Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

Businesses thrive within the rules, supported by a sound infrastructure.

It took Li Chengqian less than four or five days to officially sign the document on the government-led sanitation reforms and emergency measures to prevent colds for the people of Bingzhou.

Taiyuan Prefecture and several surrounding counties had already begun to put the project into operation in full swing.

Firstly, through the collaboration of a group of key members of the "Da Tang Xin Bao" newspaper, the Imperial University Medical School, and the National Medical School, a medical newspaper was officially established in the history of the Tang Dynasty, and also in world history.

Subsequently, medical clinics in various regions, in conjunction with government officials, began to set up clinics along important main roads and in some towns and villages within their respective jurisdictions.

They began to force people to take the prepared medicine on a large scale.

A large pot of medicinal soup, resembling a soup kitchen for disaster relief, was under the strict control of government officials and yamen runners.

Everyone drank a bowl.

Meanwhile, some patients with wind-cold pneumonia who had already been diagnosed as terminally ill...

They were all quickly sent to the Medical School of Taiyuan Imperial University.

"Your Highness, this policy has already been implemented in Taiyuan Prefecture, Jinyang, Xinzhou, and Fenzhou. The people trust you, and since the government doesn't charge any money, they are all willing to come and have a bowl."

"However, although these medicinal herbs are all common medicines, it's probably too wasteful to offer them for free throughout Bingzhou for a whole month."

Kong Zhiyue, Kong Yingda's eldest son, is now personally involved in this health reform.

However, even someone from a prominent family like him couldn't help but be taken aback by Li Chengqian's lavish spending, making him somewhat uneasy.

Taiyuan Prefecture, Wusheng Street, upstairs in a teahouse.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian chuckled and shook his head, pointing to the people across the street who were queuing up to drink medicine.

"Money? Lord Kong, money is indeed a good thing. It can not only be used to relieve disaster victims and enrich oneself, but also to start an army in rebellion..."

Kong Zhiyue lowered his head. This crown prince always spoke like this, treating them as if they were outsiders.

"I do indeed like money. If I had more money than I could spend, I could directly use it to hire more people to participate in city construction, water conservancy projects, and even the people of countries like Goguryeo and Tuyuhun. I could buy them all off with money..."

As Li Chengqian spoke, he shook his head and sighed.

"What I need most right now is not money!"

He pointed to several women in the crowd whose bellies were slightly protruding and who were clearly pregnant, and took a deep breath.

"What I need is population! My Great Tang has too few people. The population limitation has even led me to conquer the vast Zhenbei Road and seize two precious territories from Tuyuhun, but I simply don't have the appetite to swallow it all up!"

As Li Chengqian finished speaking, he slammed his fist on the table next to him.

This caused another wave of tension among the crowd.

Li Chengqian had no choice but to panic!

The population at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty was just over ten million.

Such a small population might be an extremely terrifying number in this day and age, but what Li Chengqian is about to do is far beyond what such a small population can support.

"Issue my decree to all prefectures, counties, townships, and towns in Bingzhou Circuit: at the end of this year, whichever prefecture or county will be assessed to determine whose newborn survival rate can reach over 60%!"

"I promoted him two ranks!"

The Reunion Festival has just passed a few days ago.

His Highness the Crown Prince has made another move, and the imperial decree that followed this time caused all the officials in Bingzhou to cheer with excitement.

A decree to promote him!

The county government office of Jinyang County.

"Is the news reliable? Did His Highness really say it himself?!"

Having just returned from the county clinic, and before he could even wipe the sweat from his brow, Magistrate Wang Lunke hurriedly inquired as soon as he entered the room.

Upon hearing this, the young man, who had also been on the list of those promoted in the first year-end official assessment and was appointed as the registrar of Jinyang County, hurriedly nodded.

"That's right. Just now, it was a messenger from the Embroidered Uniform Guard. This time, His Highness the Crown Prince issued an imperial decree, and the list of successful candidates will be delivered soon!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Lunke clenched his fists excitedly on the spot.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"How many pregnant women are there in all the villages and towns under the jurisdiction of Jinyang County at present?"

The registrar was clearly prepared.

"Because our county has one of the top pig farms in Bingzhou, the price of meat is relatively cheap. Also, pregnant women who register receive three jin of flour, two jin of pork, and two jin of eggs. Currently, there are over 5,600 registered women..."

"I have just done the statistics. Ignoring premature births and the like, nearly three thousand women will give birth during the ten months of pregnancy, before the year-end assessment."

Upon hearing this, Wang Lunke immediately nodded and murmured to himself.

"Three thousand people, sixty percent... No! Jinyang County is already a wealthy county. If it really is only sixty percent, we Jinyang officials should not embarrass ourselves!"

He gritted his teeth and slammed his hand on the table.

"Eighty percent! Two thousand four hundred babies! We must ensure that at least two thousand four hundred babies are born successfully this year and reach their one-month milestone safely!"

Fenyang County, the county government office.

Zheng Wuqi, the fourth son of the eldest branch of the Zheng family in Xingyang, slammed his hand on the table.

