Villager of Daming

Chapter 1328: More Valuable Than Gold (Fourteen Other Chapters)

The ministers listened to the village guard of Xiaqiu Village emphasizing this concept, then thought about the interactions between people and found that it was true.

"A few days ago, the Huimin Pharmacy arrested some people who were ungrateful and wanted to take advantage of the court's policy of benefiting the people. In this world, it is the most difficult to educate people..."

After hearing what Zhu Wentian said, Minister of Rites Lu Ben sighed and said that Huimin Pharmacy had medicine and it was free.

Some medicines can only be prescribed when symptoms are found, while others have unclear symptoms or are difficult to detect, such as medicines for preventing heatstroke, constipation, and indigestion...

For indigestion, Da Shan Zha Wan is usually used. If this doesn't work, Niu Huang Jie Du Wan is used. The effect is not very good. Niu Huang Shang Qing Wan is too hot. Huang Lian Shang Qing Wan...

But there is also a cheaper one, Baicao Frost, which is the ash scraped from the bottom of the stove, and is burned with various plants and woods, so it is called Baicao Frost.

This large stove on the ground cannot burn coal because it has no grate, so the coal must be burned on a rack.

Those who cause trouble do not eat Baicao Frost, but instead eat something that is difficult to digest, and insist on taking Da Shanzhao Pills and Niuhuang Jiedu Pills.

Niuhuang Jiedu Pills are not only used to treat this disease, but also have many other uses.

When Huimin Pharmacy saw this situation, they prescribed Binglang Sixiao Pills, and even rhubarb, hemp seed, and Polygonum multiflorum...

Those who come here just to take advantage of others, but cannot gain any benefit, so they start looking for trouble. They don't care what role Huimin Pharmacy plays for others, they only care about whether they can exploit the loophole.

They started making a fuss, saying they would kneel outside the imperial city gate, and even kneel outside Xiaqiao Village. So the people at Huimin Pharmacy reported the incident to the police, as they could not tolerate this behavior.

The government sent people to arrest them, and they went to work! Working so hard would not cause indigestion, food accumulation, or food accumulation, which is caused by lack of oil and water, and by living in too good a condition, so they eat as much as they can.

There is money to be made working here, but no wages are paid. It is a favor from Your Majesty that there is no medical expenses for medical treatment.

The key point is that those troublemakers don't dare to actually go outside the imperial city and Xiaqiao Village to file a complaint. Everyone knows who is guilty.

"Alas! Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature!"

Liu Bowen sighed and said, his words fully summed up the situation of society, of course!

There are thousands of kinds of people, and it is natural for such people to appear!
If there is no problem, it will not conform to the rules of the world.

People grow food naturally. The food they grow is better than wild food and is easier to manage. They also choose good seeds.

There are a hundred people and a hundred plots of land. One of the fields has a high yield. Do the other ninety-nine want this seed?

When everyone's military strength is equal, a person has no choice but to exchange seeds with others.

If there is a family that has hunters and the yield per mu is high, they can unite some people, give them seeds and prey.

There is no need to unite too many companies. Out of a hundred, it will be enough to unite ten companies. If the others want to, just kill whoever is the leader. If the others cannot form a group, they will not dare to speak out.

This is nature, except that humans use more tricks and other creatures use fewer.

This is how classes emerged. Force comes first. Wolves belong to this, and so do monkeys. Monkeys are superior to wolves.

Monkeys mainly live in the jungle. In this environment, wolves cannot survive regardless of the geographical location or human factors.

Because monkeys can eat other things, most of the food of wolves is meat, even wolves also eat grass and fruit.

Therefore, whoever is in a weak position will be bullied, without exception.

Either you can complement the other party in some aspects, or you are not on the other party's food chain menu.

"Humph!" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "We don't care what is natural or not. The laws of the Ming Dynasty are the rules. If they have the ability, they can overthrow us. If they don't have the ability, they can just stand firm. Is that natural?"

