On the sixth day, all those who had been dispersed returned to Bocheng and reported to Fu Xi. Xu Sanweiyan: "Counselor Qu and I brought some bacon and soybean oil to visit a man who knew how to make fish floss. Who knew he was so moved that he told us how to make fish floss. Sir, how do you make this? Fu Xi sighed: "The people are simple! I will find a way to make them rich." Xu Sanwei said: "The technology of burning coke in Hebei State is very good, and it is very good for heating in winter and making iron." Fu Xi said: "Coke? Use high temperature to burn coal to remove the smell?" Xu Sanwei replied: "Yes. Master, you know this too?" Fu Xi replied: "I just thought about it. This has great potential! And it is simple, we can do it ourselves. The key is We can't burn coal, but simmer it at high temperature." Cao Zuozuo Chonggu, a Wei County worker who conducted the field inspection, shouted: "Oh! I understand too. We can do it ourselves." Shi Xiuyan: "We summed it up, except for the country of Hebei There doesn't seem to be anything we need like salt and fish." Fu Xiyan said, "Okay. I understand."
On the seventh day, Fu Xi asked to see Yuan Quanshui, the king of Hebei. Yuan Quanshui will see you soon. Yuan Quanshui said: "Chief Fu, why did you, an economic expert, change your career to become a poet? I advise God to cheer up and send talents of any kind. I hope that the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty in Hebei will be silent." Fu Xi replied: "Your Majesty, forgive me! This is not true. The poem I wrote was something I heard about, and then after drinking too much and becoming bald, it turned into a poem written by me." Yuan Quanshui said: "Heard about it? Why haven't I heard of it? I am a civil and military man of the Manchu Dynasty. I haven't heard of it either." Fu Xi couldn't explain clearly again, so she just admitted it silently. Fu Xi got down to business: "Your Majesty, please buy the high-yielding grains at a price that is 10% higher, can you?" Yuan Quanshui agreed. Fu Xi said: "Businessmen from the two countries can do business freely in both countries." Yuan Quanshui agreed. Fu Xiyan: "It is recommended to establish commodity information centers in Xiangcheng, Suxian, and Bocheng. The prices of major commodities in Hebei and Xiang will be updated at any time to facilitate merchant transactions. It is recommended to establish large warehouses in Xiangcheng, Suxian, and Bocheng. , to facilitate logistics, it is recommended that the waterway connecting the two countries be dug deep and wide to facilitate transportation." Yuan Quanshui agreed. Fu Xiyan: "I would like to propose two strategies to the king. The first is the fish floss industry. Making marine fish into fish floss that can be stored for a long time can not only help food security but also make people rich. For details, you can ask Jiang Dayu, a fisherman on the seaside of Bocheng, please Your Majesty, treat him kindly." Yuan Quanshui immediately sent someone to invite him. Fu Xiyan: "Second, the new method of making sea salt: sun salt method. Sun salt refers to building salt farms in coastal areas, surrounding sea water, and exposing it to the sun to evaporate the water and gradually crystallize to form a solid Salt. The cost is infinitely lower than boiling salt. It not only benefits the people of the world, but also makes people rich." Yuan Quanshui stood up and bowed in greeting: "Thank you, Governor Fu, for the country of Hebei and for the people of the world." Fu Xi stood up, bowed and said, "I don't dare." Yuan Quanshui said: "The fish floss and sea salt will be sold to Governor Fu at 20% off the market price in the future." Fu Xi thanked him.
On the 8th, Fu Xi and his party returned home. Yuan Quanshui personally sent it outside the city gate, and ordered hundreds of officials to send it outside the ten-mile long pavilion. Seeing everyone walking away, Yuan Quanshui whispered to the Minister of Intelligence: "Tell all the Khitan princes all the details about Fu Xi."
On the 13th, Fuxi returned to Suxian. Li Yuan was ordered to write down the details of the negotiations. Fu Xi revised the transcript and reported it to Wu Shouwen, the King of Xiang Kingdom. The Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Household Affairs were ordered to implement the results of the negotiations. The Ministry of Industry planned the waterway transportation project and sent dedicated personnel to coordinate the waterway transportation project with the State of Hebei.
