They really doubt themselves, if the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs did not do their best, but they did their best, but they still only completed the investigation of two related issues, this is because these two roads are closer to Chang'an, the population is larger, mainly because the roads are relatively easy to walk.

But His Royal Highness King Qin has actually investigated all the data across the country? This...... It's outrageous!

No wonder when His Royal Highness King Qin gave them to July, his tone would be like that.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." Fang Xuanling next to him hesitated and stood up and said.

"Aiqing, please speak." Li Shimin waved his hand.

"Did His Royal Highness King Qin start the investigation in advance? Still is? Fang Xuanling asked the key question.

"No, it took him less than two months in total, and he ordered his men to investigate when he first brought it up with you." Li Shimin shook his head, "He won't lie to people in this regard, there is no point." So, isn't the efficiency of your six parts a little too low? ”

"This ......" Fang Xuanling was also a little nervous for a while, if this was really the case, then there was indeed a big problem with the six of them, but one thing to say, Fang Xuanling felt that the efficiency of the six departments had improved recently.

As the left servant of Shangshu, Fang Xuanling sat in this position not long after Li Shimin took the throne, and almost the entire Zhenguan year Fang Xuanling was in this position, and he can be said to be very familiar with the six departments.

Naturally, I also have a good understanding of the work efficiency of the six departments, because His Royal Highness King Qin has assigned too many tasks, since the end of the Chinese New Year, almost all of the six departments have been running efficiently, and even these few times there is no rest and no rest, and many officials even have a lot less time to sleep at night.

Just look at Duan Lun and Dou Lukuan's complexions, and as the leader of Shangshu Province, Fang Xuanling himself naturally has an intuitive embodiment of the work efficiency of the six departments, which can be said to be very fast.

Outcome...... And that's the result?

What His Royal Highness King Qin can complete in less than two months, they may not be able to complete it by July, or even a whole year? Is this how efficient they are?

That's not a fraction of a star.

As the direct leader of the Sixth Ministry, Fang Xuanling knows very well that this is not a problem of work efficiency, but has been derived from the work efficiency of a country and the work efficiency of the imperial court.

The six departments are responsible for the implementation of almost all specific matters in the entire imperial court, and the efficiency of the six departments represents the efficiency of the Tang Dynasty.

No wonder since His Royal Highness King Qin began to publish the "Tang Weekly" last year, all the courtiers and others feel that they are lagging behind each step, from big to small, just look at the efficiency of this subordinate, the gap is several times, so they are not controlled by others everywhere? You don't lose unjustly.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty." Fang Xuanling opened his mouth first to admit his guilt, after all, as the number one, there is a problem with the efficiency of the six departments, then he must have an unshirkable responsibility, after finishing speaking, Fang Xuanling continued: "However, the minister also has a request, I wonder if His Royal Highness the King of Qin can teach the minister or the six departments how to improve efficiency?" The minister can lead the six departments to make corrections. ”

"Or the minister himself can come to the door to ask for advice." Fang Xuanling's attitude was very low.

For official affairs, Fang Xuanling is still very serious.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "This matter actually has little to do with your six departments, of course, you are not unable to learn, and learning can also improve efficiency, but the main thing is that the ideology of officials is rigid, and they do not know how to work flexibly occupy a large part." Another point is the problem of the imperial court system. ”

System?

At the mention of this, everyone's hearts were shocked, this ...... Isn't it true that Your Majesty and His Royal Highness are preparing to reform the existing system of three provinces and six ministries?

"This matter will not be discussed for the time being, how can he complete the investigation in two months, I can tell you, but whether the six departments can be implemented, how to implement it, you have to discuss a charter, I dare not say that it is comparable to Li Ke's efficiency, but at least it must be stronger than now." Li Shimin waved his hand.

He discussed this with Li Ke, although Li Ke did not say it explicitly, but Li Shimin himself knew the crux of the problem by comparing the two sides.

There are too few low-level government officials in Datang, and the area and population of a county government are a lot, but the number of officials and officials in a county is only a little bit combined, but in such a large area, the efficiency of the investigation is naturally not as good as Li Ke.

But can Li Ke's method be used as a reference? Actually, you can.

Such a large-scale investigation, in fact, the Tang Dynasty may not be carried out once a year, or even a few years, to ask for help from some local merchant families, small gate valve families, and let them send their own people to help, these small gate valve families or merchant families are very willing.

But these county officials rarely do this, the reason is very simple, the poor family is better, not a loss of face.

For example, these merchant families, it has always been the other party who asks for them, and they take the initiative to ask someone to do something? How is this possible? Of course, Li Shimin can also understand their thoughts, after all, there are too many involved, in case someone asks for help, do you help or not.

So in the final analysis, it is still the small number of low-level officials in Datang that has led to this result, of course, this is not the whole reason, the other part of the reason is that the low-level officials are also used to doing things slowly, even if the decree is issued, they will not do it as soon as possible, but it is possible to order one or two people to do this thing, how long will it take for one or two people to run the whole county?

Li Shimin immediately said how Li Ke did it directly in the court.

After listening to Li Ke's method, a thought popped up in the hearts of all the ministers, His Royal Highness King Qin...... It's really ingenious.

If you think about it, there must be a lot of readers in these people, and these readers can be of great use, but if you ask them to help record a simple job such as data, it will definitely be no problem.

The shopkeepers, bookkeepers, housekeepers, etc. of the merchant family, the small family, etc., must be literate.

This is to make the best use of existing resources and do things that would otherwise be impossible to do as quickly as possible.

But...... Then again, does the firm under His Highness's name actually have so much power? Almost all over the world? This...... The news between the gatherings of the various gate valve families the day before, these courtiers actually knew, after all, most of them were part of these gate valve families.