"Your Majesty is right." The village chief gave a thumbs up and said, "I brought back some medicinal herbs from a place where coffee is grown. One of them is called senna leaves, which has the same effect as rhubarb.

It must be planted in Yunnan, where the annual average temperature is high, precipitation is low and the cost is low.

As people's lives get better, the use of medicines increases and can be popularized in more places.

The preparation of commonly used medicines is mainly based on low cost. Low cost does not mean low efficacy. Large honey pills have a long shelf life, while water-honey pills have a short shelf life.

Since it is commonly used, a short shelf life is sufficient to save beeswax and bees. Besides, honey pills are easier to swallow, especially for young and old people. "

The head of the village took the opportunity to talk about the arrangement of the medical industry. The large honey pills can be preserved for many years if they are well sealed and the honey used is also good.

Good large honey pills are also given a brocade box to prove their value, such as Angong Niuhuang Pills, Zixuedan Pills, and Zhibao Pills.

"We still lack bezoar. It's too difficult to make it manually."

At this time, Ling'er thought that many medicines needed bezoar, such as the Bezoar Detoxification Pills. The other things in this medicine were easy to deal with, as there was nothing expensive except the bezoar.

If borneol is used instead, borneol is expensive, but it will be cheaper if it is replaced with mugwort. Mugwort can be planted in large quantities and is called wormwood, a perennial herb.

Camphor and borneol are generally not used by ordinary people. There are small amounts of them in Huimin pharmacies. They are volatile and are usually stored in the form of finished medicines. One or two boxes are really life-saving.

It is very troublesome to artificially synthesize bezoar and borneol. The preparation process and materials are available, but the cost of making them in the laboratory is countless times higher than that of natural ones.

It is not easy to synthesize bezoar artificially. The bacteria that can cultivate bezoar in vitro are under research. The first step is to destroy the anticoagulant function in the bile before the solidification reaction can take place. This process... is not simple either.

"Father!" Zhu Biao, who had forgotten to pick up his chopsticks and was just listening, said, "Bezoar is also valuable outside. According to historical records, China once exported bezoar. Bezoar is a hard currency, just like gold.

We can only exchange it for other things, increase the import volume, and raise cattle in Daqin and India.

We encourage cattle breeding in other places to obtain more cattle gallstones, and we continue to expand the scale of livestock breeding ourselves.

Judging from the data sent back by department stores across the country, people in some places are far from being able to get enough food and clothing.

Staple food, meat, fruits, vegetables, and normal clothing, so we still need to increase our efforts to promote breeding.”

Zhu Biao was concerned about the country and the people. He knew that he would succeed his father and nothing would go wrong.

In terms of security, it goes without saying that it is difficult to assassinate him. Secondly, in terms of health, Xiaqiu Village is responsible for his diet and health care, and he undergoes a physical examination once a month.

Blood draws and urine tests are done in the laboratory. People in Xiaqiu Village do it once a quarter. There are many people in the village, and the laboratory has few people who can take on this task.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his glass again and said: "Your Highness is right. Alas! Let those outside suffer a little! Let the people of the Ming Dynasty be given priority first."

"Your Majesty has the world in his heart." Hu Weiyong praised him, probably hoping to stay and not going back to the two lakes to farm.

"There are many places out there where there is a slave system, and no matter how abundant the resources of the people who own the slaves are, the slaves always live the same life."

The head of the village didn't want to praise him, he changed his angle to make everyone and Zhu Yuanzhang feel good, we didn't cheat the slaves outside.

Zhu Yuanzhang really enjoyed it: "Well! Their feudal fiefdoms also raise slaves.

People in hot places are blessed by nature, but they are also punished by nature.

Heatstroke, mosquito bites, produce more Tiger Balm!
Paraffin was worthless, but they didn't know that, and they didn't have any anyway.

According to the previous rules, after they provide what we need, we give them special prices for some of their exports.”

"Your Majesty is wise!" It was Hu Weiyong again.

