with each other, and Hong Lang expressed his support for Lord Xie's statement on behalf of everyone. Xie Minhong's face was slightly smug.

Zheng Shou was afraid that Han Wei would not be able to come to the stage, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty should have a plan, so please decide."

"Eh, everything is up to me, so do you have to wait for the court meeting? I said you should do it, wouldn't it be good?" Zhao Tuo waved his hand dissatisfiedly and told him to step back.

At this time, Lang Xu Baozhong, the secretary on the side, spoke, "The minister has a play."

"What does Xu Qing want to say? Just play."

"The minister thinks that the order of the column has been set and it is indeed not suitable to change it easily, and besides, the new champion is talented, rich and handsome, and His Royal Highness plays the right game, and His Majesty praises him for his extensive knowledge, so how can the order be changed because of a single policy?

As for Zhou Junlan, who has been writing since he was a teenager, he is quite famous in Henan and Shandong, and if he falls, the minister is worried that it will cause dissatisfaction among the scholars.

Since Tanhualang has done a good job in his strategy, it is better to consider it when awarding officials, so that he can make full use of his talents. The minister thought that when Li Tanhua learned about it, he must also understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts and deep meaning.

Isn't it the purpose of the imperial examination that talented people can be given equal and just opportunities to fulfill their aspirations for the country?"

Xu Baozhong's official position is not high, but he is the emperor's secretary, and everyone in the cabinet listened quietly and chewed on the meaning of his words.

At this time, several people could already see that the emperor wanted to promote Li Dan, but he was hindered by the system. Xu Baozhong's words won the emperor's heart, making him nod frequently.

Wang Gan saw the opportunity to stand up, crossed his hands and said, "Secretary Lang's words are very reasonable. Your Majesty, before Li Dan came to participate in the scientific examination, he was tired of military merits and won the title of Xiao Cavalry Captain, and he also did the Six Pinxuan of Jiangnan West Road

Fuji experience.

Although it is a military position, but the performance is excellent, it is said that now Raozhou Mansion has been three consecutive years without banditry, and the people of Wufu are abundant, which is inseparable from the foundation he laid when he served as a regimental training envoy in Raozhou. This son is talented in civil and military affairs, and capable and pragmatic.

The minister thought that since Li Dancai was both civil and military, and now that the Kerr people were marching south, and Mo Nan was raging, it was better to let him go directly to the Ministry of War, what does Your Majesty think?"

"Staff's Pavilion?" Zhao Tuo looked at the ceiling and said in a long voice, everyone's hearts are hanging, this is not satisfied? "Not satisfactory!" The Emperor shook his head:

"Wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate for me to let a tanhua go directly to the military headquarters? Maybe there will be people who will criticize me for being rash and inappropriate." He swept his eyes at the restless crowd.

"Uh......, or ......," the fat man Zhu Zhan put down the handkerchief that was wiping the sweat from his forehead, and whispered, "There is still a vacancy for a foreigner in Zhongshu Province......

"Quasi-play!" The emperor simply slapped the table: "He can take care of the affairs of the department!" After saying that, Eunuch Liu took a step forward and took out a few pieces of paper from his arms.

"Turn this topic over, let's get down to business!" After speaking, the emperor ordered Wei Congxi and Li Shu to draft an edict, and Liu Hui, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, went to Renqing Palace to pass the decree, and King Ding presided over the leadership of all the new science and technology scholars to visit the West Inner Garden, hold a poetry meeting and give a banquet.

The position arrangement for Li Dan seemed to have been decided hastily.

"I have drawn up a few methods, including about winning over the various ministries of Monan, promoting trade and personnel exchanges, and there are several things related to the conferral of the beggar Khan that need to be listed as ministers to make up for me, so let Liu Daban read it to you now!"

Zhao Tuo can't wait to finish these few things quickly, he can't let the beggar Khan return to the grassland empty-handed, right?

There was an immediate "buzzing" sound below, and after waiting for so many days, it seemed that the boots had finally landed. "Silence!" The inspector of the palace shouted.

Liu Kan cleared his throat and began to read aloud, there was a lot of content, he finished reading part of the discussion and part of the discussion, and then changed to a eunuch and read it again.

