Medicine Girl Jingjing

Chapter 637 King Qing Gets His Wish (1)
When Li Jingjing came to Longbei, it was the first time she saw He Jingyan so happy, and he lived like this on the day of his wedding.

She couldn't help looking forward to He Jingyan's expression after the baby was born next year.

Everyone was afraid that Li Jingjing would be too noisy, so they didn't need dinner, so they went back to their homes. They also said that they would not be in Prince Yan's mansion after the New Year's Eve, so that she could take care of her baby with peace of mind.

In the evening, He Jingyan called the three housekeepers over, and said in front of Li Yunxiao: "The princess is happy, so I can't be tired. In the future, I will deal with small matters as usual. For big things, I will ask the king. If the king is not here, I will ask the county magistrate." .”

The three housekeepers nodded respectfully.

He Jingyan inquired about the affairs of the mansion in the past few days, and learned that there were many people waiting in line for Li Jingjing to see a doctor, so he said with a straight face: "There are five great doctors and one great pharmacist in the medicine hospital, and the patients let them see them." That's right, don't disturb the princess's rest."

The patients who came to see Li Jingjing were not ordinary people, they were high-ranking officials and nobles who had received letters of recommendation from the royal family, and nobles from various countries who came from abroad.

The three housekeepers raised this matter just to get He Jingyan's words.

He Jingyan bowed his head and tasted the new tea from his mother Dahongpao given by the palace, and said in his heart: such a good tea, it's a pity that my wife can't eat it if she is happy.

As soon as he thought of Li Jingjing, his expression softened, and he said, "Tomorrow we will pay out all the annual money, and the amount is three times that of last year."

The annual money of Prince Yan's Mansion is larger than that of other palaces.

This year He Jingyan robbed the Tubo Kingdom, and the gold and treasures alone were enough for Li Jingjing to invest ten Longbei's silver coins.

He Jingyan made an offering to the imperial court, rewarded all the officers, soldiers and officials, and was rich as hell.If you are happy today, there will be more money to reward the people in the house.

The three butlers bowed and saluted to thank all the servants and soldiers in the mansion.

After waiting for the three housekeepers to leave, Li Yunxiao said in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, He Ping and He An used to be Buddhists, you get them out of the house."

Half a month ago, He Dong sealed off Chang'an Temple on the grounds of calming the chaos, and sent all the monks in the temple to Japan to preach Buddhism.

Buddhism shook up and down, and tens of thousands of pilgrims spontaneously joined forces to keep Chang'an Temple.

He Dong then decreed that all the Taoist priests of Baiyun Temple should move away before the year on the grounds of public security in Chang'an.

Buddhism saw that even Taoism, the national religion, was severely suppressed by the imperial power. Under the suppression of the Dragon Teng Army and the Lion Roaring Army, it could only obey the imperial decree.

Today, thousands of monks from Chang'an Temple are already on their way to Japan.

The Taoist Baiyun Temple just moved out of Chang'an, not across the ocean to a foreign country, which is much better than Chang'an Temple.

Although Yuan Yunzi scolded He Dong for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, he didn't dare to resist the emperor's order, so he had to take the people in the temple and braved the severe cold to move to the Tianhe Temple in Luoyang.

"I also have that intention." He Jingyan still trusted Zifeng, Miaoshui, Dr. Liu and Guangmingzi.

Prince Yan's mansion is like an iron bucket, and even flies with bad intentions cannot fly into it.

He Jingyan and Li Yunxiao are still extremely cautious, not allowing Li Jingjing to have any mistakes between now and after production.

He Ping and He An had stayed in the hospital for so many years, so they were ordered by He Jingyan to clear out of the hospital and arranged to serve as military doctors in the Huben Army.

On New Year's Eve, Jincheng celebrated the new year with joy, and Prince Yan's Mansion was much quieter than last year, except for the ancestor worship and the firecrackers that were set off before the New Year's Eve dinner, no more.

