Of course, just shouting "come on" is useless. As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, he must make some improvements.
Previously, a national general hospital in the capital had been established. Later, at the request of Tianfu, a national general hospital was also established. And where construction began, ten- and fifty-year plans were already established.
The ten-year plan refers to waiting for the opening of the Daming National General Hospital in Beijing and Beijing for a period of time. After summing up experience, one such public hospital will be established in each province within ten years.
The fifty-year plan is to allow each national general hospital to train as many doctors as possible, as long as the national treasury is fully funded. Then, relying on these doctors, we strive to establish a Ming National General Hospital in every prefecture and county.
From this, Emperor Chongzhen thought of a method related to fertility and immediately issued an imperial edict.
This matter was closely related to people's lives, and it spread immediately.
"Have you heard that the emperor has issued a new decree, related to Wen Po!"
"What kind of decree is actually related to Wen Po? Could it be that the emperor will impart knowledge related to Wen Po?"
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The reason why they discussed this was that in their impression, Emperor Chongzhen was almost omnipotent and omniscient.
Not only did the emperor know how to lead troops to fight, and he was invincible; he also knew that he came up with the steam engine for boiling water, which led to the steam trains that are now running on the ground. This is related to the skills of many craftsmen! There are many other aspects, and even the emperor has published books on many aspects, such as chemistry, physics, analytical geometry, and so on. Even those Westerners admire the emperor's knowledge very much.
Therefore, in the eyes of the people in the capital, it is not surprising at all if the emperor also knows knowledge related to Wen Po. Although saying this seems a bit disrespectful to the emperor, that's what they think.
"Listen to me, the notice from the imperial court said that the emperor issued a decree to each province, requiring each province to invite well-known women in the province, and let them brainstorm all the good methods of delivering babies. After summarizing, they would report to the emperor. "
"Hey, this is a great thing! If those stable women really tell all their unique skills so that more people can learn it, it will be a blessing to one party and have countless merits! But... but those stable women will be willing What?"
"Of course I do, I definitely do!"
"It's impossible. If they are willing, others will know their unique skills in the future. If they don't have a separate business, others won't hire them, and they will receive less money!"
"Nonsense, if it were just like this, of course not many of them would be willing. However, the Emperor has a decree. As long as there is indeed a unique skill and it belongs to an individual Wenpo, then this Wenpo will be awarded the title of Master, yes. Those who have achieved a title will receive a salary from the imperial court!"
"Is it true? Your Majesty is really wise and powerful. This method really benefits all living beings and has great merit!"
"Wait, there's more! The emperor also said in the decree that after collecting the unique skills of stable women across the country, and after being reviewed by the emperor, they will be implemented nationwide. All married women can learn from the lessons. If the assessment If you pass, you will be issued a Wenpo certificate and you can do the midwifery business. On the contrary, if you don’t have the Wenpo certificate, you can’t deliver babies!”
"Oh, is that so? I can't wait to see when I can sign up for the class!"
"Wait a minute, stop dreaming, she is a married woman, you are not a grown man!"
"...Who said I am going to be a stable mother-in-law? You are the one who wants to be a stable mother-in-law! She is the mother-in-law of my family. She is idle at home anyway. If she can be the royal mother-in-law, she can also make a fortune. income!”
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That's right, another purpose of Emperor Chongzhen's policy was to empower women as a group, not just to support their husbands and raise their children, or to do textile work. Give women as a group more jobs and allow more of them to participate in social construction.
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen did not just train stable wives. To be more precise, he taught them a series of birth-related knowledge such as midwifery and maternal care.
There are different levels, the most basic one is midwifery, that is, a licensed midwife; then there are other more advanced knowledge, that is, knowledge of maternal and infant care. Regarding these, when he became a father for the first time in his previous life, he had already accompanied his wife to participate in various training seminars and had postpartum care experience, so he could be a mentor in this era.
Don't underestimate this knowledge. In this era, many women die not at the moment of giving birth, but because they fail to pay attention to the details of childbirth after giving birth, leading to various diseases and even death. The same goes for children. The premature death rate is very high, which is also due to unscientific parenting.
When conditions mature in the future, a new department, the obstetrics department, will be added to the National General Hospital. As for gynecology, China has had it since ancient times.
In addition to this method of increasing the population of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was not enough and issued another imperial edict.
Anyone who has three children over three years old in the family will be exempted from one quota of hard labor; those who have five children over three years old, and they are born to the same woman, will be named "Glorious Mother" and receive the ninth-grade salary from the imperial court.
