Capital Datang

"Sister!" A beautiful woman in a palace costume suddenly turned around on the small road next to the rockery in front of her. When she saw Princess Nanyang in the bridge corridor, she immediately shouted and walked over quickly. It was Li Yin's mother, Concubine Yang.As soon as she got the news that Princess Nanyang was coming to Chang'an, she was so happy that she ran over excitedly without calling her two sons.

When Princess Nanyang saw that it was Concubine Yang, she immediately stood up and said with a smile: "It's been a few years since you left, Jiumei, you are still so beautiful, but I am about to become an old woman." txtxiazai

"My sister doesn't look old. If I change this Taoist uniform, I don't know how many princes and nobles will be fascinated?" Concubine Yang walked over quickly and laughed loudly at the same time.They have a good relationship as sisters, so it's normal to have a little banter with each other.

Princess Nanyang wanted to say something more, but she was interrupted by Empress Xiao who was next to her with a smile: "Okay, okay, you two sisters, don't be modest, no matter which one is old!"

After hearing what Empress Xiao said, Princess Nanyang and Concubine Yang immediately turned to compliment Xiao Empress to be the one who is really not old, and will definitely live to live a hundred years.Regarding the words of the two daughters, Empress Xiao also joked with them with a smile. The family got along harmoniously and happily, which made Li Yin feel very warm.Capital Datang 302

Until noon, Concubine Yang called Li Ke, his wife, and Wen Xin over. The family had a meal together and chatted some gossips. With the addition of Xiao Cai'er, the four women went shopping together, Li Ke was called to run errands, Yang Yan stayed at home because of his inconvenient health, and Li Yin stayed at home with him.

"Liulang, once you leave this time, you probably won't come back for a long time?" It was still in the bridge corridor in the morning, Yang Hao took a sip of clear tea from his teacup, and then asked.

"Well, there are a lot of things this time, and the eldest brother and the fourth brother are becoming more and more restless. If I stay in Chang'an, it is likely to cause some other troubles." Li Yin, who was sitting opposite Yang Yan, nodded. He nodded and said, the reason why he left Chang'an in such a hurry.Although it is mainly because of the affairs of Silla and Baekje, the battle between Li Chengqian and Li Tai is also one of the reasons. Although he has already said that he will give up the throne, as long as he is in Chang'an for one day, he will let those two My brother is worried that it won't be a day, so it's better to leave early.Save yourself from being involved.

Yang Hao nodded after listening.He has been in Chang'an for a while, and he is very familiar with all aspects of the situation in Chang'an, especially the affairs between the princes. In his opinion, no matter whether Li Yin really gave up the throne, he should hide now. A period of time is a wise choice.

But then Yang Hao thought of another question, and reminded him solemnly: "Liulang, I know that Yang Lie and the others have come back with us this time. Although Jingwei is easy to use, it can sometimes help you completely Solve some troubles, but this is not the right way after all, so it is better to use it sparingly!"

All the power in Yang Yan's hands was given to Li Yin, and the Jingwei, who was responsible for the assassination, was no exception, and this time they followed them back to Chang'an.This made Yang Yan a little worried, thinking that Li Yin wanted to use the power of Jingwei to secretly eliminate some opponents, so he reminded him, after all, Li Yin's reputation is very good now, if his reputation is damaged because of some trivial things, then It's really not worth the candle.

But Li Yin laughed out loud when he heard it.Shaking his head, he explained: "Uncle, you are worrying too much. The reason why I brought Yang Lie and the others this time is mainly because I want them to recruit more people. In addition, they are all from the old department of Mr. Yan Wang Yang. By the way, let Let’s get together. And those recruits will be taken to Taiwan for special training, and the trained people are not killers!”

"Don't be a killer?" Yang Hao felt a little confused. Jingwei was originally a group of professional killers. Let them recruit people for training. What else can they do besides being a killer?

Seeing Yang Yan's puzzled expression, Li Yin secretly smiled in his heart. Among the subordinates Yang Yan gave him, except for that Chen Gong, the one he valued the most was Jing Wei, but if only Jing Wei It would be a pity to be a killer organization, Li Yin had already made other arrangements for it.

Seeing that Li Yin didn't go into details, Yang Yan didn't ask any further questions. After all, he also knew that everyone has their own secrets, especially people with Li Yin's identity, there are many people who don't want others to know. thing.

It wasn't until Concubine Yang and the others came back that Li Yin left Madam Sui's mansion, because he still had one thing to deal with, and this matter had to go to the palace to meet Li Shimin.Empress Xiao and the others also knew that Li Yin must have many things to do to leave Chang'an, so they didn't keep him.

