In the Spring and Autumn Period, Gou Jian worked hard to defeat the state of Wu. After ten years of life and ten years of experience, he implemented "publicly funded medical care" for pregnant women. When giving birth, the government sent someone to assist the childbirth. He gave birth to a boy with two bottles of wine and a dog, and for a girl, two bottles of wine, A pig.
Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, also stipulated that children born to the people should not be born until they are two years old.
Exemption from corvée tax for two years.
The Han Dynasty also took great pains to increase the population. Women who did not marry between fifteen and thirty years old were counted five times.
That is to say, they have to bear five times the tax (poll tax).
In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was also stipulated that women should not marry until they were fifteen years old, and their families would take over.
If you want to stimulate the population, it is useless to shout. You must spend real money.
During Shihu's reign, he killed the people wantonly. The population of Hu people increased greatly, and the population of Huaxia dropped sharply. If Liang wanted to gain a foothold in the north, the population of its own ethnic group must not be reduced.
Non-my family, its heart must be different.
Especially in these turbulent times.
The size of the population of this ethnic group is directly related to how long Daliang can survive.
In Li Yue's view, in the Northern Dynasties in history, except for the former Yan, the other Jie Zhao, Ran Wei, Fu Qin, and Northern Wei fell because of ethnic issues that were not properly dealt with.
Li Yue immediately issued a government order that all people in the country would be given ten acres of land when they got married, regardless of whether they gave birth to a boy or a girl, and two sheep, and they would receive half a stone of food every month for six months. The local government and the hospital would be responsible for delivering babies. Midwifery.
If a girl does not marry at the age of fifteen, her whole family will serve for half a year, and they will be fined one stone per year.
Taking over the two states of Yu and Xu, plus half of Yangzhou, the Liang Kingdom was vast and sparsely populated.
Li Yue could still afford ten acres of land.
As for food, it is not a problem for Liang Guo today.
Xuxia's farming, the large farming in Huaibei, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou were all the granaries of this era. It was not difficult to feed the Liang Kingdom's population of about one million households.
This population was only the size of a medium-sized city in later generations.
However, Yue Ji's hospital building cannot be built in a short time, and it is by no means a small project.
But as long as the seed is planted, it will bear fruit.
After Li Yue's decree, people getting married were everywhere, and even Yecheng became lively.
There are newlyweds everywhere, and some people take advantage of the excitement to marry a few more concubines, but taking concubines is not a marriage, and there is no reward of ten acres of land.
In principle, the government supported the marriage of slaves and would also deliver their babies.
But without the reward of ten acres of land, having a boy or girl is nothing.
The only advantage is that their children can become children instead of slaves, and their children and grandchildren do not have to be slaves, which gives them a glimmer of hope.
"Two months have passed, and it's almost the end of the year. Huan Wen is still stationed in Bashang?" Li Yue looked at the latest battle report.
Huan Wen was speechless.
Either drive straight in and attack Chang'an. Whether we can defend it or not will be discussed later. Attack it first and get the credit.
Or, take advantage of the fact that Di Qin has been fooled, give it up and return to Jingxiang.
To refuse to advance or retreat like this is a taboo among military strategists.
On the other hand, after Di Qin took a breath, Fu Xiong made a decisive decision and led 7,000 elite cavalry to attack Sima Xun and defeat him. Sima Xun retreated to Nuwa Fort to defend himself.
The morale of the Qin army recovered a lot.
One of Huan Wen's major faults is that he has too many ideas, is hesitant and procrastinates.
"Huan Wen will be defeated!" Even Liu Qun, who was optimistic about the Northern Expedition, could see the outcome of this battle...
Bashui, the north wind howls.
The banners of the Jin army were all frozen and could not be blown by the wind.
At this moment, the Chinese army's tent is welcoming two special guests.
One of them, wearing rags and rags, was lying on a couch, digging in and out of his arms in front of everyone, but he kept talking, "Guanzhong is the land of Tianfu and the residence of emperors. Duke Huan conquered Shu. If Guanzhong can be pacified now, half of the world will be in Duke Huan's bag. At that time, we can reject Wei Han and look to the east of Guandong, store up grain and grass, train soldiers, and watch the battle between Liang and Yan. When the two countries are exhausted, Duke Huan will march out of Luochuan with a drum. If you send a general out of Jingxiang and sweep across the Central Plains, the world will be settled and your great ambitions will be achieved!"
After saying that, Wang Meng took out a louse, flicked it with his fingers in front of everyone, and flew towards Huan Chong, who was sitting next to Huan Wen.