In addition, all children registered in yamen in the Ming Dynasty can enter official schools for three years from seven to nine years old, with free tuition and room and board.
This imperial edict was impossible in the past, but in the 23rd year of Chongzhen, it was no problem. There is only one reason, now I have money!
In the past, labor was a free use of labor force, the kind that forced people to work for free. But starting last year, Emperor Chongzhen began to add paid labor on top of forced labor in order to speed up the construction of basic roads.
If this were replaced by the previous government, if there were not enough people, they would have to do forced labor. Anyway, there is no clear regulation on the amount of labor. But Emperor Chongzhen came from a later generation, so he naturally knew that this kind of behavior would harm people's hearts and livelihoods. When the court had no money, there was nothing he could do. Now that he had money, he naturally wanted to change this approach.
When the national treasury receives more revenue in the future, all the people of the Ming Dynasty will be paid for their labor, no matter how much, to reflect the value of work-earning.
Also, when the national treasury receives more revenue in the future, the compulsory education for the future generation of Ming Dynasty will not be limited to three years, but will be as long as possible.
Now this is only three years, and it can only lay a foundation for literacy and provide them with ideological education. Now those whose family conditions are better can continue to study. If you don't have money, becoming an apprentice in any trade will be much better than being illiterate.
Among these measures, Emperor Chongzhen actually had another small trick, which was to force out the hidden households in the Ming Dynasty. Those who are not registered with the government will not enjoy these benefits to the people.
He believed that at this time, there were still many hidden people. Some of these hermit houses are hidden in the mountains, and some are hidden in the homes of wealthy families. Some are due to previous wars, and some are simply to avoid taxes.
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen did not just have such a gentle policy. He also racked his brains to solve the population problem of the Ming Dynasty. He also set a time limit for the hidden household. After the time limit, those who continue to become a hidden household will be rewarded for reporting and can get half of the hidden household's property. And Yinhu himself distributed the border areas to enrich the population of the border areas. If someone from a wealthy family hides his or her secret household, the crime is the same as that of a hidden household.
Emperor Chongzhen had reason to believe that after the implementation of these policies, the population of Ming Dynasty would definitely explode in the future. As for now, all we can do is wait. It is impossible to have a catalyst that can make a child grow up in one go.
After finishing these tasks, he took the ceremonial supervisor and officials from the six cabinet departments out of the capital and took the train to Tongzhou.
At this time, it was August in the 23rd year of Chongzhen, and the weather was hot!
At this time, trains were divided into passenger cars and freight cars.
When Emperor Chongzhen and his party were traveling, the trains in front and behind were stopped to clear the tracks, and there were knights in uniforms on both sides of the train clearing the way to escort them.
In ancient times, this kind of behavior that disturbed the people was perfectly justified. The people did not complain. Instead, they were mostly surprised that the emperor took so many senior Ming officials out to take the train. Is there anything wrong with this?
Under such doubts, many bored young masters in the capital followed him out of the capital to find out what happened. Because they knew that the emperor and the others were taking a train, so they must have got off in Tongzhou. The train going north has not been repaired yet!
They guessed right, Emperor Chongzhen’s goal was Tongzhou. According to his personality, he planned to ride a horse, which would be faster, but who asked him to lead a group of old men.
These old men can't ride horses. If there is an accident, they will lose a skilled wage earner, which is not cost-effective!
In fact, there are benefits to taking the train.
On the train they were sitting on, the interior was naturally in place. Except for the roar of the train, which was a bit noisy, sitting inside and looking at the field scenery outside, they could continue to discuss things. It was stable and stable, even more stable than a horse-drawn carriage. There are more, and you will reach your destination before you know it.
Tongzhou is the final section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Here in Tongzhou Bay, there is a shipyard belonging to the Kaiwu Division of the Ming Dynasty.
When Emperor Chongzhen arrived here, martial law was already in place around the shipyard. The prince, who has been here for several days, has been waiting with Song Yingxing and others for a long time.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he smiled and asked them to excuse themselves, and then said directly: "Come on, show me what's going on!"
"My son, I obey!" The prince's face was full of excitement. He quickly agreed and guided Emperor Chongzhen forward.
The other ministers naturally walked behind. Chief Assistant Xue Guoguan waited for a moment and asked Song Yingxing who was following him. He asked curiously: "Has it really been made?"
Seeing that the chief assistant still looked a little suspicious, Song Yingxing smiled. If it hadn't been completed, how could he dare to alert the emperor?
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