Chapter 604 Don’t like men? Only love women? (Thanks to Yun Wanqing for the reward~)
No matter what impact these newly promulgated policies have on the people of Chang'an City or even the people of the entire Tang Dynasty, at this time in the palace hall, Hundreds of officials and clans, as well as envoys from small countries who had professed vassalage to the Tang Dynasty, came from all directions to celebrate Emperor Wu's birthday.
At this time, Emperor Wu was surrounded by three women. Emperor Wu didn't know what one of them said, and he laughed loudly.
The clan, hundreds of officials and envoys from small countries who were sitting below saw Emperor Wu who was really different from the past. Although they were not surprised on their faces, they were all surprised in their hearts.
There was an envoy from a small country who came to the Tang Dynasty for the first time to make a pilgrimage. He had the courage to flatter the people beside him and asked: "Shilang Zhou, I wonder who the person above is next to the saint?"
The envoy handed over his hand and asked, giving Zhou Shilang enough face.
Shilang Zhou was not the kind of person who would deliberately make things difficult for others. He raised his head and glanced casually, then said to the envoy with a smile: "Those are the saint's favorite things. You have to It’s all over, so don’t offend any of them.”
Shilang Zhou took the wine the envoy poured for him, raised his head and drank it, and then slowly faced it. The envoy pointed out: "The young girl on the right side of the saint is the young girl of the saint. She is Princess Taiping of the Tang Dynasty. She is the only child of the saint who has not yet reached the age of hairpins.
The green one next to Princess Taiping The girl in the skirt is Shangguan Wan'er, a member of the palace. She is the saint's right-hand man.
As for the girl in the red skirt on the left of the saint, she is also a female official in the palace. br>
This person only appeared next to the saint in recent months. It seems that she is very popular with the saint. I don't know much about her personality. I only know that her name is Jiang Yilinlai. "
Yes, Jiang Yinan was a female official in the palace who was valued by Emperor Wu. She was the kind of person with class.
Emperor Wu was busy with family and country affairs all year round, but he had little time for entertainment. , today is her birthday, which is a suitable time for her to relax.
Whether she is intimidated by Emperor Wu's majesty or afraid of the guards controlled by Emperor Wu, the clan, officials and officials in this hall. The envoys of the small country were all very well-behaved.
Emperor Wu was sitting at the head, beside him was his beloved daughter who smiled coquettishly. Next to him was the talent he admired and saved early, and a stranger who voluntarily surrendered. , three people surrounded her.
No matter who it is, how can you still be unhappy when facing three beauties of different ages and with their own merits who say nice things to please you and act coquettishly towards you?
Emperor Wu was quite happy anyway, and soon he was amused and laughed again.
Since Emperor Wu came to power, it is not that no one has deliberately presented beautiful men to her in order to please her. However, when the first person who was so self-righteous to please saw the beautiful man he presented, he appeared in the next day. How could anyone in the military camp know that he had made the wrong move?
Emperor Wu is different from others. It’s not that she doesn’t love men, she just doesn’t think it’s necessary.
Of course, with the authority of Emperor Wu, even if she has three or five male favorites, will anyone still have something to say?
Starting from the First Emperor, which emperor has not had a harem of women?
Even the throne has changed from male to female. Do we still need to use conventional treaties to restrict women’s chastity? Do you want to talk about this?
That’s really a big joke.
Even after Emperor Wu came to power, he did not get close to men and was surrounded by women. There were vague rumors earlier that the saint did not like men and only loved women.
Such words are of course unbelievable.
Most of them are just bad people spreading rumors.
However, if you look at it from another perspective, this is quite true. Emperor Wu did prefer female officials in the palace. When he saw the talented women in the harem, they all looked like Shangguan Wan'er. She was promoted to the position of female palace official.
The banquet in the palace is still going on, and the people outside the palace are also busy.
Because of what the official was thinking about in Zhuque Square today, it actually comes from two things. One is that people who voluntarily move to the border can get the Koufentianba regardless of gender. Ten acres, and twenty acres of Yongye field.
And there is a particularly preferential condition here. Those who move voluntarily are exempt from tax for the first three years, and only need to pay half of the tax in the fourth and fifth years.
Full tax is only paid starting from the sixth year.
This route is not very attractive to people from wealthy places such as Chang'an City and Dongdu (Luoyang).
