Although the feudal state was very popular, they were not willing to give up their properties in Datang. On the one hand, it was not easy to acquire these properties.
Secondly, no one knows what it will be like to confederate the country. If the management does not go well, there is still a way out. If the land is handed over, there will be no way out.
Yu Wenshiji stood up tremblingly and said: "Sage, I am already sixty-seven years old, and my body is getting worse day by day. Maybe one day I will let go."
"When the leaves fall, they return to their roots. This land of the Tang Dynasty is my root. When I die, I will be buried here."
"I don't dare to ask for too much. I just ask for a place to bury my bones. I can't thank you enough."
Yang Gongren also stood up and said: "My ancestors are also buried on this land. Even if we are lucky enough to be granted a kingdom in the future, we cannot leave as a whole. We must leave a group to guard the tomb."
"Your Majesty, please allow me to retain a piece of land next to the ancestral mausoleum as the basis for the survival of the people who keep the mausoleum."
Xiao Yu, Gao Jifu, Chu Liang and other older people also stood up to pray, with the same idea: they can accept it, but not all.
We can seal off the country, but we need to leave one in China. In name, we are guarding the tomb, but in fact we don’t put all our eggs in one basket.
Someone took the lead, and others stood up and expressed the same idea.
In fact, these were also part of Li Shimin's calculations. Even if these people wanted the entire clan to leave, he, as the emperor, would not agree.
The departure of so many pillar families will result in a huge power vacuum in the court and cause unnecessary turmoil.
Let the main members of these families leave and take back their privileges in the Tang Dynasty, but retain some of their members to continue to serve the court.
Then the imperial court slowly cultivates a new generation of officials to complete a smooth transition. This is the most beneficial approach.
The reason why I asked them to hand over all their property just now was just a negotiation technique.
At this time, seeing that everyone had raised objections as expected, he pretended to ponder for a long time before saying:
"What the ministers said is not unreasonable. Then the princes and kings are allowed to retain a certain amount of property in their ancestral lands. However, these lands will no longer be tax-free, and the amount will never be increased."
Although everyone was very reluctant, seeing Li Shimin's resolute attitude, they knew that this was his bottom line, so they could only say: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The general direction of the matter was finalized, and Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, and added: "Today's matter is top secret, and it must not be leaked to cause unnecessary commotion."
"Here." Everyone naturally understood this truth.
The fewer people who know about the enfeoffment, the better, so that they can seize the opportunity and seize the best fiefdoms.
Whoever leaks it will harm everyone's interests, and will inevitably lead to a group attack.
After unifying the hearts of the people, Li Shimin began to talk about his next plan: "The two most important points in the construction of a feudal country are people and land."
"Now that we have the land, we can send an army to take it at any time, but the population is the biggest shortcoming."
"The current registered population of the Tang Dynasty is less than 20 million, but the actual population may be 35 million. The rest of the population is hidden by local powerful people and nobles."
"Last year, I asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to conduct a population census, but there were many obstacles and no accurate results have been obtained so far. I don't know why, but everyone will understand."
Everyone was a little embarrassed. On the one hand, there were many obstacles set up by the powerful and noble clans, and on the other hand, they were unable to do their job.
But now...
"The hidden population is enough for us to build dozens of feudal states, so I hope everyone will work together to find them all."
"Here." Everyone said in unison.
This time it's no longer just a perfunctory thing, but I really want to find out the population.
In the past, the interests were too small, and I was unwilling to offend powerful people and nobles for the sake of the imperial court. Now that the country is under a feudal state, the nobles have no idea what they are.
“If you want to increase the population, in addition to counting the existing population, you must also encourage childbirth and increase the survival rate of the existing population...”
"The mortality rate of pregnant women due to dystocia and infant mortality remain high, but everyone knows that Zixiaoguan's medical skills can already perform caesarean section and reduce the mortality rate several times."
"Zhenzhen Sun has also found ways to prevent and control many plagues that were previously helpless. He even has a clue about the prevention and control of smallpox."
Smallpox? Even though everyone has been numbed by the big news one after another, they still can't help but be shocked again when they hear that there are methods to prevent and cure smallpox.
Yu Wenshiji said in surprise: "Your Majesty, did you say smallpox just now?"
Li Shimin affirmed: "It is smallpox. Master Sun has already risked his own life to do the experiment. The results will be available soon."
"Hiss..." There was a gasp of air from the scene.
This is smallpox.
Xiao Yu said with admiration: "Master Sun is truly the best righteous man in the world."
Gao Shilian, who had been silent all this time, also praised: "The medical sage is alive, and it is truly a blessing in the world to have him here."
Qin Qiong's heart moved, and he winked at Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if Zhenren Sun's experiment succeeds, I would like to confer him the title of Holy Doctor."
Yuchi Gong and Cheng Yaojin also stood up and said: "I would like to confer him the title of Medical Saint."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. It was not that they were opposed to conferring the title of Medical Saint on Sun Simiao, but they had to be cautious when canonizing a living person.
You know, the only living saint is the emperor. If you want to canonize Sun Simiao, what will the emperor think?
However, Li Shimin was not angry, but nodded slightly and said, "Do you think Master Sun's achievements are worthy of the title of Medical Saint?"
Xiao Yu was the first to stand up and support, saying: "I believe that Sun Zhenzhen deserves to be called the Medical Sage, and he should be conferred the title."
By this time, everyone knew that the matter was almost a foregone conclusion, and they did not mind doing the icing on the cake, so they all expressed their support.
Li Shimin immediately decided: "Okay, when Sun Zhenren comes up with a method to prevent and cure smallpox, I will decree to make him a medical saint."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," everyone said in unison.
Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong and Cheng Yaojin had uncontrollable smiles on their faces. Living saints, their status could not be more transcendent.
And their allies will also get more benefits. Another point is that Chen Jingke's safety will be more guaranteed.
Who dares to touch the sole heir to the Medical Saint?
Moreover, Sun Simiao was canonized in the Tang Dynasty, and the Sun family was the family of saints praised by the Tang Dynasty.
As long as their descendants do not commit suicide, their status in the Tang Dynasty will be very transcendent, and they will truly live together with the country.
The benefits they gain as allies are endless and can even last for tens or hundreds of years.
Others also understood this truth and were very envious of the three of them, as they had taken advantage of them first.
Li Shimin ignored everyone's thoughts and brought the topic back to the beginning, saying: "Master Sun's medical skills can reduce the mortality rate several times."
"If we promote the world within ten years, the Tang Dynasty will have one million more people. These people will become our capital for building a feudal country..."
"So I decided to send more people to learn medical skills from Sun Zhenren, and then establish a medical school in each state to teach medical skills."
"Half of the money needed will come from the internal treasury, and half will come from the national treasury. What do you think?"