Wang Er came to ask for instructions: "Master, are you interested in coming to the village to watch the tenant farmers have a party to remember their sorrows and sweet memories?" Fu Xi replied: "Oh! Go and have a look."
In a manor in the west of the city, hundreds of people were crowded in the courtyard. Fu Xi stood outside the door, not in a hurry to go in. She wanted to listen first. A man's voice said: "That year during the spring plowing, I fell ill and was so weak that I couldn't dig the land! I just lay down in the field and cried. My mother-in-law came to see me when she saw that I hadn't returned to the house for a long time. She saw me lying on the ground. I fell asleep in the field and they called me lazy. I was so angry! Outsiders called us tenant farmers lazy, and my own mother-in-law also called me lazy. I really have no energy! Now, I have enough food and clothing, and doctors come to see me. I work hard, who dares to call me lazy?" A woman's voice said: "It's okay in the fields. At home, I'm like an old man, doing nothing. I also have to grow vegetables, spin thread, raise pigs, sheep, and chickens. Duck, take care of the baby to cook, but you won't help me cook a little." Another man's voice said: "Sister-in-law Wang, it doesn't matter if a man is lazy at home, the key is whether he is lazy in bed?" Everyone laughed. The man named Brother Wang said loudly: "Can a man be lazy in bed? Isn't this the same as farming?" Everyone laughed again. Fu Xi also walked into the yard with a smile.
When Fu San, the steward, saw Fu Xi and Wang Er, he quickly shouted: "Master is here. Everyone applauds to welcome you!" Everyone turned around and saw Fu Xi and Wang Er, and they all clapped their hands. The applause was thunderous, and some of them clapped their hands red. . Fu San asked Fu Xi to sit on the big chair. Fu Xi sat down and looked at everyone with a smile, but there was no sound below. A woman couldn't bear it anymore and said: "I have a lot of things to say to the master, but when I see the master, I don't know what to say." Fu San said in a coquettish way: "If you want to talk about the good things about the master, it's better to remember it in your heart." Thank you for your kindness. When we are tired from work, if we think about how kind you are to us, we will have endless energy." Fu Xi said hurriedly: "Hey! Hey! Take a rest when you are tired from work. When you are tired, If you still want to do it, are you trying to kill someone? Be careful of being beaten on the sidewalk in the middle of the night!" Everyone laughed. A man shyly said: "Master, life is getting better now, but I seem to have become worse." Fu Xi asked: "How do you say?" The man said: "When I had nothing to eat before, I drank cold water to fight hunger, but now I often eat meat. , the last time I ate a piece of fatty meat, I actually wanted to vomit. Master, have I become bad?" Fu Xiyan: "I want to vomit too. Once, I asked the cook why the meat was so fat? The cook said that I worked hard with my brain. Yes, I need to eat more fat meat to replenish my brain. I said I want to eat lean meat, not fat meat." Fu Xi's final aggrieved tone made everyone laugh. Fu Xi said loudly: "There is nothing wrong with wanting to live a good life, wanting to eat well and wear good clothing. But you must not forget your roots and remember that good days come from hard days. This is the purpose of our "Remembering the Bitter and Thinking of the Sweet" meeting .” The crowd applauded enthusiastically. Fu Xiyan: "No matter how good a good life is, you can't waste it. If you don't like to eat fat meat, you can use fat meat to squeeze oil. This kind of meat oil is very fragrant when frying vegetarian dishes. Chop the lard residue and use it with vegetables to make wonton fillings. , very beautiful." A woman said loudly: "Master, can you cook? How come you know everything?" Fu Xi smiled and said: "If I don't cook, I can move my mouth. I am a foodie." Everyone laughed. Fu Xi said to Fu San: "Write down the content of the "Remembering the Pain and Thinking of Sweetness" meeting and give it to the servants in the ceremony room to turn it into a teaching material. Mr. Private School teaches the words of saints, so you must learn it carefully. The principles in our daily lives are easy to understand. , and also teach it to the children. You stewards should be teaching assistants in the winter school to tell these stories. Let the children understand the hardship of their parents' labor and the pain of hard times, and inspire the children's fighting spirit to live a good life. Live a good life The days are gone, we must not forget our roots and we must not waste them." Fu San said yes.