"Your Majesty is wise!" The others glanced at Hu Weiyong and echoed, "You are the only one who is troublesome."

"How do we make our cooling oil available to the people?" Shan Anren asked a question about how his own people should use the cooling oil.

Shan Anren has actually returned home. Historically, his position as Minister of War was just a nominal one. He stayed in his hometown, in Yizhen.

He is 71 years old this year, and now he has come to Nanjing with his family.

Zhu Wentian knew that according to history, he died at the age of 85, so according to history he could still live for another 14 years, not to mention he had the protection of Xiaqiao Village.

Send someone to tell him directly: Bring your family over, live a few more years, and see how prosperous the Ming Dynasty is.

So he came here. Xiaqiu Village has good medical facilities. He wanted to live a few more years, and so did his family.

As he was old and had a high salary, he didn't know the prices of many daily necessities, especially the new ones.

Zhu Chong was in charge of the department store. When he saw the old man asking, he responded, "Minister Liu, give each household a small iron box of cooling oil.

It has not been delivered to some places yet, but it should be delivered to every household before the end of this year.

After you finish use it, bring the box over. A box of cooling oil costs one penny. No box will be given to you without it, unless you buy it.

It costs three hundred coins to buy a box, but only two hundred coins when sold to foreign merchants.

This was done to prevent them from selling it. If they did, the whole family would be left without the cheap cooling oil.

What if you really lose it? Go to Huimin Pharmacy or Department Store and take your household registration or ID card to get it wiped for free.

A box of cooling oil costs one coin and can only be bought once every ten days. If you buy more, you have to pay extra, up to 200 coin per box.

To prevent someone from selling their own and then taking the cooling oil from the box bought by their neighbor or others. "

"Very good! Thank you, Your Highness, the Prince of Qin, for clearing up my doubts. If it is lost, I will report it to the authorities. Three hundred coins is not a small amount."

Shan Anren thought it was a good idea, so he did it. Even if he wanted to sell the foreign merchants privately, he would not find a chance.

The goods of the foreign merchants had to be inspected when they were loaded onto ships. The loading containers were not provided by the foreign merchants, but by the Ming Dynasty.

No matter what goods the foreign merchants wanted to buy, the people of the Ming Dynasty would help load them and send them onto the ship.

When the foreign merchants' ships docked, the Ming people took over their management and charged repair fees for those that needed repairs.

When the foreign merchants left Daming and boarded the ship, they changed their clothes, took a shower, and enjoyed a paid bathing service. The same arrangement was made for their meals for the three days before departure. It was extremely difficult to hide anything and take it out.

The cost of cooling oil is very low, most of it is paraffin, beeswax and insect wax are not allowed to be used.

According to the current technology of the Ming Dynasty, the small iron box containing one penny is more expensive than the cooling oil inside.

Even so, they don’t provide big boxes, so you can buy it if you want.

Cooling oil is not to mention the hot places all year round. The temperature in the north of Ming Dynasty is more than 30 degrees in summer, sometimes more than 40 degrees. It feels very comfortable to apply it on the eyes...

……

The people don’t know that the current emperor discusses national policies while eating, and they all seem to be trivial matters.

The earthquake finally ended. The people looked at the situation in the fields and also took care of the livestock and poultry that had been tied up previously. They were really running away!

It is autumn now. If it gets colder, which is around the third day of the twelfth lunar month, the migratory birds that spend the winter in the south of the Yangtze River will probably be in trouble.

The army and yamen runners were maintaining order and would not allow any thieves to show up at this time. They would beat them if they showed up and send them to the coal mines and iron mines.

The iron mine in Ma'anshan was busy. Everyone evacuated before the earthquake. The open-pit mine also has a well, which is convenient for blasting, and they go deeper and deeper in circles.

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When viewed from the air, the rails appear to be coiled like mosquito coils.

The parts of the steam excavator were piled up next to it. The teeth were always falling off and needed to be welded. Those that could not be welded had to be replaced.

