I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

"Mr. Ruan's words are bad, collect less taxes and make the people rich. In the end, the money they save will still be spent, which will stimulate the prosperity of the economy.

And we can collect this amount by collecting commercial tax, which is much better than directly collecting agricultural tax. "

Hong Chengchou said.

Of course, he wasn't quite right. Some people are afraid of being poor, and they may save their money so desperately that they are reluctant to spend it. This is actually detrimental to Dahua's economy, and it is far less effective than direct tax collection.

Of course, this is short-term harm.

If the time dimension is extended to more than five years, the impact will not be too great.

After saving for a few years, people will always feel at ease to take out some money to consume, and then a virtuous circle can be guaranteed.

"Not to mention the increase in agricultural tax. I set such a low tax rate mainly to encourage people to have more children. No matter how our technology develops, we need population to master it. People are the greatest productivity.

As far as Dahua's territory is concerned, it is no problem to feed a population of five or six billion. It only needs to reclaim the land and comprehensively promote the cultivation of hybrid rice and potatoes.

In addition to the population that needs to immigrate overseas in the future, the number of people in Dahua must be more than 2 billion. Therefore, encouraging people to have children is a basic national policy and cannot be shaken. "

What Wu Changqing did not say is that more population means more technological points.

Two billion?

Everyone was frightened by the number Wu Changqing proposed, which was beyond their comprehension.

Moreover, they do not believe that Dahua's territory can support a population of 600 million.

Because, Wu Changqing has not come out with fertilizers such as chemical fertilizers. Based on the current grain output, it is indeed impossible to support that much.

After hearing Wu Changqing say a series of unbelievable numbers, the people below all wondered if his grandfather was overwhelmed by the series of victories and began to become very happy.

This is actually understandable. As an emperor, material enjoyment no longer needs to be pursued deliberately. There are special people who change the law and rack their brains so that he can get the best enjoyment.

Then, for an emperor, the only thing that can be pursued is spiritual enjoyment.

The specific point is to pursue political achievements that are unprecedented in the past.

This is not a good sign, and it means that the emperor is prone to make unrealistic decisions.

However, Wu Changqing has only just shown a little of this kind of signs on his body now, and it is difficult for everyone to say anything.

With the achievements Wu Changqing has achieved so far, even if he occasionally makes some mistakes, it is harmless, and no one dares to hold him accountable.

Since Wu Changqing said to reduce taxes to encourage fertility, then encourage fertility.

The ministers felt that as long as they did not impose a target of 2 billion for the people below when they were doing specific things, then the problem would not be big.

At this point in the discussion, the immigration policy has basically been determined.

That is to use overseas land as a temptation to attract people to go there.

Tanegashima will be Dahua's first pilot.

If the effect is good, it will be vigorously promoted in the future.

If there are any problems in immigration, they can also be found and corrected in time.

The new immigration policy was released, and it was first promoted in Jiangsu, to be precise in the Suzhou area.

The grassroots cadres go to various villages to publicize and register those who are preparing to emigrate.

Wait until there are enough people, and then collectively go to sea, go to Tanegashima, and North Korea.

"His Majesty has ordered that for people who migrate to Tanegashima, North Korea, each family will be allocated a maximum of 50 acres of land for free. If one person travels alone, no one will allocate 20 acres of land. At the same time, the government will also provide seeds and farm tools. Newly allocated to land, tax-free for three years. …”

The village chief's speech attracted a large number of villagers.

"Village Chief, is this true?"

Some people don't believe that 20 acres of land is distributed for free, which is too much.

"What do you mean? Could it be that the wise and wise majesty still needs to deceive you, an ignorant commoner? Before that, my Dahua Shenbing had already captured a large territory overseas, and there is a lot of land there."

The village chief explained.

It turned out to be the land seized by the imperial court, so that makes sense.

The villagers therefore believed the words of the village chief, but they were also vaguely worried. What if those who were robbed were not convinced and called back again?

Of course, some well-informed people know that now Dahua's army is invincible in the world, and there is no need to worry about that.

Twenty acres of land still has some temptations for many people.

For example, the second son of some families in the countryside.

In the countryside at this time, family properties were not divided in many places, and the eldest son inherited, and the second son had nothing.

This guarantees that at least one will survive, and if it is distributed equally, it is very likely that none of them will survive.

The second son usually can only live in the eldest brother's house, help the eldest brother with work, and eat a bowl of rice.

When the age is not good, they are often kicked out.

As for whether or not to marry a daughter-in-law in the future, it all depends on the family's economic conditions and the conscience of the eldest brother.

In such cases, it is often tragic.

In the past, when the second son of the family faced such a situation, he either chose to join the army, or worked as a long-term worker for the landlord's family, or went to the palace to be a eunuch, and went to a wealthy family to be a servant.

And now,

They have one more way to go to work in the city.

However, not everyone likes going to the factory.

Some have grown up in the fields since childhood, and he just likes farming.

Such people now have a new way out, to go to sea, to Tanegashima, to North Korea, to own their own fields.

A family is having dinner in Leiqiu Village.

"Big brother, give me some money tomorrow. I'm going to Tanegashima overseas to seek a living."

Zhao Shiping said.

His father has passed away, and there is an eldest brother and a third brother in the family.

Everything in the family is controlled by his elder brother Zhao Shiming.

The family has a total of more than 20 acres of land, and it is okay to support a family, but it is even more difficult to support two families.

Zhao Shiming did not divide the land to Zhao Shiping, so no one was willing to marry his daughter to him.

Everyone knows that Zhao Shiping's life depends entirely on the charity of his eldest brother.

As long as Zhao Shiming cuts off the supply, Zhao Shiping will have no livelihood. Who would dare to entrust such a person?

"Well, why are you going overseas for an adventure? I also want to apply to the government for renting a few more acres of land. If you earn some money and buy a few more acres of land, you can save some more for you when the cycle goes on. money to marry a wife."

Zhao Shiming said that if it was before, he would have hoped that his younger brother would leave, so that he could lose a burden and not have to be pointed by the villagers.

But it is different now. The government has a lot of land for cheap rent, and he can rent it for farming, which is very cost-effective.

And this requires Zhao Shiping as a labor force. Without Zhao Shiping, he can't be busy alone.

Therefore, he does not want his brother to leave now.

"I have decided."

Zhao Shiping said firmly.