Gongsun Du's memory was not wrong, but he didn't look at the total population.

Originally, there were more than 23 million households and a population of more than 320 million. So why are there more than 60 million households? What about more than 40,000 people?

First of all, some areas of Dongjun County won this year, as well as Henan, Hedong, Hongnong, Jingzhao, Zuofengyi and other counties, have 300,000 household registrations, with a total population of nearly 2 million.

Secondly, at the time of Gongsun Du's southern expedition, Xun You and others discussed the division of households because there were too many registered people in each household at present, which was inconvenient to manage, and it was inconvenient to conscript and other affairs. In addition, after the death of some old people, the brothers in the family separated, so the last statistics, the number of household registrations exceeded 60 million, more than doubled.

Originally, this matter needed to be presented to Gongsun Du, but because it was not an important matter, Xun You and others decided to do it first, but it took a lot of time to do it.

The increase in population depends on the policy of Gongsun Du, down to fifteen or sixteen brides, up to thirty or forty old women, are actively giving birth to children, not to mention one person per household, after half, it will also increase by more than 30 million, so the population has suddenly jumped to more than 40,000.

"So, there really aren't many million troops?"

The corners of Gongsun Du's mouth hooked, and said: "Since this is the case, then don't do 500,000, directly recruit 1 million!" ”

"A million?"

Tian Chou said: "Your Majesty, will this be too much?" The reduction of young and strong people so much at once will have an impact on next year's farming. ”

Gongsun Du shook his head and said, "Is there still more farmland for them to cultivate?" ”

"This ......" Tian Chou was dumbfounded, although he had already considered this problem, but the newly cultivated farmland was not enough to match the new population.

"So, they should actually be regarded as the remaining population, why don't you recruit them into the army, which can not only increase the military strength of the empire, but also reduce the occurrence of trivial incidents such as fights and brawls, isn't it more than one stone?" Gongsun Du asked rhetorically.

"Your Majesty is wise!" All the ministers obeyed.

Immediately, Tian Chou said: "Your Majesty, according to the annual reclamation rate, we can accommodate 20 million new people, far less than the new ones, so do you cancel the decree to encourage the people to have children?" ”

Cancellation of fertility incentives?

Now the annual increase in population is indeed very high, and with the great progress of medicine presided over by Hua Tuo, the life expectancy of people will be extended, reaching fifty is not a problem, and in a few years, I am afraid that sixty will be possible. As a result, population growth will increase again, and if you look at it this way, it seems that it is really necessary to cancel it.

Gongsun Du pondered carefully: But even if it is an era of farming, even if there are many places that are not suitable for farming, if you take Jiangnan, with the wealth of Jiangnan, it will definitely not be a problem to feed 100,000 people. And...... Only when people have enough to eat can they have the leisure to think about other things, and can they promote the diversified development of the social structure, and only in this way can they enter the era of science and technology, and even the age of the universe, as soon as possible.

Although I was long gone at that time, I still had to leave something behind, whether it was for the continuation of the empire or for future generations to have a goal to strive for, which was good after all.

"No!"

In the end, Gongsun Du rejected Tian Chou's proposal, but also explained: "The land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River has more arable land, and everything will not be a problem when it is taken down." ”

"Yes, at Your Majesty's command."

"Hmm!"

Gongsun Du nodded, looked at Xu Rong, and said, "The year is approaching, be sure to complete the recruitment before the heavy snow comes, this winter, it should be their first exercise!" ”

If it was a few years ago, Gongsun Du would not have said this, because everyone's physical fitness did not allow it, but now there is no problem.

"Yes, the minister obeys!"

Xu Rong sat down, and Hu Zi stood up again: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do!" ”

"Quasi~"

"The mining team has discovered new mineral deposits in Bingzhou, Jizhou, Yunzhou, Juzhou, Tanzhou, as well as Goguryeo County, Fuyu County, and Lelang County, including iron ore, copper ore, silver ore, and limestone."

"What?"

Gongsun Du was completely shocked, but then he reacted, it was impossible for so many mineral deposits to be discovered together by such a coincidence, and it was clearly a gift from the ministers.

Gongsun Du wiped the corners of his eyes that were a little moist without a trace, and said, "In this case, under the premise of ensuring safety, speed up the speed of mining." If there are not enough people, they hire people to mine. In addition, in addition to the newly acquired areas, in the future, except for the construction of roads and castles that are not private places, which are built at the expense of the imperial court, such as domestic houses, in cases that are not affected by snow disasters or ground movements, each family will repair them themselves, and the necessary materials will be purchased by each family. ”

Prior to this, except for houses damaged by natural disasters, all cities were renovated along with the houses of the common people, and if there was a need to build houses in villages and towns, in addition to their own needs, they were also built by the construction team, and only food was required and some materials were collected as expenses.

