The day after the results of the two sides came out, after the next dynasty, Hongzhi called Tong Zhong and Zhu Houzhao to the imperial study of the Qianqing Palace. Hiroji sat on the couch and asked the three of them, "What are the results of the investigation?" According to the household registration of the Ministry of Households, the population of the capital has increased by 480,000 from Hongzhi 10 years to Hongzhi 15 years this year, and now the registered population of the capital has 365288 households and 1834756 people, and a total of 186482 women born to 12 to 14 years old in these 6 years, and only 85,343 children were born successfully, of which 32,834 were mother and child died, and 264367 people were born at the age of 15 to 17. 185348 people gave birth successfully, of which 46,782 mothers and children died, a total of 332653 gave birth between the ages of 18 and 20, 286824 gave birth successfully, 14,529 women died both mother and child, 427692 gave birth to women over 20 years old and under 35 years old, 396354 people gave birth successfully, a total of 9,558 people died of both mother and child, 115347 people gave birth over 35 years old, 64,372 people gave birth successfully, and 12,483 people died of both mother and child. ”

Halfway through the hearing, Hongzhi has stood up, this result he did not expect, Hongzhi is very confident in the Hongzhi Zhongxing he operates, he is generous to hundreds of officials, and has reduced a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes for the people, for the population, from more than 40 million in the first year of Hongzhi to more than 60 million in the 15th year of Hongzhi, these are very proud, but today, Hongzhi was hit by the facts. This time there was no previous investigation in the past dynasties, and the results also made people feel cruel. Although Zhu Houwei also felt sad, he had already been mentally prepared. Imagine that this era is 13 years old at every turn, and a 15-year-old woman gives birth to a child, he feels trembling in his heart, and in the next life, this age has basically just graduated from primary school, and he is still in junior high school.

Although the life expectancy of people in this era is basically about 40 years old, so they usually get married and have children early, but 13 and 15 are too early. The data shows that women under 18 to 35 have the most children, but many of them have already had second, third or even 7 or 8 children.

At this time, only Hongji's wheezing sound could be heard in the imperial study, and after a while, Hongzhi calmed down a lot, and asked in a low voice, these smooth productions add up to millions, why has the population of the capital only increased by 480,000 in the past 6 years, is it possible that 500,000 people have died in the capital in the past 6 years? ”

At this time, Zhu Houwei said, "Daddy, due to illness or other disasters, only 64% of these newborns can survive so far, that is, 64 out of 100 children have survived. ”

Hongzhi slowly sat back on the couch, and said to the eunuch He Ding next to him, "Call the people from the Tai Hospital, immediately" He Ding didn't have time to answer, Zhu Houzhao spoke, "Daddy, there are the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital and the second brother waiting outside the door, so it's better to call them in." “

"Quick Xuan" It is obvious that Hongji is in a very bad mood now.

After a while, two pairs of footsteps like a torrential rain came, and they walked into the imperial study, and before they could speak, they heard Hongji say, "You all know the results of this investigation, right, what can be done?" "It was Huang Deliang and his father, the two of them were dressed neatly, but the eyes of the two were a little black, and Lao Huang's beard was still a little messy. I only heard Lao Huang say, "Yesterday, Wei Chen and others discussed with the two highnesses for one night, and discussed countermeasures, one is to inform the world of the data, so that the people can change their marriage habits, so that they can marry at the right age for women, and the other is that there is a hospital responsible for training the midwife, which is also conducive to the smooth delivery of the woman, and can let the midwife teach the woman's family precautions, which is conducive to the healthy growth of the child and the recovery of the woman." Finally, we should work on solving the problem of children often talking loudly. Now the most are typhoid fever and smallpox (chickenpox), but finding a cure is not something that can be done overnight, and Wechen hopes that His Majesty will be more patient. “

Hongji sighed slightly, "Then you should be more attentive to the hospital." It's easy to talk about cultivating a midwife, but this tells the world" Zhu Houzhao answered, "Daddy, we can run a newspaper." "What is this newspaper?"

"It's similar to Di Bao, but Di Bao is generally for officials to read, and it is printed less, and now the newspaper is for all the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the printing will increase a lot." Zhu Houzhao explained. However, as soon as I heard this, I knew that it was Zhu Houwei's masterpiece last night, and Zhu Houzhao could only understand what was on the surface of the newspaper, but he didn't know much about its role.

