Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 373 New Year Gifts
To be honest, Li Tai had no hope of reporting the statistics of the ancient population, he could only know a rough idea.

Even so, Li Tai also understood that for Datang or himself, the most important thing was to find a way to restore the population.

After the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the population that has not recovered until now is the most deadly factor.

As long as the population is not enough, let alone wanting to step out of the territory of China, even if it develops the places that China should develop, it may not be an easy task. Li Tai thought of this, and he couldn't help pressing his temple, feeling very headache.

"I need to suggest to my father to conduct a comprehensive census, at least to know how many people have recovered from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty to the present!" Li Tai thoughtfully called Lu Cai over decisively.

Li Tai knew that his goal was for Datang to go out of China, so for him, the first step was to restore the population.

After all, when the Tang Dynasty was just founded, which was the reign of Wude, there were only 200 million households, and even most of these 200 million households could not make up a family of five, and the entire Datang population class fell below 1000 million. warning line.

To be honest, even if Li Shimin reintegrated such a Great Tang, if it weren't for Li Shimin and his Zhenguan team to support the scene, I'm afraid it wouldn't be called an empire, after all, the population is too small.

However, through the hard work of Li Shimin and his Zhenguan team, the people's livelihood has been greatly restored.

It's just that Li Tai also understands that the environment can be restored, but the population needs ten or twenty years to grow slowly.

The only good thing is that in this era, many children and grandchildren are emphasized, and no one is stupid enough to propose family planning.

At least for Li Tai, if the rule of Zhenguan can increase the population of Huaxia to 500 million households, then he can start to arrange for outward development. If he can't do this, then he should obediently continue to develop internal affairs.

Li Tai knows very well that no matter how powerful a person is, he is just a wave of the times.Under the waves is a wave of countless people gathered.

So I have to find a time to write a letter to Li Shimin, suggesting to conduct a census.

Not long after, Lu Cai came over, saw Li Tai and saluted, "King Wei, do you need me?"

"Well, it's almost the end of the new year, and I want to give a New Year's gift to all the students of the entire system from agricultural colleges?" Li Tai looked at Lu Cai and said slowly, "There are also Jinkou, medical walks, corvees, and grass seeds." Everyone who planned, send it to the New Year's Eve!"

"This is a big project?!" Hearing this, Lu Cai couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Besides, with such a large-scale gift for the New Year's Day, people will not say that you, King Wei, are kind and supportive, and have evil plans!"

"It's indeed a problem. Forget it. I'll write a letter to Aye and report it to him. Maybe Aye will take advantage of the situation and beat me up!"

Li Tai thought for a while when he heard Lu Cai's words, and realized that as the entire system he coordinated became bigger and bigger, he became more and more cautious in his actions.

Seeing that Li Tai had already made a decision, Lu Cai nodded and said, "I don't know what things are going to be handed out during the New Year's Day?"

"Let's hand out rice cakes!" Li Tai pondered, "Add some salted meat and chicken, and bring some salted fish from Youzhou to make a four-piece set. After all, it's been a whole year of hard work. They all want something to eat!"

"If Luoyang is making it, then it is easy to transport it to Jiangnan, Youzhou, or even Chang'an, especially since it has snowed in some areas in the north, and we have prepared sleds and sled dogs.

But the real question is whether or not to send money directly to the local area in Guangzhou, and then let them buy new year's goods by themselves. "

Lu Cai watched Li Tai put forward his own opinion.

Li Tai shook his head and said, "Although Guangzhou is located in a remote area, it is our system after all.

That being the case, let's hand over the things to Youzhou, so that Youzhou can find a way to Guangzhou! "

Lu Cai didn't say why he didn't hand it over to Chu Suiliang in Hangzhou.

Because Yuhang's shipping system is basically for the canal, they don't have ships for offshore navigation at all.

On the contrary, since Li Tai proposed the fishing plan, he went to Youzhou to carry out the industrial layout of shipping.

If Li Shimin hadn't dispatched Li Tai back, Li Tai's next step would be to promote offshore fishing operations.

But even so, Li Tai finally made a long-term plan for Youzhou's industry, and Li Chunfeng watched from Youzhou, building up the entire shipbuilding system step by step.

