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The move of the earth circle theory has had an impact on the thinking of the Ming people in this era. In the traditional concept of a round heaven and a round place, it is difficult for people to recognize such a concept.

But the spark that Zhu Cihong lit in the hall of Beijing Normal University was not given in vain.

As mentioned by Zhu Cihong's golden mouth, a discussion soon began in the hall of Beijing Normal University.

Eventually, the discussion gradually turned into a battle between the arts and sciences. The great Confucians of the grammar school quoted scriptures and classics to bring out the words and phrases of the ancestors such as the heaven and the earth.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhengke took several students from Beijing Normal University to Tianjin in person.

There, they saw with their own eyes the sea level, and when the ship appeared, it was not the first to see the bow of the ship, as everyone had expected. The first thing they saw was the towering mast.

With such a landmark event as a node, the theory of the round heaven and the earth was gradually popularized.

At the same time as the academic atmosphere is renewed, everyone also understands what this empire on which the sun never sets represents.

An empire whose territory is always the sun shining. It was the representative of the most powerful empire in the true universe.

Don't even think it's ridiculous to do it.

In fact, Portugal and Spain were the first empires on which the sun never set. Their colonies are spread all over the world, and where the sun really rises, there is the territory of their empire.

was painted by Zhu Cihong, but everyone had a strong appetite, and they were all energetic and holding their heads high, waiting for the beginning of this meeting.

Naturally, the sound of flipping through documents became more intense.

They have to understand all the information on it without missing a single point.

The amount of information on the document is huge. And the level of secrecy is also worth emphasizing by Zhu Cihong personally.

Because, this is the beginning of the whole empire to count some key data. For example, population, such as fiscal taxes, grain production, employment rate, the number of new workshops, the distribution of new household registration, and other statistics that the Ming officials had never heard of before.

"I have 120 million people? That's what it is...... One point two hundred million, ah ......" In the field, many people were shocked by the statistics this time.

You must know that in the original official statistics of the Ming Dynasty in this era, the population was only 50 to 60 million people.

Unexpectedly, this time Zhu Cihong's new statistics doubled directly, which was too much beyond everyone's expectations. In ancient times, the size of the population directly represented the prosperity of the empire.

Isn't it a year when the number of accounts is rising?

Of course, the high-ranking officials sitting at the head of the house here are the core personnel of the Ming Dynasty, even if they are people with some clear habits such as Huang Daozhou and Shi Kefa, they dare not delay for a moment under the leadership of Zhu Cihong, and they are already quite proficient in government affairs, and they also understand where the key points are.

For example, this hukou, in Daming, the hukou registration is actually very lagging behind.

For example, the fish scale atlas is already far behind the reality at the moment, and if you plan to follow the map, you will definitely have a lawsuit full of heads. Because, most of the county's document atlases have not been updated for years or even decades.

Rao is like this, Daming's Dingkou is still declining every year. Naturally, the number of registered taxpayers is also decreasing every year.

As a result, the official statistics of the empire are reflected in the decline of the household registration, which looks like the Ming Dynasty has experienced an extremely severe demographic crisis.

It is different from the demographic crisis of aging population and declining birthrate like Japan in later generations.

The population crisis in the Ming Dynasty is a population crisis in the sense of household registration and finance. The number of registered citizens decreased, and the number of people who would pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty naturally declined rapidly. All this further exacerbated the deterioration of the financial situation, which plunged the empire into a vicious circle.

Now, suddenly, Zhu Cihong's report said that the population of Daming has doubled, and the number of people has reached 120 million, no matter who it is, it is shocking and unbelievable.

"Wait, there's a note below. In other words, the registered population in the provinces, states and counties is still only 602 million, but according to the statistics and estimates of the special investigation team this time, the actual population of our Ming Dynasty is as high as 120 million? If so, that's true. Li Banghua saw the remarks on the side and said with emotion.

If you are registered, it means that you are a citizen and a citizen who can pay taxes.

But if it is not registered, of course, it is a black household, and it will not pay taxes, and it will no longer even exist in the sight of the imperial court.

In this way, everyone quickly understood.

No matter which dynasty or generation, there are countless places that the government cannot control. The Peach Blossom Fountain is like this, and so are those deep mountains and old forests. In addition, those people who are sheltered in the manor of the wealthy family and in the Yungui Tusi cottage will not appear on the household registration either.

In this way, although this 1200 million population seems very surprising, it is actually reasonable.

