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Chapter 217 Objection
Before dawn the next day, Lin Xuan was called up by Chunyue, ready to go to court.

Thinking about the days like this in the future, Lin Xuan felt a little headache.

When Lin Xuan came to the gate of the palace on horseback, there were already many people at the gate of the palace.

"Zichu, come quickly!" Cheng Yaojin greeted Lin Xuan quickly.

Lin Xuan handed the horse to Liu Da, walked over and said, "I have seen some uncles."

"This is your first official visit to the court, how are you learning the rules?" Cheng Yaojin asked.

Lin Xuan said: "Uncle Cheng, don't worry, you have learned the basic etiquette."

A few people from the Ministry of Rites yesterday taught him all afternoon, aren't you used to it?

"It's good to learn. If you didn't get crowned before, even if you were rude, most people would not talk about it. But you have been crowned now. If you are rude, it will become a reason for others to trouble you." Cheng Yaojin Said.

Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Thank you, Uncle Cheng, for letting me know."

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"I see you, Your Majesty!"

"Excuse me, gentlemen!"

After the ceremony, all the officials sat down according to their respective positions.

Before the Song Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty was more humane, and everyone could sit.

Lin Xuan's location is good, and there is a big pillar on the side, just to lean on.

"What do you want to play, Zhu Qing?" Li Shimin asked, looking around the crowd.

"Your Majesty, I have a book to play!" Hou Junji stood up and said.

"What's the matter with Hou Qing!" Li Shimin asked with narrowed eyes.

"Your Majesty, the border gate has reported that there are many cities and fortresses on the border that have been in disrepair for a long time, and have been dilapidated. I ask Your Majesty to allocate funds to renovate the cities and fortresses." Hou Junji said.

Li Shimin nodded and said: "The border city and fortress are related to the safety of the Tang Dynasty, so you can't be sloppy. Hou Qing's border city and fortress, how much will it cost to repair it?"

"I have asked someone to estimate that if it is just repaired, it will only need 50 guan. If you want to strengthen it, it will cost about 200 million guan." Hou Junji said.

Li Shimin looked at Dai Zhou and asked, "How much money can the Ministry of Civil Affairs give?"

Dai Zhou got up and said, "Return to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Civil Affairs can only give out [-] guan at most now. If we wait a few more months, after the autumn harvest, there will be no problem."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Why does the Ministry of Civil Affairs only have such a little money?"

If you wait until the autumn harvest, the weather will turn cold soon, so there is no time left.

"Your Majesty, the Zhenguan plows made by the Ministry of Industry and local governments are distributed to the people for free, and the money is all from the Ministry of Civil Affairs," Dai Zhou said.

"It's impossible for the Ministry of Civil Affairs to only have such a small amount of money." Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, due to the lack of money, the water conservancy channels in various places have not been repaired for many years. Your Majesty ordered the repair of water conservancy in various places, and all the money was allocated." Dai Zhou said.

Only then did Li Shimin remember that there was indeed such a thing.

"I know, I'll take care of the money. Since it needs to be repaired, it must not only be repaired, but also strengthened directly. I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allocate 200 million yuan to the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry will be responsible for the repair and reinforcement of the border city fortress. "Li Shimin said.

Hou Junji bowed his hands and returned to his seat.

Seeing that Dai Zhou was still standing, Li Shimin asked, "Is Dai Qing still busy?"

"Your Majesty, the name of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is taboo and should be renamed." Dai Zhou said.

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Then change it to the Ministry of Household Affairs."

When Li Shimin ascended the throne, someone raised this question.

At that time, because Li Shimin owed a lot to the rules set by Li Yuan, he was worried about attracting criticism, so he didn't change some unimportant ones.

It's been so long now that changing it doesn't have any effect.

"Yes!" Dai Zhou replied and sat back.

"Your Majesty, I have a book to play!" Fang Xuanling said, standing up.

"Fang Qing, what do you want to play?" Li Shimin asked in surprise.

As the prime minister, Fang Xuanling didn't know how to play small things, and Li Shimin knew about big things.

He really couldn't imagine that Fang Xuanling had something to play.

"Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate for the Liuli Pavilion to be controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It should be managed by the imperial court." Fang Xuanling said.

"Why did Fang Qing say that?" Li Shimin asked with a frown.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is his personal small treasury, and he can use it as he wants.

But once it is under the control of the imperial court, the money will go into the national treasury, and it is not for him to use it as he wants.

"Your Majesty, the Huangzhuang and some other properties controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs are enough for the royal family. But the court is short of money, and the Liuli Pavilion can generate a lot of benefits, even comparable to the tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty feels that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has Is it suitable?" Fang Xuanling said.

The money of the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot be used by the court without the emperor's consent.

And the emperor has a lot of money in his hands, which is not a good thing in the long run.

"But when the court was short of money, didn't I ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allocate funds?" Li Shimin said.

He knew that Fang Xuanling was doing it for Datang's good, but he was short of money for so long, and finally got his own finances, so he was really reluctant to let him hand it over.

"Your Majesty, you can't let the Ministry of Internal Affairs allocate funds every time the court is short of money, right?" Fang Xuanling said.

He was not worried about Li Shimin, but for the long-term consideration of Datang.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has a lot of money, and Li Shimin is willing to use it for the court.

But what about the other emperors?

No one can tell this kind of thing, it's better to put an end to it as soon as possible.

Li Shimin was at a loss for words for a while, he admitted that Fang Xuanling was right, but he just didn't want to hand it over.

"Your Majesty, I object to this matter!" Lin Xuan originally planned to go up to court without saying a word, but now he has no choice but to stand up.

"Why do you object, Marquis of Jingyang County?" Fang Xuanling looked at Lin Xuan and asked.

"Fang Xiang, what you said is very reasonable. Then let me ask, if the Liuli Pavilion is brought back to the imperial court, who will manage the Liuli Pavilion?" Lin Xuan asked.

"After the Liuli Pavilion is taken over by the imperial court, it will be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Household Affairs will naturally send officials to manage it," Fang Xuanling said.

Lin Xuan said with a smile: "This is exactly the reason for my objection. The imperial court should be in charge of a lot of businesses, right? May I ask the Prime Minister, which ones are not losing money?"

"The business managed by the imperial court needs to serve the imperial court, and it is normal to lose money." Fang Xuanling said indifferently.

In his view, it is normal for the imperial court's property not to make money.

For example, iron, although it is a monopoly of the imperial court, most of the iron is used to make weapons and armor, and a small part is sold to the people to make some daily necessities. Isn't it normal to lose money?
"This is normal in the eyes of the housekeeper, but I think it is very abnormal. In my opinion, any business can make money. The reason why it can't make money is because the management officials only think about how to manage it well. That's fine, as for how to make money, it has nothing to do with them." Lin Xuan said.

No matter how much money they make, they can't get it. How could they think about how to make money?

On the contrary, during the management process, they will think about how to embezzle.

This will only accelerate losses.

If the Liuli Pavilion is handed over to the imperial court, the officials sent to manage it will only do it step by step.

At the beginning, they can still make money, but after a long time, when others can also make colored glaze, they still won't change anything.

In the end, it will lead to less and less money, or even losses.

"I don't agree with the words of the Marquis of Jingyang County. How can court officials keep thinking about how to make money?" Fang Xuanling said.

Lin Xuan shrugged and said, "Officials of the imperial court are not suitable for doing business, so I oppose the imperial court taking over Liuli Pavilion."

The state-owned enterprises of later generations are because most of the managers don't know how to do business at all.

Thinking about it every day is to complete the above tasks. When others are making progress, they are still standing still.

When the company is in crisis, they are not in a hurry. Anyway, they are working for the country, and their wages will not be reduced.

"Has the Marquis of Jingyang County ever thought about the dangers of having a large amount of money in the hands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Fang Xuanling asked.

It is very dangerous for an emperor to hold a lot of money without going through any ministers.

Like Li Shimin, those who have a firm mind are fine, but those who are not strong may be able to enjoy themselves with peace of mind.

Although you can still get money from the treasury to enjoy it when you meet a faint king, but at least the ministers of the DPRK and China can restrict it.It is impossible for the emperor to go too far.

(End of this chapter)