"Okay, I won't joke with you. I'm going to tell you something serious." Wu Zong straightened his expression.

Seeing this, Zhao Ruxi quickly suppressed her smile, pointed to the pavilion and said, "Let's go in and sit down to talk."

The two sat down, and the maid came forward to pour tea and serve snacks. Only then did Zhao Ruxi ask: "What's the matter?"

"What do you think about your marriage?" Wu Zong asked.

Zhao Ruxi: "..."

"What do you mean by serious things?" she asked with doubt on her face.

"What else?" Wu Zong was still serious, "This is a major event in life. It will determine how you will live in the next few decades. Isn't it a serious matter?"

What he said made sense, and Zhao Ruxi was completely speechless.

"No, I..." Zhao Ruxi gave up arguing with him and answered his question first, "I haven't considered it yet, so I don't have any ideas."

She asked with curiosity: "Why do you ask this? Do you also want to be a matchmaker for me?"

"I do think so, but is there any young man in the capital that you like?" Wu Zong glared at her, "Fu Yunkai originally had thoughts about you, but you didn't agree. Did the third-highest beauty also have interest in you later?

I said, do you not plan to get married?"

Wu Zong admitted that in the entire Jin Dynasty, there was no more outstanding woman than his junior sister. No one could match her talents and abilities. But no matter how outstanding she was, she had to get married, right? If you want to live alone, don't say anything.

No matter what you do, the world's spittle and stars can drown you.

Zhao Ruxi was unhappy when she heard this: "What's wrong with not getting married? I haven't eaten other people's rice. I can support myself, so why do I need to look at other people's faces and serve others?"

She had no idea of ​​getting married in modern times. In ancient times, she was still being forced to get married every day. It was really unreasonable.

When Wu Zong saw that she was still speaking plausibly, he immediately laughed angrily: "You think I want to meddle in your business? You have a father, a mother, and a master. No matter what, it's not my turn to take care of it. But I have to remind you.

, when you reach sixteen and you are still not engaged, the emperor will definitely grant you a marriage, do you believe it?"

"Ah? Isn't it?" Zhao Ruxi's eyes widened, "Why?"

"Because you are the number one female scholar." Wu Zongdao, "Nowadays, all the women in the Jin Dynasty are imitating you."

Although the Jin Dynasty has been established for a long time, the people are recuperating and the population is increasing. The court no longer needs to force the people to get married when they are old to increase the population. However, it does not want to see everyone not getting married.

As the female number one scholar, Zhao Ruxi was stared at by everyone in the Jin Dynasty, and she was a role model for the women of the Jin Dynasty. If she did not get married, the emperor would not be happy. Isn't this a bad example for women? In the future, those who have some talent will learn from it.

Many women imitate her, relying on their own talents to live a living, and are unwilling to get married. Will the population of Jin Dynasty not increase?

In the age of cold weapons, more people are strength. A country with five million people is more powerful than a country with two million people, both in terms of recruitment advantage and labor resource advantage. There is no doubt that it is.

When Wu Zong told Zhao Ruxi this, Zhao Ruxi was stunned and speechless for a long time.

Her co-authorship is so important and has become a benchmark. She can influence the increase in the population of the entire Jin Dynasty. She is really capable.

"I will be sixteen soon, and it will be my birthday in a few days." She said with a sad face.

"Then do you have someone you like? If so, tell me quickly, I will escort that kid to propose marriage to you." Wu Zongdao.

Zhao Ruxi calmed down. It was impossible to get engaged, at least not within this year.

She said: "I'll write a letter to Master. If the emperor wants to grant me a marriage, he must first ask Master. Then let Master explain a few words to me. I won't get engaged yet, but I promise that we will definitely get married at this time next year.

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Wu Zong shook his head: "Junior sister, why haven't you realized the seriousness of the matter? Is this a problem for the emperor? This is a problem for the courtiers. The emperor naturally favors you. As long as you don't go out of your way, you won't be seventeen

He won't ask if you haven't done anything yet. The question is, are the courtiers willing to let you go? When you were selected as the number one scholar, the emperor used such an excuse. It's hard for the courtiers to say anything. They are all here waiting for you.

Woolen cloth."

"Because there are rules set by Queen Shengyao, they can't stop women from studying and becoming officials. But when there is a conflict between women studying and becoming officials and marriage, they have something to say. Population growth is a national matter, and everything else is a matter of national importance.

We have to give in to it. After all, the country has no shortage of officials. Women go home to give birth to children, and men become officials. This is the best arrangement for them."

Zhao Ruxi: "..."

Thinking of the reluctance of modern professional women to get married or have children, the more highly educated they are, the more so. The population growth in developed countries is negative, and the country's leaders are worried about this. She can't say anything to refute.

"Let me think about it and I will solve this matter properly." Zhao Ruxi said.

The reason why she and Xiao Lingyan concealed their relationship was because they were worried that the hostile faction would be unfavorable to her and use her to blackmail Xiao Lingyan.

Now, in order for a woman to study, her path to becoming an official is not blocked, and people know that studying, being an official, and marrying and family can both be taken into consideration. Should she make her relationship with Xiao Lingyan public?

Xiao Lingyan is two years older than her, and he is already eighteen this year. He must be under greater pressure to get married than she is, right?

Some people will do anything to become Princess Qi. Xiao Lingyan has encountered so many bad relationships in the past two years.

Wu Zong nodded and said: "I'm just reminding you that you understand the reason and have some countermeasures."

After talking about this important matter, he asked: "Are there any difficulties in official matters?"

Zhao Ruxi shook his head: "There are no difficulties, just some doubts."

She told Wu Zong that she accidentally got a recipe for making wine, and said: "If I want to grow a large amount of glutinous rice in Nanyang to make wine, I wonder what the court's attitude will be towards this matter?"

Why did the ancients emphasize agriculture and suppress business? It was simply because agriculture was not developed enough, the yield per mu was too low, and the food grown was never enough to eat. Therefore, the court wanted to keep farmers on the land and did a lot of things grown on the land.

Big restriction. Fields that can grow food must grow food. It is difficult to develop a sideline business of growing cash crops, and large-area planting is absolutely not allowed.

Wine consumes the most food. Although glutinous rice can be regarded as food, its use in making wine is also subject to restrictions.

Zhao Ruxi also knew this and was not sure what the court would think, so he asked Wu Zong.

Wu Zong raised his hands to the sky: "Speaking of this, we have to thank Queen Shengyao. If the empress hadn't asked people to find sweet potatoes and potatoes, two high-yielding crops from overseas, the people of Jin Dynasty still wouldn't have enough to eat. Do you think?
Chapter completed!