Chapter 625 New Population and Fertility Policy
One morning in September 3251 of the Tang Dynasty, an important meeting was being held in the newly completed Peach Blossom Hall of the Liu family.
In the Peach Blossom Hall, dozens of foundation-building elders of the Liu family were sitting on the floor paved with golden sandalwood.
Liu Changxu and Yang Qingxue sat side by side on the golden throne of the main hall. Su Jinxiu, Qin Yulian, Li Zhenxin, Wu Yunyue, and Liu Fuyue sat on either side of them.
This meeting was proposed by the patriarch Liu Fuyue. To this end, he also invited his father Liu Changxu and all his aunts to the meeting.
"Father! Mother! Auntie! Elders, I have called you all here for a meeting today. I have a very important matter to discuss with you!"
Liu Fuyue said:
"What's the matter! You Say it!”
Liu Changxu looked at his increasingly mature son and felt very satisfied! So he gave an encouraging inquiry:
Liu Fuyue thought for a while and said:
"Father! Dear aunts and elders! The biggest problem our Liu family currently faces is insufficient population. With the establishment of New Taocheng, more and more monks are pouring into Taohua Island!
These monks Many of them come with their families and plan to live in Xintaocheng permanently! If things go on like this, the number of foreigners in Taohua Island will definitely increase.
But the growth rate of our family's population has not been high in the past few years. As expected. In the past few years, the family has only grown by thirty people, which is almost negligible compared with the rapid growth of the foreign population.
In this way, the territory that our Liu family has worked hard to build. Isn’t it like making a wedding dress for others?
So, I think it is necessary for our Liu family to adjust the population marriage and childbirth policy and do our best to increase the population. ”
Liu Fuyue's words. Everyone present suddenly fell into deep thought.
Actually, everyone understands this issue, but they just don’t want to say it out loud!
Because female cultivators account for the majority among the senior officials of the Liu family, Yang Qingxue, Su Jinxiu, Qin Yulian, Li Zhenxin, and Wu Yunyue hold a decisive position in the Liu family.
The marriage and childbearing policy that significantly increases the population will inevitably affect the vital interests of the female cultivators of the Liu family, which will in turn lead to strong opposition from this group of people.
After all, no woman wants her husband to have too many wives and concubines to compete with her for favor.
Sure enough, as soon as Liu Fuyue finished speaking, Yang Qingxue and Su Jinxiu turned to look at their husbands with rather unkind eyes.
And Li Zhenxin quickly sent a message to her son, asking him not to talk about this matter again. She did not want her son to cause public outrage.
Liu Fuyue didn't expect that his opinions would cause such a big reaction from all the aunts. He couldn't help feeling a little regretful, but he had already spoken and could not take them back.
As a result, the entire hall fell into silence, and no one was willing to speak.
Liu Changxu looked at the people in the hall and knew that he had to speak.
Ignoring the murderous looks in Yang Qingxue and Su Jinxiu's eyes, Liu Changxu said:
"Yue'er is right. Our Liu family's population and fertility policy must be adjusted. Otherwise, just based on the current population and fertility policy, our Liu family will It is difficult for the number of clan members to grow rapidly.
I suggest that the family’s original population and fertility policy be significantly adjusted.
1. Continue to give high rewards to clan members for taking wives and concubines. >
The clan members are monks, and every time they marry a concubine, they will contribute points to the Qian Family as a concubine subsidy
If you marry a monk, then double the 1,000 family contribution points to get 3,000 family contribution points.
The clan members are mortals. Every time they marry a wife or concubine, they will be rewarded with a thousand acres of land at a time, and a special reward of one hundred taels of gold will also be given.
No matter how much you marry, you will be given a wife subsidy.
The second is to continue to give high fertility rewards to the tribesmen.
Both husband and wife are monks. Each time a child is born, both husband and wife will be rewarded with 500 family contribution points. Once the child detects spiritual roots, the husband and wife will be rewarded with 1,000 family contribution points each. .
If one or both spouses are mortals, each time a child is born, the family will reward each spouse with five hundred acres of land and one hundred taels of gold.
Once the child detects spiritual roots, the couple will be rewarded with one thousand acres of land and two hundred taels of gold each. The third is to continue to encourage casual monks or other family monks to marry into the Liu family, and give male monks who marry into the Liu family the same treatment as family monks.
In addition to encouraging the tribesmen to work hard to have children, there are also strict restrictions on the entry of outsiders into Taohua Island.
It is prohibited for outsiders to settle in places other than Xantaocheng.
Foreign family monks and casual cultivators can only live in Xintao City.
These foreign monks are also reviewed and registered to prevent evil cultivators from mixing in.
At the same time, apply for a residence token for every monk living in Xindaocheng. Those who do not have a token will be expelled from Taohua Island.
Those who come to Taohua Island temporarily must also apply for a temporary residence token and take it back when they leave!
……”
Everyone in the hall was surprised when they saw Liu Changxu's eloquent story.
Especially Liu Fuyue, seeing his father saying so much and seeing how every suggestion was so reasonable, couldn't help but marvel in his heart. It seemed that his father had already had this idea, but he just expressed it today.
After Liu Changxu stated his opinions, he looked around at everyone present and asked leisurely:
"Do you have any other opinions on what I said?"
"No, I agree!"
"I agree too!"
......
Everyone here said they agreed, but in fact they all had different opinions. It's just that everyone was not a fool. Liu Changxu didn't give everyone time to discuss. It was clear that The decision has been made and no one is given a chance to object.
Of course, most of the cultivators present highly recognized Liu Changxu's suggestion. The only dissatisfaction was that the reward was too generous. They were worried that the family would not be able to afford such a generous reward over time.
If this policy is really implemented, some members of the Liu family may not want to do anything but focus on marrying wives, taking concubines, and having children.
And will this reduce the enthusiasm of the clan members for cultivation and lead to a decrease in the combat effectiveness of the family monks?
Originally, those monks who only wanted to practice and did not want to have more children would also join the ranks of trying to have children.
"Father, there is still a situation that needs to be resolved in the family!"
Liu Fuyue said hesitantly:
"What's the matter! Yue'erqi, tell me!"< br>
Liu Changxu said in a gentle tone:
"There are too few unmarried female cultivators and mortals on the island now. Although the policy you mentioned is good, there are not so many on the island who can marry our Liu family. Female cultivator."
Liu Fuyue said:
"In this way, you send someone to make an announcement in Xintao City to announce the decision that all foreign monks need to apply for residence tokens. br>At the same time, it was also announced that a fee of twenty low-grade spiritual stones is required to apply for a new Taocheng residence token, while female cultivators can apply for it for free, thereby attracting female cultivators to live in Xindaocheng.”
Liu Changxu thought for a while and said:
"My child obeys my orders!"
(End of this chapter)