Unlimited Food Plan
Chapter 88
When Du Changqiu said eating hot pot, he meant hot pot.
This way of eating hot pot is not unique to later generations. In fact, it has a very long history. According to the information Du Changqiu saw, it can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, the pottery age, when the "You Pan Ding" appeared up.
The so-called pan ding refers to putting heated charcoal on the pan under the pot to cook the food in the pot.
Later, in the Han Dynasty, there was a partition tripod, which is similar to the idea of the nine-square grid in later generations, but it has five grids? And it is completely separated, and each grid has a different taste.
Later, hot pot will change various combinations and methods, but they all evolved from these.
But in Daye, it is not an easy thing to eat the pot,? You still have to have a little family background to be able to eat.It's not because of anything else, but because basically everyone in Daye uses stoves now.The stove is really good, you can cook while standing, and it is not easy to fill the room with smoke and dust when adding firewood. Most importantly, it can also prevent the heat source from spreading and wasting everywhere.
But when it comes to eating hot pot, it must not be good for everyone to stand next to the stove and eat directly while rinsing the meat, right?
So this pot still has to be a small pot made by yourself.
There is no such thing in Huarong County, which is a poor country, and Du Changqiu ordered the blacksmith to make it in a hurry in the past few days.
It was made in a copper pot heated with carbon in the middle. At the moment, Du Changqiu asked his sixth aunt to cook thick bone soup. The rabbit meat was sliced thinly, and it looked very beautiful.
"Everyone, sit down." During Du Changqiu's greeting, the hungry Qian Gongshu didn't notice the appearance of other people at all. He has dealt with craftsman skills all year round, and he is somewhat like the uncommunicative science and engineering man in the concept of later generations.
The money that the workshop gets is always the least. Every time Qian Gongshu gets a little knife and pen fee, he has to share it with Li Zandian of the workshop. The poor family can’t afford it, and they all live together all year round. Half hungry, barely starving to death.
So when he saw the meat suddenly, Qian Gongshu couldn't help it, his mind was full of meat, he watched eagerly, and heard the new county magistrate say there: "Pick a piece of rabbit meat, rinse it like this Shabu, dip it in the sauce dish in front of you, and you're ready to eat."
As soon as Du Changqiu finished his demonstration and signaled for everyone to start eating with a smile, Qian Gongshu and Guan Bingshu beside him quickly picked up a slice with their chopsticks, and impatiently put it in the pot.
The sliced rabbit meat was very thin, and it changed color immediately after rinsing it for a while. Qian Gongshu slightly dipped it into the garlic oil dish in front of him, and put it into his mouth in one bite. The fresh, tender and spicy aroma instantly spread throughout his mouth.
Gasping for breath, Qian Gongshu refused to spit it out. He chewed the spicy and delicious sliced rabbit meat, and swallowed it with a thud before he could taste the taste.
It’s similar to Zhu Bajie’s eating ginseng fruit, but Qian Gongshu doesn’t care about other people’s opinions. He’s just sucked in a storm. It’s a joy to eat. You can’t taste the freshness and deliciousness of spicy boiled rabbit meat in one bite, so you must eat a few more bites ah!
Fortunately, he was not the only one who lost his composure. Guan Bingshu was sweating from eating, rolled up his sleeves, and enjoyed himself.
Even Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu, who claimed to have eaten delicious food and seen the world, were very surprised, and their contemptuous hearts were somewhat overwhelmed by the meal.
After all, he came from Jian'an. Although he looks young and immature, his family background is there. I am afraid that he will return to Jian'an soon after the experience. He still needs to establish a good relationship, which will be useful in the future.
Human elites Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu were more respectful as they ate, Du Changqiu pretended not to notice these tricks, smiled and asked everyone to eat more, and asked Zhao Baoer to bring in another large plate of rabbit meat on the way.
Because of entertaining people today, Zhao Baoer didn't attend the table here. He, the concierge Li Laoliu and Aunt Six set up a table in the kitchen by themselves. Bing Shu was the last to put down his chopsticks.
"Sweet!" Putting down his chopsticks, Guan Bingshu's face was flushed from eating, he put down his wine glass, and let out a hearty cry of pain.
Du Changqiu is also drinking. There is no distilled wine in Daye, and the current wine is basically rice brewed, with a slight sweetness, which is about the same degree as cider, and has a unique flavor.
But he drank less. After all, the alcohol content of rice wine is higher than that of cider. Du Changqiu has a light drink, and he doesn't like to get drunk. Seeing that everyone is full, Du Changqiu said with a smile: "Everyone is happy to eat." That's good, since I have already taken office, my father and His Majesty have also said that if I don't make any real achievements, I'm afraid I will be sent to Huarong to practice. Therefore, I will bother all the adults to take care of me in the future. gone."
As soon as he said this, everyone spoke in unison, it was nothing more than a saddle and a horse, willing to do the work of a dog and a horse or something like that.
"Even so, I hope you all have a pleasant cooperation. This winter, I see that the residents of Huarong County don't seem to have much to do. Tomorrow, I will bring people to recruit workers. Come with me to dig the fire well." Du Changqiu said softly, "Qian Gongshu, tomorrow From now on, I will leave this matter to you!"
