The emperor was reading "Treatise on Difficult and Miscellaneous Diseases", and the Duke Gao announced: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Xuan asks to see you." ”

The emperor flipped through the book, did not look up, and said, "Tell both of them to come in." ”

"Yes."

Gao Gonggong naturally knew that the emperor meant to ask Princess Xuan to go in with him. Originally, Ye Xiaoyan didn't plan to go in, she was about to go to the kitchen.

Father-in-law Gao came out to pass the word, so the two walked in.

"Meet my father."

"Meet the Emperor."

Nangong You and Ye Xiaoyan saluted.

The emperor put the book in his hand on the table and said to Ye Xiaoyan: "I didn't expect you to move quite fast." ”

Ye Xiaoyan saw the book on the table and knew that Imperial Physician Jiang had already come, and said, "The main thing is that Imperial Physician Jiang moves quickly, and this is all thanks to Imperial Physician Jiang." ”

The emperor asked, "Then what are you going to write next?" ”

Ye Xiaoyan was a little flustered, her eyes blinked, and she asked a little dumbfounded: "What does the emperor want me to write?" ”

The emperor didn't speak, but thought for a while and asked, "How old can a person in your world live?" ”

Ye Xiaoyan replied: "More than 100 years old. Then he immediately added, "However, this is a very small minority." The average life expectancy in that world is 77 years old, and people over 90 years old are considered to be elderly, and most people generally live between 65 and 89 years old. ”

Ye Xiaoyan vaguely guessed that the emperor wouldn't want to ask her about the secret recipe for her longevity, right? She really didn't.

The emperor was not too surprised, and asked, "How did you manage to prolong your life?" ”

Ye Xiaoyan thought for a while and said: "Whether you live long or not depends first on genetic inheritance, that is, inherited from the ancestors' bodies and innate. Secondly, the length of life is affected by the living environment and living conditions. Improving the living environment and improving the quality of life plays an important role in prolonging life. In addition, the most important thing is the level of medical care. Many people do not die of illness, but of disease. If the diseases that kill people can be cured, then they will naturally live longer. ”

Living conditions affect life expectancy, and Ye Xiaoyan doesn't need to say that the emperor also understands. As for the level of medical care, he also understands, so when he sees Ye Xiaoyan's medical book annotations, he feels that this is a treasure. As for heredity, according to the royal history books, the ancestor of the dynasty and the first generation of the emperor lived to be 109 years old, and Mrs. Xiao also lived to be 91 years old. As for the empress of the former emperor, she died of illness at the age of 28. The emperor was deeply in love, and he never married another woman after that. It stands to reason that the Nangong family should have longevity inheritance, but except for the first generation of emperors, none of the subsequent emperors had a particularly long life. Could it be that she inherited the queen's genes?

However, the emperor thought that the truth of this world was in a painting. Is it related to the environment?

The emperor twisted his eyebrows and pondered.

"Your Majesty."

Seeing that the emperor didn't speak for a long time, Ye Xiaoyan interrupted and asked, "What does the emperor want to eat at noon?" ”

The emperor said: "Whatever, you can do it." ”

Ye Xiaoyan's eyes blinked, and she asked the emperor with her eyes what else did she command?

The emperor said, "You go first." ”

He had just gotten the answer he wanted. Prolonging life doesn't happen overnight.

Ye Xiaoyan walked out of the imperial study and went straight to the small kitchen, Qingfeng had already taken Dong Fu, Qingfan, and Mama Tai into the palace to come to the small kitchen, they not only had to prepare the emperor's lunch, but also prepare the "rice cake" dedicated to the queen mother.

After Ye Xiaoyan went out, the emperor asked Nangong You: "You asked to see me, what is the matter?" ”

Nangong You bowed down and said straight to the point: "Erchen wants to ask his father to assign an errand to Erchen." ”

The emperor chuckled lightly and said, "Are you finally willing to leave your courtyard?" ”

Nangong said: "Don't hide it from your father, Yan'er is pregnant." Yan'er is pregnant and works for the palace, but the seven-foot man is idle and has nothing to do, and the son is ashamed, so he wants to ask his father to send an errand to the son. ”

The corner of the emperor's mouth crossed a trace of ridicule, and said: "She is pregnant, but you don't guard her, are you annoyed?" ”

"No," Nangong You hurriedly said: "Erchen just wants to support their mother and son in the future, not to be an idle prince." ”

"You should have done it a long time ago!" The emperor sighed and said, "Think about what you were like before you were injured, and then look at what you are like now." It's good to value your small family, but don't forget what you should do as a prince. Although the rebellion in the Northern Regions has been pacified, and the deterrence of suppressing the turmoil is still there, it is difficult to guarantee that there are people ready to move after a long time. Last time I mentioned to you, because you have just recovered and you are a newlywed Yan'er, I won't ask you for anything. Since you took the initiative today, then you should continue to lead the Yulin Army and concurrently serve as the military department. ”

"Yes. Thank you, Father. "Nangong Yougs.

The emperor continued: "I heard that Xiaoyan and the Duan family boy not only opened a restaurant, but also partnered to do other businesses? ”

"Yes." Nangong You replied: "They are preparing to buy land and shops. ”

Then Nangong You told the emperor about Ye Xiaoyan's business plan. Among them, Ye Xiaoyan plans to hire poor people in Nancheng, so that they can have a long job and a stable income. And paraphrased what Ye Xiaoyan said, this is called the economic cycle. If you want an economy to prosper, you must have enough purchasing power; And sufficient purchasing power means that the people must have money in their hands; And where does this money come from? For ordinary people, it is natural to help people work. But if they don't have work, where will they get their income? So, let these people have an income, and then they have the money to buy it. No matter what they buy, even if they have money to see a doctor, the pharmacy can sell more medicinal herbs, and those who make a living by collecting medicine can earn more. In this way, the whole social economy will gradually prosper.

When the emperor heard this novel point of view, he was quite interested. Pondering carefully, this is the truth. But why hire the poor? Can't we hire other people who are better off?

Nangong Youdao: "Yan'er said that those people who are not too poor show that they have their own methods and means to make a living. And those who are poor, they have no way and no means. Why not help them out of poverty. ”

What Nangong You didn't say was that Yan'er also said that this kind of person is generally easier to control and easy to buy people's hearts.

This world does not pay attention to "Shinong and business", only the difference between the royal family, the common people, and slaves. Speaking of which, officials are also ordinary people, but over the years they have formed another class, that is, the elite class.

The people are free and they can have their own choices, while slaves are not free. Many people were destitute and sold into slavery. And those in the slums of Nancheng, although poor, are at least free.

Of course, this is not to say that it is bad to sell yourself into slavery. Like Qingfan, Qingshu, and Qingmao, they are just trying to meet a good master.