Sheng Hong directly issued an imperial edict, requiring local officials everywhere to severely punish this kind of behavior. If the local officials dared to cover up such behavior, then he would kill them all.
Sheng Hong was in a bad mood, so he struck hard.
Li Qiao strongly supported it. In troubled times, severe punishment should be used.
Moreover, he asked Tao Zhu to increase the purchase price of his own cotton by another cent. In other words, the Li family purchased cotton at a price two cents higher than the market price.
Only when the price is high can people be attracted to sell cotton to the Li family.
He also asked Tao Zhu to post a notice that the cotton purchased by the Li family would be donated to the charity and used on the people.
He told the world his purpose, whether he was seeking fame or making secrets, but as long as someone was willing to imitate him, he would be willing to bear the infamy.
Without him in the previous life, Da Sheng still managed to survive.
Gao Zhiyuan said in the booklet that Sheng Hong encouraged the people to help each other and could survive that level of natural disasters. He believed that the people of Dasheng would help each other as Sheng Hong expected.
Moreover, based on Gao Zhiyuan's description, he concluded that except for the invasion of the barbarians, there was no major turmoil within Dasheng, otherwise Gao Zhiyuan would have written it upside down.
There was no major turmoil, which shows that many people were not forced to a desperate end.
Under that level of natural disasters, how could they survive so many natural disasters relying only on the heavy pressure of the imperial court?
The people, the people, must be lending a helping hand to each other.
Just like the people around him, under his influence, they donated money and materials to the charity, and also purchased cotton.
In addition, to be shameless, there must be some people in Da Sheng who admire him as much as Ming Xi does.
If these people are willing to follow his example, it can save many people.
His personal financial resources are limited. If he wants to survive the next ten years or so, the court and the people must work together.
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Chapter 214 One of Gao Zhiyuan’s followers is a tenant of the Li family. What a coincidence.
Li Zugen is a farmer from a village called Sanlitun outside Shengjing.
As soon as the rooster crowed for the second time today, he pulled a cart full of cotton and set off towards Shengjing in the cool mist at the instruction of his husband.
Sanlitun is a bit far from Shengjing, almost 60 miles away. However, in the past two years, a cement road has been built outside Shengjing, so the 60 miles away is not as far as before for Li Zugen.
In the past, he could not go to Shengjing a few times a year. Now he still rarely goes to the city, but he has been going to the capital frequently recently.
Because the first and second sons of his family were learning crafts at the Shantang Academy branch in Zhuangzi, Lord Li!
Originally, when the branch library first enrolled students, Mr. Li and his wife were not prepared to provide accommodation, but only included a lunch. However, later they realized that many students were too far away from home and could not study day-to-day, so Mr. and Mrs. Li provided accommodation.
This accommodation is free, students only need to bring bedding.
As for breakfast and dinner, this is not free, but it is not expensive. Those who have money at home can pay for it. After a year, it only costs two taels of silver.
Those who have no money at home can hand in grain. They only need three hundred kilograms of grain a year, and any coarse or fine grains will do.
Regardless of whether they pay money or food, as long as they pay the prescribed amount, the students can eat as much as they want without restrictions.
His home is thirty miles away from the branch library, and his two older children couldn't go home every day, so they chose to stay.
His family was poor and could not afford to pay four taels of silver for their two children. What his family paid was food.
However, even if his family is rich, they will not pay money.
Only fools pay money.
One catty of sweet potatoes costs two cents, and three hundred catties costs only six hundred cents. There is a difference of one thousand four hundred cents from two taels of silver.
Now his two children only need to pay 600 kilograms of cereals, and they can eat as much as they want in the school for a year. Moreover, the food is also good.
On the holiday every month, Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang would save their lunch and take it home so that their families could try the food from the branch restaurant.
There are multigrain steamed buns, multigrain cakes, multigrain vegetarian buns mixed with some white flour, and soy milk that is indispensable in every meal.
There are also two stir-fried dishes in every meal. Although they are both vegetarian dishes, the cook is willing to add oil and seasonings, so they taste good.
In addition, I will add a meal once a week, either by replacing the whole grains with white flour, or by adding some leftover lard residue when cooking, which is very fragrant.
These are big pot meals that all students can eat.
In addition to big pot rice, there are also small stoves.
These small stoves can only be eaten by students who have paid tuition fees.
Last month, his family Da Zhuang won eighth place in the month-end competition. Not only did he win ten taels of silver, but he also received four meat dishes and one soup.
Da Zhuang was reluctant to eat, so he and Er Zhuang took the four dishes and one soup home.
It was braised pork and a big elbow, plus ten taels of silver, which made his whole family laugh out loud.
Moreover, in addition to these, Dazhuang and Erzhuang also made fifteen keel waterwheels. One keel waterwheel can get 500 coins, and fifteen is 7,500 coins.
In other words, last month alone, his family, Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang, earned seventeen taels of silver.
This really made his whole family very happy.
If this trend continues, when Dazhuang and Erzhuang graduate from the branch library, his family may be able to save a hundred taels of silver.
This is enough to buy an acre of inferior land.
Last year, his family rented the land of Mr. Li for farming. Mr. Li was a kind-hearted man. Seeing that there was a drought this year, he reduced the rent by 20%.
However, no matter how nice Mr. Li is, he will not completely waive the rent. Therefore, if you are able, it is better to buy land.
But he knows how difficult it is to buy land in Shengjing, so he is currently just speculating on this idea.
Life at home is getting better day by day, and this is all thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Li. Without them, his family would not be able to turn around.
