Chapter six hundred and thirty fourth: pig farming
Zhou Heng shook his head. He didn't worry about the old emperor. Besides, he knew that Liu Renli was doing well. After all, Zhang Fuling helped coordinate, and even if he wanted to interfere, he would not have the courage to interfere.
Especially last time when Boss Xue and the others went back, they also introduced it in detail, and the planting here is very powerful.
Liu Renli also formulated a guarantee agreement separately. If these two crops are planted, the pellets will not be harvested, Tongzhou Prefecture will compensate 80% of the wheat produced last year.
As for newly planted gold potatoes and corn, individual sales are not allowed for the time being. Tongzhou Prefecture will send someone to purchase them as a whole. If someone sells them privately, they will be punished as theft. There are people promoting these things everywhere, which is well known to everyone.
So Zhou Heng was not worried about these things. He was waiting for the harvest now and then promoted all the harvest as seeds.
In this way, the planting area can be expanded to one governor, or several areas can be selected for experimental planting.
"It's not this. I'm not worried about the two crops I planted. Now we have found sales channels for straw and waste, which is also a revenue.
Today I came here to see Brother Liu, and I also told you about helping farmers and the people find other livelihoods to do in winter, even the elderly, weak, women and children can complete the breeding.”
As soon as he talked about this, Liu Renli immediately became interested and stared at Zhou Heng with his eyes lit up.
After all, the two previous new crops were created by Zhou Heng, and no one believed them at that time, but Liu Renli believed in Zhou Heng's vision. It seems that something good must be happening this time.
"Let's talk about it carefully, what are you raising?"
Zhou Heng was not in a hurry and waved to Boss Xue. Boss Xue walked to Liu Renli with a food box and opened it. There were several dishes they brought early in the morning, and they were all iced along the way. Now it was hot and served with a strong aroma.
"Brother Liu, don't rush to ask. I think you may not have eaten at noon. Let's try it first and then talk about it?"
Liu Renli looked suspicious. Before he could speak, Zhu Yunmo stopped doing it and came over and pouted and looked dissatisfied.
"I said why are you so stingy? If I had known that you brought so many delicious foods, I would have kept my stomach just now. No, Boss Xue brought me a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and I would like to eat some more."
When Liu Renli saw it, he blinked and picked up the bowl and started eating Haisai towards a few meats. Not to mention that he was busy with work and had never used lunch, he was now smelling the fragrance and saliva.
I chewed the meat into my mouth for a few times, and my eyes widened. It was not mutton or beef. Although I didn’t eat it many times, I still tasted the hot pot several times, and the taste was very different, let alone rabbit meat or other flavors.
The entrance was soft and chewy, neither dry nor dry, and it was very oily. After savoring it for two more bites, it still couldn't tell it. He quickly put chopsticks on another plate of meat with bones.
This time I ate it even more confused. The bones look a bit like horse bones, but the meat is very different. The horse meat has a thick fiber and it has a strong sour taste when eaten. The more I chew it, the harder it becomes. Not to mention the elderly and children, even adults can hardly enjoy it. That kind of meat is afflicted by eating it.
When Zhu Yunmo saw it, he rolled up his sleeves and grabbed the ribs and stuffed them into his mouth. Liu Renli knew that Zhu Yunmo would not dare to stop him, but he could grab it. Whoever attacked this thing would be able to eat more.
Thinking of this, Liu Renli didn't guess what kind of meat it was. After all, she was not hungry and she was really hungry when she started to move. Without saying anything, she just started to rush towards braised pork ribs and Dongpo pork.
In just one cup of tea, four plates on the table and half a basin of rice in front of Liu Renli were all swept away, and Zhu Yunmo curled his lips.
"Mr. Liu came to Tongzhou as the governor. Why do you think you have escaped? Not to mention that you are dark and thin, you have more than four times more appetite than before, right?"
Liu Renli didn't mind at all, patted her round belly and said with a smile:
"Satisfied, the prince doesn't know. Not to mention eating meat, it's not easy for me to have a meal this day. The key is that I really don't have time. When it comes to meal time, I can't tell where it is. Sometimes I just eat a piece of steamed cake with well water.
I have all dismissed the people who serve in the mansion, and it is useless at all. But an aunt occasionally comes to wash me in my clothes. I have lived in the mansion for less than twenty nights in total."