Huan Chong's face turned green at that time.
Xue Qiang on the side coughed twice to cover up the embarrassment in the hall.
Huan Wen behaved like celebrities, and the more indulgent and unruly people were, the more he valued them.
What's more, what Wang Meng said was indeed a good idea.
Shuzhong, Jingxiang, plus Guanzhong and Hanzhong, Huan Wen's territory far exceeds that of the Qin Dynasty, and will become the strongest force in the world.
And it also occupies the right time and place.
The words have already shown that as long as Huan Wen follows Wang Meng's strategy, "ambition can be achieved."
Huan Wen's "ambition" has long been seen clearly.
But Huan Wen was not very interested and changed the topic, "I have been ordered by the emperor to lead a hundred thousand soldiers to fight against rebellion and eliminate the remnants of thieves for the people. But the heroes of the Three Qin Dynasties have not yet arrived, so why?"
After Huan Wen entered Guanzhong, the people greeted him with wine and cows, and many counties and counties responded, but the powerful people in Guanzhong remained unmoved.
Those who win the powerful will conquer the world. Without the support of the powerful, Huan Wen will not be able to stand in Guanzhong.
Wang Meng spoke earnestly and said: "The Duke traveled thousands of miles and went deep into the invaders' territory. Chang'an is so close but he didn't cross the Ba River. The people didn't see the Duke's heart, so they didn't come."
The powerful people in Guanzhong were actually deceived by Jiangdong.
Shi Bao rebelled, and Guanzhong Hao sent an envoy to the Jin Dynasty to request the Northern Expedition. Sima Xun delayed for half a year before going north. An army of 50,000 people set up a camp in Hangou, only 200 miles away from Chang'an. They were as hesitant as Huan Wen now.
The powerful officials in Guanzhong killed Jie Zhao, the prefect, and the county magistrate responded to Sima Xun.
But Wang Lang came with 20,000 elite cavalry, and Sima Xun's 50,000-strong army turned around and ran away...
Now Huan Wen is on his northern expedition, Chang'an is very close, and there are only thousands of old and weak people in the city. Huan Wen has delayed the attack for so long, but still doesn't attack.
A strong person is not a fool. He responds verbally, but "he has not yet arrived."
Huan Wen remained silent for a long time and then said: "There is no one in Jiangdong who can compare with me!"
Then Wang Meng was promoted to prepare wine for the army.
Wang Meng recommended Xue Qiang, and Huan Wen also promoted him to work.
After the banquet ended, the two returned to their lodgings.
"Gong Huan has great ambitions but lacks talent, but his ambition for the Northern Expedition is impure. He has tens of thousands of troops and invaded the enemy's territory for several months. He regards military campaigns as child's play. He cherishes false fame but engages in real disasters. His defeat will last forever. He is not a wise leader. Don't make mistakes in your strategy. Go immediately!" "
It was clear to onlookers that Xue Qiang said nothing at the banquet, but he looked deeper than Wang Meng.
Wang Meng looked disappointed. The road had been paved for Huan Wen. He had captured Guanzhong and half of the world was in his hands. His strength far surpassed that of Jiangdong. However, Huan Wen was short-sighted and only focused on Jiangdong...
"This person is not very resourceful."
"Why don't you join me in joining the Ming Lord!" Xue Qiang strongly invited.
Wang Meng shook his head, "The Lord's Ming Dynasty is not true. This corner of Luoyang is caught between various forces and it is difficult to achieve success."
Yao Xiang's soldier Xue Zan was also from Sanxue in Bingzhou and was Xue Qiang's distant uncle.
With this relationship, Xue naturally placed his bet on Yao Xiang.
"It seems that it's time for you and me to go our separate ways." Xue Qiang sighed. He knew Wang Meng's character. Once he was determined, it would be difficult to look back. When they judged the world's heroes, Fu Hong was dead and Huan Wen had only a false reputation. The one from the Central Plains.
Everyone has their own position and interests.
The Xue family is bound to the Yao family, and Liang Guo cannot attack Bingzhou for a while. Naturally, it is impossible for the Xue family to defect to Liang Guo.
But from Wang Meng's point of view, the Liang Kingdom was newly built, with many wastes waiting to be revitalized, and interest groups had not yet formed, which was perfect for a humble family like him.
"The green hills remain unchanged and the green water flows forever. You and I will see each other again someday." Wang Meng sighed for a while.
The next day, the two left the Jin army camp and went their separate ways.
Huan Wen didn't pay much attention and no one stopped him.
(End of chapter)
