Datang: Get a god-level selection system at the beginning

When everyone heard this, there was a lot of discussion, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but asked: "His Royal Highness, if you have any news, just tell me directly. Don't care about the good or the bad, I, Cheng, can stand it."

"Yes, Your Highness, tell me quickly."

Li Shimin nodded: "The good news is that the emperor has agreed to abdicate and abdicate with this palace, and will issue an edict of abdication soon."

All the civil servants and military generals here have followed Li Shimin from birth to death, so there is no need to hide it from them.

Sure enough, everyone was very happy when they heard the news.

Changsun Wuji took the lead, and everyone bowed to the ground together: "I wait to congratulate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Brothers, please hurry up. If it weren't for your full support, this palace would not be where it is today."

"Next, I want to share another piece of news that is neither good nor bad, that is, the Tiance Mansion will not be abolished, but will continue to be retained. I will even order the Tiance Mansion to exist as a permanent institution in the future."

Sure enough, everyone's reaction to this matter was mixed.

The military generals headed by Cheng Yaojin still welcome the Tiance Mansion's non-disbandment, but as for the civilian officials, they have different views.

"His Royal Highness, I have doubts about what to say or not."

It was Du Ruhui who spoke, and Li Shimin nodded happily: "Master Du, please tell me."

"I feel that this Heavenly Policy Mansion really shouldn't be kept. If we continue to keep it, who will be in charge of the policy on that day?"

Du Ruhui's question pointed to the essence of the matter.

"This Palace has already considered this. The Tiance Mansion will keep it, but the position of Admiral Tiance will no longer be established. Moreover, this Palace will also set up an organization in the Tiance Mansion, called the Staff Office."

With that said, Li Shimin explained the composition of the staff and the scope of power of the staff.

There is a chief of staff in the staff office and ten staff members. They can intervene in all major military affairs, and they are only responsible to Li Shimin.

The other three provinces and six ministries have no right to interfere with the operation of the staff office, and they also specifically mentioned the division of military power.

The almost genius idea of ​​separating military command from the day-to-day matters of enlistment, administration, training, and promotion was praised by all.

None of the people present were fools. Of course, they could understand that although this newly established organization was called the Staff Office, it was bound to become an existence that surpassed the Ministry of Education in the future.

As long as he entered the staff office and became a staff member, he could almost be called a prime minister.

"His Royal Highness, you can come up with such a method, I really admire you so much."

"Prince, your move is really high, it's really high!"

"In this way, my old Cheng no longer has to worry about being restrained by others."

Seeing that everyone agreed with this idea very much, Li Shimin also unceremoniously accepted the idea of ​​the staff office without any psychological burden.

After all, it's not the first time to do this. It's the first time to be born, and the second time to be acquainted.

"All gentlemen, be quiet, I still have some bad news to inform you all."

Li Shimin's words made the originally messy study room suddenly quiet: "The bad news is that if there are no accidents, there will be a large-scale locust plague in the next year."

There was a complete silence in the study, and the originally elated crowd suddenly fell silent.

After a while, Changsun Wuji asked cautiously: "Your Highness, how sure are you about this matter?"

"This matter was told by Daoist Yuan Tiangang and Daoist Yuan himself. According to his calculations, the next two winters will be warm, so a large number of yellow worm eggs will survive."

Although there was no large-scale locust plague in the Sui Dynasty, the drought caused thousands of miles of red land, and the tragedy of the people changing their children to eat is still vivid in my mind.

Many of the people present have experienced that tragedy, and some have even experienced it up close.

Niu Jinda's eyes were red: "Prince, then Yuan Tiangang has always played tricks and deceived the public. As long as you give the order, I will cut off his head now, as a warning to others."

"General Niu, what's the use of blaming Yuan Tiangang for this kind of thing?" Changsun Wuji said, "The only solution now is to think about how to deal with it."

"That's right, regardless of whether the locust plague will really break out, we must always be prepared."

"Hey, it's only been two years since my birthday, and I have to..."

Li Shimin asked several civil servants: "Wuji, Xuanling, Keming, what can you do?"

"Returning to Your Highness, I think that no matter whether this matter is true or not, we must treat it as true."

"Even if the locust plague does not break out, early preparations are beneficial and harmless."

"I feel that from now on, we should purchase grain on a large scale, and suspend some unnecessary large-scale projects, and at the same time shrink the defense line to avoid large-scale conquests with foreigners."

These three people are worthy of being famous ministers of Zhenguan, but they have already thought of several ways in such a short period of time.

"What you said is true, but there are still some people who have some ideas, just listen to it. Wen Bin, come out."

When the door opened, Li Wenbin walked in.

"I have seen you uncles."

Everyone returned the salute together, Changsun Wuji immediately rushed to ask: "Little prince, do you have any ingenious plan to solve the locust plague?"

Although Li Wenbin was young, he had already gained the trust of these important court officials.

"Uncle, my nephew does have a few ways to alleviate the harm of the locust plague as much as possible. For example..."

As he spoke, Li Wenbin took out a few blueprints: "Uncles, please take a look, this is Quyuanli, and this is a cart, all of which are farming tools."

Changsun Wuji curiously took over the blueprint and pondered it carefully.

Cheng Yaojin asked: "My lord, which one is better, the Quyuanli or the cart, or the farm tools used now?"

"Uncle Cheng, this Quyuan plow and columbine cart can sow [-] mu of land every day with only one ox, and it can also plow the soil deeply and cultivate intensively."

"Many, how much? Is there nothing wrong with my ears? Six hundred acres?"

Cheng Yaojin's eyes stared like cow bells, and he almost wrote the word "unbelief" on his face.

"Yes, and this is a conservative estimate, maybe more."

Hearing what Li Wenbin said, everyone looked at those blueprints differently—they all understood that for the Tang Dynasty, which took farming as its foundation, this was actually a priceless treasure.

"My lord, are you the one who came up with this Quyuanli and columbine cart?"

It was Zhang Gongjin who asked the question, and then Li Wenbin shook his head: "No, no. The Quyuanli and columbine carts actually existed in the Han Dynasty, and they were recorded in Zhenglun."

"It's a coincidence that after my father and I mentioned this matter yesterday, my father suddenly had an idea and thought of the Quyuanli and the columbine car I had heard about before, and then I worked all night to restore the blueprint. from."

Hearing what Li Wenbin said, everyone looked at Li Shimin as if they were gods.