Li Longji glanced at his ministers and said, "For decades, the Tang Dynasty has accumulated a lot of corruption, and some places have become poor. I hope you will perform your duties and work together to eliminate the accumulated problems and create a beautiful country!"

"The emperor is wise!" The ministers praised it in unison.

Li Longji began the new policy: "The first thing is to streamline all departments, eliminate redundant personnel, and those who are not qualified to be dismissed will be dismissed. The second thing is to establish assessments and the appointment and dispatch of officials must go through strict examinations. In October of each year, I will send a commission to inspect all parts of the country and supervise all officials. The third thing is to censors and historians participate in the prime minister's discussions."

These three things are urgent. The censors and historians participated in the prime minister's discussions, which began in the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, in order to supervise the emperor, because even the emperor was afraid of the emperor. However, Wu Zetian had many shameful things to do in the political situation, so the censors and historians could not participate in the discussions.

Amid the praises of the ministers, Li Longji continued: "The fourth thing is to investigate the land and encircle households. For decades, the law has been corrupted, the powerful have been rampant, and the land of the people has occurred from time to time. I have roughly estimated that there are no less than one million households who have no land and rely on the powerful. This matter must be done quickly. Yuwen Rong, you take the lead."

As Li Longji said, there were at least one million farmers who lost their land at that time, that is, millions of people. This was a large number at that time. If it was not handled properly, the Tang Dynasty would cause chaos.

Yuwen Rong received the order.

"The fifth thing is to demolish the Buddhist temple and let monks and nuns return to secular life!" Li Longji's fifth decree was a bit surprising, but when he thought about it carefully, it made a lot of sense.

In order to seize the throne, Wu Zetian indulged in support of Buddhism, which not only greatly increased the number of Buddhists, but also caused the Buddhists to be rampant and evaded taxes, which caused the national finance to be exhausted, and suppressed Buddhism to be of great benefit to the country.

"The emperor is wise!" Yao Chong and the others were convinced.

"Recalling Song Jing and managing the government with Yao Chong!" Li Longji's decree was very popular.

Song Jing was a capable minister, and his political talent was not inferior to Yao Chong. His integrity was even more so, and he was admired by court officials. However, half a year ago, because of Princess Taiping, he was demoted to Lingnan. Now, although it is imperative to recall him, the ministers still couldn't help but be excited.

"Now there is a shortage of talents in the court. Immediately select a group of talents with political talents from each department." Li Longji glanced at the ministers and said, "Without talent, you can do nothing. I decided to open a tribute to the rank of the ranks and recruit talents next spring."

The ministers were filled with praises, and Yao Chong asked: "Master, how do you decide the year name?"

The year name is a big deal, and every emperor must have his own year name.

Li Longji said slowly: "Yuan is the era; openness is innovation. I have decided to change the era of Kaiyuan next year, which means working hard to open up a new era!"

The prosperous era of Kaiyuan has officially begun!
Chapter completed!