If civil aviation has the ability to conduct offshore navigation, then only Youzhou is the only one. After all, with the opening of Tianjin as a trading port with Goguryeo, local residents are gradually willing to do business with Goguryeo.

So ocean voyages can't be counted on, but for offshore voyages, Youzhou is relatively mature.

Of course, it’s population in the final analysis, because even a place like Youzhou, which can be regarded as a remote area now, has a larger population than Yuhang here, and the development is better, and more people can spare. Come out and do marine work.

"Youzhou to Guangzhou..." Lu Cai couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and said with a bit of toothache,
"With such a long road, there is really no problem in Youzhou!?"

"Try it and you'll know!" Li Tai calmly said,

"When Chunfeng was developed in Youzhou, it was researched so that it could reach Guangzhou directly by sea.

In this way, as long as the three canals in Luoyang, Youzhou and Yuhang are used as links, materials can be directly delivered to most areas of Kanto by sea, which is very meaningful for the stability of regional prices!
Chunfeng also knows this, so he has been working hard in Youzhou to improve shipping technology.

He has been in Youzhou for so long and changed from Tianjin Ling to Youzhou Biejia, I believe he will be able to realize his original idea! "

"Okay, then give it a try!" Hearing Li Tai's words, Lu Cai didn't insist anymore.

After all, since King Wei has been preparing for such a long time for the ship to travel from Youzhou to Guangzhou, the rest of him only needs to trust King Wei.

And Lu Cai saluted and was about to leave the Wei Palace to prepare for the New Year's goods.

After all, whether it is rice cakes, bacon, salted fish or chicken, it takes time to process, and the quantity and list of the entire system need further confirmation.

However, at this time, Zhang's servant came over with the imperial edict, and Li Tai was about to ask someone to accept the order, Zhang's servant hurriedly said,

"There is no need to do this, the sage has granted permission, King Wei, you can pick it up yourself!
Because Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui recommended by you, King of Wei, defeated the 30 Tubo army, and the Sacred Heart was delighted, you are allowed to return to Chang'an to celebrate the New Year with the Saint Queen before the [-]th winter of this year, and return to Luoyang after the Lantern Festival! "

"Oh?" Li Tai heard Zhang's servant's words, thanked the saint, took a step forward, skillfully took out a jade jade and put it in Zhang's servant's hand, and said with a smile on his face, "Thank you, Zhang's servant for coming to inform this good news !"

"Wei Wang, you are so polite!" Zhang Neishi smiled and accepted the jade.

For the servants in the palace, following along to deliver the imperial decree to King Wei is more or less a good job.

Because the king of Wei was more generous, he would stuff jade pieces like jade pendants over from time to time, but the other princes were not as generous.

One of the most important reasons is that for Li Tai, since the opening of the shipping with Goguryeo, the jade from Goguryeo has a special store in Tianjin, so he bought some at a relatively cheap price.

There is no way, under the jade culture, although jade can neither be eaten nor used, it is handsome to hold.

So even if you know that the essence of jade is an IQ tax, as long as you have the ability, you can't control it.

It's as if the whole world knows that diamonds are a scam, but since diamonds are bound to love, who doesn't buy diamonds for their wives.

"The waiter Zhang Nei came here all the way. After all, it's been hard work. Bai He took Zhang Nei to take a good rest and prepared the tea money!"

Li Tai gave instructions to Baihe beside him, giving him Yujue was to show his closeness, but if he really received him, let Baihe receive him.

After all, Zhang Neishi knew the rules, saluted Li Tai and left.

But Li Tai and Lu Cai couldn't help but looked at each other, Lu Cai congratulated Li Tai first,

"Congratulations to King Wei, Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui are able to establish such a miraculous achievement, the sage can see that it is your insight and understanding of people who helped you.

That's why I let you go back to Chang'an during the New Year's Eve. This is an act of kindness to you! "

Hearing this, Li Tai nodded and said, "It's also the result of everyone's joint efforts, and I'm nothing."

Li Tai continued to Lu Cai: "After I leave Luoyang, Luoyang's affairs will be borne by you for the time being. Now let's do a good job for the New Year's Eve!"

"No!" Lu Cai nodded when he heard Li Tai's words, no matter what he said, he was full of energy and went to work again.