The miners had dispersed before to help nearby residents survive the earthquake, and now they have returned to inspect the tunnels.

"It's as good as it gets! It's better here, but if the coal mine hadn't been informed in advance, how many people would have been buried?"

A miner at the Maanshan Iron Mine was drilling a hole on the top of the spiral track to prepare explosives, so that the blasting could collapse the loosened area caused by the previous earthquake.

The tracks have been removed and need to be repaved. Knowing this so early, do they mean the tracks will be buried?

"Our Ming Dynasty is so powerful! Whenever there is a natural disaster, we will report it in advance. The court will issue an order, the local government will organize, and the masters of Xiaqiu Village will..."

"Don't say that. There is no such thing as an expert. It's even the Imperial Observatory. Remember, there is no expert." Another person interrupted the worker.

"That's right! What if there are hidden spies? It's okay for us to just know it in our hearts." Another miner agreed.

"Yes, yes, we were wrong. We won't mention it again."

"The Imperial Observatory is extraordinary!"

"Of course. Just look at the people in the Imperial Observatory and you will understand."

"Since the establishment of the Imperial Observatory..."

The miners tacitly attributed everything to the Imperial Observatory, as if telling the spies to kill people from the Imperial Observatory if they wanted to.

"There's another one in December!"

"It is still a long way to the twelfth lunar month, so we should take this opportunity to mine more and work hard. We have already said that for the time lost due to the earthquake, we will be paid according to our average income.

This money is hot to handle and it will go against one's conscience. You have to get the money even if you don't work. So hurry up and do it!
We have an earthquake, but other places don’t! Everyone is waiting to buy iron products, and iron pots are the best sellers.”

"If the earthquake hadn't happened, our production in the first seven and a half months of this year would have been four times that of last year."

"Try harder, make more explosions, give it a try! What if we can get five times the damage? We deserve the money!"

When faced with disasters, the miners in Ma'anshan are not afraid, but instead they exceed production.

One reason is the improvement in proficiency, the other is the improvement in technology, and with the upgrading of tools, miners have become accustomed to their current work.

The wages offered are higher than the income from other normal jobs. If the management were not so strict, everyone would be willing to work hard regardless of safety.

Such as reducing one's rest time, reducing the preparation time for safety measures, and performing dangerous operations.

Unfortunately, we dare not do so. In a group of 100 people, if one is injured and disabled due to improper operation, all wages will be reduced by 20%. If one dies due to improper operation, the wages will be reduced by half.

Everyone should keep an eye on each other and not let others work overtime or go without rest. Drinking too much as it may cause cerebral hemorrhage is also not allowed.

This is not a matter for just one person, and collective punishment is extremely hateful.

"Get ready to work. It's getting safer. The condemned prisoners and captives who are arranging the duds will be in high demand."

A miner asked everyone to prepare tools, as there were no more aftershocks.

"In the past, fuses were used to detonate, and duds were common. Now, electric detonators are used. Once a dud occurs, the circuit is disconnected, and there are fewer cases of slow burning."

Another miner was feeling lucky for those who were clearing the duds. No one wanted to clear the duds, but the most terrifying ones were the ones that were set on fire. They could explode at any time and had killed people before.

It is possible that a dud explosive can explode suddenly after half a month, which will delay mining, so they have to use death row prisoners and captives.

If the safety row fails a hundred times, the death penalty will be turned into a fixed-term imprisonment. If you do not participate in this "activity", you will die directly.

Either the duds will cause the platoon to become disabled, which can also result in a life sentence.

Many of them were captured before, and there were also deserters sent back by King Liang of Yunnan. The soldier who led the escape must be killed, and the other soldiers just need to come back.

People sentenced to death are generally those who took advantage of war to kill and rob. There is no death penalty for theft, rape, etc. Zhu Yuanzhang did not pardon such death row prisoners during his general amnesty.

Now that they had a chance to live, the court asked the victim's family whether they wanted to let the condemned prisoner die, and told the victim's family the dangers of firing a dud.

