"Yixu's words are serious. Most of them were done by Yixu himself and the villagers." The head of the village waved his hand. "Yixu" was written by Zhao Li.
Others were arranged to rest while the imperial physician checked their pulse, especially pregnant women, who needed the imperial physician's help the most.
"Chief Zhao, tell me about the village." Zhu Biao motioned for the other party to sit down and talk.
Zhao Li thanked him and sat down halfway: "Your Highness, Zhaojia Village is not as good as in the past. Every family can eat meat..."
He began to introduce that he had sold salt and bought livestock before, and the villagers were very happy.
According to the method of Xiaqiu Village, the livestock are centralized and everyone works hard to cultivate the land and raise pigs and poultry.
When I'm not busy with farming, I help cook salt brine and earn extra money.
Later, he wrote a letter to Xiaqiu Village to express his gratitude. Xiaqiu Village was opening a box lunch restaurant at that time, and the village chief replied, asking Zhao Li to lead the people to engage in the service industry.
So they grew a variety of vegetables, and then made lunch boxes and sold them to the boatmen and others who transported bitter salt and salt along the Ru River.
Several large public huts were specially built. The village was close to the river. When others went to the toilet, they scooped out the manure and then turned it into farmyard manure.
It looks dirty, but it can increase the yield of the fields. If this industry is willing to sell the fertilizer, it can be very profitable.
In big cities, there are dedicated people who push horizontal buckets to collect night incense every day. At least, this is how things are transported away in the imperial city.
The reason why the water in the Qinhuai River is clear is because there are few toilets in Nanjing and everyone uses buckets. Just get used to it.
For example, in Shanghai during Zhu Wentian's time, the first thing everyone did when they got up in the morning was to come out with buckets, wait for the collection truck to arrive, pour them in, and then line up to clean the buckets.
There is no need to carry buckets in Zhaojia Village, which saves effort, and there are dedicated people in charge of each toilet to always make it look clean and light the cheapest incense.
The local area is not like Sichuan, where there are salt brine wells and natural gas wells, and natural gas is used to cook the brine.
Coal is needed locally. After the coal is burned, the villagers take the initiative to help transport it away for free. They mix it with manure and water to suppress the smell and reduce maggots, and it can fertilize the fields.
It has been like this for more than half a year, and the village has used farmyard manure to improve some of the previously poor land.
This was the idea given by the village chief, who provided and cleaned the huts for free, and removed the cinders for free.
"Now that the land in our village has been almost improved, we plan to sell mixed fertilizer next. We are just about to write to Yichang to ask how to sell it."
Zhao Li added another sentence, stood up and bent down to Li Chang, cupping his fists.
The head of the village had no choice but to stand up and return the favor: "Of course the people who know the situation best are the other surrounding villages. You can sell to them, but you have to pay taxes when selling. You must pay."
"You still have to pay tax when selling this kind of thing?" Zhao Li frowned.
"You have paid the tax, and from now on these jobs will belong to your Zhaojia Village. If you don't pay, others will see that they can get money from it, and they will..."
The chief stopped here, believing that Zhao Li, who was quick-thinking, understood.
"But I have already given them... that one lunch boxes. I don't make any money, but I give them my capital."
Zhao Li wanted to say that he was doing favors to the officials, but suddenly changed his mind and talked about the lunch box.
He told the prince and King Qin that the village would provide lunch boxes for the Baofeng County Yamen and provide a meal at noon for only the cost.
"You don't have to pay tax. I want to see who dares to steal this business? Should you give the lunch box? Otherwise, you will have to pay tax on the box lunch."
Zhu Fang told Zhao Li that he did not need to pay the tax on the fertilizer, and apparently did not pay the tax on the lunch boxes. It is estimated that the county officials received additional benefits.
Then other civil servants and government officials in the county also need benefits, and a box lunch at one cost is enough!
He knows that when making lunch boxes in large quantities, the cost is much lower than making them at home.
The lunch boxes in Zhaojia Village use vegetables grown in the village, which is equivalent to factoring in the cost.
Not far away sat the magistrate and other officials, including the official of Baofeng County.
They were so frightened just now that even if the Crown Prince knew some things, it would be fine if others didn't mention them. Once they were mentioned, His Highness the Crown Prince would not be able to deal with it.
They noted that Zhaoli Village could not hinder the sale of fertilizers in the future, and that the huts had to be placed by the river. As for the cinders, they were not under the control of the county, but were in charge of people sent by the court.
Who knew before that burned cinders mixed with farmyard manure could be used to fertilize fields? They are all paving the way.
No wonder Zhaojia Village has so many stone mills, rollers, and rollers. They were originally used to process cinders.
The chief didn't know what the nearby officials were thinking, but since the other party had reached this level, he was willing to give it another push.
"Your Highness the Prince, Your Highness the King of Qin, in fact, the reason why Ru porcelain was fired locally during the Song Dynasty was because the local clay and minerals were suitable.
Ru porcelain naturally refers to Ruzhou in Rushui. I think it was kept in the palace, but it can no longer be burned.
The most beautiful thing about it is its color. The sentence to describe it is: After the rain, the sky and the blue clouds break the virginity.
Local clay is related to phosphate rock, bauxite, potassium feldspar, etc. Bauxite is the key ingredient for firing porcelain.
That is to say, the local mineral resources are very good, especially phosphate rock, which is needed for the matches we make, and it is also a good fertilizer.
If your Highnesses still want to make Ru porcelain, Xiaqiu Village can provide the firing technology, which is very easy. "
The headmaster talked about why Ru porcelain is good in the local area, just because there are good mines, which is just right.
At the same time, he told the two of them that we can burn it if we want.
"Can you make Ru porcelain?" Someone stood up and shouted.
"Be brave! Kneel down!" Zhou Zong drew out his sword. Is it your turn to speak?
"Forgive me, Your Highness the Prince, forgive me, Your Highness the King of Qin!" Huang Wu, the magistrate of Ruzhou, knelt down and shouted.
"Get up." Zhu Biao frowned and waved his hand, then turned around and asked with a smile: "Li Chang said that more fertilizer can be made? Can adding good things like bitter salt increase the yield of local crops?"
"Exactly!" The chief also smiled. This is what the prince should be concerned about. What's the use of Ru Ci?
"Li Chang, um... we can sell Ru porcelain to the Yi people. It was once the first of the five famous porcelains in the Song Dynasty!"
Zhu Fang couldn't help it anymore. He wanted to burn Ru porcelain. This thing is broken now, and no one knows the technology.
If you switch to another person, he will directly ask the other party to hand over his skills. If you know how to do it, you have to show it.
Facing the village chief, he didn't dare, so he could only persuade him from the side and sell it to the barbarians for money.
The other officials had surprised expressions on their faces, and at the same time their eyes were full of expectation.
Do you want to burn your porcelain? This is Ruzhou! Ruzhou without Ruci feels like something is missing.
Unlike some officials on the road when Zhu Biao came, they didn't know about Xiaqiu Village. With such a bitter salt, everyone began to understand Xiaqiu Village.
Later, books on raising livestock and growing crops came from the palace, and they learned more about Xiaqiu Village.
Unexpectedly, even His Highness the King of Qin did not dare to demand technology.
"Your Highness, King Qin, to whom will I give my technology?" the chief said, reaching out into his arms.
"Take your time, Chief, take your time, don't be in a hurry, just hold it. Oh! He is indeed our good Chief."
Zhu Fang stopped Li Chang from taking it out, but felt relieved.
(End of chapter)
