Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

When Zhang Qi came back, he said to Zhao Zhen: "Sir, I went to Erlong Mountain and met Master Lu Zhishen. The three places that Taoist Director Dong pointed out have been excavated. Now they are nearly two feet deep, and the excavated soil has already been dug." There is moisture. Mr. Lu Zhishen thinks that compared with the existing three wells, if there is no accident, water can be produced by digging at most one foot. "

Zhao Zhen said: "Taoist Priest, it seems that your ability in water points is also very good."

After hearing this, Dong Laodao said: "We have to wait until the water comes out tomorrow before we dare to say anything."

Zhao Zhen praised him a few words. Seeing that it was getting late, he left Dong Laodao and returned to the village.

During dinner, the four members of Zhao Zhen's family were chatting. Bai Zhi said: "Guardian, today my brother said that two more medicinal snakes were raised in the snake pit, and there are four medicinal snakes with signs. My brother asked me to ask if they have to be concocted. A medicinal snake?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "How much wine can this medicinal snake make?"

Bai Zhi said: "A medicinal snake can brew ten kilograms of medicinal wine, which can be drunk by ten people. It is effective for the first time."

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Then ask my brother to prepare one and send it to the village so that it can be used as a reward in the future."

Bai Zhi responded with a smile and said, "There is one more thing. The officials will be happy to hear it."

"What's the matter? You are so sure."

Bai Zhi said: "Ruan Xiaoer's wife was infertile earlier, but now she is one month pregnant under my care."

Zhao Zhen listened and said with a smile: "Of the three Ruan brothers, only the second brother is married. Now that he has his own flesh and blood in addition to his adopted son, I think he must be very happy."

With that said, he turned to Cheng Wan'er and said, "Madam, pick two pieces of good satin to send away tomorrow as a congratulation to me."

Cheng Wan'er said: "Ms. sir, I understand."

Hu Sanniang said: "Speaking of pregnancy, I was chatting with Fourth Sister Hei today. I wanted to compete with her in martial arts. I heard from him that she is also two months pregnant."

Zhao Zhen said: "Oh? Jiao Ting, I see him every day, but he doesn't say anything. I also send two pieces of satin to congratulate him. I will do this in the future."

Cheng Wan'er listened and nodded.

Cheng Wan'er also said: "Speaking of pregnancy, Mrs. Lin has been pregnant for nearly two months."

Zhao Zhen said: "It seems that there are a lot of newborns in the county this year."

Cheng Wan'er said: "But I want to congratulate my husband. This is a prosperous atmosphere. Liangshan County is under the governance of my husband, the officials are in charge of the Qingming Festival, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Naturally, more children are born."

After hearing this, Bai Zhi and others congratulated Zhao Zhen.

At night, Zhao Zhen went to Jin Cuilian's room to rest.

The wind drove the rain and sprinkled the high city, and the clouds pressed lightly with the sound of thunder.

On the second day, after Zhao Zhen and Hu Sanniang had practiced martial arts, they summoned Xiao Rang and Pei Xuan. Zhao Zhen said: "Brothers, I heard that several of the brothers' family members in the county are pregnant. I think there are also many farmers in the county who are pregnant and have given birth. I plan to reward and punish pregnancy and childbirth to increase the farmers' willingness to have children. Two brothers. What do you think?"

Xiao Rang and Pei Xuan looked at each other, and Pei Xuan said: "Official, I have observed the politics of the past dynasties, and I can only think of rewards and punishments. As the "Yue Yu" says: "The strong man will not take the old woman. The old man is ordered not to take a strong wife. If a girl does not marry at seventeen, her parents will be guilty; if her husband does not marry at twenty, his parents will be found guilty. , Two pots of wine and one pig gave birth to three people, the male and his mother; two people were born, and the male and his wife made food."

"There are many records in subsequent dynasties. The "Book of Han" records that during the reign of Emperor Hui, it was said: "If a woman is between fifteen and thirty years old, she will not marry." The "Book of Jin" also has: "The tenth month of winter is bitter." "Now, it is recorded that if a girl's parents do not marry her at the age of seventeen, she will be married by an official."

"In my opinion, these two methods can improve the farmers' desire to have children. I wonder what strategies the officials want to use?"

Zhao Zhen said: "I have also read a lot of history books and feel that the government's marriage to wives is too cruel. How about just rewarding them?"