"Your Majesty, will this cause disgust among the people?"

"Don't worry, I believe that my people are not the kind of people who will only take advantage, as long as you communicate with them well, there will be no problem. In addition, the construction of houses, except for the old-fashioned wooden houses, but all the new houses, are not ordinary people can do, so to a certain extent, it can also promote the increase of masons, which can be regarded as creating opportunities for some to make money and reducing the number of idle people. ”

"Your Majesty is far-sighted, beyond the reach of ministers!"

All the ministers obeyed.

At this moment, they had already thought that in addition to promoting the increase of masons, it would even promote the increase of dart games (regardless of how he appeared, it would be regarded as a courier, and the transportation industry would become), and even some related trades would be born, which was ......

After that, the ministers sent "congratulatory gifts" one after another, and Gongsun Du took them one by one and responded.

When it was over, Cai Yong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said loudly: "Now that the Ming Empire was established, there were foreign envoys to the court, and this sincerity is more ancient than the prosperous era, I wonder if Your Majesty summoned the Western Regions to envoys?" ”

"Xuan~"

Yesterday, Gongsun Du had already agreed to Bra, and the envoy from the Western Regions had been here for so long, why didn't everyone know that today was just a formality.

"Your Majesty has an order, Xuanxi Regions envoy to the Hajj!"

The sound of the order was transmitted from the Chongde Hall to the side hall of the non-temple.

"Hurry up, all the clothes are tidied up, Your Majesty has summoned us!" Kantardo heard the voice and whispered softly.

The envoys of the rest of the countries around him were actually a little stunned in the past two days, and they were all frightened by the formation specially put on by Gongsun Du, not to say much at this time, they even dared to gasp for a breath, and when they heard the words, they quickly tidied up their already very neat clothes.

"The Western Regions are exquisite, Shache, Khotan, and the end ...... Envoys from all over the world ask to see! ”

"Quasi~"

"Yes!"

A group of more than 30 people stepped into the hall one after another.

"Kantar...... Meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire! ”

Kandodo and the others paid homage to the Western Regions.

"Bold!"

"Get on your knees!"

The surrounding guards were furious and shouted angrily.

Kantardo and the others felt cold all over their bodies, and their legs bent down, and they fell to the ground on one knee.

"Remember, this is Da Ming, everything must be done with Da Ming's etiquette!"

Gongsun Du's cold words made Kantar, who was still a little dissatisfied, immediately sober up.

"Obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor of the Kingdom!"

Gongsun Du waved his hand and said, "No! ”

"From now on, you will all be my people!"

The faint words made Kantardo's eyes widen suddenly, and he said, "Your Majesty, how can this be? ”

"Are you questioning my decision? Well? ”

Gongsun Du suddenly froze, and was so shocked that Kantar was speechless.

The ministers didn't expect such a change, and they were speechless.

Gongsun Du's face softened slightly, and said: "The countries of the Western Regions have been in the Han Dynasty for many years, and it can be said that they are actually part of the Han Dynasty, and now the Han Dynasty is gone, but the Ming Dynasty is still there, since you can't defend the palace, it is better for me to be the shepherd, what do you think?" ”

Although it is a question, the unquestionable words in the words can be heard by a fool.

Kantar is also a tough guy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I can't wait for the lowly power to influence the king's opinion." ”

"No!"

Gongsun Du shook his head and said: "I naturally know this, and I tell you this to tell you that the people of the Western Regions don't have to worry, I will send a large army to the west on the same day." ”

"Your Majesty Emperor Xie!" Although Kantardo and others felt that Gongsun Du was extremely domineering, they were still grateful for sending troops.

"No problem!"

"Kebineng!"

"The minister is here!"

"This time, Kebineng will lead an army of 50,000 as a precursor to the Western Regions to quell the rebellion!"

"Yes, the minister obeys!"

"Xu Rong!"

"The minister is here!"

"This westward advance is a big matter, we must be prepared, and tell all localities to take precautions, not to be taken advantage of by Cao Cao and other traitors."

"Yes, the minister obeys!"

Then the ministers were fine, and the eunuch announced—

"Retreat!"

"Ministers send your majesty, long live your majesty, long live, long live!"

Gongsun Du straightened up and left from the side hall.

After a while, the ministers got up one after another and left the Chongde Palace.