Chapter 464: A Secret Letter Across the Ocean
Before, when Li Qing was dealing with government affairs in the Tang Dynasty, he mostly arranged these things in his heart, but he would come first if he was anxious.
What he thought was that it might have an impact on his rule and the reign of the Tang Dynasty. If he was not in a hurry, it would not change in his eyes if the Tang Dynasty was not solved for the time being.
But now, Li Qing understood a little bit that although he was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, like other emperors, he had never truly lived in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
According to common sense, it would be quite unscientific to manage the people of the Tang Dynasty who had never experienced such a life. Unless he was a genius, he would probably have to be thrust.
It is precisely for this reason that no matter in the Tang Dynasty or in any other era, most of them are foolish monarchs, and only a small number of wise monarchs.
Being an emperor is not difficult, because no matter what happens, it is someone who will do it for you in the end. The emperor's role is nothing more than to arrange the right people in the right position.
However, most emperors cannot do this even because there are too many temptations in the position of the emperor, so I won’t talk about food and drink. For a normal man, the harem alone can make them spend most of their lives.
Li Neng did not have the experience of being a commoner in this era, but after all, he also had the experience of being a commoner in the previous era, so after learning from his mistakes, he could still make changes.
According to Li Neng's idea, after the Changping Law was implemented, he wanted to focus on building a powerful naval army, and his trip to Dongmu guard the military camp was ready.
But now it is obviously a bit unsatisfactory. Li Qing knew that in addition to calming the price of food, he must have a lot of things to do. He had to make the people happier so that he could think about the military affairs with peace of mind.
Li Yi thought this way, and he was definitely not aimless. In his heart, he had already grasped another point that the people of the Tang Dynasty hated, which was about the salt administration.
When we arrived in the Tang Dynasty, salt was one of the few seasonings and was also something that the people had to consume every day. Whether it was wealth or poor, every family needed salt. Before that, in terms of consumables needed by all the people, the Tang Dynasty managed it in a mess.
In the early Tang Dynasty, free trafficking was implemented without salt tax. Later, the state monopoly was implemented, and the government significantly increased the salt price. Even corrupt officials would arrest people at will to transport salt free of charge, harming the people, and feeding their own pockets was a big deal.
The people also complained and hated the salt monopoly. At the same time, the salt service in the Tang Dynasty was huge and the expenses were amazing. Both for the people and for the Tang Dynasty, it was already a cancer, so not only Li Yan, but also Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan felt that this matter would be something that would be necessary sooner or later.
However, compared with the matter of Yicang, this matter is not just a little troublesome, but it has caused the interests of countless people. Moreover, the interests are so great that Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan have reminded Li that it may eventually be far beyond his expectations, and there may even be people taking risks because of this matter.
The previous official salt sales were basically an institution that no one could control. All the six ministries could do nothing to him, so anyone who went there would be a lot of money, because it seemed like a place where you could make money.
So this time, according to Li Yong's idea after he began to implement the new Changping Law, he would thoroughly rectify this huge and harmful institution, and not wait for a while but immediately, immediately.
Of course, Li Yi had some ideas on this matter, but he knew that his ideas might still be a bit pediatric in front of professionals, so he proposed his ideas first with the three prime ministers and then waited for their plans.
Zhang Xun and the others were still a little surprised that they had to take action on Guan Yan's affairs at this time. After all, although Li Qing decided to do something very ruthless, he was still very organized. He would never blindly do something that he was not sure about.
Now, Li Yi's promotion of the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty seemed quite a bit like boiling a frog in warm water. One by one can solve all problems in the end, but it may take a little longer.
But this time, Li Qing did not want to wait until the previous action was over before moving Guan Yan, but instead wanted to move it directly, which obviously did not meet Li Qing's rhythm.
However, Li Neng's idea this time was quite clear. He told Zhang Xun and the other two directly that he wanted to clear the cancer in the shortest time. Because in the current Tang Dynasty, Li Neng felt that he had already mastered it almost, at least the things on the surface had been cleaned up, so it was time to touch things in the dark.
The matter of the Salt Administration is to put a piece of iron plate in front of Li Yan, and Li Yan wants to use his imperial power to kick this piece of iron plate. If he can't kick it, he will be in a hurry to develop a navy army. The idea of giving the invisible enemy a little color can only be a joke.
After understanding Li Yan's idea, none of the three of them refuted him at all, but they all said that if the specific plan for this reform is not something that can be given in ten or eight days. Although the channels are different, the three of them have to conduct a detailed and in-depth investigation of the matter, and such an investigation must be conducted secretly.
On this side, Li Neng delayed his trip to the Dongmu Capture Barracks to check out the warships, but gave another group of people a chance.
A letter that crossed the ocean reached the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but its end was not the territory of the Tang Dynasty. After landing on the seaside of Henan Road, the letter headed north and west. After a long journey, it finally walked out of the Tang Dynasty again and arrived in Tubo.
A foreigner came to the royal city of Tubo. His appearance was very similar to that of the Tang people, but his expression and temperament were very different. He quickly attracted the attention of the Tubo royal city army and observed him secretly. He saw that he had inquired all the way and went directly to the center of the royal city, claiming that he wanted to meet the Tubo Zamp Chisong Dezan.
Chapter completed!