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The Illegitimate Son of the Song Dynasty Volume 4 Chapter 722 One Call and Hundreds of Responses

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    Yang Yi wants to commemorate his merits with the New Party. As a member of the New Party, how many people would think that this monument is too majestic?

    As soon as Yang Yi finished speaking, there was a crash. More than half of the ministers in the Manchu Dynasty stood up to support his expansion plan. Most of them were officials from his line, and there were also many officials who did not belong to his line.

    At this moment, Yang Yi finally tasted the feeling of a hundred responses. It felt really good.

    What is even more surprising is that Cai Jing, who was supposed to be the most fiercely opposed, also stood up and said: "Queen Mother, this year's autumn taxes have basically been paid, and there are currently more than 230 million yuan left in the national treasury.  Now that the Song Dynasty is at peace, taxes are increasing year by year. Although there are still some rebellions in the Western Regions, they are no longer enough to affect the overall situation of the Song Dynasty. Military expenditures will fall back to about 40 million yuan in the coming year;

    Including the salaries of officials and the budgets of various departments, I estimate that the total expenditure of the court in the coming year should be about 100 million yuan.  According to the resolution passed by the imperial court, the treasury's annual reserve of 50 million yuan in silver was enough to cope with unexpected situations. If too much money was saved, it would stagnate the Song Dynasty's economy and people's livelihood;

    Taifu Yang proposed an expansion budget of 90 million guan, which the imperial court could fully afford. Moreover, this expenditure would play a huge role in promoting the economic development of the Song Dynasty and people's livelihood. Therefore, I believe that Taifu Yang's expansion plan is appropriate.  "

    Cai Jing's words reminded many people of a resolution passed by the imperial court, which was to retain 50 million yuan in the national treasury every year to cope with sudden wars or disasters. More balances cannot be left to rot in the national treasury and must be put into use.  Spend it out.  In order to continuously stimulate the economic and civil development of the Song Dynasty.

    Only by spending this money to produce more benefits can the court obtain more taxes. On this point, the ministers of the DPRK and China have reached a consensus.

    "As Cai Bureau analyzed, in previous years due to wars, the imperial court's military expenditures reached 170 million guan. Now that the major wars are over, military expenditures will definitely drop sharply and return to the original 30 to 40 million guan after disarmament.

    Even if there are some small-scale wars in the Western Region, the cost will not exceed 50 million yuan.

    And the salaries of officials and the operating expenses of each government office.  There are also 60 to 70 million guan. When combined with military expenditures, the expenditure is only 120 million guan. And now the annual tax revenue has exceeded 300 million guan. After all, there are more than 150 million guan in spare money to find.  Place to spend.

    Now that this money is spent on expanding the stables, it can not only record merit for the new party, but also promote the development of people's livelihood in the Song Dynasty. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone, even for Zhang Dun.  It¡¯s also quite exciting,

    The position of power belongs to Zhang Dun.  All he wanted was to leave a legacy for future generations, and as the Prime Minister of the Empire, if he could build the imperial capital into a majestic building during his tenure, future generations would definitely miss his contribution when they see this majestic city.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT  He could also imagine that the imperial court could make a lot of money; in this matter, Zhang Dun really had no reason to object.

    Seeing that most of the officials in the DPRK came out to support it, but no one stood up to oppose it, Comrade Liu Qingjing, the "Female Middle School of Yao and Shun", spoke impatiently: "Since the expansion plan is considered feasible by all the ministers, it has been decided.  .¡±

    As soon as Liu Qingjing said this, Yang Yi didn't wait for the officials to say more.  He rushed to say again: "Queen Mother, now the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the court has moved a large number of people to the border areas in recent years, resulting in a shortage of labor. A few years ago, hiring a laborer in the shop cost only a hundred dollars a day, but now the price of hiring a laborer has reached as high as a hundred dollars.  With eighty coins, it is still difficult to hire manpower;

    This expansion project requires at least 60,000 laborers. It is not a problem when there is slack farming, but when farming is busy, work will have to be stopped;

    This will greatly extend the construction period and increase costs, and the problem of lack of labor is by no means limited to the expansion project. The reason why the industry and commerce of our Song Dynasty has made great progress compared with previous dynasties and provided a large amount of tax revenue to the court is mainly because our court  The national policy of emphasizing agriculture but not suppressing business;

    There is another important reason, because the land annexation in our dynasty was more serious than in previous dynasties, which caused many people to lose the land for farming and had to enter industry and commerce to survive; this provided sufficient labor for industry and commerce, further promoting the development of industry and commerce.  development of industry and commerce;

    But now, due to the prosperity of people's livelihood and the implementation of policies such as relocating people to real borders, there is an extreme shortage of manpower in agriculture, industry, commerce and other industries. I dare to assert that the manpower problem will become the biggest obstacle restricting the development of the Song Dynasty;

    Whether it is agriculture, industry or commerce, they will soon be restricted by the lack of labor and stagnate. Therefore, the court must pay enough attention to this and make solving this problem a top priority.  "

    As soon as this question was raised, it immediately aroused heated discussions among the officials, and the Jinluan Palace was buzzing. The officials in the palace had a deep understanding of this question, because they have always been the largest employer of labor;

    Whose fields are not cultivated by people and whose properties are not hired by people to take care of. In the past, people on the streetsThere are laborers everywhere at the end of the alley, rushing to do something for a few dozen pennies a day. Now my family wants to dig a pond and build a pavilion, but they can't hire anyone for even two hundred pennies.

