Although the Dan people are now allowed to live ashore, they basically belong to the extremely poor class and cannot afford to build decent houses. Therefore, they mostly choose to live in wooden shacks on the "sea skin" of the river branch near Wei Town. In order to solve this problem, the Senate passed relevant legal documents and allocated these "state-owned lands" to each newly built Danjia village in the name of "village collective land". Clarify the four-way boundaries and land area of each village. This is also to prevent future disputes over land.
The wooden sheds of the Dan people basically use bamboo as the frame, bamboo fences and reed mats as the walls, and thatch as the roof. The floors and beds are all made of bamboo strips, allowing ventilation and light leakage from all sides. The small one can only accommodate one person, and the large one can only accommodate two beds. They are all stilt-style stilted buildings.
Kuang Lu’s master and servant followed Zeng Salmon into the village. From the looks of things along the way, these “houses” were not even as good as the pig pens in his home manor. But for the households, owning their own houses makes them feel very proud.
There were a lot of fake people in the village today, and it was very lively. The people known as "Principal Tian" and "Doctor Hou" are a man and a woman, both looking to be in their twenties, and are preaching policies to the villagers. There were about a dozen prosthetics who came with them, some looked like craftsmen, some looked like doctors. As for the other prosthetics, Kuang Lu couldn't tell why for a while. But they were all wearing blue cloth jackets and carrying satchels.
The person called Principal Tian is actually a young man. He speaks with a strong voice and has a powerful figure. He looks more like a martial artist than a scholar. Even his expression is a bit dull.
Is such a person also a "principal"? Kuang Lu was surprised.
"Folks, the chief has built new national schools in Guangzhou and Dali, and has given our village five publicly funded study places. In the past two years, we have had literacy teams go to each village to eliminate illiteracy, and the children in the village have learned a lot. Words, the rule of the Senate is that everyone who enters must take the exam, so we have to organize an exam in the village. The children with the best test scores can get a place in the National Model School for Boys, and the next four can go to Dali National Primary School... …”
"Principal Tian, what do you mean by the quota for public study?" someone from the villagers asked.
“Public funding means that tuition fees are waived and students with excellent grades can receive scholarships,” Principal Tian explained.
Another villager asked: "What should I do with the money for food and clothing?"
"This... the scholarships given by the chiefs are very sufficient. As long as the grades are good, it won't be a problem." Principal Tian knew that the villagers were very poor, and children were half of the labor force for them. Which of them was asked to raise a child who was completely out of work? Reading is really difficult.
"What if I get bad grades?"
"You can also...apply for a student loan, which is interest-free." Principal Tian said not so simply.
Although "loan" is a new word, everyone knows that it means borrowing money. Although this is an "official debt" that is interest-free, it is still a debt after all.
The villagers began to whisper after hearing this, and it seemed that everyone was no longer so eager to send their children to school. This "Principal Tian" kept mobilizing and talking about the benefits of studying, but it had no effect.
On the other side, even though Doctor Hou is a woman, he is leading two craftsmen to look at the drawings in his hands. On the one hand, he is instructing the villagers to dig holes, on the other hand, he is instructing the villagers to carry fire bricks from the boat, and on the other hand, he is instructing the little doctor who is accompanying him to give the villagers We see a doctor, and he is a hero among women.
"What is this going on?" Kuang Lu asked Zeng Salmon with great interest in the hole that False Kun was digging.
"A few days ago, the county parents issued an announcement saying that they would build public toilets in new fishing villages like ours. Hey, the chief is good at everything. He just manages the sky above, the earth below, and the middle... Anyway, he poops. You have to pipe your urine." Zeng Salmon replied. He didn't quite understand. In the past, he had to poop and pee anywhere, directly into the river.
Kuang Lu thought for a moment and immediately understood Kun Thief's intention. Feces and urine are indeed filthy and smelly, but that does not mean they are garbage that can be thrown away casually. On the contrary, Guangzhou City has always had many large and small dung tyrants controlling the excrement channels. There are rentiers in every link from collection to sales. However, I heard that most of these large and small dung tyrants have now fallen into the hands of the Kun thieves. This benefit also belongs to Kun Thief.
It can be seen that the location of the toilet is not randomly arranged, but is chosen on a higher ground to prevent it from being flooded when the water rises. It seems to avoid losing fertilizer. Kun Thief claims to build a country based on industry and commerce, and the word "profit" is indispensable in everything.
What puzzled him was that the dry latrine only needed to dig a pit, and there was no need for such a big battle. It seemed that the pit was dug very long, and so many fire bricks were transported. The cost of building this pit was not ordinary. . Kuang Lu simply stayed to see what kind of medicine Kun Thief Gourd was selling.
