Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 434
Asked about the situation of the breeding farm, seeing that Chen Qiudao was not interested, Wang Xiaolie said: "Sensei, those of us who are in power must understand these. How many people are under the rule, how many households are farmers, and how many households are working. How many households are engaged in business? How much is the annual income, how much is spent, and how is their life? If they want to live better, what do they lack and what do they think. As an official, you must think about what the people think, and do your best for them Troubleshooting."

Chen Qiudao said: "If this is the case, isn't it just an official? Officials should teach the people to follow the customs and not get bogged down in these trivial matters."

Wang Xiaolie smiled: "It's good to teach the people to follow the customs. It's just how to teach and how to change the customs. There are big questions. Only by understanding the people under the rule can we do these things well. If you don't understand, then How to do it?"

Chen Qiudao said: "Many sages have taught us how to do it. What is the purpose of reading the books of sages? It is to govern with the principles in the books."

Wang Xiaolie turned his head and looked at the green trees next to him.A few lotus trees were planted in the pond. The lotus leaves were graceful and graceful, with flower buds emerging from the water, and a dragonfly parked on it.There are fish coming and going, wandering among the lotus leaves.

After a while, Wang Xiaolie said to Chen Qiudao: "Chan Yi, this dynasty established the country, suppressed martial arts and cultivated literature, and ruled the world with literature. Now half of the country is lost, the people are displaced, and the world is full of devastation. Governing the country with the principles of sages and sages, how can this country be governed?" Woolen cloth?"

Chen Qiudao said: "The Jin people are brave and brave, and treacherous ministers are in power in this dynasty, which has caused this disaster! It is the treacherous ministers who don't talk about the principles of saints and sages, that makes us today!"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "You're right. But this dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years. The north cannot defeat Khitan, the west cannot pacify Xixia, and the rise of Jurchens has caused half of the country to be destroyed. The people say that they are happy, but ordinary people have worked hard. One year is not sufficient food and clothing. More than 100 years, how many years have treacherous officials been in power. Counselors, we, officials, can no longer be the same as before. After 20 years, we will drive the Jinlu to the north and restore the Central Plains. Let the common people have no worries about food and clothing, and be truly good citizens in a peaceful and prosperous age. If you don’t pay attention, it won’t work.”

When Chen Qiudao heard this, his face changed slightly.After a while, he said: "Zhen Fu, it's not that I don't care. These days, I see that your mind is mostly on small things. You are Zhen Fu, and you have to manage more than ten states, so many important things to take care of!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Big things always start with small things. I am the governor, so I have to do these small things and re-establish rules for officials. When the rules are established, I don't care. Nowadays, the world is in turmoil and people are displaced. , How many tragedies have happened in the world! We must reorganize the world and not let the people down. The world belongs to the people of the world. If you want to govern well, you must first be a man of the world!"

Chen Qiudao nodded: "The lower official understands the painstaking efforts of Zhen Fu. It's just—"

Having said that, Chen Qiudao sighed and did not continue.

Wang Xiaolie stood up and said to Yang Shou, "Go, let's see the cattle you raise!"

After leaving the yard, there is a large cowshed next to it.The cowshed was cleaned cleanly, and two rows of cows were tied up, one in the south and the other in the north.On the side of the cowshed, the prepared hay was piled up.It was spring, and there were piles of green grass, and bags of carrots.

Looking at the cows in the cowshed, Wang Xiao said: "Have the cows here been tied up in the cowshed all the time?"

Yang Shou said: "This is not the season. Every day when the sun rises, there are cattle herders who lead the cows out to graze outside. Today, when they came to town, they didn't let them out. In winter, they don't go out to let them out. They just keep them in the cowshed. inside."

Wang Xiaolie nodded, and went to the cattle trough to look at the fodder for the cattle.The fodder has been cut, neither long nor short, and the cattle eat leisurely and safely.

Unlike pigs, cattle and sheep must eat grass.With less forage, they will get sick.

