Win the Ding 1617

As a large amount of cinchona was transported to Jiulongjiang and Honghefu, two epidemic areas, both places took tough measures to prohibit drinking unboiled water and open defecation, and violators were forcibly expelled from the Nanzhong area.Under such a combination of punches, two epidemics that had spread westward and southward were quickly brought under control, which made the Nanzhong Army, which had been plagued by labor shortage, heaved a sigh of relief.

"In the future, if someone wants to enter our South Middle School, they must first be quarantined for a few days to see if there are any unexplained diseases or infectious diseases. Later, during these hours, we have to tell them that there are some things to pay attention to here, such as drinking water hygiene, to prevent Mosquitoes, don’t defecate anywhere.”

At the ten-day meeting, Chengzheng Huang Shi'an, who is in charge of the household division, took the lead in firing a cannonball.

"That is, nowadays old people know how to pay attention to hygiene, such as food, toilet, water, bathing, anti-mosquito, etc., but newcomers don't understand it very well. Therefore, when walking on the street, among the crowd, who is Old man, that's a newcomer, you can tell it at a glance. It's even an exaggeration to say that you don't need to look, just smell it!"

The words of Wu Laolang, the Taxation Secretary, made everyone burst into laughter. Obviously, they also felt the same way. The hygiene habits of new immigrants are often gradually developed after living with the old people for a period of time. With the influx of large numbers of immigrants, there will be outbreaks of infectious diseases from time to time.

The large-scale movement of people leads to the prevalence and outbreak of various diseases. This is something that is difficult to control in a modern society with much better sanitation and medical conditions, let alone in the 17th century?The simplest and most practical way.It is to create a quarantine area and implement short-term quarantine observation on the flow of people trying to enter their own area.

"Okay, this matter will be implemented as a system at various gates and docks. Regarding the houses, beds, board and lodging, personnel, money and food in the quarantine area, you and the inspector will discuss it together. Take out a charter and discuss it with everyone at the next meeting!"

"My lord. This year's summer grain procurement. How should it be deployed?"

Huang Shi'an glanced at his notebook, and once again dropped a blockbuster.

The first season of rice in the fifth year of Chongzhen will be on the market soon, although it is due to the locust disaster in the northern region at the beginning of the year.Grain and oil crops in the Honghe Prefecture area may be affected; however.In the area south of Ha Tinh Province.Especially in the areas south of the Lingjiang River, the Jiulong River, and the Chao Phraya River, the large tracts of farmland reclaimed in those years have entered a period of stable and high yields.It is estimated that the yield per mu this season should be between four and five stones.

If the interplanted rapeseed and the corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other crops planted on the slopes of the mountains are added, this year's harvest will be a figure that will drive officials at all levels of the South China Army crazy.

However, it is slightly different from the officials in the inland. If the officials in the inland want to do things, they are worried about the lack of food, which will cause a series of social problems. Injury to farmers, and then a series of problems caused by the fact that farmers have no cash in their hands and cannot buy industrial products, are things that officials at all levels of the South Central Army worry about.

"Now we have more than 700 large and small forts, farms, and farms in Jiulong River, and there are more than 200 places in the Chao Phraya River area that are engaged in rice and other crops. These fort farms employ thousands of workers. There are hundreds of people, cattle and horses, and as few as one or two hundred people, and dozens of buffaloes. The total cultivated area is 320 mu and 830 fen before the transplanting of rice seedlings this year. Only one stone of surplus grain is sold per mu Calculated, it is more than [-] million stones. Besides, this number must be doubled at least."

More than doubled?In other words, in the two new reclamation areas alone, there will be nearly 3000 million stone grain rice to be sold on the market.This number immediately made the higher-ups a little bit out of their wits.

"Well, how much money do we have to prepare to buy the surplus grain? Also, besides the warehouses in various places and Siwucang in villages and towns, where can we find storage places? Also, how do we deal with the grain and rice after we buy them? "

"What's more terrible is how to set the purchase price of grain? If it is low, the so-called low grain price will hurt farmers. If it is high, we are afraid that the whole market will be chaotic!"

