MTL - Number of People-Chapter 2684 Guizijuan new things, new ideas

  Chapter 2684 Guizi Scroll new things, new ideas

   "This is no longer a question of whether it is worth it or not, but a question of how to advance, or the progress of the steps." Feng Ziying said decisively.

"I still have that point of view, and I would like to share with you the problem of the linkage between population growth and our land and food growth security. If this linkage cannot keep up, then when the population expands to the point where this land cannot support so many people At that time, the meaning of not being able to feed was more complicated. It did not simply refer to not being able to eat enough, and it even included too many young and strong laborers who had nothing to do and were left with one life. There may be accidents, and the only way to reduce population pressure is through war, either with foreign wars or civil strife and civil wars..."

  Feng Ziying stood in the middle of the hall, wandering around, talking eloquently.

There is no such thing as an employment rate in this era, but everyone is hearing Feng Ziying mentioning that one of the possibilities brought about by population growth is that a large number of young and middle-aged laborers have nothing to do. When there is only one poor life left, they are all shocked.

  Then there are too many of these people, and if they get together, what will happen?

  Think about **** when you are full, hunger and cold give birth to robbery, so many poor and strong people gather together, it is bound to cause trouble, no one can suppress it, this is the most intuitive feeling.

"Looking at the past dynasties, every dynasty was overthrown, Han, Tang, Song and Yuan, there were various complicated reasons, but one of them I don't know if you have noticed, it was all in the heyday, and the population continued to skyrocket , In the end, there was a big problem with the land issue, land mergers, rents and taxes were difficult to collect, the poor had no place to stand, and then encountered floods and droughts, and some other factors were involved, so basically it was impossible to run away.”

  Whether it is half-truth, half-false, or appropriate exaggeration, Feng Ziying feels that there is nothing wrong with her point of view.

"Our population growth rate is actually quite alarming, but with the reduction of internal and external troubles, the country has provided a relatively stable world for the people, so to speak, this growth rate may further increase, and the family will have three children. Five children is normal. Well, I have about ten children now. With such a growth rate, there are endless children and grandchildren. In thirty or fifty years, the population may not be doubled. Maybe it’s a question of how many times, can the land of Dazhou support so many people? If so many people have nothing to do and gather on this land, what will happen?”

   "Let's think about it, if the population of the capital suddenly tripled, and the people in your house tripled, what would happen? It's unimaginable."

Feng Ziying was very excited, "At that time, if there is no war to reduce the population, there will be no other way. This will be a population explosion. Everywhere will be a lot of people with no food to eat and nothing to do. People in their 20s and 30s Is it possible for the strong and laborers to gather together, complain, scold the sky and scold the world, and nothing will happen?"

"It is necessary to establish a new Ministry of Agriculture. The promotion of new crops can alleviate some of the pressure on food security, but it cannot cure the root cause. No matter what kind of crops, there is a limit to the yield per mu, but there is no limit to the trend of population growth. ,so what should I do now?"

   "In a word, there are so many people and there is no food to eat, so you have to find food for them. If there is nothing to do, the court has to find something for them to do, otherwise they will make trouble!"

  The last sentence is deafening. If you have nothing to eat, you will rebel, and if you have nothing to do, you will make chaos!

  The former point of view is understandable, but the latter one is somewhat unacceptable and unacceptable.

  Why do you have nothing to do, and you want to make a mess when you are idle?

  But if you think about it carefully, it seems that this is really the case.

Few people are idle and have nothing to do. Of course, it is not a big problem, but thousands of poor people in the city and young people in the country have nothing to do all day long. When they gather together and call for friends, maybe there will be ambitious people. Among them, they fan the flames, or some people think that they can kill the white snake and sing the wind.

  Feng Ziying's last point of view attracted the whispers of the important ministers in the palace. Many people first questioned and asked each other, and then discussed it. Gradually, the debate on this point of view became fierce, but finally a consensus was formed.

  There are a lot of idlers here, and they are all young and middle-aged. If they can't find something to do and have nothing to do all day, they will definitely cause trouble.

  Since this point of view is established, then the idea proposed by Feng Ziying is a long-term plan for future generations.

"Then according to Ziying's opinion, from now on, the imperial court should continue to expand outwards, Liaodong and Dongfan, as well as Nanyang and Western Regions, but the geographical environment of these places is not good, and the traffic conditions are more restricted. , I am afraid that the investment of the imperial court will be unsustainable."

  Huang Ruliang interjected, he was helping to guide Feng Ziying's point of view.

"The imperial court must invest. What are the tax revenues used for? Isn't it for the safety of the country and the people? It is actually a mistake if the tax revenue is hidden in the treasury every year, or deposited in the bank to earn interest. It is also necessary to say that it is appropriate to exceed the cost.”

  Feng Ziying felt that it was necessary to popularize the concept of budget and deficit to them.

The current group of officials in charge of wealth are still using the oldest balance of entry and exit, and even think that income must exceed expenditure to determine the development of the country. New things such as national debt and stocks are still heretical in their minds. There is no way to do this.

"In addition to ensuring the salaries of the army and officials, the investment and expenditure of wealth should be directed towards supporting the policy direction of the imperial court. Whether it is national defense foreign policy or supporting economic and industrial development policies, it is related to the livelihood of the people in our country. To expand a wider and more relaxed living space for them, this is the imperial court's major plan, isn't it natural to invest in it?"

Some new words are still being poured out of Feng Ziying's mouth. Although they sound strange or inappropriate, it is not difficult to understand the meanings of such words as national defense, foreign affairs, economy and industry, even in the cabinet and Feng Ziying. Some acquaintances have already heard it.

   It’s just that many people who are not familiar with Feng Ziying and have little contact with them are hearing these new terms for the first time.

"That's why I've always maintained that the excessive issuance of national debt is not a big problem. The reputation of the imperial court is there, and the Yangzhou Stock Exchange is already able to trade these national debts. The discount rate is very low, which means that no one is willing to sell. They are optimistic about the imperial court. Stability." Feng Ziying looked around.

  (end of this chapter)