The first rebel of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 510 The Great Change of the Prosperous Tang Group, the Household Registration Reform Changed the Family's Life
In the blink of an eye, after ten days, the wedding day of Princess Changle is getting closer and closer.

The whole palace began to get busy.

It has been more than half a year since the last time I was busy with Princess Changle's wedding.This time it was obviously busier.

This time everyone hopes to be safe.Don't be like last time!
Li Lizhi is happy every day.From time to time, he tried to find Xue Rengui.But all were rejected.

In stark contrast to her excitement was Li Shimin, but he had troubles to deal with.

If this matter is not dealt with, he will not be happy about the upcoming wedding.

At this time, in the Tai Chi Palace, Li Shimin frowned.

Below are the civil and military officials.

Hou Junji played a book.

Li Shimin was shocked when he saw it.

Holding a booklet in his hand, this booklet is made of paper supplied by Shengtang Group.

"About the large number of unowned skulls excavated around Chang'an, can Zhong Aiqing have a solution?"

he asks.

In recent years, people have been killed every day near Chang'an, and these murdered people were buried around Chang'an.

However, after several censuses, it was not found that there are too many people in Chang'an City. On the contrary, there are more people every year.

This is obviously inconsistent. It is unbelievable that this kind of thing happened under his own rule.It also shows the disadvantages of their system.

Regarding this point, Li Shimin's headache was endless.

The so-called killing pays for life, but you don't know who the dead are, and you can't find out all their information!I don't even know who killed the person, so how can I pay for it?Who should I pay for?

In fact, from the beginning to the present, there has been no way to solve this matter.

Nor did it attract attention.

Over time, no one will deal with this matter, let alone dare to report it.

This time Hou Junji took the initiative to report.

It seems that it attaches great importance to the development of Datang.

In fact, only he himself knows.The specific situation is why!
Li Shimin saw that civil and military officials could not come up with a perfect solution.No one even said a word.

Could not help but get angry.

"What are you all doing? I'm asking you, are you dumb? Huh?"

Everyone still didn't speak, Hou Junji smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this matter must be handled by the Ministry of Household Affairs! It is their duty!"

Tobe?

What's the matter with the account department?

Li Shimin was completely puzzled.

"Aiqing, tell me, why?"

Hou Junji went on to say: "The source of this matter is the household registration relationship. All of this is the negligence of the household department. They can't come up with a better plan to count the population of the Tang Dynasty, so that some people cannot be counted. They can't find out the missing persons immediately, those people are outside the household registration, and there is no way to check, so this time, the household department has to bear the responsibility!"

At this time, Dai Zhou, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs at the time, became extremely unhappy.How can you block the responsibility yourself?This is a system issue, and they have to be nodded by the emperor if they want to change it, and this is a system left over from the previous dynasty, and they have not carried out major reforms at all!
Dai Zhou, who was an official in the Sui Dynasty at the beginning, became an official in the Ming Dynasty, started as Yunqiwei of the Ministry of Officials, and moved to record affairs under his family.Oppose King Zheng and Wang Shichong's usurpation of the throne, and go out of Zhenhulao Pass.Returned to Li Shimin, King of Qin, awarded Cao Canjun as a soldier, and moved to the military department as a doctor and a male in Wuchang County.After Tang Taizong ascended the throne, he moved to Dali Shaoqing and Prince Zuo Shuzi.He was loyal and upright by nature, he made a direct remonstrance when he committed a crime, and moved to Shangshu Zuo Cheng.In the third year of Zhenguan (629), he acted as Minister of the Ministry of Officials and presided over the selection of officials.Transferred to the Minister of the Household Department and the Duke of Wuchang County, he participated in the pre-government affairs and became the prime minister.

This person is quite capable of governance, so he can be appointed as the Minister of the Household Department, but this time it doesn't look good.

He stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, this household registration has been practiced for a long time. In the early years, there is nothing wrong with it. This time, this kind of problem is not what we want to see. Why should the household department take care of it?" Responsibility? I also raised it at the time, but no one has resolved it. I also submitted a memorial at the beginning, but it was ignored in the end. Why do I have to let the Ministry of Households take this responsibility today?"

Dai Zhou is also a staunch man.

In the face of some groundless accusations, he stood up.

Yes, why.

There are some things that cannot be settled by the Ministry of Finance.

Li Shimin had to agree.

But neither Li Shimin nor the civil and military officials came up with a solution.

They can only continue to use the previous household registration.

Fang Xuanling came out and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is no small matter. If it needs to be changed, it must be changed thoroughly. It cannot be handled by a household department!"

Cheng Yaojin said: "Wouldn't it be better to ask the sixth prince about all this? Several times, he was able to let us be safe, this time it must be possible. If you have anything to ask him, he will definitely be able to find a solution!"

