Chapter 274
Listening to Han's report, Cheng Shijie asked in surprise: "How did the milk come here? As far as I know, the shelf life of milk is only two to three days!"
Even the shelf life of ordinary boxed milk in later generations is not long. Generally speaking, bagged pure milk can be stored for forty-five days, and boxed pure milk can be stored for six months. Pure milk imported from abroad is processed at ultra-high temperatures. Sterilized, it can be stored for about a year.
But the problem is that later generations of Chinese people have a blind admiration for foreign countries and are proud to drink foreign milk. In fact, these ultra-high temperature sterilized milk have neither active ingredients nor probiotics. Drinking this so-called pure milk , the effect is almost the same as drinking milk powder.
This is the method adopted in Liaodong now. It uses ultra-high temperature sterilization. In fact, the technical difficulty is not high. Just like sealing cans, the milk is packaged and then steamed at high temperature. Since the air and fungi are isolated, this milk only needs to be sterilized. It can be stored in a cool and dry environment for twelve to eighteen months without being exposed to sunlight.
In fact, the sales volume of these canned milk is not good. The rich people disdain to drink it, and the poor people cannot afford it. Nowadays, the production of milk in Liaodong is extremely high, far exceeding the demand in Liaodong, and the sales volume of this kind of canned pure milk is not good either. , most of the milk shipped to Huangzhou is on expiration date and is subject to special treatment.
Although most of the business value of this high-temperature sterilized pure milk is lost, for ordinary refugees, it is better than nothing.
Just like in later generations, everyone knows that beef and mutton have high nutritional value and good taste. Everyone also knows that pork has high hormones and high cholesterol. But the problem is that ordinary people cannot afford the burden of beef and mutton. In the author's opinion, For example, your monthly income can only buy about 200 kilograms of beef, but you can buy more than 600 kilograms of pork.
If you want to eat meat, your first choice is pork or chicken because it is cheap. Otherwise, you can choose artificial meat.
After Han's explanation, Cheng Shijie finally understood that the construction of Chibi City was actually digesting the remaining production capacity in Liaodong. The Liaodong Management Committee collected the expired milk and expired canned food from farmers or merchants at low prices. , as well as aged corn flour, potato flour, and a considerable number of potatoes and sweet potatoes that are about to go bad, are transported to Chibi Mountain for consumption by ordinary people.
Although these foods are on the verge of expiration, they do not actually affect their consumption. If the public knowledge of later generations would definitely stand on the moral high ground and condemn this irresponsible behavior, it is a pity that the public knowledge of the Ming Dynasty was not so powerful.
To be honest, if this standard were applied to the Ming Dynasty, 90% of people would be willing to work for Cheng Shijie for free. They would have potatoes, noodles, sugar, milk, and meat. What else do you want?
There is no harm without comparison. The standards of the gentry in Huangzhou Prefecture for tenant farmers are quite harsh, especially for those refugees who work part-time. Being able to give them food to eat is a gift. Chibi City has attracted too many refugees and poor people around it. This made the surrounding gentry very unhappy.
But no matter how unhappy they were, they didn't dare to do anything to Cheng Shijie. After all, Cheng Shijie had soldiers in his hands and hundreds of thousands of rogue prisoners. If Cheng Shijie "accidentally" let go of some of the rogue bandits, it would be enough for them to drink.
Cheng Shijie is basically satisfied with the Chibi City construction site managed by the Han family. However, the problem is that when he inspects the living environment of these workers, he is not so satisfied. The shantytowns of these workers are very dense and the shantytowns built are very low. Cheng Shijie was so tall that he had to bend down to pass.
Not only are they crowded, but they are also very dangerous. These shantytowns are all built with wood, and many people have tattered tents brought from the bandit camps. The passages are messy. Once a fire breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous.
Seeing Cheng Shijie's displeasure, Han stepped forward and explained: "There is nothing we can do about the living conditions of the workers for the time being. My opinion is to make do with it for the time being. Once the military camp is built, some craftsmen will be moved there and live directly in the barracks." , wait until the city is built, and then let them move away!"
"Be sure to pay attention to fire prevention!"
"Don't worry!"