If the victim's family demands death, then death is necessary.

On the contrary, the imperial court paid a large sum of money to the victim's family, which was like buying the life of the death row prisoner to do work.

Explosive technology is bound to continue to improve, and it is definitely not for the purpose of protecting death row inmates. They are just taking advantage of the situation.

"Let's go. The mechanical seismograph over there has finished its measurement and said no aftershocks were detected. It's safe for now."

Someone came over and shouted, it’s time to start work and strive for a better life.

This is true for iron ore, as well as other mining areas, especially copper mines.

The Ming Dynasty was short of copper. Copper was not used in currency, but was used in bullets and artillery shells.

The biggest backbone of the soldiers is weapons and ammunition. Only with sufficient ammunition can everyone feel confident. Even if they practice with cold weapons in normal times, no one likes to use them.

……

Time flies, and it is September 5th, two months after the earthquake.

"Village head, are there any married people in our village who don't plan to have children?"

Zhu Yuanzhang went to the village to eat every day. Today was a solar term, Cold Dew, and the "cold" in the solar term song "Autumn dew, autumn cold and frost falling" was very important.

He found that there was no movement from the new couples in Xiaqiu Village, while those who were supposed to be born had given birth and those who were supposed to be pregnant had become pregnant, and he became anxious.

The head of the village couldn't do anything about it. According to normal thinking, in three months, the new bride would give birth to a baby.

He nodded: "Hanhan said that since you are young, it is a good time to learn. At the same time, you should take good care of your body, do the splits when you need to, and adjust your nutrition when you need to. Balanced nutrition is not achieved overnight.

From now on, women in the village are allowed to have children only if they are over 20 years old and men are over 22 years old. Neither is allowed to have children.

At that time, the woman's body is in the best stage and the baby she gives birth to is healthier. If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools.

The village needs a lot of talents, so take this opportunity to learn more and acquire more knowledge.

Fortunately, there are special people in the village to help take care of the children. It is a collective life, which frees up a large amount of labor.

The laboratory is too busy. Hanhan has to spend every day in it and also has to teach. He wanted to make a contraceptive pill that needs to be taken twenty-two days a month, but he hasn't made it yet!
The medicine is said to be a contraceptive and can also regulate menstruation. It is effective for those with irregular menstruation. It starts on the first day of the month. "

"It's okay to wear a condom, but condoms are getting thinner and thinner. But we don't need it, we want to have many children and grandchildren.

However, they sell well in brothels, red-light districts and prostitutes. They sell them for 200 coins each and they use them repeatedly because they have no money. So we teach them how to clean them, mainly to prevent disease.

I don’t know if they can clean the exported coins carefully, and they are also afraid of leaving seeds and getting sick.

How many times the price can they sell it for if they take it back? Or should we raise the price?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was not at all shy about discussing this with the village head. Xiaqiao Village had enough money, and all the money earned was given to the palace or the imperial treasury.

Otherwise, Xiaqiu Village could make a lot of money by taking out something, more than the national treasury and the palace. What would they do with the money? Rebellion?

"A batch of aluminum products has been produced. We should not use them. Aluminum is bad for human health. Unless a layer of oxide is first created when making pots, then why use aluminum?

No one else has this aluminum and it is impossible to make it. The cost of making it in the laboratory is so high that it makes people's teeth hurt.

Now that Hanhan has been back for such a long time, he has made something using fluorite, which is just right for electrolytic aluminum.

Actually it is a mine called cryolite. It is found in the place where we get seeds such as corn. The one with the highest yield has not arrived yet, so we need to go there in summer because it is cold.

This aluminum product is worth a hundred times, or even two hundred times, more than gold.

It is not a matter of scarcity. Like many drugs, there are no drugs out there. Nitroglycerin is an explosive and is also used to treat cardiovascular diseases.”

When the village head heard about the export of condoms, he thought of aluminum products. He said that this thing was valuable and he just needed to promote it because others didn't have it.

(End of this chapter)