Now everyone has a habit of asking Li Yin if there is a problem that cannot be solved.

It seems that only he can solve it perfectly.

Hou Junji even said at this time:
"I think this method is feasible! Just ask the sixth prince!"

This made Li Shimin and everyone a little puzzled.

Doesn't this person have a bad relationship with Li Yin?
Why do you have to ask Li Yin to help solve it?
Isn't that another contribution to Li Yin?

However, Li Shimin felt relieved that people just want to talk about things, and it's not good to target people all the time.

But he was still very angry.

"All of you can't do it when necessary, what use do I need you for?!"

In fact, this is not impossible. Everyone has mentioned a solution, but with the thinking of the ancients, how could it be possible to come up with the best solution?
And this household registration involves a wide range of aspects.

But Li Shimin felt that if he didn't deal with it, it might affect the future.

Because, that's scary.

So many people died, but it was impossible to find out who killed them and why they were killed.

These are labor forces. If Datang wants to develop, it must rely on the efforts of these people.

Civil and military officials bowed their heads, and they dared not speak.

"Bastard! Back off! Let me handle it!"

Li Shimin said so suddenly.

The civil and military officials had no choice but to retreat.

"Dai Zhou, you stay!"

Li Shimin said suddenly.

Everyone was puzzled why Dai Zhou was allowed to stay.

But I didn't dare to ask more, because if I asked more, I would be scolded.

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

After everyone leaves.

Li Shimin walked up to Dai Zhou.

"How many people are there in Datang now?"

Dai Zhou was shocked, why did he ask this?

"About 3000 people!"

At the peak of the former Sui Dynasty, the population was more than 890 million households, with a population of more than 600 million.

However, the emergence of prodigal sons like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in the Sui Dynasty caused a sharp decrease in the population. By the reign of Wude, there were only more than two million households. Even if private households with hidden population were counted, there were still about 2000 million people.This number is basically close to that of the early Western Han Dynasty and the early Western Jin Dynasty.

During Li Yuan's reign, the population did not increase much, and even the first two or three years of Zhenguan did not improve much.

In the end, thanks to Li Shimin's hard work in the past few years, the population slowly increased.

In addition, in the past six months, some medicines from Shengtang Group came out and saved many people.

But there should be more than this number, there are still some people who were not counted!
"Is this data real?"

"Your Majesty, this data minister only dares to say that he is included in the registration, but some untouchables cannot be included."

Regarding household registration, Li Shimin did not dare to make major changes, nor did he know how to change them.

Otherwise it would have been changed long ago.

Suddenly, he said a word.

"Dai Zhou, you accompany me to the Shengtang Group!"

When Dai Zhou heard this, he was shocked.

"Your Majesty, do you want to come with me?"

"I will go there in disguise. I want to hear what that Nizi has to say. I want to hear it with my own ears!"

"But I don't have much to do with it!"

"Then when the money was approved for the Shengtang Group, wasn't it the business of your household department? You didn't nod, who can get the money:"

Li Shimin asked back.

"This... well then! When are we going to leave?"

"Now!"

"what!"

Dai Zhou was puzzled why Li Shimin was in such a hurry.

Could it be that he saw something that he couldn't see.

Must solve the major issue of the household registration population?

"I'm going to change clothes, and we're off!"

Li Shimin changed into his clothes in a hurry.

This is heading towards Shengtang Group.

Go here with Dai Zhou.

They entered Shengtang Group very smoothly.

Led by Zhu Shan, they headed towards Tanglou.

The two were walking on the road, looking at the surrounding environment, it was very beautiful, and Li Shimin hadn't been here for a while.The last time I was here was at night.

Every time he came, he didn't dare to reveal his identity.

Because of the face problem.

But I want to come here to meet someone again.Let him take care of a person!

And I want to know how Li Yin will deal with this matter.

So here he goes again.

He murmured: "Unexpectedly, how long has passed, and there have been earth-shaking changes here. It's really shocking."

In Li Shimin's eyes, everything in front of him is fresh.

The last time he was here, there was construction going on everywhere.

And this time, construction is over.

There are beautiful views everywhere.

He looked up at Tang Lou.

That tall building.

He thought of his own palace, Daming Palace.

Because of the weather, his Daming Palace stopped construction for a while.

In Yan Lide's words, it will not be completed until February next year.

And it needs to be renovated, so it may take May or June to move in.

In contrast, Li Yin's Tanglou is much faster.

The construction was completed in just over three months.

In this regard, he is inferior to Li Yin.

Sometimes, after thinking about it, such a streamlined shape is not impossible.

But I want to come back. As the emperor's office, there are no sculptures and no gold, so it doesn't make sense, right?

Although Yan Lide mentioned at that time to build a tenement building like that.

But it was rejected by him.It's okay to be late!