He Jingyan was afraid that the noise would startle the fetus in Li Jingjing's womb, so after the New Year's Eve dinner, He Jingyan and Li Yunxiao refused to let Li Jingjing keep vigil and let her go to rest earlier.

"My body is very good, I'm not so delicate." Li Jingjing didn't practice martial arts, but since she was young, she collected medicine, ran, and often rode horses when she was a girl. Her health is much better than in her previous life, and her pregnancy is much more stable.

"Brother-in-law, you go to accompany my sister. Go around my mansion." Li Yunxiao rushed out of the house excitedly, and went to inspect various places in the mansion with his entourage.

He has been everywhere, and saw that the servants and soldiers on duty were sticking to their posts without drinking a drop of wine, so he went back to the yard with peace of mind. After writing a letter to his family, he stood in the yard wearing a cloak and looked at Jincheng Brilliant fireworks in the night sky.

The old year is about to pass. In this year, he went to the grassland at the border between the Northern Territory and the Xiongnu, led the troops to kill [-] Xiongnu cavalry, followed He Jingyan to sweep the Tubo Kingdom, gained fame and prestige, and held the title of Duke of the county. , also got a lot of wealth.

"Next year my sister will give birth to my nephew and niece!"

On the first day of the first lunar month, before the state banquet in Chang'an Palace, He Dong personally read out the imperial decree, and the content of the decree shocked the world.

Dingchao has exempted all agricultural taxes and [-]% of commercial taxes for three consecutive years starting from this year, demonstrating the royal family's benevolence to the common people.

The largest tax revenues in the national treasury of successive dynasties come from agricultural tax and commercial tax, especially commercial tax, which has always been the most important tax revenue. The royal family's expenses, civil and military officials, and soldiers' salaries and military salaries all come from tax revenue.

He Dong exempted so many taxes all at once, and kept the wealth among the people, making the people rich and able to eat and wear well.

Just this one thing can make him last forever and become the emperor who loves the people most in all countries.

From this year onwards, the Ding Dynasty will abolish lowly status, and all common people with low status will be accepted as good ones.

For thousands of years, the imperial court divided household registration into five types.

The first class is the imperial family, that is, people with royal blood; the second class is the noble family, and the family with the official status is the family; the third class is the good family, that is, ordinary people; the fourth class It is a low status; the fifth class is a slave status, that is, a slave status.

The fifth-class household registration is like a pyramid, with distinct classes.

The royal status is on the top of the tower.The slave status is at the bottom of the tower, humble and humble.

The third class of untouchables refers to the "untouchables" who do not belong to the ranks of scholars, peasants, workers, or merchants. They are the lower ranks of the social hierarchy, just one class higher than slaves.

The lowly status has been passed down from generation to generation, and the lowly status can only be removed unless the lowly business is stopped.

The common people who have entered the low status in the past dynasties are not eligible to participate in the scientific examination, and they are punished more severely than the common people who commit crimes. They have been looked down upon for generations and survived.

He Dong made an imperial decree to abolish lowly status, benefiting tens of millions of people with lowly status in Ding Dynasty.

In the past, an emperor wanted to revoke his humble status, but he was firmly opposed by those with noble status, and was almost forced to abdicate.Because the number of places in the scientific examination is limited, these nobles do not want ordinary people of humble origin to participate in the scientific examination to participate in the competition.

When He Dong first established the Ding Dynasty, he had discussed with Li Bing and had the idea of ​​abolishing the lowly status. However, when he proposed it at that time, the fate would be to be overthrown by the major families, so he has waited until now.

Now that the four major families in Chang'an have fallen, and those who have moved away have moved away, the middle and small families in Chang'an have no support from the four major families and cannot make waves.

Those families that have been around for hundreds of years, the Yun and Bai families have lost their branches, the Deng family is recovering, and the Niu, Hong, and Di families are far away from Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)