"Sister!" A beautiful woman in the palace dress suddenly turned on the path next to the rockery in front of her. When she saw Princess Nanyang in the bridge, she immediately shouted and walked over quickly. It was Li Yan's mother, Concubine Yang.

As soon as she got the news that Princess Nanyang came to Chang'an, she was so happy that she didn't call her two sons, and she ran over excitedly.

When Princess Nanyang saw that it was Concubine Yang, she immediately stood up and smiled and said, "After leaving for a few years, Jiu Mei, you are still so beautiful, but I am almost an old woman."

"Where is my sister looking old? If I replace this Taoist uniform, I wonder how many princes and nobles are lost?" Concubine Yang walked over quickly and teased loudly. Their sisters have a good relationship, so they are each other.

It's normal to make some jokes.

Princess Nanyang wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Queen Xiao next to her with a smile: "Okay, okay, don't be humble, no matter who is old!"

When Queen Xiao heard Empress Xiao say this, Princess Nanyang and Concubine Yang immediately praised Empress Xiao for being truly immortal and she would definitely live beyond a hundred years. As for the words of her two daughters, Empress Xiao also joked with them with a smile.

The family gets along well and makes Li Yan look very warm.

Until noon, Concubine Yang called Li Ke and his wife and Wen Xin over. The family gathered together for a meal and chatted about some gossip. Then Empress Xiao, Princess Nanyang and Concubine Yang and Concubine Yang, and then added

A little Caier and four women went out to buy things together, Li Ke was called to be an errand runner, Yang Ming stayed at home because of physical inconvenience, and Li Yan stayed at home with him.

"Liulang, once you leave this time, I guess you won't come back for a long time?" Yang Qing picked up the teacup and tasted the tea, then asked.

"Well, there are many things happening 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 Yandian, who sat opposite Yang Ming, sat opposite Yang Ming,

Nodded, the reason why he was so anxious to leave Chang'an was mainly because of Silla and Baekje, Li Chengqian and Li Tai were fighting for the throne. Although he had already said that he had given up the throne,

But as long as he is in Chang'an for one day, he will make those two brothers worried for a long time, so it is better to leave early, so it is better not to be involved.

After hearing this, Yang Qing nodded. He has been in Chang'an for a while and is very familiar with the situation in Chang'an, especially the matters between the princes. In his opinion, no matter whether Li Yan is or not

It is a wise choice to really give up the throne and hide for a while now.

But then Yang Ming thought of another problem and reminded him with a solemn expression: "Liulang, I know that Yang Lie and the others are back with us this time. Although Jingwei is easy to use, it can help you solve it thoroughly.

Trouble, but this is not the right way after all, so it’s better to use it less!"

Yang Hing gave all the power in his hand to Li Yan, and the Jingwei, who was specifically responsible for assassination, was no exception. This time he followed them back to Chang'an. This made Yang Hing a little worried, thinking that Li Yan wanted to use Jingwei.

Power removed some opponents in secret, so he reminded him that after all, Li Yan has a very good reputation now. If his reputation is damaged by some trivial matters, it would be a bit more worthwhile.

However, Li Yan laughed when he heard this. He shook his head and explained, "Uncle, you're too worried. The reason why I brought Yang Lie and the others this time is mainly to ask them to recruit more people, and they all

He is the old subordinate of Mr. Yang, the King of Hell. By the way, they will be gathered together. Those recruited will be taken to Taiwan for special training, and the trained people are not killers!”

"Don't be a killer?" Yang Ming felt a little confused. Jingwei was originally a group of professional killers. If they were asked to recruit personnel to train, what else could they do besides being a killer?

Looking at Yang Ming's puzzled expression, Li Ming smiled secretly. Among the subordinates given to him by Yang Ming, except for Chen Gong, the one he valued the most was Jingwei, but if he only regarded Jingwei as a killer.

It would be a pity to organize it, and Li Yan had already made other arrangements for it.

Seeing that Li Yan didn't say it in detail, Yang Ming didn't ask again. After all, he knew that everyone had their own secrets, especially those who wanted Li Yan, there were many people who were unwilling to let others know.

thing.

It was not until Concubine Yang and the others came back that Li Yan left the Madam Sui Mansion because he had one thing to deal with, and he had to go to the palace to meet Li Shimin. Empress Xiao and the others also knew that Li Yan was leaving Chang'an.