"Ah? Ah! Yes, yes, my lord!" After eating and drinking, his blood sugar soared, and he couldn't sit still. Like a lazy student in class, he blushed and replied, because he was a little drunk, he answered with a lisp, "This subordinate will definitely, definitely do a good job in this matter! I don't know how many civilians you want to hire to dig wells?"
"It will take 500 people." Du Changqiu startled everyone immediately when he opened his mouth. Even Qian Gongshu's wine almost woke him up. He asked in a trembling voice, "My lord, 500 people, dig a well?"
"Not only digging wells, but you also recruit all the craftsmen in the county. I will recruit people tomorrow, and I will order them myself." Du Changqiu has already planned to do almost the same in the past few days. He took Fanxing for a few days. I have traveled all over the mountains in Huarong County.
Although Huarong County is suitable in the future, the big problem now is the lack of supplies. Warm cotton has not yet been introduced to Daye, and all civilians wear sackcloth.At zero degrees or a few degrees below zero, you can walk outside in cotton clothes without being particularly cold, but the problem is that if most civilians only have sackcloth, this kind of cold can really kill people.
Especially the cold will force people to consume calories to fight against the severe cold. This rapid calorie consumption requires a lot of food to supplement, but the problem is that everyone doesn't have enough food now, and they are almost at the end of the road.
Xie Yongan was in a daze, and he also remembered that within a few days after he arrived in Huarong County, the weather had been cold and cold, and there was a snowfall, which lasted less than seven or eight days, but it is said that many people in the city starved to death.
At that time Xie Yong'an was ill and couldn't get up, so Huang He came to report this matter, which is why Du Changqiu chose to win over Huang He in the first place.Because in Xie Yong'an's memory, Huang He was in that situation, and the people in Liufang didn't move, but he took the initiative to tell him that Xie Yongan finally let him open the warehouse to release the food, which was regarded as a solution to the urgent need.
Du Changqiu didn't plan to directly open a warehouse to release grain. What he planned was not to waste this winter and the labor force. Troubled times will rise at this time next year. He must immediately make Huarong County self-sufficient, and it is best to get some energy immediately. Valuable things that are directly exchanged for food, weapons and horses.
Huarong County seems to be okay, but before the oil and water were searched too hard, and the people's livelihood was difficult, there seemed to be no other problems, but the problem is that it is not like Wilt, which has a particularly concentrated and large output, which can Let Du Changqiu directly adapt to local conditions to create a pillar enterprise, and then use the pillar to drive other developments.
The climate here is suitable, there is a little bit of everything, vegetables and food can be grown, fruit trees and even tea can live well, which leads to a problem, that is, the biggest output here is all kinds of food.
There are also fruits, but it is really not on the scale of hundreds of acres like Wilt.
Many forests are still barren hills.
Food is the foundation of life in troubled times. It is not suitable to use this thing to make economical things in the current state of Huarong County.
Du Changqiu had countless ideas in his mind, drove the detector around for a long time, and thought of many ways.
It's all okay, but it's always missing something.
He needs something that is immediate, attractive enough to get money right away, and preferably something that can become a strategic reserve for the future.
After turning around, there were either too few things on the ground, or the incubation time was too long. When Du Changqiu was in some trouble, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and began to detect the structure inside the mountain and the mineral resources underneath.
After his exploration, he discovered that in this remote border town, less than a hundred meters below the ground, there is a huge wealth buried—brine.
Brine is a kind of mineralized water, which contains a lot of magnesium and sodium. Of course, the most important thing is that it contains a lot of salt, which can be extracted by boiling.
As for brine, there are lake brines exposed on the surface, and more of them are silent underground.This is because the formation of brine is a special mineral that can only be formed in closed or semi-closed basins, and it is due to the different climates of each era, resulting in a deposition of different ages.
As for Huarong County, to be precise, the landforms of the entire Guangyuan County happen to be plateaus and basins. Although the traffic is difficult and the landforms are complicated and difficult to manage, the advantage is this special underground wealth.
You must know that salt is one of the most important ingredients that the human body must ingest. In any era, salt is an important strategic material for a country.Except before the Great Ice Age when science and technology exploded, everyone can consume enough salt after humans entered the technological age. Before that, salt was an expensive seasoning that only nobles could fully consume.
The same is true in Daye.
Here in Huarong County, it is very normal for the poor to have no access to salt all year round. The price of rice is 400 Wen a stone, and one stone is ten buckets, and one bucket is ten liters.And one stone is about 120 catties, so it can be understood that one liter, that is, two taels of rice per catty, the current price is four Wen.
After husking, it is estimated that the polished rice is a little more than a catty, that is to say, a catty of rice is four cents, and a catty of rice, if there are four people in the family, two men and two women, it is estimated that everyone can eat six cents full in one meal.
This is because, unlike the diet composition of Wirth and the Beastman World, the main nutritional structure of Ancient China comes from carbohydrates, fat is not easy to obtain, and it can only be eaten once or twice during festivals. In this case, in order to maintain nutrition, The need for carbs is terrible.
