"The principle of encouraging more children and providing certain guarantees cannot be changed." Yuan Shu said categorically: "The territory we will rule in the future will be much larger than it is now. We must ensure that the proportion of Han people in each territory under our command, the population

It must not become a stumbling block that limits our steps.”

"Our current population, including the population of Hebei, totals about 40 million. In this way, let's set a small goal first and reach a population of 100 million within 30 years. This is not difficult, right? A population of 100 million

, I guess I can barely manage such a large territory."

"Judging from our current fertility rate in Dachu, this is not difficult. If we use the current fertility rate, I am afraid it will not take thirty years, but twenty years will be enough." Tian Feng said.

"But how can we have so much manpower and material resources to support the extra two to three million new people every year? The country still needs to develop and become stronger." Zhang Zhao frowned.

You must know that infants and young children cannot provide any productivity. Even children around ten years old can probably only do relatively easy work such as feeding pigs and herding cattle. It is good if they can barely support themselves. For Yuan Shu's requirements

Zhang Zhao did not object, because in this era, population represented productivity and national strength. For a country with great ambitions like Dachu, it was inevitable to encourage childbirth.

But with so many more people in a short period of time, the pressure on the country is really too great. It can certainly be afforded, but the development of the country will be firmly hindered. This is something Zhang Zhao does not want to see.

of.

"Since this contradiction cannot be resolved internally, then it should be transferred to the outside." Xun You said lightly: "Don't other countries still have such a large population? Let them serve as nourishment and contribute to the growth of the next generation of our empire."

"Hiss!" Everyone present looked at Xun You with strange eyes. This guy had not made many moves for so long, and they had almost forgotten that he was also a ruthless man comparable to Jia Xu!

Xun You's words didn't sound wrong at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood what he meant. He wanted to exploit the people of his country as slaves just like he did the Japanese.

"Your Majesty, Gongda's words are very true. People who are not of my race will be killed. So what does it mean to sacrifice the lives of some foreigners for the future of our Han people?" Zhang Zhao said directly.

"It seems that there are very clear hierarchies in Shendu and Kushan. The people and slaves at the bottom have basically been enslaved and lack the sense of resistance. We don't need to do much at all." Guo Jia took a sip of wine and said something serious.

talk.

"This is indeed a solution." Yuan Shu nodded.

It is absolutely impossible to solve such a huge childbearing pressure by internal sharing. Think about it, on average, a couple has to raise six or seven children at the same time. How much pressure there must be. It is good to be able to raise children by yourself. Think about it.

It is not that difficult to create more surplus value and improve national strength. The only way, as Xun You said, is to transfer the pressure to the outside.

"Your Majesty, although the core of encouraging more children cannot be changed, the corresponding decrees on fertility promulgated in the past are indeed no longer applicable. Nowadays, it is not difficult to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people themselves, and many people even live above

In order to live a more prosperous life, they can afford a large part of the material security for having children. Now our country has too many people. If we continue to implement the original decree, I am afraid that the national treasury will not be able to bear it, and other expenditures will also be reduced to a large extent.

.Therefore, the original relevant decrees must be reformed." Zhang Zhaodao.

"Well, it is really not appropriate to put all the pressure of people's childbearing on the national treasury now." Yuan Shu nodded. He was so lavish in the beginning because he was wealthy at that time. The wealth accumulated by the Yuan family for hundreds of years was in

He was free to squander his money, and there were many ways to make money. In addition, the number of people under his command was not too many at that time, so naturally he didn't care much, but it is different now.

"However, we cannot carry out reforms directly, otherwise it may affect the public sentiment, make people feel grudges, and affect the policy of encouraging childbirth. We must consider comprehensively, take it slowly, and carry out reforms in batches. In addition, according to the situation,

Different people should also adopt different levels of protection. After all, compared with the prosperity of the people in Jiangdong, there are still many people in the new lands who are still in very difficult situations, and we cannot generalize about these people." Yuan Shu said.

"Gongda, since you are in charge of childbearing and know the most about related matters, I will leave this matter to you."

As soon as Yuan Shu finished speaking, Xun You's face turned dark. He glanced at the old and comfortable Jia Xu in front of him and said calmly: "No!"

Watching the two people flirting and hurting each other, Guo Jia, who was standing aside, looked slightly happy.

Today is not in vain, the show is really wonderful.

...

When Grandma Liu visited the Grand View Garden, the envoy representing the Kushan Emperor Vesuthiva I felt this way after arriving at Jinling.

"It is indeed a country built by the powerful Han people. This city is so huge! Even Chang'an in the records of that year was probably not as huge. The Great Chu Empire was probably not as powerful as the original Han Empire." Formerly.

The Kushan envoy who arrived was half amazed and half worried.

At a glance, you can see a powerful part of Dachu from this city alone. The extremely tall, strong and wide city walls, the terrifying floor area, the orderly living conditions, the ruddy-faced and energetic people patrolling everywhere

The high-spirited soldiers all showed the power of Chu to the Kushan envoy.

"It's really unimaginable that this is a country that was founded only a few years ago in troubled times. It has not yet completely unified the territory of the Han Dynasty and has such a grand occasion. I am afraid it will be even more terrifying than the Han Dynasty in the future!"

After realizing this, the Kushan envoy immediately strengthened his determination to embrace the Han Dynasty. As an "ally" (self-considered) of the Han Dynasty, the Kushan people have always paid attention to the Han Dynasty, and they have never stopped paying tribute.

In recent years, due to the poor situation in the Han Dynasty and the considerable internal problems in Kushan, they have relaxed their attention.

I thought that the Han Dynasty was in ruins and was even more miserable than our own country, but now I see that it is not ruined at all! Although the Han Dynasty died, a more terrifying country emerged, the Chu Dynasty.

From what he saw along the way from Yizhou, plus what he saw in Jinling, the Kushan envoy already had a certain plan in mind. This time when he came, he must embrace the lap of Dachu, Dachu

If you are too rich and powerful, you can only be an ally but not an enemy. As for the issue of the Princess of Dachu that Vesudeva I told you, you must be cautious and try your best to avoid offending Dachu.

"Sir, shall we go and submit our credentials now and meet His Majesty the Emperor of Chu?" asked the servants of the Kushan envoy.

"There is no rush." ​​The Kushan waiter said solemnly: "We know too little about Dachu. If we go directly to meet His Majesty Dachu, if we say the wrong thing, we may ruin the matter. Now I, Guishan
Chapter completed!