Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

The place name here is actually quite strange. It is obviously a lake, but it is called Paozi. There are no less than a hundred bubbles of various sizes in the entire Zhendong County. It is a place extremely rich in water resources.

This moon bubble, called Yuerluo in ancient Chinese, is located on the right bank of the Noni River. It is a relic lake of the Noni River. It covers an area of ​​about 200,000 acres. In Jinghan's previous life, this place was a famous freshwater fish breeding base in the province, and there were many agricultural and sideline products that were very famous in the province and even the country.

But in this world, Moon Bubble is not taken seriously by people except that it is just a large lake. When Jinghan learned from Zixuan that the population here was not very large, and that fishing in winter was only reserved for people in the village, Jinghan felt that it was such a waste.

It was a coincidence that Jinghan had sent a letter to her family before, saying that she was inviting two brothers from Uncle Sun's family to come over. The two sons of the Sun family have been selling goods on horseback all year round, and they have their own sales channels in the northern region. Jinghan invited them over, of course, to ask them to help and see what good things there were that could be shipped out and sold.

In addition, the first batch of wine from the winery has also come out. Of course, Jinghan wants their help to see where is the best place to buy this wine. After all, the journey is too long and the cost will be very high. It is best to go to nearby states and counties. Jinghan didn't have these connections, so she had to leave it to the two of them.

Zixuan and Jinghan entertained the two of them warmly and took them to the winery to see the wine. Sun Jianye was quite interested in the wine. The key is that Jinghan built this winery using the technology of distilling liquor, and the wine produced is a hundred times stronger than ordinary wine. Now Jinghan has figured it out, since she has the name Dragon Girl Reincarnation as a cover, why should she be secretive? Why not make full use of your advantages as a time-traveling woman, help your husband, and create a good career.

Both the Sun brothers sensed unlimited business opportunities for this highly aromatic wine. So the two parties decided on the business model of sales sharing during a period of bargaining. The Sun family helped Jinghan sell wine, and Jinghan gave her a commission based on the sales volume. Of course, this commission is directly linked to sales volume. The more sales, the more the Sun brothers can share. In this way, for the Sun brothers, there is no need to spend money and the cost is not too heavy. For Jinghan, of course it can be sold at a good price.

Both parties were very satisfied with this cooperation model. In the evening, Zixuan Shao Shao had to host a banquet for the Sun brothers. Naturally, Jinghan couldn't come with them and went back to pack things by herself. If you are going to watch the winter fishing, you must prepare some warm things.

On the seventeenth day of the winter lunar month, Zixuan took Jinghan, some people from the yamen, and of course the two Sun brothers. We all went to a small village near Yueyuepao, called Yueyuepao Village. This village is not small, with about two to three hundred families. They have lived near Yueyuepao for generations, making a living by farming and fishing.

The village chief is a man in his fifties, named Tian, ​​who always has a smile on his face. As soon as he saw so many people coming to the county government office, and the county magistrate also brought his wife, the old village chief quickly found a few clean households in the village and arranged for everyone to stay.

In the evening, the village brought out a lot of good things and made dinner for Zixuan and the others. Several elders in the village came over to talk to Zixuan and the others. Jinghan learned from their conversation that at present, this place is still mainly about growing food. Every household will raise one or two pigs, a few sheep, and some will also raise two ducks. They are generally produced and sold by themselves and rarely sold.

In addition, this winter fishing is only done once a year, and one net can probably catch tens of thousands of catties of fish. The people in the village divided the fish and kept it for the New Year.

"Old man, why can't everyone get the fish out and sell it?" Jinghan was a little surprised. Don't the people here know how to manage?

The old man's surname was also Tian, ​​and he was the eldest brother of the village chief. He shook his head, "Madam, how did you know that our place did not belong to the imperial court before, but was a territory of the Beiyuan Kingdom, and it was also the place where the Beiyuan Emperor came to hunt in the spring. For the sake of Beiyuan The emperor did not allow us to catch fish and sell it. Although it later returned to the imperial court, we still dare not change the rules passed down over the years. Besides, even if we catch fish, where will we sell it? Woolen cloth?"

The old man began to tell everyone about the past here. It turns out that the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty used to bring his civil and military officials and concubines to this moon bubble every spring to dig on the ice and fish. The Emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was the first to cut ice to catch fish, and used the fish he caught to prepare a fish feast to entertain his officials. The king and his ministers drank and had fun together and had a great time.

