At this moment, Xiaocao even felt that Emperor Xuanren was the wise and capable time traveler from later generations. However, he suppressed his excitement and continued, "List the data one by one and make comparisons. The result is obvious. I believe that there are still people who insist on their own opinions." If there are, they either lack a sense of the overall situation or are too selfish. Naturally, there is no need for them to work for the welfare of the people, and there is no need for them to continue to be officials.
Emperor Xuanren was in deep thought, seemingly thinking about the possibility of this matter.
Xiaocao also knew that conducting a census in the current context would certainly not be as easy as in the past, especially since it was not as simple as a "population census". "Sick children" and "dead children" would involve family scandals that would not even be covered up, and no one would honestly answer any questions asked. However, as long as one was willing, these problems could actually be overcome.
There are so many people working for the Qi Dynasty, and there is always talent in all aspects. I believe that as long as Emperor Xuanren makes up his mind, he can do it.
Emperor Xuanren did not make a final statement, but Xiaocao estimated that there was a 70% to 80% chance that this matter would succeed. After all, generally speaking, it was a matter of people's livelihood, and human resources were absolutely indispensable. When countries went to war, they were fighting not only for various properties and lands, but also for manpower.
Marriage between close relatives is the norm, and who knows how many children have been lost as a result of this. If this loss can be reduced, will the population grow significantly
Although Xiaocao's heart could not completely settle down because she did not receive a clear statement from Emperor Xuanren, she still couldn't help feeling happy, and that joy could be clearly felt by others.
At this moment, Xiaocao had already left the palace with Princess Fukang and Fan Wuguo, preparing to go to the Fan family.
—Xiao Cao naturally did not want to get involved in Princess Fukang’s family affairs, but she could not resist the young master’s invitation. The reason was simple: to watch a play, it would be a waste not to watch it. If you encounter it, just treat it as fun and entertainment.
As for the young master, he is also a member of the Fan family. He should not let outsiders see the family's dirty laundry. He has no such awareness. He just has the surname "Fan" and does not consider himself a member of the Fan family. Princess Fukang has been to the Fan family only a few times, and Fan Wuguo has been there even less. If the Fan family uses the family or some people as elders to pressure him, Fan Wuguo will not directly conflict with them. However, if they go back, the younger generation of the Fan family will suffer. If they go to him to argue, there will be many people to help him. The Fan family can't do anything with him. Over time, the Fan family just treats him as if he doesn't exist.
Therefore, Young Master Fan said that he felt no pressure in inviting outsiders to watch “his own” jokes.
Princess Fukang did not make any comment on this. It should be said that when Master Fan first invited Xiaocao, she nodded. Although she did not want Xiaocao to get involved at first, she already knew through previous events that there was no need to hide it. The emperor was thinking of amending the law for "marriage between close relatives". He had also specifically asked about other things about blood inheritance. So, it is very likely that he will have further ideas in this regard. It would be an honor for the Fan family to set an example for her royal brother and pave the way.
Besides, even if Xiaocao was allowed to go, she didn't necessarily have to be involved. She could just go as a doctor.
Xiaocao wanted to refuse, but because Fan Wuguo was "unreasonable", she couldn't even say the words of refusal, so it seemed inappropriate to deliberately bring it up later. Xiaocao was a person who would respond to soft words and not hard ones, so naturally she had no choice but to accept it, as if she was really watching a show.
When Princess Fukang brought Fan Wuguo, Xiaocao, and the children of the Fan family to the Fan family mansion, they discovered that not only were the princess's full ceremonial guards there, but there was also a team of black-armored guards waiting there. They looked extremely murderous and terrifying.
However, Xiaocao blinked his eyes and just wanted to say that in such a hot day, those black clothes, although not armor, must be very troublesome, especially these people, they are all young people full of vigor and vitality. However, they stand straight like wooden stakes, with strict discipline. It has to be admitted that the black-armored guards are indeed well trained.
In the past, because Princess Fukang was in the wrong, she was relatively low-key when she returned to the Fan family. But it is different now. She displays all the style of a princess, telling the Fan family clearly that she is now the monarch and they are the subjects.
There are quite a few people living in the big house of Fan family. The head of the family is Fan Wuguo's grandfather. There are seven people in his father's generation. He doesn't know the exact number of people in his generation, but there must be dozens of people. Even the fourth generation, the number of people is more than two hands. The slightly smaller house next door also belongs to Fan family. The head of the family is one of Fan Wuguo's great-uncle. There are fewer people there, but they should not be neglected. Then there is the back street, where other members of the Fan family also live. A few of them are outside the five generations but have outstanding abilities, and the rest are basically within the five generations.
When the whole Fan family learned that Princess Fukang was waiting outside the gate with all her entourage, waiting for them to greet her, they were very dissatisfied and muttered that why was she putting on so much airs. As a criminal of the Fan family, if she hadn't been a princess, she would have been locked up in the family temple long ago.
After waiting for at least a quarter of an hour, the people finally came out one after another.
Princess Fukang and the others did not get out of the carriage. They looked through the beaded curtain at the Fan family members outside with different expressions. There were dozens of people, but not one was respectful. Xiaocao found this incredible.
Could they be so neglectful of the eldest princess who is so favored by the emperor
Princess Fukang had no expression on her face and looked neither happy nor sad.
Young Master Fan had a cynical look on his face, playing with the mask in his hand. "Mother, if you ask me, you are too indulgent towards them. That's why they dare to act so recklessly. They did this in front of me. I'll have them beaten until they can't tell east from west."
"Today is the last chance, so what's the big deal?"
Fan Wuguo snorted but didn't say anything else.