At first, there were people who were indignant and felt that they should not trade and associate with the Egu people, but listen, listened, and everyone heard the smell, which was the smell of money, and maybe a lot of silver and gold.

So no one said anything, even if a decent person wanted to refuse the stench of copper wafting through the room, but was immediately stopped by others.

The vast majority of people have learned that behind these schemes are enormous economic and political benefits.

In the past, it was said that you can't sell iron and salt to enemy countries, but now this premise is gone, as long as you submit to the tribute, I will regard you as a part of the empire, not an enemy, and naturally these things can be traded!

Especially those Northland officials who lowered their heads, in fact, their eyes were about to shine, and they couldn't wait to go home immediately and tell their shopkeepers the news.

The left and right attendants of the household department exchanged glances, and their hearts crackled and planned: If the entire nine sides are all opened, then how much tax can be collected, even if it is halved, how much revenue can the treasury increase?

And what is that "passport" that Your Majesty is talking about? It seems that there are fees to be charged for passports and road visas, who does this money belong to and how to use it?

Reading this, a eunuch came out and held a copy and gave everyone a copy. "This is a special order for Your Majesty to be compassionate to your lords, and specially ordered Bingbi Division and a few Hanlin to transcribe it overnight, please return it when you leave the scene after reading it.

The last page is the manuscript paper, and if you want to ask a question, you can write it down with a pencil and discuss it later." After Eunuch Liu finished speaking, he announced that he would give a cup of tea time to read carefully and communicate with each other, and suddenly everyone in the hall buzzed one after another.

Zhao Tuo looked at Eunuch Liu and smiled slightly, thinking that Li Dan's idea was quite good, so he struck while the iron was hot in this hall, and went back to mutter. The Imperial Council, well, that's a good name!

He looked to the side of the main hall, where there were already a few tables, and Wei Congxi and Li Zhi and a few other Hanlin were grinding ink, preparing to record the meeting later.

Since meeting Li Dan, there have been more and more simple, efficient and interesting things, and the emperor has gradually become more and more popular

I feel my authority and status.

As soon as the tea passed, the imperial historians loudly reminded them to be quiet and asked everyone to return to their places. The emperor pointed to the ministers standing in the main hall and said:

"The war is imminent, and this form will be used in the future court meeting. However, the big companion places tables and chairs for everyone to sit underneath to make it easier to write and record. Raise your hand when you speak, and stand up to speak when you have permission to speak.

Everyone should bring their own pen and paper in the future, and they should be recorded encrypted and stored or destroyed in time, and the text issued by His Royal Highness or the content of the records of the princes will be regarded as the top secret of the empire, and those who leak or lose them will be punished!

There will also be a summary of the minutes in the hall, which will be transcribed and distributed to everyone after the meeting.

This is called the Imperial Council, and as the main form of political discussion, in the future, there will be no need for so many words such as the small court meeting, the imperial study meeting, and the cabinet court meeting, and it will be fixed as a regular practice.

The month is divided into five weeks, and the fifth day of each week is the pre-imperial meeting, which is attended by the cabinet, the provincial ministries and temples, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the General Administration, Jing Zhaoyin, the Governor of the Five Armies and above, and other people who are ordered to attend.

At other times, the ministers handle government affairs on their own, and they do not say anything about anything abnormal. Those who urgently need to communicate with me will be contacted by the cabinet and the secretaries of state."

"Your Majesty, thank you!"

Give sweet dates first, and then unify the previous messy meetings and court meetings into the imperial meeting.

On the surface, the emperor felt sorry for everyone, saying that I didn't want to control everything, and was willing to rule by doing nothing, and even gave the participating officials the honor of sitting in the same hall with the emperor and discussing.

At the same time, the system of the Imperial Council was established with the cabinet responsibility system as the core, and the inner circle of the bureaucracy was further clarified.

The three small court meetings per month were changed to five, but the purpose of strengthening the imperial power was achieved.

The emperor gave face like this, and of course everyone had to repay the favor. In the ensuing discussion, there was basically no objection to the emperor's conferral of the beggar Khan.