"That's right, the registered population is a meaning. But again, the actual population is a key point that we must consider. Zhu Cihong nodded slowly: "In the laws of the Ming Dynasty, these people do evade forced labor, enslavement, do not know the imperial examination, and do not study. But they also really exist in this empire, they want to eat, they want to farm, they want to work, they may even want to study and get ahead, they want a new world, a hopeful future. And ignoring their existence would also pose a risk to the governance of the Empire. If they don't have enough to eat, they will rise up. ”

When he said the last few words, Zhu Cihong's tone suddenly became extremely low.

The counterinsurgency war was the beginning of Zhu Cihong's reputation in China.

Defending the township may seem like a very righteous gesture, but in any case, a civil war is undignified. Relying on the civil war, Zhu Cihong gained prestige and the skeleton of an army, but more importantly, he understood the bottom. It is a real feeling that once these people have no way to live, they will go to the extreme horror.

Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat.

For the sons and daughters of China, who are already extraordinarily submissive, as long as they have the opportunity to eat a mouthful of food, it is difficult to embark on the road of rebellion.

That's why Zhu Cihong pays so much attention to the population.

And this is the famous Malthusian trap in later generations.

"What the Holy One said is very true. Ministers, etc., within ten days, report to the Holy God a plan for checking the household registration. Li Banghua took the lead in making a statement.

Everyone agreed.

In their opinion, this seems to be the most important place that has been thought of.

There were many people who evaded taxes, and the finances of the imperial court naturally deteriorated. Taking advantage of the fact that the imperial court still has spare strength, the idea of a solution is, of course, to concentrate efforts to reverse this trend of evading tax burdens, register those black households in their households, and increase the source of taxes.

Other than that, there doesn't seem to be anything special.

For most of the traditional Ming officials, a large population was a sign of the empire's strength, and the people were vigorous, which were all words to describe the prosperity of a family. When applied to the Empire, it seems to be the same, no different.

Zhu Cihong glanced deeply at everyone, and there was a feeling that he was carrying a weight alone.

Superman is a genius by one step, but what about ten steps beyond the average person?

A lot of times, maybe in the eyes of ordinary people, it's no different from a madman.

Fortunately, Zhu Cihong is the emperor of the Ming Empire.

If he wants to be a madman, then the whole world will have to follow him.

This is his supreme majesty and authority.

Perhaps, for many in later generations, this authoritarian dish is abhorrent and should be spurned.

But for an era of ignorance, the existence of such an emperor is the light that pierces the darkness, and leads everyone across the other side and onto the ark of the supreme heaven.

……

Zhu Cihong looked at the ignorant officials, considered the wording, and said, "I wonder if you have ever raised rabbits?" ”

"Rabbit?" Li Banghua was stunned.

Yang Wenyue and Ni Yuanlu, who had just returned triumphantly and hurriedly came to the meeting, were also confused.

The two well-known opposition leaders, Shi Kefa and Huang Daozhou, were vigilant, they knew that Zhu Cihong never talked nonsense.

Whether you raise rabbits or not, maybe there is something profound.

So, the two thought about it for a long time, but they still said honestly: "The ministers don't have it." ”

Everyone shook their heads.

They had hunted hares, but they had never kept rabbits.

Zhu Cihong coughed lightly and looked around at everyone, but he didn't expect that the matter of raising pets in this era had not yet been promoted. Perhaps, rabbits can only be raised by little girls, and few of these ministers who have worked hard to study since childhood have such experience.

Just as Zhu Cihong was thinking about this, as if he was in the heart of a blessing, Kong Luoling raised his hand: "Back to the body, my subordinates have raised it." ”

"Okay." Zhu Cihong smiled, if no one gave an example in person, it would be really difficult to follow this stalk: "How many have Doctor Kong raised?" ”

"Five hundred. There is a need to experiment with rabbits in the laboratory. There are also new students who need to practice their medical skills and also need to raise a group of rabbits. Therefore, there are more than 500 rabbits raised in the pathology laboratory. Kong Luoling's eyes unconsciously looked at Zhu Cihong, as if he guessed what Zhu Cihong was thinking, and said.

Everyone was a little surprised to hear that a little girl raised 500 rabbits, after all, it is just to raise a small pet, and it is not just to raise so much.

At this moment, when I heard the reason, I understood it one after another.