Speaking of Li Shimin, the emperor is really pitiful, 360 days a year, he has to deal with a lot of government affairs almost every day, so it is very easy to find him in the palace, usually in the Hall of Liangyi.

"Liulang, are you ready?" Li Shimin asked without raising his head.There are piles of memorials piled up in front of him. Originally, he didn’t have to be so busy. However, Fang Xuanling fell ill these two days, so he could have let other people handle it, but Li Shimin was worried, so it should be Fang Xuanling’s. Government affairs are all on his head.

"Report to Father, everything is almost ready, but there is one thing that needs Father's help!" Li Yin replied with a smile.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Li Shimin finally raised his head when he heard that his son needed his help, closed the memorial in front of him, and then threw it aside and asked.At the same time, Li Shimin also had some doubts in his heart. His son has never asked for help, and he seldom asked for anything from his father, but today he came to him and said so, so there must be troubles that cannot be solved. help yourself.

"Father, you must know that my son is developing Taiwan, but the land there is sparsely populated, and the population of the entire island is less than 20, which greatly limits the economic development of the island, so I hope that my father will You can provide some help to my son." Li Yin bowed and saluted solemnly.

Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard this, and asked with some puzzlement: "Liu Lang, didn't I promise you at the beginning that as long as you have the ability, you can recruit a large number of people from China to overseas at any time. Of course, the premise must be that these people are It is voluntary, you must not use coercive means."

However, Li Yin said with a bitter face: "Father, you have indeed promised my son, but now Taiwan is still barren, and there are wild people everywhere, unless you are forced by life. Otherwise, who would want to travel thousands of miles to go there? Now that our Tang Dynasty is rich and the people are strong, there are very few people who really can’t afford to eat, so even if I want to recruit people now, it’s not easy to recruit!”

Li Yin poured bitter water on Li Shimin. Although his words were a bit exaggerated, he did have some troubles in immigrating to Taiwan. After all, Taiwan is different from the recovered Goguryeo. No matter how you say it, Goguryeo is also a mainland, and some of it is from the Han Dynasty. Territory, plus the land replacement, so the immigration went smoothly.But Taiwan is different. It is isolated overseas, and as a pure mainland democracy, Han people are rarely willing to settle there.Capital Datang 302

But Li Shimin laughed loudly after hearing this: "Liu Lang, I can't help you with this problem. After all, Taiwan is now your private territory, not the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Although you are my son, state affairs and family affairs They still have to be separated. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible for me to forcibly order the people to move to Taiwan. There will be some impact."

"Father, you have misunderstood. I am not asking you to forcibly relocate people to Taiwan, but I hope you will allow me to recruit refugees from the Tang Dynasty to Taiwan." Li Yin said with a flattering expression.

"Fleeing people!" When Li Shimin heard these two words, displeasure immediately appeared on his face.The so-called fugitives refer to those people who have no household registration in the Tang Dynasty.There are many types of fugitives. For example, they hid in the mountains and forests because of the war, and had little contact with the outside world. For example, some people fled and became fugitives because they were unwilling to pay taxes. Due to legacy reasons, he became a fugitive passively.

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there were only more than 200 million households. By the time Li Shimin ascended the throne, there were about 300 million households, and it is estimated to be around 500 million. However, this is only the population with the household registration of the Tang Dynasty. Not counted.And if someone wants to ask how many fugitives there are in the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that no one can answer this question. It can only be said that there are definitely not a few. A rough estimate is at least a few million, and the number may even be more.Because even when Wu Meiniang was in power, the number of fugitives in the country sometimes exceeded the number of people with registered household registration, from which we can see the large number of fugitives.

The refugees in the early Tang Dynasty were mainly those who fled to the mountains and forests during the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Although some of these people came out after the war, a considerable number of them did not want to register their household registration. To the south, Datang's rule over there is relatively weak, and the statistics of household registration are very loose, so the number of fugitives is larger, and Li Yin has long taken a fancy to these fugitives, especially in the southern region. It is even more convenient, but this requires Li Shimin's consent first.

When Li Shimin thought of the fugitives, he felt a little annoyed. Datang collected taxes on a head-by-head basis. These fugitives did not have a household registration, so naturally they didn't have to pay taxes, and the country's income was also reduced. Therefore, Datang paid these fugitives , as long as they are caught, they will be sent back to their hometown immediately, but the number of fugitives in Datang is huge, and it is impossible to catch them, so he can only stare at these huge numbers of fugitives in vain.