With the statistics of the book sent back to the county office of Mengjin County, and then gradually summarized. As for how many households and how many people there are in Mengjin County, they have all been counted one by one. Even, these statistics, including those birth years, are also counted, which is very helpful for Jingwen's future decision-making. Therefore, Jingwen attaches great importance to this aspect. The census is also a major event in later generations, and in this era, it is even more related to tax revenue, and this is even more serious. If the census is not carried out seriously, then there will be a kind of tax that will be collected according to the account books of one or two hundred years ago, which will be a tragedy.

"Jie Shuai, what's the use of you asking them to count these?" Ma Zhou asked.

But Jingwen asked: "Ma Zhou, as a local parent official, do you know how many people there are in Mengjin County?" ”

"About 20,000 more!" Ma Zhou said.

"Probably? Probably, what is it? More than 20,000, how much more? Jingwen asked.

Jingwen's face darkened, obviously dissatisfied with Ma Zhou's so-so answer. If you ask this kind of question to a county magistrate in later generations, he may not be able to answer it on the spot, but he will definitely be able to find out a fine and even demographic composition for you in less than an hour or two. Of course, this may be the reason for the development of science and technology, but this is enough to explain the importance of statistics.

"This, does it matter? Do you need to be so careful? Ma Zhou asked a little nervously, obviously seeing that Jingwen's face was a little bad.

"Ma Zhou, you said it was more than 20,000, how did I count more than 30,000? Did you, the parent official, drift 10,000 people out of thin air? How did you, a parent official, become a teacher? Jingwen scolded angrily.

And Ma Zhou hurriedly looked at the statistics jù, and then realized how problematic his previous statistics were.

"Ma Zhou, do you know why? Because your more than 20,000 is the number of the early years of Wude. And now it's been almost a decade. Did you say the population had increased? And, if you look at where this is, this is Luoyang, which is the central hub of my Chinese land. People come and go here, and all kinds of people gradually flow here. Therefore, Mengjin County is located near Luoyang, and the population recovery is very fast, so of course, more than 10,000 people can come over in more than ten years. However, you still manage according to the past more than 20,000, do you think there will be a problem? Jingwen asked.

And Ma Zhou hesitated again and said: "Yes, yes, but it shouldn't be big, right?" ”

"I'll it. Ma Zhou, do you think this way? More than 10,000 people means more things going on. And if you think about it, if the Yangtze River floods, there will be countless victims. If you still distribute food according to the population of more than 20,000, then you will die! Jingwen said unceremoniously.

Ma Zhou had nothing to say, and he was out of the basket, so naturally there was nothing to say. However, Ma Zhou is actually still a little unimpressed with this kind of statistics.

Jingwen saw Ma Zhou's attitude. There are also some headaches. These ancient officials were not meticulous enough. Ancient officials, many times are all about the same, probably. Perhaps, it just doesn't give you a complete and accurate number. Ancient officials did not pay much attention to the accuracy of the statistics, as long as they were approximate. Of course, there may be a number of reasons for this. Perhaps the ancient census was too difficult. However, Jingwen believes that this is not the case, although the ancient census is difficult, but if it is apportioned to every county. That doesn't necessarily go that far.

Because the population of each county is only more than 10,000 or 20,000, this is still a place with a large population. The population of a state and county is only less than 100,000, and even some small states and counties have a population of 30,000 or 40,000. With such a small population, there is not much pressure at all. This is actually the result of the ancient local officials not paying attention to it, if the local officials pay attention to it, it can be very accurate to count the population. Therefore, it is precisely because these parents usually do not pay attention to it that this has caused very strict consequences. As a result, when the population needs to be counted, can it not be troublesome to temporarily hold on to it at this time?

"Ma Zhou, these demographics are still the most basic! If you want to involve property statistics, income statistics, and people's happiness index statistics in the future, you don't count them when you look at them, then how do you govern? Jingwen asked.

"Why do you have to count so much?" Ma Zhou asked.

"If you don't count it, how can it be used as your political achievements! The aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys, if you are about to be promoted, you can't explain what achievements you have made, why should people give you a promotion! Then you think about it, if you want to create a prosperous world, how did it come about? Could it be that the prosperous era is such a red-mouthed and white-toothed braggadocio that it can become a prosperous age? The prosperity is compared, and how to compare? Isn't it a number of jù? ”

"As long as you can count how little the people's property was before you took over, and then how low the income was, how unhappy they were. Then after you take office for a few years, the people have more property, and then the people have more income, and then they feel happier and happier, and this is your political achievement. Isn't it the case from a small county to a state capital, or even to a national court? It's like the current Zhenguan period, how can you prove that you are better off than during the pre-Sui war? ”

Ma Zhou immediately said: "Do you need to talk about this? Peace is certainly better than war! ”

"You can say that to me, but can you say that to our posterity? If you don't have a number to compare, then how can the people of later generations know that peace is not easy to come by, just by virtue of your red mouth and white teeth? Therefore, the number jù is the thing that can best explain the truth. Although the number of jù may be mixed with water by some people, the importance of the number of jù is indeed undoubted. If you don't even know the population of your own county, or even the various situations, I really doubt how you are in power! Jingwen said.

"You just have to get the numbers right, and then you can really understand the situation under the governance, and only when you understand the situation can you make accurate decisions. If you come to power with an inaccurate number, then I am afraid that you will be miserable, and the people may be even worse, because they will have to pay for the inaction of you, the parent official. Jingwen said very politely. (To be continued......)