Yang Shoudao: "There are generally two ways to raise cattle in the world. One is to raise cattle in the cowshed, which is called barn feeding. The other is to raise them outside in groups and live by water and grass. We all use barn feeding in this way in the Central Plains. The barbarians in the north are nomadic."

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "The northern barbarians live on the grasslands, so of course they can only be nomadic."

Looking around in the cowshed, Wang Xiaolie asked, "How many people do you need to graze a hundred cows here? How do you usually take care of them?"

Yang Shoudao: "Reporting to the governor, only five people are needed to graze a hundred cows. In addition to the usual care, only seventy shepherds are needed for a thousand cows. Raising cattle in this way saves manpower compared with raising cattle by a family. Raise well."

Wang Xiaolie nodded.Said: "You not only want to optimize the breed, but also explore how to raise good cattle. Many things are easier to do specially, and it is much more difficult for the common people to find out by themselves. By the way, what is the most difficult thing now?"

Hesitating for a moment, Yang Shou said: "The imperial court has always banned the killing of farming cattle, and the price of beef is limited to 15 cents a catty. The cattle in the farmer's family can only be exchanged for a little money after they die of old age and disease. Generally, cattle are fully grown at the age of five. The best time to use it is between the ages of five and 30. And when the cattle die of old age, they have to be 20 years old. Now most of the cattle in the common people's homes are over [-] years old. It is forbidden to kill farming cattle, and they can only keep them. There are a large number of such cattle, and our cattle are not sold well after being raised. The lower officials suggested that the ban can be relaxed? If the cattle live to a certain age, the people can slaughter them freely. If there is more meat sold in this way, we It is also easier to sell well-raised cattle.”

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie lowered his head and thought.After a while, he asked Chen Qiudao: "What do you think of the councilor?"

Chen Qiudao said: "Once the ban is lifted, the farmers are afraid that they will be greedy for interest and slaughter the cattle, and then they will not be able to plow the fields. The slaughter of cattle is prohibited in this dynasty, but private slaughter has never stopped. In peacetime, one cattle only needs ten Guan money is not very expensive. But the price of farm cattle slaughtered privately is the same as that of mutton, a hundred yuan per catty. Compared with the official price, the difference is five times. If it is released, how can farmers resist not making this money? If there are too many, the price of cattle will rise, and you will not be able to afford it then.”

Wang Xiaolie said: "A cow yields at least [-]% of the meat. As Yang Tiju said, the cows bred now weigh a thousand catties, and if they are slaughtered, they will have four hundred catties of meat. One catty of one hundred wen is worth forty. If you make enough money, you will have [-] points. What the counselors said is that it is not easy for the common people to buy cattle."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie suddenly said: "That's not right. If cattle can be slaughtered, the price of cattle will rise. For example, if the price rises to 15 cents, the people can sell the big cattle they raised to buy calves, and it doesn't cost much money. In other words, it is nothing more than the fact that it is more expensive to buy the first cow, and it is much easier to change the cow later. In this way, the common people can use the cow for ten or [-] years, and change a cow when the work is most powerful."

Chen Qiudao said: "Zhen Fu, the price of cattle has risen, and cattle are a lot of money. At that time, there must be cattle thieves, and there will be disputes in the countryside. I can't help but slaughter the cattle, which will cause endless troubles." thing!"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head.Said: "We who are officials should not be afraid of trouble. If it is beneficial to the people, then let it go, if it is not good for the people, then don't let it go. You can't be afraid that troubles will happen, so you don't do things."

After speaking, weigh carefully there.

Wang Xiaolie remembered that the cattle in the previous life were divided into types such as meat, draft, dairy, meat and dairy, and dairy.In addition to milk, other types of cattle are used as much as possible for meat.The reason why a cattle breeding place was set up in Rangdong is because Wang Xiaolie remembers learning that Nanyang cattle are a famous breed of yellow cattle in China.This breed is used both for meat and labor.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Xiaolie asked Yang Shou, "According to your ideas, if the ban is lifted, what size cattle are suitable for slaughter?"

