Chapter 904

People say that three years old looks old, this is actually true, Li Chengqian seems to be one person under ten thousand people, and he is rampant in the name of the prince of the Tang Dynasty, but the kind of small citizen thinking in his bones cannot be changed no matter what.

He also knows that if he wants to be in a position, he needs to have a broad mind, and he is constantly reminding himself in many things to trust his subordinates and tolerate, but everything is easier said than done, and understanding and being able to do it are two completely incompatible things.

That's why he took Lao Cao's words as his motto, and also left the nickname of 'Eye Must Return' in Datang, but the mentality of the little citizen made him not do it thoroughly, and in a short period of time, he couldn't 'kill in a dream' like Lao Cao, showing outsiders only a kind of ruthlessness on the outside, in fact, there is still some 'emptiness' in his bones, and many things will regret what he did wrong after the passage of time.

But fortunately, Li Chengqian has an advantage, that is, he has a smart brain, and after knowing his mistakes, he will quickly correct them, and strive to make himself not make the same mistake next time.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, I don't know what the reason is for not going to the morning court for three days?" Just when Li Chengqian was thinking blankly about how to correct his mistakes, Du Zhenglun came directly to the door without being informed.

"This palace is unwell, and after five days, does Du Shilang have any problems?" For these civil officials who regard their reputation as more important than their lives, Li Chengqian has no good way, so he can only roll his eyes helplessly.

The old man of his own family praised Du Zhenglun and others, he is a prince, even if he is rebellious, it is impossible to deny his judgment when the old man is still alive, so he can only follow Xiao Guicao and echo, and then shrink his neck and pretend to be a grandson.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is unwell, can you ask the imperial doctor to see it?" Du Zhenglun didn't know if he had broken his brain by reading, or if he knew that there were tigers in the mountains and preferred to go to the tiger mountains, although he saw the impatience in Li Chengqian's eyes, he still asked unrelentingly.

"How can I ......judge the body of this palace" Li Chengqian was a little anxious when he was asked, and glared back at Du Zhenglun and said: "Du Shilang doesn't go about his own business, but he comes to care about the physical condition of this palace, I don't know what he means?" ”

"Your Highness, Your Majesty has been in the court for nearly ten years, but you have never stopped the court for a few days due to physical discomfort, and now Your Majesty is on a personal expedition, only leaving Beijing for more than a month, you act like this, what if Your Majesty knows?" Du Zhenglun said with a stiff neck.

As a reprimanding minister, how his little life is not seen by him at all, anyway, as long as he has not been cut off for a day, he has to continue, otherwise he will think that he is sorry for the share he received.

Li Chengqian smacked his lips, looking at Lao Du who was silent for a long time, and was struggling with whether to compromise or not.

Du Zhenglun looked at him without flinching, as if as long as he didn't go to court, he would continue to entangle, and he would also have to sue him.

"Alas! Du Shilang, do you know that this disease in this palace is a heart disease, and it is not something that can be effective by medicinal stones, even if the imperial doctor has seen it, what can it do? If my father knew, I was afraid that it would also involve his old man's energy and increase his troubles. After looking at each other, Li Chengqian's tone softened, and he changed his way of speaking.

"Heart disease? What is your Highness's heart disease? Can you say that you know with your ministers? Du Zhenglun's heart was hooked, or he wanted to see what method Li Chengqian planned to use to continue to delay and not go to the court.

"Does Du Shilang know about the fugitives?" Li Chengqian sighed again, and casually found a problem that could not be solved in a short period of time.

In ancient times, in order to escape forced labor or high taxes, many people either went to high-ranking households, or fled into the mountains, evaded the census, but turned themselves into black households.

These people don't have their own land, they don't have their own property, and they belong to their own rotten life.

Because they have nothing, most of these people are engaged in some lowly jobs, or sell themselves to big families to be servants without freedom, of course, more such people have become tumors in society, forming gangs, beating homes and robbing houses, which can be described as doing all kinds of evil.

Although Du Zhenglun said that he was a civil official, he also knew the harm caused by the fugitives, and at this time, he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Li Chengqian mention it, and said with a frown: "The minister knows!" ”

"It's good that Du Shilang knows." Li Chengqian's face was sad, and he continued with a long sigh: "Then does Du Shilang know how many fugitives there are in my Tang Dynasty?" ”

"This ......" Du Zhenglun was dumbfounded when asked, this question is too tricky, if you know how many fugitives there are, I am afraid that these fugitives have already turned into obedient people, how can there be the title of fugitives!

"According to the statistics of the main palace, the number is about 800,000 households." Li Chengqian didn't expect Du Zhenglun to be able to answer his question, and after giving the answer directly, he looked at Du Zhenglun and said, "How many people is registered in my Tang Dynasty?" More than four million households, right? Now there are 800,000 households that are not registered, how can you say that this palace can not worry about it, how can it not have heart disease. ”

Du Zhenglun was dumbfounded, 800,000 fugitives from a household, even if there are three people in a household, it is still 2.4 million people, not to mention that there are more than three people in a household in Datang, if you really want to count, there are always three million people.

There are three million people in Datang who are not registered in the household register, this number continues Du Zhenglun was a little dumbfounded when he heard it, and even Li Chengqian, who raised the question, was a little dumbfounded.

This is really not unknowing, but it is shocking.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Minister, Can the Minister know where this number came from?" Du Zhenglun, who had been in the room for a long time, stammered and asked.

Compared with the population of 3 million, the fact that Li Chengqian did not go to court for a few days is not worth mentioning at all, if he can return all these people to his hometown, even if he does not go to court for a year, what can he do!

"How? There is information on the part of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Du Shilang can check it to see how many people were in the former Sui Dynasty, how many people died in the war, and how many people are in the Tang Dynasty now. ”

On this issue, Li Chengqian naturally would not lie, and this figure was also calculated by him unintentionally when he was idle for a certain period of time and was looking for information in the household department. However, at that time, he was not aware of the population problem, so he ignored the past.

Having said that, Du Zhenglun had already believed seven or eight copies, and knew that the number counted by Li Chengqian should be eight or nine and ten, but for the sake of insurance, Lao Du still decided to check it himself.

As for the ...... of the court, go to his court, before the number of people is not counted clearly, Lao Du himself does not plan to go to the court.

(End of chapter)