Xinghua is very poor. This was Duan Peng's first impression when he came to Xinghua.
This place where the father does not love the mother is very depressing.
There are eight mountains, one water, and one field, and that field is divided into two. Many of them are sandy land and dry land with poor ridges. There is a lot of rice in the south, but it cannot be grown in this kind of place, and even a little wheat is not enough to eat.
Xinghua is still a coastal county, but unfortunately the coastline here is only a few hundred meters, making it one of the counties with the shortest coastline in the Song Dynasty. Even if it is short, the coastline is full of tidal flats, and even a port cannot be built. There is Nanri Island, but it is too far away from Xinghua. The distance is almost the same as that to Qingyuan Port.
Such a location means that it is almost impossible to live by the sea.
The mountains have become an eternal pain for the people of Xinghua!
When Duan Peng came to Xinghua, he discovered that it was not as developed as the legendary coastal areas, but only as poor and backward as the southwest. The mountains made transportation here very inconvenient, and the people suffered from poverty generation after generation, with almost no room for improvement.
Until Duan Peng discovered Liang Chuan.
Liang Chuan can be called a reincarnated figure like Wu Hou, the kind of talent who can save troubled times from danger. Fengshan used to be the hardest-hit poverty-stricken area in Xinghua, and the people were famously poor. Now, it has become a famous wealthy town on Fujian Road. The people's lives are almost as good as those in Qingyuan Port!
Being an official requires benefiting one party.
If you only think about the common people, you are no different from a silverfish!
It was with this thought in mind that Duan Peng came to visit Liang Chuan many times.
Duan Peng has long studied the sweet potato crop. This crop can survive almost entirely in soil, and the land does not matter whether it is fat or thin. If you insert a vine into the ground, a piece of sweet potato will grow.
After the sweet potato harvest next year, as long as a few sweet potatoes are left as vines, the future sweet potato breeding speed will be very fast!
This is not a cash crop tailor-made for the poor!
Grain seeds are not cheap, and taking care of rice is not as easy as raising children. When it rains a lot, you have to cut ridges in the fields to release water, and during the dry season, you have to fetch citrus trees and scoop out water. There are only a few comfortable days, and farmers have to keep an eye on the fields almost every day, so that the harvest can be better. !
If there is a locust plague or a flood or drought, it will be over. There are also typhoons in the summer. When the rice in the field is blown, all the rice will fall to the ground, and the millet will also rot!
Life is so difficult!
But Duan Peng also had difficulties: "It's not easy to promote sweet potatoes!"
Millet and wheat have been eaten by ordinary people for thousands of years, and rice has been eaten for the same time. The mountain people in Fengshan Township vomited sour water after eating sweet potatoes for only a few days. It is okay to eat these crops together, but it is really difficult to completely become a staple food. Not small.
Liang Chuan said: "This is quite simple."
Duan Peng's eyes lit up.
"You only need to plant a small piece of land during the holidays, and after the harvest, invite some wealthy people from Xinghua City to come and enjoy sweet potatoes together. Then they will know that these sweet potatoes are not something ordinary people can afford. , even adults are eating it. The common people have a mentality of comparison and getting closer, and they will definitely follow the adults to eat sweet potatoes. As long as the common people have eaten sweet potatoes a few times, they will be able to rely on this crop. When the time comes, the adults will make powder. If the method is taught to others, the common people will not have to worry about having no way to survive!"
"Is this possible?"
Liang Chuan looks bad
He smiled and said, "Sir, you can give it a try, but the common people will definitely look down upon the pigs that eat it, but they will treat it as a treasure if Master Zhijun eats it!"
Duan Peng hummed, and when he heard the sound of reading outside the house, he said with emotion: "Mr. Wen, were you invited here?"
Liang Chuan nodded sheepishly and said, "Mr. Meng went to Bianjing City. The children in the school also needed a teacher, so they cut off Mr. Zhijun's beard!"
"Mr. Meng is also a great talent. I'm afraid his fame will not be inferior in the future!"
"He won't take the imperial examination, but his status will definitely not be low in the future."
"How can I see it?"
"Mr. Meng's teachings are now spreading in Bianjing City. Although these theories are advanced, for society, if they can be truly realized, they will definitely make the Song Dynasty prosperous for generations to come. How can Mr. Meng, as a promoter, be unknown? ?”
"I have discussed this socialist theory with Mr. Meng earlier. Let me ask you, Saburo, is this path feasible?"
Liang Chuan's eyes were shining, and he suddenly said with great pride: "Of course it is possible. Our hometown has been practicing it for almost a hundred years, and the people have lived a good life. It is all truth that can be followed, how can it be false!"
As we were talking, we came back to the old topic: "Isn't your family in the Song Dynasty, Sanlang? Isn't it the imperial land, and is there another place that does this thing that I don't know about?"
At this time, Liang Chuan could not continue arguing with Duan Peng, as any further discussion would be treason. If socialism replaced the Song Dynasty, wouldn't it mean that the Song Dynasty was destroyed?
"My lord, you don't believe it?"