As for the establishment of five dominions (prefecture and county level) in Ula, this is a disguised expansion of territory, and it is a great thing that will go down in history!

It's very cheap to give the name of the five county kings, but how much will it cost you to try to take the army to conquer this area? So everyone unanimously approved this.

In this way, the titles of Ergus Khan and Prince Ula of the beggars, as well as the titles of the Hanhai Prefecture Protector and the General of Gajinshan were determined, and at the same time, Kulun was appointed as the king of Jiyan County.

"Your Majesty, do we really want to set up the Hanhai Protectorate?" Li Gengsan, the governor of the right army, asked excitedly.

"The Marquis of Qingcheng (Li Gengsan was originally the Marquis of Changyi, because the prince of King Xiang changed the title of King Teng to Changyi, so he changed his title to Qingcheng, Shandong), the various departments of Monan will come to the court one by one, and the establishment of the Hanhai Protectorate is imperative!

As soon as possible, the secretary and others will discuss and nominate a suitable person to serve as the protector of the capital, and I will have military affairs to be arranged immediately!" Zhao Tuo said with a smile. Watching the old generals dancing with their hands, he was very satisfied.

These veterans also have great ambitions, of course, to give the younger generation the opportunity to advance.

"Do you have any views or questions about opening up trade and people-to-people exchanges?" Zhao Tuo knew that this was the highlight of the day!

"Your Majesty, the minister has questions." Liu Fangpin, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, got up after receiving permission:

"Please ask Your Majesty, I just mentioned passports and road signs, are these two things? How is the road guide fee collected and used?" He couldn't wait to ask questions that a lot of people wanted to ask.

"First of all, I have decided to set up the Department of Foreign Affairs under the leadership of the Right Attendant of the Ministry of Rites, which will be responsible for the exchange of foreign countries and foreign vassals, the dispatch and rotation of personnel stationed there, the normal liaison and communication with foreign countries, the exchange and collection of information, and so on.

It is convenient for foreigners to enter the country, apply for road visas for people coming to China abroad, and set up immigration and immigration bureaus in provinces along the border. The preparation for this matter will be done by the Ministry of Rites, and we will discuss it with me after the meeting.

As for the passport, it is a booklet, and the first page records the person's appearance, affiliation, guarantor, kinship, etc., so that there is no need to write it every time.

There are two types of passports that I am going to issue are one-year and three-year, and the foreign mission can issue a five-year passport, which can be applied for when you reach the age of one.

On each page, it is recorded by the inspection of each pass

Seals of the time of entry, departure and entry so that the passport can be seen at a glance during the validity period.

If there is no seal and record of the inspection officer, it can be regarded as illegal, and the inspection office or health office may seize it or transfer it to a higher authority for interrogation. The passport is produced for a fee, and the Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the design and production of the passport mentioned above.

The Ministry of Rites drafted the "Regulations on the Mutual Dispatch of Permanent Representatives and Consulates between the Imperial Court and the Ula Autonomous Region" as soon as possible, and at the same time agreed that the officials stationed in Jiyan City would return to the grassland with the beggars this time."

"Obey!" Wang Gan got up and agreed.

"No, it's not you, I have another good thing on your side to ask you to come forward. Leave the matter of the proposed ordinance to your right attendant." Zhao Tuo said with a smile. Wang Gan looked surprised. Lan Ziying, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, hurriedly got up and agreed.

"As for this travel fee, it is collected by the Ministry of Rites and used for the expenses and operating expenses of embassies abroad, and can be used overseas for information gathering, network expansion, funding for sinology, etc.

The fee is charged on the basis of the number of entries and exits, and the head duty is exempted at the entry and exit points after payment, but the commercial tax and goods are also taxed by law."

Now everyone understands, it turns out that there is an additional foreign affairs department. However, it seems that the road visa fee and passport printing fee are used to support this foreign affairs department, and since the imperial court does not spend money, the household department has not said anything.

"Your Majesty, except for weapons, armor, and gunpowder, everything else can be traded, isn't this ...... a bit risky? for it is possible for these things to flow out to Yerkand and Karka." Yang Zhong got up and asked the question.