Moreover, the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty would personally release Haidongqing, capture swans, and hold a goose feast. The emperor and ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty would stay here until the lake completely thawed, and the grass would grow everywhere and the orioles would fly.

When Jinghan heard this, she understood the reason. But what she was curious about was why such an important place was later taken away by the imperial court, but the Beiyuan Kingdom didn't rob it again?

"Old man, this place is now under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. The imperial court wants to make the people here rich, so it will help find a way. One of the reasons we came here this time is to see the spectacular winter fishing, and the other is to know more about it. , whether the fish we caught in winter can be sold, uncle, let us take a closer look tomorrow." Zixuan said from the side.

After listening to Zixuan's words, the village chief became ambitious, "You don't know, but we are rich in carp, crucian carp, herring, grass carp, fathead and other fish. Especially fathead, the largest one weighs twenty or thirty kilograms. That's really good food. It's a pity that we can only eat it ourselves and can't exchange it for money. If adults really have a way, then we people will be lucky. To be honest, we also want to make our families rich. Look at these children, they can only work in the fields with us for the rest of their lives. We also want to send them to school, not to mention that they have to be officials. At least they can know some words. They can't just hang around like this for generations. Bar?"

Jinghan felt sad. After arriving in Zhendong County, she discovered that there was no school in the entire county. There are many reasons for this, but in addition to the fact that this place was once under the jurisdiction of the Beiyuan Kingdom, the other reason is that it is too poor and there are simply no scholars willing to come here to set up a school. Therefore, it is said that the economic foundation determines the superstructure. Only when the people live well can they notice the spiritual emptiness and pay attention to the development of education.

"Uncle Village Chief, we dare not say that we will build a school soon, because this does require a lot of manpower and material resources. However, I will definitely find a way to let the people here live a good life. Wait for us After you have money in your hands, you can build a school and hire a master, right?" Zixuan also felt a little uncomfortable. He is the father and mother of this county, and everything here is closely related to him. Maybe someone else's appointment as an official is just a temporary process, and how the people live is not considered, but I can't do this myself. He was from a farmer's family, and he felt very sad when he saw these farmers working hard but not being able to live a good life.

"Hey, we are content with your words. We are not afraid of hardship or tiredness. We just want our future generations to be able to make a difference. We just have to do whatever the adults say. Speaking of adults, we have already followed suit. A lot of money has been lost. We have saved a lot in taxes this year. The court has given us tax exemptions, but we must not forget our roots. After we have lived well in the past few years, we will still have to pay them properly in the future. Otherwise, where would the imperial court get the money to support the army? If Beiyuan Kingdom comes to attack in the future, wouldn’t all our hard-earned money be lost? "This village chief is a very sensible person. , what he said made Zixuan very moved.

Everyone was chatting together and it was very lively. These people in the yamen saw for the first time a parent official who could chat with the people. Most of them were locals, so they naturally admired Zixuan's approach. While talking, everyone's feelings also developed further.

Zixuan also learned some local customs and customs from these people, which will be very useful for managing this place in the future.

The night was getting darker, and the village chief quickly asked everyone to go home. They had to prepare for fishing early tomorrow morning. So everyone left one after another, and Zixuan sent them away with a smile.

After seeing off the people in the village, Zixuan let out a long sigh, and then said to the two brothers Sun Jianye, "Brother Sun, second brother Sun, I am afraid that the matters here will trouble the two brothers. Let's take a look at this tomorrow. How about the caught fish? Then the two brothers will think of a way to help me sell the fish." Zixuan saluted the Sun brothers.

"Zixuan, what are you doing? We are relatives, and we are supposed to help. Besides, we brothers also have to make money in these matters. If there is a business that makes money, if you can think of us, we will still Thank you. We brothers will take care of this. Don’t worry. We have nothing to eat in the winter in the north. Besides, the Chinese New Year is not far away. Who knows? Don’t you want to get some fish for the New Year? Just don’t worry,” Sun Jianye quickly returned the gift and said.

Everyone talked for a while and then went to rest. Zixuan hugged Jinghan and the two of them lay on the kang. "Madam, thank you very much. Thank you for accompanying me and coming here to suffer. Thank you for being willing to think about me and give me advice." Zixuan said lightly. He kissed Jinghan's forehead gently.

"Why do you say thank you or not? You and I, husband and wife, are one and the same. How can we say whether we can help or not?" Jinghan smiled.