But for the common people who have no land, or who only have land in small villages, this benefit is not insignificant.
And the second point is to open up trade routes widely and have soldiers to protect them, which will greatly reduce the degree of danger encountered on the road. If the cost is reduced, the profits will naturally be more.
Although this business alliance only targets the homes of merchants, if large-scale mutual trading activities are launched at the border, the civilians living here will naturally get some benefits.
Even if you grow some vegetables and sell them, or sell water and drinks, you can still get some copper coins. But the risks involved are certainly not small.
Firstly, it is a long journey, and who knows if there will be any accidents on the way, and it will be over before the border is reached;
Secondly, although the Tang Dynasty was prosperous at this time, many surrounding areas Small countries and tribes all surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but for good and bad times, who knows if there will be another war?
The Li family is having dinner right now and discussing these things.
"That means Hu Tou (Li Dalang) will be back around the beginning of next year, right?"
Mother Li is most worried about the child who is not around. Since Li Dalang joined the army and followed the army to the border, It has been more than half a year, and except for a few letters from home, Li Dalang has never come back.
Brother Li put down his chopsticks and looked at Mother Li, "Mom, it's almost time. If you want to come back, it should be the next time you get a letter. Hu Tou can say it in the letter.
Don’t worry, Auntie, Hutou is very capable, he should be able to protect himself, and maybe he will be able to get an official position for his meritorious service.”
Mother Li just sighed, no. Say nothing more.
Luzhu'er sat next to Li Sanniang. She looked at Li Sanniang and asked seriously with her big round eyes: "Aniang, isn't the eldest brother home yet?"
Li Sanniang picked up a piece of vegetables and put it on the table. In the small bowl of Lu Zhu'er, he smiled and said to Lu Zhu'er: "Your eldest brother should be back soon, Lu Zhu'er must have a good meal. When your eldest brother comes back, he should be happy to see Lu Zhu'er growing taller. "
After the dinner was over, Li Sanniang was on her way back to her yard with Lu Zhuer and Qiuxiang, but she was stopped by Brother Li, who directly handed over a small wooden box.
"Your sister-in-law and I think what you said is reasonable. You keep this money. If you want to invest in the Xing family's business, just invest in it."
Li Sanniang didn't expect that. Brother Li and Sister-in-law Li were so courageous that they decided to invest money in just two days.
Li Sanniang didn't hesitate and took the small wooden box directly, "Brother, don't worry, I will consider it myself. If it's time to sign the documents, I will call the eldest brother."
"Hey, thank you for your hard work."
Thank you Yun Wanqing for supporting 100 starting coins, and I am very grateful to Baozi for your support and encouragement~
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Under the system of granting land, if a male or female is eighteen years or older, one hectare per person, eighty acres will be divided into oral shares, and twenty acres will be divided into permanent shares. Industry;
For the elderly, those who are seriously ill, or disabled, they will have 40 acres for themselves, 30 acres for widows and concubines, and 20 acres for those who are in charge of the household, and all of them will have 20 acres as permanent property, and the rest will be divided into oral shares.
In Yongye’s field, there are numerous trees including elm, jujube, mulberry and other suitable trees. - "New Book of Tang"
Any Ding male who is over 18 years old can get a hectare of land allocated to him by the state, which is 100 acres of land.
Among them, only 20 acres are Yongye fields, while 80 acres are all oral subdivision fields.
The Yongye field mainly grows elm trees, jujube trees, and mulberry trees, while the Koufen field has a wider planting range.
However, there is a very fatal drawback to the oral division of land, that is, it cannot be passed on to the next generation.
In other words, the land is owned by the state or the nobility, and the common people only have the right to use it, but not ownership.
Ordinary people have been cultivating allotment fields all their lives. After their death, the country or nobles will take back all the allotment fields and redistribute them to other people.
Anyone who grants land will lose two dendrobiums of millet and three dendrobiums of rice at the age of ten, which is called renting.
When Ding Suixiang is born, he will lose two bolts of silk, two feet of silk and silk, one-fifth of cloth, three liang of cotton, and three pounds of hemp every year. If he is not from the silkworm village, he will lose fourteen taels of silver. This is called Tiao. .
The use of human strength is twenty days at the age of twenty, plus two days in leaps and bounds. For those who do not work, the day is three feet of silk, which is called mediocrity. -——"New Book of Tang"
——The above comes from the Internet
(End of this chapter)