Soldiers who practice daily open their mouths to eat, and it is normal to eat two catties of rice a day.
And this is obviously simply unaffordable.The planting of Daye has not yet reached its peak, rice is expensive, and the common people will not eat it easily. It is the same as the wheat before Wilt, because the output is insufficient, so I will grow more chestnuts and beans for myself. These things are not so full, but the price It is cheap and easy to get, about a hundred coins per stone at most.
So how much is salt in this context?
The answer is one bucket, which is twelve catties, 600 wen.
Of course, this price is not the price of Daye as a whole. In fact, in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the price of rice may be between [-] and [-] Wen, and the price of salt should be around [-] to [-] Wen per bucket.
But as I said earlier, Guangyuan County is different. It is difficult for merchants to come in, and the price of salt is naturally very scary.It is also difficult to go out. Logically speaking, the daily price of rice collection should be between two and three hundred cash per stone.
This is the result of Du Changqiu wearing a veiled hat these days and carrying the stars around to find out. Based on Xie Yongan's memory, I am afraid that there is something tricky behind the four hundred pennies and one stone of food.
But Du Changqiu doesn't intend to think about it right now. After all, no matter whether Mr. Wang sold the rice grains to Hu merchants who went to smuggle outside the customs, or traded with some people in the border gates who are now accumulating grains and preparing to rebel, For Du Changqiu, it has nothing to do with him for the time being.
He only knows one thing, this winter, there is no rush to repair the land, in winter he must quickly find a way to adapt to local conditions, the most important thing is to solve the urgent need.
And the higher the price of salt, the better the source of income for Du Changqiu.
Moreover, Du Changqiu has a detector, he can locate the shallowest brine at the buried point, and the brine can start to be produced after digging down about seventy meters.
On top of that, subsurface brines often mark deposits of natural gas in the ground, so what does that mean?
It means that as long as the well-drilling posture is in place and the follow-up pipeline is done well, there is no need for any large consumption of firewood or the like, and the raw soup can be directly turned into raw food, and the salt can be produced by using natural gas as a natural stove for boiling brine and extracting salt.
This is simply a white wolf with empty hands. It only needs manpower to make money.But now there are not many other things in Huarong County, and there are too many laborers who can't find jobs to do.
This is not Du Changqiu's whimsy, this matter is just picking up the wisdom of the ancients.Because in the history of ancient China, since the Warring States Period, there have been records of the mining and use of underground brine.
It can be traced back to the period of King Qin Zhao, when the prefect Li Bing explored the earth veins and dug wells to boil salt. Salt wells appeared in the ancient history of China and became an important part of salt extraction.
Basically, at the same time, the associated natural gas accompanied by brine was discovered, and ancient China was also the first country in the world to record the use of natural gas.
However, the method used is probably because the salt well was drilled off-center, so the natural gas leaked out, so the ancients were also very witty and used it directly.
According to the records of "Tiangong Kaiwu·Well Salt": "There is a fire well in Xichuan. It is so strange that the well is cold water and there is no fire. But the bamboo is cut to remove the knots, and the oil cloth is stitched together. One end is inserted into the bottom of the well. Connect it up straight, close the mouth to the umbilicus of the kettle, pour brine into the kettle, and see that the fire is burning and the water will boil."
It is very clear here that after the natural gas is connected, it can be used on the spot.
After Du Changqiu's exploration, he found that the entire underground of Huarong is very rich in brine and natural gas deposits. He conservatively estimated that it could last for at least five or six hundred years, so Du Changqiu didn't need to worry at all.
But here, Du Changqiu had a plan in mind, Qian Gongshu returned home, he was in a daze, if he didn't remember very clearly, before he left, he didn't look like a county magistrate at all, he looked like a fairy Xie lord Repeatedly exhorting him, Qian Gongshu felt like he was dreaming.
"Old Qian, with your smell of alcohol, does the master invite you to drink and eat meat?" As soon as Qian Gongshu entered the door, the daughter-in-law who was waiting at home asked in a very surprised whisper when she smelled him.
It’s no wonder that Qian Gongshu’s wife was surprised. In fact, the matter of eating meat and drinking in the past was only a matter for the two adults of the official house and the household house. Then everyone knows that there is absolutely no turn for workshops and military rooms.
"Yes, I ate a meal of shabu-shabu." Qian Gongshu felt ashamed of his daughter-in-law as he was full, and said in a low voice, "It's really delicious, but it's a pity that I can't bring it back to you..."
"What petty words are you talking about? Master treats you, and you still want to bring it back to us?" Qian Gongshu's daughter-in-law Qiao Niang smiled, her tone seemed to be disgusted, and said softly, "Come on, it's good if master invites you. Yes, I hope that the master will use you in the future, and can arrange more work and some subsidies, that would be the best."
"My lady is really good at pinching and counting. It's really arranged." Qian Gongshu said in a low voice, "My lord ordered me to recruit [-] laborers tomorrow, and he went up the mountain to dig a well with him. He also ordered me to call all the craftsmen in the county. Make some new equipment."