At the meeting, people began to argue according to their respective departments and responsibilities.There is only one problem around, how to deal with this sea of ​​grain, rice and oil?

Frequent disasters in the interior have led to a continuous reduction in grain production. The so-called land of fish and rice in the past, the Hangjiahu Plain and the Susongtai Plain, have long since been planted in large quantities of economic crops such as mulberry trees, tea trees, and even rushes. Rice grown in the Huguang area.

The neighboring provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian have always been food importing provinces because of the large population and little land.

Merchants in these areas have gathered in several ports in Nanzhong like sharks smelling blood more than a year ago, planning to buy large quantities of food and go north to make huge profits.

"Our uniform export price of grain is five yuan and one stone, excluding freight, but after these merchants arrived in Guangzhou, Zhangzhou, and Quanzhou, the price has more than doubled. It is a good deal!" Mu Yagou, who is in charge of the business room , is still the somewhat substandard official language, which always sounds a bit strange.

"However, our inspection department captured a few businessmen who went to nearby counties to buy grain and rice. The villagers reported that the price given by these guys was only five cents per stone! It's really hateful! There are also rumors spreading all over the north and south, It is said that the general’s mansion has been making iron, building roads, dredging ports and building bridges, and large sea ships in recent years. The treasury has long run out of money. Although the price of grain given by the merchants is low, it is better than rice at home. The barn is full of live insects!"

Bao Zhongchen, the Zhengzheng of the inspection department, still has the face that everyone owes me money.

Hearing rumors spread in his territory, with the intention of disturbing people's hearts, and then profiting from the upcoming summer grain purchase, Shou Han suddenly felt excited about facing a big war. This feeling seems to be only described in the description of Jianguo You can get a glimpse of it from the various materials of the two whites and one black war at the beginning.

I have to admit that this rumor is a bit level and deceptive.It cleverly confuses the purchase price of grain with the basic construction and naval construction in Nanzhong.Cleverly arrange the sea-going ships in various ports, roads, bridges and shipyards.The blast furnace of the ironworks is combined with the purchase price of grain.

Through the various phenomena they see, people instinctively realize that there is no money in the official treasury, and the money is used for construction.I am afraid that the price of grain purchased in the past will not be able to be implemented.

Moreover, taking full advantage of the slow speed of information dissemination in this era, relatively closed news, serious information mismatch between merchants and farmers, and other innate conditions, similar rumors were spread almost everywhere at the same time.Let people only see the situation in their own neighborhood, let people realize.This year's grain prices are afraid to fall to the bottom.There may even be no money to buy.

When panic prevails among the farmers in various villages, these businessmen will appear as saviors, and they will buy the farmers' grain and oil crops at a price that cannot be lowered.

Sure enough, a good method!Good calculation!

Lu Yu lived on the second floor of the teahouse.A group of tea drinkers are sitting together.Listen to the chatter of a tea drinker.

"I went to the shipyard to see. On the four berths, hundreds of people work there day and night every day. Can the ship be hundreds of feet long? Tens of feet wide? All of them are made of high-quality steel. The first-class Cotton sails are used to carry a ship, not to mention thousands of people, at least more than 1000 people! There are also dozens of cannon positions. As soon as the fire is fired, the cannons of all sizes rain down like a rain. It's also hard to please!"

"Brother Fang, how did you get into the shipyard? To enter the shipyard, you must have a waist card and a bucket inspection. You can't get in if you are idle!"

Fang Lizhi, known as Brother Fang Ren, twitched his big toad-like mouth and blinked his slightly short-sighted eyes, "Where there are people, there is a way to think. What is the purpose of this official building a big ship?" ?”

"Didn't it mean transportation and commerce?"

"Bah! You bastard! Do you believe what the officials say?" Chai Jing, another tea customer who was very close to Fang Lizhi on weekdays, scolded the tea customer, "Knowing what is called Daxigong Do you know what is excessive conquest? Do you know what is militarism? Do you know what is not caring about people's livelihood?"

