Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 697: Elderly Care Issues (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the State of Qin held a regular court meeting.

On this day, all the temples in Qin State were closed, and the entire East City was extremely quiet.

The hour has not yet arrived, but the sun's rays have already shone on Qin's palaces and temples, and the glazed tiles on the roofs are shining.

This extravagant and grand palace can be said to be a collection of craftsmen from all over the country, and now it stands here, symbolizing the power of the empire.

Standing at the highest point of Zhangtai Hall means standing at the highest peak of the times.

Fu Su stood in front of the palace, overlooking Xianyang City from a tall building. The twelve golden men bowed their heads at their feet. The west wind was sent over, and the sash hanging in front of the second crown was blown to the east, and the skirt of the black crown dress also blew. .

Standing at the highest point of the empire, overlooking all living things, the scenery before me is vast.

When the time was almost up, the second generation passed directly through the Qinian Palace via the corridor, walking all the way to the Dazheng Palace.

[When Ying Zheng was alive, in order to live forever and to prevent his ministers and villains from seeing where the emperor was, he built a long corridor in the palace, that is, a long corridor was built between the palace and the high buildings of the palace. Outsiders could only see the palace corridors connecting the palaces, but No trace of the emperor could be found. 】

When we arrived at the Dazheng Hall, all civil and military officials from the court were waiting in the hall. There were many more people coming to the court today than usual.

Seats were laid out from the emperor's feet to the entrance of the palace, and officials in all colors and colors were also present.

When all the ministers saw the emperor, they called out "Meet Your Majesty" and raised their sleeves to bow. Viewed from above, it looked like colorful clouds floating in the sky.

When the sleeves were put down and a pair of eyes were exposed, the court suddenly became solemn.

"On the first day of the first lunar month, Sikou once mentioned that population is one of the major problems in Qin today. Fifteen days have passed. I wonder if you have any good ideas?"

This is the opportunity Qin II gave to the ministers. In fourteen days, no countermeasures can be thought of.

Sima Wuyi bowed first and said:

"Your Majesty, I thought about it for a long time after I returned home, and I personally went to ask Shilang Zhang for advice. I believe that the current problem of the Qin State is that the newly divided Guanzhong territory is the most dangerous area. The Zhao, Wei, and Han areas, especially the Zhao land, are It is true that the elderly have no support, and there are countless widows with young children, but no one takes care of them. The longer the time goes by, the deeper the resentment becomes."

Through Chuiqi, the ministers present could not see the emperor's expression, but the eyes covered by Chuiqi could be vaguely recognized by the ministers.

The second generation looked at Zhao Wan, who was now a doctor,
"I see that the governor of Handan has also come today. I don't know if what the internal history said is wrong?"

"Nothing wrong, what the internal history said is exactly what I am going to report today. Since your Majesty attacked the Zhao family, a large number of refugees have appeared in Handan County. I am worried about this, so I came here in person Report to His Majesty."

After hearing this, all the doctors couldn't help but look at each other in confusion. This issue of refugees has never happened in any county in the world. It was originally a matter that could be solved with a memorial, so there was no need to go there in person.

The second generation couldn't help but hesitate to speak.

"Sima Wuyi, according to what you said, the main issue is the lack of young people in Guanxi. How should this matter be resolved?"

"Your Majesty, our State of Qin has always allocated funds to establish communes and provide government support for the elderly without children. There are a huge number of these elderly people. If the empire wants to take on the matter of providing for the elderly, it will cost tens of thousands."

"Zhang Cang——"

Zhang Cang had just taken office, and all the civil and military officials in the court were focused on the population problem of the Household Department. He had just figured out the situation of the population and household registration fields in the world. The eyes of the whole court were on the Household Department, so Zhang Cang naturally did not dare to neglect it.

"His Majesty--"

"I want to know how many people in the thirteen counties of Zhao are now homeless and have no education for their children?"

Zhang Cang thought for a moment,

"I don't know if His Majesty wants to hear more numbers or fewer numbers?"

Saying this in court is somewhat thoughtless.

Monty asked:

"Having nothing to support means having nothing to support. Is there any difference between numbers that are more or less?"

"You don't know something. In ancient times, people began to decline at fifty. After fifty, you should have adult sons to support you. However, due to the constant war in Zhao State, those old people who have no children, even if they are over fifty, still have no children. Self-reliance. If we take the standard of being old but able to support ourselves, then there are hundreds of thousands of old people who have no support."

The numbers are cold, but the number of [-] means that in the future, [-] elderly people will starve to death because they have no one to support them.

After hearing this number, the second generation couldn't help but feel his heart sinking.

"What is the total population of Zhao State?"

"I looked through the brochures. When His Majesty the First Emperor took over the State of Zhao, the combined population of all counties in Zhao State was nearly 200 million. After 14 years, the number of people reported in the brochures has dropped by 50."

"In 14 years, the population has not increased, but has decreased. This shows that the uneven population ratio in Zhao is indeed a serious problem."

Zhou Qingchen said:
"It's all because the king of Zhao had no morals and talents in the past, and the whole country launched a war with the power of the whole country, so that after the defeat of the Zhao country, its vitality was greatly injured."

The Second Emperor ignored Zhou Qingchen's remarks. King Zhao used all his country's strength to fight the Qin State, unlike the Qi State, which did not fight much and actually surrendered directly.

The Zhao State has a serious imbalance in population proportions due to years of war. It is a big country with a population of 300 million. At the end of the war, there are only 200 million left. The 200 million are old, weak, women and children. As time goes by, , Zhao Di happened to be at its most vulnerable season.

It is not difficult to imagine that the people walking around in Handan City are old and weak women and children, bereaved fathers, fathers and sons, sobbing and mourning.

"What about the situation with a large number?"

"Your Majesty, if the decline begins in the fifties, then in Zhao State today, there will be 60 elderly people, regardless of gender."

This number came out of Zhang Cang's mouth, and the Handan County Sheriff himself swallowed with a lump in his throat. This number was terrifying, but it was also very real. Looking at the countryside, there were women, children, sick and disabled people everywhere.

The State of Zhao is like a scarred cheetah. Now it can only lie on the ground and linger. If the wolf of the State of Qin makes a slight move, the State of Zhao will be completely dead.

The hall was quiet and depressed for a while, the atmosphere was dull, everyone remained silent and their faces were dull.

The Second Emperor thought that in a peaceful world, he would have to wait until Zhao's population ratio structure returned to normal, which would probably be 100 years later.Immigration is a policy that must be adopted.It just needs to move the strong men from Guanzhong out, just once or twice. It will be counterproductive to also transfer out other counties.

Those policies of light corvee and low taxes have only been issued for a year, and the people in Guanzhong have not been living happily for long. If the policy of allowing them to relocate is issued again, the policy has no basis and reduces credibility.

Qin Ershi himself denied this method first.

It's just that the ancients may not be stupider than him after 2000, so Fusu still looked at these courtiers, hoping that they could come up with some solutions to the problem.

(End of this chapter)