In the early morning, the sun gilds the earth with gold, the humid air is mixed with a bit of sweetness, and the withered yellow trees begin to pull out new teeth, telling the arrival of spring.

Today was another good day, after a simple breakfast. Opening a report on the development of the colony, Franz began his day's work.

Normally, he wouldn't care about these details, but this time it was a bit special. Last year, a large satellite was launched in the Newbrook area, which attracted the attention of the Vienna government.

For the third year in a row, the Newbrook region has a birth rate of more than 5.1 percent, which is unmatched by several major European countries except for the woolly bear.

As an immigrant area, it is normal for the population to be suitable for childbearing, and the birth rate is high. However, holding this record for three consecutive years attracted Franz's attention.

This era was the era of the Great Demographic Explosion in Europe, and the birth rate of each country was very high.

According to the information collected, the Austrian Population Agency judged that the lowest record fertility rate in the last ten years was 4.92%, the highest record was 5.39%, and most of the time exceeded 5.1%.

Well, this data can't be compared. Woolly bears have a high birth rate, and that's because their mortality rate is equally high.

In this era, the normal mortality rate of the population in Russia is generally around 3.6%, and occasionally exceeds 4.0%, which is also the champion of Europe.

If it were according to the birth rate of the population of an ordinary country, the Russian Empire would have been left without people for a long time.

Looking at Europe as a whole, Austria is also doing well, with a birth rate of around 4.1%, second only to the Russians.

If you look at the specific birth rate, you will find that the birth rate in Central Europe is low, and in some regions it has dropped to 3.6%; The birth rate in southern Europe is high, reaching 4.5% in some areas.

The lower the birth rate in the more developed regions, the lower the birth rate, which has become the biggest problem facing Franz, and if this situation is not changed, it is clear to refer to the neighboring France.

As the most open country in Europe, France's birth rate is generally around 2.6%, and the death rate is almost 2.3%, maintaining a very weak growth rate.

If it is placed in the future generations, this population birth rate, it is estimated that the French will go crazy. It's a pity that this era is not at all remarkable, and this is the era when everyone is working hard to create people.

In the face of the high mortality rate, whoever dares to play without giving birth will wait for genocide!

Franz has accepted the fact that the birth rate is not as good as that of the Russians, and the population growth rate has finally reached a parity with the Russians thanks to the advantages of medical technology.

Franz has also issued a lot of documents to encourage childbearing, but with little effect. Most of the colonies also had low birth rates, and with high mortality rates, population growth rates were consistently low.

The birth rate of the Newbrook region is booming, and Franz naturally has to pay attention. This is a big plan related to the future, and if it can be promoted, it will make a lot of money.

This report was not reported by the colonial officials themselves, but was obtained by Franz himself.

The reason is naturally very simple, what if someone falsifies the data?

Africa is not the South Seas and the Americas, and it is impossible to have a mestizo. It is really possible to fool a bunch of half-breeds out of those areas, as long as the characteristics are not too obvious, it is difficult to distinguish them at a glance.

With the discipline of bureaucrats, it is too normal to cheat for the sake of political performance. Therefore, the birth rate of the population in South China and Central America has always been high, as long as it is not too excessive, the Vienna government will not pursue it, and Africa has no conditions to follow suit.

As a key region, the Vienna government attached more importance to Africa than all other colonies combined.

In order to maintain control over the colony, it had always been a key area of control, and the autonomy of the bureaucracy was limited.

For example, the governor, in other colonies, is in charge of the army and the people. Here, the Governor is also the supreme commander, but only the military attache is in charge of the military, and civil affairs are managed by the local government.

Just because you can't make up the numbers doesn't mean you can't fake. The mortality rate in the colony has always been high, but it has continued to decline with the improvement of local development and the advancement of medical technology.

If there is a bureaucratic falsification of the birth rate, the birth rate data is increased, and the previous mortality rate is used, which invisibly increases the number of deaths.

The artificially increased number of deaths is used to offset this part of the fraudulent birth population, and the books are wiped out.

In any case, as long as the death rate in the colony did not increase, it could be accounted for, and the birth rate was one of the criteria for evaluating the performance of local officials.

The person who came up with this method is said to be an accountant and is the best at making false accounts.

At present, Franz has been assigned to work in a state-owned mining company that is about to go bankrupt, when will the company come back to life, when will it be able to return to the city.