Xiao Rang said: "Officials are kind-hearted, but they must make plans in advance to avoid the problem of not being able to support their children and doing good things and bad politics. If this is the case, the personal money will not be collected in the future."

Zhao Zhen said: "Of course, there are a lot of wastelands now. I am planning this for the future. Only with a large population can the output increase."

Xiao Rang said: "What the officials said is true. If we can encourage births and adopt the attitude of farmers who value heirs and have more children, more blessings, there will be more newborns in the future."

Zhao Zhen said: "In that case, how do you think we should reward you, brother?"

Xiao Rang pondered for a moment and said: "Two pots of wine and one dog are not enough. How about changing it to two pots of wine, one piglet, ten chickens or ducks, one stone of grain and one piece of cloth. But the wine must be served." Good wine, not random brewed village mash, and fine cloth, not homespun cloth.”

"When piglets, chickens and ducks are raised, they will produce food. Food can solve the current dilemma. Why does the wine need to be made of good color? Why does the cloth need to be made of fine cloth?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Xiao Rang said: "The cloth rewards the wife, and the wine comforts the husband. I asked Brother Zhu Fu that the wine used in restaurants everywhere is divided into three grades. The first grade of wine is the new wine from the winery, and the second grade of wine is the new wine from the winery. Add half a ladle of water to a ladle of wine, and add half a ladle of water to the third tier of wine. Even so, this wine is much better than the village mash brewed by ordinary farmers. Among the three tiers of wine, the third tier is the most popular. Good, just because it’s cheap.”

"The villagers are drinking to relieve the heat and relieve fatigue, not for the sake of good drink, but for a cheap price. Even if they don't have money, they will drink village mash. Brother Zhu Fu also suggested that the winery should also save some processes and brew some village mash as the fourth I think it’s feasible to provide the wine in the restaurant for the convenience of the farmers.”

"This finely colored wine has been stored in cellars. It has a mellow taste and a lingering fragrance on the teeth and cheeks. Now, in addition to being supplied to heads, magistrates, and stewards throughout the county, they are also given quotas and quotas. As a reward, more Can activate bankers."

"The same is true for fine cloth. Women are so easy to compare with each other. If someone wears fine cloth clothes, there will be others who want to compare. They are all coarse cloth clothes. Now some people wear fine cloth to give birth to children. If you can give birth to children, why can't I?"

Pei Xuan heard this and said, "Brother Xiao Rang is right. If you don't say anything else, let's just talk about this wine. If you eat too much of the good wine, you can eat the village mash. Although you can swallow it, you feel it is bland."

Zhao Zhen listened and nodded repeatedly.

I thought of the pasture stewards Chao Cuo, Li You, and Shangwang Village Li Zheng all saying that the cattle, sheep, and mare milk produced in the pasture produced a lot of milk. In addition to supplying Zhuangshang and Junzhongdutou, the village stewards also had a lot of surplus. , are made into cheese.

Zhao Zhen said: "How about adding a pot of cow, sheep and horse milk from a village near the pasture? This thing can also strengthen the body."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Rang and Pei Xuan objected together: "No..."

The two looked at each other, and Pei Xuan said: "Officials, the right way is: don't worry about the scarcity but the inequality. This matter should be treated equally. If there is a lot of milk, it will be rewarded with merit if it is made into cheese. If you live near the pasture, there will be more. Wouldn’t everyone be willing to go to the villages around the ranch to enjoy a portion of milk?”

Xiao Rang said: "Exactly."

Zhao Zhen heard this and said: "Thanks to the two brothers for reminding me, I almost did something wrong."

Xiao Rang said: "The high-ranking officials only care about the farmers under their control. There is a lot of cow's and goat's milk, but it is easy to handle. I once heard that there is a cheese farm in Bianjing that specializes in making cheese."

"I have seen milk mixed with sugar put into a bowl, condensed into cheese and eaten cold. The bowl was placed in a wooden barrel and sold along the street on a pole. The taste was quite delicious and cost five cents a bowl. A dairy could be established in the county. You can buy milk or make cheese, or make cheese, put less sugar, and use cups instead. It only costs one penny per bowl, and the cheese can be transported to the main world, and it can be considered an industry.”

Zhao Zhen listened and nodded repeatedly.

The three of them discussed it carefully, wrote the official document, and had it printed and posted everywhere.