Han said: "All the workers eat in the canteen. They don't need to turn on the fire. And they stop working when the sun goes down and start working again at dawn. They don't need to light the lights, so there will be no fire."
Facing Han's explanation, Cheng Shijie was really speechless, so useless.
At this moment, Cheng Shijie discovered that there was an artificial ditch in the camp: "What's going on?"
"With tens of thousands of people, drinking water is also a big problem, so we have to divert the water from Jiwo Lake!"
Fortunately, no one was bathing or washing clothes in this ditch. If workers wanted to wash clothes, they would fetch water in a wooden basin. After washing, it would be poured into another ditch and flow directly into the Yangtze River.
However, just when Cheng Shijie was about to leave, he found a wooden frame on the edge of the ditch, which served as a small bridge. However, on the railings of the small bridge, there were naked female corpses tied one by one. It seemed that This body has been hanging there for a long time and has already decomposed to a considerable extent. There is a ditch underneath the body, which means...
"How is this going?"
Han didn't know, so he sent someone to inquire, and then reported to Cheng Shijie: "Commander, this woman's name is Jin. Half a month ago, Jin had an affair with someone and was discovered. Her clansmen buried her. "Yong, the people who managed it later thought it was better to hang it here as a warning to others."
Han didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this. In fact, even Qiao Siniang and some female soldiers believed that Jin deserved it. Hanging her here was already an advantage for her, so she should be put to death.
But the problem is that Cheng Shijie is concerned about the fact that corpses can easily cause diseases and plagues. Once a plague occurs, this huge camp may die in one day.
"Take the body away immediately, find a place to burn it and bury it. From now on, the drinking water must be purified, and you are not allowed to drink raw water at will."
"Purification...how to purify drinking water?" Han didn't understand what Cheng Shijie meant.
"Boil the water. From now on, everyone is only allowed to drink boiled water, not raw water."
Cheng Shijie also didn't have water purification equipment. At least boiling the water can kill most of the bacteria in the water. This is also a solution when there is no special water purification equipment. Although it cannot completely solve the problem, it can solve most of the problems.
"Okay, handsome!"
Han is dressed in men's clothing, exuding a capable energy from head to toe. People can change. More than a month ago, Han was still an ordinary bandit woman, and the cheapest cannon fodder. If it weren't for He Jiuyi secretly Take care of her, maybe she will die long ago.
But now, Han is becoming more and more confident and more and more leader-like. She follows Cheng Shijie, and behind her are more than a dozen women, the oldest of whom is only twenty years old. These women are all found by Han using his position. The ones who came were also Han's assistants. Some were responsible for recording, some were responsible for calculations, and some were responsible for planning. Most of these girls came from wealthy families. They had suffered a lot in the bandit camp, and now they cherish the opportunities they have now. .
The Han family's authority in Chibi City is getting stronger and stronger. No one dares to question her orders. As long as it is Cheng Shijie's decision, it will be implemented to the letter.
Cheng Shijie does not need to explain to Han why personal hygiene and public health should be maintained. Han only needs to starve those who violate discipline, and they will remember it next time.
"Remember, when distributing food, their personal hygiene must be strictly checked. There is no black mud in the fingernails, and there is no eye mucus in the corners of the eyes. The clothes can be shabby, but they must be clean. Every ten people are organized into a group. The group monitors each other and if one person fails to meet hygiene standards, all ten are punished.”
Han's management style is simple and crude, more and more similar to Cheng Shijie. Cheng Shijie also knows that it is useless to use emotion and reason at this time. Only by using this simple and crude method can the effect be seen in a short time.
Meng En looked at Mr. Han who was lecturing and said, "What a pity. If Mr. Han had not been a woman, she would have become a capable minister and official!"
"Gender alone is not enough to judge a person's ability. Who says women are inferior to men? The queen of the Shang Dynasty, Princess Pingyang of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing's wife Hong Funu, and our dynasty Qin Liangyu, the old general of Qin, in what way are they better than men? Difference?"
Meng En said: "The Commander-in-Chief is absolutely right!"
Cheng Shijie has no choice now. He cultivated Han not because of her beauty. Of course, Han's appearance is not bad. Although she is in her thirties, she is still above average.
