Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

I plan to leave the palace!

Emperor Wende was in a bad mood and suddenly proposed to leave the palace.

He didn't want to alarm the courtiers.

Once the courtiers learned that he was going to leave the palace, they must have all kinds of remonstrance, similar to the commonplace sayings that the emperor went out of the palace to waste money and waste money.

Emperor Wende didn't want to listen to the courtiers' nagging, so he ordered Chang En to do it secretly without making a fuss.

Except for the servants in the palace and the guards to protect the safety, Emperor Wende only brought his servant Lu by his side.

Lu Shizhong obviously disapproved of Emperor Wende's sneaking out of the palace.

How could Your Majesty leave the palace secretly? If something happens, the humble minister will die.

Emperor Wende sat in the carriage and left the palace smoothly.

The carriage was walking in the streets and alleys of the market, listening to the voices of the people in the market bargaining outside, the rich smoke and fire rushed to the face.

Emperor Wende took a deep breath.

Ever since he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he has become farther and farther away from fireworks.

At this moment, Emperor Wende's mood was very high, Don't worry, Aiqing, I just wander around casually, and I promise not to leave the capital.

Only then did Lu Shizhong feel relieved.

If Emperor Wende decided to go out of the capital to play, he would firmly oppose it. If you don't want an official position, you have to stop Emperor Wende.

How can a majestic Son of Heaven leave the capital at will? And it was still under the circumstances of hiding the truth from the courtiers.

If something happened, the consequences would be disastrous.

Lu Shizhong has small shoulders and cannot afford such a consequence.

The carriage circled around the bustling East and West Market, during which Emperor Wende got out of the carriage several times to shop, drink tea, and even drank a bowl of haggis soup.

He was almost sent to death by Chang En Lu Shizhong and others.

What if the haggis soup is poisonous, and what if His Majesty has a stomachache after eating it?

Too much in case...

Fortunately, none of this happened.

An ordinary bowl of haggis soup, hot.

After drinking a bowl, sweat was already on his forehead.

Emperor Wende said cheerfully: It's really inappropriate to drink haggis soup in this season.

The weather is getting hotter, and soon, the butcher will have to stop his knife.

There will be no more mutton available on the market for the next few months.

We have to wait until autumn and winter, when is the best season to eat mutton and drink haggis soup.

It is also the season for slaughtering lambs and buying and selling cashmere.

Cashmere is getting more and more expensive!

As cashmere clothing became popular among the rich, the demand for cashmere clothing in Dazhou continued to increase.

Herdsmen on the grassland can earn a lot of money by selling cattle and sheep every year, and then buy salt, tea, iron pots, cloth, and even rice noodles and other daily necessities from Dazhou.

When the herdsmen had money, they learned from the people of Dazhou and began to improve their lives.

The noodles are delicious, the rice is fragrant, and it is delicious with wine and vegetables.

There are also vermicelli with spicy peppers. After eating several large bowls, the gods will not change them.

Emperor Wende ate very satisfied.

Wipe the sweat off your brow and continue to wander around the market.

Chang En was very helpless, and couldn't help asking Lu Shizhong for help.

Lu Shizhong coughed lightly, and said in a low voice: From the beginning, Eunuch Chang should stop His Majesty.

Our family can't stop it. Since the Queen Mother passed away, His Majesty has been in a bad mood, and he doesn't even go to the harem. Don't let His Majesty vent, I'm afraid something more serious will happen.

Lu Shizhong snorted and chased after Emperor Wende, Master, where are we going next?

Emperor Wende had already made plans, Go to Nancheng, go to the city wall. I have always heard people say that Nancheng has changed a lot, and I have to go and see for myself.

This……

Can't you? Emperor Wende looked at Lu Shizhong with a half-smile.

Lu Shizhong shook his head again and again, Master, let's go there in a carriage. It's too far to walk.

You're right. The old man neglected to exercise, which is not as good as it was a few years ago.

A group of people got into the carriage and headed to Nancheng.

Nancheng has indeed changed a lot.

Bai Zhong has been managing Nancheng and transforming the shantytowns.

Of course, because too many interests are involved and the property rights are chaotic, one or two people are often involved in the property rights of a house or a piece of foundation.

These people are all property rights holders, and each person has an idea. One can imagine how troublesome it is.

Especially since the development of real estate in Xinmin County, many people have realized that the shacks they live in, and the foundations under the shacks are a sweet pastry, so some people sit on the ground and raise prices, some ask for money for houses, and some even ask for jobs, marriages, and settlements. Children read books, solve corvée and so on.

Anyway, there is no request they can't think of.

Bai Zhong's head became dizzy.

Shanty towns in Beijing, not Xinmin County. There is only one landlord in Xinmin County, and that is Gu Jiu.

Therefore, there is no dispute over property rights in the construction of houses in Xinmin County.

The shack area in the capital opened Bai Zhong's eyes.

As a result, he had to slow down the process of shantytown renovation.

The original three-year renovation plan was changed to a five-year plan, and later changed to a ten-year plan.

Given the chaos in the shanty town, I'm afraid the renovation won't be completed in ten years.

The carriage entered Nancheng.

On both sides of the street are newly built houses, all of which are small two-story buildings, one after another, with black tiles and white walls, neatly arranged.

