Chapter 219: Reforming the secret recipe for ancestors

On the other side, Huang Yu and others had already stepped into the county yamen. Shi Chuan glanced over and found that there were deep ridges dug under the county yamen corridor, and some dead branches remained on the edges of the ridges - Piao Tianwen.

Liu Xu turned around and glanced at the county government office: "Is Chengxin Lang observing the fields under the corridor? Hey, there are not many fields in Shuyang County that have been reclaimed. Since Shen Kuo bought these fields, the county magistrates have never added them again. Hey, you have never been to Shenzhou. It is said that the fields in Shenzhou County Government are the best in the world. Now when it comes to vegetable cultivation, Hu Ji, the magistrate of Shenzhou, is the best in the world.

When Hu Ji went to Shenzhou to become an official, he was able to cultivate more than 1,600 vegetable gardens around the yamen - "There are more than 1,600 vegetable gardens in the yamen". The county government can earn more than 2 million yuan in actual vegetables every year. If it is converted into white rice, it will be more than 16,000 dou.

Haha, how much is more than 2 million yuan? At that time, a live pig was about 1,400 yuan. The vegetable garden that Lord Hu reclaimed could grow 1,400 fat pigs in a year..."

Shi Chuan asked curiously: "The county government, in such a sacred place, why do the entire vegetable planted under the eaves and pigs raised in the corridors and the officials don't care about it?"

Liu Xu smiled and said, "Why don't you care? In the past, Emperor Yingzong was furious about the matter of growing vegetables in the government office and issued an order: "In the future, officials and officials in various places are not allowed to grow vegetables and sell them." Originally, where is the yamen? Every inch of land is organized and has a status, and is a representative of the dignity of the country. It is sacred and inviolable. How can you hang out in the farmland in a decent manner.

But unfortunately, prices in our Song Dynasty have always risen quickly, and the salaries of officials are insufficient, and the Song Dynasty has strictly supervised corruption. Once officials embezzle, recommenders, teachers, and teachers of the house will be implicated together, and one person will be an official, and the colleagues of No. 100 are staring at each other, so it is difficult to reach out casually. In addition, His Majesty Yingzong also missed his words - Yingzong said that "growing vegetables and selling them", that is, it is not prohibited for everyone to grow vegetables in the government office for "eating at home"?

Haha, the government does not allow vegetables to be sold, can’t it be possible to eat them by themselves? It is said that the yamen was originally just an individual phenomenon. After this ban, the government used the open space under the corridor to grow vegetables, and it blossomed all over the country. Because this move was caused by the loopholes in the words of Your Majesty. Naturally, the government was not good at talking about everyone. Therefore, the free land around the yamen in various places was fully utilized.

Think about the income of Hu Ji, the Tongzong of Shenzhou. He is a fat pig with about 1,400 yuan a year. It brings energy. In the face of such a living example, rolling all over the mud and planting a piece of green land has become a collective hobby for our emperor and Song officials. Farming and reading are originally a virtue that the Master praised. Since then, every spring plowing, local officials do not have to wear sweatshirts to demonstrate to the people, and they can all be found in hoes, shovels, rakes, picks and picks. When judging cases and approving documents, they can water the fields and loosen the soil, which not only exercises the body, but also enriches the pockets..."

"Wait, you just said that you have enriched your pockets. Didn't you say that these dishes are forbidden to be sold? How can you enrich your pockets?"

"You also have policies and countermeasures from the top. The government said that it was prohibited to sell, but it was not said that it was prohibited to rent people. Local officials tried cases every day, so how could they have 100% energy to grow vegetables? It is also necessary to hire one or two old farmers to help take care of them. Some of the vegetables grown were distributed as officials' welfare, and the remaining ones were sold by the old farmers who had packed land. The government did not prohibit them. After the old farmers sold money, they would pay the official office some land rent. Who could say that this was wrong?"

Shi Chuan was silent for a moment: "I have been to Haizhou Prefecture Yamen, but I have never grown vegetables in the Prefecture Yamen."

Liu Xu smiled like a fox who had stole a chicken. He smiled loudly and said, "Changqing, there must be many shops doing business near the provincial government?"

Shi Chuan recalled it and nodded: "Yes, there are many stalls, which blocked the way to and from get off work."

Liu Xu laughed: "You don't know - those stalls are rented by the state yamen. The yamen opened the walls facing the street and built a store for merchants."

"Didn't the official say that the yamen cannot sell vegetables? Can you still rent the yamen's territory for people to do business?"

"Of course this is the proposal of King Jing. On that day, Wang Jinggong reformed the law and advocated renting out all the land facing the streets of the yamen, and the rent obtained to supplement the salary of officials. Zhang Andao, the governor of Shangqiu, proposed the lease proposal based on Wang Anshi's reform. Even the Fire God Temple in the yamen was rented out. Our emperor Song Shanghuode was so annoyed that His Majesty Shenzong gave the most harsh "Imperial Criticism": It is nothing more than that.