At this moment, it was already past three quarters past noon, which was almost five o'clock. According to Emperor Xuanren's relaxed attitude, most people had returned home except those who had unfinished business. The only ones still hanging around outside were the playboys. Therefore, the Fan family had quite a complete staff at this moment.
Finally, a rather handsome middle-aged man followed an old man out of the gate of Fan’s house. His face was darker than anyone else’s.
Xiaocao turned around and glanced at Fan Wuguo, "Young Master, is this your father?" Besides the fact that this man was the best-looking among these middle-aged men, even Fan Wuguo's eyebrows and lip shape were very similar to him.
"Ah." Fan Wuguo responded casually, and it seemed that he really didn't care about his father.
As the head of the Fan family, he was the last to appear. He was very calm and composed. He stood three feet in front of Princess Fukang's carriage and respectfully asked Princess Fukang to get off the carriage. However, his son grabbed him...
Prince Fan immediately stepped forward, looking at the carriage with a solemn and angry expression, "Fukang, what's the point of putting on such a big show? Who are you showing it to? You are a princess, a member of a royal family, and you are still waiting for the whole Fan family to wait for you to come down?"
Is it true that Princess Fukang is in the Fan family and the Fan family can just point fingers at her and shout at her? Of course not. With Emperor Xuanren in the rear, the Fan family has to think about it. Now, although Prince Consort Fan has no real power, he is also a proud person in the Fan family. He can "train" the emperor's favorite sister to be obedient. He has a lot of concubines and illegitimate children, and Princess Fukang dare not say anything. He gets benefits from Princess Fukang, and the Fan family gets benefits from him, so naturally they flatter him.
Now, Princess Fukang's actions have invisibly slapped him in the face, so he is naturally extremely angry, so he made the current move. But in her opinion, Princess Fukang would not do anything to him.
In his eyes, Princess Fukang owed him a lifetime because she gave him a disabled son, and he should obey her in everything.
But, today, after he finished saying this, the black-armored guard closest to him, holding his sword, charged straight at his abdomen. When he bent over in pain, he was kicked straight at him again, knocking Prince Consort Fan to the ground.
"How dare you be so rude to the princess!"
Prince Consort Fan had never been subjected to such a crime before, and he was filled with hatred, but he obviously had not yet realized that the current situation was completely different from the past. The others shouted at the black-armored guard who had taken action, while helping Prince Consort Fan up.
Prince Consort Fan endured the pain and was about to reprimand the black-armored guard. However, he couldn't help but flinch when he met his fierce gaze. He felt even more hatred in his heart and turned his attention to Princess Fukang, "Fukang..."
Princess Fukang stood up, lifted the curtain and went out. For Prince Consort Fan, this was a long-awaited appearance.
However, Princess Fukang's expression was clearly no different from usual, but Prince Consort Fan felt a sudden pang in his heart, especially since Princess Fukang looked down on him with a truly superior attitude, which made him feel as if he was facing her for the first time.
He was not the only one who felt something was wrong, there were people in the Fan family who were more perceptive than him.
The head of the Fan family walked forward quickly, bypassed his son, stood at the front, and said respectfully, "The entire Fan family welcomes the eldest princess."
"I have always known that Patriarch Fan is a person who knows how to judge the situation, and today is no exception."
The pupils of the head of the Fan family shrank sharply. In the past, Princess Fukang still called herself "this concubine" in front of him, but she would more or less call him "father-in-law". Although she was distant, she did not put herself on a high pedestal. But it was different now. Even when she spoke, she still used the same tone.
The head of the Fan family now had a feeling that "something bad was going to happen". Could it be that because the Fan family had gone too far, Princess Fukang finally couldn't stand it anymore? The head of the Fan family felt regretful. He shouldn't have gradually lost his composure, forgotten the hierarchy between the monarch and his subjects, and forgotten to restrain his family members just because Princess Fukang had always been very nice. "You are too kind, Princess."
Princess Fukang smiled and got off the carriage. "Gather all the Fan family members next door and in the back street, including the women and children, even those in swaddling clothes. I have something to talk to you about today. Hurry up. I can wait for you outside the gate for a quarter of an hour, but that doesn't mean I have the patience to wait another quarter of an hour. If you get impatient and do something, don't blame me for being ruthless."
There was a hint of sweat on the forehead of the head of the Fan family, not only because of the heat, but also because of fear. When Princess Fukang treated them well, they might dare to turn their backs on her, but once she showed her princess attitude, the Fan family had no choice but to obey.
Regardless of what others thought, the head of the Fan family hurriedly ordered people to call for help. Although some people did not know what was going on, no one dared to disobey the head of the family's authority.
Xiaocao and Fan Wuguo got off the carriage. Princess Fukang led them, a group of servants and a team of guards, and entered through the Fan family's gate in a mighty manner. No one in the Fan family had ever seen such a scene. Even though Princess Fukang had not taken it seriously before, they couldn't help but feel frightened at this moment. What, what was going on
Especially Fan Wuguo turned his head and gave them a sinister smile. Many members of the Fan family had been beaten by him before. They were frightened and subconsciously stepped back. Then they saw Fan Wuguo's mocking smile. At that moment, their faces became extremely ugly.
Outside, Prince Consort Fan, who was completely ignored by Princess Fukang, had a face that looked as dark as if ink was dripping out of it. "Dad, look at this woman..."
"Shut up and don't be rude to the princess." Fan Jiazhu scolded angrily. He now regretted being so kind to his son. Because Fan Wuguo and their Fan family were in the right, they should not take it for granted that the princess owed them something. If he let his son always flatter and coax the princess, and "love her deeply without regrets", their Fan family would only be better off, and if anything happened, they would not be so frightened now.