Yang Guang did whatever he said. After staying in Luoyang for only a few days, he took his harem family members and set off for the capital.
However, he will not enter Beijing, but directly cross the Yellow River, enter Hedong, and go north to Jinyang.
After Yang Ming received the news, he took Yang Yinjiang, Pei Shuying, his eldest son Yang Rui, and his second son Yang Jin early to wait for his parents in Huayin County.
Since Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, Yang Ming has spent most of his time in the capital, unable to go anywhere, so that his father can go wherever he wants.
Yang Guang didn't want to take his Guanfengxing Palace this time, because the pontoon bridge on the Yellow River couldn't be crossed, and it was too laborious to dismantle and reassemble, so he had to take a horse-drawn carriage.
How impatient was this man? His son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were waiting for him in Huayin County, but they did not stop the march at all. Instead, they ordered Yang Ming's family to enter his imperial carriage one by one to question him.
"How is Xue Daoheng's health?" Yang Guang looked at his grandson Yang Rui with a loving look and smiled.
Yang Rui sat in the carriage and quickly replied: "To my grandfather, Master is in good health."
Yang Guang curled his lips and looked at Yang Jin again: "Why is your kid taller and stronger than your elder brother? Are you usually in contact with me on horseback and archery?"
"Ah? I don't know? I haven't practiced riding and shooting," Yang Jin said with a smile, rubbing the back of his head.
Empress Xiao couldn't help covering her sleeves and laughing: "Ayun is already taller than Yin Jiang. This child followed his mother-in-law. Jin'er's shoulders are so broad because he followed you and Qilin'er."
The Lao Yang family also has genetic characteristics, just on the shoulders. They all have flat shoulders and are broad. Such shoulders look very powerful when wearing clothes.
Yang Jian, Yang Guang, and Yang Ming all have broad shoulders, but Yang Rui is not. His shoulders follow his mother's, but his appearance is very similar to Yang Guang. They both look delicate, but are actually domineering and restrained.
"I want to take you two with me on this expedition. Are you willing to go?" Yang Guang said with a smile.
The two brothers looked at each other and said quickly: "My grandson is willing to go."
"No," Queen Xiao suddenly frowned: "We can't go back to Ying. The journey is slow. Don't get sick. Jin'er is strong, so she can go out for a walk. I think this child is a good soldier."
Yang Guang guessed that the queen was worried that something might happen to Yang Rui outside, so he nodded, acquiescing.
No matter how courageous he was, he would not dare to make fun of the country. After all, Yang Guang in this life had a very outstanding heir, and he had no intention of ruining it.
Does Yang Rui want to go? If you don’t want to go, Yang Yinjiang is a smart person and told her son that if your grandfather wants to take you away, he must refuse, but she forgot to tell Yang Jin.
It wasn't intentional, I really forgot.
Yang Ming was following behind the imperial chariot, and behind him were naturally the group of important officials of the imperial court. Originally Yu Wenshu could ride in the carriage, but when the prince came, he would definitely have to ride a horse to accompany him.
"Only one-third of the food and grass baggage has arrived at the front military warehouse. If we are on the road in such a hurry, what should we do if the logistics is disrupted?" Yang Ming whispered.
Yu Wenshu whispered: "There will be no problem. I have already given instructions to Xuangan, and the grain and grass supplies are almost ready. The four warehouses are being mobilized around the clock, and military supplies will be continuously delivered to the front."
Yang Ming sighed: "Do you think this is good?"
Yu Wenshu also sighed, glanced in the direction of the imperial chariot, and whispered: "It's a helpless move, this is the only way."
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. In Yang Guang's northern expedition, food and grass went first, but only one-third of the way, which was different from the time in Goguryeo.
During the expedition to Goguryeo, all the food and grass were stored in Zhuojun before the army set off.
While the two were chatting, Yang Rui, Yang Jin and the others got off the carriage. Pei Shuying, who learned the news, felt as if she had been struck by lightning and hurriedly found her husband, hoping to help reject her son's request.
Yang Ming was also confused. You are going to fight, not travel. Why are you taking my son with you?
After entering the carriage, Queen Xiao's eyes never left her son's face. Either she said that only mothers are good in the world. The only person in this world who is truly willing to die for you is your own mother.
"How come you're so thin? It's not good to be fat, but you can't be so thin either," Queen Xiao felt heartbroken when she saw it.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "To tell you what to say to my mother, there is a saying among the people, it is said that old age is hard to buy, but it is good to be thinner."
"Is there such a saying?" Yang Guang asked blankly: "How come I haven't heard of it?"
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Yes, there is a popular saying among the people, which is that if parents are around, they will not travel far."
Empress Xiao immediately laughed, looked at her husband beside her, and said, "Did you see it? I guessed that my son would ask for someone from you."
Yang Guang's lips curled up: "If I remember correctly, Yang Jin is also eleven years old this year, right?"
"Father, yes, he is one year younger than Ying Hui," Yang Ming replied.
Yang Guang chuckled: "I'm eleven years old, it's time to go out and have some experience. You have detained these two brothers in Daxing, and you don't know what's going on outside. Do you think this is okay? I heard that Ying Hui fell in love with Wei Yuancheng a few years ago.
My daughter? This is what she is holding back at home, you have to find something for her to do."
Yang Ming said: "In this northern expedition, the country used troops, and Yang Jin followed the government to the north. It was useless. The war was going on together, and it was unpredictable. I just felt..."
