Fenghou

Chapter 1548 Teachings
With the ringing of the Taiping Bell above the Taiji Palace, a new year is coming, and the reign name will continue to be Yongtai, and the second year of Yongtai will come.

During the New Year, Chen Qing mostly engages in ceremonial activities, such as the New Year's court meeting, condolences to the army, meeting the elderly and so on.

In fact, every year is similar, and it was the same when he was King Yong. However, as the emperor celebrates the New Year, it is more or less different. The biggest difference is not in the content, but in the ceremony.

Take interviewing senior citizens as an example. Chen Qinglei’s unstoppable New Year program is to interview hundreds of elderly people over the age of 70 every year. It is usually arranged on the second day of the first lunar month. Unless he is not in Jingzhao, the concubine and the prince will interview him for him.

The reception ceremony in the past was very simple, just say a few words, give every old man a gift, a catty of icing sugar, a catty of good tea, and a walking stick, every year.

But this time the reception ceremony is at Chengtianmen. Every old man has to bathe and change clothes, put on a new cotton padded coat, and sit neatly on the square with carpets on the ground. Chen Qing also wears a crown robe and addresses the old people. , In the end, the old people had to leave the stage collectively to thank each other. Each person was given ten catties of meat, ten catties of flour, one catty of fine sugar, one catty of good tea, and the crutches were changed into new cotton clothes.

It used to only take half an hour to complete the ceremony, but now it takes half a day.

After all the work is done, it is already the fifth day of the first lunar month, and I can only rest for two days, and I will go to court the day after tomorrow.

In the study, Chen Qing was carefully reading the policy theory written by his son. After staying in Taixue for a year, Chen Ji grew up a lot and his body became stronger.

"The handwriting is good, and the progress is great!"

Chen Qing smiled and asked again: "You wrote this theory?"

"To be precise, it was written by Haier and two old friends. Haier was the lead writer. We went to Fengxiang to investigate for a month, and found that the animal husbandry along the river was a little out of control."

The title of the countermeasure is "The Severe Situation of Animal Husbandry Along the River". The policy theory mentioned that overgrazing has caused no grass to grow along the river, and the riverbed collapsed, so that the river flooded in summer, and the farmland around the river suffered serious losses.

Chen Qing nodded, "I'm very glad that you can see this problem. In fact, officials from Sinong Temple have already rushed to various places to investigate, but as a prince, you can't just point out the problem. You have to observe it from a higher level, along the way. Why does river sheep farming appear? What benefits does it bring? What harm does it bring? How should we solve it?
You can't say that if you ban it, it will cause heavy losses to many sheep farmers. You are a prince, and you are not a scholar who can only be angry. "

Chen Ji lowered his head and did not dare to speak, while the Empress Lu Xiu smiled and said, "Your Majesty will use this incident to educate Ji'er and let him know how to think about problems."

Chen Qing said slowly: "At that time, this method was introduced. On the one hand, it was to improve the combat effectiveness of the army. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were generally unable to defeat the Jurchen soldiers. One Jurchen soldier could single out three Song soldiers. One important reason was that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were not strong enough. Strong, lack of strength, almost no meat intake in meals, batter and pickles all day long, on the contrary, Jurchen soldiers have to eat meat mainly, so to change the physique of Western soldiers, we must take out a lot of meat, But we don’t have enough food to raise pigs, so we have to raise sheep, but the pastures are far from enough. In this way, the riverside animal husbandry plan was proposed. Facts have proved that this plan is very successful, and our soldiers can eat it every day. With two catties of mutton, his physique and strength have been greatly enhanced, and he can completely compete with Jurchen soldiers one-on-one, or even surpass them.

Including Jingzhao people can also eat a lot of mutton, and the people's physique has also been improved. We should all have experience. In the past, we interviewed hundreds of elderly people who were basically in their early 70s, but now they are generally close to 80 years old, 70 years old The head is gone, this is the benefit of eating meat, the body will improve, the ability to resist diseases will be enhanced, and the life will naturally be longer.