The emperor smiled: "Aiqing, if you want him to become an autonomous region of the empire, then you should treat him as equally as possible with the mainland. I am not at all surprised if out of 3,000 iron pots sold and 100 of them go into the hands of the Karkas.

Even if 3,000 were exchanged for cattle and sheep with the Karkos, so what? Spanning thousands of miles, the value of these pots has already increased I don't know how many times, how many cattle and sheep do you think Kelco can use to change pots?

If you exchange one pot for ten cows, you need 30,000 heads! How about I double it for him if they want it? How much fertile land can these cattle produce in the Central Plains, while how many herders in the Kelgak have lost their property?

Don't you understand the truth of eliminating one or the other? Besides, we can control the quantity, type and quality of iron ware for export, so what is there to worry about?"

Yangzhong opened his mouth wide and patted his forehead for a while: "Your Majesty's heart and vision are not comparable to those of Weichen? Admire it!"

The metaphor of the emperor opened a window in everyone's eyes. Yes, what is needed on the grassland is not only iron pots, but also tea, wine, medicinal herbs, cloth and silk satin, which are not in demand? Oh my God, how many cattle, sheep, and horses do you have to get back!

"Tobe."

"Wait!" Ahn Jae hurriedly got up.

"Oh, I've always forgotten that Qing is still the acting clerk." The emperor remembered Cui Junyong, who had been dismissed, turned his head and said, "Secretary Lang, you write down:

Exempt Cui Junyong from the Ministry of Household Books, quasi-Zhishi. Appoint Ahn Jae as the head of the household department." After Zhao Tuo finished speaking, he pointed to his side: "This is the right waiter, right?"

"Minister, You Cunxi, the right attendant of the household department, has seen Your Majesty, and the minister was appointed by Shuntian Mansion Yin last month to serve in the Jingshi Household Department."

"I remember, you used to be the prefect of Yanzhou Mansion, and then you went to Shuntian Mansion from Yangzhou Yanzheng." The Emperor nodded:

"Very good, since you are a capable minister, I will give you a little more burden, but An Qing's family, you have to find a left servant quickly!" The two of them hurriedly thanked him.

Zhao Tuo then arranged: "You Qingjia, you have taken the lead in setting up a Department of Commerce, which is responsible for promoting domestic and foreign trade and economic cooperation, such as export control strategies like the one mentioned by Fang Caizhen, as well as maintaining market order, organizing the transshipment of commercial goods, and the imperial court's collection and storage.

In addition, An Qing's family, the household department added the General Administration of Taxation and Banknote Customs, which was presided over by the four members of the foreign department.

Responsible for two things, drafting and managing tax-related laws and regulations, approving the world's tax items, and supervising the implementation of tax collection and payment, respectively statistics and handing over to the national treasury and local treasury, including customs duties, commercial taxes, excise taxes, agricultural taxes, deed taxes, ......and so on."

The first Imperial Council was held for two hours! In the west, King Ding took the new scholars to enjoy the flowers, poems, and feasts in the garden, and a series of measures by the emperor here were dazzling.

Not only the Ministry of Rites

Several new divisions were set up in the Ministry of Households, and the emperor made it clear to the Ministry of War that he did not support the attitude of fighting against the various departments of Monan.

Not only that, but he also announced that he would appoint a king to hire a side concubine from the Seyan tribe, and he would also send an envoy to the steppe with the beggar Khan to marry his eldest daughter.

Although everyone had heard the news before, it was just a joke, and I didn't expect the emperor to take it seriously. The most pitiful thing is Wang Gan, his great good thing is to go to Seyan to give the king as a matchmaker, which really makes him cry and laugh.

"Let's go back and do business, I will discuss some things with the military department and the generals first, and then I will pass on the secretary to discuss it in detail." The emperor smiled and said to Wang Gan, "This big move of mine is on Qing, you can't let me down!"

"Your ......, Command!" Wang Gan thought to himself that it was an enemy country, why did I go to that kind of place if I was a scholar? He grinned, but he knew it was reluctant.

"Friends who read books, don't care about monthly passes, must-read votes or recommendation votes, vote one for recognition, two for liking, three for encouragement, and four for ...... Are there so many? Of course the more I have, the better."