"Xiao He, it's better to announce the number of people quickly so that His Majesty can see the reality clearly, haha...!"
After learning the data written by His Majesty, Kang Anping was sure of victory and was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
"good!"
Xiao He nodded, took out the latest statistics, and announced loudly, "After statistics, the total number of people in Daqin is more than 24.58 million!"
"Well! Your Majesty, did you hear that? The entire world, all regions put together, only exceeds 200 million. How can we, Da Qin, account for half of the entire world?"
"Yes! There used to be more than just our Daqin country in the world!"
"Yes! The original Mauryan Dynasty was considered a huge country, and its population was not much less than ours...!"
After hearing this number, the old guys were so confident that they could not suppress the smiles on their faces and almost jumped for joy.
"Don't be too happy yet, it's not over yet!"
Ying Feiyu smiled and pursed his lips towards Han Xin.
Han Xin understood and continued to report, "The population of our country in Great Qin... is over 83.31 million people!"
"..."
As soon as the words fell, the smiles on the old guys' faces instantly froze, and the whole imperial study room could hear the drop of a needle.
"Xiao He, did you see it wrong?"
After a while, Zhang Han came to Xiao He's side in a few steps, stretched his neck and looked at the data in his hand.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Xiao He must have seen it wrong!"
"Yes! How could it be 80 million people? More than 60 million people are almost enough!"
"Lao Zhang, take a good look at how many people there are...!"
Don’t mention what the old guys are feeling at this time.
It was clearly a sure thing to win, how could it suddenly turn around?
"There can be no mistake! The data is recorded in great detail!"
Xiao He handed the data in his hand to Zhang Han and let him see it for himself.
There are records of how many people there are in each county, each county and each village.
It is even said that the Ministry of Household Affairs has more detailed records. Even the surnames of men, women, old and young are recorded very clearly, so there is no fear of checking!
Although he has just taken office not long ago, he does everything flawlessly!
Zhang Han flipped through it quickly, his expression getting worse and worse, and finally his facial features were all tangled together!
"Lao Zhang! How is it?"
"There can't really be so many people, right?"
"Did His Majesty really guess it correctly?"
"None of the six of us are close to the data...?"
Seeing his expression, the veterans could make a guess, and their hearts suddenly sank.
"See for yourselves!"
Zhang Han suddenly lost all strength and threw the data to several others.
Wang Ben took it and turned to the summary page. After seeing the total population on it, he took a breath and asked, "Are there really so many people?"
More than 83 million people, aren't they very close to the 80 million people your Majesty guessed?
And the highest number they guessed was only 60 million people, so they obviously lost!
"How could this happen? In a few years, the population has more than doubled?"
This fact is too hard to accept.
"There will be no wars, no natural and man-made disasters, encouraging production, reducing the mortality rate, and building orphanages and nursing homes are all ways to increase the population. If these methods are used in parallel, the population will naturally increase faster!"
These were all expected by Ying Feiyu.
"That's not right! I heard Huang Yuan mention the difficulty in recruiting workers in factories a while ago. If the population increases dramatically, how can it be difficult to recruit workers?"
Kang Anping was dissatisfied and found it difficult to accept this fact.
"Most of the new population are children, so of course it won't solve the labor problem! We have to wait until they really grow up!"
Ying Feiyu stood up leisurely, put his little hands on his back, and smiled lightly.
"Alas! We never expected that the population could increase so fast!"
After losing another bet, the old guys beat their chests and feet with regret.
Every time I make a bet, I feel like I'm sure of winning.
But in the end they all ended in a complete defeat!
"Please all of you here to testify that if Zhang Han makes a bet with His Majesty again, he will be a dog!"
Zhang Han didn't care about his shamelessness. He raised three fingers on the spot and swore to God.
The harsh words have been spoken out, and I don’t believe that I will make the same mistake again in the future!
"Me too! If I make a bet with His Majesty again, I'm a pig!"
"I'm a horse!"
"I'm not human……!"
The veterans are really afraid of losing this time, and they will be more ruthless than the other when they let go.
"Pfft..."
It was fine before, but when he heard Chun Yuyue's words, "I'm not a human being," Ying Feiyu couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing, "No, no, no! The old ministers will have a long time to come. Those little ones don’t have much money, so they still need your support! Hahaha!”
"snort!"
The old guys flicked their sleeves and robes, turned around and left without caring about any etiquette.
"Are the old ministers going back to prepare the banknotes? I will send someone to pick it up later, so I won't bother the ministers to send it over!"
As soon as they stepped out of the door, Ying Feiyu's voice sounded from behind.
In the eyes of veterans, this voice is undoubtedly similar to a life-threatening talisman.
They range from as little as 100,000 gold to as many as 300,000 gold. It’s no joke!
Such a big hole, how long will it take to earn it back?
The old guys want to hug each other and cry!
In the evening, people from the Ying Feiyu faction really came to the door, and the old guys obediently handed over their bets.
There was no way, the whole court had already known about their bet, and they even signed the paper, so they couldn't admit it!
Furthermore, the businesses they invested in also paid monthly dividends.
If they don't give the money, His Majesty will also deduct it from future dividends, so why not hand it over honestly!
Wang Ben, who had just taken out a lot of banknotes, looked sad.
When Wang Jian saw this, he smiled and said, "It's all caused by greed! If you don't care about winning your majesty's money, how can you lose?"
"No, dad! I just want to win against your majesty. It's not about money at all!"
Wang Ben had a grimace on his face and did not forget to make excuses.
"Humph! I don't believe it anymore. If it's just to gain some reputation, just deposit ten or twenty thousand gold like Han Xin and the others. How could it be possible to deposit so much? Are you just thinking of taking advantage of His Majesty...?"
Wang Jian snorted coldly and continued: "After all these years, don't you understand? Your Majesty's advantage is not so easy to take advantage of!"
"Dad! I understand now!"
Wang Ben drooped his head, feeling heartbroken.
"Okay! Don't let the wealth go to outsiders. After all, His Majesty is also your son-in-law, so it can be considered as a gift to your own family!"
Wang Jian put his hands behind his back, stroking his beard and walked towards the backyard.
But Zhang Mansion was not so calm.
The tough Mrs. Zhang held a cane and chased Zhang Han back and forth all over the house.
"Madam! This money is really used to invest in shares. If you don't believe me, you can ask His Majesty!"
"You think I'm stupid, don't you? Everyone in the city knows that you made a bet with His Majesty, and the bet was three hundred thousand!"
Mrs. Zhang had deliberately not mentioned this matter before, waiting to see the result.
If you win, it's easy to say, but if you lose, hum...