Moreover, the income of farmers has also increased. In addition, there is a hidden benefit. Many of our riverside plants are wild peas. There were three severe droughts on Hebei Road that year, and there were countless hungry people. Hebei Road was still occupied by the Kingdom of Jin at that time. Secretly contacted, 300 million stone wild peas were transported one after another, how many people were saved by three severe droughts, and why the occupation of Hebei was so smooth and the people's hearts were attached to it was the credit of the wild peas. "

"My child is short-sighted, I didn't think of this!"

Chen Qing nodded, "Because when these things happened, you were still young and naturally you didn't know, but your investigation is also correct. It is true that excessive grazing along the river has caused great damage to the river bed. Officials said that the sheep raised will Even the grass roots are eaten together, so Sinong Temple is also investigating in various places, and come up with a governance plan, tell me, do you have any good solutions?"

Chen Ji thought for a while and said, "I went to Fengtian County with my father to investigate when I was a child. At that time, captivity was mentioned. I think captivity is a good way, and then I will transport pasture from the grassland."

"Captive breeding is indeed a good way. It can restore the vegetation along the river without harming the interests of farmers, but what is the key here?"

"Supervision!" Chen Ji blurted out.

Chen Qing laughed, "My son can see accurately!"

Lu Xiu was also very happy. Ji'er followed the court for half a year, but it was not in vain.

Chen Qing continued: "Actually, some ministers have advised me that since we have won Liaodong and Anxi, and we are going to send troops to the grasslands, the source of meat is already sufficient, so there is no need to carry out animal husbandry along the river. Can we take this opportunity to let them Complete the historical mission?"

"What's your father's attitude?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "What kind of attitude can I have? I'm definitely vetoing it, because it involves the interests of thousands of farmers. If it is simply banned, some people will rise up to rebel. I don't feel strongly in Guanzhong. Xihe On the road and northern Shaanxi, most farmers rely on raising sheep to earn some money to support their families, and we can only improve the method, not ban it, so captive breeding is a good way!"

Lu Xiu asked from the side: "Will that cause a surplus of sheep?"

Chen Qing said with a wry smile: "The minister said that the source of meat is sufficient, and it is based on the fact that ordinary people eat one meal of meat every five days, which is a surplus, but what if they can eat one meal every two days? That must not be enough, and these sheep farmers, do you think they can eat meat? No, only when the sheep dies of illness or during the New Year, they have the opportunity to eat a meal of their own mutton, so not only can't be banned, but continue Encourage farming, and in the future, if there is surplus corn, it can be used to raise pigs, and a pig can provide much more meat than a sheep!"

"The child understands!"

Chen Qing handed the countermeasure report to his son again: "You and your roommates continue to investigate this matter, come up with a complete report, including its origin, function, harm caused, and how to solve it, and then hand it over to the Internal Affairs Hall , not to leave it to me, and then you have to participate in this matter, and discuss with the officials of Sinong Temple, how to play the role of guidance and supervision, so that farmers are willing to change their habits and change free-range breeding into captive breeding. You must understand that captive breeding costs money. The farmers are definitely not willing to pay for the cost, but they have to raise them in captivity. There are many reasons for this. After you participate in this matter, you will truly understand the suffering of the people and understand the thoughts of the farmers."

Chen Ji took the report book and said: "Father taught, the child will remember it in his heart!"

"Go! Rest early, go back to Taixue tomorrow to discuss with your roommates, and take a look at how my sweet potatoes are doing?"

"Excuse me, baby!"

Chen Ji bowed to his parents and slowly retreated.

Lu Xiu smiled and said, "Just now Ji'er has been calling father, I think he should be called father emperor better."

Chen Qing smiled and waved his hands, "It doesn't matter, it's at home! It's better to be casual, doesn't Madam always call me Husband?"

Lu Xiu couldn't help laughing: "I still said Ji'er, I am like this myself."

She thought for a while and then said: "Is this countermeasure Ji'er can't meet the requirements of her husband?"

"Take your time! I believe that through this incident, his thinking will be greatly improved, and he will become more mature in the future."

"That's called a slap in the face!"

Chen Qing nodded slightly, "This incident is an opportunity, I believe it is the turning point from accumulation to breakthrough."

(End of this chapter)