Aggrieved Fish Sprite: 356|————Fanwai 6
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Meng Qi slowly discovered that Zhushan County in Pingzhou is a very interesting place.
It does not mean that the people like to go to temples and chat with gods and Buddhas, but the poverty here is maintained at an extremely balanced point.
Poverty is really poor. Every household doesn’t have much money, can’t afford to wear too good clothes, and needs to work all day long as a livelihood.
But not many people are so hungry that their faces are yellow and skinny, and there are even many old people alive in remote villages.
——It seems ordinary at first glance, but it can explain several things.
First of all, there is no tycoon who exploits tenants and oppresses the people. Secondly, no one here is often hungry.
The previous one is okay. After all, it is a closed town close to the frontier, not under the control of the state government, and has a very capable county magistrate. It must be able to solve it.
The last one is really thought-provoking. This is not Jiangnan. The climate is bitter and cold. The best varieties can’t survive here, and they cannot be planted twice a year. Probably, except for potatoes, the output per mu is enough. .
It is true that this is a place of aura and abundance. Because of the dragon veins, the grass and trees, there are many birds and beasts in the mountains.
The hunters make a living by catching animals and selling them to villages and cities. The rest of the people can also catch some meat and eat some oil and water. They look like they rely on the mountains and eat the mountains and the water, so they don’t die from starvation, and they have a good life. .
However, Reiki can bring benefits and disadvantages. Just look at Feiheshan.
The fishing villages in Feihe Mountain rely on streams and lakes to survive, but they are too poor. If you want to eat more food, you can only fish.
Because it is not easy to open up wasteland in the mountains, and farming is extremely difficult to harvest, crops can absorb aura, but their growth momentum can not match the weeds, not to mention the birds in the mountains that love to eat grains, smart and clever, looking at people on their forefoot Sowing seeds, the hind feet can peck the grain seeds. The seedlings sprout a little green sprouts, and they will suffer from pests. When they are filling and budding, the wild beasts will come and be ruined again. This way, plant an acre of field and put effort to do the hard work of a family, even if you guard the field day and night. , In the end, there was not much food to be received.
Although Qimao Mountain is less aura than Feihe Mountain, and there are fewer pests in the northern Xinjiang, these problems also exist.
Zhushan County is the place most affected by the spiritual energy of the dragon veins. Looking at the local chronicles, you will know that this place has been poor since ancient times, the mountains have been prevalent, the wild beasts are fierce, and there are various taboos to enter the mountains so as not to die. Everyone in Feihe Mountain can fish, but Qi Mao Mountain obviously cannot be an orion. If it falls into the mouth of a jackal, tiger, or leopard, it will lose his life in vain.
So this place has always been the most remote and poor place in Shiliba Township, and the situation in Ma County next door is much better.
“…Days are getting better, it’s the past 20 years.”
Meng Qi said to himself, he found it very interesting.
Meng Qi is a person who can’t be idle by nature. He doesn’t like to get to the bottom, but who caused things to hit him and arouse his interest?
“You are careful to arouse Xue Lingjun’s suspicion.” Mo Li said half-truthly angrily.
A stranger comes to the city, and he keeps listening to the old things, asking about the price of food, and then asking how much the annual harvest is. It’s like someone sent by the state government to collect taxes, and like a profiteer who resells food near the border. .
Looking good-looking can make people foolish, so everyone can say something without knowing it. After thinking about it afterwards, it felt wrong, why don’t you rush to tell Master Li Qin Kuai?
Although the city is small, people’s vigilance is high. It’s not that Pingzhou has changed a few government officials, and they all want to hold these free places in Zhushan County, Ma County back to their palms.
The money and grain that is symbolically given to the state capital each year is still the old rule of the previous years. The court has to set the field tax and corvee. The increase in these years is not counted. It is obviously a piece of fat that has not been eaten up. It’s weird if you don’t stare.
“It may be Xue Lingjun, because he did not give the state government money and food, everyone has a chance to breathe…”
Mo Lei paused in the middle of speaking.
