"My lord."
Qiushou cupped his hands and bowed. He looked at Liu Chen and said helplessly,""Those teenagers, because they already have a certain amount of strength, are left behind by their parents to work.”
This couldn't go on. Not to mention whether those children would be taken back by their parents in the future, it would take too long to nurture them.
Now that the great clans had fled Chang Mountain, they were in desperate need of talents. Liu Chen needed to quickly nurture a batch of them to support him.
And these people obviously needed a certain level of intelligence and maturity.
"This King already has a way."
Liu Chen looked at Ju Shou and said," Change the 'head tax' to the 'household registration tax.' From now on, the tax will be paid according to a family. No matter how many children they give birth to, it will be the same!”
If it was a head tax, the larger the family, the higher the tax, which would naturally limit population growth.
However, if it was a household registration tax system, the larger the family population, the more labor force, and the higher the income. The amount of tax paid would remain the same, which would naturally stimulate the family to try to increase the population.
Qiushou widened his eyes in disbelief." My lord, this will definitely reduce taxes. In the future, when the population explodes, if food and finances are insufficient…"
"Don't worry, the sweet potatoes and potatoes have been planted. You don't have to worry about food.”
Liu Chen said indifferently,
"At the same time, a marriage law will be issued. Women can only marry at the age of 18, and men can only marry at the age of 20. If the age is lower than this, they will be fined heavily and serve hard labor.”
A man's coronation ceremony at the age of 20 was considered an adult marriage, but in fact, there were many people who married before that. Generally speaking, they were all 15 or 16 years old.
There were even those who were in their eighties or nineties. Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty married the six-year-old Empress Shangguan when he was twelve. Who would dare to believe it?
This was also one of the reasons why people did not live long in ancient times and the infant mortality rate was high.
"After a woman gives birth to a child, she will need to rest for a year before she can continue giving birth…"
" Adding an education law..."
"Children between the ages of 6 and 21 need to receive 15 years of compulsory education. If the family dares to refuse, they will be fined heavily.”
Liu Chen issued the decrees one by one, making Qiushou dumbfounded and unable to understand.
Especially the last education law, 15 years of compulsory education. This was simply terrible for those families!
However, after modifying the household registration tax system, they could feel much more at ease. However, it would take some time for it to take effect. There would definitely be problems in the early stages.
Qiushou sighed in his heart. During this period of time, he also knew Liu Chen's temper. There was no reason for him to take back an order.
The most important thing was that these instructions were actually very effective. It just needed time to witness, which made Qiushou both surprised and distressed.
He was pleasantly surprised that his lord's internal affairs were top-notch talents. No wonder he could manage Chang Mountain in an orderly manner. What troubled him was that he had to handle the execution.
"My lord, do we need to report this to the Imperial Court?”
"There's no need. Now that the various regions are autonomous, I believe that His Majesty won't be able to control us here.”
"This subordinate…understands!"
Qiushou left with a dull expression. The issuing of these laws would definitely cause a great uproar.
Not long after Ju Shou left, Tian Feng rushed over again.
"My lord, the families of those detained great clans have sent people over to request for the release of their families. Is it possible?”
"Make them pay ten times the fine, and in serious cases, twenty times the fine. Right, this king doesn't want those books and heirlooms, let them use food and other items to exchange.”
Liu Chen said indifferently.
Now that he had movable type printing, books and other family heirlooms were just waste paper to Liu Chen.
"Yes."
After Tian Feng finished speaking, he continued,"Your Highness, news has come from Luoyang. News of Yuan Fu's death has already reached Luoyang. At that time, the Yuan Clan might make a move.”
"What are you afraid of?"
Liu Chen said indifferently," There are only two officials in the court, Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui. What else can they do other than impeach me?" Besides, it's not like I don't have anyone in the imperial court!”
In this era, transportation was inconvenient. It took a week after Yuan Fuzhi's death to gradually spread to Luoyang.
However, Luoyang had just received the news, and Liu Chen had received feedback in less than a few hours.
This was the perverse aspect of messenger pigeons and investigative pigeons-the current affairs! This was a great weapon on the battlefield!
"This subordinate understands!" Tian Feng left in a hurry.
Not long after Tian Feng left, the official in charge of the Blacksmith's Academy came again.
Therefore, even though Liu Chen was a lord, he still needed to plan the overall situation. He was not much more idle than a general who led an army to war.
If it wasn't for Liu Chen's 92 points of Internal Affairs and 96 points of Intelligence, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to handle it so easily.
"Your Highness."
The official in charge of the Blacksmith's Academy said with a pleasantly surprised expression,""The first batch of iron ore has been smelted, and 10,000 sets of horseshoes and stirrels have been produced.”
"Immediately."
Liu Chen was pleasantly surprised." Follow me to the military camp."”
"Alright."
The official from the Blacksmith's Department followed them without hesitation. When the two of them arrived at the Blacksmith's Department, they saw several large baskets of stirrups and horseshoes.
Liu Chen looked at these crops and was satisfied. With these two divine weapons, his cavalry would become the number one cavalry of the Great Han Dynasty after training.
At that time, the Western Liang cavalry and tiger leopard cavalry would have to stand aside!
"Let's go to the military camp."
"Yes."
Everyone marched valiantly towards the military camp.
After Liu Chen sat in the carriage and passed through the market, he saw a group of commoners crowded around the place where the results were released. The change in their emotions was very vivid!
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