The real reason is that people of this era have been deeply influenced by Confucian literature, and imperial power is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even though the Liaodong Management Committee has so many talents, the problem is that many people actually yearn for the Ming Dynasty. As long as Emperor Chongzhen is willing to bribe, many people will be bribed.
However, Yang Yuniang would not, because Cheng Shijie used her. She was the deputy director of the Liaodong Management Committee and the president of the Liaodong Bank, managing important business authority in Liaodong. Emperor Chongzhen gave her a flashy name at most.
The same is true for the Han family. Only by following Cheng Shijie can she become a superior person.
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Liaodong, Jinzhou, after half a month of hard work, Master Long Cheng of the Cheng family finally figured out his plan and decided to summon Gao Jie.
When he learned that Cheng Jialong wanted to see him, Gao Jie arrived in Jinzhou from Xinghai City overnight, arrived in Jinzhou in the middle of the night, slept in the carriage for half the night, and appeared at the Ning Haijun General Military Mansion on time at dawn.
At this time, Gao Jie seemed to have made a lot of money. Not only did he use a four-wheeled carriage and RV, but his entourage also changed into green clothes and equipped with the best Tang Hengdao. The most important thing is that everyone All have a horse.
Even in Liaodong now, the price of horses is already very cheap, but the problem is that a horse costs more than ten taels of silver, which is half more expensive than an ox.
"Greetings, young master!"
"Gao Jie, you came just in time, come with me for a walk!"
"yes!"
Cheng Jialong was accompanied by Shi Lang, Zheng Sen, Li Zaiyang, Zhao Yingkui, and more than a hundred servants. Gao Jie rode a horse and followed Cheng Jialong, half a shoulder away.
Cheng Jialong left the General Military Mansion and walked along the street to the north of the city. After leaving Jinzhou City, this was a residential area. The first people to be settled here were actually homeless female textile workers, and most of them were in underground houses. The income of female textile workers is also increasing. Even though these female workers are older, some people are still willing to marry them. After all, they have good skills and can earn several taels of silver per month. For ordinary people, the income of dozens of taels of silver a year is Said, the temptation is not small.
A female textile worker who got married naturally lived with her husband's family. After all, Diwozi was a temporary residence, and it was not as comfortable as living in red bricks. The place slowly became empty.
Cheng Jialong pointed here and said: "Gao Jie, how many people do you have who can build houses?"
"I dare not say there are too many, but there are still thousands of people!"
"very good!"
"Knock down all the existing houses, plan them according to my master's plan, widen the roads, build sewers, and reserve space for squares, parks and green spaces!"
"Okay, I will try my best to buy the most land at the lowest price!"
"What are you going to do? Coerce and induce?"
"No, no, no, I'm honest, I would never do that."
As Cheng Jialong made more and more demands, Gao Jie began to sweat more and more. Cheng Jialong didn't just want to build a house, he wanted to rebuild the textile town.
However, as the actual owner of Textile Town, Jin Qiaoer did not set obstacles for Cheng Jialong because of this matter, and the reconstruction plan went very smoothly. In fact, many people watched Cheng Jialong's every move, and they wanted to see Cheng Shijie's. The eldest son is a waste, but he is still capable.
As Gao Jie led more than 4,000 craftsmen to start construction, the originally dilapidated textile town changed day by day. First of all, there were thousands of underground nests. These underground nests were not completely filled. Some of them were built into sewers, and some were built into sewers. It was converted into a cellar.
In an era when there were no refrigerators to keep food fresh, cellars played a huge role. They could keep food fresh and fine wine. When cleaning up the entire textile town, the first things to be cleaned were all unowned dens. Cheng Jialong was surprised I discovered that this textile town is almost a ghost town.
There were less than a hundred households in such a large town. Cheng Jialong paid for the houses of these one hundred households at a high price of more than ten taels of silver. This was considered a happy event for everyone.
After the land in Textile Town was completely controlled, construction began here. The first step was to build an avenue with a total width of 40 meters. Two green belt areas of 30 meters each were also expected.
In the center of the town is the People's Square. This People's Square is actually a standard football field with a standard runway. Young Master Long Cheng of the Cheng family feels that Liaodong has everything but no cultural and entertainment facilities. This is his father. The only space left for him to play.
