Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 153

Dian Zhengnan bared his teeth and said with a smile: "My brother said that I don't understand these things, but I know that cows are very important. To kill a cow, which can be eaten like me, it will take a month."

While chatting, a luxury four-wheeled carriage stopped in front of him, and the county magistrate Shi Wenbing came, and he wanted to ask Chai Lin about some things, so he asked him to go to his house for a sit-down.

In Shi Wenbing's living room, County Magistrate Shi poured tea for Chai Lin himself.

Chai Lin said: "Brother Wen Bing, you are so polite, you make me feel uncomfortable."

Shi Wenbing sighed and said: "The world is difficult, the lives of the people are difficult, and it is even more difficult to be an official. My county magistrate has a five-year term, and now three years have passed, and there are still two years left. There is an assessment when it expires. It was nothing. Question, but brother Yuncong also knows that this damned bandit ran to the county under my jurisdiction, and more than a dozen villages were victimized. The population has decreased and the people's livelihood has been depressed. The official is also very anxious. If this continues, don't be promoted, and I'm afraid I have to go home to pick up the child."

Chai Lin said: "Brother Wen Bing, don't bother, Leling is actually developing very well. What is the most famous specialty of Leling?"

"Jujubes, jujubes are the only ones that Leling can offer." Shi Wenbing said.

"That's right. Brother Wen Bing has controlled the officials below, so there will be more business contacts. Leling jujubes will be sold all over the world, and the big and small households will gradually become rich. Of course. Now, you still have to keep up with the prefect of Su to encourage agriculture, build roads, and repair water conservancy. As for the poor people in the county, how many poor households are there in Leling?" Chailin asked.

Shi Wenbing said: "It's not much. After all, Mr. Su has reduced taxes and fees a lot after he took office. Those who really can't survive the winter have about [-] households. They are mainly old, weak, sick and disabled. How about young and strong people participating in road construction?" You can also eat and drink together."

Chai Lin thought for a while, and said, "Eating is a big deal, let's get some food out of the warehouse."

"The food in the Yicang can only be moved lightly to prevent major disasters and major wars. Now the food in the treasury is only more than one million catties, and it may not be enough to start road construction in the spring." Shi Wenbing said in embarrassment.

"Well, let's do this. The magistrate of Shi County took the lead to collect some donations from local wealthy households and squires. Five hundred households don't need much food. About [-] catties is enough, as long as it can be guaranteed to be distributed to poor households. As for I was persuaded to leave Chaijiazhuang, but I want the people in the business to distribute directly to needy households, not directly to the government." Chai Lin said.

Shi Wenbing said: "Brother Yun Cong still doesn't believe me."

"No, Brother Wen Bing naturally doesn't like these quilts, but it's hard to say to the people below. I paid for it out of my own pocket, so naturally I have to send it to those who need it." Chailin said.

Shi Wenbing sighed helplessly, and said, "Well, anyway, I'm not busy, and I have to supervise the distribution of the food raised, otherwise it's hard to guarantee that someone will be greedy."

Chai Lin originally planned to go back tomorrow, but the county magistrate Shi Wenbing said that more than [-] families were going to die of freezing and starvation, which is a big deal.Fortunately, Chailin was well prepared. He purchased a large number of sheepskin jackets from Shandong from Shandong after he met Hu Cheng and Li Ying. The green goatskin jackets are made of burlap on the outside and green goatskin on the inside. There are hundreds of households in Lijiazhuang. I can make this kind of jacket, which is definitely a sharp tool for winter.As for quilts these days, rich people use silk duvets, and poor people don't even think about it.

Chai Lin wrote the letter early in the morning, and shopkeeper Zhou Fu arrived in the carriage of the Four Seas Car Co., Ltd. in the afternoon.

"Owner, five hundred blankets of linen and five hundred coats of green goatskin have arrived," Zhou Fu said.

Chai Lin took it over and checked it. The quality is still very good. The thick linen blanket is made of hemp thread. The specifications of the handmade items are not so uniform, but they are absolutely strong, warm and durable.On the blanket, there are large characters printed, Chaijiazhuang Dashang.

The same is true for the sheepskin jacket. In fact, this is a kind of commercial advertisement, called an advertising shirt. The advertisement is subtly promoted, and at the same time, it also sends warmth to the poor people.

Zhou Fu was a little puzzled and said: "Owner, this is a lot of expenses. We don't have much property in Leling, and they are all poor households, so there is no advertising effect. As for spending such a large amount of money to win people's hearts ?"

"What we do is not only to win the hearts of the people, but also to save people with sincerity. It is freezing cold. These old people and children are likely to leave if they don't get help. A blanket and a leather jacket cost only a hundred dollars. If you have a lot of money, you can save one, so why not do it." Chai Lin said.

Zhou Fu agreed deeply, and said, "Okay, owner, I understand."

"Well, of course, this kind of gift is still not the solution. The most important thing is to open more workshops, recruit more manpower, and give the people a way to survive. I think Boxing County is rich in stone mills and stone mortars with bluestone. You arrange to purchase five or six hundred sets of the necessary things for the pills, and transport them to Chaijiazhuang, and prepare to process the pills in the spring." Chailin said.

Zhou Fu said: "No problem, don't worry, brother Zhuangzhu, I will go to work."

Zhou Fu is the big shopkeeper, and he has to be busy with all kinds of business affairs. Only when the big shopkeeper develops the business well can he create more jobs.

Laozaoshu Village, Leling County is a small village with a total of more than a hundred households. The village has land and jujube gardens. Most of the families can still have enough food and clothing. At least they can cope with food and clothing.But there are always a few families that are in trouble. In a family in the north of the village, the 63-year-old grandfather and 13-year-old grandson depend on each other.

The north wind howled, rattling the window paper.

There is no fireplace or kang in the house. An iron pot is simply set up with stones in the southwest corner of the house. The dead leaves are burning vigorously, and the chestnuts in the pot are fragrant.Grandpa and grandson are roasting by the fire, enjoying the warmth in this winter.

If you take a closer look, you will find that every chestnut has been severely bitten by insects. This is the chestnut that my grandfather picked up from the chestnut garden in autumn. Most of them have been destroyed, and they are the only ones who have no food. people will pick it up to eat.

The grandparents and grandson were wearing tattered clothes and their faces were disheveled, obviously caused by long-term malnutrition.However, he is still in good spirits, and he is hanging on with his righteousness.

"Grandpa, you eat, you eat. This meat is so fat." The grandson peeled off the chestnut shell and found a fat meat worm inside, and quickly handed it to grandpa.

Grandpa shook his head and said, "Eat it, you are growing your body. After this winter, wild vegetables will be everywhere in spring. By then, both of us will be better off. We can't finish eating the shepherd's purse all over the ground."

The grandson still ate the worms into his mouth and asked, "Grandpa, didn't you say that someone would come to help us? Why didn't anyone come to help us?"

Grandpa said angrily: "You child, how can you not remember other people's kindness when you are young. Your second uncle in the front yard gave you a fish in autumn, your third mother also sent us a load of wood, and you Isn't that bag of jujubes on the bed all given by others?"

"That's not what I mean. I remember all their good things. I said the government. My father died fighting the Liao people on the battlefield. Shouldn't the government take care of me?" Sun Tzu said.

(End of this chapter)