"Xiao Chai's words are quite reasonable." Mr. Fang was even more proud when he saw someone coming out to cheer for him. "Scholars of my generation want to cheer for the people. Please stop building ships, repairing roads, building Bridges and other costly things, rest with the people."

"What if the lord insists on going his own way?"

"Ah! A lot of money, food and manpower are wasted on these flashy things. Let me ask you, the sage taught us that food is the most important thing for the people, but which of these big ships, steel, roads, and bridges is related to the food of the people? Steel Can it be eaten? Or can a big ship eat it?"

"The four blast furnaces each cost a lot of money and food. Thousands of people work there every day. For these four blast furnaces, tens of thousands of people work there in the mine. Now, the new valley will be on the market soon, but there is Do you mean to open a warehouse to collect grain?"

"That's right! In previous years, when we had money, at this time, the purchase price of the new millet had already been posted! But why hasn't it been posted this year?"

Fang Lizhi and Chai Jing sang together like Mr. Suzhou Pingtan, teamed up together, and uttered a set of sayings and concepts. Seeing the tea guests sitting around kept nodding, their eyes exchanged slightly know each other.

"Everyone, there are still some things to take care of at home. I will take care of today's tea money!"

"Hey! Mr. Fang, you analyze the situation for everyone, how can you make you spend money! I will do it!" Chai Jing hurriedly took out his money bag from the side, seeing him like this, Fang Lizhi got up and hustled He made a bow and said goodbye to everyone.

Chai Jing just took out his money bag, but he took out his right robe sleeve with his right hand, while fighting with the crowd, he kept saying, "Don't grab it, don't grab it with me."

The nimble man next to him had already taken out the silver dollar to settle the bill, and just when the silver dollar was handed over to Dr. Cha, Chai Jing's money bag had just been taken into his hand.

"You people, it's agreed that I'm here to treat you!"

Chai Jing was a little unhappy, turned around and walked away, leaving a group of people on the second floor looking at each other.

"According to what Mr. Fang said, the government has no money to collect food now?"

"Almost. But my eldest son is going to get married this year, and it is time to spend money. The previous money was used to build a house and buy wasteland, fertilizer, pesticides, and seeds. If the family does not sell food, it will be very difficult. Ugly!"

"Didn't Chai Jing say the day before yesterday that the east is not bright and the west is bright? If the government doesn't accept it, we will sell it to grain merchants!"

The two of Fang Chai stepped down from the teahouse one after the other, walked dozens of steps on the street, and turned two small alleys.Came to the back door of a house.The two saw no one around.Can't help laughing out loud, "This group of soil turtles! They've been fooled again!"

"Sir, it's still your way of doing things! With a few words, this group of guys got involved! They didn't want to think about it, and the government paid for it. Where can I find such a good thing? It's in the mainland. Sigh! You are so stupid I have to pay the royal rations. I have to pay for some money!"

"Chai Jing, we don't care about that. We are scholars. We just collect money to do things for others. They also see that we have a little reputation, so they are willing to pay us to let us speak their words through our mouths. Come out, and then people will be able to do things for profit."

"Sir, you are right. We only take money to do things. As long as the other party pays, even if my surname Chai calls my mother a whore, I will follow suit."

"Hmm! Children can be taught!"

The master and apprentice talked and laughed a few words. Seeing that there was no one around, they gently knocked the copper ring at the door. After a while, the small door opened, and a person dressed as a family member came out, "Both, you have worked hard today!" Yes. This is today’s tuition money, which is used by the academy to add lamp oil to the two of you when you are studying.”

"Thank you! Thank you!"

After taking the money bag and weighing it with his hands, Mr. Fang smiled, "I don't know the shopkeepers, do you have any instructions?"

"There is no order, but it is said that you don't seem to be as effective as Mr. Wu. He dares to make up anything, and even if he is exposed in person, he doesn't care at all. The two of you seem to be inferior to him in this regard."