To be honest, Li Tai never publicly said that he would compete with Li Chengqian for the reserve position, nor did he express any malice towards Li Chengqian.

However, Lu Cai and others have already begun to push themselves towards the position of the crown prince.

However, Li Tai didn't refuse.

After all, I am now an adult, if I say that I am not interested in the position of the so-called crown prince, no one in the entire Tang Dynasty will believe it.

After all, I really have no bad intentions towards Li Chengqian, I just simply want to take Li Shimin's class.

As for Li Chengqian, I never thought of targeting him, because he would disappear by himself.

Compared to Li Chengqian, I should be really worried about that little fellow Li Zhi.

But fortunately, because Empress Changsun is still alive and healthy, Li Zhi was not educated and brought up by Li Shimin in this timeline, and he has little chance to hook up with the future Wu Zetian.

To be honest, Li Tai was a little curious about where Wu Meiniang went, who hadn't entered the palace yet, and he didn't have the slightest impression.

One of the most important points is that since Li Tai's statistics at the beginning, girls are 16 years old, and it is even better to get married in the future, and the age for selecting female officials in the palace has also been raised to 16 years old.

Taking this as an opportunity, the female officials or official prostitutes in Yeting basically need to be over 16 years old to come out, and this completely changed the fate of Wu Meiniang.

At this moment in Li Tai's backyard, Yan Wan is drinking tea with Wu Shun, maybe because Yan Wan is pregnant, Yan Wan gradually likes drinking afternoon tea, especially calling the sisters she met in Luoyang to eat and drink together Grinding time.

And the noble ladies in Luoyang are more or less proud of being invited by Yan Wan, and the most invited by Yan Wan is Wu Shun who came back from Chang'an together.

Because Wu Shun's personality is relatively soft, with a soft and waxy feeling, Yan Wan likes it more.

But Wushun needs the influence brought by Yan Wan as the concubine of Wei Wang, so that his sisters can live better.

After all, my family was expelled from the Wu family by the Wu family, and although they are attached to the Yang family to settle down, they have no support after all.

Being close to Princess Wei can at least provide some protection for his family, which is very important to Wushun now.

"I heard that my sister seems to be engaged?" Yan Wan looked at Wu Shun, but asked.

"En!" Wu Shun nodded to Yan Wan and said, "It's Helan's family!"

Yan Wan heard Wu Shun's words and said, "You are a good family. When my sister gets married, my sister will definitely prepare a generous gift!"

"Then my sister will thank me!" Wu Shun said, but he was also somewhat melancholy.

After they get married, they will not be able to come to see Yan Wan almost anytime as they are now, and even if they meet, they will only be able to meet in some public places.

"Sister, do you have any more snacks?" At this time, a slightly soft voice said to Yan Wan.

"Mei'er!" Seeing Wu Mei's appearance, Wu Shun couldn't help but stop her.

"Sister, the dim sum in Prince Wei's Mansion is really delicious!" Wu Mei replied weakly with a bit of shyness like a lotus in water.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Yan Wan looked at Wu Mei, and liked this little sister who looked soft, but was actually quite courageous in her actions, and said with a smile:

"Dim sum is the most important thing in our Wei Palace, and we make a lot of it every day.

If you are free, you can come here often, and you must try all the dim sum in my Wei Palace! "

"Is it really possible?" Wu Mei couldn't help but her eyes lit up when she heard Yan Wan's words, she had to say that the various desserts in the Wei Palace had a touch that hit the soul directly for Wu Mei.

Of course, this has more or less something to do with Li Tai.

Because the dishes made by the cooks of Wei Wangfu are famous in Luoyang, especially that master Ding, who likes to publish books besides cooking. Mutton, fish carp, dim sum and so on.

Once raw and cooked twice, whenever he has enough accumulation, he will go to the agricultural school to catch a student and cook by himself. The student will record and explain the cooking process clearly, and then send it out.

Ordinary people may not read this recipe, but the dignitaries around, not to mention flattering Li Tai, just want to improve their own food slightly, forcing their own chefs to cook the dishes on these recipes. of.

"Of course!" Yan Wan replied to Wu Mei with a smile.

At this moment, a maid came to announce: "Princess, the king of Wei has arrived!"

A group of women who were drinking refreshments looked towards Li Tai curiously.

(End of this chapter)