Look, the meaning of this imperial criticism is: The Great Song Dynasty's Fire De, the Fire God Temple in the government office is related to the luck of the court... Well, except for this temple that cannot be rented out, it is better to rent out the others. Therefore, all the temples in the world are exempted from renting out, but officials from all over the country later made it a custom.

Haizhou City is prosperous, and the prefecture yamen is located on the cross street, so it is very profitable to rent it. But Shuyang County is different. It is just a medium-sized county. It can’t be rented out to exchange for a few dollars in the street, so it’s better to grow vegetables. The yamen in the world do this. Rent out to open a shop in a bustling place, and use it to grow vegetables in remote places... Why? Chengxin Lang repeatedly looked at the fields under the county yamen corridor, but remembered the past?"

Shi Chuan sighed to the sky: "I just... suddenly felt very pitiful to the officials of the Song Dynasty. In this era of weak government and arrogant people, it is really not easy to be an emperor... What era is this? It's so... suffocating beauty."

After a moment of pause, Shi Chuan said to himself: "This is the best era, the worst era; this is the light era, and another dark era. This is the wisdom era, this is the stupid era; this is the spring of hope, this is the winter of disappointment; there are all kinds of things in front of people, and there is nothing in front of people... But overall, this is the best era."

Liu Xu fell silent, he closed his mouth tightly, and felt in his heart that Shi Dalang really had a kind of courage that he was desperate - he didn't even take the imperial power seriously.

Ling Peng and Ling Fei's brothers next to him did not have the imperial examinations, and they were less concerned about party struggles, so Ling Peng interrupted and said, "It's a pity that these are all things before the reform. After the reform, the power of officials became increasingly greater and his majesty became more and more powerful. Now Tong Guan and Yang Jian plundered everywhere, and Wang Jinggong's gang directly seized the land. Those officials with the new law are becoming more and more harsh to the people, and they are no longer as kind as before."

Shi Chuan nodded: "This is the consequence of the inconsistent economic system and political system. In the economic system, Huang Song is a commodity economy that emphasizes fair trading; in the political system, it is an absolute slavery of "the whole world is the king's land" - Oh, the popular saying is the "Qin system"... What should we do if we make changes in this society?"

Ling Peng just opened up, who would have thought that Shichong would say... Although the Song Dynasty was an open era, an era where officials and scholars publicly satirized the government affairs, Shichong was so bold that the three people who were traveling in cold sweat. Liu Xu hurried forward and interrupted: "Dalang, you want to purchase sulfur, and I happen to know the shopkeeper of the pharmacy in front, and I will take you there."

The sulfur stored in the pharmacy is used to treat scabies, and the stock is not large. With Liu Xu's face, Shi Tong went to and flew around in various pharmacies, purchased 100 kilograms of sulfur and 300 kilograms of saltpeter, and then 500 kilograms of bamboo charcoal. Afterwards, Liu Xu and Shi Tong parted ways and returned to their respective houses. But when Shi Tong returned to the store, Huang Yu and others had not come back yet. It is said that the magistrate had already invited them to lunch, so Huang Yu left a letter saying that there was no need to wait for him for lunch.

When Ling Fei heard the news, he immediately untied the bag containing charcoal, picked up a hammer and started smashing the charcoal, and urged him: "Hei Xin (Lang), there is still time. We will have the prescription before we have eaten. I will treat you to the two of you at noon this year."

Shi Chuan was still hesitating with a saltpeter bag in his hand. He hesitated whether he needed to reveal the gold formula of gunpowder. When he saw Shi Chuan's hesitant expression, Ling Peng did not dare to urge him. He held his breath and looked forward to Shi Chuan's actions.

Suddenly, it seemed as if a lightning flashed in front of Shizeng - Li Dai Taozun has always been worried that I would change too much about this era, so that I lost my time and space positioning. But until now, my time and space coordinates have not been lost, but have been fixed to death, which shows that what I did before has not affected this era.

How did I do it before - improve the living environment through the hands of the Song people. For example, the masonry construction technology is already in this era. I improved the craftsmanship level through Lu Da and the other three... For example, Zhang Xiaoquan has invented the scissors, but I have improved the scissor production process through Duan Xiaopiao, adding many auxiliary functions to the scissors...

The gunpowder technology can also be done in this way. Trying to adjust Ling Peng and Ling Fei’s original secret recipe to a little, and spoof the wheel of history, it also makes you feel accomplished.

The plan has been decided, Shi Chuan shouted: "Get the water. I was thinking about what kind of saltpeter purification process should be used. There are six or seven methods for saltpeter purification process. I will give you the easiest one... However, there is never a free lunch in the world. What do you brothers want to pay to exchange for this secret recipe?"

The Ling brothers looked at each other and bowed and asked, "What does Shi Dalang want, but he needs it. How dare we brothers not do our best?"

Chapter 219: Reforming the secret recipe for ancestral inheritance,
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