Hiroji continued, "What's the difference between the newspaper and the newspaper?" At this time, Zhu Houzhao took a break from cooking, and hurriedly looked at Zhu Houwei, Zhu Houwei rolled his eyes at him, and then said to Hongzhi, "Di Bao generally records the words and deeds of you and hundreds of officials, or major events in the imperial court, mainly military. This newspaper is to publish things that the people do not know, just like the women in this investigation department who gave birth prematurely are not good, and then they can publish some poems and songs made by officials, or they can be officials, officials of the current dynasty, and officials of previous dynasties, and also publish the lives of officials, such as opening a list of corrupt officials, writing the corrupt officials and corrupt officials investigated and punished in the newspaper, and there is a list of national scholars, publishing some officials and their lives who serve the country and the people and have both ability and political integrity. In general, there are newspapers that have newspapers, and newspapers that have not existed in newspapers. ”

Hongzhi pondered for a while, and said to Lao Huang's father and son, "The Tai Hospital will be responsible for training midwives and treating diseases, and the required money will be reported to the household department to receive it, and Tong Shangshu must ensure that it cannot be delayed." "Yes, Weichen commanded" The three of them returned at the same time. All right, go down first. Hongji said lightly.

After the three of them left, Hongzhi asked Zhu Houwei directly, "Say, what's going on with the newspaper?" "Hongji has already seen that this is the handiwork of his younger son.

Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to reply: "The newspaper basically publishes what was just said. The child thinks that this can give his father one more way to bypass the hundred officials and communicate directly with the people, and now the hundred officials help the father manage the world, and the people in the world can contact the civil and military officials, and what they say is what the father said in the eyes of the people, so no matter how good or bad the result is, it is counted on the father. I heard the orphans from Shanxi say that in the past, in addition to paying the field tax and poll tax stipulated by the imperial court every year, they also had to pay all kinds of miscellaneous taxes, many of which were no longer on the accounts of the household department, and after paying these taxes in a year, the family could only barely eat and wear, and some even starved, with this channel, the people knew what kind of tax Gui Ting asked them to pay, how much they had to pay, and they would no longer be deceived by the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes customized by corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and with the list of corrupt officials, if they want to reach out to make money in the future, they will think more about whether it is worth it. As for the list of national scholars, it is to encourage good talents, let them enter the field of vision at the top of the imperial court, so as not to be buried, those good ministers in high positions will also be more conscientious, there are no civil and military officials who do not want to leave their names in history, and the list of national scholars can also give them a platform. The most important thing is that from now on, Daddy has a way to guide public opinion, and it will be much easier to release some policies in the future. “

After talking so much at once, Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao both looked at Zhu Houwei in a bit of a daze, Hongzhi has seen the huge influence behind the newspaper, if this newspaper can cover the whole country, with the authority of the royal family, it can have a huge effect. "Anything else?" Koji continued to ask

"Daddy, what I just said is the imperial court, that is, the newspaper issued by Daddy, because the things published on it are more serious, so the people will not all buy it, and the child wants Zhu Mansion to set up another folk newspaper, which publishes the people are more interested, such as the poems and novels of folk readers, the parents on the street, and the prices of goods in various places, so that the newspaper that is closer to the lives of the people will be accepted by more people, and the most important thing in the newspaper is to publish the policies promulgated by the imperial court. And invited some well-known figures to evaluate it, because of the wide audience, it can be said to be a powerful supplement to the imperial newspaper. ”

After listening to this, Hongji thought for a while and said, "What kind of chapter is it?" "The imperial court newspaper was published every ten days, compiled by the General Administration Department, and after it was completed, it was brought to my father for review, and my father agreed to start printing it and sell it at cost price, and the same was true for what Zhu Fu did. However, it must be sold three days after the sale of the imperial newspaper. ”

Hongzhi smiled slightly, "You don't need to bring the Zhu Mansion, your two brothers make their own decisions, what is the name of the newspaper, have you ever thought about it?" ”

At this time, Zhu Houzhao said excitedly, "The name of the newspaper should be simple and easy to remember, we discussed it yesterday, the imperial court can be called "Daming Daily", and the Zhu Mansion can be called "People's Daily", but it is still necessary for my father to adjudicate." ”

"There is no need to change the Zhu Mansion, the imperial court will be called Ming Pao, but the newspapers of the imperial court still have to go to the court for them to discuss," Hongji said

Zhu Houwei thought in his heart, "Jin Dada, you really have a relationship with the Ming Dynasty." ”