"Ah, you drunkard, why didn't you tell me such an important matter?" Qiao Niang slapped her hands when she heard that, "My father and my elder brother are both fine at home... Wait a minute, do you get paid to work for the yamen?" ?”
"Yes!" Qian Gongshu doesn't remember anything else, only the taste of shabu-shabu and Mr. Xie's instructions. He recited it several times in front of Mr. Xie. Now when the lady asks, he immediately reflexes Diliu recited it down: "Dig the soil for four hours a day, and you get one liter of rice. If you want to exchange it for wages, you can get three Wen a day."
"So much?!" Qiao Niang was taken aback by hearing this, and asked repeatedly, "Do you remember clearly?"
Qian Gongshu was very sure that he remembered it very clearly, so he nodded repeatedly.
It's no wonder that Qiaoniang was surprised. In fact, Qian Gongshu himself was very surprised, because Daye's corvee is still very heavy at the moment.The idea of the rulers in the feudal era was actually the same at the beginning. Just like in the Middle Ages, they tried their best to collect all kinds of taxes. The great cause also had corvee. This corvee includes many things, such as forced labor, miscellaneous labor, and military service.
In short, all adult and strong men must serve, and this service is free.
In the beginning, although the service itself was somewhat compulsive, the starting point itself was not wrong in order to defend the country or build public facilities.But the worst thing is that this system will become a terrible means of exploitation in an era of frequent wars, or when local corrupt officials are very greedy.
For example, during the eight years Mr. Wang was stationed in Huarong County, every man in Huarong County had to pay taxes every year, and also had to pay a lot of money every year, otherwise he would be sent directly to be stationed in Guangyuan County. The army two hundred miles away, the army on the border with the Hu people went to the border.
You can stay at home after paying the money, and if you don’t pay, you can directly sell it to the border as a coolie. It’s no wonder that Du Changqiu looked through the backlog of house files and found that in the past eight years, a large county with more than 7 people has become so troubled now. There are only more than 4 people left.
Moreover, the ratio of young and strong is also very rare, which has reached the level of three to one with women.
Mr. Wang died suddenly in office. Du Changqiu felt that it was probably because God couldn't bear to see him plundering like this, so he took him away in advance.
In short, under such a situation of long-term oppression, there is a reason for Qiaoniang to be suddenly vigilant in the middle of her speech. If it is labor, these 500 people have not found work, but they have to go to work as unpaid labor. The county magistrate has a dark heart. When he was doing hard labor to build the city wall, everyone ate porridge like water, and he could see the shadows of people clearly.
It is also common to directly exhaust people to death.
Of course Qian Gongshu also knew about these things, so he immediately answered Qiao Niang's request from Master Xie, and sure enough, Qiao Niang was stunned.
In fact, Qian Gongshu was also taken aback at the time. He confirmed that he had money and food several times, and after making a free choice, he said to his daughter-in-law when he came back: "Qiao Niang, it seems that we have a good county magistrate this time." What about my lord?"
"If it's true, then it's really Master Qingtian." Qiaoniang thought for a while, and asked Qian Gongshu in a low voice, "Do you think Mr. Xie is reliable? Don't tell you that today, and you will suffer when you pay the bill." Crap, and even fine some money..."
This is all the experience of blood and tears in the past. Qian Gongshu thought for a while, shook his head, and said: "That is the eldest son of the prince and the prince's classmate, the prince's classmate. He also said it, just to make some achievements. I guess I will wait." Going to the cabinet to visit the prime minister, I'm afraid I won't care too much about money."
Although Qian Gongshu is a bit dumb, his basic judgment is definitely there. As far as Mr. Xie's background and performance are concerned, it is obvious that he definitely doesn't care about such a small amount of money.
"Then I'll ask my father and brother to sign up tomorrow." Qiao Niang immediately made up her mind when she heard what Xianggong said.
Three copper coins a day can buy three liters of chestnut rice, and the whole family can eat thick porridge for three or four days without food.
"There is a curfew tonight, you can talk about it tomorrow morning." Qian Gongshu naturally nodded, and the two of them entered the house together, wiped their faces and feet, and got into bed. Putting his hands and feet in his arms, he said in a low voice, "On the first day of tomorrow, I don't know how much wages I have. Anyway, no matter how much, I will bring it back to you tomorrow."
The two talked privately and fell asleep after a while.
One night passed, and Qian Gong issued a bold statement. The next morning, hundreds of young men gathered to dig up the mountain. He didn't expect that he was too nervous to remember the recruitment, but he remembered it all, but just forgot it. Du Changqiu said, "This may be a long-term project, and it is a little far away from the county. You have to bring bedding and other daily necessities."
He just went out in a daze like this. The recruitment notice in the morning was posted directly at the door of the studio, and five hundred strong men were quickly gathered. Go back and get the bedding.
Just Qian Gongshu was busy there, following Du Changqiu to count the food and utensils he brought up the mountain, and the whole group went up the mountain in a mighty way that afternoon.
Not to mention that Qian Gongshu went back to pay his wife's wages that night, if it wasn't for Mr. Xie's relief, he would have almost turned into a savage.