    In other words, the lack of manpower has led to an increase in officials¡¯ living costs and caused them a lot of inconvenience.

    No one raised the issue before, and everyone just thought it was not cheap. After Yang Yi pointed out the seriousness of the problem, everyone truly realized that it was not just their own family that lacked labor, but the entire world.

    Shangshu Zuojiao Chunren immediately came out and said: "Empress Dowager, what Yang Taifu said is a critical issue. The court should really pay attention to the problem of labor shortage. Otherwise, it will be extremely detrimental to the development of people's livelihood. The veteran believes that the court should encourage the people  If you have more children, didn't Cai Shangshu say that there is a lot of surplus in the national treasury? The old minister suggested that the court allocate a sum of money to provide some living subsidies to those families who are in financial difficulties and want to have more children, or to set aside some public land by the local government.  The money will be used to support poor families who are willing to have more children, reduce people's worries, and promote our country's population growth."

    Zhang Dun also expressed his position: "The Queen Mother and veterans also believe that Fan Zuocheng's suggestion is feasible. In addition, the court must improve the corresponding laws and regulations, severely punish those who deliberately drown newborn babies, and use the increase in population as a basis for local officials."  One aspect of performance evaluation is to improve the management of Salesian Bureaus in various states and counties so that they can accommodate more orphans."

    Li Qingchen then said: "I believe that the imperial court does not need to allocate additional funds to encourage people to have children. The original charity warehouse under Sinong Temple helps people with many children and poor families. It can be supported through the charity warehouse. The children of the next family will have more than 100 children."  Those who have three children can receive a certain amount of food subsidies from the charity warehouse."

    The big shots in the court stood up one after another. Yang Yi did not expect that this issue would cause such a big reaction from them, but if you think about it carefully, you will understand that the Song Dynasty has such a large territory and such a small population. Before the advent of mechanization, all  Things are done by manpower. More people mean greater strength. All dynasties have attached great importance to increasing the population.

    I remember that in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, in order to increase the population, Li Shimin even came up with the method of official matchmaking. The government came forward to match unmarried men and women. The funniest thing is that the government will assign you a wife, you don't have to marry if you don't want to.

    Now that the territory of the Song Dynasty has increased many times at once, and human resources are so scarce, it is no wonder that as soon as Yang Yi raised this issue, the big shots in the DPRK and the Central Committee stood up and spoke one after another without waiting for their minions to take the lead.

    Now that everyone has reached a consensus, it will be easier to handle.

    Yang Yi continued: "Your Majesty, the suggestions of all the gentlemen are all honest words. The imperial court should implement various policies to promote fertility. However, encouraging fertility to increase the population always requires a process, at least ten or twenty years.  Only when it is effective can it be said that it is difficult to save a fire from afar;

    Nowadays, the problem of lack of manpower in the Song Dynasty has become very serious. It can be said that it is urgent. In order to prevent the development of people's livelihood in the Song Dynasty from being severely hindered, I believe that the threshold for the population of neighboring countries to enter the Song Dynasty should be lowered and all people should be allowed to come to the Song Dynasty to raise funds.  workers, encouraging our people to go to neighboring countries to recruit labor to solve the dilemma of labor shortage in our country.  "

    Yang Yi's words were high-sounding, but the officials in the palace still smelled something unusual from them. These days, transportation is difficult and information is limited. Apart from businessmen, how many people are willing to go to other countries to recruit workers? I'm afraid that Taifu Yang is trying to disguise himself.  The population was plundered, but no matter what, Yang Taifu did not say plundering. This was recruiting, and this was the only way to solve the Song Dynasty's urgent need.

    Lin Xi was the first to stand up and said: "What Taifu Yang said is wrong. In the Song Dynasty, we have never set any threshold. Since the founding of our country, countless Hu people have come to naturalize and buy property. How has our country ever prohibited Hu people?"  What are the requirements for naturalization? If people from all over the world are willing to come to our country to recruit workers, that is a dream, and the court has never restricted their entry."

    Wan Shifang, who had just been promoted, also came out and said: "What Mr. Lin said is absolutely true, and I believe that the people need labor. Even if the court wants to, it can't ban it, and there is no need to ban it. The number of people from other countries coming to recruit workers is getting bigger and bigger."  The more, the more beneficial it is to the country and the people. I believe that the imperial court should encourage our people to go to surrounding countries to recruit labor."

    Yang Yi felt that his idea was indeed too advanced and too divorced from reality. In this era, plundering the population is definitely not a rare thing. Everyone even takes it for granted. In wars between countries, population is often the main resource that both sides compete for.  one.  Especially when foreign invaders invaded, they never gave up the act of plundering the population.  The four words "population plunder" have never been far away from this era.

    Yang Yi was worried that the officials in the DPRK and China would oppose the "introduction of labor". After spending a long time, he found that this was completely unfounded. He couldn't help but laugh at himself. It seemed that he had not fully integrated into this era!  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.
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