Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 132 Li Tai's Preferences

Li Tai and Chang Le came to the imperial palace together, which is the bedroom of Empress Changsun, and Empress Changsun asked people to prepare pastries and snacks earlier, for example, Li Tai likes to eat warm and sweet mung bean lotus seed soup, Chang Le likes cold crispy mountains .

Although Empress Changsun didn't know that Changle would come at this point, she made her servants ready.

Compared with the prince of the East Palace who came to pay his respects almost every day, Li Tai, who had already opened the mansion, and Changle Changsun Empress, who had started to live in the princess mansion, were more concerned about it, especially as Mrs. Li Xiaogong came forward to act as a matchmaker, and the acceptance was naturally completed.

In a few days, Li Lizhi will be married, so Empress Changsun has already started preparing for Li Lizhi's dowry.

Li Tai put down the finished bowl and said, "Mom, when will Aye's morning court end?"

"You, if it's not all right, you won't come back to see your mother!" Empress Changsun looked at Li Tai and said.

"Where is the mother's words!" Li Tai was quite helpless when he heard what Empress Changsun said, and couldn't help but surrender,

"It's just that I'm busy with work, and I only go back to Chang'an once a month, so naturally I will report this matter to Aye on the way.

After all, the construction of Zheng Baiqu has already started, and Aye must be let know about the progress! "

"Gaoling and Chang'an, the distance between Gaoling and Chang'an is at most one day. It seems that after you took office as Gaoling county magistrate, you built a road, and the distance has been reduced to half a day!" Empress Changsun heard Li Tai's words and shook her head: "It shouldn't be difficult to come back once in half a month. Bar!"

"I'm afraid it won't be possible in the near future!" Li Tai shook his head and said, "I'm responsible for the renovation of Zheng Baiqu, so I can't neglect it.

It seems simple to go back and forth, but actually spend three days here every month. If it takes half a month to go back and forth, it will delay the project too much. "

"Okay, I can't beat you!" Empress Changsun couldn't help shaking her head.

"Mother, don't be angry. When the summer harvest comes this year, the first bucket of wheat will be given to mother!" Li Tai said earnestly.

"Okay!" Empress Changsun chuckled and said, "Then I will be the wheat waiting for you!"

At this time, Changle watched Li Tai chatting with Empress Changsun, who hadn't entered the right track for a long time, so he couldn't help but wink at Li Tai.

If it weren't for the meal-sharing system in this era, each with its own seat, Changle might have kicked Li Tai.

However, Li Tai looked at Changle and said, "Mother, in order to speed up the population recovery of Datang, I asked the hospital to make an investigation report on population increase. It was originally intended to be presented to Aye. Don't look past it."

"This is a political matter, so I won't participate!" Empress Changsun shook her head after hearing what Li Tai said.

To be honest, Empress Changsun is still very curious about what is said in it, but Empress Changsun has always restrained herself and respected rituals. Such things as harem meddling in politics have always been taboo.

So, instead of thinking that you are just making an exception once, it is better not to make an exception in the first place.

For Empress Changsun, this is the greatest help she can give to Li Shimin, otherwise there will be old practices in Li Tang's harem's affairs in politics in the future.

Seeing Empress Changsun talking like this, Li Tai didn't force anything.

After all, it's the same to tell Li Shimin. When the time comes, Li Shimin will naturally tell Empress Changsun, but it's just a corner.

Empress Changsun looked at Li Tai and said with a smile, "Qingque, Changle has already accepted it, so you should also put it on the agenda as an elder brother."

"Me?" Li Tai smiled calmly, "I think the matter of marriage is the words of a matchmaker, the order of my parents, and my mother has to worry about it!"

To be honest, Li Tai really doesn't care much about who he marries. As a prince, does he have the freedom to marry?

Want to eat fart!

I must marry the daughter of a courtier who is not too big or too young, and I will definitely not get along with a general. The most important thing is that the other party does not have much influence in the court, otherwise it will definitely affect Li Chengqian.

So after counting in such detail, there are still a few prostitutes who are still waiting in the boudoir, waiting for me.

"Don't you have any requirements yourself?" Empress Changsun said to Li Tai, "What kind of appearance do you like? It is both talented and virtuous, or it is peerless, or it is soft and easy-going. Tell me what you think, and your mother will choose it for you." pick!"

Hmm, that's right, in the fifth year of Zhenguan, not only Changle will have to prepare a dowry to marry, but even Li Tai will marry Princess Yue next year.

