But for them, the old fritters who have been in the officialdom for a long time, it's just the opposite.

Originally, everyone's position has been fixed, and their respective development directions have also had clear goals.

As long as you have enough qualifications, you will naturally be able to slowly improve your grade.

After everyone has this tacit understanding, an unspoken rule will naturally be formed in the work.

Everyone tacitly shared their own interests in private.

At the same time, the order of going out to make meritorious contributions was also arranged.

Today, however, the situation has suddenly changed.

Some people who didn't belong in this circle suddenly popped up and were reused as soon as they came up.

The most important thing is that these people are all forces from Li Zhi's side.

What makes everyone most helpless is that the contributions made by these people are not small.

They couldn't find a valid reason to stop Li Shimin's reward.

In fact, what these ministers didn't know was that the situation in front of them was exactly what Li Shimin deliberately did.

When he first succeeded to the throne, the treasury of the Tang Dynasty was empty, and the court could not support too many officials.

As a result, he had to lay off many redundant officials in order to reduce the expenses of the imperial court.

But as a result, the remaining officials lost their competition and became very secure.

In such a situation, they naturally have no sense of urgency in their usual work, which seriously affects their work efficiency.

It just so happened that at this time, the talents cultivated by Li Zhi and Li Su began to emerge.

Therefore, Li Shimin took this opportunity to reward them lavishly.

One is to encourage these people.

The second is to use these people to create some pressure on these veteran courtiers.

After returning to Chang'an City, the medical staff immediately received a rich reward.

At the same time, they brought back detailed comparative data.

Therefore, Li Zhi and Sun Simiao immediately found Li Shimin together and proposed to him to carry out the creation and health work across the country.

That's a big deal.

Especially after a serious outbreak has just occurred, and there is sufficient data to support it, it is even more worthy of discussion.

Therefore, Li Shimin summoned several important officials to the imperial study room as soon as possible.

Li Zhi introduced his and Sun Simiao's ideas to everyone.

After listening to this, Wang Qi first asked: "I don't know if Your Highness has a budget in mind, how much money will it cost to implement this matter?" ”

Li Zhidao: "This matter is related to the life and death of the people of our Datang, and it is the key to the development of the population of my Datang.

No matter how expensive it is, it should be implemented as early as possible. ”

Wang Qi said: "But my Tang treasury is not full now, and it still costs a lot to build a road to the Western Regions. ”

Li Zhidao: "This king thinks that the current court is too limited to solve problems, and many things do not know how to be dealt with flexibly. ”

Fang Xuanling opened his mouth and asked, "I don't know what His Highness means by this?" ”

Li Zhidao: "The first thing that the DPRK and China think of when they encounter a major project is to have the state treasury pay for it, but they never think that they can also use banks. ”

Wei Zheng said: "The loan interest is so high, how to use it if there is no obvious income? ”

Li Zhidao: "Although the construction of roads and the excavation of canals do not see obvious benefits, they are a great help to the commercial development of our Datang. ”

After listening to Li Zhi's words, everyone nodded.

Li Zhi continued: "When commerce develops, the country's tax revenue naturally increases, isn't this a benefit? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji asked, "How can the pheasant slave be sure that the increased tax will be able to repay the interest?" ”

Li Zhi shook his head and said: "Without specific data, it is naturally impossible to determine, if the imperial court is worried that the interest cannot be repaid, it can also repay the interest through fees." ”

Wang Qi asked: "The road was built to facilitate the passage of the people, how can the people be charged?" ”

Li Zhi said: "The roads from the imperial court to various places naturally still need to be preserved and free.

But it is also possible to build roads of a higher standard for people and merchants who need to travel quickly.

These people enjoy the benefits of fast tracking, so they naturally need to pay a certain fee. ”

After hearing this, Wei Zheng frowned and said: "Facilitating the passage of the people is what the imperial court should do, so I'm afraid it's not okay to earn the people's money?" ”

Li Zhidao: "There are many roads in Datang, and it takes a long time to repay the interest through the increased taxes.

If you include the amount of money required for road maintenance on weekdays, it is even more astronomical. ”

Fang Xuanling opened his mouth and said: "Even so, the imperial court is also duty-bound, otherwise we will definitely be infamous for a lifetime." ”

Li Zhi said: "Since you are unwilling to charge, you have to choose a road with many business travelers to try first.

Wait until you have the results before considering whether to continue. ”

Fang Xuanling said: "The official thinks it's safer to try it first." ”

Wei Zheng said: "This official also thinks that he should try first. ”

Li Zhi did not speak again after listening to their words.

In fact, from the perspective of national interests, in order to quickly complete the construction of roads across the country, it is naturally better to collect fees.

But since these people don't agree to charge, Li Zhi can't do anything.

After the people were unanimous in their opinions, the question of building the road was temporarily settled.

Dai Zhou brought the topic back to the issue of improving sanitation.

I only heard him ask: "The problem of road construction can be solved through loans, but how to raise funds if there is no obvious benefit to the people's livelihood problem?" ”

Li Zhi said: "The issue of people's livelihood is related to the lives of the people, and this matter cannot be delayed. ”

Li Zhi's words kept everyone silent.

There are still many canals in Datang that need to be excavated.

There is still a large amount of farmland that needs to be built to solve the irrigation problem.

Now, with the emergence of epidemics, there is an urgent need to improve sanitation.

In addition, it costs money to build roads.

Judging from the current income of the imperial court, it seems that it is not easy to complete any of them quickly.

Just when everyone was silent, Li Zhi spoke again: "Have you ever thought about how much loss the annual flood and drought will bring to the people?

Have you ever wondered how many people die of disease every year?

Could it be that these problems can only be solved slowly through decades of hard work? ”

Li Zhi's questions were answered, and everyone present could not answer them.

Naturally, they are aware of these situations.

At the same time, we are constantly striving to improve.

However, as Li Zhi said, it will indeed take decades for the imperial court to solve these problems on its own.

Li Shimin opened his mouth and asked, "Does the pheasant slave have a good solution to such a difficult financial problem?" ”

After Fang Xuanling and the others listened to Li Shimin's words, they all looked at Li Zhi expectantly.

Among the people present now, he is the only one who can make the most money, and the problem that everyone has no way may really be solved by Li Zhi.