In his early years, he didn’t find it strange, because he was born in Qimao Mountain and grew up in Zhushan County. He had never seen anything outside. He read the book about the prosperity and prosperity of Chengping, and he didn’t feel that the people here had a lot of life. Well, at best, there are no people who starve to death. The county government has a lot of work to be done, and beggars are all pulled to fill up their numbers. If they can work, they will take care of food and shelter. As for the orphans of dead parents and relatives, like Tang Xiaotang, the family can eat a bite of food, even barely. feed.
As a result, I went out and came back not only to see everything at home, but also some problems that had not been discovered before gradually came to mind.
Meng Qi is right. Under the influence of aura, farming here is not so easy.
However, the fact is that since Xue Lingjun came, the life of the people in Zhushan County is getting better year by year, and no one has ever heard of starving to death.
Even if Xue Ting is very good at cultivating the people and governing the land, what is the use of not increasing the taxation of the land, provided that Zhushan County has extra money and food! This old example of money and grain was also the land tax at that time, indicating that at the time of the Chu Dynasty, Zhushan County had only a small amount of output, and now there are more Dingkou than before, and life is better than before. This grain output must have increased.
“However, in the past two decades, the county has not opened many new fields.”
Meng Qi said with great interest that Mo Li couldn’t help but look at him. He even knew this. Did he sneak into the county government to turn over the books of accounts at night?
Xue Lingjun is very stern to the next generation, but he is very strict in managing things. Master Li, who is in charge of money and food, has a temperament that registers everything in all details. He can find out when he finds the account book hidden in the county office, unless that It’s a fake account book.
“Xue Lingjun attaches great importance to agricultural affairs. Perhaps he has innovated farm tools and waterwheels, and the yield per mu may increase.”
Moli didn’t believe this. The Chu Dynasty did a real thing. Even in a remote place like Zhushan County, Pingzhou, farming tools would not be too far behind. When I went out for a trip, I saw the scene of Feiheshan Moli with my own eyes. Under the influence of aura, it is really not a place for farming.
Meng Qi didn’t refute him, and said in deep thought: “Ali can say it is possible, Xue Lingjun is not an official, not in the arena, or above farming?”
Mo Li glared at him, and then asked for a while: “How many people did you ask about this?”
“Not much.” Meng Qi smiled, how could he really look for people to inquire everywhere like investigating a case, without blinking, and causing trouble.
Seeing Moli’s unbelief, Meng Qi leaned in and said in a low voice, “I heard it in the dark, you people here, it’s interesting, I pray that when you worship Buddha, I like to talk about a bunch of things. Yes, the old one can start from the situation of Chen Chao, and the young one cleans up all the gossip in the neighborhood, and spends three days on the beams of the house. Why don’t you know?”
Moli: “…”
You become a gerbil and go to the temple to bask in the sun!
The strongest, tallest, and most sunny and ventilated house in this city, apart from the county government, is the Chenghuang Temple.
It’s also the winter when everyone is idle. How can there be so many incense sticks?
“So you figured out what was wrong from the chatter of the villagers and people?” Mo Li asked in surprise.
Meng Qi looked embarrassed, and I blamed his brain for being too bright. He obviously only wanted to lie down in the sun and blow the hair. The words drifted into his ears. His brain was stunned, and then he pulled out an unusual place, then aroused interest, and then got out of control. I simply went to the county office to take a peek at the household registration account book, and sneaked back to find Moli to share new discoveries after reading it.
“Ali and think about it, is there any unusual place in the farming here?”
Seeing that Meng Qi attaches great importance to this matter, Mo Li thought about it seriously, and then fell flat.
I thought that after reading ten thousand books, martial arts reached the realm of transformation, and he could cure all kinds of diseases.
Unexpectedly, I have been wandering around outside, and I still don’t understand the things at home. There are so many things to learn in the world, not limited to books. How could Meng Qi find out, but he didn’t notice it?
“Why don’t we wait until the beginning of the spring to cultivate, maybe we can see the truth? Ali is in this mountain, and he doesn’t see the truth… then I ignored this.” Meng Qi hurriedly persuaded.
What kind of body is in this mountain, the body is the mountain, you can’t see normality.
The Moli, who received this suggestion, couldn’t laugh or cry, then thought about it, and simply went to Mr. Qin.
“I will ask the teacher.”
Waiting for the beginning of spring, if spring doesn’t see it, don’t you still have to squat in the field and wait for seedlings to emerge, wait for grouting, and wait for autumn harvest?
