It is another year of cold river snow, and the snow on the banks of the river is like dust.

This year's winter came a little earlier than last year, and even the snow fell earlier. Although the White Sugar City has been established, many follow-up projects are still in full swing, which has changed too much compared to last year.

Tang Xiaobai remembered that in the winter of last year, his territory of influence was only one newly established White Sugar Town, but now he already has 2,000 square kilometers of land. and nine completed towns.

Sphere of influence: Sugar City

Scale of influence: Level 5 city

Dependent territories: Jingzhen, Wei Town, Shu Town, Wu Town, Tang Town, Qin Town, Song Town, Ming Town, Dragon Town

Population: 320,000

People's happiness: 100

Food: 100

Civilization: Low

Every time Tang Xiaobai sees this information board, he will worry about a very serious problem.

Population!

The population of a 2,000-square-kilometer city in China is at least 10 million. But now, there are only 320,000 people. Among them, excluding the old and the young, the actual population is less than 250,000. In addition to the talents of agriculture and crafts, about 100,000 of these 250,000 people can join the army.

This is still because the people of White Sugar City are fierce and everyone is a soldier. Perhaps this amount put on a modern earth may already be a huge combat power. But in this era of cold weapons, in this era of fighting by human flesh, it is insignificant.

Maybe 100,000 troops sound exaggerated, but considering that in addition to those logistics, medical and other arms, there are only 50,000 or 60,000 people who can really go to the battlefield, and it is really difficult to protect this huge territory.

And, one of the most worrisome is population growth. At present, the population of Baitang City is growing at a rate of about 5,000 people every day, but only 20-30% of them are young and strong people who can directly join the army, and the rest are some old and young. I don't know if it's a personal delusion or some other reason, but the growing population is getting younger and older.

Tang Xiaobai has discovered this serious problem, and he has become more and more distrustful of this kind of operation that relies on the system to brush people. What if one day, the system is suddenly updated and the population is not brushed? So, he asked Cai Wenji to draw up a notice to encourage men and women of appropriate age in each town to fall in love freely, and set a legal age for marriage.

Men who have reached the age of 18 and women who have reached the age of 16 are the legal age of marriage. If you do not marry or marry after the age of 18 and 16, you will be charged a high late marriage tax to your family.

In the first year, 20%. In the second year, 40%, and in the third year, 60%. In other words, if a man is still single after the age of 21 and a woman is still single after the age of 19, then he will have to face a huge pressure of 60% of the monthly personal late marriage tax.

At the same time, Tang Xiaobai wanted to let these people have more time to fall in love and create people. He promulgated the labor law again, and the labor law on the earth is not suitable here, but it allows Tang Xiaobai to learn from its content. One of his main points is that all laborers, except for non-freelance and freelance farming professions, are entitled to six days of paid vacation per month.

What's more, Hua Tuo and Dong Feng also deliberately set up a pregnancy testing department, but all pregnant women must go for pregnancy tests regularly. To the greatest extent possible, the newborn is guaranteed to be sound and intelligent.

Those people were undoubtedly overjoyed to see this order, in order to enjoy the holiday, they worked harder, and the efficiency was greatly increased, and the production capacity of White Sugar City did not decrease, but increased by a few percentage points. There is also a trend of continuous growth.

With the 6th holiday of the month, these people can have more time to fall in love and make people. But this is not the end, for this reason, Tang Xiaobai personally planned a large-scale friendship event, which was held in eight towns at the same time. On the 14th day of the lunar month, the name was called "One Love and One Life". On this night, all men and women of all ages revel in the town, thus promoting interaction between young people. It is understood that within a few days, there were many people in the town who set up wine and banquets.

It can be said that for the sake of this group of "children", he, the city lord, is heartbroken.

Of course, this is not the end, Tang Xiaobai also deliberately found a group of old ladies and formed a matchmaker group. This group of old ladies had been at home for a long time, and they were in a panic, and at this time, the great city lord gave them such an important task. Don't mention how happy you are, but whenever you are walking on the street, if an old lady runs by and grabs you and asks: Is the young man married? Don't be surprised, people are working.

For a while, the entire White Sugar City seemed to have a pink atmosphere.

……

Tang Xiaobai was walking on the street, and Cao Cao followed half a step behind him. Looking at the festive smiles on the faces of the people, as well as the red decorations placed in front of the people's homes, there was actually a sense of satisfaction in my heart.

"My lord, there are thirty more families in Wei Town who have a banquet today." Cao Cao said that he felt that the lord's method was very clever, although he did not see the actual benefits now, but in a few decades, there would be more and more people in White Sugar City.

There is strength in numbers. He always remembered what his father-in-law said that day when he enacted the late marriage tax at the meeting.

Tang Xiaobai smiled slightly, and then said: "It's just what is needed now, and after a thousand years, maybe family planning will be implemented because of the full population." ”

"Uh...... Family planning? "Cao Cao doesn't understand.

Tang Xiaobai shook his head, and then said: "Cao Taishou doesn't need to understand, the great order of the country must meet the needs of the current national development, and what we need most now in White Sugar City is people." Therefore, the late marriage tax is to meet the needs of the development of the current national conditions. However, if we wait until a thousand years later, when the population of White Sugar City is getting more and more, and there is so much land to live in, and every inch of land is valuable, then won't it be necessary to control the population? ”

Cao Cao understood and nodded again and again.

"However, let the people in power after a thousand years solve it. Now, what we want is to survive, otherwise where will the millennium come from? ”

"My lord is right." Cao Cao admired Tang Xiaobai from the bottom of his heart, not to mention the ordinance to encourage childbirth, but to build schools and recruit young children for unified education, examinations, promotions, and military service, this series of things made him throw himself into the ground.

The two of them crossed the street to go to the Wei Town Taishou Mansion, and when they entered the Wei Town Taishou Mansion, Cao Cao suddenly stopped: "Lord, today I discussed the development with Guo Taishou, but I inadvertently discussed a matter. ”

"Oh? What's up? ”

Tang Xiaobai was a little puzzled, answered, and then stepped into the Taishou Mansion. Cao Cao is a pragmatic person, and his grade has also passed the age of anxiety and exaggeration. Therefore, the Taishou Mansion is very simple and looks very comfortable.

Cao Cao seemed to have some doubts, but in the end he decided to say it, so he bowed to Tang Xiaobai and said, "This matter is related to the lord and all the soldiers of White Sugar City. ”