After Han Xizai explained, he would take Su Chen into the palace and go to Chengxintang to report to the government in person, how to implement the first policy in detail so that the government would be at ease.

Su Chen didn't care. He had already figured out how to launch the official kiln of the Guanfang, increase the textile strength, and how to tell the way to distillete liquor so that the national treasury is abundant.

The Song army was about to face the brink of the border, so Li Yu would definitely allow his proposal, otherwise the Southern Tang Dynasty would not be able to withstand the siege of the Song army for several years.

Han Xizai and Su Chen entered the imperial city and, led by the imperial guards, came to Chengxin Hall to report.

After a moment, a young eunuch, Hong Song, came out and brought Han Xizai and Su Chen into Chengxin Hall.

"Chengxintang" was originally a gate hall, originally named "Chengxintang". The honest and sincere heart Li Yu thought it was too vulgar and named it "Chengxin".

This "clear heart" is based on the classic "Huainanzi: Taishu": "Scholars must clarify their hearts and minds in order to understand the distinction between heaven and man."

After Li Yu ascended the throne, because of his quiet environment, he often recited poems and wrote lyrics here, and later became his study.

Because there is a forest outside Chengxin Hall, the trees happen to be the raw material for papermaking. In order to facilitate the harvesting, it responded to the request of the royal craftsmen. A royal workshop was built in a forest not far from the palace Chengxin Hall to produce "Chengxin Hall Paper", which was mainly used by Li Houzhu.

Han Xizai and the other two entered the outer hall of Chengxin Hall and found that Li Yu was discussing matters inside the inner hall. He was in charge of the Central Secretariat and Yan Xu, and was the master of the imperial edict. Pan You, the clerk of the Central Secretariat, Qin Chengyu, the military farmer Li Ping, and the Qinghui Palace scholar Zhang Wei were in Chengxin Hall and explained to Li Yu the matter of abolishing the military farmer envoys from all walks of life.

After Han Xizai and Su Chen entered, they waited in the outer hall, waiting for them to discuss and then go in.

Su Chen faintly heard Pan You’re saying: “The tax on the military farm tenants is too heavy and it is already in a difficult situation. It is urgent to dismiss the military farm envoys in the Jiangnan area…”

Han Xizai saw Su Chen listening intently, smiled faintly and explained to him: "In the later period of time, Liezu set up military farm envoys in various places. The rent and taxes of military farming were collected by local prefectures and counties according to the regular taxes, and one tenth of them was used as the salary of local officials. However, the number of military farming was large, and gradually the burden of military farming tenants was heavy than that of households. The officials in charge of military farming held the power to nuke the prefectures and counties, compete for the people's interests, and increase taxes at all levels, which led to the suffering of the people. Now, the military farming envoys from all walks of life were deposed and recalled to the capital. No more taxes were given to the people. This was true for Lord Pan You and his reformists."

Although the parties are different, Han Xizai belongs to the Sun Party, Pan You and others, and belongs to the Jiangzuo New Party, but in terms of benefiting the court and the Tang State, both sides also have tacit understanding and will not undermine the other's political views on benefiting the people.

After a while, several officials in the house expressed their opinions and finally convinced Li Yu, deciding to depose the military farm envoy and ask the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat to arrange for people to draft the decree.

At this time, the little eunuch Hong Song walked out and said politely to Han Xizai and Su Chen: "Mr. Han, Su Zhuangyuan, the official Xuan saw that you can go in."

"Okay!" Han Xizai and Su Chen entered the inner Xuan of Chengxin Hall, which is Li Yu's imperial study room.

"I pay homage to the official family!"

"No need to be polite." Li Yu looked at Han Xizai and Su Chen with a kind face. After all, these are the two most favored dear ministers at present.

Yan Xu, Pan You, Qin Chengyu, Zhang Wei, Li Ping and others were curious when they saw Han Xizai and Su Chen coming together and did not leave immediately. It seemed that as long as the officials did not allow them to retreat, they would plan to stay and listen.

They had the prime minister who was in the same position as the Secretary of the Secretariat, Chengxintang's order, etc., and they did have the right to listen to and make decisions for the court's major proposals and advice. Unless Han Xizai was seeking personal gain for Su Chen, that would be another matter.

Li Yu looked at everyone with a smile. Seeing Pan You, Qin Chengyu, Zhang Wei and others, there was no intention of leaving. He also guessed the thoughts of several people in his heart and said with a smile: "Mr. Han brought Su to compile it for him to propose new policy arguments that can solve the dilemma of the court and the empty treasury."

Pan You, Li Ping, Zhang Wei and others are reformists themselves and have been committed to solving the crisis in the Tang Dynasty and the state of treasury is seriously empty. When they heard that Su Chen, the new top student in the subject, had just joined the Hanlin Academy, they proposed a new theory of governing the country and became interested immediately.

If it makes sense, they are willing to support it. If it is taken for granted and violates the laws of change they have implemented, then they will not be polite and will definitely stop it.

Han Xizai said: "The official family and Su Chen have unique insights on how to establish internal treasury, official treasury, official kiln, business system, etc., so he can tell it in detail."

Li Yu nodded: "Okay, take advantage of the Tongpingzhang Affairs, the Secretary of the Secretariat, Chengzhi and other ministers are here. Su Chen, if you have any ideas, just say them out, let all of you listen to the comments."

Su Chen took two steps forward, stood in a conspicuous position, bowed and said, "These are some ideas about increasing taxes when doing business. Please comment and correct me."

"Tell me, the top scholar does not need to be restrained." Pan You added a sentence next to him, but he recognized Su Chen first and expressed his kindness.

After all, the New Party is a reformist faction and is promoting reform. She also has this idea for Su Chen. She is like-minded and is considering the overall situation of the Tang Dynasty. This alone is worthy of praise and encouragement.

Su Chen began to say: "My idea, to summarize, is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, establish more imperial merchants in the government, and the court sent people to supervise workers to operate, create large-scale workshops and official kilns, and produce more products. This not only stimulates domestic consumption, but also allows foreign trade, obtains gold, silver, copper coins, strategic materials, etc., to alleviate the emptiness of the imperial treasury. I call this kind of official yard an official enterprise."

"Official enterprise?" Li Yu and the ministers were both a little surprised, feeling a little novel about this new term.

"Yes, it is an official enterprise. The word enterprise refers to all workshops involving textile, papermaking, printing and dyeing, shipbuilding, etc., and can be replaced by the word "enterprise". Su Chen explained this modern noun.

The people present were all ancient high-knowledge, high-IQ players, knowledgeable and talented. Therefore, after Su Chen's explanation, it was clear.

Yan Xu frowned and said, "College Su's proposal is to make a fuss about doing business in workshops? Let the court increase the investment and production of workshops, and compete with the people for profit?"

Li Ping, a military farmer at the Ministry of Industry's Military Field Department, was also a little disappointed. He thought Su Chen was also going to do something about the fields and suggested restoring the "well-field system" and "official military system". He didn't expect that it was doing business, such superficial measures.

In the eyes of ministers, the fundamental change of the country is land. Various ancient reforms, focusing on land, military merits, taxes, and systems, are fundamental changes. Now I heard that Su Chen just wants to increase his official status and enter production, etc. This is a competition for profit with the people and businessmen, and not a fundamental solution to the problem.

After all, "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce" is a deeply rooted thinking among scholars. Only when Su Chen started from the lowest level of "commerce" to promote change was despised by these ministers.
Chapter completed!