They dug for more than a month, but they couldn't go down the mountain!
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This way of eating hot pot is not unique to later generations. In fact, it has a very long history. According to the information Du Changqiu saw, it can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, the pottery age, when the "You Pan Ding" appeared up.
The so-called pan ding refers to putting heated charcoal on the pan under the pot to cook the food in the pot.
Later, in the Han Dynasty, there was a partition tripod, which is similar to the idea of the nine-square grid in later generations, but it has five grids? And it is completely separated, and each grid has a different taste.
Later, hot pot will change various combinations and methods, but they all evolved from these.
But in Daye, it is not an easy thing to eat the pot,? You still have to have a little family background to be able to eat.It's not because of anything else, but because basically everyone in Daye uses stoves now.The stove is really good, you can cook while standing, and it is not easy to fill the room with smoke and dust when adding firewood. Most importantly, it can also prevent the heat source from spreading and wasting everywhere.
But when it comes to eating hot pot, it must not be good for everyone to stand next to the stove and eat directly while rinsing the meat, right?
So this pot still has to be a small pot made by yourself.
There is no such thing in Huarong County, which is a poor country, and Du Changqiu ordered the blacksmith to make it in a hurry in the past few days.
It was made in a copper pot heated with carbon in the middle. At the moment, Du Changqiu asked his sixth aunt to cook thick bone soup. The rabbit meat was sliced thinly, and it looked very beautiful.
"Everyone, sit down." During Du Changqiu's greeting, the hungry Qian Gongshu didn't notice the appearance of other people at all. He has dealt with craftsman skills all year round, and he is somewhat like the uncommunicative science and engineering man in the concept of later generations.
The money that the workshop gets is always the least. Every time Qian Gongshu gets a little knife and pen fee, he has to share it with Li Zandian of the workshop. The poor family can’t afford it, and they all live together all year round. Half hungry, barely starving to death.
So when he saw the meat suddenly, Qian Gongshu couldn't help it, his mind was full of meat, he watched eagerly, and heard the new county magistrate say there: "Pick a piece of rabbit meat, rinse it like this Shabu, dip it in the sauce dish in front of you, and you're ready to eat."
As soon as Du Changqiu finished his demonstration and signaled for everyone to start eating with a smile, Qian Gongshu and Guan Bingshu beside him quickly picked up a slice with their chopsticks, and impatiently put it in the pot.
The sliced rabbit meat was very thin, and it changed color immediately after rinsing it for a while. Qian Gongshu slightly dipped it into the garlic oil dish in front of him, and put it into his mouth in one bite. The fresh, tender and spicy aroma instantly spread throughout his mouth.
Gasping for breath, Qian Gongshu refused to spit it out. He chewed the spicy and delicious sliced rabbit meat, and swallowed it with a thud before he could taste the taste.
It’s similar to Zhu Bajie’s eating ginseng fruit, but Qian Gongshu doesn’t care about other people’s opinions. He’s just sucked in a storm. It’s a joy to eat. You can’t taste the freshness and deliciousness of spicy boiled rabbit meat in one bite, so you must eat a few more bites ah!
Fortunately, he was not the only one who lost his composure. Guan Bingshu was sweating from eating, rolled up his sleeves, and enjoyed himself.
Even Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu, who claimed to have eaten delicious food and seen the world, were very surprised, and their contemptuous hearts were somewhat overwhelmed by the meal.
After all, he came from Jian'an. Although he looks young and immature, his family background is there. I am afraid that he will return to Jian'an soon after the experience. He still needs to establish a good relationship, which will be useful in the future.
Human elites Zhao Lishu and Chen Hushu were more respectful as they ate, Du Changqiu pretended not to notice these tricks, smiled and asked everyone to eat more, and asked Zhao Baoer to bring in another large plate of rabbit meat on the way.
Because of entertaining people today, Zhao Baoer didn't attend the table here. He, the concierge Li Laoliu and Aunt Six set up a table in the kitchen by themselves. Bing Shu was the last to put down his chopsticks.
"Sweet!" Putting down his chopsticks, Guan Bingshu's face was flushed from eating, he put down his wine glass, and let out a hearty cry of pain.
Du Changqiu is also drinking. There is no distilled wine in Daye, and the current wine is basically rice brewed, with a slight sweetness, which is about the same degree as cider, and has a unique flavor.
But he drank less. After all, the alcohol content of rice wine is higher than that of cider. Du Changqiu has a light drink, and he doesn't like to get drunk. Seeing that everyone is full, Du Changqiu said with a smile: "Everyone is happy to eat." That's good, since I have already taken office, my father and His Majesty have also said that if I don't make any real achievements, I'm afraid I will be sent to Huarong to practice. Therefore, I will bother all the adults to take care of me in the future. gone."
As soon as he said this, everyone spoke in unison, it was nothing more than a saddle and a horse, willing to do the work of a dog and a horse or something like that.
"Even so, I hope you all have a pleasant cooperation. This winter, I see that the residents of Huarong County don't seem to have much to do. Tomorrow, I will bring people to recruit workers. Come with me to dig the fire well." Du Changqiu said softly, "Qian Gongshu, tomorrow From now on, I will leave this matter to you!"
