Chongwen Hall.

Li Si sat upright on the dragon throne.

Above the dragon case, there are articles of ten candidates in the imperial examination hall.

Li Si decided in his mind which candidate is the top scorer, which candidate is the second scorer, which candidate is the second scorer, which candidate is the Tanhua

This imperial examination was the first palace examination in the Tang Dynasty and was of great significance.

"Minister of Rites."

Li Si leaned slightly on the dragon throne.

When the Minister of Rites heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "I am here."

"Transfer to my oral instructions, Wang Mu's articles can help the Tang Dynasty stabilize the country and become the top scholar, Yang Yan's articles can suppress Confucianism and become the second best scholar, Chen He's articles can calm the people's hearts and become the top scholar."

Li Si personally designated the top three of the imperial examinations in Chongwen Hall.

After Li Si finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of Chongwen Hall.

Outside Chongwen Hall.

When the ten candidates saw the emperor coming out, they quickly knelt down and bowed.

It was not until the emperor left completely that all the candidates dared to stand up.

"Did Your Majesty announce the ranking?"

Several candidates looked at each other.

Just then.

The Minister of Rites also came outside Chongwen Hall.

"Transfer to His Majesty's Oral Order"

The Minister of Rites repeated the emperor's words.

In public, the name of the No. 1 pick, the No. 1 pick, and the Tanhua.

Chen He and others cried with joy.

On the wedding night, when you are in the golden list.

Now they are on the Golden List!

Who doesn't like this?

As the top scholar in this imperial examination, Wang Mu is certainly worthy of excitement, but what Wang Mu thought about was the article he wrote.

In Wang Mu's opinion, since he was ranked first, the emperor must also believe that the Tang Dynasty's Jiedu system should be abolished.

The Tang Dynasty is probably going to change

Thinking of this, Wang Mu was not only not depressed at all, but was more motivated.

If he could take advantage of this opportunity, he would make great contributions

He, Wang Mu, may be able to rise to the top!

Although the other eight candidates were not the No. 1 candidates, they were just a little disappointed.

For those of them who participated in the palace examination, even if they were not ranked in the top three, they could finally get a job with a good reputation.

However, compared with the top scorer, second scorer and Tanhua, their career is of course much smaller.

Soon, under the arrangement of the Minister of Rites,

Ten scholars entered the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty in turn.

Among them, the top scorer, the second scorer, Tanhua was naturally left in Chang'an.

As for the others, they were sent to various parts of the Tang Dynasty and worked hard to improve their qualifications.

Wang Mu and three others, as the first disciples of the emperor, were directly transferred to the court and allowed to join the morning court with civil and military officials.

Such honor made Wang Mu very excited, and his heart became more and more determined to devote his life to the Tang Dynasty.

The imperial examination is over.

Li Si returns to the Hall of Eternal Life.

"Come here, summon the Minister of Revenue."

Li Si sat on the dragon throne and spoke.

The matter of the imperial examination has come to an end for the time being, and now Li Si finally has time to deal with other things.

Li Si gave a total of two tasks to the Minister of Revenue.

First, the land tax of the Tang Dynasty was changed from the equal land system to taxation based on a mu.

The second is to change the commercial tax and cancel the Tang Dynasty checkpoint tax.

In Li Si's mind, these two are important sources of enriching the Tang Dynasty's treasury.

The former is considered from a long-term perspective, while the latter can be effective in a short period of time.

After a moment.

The Minister of Revenue received the order of His Majesty, put down all the matters in his hands and rushed to the palace.

Outside the Hall of Changsheng, the Minister of Revenue took a deep breath and walked quickly into the Hall of Changsheng.

"The old minister has seen Your Majesty."

The Minister of Revenue performed a bow and bowing ceremony and said loudly.

Li Si waved his hand and said casually: "Get up, my dear."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Si put the armrest of the dragon chair with his right hand, looked at the Minister of Revenue, and said, "My dear, do you know why I summoned you?"

Did Li Si take what he told him to heart?

When the Minister of Revenue heard the emperor's question, he said without hesitation: "Report to Your Majesty, is it for the sake of land reform and the cancellation of checkpoint taxes?"

Li Si nodded slightly: "How about your dear do these two things?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the cancellation of the checkpoint tax has been announced and won the sought after by merchants all over the world. Checkpoints in various places are being cancelled one after another. At this speed, within one month, there will be no tax collection at the checkpoint within the territory of the Tang Dynasty."

The Minister of Revenue said immediately.

"good!"

When Li Si said this, he changed his mind and asked, "Where is the land reform?"

"How is the execution of the land in the world, the tax exemption privileges of those aristocratic families and taxes are collected by acres?"

Li Si's eyes fell on the Minister of Revenue.

Li Si was not worried about any problems when canceling the checkpoint tax.

All the taxes in the world are in the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

Who dares to resist the order under the order of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?

But land reform is not necessarily the case.

Although, in Li Si's opinion, those real wealthy families would not have had an unpleasant relationship with the emperor because of this little money.

But maybe someone will jump out.

When the Minister of Revenue heard His Majesty's words, he felt nervous.

The Minister of Revenue is thinking about how to answer His Majesty's question

Minister of Works.

The Minister of Works sat on the main seat with his brows frowned.

The emperor handed over the gunpowder leak to him and was responsible for investigation. This was undoubtedly an opportunity for the Minister of Works to cleanse his grievances.

With the ironclad evidence, the emperor was still willing to give the Minister of Works half a month to investigate. What kind of favor is this?

Even if the Minister of Works does not do it for himself, he must be worthy of His Majesty’s trust.

The Minister of Works vowed that the truth of the matter must be restored in the shortest time and give His Majesty an explanation.

However, as the investigation unfolded, the Minister of Works discovered that there were no clues.

All the people involved in the development of gunpowder have been thoroughly investigated, but they did not find any doubts.

The Minister of Works did not find any problem with the whereabouts of these people, what they did and said every day.

This result is difficult for the Minister of Works to accept.

Because, if these people have no problems, wouldn’t it mean that the problem lies with the Minister of Works?

The Minister of Works never expected that the matter was finally found, and he actually found himself again.

"No, in addition to these people, the imperial guards are also on the scene."
To be continued...