Summon the Mythical Emperor of the World

Chongwen Temple.

Li Siduan sat on the throne of the dragon chair.

Above the dragon table, there are articles written by ten candidates for the imperial examinations.

Li Si made a decision in his heart, which candidate was the champion, which candidate was the second, and which candidate was the third flower...

This imperial examination is the first imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty, and it is of great significance.

"The Minister of Rites."

Li Si leaned slightly on the throne of the dragon chair.

When the Minister of Rites heard the words, he immediately bowed and said, "The minister is here."

"Passing the decree of my mouth, Wang Mu's articles, can help the Tang Dynasty to stabilize, should be the champion, Yang Yan's articles, can suppress Confucianism, be the second place, Chen He's articles, can reassure the hearts of the people, should be the third flower..."

On the Chongwen Hall, Li Si personally designated the top three in the imperial examination.

After Li Si finished speaking, he got up and walked out of Chongwen Hall.

Outside Chongwen Hall.

When the ten candidates saw the emperor coming out, they hurriedly knelt down to salute.

It was not until the emperor left completely that the candidates dared to stand up.

"Has Your Majesty announced the ranking?"

Several students looked at each other.

at this time.

The Minister of Rites also came outside the Chongwen Hall.

"Pass the word of His Majesty..."

The Minister of Rites repeated the emperor's words.

The names of No. 1, No. 2, and No. 2 were named in public.

Chen He and others cried with joy.

The bridal chamber is full of candles, when the golden list is titled.

Now it's time for them to be named on the Gold List!

In this case, who doesn't like it?

As the champion of the imperial examination, Wang Mu is certainly worthy of excitement, but what Wang Mu thinks in his mind is the article he wrote.

From Wang Mu's point of view, since he was ranked No. 1, the emperor must also think that the Jiedushi system of the Tang Dynasty should be abolished.

Datang, I'm afraid it's going to change...

Thinking of this, Wang Mu was not only not depressed at all, on the contrary, his fighting spirit was high.

If he can take advantage of this opportunity and make a great contribution...

He, Wang Mu, may be able to rise to the sky!

The other eight candidates, although not the second place in the champion list, were just a little disappointed.

For the scholars who participated in the palace examination, even if they did not rank among the top three, they could still get a half-official position in the end if they were famous and famous...

However, compared with the champion, second place and third flower, their careers are of course much smaller.

Soon, under the arrangement of the Minister of Rites,

Ten scholars entered the Datang officialdom one by one.

Among them, the champion, second place, and third flower are naturally left in Chang'an.

As for the others, they were sent out to various places in the Tang Dynasty and worked hard to improve their qualifications.

As the first disciples of the emperor, Wang Mu and the other three were directly transferred to the court and allowed to join the early court with the civil and military officials.

These honors made Wang Mu excited, and his heart became more and more determined to dedicate his life to Datang...

...

Exams are over.

Li Si returned to the Hall of Longevity.

"Come here, call the Minister of Accounts."

Li Si sat on the throne of the dragon chair and said.

The imperial examination has come to an end temporarily, and now Li Si finally has time to deal with other matters.

Li Si gave a total of two tasks to the Minister of Hukou.

One is to change the land taxation of Datang from the land-equalization system to the taxation per mu.

The second is to change the commercial tax and cancel the Datang customs tax.

In Li Si's heart,

These two are important sources of enriching the Tang treasury.

The former is a long-term consideration, while the latter can be effective in a short time.

After a moment.

The Minister of the Household received the will of His Majesty, put down all the matters at hand, and rushed to the palace.

Outside the Hall of Longevity, the Minister of the Household took a deep breath and walked quickly into the Hall of Longevity.

"The old minister has seen His Majesty."

The Minister of the Ministry of Finance said in a loud voice that he bowed and worshipped.

Li Si waved his hand and said casually, "Aiqing, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Si put his right hand on the armrest of the dragon chair, looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Housing, and said, "Aiqing, do you know why I called you?"

Li Si wanted to see if the Minister of the Household really took what he explained to his heart.

After hearing the question from the emperor, the Minister of the Household said without hesitation: "Report to Your Majesty, but for the land reform and the cancellation of customs taxes?"

Li Si nodded slightly: "How did Aiqing handle these two things?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, once the announcement of the cancellation of the checkpoint tax has been sought after by businessmen all over the world, checkpoints in various places are being cancelled one after another. At this rate, within a month, within the territory of the Great Tang Dynasty, there will be no more checkpoint tax collection. ..."

The Minister of the Ministry of Housing said immediately.

"good!"

When Li Si said this, he changed the subject and asked, "What about land reform?"

"Check the land in the world, cancel the tax exemption privileges of those aristocratic families, and collect taxes by mu. How is the implementation?"

Li Si's eyes fell on the Minister of the Ministry of Housing.

Li Si is not worried about the abolition of customs duties.

The world's customs duties are in the hands of Datang.

Under the order of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who would dare to resist the order?

But land reform, not necessarily.

Although, in Li Si's view, those real wealthy families would not be unhappy with the emperor because of this little money...

However, there is no doubt that someone will jump out.

When the Minister of the Ministry of Commerce heard His Majesty's words, his heart tightened.

The Minister of the Ministry of Housing was thinking about how to answer your Majesty's question.

...

The Minister of Industry and Commerce.

The Minister of Industry was sitting on the main seat, his brows furrowed.

The emperor's leak of gunpowder was handed over to him to investigate. This was undoubtedly an opportunity for the Minister of Industry to clear his grievances.

Despite the overwhelming evidence, the emperor is still willing to give the Minister of Industry half a month to investigate. What kind of grace is this?

Even if the Minister of Industry is not for himself, he must be worthy of His Majesty's trust.

The Minister of Industry vowed to restore the truth of the matter in the shortest possible time and give His Majesty an explanation.

However, as the investigation unfolded, the Minister of Industry found that there were no clues.

All the people involved in the development of gunpowder have been thoroughly investigated by the Minister of Industry, but no doubts have been found.

The whereabouts of these people, what they did every day, and what they said, the Minister of Industry did not find any problems.

This result made it difficult for the Minister of Industry to accept.

Because if there are no problems with these people, doesn’t it mean that the problem lies with the Minister of Works?

The Minister of Industry could never have imagined that at the end of the investigation, it turned out to be on himself again...

"No, in addition to these people, the Imperial Army is also on the scene..."

The Minister of Industry was slightly surprised.

The site where the Ministry of Works outside Chang'an was developing gunpowder was personally guarded by the Imperial Imperial Army.

"No, the Imperial Guard is your Majesty's person. The Imperial Guard guards the security of the palace. The selection is extremely strict, and there is absolutely no chance of any problems."

The Minister of Industry ruled out this idea.

"If the problem is not with me or with the Imperial Army, could it be that the gunpowder in Chang'an City does not come from our Ministry of Industry?"

Thinking of this, a look of surprise appeared on the face of the Minister of Industry.

"Come on!"

"Get your horses ready."

The Minister of Industry immediately got up and walked outside the Shangshu Mansion.

There was a horse-drawn carriage waiting at the door.

The Minister of Industry got into the carriage.

"Sir, where are we going?"

The groom couldn't help asking. .

The Minister of Industry sat in the carriage and said, "East Factory."

The Minister of Industry is now going to the East Factory to verify one thing.