When Cheng Jialong designed this area, he actually modeled it after the Olympic Village in Beijing. Of course, his goals were far beyond that. After building this town, he also wanted to host the Liaodong National Games, where he could be the banker, run gambling games, and make money. A big one.
Surrounding the football stadium are four commercial streets, including a food street, a bar street, an entertainment street, and a grocery street.
In order to make this town famous, Cheng Jialong used himself as the first owner of this town. The second owner was Cheng Shijie's teacher and his master, Sun Chengzong, who all entered the new courtyard house of five acres and ten acres.
If the house is built, it will become Jinzhou and the first community in Liaodong.
Like Chibi Mountain City, this place has also become a huge construction site.
In the capital, Emperor Chongzhen is now anxious and angry, because the matter of rewarding Cheng Shijie has been going on for more than half a month, but no feasible solution has been debated.
Just when Emperor Chongzhen was in trouble,
"Your Majesty, Mr. Fu, Minister of the Ministry of War, please see me..."
Emperor Chongzhen was slightly startled by the report of the Huangmen Capital Affairs. He put down the memorial he was reviewing and waved his hand: "Please come in, Mr. Fu!"
Fu Zonglong lifted his robe and knelt down, and performed three kneels and nine kowtows to Emperor Chongzhen in accordance with the etiquette.
Emperor Chongzhen was about to give him a seat when he looked around and asked very seriously: "Your Majesty, where is the historian?"
Emperor Chongzhen felt more and more unusual and instinctively realized that something big was about to happen. He said in a friendly manner: "Fu Qing, if you have something to say, feel free to say it clearly. Is there anything else you can't say to me, the king and my ministers?"
"Your Majesty, I am here today for Duke Hai!"
"Fu Qing has a way to reward Cheng Qing?"
"There is a solution that is not a solution!"
"any solution?"
Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed. During this period, he was worried to death about Cheng Shijie's reward.
Fu Zonglong said solemnly: "General Cheng has great power in the country, so he must give rewards. As in the past, he cannot be promoted, but he might as well reward more gold and silver to show his merits. However, the national treasury is empty, but..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that General Cheng has made such great achievements. Such a reward cannot reflect his achievements. I'm afraid others will gossip about him."
Emperor Chongzhen said distressedly: "I also want to reward him heavily, but there is really nothing I can do!"
"I heard that Queen Zhang wants to adopt the daughter of General Cheng as her adopted daughter and make her Princess Changping?"
"Exactly!"
"It's better to let Queen Zhang and her phoenix come to Liaodong!"
"this……"
Emperor Chongzhen hesitated: "Empress Zhang..."
Fu Zonglong said: "The old minister thought that he could let Queen Zhang take the prince to Liaodong. In name, Queen Zhang went to Liaodong to see Princess Changping, and the prince went to pay homage to the princess. It is said that Liaodong is prosperous under the governance of General Cheng. The houses are not closed at night and the luggage is not picked up on the road. .Liaodong is not a wealthy place. If the rumors are true, it has changed in just four years. It can only show that General Cheng is a versatile civil and military officer, an able official in governing the country, and a famous general in expanding the territory. Such famous ministers can It is a blessing for the country to have one!"
"It's all thanks to the blessings of our ancestors!"
Emperor Chongzhen also lamented that if it weren't for Cheng Shijie, state affairs would be even more difficult. With Cheng Shijie's three million shi of grain in Liaodong and his annual income of several million taels of silver, things are much better now.
"Why don't Your Majesty ask His Highness the Crown Prince to go to Liaodong and learn how to govern the place and handle political affairs with General Cheng!"
Having said this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Fu Zonglong with deep feeling: "Fu Qing is really old and spicy!"
Although this is a fact, asking the prince to worship Cheng Shijie as his disciple is different from the name. Sending the prince to Cheng Shijie is actually a kind of temptation.
I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf.
Sending the prince to Cheng Shijie is equivalent to giving Cheng Shijie a chance. If he is really a tyrant, then with the prince in Cheng Shijie's hands, Cheng Shijie can set up another center at any time to control the princes.
With Empress Zhang and the Crown Prince, Cheng Shijie can attack and defend, and perhaps he can't wait to reveal his fox tail.
(End of chapter)
