Emperor Liu Hong

Seeing the merchants desperately enclosing land, the aristocratic family was also jealous, and joined the ranks of enclosing land.Coupled with the immigrants lured by the imperial court with huge sums of money, all the territory he conquered this time can be regarded as occupied for the time being.

But Liu Hong also knew that although the territory was occupied, there were still many hidden dangers inside.It was mainly merchants and aristocratic families who enclose land in the later period, and all the people used for farming and grazing were slaves plundered by big men from all over the place.

Although the imperial court has long stipulated that slaves must be used in other places.But the territory involved this time is really too big.Even though the slaves are all used in different places, the number of slaves used in such a large site has already exceeded the number of the local people themselves.

Although the imbalance between the Han people in these areas and the foreign slaves is not too serious, it is a hidden danger after all.And it was precisely because of this that Liu Hong made up his mind and began to use policies to encourage childbirth.

Originally, Liu Hong didn't intend to do this.After all, he knows that as long as the world is peaceful and the people's lives are guaranteed, the population will definitely increase rapidly.And some time ago, to a certain extent, the big man was still at the level where there were many people and few lands, so he would definitely not do this anymore.

But it's different now, with such a large territory newly laid.Not only did it reverse the situation that the big Han had more people but less land, it also made the big Han look seriously underpopulated.Therefore, the policy of encouraging births and increasing the population is imminent.

"Made, later generations think there are too many people, and they desperately engage in family planning, so they want to have fewer children. But now I think the population is small, and I want to try my best to encourage births. If it's two fucking miles, it would be great if I could get it together. Ah." But Liu Hong also knew that this idea was absolutely impossible.So after he complained a few words, he called Liu Shu and the ministers of various ministries to discuss.

Through this immigration storm.It also made these ministers realize that the current population of Dahan is really a bit small for such a large territory.They are really necessary to encourage people to have more births.

"Your Majesty is right. It is very necessary for us big men to increase the population." At this time, Liu Yan, the Minister of Human and Social Resources, stood up and spoke, "Our court should strengthen publicity on this matter so that the common people Knowing the importance of this matter. Coupled with our tradition of having many sons and many blessings, I believe that the population will be able to increase significantly in the future for a long time."

"Yes, Master Liu is right. Our imperial court must strengthen publicity on this matter."

"Yes. Propaganda is necessary. We can advertise in newspapers and let members of the House of Representatives go to people's homes to promote it. Write slogans. Pull banners, let the people know as much as possible about the impact of this matter on the big man benefit."

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"My loves are right. We must pay attention to publicity." Liu Hong interrupted the ministers who spoke enthusiastically, and said, "However, I think that just strengthening publicity is not enough. After all, our people , still not very rich, raising a child is a big burden for them. Therefore, in this case, there will still be many people in the childbearing age who choose not to have children temporarily, or have fewer children. Therefore, I think we need to think of a way to let those who can't give birth, all join the fertility army."

"Your Majesty, do you mean to formulate a policy to encourage people to have children?"

"Isn't this nonsense? If you don't formulate policies, why would I ask you!" Liu Hong slandered for a while, and said, "That's what I mean, what do you love?"

"Your Majesty, there is no need for this matter. After all, as long as the policy is formulated, the imperial court will definitely spend a lot more." Laiyan, Minister of the Household Department, stood up and spoke.

"Oh, yes, I have learned to help the court save money."

It's not that Liu Hong is talking ironically, he is really happy.After all, from this aspect, it can be seen that Liu Hong's reform is quite successful.Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible for these ministers to think about saving money for the court.Thinking about the cadres of later generations, Liu Hong is really relieved now.

But Lai Yan didn't think so, and quickly explained, "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't agree, the main reason is that there is really not much money in the treasury. And during this time, there are constantly major projects being started, and here I... ..."

"No need to explain, I didn't mean to blame you." But Liu Hong continued: "However, I think this matter is related to the future of the big man. Even if the court has no money, we have to find a way."

"What your Majesty said is that this matter can be found in other places." At this time, Liu Wei stood up and spoke, "Actually, the burden of raising a child for the common people is not too great. After all, when the eighth At the age of [-], the children all went to elementary school. From then on, the common people were basically not allowed to spend any more. What the common people spent, that is, some of the previous expenses, as long as they grit their teeth, they can basically afford it. Therefore, it is not necessary to use money to allow them to have more children. For example, if we give them a little reward for their contribution, they will be able to join the army of childbearing.”

"Your Prime Minister is right." At this time, Zhang Zhongjing stood up and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, if you want to increase the population of big men, you can't just focus on the aspect of having more children."

"Oh, what did Ai Qing say?!" Liu Hong was quite interested in this.

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the risk of childbearing is very high now, especially for the first child, the rate of both mother and child dying is quite high. Among the people, people think that giving birth to a child is not a gate of hell. It does not mean that it is safe. The mortality rate of children is also very high. We should strengthen this aspect. Although it is impossible to eliminate them, as long as the proportion of them is reduced, I think it will be beneficial to our big men. Population growth, that will help a lot.”

"Yes, we need to pay more attention to this aspect." Liu Hong nodded in agreement, and then ordered: "This, your Ministry of Health should study it, and train more midwives to reduce the risk of childbearing for women of childbearing age."

"It's Your Majesty, I will prepare as soon as I get back."

After Zhang Zhongjing retired, Liu Hong said again: "Although it is good to use merit points to encourage childbirth, it is not very tempting for those people who are particularly difficult. So I think that while rewarding merit points, we can also Use material rewards. For example, if there is no child, our court will give him a part of the subsidy. If there are more children, the court will send them rice noodles to help feed them. In this way, the cost is not too much, and the needs of all the people can be taken care of. It's pretty affordable."

With Liu Hong's current prestige, how could the ministers have the guts to oppose his proposal, so this policy was settled here. (To be continued..)