Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 111 I just want the result

Li Chengqian also didn't want to dampen the old man's enthusiasm.

It's really frustrating to encounter setbacks at the beginning.

"Don't mind, sir."

"This matter is far from being as simple as it seems."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "I will pay attention and find a way."

"As long as everyone knows the benefits of drinking hot water, more and more people will pay attention to it in the future."

"What goes around comes around."

to be honest.

The reason why people can’t afford hot water is a problem of productivity.

As long as productivity cannot be improved, it is unlikely to be solved.

In fact, even if hot water is available for drinking in later generations, if the fuel cost is not low, some people will not be able to afford it.

"Is there anything else?"

Li Chengqian changed the subject and asked.

"There is another matter, that is the pregnant woman..."

Sun Simiao started, but immediately stopped, shook his head and sighed: "What's the point of saying this?"

"It's not that there's no way..."

"Mr. Sun, this shouldn't happen. I'm listening, and you're giving up halfway?"

Li Chengqian joked, "Just say what you want to say."

"Your Highness, a woman who had a difficult birth and lost two lives has been proven through a large number of symptoms to be related to the woman's age."

Sun Simiao said excitedly: "The younger the child is, the more likely it is that the child will have a difficult birth, often resulting in two deaths."

"Of course, if you get through the first time, subsequent births will go much more smoothly."

"But Your Highness, there are only a few such lucky people after all."

"Will the court issue an order prohibiting young people from getting married?"

"Princess Changle and her husband, the commander-in-chief, back then..."

Chang Sun Chong just walked in, looking confused as to why he was mentioned.

"After listening to your Highness's words about firewood, I suddenly realized that this matter, too, would come to an end."

Sun Simiao felt quite discouraged and said, "The court is like this, not to mention the people."

"It is not easy for ordinary people to raise a daughter..."

Li Chengqian suddenly laughed and said, "Mr. Sun, if I may say so, even if we haven't come here for thousands of years, there will still be so many people."

"It has nothing to do with age. Would you be angry?"

"I……!"

Sun Simiao's face flushed immediately, "Then I really misjudged Your Highness."

"Your Highness, that's not the way you joke with me."

"Ha ha!"

Li Chengqian really likes this lovely old man, who is truly dedicated to the people.

"Okay, I won't tease Mr. Sun anymore."

"You still call yourself a commoner. If I cause Mr. Sun to go berserk today, will I have to resign?"

Li Chengqian said: "Write me a detailed report. Make sure it is clear, convincing and credible."

"Chongdi."

"Please invite Duke Shen, Duke Zhao and others..."

"Well, Mr. Sun, when can you give me this detailed report?"

Sun Simiao was still in a daze, and his thinking could not keep up with Li Chengqian's pace.

"If you don't give me anything, how can I arrange things?"

"How do we determine the day to summon the ministers for discussion?"

what?
Sun Simiao was pleasantly surprised and asked, "Your Highness, do you agree?"

"I know what you are worried about."

Li Chengqian said: "But I understand better how much investment a family needs to raise a daughter."

"She passed away just like that. It is a huge loss to the family that raised her and to the imperial court."

"But you have to give me a reason to convince the ministers and provide strong evidence."

"Otherwise, it will be hard for me to act if I just talk nonsense."

Many problems in ancient times could not escape the word "survival".

Why does early marriage occur?

One reason is that people don’t pay much attention to women.

Secondly, it is already very difficult to raise a child.

Women in particular are viewed as money-losing goods by the public because they are unable to serve as qualified labor force members for the family and are unable to bring visible benefits.

The only thing he could do was to marry his daughter off as soon as possible, so that there would be one less mouth to feed in the family, the burden of living would be reduced, and there would also be some income from the marriage.

Third, the imperial court wanted to encourage childbirth and increase the population.

Population is a symbol of national strength. The larger the population, the more labor force there is, the higher the productivity, and the more military force can be supported.

Only then can a country's overall strength be enhanced.

Fourthly, the average life expectancy of the people is very low. Children who have been raised with great difficulty die before they get married, which is an extremely heavy blow to the family.

Li Chengqian was very clear about this, so he asked Sun Simiao to consider the experiment.

“Your Highness…!”

Sun Simiao was in tears. His hard work finally paid off.

For many years, he actually knew the root cause of difficult childbirths.

But there is nothing I can do, no way to change it.

They could only watch helplessly as many young and innocent girls died of childbirth complications.

now.

He finally saw the light.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not lie to him.

Sun Simiao knew that the prince kept his promise.

"Give me five days, no, three days."

"I will certainly provide the details."

"If Your Highness needs it, I can tell you in person..."

Sun Simiao said in a very serious tone.

"Sir, you should just focus on medicine. I will protect you from the ups and downs outside."

"Your Highness."

Sun Simiao was so moved that he burst into tears. He suddenly had the urge to die for his confidant.

"I will give you five days. After five days, I will summon all the ministers to discuss the matter."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

After Sun Simiao calmed down, he said, "Your Highness, I think the appropriate age for a woman to marry should be over sixteen years old."