Now that Mr. and Mrs. Li are raising the purchase price of cotton, he will definitely sell his own cotton to Mr. and Mrs. Li.
Mr. and Mrs. Li spent their own money to buy cotton and planned to distribute it to poor families when the weather gets cold in the future.
Now everyone in their village praises Master Li and his wife as the reincarnation of Bodhisattva.
To be able to meet such a living Bodhisattva, their family has really accumulated great virtues in their previous life.
Speaking of which, Daochang Li's fortune telling is really accurate.
Since Taoist Li told his family's fortune, the illnesses of the three strong men in his family have improved.
Last year, I was lucky enough to get a share of a Li family's land.
The fields of Li Da's family are very popular. Farmers all know that Li Da's husband is kind-hearted. Not only does he reduce the rent at every turn, but he also distributes farm tools, digs wells and rivers to make it easier for farmers to grow crops.
Therefore, to get the land of the tenant Li family, you have to draw lots.
Last year, he won the lot drawn by Mr. Li's eldest brother. Mr. Li's eldest brother personally promised that as long as he was diligent and capable and served the crops well, he could be a tenant farmer for a lifetime.
Being able to do things well with a big tree behind him, and renting Mr. Li's land, it is tantamount to having some connection with Mr. Li. If he is bullied in the future, then he has the right to kneel in front of Mr. Li's eldest brother and sister-in-law to complain. .
He is so lucky.
Of course, there is also a big happy event this year. The first and second sons of his family have entered the Shantang Academy branch run by Mr. Li and his wife!
So, ever since Taoist Li told his family's fortune, he has been getting better and better day by day.
However, he has not seen Daochang Li since he moved from Niutou Village to Shangshui Town.
His home is relatively far from Shangshui Town. He either does farm work or does odd jobs every day, and has no time to go to such a far place.
This summer, he finally found time to prepare for a trip to Shangshui Town, but he heard that Director Li was not in Shangshui Town, and that Director Li had gone to Fenghuai County, which was further away.
So he didn't go to Shangshui Town.
A few days ago, he heard that after Daochang Li came back from Fenghuai County, he didn't stay long and ran to the border town again.
He originally thought about planting the winter wheat and buying some gifts to visit Daochang Li. Now he didn't know when Daochang Li would come back, so he would have to wait and see.
Anyway, Daochang Li's mother is at home. If Daochang Li doesn't come back before the year, he will go to Shangshui Town to visit Daochang Li's mother with gifts.
Now that life at home is so good, he must thank Daozhang Li properly.
Moreover, Daochang Li also gave him a letter and asked him to keep it safe.
Daochang Li is an accurate fortune teller - at least, he is very accurate in telling fortunes for his family, and he values him, so he needs to keep in touch with Daochang Li more often.
I'm not sure if there will be any areas that need Director Li's guidance in the future.
Li Zugen thought about the good days and plans in the future. Even though he had pulled the cart for nearly twenty miles, he still didn't feel tired.
The weather was gloomy, but he didn't feel cold either. He was sweating all over as he walked.
Sell this cart of cotton to Mr. and Mrs. Li, and then take a look at Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang. He will definitely be able to get home before dinner!
While Li Zugen was busy selling cotton, Li Qiao went to get off work normally.
He did not work overtime today. At four o'clock in the afternoon, he left the inner city on time.
When he got home, he first played with Li Xiaorui, Li Changfeng, and Li Yunfan for a while. After dinner, he went back to the study to write a letter to Li Gu.
He didn't know whether next year's locust plague would affect Jibei Province, but after studying Dasheng's map for a long time, he felt that the possibility of it affecting Jibei Province was relatively small.
Moreover, it would be very difficult for him to set up an anti-locust defense line at the junction of Jibei Province and Yuanhe Province.
Because the prefectures bordering the two provinces have nothing to do with his territory, and if he inexplicably went to open a shop in these two prefectures, everyone would be suspicious of him.
So, after much thought, he decided to set up an anti-locust defense line in Qiu'an Prefecture, where Weiqing County is located, and Zhouyang Prefecture, which is located between Qiu'an Prefecture and Hexi Prefecture.
Previously, Sheng Hong issued an edict to ask the prefects of Qiu'an Prefecture and Zhouyang Prefecture to build cement roads. Now the cement roads in these two prefectures are almost completed.
After the repair, it will be much more convenient to travel between Weiqing County and Hexi Prefecture.
Moreover, by the end of this year, the Grand Canal will be built to Weiqing County. Although he does not know when it will be opened to navigation, he has tens of thousands of acres of farmland in Qiu'an Mansion. Therefore, after Li Gu received the news, he personally led Li Dong and his wife ——
When Zhuang Fengshou butcher Zheng and his party returned to the village, they took Li Dong and his wife back. After living in Shengjing for a period of time, Li Dong and his wife felt that it was more comfortable to be closer to home, so they returned to Pingcheng to wait for the future. Qingxian County needs manpower. The couple went there to test the waters. If they couldn't adapt, they would go back to Pingcheng or Shengjing.
In addition, Li Gu also took Zhao Mancang with him, and then the group went to Weiqing County.
With the help of local magistrates, Li Gu and several people quickly selected the 50,000 acres of cultivated land he placed in Qiu'an Prefecture and the 20,000 acres of cultivated land in Weiqing County. They also found tenants to rent.
But now Li Gu has not returned to Pingcheng. Li Dong and his wife are too young, and Zhao Mancang and he are not direct relatives. Li Gu is afraid that these three people will not be able to control the situation, so he has been staying in Weiqing County and is planning to wait until spring next year before returning to Pingcheng. .
