After traveling for fifteen days, we arrived at Xiangcheng. In Shuimen, there was an official from the Xiangguo Household Department who was responsible for collecting grain and putting it into the warehouse. Fu Xi went through the handover procedures with the officials from the Household Department, and Ma Wencai took care of the subsequent storage matters.
The Liangshi city defense troops will return with Ma Wencai and the officers. The Yishi city defense troops will stay outside the city and guard their weapons and equipment. The Liangshi city defense troops will not carry weapons and use their horses to carry various gifts. They will follow Fu Xi and Wang Er into the city to see Xiang Guo. King Wu Shouwen.
The eunuch on duty screamed: "Fu Xi, the magistrate of Xuansu County, enters the palace——" Fu Xi rushed into the palace, knelt down and shouted: "The humble minister Fu Xi comes to see the king." The king Wu Shouwen said solemnly: "Get up. ." Fu Xi thanked him and presented the gift list: three pigs, three sheep, and three large vats of soybean oil.
Wu Shouwen looked at the gift list and couldn't help but smile and said: "Xi'er, raise your head and let uncle look at it carefully." Fu Xi was stunned and looked up. Wu Shouwen looked at Fu Xi with a smile. After a while, he shed tears. He said: "Seeing Xi'er is like meeting my brother back then." Fu Xi couldn't help but knelt down and cried: "Thank you, the king, for your kindness to your late father and your son." Wu Shouwen said: "This is a side hall, there is no court meeting. You I am a family gathering, sitting down to talk." Fu Xi sat down for a while, and Wu Shouwen said: "In the past, when your father and I met, your father was your current age and handsome. Your father and I hit it off as old friends as soon as we met. Brother. In order to save the common people in the world, your father and I fought through thorns and thorns. In the past thirty years, we have been able to protect this homeland." Fu Xi asked: "The king is brave and merciful to the people." Wu Shouwen sighed: "How can there be any bravery? It's just that. You can defend several counties, but you can't flatten the world and make the people peaceful." Fu Xi didn't know what to say.
Wu Shouwen smiled: "Xi'er is smart and good at economics and people's livelihood. I heard that the food supply in Suxian County will increase greatly this year. Do you have any tips?" Fu Xi replied: "Encourage advancement, and ten tenant farmers with high yields per mu will be exempted from tax, so that hundreds or thousands of households will be exempted. The tenant farmers are working hard, which is conducive to production. Also, choose high-yielding grain varieties and plant them extensively to increase the yield per mu. We will conduct a water conservancy project competition this winter, which will help increase production next year." Wu Shouwen said: "Okay! Good! Simple and effective. Xi'er is really an economic genius. Ah! Is the gift Xi'er sent you this time a specialty of Suxian County?" Fu Xi replied: "Yes, Your Majesty. Soybeans are pressed for oil to produce soybean meal. The soybean meal can be used to raise pigs and can also be used as feed for sheep. No longer use Beans and rice are the staple food, which greatly improves the people's eating habits and is good for health and production." Wu Shouwen said: "High! It's really high! You can understand this truth as soon as you hear it. At the morning meeting tomorrow, Xi'er will explain it to the ministers." Fu Xi obeyed the order.
Tomorrow morning, under the guidance of the etiquette officer, Fu Xi followed the ministers who went to court to worship in the main hall. After the ceremony, King Wu Shou said in classical Chinese: "Today's meeting will discuss one thing first: farming. The country is unstable without farmers, and the people are uneasy without food. The county magistrate Fu Xi, the son of General Fu Tang, cares about the suffering of the people and studies the economy and people's livelihood. , Suxian County's grain production has increased significantly this year. Please introduce your experience to County Magistrate Fu first." Fu Xi then listed it out and bowed back: "Your Majesty, many tenant farmers are lazy and the yield per mu is low. Fu Xi is trying to encourage advancement, and the tenant farmers per mu are low. The ten high-yielding companies are exempted from tax, which allows hundreds or thousands of tenant farmers to work hard, which is conducive to production. In addition, high-yielding grain varieties are selected and widely planted to increase the yield per mu. A large-scale water conservancy project is being held this winter, which will help increase production next year. Soybeans are not used to make rice. Press the oil to produce soybean meal. The soybean meal can be used to raise pigs, and can also be used as concentrated feed for raising sheep, which greatly improves the people's eating habits, is beneficial to health, and is beneficial to production." Wu Shouwen held his beard in his hand and was delighted, and said: "What do you think?" Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs Zhen Wenqing said first: "Fu County Magistrate is indeed a talented person from a famous family. These four measures are all beneficial to the country and the people. In the future, I would like to ask Fu County Magistrate to contribute more to the country!" Fu Xinuo.
