Chapter 569 Policies Encouraging Birth

It is known that there are three ways to refine magic weapons. One is to warm up and sacrifice with the power of one's own soul. This is the most commonly used method for powerful practitioners. This method must be used for the magic weapon of natal life to be successfully refined. The benefits Of course, it is self-evident that the magic weapon that is successfully refined with the Primordial Spirit will be as flexible as one's own hands and feet, and will grow together with one's own Primordial Spirit, with unlimited potential.

Another method is to use the power of heaven and earth to sacrifice magic weapons. This is the most common method used by master craftsmen. This method of refining weapons can be used to refine magic weapons in large quantities, and the speed will be faster, but it lacks the magic weapon of life. Its flexibility and growth potential are suitable for those big sects to refine elementary magic weapons for their disciples.

The last one is the method that Li Yunfei is currently using. With the help of Wanmin's vows, thanksgiving, blessing, faith, merit and other magical energies are used to sacrifice. This method of sacrifice requires many conditions, but it is just right. Now Li Yunfei is here to use it.

In order to better sacrifice the glory armor, Li Yunfei deliberately placed the place of the court meeting in Lujiang City. Only in this way can he go out of the palace every day to refresh his sense of existence. After a period of experimentation, he has absorbed His special energy is several times more than that of staying in the palace.

Of course, in order not to waste the people and money, I didn’t engage in too many guards of honor when I went to and from get off work every day. I only accompanied a dozen or so guards. This Lujiang City is now the political center. . 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 is not used to getting up early, set the time for the court meeting at 9:00 am from the very beginning. Of course, the time was set so late. Another reason was that after the meeting ended, it was almost noon, so those who participated in the court meeting were often invited Officials, have a meal and a drink to improve your interpersonal relationship.

Being an emperor is not as easy as imagined. People who don't know always think that as long as they become emperors, they can be superior. Pure obscenity. If there is such an emperor, then the country will be ruined and the family will be destroyed within days, and he will be cut into pieces by then.

If you want to sit on the throne for a long time and be stable, you must win over a large number of subordinates. Not only are the subordinates unilaterally flattering the emperor, but the emperor will also try every means to favor his subordinates to buy people's hearts.

If you want to be a wise king, you must know how to use people well, be clear about rewards and punishments, try to carve your own preferences and discuss things with ministers as much as possible. Only in this way can the national strength flourish. If there is no support from a large number of subordinates, Any policy that benefits the people is a piece of shit, no matter how good the policy is, it is useless if no one implements it.

I left the palace gate on time at 8:30. From the palace to the office building in Lujiang City, it was only a total of five kilometers. There was still plenty of time, and I could enjoy the snow scenery along the way leisurely.

The first snowfall of this year was quite heavy. For two consecutive days, it fell and stopped, and the snow was half a foot thick, and there was a vast expanse of whiteness everywhere. This kind of scenery is relatively rare in the Yangtze River Basin. , So after the first snow cleared, many people came out to enjoy the snow on the road, and occasionally I could hear someone reciting poems or something.

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

"Your Majesty, the statistics of this year's census and money and food reserves have been completed. Please read it!" Sima Fang respectfully sent the detailed investigation report. It really made him unexpected, so he was very serious in handling things.

"It's been hard for Sima Qing these days!" After taking the statistical materials handed over, he casually said politely. This old man is still very upright, rich in experience, and high in efficiency. Of course, he needs to use it. Can buy people's hearts.

"It is indeed a blessing for the old minister to share your majesty's worries." Sima Fang also thanked Li Yunfei for listening to him.

"You are welcome, please sit down!" At the court meeting, everyone has a thick cushion and can kneel and sit on both sides. Everyone can also have a table, and inevitably there is even tea supply, which is really great. It's like a meeting for future generations.

Everyone was sorting out the things they wanted to report. Of course, they had to wait for Li Yunfei to read Sima Fang's statistics first.

Since head-to-head taxation is no longer a concern, the population statistics are more accurate, including those old and weak, women and children, so this year's statistics are very detailed, and it is 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 grain stored in official warehouses in various places totals 81.5 million shi. The private reserves cannot be counted, but it is estimated to be about 50 million shi. The current arable land area is 60,000 mu, and the output is still a bit low. However, the newly put into production chemical fertilizer has been successfully tested in the experimental field, and the output has increased by more than four times. Next year, the production is expected to be expanded and fully promoted. There are also hybrid varieties being tested. ...

"Your Majesty Hanzhong Zhang Lu is willing to vote, but only needs His Majesty to give him a marquis reward!" Chen Gong also presented the results of the recent negotiations. Zhang Lu was finally willing to surrender, because Gao Shun was stationed in Wuzhangyuan and had recently increased his troops. Hanzhonghe is not very easy to defend, so since you can't hold on to it, you can accept it when you see it. If you really fight to the end and are defeated, it will be the fate of ransacking your family and exterminating your family.

"Well, it's a trivial matter, and he should do it! Does Liu Zhang have any news?"

"Because of the long distance to Liu Zhang, it will take some time to exchange letters and history."

"...I hope he can also accept the reality. This war will lead to countless deaths and injuries, and countless happy families will be broken!" Li Yunfei said with emotion, mainly because of the shocking data, the data sent back from the north is quite shocking.

According to the household registration statistics in the northern Central Plains more than ten years ago, there were more than 3 million households, and the initial estimate was 15 to 20 million people, but now there are less than 4 million households left, and the rest are more than 1,000. Thousands of people died of starvation or war in just ten years of war, which is really terrible.

"Your Majesty is merciful. Due to the war, the population of our court has been insufficient. Now that many women have found profitable jobs, the number of girls who are willing to marry and have children has decreased. Therefore, I think that women over sixteen should not marry. People, give money and grain punishment!" Xu Shu suggested.

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

"How will His Majesty reward and encourage 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 meritorious service (similar to military merit)!" The subsidies given are quite generous, almost ordering those women More than half of the money and rations from work is still considered meritorious service. This is indeed too preferential treatment. It is the duty of a woman to have children, and it is the duty of a man to make money to support a family...

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

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"Ms. Zhang, have you heard that there is a subsidy for giving birth to a baby!" A young woman said to another middle-aged woman with some excitement.

"... What kind of 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 of grain plus one hundred yuan of nutrition subsidies every month. You can receive it for one year, and it is considered meritorious age to have a baby at home, and you can get the money when you retire in the future!"

"My heavenly 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, the king would only fine money if he wanted to encourage births. If you marry, you will be fined some money and food. Now it is actually giving money and food directly to women who give birth, which is a great thing that has never been heard of.

"It is said that at the court meeting today, the Holy Lord issued an order, and the official document was pasted at the gate 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, why are you going, aunt? Aren't you going to wash your clothes?"

"Don't go now, I have to go home and tell my wife the good news, let's go first." Then he hurried back.

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

The new decree had just been released, and the news spread across the entire Lujiang City in an instant, as if it had grown wings, within a radius of dozens of miles. At the same time, countless flying pigeons quickly sent the news to various places. The common people were all grateful to Dade when they heard the news, and they were blessed with a lot of prestige by Lu Yunfei.

The people nowadays are relatively simple-minded, as long as you treat them a little better, they will directly offer you up as a god, and because the thinking is relatively simple, the blessings are also quite sincere. Under the operation of unknown rules, gratitude and blessings are fine. Turned into an unknown energy blessing on the person being blessed, luck also increases.

The reason why Li Yunfei dared to do this is because this year is another good harvest year in general, and the chemical fertilizer he tried was also successful. After the promotion next year, the harvest can be increased by three or four times, so there is no need to worry about insufficient food. .

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