Following this small meeting in the Imperial Study, Daxia Weekly published two important news items on its front page:
[Painting the blueprint, Daxia's new economic landscape is about to begin! ]
The three provinces sent seven teams to the seven vassal states. Daxia will establish embassies in these seven vassal states to promote trade between Daxia and the seven states.
The class structure of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans underwent a tremendous change, and merchants ushered in their spring...
[Shock: Have more children and plant more trees. Having sons and daughters will make you rich! ]
Today, the Ministry of Revenue of Daxia issued a document, calling on men and women of marriageable age in Daxia to get married. Anyone who gives birth to three children will be rewarded with a huge amount of fifty taels of cash and silver by the Ministry of Revenue!
If not now, when will it be born?
The Daxia Weekly has now become a must-read newspaper for Daxia officials and common people. This official newspaper contains the latest policies of the central court and their interpretations, as well as many gossips that ordinary people love to hear. As soon as this newspaper came out today, it naturally aroused discussions among many people.
Businessmen naturally focus on the first one - this is the first step in developing international trade!
Your Majesty said a long time ago that it would be a huge but equally cruel stage. Now it seems that Your Majesty is going to build this stage, and then the businessmen will step onto this stage, and either make a fortune or... be eliminated.
Of course, it is still a little early to say that it will be eliminated now, after all, the domestic demand in Daxia is still strong.
But if anyone can gain a foothold on this international stage, it will obviously bring immeasurable benefits to his family's future business.
Many businessmen are eager to show their talents on this big stage.
But what the common people are concerned about is the second point - they actually give money for giving birth to a child?
You get rewarded with fifty taels of silver for giving birth to three children?
This is a huge sum of money!
Today, the welfare of the common people in Daxia is very good. Children can go to school for free, and the elderly can get a pretty good pension if they don't go to a nursing home. Fifty taels of silver is actually enough for ordinary people to raise a child to adulthood.
"Lao Zhang, you only have two children, hurry up and have more!"
"Hey... I really want to have a baby, but I'm already fifty years old. How can I have one?"
"Then tell your son to give birth quickly!"
"They haven't even gotten married yet."
"What are you waiting for? Even though Wang Shaobing's daughter has a lame leg, she's still a good housekeeper. Your son doesn't have any objections, so why are you so stubborn? Take advantage of this favorable policy and get the marriage done quickly. A lame leg won't affect having children!"
“…What you said seems to make sense!”
“…”
As the newspaper spread, more than a month later, the entire Daxia, including the newly incorporated Xixia Autonomous Region and Far North Road, knew about these two policies. For a while, merchants were busy preparing to expand their business with the seven countries, and many men and women of marriageable age among the common people got married.
For example, Fu Xiaoguan met Liu Datian and Yu Lian in Huanglin Village, and even Li Xiucai fell in love with another woman named Liu Cuihua from the same village.
For example, Wang Xiaozhuang and Yu Ruoxing - they have not yet gotten married, but after Wang Er went to the Wanyan tribe in Chi Lechuan and met with Peng Yuyan, the matter was settled.
Peng Yuyan brought Yu Ruoxing to Mozhou because the Fifth Army under Wang Xiaozhuang had withdrawn to its base, and Wang Xiaozhuang would return to Mozhou to get married next spring.
Yun Xiyan, who was far away in Yuanbei Road, was excited for a long time holding this newspaper - You Xifeng stayed in Dading Prefecture and started a business in Dading Prefecture with Zhong Yu.
You Xifeng's feelings were clearly written on his face. The problem now was to wait until the business situation in Yuanbei Road stabilized, and then he would take You Xifeng back to Guanyun City to propose to Minister You.
"Xifeng, look, this must be His Majesty's idea. There's a prize for having three children!"
You Xifeng rolled her eyes at Yun Xiyan, her face flushed, and she spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "Are you short of the fifty taels of silver?"
"Hehe, isn't this just me trying to respond to your majesty's call? Besides, my Yun family has only one descendant... Look at your majesty, his small landlord also had only one descendant, but by the time he got to this place, he's already had many branches, right?"
"I've married ten! How about..." You Xifeng looked up at Yun Xiyan, "How about you marry a few more too?"
"Ah, no, no, no!" Yun Xiyan waved his hands quickly, "Having you in my life is enough for me... However, Queen Shang has given birth to another princess, and Concubine Lan has also given birth to a son. They already have two. I estimate that after Your Majesty returns... I'm afraid the third one will be around the corner."
"You're just talking nonsense!" You Xifeng lowered her head shyly. "Let's wait and see after we get married. Children are a gift from God. Who knows how many we can have?"
Yun Xiyan was overjoyed and kissed You Xifeng on the pretty face, "When we go back next spring, I'll propose marriage..."
"Ah!" Yun Xiyan sighed suddenly. You Xifeng tilted her head and looked at his melancholy face and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty is about to open up international trade... You don't know, I also heard from that kid Shang Liang a long time ago. Your Majesty proposed international trade many years ago, when he was still in the Yu Dynasty and came to the Wu Dynasty to participate in the literary meeting."
"What is Guomao?"
"It's international trade, business between nations. Your Majesty is truly far-sighted! Back then, when he was still a teenager, he already proposed international trade. Now it's officially going to be implemented. This is just the beginning. Your Majesty's greatest wish is to develop international trade with the countries across the sea."
"You said that as the Minister of Commerce, I'm afraid I'll have a lot of things to do next year. I'm very likely to travel to these seven countries to sign international trade documents and conduct commercial arbitration."
"It's fine if these seven countries are all neighbors, but if Your Majesty really extends his hand across the sea, I heard that the sea voyage alone would take half a year...wouldn't that take two years to go back and forth?"
Yun Xiyan was a little worried after hearing this. He grabbed You Xifeng's hand and said, "No, we have to leave now and go back. How about getting married before the New Year?"
You Xifeng only knew that Yun Xiyan was very busy on weekdays, and thought that he would be able to relax after finishing his work in Yuanbei Road. However, he did not expect that the days to come would be even busier... He was so busy that he could not even go home!
"Okay, let's go back!"
You Xifeng agreed decisively. Just as he finished speaking, Ning Yuchun walked in.
"Lord Yun, please read the imperial edict from His Majesty Yuncheng." Ning Yuchun sat next to Yun Xiyan. "His Majesty has summoned you, so I must go back as well."
"I knew it." Yun Xiyan took the letter and read it. "Taipei Ning, this is probably a big deal. I'm afraid it's not just about opening up trade between the seven countries. I'm afraid His Majesty is setting the tone for future developments."
"According to the intelligence from the Tianji Pavilion, the Far North Road leads to Loulan, and west of Loulan is the Kingdom of Kucha. The Far North Road's geographical location is extremely important on this Silk Road. This is why Your Majesty intends to take over the Liao Dynasty."
"I thought that Your Excellency could send troops to escort the envoy to Loulan."
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