In ancient times, when girls were over ten years old and men were over 12 years old, it was basically time to get married.

"Can I pick it myself? I like big breasts!" Li Tai said without concealing it.

Hearing this, Chang Le covered her mouth and started laughing, Empress Changsun was even more stunned.

To be honest, she originally thought it was either virtue or talent, but she never thought that Li Tai would be so straightforward.

"Nonsense!" Upon hearing this, Empress Changsun couldn't help knocking on Li Tai's head.

"If this word gets out, do you know what the outside world will say about our royal family, and what they will say about you!
You this... Who taught you this! "

"Didn't you ask for my opinion... What did you do to hit me..." Li Tai couldn't help but hug his head, wondering if he had a long bag.

Hmm, because Li Tai directly expressed the criteria for choosing a spouse, Empress Changsun did not allow Li Tai to participate in the topic of choosing a concubine.

It's better to choose a lady with both ability and virtue, and take good care of Li Tai.

However, such an awkward atmosphere didn't last long, because Li Shimin had already finished the morning court.

When Li Shimin came over, Li Tai seemed to see a savior, and said decisively to Li Shimin, "I've seen Aye."

"Exemption!" Li Shimin saw that the atmosphere here was a bit wrong, and couldn't help saying, "How do I feel, you seem to be weird!"

"Qingque learned badly outside, I asked him what kind of spouse he wanted to marry, and he actually told me..."

Empress Changsun was just about to speak, but when she saw the maids in the palace, she couldn't help but opened her ears wide and waited for the answer.

"You guys get out first!" After all, Empress Changsun wanted to save face and let these curious servants leave!

After thinking about it again and again, Empress Changsun couldn't open her mouth, and said to Li Tai, "Qing Que, tell yourself."

"Uh... I said I like big breasts!" Li Tai was very calm, after all, there is nothing to be ashamed of.

Li Shimin secretly gave Li Taibi a thumbs up, and then said, "Since ancient times, marry a wife and a virtuous person, if you are like you, I will marry your mother!"

When Empress Changsun heard this, she couldn't help frowning, feeling something strange.

"Can't I marry a virtuous and beautiful woman like my mother?" Li Tai protested!

Hearing this, Empress Changsun nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile on her face, "I'll definitely choose one for you, Qingque!"

Li Shimin didn't say much anymore, because he also found that he seemed to have said the wrong thing.

But Li Taidao: "I want to marry big breasts, there is a reason, here is a statistical report, father can look at it!"

Li Tai then handed over to Li Shimin a population growth plan jointly produced by Lu Cai and Liu Shenwei.

Li Shimin took it, and turned around casually all night, his face changed, and he said, "Follow me to the Liangyi Hall."

"Decree!" Li Tai immediately responded when he heard Li Shimin's words.

Empress Changsun also knew that Li Tai had a serious business with Li Shimin, and she couldn't influence them, so she took the initiative to talk about other things with Chang Le. After all, Empress Changsun and Chang Le still had a lot to talk about.

Li Shimin came to the Hall of Liangyi, where there are senior officials from three provinces and six ministers who are handling government affairs here.

Seeing Li Shimin bringing Li Tai over, everyone obviously understood that today is the day for King Yue to return to the palace.

Basically, when this day comes every month, many things will always be born because of King Yue's whimsical ideas.

Now they only hope that Li Tai brings good news, otherwise, needless to say, the workload will definitely increase.

"Didn't the king of Yue go to repair the Zhengbai Canal? I heard that the construction has already started. What are you doing here?" Tang Jian asked Dou Jing secretly, wanting to find out some news, "Could it be a lack of money? So I asked the Ministry of Civil Affairs for money and food."

"Not at all!" Dou Jing said after thinking, "You know how much money King Yue got from the aristocratic clan. It's not that he will be short of money and food in the first month. It's more likely because of other things."

Hearing this, Tang Jian was slightly relieved. After all, he and Li Tai joined hands to recruit alien coolies. If the project failed because of lack of money, it must be considered a considerable political stain on Tang Jian himself.

So to a certain extent, Tang Jian is the person in the imperial court who most hopes to build this project.

Li Shimin, on the other hand, read the content and handed over the information to Fang Xuanling, Xiao Yu, Wei Zheng, Changsun Wuji and other ministers.

After reading the information above, these people couldn't help but look serious.

Li Shimin saw that several important ministers had finished reading, and then said to Li Tai: "Qing Que, please tell me your opinion on this memorial!"

