July 20 is a special day for Luo Tong, who is about to usher in the first early dynasty in his life.

The early dynasties of the Tang Dynasty were divided into three types, also known as court participation, which were one of the most important political activities of Tang officials in Beijing. The daily pilgrimage is for the regular ginseng; On the day of synodic hope, that is, on the fifteenth day of the first month of each month, the imperial court will hold a large-scale court meeting called the synodic court, and finally the grand court meeting held on the first day and the winter solstice.

Luo Tong's status is not low, and General Zuo Wuwei is an official position from Sanpin! Although there was no saying that the military generals of the Song Dynasty were not allowed to interfere in politics in the Tang Dynasty, there was a concept that he did not seek politics if he was not in his position.

In the early days, government affairs were the mainstay, and military generals were allowed not to have to go to court every day. The Shuowang court is more solemn, and the generals with a certain status must be present. As for the Great Pilgrimage, it is mandatory for civil and military forces, similar to a festival.

General Sixteen Wei is one of the core generals of the Tang Dynasty, and he can not go to the Chang Dynasty, but he can't avoid it, but Luo Tong has Li Shimin's permission, and this Shuowang Dynasty participation has never appeared.

If it weren't for Li Shimin's special reminder yesterday, Luo Tong really didn't understand this basic system, let alone participate in today's regular participation.

Generally speaking, the four quarters of the hour are gathered, that is, six o'clock.

Li Shimin will arrive in two quarters of an hour!

When Luo Tong came to the palace, it was a little more than six o'clock, and the ministers of the court and the central government all came. Before entering the main hall, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites informed Luo Tong's location, this hall is highly hierarchical, and the monarchs of the Imperial Historical Observatory are supervising the discipline of the court, and the wrong position is also a kind of crime of dereliction.

Just when the sky was bright, I only heard the sound of "dang", and the golden gong announcing the early dynasty sounded.

At this time, Li Shishi came to the dragon chair and sat down under the stars and the moon.

"I've seen Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

Luo Tong also specially learned some etiquette, followed the public, and bowed in a decent manner.

"Sit down!" Li Shimin's expression was pleasant, and he responded to everyone's salute with a smile.

A group of courtiers knelt on their seats in an orderly manner, and Luo Tong knelt on the soft mat, listening with interest to Li Yuan and Tang Shangwu's response.

It's all about some government affairs, and there is nothing Luo Tong does, just listening to the recent situation in Datang.

The main topic is the upcoming autumn harvest, this year, there was no war in the Tang Dynasty, so that the economy of the Tang Dynasty gradually recovered, but the grain reserves were somewhat insufficient, and the well-known granaries distributed throughout the Tang Dynasty were empty.

This is a very dangerous message.

Food is a national resource and is indispensable every day.

Storing food is precisely to prevent sudden accidents. Just like a sudden war, a sudden disaster, all of these require the use of food, and the demand is not low.

Once war or disaster comes, a country cannot come up with the food it has saved, and all that awaits them is destruction and civil revolt.

The empty warehouse of Datang's granary is a dangerous message of food shortage, and it is a long-term problem that cannot be solved.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have discussed this point, but most of them are dead ways to solve the current problems. For example, Wei Zheng's proposal was taken from the people and used by the people. The country is indeed short of grain, but the people of Datang are rich, and every family has surplus grain, which can be purchased just in case.

This method also existed in ancient times, and the results were very good, but it can only be an indicator, not a cure. It can fill the granary, but it cannot increase the production of grain. Once the war comes, the same situation will happen again.

If the Tang Dynasty wants to conquer the Quartet, it must have a strong economic and material force as a backing, and it is obvious that the current Tang Dynasty does not have this strength.

The root of the solution to this problem lies in people! Only when there are more people can there be vitality and hope.

The damage caused by the great turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty was too great and too tragic, and the official population statistics were once compiled: in the fifth year of the Great Cause, the population of the whole country was about 8.9 million, but in the Wude period, there were only more than 2 million households, a sharp decrease of nearly three-quarters, and nearly 35 million people died in the turmoil. Now there are ten rooms and nine empty rooms in all parts of the world, where is the food!

In response to this grain matter, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military discussed for more than an hour, and thought of many ways, but there was never a real long-term change of mind.

Luo Tong thought for a while, and calmly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the difficulty of storing grain, the key lies in people, and the total output of grain naturally cannot go up if there are few people." Therefore, the minister believes that the root cause still depends on people, and how to increase the population is the long-term solution. ”

Li Shimin didn't expect Luo Tong to speak on government affairs, and he got to the point at once, and said with a smile: "Luo Aiqing is right, population is a symbol of prosperity, and expanding the population is very important, but it's not easy about this." ”

Luo Tong sorted out a wording and arched his hand: "The minister thinks that in terms of population, it can also be 'open source and reduce expenditure'!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the Manchu Dynasty became a sea of joy.

