Chapter 350: First Birth Control

"What the people of Daxia have always wanted is to have many children and be blessed. We were shocked when we heard that the State Council does not allow people to have a second child.

It’s also hard to understand everyone’s emotions right now.

But the matter should be viewed from two aspects.

Last November, the State Council announced the results of the population census conducted in July 11.

Our country now has a population of 6 million, of which 41.18%, or more than 2.62 million people, are minors under the age of 18.

Among these 41% of minors, a considerable number were born after liberation.”

When Yi Zhonghai said this,
Most of the neighbors in the courtyard subconsciously looked at Yan Bugui in the crowd.
In the entire courtyard, the three siblings Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi were all born after liberation.
When Yan Jiedi was born, Yan Bugui and his wife were already 40 years old.

Moreover, since the increase in the number of people in the family, the quality of life of the Yan family has actually declined significantly in this era when ordinary people are getting better and better.

Their living standard is not much better than before liberation.

When Liu Haizhong saw that everyone was looking at Yan Bugui, he smiled and took over Yi Zhonghai's words and continued speaking.

"Since everyone is looking at Old Yan, I think they understand the State Council's painstaking efforts. The reason why the State Council wants to control births is actually to ensure that the people can have enough food to eat.

Although the grain output has reached new highs every year since liberation,

However, no matter how much food is produced, it cannot keep up with the uncontrolled population growth.

Even if there is a unified purchase and sale system, it can ensure that the food of our people can be evenly distributed, unlike in the past when people starved to death at any time.

But if there is a severe drought or flood that leads to a reduction in grain production, then all the people in the building will go hungry.

Moreover, we are now promoting industrialization, and what we want is a highly educated population who are literate. Having too many children will increase the pressure on education, resulting in more children being unable to go to school.

So I hope everyone will actively respond to the above call,
If you already have children at home, don’t have any more.”

Speaking of this, Liu Haizhong mentioned the names of Jia Zhang and Yan Bugui.

Seeing that Yan Bugui and Jia Zhangshi looked very unhappy, Yi Zhonghai, who was standing next to him, glanced at Liu Haizhong and said quickly,

"Everyone is aware of it,

On the other hand, starting from this month, the logistics departments of those who have work units will regularly distribute family planning supplies to comrades every month or even every week.
For those who do not have a fixed work unit, the street office and neighborhood committee are responsible for registration and issuance.

Including but not limited to various contraceptive drugs, ointments, condoms, diaphragms, and even various utensils.

I hope those who already have children will follow the above rules.
If you don't follow the rules, not only will the street office and neighborhood committee come to talk to you, but even the factory secretary, factory director, and department leaders will come to talk to you.
If one thing goes wrong, the job will be lost.

I hope that before you break the rules, you will think carefully about whether it is worth it."

At the end of the conversation, Yi Zhonghai was almost looking at Jia Dongxu and his mother.

This is not to exaggerate or embarrass Jia Zhang.

It is true that at this time, all major factories are learning from the Russians in all aspects, whether in technology or management, and are implementing the [Magang Constitution] and [One-Leader System] that emphasizes the concentration of power and responsibility.
This is not the era when workers could beat up factory managers and nothing would happen to them.
If Jia Dongxu really made a mistake, he wouldn't be fired, but he could still be made to suffer from all levels.
There is even a possibility of being transferred to some very dangerous positions.

Jia Dongxu had worked in the steel mill for so many years that he naturally knew some of the inside stories of the factory and understood that Yi Zhonghai was doing this for his own good.
Then he persuaded Jia Zhang, who was about to cause trouble, to stop. Seeing that no one had anything to say and that everything that needed to be conveyed had been conveyed, Yi Zhonghai announced the adjournment of the meeting.

As soon as he got home, He Daqing sighed.

"Hey, Zhuzi was about to get married, and I was thinking about having more grandchildren, but who knew that the higher-ups would issue such an order."

Although He Yuzhu knew that the birth control order would have to give way to the slogan "Strength in numbers",

But at this sensitive moment, he did not intend to comfort He Daqing.

Anyway, it won’t affect the He family’s affairs.

At this moment, the angry cursing of Jia Zhang and the soothing voice of Jia Dongxu were heard from the old Jia family next door.

Then I heard He Daqing say,
"Speaking of which, Mrs. Zhang is the one who is really unlucky. She is watching her eldest grandson grow up, and her son and daughter-in-law are thinking about having a second child.
At this critical moment, the State Council issued this order:

I just can’t have children anymore.

The Jia family has been a single-line family for generations. If we don’t pay attention, there will be no descendants.”

Hearing this, He Yuzhu rolled his eyes.
"Okay, Dad, if Aunt Zhang hears what you said, she will definitely not let you go, so you better keep quiet."

"Don't worry, Sister Zhang is very angry right now, how could I say this in front of her? She will definitely quarrel with me then.

Okay, hurry up and clean up, wash up and go to bed."

A few days later, when the grain company delivered food to Fengze Garden, they also brought the family planning supplies that the Military Control Commission had distributed to the comrades.

As soon as He Yuzhu got the things, he called a meeting of the staff of Fengze Garden.
"Comrades, I have talked about birth control many times in the past few days, so I will not waste my words on you.
The Military Control Commission just asked the comrades from the grain company to deliver the family planning supplies.
I will just send things to everyone directly.”

He Yuzhu had just finished speaking and was about to call out the names of the people from Fengze Garden when he heard Mou Changxun say with a smile,

"Xiao He, stop reading out the names and send them one by one.
Send your father’s first.”

As soon as Mou Changxun finished speaking, everyone in Fengze Garden burst into laughter, especially the young apprentices, who also joined in the fun.
"Yes, yes, yes, Manager He, send your Master He's first, and then send us after Master He has finished sending."

"Master He, how old are you? You must be over 40. Does he still need this family planning product?"

"It is useful, why not?

You see, Mr. He's brother is only 6 years old this year, which means our Mr. He is still strong and will definitely need this.

Otherwise, Master He’s son might be younger than his grandson one day.”

He Daqing didn't take the teasing from the apprentices seriously and stood up.
"Okay, give me the pillar first.

Finish sending these things quickly, then it's time to go to work.

And you, after receiving your gifts, you should get busy. Don’t think that you have nothing to do just because the New Year has just passed. There is still a lot to do!”

Seeing that He Daqing was the first to go up to get the family planning supplies, everyone else laughed and followed suit.

(End of this chapter)