"No need to say more!" Yang Guang raised his hand and interrupted:
"It's frustrating for them to be your sons. That is to say, when I was patrolling the Turks in the north, I took them out. Since then, these two boys have not even seen the vastness of our Sui territory and the magnificence of our mountains and rivers.
But, do you want your son to be like that person who sits in a well and looks at the sky? He only knows Guanzhong but not the whole world of Kyushu?"
No, but he is only eleven years old. What is going on when you take him to fight?
"Okay, okay, let Jin'er follow," Empress Xiao said in a conciliatory manner: "Ren'an (Yang Tan) will also follow. He will have brothers to keep him company on the road, so he won't be lonely."
Among Yang Zhao's three sons, two were concubines and one was a legitimate son. However, Yang Guang and his wife loved Yang Tan, the eldest son of the concubine, and often took them with them. Because of this, in history, Yang Tong and Yang You were established as puppets by Wang Shichong and Li Yuan respectively.
, and Yang Tan, who had been with Yang Guang and his wife all year round, was killed together with Yang Guang in Jiangdu.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Ming remained silent.
Yang Guang said to his wife: "You go down first and I'll say a few words to him."
Empress Xiao nodded, ordered the carriage and horses to stop, patted her son on the shoulder, and was helped out of the carriage by the maid.
People knew that there were some conversations between father and son, and she was really not suitable to listen in, because Yang Guang and Yang Ming shouldered the responsibility of their ancestors and the country.
"I have seen your new land policy in Lingnan. Although it is a bit whimsical, I have no objection," Yang Guang said with a smile: "Do you know why?"
Yang Ming shook his head: "I don't know."
Yang Guangdao: "Eighty acres of land are granted to men, 40 acres to women, and 20 acres of Yongye land. This is the most basic standard. However, among our people in the Sui Dynasty, not one person in a thousand has enough land to grant land. Don't think that you
Grandfather doesn’t know, or I don’t know, there’s nothing in this world that I dare not know.”
Yang Ming nodded and said: "At first, I thought that the officials below were falsely reporting the land area, so that the country was kept in the dark. Later I figured out that my grandfather and father should be aware of it."
"In those days, officials all over the world used false reporting of land acres and population as political achievements and were promoted, so that this trend became popular for a while," Yang Guang said with a smile:
"But how could you hide it from your grandfather? At that time, the country was first established. If the population per land was far greater than that of previous dynasties, it would be helpful to the foundation of our Yang family. Your grandfather also went with the flow. What you implemented in Lingnan this time
The new system is more superior than the existing system. In fact, it is true. Whether civilians can be allocated fields is a matter for local officials. The country's policies are good. They will only praise me and complain about corruption by local officials. This is called
Hatred transfers, officials can hate me, but the people can't, that's the reason."
Yang Ming didn't understand it before, but as he got older and spent more time in prison, he finally understood it.
"But this time the troops are mobilized for the Northern Expedition, the people may have complaints," Yang Ming said.
Yang Guang said with a smile: "That's because you still don't understand. Before I took the throne, I read the population statistics of that year. There were 8.7 million households in the Sui Dynasty and a population of 46 million. How many are there this year? You have been supervising the country. You should know
.”
Yang Ming nodded and said: "9.07 million households, population 44 million."
The number of households has increased while the population has decreased. This is because a large number of hidden people have been found through the survey. This year is the Tenth Year of the Great Cause. In the past ten years, the population has only increased by two million. This is a very terrible problem, because these two
Among the millions, many were found to be hidden households. In other words, the actual population of the Sui Dynasty was experiencing reverse growth, that is, a decline.
"It's still not enough," Yang Guang sighed and said calmly: "You remember, the land of China has a population of 60 million, which is the limit. Once it approaches this number, the country will have big problems. Why did I go to the north? Now
Do you understand?"
Yang Ming was stunned...
No matter how he thought about it, he would never think that this was the reason.
Yang Guang deliberately reduced the population of the Sui Dynasty in order to achieve the purpose of stabilizing the world.
This is a deadlock. Too many people, uneven land distribution, and inevitable civil strife are almost inevitable.
The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was due to the small population. When the population increased, various problems followed one after another.
Yang Ming slowly closed his eyes, his expression extremely dejected.
Yang Guang couldn't help but shook his head and said with a smile: "Common people must do this if they know that the land they are given is not enough. Lord Shang has a saying: If you humiliate the people, you will be noble, if you are weak, you will respect the officials, if you are poor, you will be rewarded heavily, and if the people are poor, you will be rewarded.
If you are rich in strength, you will become promiscuous, and if you are promiscuous, you will have lice. Therefore, if the people are rich but do not use them, they will eat them. Everyone must be strong, so farmers will not steal, and farmers will not steal. Six lice will not sprout, so the country will be rich but poor.
Chongqiang, you are the crown prince, haven’t you read "The Book of Shang Jun"?"
Yang Ming still didn't speak and his face looked very ugly.
"Stupid and weak!"
A son is like a father. Yang Guang knew that his son was too kind. Seeing his dejected expression, he directly slapped Yang Ming on the face:
"Get out, go to the Secretariat, and read all the history books of past dynasties to me. If you still look like this, your second son will still be alive, and you are not the only son I have."
"My dear, please leave," Yang Ming sighed, opened the curtain and left.