Chapter 1515 Listen
Manbao thought about it and shook his head. "Not really. I rarely think about it. I think more about medical issues. But this kind of thing is also closely related to medicine, so I think about it occasionally."
The main reason was that Mr. Zhuang brought it up, so of course she had to think about it, and the more she thought about it, the more she came up with it. Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were also there, and everyone had questions, so naturally she had more questions to think about.
Xiao Yuanzheng was originally worried that the Imperial Medical Bureau would not last long, after all, there was an example from the previous dynasty.
But the previous dynasty was also short-lived, so it seems that the Imperial Medical Bureau of the previous dynasty cannot be used to discuss the Imperial Medical Bureau of the current dynasty. However, he did not expect to get so many words from Manbao.
In the end, he forgot his original problem and left the palace in a daze.
Manbao didn't care. She shrugged her shoulders and went to study her medical books on acupuncture.
But the two of them did not avoid others when they spoke, and these words soon reached the ears of the emperor and empress.
The emperor was speechless for a moment when he heard this, but it reminded Wei Zhi of something he was worried about, so he took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, Sichuan Province has a small population, so it can still meet the policy of equal distribution of land. However, other small areas have already seen their land allocation reduced by half, especially in Longxi. I heard that in some places, newly-married men are only given five mu of open land as permanent farmland. That's too little, barely enough to support themselves, let alone their wives and children."
The emperor regained his composure and asked, "What do you mean, my dear? Let the people live shorter lives and have fewer children?"
Wei Zhi looked at the emperor speechlessly.
The emperor almost slapped himself in the face. He must have been influenced by Zhou Man. He rubbed his forehead and quickly stood up and bowed to Wei Zhi. "My dear minister, please don't blame me. I haven't recovered yet."
Wei Zhi slowly returned the salute, forgiving the emperor and ignoring his unreasonable behavior. He continued his conversation, "Your Majesty, the Great Jin is vast, with 6.7 million hectares of arable land and 3.2 million households. The areas south of the East River, south of the South Lingling River, the Western Liang Province, and the Northern You Province are all sparsely populated and still have plenty of arable land."
The emperor understood what he meant and said calmly, "It's hard to leave one's hometown. If you want to relocate the people, I'm afraid they won't be willing."
Wei Zhi then asked him, "Is it the common people who don't want to move, or is it the aristocratic families who don't want them to move?"
The emperor frowned.
When Wei Zhi saw him frown, he knew that he had listened, but this matter could not be resolved in a short time.
The emperor spent two years compiling a new clan history book.
The emperor glanced at Wei Zhi and tacitly said nothing. The emperor and his ministers passed over the matter and continued with their previous affairs.
When the emperor returned to the queen's palace, he saw Zhou Man sitting next to the queen. When she saw the emperor, she immediately threw all the cakes in her hand into her mouth, then stood up and saluted the emperor.
The emperor looked speechless. He waved his hand to excuse her from the ceremony, sat down next to the queen, and asked, "Why is she here?"
Zhou Man: ...
The Queen smiled and said, "I summoned her here. I have something to ask her."
Manbao and the emperor looked at each other, and the queen smiled and asked Manbao to leave first.
Manbao was not happy to talk to the emperor here. She was taken to Taiji Hall after she had just finished teaching her disciples in the side hall. It was already evening and it was almost time for dinner.
Manbao bowed and took her leave, happily going back to Chongwenguan for dinner. She didn't take the matter to heart, because what the Queen had just said to her was just some gossip.
After Manbao left, the Queen said, "I heard something today."
The emperor asked, "What did you say?"
"Zhou Man and Dean Xiao have already agreed on the outline of the medical book. I heard that Zhou Man said something when discussing the Imperial Medical Bureau."
The emperor smiled and said, "What a coincidence! Someone has also reached my ears."
He couldn't help but tap his fingers on the table and said, "It seems that there are quite a lot of spies in Chongwenguan. Everything said in the morning was heard by you and me in the afternoon."
The queen naturally had no doubt that the emperor's words were a warning to her. There had always been many spies in the Eastern Palace, and this was also caused by the emperor's behavior.
He hoped that all officials could supervise the prince as they supervised him, so that any misconduct of the prince could be discovered and corrected in time. In addition, the prince's situation was not very good before, so there were many people in the East Palace who liked to tell tales to them.
Because of this historical reason, the queen just glanced at him and said nothing.
The emperor felt a little guilty. He touched his nose and changed the subject: "What did you come to ask her?"
The Queen paused and said, "I felt very complicated when I heard these words. Changyu told me just two days ago that she didn't want to get married yet."
The emperor frowned and asked, "Aren't you interested in Cheng Aiqing's Wu Lang?"
The Queen said, "The other day, when we were free, I asked the wife of Duke Suguo to bring their son Wulang to the palace for a visit. The two children didn't say much when they met. As soon as they left, Changyu said she didn't want to get married and wanted to serve her parents."
"She's already of age. Don't all girls have to get married?" The emperor said with a nonchalant smile, "She'll be grown up once she gets married."
This is just like what he said when the prince was disobedient, that he would grow up after he got married. However, the prince did not grow up after getting married, but became even more confused.
The Queen didn't bother to engage in witty banter and went straight to the point: "Zhou Man said that it's better for girls to have children after they grow up. I asked her what age is considered mature, and she said that eighteen is the best age for a girl to get married, and the minimum age for marriage should not be less than sixteen."
The emperor was stunned.
The Queen said directly: "My point is, there is no rush for Changyu's engagement. It is better to wait for another two years until she grows up, matures mentally, and understands more things before getting engaged."
The emperor asked, "Will there still be a good son-in-law by then?"
The Queen smiled and said, "Isn't that easy? I'll summon the ladies to the palace and have a chat. I'll make it clear that I want Changyu and Mingda to stay for a few more years, and naturally someone will find a good son-in-law for us."
What is the effect of superiors following inferiors? This is the effect of superiors following inferiors.
The royal family married and had children early, so the aristocratic families and the powerful also generally married and had children early, and the people followed suit. When the royal family did the opposite, the aristocratic families and the powerful would naturally follow suit.
Originally, the queen thought that she didn't have much time left, so she wanted to arrange the marriages of her children as soon as possible so that she could die with peace of mind.
But this year she felt that her health was still good, and the Crown Princess was also pregnant. She thought that even if something really happened to her, Dalang should be able to make arrangements for his sisters.
In addition to Zhou Man's "lifespan theory", the queen was not very willing to arrange marriages for the young girls at this time.
The emperor thought about it and nodded in agreement. "That's fine, but Yunfeng is getting married soon, right? She..."
The Queen smiled and said, "Don't worry, what Zhou Man said won't get out. I've already prepared some makeup for her. Your Majesty, would you like to add something else for her?"
The emperor nodded and said, "Please add some for me."
Queen: ...
She couldn't help but push him and said with a smile, "You know how to order me around."
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