"At this age, a woman's body is much more mature."

Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile, gave Sun Simiao a look, and said, "Sir, you and I have the same idea."

"I think sixteen is about right, too."

"Your Highness is wise!"

Sun Simiao left with joy.

"Mr. Sun is as happy as a child." Chang Sun Chong couldn't help laughing.

Li Chengqian glared at him and said, "In other people's eyes, you are a great-grandson."

"so rude."

Changsun Chong: "..."

"how's it going?"

"What happened to Pu Si is a bit serious. He used public power to enrich himself, embezzled money, filled the number with unqualified people, deceived his superiors and lied to his subordinates..."

Li Chengqian didn't even listen to the end of what he said, and said directly: "Call the people from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, and have them arrest the man and put him in jail for interrogation."

"Yes!"

After the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple received the news from the Eastern Palace, they acted quickly and interestingly.

While going to the Eastern Palace, he sent someone to the Taiji Palace to report to Li Shimin.

"How dare Donggong Pusi do such a thing?"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Catch them all."

"Interrogate them strictly and don't let any of them go."

"It's not a pity for these insects to die!"

With His Majesty's permission, it is only natural for the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple to take action without any scruples.

The prince wants to punish you, and Your Majesty is also disgusted.

No matter where you go, is there any way for you to survive?
Li Chengqian put aside the matter of the servant temple.

After Sun Simiao wrote down the details, Li Chengqian immediately summoned many ministers to the Eastern Palace to discuss the matter.

"Your Highness, this..."

After reading the details, everyone didn't know how to start.

In fact, they are not unaware of the inside story, but some things cannot be changed by personal will.

It is to put the country first.

"May I ask, Your Highness, what do you want to do?"

Wei Zheng said bluntly: "Your Highness, the population of our Tang Dynasty is only over 10 million, and His Majesty is also encouraging childbirth."

Li Chengqian knew that Wei Zheng was reminding him that this was not a trivial matter.

"I want women from the Tang Dynasty to marry when they are sixteen years old, not counting their age."

"Anyone who marries under the age of sixteen shall have his parents fined one thousand coins."

Before Li Chengqian finished speaking, Zhangsun Wuji stood up and strongly objected, "Your Highness, no!"

"This will kill people."

He had to get excited and interrupt.

What does a thousand coins mean to ordinary people? It may mean the destruction of their family, separation from their wives and children, and the sale of their fields and land.

Once this matter gets out, His Highness's reputation will probably suffer considerable damage.

"Duke Zhao!"

Li Chengqian chuckled and said, "Forcing someone to death?"

"I will not harm my own people."

"No matter if you are male or female, old or young, you are all my people. I treat you all equally and love you, cherish you and care for you."

"Are you going to sit back and watch thousands of girls in danger?"

Chang Sun Wuji was about to say something, but he waved his hand to stop him, "Anyone who is over sixteen years old and gets married will be rewarded one thousand yuan by the government."

"If you give birth to a son, you will be rewarded with another 1,000 yuan, and you will be provided with 100 yuan per month thereafter."

"If a girl is born, a reward of 2,000 coins will be given, and 200 coins will be provided for her every month thereafter."

"For two sons and two daughters, the reward will be doubled, and so on, the funds will remain the same."

He spoke in a moderate tone, neither too high nor too low, neither too fast nor too slow, describing a plan, and his eyes swept over the ministers, saying, "What do you think?"

Everyone was shocked.

Gao Shilian couldn't believe why the prince would suddenly make a fuss about nothing.

Thousand coins?

Two thousand coins.

Also doubled.

Monthly funding is also required.

How much does this court have to spend?

"Duke Liang, please tell me how many unmarried boys and girls there are in the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Chengqian said: "Your Majesty encourages childbirth, is my plan feasible?"

"Your Highness, it is right to encourage childbirth, but where does the money come from?"

Fang Xuanling said bitterly: "The court wants to carry out a free teaching pilot in Chang'an. Your Majesty is urging us to do so, and the court is also working hard to prepare for it..."

Li Chengqian doesn't care about that.

He had the idea of ​​population incentives long ago.
The Tang Dynasty had such a vast territory but a population of only over 10 million. It had to be said to be a huge waste.

There are still so many undeveloped areas. How can we avoid population explosion?

"I'm telling you, there's no money, so you guys figure out a way."

"The Tang Dynasty is so vast, but they can't even provide money to encourage people to get married and have children."

"How many insects are there in the court?"

Li Chengqian glanced at the crowd coldly, "Don't let me propose to clean up the bureaucracy and crack down on corrupt officials in front of Your Majesty."

"Your Highness, please calm down."

This incident gave them a big fright.

Changsun Wuji also hurriedly tried to appease him, saying, "Your Highness, should we wait until this matter is reported to His Majesty?"

"Again, this is your business."

Li Chengqian said calmly: "I just want the result!"

(End of this chapter)