"There is a water ladder in front of you, Dai Shangshu, slow down!"

Zhushan Road.

It led Dai Zhou into the water ladder.

Dai Zhou went up the water ladder very carefully.

As for Li Shimin, he watched from behind.

Forgot to come in.

"Then who, hurry up, don't look around, Mr. Zili won't have time to meet you for a while!"

Li Shimin:  …

Dai Zhou: ...

Is Li Yin so busy now?

It takes time to meet people.

"Mr. Zili is busy?"

Dai Zhou asked.

"Dai Shangshu may not know that Mr. Zili has always been very busy. Now he has to manage the livelihood of more than 6 people. He can't slack off at all. He said that if he stops, some people will not be able to eat. So, if you have something to say later, you can talk directly, save some time, and don’t miss the livelihood issue of [-] people.”

"6 million people..."

Dai Zhou took a deep breath.

Li Shimin was also quite shocked.

Recently, he didn't pay attention to what Li Yin was doing.

According to his last visit, there were only [-] people, and in just a short time, the number reached [-].

"No, this number is still going up! I heard that it will be adjusted to 10 people. By then, people's lives will definitely be improved. These people are high-income people!"

Zhu Shan said proudly.

Yes, Shengtang Group has created many jobs for Chang'an City.

The income of these people is very high.

Taking the Shengtang Group as the center and radiating outward, it will affect hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people. Many people rely on the Shengtang Group for food, especially some scholars. I used to hear that poor scholars Poor scholars, it's different now, scholars in Chang'an City are valuable.

Dai Zhou asked one more question.

"I wonder if Mr. Zili is still recruiting?"

"Recruitment, why not? Yuan Tiangang recruits more than 1000 people every day. However, the recruitment is very strict now. Some disloyal people will not be recruited even if they are excellent. This is Mr. Zili's recruitment." Human principles are also the bottom line!"

Zhu Shan said hi.

Let the two of them nod incessantly.

It seems that Li Yin is very good at it.

Li Shimin fell into deep thought.

He was thinking about how to follow Li Yin's approach in the future.

"I've talked too much with you, so who, can't you get in? If you don't, I'm going to close the door!"

Seeing that Li Shimin hadn't come up yet, Zhu Shan asked again.

"Up, up, up!"

Li Shimin hurried up the water ladder.

The three sides of this water ladder are actually glass. When it rises slowly, you can see the surrounding scenery.

Especially the scenery in the distance is very beautiful.

Not only the scenery, but every time they go up to a floor, they will see that floor is full of people. These people perform their duties and have a variety of jobs.

Li Shimin was stunned.

It's like a small country here.

It's just about business, not politics.

Zhu Shan talked a lot today.

Constantly introducing everything.

A group of three people quickly reached the top floor.

The scenery here is even better.

In front of them is a huge floor-to-ceiling window, in which Li Yin can be seen studying.

And beside him are four beauties, walking around him.

Li Shimin saw Ji Ruxue at a glance, and seeing Li Yin's full love at this time made people envious.

"You only have half an incense stick of time, so make good use of it and don't exceed it too much. Although Mr. Zili is willing to meet you, if you waste too much time, it may affect his research and will only let him Sleeping late."

"understand!"

Dai Zhou said.

And he glanced at Li Shimin again.

Li Shimin did not express anything in particular.

The two then entered the room.

Li Yin put down the work in his hand.

He was very warmly welcomed.

"It's Dai Shangshu! Please sit down quickly!"

he motioned.

Then he sat down on a sofa.

This sofa is very soft.

Dai Zhou was shocked when he sat down.

"What is this? Why is it so comfortable to sit on?"

"Sofa, made of leather, stuffed inside!"

The things here in Li Yin are full of wonderful things.

Take the sofa as an example, it is indeed different from the current chair. After Dai Zhou sat down, he never wanted to get up again.

Li Shimin just stood on the side, he also wanted to sit, but at the moment he couldn't sit.

At this time, Ji Ruxue brought milk tea and other things.

When she walked past Li Shimin, she couldn't help frowning, as if she recognized Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was so frightened that he turned his face away.

"Please use tea!"

Ji Ruxue was suspicious, and left without thinking too much.

Li Yin glanced at the two of them, but did not notice the existence of Li Shimin.

"Dai Shangshu, I don't know this matter, why come here?"

He said straight to the point.

Dai Zhou said what he said just now.

Li Yin said with a smile: "It's not easy, just reform the household registration system! All problems will be solved directly."

He saw the crux of the problem at a glance.

"So, what's your opinion?"

Datang’s household registration system had two most important functions: one was to guarantee tax collection, and the other was to realize social control.

After the dynasties of the past dynasties established their governments, one of the first things that must be done was to count and register the national population.The household registration system of the Tang Dynasty formed two unequal classes of "registered households" and "non-registered households".