"Here!" Li Tai agreed, and said, "This memorial is divided into two parts.

One is the birth information of all the population collected by the head of the mountain, Lv Cai, based on the household registration survey.

And Liu Shenwei from the medical department made a proposal from the medical point of view to increase the population plan!

The purpose is to quickly restore the population of our Datang and make the Datang more powerful. "

"King Yue, it seems that the information collection of the previous part of the account has been made since the third year of Zhenguan.

Zheng remembers it right, the Agricultural Institute had just been established at that time, and the King of Yue was quite meticulous in his work! "Wei Zheng asked Li Tai.

To be honest, although Wei Zheng's words were to praise Li Tai, Li Shimin looked at Li Tai in surprise.

I didn't pay attention to the above time just now. I thought Li Tai started to do this after Changle met Li Tai, but now that I think about it, it is obvious that Li Tai has already made preparations!

"Yes!" Li Tai nodded calmly, "There are many refugees in Gaoling, and Gaoling is too close to Chang'an, a good place.

So from the very beginning, when Lu Cai edited the nationality registration, I asked him to edit the information of every Gaoling citizen as completely as possible.

As for the increase in the population of each household in Gaoling, it is necessary to record it in detail! "

Li Tai murmured silently in his heart, I can't say that, in order to avoid marrying Ping Lolita as my wife, when Lu Cai was editing the account, he asked him to pay special attention to the issue of the woman's delivery time.

In fact, even if there was no such thing as Changle, Li Tai would have given this thing to Li Shimin before he got engaged.

After all, this is a major event related to his life.

I don't want to marry someone who loves and knows each other well, but at least marrying a woman with a face like a baby and a chest like a peach is not too much.

And for this purpose, why should the woman's marriageable age be raised to 16 years old!
After all, getting married after the age of ten, I always feel that this kind of thing is somewhat too beastly.

Of course, Wei Zheng just praised Li Tai for his meticulous work, and Li Shimin didn't think much about it.

After all, Li Tai was only nine years old at that time. It is impossible for the nine-year-old Li Tai to have already started thinking about what kind of wife he will marry in the future.

But Li Tai saw that everyone stopped asking questions, so he said, "After Lu Cai made statistics through the data, he came to a few simple conclusions.

First of all, the age of the parents is too early, and it is easy to have two dead bodies. Even if they are born, the children will be relatively thinner and more difficult to survive than the fully developed children of their parents at the age of 16.

Secondly, women's breasts are too small, and the children born without breastfeeding will make the children thin.

The third is that if women can read and write, most of their children will be able to read and write, which can make children enlightened at an early age! "

"Based on this information, I think it is necessary to extend the marriage age of women in the Tang Dynasty to make it easier for women to give birth!" Li Tai said very calmly, "If possible, I hope it can be fixed by law!"

"Please play!" Dou Lukuan immediately stepped out and said to Li Shimin.

"Quick play." Seeing Dou Lukuan coming out to speak, Li Shimin didn't intend to stop him.

Dou Lukuan said, "What King Yue said has never been heard since ancient times.

If it is based on the words of King Yue's family, legislation will be made to set things up, it will shake the government and the people, and the people will be at odds, it is definitely not a kind move! "

Li Shimin nodded when he heard Dou Lukuan's words, because he was not in favor of direct legislation on this matter.

When Li Tai heard Dou Lukuan's words, he immediately said, "Aye, what Dou Lu Shangshu said is true, but Tai is a little impatient.

In particular, this information is just the words of one family and one place, and it is not detailed enough. If possible, I don't know if it is possible to use the power of the imperial court to conduct a thorough investigation on this matter.

I chose the Guanzhong area, from the founding of Wude to the current five years in Zhenguan, during this period of information investigation of the parents of the producers.

Wait until this detailed data comes out, and then see if these three inferences are wrong.

After all, this matter is related to the population of my Tang Dynasty, and I will talk about other things after the investigation is clear! "

For Li Tai, he didn't have enough population for a census in Guanzhong, and it was simply unrealistic for him to make a document, so he had better use the hands of Chaotang to operate this matter.

After hearing Li Tai's words, everyone felt that the census was much more reliable than direct legislation.

It didn't stop Li Tai's proposal. Li Shimin saw that there was no objection, so he directly drafted the imperial edict.

In any case, if it is true, Li Shimin feels that he should raise Changle for a few more years.

Anyway, for the entire investigation, it should take a year to produce detailed information, and Li Shimin still has some time for this.

(End of this chapter)