Chapter 569: policies to encourage childbirth

Chapter 569: policies to encourage childbirth

It is known that there are three methods for refining magic weapons. One is to use the power of one's own primordial spirit to nourish and sacrifice. This is the most common method used by powerful cultivators. This method must be used to refine magic weapons of life. The benefits Of course, it goes without saying that the magic weapon that can be successfully refined with the Primordial Spirit sacrifice will be as flexible as one's own hands and feet, and it will grow with one's Primordial Spirit, with unlimited potential.

Another method is to use the power of heaven and earth to sacrifice and refine magic weapons. This is the most commonly used method by the masters of refining. This method of refining can make magic weapons in large quantities, and the speed will be faster. The flexibility and growth potential are suitable for those sects to refine primary magic weapons for their disciples.

The last method is the method that Li Yunfei is using now. He uses the power of the people to sacrifice, thanksgiving, wishes, faith, merit and other magical energy to sacrifice. This method of sacrifice requires a lot of conditions, but it is just right. Now Li Yunfei is here to use it.

In order to better sacrific the Glory Armor, Li Yunfei deliberately placed the meeting place in Lujiang City. Only in this way can he go out of the palace every day to get a sense of existence. After a period of experimentation, he absorbed The special energy is several times more than staying in the palace.

Of course, in order not to waste the people and money, I didn’t do too many honor guards every day when I commuted to and from get off work, so I was accompanied by a dozen or so guards. This Lujiang City is the current political center. When the security is good, the door is not closed, and of course there is no need to be afraid of assassins. . Besides, Li Yunfei's own strength is not something that ordinary assassins can sneak attack, unless it is a powerful cultivator, but it is impossible for a cultivator to assassinate an emperor, which will damage his luck.

Li Yunfei, who was not used to getting up early, set the time for the morning meeting at 9:00 in the morning. Of course, the time was so late. Another reason was that after the meeting, it was basically noon, so I regularly invited those who participated in the meeting. Officials, have a meal and a drink to enhance interpersonal relationships.

Being an emperor is not as simple as you think. People who don’t know always think that as long as you are an emperor, you can be high above the ground. Pure obscenity. If there is such an emperor, then the country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed.

If you want to sit on the throne for a long time and be stable, you must win over a large number of subordinates. It is not only the subordinates who unilaterally please the emperor, the emperor will also do everything possible to preferentially treat the subordinates to buy people's hearts.

If you want to be a wise ruler, you must also know people and make good use of them, clear rewards and punishments, try to carve out your own preferences and do things as much as possible, and ask your ministers to discuss things as much as possible. Only in this way can the national strength flourish. Any policy of benefiting the people is a piece of shit, and no one implements the best policy.

I left the palace gate on time at 8:30. From the palace to the office building in Lujiang City, there is only five kilometers in total, so there is still enough time to enjoy the snow scenery along the way leisurely.

The first snow of this year was quite heavy. For two consecutive days, it stopped and stopped. It accumulated half a foot of snow, and there was a vast expanse of white everywhere. This kind of scenery is relatively rare in the Yangtze River Basin. , So after the first snow bloomed, there were many more people on the road who came out to play and enjoy the snow, and occasionally they could hear someone reciting poetry or something.

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Wandering to the office building, more than 200 officials above the fifth rank have been waiting for a long time. When they saw Li Yunfei, they also shouted long live. They paid tribute to the worship. Li Yunfei did not refuse this kind of worship, because the Glory armor can also absorb this kind of worship. Strange energy fluctuations.

"Your Majesty, this year's census and money and grain reserves have been counted, please take a look at your majesty!" Sima Fang respectfully sent a detailed survey report, he did not expect it to be used, and was directly appointed as the chief minister. It really surprised him, so he was very serious in his work.

"It's been hard work Sima Qing these days!" After taking the statistical materials handed over, he casually said a polite sentence. This old man is still extremely upright, experienced and efficient. Of course, he should use it. Can buy hearts.

"It is the blessing of the old minister to be able to share the worries for Your Majesty." That Sima Fang also thanked Li Yunfei after listening to him.

"You're welcome, please sit down!" At the court meeting, everyone had a thick cushion to sit on both sides of their knees, and everyone could have a table. It was inevitable that there would even be a supply of tea. Like a meeting in the afterlife.

Everyone was arranging the things they wanted to report, of course, waiting for Li Yunfei to read Sima Fang's statistics.

Since the tax is no longer on the head, the population statistics are relatively accurate, including the elderly, the weak, women and children. Therefore, this year's statistics are very detailed and are no longer a vague concept.

The population is 5.09 million households, 25.15 million people, and 6.1 million young and middle-aged people... The total amount of grain prepared by the official warehouses in various regions is 81.5 million shi, and the private reserves cannot be counted, but it is estimated that it is about 50 million shi. The current area of ​​arable land is 60,000 mu, and the yield is still a little low. However, the newly-produced chemical Hefei has been successfully tested in the experimental field, and the yield has more than quadrupled. It is expected to expand production and promote it next year, and hybrid varieties are also being tested. ...

