Chapter 729 I am willing to set an example for the world first
Chapter 729 I am willing to set an example for the world. What do you think? (Please subscribe and vote)
"Last year in Chang'an, more than a hundred people died due to dystocia. This number.
If it were magnified to the tens of millions of people in my Tang Dynasty's ten thousand miles territory, wouldn't it be..."
"If these data are true, they would be too scary."
"Why did Your Majesty want to check this data? Could it be that something happened?"
Ma Zhou raised his question to Li Shimin with a solemn expression.
"Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with that boy Cheng Sanlang." Li Shimin smacked his mouth and said with a weird expression.
"That boy heard that his second brother was planning to marry a wife, and he was worried about the safety of the young couple of our people in the Tang Dynasty.
Just come and tell me quietly that the woman is too young and may have problems getting married."
"..." Fang Xuanling and Ma Zhou looked at His Majesty blankly, always feeling that something was wrong with this sentence, but they didn't know what to say.
"Although that guy Cheng Sanlang is very good at medicine, I can't trust him completely.
So, we specially sent people to collect data from Chang'an County and Wannian County."
"The result is right in front of you. Alas..."
Fang Xuanling stroked his long beard, his eyes flickering.
"What does Your Majesty mean, is he going to take this as an opportunity to order the people to postpone the marriage age of women to the age of hairpins?"
Ma Zhou shook his head slowly. "After the Han Dynasty, people were accustomed to marrying off their daughters at the age of twelve or thirteen.
That's it...even Your Majesty is like this. If you suddenly force a change by decree, I'm afraid the effect won't be very good."
After hearing Ma Zhou's analysis, Fang Xuanling had nothing to say other than nodding.
Li Shimin couldn't help but nodded heavily. "Having said that, if we continue like this."
"I don't know how many young women in the Tang Dynasty will get married at such a young age, which will cause more tragedies."
"So, I have decided that Princess Qinghe will marry Duke Lu's second son, Cheng Chuliang, after she gets her hairpin."
"From now on, when marrying in the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, all women must reach the age of hairpin before they are allowed to marry. Those who violate the rules will be reduced by one rank."
"I would like to set an example for the world. What do you think, sir?"
Hearing Li Shimin's categorical words, Ma Zhou and Fang Xuanling couldn't help but feel shuddered in their hearts, but they felt even more relieved.
It seems that His Majesty is determined to get rid of this shortcoming, and he is setting an example for himself and the Royal Family.
In this way, all officials will naturally follow suit, and the matter can be carried out smoothly without the need for strong edicts.
Ma Zhou bowed solemnly to Li Shimin with a sincere face and answered seriously.
"Your Majesty is wise. With Your Majesty setting an example for the world, the court will clearly state the reasons and edict the various states of the Tang Dynasty. The people of the world will surely follow suit."
Fang Xuanling bowed respectfully to Li Shimin, her face full of joy and excitement.
"There is no need for coercion, only guidance, and you can solve the problem of the destruction of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty. You, the truly wise king..."
These words could not help but make Li Shimin feel happy, and he accepted the compliments of his courtiers with a relaxed expression.
And the illustrious official Cheng Chubi, who he arranged a meal in front of his ministers, sneezed heavily.
He rubbed his nose and continued to squat with a few disciples, happily squatting in the Imperial Medical Office to play cards.
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On the day when the rankings were released, the second issue of "Chang'an Xunbao" finally made its debut.
A newspaper costs five cents, and the newspaper not only contains wonderful articles and poems by those who have been listed as Jinshi.
There is also the first chapter of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that everyone has been looking forward to.
The splendid and slowly unfolding historical picture immediately captured those readers who were willing to spend five pennies to enjoy the newspaper.
Even if the money was collected, it was only five cents. Although the monthly income of ordinary families in Chang'an City was not much, they still had one or two coins.
And spending five cents to see such a wonderful "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is really worth it.
A silk merchant from Luoyang saw the scholars gathered at the entrance of Dongshi, reading newspapers and discussing animatedly with each other.
I couldn't help but feel curious, so I ordered my servants to buy a copy. "Only five qianwen?"
After receiving the "Chang'an Xunbao" and hearing the price, the silk and satin merchant from Luoyang was really surprised.
When he looked through the contents above and found the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" serialized in the newspaper, he was quickly attracted by the contents.
In my ears, I heard the readers holding newspapers excitedly discussing how wonderful "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was.
The clever Luoyang merchant couldn't help but have an idea. He immediately called the steward and gave him instructions in his ear.
After the steward was slightly stunned, he quickly picked up a bunch of money from the carriage and hurried away in that direction.
Soon, amid the noise of the scholars who had not yet left, all the two hundred newspapers left in the hands of the newspaper vendor were purchased.
This provoked the scholars who arrived later but failed to buy the newspaper and couldn't help but start swearing.
Seeing this scene, the vendor quickly urged the driver to speed up in the distance...
"What does that damn businessman do? He buys so much and does it. He is not a scholar."
A scholar who came a step late and failed to buy a newspaper couldn't help but shouted in anger.
A scholar next to him imagined a scene that made his face change drastically.
"Could it be that the profiteer wants to buy all the newspapers and then sell them to us?"
"He is indeed a profiteer who does all kinds of evil. He is really despicable..."
"Okay brother, we have time to curse here, why not go somewhere else quickly.
Sell a newspaper first before these despicable profiteers..."
And this scene didn't just happen in one place, there were many smart out-of-town traders.
I also reflected after seeing the enthusiastic response from scholars to "Chang'an Xun Bao".
He just waved the money in his hand and made a big purchase, buying dozens or hundreds of copies.
Naturally, they bought so many of them not for collection, but because they felt that the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" on them was particularly wonderful.
So they decided to purchase a certain amount of newspapers and sell them elsewhere.
For example, the eastern capital is Luoyang, or the northern capital is Jinyang, or even south of the Yangtze River. These places not only have many rich people, but also many scholars.
No matter where you are a scholar, if you encounter such a wonderful article, let alone spend five pennies.
Even if I buy it several times more, I am afraid I will buy it and appreciate it or even collect it.
On the day of rest, I squatted with Li Ke in a restaurant not far from Taixue, trying to see how enthusiastic everyone was about spending money to buy newspapers.
As expected, the news was received before the newspapers outside Taixue were sold out.
The 5,000 newspapers each in the East Market and West Market were all sold out in less than half an hour.