Seeing what the backstage boss said, the two had no choice but to admit their shortcomings, "Yes, yes! What the teacher taught me is that I must correct it next time I go back."

After the family closed the gate, they heard the sound of chaotic footsteps gradually receding, and then Fang Chai and the two turned around and walked out of the alley in an awkward manner.Kankan walked to the entrance of the alley, and there was a dazzling sun in front of him. He was about to stop and let his eyes get used to the dazzling sun, when suddenly he felt that his eyes went dark, and several figures flashed by, blocking his sight.

"You, who are you?! In broad daylight, do you still want to block the road and rob?"

"That's right! Hue is a place where kings rule! Quickly get out of the way, otherwise, I will call for inspection!"

Seeing that the few big men blocking the way looked ferocious and strong, one could tell at a glance that they were definitely not good people. Even if Chai Jing had the habit of breaking sleeves like Long Yang, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty in the face of so many strong men Trembling.

"Both, did you drink tea just now? Although Lu Yuju's tea is good, drinking too much is not good for the stomach. We have prepared a light meal for the two gentlemen, and please don't refuse."

Among the crowd, a slightly thin man explained his purpose to Fang Chai in a low voice with the playful attitude of a beast when facing the prey in front of him.

After a few muffled sounds, a carriage parked at the entrance of the alley transporting groceries, and a few people dressed as men threw a few broken baskets into the carriage, "Let's go!"

This kind of thing happened to varying degrees in various places in Nanzhong. A total of more than a hundred people were secretly arrested by the statistics office and the inspection department.

"They're all spineless guys! I didn't beat or scold them. I just brought them into the interrogation room, stripped them off, tied them to wooden stakes, and then tortured the young ones. The instruments of torture were brought in one by one, and the guys began to confess in a hurry!"

When Niu Qiandao from the statistics office mentioned this interrogation, he felt that it was not challenging at all.

"My lord, according to the confessions of these people, they are all employed by a certain academy or school. In name, these academies and schools give them tuition money and let them study in my Nanzhong. Fan the ghostly wind and light the will-o'-the-wisps, write exposing posts and create rumors."

"The purpose is to confuse the market, cause panic, and make farmers everywhere sell their rice, oil, etc. at a low price. They are seeking profit from it."

"In addition to wandering around teahouses and restaurants every day, these people are a little cheating on food and drink."

well!Literati have been without virtue since ancient times!

After hearing this.Immediately, this line of golden characters hung high in Shou Han's mind.

"What's more, this year, there was heavy snow in winter, locusts and smallpox after the beginning of spring, even my lord's son was not spared, and there was malaria not long ago. Warning."

"Warning from heaven? What the hell is warning them?"

Other things are easy to talk about, except that Shou Han's eldest son died of smallpox, which greatly hurt Shou Han.People of this era.It is a very serious matter to have no heirs at the age of nearly thirty.

As the saying goes, don't slap someone in the face when you hit someone, and don't expose your shortcomings when you curse someone.This group of people slapped Shou Han in the face again.He exposed his shortcomings again.

this hatred.But the knot is big!

"What is the background of the academy behind these people?"

"This academy is not our Nanzhong!"

The several academies are probably the remnants of the Zheng family back then, or they were hiding on the territory of the Mo family, or they simply fled by sea.Seeing that the momentum has passed in the past few years, the South Central Army guarding the Han Dynasty was too lazy to pursue them, so they became active. In Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places, in Qinghua and other places, in the name of academies, they recruited such shameless literati as Fang Chai and others. Quietly sneak back to Nanzhong to carry out similar activities.

"In addition to the remnants of the Zheng family, there are also businessmen from the mainland involved, contributing money and efforts. It seems that the businessmen from the mainland are the ones behind the scenes!"

That makes sense!

Shouhan threw on the table the report jointly submitted by the Statistics Office and the Inspection Department. Presumably, the mainland businessman paid for it, and the remnants of the Zheng family took the lead. He wanted to find a way to restore his country, even if he couldn't, he still wanted to make Li Shouhan feel sick!

