In the blink of an eye, ten days have passed and the wedding day of Princess Changle is getting closer and closer.

The entire palace became busy.

It has been more than half a year since the last time we were busy with Princess Changle's wedding. This time it is obviously even busier.

Everyone hopes to be safe this time. Not like last time!

Li Lizhi was happy every day. From time to time she tried to find Xue Rengui, but she was always rejected.

In stark contrast to her excitement, Li Shimin had troubles to deal with.

If this matter is not dealt with, he will not be happy about the upcoming wedding.

At this time, in the Tai Chi Palace, Li Shimin frowned.

Below are the civil and military officials.

A collection of works by Hou Jun.

Li Shimin was shocked when he saw it.

He is holding a fold in his hand, which is made of paper supplied by the Shengtang Group.

"Concerning the large number of ownerless skulls unearthed around Chang'an, do you have any solution?"

he asks.

Also, in recent years, people have been murdered near Chang'an every day, and these murdered people have been buried around Chang'an.

However, after several censuses, it was not found that there were not many people in Chang'an City. On the contrary, a large number of people were born every year.

This is obviously inconsistent. It is incredible that this kind of thing happened under our own rule. It also reflects the shortcomings of their system.

This point gave Li Shimin a headache.

It is said that killing someone requires a life, but you don’t know who died, and you can’t find any information about them! You don’t even know who killed the person, so how do you pay for it? Who should you ask to compensate?

In fact, there has been no solution to this matter from the beginning to now.

It didn't attract any attention.

As time went by, no one dealt with this matter, and no one dared to report it.

This time Hou Junji took the initiative to report it.

It seems that it attaches great importance to the development of Datang.

In fact, only he himself knows why.

Li Shimin saw that the civil and military officials could not come up with a perfect solution. No one even said a word.

I couldn't help but get furious.

"What are you all doing? I ask you, are you mute? Huh?"

Everyone still remained silent. Hou Junji smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this matter has to be handled by the Ministry of Revenue! They are bound to do it!"

Household Department?

What's going on with the Ministry of Finance?

Li Shimin was completely puzzled.

"My dear, tell me, why?"

Hou Junji continued: "The source of this matter is the household registration relationship. All this is the negligence of the Ministry of Household Affairs. They cannot come up with a better plan to count the population of the Tang Dynasty, so that some people cannot be counted. Even if they are

They can't immediately find out the missing people. Those people are outside the household registration and can't be found. Therefore, the Ministry of Household Affairs has to take responsibility this time!"

At this time, Dai Zhou, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue at the time, became extremely unhappy. How could he block the responsibility himself? This was a system problem. They had to give the emperor's approval if they wanted to change it. Moreover, this was a system left over from the previous dynasty. They themselves

No huge reforms have been carried out!

Dai Zhou first served as an official in the Sui Dynasty. He became an official in the Ming Dynasty. He became a Yunqiwei in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and moved to his family to record affairs. He opposed the usurpation of the throne by King Zheng and Wang Shichong and left Hulao Pass. He submitted to King Li Shimin of Qin and was awarded the title of Cao to join the army. He moved to the Ministry of War as a doctor.

Male from Wuchang County. After Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty came to the throne, he moved to Dali Shaoqing and became the crown prince Zuo Shuzi. He was loyal and upright by nature, and he was outspoken in admonition, so he moved to Zuo Cheng. In the third year of Zhenguan (629), he acted as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and presided over the selection of officials. Transferred households.

Minister of the Ministry, Duke of Wuchang County, participated in government affairs and ranked as prime minister.

This person has quite the ability to govern, so he can be appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs, but this time it looks bad.

He stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, this household registration has been implemented for a long time. In the early years, there was nothing wrong with it. This kind of problem is not what we want to see this time. Why should the Ministry of Household Affairs be responsible for it?"

Responsibility? I also raised it at the time, but no one resolved it. I also asked for a memorial at the beginning, but in the end it was nothing. Why is it that I, the Ministry of Revenue, are asked to take this responsibility today? "

Dai Zhou is also a brave man.

Faced with some groundless accusations, he stood up.

Yes, why.

Some things cannot be solved just by asking the Ministry of Accounts to resolve them.

Li Shimin also needs to agree.

However, neither Li Shimin nor the civil and military officials proposed a solution.

They can only use their previous household registration.

Fang Xuanling came out and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is not trivial. If we want to change it, we must change it thoroughly. It cannot be done by the Ministry of Household Affairs!"

Cheng Yaojin said: "Wouldn't it be better to ask the Sixth Prince about all this? He has been able to keep us safe several times, and this time it must be possible. If you ask him anything, he will definitely be able to find a solution!"

Nowadays, everyone has the habit of asking Li Min if there is a problem that cannot be solved.

It seems that only he can solve it perfectly.

Hou Junji actually said at this time:

"I think this method is feasible! Ask the Sixth Prince!"

This made Li Shimin and everyone a little puzzled.

Doesn’t this person have a bad relationship with Li Min?

Why should Li Min help solve it?

Doesn’t that make another contribution to Li Min?

However, Li Shimin felt relieved that people should discuss matters as they are, and it is not good to always target others.

But he was still very angry.

"You guys can't do it when necessary. What use do I need from you?!"

In fact, this is not impossible. Everyone has proposed solutions. But with the thinking of the ancients, how could we come up with the best solution?

Moreover, this household registration involves a wide range of aspects.

But Li Shimin felt that if he didn't deal with it, it would affect the future.

Because, that is terrible.

So many people died, but no one could find out who killed them or why.

These are the labor force. If Datang wants to develop, it will have to rely on the efforts of these people.

The civil and military officials lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

"You bastards! Get out of here! Let me handle it!"

Li Shimin said suddenly.

All civil and military officials had no choice but to retreat.

"Dai Zhou, stay!"

Li Shimin said suddenly.

Everyone was puzzled as to why Dai Zhou should be allowed to stay.

But I didn’t dare to ask too much, because if I asked too much, I would be scolded.

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After everyone has left.

Li Shimin walked up to Dai Zhou.

"How many people are there in Datang now?"

Dai Zhou was shocked, why did he ask about this?

"About 30 million people!"

At its peak in the former Sui Dynasty, there were more than 8.9 million households and a population of more than 46 million.

However, the birth of a prodigal son like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in the Sui Dynasty caused the population to decrease sharply. By the Wude period, there were only more than two million households. Even including private households with a hidden population, there were still around 20 million people. This number is basically

It is close to the figures of the early Western Han Dynasty and the early Western Jin Dynasty.

During Li Yuan's reign, the population did not increase much, and even in the first two or three years of Zhenguan, there was not much improvement.

Finally, thanks to Li Shimin's hard work in the past few years, the population slowly increased.
To be continued...