Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

Li Xiao had already expected that Li Er was hinting at him and also warning him not to extend his hand too far.

But when he saw the content of the imperial decree, Li Xiao was full of surprise.

"Let me be the servant of the household department?"

This is equivalent to asking him to manage the treasury, that is, to manage Datang's wallet.

What on earth is his cheap daddy thinking?

Chapter 93: Taking office

Li Xiao was overjoyed when he learned that Li Er asked him to be the servant of the household department.

What is he missing?

money!

And what does the household department manage?

It's money too!

For him, this is simply a pie in the sky.

With the status of servant of the household department, there are many places where he can make money.

The Ministry of Households is in charge of the land, the people, the administration of the money and the valley, and the difference in tribute. Its power is equivalent to that of the deputy finance minister of the later generations.

There are so many sources of income in the entire Tang Dynasty, if you can get a share, it will be an astronomical figure.

At that time, it will also be a great help for him to manage Lantian Villa into the largest industrial city in the world.

"You have also been transferred to Hubu, what is Kurabe Langzhong?"

Afterwards, Li Xiao saw the content belonging to Lu Li in the imperial decree.

"Returning to Your Highness, there are four household divisions, the first is the household division, the second is the Duzhi division, the third is the Jin division, and the fourth is the warehouse division."

"The Cangbu is in charge of the world's military reserves, and pays taxes, salaries, and granaries."

"The warehouse department has a head, a doctor, and a member of the staff." Lu Li explained with a smile.

"Good job here!" Li Xiao nodded, and then asked again, "Why do you still have a boss above you? This is not good, let him change positions with you later."

"This..." Lu Li couldn't laugh or cry, and said helplessly, "Your Highness, the transfer of officials in the court, in addition to His Majesty's hand-picking, must go through the review and appointment of the Ministry of Officials."

"Who is in charge of the bureaucracy? I'll send someone to notify him later."

"Sun Wuji, Minister of Rites, I'm afraid he's not so easy to talk to." Lu Li smiled helplessly.

"Eldest grandson Wuji?"

Hearing this name, Li Xiao's face immediately sank.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, let's talk about it when the time comes! Father asked us to take office tomorrow, you will live in the villa today, and go to Chang'an with me tomorrow."

"Listen to His Highness' orders!"

……

After Lu Li settled down, Li Xiao began to think about how to make money from the household department.

With the law of the Tang Dynasty watching, it is of course impossible for him to take money directly from the Ministry of Households.

But he has advanced knowledge and business philosophy, and with a little operation, he can make the account department receive more money.

And he only needs to hand in part of the money, and the rest can be collected in his own pocket.

Just like the official salt, the method of extracting salt is relatively backward at this time. He only needs to improve it a little, not only can he extract better and finer salt, but the efficiency can also be improved a lot.

Correspondingly, the selling price of the fine salt he handles will also increase, which is all extra money.

There are also official kiln ceramics, which, like salt, are not allowed to be sold privately by the people.

As long as the operation is good, it is another place to make money.

As for taxation, it is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, a taboo of the country, and he does not intend to get involved.

As long as he has money, there are too many things he can do.

Not only did he manufacture flintlock guns and armor, but he could even improve the method of ironmaking, and he could also make cannons based on the principle of flintlock guns.

However, this required many experiments. After all, he had no special knowledge of how ancient cannons were made.

Silent all night.

The next day.

Li Xiao took Lu Li to Chang'an.

Accompanying people, there are Li Junxian and a hundred forbidden soldiers.

Zhao Yuntian insisted on coming, but was strictly prohibited by Li Xiao.

A group of people came to the gate of the household department in such a mighty manner.

"Welcome to His Royal Highness the King of Yue!"

As soon as the guards at the door saw the black armor of the imperial army, they immediately came to greet them.

Before Li Xiao entered the gate of the household department, he saw an old man with gray temples leading someone to greet him.

"Chen Daizhou, the current Minister of the Household Department, has met His Highness!"

The old man hugged Li Xiao respectfully.

"You are too polite. I am your subordinate in the Ministry of Household Affairs. I hope Mr. Dai will give you more guidance in the future!" Li Xiao also clasped his fists and said politely.

"Don't dare to give advice. Your Highness is extremely intelligent, far beyond the reach of others. This has been spread throughout the Tang Dynasty. This old man still knows himself." Dai Zhou smiled kindly.

"Mr. Dai, let's stop being polite to each other here. I'm not used to it. You should send someone to guide me to familiarize myself with my responsibilities so that I can adapt to the position of servant as soon as possible."

