For barbaric humanoids such as goblins, gnolls, and ogres, human reclamation is a provocative expansion behavior, a violation and threat to their territory, and then you are waiting for retaliation. Without enough people to protect their homes, even if large tracts of fertile land were cultivated, they could not be saved, and when it was harvest time, large herds of wild boars descended into the mountains, and a whole year's hard work of farmers could be wiped out in one night.

"In the Far East, population is the most precious resource, and encouraging fertility should be pursued as a basic national policy." Roland made a firm statement.

Maynard's draft bill was once again strongly supported by His Royal Highness the Prince, and it was reasonable to be happy, but his face was a little strange, as if he was hesitating about something.

"Mr. Maynard, what are you worried about?" Roland asked.

"Your Highness, I can't hide it, I put a lot of effort into formulating the 'New Inheritance Law' and the 'Fertility Encouragement Law', and I think that both of them are almost perfect, but someone has told me that these two bills, which are very good on their own, will have unexpected negative effects when they are implemented at the same time."

"Could there be such a thing?" Roland raised his eyebrows in surprise, "The new inheritance law and the encouragement of fertility law...... Wait, there's a problem! Suddenly thinking of a possibility, his face immediately changed.

"What are the negative effects of these two bills being pursued at the same time?" Lyudmila couldn't help but interject, she really couldn't see what was wrong.

"The main purpose of the new inheritance law is that children inherit the family property equally, if a family has too many children, even if the family property is rich and evenly divided, it will not be much, and at the same time, the social status and influence derived from the family's rich family will also disappear, and it will fall from a local famous family to a small family, and lose the respect of neighbors and villagers." Maynard put down his glass, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "Considering the consequences of thinning the family property, a rational person will have as few offspring as possible, and this is contrary to our policy of encouraging childbearing, and the final result is that the 'new inheritance law' and the 'encouragement of fertility law' contradict the 'encouragement of fertility law', if it is implemented at the same time, the 'encouragement of fertility law' may have little effect."

Lyudmila listened to Maynard's explanation, and for a while she couldn't accept it. She had long known that Maynard was a semi-openly homosexual who had partnered with his fellow a** to run a law firm, so when Maynard was concerned about the negative impact of the "new inheritance law" on fertility rates...... It seemed a little funny to her, but since Maynard himself had no children, the bill advocating equal inheritance would not conflict with his interests, and no one could deny that his opposition was purely public.

Lyudmila was skeptical of Maynard's analysis and turned her head to look at Roland, but Roland's heavy face made her heart sink, could it really happen that Maynard was talking about?

Roland sensed the confusion in Lyudmila's eyes and nodded at her. In his view, Maynard's concerns were not unfounded, as there had been similar situations in the history of the earth. Napoleonic French legislation advocating equal inheritance rights was considered progressive at the time and even in later generations, but it was also after the promulgation of the Napoleonic Code that the fertility rate in France also fell. Of course, the Napoleonic Code is by no means the only factor that causes the decline in the fertility rate of the French, and the positive significance of equal inheritance far outweighs the negative effects, but it is undeniable that the promulgation of the code objectively inhibits people's willingness to have children, and those who do not want the land to be divided can only reduce the number of children.

As a time-traveler, Roland's greatest asset is to look for references to current problems from the history of the earth, and then learn from successful experiences and avoid wrong routes. Population is the foundation of a nation and the cornerstone of a nation, and no matter how seriously it is, it cannot be taken too seriously. What kind of social catastrophe the collapse of the fertility rate will cause, there are too many bloody lessons that have happened or are being played out on the planet, and he cannot turn a blind eye.

"Mr. Maynard, the 'new inheritance law' will indeed suppress people's desire to have children, and the 'fertility encouragement law' you drafted may not have the desired effect due to this impact, and we need to formulate some more aggressive policies to encourage childbearing, so as to hedge the negative impact of the 'new inheritance law' on fertility." Roland cautiously expressed his opinion.

"The phrase 'policy hedging' is very interesting and incisive, do you have any specific suggestions, Your Highness?" Maynard asked.

Roland spread his hands and shook his head: "You have already thought of the policy of encouraging childbirth that I can think of, and I can't think of any new ideas for a while." ”

Maynard smiled lightly, opened the desk drawer and took out a letter, "Your Highness, in fact, the contradiction between the new inheritance law and the law on the encouragement of childbirth was not discovered by me, but one of my juniors heard that the Ministry of Justice was drafting these two new bills, and specially wrote to warn me that there was a contradiction in them, and gave ...... in the letter Hehe, as you said, policy recommendations for 'hedging' negative impacts. ”

Roland took the envelope he handed over, did not open it immediately, and asked Maynard quietly: "I wonder if I can have the honor of meeting this insightful gentleman?" ”

"I think Anthony would be incredibly honored for that." Maynard said with a smile.

Anthony ...... Which Anthony? Roland suddenly had a strange premonition.

"Anthony Fogel, the youngest son of the Fogel family, had previously been appointed by the Imperial Cabinet to come to the Far East to collect tithes, but the tax was not received, and he was dusted."

"It turned out to be that kid, I didn't see him so smart when I turned him into a snake!" Roland scrambled to open the envelope and scanned Anthony's letter to Maynard, skimming through all the polite words and criticisms of the new inheritance law, and looking directly for the point to see what he had suggested.

“…… Equal inheritance rights will inevitably suppress people's desire to have children, so it is necessary to provide economic subsidies to families with many children, and tax policy is the main tool for the government to lead the redistribution of national wealth and transfer payments, any policy that does not involve tax incentives to encourage childbearing is destined to be ineffective. ”

Roland nodded secretly, deeply feeling that Anthony Fogel's analysis from a tax perspective was very reasonable, and hurriedly turned the last page of the letter to see how he wanted to encourage childbearing from the tax policy.

There was only one line written on the last page of the letterhead, but this short line of words made Roland's eyes shine!