"Ah? Ah! Yes, yes, my lord!" After eating and drinking, his blood sugar soared, and he couldn't sit still. Like a lazy student in class, he blushed and replied, because he was a little drunk, he answered with a lisp, "This subordinate will definitely, definitely do a good job in this matter! I don't know how many civilians you want to hire to dig wells?"
"It will take 500 people." Du Changqiu startled everyone immediately when he opened his mouth. Even Qian Gongshu's wine almost woke him up. He asked in a trembling voice, "My lord, 500 people, dig a well?"
"Not only digging wells, but you also recruit all the craftsmen in the county. I will recruit people tomorrow, and I will order them myself." Du Changqiu has already planned to do almost the same in the past few days. He took Fanxing for a few days. I have traveled all over the mountains in Huarong County.
Although Huarong County is suitable in the future, the big problem now is the lack of supplies. Warm cotton has not yet been introduced to Daye, and all civilians wear sackcloth.At zero degrees or a few degrees below zero, you can walk outside in cotton clothes without being particularly cold, but the problem is that if most civilians only have sackcloth, this kind of cold can really kill people.
Especially the cold will force people to consume calories to fight against the severe cold. This rapid calorie consumption requires a lot of food to supplement, but the problem is that everyone doesn't have enough food now, and they are almost at the end of the road.
Xie Yongan was in a daze, and he also remembered that within a few days after he arrived in Huarong County, the weather had been cold and cold, and there was a snowfall, which lasted less than seven or eight days, but it is said that many people in the city starved to death.
At that time Xie Yong'an was ill and couldn't get up, so Huang He came to report this matter, which is why Du Changqiu chose to win over Huang He in the first place.Because in Xie Yong'an's memory, Huang He was in that situation, and the people in Liufang didn't move, but he took the initiative to tell him that Xie Yongan finally let him open the warehouse to release the food, which was regarded as a solution to the urgent need.
Du Changqiu didn't plan to directly open a warehouse to release grain. What he planned was not to waste this winter and the labor force. Troubled times will rise at this time next year. He must immediately make Huarong County self-sufficient, and it is best to get some energy immediately. Valuable things that are directly exchanged for food, weapons and horses.
Huarong County seems to be okay, but before the oil and water were searched too hard, and the people's livelihood was difficult, there seemed to be no other problems, but the problem is that it is not like Wilt, which has a particularly concentrated and large output, which can Let Du Changqiu directly adapt to local conditions to create a pillar enterprise, and then use the pillar to drive other developments.
The climate here is suitable, there is a little bit of everything, vegetables and food can be grown, fruit trees and even tea can live well, which leads to a problem, that is, the biggest output here is all kinds of food.
There are also fruits, but it is really not on the scale of hundreds of acres like Wilt.
Many forests are still barren hills.
Food is the foundation of life in troubled times. It is not suitable to use this thing to make economical things in the current state of Huarong County.
Du Changqiu had countless ideas in his mind, drove the detector around for a long time, and thought of many ways.
It's all okay, but it's always missing something.
He needs something that is immediate, attractive enough to get money right away, and preferably something that can become a strategic reserve for the future.
After turning around, there were either too few things on the ground, or the incubation time was too long. When Du Changqiu was in some trouble, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and began to detect the structure inside the mountain and the mineral resources underneath.
After his exploration, he discovered that in this remote border town, less than a hundred meters below the ground, there is a huge wealth buried—brine.
Brine is a kind of mineralized water, which contains a lot of magnesium and sodium. Of course, the most important thing is that it contains a lot of salt, which can be extracted by boiling.
As for brine, there are lake brines exposed on the surface, and more of them are silent underground.This is because the formation of brine is a special mineral that can only be formed in closed or semi-closed basins, and it is due to the different climates of each era, resulting in a deposition of different ages.
As for Huarong County, to be precise, the landforms of the entire Guangyuan County happen to be plateaus and basins. Although the traffic is difficult and the landforms are complicated and difficult to manage, the advantage is this special underground wealth.
You must know that salt is one of the most important ingredients that the human body must ingest. In any era, salt is an important strategic material for a country.Except before the Great Ice Age when science and technology exploded, everyone can consume enough salt after humans entered the technological age. Before that, salt was an expensive seasoning that only nobles could fully consume.
The same is true in Daye.
Here in Huarong County, it is very normal for the poor to have no access to salt all year round. The price of rice is 400 Wen a stone, and one stone is ten buckets, and one bucket is ten liters.And one stone is about 120 catties, so it can be understood that one liter, that is, two taels of rice per catty, the current price is four Wen.
After husking, it is estimated that the polished rice is a little more than a catty, that is to say, a catty of rice is four cents, and a catty of rice, if there are four people in the family, two men and two women, it is estimated that everyone can eat six cents full in one meal.
This is because, unlike the diet composition of Wirth and the Beastman World, the main nutritional structure of Ancient China comes from carbohydrates, fat is not easy to obtain, and it can only be eaten once or twice during festivals. In this case, in order to maintain nutrition, The need for carbs is terrible.