Talent is rare and cannot be wasted. If it is done well, it will save a state-owned enterprise; If you don't do a good job, you can only stay in the mine as a miner for the rest of your life.

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After reading the report carefully, Franz was convinced that it was not a data fraud this time. The measures listed above can indeed stimulate fertility.

All the benefits in the Newbrook area are linked to having children, and the more children you have, the more benefits you have.

For example, only parents who have given birth to children are eligible for unemployment benefits issued by the government. (There is no restriction on those who have made contributions to the country or society)

It is also a very humane rule, one child is counted as one, and parents with two children can receive two copies, and there is no cap on the accumulation in turn. (If one of the husband and wife is unemployed, it will be paid at a 5% discount.) ）

This is just one of them, as a city for immigrants, housing in the New Brook area is provided by the city government, which is also one of the preferential conditions to encourage immigrants.

Anyway, land is not valuable, the main cost is the cost of construction, and the problem of providing housing is not big. The New Brook City offers small houses, usually no more than 50 square meters.

The government deliberately set a high price for large houses, which is almost on par with the housing prices in Vienna, in short, ordinary people cannot afford them.

Then the regulations were introduced: those who give birth to more than three children, can enjoy the preferential purchase of houses, each additional child will give 40 square meters, more than eight children of the family, the government provides free decoration, and comes with a set of furniture.

In addition to these, there are also a series of preferential policies, such as maternity leave and maternity subsidies, although the money is not much, but the attention of local governments is still reflected.

Even the pension has come out, Austria has a pension, but now only those who have contributed to the country are eligible to receive it.

The Newbrook City Government has expanded the scope of the allowance to include five children and above, and this standard is still calculated based on the number of children, and the additional child is increased by 30 percent.

This article can be skipped, the average age in this era is still hovering around 40 years old, and it is rare to live to 60 years old to receive a pension.

Austria's lack of an old-age insurance system is not because Franz does not pay attention to this problem, but because it is not needed at all.

Those who can live to be over 60 years old usually have good family conditions, and if they are poor, they cannot have such a long life.

A series of measures to encourage childbearing are very discordant for single dogs, dink families, and families with few children. Unless they have made contributions to the country, these social benefits have nothing to do with them.

Franz wondered if there was a trespasser trespassing. Because he was frightened by the low fertility rate of later generations, he came up with such an extreme demographic stimulus measure.

Either way, it just works. As long as the people do not object, Franz will naturally have no opinion.

Now that it has been implemented in the New Brook area and has achieved results, this means that the civil resistance will not be too strong.

The use of limited funds to stimulate fertility and increase population growth is of great significance to Austria.

If this kind of play continues, Austria's birth rate will not be good, and it will be able to counterattack Russia.

Franz is very skeptical that if this policy becomes a national policy, will European countries follow suit, and if everyone does this, the world will not be played badly?

Soon he dispelled this worry, and he had to raise it if he was born. In this era, there are many families with five or six children, and how much they can support is a question.

Before condoms, pregnancies were usually uncontrolled. Birth rates are high in all countries, as are rates of abandoned babies.

At this time, Franz suddenly discovered that compulsory education in Austria had also stimulated population growth, after all, the school was in charge of meals during the compulsory education stage, saving family expenses.

This was a bonus, when the decision was made to encourage parents to send their children to school, for which the students still had to rely on the sand table for a long time.

It was only after 1860 that all students were guaranteed access to textbooks. Since last year, I have been able to receive free workbooks.

Austria plays the poorest compulsory education, and it is estimated that it will be touted by many literati on the altar in the future. After all, there is a story that can be passed on.

Even now, the sand table has not been lost. After all, paper is still very expensive, and the homework books issued by schools are still not able to meet the demand.

Franz immediately decided to pass on this meaningful sand table. Whether to make a show and let the sons use it is a question worth considering.

In the end, he still decided to ask for face, which is so fake that no one will believe it when it is spread, and most of them will be laughed at.

Franz was not prepared to promote this perverted demographic stimulus plan himself, and directly handed it over to the prime minister.

A good emperor can't steal the cabinet work, anyway, the prime minister is going to retire, just before he leaves, to carry out this work.

Otherwise, if a new person comes up, his prestige is not enough, and it is difficult to say whether he can withstand the pressure and promote this plan. Reprimand is inevitable, at least the liberals will spray the government in the blood.