On May 10, the intelligence system reported that Tieguan City was undergoing a major defense change. The third Khitan prince led his direct troops to the north, and the second Khitan prince led his tribe to Tieguan City, with 10,000 warriors, including some children. It is said that the Khitan people were afraid of the heat, so the third prince fled. The second prince was not pleased by the king and had to come to guard the pass.
On July 1st, the Suxian county government held a meeting. Suxian County Magistrate Huang Jun presided over the event.
Huang Junyan: "Please introduce the work situation to the Minister of Household Affairs Wang Houcai." Wang Houcai said: "This year's summer grain harvest will be bumper. Suxian County has 530,000 acres of old cultivated land, with an average wheat yield of 150 kilograms per mu, and 100,000 acres of cultivated land, with an average wheat yield of 110 kilograms per mu. With 200,000 acres of reclaimed land, the average wheat yield per mu is 70 kilograms. In Wei County, with 500,000 acres of old cultivated land, the average wheat yield per mu is 145 kilograms, and with 100,000 acres of reclaimed land, the average yield per mu is 70 kilograms. In the same county, with 480,000 acres of old cultivated land, the average wheat yield per mu is 145 kilograms. The yield is 130 kilograms, and the average yield per mu of 100,000 acres of wasteland is 70 kilograms. The old cultivated land in Qi County is 490,000 acres, and the average wheat yield per mu is 110 kilograms. The old cultivated land in Yu County is 450,000 acres, and the average wheat yield per mu is 110 kilograms. Expand trade with Hebei After that, the industrial and commercial taxes in various counties increased significantly. In the past few months, Su County's monthly average was 4,800 guan. Wei County, because it handed over 200,000 jins of pig iron to the king at half price, averaged 4,000 guan per month. The same county's monthly average was 2,500 guan, and Qi County's monthly average was 3,000 guan. The average monthly income in Yu County is 1,200 yuan. At present, the prices of daily necessities in the market continue to rise, such as salt, grain, oil, meat, cloth, clothing, etc., while the prices of production materials, such as looms, oil presses, agricultural tools, etc., are firm. Households The ministry plans to increase the unified purchase of grain in the five counties to protect the interests of farmers. Suxian, Xiangcheng, and Bocheng commodity information centers have been built to facilitate merchant transactions, so Suxian now has more merchants coming, and the county seat is not enough. Fu Xiyan: "Please ask the Ministry of Industry to make an overall plan for the county. All aspects of residential areas, office areas, commercial areas, industrial areas, transportation, and sanitation must be carefully considered. Multi-story buildings should be considered for various buildings. Is it technically possible?" Question, Minister Xu?" Minister Xu Sanwei of the Ministry of Industry replied: "There is no technical problem. The construction cost is a little higher." Fu Xiyan: "Now that land prices are rising, the cost of multi-story buildings is actually lower." Wang Houcai replied: "Yes. Multi-story buildings are more cost-effective now." Fu Xiyan: "It costs too much to expand the county. It is more economical to plan well to save land and build multi-story buildings to save land." Xu Sanwei replied: "Within ten days, the Ministry of Works will come up with something Let me show you the plan." Fu Xi said yes.
Huang Junyan: "Please introduce the work situation to the Minister of Agriculture Liu Sanwa." Liu Sanwa said: "In terms of high-yielding grain seeds, agricultural tools, and water conservancy projects, the five counties are now consistent. The old cultivated land in Su County has the best foundation for top dressing, and the old cultivated land in Wei County is close to , the wasteland is the worst. In another two years, the fertility of cultivated land in the five counties will be very close. The tenant farmers in Su County and Wei County have the best planting technology. In another year, there will be no difference. The difference in the number of farm cattle will not change in the short term. In the next two years 2020 is still a period of rapid growth in our grain output. It is recommended to build a reservoir to better serve agricultural production and increase the area of fishery production." Fu Xiyan: "Yes. Please ask the Ministry of Industry to include reservoir construction in its winter production plan." Xu Sanwei said yes. Fu Xi asked: "Minister Liu, Minister Li Daniu, do you have any fishery breeding talents in your two ministries?" The two shook their heads. Fu Xiyan: "Please ask Minister Zhao Si to activate the intelligence system to find out where there are fishery breeding talents." Zhao Si replied.
