I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

Some secretly rejoiced: "It's fortunate that His Majesty provided this compensation, otherwise we would have suffered a huge loss this time."

The ministers began to murmur again, but this time their voices were filled with excitement and anticipation.

Originally, officials' official lands required hiring farmers to cultivate them every year. A year's harvest of one shi (a unit of dry measure) from one mu (a unit of land area) was considered a bumper year. However, in reality, the yield was less than one shi in most years.

Because they also had to pay wages to hired laborers and pay taxes, after a year of hard work, they not only consumed a lot of manpower, material resources and effort, but also did not receive much in return.

But now the imperial court is providing such a large amount of grain as compensation, and the annual salary is being doubled. This is truly a wonderful thing.

As a first-rank prime minister, Fang Xuanling was also silently calculating the changes in his salary.

He knew full well what this meant for himself and his entire family. A first-rank official was allocated a qing of land, which was a full one hundred mu.

The subsidy is ten shi of grain per mu of land, which is a total of one thousand shi of grain.

They will receive an additional 100 shi (a unit of dry measure) of rice as compensation each year. The annual stipend was originally 500 shi, so doubling it would be 1,000 shi.

The monthly salary is 12,000 coins, which doubles to 24,000 coins...

Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but gasp.

Such a generous salary is truly unprecedented.

Even if one lives a life of integrity and honesty, never taking a single penny, it would be enough for one's family to live a comfortable life.

If I can see my family prosper in my lifetime, I will have done right by my ancestors.

If one dares to embezzle and engage in corruption under such conditions, it would be an outrage against Heaven and Heaven, and one would have no face to face His Majesty's benevolence.

A relieved smile appeared on his face, and his eyes showed more gratitude as he looked at Li Chengqian.

"I have bestowed generous treatment upon you, and I hope that all of you will live up to my expectations."

"High salaries will encourage integrity. If corruption occurs again in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"We will obey Your Majesty's will!"

"That concludes the general overview of today's morning court session. From now on, morning court sessions will not need to be held every day; they will be held once every seven days."

Li Chengqian announced, his voice tinged with weariness, for making these decisions had taken a great deal of his energy.

He leaned back slightly on the dragon throne and rubbed his temples.

These decisions, though difficult, had to be implemented for the long-term stability of the Tang Dynasty.

"If any locality has a report to submit, it shall be presented directly to the three ministries for review and approval. After review, it shall be placed on my desk. If a locality suffers a major natural disaster, any urgent report shall be presented directly to me without prior notification."

Li Chengqian arranged government affairs in an orderly manner, knowing that these details were related to the stability of the country and the safety of the people.

His gaze turned serious, he sat up straight, and made up his mind to govern the country well.

"Normally, I will notify all civil and military officials of any government decrees through Grand Tutor Qi. You only need to perform your duties and implement my decrees."

Li Chengqian's gaze swept over the assembled officials in the court.

"That concludes today's morning court session. I hope that in seven days, I will see all my ministers have completed the tasks I arranged for this morning court session."

Li Chengqian then got up and prepared to leave the court.

"By the way, Chancellor Fang, draft a plan for the late emperor's funeral and his burial at Zhaoling, and submit it to me. Keep everything simple. My enthronement ceremony should also be kept simple."

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

He left behind a group of ministers, some deep in thought, others excited.

After leaving the court, the faces of the old ministers were all filled with irrepressible joy. That joy was like the flowers blooming in spring, blooming on their faces that were full of traces of time.

They gathered around Mr. Qi and pulled his sleeves tightly, looking so anxious as if they were afraid that Mr. Qi would suddenly disappear.

They called him "Grand Master Qi" one after another, asking about the subsidy-related matters, their eyes full of expectation and curiosity.