"Since someone has brought it up, it must have existed. Naturally, I believe what Sanlang said. Sanlang is far more knowledgeable than me. How dare I sit in a well and watch the sky and take advantage of myself!"
Duan Peng paused and said, "I just don't know if it is feasible to implement socialism in Xinghua?"
Liang Chuan waved his hand and said: "It's still early! Our productivity has not reached that level yet. Your first priority is to improve the creativity and enthusiasm of our Xinghua people. Your first priority is to get the people out of poverty and have enough food to eat." Only when they are full will they be able to build Xinghua and make Xinghua more prosperous and strong. We have always advocated that productivity must be consistent with production relations, and the Great Leap Ban is doomed to fail!"
Liang Chuan was so confused that Duan Peng couldn't understand what the Great Leap Forbidden was about, but there was one sentence he heard. No matter what tricks he tried, the first priority must be to feed the people! This is a real truth!
People will rebel if they don't have enough to eat. It goes without saying what the consequences of rebellion will be!
Along the way, Liang Chuan saw too many officials, all kinds of officials, some of whom regarded the people of the world as their own responsibilities, and some who simply wanted to exploit the people and did not take them seriously at all.
Those dog officials on Jingdong Road have driven the common people to a dead end. They have done bad things and have to eradicate them. They are so bad that they ooze. Look at some high-ranking officials who also do nothing while occupying high positions. Jia Chaochang, Pingzhang, has done this. Isn't it a good thing? What he likes most is to exclude those who disagree with him.
There are also benefits to excluding those with whom you disagree. Some people do it to realize their greater ideals and ambitions, while some people do it purely to make money.
Liang Chuan looked at this low-ranking official. Duan Peng used to be known as a writer. He was famous in official circles for his study of Confucius' classics. He also spent his own money to go to Qingyuan to print his works.
Thinking of opening up the cultural context and proselytizing it.
I thought he was a poor and rotten scholar, but I didn't expect that he was an official with the world in mind. This kid could draw his sword and kill himself in shame and anger because his subordinates kept the common people away. Liang Chuan was impressed by this relief alone.
Seeing him so complacent and ready to go all out, Liang Chuan felt a little touched in his heart!
These days, few officials would consider whether the people below have enough to eat.
They all have only one purpose, that is, the people under their command must be obedient and obedient. They must not stir up trouble, let alone cause trouble for them. Anyone who messes up will be killed, so that the common people can become rich. That is the law of nature. As soon as these people have more money in their pockets, their minds will start to become more active. Then there will be unrest. Which official would want to see this!
In Duan Peng's view, this does not conflict with the teachings of his ancestors. If you have enough food and clothing, you must know the etiquette and justice. You must first eat well and become rich. Then you can carry forward the etiquette and then Xinghua will undergo great changes. This is what he believes in. It is the due meaning of Confucius and Mencius students!
As the two of them were sitting, Liang Chuan couldn't help but say something: "I heard that Prince Zhao wants to return to Bianjing."
It was a very understatement, even a bit abrupt. Duan Peng was startled at first, and then became a little nervous. He looked at Liang Chuan sitting there blowing into the tea bowl with burning eyes. The tea leaves were obviously not there. hot. .
Just because Duan Peng reads a lot doesn't mean he's a nerd, does it? .
What was Liang Chuan hinting to him?
"Sanlang, this is..."
Liang Chuan said calmly: "I see that your Excellency is dedicated to the people. This is the blessing of our Xinghua Hundred Thousand Lisheng. I should have kept a good official like you here, but now there are not many good officials. Your Excellency staying here is like a dragon." Swimming in shallow water, pearls are covered with dust. The world is so big, there is a broad stage where adults are more suitable to display their fists, so that more people can benefit. This is what should be done. I just heard this rumor, and I came here to inform you..."
Liang Chuan's meaning couldn't be more obvious. You have stayed in Fengshan for so many years. The position in Quanzhou Prefecture needs to be vacant. If you have a way, go and run. The platform above is bigger and easier to do something. Can you succeed? See if you have the ability to seize this opportunity!
Duan Peng was very excited after hearing this, but this excitement only existed for a moment. Being the prefect of Quanzhou is not something that ordinary people can do, unless his background is astounding!
Who is this Zhao Weixian? He is an upright relative of the emperor and a descendant of Taizu with upright roots. As for himself, his ancestors were poor peasants for three generations. He could not even find a ninth-rank official after looking through his ancestral genealogy. , If you want to fight for this opportunity, there is really no way from heaven to earth, and it is not easy!
Duan Peng was unmoved!
Liang Chuan couldn't help but look at the young man a few more times. Why, even the prefect looked down on him?
Liang Chuan's inner calculation is that he has many industries in Quanzhou Prefecture, and it is rare to meet a good official who is very enthusiastic about business and increasing the income of the people. This is a good thing for both public and private purposes. If there is a Song Guangdou-style dog official again and again, then I have to rely on others for my career. It is better for this official to vent my anger with me. If he is not on the right track with me, then I will have to find a way to get rid of him!
Instead of working hard to do it yourself, it is better to think of a way to help Zhao Weixian and give Duan Peng a hand!