There must be many things, so he was not kept.

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

"Liulang, are you all ready?" Li Shimin asked without raising his head. There were memorials like a hill in front of him. He didn't have to be so busy, but Fang Xuanling was sick these two days, so he could have been.

He asked others to deal with it, but Li Shimin was worried, so all the government affairs that should have been Fang Xuanling were pressing on him.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready, but there is one thing that needs the help of your father!" Li Yan replied with a smile.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Li Shimin heard that his son needed his own help, and finally raised his head, folded the memorial in front of him, and threw it aside and asked. At the same time, Li Shimin was also a little confused. His son had never been

How could I ask for help? I rarely even ask for his father, but today I came to myself and said this. Of course, there is a problem that I can't solve. I have to help myself.

"Father, I believe you also know that I am developing Taiwan, but it is vast and sparsely populated, and the entire island has a population of less than 200,000, which greatly limits the development of the island's economy, so I hope that I am a father

Emperor, can you provide some help to your sons." Li Yan bowed and bowed solemnly.

Li Shimin was stunned after hearing this and asked in confusion: "Liulang, I had not promised you at the beginning. As long as you have the ability, you can collect a large number of people from China to overseas at any time. Of course, the premise must be that these people are all.

It is voluntary, and you must not use forced means.”

However, Li Yan said with a bitter face: "Father, you have indeed promised this matter to my son, but now Taiwan is still deserted, and there are wild life everywhere, unless you are forced by life,

Otherwise, who would be willing to travel there thousands of miles? Now my Tang Dynasty is rich and the people are strong, and few people really can’t eat. So even if my son wants to recruit people, it’s not easy to recruit!"

Li Yan complained to Li Shimin. Although his words were a bit exaggerated, it was indeed a bit troublesome when it came to immigration to Taiwan. After all, Taiwan is different from the recovered Goguryeo. No matter how much Goguryeo is, it is still in the mainland, and some of them were from the Han Dynasty.

The territory, coupled with the land replacement, immigration was very smooth. But Taiwan is different, there is no place to stay overseas. As a pure mainlander, Han people rarely want to settle there.

However, after hearing this, Li Shimin laughed and said, "Liulang, I can't help you with this question. 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 are still there.

It still needs to be separated. As the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I will never force the order to move the people to Taiwan. After all, the world is now settled and people's hearts have just gathered. If I use strong words, I will do my country and country of the Tang Dynasty.

There will be some impact."

"Father, you misunderstood. My son did not ask you to force the people to move to Taiwan, but hoped that you could allow my son to recruit fugitives from the Tang Dynasty to Taiwan." Li Yan said with a flattering look on his face.

"Escape from the people!" When Li Shimin heard these two words, a little displeasure immediately appeared on his face. The so-called escape from the people refers to the people who do not have household registration in the Tang Dynasty. There are many types of escape from the people, such as because of war and chaos.

There are few external contacts when hiding in the mountains and forests. For example, some people voluntarily flee as fugitives because they are unwilling to pay taxes, and some people passively fugitives because of historical reasons.

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there were only more than two million households. By the time Li Shimin ascended the throne, there were probably three million households, and it was estimated that it should be about 15 million. However, this is just a population with a registered household registration in the Tang Dynasty and no household registration.

The vagrants are not counted. If someone wants to ask how many fugitives there are in the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid no one can answer this question. I can only say that there are definitely not a few, roughly estimated that it is at least a few million, and even the number is likely

There will be more. Because even when Wu Meiniang was in power, the number of fugitives in China sometimes exceeded the number of registered residents, which shows how many fugitives were.

The escape from democracy in the early Tang Dynasty was mainly during the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty. The people fled into the mountains and forests to avoid the war. Although some of these people came out after the war, a considerable number of them were unwilling to register their household registration. In addition, in the area south of the Yangtze River, the Tang Dynasty

The rule over there is relatively weak, and the household registration statistics are very loose, so the number of fleeing people is larger. Li Yan has long been interested in these fleeing people, especially in the southern region, which is more convenient to move, but

This requires Li Shimin's consent first.

When Li Shimin thought of escaping the people, he felt a little annoyed. The Tang Dynasty collected taxes based on the head, and these escaping people did not have to pay taxes, so the country's income was reduced. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty paid attention to these escaping people.
Chapter completed!