At the same time, the current time in Datang is around 5 p.m.
And in the Tai Chi sky.
Li Shimin was very angry at this time.
He was getting angry at a group of eunuchs.
"You bastards! You can't even clean a Tai Chi palace. What do you do for food?"
Obviously he had a lot of opinions about these eunuchs.
Just two hours ago he discovered that the Tai Chi Palace was overgrown with weeds.
So he was ordered to let the eunuch clean it.
However, once the cleaning was completed, the task was not completed as scheduled.
This made Li Shimin very angry.
He pointed at these eunuchs and scolded them.
The eunuchs were so scolded by him that they did not dare to say a word.
At this time Li Shimin said again: "Where have everyone gone? Why are you the only ones?"
He was very confused, because there were so many eunuchs in the Tai Chi Palace before, but now there were only about twenty people in front of him.
The leading eunuch whispered softly: "Your Majesty! There are now less than 200 eunuchs in the palace, and less than 300 maids. Tai Chi Palace is very big. With us cleaning, it is impossible to clean it all in a short time! Please
Your Majesty, if you give us more time, we will definitely be able to clean it up."
But Li Shimin didn't listen to their excuses.
"You people are just making excuses. Don't think that I don't know, you are just lazy. What's wrong with two hundred people? Two hundred people can do a lot of things."
Obviously, Li Shimin didn't listen to them.
At this time, the eunuch said again: "Your Majesty does not know something! 200 eunuchs will be assigned to work in the palaces of various concubines. Including the maids, the actual number assigned to our Taiji Palace is already less than 30."
When Li Shimin heard this, he yelled: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible. As far as I know, there should be about 2,000 eunuchs in Taiji Palace, not the 200 you said. You must be lying, right?"
As soon as these words came out, the eunuch was frightened.
To deceive Li Shimin is a crime of deceiving the emperor, and may lead to beheading.
So, he said: "Your Majesty! I dare not lie to you! Some time ago, the imperial court repatriated many old eunuchs. In recent years, the number of eunuchs has become less and less. There is not even a new eunuch in a month.
Come in.
The same goes for the palace maids. Many palace maids were sent out of the palace. They regained their freedom to live a free life. There were also some old, weak, sick and disabled people who were removed from the palace. There are really not many people who can be in the palace now."
At this point, Li Shimin remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.
In the past, when the female population was insufficient, he indeed let many maids leave the palace.
There is no restriction on their freedom.
But now, due to the large number of people leaving the palace, there is not enough manpower.
Li Shimin was very angry about this.
I feel like the eunuch can't be blamed for this.
How busy are they all?
So he quickly called Dai Zhou.
"Come here, pass on Dai Zhou! You all can go down!"
The eunuch asked at this time: "Do we still need to clean it up?"
"Why is it unclear? If you didn't do a good job, let me clear it up."
Li Shimin said this.
"yes!"
Then Dai Zhou was brought into the palace.
He was very confused as to why Li Shimin was looking for him at this time.
There is no need to be on duty now.
After he entered the palace, he did not ask Li Shimin why he was allowed to enter the palace.
Instead, Li Shimin asked first: "Dai Zhou, tell me, what is going on?"
Dai Zhou looked confused.
"Your Majesty, what is going on?"
Only then did Li Shimin realize that he had not explained it to Dai Zhou yet.
I just talked about it with the eunuch.
I didn't mention this to Dai Zhou.
Therefore, Dai Zhou was confused by the question.
"I ask you, why are there fewer and fewer eunuchs and maids in the palace? I want you to give me an explanation."
Only then did Dai Zhou realize that this was what happened.
Shouldn’t Li Shimin know about this?
But if he doesn't know, then he can explain it himself.
So, he said: "Your Majesty, do you remember what happened before? About letting the maids out of the palace. Besides, the number of eunuchs has indeed been decreasing in the past few years. Because no one can be eunuchs anymore, and eunuchs are also
It is no longer a means for people to make a living.
As the money given by the court became less and less, no one came to be a eunuch. After all, that meant losing something important.
Not only eunuchs, but also palace maids are becoming fewer and fewer, and everyone's income has increased. Therefore, everyone will no longer sell their daughters into the palace.
In addition, some eunuchs have died of illness or old age in the past two years, accounting for about 30% of the total.
That’s why the number of people will become smaller and smaller.”
Li Shimin didn't say anything, and Dai Zhou added: "As for some things, sometimes there is no choice but to choose warriors as a last resort, but warriors are men after all, and it feels very inconvenient for them to enter the deep palace backyard.
So more often than not, eunuchs do these things."
He has said so, so it is very clear.
Li Shimin also heard clearly.
"Then you don't have an idea?"
Li Shimin asked instead.
Dai Zhou actually had an idea, but he never had the chance to say it.
This is the right time to talk.
So, he said: "Your Majesty, I have an immature idea."
"you say!"
"Can we ask people from the Shengtang Group to train people for us, some personnel specifically responsible for the palace?"
Regarding this point, Li Shimin has his own ideas.
He said: "I don't think it's possible."
"Why?"
"Because the personnel training of Shengtang Group has become very important now. If you ask them for more people, wouldn't that cut off the development of the Tang Dynasty? It would also cut off the way of development of Datang. I don't agree with you doing this."
In this way, Dai Zhou's plan is not feasible.
Then, Dai Zhou thought for a while and said, "Why don't we ask the Seventh Prince to come over and see if he has any way to solve this matter?"
If Li Yun knew about this, he would have to thank Dai Zhou properly.
This guy actually caused trouble for himself.
When Li Shimin heard it, it seemed to make sense.
"If you say so, it's okay. Let's see if Shengtang Group can solve this problem. If they can handle it well, then it will naturally be the best."
"Yes, Your Majesty! When the time comes, he can also find the Sixth Prince to deal with it, which will be like asking the entire Shengtang Group to find a way. The Sixth Prince's idea must be good." Dai Zhou added.
This old boy is really good at thinking. He let Li Min know about it and I have to thank him.
"Okay, come and let Li Yun enter the palace!" Li Shimin said immediately.
And then someone went to the Shengtang Group to invite Li Yun.
Li Yun's mood at this time is very difficult to describe in words.
I just went there not long ago, why do I have to deal with things again?
Li Shimin has a lot of things to do.
But Li Shimin called, and it was impossible not to go.
In the end, he could only go there with his nose in mind.