After retiring from the court, Li Shimin held a banquet in the palace to celebrate with all the officials.
Empress Changsun, a group of concubines, and a group of princes and princesses all attended the ceremony in their best attire.
The Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, who had been living in seclusion, once again took the initiative to come out and celebrate with all the ministers.
"Erlang, what the emperors of all generations have been unable to accomplish, I didn't expect to be able to accomplish it in the hands of my Li family!"
"Sure enough, the best thing is to leave the country in your hands. Correct."
At this time, Li Yuan was like a father, proud of his outstanding son.
This is also the first time Li Yuan has said these words since Xuanwu Sect.
"Father..."
Li Shimin held Li Yuan's hand, his eyes filled with tears, and even his voice was choked with sobs.
After the father and son exchanged a few words, their relationship eased a lot.
"Father, please take your seat first. If you don't move your chopsticks, all the officials will not dare to move their chopsticks." Empress Changsun came over and said with a smile.
"Yes, Father, use your chopsticks first." Li Shimin held Li Yuan's left arm and brought him to the main seat.
Li Yuan was supported on the left and right by his son and daughter-in-law. He kept looking at the ministers on both sides.
When he saw Wang Jian's table, he found that it was full of young people, and their table was very close to Li Shimin's main table.
The seats at banquets are particular. The higher the rank of ministers, the closer they sit to the emperor.
Li Shimin leaned into Li Yuan's ear and introduced Wang Jian and others.
"Young monsters are emerging one after another. This is the prelude to creating a prosperous age." Li Yuan stared at Wang Jian and murmured in a low voice.
After Li Yuan and Li Shimin both moved their chopsticks, Baiguan picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
At this banquet, everyone from the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan to the junior officials who had just entered the rank were very happy.
After dinner, Li Shimin and all the royal disciples went to the Ancestral Temple to worship.
Inform the ancestors of this great achievement.
There will be a meeting the next day.
Li Shimin announced the good news of the capture of the Eastern Turks to the world.
When the people in various states and counties heard that the army had quietly captured East Turkestan, they were all excited.
All the people are praising Li Shimin's talents and strategies.
For a time, Li Shimin's prestige among the people reached another peak.
Moreover, after the news of the destruction of the Eastern Turks spread to surrounding countries, Tibet, Goguryeo, Western Turks, etc. all sent envoys to Chang'an.
Not only did they promote Li Shimin as the Khan of Tianhe, but they also tripled the amount of property they paid as tribute every year.
Inside the Manna Hall.
"Haha, Wang Aiqing, you came to me today to discuss the disposal of the East Turks?"
Li Shimin looked at Wang Jian holding the memorial and said with a smile on his face.
Thanks to Wang Jian’s words, the East Turks were completely defeated.
This not only shocked the surrounding countries, but also the people's opinion of him became better and better.
"Your Majesty, the above memorial is about the management of the prairie. After you read it, I will show you the second memorial." Wang Jian respectfully handed a memorial to Li Shimin.
"The handwriting is good, and I have made great progress!" Li Shimin looked at the square and square handwriting and praised it.
Wang Jian and Fang Xuanling practiced calligraphy every day. In just two and a half months, they were already able to write with style and talent.
Half an hour later, Li Shimin finished reading the memorial. His eyes were full of surprise.
"Wang Aiqing, divided the Eastern Turks into two and seven states. This is a good method!" Li Shimin patted the case and nodded in praise.
Wang Jian divided the land of East Turk into two roads, namely Dingxiang Road and Tieshan Road.
Because the grassland is vast and sparsely populated, and most areas are not suitable for farming, there are 4 states under Dingxiang Road and 3 states under Tieshan Road.
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"Your Majesty, by dividing the grassland into state roads, administrative management can be unified, and the people will have a greater sense of identity and belonging."
"The specific regional divisions of the seven states, and The appointment of officials in each state needs to be finalized as soon as possible."
"In the future, incentives will be provided to allow the people of the Tang Dynasty to move there."
These more detailed tasks are involved. There are so many things that Wang Jian alone cannot accomplish.
Wang Jian just gave a clear direction, and the specific details were studied and discussed by people from three provinces and six ministries to form an executable plan.
"Well, I will convene the Zhongshu Province, Shangshu Province and Menxia Province for discussion in the afternoon." Li Shimin nodded seriously.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Jian took out the second memorial and handed it to Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, this memorial is about the disposal of the cow."
The Ministry of Household Affairs is responsible for the disposal of the 500,000 women and children, and the 180,000 war horses are handed over to the Ministry of War. , the rest of the gold and silver treasures have been tallied and put into the treasury.
Wang Jian is the chief of the farming division, in charge of the farming affairs of the Tang Dynasty. The only thing he can control is the plowing cow.
This memorial is relatively short, and Li Shimin read it in one go.
"Wang Aiqing, your proposal is good. Lend a cattle to a village that lacks cattle." Li Shimin nodded and said.
Lending cattle to the people for farming is not without conditions.
In order to encourage them to open up more wasteland and cultivate more, all villages that borrowed cattle have set upLand clearing and farming goals.
Moreover, the responsibility of supervision was placed on the local county magistrate.
If the people who borrowed the cattle could not complete the tasks of clearing land and farming, they would completely lose the opportunity to borrow the cattle in the future, and the court would also punish the county magistrate.
"Wang Jian, there are so many villages in the Tang Dynasty, how should the cattle be distributed?" Li Shimin asked curiously.
Because in Wang Jian's memorial, there is no specific distribution issue.
"Your Majesty, the allocation of farm cattle needs to be discussed with people from the Farming Department and the Ministry of Household Affairs before we can make a decision." Wang Jian said with cupped hands.
The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Farming Department have information on the area of cultivated land in the villages of the Tang Dynasty and the amount of grain turned in every year.
It is easy to make a decision after checking it out.
"Okay, I will say hello to Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and ask him to fully cooperate with you." Li Shimin said immediately.
Next, Li Shimin and Wang Jian discussed the two memorials for another half an hour.
Clarify some details to facilitate subsequent discussions with courtiers.
After discussing the Turkic affairs, Wang Jian raised his hands to Li Shimin and said.
"Your Majesty, I still have a difficult problem that needs your support."
"Wang Aiqing, it doesn't matter if you say it." Li Shimin waved his hands and said.
Now he likes to discuss things with Wang Aiqing more and more, because he can always put forward some practical suggestions.
"Your Majesty, the current book printing process is extremely inefficient."
"I want to innovate the printing process, not only to improve printing efficiency, but also to save printing costs. . ”
“As long as the cost of printing books is reduced, the selling price of books will be reduced accordingly, and poor students in the Tang Dynasty will have more opportunities to buy books and study.”
“Therefore, Minister. I want to set up a Zhenguan Research Institute to specialize in improving movable type printing. ”
Movable type printing is a big job, and the current personnel and technology in Majiazhuang cannot complete it at all, so we can only rely on the power of the court. .
Even if the Zhenguan Research Institute was established in the name of the imperial court, Wang Jian could arrange for people from Majiazhuang to come in and take control of it.
"Wang Aiqing, how do you need me to cooperate with you?" Li Shimin stood up excitedly.
Wang Jian never said anything he was unsure of. Since he proposed this idea, he must be almost ready.
"Your Majesty, I need 15 supervisors, 10 weapons supervisors, and 10 people from the Ministry of Industry." Wang Jianshishi said loudly.
"I agree. I will ask Wang De to give the order later. You can go over and select the personnel in the afternoon." Li Shimin agreed immediately.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Jian said with joy.