Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 819 New Errand

Today's Datang has no shortage of land, but people.

In the third year of Yonghui after Li Zhi ascended the throne, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs performed high-level performances. At that time, there were more than 380 million households and a population of about 400 million.

There are only more than 1000 million people in the huge territory, but there are more than one billion people in the similar territory of later generations. Comparing the two, we can see how vast and sparsely populated the Tang Dynasty is today.

So since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the biggest problem that plagued the three generations of emperors was how to encourage births. In order to let the common people have more births, the imperial government introduced many reward policies.

The issue of civil marriage between men and women related to childbearing has also been raised to a political level.

The term "official media" was coined in Zhenguannian. The official media is not the media of the Tang Dynasty, but a matchmaker with an official background. It is usually served by the secretary of the county government. His task is to go to the mountains and the countryside. .

Whoever's child comes to the door to urge marriage when they reach the age of marriage, it doesn't matter if they don't have a partner, the official media is responsible for the introduction, the solicitation, and even the wedding.

No one dares to offer any exorbitant betrothal gifts these days when the government gives them objects. It is really impossible to feel how miserable the working people were in ancient times...

Li Zhi is an aspiring emperor, and he is definitely not as unbearable as described in the history books.

What is recorded in the history books is just a personal venting by the historian, blaming Li Zhi for Wu Zhou's usurpation of the country, even though everyone knows that Wu Zhou's usurpation of the country was after Li Zhi's death.

Li Zhi's ambition is very lofty. What he wants to be is not a Taiping emperor who enjoys the shadow of his predecessors, but a generation of heroes and lords who are more powerful than the former emperor Li Shimin.

No one wants to live under the shadow of the achievements of the predecessors, Li Zhiyou is like this.

It is too difficult to surpass Li Shimin. Not only does it need to expand a larger country, but it also needs to be more abundant than the treasury of the Zhenguan period, and the population must be larger.

Fortunately, he met Li Qinzai.

God saw that he had chosen hell-level game difficulty, and he really couldn't see it, so he secretly gave him a cheat.

The hacker is Li Qinzai. Judging from his performance in various aspects in the past few years, he really looks like an unreasonable cheater, the kind who is not wronged by the official seal for 100 years.

"If the population of my Tang Dynasty can really exceed [-] million, what can't be done in the world?" Li Zhi's face exuded a brilliant brilliance.

The so-called "big country" must have prerequisites.

The first is the vast and deep area of ​​the country, the second is the rich variety of resources, and the last is the extremely large population base. The three are indispensable.

For the former two, Datang can launch wars to plunder, but for the latter, it can only honestly encourage the people to have more children.

If the Tang Dynasty had sufficient food, the population would no longer be a problem that troubled the emperor. When the time was ripe, the birth of the people would naturally increase naturally.

The external conditions for a powerful empire have unknowingly taken shape in the past few years.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that everything is related to Li Qinzai. Li Qinzai has made vital contributions in all aspects of land, food, and military.

what's next?The Li and Tang Dynasty had to face many problems, not only external but also internal.

"Jingchu, in a month's time, the imperial court will hold a scientific examination." Li Zhi said solemnly, "I value every scientific examination very much."

"You know, I want to get rid of the shadow of the aristocratic family. I don't want the court to be full of people from the aristocratic family. They will participate in or hinder the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty."

"The power in the world must belong to the Tian family, to the emperor, like Qin Huang and Han Wu, commanding the world like his arm, that is what the emperor should be like, not now, when any national policy is implemented, I have to balance all parties The interests of the power, that is too tiring, and the imperial power is threatened all the time."

"Science examinations to recruit people from poor families are the fundamental way for the court to get rid of the aristocratic families. While suppressing the aristocratic families, it also gives the world's poor people a chance to succeed, and makes the world return."

Li Zhi said deeply: "At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Li Chunfeng from the Taishi Bureau wrote the subject of calculation in the Ming Dynasty. However, Li Chunfeng was originally a Taoist and old. I have no choice but to leave it to you to solve the problem.”

Li Qinzai showed hesitation. He really didn't want to accept this job. Not only was it thankless, but it was also easy to make enemies and cause trouble.

Being backed by Li Zhi doesn't necessarily have no taboos. If there is a real feud with someone and someone stabs him with a knife, he is always embarrassed to ask Li Zhi to help him block the knife, right?
"Your Majesty, there are many talents in the world who are good at calculating. As far as I know, there are many masters with Ph. , the prestige and qualifications are not enough, I am really worried that the scholars will not accept it and cause trouble in the end."

Li Qinzai tried to refuse. He knew very well that Li Zhi attached great importance to scientific research, and Li Qinzai really couldn't bear the responsibility of screwing up.

Li Zhi waved his hand, and said, "If you are proficient in calculation and calculation, who in the world can compare with you? I'm afraid that Mr. Li Chunfeng is not as good as you. This is a fact recognized by all the nobles in Chang'an City. Otherwise, why do you think everyone treats the children of the clan?" Sent to you to study?"

"In every scientific examination in the Tang Dynasty, there were as many people who applied for Mingjing subjects as crucian carp crossing the river, but very few people applied for Mingming subjects. Firstly, Mingjing was the mainstream, and there were many places for the imperial court to recruit scholars. Secondly, there were really not many scholars in the world. What a talented person.”

"This time, I have issued a decree. This year's scientific examination, there will be 50 more candidates than before. To select suitable talents from among the thousands of examinees, I can only ask Jing Chu to write questions, review the papers, and select candidates. "

Li Zhi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Jing Chu, don't reject me, I need your help."

When it came to this point, Li Qinzai really couldn't refuse.

"Your Majesty... I would like to share my worries for Your Majesty." Li Qinzai sighed, and said again: "If I become enmity with others because of this, Your Majesty may order to chop him up decisively."

"Don't worry Jingchu, I understand all kinds of dark things in the scientific examination. With me here, no one dares to make things difficult for you."

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Every time Li Zhi entrusted Li Qinzai with an errand, Li Qinzai wanted to refuse every time, but he was forced to agree every time in the end, making it very artificial, especially green tea.

Early the next morning, Li Zhiwu left Ganjingzhuang with his courtiers.

Yesterday was overjoyed, and the monarch and his ministers were all drunk. It is said that the courtiers sang and danced in the front hall of the Li family, and almost demolished the front hall.

Fortunately, Li Ji was there last night. In the end, he couldn't bear the unrestrained behavior of the crowd, so he kicked Shang Guanyi himself, and everyone became more honest.

The sweet potato harvest was bumper, and the next step was to keep the seeds and continue planting. Li Qinzai was also in charge of this matter, and an assistant, King Teng, who had just been named Si Nong, was said to be on his way to Ganjingzhuang.

(End of this chapter)