Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 342 The pie in the sky

"Then what should I do, my brother brought his little donkey here this morning, how about I send it back to him?" the daughter-in-law said in embarrassment.

Liu Zhuang said: "Give it whatever you want, keep it, isn't it seven taels of silver? This mule is too big, and it is usually used by our father to pull carts in plowed fields. You can use that little donkey to carry things and go to the market."

This time, more than [-] people were recruited from more than a dozen nearby villages, and the selection was overjoyed.Six months' wages were paid in advance on the spot, which was a heavy four taels of silver, and there were two goats.There is grass everywhere in the mountains, and with good feeding, lambs can be born in a few months.

There is a dilemma in the world, it is difficult to have no money, and it is even more difficult to borrow money.As soon as this big move came out, it was very popular. Through a piecemeal method, more than [-] recruits were recruited in half a month. They took a boat from Dongping Mansion to Hailong Island, transferred to a Dafu boat, rushed to Yangma Island, and handed it over to Wu Yong for recruiting. train.

The special fund was used to pay more than 1 yuan. The mountain people are poor, and of course they spend it when they get the money. Those who haven’t bought new clothes in three years buy new clothes, and those whose kitchen knives are broken buy kitchen knives and snacks. Snacks, grain and oil, and even used to pay the bride price and marry a wife.

The business of each store is selling well, and new products are starting to be launched one after another, forming a virtuous circle of the economy. The money of 1 guan has leveraged the market of tens of thousands of guan.

County government office, back hall.

Zhu Wu flipped through the ledger and said, "Brother, the cost of recruiting this time is really high, not counting the goats sold on credit. The money and food alone is 1 guan. But the effect is very obvious. According to several According to the information fed back by a commercial firm, the business has unexpectedly increased by [-]%.”

"Well, yes, yes. There is less land in mountainous areas. It is better to develop overseas than to reclaim barren hills. We will recruit thousands of strong men to work one after another, and this time we will pay three months' wages in advance." Chai Lin said.

The age of strong men is relatively wide, and the requirements are not so strict. Of course, the wages are also low. The basic salary is [-] cash per month, and the advance payment for three months is only [-] cash.Don't underestimate these six hundred articles, if you want to make this money in the mountains, it will be even more difficult.

The monthly salary of a long-term worker hired by a wealthy local family is only [-] Wen. For this [-] Wen, I still have to search for it, and I can't bear it.If you use a bad farm tool, you will be deducted money, if you eat more steamed buns, you will be deducted money, and if you look at the landlord’s wife more often, you will be deducted money.

The county magistrate Chen said worriedly: "If we do this, it will be impossible for big local households to hire long-term workers for [-] yuan. Will they go to the government office to sue me?"

"Remember, we didn't force the big families to increase the monthly wages of long-term workers to [-] Wen. They did it voluntarily. Because they didn't raise it, no one would do it for them. This is market regulation and has nothing to do with the county government. You don’t have to be afraid to tell you. Next autumn, the county will open a textile factory and hire a large number of female workers. In the future, rich families will have to pay more for hiring female workers. The days of wanting to spend less and enjoy more are gone forever. In addition, sweet potatoes, corn How about the promotion of cotton?" Chailin asked.

County magistrate Chen said: "The progress is good. The county government is the guarantor of the seed credit contract signed by the commercial bank with the farmers. The commercial bank is responsible for providing seedlings, arable land and technical training. A hundred acres of sweet potato fields are set up outside the county seat to measure the production area of ​​sweet potatoes. If the output is less than 1 jin, the seedlings are provided free of charge, and if the output reaches the standard, a seedling fee of [-] jin will be charged. So far, [-] mu of sweet potato, and more than [-] mu of corn and cotton have been released. Most of the people are still in the field. Wait and see, expect several times more before planting."

"It's almost the same. There are not so many seedlings. The people are stubborn in their thinking. If they don't see rabbits, they won't scatter eagles. Whoever grows this year will get rich."

Zhu Wu said: "Brother, it's relatively easy to reserve seeds for these kinds of crops. I'm afraid it will be difficult to sell these seeds on a large scale in three to five years."

Chai Lin said with a smile: "Mr. Zhu was joking. I searched all the way for these kinds of crops. I didn't want to get rich, nor did I value money. If I like money, why should I ship the 300 million guan from Tokyo this time?" Come here. Our purpose is to make the common people eat well, eat well, and wear warm clothes. As for the money from selling seeds, earn as much as you can, and forget it if you don’t.”

Zhu Wu bowed deeply and said: "Brother understands righteousness deeply, it's really the luck of the common people."

It is already the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and the weather is freezing. It is extremely cold this year. Most farmers rely on burning earth kangs for heating.

