Dai Zhou then went to see Li Shimin.
At this time, Li Shimin was not in a good mood.
When he saw Dai Zhou, he said angrily: "Dai Zhou, do you also have something to say to me?"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Dai Zhou responded immediately.
Li Shimin looked at Ma Zhou's retreating figure.
"Dai Zhou, are you the same as Ma Zhou?"
He pointed into the distance.
Obviously, he mistook Dai Zhou for Ma Zhou and thought the two were together.
"Your Majesty, no, I have other things to say."
Dai Zhou said this, and Li Shimin calmed down a little.
He suppressed his anger.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
He was originally going to have fun today, but because of Ma Zhou's incident, he was no longer in the mood to play.
I originally wanted to give my photos to civil and military officials, but now it seems that this matter has been postponed.
Now that Dai Zhou is here, what do you want to say?
"Your Majesty, I have calculated the population of the Tang Dynasty this year. The growth is not as good as last year. Many people are unwilling to get married or have children. The population in the palace is gradually increasing, and the expenditure of the treasury is also increasing. And then it continues There is no way to solve it. Does your Majesty still remember it?" Dai Zhou said.
"It does happen, but I don't want to mention it now. I'll deal with it when I get back."
Li Shimin thought Dai Zhou wanted him to handle this matter.
But no.
Dai Zhou said at this time: "Your Majesty, I just went to see the Sixth Prince and exchanged opinions with him on this matter."
When Dai Zhou said this, Li Shimin cheered up.
"Tell me, what is it? What did you talk about?"
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince has made some suggestions. Do you want to listen to them?"
"Say." Li Shimin said doubtfully.
Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang followed and listened quietly.
At this time, Li Shimin was in a good mood, and so were they.
I'm afraid that Li Shimin is in a bad mood and everyone will not be happy while playing.
Dai Zhou cleared his throat and said: "Back then, when the great ancestor Liu Bang was in the early days of his rule, the population problem was very obvious. In order to achieve rapid population growth and encourage people to have children, Liu Bang collected a single tax from the people. Anyone who had not gotten married by the prescribed age would be taxed. Taxes need to be paid to the court. I think we can implement this."
Regarding this, Li Shimin had indeed heard about Liu Bang's story.
The ancients could think that way, so the Tang Dynasty must be able to come up with a better way.
After hearing this, Li Shimin nodded.
Then he said:
"It is true that many people are unwilling to get married, which will indeed be a drag on the Tang Dynasty."
This is obvious. If young people in a country are unwilling to get married and have children, then the country is about to suffer.
In the future, we will enter the elderly society early.
That's a very scary thing.
There is no demographic dividend at all.
"More!" Dai Zhou said again.
Li Shimin was shocked. It seemed that Dai Zhou had gained a lot of experience from Li Min.
"What else? Go on!" Li Shimin asked.
Dai Zhou continued: "If the imperial court provides maternity subsidies, and how much money is given for each additional child, then everyone will definitely rush to have children."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shimin was completely shocked.
Because so many things are combined together, a series of policies can be formed. If this is done in the future, more people will definitely have children.
In this way, it is simply wonderful.
Li Min really solved his big problem.
In fact, these are also beneficial to Li Min.
Because his research also requires people.
The more people, the better.
In this way, technology can be accelerated, Li Min's dream can be brought closer, and Datang can be made stronger.
All this seems to be very close and can be achieved very soon.
"This suggestion is not bad, is there any more?" Li Shimin became more and more excited as he listened.
"Also, the number of maids in the palace has reached more than 30,000. The sixth prince wants to dismiss them and let them return to society. In this way, there will inevitably be more than 30,000 fewer single men! Moreover, it can also be reduced The imperial court's expenditure can kill two birds with one stone." Dai Zhou added.
Li Shimin also recognized this point.
"This guy's methods are always so cunning and admirable."
This is Li Shimin's affirmation of Li Min.
"Yes, the Sixth Prince provided these suggestions, and I think they are all very good. So when I heard these suggestions, I came to see Your Majesty and asked Your Majesty to make a decision. If it is feasible, I will implement it immediately."
Dai Zhou finally said.
His words calmed Li Shimin's mood a lot.
"Dai Zhou, Dai Zhou, I really didn't expect you to be so interested in me. I didn't misjudge the person. You are hundreds of times better than that Ma Zhou."
"Your Majesty, I am just doing my job." Dai Zhou said immediately.
"Not bad, not bad, Dai Zhou, you did a good job. I am very satisfied with you. As for how to do it, your household department will decide. After the plan comes out, show it to me. If it is possible, implement it directly. It is no time to delay. .”
Li Shimin said that he also proposed this.
He was very anxious at that time.
But after a long time, this problem still exists, so since Dai Zhou has found a solution today, let's implement it.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Dai Zhou responded.
Then, Li Shimin asked: "Did that guy say what they did?"
"Shengtang Group will develop in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, increase the income of various places, let the people have more money, and make them want to have children. According to the sixth prince, if a person is so poor that he can't support himself If you are alive, what about having children? Therefore, he feels that it is necessary to increase his income!"
"It's true. This is why the imperial court has more people to enjoy snacks."
Li Shimin agreed with Li Min's view.
"Any more?"
"Also, they will do more publicity to let more people understand the benefits of childbirth, and the court must work harder." Dai Zhou added.
"Then what else did he say? Come and listen to it." Li Shimin asked again.
At this time, Dai Zhou hesitated, because he couldn't say anything else. At that time, he and Li Min mentioned that Li Min should be in charge of the Tang Dynasty, but Li Min refused. This was not something he could say. Once he talked about Li Shimin Dai Zhou will definitely be killed.
"That, no more!"
"These are enough, so many suggestions." Li Shimin said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, that's why I came here to mention it to you!"
"Okay, okay! Very good, you did a good job!" Li Shimin smiled happily at this time.
Just now Ma Zhou made him depressed, but now Dai Zhou makes him happy.
"Dai Zhou, Dai Zhou, you did a good job this time, and you are rewarded. You can go to the Ministry of Finance for another ten thousand taels of silver."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Dai Zhou was overjoyed. It seemed like a good idea not to leave now.
And how did he know that Li Shimin already had a sense of crisis.
(End of chapter)
