A little girl who was only thirteen or fourteen years old asked Li Yin timidly,"Your…Your Highness Prince Liang, I'm not married yet, but I can read more than a thousand words.”
Li Yin pointed to the right. By the way, what's your name? How old are you this year?"
"My name is Li Moshu, and I'm seventeen years old this year!”the woman replied.
Li Yin nodded, indicating that he had remembered it. However, he did not expect her to look even younger than Xiang 'er, already seventeen years old. Not married at this age meant that he had been in the Education Bureau for at least two years.
After everyone was in position, Li Yin took a look. There were 17 people who knew more than 1,000 words and wrote more than 500 words. Including Li Moshu, there were 18. This ratio was a little beyond Li Yin's expectations. He had thought that there would only be seven or eight.
There were a few more who weren't married, 42 of them.
Li Yin looked at the remaining people.”
This time, these people were much more enthusiastic than the previous ones. Soon, 30 to 40 people stood up. Li Yin wanted to find good needlework, and the hidden line was to let these people sew clothes.
"I remember there's still cloth at home, right?" Li said to Xiang 'er. Take out some and let them try it on the spot. You will be the standard. Those who are better than you will stay!”
Xiang 'er went to get the needles and thread and gave them to everyone. About fifteen minutes later, the results came out. Only sixteen people met the standard, and three of them were about the same level as Xiang' er, barely letting them pass. The rest were sent back to the crowd.
There were still more than 90 people left. Li Yin said to Du Shiniang and Liu Yue,""You guys choose! Pick from these people."
The two women felt that the more people, the better. In a short while, more than ninety people were divided by the two women.
Looking at the nervous expressions of the women who had been chosen by the two women, Li Yin thought for a moment and decided to give them some reassurance. He said,"As long as you work hard, I can give you a few basic guarantees! First, no one can kill you at will! Second, no one will force you to do certain things. Third, if someone is willing to redeem you in the future, I won't stop them. Fourth, you will receive a certain amount of salary every month. Even if you have no hope outside, you can save enough money to redeem yourself! If you perform well, I can even help you restore your good name! Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to work hard. If you have any other intentions, I don't mind sending you to a brothel to receive customers!”
Liu Yue said in a timely manner," Don't worry about this. Young Master is a man of his words. Shiniang and I were bought back by Young Master. Now, Young Master has already restored our good names!”
Seeing the joy on these people's faces, it was obvious that Li Yin and Liu Yue's words had a significant effect.
As for the remaining dozens of people, Li Yin didn't give any instructions. He only asked Xiang 'er to help them settle down first, which made the rest of them worry.
Xiang 'er was very kind and comforted them, but the effect was not good.
This residence was large enough. The guards lived in the front courtyard, while Li Yin and Xiang 'er lived in the back. The largest courtyard in the middle was empty. There were nearly thirty rooms in total, enough to accommodate more than a hundred people. Of course, it was impossible for everyone to live in a room alone.
Li Yin actually had plans for the nearly sixty people he had picked out. More than a dozen of them had studied, and Li intended to train them into management talents. As for the 40 or so unmarried couples, they were not suitable to go to a place like the Entertainment City. Firstly, it would have a bad influence on them. Secondly, they were all young ladies of official families. They were all spoiled when they were young. How could they know how to serve others?
Whether it was the entertainment city, the amusement park that was about to be built, or the industries that he had envisioned, they all lacked " accountant " skills. In modern enterprises, the finance department had to be trusted by the boss. In ancient times, transportation and communication were inconvenient, so people in this field had to be trusted.
Therefore, Li Yin was prepared to train them to become accountant!
Just as Li Yin was pondering whether he should compile a teaching material, someone from the palace came. Li Shimin summoned him into the palace!
Needless to say, it must be because of the matter of the Education Bureau. Such a big commotion could not be hidden from Li Shimin's ears.
Li Yin thought for a moment and decided to spend money to avoid disaster. He took out three mutated cabbages from his space and let the eunuch who sent the message carry them.
When they arrived at the palace, Li Shimin was still angry, and Empress Zhangsun was persuading him.
Seeing Li Yin arrive, Li Shimin snorted coldly.
Li Yin chuckled and said to Empress Zhangsun,""Mother, your skin is indeed much fairer than before. However, you must maintain this. I brought you a few cabbages from last time. After mother eats them, she will definitely become more and more beautiful.”
Empress Zhangsun immediately said happily,"Ni 'er is still sensible."”Then, he said to Li Shimin," You, don't always lose your temper. If there's something, say it calmly. Yin 'er is so sensible. There must be a reason for it."”
" That's right, Father." Li Yin also quickly said," Who asked me to be soft-hearted? I can't bear to see those people suffer in the Education Department…"
Without waiting for Li Yin to continue, Li Shimin sneered,"Don't think that I don't know that your so-called entertainment city is short of people. Hmph, if you ask me, these women are really suffering when they come to your place! On account of the Guan Yin maidservant pleading for you, I won't punish you this time. However, you must make up for the money you owe the Education Bureau!”
In an instant, Li Yin came back to his senses. The reason why Li Shimin was so angry was more because of the silver! Because the money earned from selling the families of the criminals would eventually be put into the palace treasury, which was Li Shiming's small treasury. A hundred or so beautiful women were worth at least two to three thousand taels, which was not a small amount.
Last year, the Great Tang's total revenue was only seven million, which meant that this was the only money the Great Tang could use every year. If the emperor's personal expenses were too high, he could only reduce them elsewhere. If it was Empress Dowager Cixi, he would definitely not be short of money. However, Li Shimin was an ambitious emperor, so the royal family's expenses were not much, only a hundred thousand taels per year. One should not think that a hundred thousand taels of silver was a lot. This was the total expenditure of the ten thousand people in the palace and the members of the Li Imperial Family.
When officials made contributions, they had to be rewarded. Although the reward was not much each time, in a year, could it not be more than ten thousand taels?
In fact, Li Shiming couldn't be blamed for being stingy. He was really poor!
The Tang Dynasty had just established its country, and its registered permanent residence was only two million. Moreover, it often used troops against foreign countries, so it could not be compared to the emperors of later generations. When the Song Dynasty first established its country, although there were not many registered permanent residence, only about three million households, it could not be helped that the Song Dynasty basically did not fight many wars after the founding of the country. It had been peaceful with the Liao Kingdom for more than a hundred years, so the population grew rapidly, and the taxes naturally increased. The emperor also had ample funds.
Those emperors in the middle of the dynasty were the happiest. Their household registration reached the peak of the dynasty, and their taxes were several times higher than when they first established the country. They could spend however they wanted!# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:011720194:50PM
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