Everyone knows the medical skills of the army hospital, and since it is necessary to raise a rabbit to practice medical skills, it is naturally true. It's better to practice with a rabbit than with a person. In this era, there is still no animal protection spirit. Of course, this may be a benefit.

Putting aside the gossip, Zhu Cihong said leisurely: "Let me guess, the pathology laboratory should not have bought these rabbits in the first place." Perhaps, only four of eight were bought? ”

Kong Luoling's already big eyes widened, looked at Zhu Cihong, and said in surprise: "How does the Holy Lord know?" Originally, I was only going to buy four for use, but then the nurse next to me wanted to buy more, so I bought four more. Four of them were tested, and the other four were raised. I didn't expect ...... Unexpectedly, it has only been a year, and hundreds of them have been born. So much so that later, when the whole hospital needed animals, they all found the pathology laboratory. ”

"This ...... Over the course of a year, four rabbits have risen to five hundred? Li Banghua listened in shock.

The buzz in the room was all startled by Kong Luoling's incident.

In fact, this may sound outrageous, but it is.

The female rabbit has a gestation cycle of only 31 days, and it can produce 4~6 times a year, with about 6~10 birds per litter. Young rabbits are already fertile after two months of birth.

Kong Luoling bought a total of eight rabbits, and it is not surprising that hundreds of rabbits are born in a year.

Especially in a place like a hospital, even if something happens, it can save life.

Four changes to five hundred, a hundred times the change, so that everyone is surprised and amazed.

fell in the eyes of Huang Daozhou and Shi Kefa, but they guessed something and discussed a few words in a low voice.

Zhu Cihong said again: "If you say, eight rabbits, raised in a pathology laboratory, it is no problem." But there are more than 500 rabbits, just feeding them every day, you and your little nurse have to do things together, and it takes a day to deal with them. Not to mention the rest of the tedious stuff. In terms of feeding consumption alone, raising four rabbits, Dr. Kong can use some spare money to do so. But if it reaches the point of 500, I'm afraid that if you don't send them to the hospital for the whole hospital to use for dissection exercises, you have to go into the kitchen to stop the blood loss in the purse, right? ”

Zhu Cihong said it funny, and Kong Luoling also smiled calmly: "Holy Mingjian." If it weren't for the courtyard to take over, the subordinates really wouldn't be able to raise so many rabbits anyway. ”

"The ancients said: See the subtle knowledge. I think you can understand this example, right? Zhu Cihong threw out another question: "Then, everyone, it is better to answer me another question: Throughout the thousand-year history of China, the imperial dynasty has always declined rapidly after its peak, the world is in chaos, and people are killed or injured nine times out of ten." Then a heroic man was born, a hero, and Kyushu, re-unification, and then hard work, the first to see the image of the prosperous era. For example, in the Qin and Han dynasties, the population suffered millions of casualties, and one in ten steps, and Liu Banggui was the son of heaven in the Han Dynasty, and the frame could not even make up a good horse with the same coat color. For example, the Sui and Tang dynasties and Li Yuan established the country, which were also based on the disputes at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the reduction of the number of people. More like the place where I founded the Ming Dynasty, it was Meng Yuan who killed Kyushu, dignified Huaxia, and Dingkou was not as good as the Tang Dynasty Eleven. Ladies and gentlemen, who can tell me how this cycle of chaos will be resolved? Counting the Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, what is the cause and effect of the prosperous and troubled times? ”

Zhu Cihong threw out the final question in a row, and there was a noisy discussion in the room at first, but then the discussion gradually stagnated and fell silent.

"After the chaos, there is a male lord coming out? The capital is, the troubled times are heroic. My Emperor Taizu is the hero who expelled the Tartars and restored China. ”

"However, in the decades between the Song and Yuan dynasties, there were countless heroes, why didn't it take until the time of Taizu that a son of heaven like Taizu came out?"

"Destiny ...... perhaps?"

"The destiny of heaven is in my Ming, of course, this is beyond doubt, and there is no need to discuss it......"

"Yes, yes...... Perhaps, after the troubled times, the chaos is quiet, and the things must be reversed. ”

"Things must be reversed or philosophical, but they can't explain it enough."

……

Everyone was very eager to discuss it for a while at first, but as the discussion deepened, everyone found that this matter was really not so simple.

Everyone listened to each other, so that in the end they all gradually fell silent, staring at each other, all of them were puzzled.

Only Kong Luoling stared at Zhu Cihong, the light was shining, and he believed that His Majesty the Emperor knew the answer. (To be continued.) )