In fact, the average daily wage of ordinary workers in Portugal is 5.25 joint dollars, and the average annual income is 1,916.25 yuan.
Construction workers, no matter what era they are in, are heavy labor jobs that ordinary people cannot do. Therefore, it is not surprising that the per capita income of construction workers is 2.45 higher than that of ordinary workers.
Nowadays, the Portuguese Empire has a prosperous economy and great industrial development. Many recruitment information are posted on the job market every day, and most Portuguese people are engaged in factories, service industries, etc., and have easy jobs. Construction workers who do strenuous physical work are less popular. Now that Portugal is under construction everywhere, the imbalance between supply and demand has led to high wages, which is too normal.
Originally faced with a labor shortage in the construction industry, Portugal could absorb foreign immigrants. Like North Africa, where the population is exploding and the country is poor, it is a good place to find people there to work.
However, under the will of the emperor, the government promulgated a law that stipulated that in addition to its own citizens and immigrants, only the three countries of the Imbilia Alliance could enter Portugal to work.
This is essentially job protection. This is nothing more than allowing more Portuguese people to enjoy the fruits of economic prosperity. Therefore, labor-intensive jobs are not welcome, and the government deliberately raises wages to attract its own people. Allied people work.
Since Portugal ended the chaos of political parties and entered the era of the Portuguese Empire under Pedro III, Portugal has entered an era of social stability, economic growth, and rapid industrialization.
When the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the population will naturally enter rapid growth.
However, high growth also brings some problems. For example, the price of food and supplies for infants and young children in Portugal is rising rapidly, putting additional financial pressure on many families. Moreover, the future involves the education and future work of these children. These are all issues that need to be solved by government departments.
However, although these problems are not small, they are insignificant in the face of future demographic dividend.
With the emergence of the baby boom among the people, the Portuguese emperor keenly felt that it was time to start the process of subsidizing infants and their families to solve their difficulties.
After all, the Spanish-Portuguese War is over, and Portugal will not enter a state of war for some time in the future. Domestic development is the most important now.
In order to reduce the burden on the families of newborn babies, Tangning Pedro summoned Prime Minister Tony on June 20.
"I have met His Majesty."
After Prime Minister Tony saluted, he sat on the chair next to him and naturally took out his notebook, waiting to record key things.
"The purpose of summoning the Prime Minister this time is to deal with the recent baby boom issue."
"Your Majesty, has Portugal entered a period of high fertility so quickly?"
"Well, it's similar to Brazil. Now Portugal is about to enter a baby boom."
Hearing what the respected emperor said, Tony felt the concern about this matter, and he asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you want to reduce the current family's burden of raising babies?"
"Yes, that's my plan."
Pedro was very satisfied with the Prime Minister's ability to quickly understand his thinking.
"Does your government department have any plans for this?"
Prime Minister Tony quickly recalled the suggestions submitted by government departments in his mind and preached.
“Based on Brazil’s experience, our government believes that it wants to reduce the burden on these families and work hard on supplies for infants and young children.
The current prices of baby products on the market in Portugal are somewhat exaggerated, and it is urgent to bring them back to normal prices.
To solve this problem, government departments need to guide more companies to pay attention to the baby products market. This requires more media reports so that companies can pay enough attention to this market. "
Portugal is not as vast as Brazil, with abundant products, but its foundation is somewhat shallow. Because it has just entered industrialization, all industries require state subsidies, so many problems among the people are ignored.
But fortunately, Portugal is, after all, a part of the Portuguese Empire, and the problems will be solved slowly.
"This is good." Pedro praised Tony.
"But I think this is not enough. I think both Portugal and Brazil need to go further."
Prime Minister Tony knew that this was the emperor's test for him, so he thought hard for a while and said.
“We can also provide grants to families with multiple children, just like we do for students.
As for the standard of infant subsidy, families can be subsidized at about 35% of the basic annual cost of an infant. "
"To be more specific, Tony, how many years do you think the government will provide subsidies to these families?"
Prime Minister Tony, after thinking for a while, expressed what the government should plan in his heart. “Currently our government believes that under five is a reasonable number.
Four years can ensure that the baby gets through the early dangerous period.
For this welfare benefit, it is roughly estimated that the annual cost will not exceed 200 million joint dollars. Although this is expensive, if implemented, the population growth of the entire Portuguese Empire will be further. "
Hearing the Prime Minister's words, Pedro nodded with satisfaction, and then he suddenly thought of expanding socialized parenting.
The previous social management of raising children mainly targeted school-going students and did not include infants and young children. Even if some infants and young children were raised, they would still be discarded children.
“Tony, I think socialized parenting can be expanded.
What do you think if the government sets up a public welfare institution to help parents raise their infants and young children when they are busy? "
Tony agreed with Pedro's proposal.
"It's a great idea and it will save parents the time and energy it takes to look after their children, like in the old schools."
"Yes, it's similar to that one. However, this care for infants and young children does not focus on teaching them to learn. It just gives them a place to play with their peers. Of course, while playing, simple education must also be carried out..."
Pedro, told Tony the information he would later learn.
"Your Majesty, this method is feasible."
"Then your government should just go with that plan."
A few days after the discussion between Pedro and the Prime Minister, Portuguese newspapers began to report extensively on the current problem of overpriced baby products. This made many people's eyes light up and planned to invest some money to try this market.
The government has given hints, which forces manufacturers that had previously made high profits to lower their prices to face the coming market war.
In the following months, the market prices of Portuguese baby products dropped significantly and began to gradually match those of Brazil.
On June 24, government departments promulgated the latest law to encourage childbirth.
In the new law, all Portuguese families with two children or more can apply for a family allowance, but this is only for children aged six.
The law also stipulates that each family can only receive a corresponding share of family subsidy based on the number of infants and children every six months. Each family subsidy is 55 joint dollars.
After the new law was introduced on the 24th, it quickly aroused public attention and heated discussions.
On June 25, the new law appeared in major newspapers.
Through the surrounding discussions, Habrin learned about this law and felt relieved. He couldn't help but feel grateful to the emperor and the government.
Although 55 yuan is not too much, equivalent to only 1/3 of an ordinary person's monthly salary, it can also relieve his pressure.
The establishment of this law has also relieved many families who have become a burden because they have too many children.
In the first year after the law was issued, nearly 80,000 families in Portugal applied for subsidies, and nearly 350,000 families in Brazil applied for emotional subsidies.
Driven by the law, Portugal's birth rate increased to a certain extent after the law was promulgated.
According to estimates by the government department, in five years, the number of family allowances received by the entire Portuguese Empire will exceed 600,000, which will represent a world where many young people will come because of this law in the future.
In addition to the legal confirmation, the royal family and the government have established public welfare kindergartens in various cities in Portugal, which specialize in taking care of children over 2 years old and under 7 years old, charging 32 yuan every six months.
The emergence of welfare kindergartens also brought great joy to two-worker families who were troubled by raising children. Soon, various kindergartens were filled with children from various families.
