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Chapter 593, about population issues

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    After listening to Liu Jin¡¯s words, everyone fell into deep thought.

    ¡°Relocating five million people from three provinces is not a small matter. It is a major event related to the livelihood of five million people.

    In this day and age, it¡¯s hard to leave your homeland.

    No matter how good it is outside, it is not as good as your hometown. Many people are unwilling to leave their hometown even if they suffer and suffer in their hometown.

    Once the imperial court forcibly relocates five million people, people in these three provinces will definitely be filled with resentment.

    Although the imperial court itself is also for the good of the people in these places.

    "Liu Jian, you are from Henan. You must be very familiar with the situation in Henan."

    "Tell me about the situation in Henan."

    Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a while, thought about it and said to Liu Jian.

    "Your Majesty~"

    "According to the latest census, the population of Henan is less than four million, which is far less than the southern provinces of Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian."

    Liu Jin thought for a while and said very solemnly.

    His meaning is very clear. How can it be that there are so many people in Henan but so little land? The number of people counted by the government is smaller than that of any other southern province.

    "How is this possible~"

    When Liu Jin heard this, he couldn't help but retort.

    Liu Jin, who came from later generations, knew very well that Henan has been a province with a large population since ancient times. In later generations, the population of Henan Province alone was almost 100 million.

    As for Jiangxi and Fujian, their combined population is not as large as that of Henan.

    Just by looking at the topographic map, you can tell that Henan is dominated by plains, while Fujian and Jiangxi are dominated by mountains and hills. How can this population be larger than that of Henan.

    "This is not wrong. The Ministry of Household Affairs levies taxes every year based on population. We in Henan have less than 4 million people. If I remember correctly, Jiangxi has a population of 12 million. As for Fujian, we have less than 4 million people.  There are also seven million, which is far more than my Henan."

    Liu Jian heard Liu Jin¡¯s suspicion and said quickly.

    "Your Majesty, gentlemen, this data is only the data recorded in our official statistics and cannot explain the actual population."

    "Henan is basically a plain with a lot of arable land. Fujian and Jiangxi are both mountains and forests with sparse arable land. How can it have a larger population than Henan."

    ¡°There must be a large number of people concealed, and a large number of people are not included in the statistics.¡±

    Liu Jin thought for a while and said.

    Concealing the population was a normal thing in ancient times, because the government counted the population, which meant that they had to bear the corresponding corvee. If it was not included in the statistics, there would be no need to perform corvee.

    So whenever possible, we will try our best not to enter the official statistics.

    When later generations of experts and scholars estimate the population of a certain dynasty, they often double the official data to calculate a more accurate population.

    ¡° Concealing the population is especially serious in the northern regions.

    In later generations, Shandong, Henan, and Hebei were all the most populous provinces in dispatching. In this era, the population counted by the government was far less than that in the south.

    A very important reason is that the environment in the north is harsh, and the time required to do corvee work is relatively long every year. In addition, there is less land and more people, so many people will become slaves of wealthy families if they cannot survive.

    The number of this invisible population is so huge that Liu Jin even doubted that it would be more reasonable to have several times the number counted by the government.

    The situation is different in the south. The natural conditions in the south are good and it has always been far away from the war. The corvee is very light. In addition, the land is vast and the people are sparse, so there are naturally fewer cases of hiding the population.

    "It is common for people to conceal their population. Regardless of whether they are north or south, they all conceal their population."

    When Liu Jian heard this, he shook his head slightly and said.

    ¡°Corvee labor is heavy in the north, and population concealment is much more serious than in the south. Fujian is known as having eight mountains, one water, and one farmland. However, Fujian has a population of seven million. How can Henan only have less than four million?  "

    "What's more, Henan's area is even larger than Fujian, and its population is nearly three million less. Who would believe it?"

    When I talk about data, Liu Jin naturally likes it the most.

    Compared with Fujian, Henan has a larger area and more arable land, but its population is three million less than that of Fujian. No one would believe it.

    Hearing Liu Jin¡¯s words, Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers also nodded one after another, which can be seen by looking at the map.

    Fujian is full of mountains and forests, while Henan is full of plains.?Experience.  "

    British public minister Zhang Mao stood up to express his support.

    He has always supported things that benefit the country and the people.

    Of course, the most important thing is that his and Liu Jin's interests are consistent.

    With the development of Liaodong, many industries under his command can also develop rapidly in Liaodong, and then the money will flow into his pocket.

    Like mining, forestry, shipbuilding, etc., the same will be true for colonies around the world in the future. How can these colonies be done without anyone going there, so we must lay a solid foundation for the future now.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? together out to set a good example, let everyone see, move the tree to death, move the people to live, this leaves your own doghouse, you can really have a gold nest, silver nest.

    ¡° Only in this way can the enthusiasm and desire of Chinese descendants to immigrate and expand abroad be stimulated. Without the desire and enthusiasm for foreign expansion, even if Liu Jin is exhausted, his work will most likely be in vain.

    The Europeans were able to colonize the world, which is inseparable from their strong desire for expansion. The desire for wealth was the initial motivation for their global expansion.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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