Li Shimin faked his death? Then I will be powerful enough to conquer the world!

Li Chengqian returned to the palace exhausted after a long journey.

As soon as he returned to Chang'an, he immediately issued an order, ordering someone to quickly summon the cabinet ministers to the Liangyi Hall to discuss matters.

After the cabinet ministers gathered in Liangyi Hall, Li Chengqian sat upright on the Grand Master's chair and looked at Mr. Qi first, asking, "Grand Master Qi, when do you expect the factory to start production?"

Grand Tutor Qi bowed slightly and responded respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has now poured all its energy into the factory, working day and night without tiring of any effort."

"Based on the current progress, we estimate that the factory will be completed in three months, after which we can smoothly start production."

Mr. Qi frowned slightly, a look of worry on his face as he spoke of this. He then added, "But there's a thorny problem right now. The steam engine reserves are still good, and the Ministry of Industry has continued production without interruption."

"But rubber is extremely scarce. The rubber currently shipped here is only enough to power about 100 steam engines."

"This situation is truly urgent. Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible and come up with a good plan."

Li Chengqian heard this and after a moment, he slowly spoke in a steady tone, "I understand."

"Ma Zha and Qi Yifeng have been quite capable in their previous work and are qualified for this important task."

"Order them to immediately lead 5,000 troops and march towards Johor and Dharabhidhar."

Having said this, he paused slightly, with a look of determination in his eyes.

"Convey my decree and inform the neighboring countries, including Johor, that from now on, wherever trefoil trees grow, they will belong to the territory of the Great Tang."

"They are ordered to deliver all domestic rubber to the country every year."

"Based on the size of each country, clearly define the production quota. If the production is insufficient, I will order their people to plant for me."

"If they dare to disobey and refuse to obey my orders, then don't blame me for raising an army to attack them."

"Xian Huai, I leave this matter entirely to you to handle. There must be no mistakes."

"Yes! I obey your command."

Zhang Xianhuai saluted with his fists clasped, his voice sonorous and powerful.

Li Chengqian then turned his gaze to Fang Xuanling and asked, "How is the local security situation now?"

Fang Xuanling quickly picked up the report with both hands and carefully examined it. Then he looked up and replied solemnly, "Your Majesty, thanks to your wisdom, local security has gradually stabilized."

"However, the shortage of officials has not yet been properly addressed. Without officials to govern at the local level, laws will be difficult to implement, leaving the public confused about government policies and potentially leading to chaos."

After he finished speaking, his eyes gleaming with anticipation, he softly asked, "Your Majesty, are you considering holding an imperial examination this year? This would allow you to select a group of capable officials to strengthen local governance?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers in the cabinet nodded in agreement.

Even Chen Fusheng, who usually acts in a free and easy manner, felt that this move was necessary.

Li Chengqian's gaze slowly swept over the crowd, finally landing on Fang Xuanling, and his fingers subconsciously tapped lightly on the imperial desk.

After a moment's silence, he said calmly, "If we don't hold the imperial examination, we should first temporarily appoint officials from among those nominated by the local people."

Wang Gui looked puzzled and couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty is in urgent need of officials. Why don't we hold the imperial examination?"

Li Chengqian looked at the ministers in front of him, his lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile: "Can you guess why I am not holding the imperial examination at this moment?"

"If anyone can guess the reason, I will reward him with two extra pieces of bacon from the Qianyu Chamber of Commerce on his monthly salary."

As soon as Li Chengqian asked this question, there was an instant silence in the Liangyi Hall. The cabinet ministers looked at each other, and saw confusion in each other's eyes.

Even someone as wise and resourceful as Fang Xuanling found it difficult to guess the emperor's intentions.

Only Ma Zhou and Chen Fusheng seemed to have realized something and fell into deep thought.

Ma Zhou frowned, his eyes flickering with a faint glimmer of inspiration, but it was like looking at flowers in the fog, difficult to understand.

On the contrary, the young and energetic Chen Fusheng's eyes suddenly lit up, just like a bright meteor streaking across the dark night.

He excitedly said, "Your Majesty, are you worried that the aristocratic families will make a comeback?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian smiled with relief.

"After all, he is someone who understands the sufferings of the people."

"Chen Fusheng, go back to the Ministry of Revenue and get two pieces of bacon."

Chen Fusheng is young and doesn't care about trivial matters.

At this moment, knowing that he was the first one in the cabinet to answer the question and was rewarded, a smile instantly bloomed on his face, brilliant and bright, without any concealment.