Huang Junyan: "Please introduce the work situation to the Minister of Animal Husbandry, Li Daniu." Li Daniu said: "The price of pork is now declining, and a pig only costs 3 yuan, so after spring plowing, the breeding factory only kills the boar piglets, and the sow piglets are kept as sow breeding pigs." There are 3,000 sows in the county, 2,000 sows in Wei County, 2,000 sows in Tong County, 1,000 sows in Qi County, and 1,000 sows in Yu County. In addition to slaughtering and selling piglets directly, they have also begun to supply The meat floss factories in each county produce. There are 3,000 ewes in Su County, 2,000 ewes in Wei County, 1,000 ewes in Tong County, 500 ewes each in Qi County and Yu County. There are 170 cows in Su County, There are 120 cows in Wei County, 120 cows in Tong County, 70 cows in Qi County, and 70 cows in Yu County. There are 150 draft horses and 100 foals in Su County, and there are 150 draft horses and 100 foals in Wei County. There are 100 pack horses and 50 colts in the same county, 70 pack horses and 30 colts in Qixian County, and 70 pack horses and 30 colts in Yu County. There are 3,500 army horses and 1,000 colts. General Wang There are 3,000 military horses and 500 colts there.”
Huang Junyan: "Please ask Zhu Ergou, the director of the loom factory, to introduce the work situation." Zhu Ergou said: "Following the instructions of Huang County Magistrate, we recruited talents from all over Xiangguo and increased our production capacity. Now the loom factory has 100 employees per month Producing 2,000 looms, the supply still exceeds demand. The efficiency of the looms has been increased to six labors, and the cost has dropped again. Even if the market price for Hebei is 20% off, we still have 40% profit. The merchants on the ground in the former Jin Kingdom are Go to our factory and buy looms at the market price because our quality is high and the price is low. We produce 3,000 spinning machines per month, and the supply exceeds demand. The profit is higher than that of looms."
Huang Junyan: "Please ask Nian Shoucheng, the director of the oil press factory, to introduce the work situation." Nian Shoucheng said: "The expansion of trade in Hebei has forced our factory to recruit talents from all over Xiangguo and urgently increase production capacity. Businessmen from the former Jin Kingdom also There is an endless stream of people. Currently, 300 oil presses are produced every month, and the supply exceeds demand. The oil yield rate of the oil press now reaches 15%, the production cost is only 3 guan, and the sales market price remains at 7 guan.”
Huang Junyan: "Please introduce the work situation to the Minister of Industry, Xu Sanwei." Xu Sanwei said: "The agricultural tool factory has branches in five counties. Due to its high quality and low price, the supply exceeds demand. They are all working hard to expand production. Workers and seedlings are all going there. Transported in various factories. The briquette stove factory has also set up branches in five counties, producing and selling locally to reduce costs. The meat floss factory has branches in five counties. The scale is not large now, but the market response is good, customers I like to eat it, and I believe that as word of mouth continues to spread, sales will increase. Another purpose of meat floss factory production is grain storage. The paper factory has branches in Qixian, Yuxian, Tongxian, and Weixian, and its production capacity has increased. , supplying the needs of the printing factory very well. The profit of the printing factory in June was 5,000 yuan. Qixian County became rich. A coke factory was established in Wei County, and part of the coke was used for civilian heating. Now it is mainly used by the rich. As the conditions of the people become more and more Well, the sales volume will increase. The other part is ironmaking. Cao Zuozuo Chonggu of Wei County Workshop said that coke ironmaking has greatly improved the quality of pig iron. The king has written a letter of praise. Because the coke ironmaking temperature is high, the pig iron output has greatly improved. The increase means that the cost is greatly reduced. Zuo Caozuo and the others are also studying the construction of a large blast furnace for ironmaking, which will greatly increase the output." Fu Xiyan: "When will I go to Wei County to have a look." Xu Sanwei replied: " Good. Some wealthy tenant farmers have begun to ask construction companies to rebuild their houses." Fu Xiyan: "This is a good thing. But remember, don't take out loans to build houses. Our money should be invested in places that expand production, not in places that expand consumption. "Xu Sanwei replied yes.