Yang Shoudao: "Cows grow up at five years old, and the best time to use them is from five to 15 years old. If the ban is lifted, it is best to allow cattle to be slaughtered when they are ten years old. At this time, the meat quality is good, and they have been working for five years. Five years In time, farmers can grow big cattle."

Wang Xiaolie said: "If this is the case, the number of cattle needed will increase a lot. Can you supply them?"

Yang Shou said: "Yes. Such a cattle farm can raise a thousand head. It is not difficult to build a few more. Considering the 15 households in Dengzhou, if a farmer replaces a cow every ten years, it needs [-] head a year. We can Provide [-] head, plus the farmer's cows for calving, it is enough."

Wang Xiaolie said: "I will remember this matter. Go back and think about it carefully, and there will be an answer within a month."

Under the policy of banning the slaughter of farm cattle, there are no raw materials for many beef foods, which makes Wang Xiaolie feel very uncomfortable.Setting the slaughter period for beef to 15 or [-] years, as long as the supply of calves is sufficient, will not affect farmers' use, and will increase the supply of meat.The most important thing is that the supply of calves is sufficient, so don't be unable to buy cattle if you have money.

Back in the yard again, Wang Xiaolie was basically satisfied with the situation of the breeding farm.Based on this, a set of standard management procedures has been sorted out, which can be extended to other places.Not just cattle, but also horses, donkeys, sheep, pigs, and even chickens.Even basic breeding theory, coupled with artificial insemination techniques, can quickly change breeds.

In the previous life in China, these tasks were not done until after the founding of New China, and the breed breeding lagged behind the world's advanced level.Pig breeds are imported from Europe.Sheep, cattle and other breeds have also introduced a large number of fine breeds from Europe to improve native breeds.The most impressive thing is that a large number of fruits are imported from Japan.Not because the Japanese are good at breeding, but because China started late.

The first-mover advantage brought by going one step earlier will require a lot of energy and time for later people to catch up.More than a hundred years later, the gap brought about is astonishing.If you want to catch up, you must have enough patience and work hard enough.

In many things, because the Qing Dynasty lagged behind the West, it took decades for New China to catch up.This is the power of time, not a problem with the Chinese or Chinese culture.

Many cultural people do not realize the power of time. Because China is backward, they think that there is a problem with Chinese people or Chinese culture, and they put forward many strange theories.Wang Xiaolie remembers that in his previous life he watched a program made by a cultural person.It was said that I was going to Europe, climbing the Alps, and I was shocked when I saw a small shop with a history of hundreds of years.Later, I brought some entrepreneurs to Japan, and said that those entrepreneurs were all bird people, and they were extremely disdainful because of their twittering.Later, when I went to a store, I asked the boss to come out and asked the boss to say which generation he was.When they heard that the owner of this small shop was the sixth generation descendant, all the entrepreneurs fell silent and were shocked.Then I said, don’t look at you as entrepreneurs, but like Japan, a small shop has been passed down for generations and concentrates on doing one thing well. I don’t know how better it is than you bird people.

Where is the strength?Because of the great changes, many old stores in China have disappeared.Even after major changes, there are still old shops with a history of hundreds of years in China.What's so strange?Such a tradition, or appearance, is not absent in China.It's just that under special conditions, those who can adapt to society and occupy the mainstream are in another way.

Not lagging behind the world, civilization has always maintained vigorous vitality, not by taking this step first.Instead, learn with an open mind, be good at learning, and don't rest on your laurels.China has always been good at learning from others until the cultural tradition was interrupted.

Using the memories of his previous life, Wang Xiaolie can take a step ahead in many things.But the most important thing is the ability to keep learning all the time.Only by maintaining the interest in learning and having the ability to learn can we ensure that civilization will not lag behind others.

(End of this chapter)