Soldiers who practice daily open their mouths to eat, and it is normal to eat two catties of rice a day.
And this is obviously simply unaffordable.The planting of Daye has not yet reached its peak, rice is expensive, and the common people will not eat it easily. It is the same as the wheat before Wilt, because the output is insufficient, so I will grow more chestnuts and beans for myself. These things are not so full, but the price It is cheap and easy to get, about a hundred coins per stone at most.
So how much is salt in this context?
The answer is one bucket, which is twelve catties, 600 wen.
Of course, this price is not the price of Daye as a whole. In fact, in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the price of rice may be between [-] and [-] Wen, and the price of salt should be around [-] to [-] Wen per bucket.
But as I said earlier, Guangyuan County is different. It is difficult for merchants to come in, and the price of salt is naturally very scary.It is also difficult to go out. Logically speaking, the daily price of rice collection should be between two and three hundred cash per stone.
This is the result of Du Changqiu wearing a veiled hat these days and carrying the stars around to find out. Based on Xie Yongan's memory, I am afraid that there is something tricky behind the four hundred pennies and one stone of food.
But Du Changqiu doesn't intend to think about it right now. After all, no matter whether Mr. Wang sold the rice grains to Hu merchants who went to smuggle outside the customs, or traded with some people in the border gates who are now accumulating grains and preparing to rebel, For Du Changqiu, it has nothing to do with him for the time being.
He only knows one thing, this winter, there is no rush to repair the land, in winter he must quickly find a way to adapt to local conditions, the most important thing is to solve the urgent need.
And the higher the price of salt, the better the source of income for Du Changqiu.
Moreover, Du Changqiu has a detector, he can locate the shallowest brine at the buried point, and the brine can start to be produced after digging down about seventy meters.
On top of that, subsurface brines often mark deposits of natural gas in the ground, so what does that mean?
It means that as long as the well-drilling posture is in place and the follow-up pipeline is done well, there is no need for any large consumption of firewood or the like, and the raw soup can be directly turned into raw food, and the salt can be produced by using natural gas as a natural stove for boiling brine and extracting salt.
This is simply a white wolf with empty hands. It only needs manpower to make money.But now there are not many other things in Huarong County, and there are too many laborers who can't find jobs to do.
This is not Du Changqiu's whimsy, this matter is just picking up the wisdom of the ancients.Because in the history of ancient China, since the Warring States Period, there have been records of the mining and use of underground brine.
It can be traced back to the period of King Qin Zhao, when the prefect Li Bing explored the earth veins and dug wells to boil salt. Salt wells appeared in the ancient history of China and became an important part of salt extraction.
Basically, at the same time, the associated natural gas accompanied by brine was discovered, and ancient China was also the first country in the world to record the use of natural gas.
However, the method used is probably because the salt well was drilled off-center, so the natural gas leaked out, so the ancients were also very witty and used it directly.
According to the records of "Tiangong Kaiwu·Well Salt": "There is a fire well in Xichuan. It is so strange that the well is cold water and there is no fire. But the bamboo is cut to remove the knots, and the oil cloth is stitched together. One end is inserted into the bottom of the well. Connect it up straight, close the mouth to the umbilicus of the kettle, pour brine into the kettle, and see that the fire is burning and the water will boil."
It is very clear here that after the natural gas is connected, it can be used on the spot.
After Du Changqiu's exploration, he found that the entire underground of Huarong is very rich in brine and natural gas deposits. He conservatively estimated that it could last for at least five or six hundred years, so Du Changqiu didn't need to worry at all.
But here, Du Changqiu had a plan in mind, Qian Gongshu returned home, he was in a daze, if he didn't remember very clearly, before he left, he didn't look like a county magistrate at all, he looked like a fairy Xie lord Repeatedly exhorting him, Qian Gongshu felt like he was dreaming.
"Old Qian, with your smell of alcohol, does the master invite you to drink and eat meat?" As soon as Qian Gongshu entered the door, the daughter-in-law who was waiting at home asked in a very surprised whisper when she smelled him.
It’s no wonder that Qian Gongshu’s wife was surprised. In fact, the matter of eating meat and drinking in the past was only a matter for the two adults of the official house and the household house. Then everyone knows that there is absolutely no turn for workshops and military rooms.
"Yes, I ate a meal of shabu-shabu." Qian Gongshu felt ashamed of his daughter-in-law as he was full, and said in a low voice, "It's really delicious, but it's a pity that I can't bring it back to you..."
"What petty words are you talking about? Master treats you, and you still want to bring it back to us?" Qian Gongshu's daughter-in-law Qiao Niang smiled, her tone seemed to be disgusted, and said softly, "Come on, it's good if master invites you. Yes, I hope that the master will use you in the future, and can arrange more work and some subsidies, that would be the best."
"My lady is really good at pinching and counting. It's really arranged." Qian Gongshu said in a low voice, "My lord ordered me to recruit [-] laborers tomorrow, and he went up the mountain to dig a well with him. He also ordered me to call all the craftsmen in the county. Make some new equipment."
