In the year since the establishment of the Kingdom of Kolas, the policies of the various departments of the Cabinet that have been single-handedly promoted by Roland and have proven to be effective afterwards have now become the halo of His Royal Highness the Prince, and are used by people to prove his wisdom and foresight. However, in fact, Roland did not have any extraordinary wisdom, nor did he have the ability to predict the future, and at the beginning of his participation in the formulation of those major policies, he himself was not completely sure, but only on the basis of a rough understanding of the current situation in the Far East, he looked for successful experiences from the history of the countries of the earth that could be used for reference, and implemented the experience obtained from comparative research in the Far East with a slight improvement, and the success was a fluke.

There is a big hidden danger in this way of managing the country: the long history of the earth is indeed a rich treasure trove of knowledge, there really seems to be nothing new under the sun, and Roland's historical experience for reference seems to be really inexhaustible, but Vares is not another earth after all, in this world where magic and supernatural forces are common, there are many things that seem to be similar to the earth, but in fact the essence is completely different, blindly relying on the historical experience on the earth to fall into the rigid idea of empiricism, Sooner or later, you're going to have to make a big mistake!

Roland was aware of this hidden danger and paid special attention to the land survey, so that the decision-making process was based more on local statistics in the Far East than on the practices of the earth. He also knows that in the current era of underdeveloped transportation and communications, and information is not easy to obtain, it is even more difficult to try to carry out effective macroeconomic planning and precise management of the national economy.

"The so-called country must have both 'land' and 'people' these two elements, without one can not be called 'country', the focus of the land survey is land and resources, the investigation of the people is still a blank, this is an important work we need to carry out next."

Roland's gaze swept over his father and the ministers, and from the other party's demeanor, it could be seen that everyone realized that this matter should be done, but they did not necessarily understand how important and urgent this matter was.

"We all know that the Far East is home to more than five million people, but may I ask you, gentlemen, who can accurately figure the population to within five digits?"

Roland's question caused a slight commotion in the cabinet chamber, and the ministers did not agree on a consensus after the exchange, and the speculations put forward by each side were very different.

"Roland, in the Far East, babies are born every day, and old people are dying at the same time, who can accurately calculate the number of people? Your question is too difficult. Rudolph shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, exonerating himself and his ministers.

"Your Majesty, think about it again, since people are born and die every day, are the birth rates and death rates of the population relatively stable in a country like ours, which is basically in a peaceful and stable environment?" Roland asked his father.

Rudolph thought for a moment and nodded and admitted: "Since there is no war or natural disaster, the birth rate and death rate should be relatively stable, even if there will be changes in the long run, the curve of change should be smooth." ”

"Since the birth rate and death rate are relatively stable, and the difference between the two, that is, the net population growth rate, is also a relatively stable value, how can it be inaccurate that the total population of the country should be a value that does not change much and has a regular pattern?" Roland asked his father with a smile.

His Majesty was stunned for a moment, and had to admit that his justification just now could not be established.

"Your Majesty, Excellencies, I'm not thinking about trivial matters, these census-based statistics are really important." Roland retracted his smile, "For example, now is the time to collect public grain, and it is not difficult for our tax department and financial department to calculate the country's total fiscal revenue by counting agricultural taxes and industrial and commercial taxes, but may I ask, who can calculate the annual per capita income of the people?" ”

"If we get more accurate population data, it is not difficult to calculate the per capita income of the people according to the tax rate." Chancellor of the Exchequer Zahar said thoughtfully, "Only with this data can we really know the standard of living of the majority of Far Easterners and how poor our country really is." ”

"In fact, we should also count the urban population separately from the rural population, and incidentally count the occupations that people are engaged in, so that we can calculate the per capita income of urban areas, the per capita income of rural areas, and the respective income levels of businessmen, farmers and workers, which are crucial for us to formulate policies for different regions and different industries." Roland added to Zahar's point, which was met with unanimous applause.

At Roland's initiative, the Cabinet passed a resolution on conducting a nationwide census. The "census" is not just a census in the literal sense of the word, in fact it is a very complex project, and the data that needs to be investigated includes the number of people, gender, ethnicity, age, occupation, income, and so on, so much so that it can fill a large table.

The Cabinet set up the "Census Office", and Roland was appointed head of the office, while Lyudmila and Tonya were appointed as Roland's deputies and responsible for specific coordination.

His Majesty the King and his cabinet felt that the experience gained by the two ladies during the land survey would be useful for the census work that followed.

Roland agrees that the experience of land surveys can be used as a reference for the census, but the complexity of these two tasks cannot be equal. The object of land survey is land and natural resources, although some investigation content will be involved in the investigation process, but the weight is limited; The census had to go deep into all corners of society and deal with people of all religions, and it was by no means something that could be done by Lyudmila and Tonya plus a small team of no more than 100 people.

If a country does not establish a complete and efficient administrative apparatus at all levels, does not have a well-trained and well-organized contingent of cadres spread throughout the towns and villages, and does not have convenient transportation and communication facilities, it will not be able to effectively conduct the "census." Even if it is carried out reluctantly, it will probably take 10 years or 8 years to complete it.

In fact, Roland considered the issue of "census" as early as half a year ago when he promoted the "land survey" work, when Lyudmila and Tonya put forward an idea - to conduct a census at the same time as the land survey. This suggestion seemed more efficient, but Roland gave up on it considering that the actual conditions did not allow it.