Emperor Wende sat in the carriage and nodded again and again, Yes, yes. I passed through Nancheng before, but it wasn't like this.

Chang En said: There is also a garden in the middle of the street built in front, with flowers and plants planted. The common people are free, so they go over there to bask in the sun and chat.

Really? Emperor Wende was very interested.

But Lu Shizhong said: I dare not lie to Your Majesty. The reconstruction of the southern city is better on both sides of this street. There are almost no changes in other cities.

Emperor Wende frowned.

Aiqing means that Mrs. Zhao is fooling me?

Wei Chen has no such intentions. According to Wei Chen's understanding, Nancheng is extremely chaotic, with serious disputes over property rights, and ordinary people set prices on the ground. It is impossible for anyone who is not brave enough to completely change the appearance of Nancheng. From Weichen's observation, I am afraid Mrs. Zhao will also insist on it. It won't be too long. These are chronic illnesses, and without the intervention of the government, it will be difficult to make great progress.

Emperor Wende nodded, I see! I remember that Madam Zhao once made a statistics on Nancheng. There are millions of people living in Nancheng. Is this true or false?

Lu Shizhong bowed slightly, This matter should be true. The conditions have improved in the past few years, and the population has only increased. Including the population of Xinmin County, the population of the entire Nancheng may have exceeded two million.

There are so many people in the capital? Emperor Wende was surprised and couldn't believe it.

Lu Shizhong said: Reporting to Your Majesty, in recent years, there have been frequent disasters in various places, but the disaster in Gyeonggi is not serious because of the construction of water conservancy, and it is still passable.

As a result, a large number of disaster victims who lost their land and went bankrupt poured into the capital to find work. Some of these people came from the Northwest, the Northeast, the Southwest, and some even came from the South of the Five Ridges. In the capital, as long as they have a little strength, they can survive, and women can find jobs, so these victims have taken root in the capital and refused to return to their hometowns.

In addition, the small people in the villages all over the capital know that it is easy to find work in the capital, and the wages are high. Therefore, many small people will go to the capital to do odd jobs during the slack season.

What's more, they stay in the capital all year round and bring their family to work to earn money. After saving enough money for the down payment, he did not go back to his hometown to buy a farm house. Instead, he bought a house in Xinmin County and rented it out. According to Weichen, there are currently 5,000 two-story small buildings in the sixth phase of Xinmin County.

The people who bought these small buildings were either small people in the capital city or small people in various parts of Gyeonggi Province. A small number of disaster victims from other places would also choose to buy properties and rent them out in Xinmin County. Because Mrs. Chao restricts the rich households from robbing the small people for housing, the wealthy households buy houses in the sixth phase, but they are a minority.

Weichen can say that because Mrs. Zhao built a house for Xiaomin, and because of Xinmin County, a large number of people flood into the capital every year. The population of Nancheng has exceeded two million, which is by no means an exaggeration. Weichen even boldly estimated that the population of Nancheng might exceed 3 million in a few years.

After listening to Lu Sizhong's words, Emperor Wende frowned.

Aiqing, tell me, is this situation good or bad?

Lu Shizhong said seriously: There are good and bad. The disadvantage of population increase is that it greatly increases the pressure on the food supply in the capital and increases the pressure on Beijing warehouses. The fundamental reason for the increase in the number of Beijing warehouses originally requested by the Ministry of Household Affairs is because of the population explosion.

However, the land in the capital is limited and the output is not high. Increasing the warehouse in the capital means increasing the pressure on the local government. The imperial court had to spend more money and food to transport the food to the capital.

Secondly, the pressure on the soldiers and horses of the five cities and the embroidery guards increased accordingly. More manpower is needed to maintain law and order in the capital. With so many people concentrated in one place, once a dangerous situation or epidemic breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous. For example, during the time of the worst disaster last year, to tell you the truth, I was really worried that there would be riots in the capital because of insufficient food.

In the end, the population of the capital skyrocketed, which meant that the capital was sucking local blood. The capital alone drained the populations of countless counties and state capitals. Those counties and those state capitals have been drained of their population, but they still have to complete additional taxes, grain collection, and corvee. This will greatly increase the burden on the people who stay in their hometowns and cause more people to go bankrupt. In the end, the capital was enriched and the local area was impoverished.

Emperor Wende frowned more and more.

What about the benefits?

The benefits are right in front of you!

Lu Shizhong pointed to the outside of the carriage, With the rapid increase in the population of the capital, more and more merchants choose to do business in the capital. The tax revenue of the imperial court also increases year by year. This is the first benefit. The second benefit is that the capital is in one place. Feeding so many bankrupt disaster victims and poor people. These people have money to eat, so they will not fall into bandits and cause disasters for the local area. It relieves the great burden on the court and relieves the pressure on the local government for disaster relief.

Only when people live and work in peace and contentment can they have money to marry and have children, and the population of Dazhou increases accordingly. At the same time, more children born in small families will receive education. After ten or twenty years, the imperial court will have a new situation, which is a sign of prosperity.

However, the disadvantages of population explosion cannot be ignored for a little benefit. Weichen suggested that the local government's taxation, acres of land, grain production, and population statistics should be re-approved. Reduce the exploitation of local people.

Emperor Wende suddenly laughed, Aiqing has a very good idea, but this matter is very important and needs to be discussed in the long run. Aiqing might as well accompany me to the city wall.