Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

They really doubted themselves. It would be fine if the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs did not work hard, but they did try their best, but they still only completed the investigation of two related issues. This road is relatively close to Chang'an and has a large population. The main reason is that the roads are relatively easy to walk.

But His Royal Highness King Qin has already investigated all the data across the country?This... is outrageous!

No wonder His Royal Highness King Qin gave them the same tone when he told them that it was July.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Fang Xuanling standing next to him hesitated for a moment and stood up.

"Aiqing, please tell me." Li Shimin waved his hands.

"Did His Highness King Qin start the investigation in advance? Or?" Fang Xuanling asked a key question.

"No, it took him less than two months in total. He ordered his people to investigate when he brought it up to you." Li Shimin shook his head, "He won't lie about this. It doesn't make much sense. So, isn't the efficiency of your six departments a bit too low?"

"This..." Fang Xuanling couldn't hold back for a while. If this is really the case, then there is indeed a big problem with their six departments. But one thing to say, Fang Xuanling feels that the efficiency of the six departments has improved recently. Woolen cloth.

As Shangshu Zuo Pushe, Fang Xuanling took this position not long after Li Shimin came to power, and Fang Xuanling held this position for almost the entire Zhenguan period. He is very familiar with the six parts.

Of course, the work efficiency of the six departments is also very familiar. Because His Royal Highness King Qin has assigned too many tasks, the six departments have been operating with high efficiency since the end of the Chinese New Year. Many officials even have much less time to sleep at night.

Just look at the expressions of Duan Lun and Dou Lukuan. As the leader of Shangshu Province, Fang Xuanling himself has an intuitive reflection on the efficiency of the six departments, which can be said to be very fast.

The result... the result is this?

The work that His Royal Highness King Qin can complete in less than two months, they may not be able to complete it by July, or even take a whole year?Is that how efficient they are?

This gap is not a star and a half.

As the direct leader of the six ministries, Fang Xuanling knew very well that this was not a matter of work efficiency, but a matter of the work efficiency of a country and the imperial court.

The six departments are responsible for almost all the implementation of specific matters of the entire imperial court. The efficiency of the six departments represents the efficiency of the Tang court. In contrast, if His Highness forms another court, the poor efficiency between the two parties means the ability to handle affairs Wait for a series of gaps.

No wonder since His Royal Highness King Qin started publishing the "Da Tang Weekly" last year, all the courtiers and others felt that they were lagging behind others, from big to small, just look at the efficiency of this subordinate, the gap is several times, then Can you not be controlled by others everywhere?It's not wrong to lose.

"Your Majesty, the subject is guilty." Fang Xuanling confessed first. After all, as the leader, he must be responsible for the efficiency of the six departments. After speaking, Fang Xuanling continued: "However, the subject also has This request, I wonder if His Royal Highness the King of Qin can teach Yu Chen or the Six Departments the method of improving efficiency? I can lead the Six Departments to make corrections."

"Or I can come to ask for advice in person." Fang Xuanling's attitude was very low.

Regarding official affairs, Fang Xuanling is still very serious in handling affairs.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "This matter actually has little to do with your six departments. Of course, it's not impossible for you to learn, and you can improve your efficiency if you learn it. A large part. Another point is the problem of the court system.”

system?

Mentioning this, everyone's heart skipped a beat. This...won't His Majesty and His Highness plan to reform the existing system of three provinces and six ministries?

"This matter will not be discussed for the time being. I can tell you how he managed to complete the investigation within two months, but whether the sixth part can be implemented and how to implement it, you have to discuss a charter. I dare not say anything more than that." It can match Li Ke's efficiency, but at least it should be stronger than it is now." Li Shimin waved his hand.

He discussed this with Li Ke. Although Li Ke didn't say it clearly, Li Shimin knew the crux of the problem by comparing the two.

There are too few low-level government officials in the Tang Dynasty. A county government is responsible for a large area and population, but the number of officials and officials in a county government is only a little, but the efficiency of investigation is naturally higher than that of a county government that is responsible for such a large area. Not Li Ke anymore.

But can Li Ke's method be used for reference?Actually it is possible.

Such a large-scale investigation, in fact, the Tang court may not carry out it once a year, or even every few years. It asks for help from some local merchants and small families, and asks them to send their own people to help. Merchants and families are very willing.

But these county government officials seldom do this, the reason is very simple, it is better to be poor, and it is not a loss of face.

For example, in these merchant families, the other party always asks them, and they take the initiative to come to ask for help?How can this be?Of course, Li Shimin can also understand their thoughts. After all, there are too many involvements. If someone asks to come to the door to do something, whether you will help or not.

So in the final analysis, it was the small number of low-level officials in Datang that led to this result. Of course, this is not the whole reason. Another part of the reason is that low-level officials are used to doing things slowly. Do it all at once, but it is possible to order one or two people to do this. How long will it take for one or two people to run the entire county?

Li Shimin immediately told the court how Li Ke did it.

After hearing Li Ke's method, all the ministers had an idea in their hearts, His Royal Highness King Qin... is really ingenious.

These merchant families and small family families can actually be used in this way. If you think about it carefully, there must be a lot of scholars in these families. These scholars are not worthy of great use, but you ask them to help record a data or something. Simple work, it must be no problem.

The shopkeepers, cashiers, housekeepers, etc. of merchant families and small families must all be literate.

This is to maximize the use of existing resources and achieve things that were impossible to do at the fastest speed.

But... Then again, does the firm under the name of His Highness actually have such great power?It can almost be said to be all over the world?This... The courtiers actually knew about the news about the gathering of the big families the day before. After all, most of them were members of these big families.