First of all, rectify the bureaucracy and reward and punishment in parallel. During the reign of Li, in order to solve the financial problems, Kong Qian was appointed as a renter, extorting and brutally exploiting the people. Immediately after Li Siyuan came to power, he ordered Kong Qian to be beheaded, in order to anger civilians. At the same time, the harsh laws formulated by Kong Qian to appease the people were abolished. He also ordered the towns to punish the military envoys, which effectively solved the autocratic situation of eunuchs in Zhuang Zong period. Li Siyuan also showed no mercy to the actors who failed to govern the country, and killed them completely. Li Siyuan especially hates corrupt officials, calling them "people's cockroaches" and punishing them mercilessly.
On one occasion, Ding became a sacrificial officer and committed the crime of corruption. However, due to his usual curry favor with powerful people, when he broke the law, the guards made Zhang Congbin plead with Li Siyuan, the Ming emperor. Li Siyuan thundered: If I eat your wealth, I will bear your worries. Now Ding knows the law and breaks the law, he deserves to die! Now is the near-re-embodiment of Su Qin, and I can't convince him to kill him. It's no use talking! Immediately ordered the execution, without mercy. Li Siyuan praised the incorruptible officials. When Prime Minister Li Yu was ill, Li Siyuan sent Zhai Guangquan, a trusted minister, to visit and greet him. After Zhai Guang's superpowers went, he saw nothing around Li Yu's family except a broken blanket. After Zhai Guang's super power returned to China, he told the truth. Li Siyuan was deeply moved after hearing this, and gave Li Yu 100 silk, 100 yuan and *** 13 quilts.
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Secondly, people-oriented and frivolous. After Li Siyuan succeeded to the throne, he set out to eliminate some disturbing practices in the Li period from all aspects, so as to reduce the burden on the people as much as possible. He wrote a letter to abolish the taxes collected in some places under various pretexts and collect taxes in a unified way. In order to prevent local officials from profiting from it, the central government levied taxes and corvees in Li Siyuan, and the local government only assisted them. Li Siyuan, who has been away all the year round, has a deep feeling for the sufferings of the people. After taking office, he worked hard to share weal and woe with the people and encourage production. In view of the shortage of cattle for some farmers, he sent a letter to the government asking for the allocation of cattle for their cultivation. He also allowed people to use iron tools and cast farm tools freely, and ordered people to choose the best model of government farm tools, so that people could cast them according to their appearance and further benefit the people. In addition, he also ordered that powerful bureaucrats be forbidden to annex land and oppress the people to protect agricultural production. These measures have played a certain role in restoring the economy and developing production.
Besides, Li Siyuan is very frugal. That is, after he ascended the throne, he issued an imperial edict prohibiting the worship of eagles, dogs, treasures and other things. The harem also laid off a lot of staff, leaving only 100 maids, 30 eunuchs and 50 chefs. After the restoration of Guangshou Hall, the officials in charge of the project requested that it be painted with vermicelli, and then it should be more gorgeous. Li Siyuan said, "This palace was burnt down, so it must be repaired. As long as it is gorgeous, why is it so gorgeous? " . On another occasion, in order to save state expenditure, Li Siyuan issued a decree to set up horse trading places in the border areas, prohibiting ethnic minorities from coming directly to the palace to offer horses. In the past, Tangut people and other tribes always came to Beijing to eat, drink and have fun in the name of offering horses. In order to take care of their accommodation, the imperial court spent a lot of money and things every time, which brought a great economic burden to the country. When Li Siyuan learned of the situation, he immediately issued a letter forbidding them to come to Beijing to offer horses again, and only set up a racecourse in the border area for trading, which greatly saved expenses.
During the years of Li Siyuan's reign, there were fewer wars and more abundant years, and the social production and national financial situation in the later Tang Dynasty also improved obviously. Sima Guang commented in "Learning from the Same Experience": During his reign, Gu Feng and soldiers were difficult to use, and he learned in the Five Dynasties, and he was a well-off society. Although it is only a bumpy life, it is also a great thing for Li Siyuan, an illiterate war hero.