"Go! Summon all the midwives and doctors in the county. Also, immediately send messengers to the surrounding areas to recruit those skilled in childbirth. The budget will be approved by the county magistrate himself!"

He suddenly seemed to think of something, and frowned.

Looking at the registrar beside him, and several other county officials, he saw...

"Do you know how many women in my Fenyang County are still capable of being wet nurses? How many ewes and cows are there?"

Suddenly, everyone looked at each other.

"Your Excellency, this might be somewhat improper, wouldn't you say? This..."

"To hell with it! The patriarch of the Zheng clan of Xingyang is an official of the Ministry of Rites, and now the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, who is my father! His Highness the Crown Prince wants healthy newborns, he wants people!"

"Whether this is proper or not, my father will find the basis in the rites! What rites and laws are there more authoritative to interpret than the officials of the Ministry of Rites?"

Zheng Wuqi is in a hurry!

Those bastards from the Wang family of Taiyuan, relying on the fact that Bingzhou Road is their home turf, they know everything, whether they know it or not.

They have an excellent grasp of the psychology and needs of the people here.

In the last quarter's evaluation of Fenyang County, he was directly out of the top ten, and didn't even get close to Wang's backside!

"Gentlemen, if we are ranked last again in this year's evaluation, then we will truly become useless in the eyes of those guys from the top counties! What will His Highness the Crown Prince think of us? How can we face wearing these official robes again?"

The voice just fell.

Suddenly, someone gritted their teeth and stood up.

"So be it! After all, it's about saving lives. Since ancient times, childbirth can easily result in the death of both mother and child. If we can handle this matter well, not only will we have accumulated some merit, but His Highness won't be disappointed in us!"

“Magistrate Zheng, I have heard that you have been to Yanmen Pass. Do you know any Turkic herders there? Perhaps you could buy some cows and sheep for us.”

As he spoke, another person stood up.

“The county’s cattle and sheep are certainly not enough. However, I believe that the most urgent task is not to produce milk. After all, although Jinyang does not have that many pigs, cattle and sheep, it has a lot of poultry farming and fish farming in lakes.”

"In my humble opinion, the most urgent task is to take advantage of the fact that the surrounding areas have not yet reacted and prepare a large number of midwives..."

Jingyue County is now home to the largest coal mine, iron mine, ironworks, and forging plant in Bingzhou Road.

Hu Ma, an official with limited education, ranked third on this year's performance evaluation list.

Second only to Datong, which has now taken over the heavy responsibility of the Yanmen County breeding area, undertaking the processing and manufacturing of Turkic wool and fur, and also owning coal and iron mines.

And Taiyuan Prefecture, the capital of Bingzhou Circuit.

"Having a baby...this is a very important matter entrusted to us by His Highness the Crown Prince, it cannot be taken lightly..."

Hu Ma walked along the streets of Jingyue County, looking at the sanitation conditions that were incomparable to those of Taiyuan Prefecture, as well as the garbage and flies everywhere.

Gritting his teeth.

"Build bathhouses! Construct garbage dumps! The sanitation of the miners must be improved!"

It's rolled up!

The entire Bingzhou Road is now clearly swirling up.

"Da da da......"

Li Shimin sat on the edge of a palace eaves, watching Wang Ming, the governor of Bingzhou, ride his horse directly from the palace gate towards the Shougong Hall.

At this moment, in front of the Shougong Hall, batches of horses belonging to the chief officials of various departments of Taiyuan Prefecture were being tied to a manger.

"How could they be so busy? Riding straight into the palace?"

Li Shimin shook his head, watching the Taiyuan Prefecture officials coming and going on horseback.

He could clearly see that the old man Wang Ming was even eating a quick pancake on horseback, which he considered his meal.

They arrived in haste, and then left in haste with a few documents.

Xiao Rui, Wang Qingyun, Du He, Lawyer Pei, and some officials that Li Shimin did not recognize.

Such a busy scene was never seen in the Chang'an Imperial Palace, even during wartime.

This aroused Li Shimin's curiosity.

What does the Shougong Hall look like at this moment?

He glanced sideways at the Imperial Guards around him, who were all staring straight ahead.

Cui Xiaoguo, a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, stood upright on the palace roof behind him, holding a brocade spring knife.

Stare at him...

"Is your Crown Prince always this busy?"

Cui Xiaoguo was taken aback. When he saw that the emperor, who was neither liked by the crown prince nor the empress, was actually speaking to him, he immediately nodded.

He then looked at the other person with some confusion.

"The central government of the dynasty, Chang'an, should be similar to this place, right? Grand Tutor Yu and Grand Protector Li are also among them, handling these matters with His Highness the Crown Prince. They are basically busy from day to night."

Li Shimin tried his best to ignore the other party's innocent yet self-righteous praise and belittling.

Take a deep breath and frown.

"Bingzhou is just a small area, why are there so many things to deal with?"

As they were talking, Cui Xiaoguo's expression suddenly changed after he saw the direction of the palace gate.

A fast horse galloped into Yangcheng Palace.

The attire of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Urgent report! Make way! Urgent report from Goguryeo!!!"