Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 428
The atmosphere in the imperial study room was somewhat dignified.

Gao Shilian's cheeks were flushed with anger, and he was a little speechless when he pointed at Qin Tian. If he hadn't considered Qin Tian's kung fu, he would have really done it.

Qin Tian was very calm, then turned to look at Li Shimin, and said, "Your Majesty, my housekeeper's marriage to a widow has made me discover some problems. I feel that if I don't solve them, it may affect my Tang Dynasty's century-old plan."

Hearing Qin Tian talk about a century-old plan, Gao Shilian pouted immediately, thinking that there is still a century-old plan, a housekeeper marrying a widow, what is the century-old plan?

But Li Shimin was very curious and asked, "What does Qin Aiqing mean?"

"My lord, since the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the population of China has dropped sharply. Many strong men died in battle, and there are many widows in their families. Although the court also encourages widows to remarry, in many cases, widows want to marry, but it is not a matter. Easy stuff."

At this time, Li Shimin already understood what Qin Tian meant.

If Datang wants to be prosperous and strong, it must have a large population. If the population is small, Datang will not be able to withstand a grand war. Only when Datang has a large population can Datang be prosperous.

However, most of the strong men died in battle, leaving widows who could not marry, and it was difficult for the Tang Dynasty to prosper.

This is indeed something that affects Datang's century-old plan.

"What does Qin Aiqing think is the problem?"

"My lord, there are many problems. First of all, although the widow wants to marry, the widow's in-laws are not necessarily willing. There are many reasons why the widow is not willing. For example, if she marries, she will take the dowry away, which will undoubtedly reduce the income of the in-laws. For this reason, many parents-in-law are not necessarily willing to marry. What’s more, many parents-in-law’s sons die, and there is no one else in the family. If the widow remarries, then the parents-in-law will have no one to take care of them. If my own daughter-in-law and widow remarry, if these problems can be solved, it will be relatively easy to solve the widow’s remarriage.”

Li Shimin nodded: "In the past, the imperial court only encouraged widows to remarry, but they really didn't take this into consideration. From Qin Aiqing's point of view, how should these problems be solved?"

"If a widow remarries, she can only take half of the dowry, and the remaining half will be given to her parents-in-law for retirement. If her parents-in-law have no other children to provide for her parents-in-law's retirement, the remarried widow has the responsibility to provide for her parents-in-law's retirement. Rewards, of course, these rewards can be given to those parents-in-law, so that for rewards, those parents-in-law will also let their daughter-in-law remarry."

Qin Tian muttered something, and after Li Shimin listened, although he felt that Qin Tian's approach might bring some financial pressure to the court, it could indeed solve the widow's remarriage issue very well.

"Of course, I think that the most important thing is to do a good job with those old people. If the old people are 80 years old, the court can also consider giving them some rewards..."

Qin Tian muttered again, and the more he said, the greater the pressure on the court, but Li Shimin was shocked when he heard it, because what Qin Tian said was very beneficial to maintaining the stability of the Tang Dynasty Yes, if it can be implemented in an all-round way, people will have something to rely on when they grow old, and their sense of happiness will definitely increase a lot.

The monarch and the minister discussed each other sentence by sentence, the more they talked, the more excited they became, and the more they talked, the happier they were. Li Shimin still meant to punish Qin Tian?
Gao Shilian stood beside him, very puzzled.

I came here to impeach Qin Tian and let Li Shimin punish Qin Tian, ​​why did he suddenly become like this?
Gao Shilian was very upset.

"Holy..."

Gao Shilian suddenly interrupted the discussion between Li Shimin and Qin Tian. Li Shimin frowned slightly. In fact, from what Qin Tian said just now, he basically understood what was going on.

Qin Tian still can't do something to rob people, so Gao Shilian's people must be beaten and feel uncomfortable, so he came to frame Qin Tian.

"Shen Guogong, I have something to discuss with Qin Aiqing now, why don't you go back first?"

Li Shimin issued an order to evict guests, Gao Shilian couldn't believe it was true, it was so unfair.

"Your Majesty, the matter of my servant being beaten..."

"Shen Guogong doesn't need to say more, I know everything."

Li Shimin didn't want to hear it, Gao Shilian had no choice but to retreat.

After Gao Shilian retreated, Li Shimin continued talking to Qin Tian.

"Qin Aiqing, in your opinion, if everything you said is implemented, how much money will it cost?"

"Money will definitely cost a little, but it is not as huge as imagined. Although there are many widows, they are not too many, and there are many elderly people, but they are actually not too small. If Tang Dynasty can really prosper, this amount of money will be enough. It's small money, maybe in the early stage, the pressure will be greater, after all, the current Datang, just founded the country not long ago, is not particularly rich."

Qin Tian said that Datang is not rich, I am afraid that no one would like to hear this, but Li Shimin still understands the situation of Datang, and he is not happy at this time. Many things will proceed from reality. Today's Datang, indeed Not rich.

"Qin Aiqing is right, then do you think this matter can be carried out directly, or wait two years before carrying it out?"

Qin Tian naturally hoped that it could be implemented immediately. In this case, it would be very helpful to Li Shimin's accumulation of prestige and reputation, but he also knew the situation of Datang. Be a lot more nervous.

But now Datang is still at war with the Turks, if there is not enough food and money, it will be fatal to Datang.

After thinking about it, Qin Tian said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to rush to implement this matter immediately. You can send someone to investigate and see how many people in my Tang Dynasty want to marry, but can't marry because the problem of in-laws cannot be resolved. How many old people over the age of 80 are in Datang? After we have solid data, we will consider whether to implement it immediately.”

Without investigation, there is no right to speak. Although this move is beneficial to Datang, the actual situation of Datang must also be considered. After listening to Li Shimin, he became more and more confident about this matter.

"Qin Aiqing is right. I have just ascended the throne, and I really need to do something for the people of the world. Although it cannot benefit all the people, it can also solve the problems of those who need to be solved most. I leave this matter to you. How about it?"

"This...is the Holy Majesty flattering my humble minister a bit?"

Li Shimin curled his lips: "When you brought it up, you don't take responsibility for whoever is responsible, it's just you. If you need anyone or anything else, you can tell me, and I will satisfy you one by one."

After Li Shimin said this, Qin Tian couldn't refuse anymore, thinking that this matter is the easiest to be tampered with, and he doesn't feel at ease if others do it.

After all, if there is a real need and the elderly people fail to find out, and instead some people lie about it, that would be bad.

"Since Your Majesty thinks highly of me, I will take over this job, and within a month or two, I will definitely give you an answer."

(End of this chapter)