Zhu Wu's idea is to set up a mutual aid group, where more than a dozen villagers can help one family without giving money or food, and a load of firewood is enough.

Chai Lin said: "Sir, this method is very good. The vast majority of rural people are still very kind and simple, but don't underestimate the evil of human nature. Some people feel uncomfortable when they help others. Those who should be kind and merciful should be tough. Those who are tricky and arrogant must be dealt with severely."

"It's the twelfth lunar month, and there are fewer things recently. Next, let's continue to send things? The review of extremely poor households is very strict, but some people are indeed very difficult. How about setting up a temporary needy household for short-term support, as an emergency?" Chen county magistrate said.

"Next, we still need to keep sending warmth. It's not just as simple as sending things, but to make them feel warm instead of just giving things. We must take care of the extremely poor and difficult households. This year's Chaijiazhuang has a bumper harvest. I didn’t sell any cotton. In addition to supplying some distributed by Xiangbing and Chaijiazhuang, I specially dispatched a thousand sets of cotton coats. Let’s distribute them as soon as possible to make the needy people feel warm. In addition to the staff, I, Mr. Zhu and County Magistrate Chen, let’s split up into three groups and visit each other to understand the aspirations of the people.”

County Magistrate Chen said, "Okay."

Chen frame is still very practical, without the decadence of other county magistrates.

The three of them each led a team to visit, and sent warm cotton clothes, goats and salt to the needy and extremely poor households.

Thirty miles southwest of the county seat, in a valley, there is a village called Hongshan Village. It is not that there is Hongshan here, but that the people in this village all build houses with red bricks and red tiles. The whole village looks red, so it is called Hongshan Village. mountain village.

Peng San is 36 years old this year. It is the most embarrassing time in middle age. You are old, and your parents are in their 16s, and your health is not very good.There are children below, the eldest daughter is 35 years old, the second son is [-] years old, and the daughter-in-law is [-] years old.Originally, I was able to make do with my life. Although I was not rich and powerful, I was able to get by.But there are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings. In the spring of this year, Peng Sanwai was working for others. When he came back late, he met two wolves. Relying on the ax in his hand, Peng San really didn't care and wiped out one of them. , and the other end took the opportunity to bite off Peng San's right hamstring.

In this way, Peng San's right leg became disabled and he was unable to work.I originally rented ten acres of good land from a big family, but I no longer rent it.My family only has five acres of hillside and thin land, so Peng San's family has been reduced from food and clothing to hardship in one fell swoop.

"Ah, how do you live these days? It's very cold, and my daughter's hand hurts from spinning yarn every day, and she doesn't even have a decent winter coat." The daughter-in-law was nagging there.

Peng San didn't dare to talk back, he was a man, so he had to bear it.

Seeing that Peng San didn't speak, the daughter-in-law scolded, "You have learned to ignore people. You can do it, Peng San. I won't follow you anymore."

Passing by a neighbor lady, persuaded: "Peng San's daughter-in-law, why are you arguing if you don't warm up in the house in this cold weather?"

"It's hard to live, and there is no winter clothes in the cold weather. The land can't be rented yet. Next year, we will live on five acres of thin land. How will the family of six live?" Peng San's daughter-in-law said.

Peng San got angry and said, "It's nothing but nothing."

The neighbor's aunt was there to persuade, but Peng San's daughter-in-law refused to let go, saying: "Unless there is a big pie in the sky, I really won't have a relationship with him."

Before she could finish speaking, there was a sudden bang. The third daughter-in-law Peng felt something hit her body violently, and she staggered, almost losing her footing.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a huge pie, at least five catties in weight. This was a hero cake that Chai Lin arranged for a cook to make for Dian Zhengnan alone. This pie had three catties of meat and two catties of noodles.

Outside the low courtyard wall, Dian Zhengnan was proud of himself. He threw the big cake just now and said, "I can only help you so much."

Chailin glared at him, this kid is too messed up, it's unfortunate that such a big cake weighs five or six catties and will kill someone.

Dian Zhengnan shrunk his neck in fright, thinking to himself that he had caused trouble.

Chai Lin, Dian Zhengnan, Xie Bao, and Liu Zhuang came, and Xie Bao and Liu Zhuang were still wearing police uniforms.

Xie Bao knocked on the courtyard door and said, "Is this the Peng family?"

Don't look at how the third daughter-in-law of Peng is doing all of a sudden, when she sees someone coming from the yamen, she immediately becomes frightened and quiet, and stops making trouble.

Peng San came over, cupped his hands and saluted, and said: "You poor masters, the villain is Peng San."

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(End of this chapter)