Zhen Wenqing replied: "Can high-yielding grain varieties in your county be popularized across the country?" Fu Xi replied: "Of course it should. Next year, 20,000 acres of high-yielding grain varieties of wheat and 70,000 acres of high-yielding soybean grains will be planted. I will provide half of the high-yielding grains, and I only need the king to give the same weight of grains." Wu Shouwen praised: "General Fu is a loyal minister and a great meritorious official, and his son is also a loyal minister and a meritorious minister. I want a reward. But what reward? ? Money, food, and soldiers, the court itself is in great short supply! Jue, General Fu, Earl, Fu County Magistrate lowered his rank to a viscount, which is difficult to reward. Official, when Fu County Magistrate's policies are implemented in the world, I will give Fu County Magistrate more Officer, it's not possible now. How about rewarding people and beauties? My dear nephew." Wu Shouwen laughed.
Fu Xi replied: "This is my duty as a minister, I don't need to reward you." Wu Shou said in classical Chinese: "I must reward you." Fu Xi was afraid of the trouble of rewarding beautiful women, so she tried to ask: "If the king must reward you, how many rewards should you reward?" Can you be a craftsman?" Wu Shouwen looked at Jia Jin, Minister of Industry.
Jia Jin replied with difficulty: "There are frequent wars, and craftsmen are busy working day and night." Fu Xi said: "Jia Shangshu, are there any craftsmen who are good at prospecting?" Jia Jin asked cautiously: "What kind of mine are you looking for?" Fu Xi replied: "Coal mine. Jia Jin looked at Li Ran, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry, who replied: "There is a craftsman named Xu Hui, who is good at finding coal mines, limestone mines and other kinds of quarries. He has no other expertise." Jia Jin looked at Fu Xi again and asked, "Fu Xi County magistrate, can you?" Fu Xi was delighted, thanked the king, and thanked the minister.
Jia Jinyan said: "Magistrate Fu, I would like to ask for advice on the direction of soybean oil extraction. Magistrate Fu made it very clear and good, but is the cost too high?" Fu Xi replied: "What Jia Shangshu said is true. I'm sorry. Nowadays, pork and soybean oil are expensive, so we are not losing money. However, after research and development, our oil press has an oil yield of 12%, which is far higher than the 10% of oil presses on the market, and the price of our oil press has dropped to the market. 90%, only 9 strings." Zhen Wenqing said: "Magistrate Fu, can you sell one to us?" Fu Xi was stunned.
Wu Shouwen scolded: "Why is Shangshu Zhen so picky? What does it matter if you just buy a machine from Fu Xian's nephew? You can't just put everything good into your own bowl!" Zhen Wenqing said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, It’s hard for me! It’s hard for the Ministry of Finance! It’s hard to buy a machine from Magistrate Fu and have to transport it all the way back. How much will it cost? I want to buy one and let Jia Shangshu and the Ministry of Industry study whether it can be produced by myself. ." Seeing them singing in harmony, Fu Xi had to say: "Your Majesty, Zhen Shangshu, there is no need to buy it. Please ask the master craftsman from the Ministry of Industry to come to our place for guidance and see if there are any improvements in the machines we have made. Let's make progress together. Development." Wu Shouwen was overjoyed: "Listen, everyone, what kind of ideological realm is this of my nephew Fu Xian! What kind of speaking level is this! It made my face turn red." Everyone laughed.
Wu Shouwen asked: "Xi'er, what books do you usually read?" Fu Xi replied: "Read some history books, as well as economic and people's livelihood books." Wu Shouwen said: "I suddenly thought of giving Xi'er a gift. Take it. Here comes paper and pen." Wu Shouwen danced like a dragon and a phoenix.
The four characters "Economic Expert" plus the royal seal. Everyone praised it.
