Emperor’s Battlefield: I, Zhu Houzhao, like to push horizontally

Chapter 207: Hundred Billion Population Plan
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Zhu Houzhao swiped his hand and started the next topic on the projection, which was also the issue that Flower Province was most concerned about.

About the Province of Flowers, women’s marriage issues.

When this issue was brought up, everyone looked very solemn.

In the eyes of ordinary people, marriage has little to do with the court.

In fact, this perception is wrong.

In ancient times, due to various reasons such as wars and natural disasters, the population was in a low state all year round.

The imperial court paid great attention to the issue of marriage and population.

During Lao Zhu's period, in order to encourage marriage and childbirth, various tax exemption and incentive policies were provided.

When Zhu Youtang was in charge, he also paid special attention to this aspect.

Although he only married one and gave birth to one, he still hoped that the people below would have more children and increase the population of the Ming Dynasty.

It's not that he didn't want to have a baby. He originally had three children, but two of them died in infancy. Coupled with the court affairs, his psychological pressure doubled, and the couple couldn't give birth no matter how hard they tried.

With the addition of Xin Daming, Zhu Youtang's body has also received special care. Coupled with powerful medical treatment, the chance of the child's premature death has been reduced to zero.

During this time, the couple was considering having another one.

In order to prevent Zhu Houzhao from being dissatisfied, he even carefully discussed it with Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao just waved his hand indifferently.

You can have a baby if you want. The more people there are, the more lively it will be. At the same time, I can find something else to do for my wife, so that I don’t have to worry about my mother’s family.

As for whether the new born brother would pose a threat to him, Zhu Houzhao didn't even think about it.

It's a threat to him, are you kidding me?
Let alone a boy, with his control over the court, even the reincarnation of Emperor Xuanyuan would be blind.

When an old couple gives birth to a child, whether it is a princess or a prince, the only result is to enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth and live happily.

With the addition of the new Ming Dynasty, the imperial court was less nervous in terms of population.

According to the latest statistics, the population of the New Ming Dynasty has exceeded 90 billion.

Local officials were frightened when they heard this number.

Since ancient and modern times, there has never been such a large population.

To put it bluntly, from the beginning of the Han and Tang Dynasties to the present, the total population may not be as large as this.

It is precisely because of this that the imperial court has gradually relaxed its policies on population growth, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has not made these matters a top priority.

"Over there in the Flower Province, there are many women who want to get married, form a family, and enjoy the happiness of husband and wife."

"It is human nature for men to love women. Although our Ming Dynasty's population has reached its peak, for the future world, a population of less than [-] billion is still too small. I think [-] billion is just so-so."

Zhu Houzhao said what he was thinking.

He said it casually, but the officials below broke into a cold sweat.

Ten billion people is still a small number?

Thinking of having tens of billions of mouths to open their mouths to eat, all the officials in the newly established Ministry of Household Affairs Department trembled in their hearts.

Seeing the expressions of the officials below, Zhu Houzhao sighed softly, understanding their psychology and said seriously: "My dear friends, you must understand the truth. As I lead my soldiers to continue fighting on the battlefield outside the territory, the planet we control will The territory will get bigger and bigger.”

"And as our Ming Dynasty's technology increases, those unreachable stars in the sky will also become the territory of our Ming Dynasty."

Everyone subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Although it was blocked by the roof, they could clearly see the stars in the sky.

Veteran ministers like Liu Jian felt dizzy after hearing this. Once upon a time, they could only look up at the stars in the sky. Their only goal in this life was to defeat the northern Tartars, protect the Ming Dynasty, and let the people live a better life. Good times.

But now these wishes have come true, and the new goal set by their emperor is to conquer the stars in the sky.

Liu Jian and others were shocked and at the same time extremely excited.This is a brand new era, and it is also an era that will be remembered in history.

These ministers of this era will be recorded on the merit list of Yan and Huang, and will be sung and sung by future generations.

"The Milky Way and even the larger starry sky in the future will be planted with the sun and moon flag of our Ming Dynasty."

"At that time we will no longer talk about our territory being tens of millions, but we will be talking about the tens of millions of stars we control."

"When the territory is large, it is natural for soldiers to guard it and for the people to develop it."

"But think about how many stars there are in the sky, more than trillions. With our small population, one planet is not enough."

"So, we not only allow people to continue to increase the population, but also vigorously encourage marriage and childbirth."

Standing up, Zhu Houzhao said loudly: "I have even decided to set a policy. Every family with one child will be exempted from 10% of the tax, and two children will be exempted from the tax by 30%. If there are three to four children, the court will not only reduce the tax 60% tax burden, corresponding incentives, and support policies for children to attend school for free.”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers trembled in their hearts.

They were not afraid but shocked.

It is hard for them to imagine that if this policy is promulgated, how many people will rely on having children to earn money from the court.

Clan member of the Zhu family: My dear, are even the common people taking our jobs now?
"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The civil and military ministers, led by Han Fei and Liu Jian, praised loudly.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, sat back on the chair and said to the female prime minister: "How many women in the Flower Province are willing to marry men and start a family? Do you have any ideas or requirements for the court?"

"His Majesty!"

The female prime minister who was standing in front of a group of female officials came out, bowed slightly, took out a memorial from her sleeve, and handed it to the eunuch next to her.

Although there are computers for work now, the female Prime Minister feels that it is still more serious and formal in the form of memorials.

This is a matter of the province of flowers and the happiness of all women, and she must pay enough attention to it.

Zhu Houzhao didn't say anything about this. After Liu Jin finished checking it, he opened the memorial and read it carefully.

According to statistics from the Province of Flowers, an estimated 6000 million women want to get married and start a family.

Among them, 2000 million are older people, and the rest are adult women.

The remaining ones who have not expressed their intention to get married are either young or older and have no pursuit of this aspect for the time being.

There are even some women who still adhere to the original customs of the Flower Province and are unwilling to make any changes.

Zhu Houzhao can also understand this.

In every world, there are conservatives who refuse to reform. As long as they don't make trouble, follow their own living habits, and obey management, Zhu Houzhao can give them enough respect.

This matter is not a sensitive topic, and all the ministers expressed their thoughts.

Finally, after discussion, it was decided to build a blind date platform in the name of the court to allow single men and women of the right age from both sides to communicate and chat.

If both parties see each other right, they will marry according to the six rites of marriage.

As for the Flower Province, it is not open to the other two realms for the time being.In order to prevent large numbers of men from entering and causing disgust and confusion among conservative women.

And the marriage law will be revised to be more in line with the value of future marriage.

The main reason why the marriage law was revised was that the women in the Flower Province had not received any education in etiquette.

If certain restrictions are not given, they will not have a clear understanding of the relationship between husband and wife, and it is easy for them to cause some scandals.

It is precisely for this reason that legal restrictions are still necessary.

After nearly an hour of discussion, the matter was officially decided. The three departments of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Female Prime Minister, and the Ministry of Etiquette were jointly responsible for taking the lead in this matter, and organized this cross-world blind date conference that would be talked about in later generations. .

(End of this chapter)