Can the population be "increased and reduced"? It's a bit of a bizarre idea. Li Shimin couldn't help laughing, but he knew that Luo Tong's affairs were often unexpected, so he encouraged him to continue with his eyes.

"'Open source' is to encourage childbearing, and the imperial court can reward families with many children by means of land rewards and free education. The people didn't dare to have children before, because they were afraid that they could afford to raise them, but once the court promulgated the incentive policy, the people had no worries, and there were rewards to take, so they could have children without worries! ”

"General Luo's 'open source' method is good. After the war, there are many barren and fertile fields! Instead of wasting it in vain, it is better to give it to the people in the form of a reward! Increasing food production and increasing population is the best of both worlds. Minister reconsideration! ”

As soon as Luo Tong finished explaining this, someone stood up and agreed with the decision.

The first person to stand up was Wei Zheng.

"I also think what Luo Aiqing said is extremely true, after the dispersal of the dynasty, Shangshu Province will formulate a reasonable reward method."

"Command!" Shangshu Province left and right servants shot Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui to answer the order.

Li Shimin continued: "Luo Aiqing, what is the meaning of this 'throttling'? ”

Luo Tong arched his hand and said: "As far as the minister knows, in the peaceful period of the world, the root cause of the total population is the mortality rate of newborns and the young and strong who die of disease!" The so-called 'throttling' is to ensure the longevity and health of the existing population! In order to achieve 'throttling', the key lies in the number of doctors. Now it is good to have one healer in 10,000 people, if two out of 10,000 people are suddenly sick, it means that one person must die, and the chance of survival under the other person is only fifty percent.

Fang Xuanling sighed: "General Luo is right, half of every ten newborns can live is already very high, and among the children who died young, more than seventy percent of them were minor illnesses that turned into major illnesses and eventually died. However, the effect of this move is really slow, and it is difficult for a doctor to seek medical treatment without ten years of work. Fang told the truth, and General Luo hoped to forgive me. ”

"Lord Fang is gracious! This is indeed difficult to achieve. Luo reported with a smile, not angry, in fact, he already knew this drawback: "However, Your Majesty can ask the Imperial Physician Department to list the common diseases and the most simple and effective treatment, and compile them into a book and publish them in the world, the people are sick, and in the absence of a doctor, they can completely save themselves according to the law, which is better than sitting and waiting for death!" ”

"General Luo's law is very good, and the minister Kong Yingda seconded it!"

"Subordinate Yu Zhining seconded the proposal!"

“……”

Luo Tong's method won the appreciation of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Accurate!" Li Shimin agreed without hesitation!

"Your Majesty, in addition to opening up sources and reducing expenditure, the minister actually has another way to solve the problem of population!"

Li Shimin was also thinking about this population issue, and when he heard this, he was in good spirits and hurriedly said: "Aiqing hurry up."

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also looked sideways.

"'Ziyun's ancestors avoided the chaos of the Qin Dynasty, and led his wife and people to this desperate situation, and did not come back, so he was separated from outsiders. Ask what the world is today, but I don't know if there is a Han, no matter ...... Wei and Jin'" Luo Tong recited a passage of Tao Yuanming's "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring".

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! How did you forget this......"

Li Shimin understood it at one point, he stood up excitedly, and laughed: "When the world was in turmoil, the people were not able to make a living, and then there were groups of heroes who divided and attacked each other, and the people were killed and injured countless times. In order to survive, there are many people who escape from the mountains and forests to avoid disasters. For example, in Dading today, some of the people who survive in the mountains and forests form small villages, and some go down the mountains to return to the countryside to take care of themselves after the Tang Dynasty is truly unified. ”

Luo Tong smiled and said, "That's what the minister meant." ”

What he said was actually the black household, and the ancient black household was very happy. In the future, everyone will need an ID card to travel, and it will be difficult for black households to survive. In ancient times, this was not so strict, they were free to buy and sell, and they did not have to pay any taxes.

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "At the beginning of the founding of the previous dynasty, the population was 3.5 million households, and after more than ten years, the population surged to 9.8 million households, almost tripling. This is not because of how clever the system of the Sui Dynasty was, nor how capable the people were at that time, but because of the turmoil in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, which made black households everywhere. Emperor Wen grasped the black households quite tightly, and almost all the black households were identified, which caused the population of the Sui Dynasty to surge. This has not been done by me so far. ”

Datang is not so tight on black households, the key is that it is quite troublesome to thoroughly investigate black households, because of the large number of black households in the Sui Dynasty, it has a miraculous effect on the development of the country, and Datang has nothing to do. Now is the time when the population is needed, and a thorough investigation of black households is indeed a miracle for the economic development of Datang.

Li Shimin looked at the Hubu Shangshu with joy, and immediately ordered: "Based on the county, thoroughly investigate all the black households in my Datang, and move the people in the mountains who are still hiding in the mountains and don't know the changes in the world to go down the mountain, and tell them that the world is peaceful." ”

The head of the household received the order loudly.