In other words, the country's registration of household registration Qimin only covers a part of the people - the good people, while the other part belongs to the untouchables, who are not eligible for registration of household registration and can only be attached to the main family.The untouchables in the Tang Dynasty mainly included official untouchables who served the government, such as workers, happy households, and miscellaneous households; trade.

"First of all, only rural household registration and urban household registration are divided, and these two types of people are managed separately. At the same time, no classification is made, the distinction between good and bad is eliminated, and the social status of untouchables such as craftsmen is raised! Let slaves and maidservants also have their own household registration! Everyone They are all independent individuals and should have household registration..."

Li Yin integrated the future household registration system together with the existing system.

These words sounded a bit against the clan, if they really did this, it must be a big cake that moved the clan.

Because slaves and maidservants are no longer their property, it is equivalent to liberating them.

As a result, it is bound to cause a huge shock.

Li Yin's reforms this time can be described as very large.

If it is really implemented, then Datang's economy will improve again, and not only Li Yin himself will benefit, but Li Shimin will also benefit greatly.

As for the unnamed corpses, that's all.

Because I can't find it, I can take care of the future affairs at this time.

Such words made Li Shimin who was on the side feel a chill down his back.

This is simply the life of the revolutionary family.

In the past, when Li Yin struggled with the aristocratic family, it was more to make their business territory smaller.

But this time, their 'property' was directly wiped out.

Dai Zhou was a little unbelievable.

If this kind of change is implemented, I am afraid it will cause backlash!
"Mr. Zili, if you do this, I'm afraid it will cause a big shock! Especially when there is no distinction between good and bad!"

"Dai Shangshu, the distinction between good and bad is not only the shackles on the people, but also the development of the Tang Dynasty. Once broken, the opposition will be fierce, but it will be beneficial to the Tang Dynasty. Take one Obviously, in terms of tax collection, it can definitely be implemented very quickly. As you probably know, there are not many people registered in Datang, so what about the tax? Does it have to come from people with household registration? What if someone conscripts? Isn't it the same?
If there is no distinction between good and low, then the population, I dare say, can be doubled directly, which can add a lot of taxation to the national treasury, and for the soldiers guarding the border, the most people can be recruited to defend the border! "

Li Yin's words are very reasonable.

This made Dai Zhou ponder for a long time, and he subconsciously looked at Li Shimin behind him.

Li Shimin didn't dare to look at him at this time, maybe he was still imagining it.

"Dai Shangshu, this kind of change will be unprecedented! In fact, the reason why I advocate reform is also a good thing for Shengtang Group. After all, if I want to expand, I will recruit many people with household registration, but qualified There are not many of them, and those without household registration are firmly in the hands of the aristocratic family, so we can't recruit them at all, so I hope it can be done sooner, of course, if you encounter obstacles, you can always find me."

Dai Zhou was a little moved.

"So, that's great! I'll talk to His Majesty about this, and I hope he can pass!"

"He? That stubbornness, you just say it's useless!"

Li Yin smiled.

This made Li Shimin very angry.

It's not easy for anyone to be pointed at and scolded by Li Yin.

"Mr. Zili, this...you can't talk nonsense!"

"What are you afraid of? There are only you and me here, and what I said is true. What are you afraid of? If he is not stubborn, he is afraid that he will find me sooner. Why wait until now to let you come over?"

What Li Yin said made Dai Zhou speechless.

It’s not good to say yes, it’s not good.

He is now in a dilemma.

"You said no?"

"This one……"

"Forget it, forget it, I don't want to say more, I can draw up a document and you hand it over to him. If he doesn't want to implement it, then I have nothing to do."

"It's work!"

Dai Zhou wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Few people in the entire Tang Dynasty dared to scold him in front of Li Shimin, and he, Li Yin, was definitely the first.

And he scolded Li Shimin so much that he didn't even dare to fart.

At the same time, Dai Zhou was a little skeptical, Li Yin knew that Li Shimin was coming.

"By the way, Mr. Zili, why are you helping me?"

"why?"

Li Min smiled.

"Two aspects. First, I think you are a good person. You are so humble, which makes people feel very comfortable. Second, it is also because of the dilemma of Shengtang Group in recruiting people."

In fact, he is infiltrating, allowing more officials to receive his favor.

After letting them receive my favor, how dare they not agree when asking them to help in the future?

"Okay, I won't talk nonsense, just wait for me for a while!"

Then Li Yin went to the desk.

He picked up a pen and started writing.

Dai Zhou naturally followed.

In the past, I saw a remarkable thing.

This surprised him.

It turns out that there is such a thing in the world.

So, he walked to Li Yin's side.

"Mr. Zili, is this?"

Not only him, Li Shimin was also shocked.

(End of this chapter)