Is it plausible to stay up in the middle of the night without sleeping? Gerbils are so fat and sneak into the fields, it’s weird if they don’t get beaten!
Let’s say that Qin Lu spent a few days in peace. After the snow stopped, he prescribed a prescription for the elderly in the city suffering from rheumatism. He showed Tang Xiaotang his teeth and found that the roots of the teeth appeared, and he waved happily. Let the Tangyao go out to play, and take advantage of the sunny day to run more.
As a result, as soon as the little apprentice on the front foot was letting go, the big apprentice on the back foot brought Meng Qi with him, and his expression was okay.
Qin Lu: “…”
Sudden headache.
Cooking tea slowly, Mr. Qin changed his expression slightly after hearing the offer, as if thinking deeply.
The ink carp didn’t bother. After a while, Qin Lu raised his eyes until the water boiled and asked: “Er wait means…in the place where the dragon veins are entrenched, the vegetation and the beasts are benefiting, and it is not easy to cultivate? However, Zhushan County does not seem to be troubled like this. Why do you want to know?”
“Exactly.”
Mo Lei’s eyes lit up. Seeing Mr. Qin’s expression, it was obvious that he hadn’t thought about it before and just realized it.
“For this reason, it is indeed on Xue Lingjun.” Qin Lu thought about it and found it funny, stroking his beard and laughed.
My clever apprentice, and the more savvy Meng Guoshi, were all stumped by this incident, and they came to ask him a mysterious secret.
“So Xue Lingjun is really a great agriculturalist?” Mo Li walked over and wanted to understand why Meng Qi paid so much attention to it.
If the people can use the power of one family to grow food for ten families to chew, then the other nine families don’t have to be trapped on the ground. They can go to business, learn crafts, and work in shops, using the earned income. Money for food.
Going deeper, once the land is not so valuable, the profit of food will be reduced, and the momentum of the powerful exploitation and annexation of the land will be slowed down. Of course, other problems will arise, and the people’s suffering will not be easily solved. , But this basic thing can change, it is already a great hope.
Pingzhou is located in northern Xinjiang, and all kinds of conditions that are not suitable for farming are accounted for. If the grain grown here can feed the people of the county, how many acres will it produce in Jiangnan?
“Uh, everyone… of course Xue Lingjun is not.”
Qin Lu was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled, “Ling Jun’s good at, he won’t hide it, why don’t he ask it himself?”
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Xue Ting looked dazed, looking at Meng Qi excitedly.
The former national teacher came to ask about his unique skills?
“I prepared a little medicine to kill insects and repel animals.”
Xue Ting couldn’t help complaining as he said, “This Zhushan County doesn’t know what’s going on. It can grow well with anything, but the pests are annoying, and what you plant is spoiled, I will poison you. Boil, one family distributes one, poured it in half a month, and changes the medicine according to the season. Anyway, it is the juice extracted from the medicinal materials. The wind and rain will disappear after half a month. It is too difficult to grow a field. In the early years, I squatted in the field every day. I have to ask your teacher for help. I finally came up with a herbal formula that pests, rats and ants hate the smell, and sprinkled it on the ground to save trouble. As for the bird, a small drug is very easy to use, and it collapses in the field. I’ll give everyone extra meals here, and look at these few years there are no rabbit wild badgers who dare to spoil the crops.”
Moli: “…”
This is really unexpected.
Meng Qi sat silently for a while, and then asked: “Is the harvest in this county getting better year after year? Is the grain of fine seeds full? The grains harvested here can be used by people from other counties? What is the harvest in such a great place?”
Xue Ting was taken aback, but Mo Li was stunned.
Nourished by Qi Mao Mountain’s spiritual energy, is it really common for the crops that have been harvested from generation to generation for more than 20 years?
Even if it’s normal, they took Xue Ting’s medicine and prescription, and they drilled into the mountain to find a spiritual point (the place where the white ginseng has consumed a wave of spiritual energy is good) and planted a piece. How could the seed they get? Maybe the seeds of Qimao Mountain are only suitable for Northland, but there are Shangyun Mountain, Shilang Mountain, and Feihe Mountain to try.
It may take many years to select good breeds from generation to generation, but the dragon veins are not afraid to wait!