"Your Majesty Hanzhong Zhang Lu is willing to vote, but he just needs His Majesty to give him a marquis reward!" Chen Gong also showed the results of the recent negotiation. Zhang Lu was finally willing to surrender, because Gao Shun was stationed in Wuzhangyuan and recently increased his troops. Hanzhong He is not very good at defending, so since you can't stand it, you can accept it as soon as you see it. If you really fight to the end and are defeated, then it will be the fate of looting the family and exterminating the family.

"Well, it's a trivial matter, so he is! Does Liu Zhang have any news?"

"Because of the long distance on Liu Zhang's side, it will take some time for letters and history to come and go."

"...I hope he can also accept the reality. This war will cause countless deaths and injuries, and countless happy families will be broken because of this!" Li Yunfei sighed, mainly because of the shocking data, the data sent back from the north was quite shocking.

More than ten years ago, according to the household registration statistics in the northern Central Plains, there were more than 3 million households. It was initially estimated that the population was 150 million to 20 million. Now there are less than 4 million households, and the rest are more than 1,000. Ten thousand people, in the short ten years of war, either starved to death or died in battle, which is really terrifying.

"The sage is merciful, because of the war, the population of our dynasty is insufficient, and now many women have found profitable jobs, resulting in a lot less girls willing to marry and have children, so the minister believes that women over sixteen are not married yet. People, give them money and punishment!" Xu Shu suggested.

"... Punishment is always bad, let's encourage it with rewards!" It's not always good to force others to marry, so Li Yunfei proposed another way to deal with it, which may improve his enthusiasm.

"How will Your Majesty reward you?"

"Every woman who gives birth to a child can receive one stone of grain plus one hundred dollars for one year... In addition, the breastfeeding period is also counted as merit (similar to military merit)!" More than half of the money for work is still considered seniority. This is indeed too preferential treatment. Having children is a woman's obligation, and earning money to support a family is a man's obligation...

Many people can't figure it out. Originally, the problem can be solved only by punishment, and even the court can earn some benefits by the way, but the Lord has adopted a preferential treatment policy, and would rather let the court spend a lot more, but the Lord will make money The means of making money and hoarding food are really powerful, so even if you can't figure it out, there is still a lot of flattery in the hall.

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"Aunt Zhang, have you heard that there is a subsidy for having a baby!" a young woman said excitedly to another middle-aged woman.

"...What subsidy, tell me quickly, my daughter-in-law is about to give birth."

"As long as you give birth to a baby, you will receive one stone grain and one hundred yuan of nutritional subsidy every month, and you can receive it for a year. Moreover, it is still considered a meritorious age to give birth to a baby at home, and you can also get money when you retire in the future!"

"My grandfather, there is such a good thing?" Aunt Zhang couldn't believe it when she heard the news. In the past, because of the small population, if the king wanted to encourage childbirth, he would only fine him. If you get married, you will be fined some money. Now that money is directly distributed to women who give birth to babies, this is a great thing that is unheard of.

"It is said that the decree issued by the Holy Master at the court meeting today was posted at the entrance of the yamen, saying that as long as you go to the yamen to report and confirm the situation, you can receive money and food... Hey, auntie, why are you going? Don't you want to wash your clothes?"

"Don't go now, I have to go home and tell my daughter-in-law the good news. I'll go first." After speaking, he hurried back.

The daughter-in-law of her family originally found a job in a garment factory, but because of having a baby, she couldn't go to the workshop to make money, and she was a little unhappy. Now that the Holy Master has a new policy, one stone of grain plus 100 yuan for one month of nursing a child at home is considered meritorious. I think my daughter-in-law will not be so distressed after hearing this news...

The new decree had just been released, and the news seemed to have grown wings, and instantly spread throughout the entire Lujiang City, within a radius of dozens of miles. When the common people heard the news, they were all grateful to Dade, and Lu Yunfei received a lot of prestige and blessings.

The people of today are relatively simple in thinking. As long as you treat them a little bit better, they will directly treat you as a god. Also, because of the relatively simple thinking, the blessings are quite sincere. Under the operation of unknown rules, thanksgiving and wishes are fine. It turns into an unknown energy to bless the person who is blessed, and the luck also increases.

The reason why Li Yunfei dared to do this is because this year is another bumper year in general, and the chemical Hefei that he tried to produce has also been successful. After the promotion next year, the harvest can be increased by three or four times, so there is no need to worry about the lack of food. .

As for the money, in fact, after it is sent out, the people use it out, and after a few turns, it will be returned to the hands of the imperial court. One hundred dollars is enough to drive the economy of five hundred dollars!