"Ah, you drunkard, why didn't you tell me such an important matter?" Qiao Niang slapped her hands when she heard that, "My father and my elder brother are both fine at home... Wait a minute, do you get paid to work for the yamen?" ?”
"Yes!" Qian Gongshu doesn't remember anything else, only the taste of shabu-shabu and Mr. Xie's instructions. He recited it several times in front of Mr. Xie. Now when the lady asks, he immediately reflexes Diliu recited it down: "Dig the soil for four hours a day, and you get one liter of rice. If you want to exchange it for wages, you can get three Wen a day."
"So much?!" Qiao Niang was taken aback by hearing this, and asked repeatedly, "Do you remember clearly?"
Qian Gongshu was very sure that he remembered it very clearly, so he nodded repeatedly.
It's no wonder that Qiaoniang was surprised. In fact, Qian Gongshu himself was very surprised, because Daye's corvee is still very heavy at the moment.The idea of the rulers in the feudal era was actually the same at the beginning. Just like in the Middle Ages, they tried their best to collect all kinds of taxes. The great cause also had corvee. This corvee includes many things, such as forced labor, miscellaneous labor, and military service.
In short, all adult and strong men must serve, and this service is free.
In the beginning, although the service itself was somewhat compulsive, the starting point itself was not wrong in order to defend the country or build public facilities.But the worst thing is that this system will become a terrible means of exploitation in an era of frequent wars, or when local corrupt officials are very greedy.
For example, during the eight years Mr. Wang was stationed in Huarong County, every man in Huarong County had to pay taxes every year, and also had to pay a lot of money every year, otherwise he would be sent directly to be stationed in Guangyuan County. The army two hundred miles away, the army on the border with the Hu people went to the border.
You can stay at home after paying the money, and if you don’t pay, you can directly sell it to the border as a coolie. It’s no wonder that Du Changqiu looked through the backlog of house files and found that in the past eight years, a large county with more than 7 people has become so troubled now. There are only more than 4 people left.
Moreover, the ratio of young and strong is also very rare, which has reached the level of three to one with women.
Mr. Wang died suddenly in office. Du Changqiu felt that it was probably because God couldn't bear to see him plundering like this, so he took him away in advance.
In short, under such a situation of long-term oppression, there is a reason for Qiaoniang to be suddenly vigilant in the middle of her speech. If it is labor, these 500 people have not found work, but they have to go to work as unpaid labor. The county magistrate has a dark heart. When he was doing hard labor to build the city wall, everyone ate porridge like water, and he could see the shadows of people clearly.
It is also common to directly exhaust people to death.
Of course Qian Gongshu also knew about these things, so he immediately answered Qiao Niang's request from Master Xie, and sure enough, Qiao Niang was stunned.
In fact, Qian Gongshu was also taken aback at the time. He confirmed that he had money and food several times, and after making a free choice, he said to his daughter-in-law when he came back: "Qiao Niang, it seems that we have a good county magistrate this time." What about my lord?"
"If it's true, then it's really Master Qingtian." Qiaoniang thought for a while, and asked Qian Gongshu in a low voice, "Do you think Mr. Xie is reliable? Don't tell you that today, and you will suffer when you pay the bill." Crap, and even fine some money..."
This is all the experience of blood and tears in the past. Qian Gongshu thought for a while, shook his head, and said: "That is the eldest son of the prince and the prince's classmate, the prince's classmate. He also said it, just to make some achievements. I guess I will wait." Going to the cabinet to visit the prime minister, I'm afraid I won't care too much about money."
Although Qian Gongshu is a bit dumb, his basic judgment is definitely there. As far as Mr. Xie's background and performance are concerned, it is obvious that he definitely doesn't care about such a small amount of money.
"Then I'll ask my father and brother to sign up tomorrow." Qiao Niang immediately made up her mind when she heard what Xianggong said.
Three copper coins a day can buy three liters of chestnut rice, and the whole family can eat thick porridge for three or four days without food.
"There is a curfew tonight, you can talk about it tomorrow morning." Qian Gongshu naturally nodded, and the two of them entered the house together, wiped their faces and feet, and got into bed. Putting his hands and feet in his arms, he said in a low voice, "On the first day of tomorrow, I don't know how much wages I have. Anyway, no matter how much, I will bring it back to you tomorrow."
The two talked privately and fell asleep after a while.
One night passed, and Qian Gong issued a bold statement. The next morning, hundreds of young men gathered to dig up the mountain. He didn't expect that he was too nervous to remember the recruitment, but he remembered it all, but just forgot it. Du Changqiu said, "This may be a long-term project, and it is a little far away from the county. You have to bring bedding and other daily necessities."
He just went out in a daze like this. The recruitment notice in the morning was posted directly at the door of the studio, and five hundred strong men were quickly gathered. Go back and get the bedding.
Just Qian Gongshu was busy there, following Du Changqiu to count the food and utensils he brought up the mountain, and the whole group went up the mountain in a mighty way that afternoon.
Not to mention that Qian Gongshu went back to pay his wife's wages that night, if it wasn't for Mr. Xie's relief, he would have almost turned into a savage.
They dug for more than a month, but they couldn't go down the mountain!
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