Doctor Hou was giving instructions to a young man. Her thin and small figure looked a little weak compared to the man's strong physique, but the young man obeyed her with respect. This scene shocked Kuang Lu. According to Zeng Salmon, the young man's name was He Lizhi, who was also a Danhu. He later learned some medical skills from the Senate's mobile medical team and became a barefoot doctor. He still recommended He Lizhi as the village chief, and the villagers had no objection.
Under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, the Dan households in the Pearl River were all under the jurisdiction of Hebo. After they came ashore, a new village management model was established in accordance with the requirements of the Senate. The people living in Danjia New Village are all individual households, unlike the people on the shore who have a clan system. People on the shore mostly have a single surname in a village, or at most two or three surnames. The eldest son and clan elders have the final say in everything. In this day and age, it’s easy to become an authority by knowing a craft that everyone needs.
"This three-compartment egg sinking toilet is mainly used to trap parasite eggs in feces. You have learned some medical skills in the mobile medical team. Do you still remember how feces can transmit parasites?" Dr. Hou asked He Lizhi.
"Remember, remember," He Lizhi replied, "Parasites are bugs hidden in the human body that can absorb nutrients and make people sick. Some bugs hide in the intestines and lay many very small eggs. ”
Doctor Hou nodded to express his satisfaction. For the basically illiterate Dan people, it was good to be able to memorize almost everything, so she was not in a hurry to correct his mistakes. When she first studied medicine, she was Dean Shi scolded him to death every day.
"According to the research of the medical team, residents on the water are generally infected with one or more parasites and are in poor health, so they must take care of their feces. These eggs will not only affect your health, but will also spread to downstream areas along with the water flow. There is also an endemic disease called schistosomiasis in the Sanshui and Sihui areas. There are no snails in Shunde, but the medical team found a small number of cases in Shunde during the investigation. It was probably brought from the upper reaches to the lower reaches when the river water rose. " Doctor Hou explained.
"I understand, little one."
"After the sedimentation in the first two cells, the manure in the third pool is basically free of insect eggs and can be used directly for farming. The manure skins and residues in the first two pools must be composted and completely killed before they can be used. Our farmers The technicians will teach you how to compost, and as the village leader, you must fulfill your management responsibilities."
He Lizhi patted his chest and said, "Chief, please be assured that anyone who dares to poop or pee will have their crime tools confiscated!"
Doctor Hou couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter.
…
As he was talking, Principal Tian came over dejectedly.
"Ah Liang, how is the school's enrollment situation now?" Hou Qing asked.
"Hey, forget it, it's more difficult than fighting..." Tian Liang patted his head, looking like he had a headache, "The exam rankings are out, and only two of the top five are willing to go. The others said they don't want to go. I Then we added the next ones, but no one wanted to go. You said it’s such a good opportunity, why don’t they want it? On the contrary, it’s the rich ones who are all vying to send their children to school!”
Hou Qing knew that in this spring enrollment, the head of the school had restricted the number of places for students from different backgrounds. He originally hoped to recruit more children from poor families. As for public-funded students, there are strict restrictions on background. No matter how good your grades are, you can't get middle-class or above. Must be a poor boy.
However, judging from the enrollment situation, although most of the wealthy gentry families have private schools for ethnic studies and do not really look down on this "Australian study", they have so many children that they have the right to send some children from their branches to enroll, which is a right to show their favor to the Senate. . Middle-class families were the most positive. On the contrary, poor people are the least willing to study. Even public-funded students are ignored.
On the one hand, parents from middle-class families are asking everywhere and trying every possible means to send their children to school. On the other hand, they are mobilizing in every possible way, but no one responds. Although Tian Liang is not good at words, the benefits of studying are obvious. Even if he barely gets a second-class diploma like he did at the beginning, he can still recruit workers and join the army.
"It costs a lot to feed a child who doesn't work." Hou Qing said, "You can mobilize as many people as possible. If it doesn't work, we can go back and ask the merchants in Dali Town if they are willing to sponsor living expenses."
"This matter is very high-stakes." Tian Liang shook his head, "You want merchants to sponsor the children of Dan people to study, but they think it's unlucky!"
Hou Qing knew that this kind of prejudice could not be reversed with a piece of paper from the Senate, and there was no way to rush it now. She asked again: "What was the result of today's exam?"
"The eldest sister in Sister Zhou's family is smart and has the best test scores," Tian Liang said with a sad look on his face, "It's just... her husband just died, and she is raising four children by herself, so the family is really in trouble."
Hou Qing knew that his enrollment was not going well, so he sighed and shook his head.
"Chief Tian, your school only accepts children, otherwise I would have signed up." He Lizhi joked.
"You just study with the literacy team and the medical team, do your job as the village chief well, and then try to enter the agricultural training institute for further studies." Principal Tian said angrily, feeling angry because of the enrollment matter.
(End of chapter)