Zhu Yunmo was listening with a smile, but at the end the smile on Zhu Yunmo's face gradually disappeared, and she stood up and gave Liu Renli a serious salute.
Such actions made Liu Renli confused and had no idea what was going on in front of him.
"What is the prince doing?"
Zhu Yunmo stood up, shook his head and said:
"I just knew before that Lord Liu was a capable person, but when I saw everything you did and listened to your hardships, I would say the most magnificent words, if there were more officials like you in Daliang, the economic revitalization that Zhou Heng mentioned is indeed hopeful!"
Liu Renli smiled, "The prince has praised it, he knows how much Renli has. He can't bear this praise. After all, he has no strength to do it, and his ability is limited.
Just say that this method of planting is feasible in one county or one state, but it is very difficult to really promote it to a governor, because it is impossible to ensure that the magistrates and county governments below can meet our standards to implement, and some things cannot be copied."
Zhou Heng didn't expect that Liu Renli was thinking deeply, but he did find the key to the problem. He wanted to implement a policy or something new, but it was not achieved by just one person's passion.
You must have your own team, have certain execution capabilities, and have certain rights. What is more important is financial independence to support the market-oriented operation of crops and also have a reward and punishment system, otherwise it will be difficult to promote on a large scale.
It is better to be able to understand it yourself than to teach him, which shows that Liu Renli has really studied these carefully. This is the way of thinking required for promotion. It is most appropriate for him to do such promotion.
"Brother Liu, don't worry, you summarized it very well. In fact, these are not problems that cannot be solved. Didn't the yamen drive away so many people?
You can recruit some people who have excellent planting methods, some people who are good at mobilizing, and some people who are good at communicating. These people can set up separate departments in the government office, or be selected from existing yamen runners.
For example, a special farming department was established to guide farmers' cultivation methods, and a technical department was also specially taught to operate various machinery. I would bring the feed processing machine here, which could be trained.
Of course, you can also run schools and offer different disciplines according to different ages. If you don’t study the Four Books and Five Classics, you can learn mathematics and literacy and agricultural skills. You must really make these people useful. If you learn well and have expertise, you can recommend studying in Beishan or medical school.
In all aspects, you can follow your requirements and re-plan the department according to your requirements, and improve the auxiliary functions of the yamen. The people will not have to worry about food and clothing. Every family has surplus food, so there will naturally be fewer disputes on theft.
The real function of the government office is not only to examine cases, collect taxes, and release food. These are all too one-sided. How to develop Tongzhou in the future, how to make good use of the canal waterways so that the next generation can eat, wear, live and work in peace and contentment, and the workshops can develop better.
Even the gentry does not live by withholding rent and tax burdens. This is the issue that a magistrate or even a governor needs to think about. If you understand these, you will naturally know how the yamen departments do and how to set up them.
Anyway, the emperor has given the right, so let’s make a big change in Tongzhou, economic development, bridges and roads, connecting the wharf to Tongzhou City and the capital, so that farmers can be rich, everyone has no shortage of food and clothing, and children have books to read, this is the real benefit to the people."
Liu Renli widened his eyes and didn't say anything for a long time.
All of what Zhou Heng said touched his heart. If he wanted to benefit the people, he would not just try the case well, complete the tax burden, and provide relief when encountering disasters. This is just the minimum requirement for being an official.
"You are right. When I first came to Tongzhou, I thought to myself that I would not seek merit, but I would like to have no mistakes. As long as I do my duty, I will reduce cases in Tongzhou. People can stay away from their households at night, and the money from spring floods can be distributed to farmers. The rent of the gentry will not be too high, so that the people will not starve to death, and avoid becoming refugees leaving their hometowns.
Looking back now, I have short-sighted eyes on things. Since the canal to control spring waterlogging has been built, no matter the people or local gentry, my trust in me has been high.
Then they planted two crops and obtained real money and silver. This was something they could not think of before. After all, 80% of the land was the previous slopes and wastelands, not fertile land.
Later, when we saw the yield, it was useless and it took much effort to sow in summer. As soon as the promotion measures we designed were announced, in less than half a month, the planting area of golden potatoes and corn in Tongzhou had already covered 90%.
What is this concept?
