"Your Majesty, the temporary residence permit is in vain. The population of the capital is increasing day by day, which will be extremely detrimental to the court in the long run."

Yang Tingjian stood with his hands folded.

The emperor quickly asked him to sit down, with a trace of sadness on his face: "How many people are there in Beijing?"

"I don't know the details, but it's probably in the millions!"

Yang Tingjian said bitterly: "Food is still supplied from Hebei, Northeast and other places, but the fruits and vegetables are huge, and the houses are closely connected. Once a fire breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Millions!"

Zhu Yixi sighed.

When they first took over Beijing, there were only about 100,000 people. Now it has expanded to ten times, and it has only been 20 years.

In this era of underdeveloped productivity, such a huge population requires massive resources.

At the same time, the urban problems created are also extremely huge.

The most obvious one is the sewers. The excretion of millions of people can be blocked every now and then. The scale of the street cleaning department that specializes in cleaning has expanded to 3,000 people.

The number of people is still expanding.

As for the drinking water problem that was a problem back then, as groundwater pollution intensified, nobles could still drink spring water from Xishan Mountains, while ordinary people could only drink groundwater.

If we continue, I'm afraid it will be difficult to drink the groundwater.

"How do the Qing family think they should control it?"

Yang Tingjian thought about it and said cautiously: "I think we can expand the outer city."

"In addition, the Beijing camp is located in various provinces to recruit elite soldiers, and they bring their families to Beijing. As time goes on, the population of the capital will naturally continue to grow, and I am afraid it will become even more in the future..."

"Drink poison to quench thirst!"

Zhu Yixi rejected the proposal without hesitation.

Beijing first became an inner city, then expanded to the outer city, and then expanded again. It is still impossible to change Beijing's population dilemma.

Unless there is a big river like the Yangtze River passing by, such as the Thames River in London, that will do!

The Haihe River Basin is full of small ditches, which often flood due to insufficient water supply.

As for the Beijing camp going to various provinces to recruit elite soldiers, it is naturally to avoid inbreeding like the Shence Army of the Tang Dynasty and the Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty, which would reduce their combat effectiveness.

Moreover, this can also effectively reduce the number of Beijing-based generals collaborating with the party for selfish purposes.

Yang Tingjian immediately shut up and stopped talking.

Zhu Yixi fell into thinking.

Other problems are not big. With the construction of railway tracks, various materials can be continuously supplied to Beijing from distant places, but water is a problem.

There were no pipelines at this time. Once the Miyun Reservoir was built, water could only be transported to Beijing.

And once water is transported, even if it is only one mile, the cost will suddenly skyrocket, which will make people grit their teeth.

"That's all. Looking at it now, we can only put more effort into transporting water!"

Zhu Yixi had to admit that expanding the city was indeed a good and bad method.

But how to expand and where to expand has become a problem.

"To the east, Beijing City is close to Tongzhou to the east, and that is where the Yongding River is. There is no shortage of water..."

Yang Tingjian suggested.

"I understand!" Zhu Yixi nodded.

This is indeed a good direction.

As the saying goes, the east is rich, the west is noble, the north is poor, and the south is poor.

The reason why the east side is rich is that many national warehouses are gathered in the East City. The Ministry of Revenue has set up ten warehouses here. Secondly, when some people come to Beijing, they all enter through the East City, so they naturally become rich.

After all, it is impossible for a poor person to travel far away and settle down in Beijing.

Where the warehouse is located, there is no mention of corruption. Just say that the old grain sold every year is enough to support a large market and provide employment for thousands of people.

In this way, city expansion will be simple. As long as the warehouse is moved, some people can be taken away immediately.

Having made up his mind, Zhu Yixi did not make any announcement.

"Who else is next?" Zhu Yixi asked after yawning.

At this time, the eunuch Men Dongzi (Liu Afu resigned) smiled and said: "Sir, this is Cui Bingchun, Cui Shangshu, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs!"

"A cup of tea!" Zhu Yixi nodded: "Let him come in!"

After a while, Cui Bingchun knelt down to say hello and was then given a seat.

"What's wrong with Cui Qing?"

Drinking warm tea and looking at Cui Bingchun's face that was red from the cold, he couldn't bear it and asked someone to serve him a cup of hot tea.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Cui Bingchun took a long sip before he breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty, what I am thinking of is the palace of the kings."

"If it were built in Xicheng, I'm afraid it would be a bit expensive..."

Zhu Yixi also knew a thing or two about his thoughts.

On the surface, they are talking about the price, but actually they are saying that it is very difficult for the Ministry of Household Affairs, and they want the Ministry of Internal Affairs to spend money as soon as possible to avoid delays. It is best for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pay the bulk.

It can only be said that for the twelve kings, twelve royal palaces must be built.

The imperial court had considered this situation before, and the palace's 100 acres was reduced to five acres, but twelve is still a huge number, especially in the capital.

The Forbidden City is only a thousand acres!

"Don't worry, I have my own ideas!"

Zhu Yixi suddenly remembered the expansion of East City.

It is entirely possible to place these twelve palaces and the following palaces in the East City.

The price is low, the land is neat and easy to paint, and it can also attract traffic.

"If it's not in the capital, how much does a palace cost?"

Cui Bingchun was stunned by this nonsensical question, and he said casually: "It takes about 100,000 yuan to build one."

"I know!"

Zhu Yixi nodded and suddenly asked: "Does the Qing family know how many people there are in the Ming Dynasty now?"

Although the household department is divided into three, the household department and the people's department are related after all. Cui Bingchun thought for a while and then said:

"About twenty million!"

"Get down!"

Cui Bingchun retreated with doubts on his face.

This number is certainly correct.

After twenty-two years of development, the population of Ming Dynasty continued to increase. The north recovered well and the population increased significantly.

After the small payment was waived, most people were still happy to report the real amount.

Two hundred million, this was the peak figure before the Ming Dynasty, and it was also a figure that had not gone through the repeated massacres and uprisings in the south in history.

This prosperous age is indeed a prosperous age.

But if it is dealt with, the remaining population problems will be even greater.

Beijing is just the tip of the iceberg.

"The soldiers in the Beijing camp are forty and have retreated. The imperial court can organize them to go to Jilin. Anxi can use the remaining heat and give away wasteland. The mountains and forests are nothing!"

"They are quality immigrants."

"This can effectively alleviate the pressure on the capital and promote the development of Northeast China."

"As for the Ming Dynasty, just like before, moving to the major vassal states is the best choice..."

Zhu Yixi took a sip of warm tea and made a decision.

Previously, in order to limit the outflow of the population and considering the instability of the vassal state, only the vassal state's official contacts with the imperial court were allowed.

If a disaster occurs in a certain place, the vassal state must seek instructions from the court and only after receiving approval can it recruit refugees.

It is not allowed to seduce people to immigrate privately.

But now, Zhu Yixi decided to let go.

The people were allowed to move freely to the vassal state, and the vassal state recruited immigrants accordingly.

Although this is due to population expansion, it has a great relationship with the economic development and political stability of the vassals.

When a family of immigrants settles down, not to mention political asylum arrangements, they need financial assistance in the early stage, tax exemptions, land, houses, livestock, farm tools and other production materials, which must be arranged together.

They even had to support them with food for several months to tide them over.
To be continued...