Since you want to play, then I will play with you!

Being stabbed to the most painful scar in his heart, Shou Han's murderous intent surged up immediately.

Waving his hands to signal Niu Qiandao and Bao Zhongchen to go down, Shou Han sat down on his chair, speechless for a while.

Li Peilin didn't know when he came in from the outside, "My lord?"

"Brother Zong, look at this."

Shou Han handed the report from the statistics office and inspection department to Li Peilin, motioning for him to understand the situation.

"My lord, are we going to start purchasing summer grain?"

After reading the report at a glance, Pei Lin expressed his opinion.

Shou Han nodded, whether it is from the solar terms, the market, or the stability of people's hearts, the purchase will start.

"What's the price? Good harvests are being reported everywhere this year."

From the time the seedlings are inserted into the paddy fields and the seeds are sown into the soil, the South China Army requires all localities to report the growth of the crops, monthly.From the emergence rate, to the situation at the seedling stage, diseases and insect pests, flowers and ears, and even how many rice grains are on each rice ear, more detailed data must be reported. The auspicious things have been eliminated, but from another perspective, the approximate output of each year, each season, and each field can be estimated and analyzed from these data.

This is also one of the benefits of training village officials and agricultural technicians.

"Outsiders say through the mouths of these rotten scholars that we are making steel and big ships, which is a great achievement and disregarding people's livelihood! Well, starting this year, our grain purchases will have to be renewed!"

"What is the price of food in the market?"

"The ones in Ha Tinh are a little lower, and the ones in Hue and Jiulongjiang are a little higher, but if you pull it off, it should be three cents a stone."

"Three cents of money, these guys are really generous!"

"In order to ensure the benefit of the people, starting from this year, that is, the summer grain season in the fifth year of Chongzhen, our South Central Army has implemented protective purchases, purchasing various grain and oil crops at three times the market price. Half of the payment is in cash and half The discounted prices of various commodities sold in our Nanzhong include Jiuzhuan steel products, wrought iron products, cotton textiles, etc., and the notes can also be used to exchange for various processing items in various places.”

Wu Yonghai listened to his son reading the news published in Nanzhong Business Daily, and carefully looked at the pattern of the note attached to it, "Industrial coupon?"

On the front and back of the industrial coupon, the words "industrial coupon" representing one's identity and a description of the face value are printed respectively.

"In addition to using this industrial coupon to buy some ironware, you can also buy salt, sugar, and muslin cloth that my mother likes. In addition, if you plan to go to the oil mill to squeeze our rapeseed into vegetable oil, you can also use it. this instead."

Wu Yonghai's eldest son explained the purpose of this industrial coupon to his father in a language his father could understand.

Wu Yonghai slapped his thigh, isn't this thing the same as the Nanzhong Tongbao in his hand!

"Father, it seems to be a little different. According to the newspaper, if you buy this thing and pay with industrial vouchers, it seems that you can add 110% to the face value of the industrial vouchers. Coupons, if used to buy things, can be used as [-] Wen."

In contrast, grain merchants buy rice at a purchase price of [-] Wen per stone. Although the moisture content of rice is not so high, they can also use industrial coupons to buy large quantities and cheaply for those wives, children, and themselves. As far as things are concerned, it seems that it is more cost-effective to sell them to the government.

Even if the official family has no money, the official family has what we want!

The Wu family and his son didn't notice that another page of the newspaper published an official document, "In order to protect the interests of farmers and prevent grain merchants from defrauding and entrapping farmers, anyone who has not registered with the household department and paid a deposit for grain purchases is prohibited Go to the countryside to buy grain. Farmers have the right to turn them over to various village inspection offices for severe punishment when encountering merchants who fail to show their grain purchase license stickers.”

It is not expensive to buy toothpaste for a piece of grain, and you have to pay a deposit of 1 taels of silver. (To be continued..)