That is to say, except for the vegetable garden, there are some beans, and the remaining grain is not planted, just two crops: gold potatoes and corn.
Perhaps it is because of interests, or perhaps because of the fear of those regulations, I am still very pleased no matter how I can complete the planting according to the requirements of the government office.
But after hearing your plan and imagination, I suddenly felt like I had a direction. I had always been in the thick fog before. Although I knew how to move forward, I was still confused about what to do and how to do it. But the burden on my body was getting heavier and heavier, making me feel breathless.
No, now, I need to think carefully and draw up a charter. If Your Majesty agrees, I will start to open a school here, build a road to the capital, and set up a feed processing factory. It is best to have a greenhouse like you in Beishan."
Zhou Heng reached out to stop Liu Renli's actions. He was in a state of excitement. He thought of a lot of content from Zhou Heng's proposal. After being stopped by Zhou Heng, he was stunned.
"What's wrong?"
Zhu Yunmo shook his head, picking his teeth and shaking his legs.
"Uncle Huang said before that, no matter how big or small the matter in Tongzhou is, you, Liu Renlilai, will be the decision. You can not follow the laws of the court. What he wants to see is the entire change in Tongzhou after the promotion of the two crops, and your governance capabilities.
Wouldn't it be a waste of time for you to hand over the memorial? Uncle Huang is not sure about the specific situation here in Tongzhou, and you will return the final decision. What does this mean?"
Liu Renli stopped. If a magistrate opened a school without authorization in the local area, it would be no small fee to build a road, especially from the wharf to Tongzhou City, and then to the capital.
Boss Xue and his team went back and forth for too long because although this pipe had been disrepaired for a long time, they would not have been piled up on the road and were not discovered early.
Zhou Heng smiled and signaled Liu Renli to sit down and stay calm. After all, this matter requires risks, and everything depends on Liu Renli's own thoughts.
"Step by step, you can make a five-year plan, and then divide the five-year plan into several parts, and do as much as you do every year, so that the goal will not seem out of reach, and even if you need to succeed others, just implement it according to this plan.
For example, if you just raised the pork you ate just now, you can find farmers to raise the pigs. If you think the cost is high for a family, you can raise one or two heads, and there will be a lot of one village. If several villages are raised, then the breeding pigs can all be solved by mating and reproduction.
The next year, either sell the pigs, give birth to a baby and then reproduce, or sell pigs. In this way, it will change a lot in two years. There may be more butchers, and the price will remain at half of the mutton. Many people will buy some to improve, after all, it is not that expensive, and now they are willing to spend some money."
Liu Renli kept nodding, and he was really touched by this.
"The prince said, it is true that we should plan it well, but everything must start from the moment. Pigs can be raised, and more. We can serve as a pilot here. Of course, I hope you can teach them to a few people who know how to raise them.
You had transported the straw before, and I thought about it. In fact, you can also set up a semicolon or a feed workshop we cooperated with in Tongzhou. I just don’t know how much is a feed making machine, how many people need to operate it, how much feed can be made in a day?
After all, this place is very close to the garrison of Tianjin Port. If the feed comes out here, I think Beishan can save on transportation costs, at least give us some processing costs, so that we can hire local people, and the workload will not be less in a month."
Zhou Heng laughed. Not to mention that Liu Renli is really good at discussing business now, he asked all the questions he asked.
"If only one step of processing requires four people to operate a machine, it requires manpower to operate. As for the handling and mixing of raw materials and the relief of packaging, one line requires about ten people to come down. Such a line can work for six hours a day and process twenty stones of feed.
As for the price of the machine, this has not been finalized, but don’t worry, you must be the cheapest in the entire beam. Besides, Tongzhou is just starting, we can ship it to you first. As for the cost of the machine, we owe it first, and when will the money be more abundant before settlement."
After hearing what Zhou Heng said, Liu Renli's eyes lit up.
"It's great, so the more you have, the better. I've also started to build workshops here. Although they are not as big as yours, the area is not small. The remaining materials for the canals here are just in use. I want to build a greenhouse here as well."
With the introduction, Liu Renli walked to the window and was halfway up the mountain not far away. Sure enough, he could see the construction worker. Although the building was not large, the layout completely referenced to the design of Beishan.
Chapter completed!