"I didn't expect King Yue to have a bold side at such a young age. This is exactly what I want. Let's go, this old man will take you away personally."

"Alright, then Lao Dai will grow old."

Li Xiao nodded with a smile.

Dai Zhou is the Minister of the Household Department, and he is a third-rank official, second only to the prime minister.

With such an identity, it is enough to give him face to greet him personally here.

Dai Zhou respected him, and Li Xiao would naturally respect Dai Zhou.

Afterwards, Dai Zhou took Li Xiao for a stroll around the household department, and introduced the building facilities and the structure mechanism of the household department by the way.

All in all, the Ministry of Households is collectively referred to, and there are several departments under it, and the scope of jurisdiction is also quite different.

Go to the world to rent taxes, treasury cashiers, and military reserves all over the world.

The Ministry of Households has jurisdiction over matters such as weighing and measuring, transactions in the palace market, and even clothes for nobles and maidservants in the palace.

The fields involved are extremely large and complex.

Li Xiao didn't remember much.

All he cares about is the source of income.

Similar to what he thought, the main income still comes from taxes, including land tax, grain, salt tax, trade tax and so on.

The second is the operation of some commodities monopolized by the Ministry of Household Affairs, such as official salt, official kiln ceramics, and so on.

Afterwards, Li Xiao followed Dai Zhou to the accountant's office.

After flipping through the ledger roughly, Li Xiao was surprised.

"My Datang earns so much every year, why am I still short of money?"

He was even more shocked. It was recorded in the ledger that Datang's annual income was at least 1000 million taels.

Most of the time, there are more than 5000 million taels.

With so much money, Li Xiao estimated that he would not be able to spend it all in his lifetime.

"Your Highness, please look at this ledger again."

Dai Zhou brought another ledger blankly.

Li Xiao looked at it, and the records on it were all expenditure records, which made him dazzled.

In short, almost all the income was used, and basically not much was left.

"So poor?"

Li Xiao knew that the treasury was empty, but he didn't expect it to be so poor.

"Seeing that His Highness is so attentive, the old man can go there with peace of mind. From now on, the household department will depend on you young people." Dai Zhou said with a face of relief.

"What's the meaning of Mr. Dai?" Li Xiao was surprised.

"Your Highness doesn't know something." Dai Zhou sighed, and said slowly, "The disaster in the north is serious, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has always allocated food for disaster relief, but now that the treasury is empty, what can we use for disaster relief?"

"Your Majesty has urged you many times, but the old man has no choice but to issue a military order in front of the emperor, and collect a million stones of grain within ten days."

"Hey, ten days, how to raise a million stones of food is so difficult! It's as difficult as reaching the sky!"

"This……"

Li Xiao stared at Dai Zhou suspiciously.

What kind of military order is issued if you have no ability?

Isn't this killing it?

"Old man Dai, don't worry. It's not impossible to raise a million shi of grain in ten days." Li Xiao said thoughtfully.

"Sure enough, Your Highness, you..."

Dai Zhou was pleasantly surprised when he heard the words, but he quickly changed his words and said, "Unexpectedly, His Highness has a way, it's really great!"

Li Xiao looked at Dai Zhou speechlessly: "Did you collude with my father to squeeze me?"

"Cough cough..."

Dai Zhou looked embarrassed and coughed a few times.

There was a flash of surprise in his eyes.

It is rumored that Li Xiao, King of Yue, is extremely intelligent. When I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation.

Chapter 94: Mission Impossible

Li Xiao understood now.

It turned out that Li Er was waiting for him here!

It is false to let him be an official, but it is true to exploit him.

But Li Xiao was not annoyed at all.

Because the position of Hubu Shilang happened to be what he needed.

Based on this point, Li Xiao still decided to help.

"I do have a way to raise food." Li Xiao said.

"What is the solution?" Dai Zhou asked hastily.

"You tell me the truth first, is there really only ten days left?"

"Hehe, as expected, nothing can be hidden from His Highness." Dai Zhou laughed.

"Recently, the Prince's Mansion of Hejian County has been seized and a lot of money has been seized. People have been sent to various places to buy food, but this is just a drop in the bucket."

"One month!"

Dai Zhou stretched out a finger: "Your Highness, you only have one month to raise a million stones of grain."

"One month... it's barely enough!" Li Xiao said thoughtfully.

"I don't know what His Highness is going to do?"

"Open a warehouse!"