Gao Fangping stubbornly believes that in ancient societies without the concept of nutritional balance, the difference between eating eggs and not eating eggs is the difference between living 40 years old and living 60 years old. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Eggs are one of the most natural and essential complete nutrients, which can hatch a chick with all kinds of organs.

There are very few chickens in Da Song, so there are very few eggs, and they are very expensive, which is an absolute luxury, and an egg is close to the price of a pound of rice. This grain price comparison is much more terrifying than that of later generations.

The rooster at home began to report early, so when the day was not bright, Xiao Fangli got up to feed the chickens.

He was a twelve-year-old boy and an ordinary resident of Jiangzhou City.

"Goo-goo."

At some point, the well-fed hens crowed, and then, like the women of the village chatting, a flock of hens sat together on the ground and made the usual cries of laying eggs.

Hearing this voice, Xiao Fangli showed a silly smile, so he was supposed to go to get medicine for his mother after breakfast, but he didn't care about anything, so he stayed in the yard and waited patiently.

This situation shows that the hens are about to lay eggs.

The chickens of the Great Song Dynasty are so virtuous, laying eggs is not their norm, and they must be happy before laying them. It was as if women were coming to their aunts, and there were four or five waves of time a year, and the hens gathered around like rappers, as if discussing topics such as "how many will we do this time". Then they looked at one by one, concentrated on the next ten days and a half moon eggs, and then beat the soy sauce again.

According to the experience in Yuncheng, the average number of eggs produced by Da Song chickens in a year is not higher than seventy. Seventy was already a very optimistic figure in ancient times, and it still needs to be in the south to make it possible.

The hens may have five or four laying periods. It depends on what they eat, and it depends on whether the leader of the group of chickens is just a bad guy. If the chicken, thinking that it is the "union president", leads the strike, the rest will follow, and there may be only three laying periods a year.

"Mother, our hens have only started laying eggs in early February, and this year may be better." Twelve-year-old Xiao Fangli happily entered the house and reported.

"It's not going to be easy, this year's tax exemption period has passed, and you have to count on more eggs to sell at a good price. Then it is necessary to serve to repair the river and prepare for the rainy season. My mother is sick and can't serve, and you're not old enough, so the government will let you pay money to pay for the lack of service. Our days are still very difficult, remember not to slack off. When you have free time, remember to use the method taught by Uncle Hui to go to the river to get some fish, so that you can supplement some household expenses. Her mother said sickly while lying on the bed.

Xiao Fangli said with a careless look: "Why don't we escape, I heard that if you escape into the mountains, you don't have to pay taxes and serve." ”

"Nonsense." Her mother scolded, "If my mother fled into the mountains like this, she would have died in winter." Brother Li, don't listen to rumors, the days of the escapees are not something that ordinary people can bear. Fleeing households have to face loneliness alone, facing the cold winter, facing snakes, insects, birds and beasts, facing illness and trauma, and those who are soldiers will also go to the mountains to kill people. Then there are some bandits who have done big crimes and like to hide in the mountains the most. ”

Xiao Fangli stuck out his tongue and began to scratch his head......

At dawn, the government began to "go to work".

So Xiao Fangli entrusted Uncle Hui next door to take care of the hen and his mother, and he trotted to Anjifang to get medicine for his mother.

Anjifang, also known as the "Hospital", is a welfare institution under the command of Sihu to join the army. Sihu joined the army, that is, the official in charge of civil affairs and health affairs in a state.

In addition to being a place for the poor to see a doctor, Anjifang also serves as an "epidemic prevention station", responsible for monitoring the epidemic and other things. On special days, just as the people at the security entrance will go to the street to say "the weather is dry and the things are dry, be careful of the candles", the people of Anjifang will also go to the street to say "pay attention to protection" and other words.

In this regard, the Great Song Dynasty is still very advanced. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine was regarded as the most effective treatment method in ancient times, so of course there would be epidemics in the Great Song Dynasty, but it would not occur similar to the "Black Death" in Europe.

It is no exaggeration to say that although the Great Song Dynasty is cowardly. If Europe is 400 years ahead of Europe in terms of technology, then the welfare system, civil affairs measures, medical technology and other aspects are properly 600 years ahead of them.

The Great Song Dynasty emphasized the situation of literature, and literati were also doctors, resulting in the era of the Great Song Dynasty, the per capita doctors were the highest in the world, and at least more than an order of magnitude higher than the second people.

In addition to hospitals, the Great Song Dynasty also had nursing homes, which were used to accommodate the lonely elderly or orphans, and were also under the command of Sihu to join the army.

In fact, the pension and medical system of later generations was the first form that sprouted in the Great Song Dynasty. Ironically, this policy was initially perfected by the traitorous minister Cai Jing and the great dusk monarch Zhao Ji.

Yes, Gao Fangping said earlier, when Zhao Ji in the early days, or when Empress Xiangong was alive, Zhao Ji was quite a bit of a Mingjun style, of course, it was inevitable that it would be messy later.

Institutions like Anjifang and nursing homes are implemented well or not, but the general direction and starting point are right. Zhao Ji is indeed a young man with ideas. Cai Jing has no executive power, so in history, the system of welfare treatment and welfare pension has taken shape, but it is nothing.

This was due to official corruption and the fact that the Great Song Dynasty faced severe financial depletion in the later period. Therefore, according to historical data, sometimes there are only a few hundred people in a state's population of hundreds of thousands, which means that the number of people benefited is too small.

But having this system is better than nothing, sometimes even if you draw cakes, you can't get it, but it can also provide the people with a hope, a thought.

In fact, there are not many people who can live to support the elderly, and those who can live usually do not need relief, they are all rich people or monks. As for the beneficiaries of Anjifang, Xiucai can go to see a doctor and take medicine for free, just like the civil servants of later generations.

As for the peasants, they can also be reimbursed in large proportions for medical treatment at public expense, just like the employees of state-owned enterprises in the early days of the later generations. Small vendors wash and sleep, and they must be charged in full when they go in, of course, whether the treatment is good or not, even if they are charged in full, it will usually be cheaper than asking Langzhong on the market.

One of the biggest problems with traveling doctors is that the level is uneven, there are miracle doctors, and there will also be a large group of quack liars who can't pay for their lives. It is certain that the level in Anjifang is low, and the good doctors are concentrated in the Jingcheng Tai Hospital, but the level of Anjifang will be relatively stable.

Based on these policies, Xiao Fangli's family was lucky, because the number of chickens raised had reached a certain level, and farming and animal husbandry were not separated, so their family was designated as a farmer by Dehua County, so her mother could go to Anjifang to get medicine when she was sick.

In Anjifang, he suffered countless glances from civil servants and doctors, but fortunately, he finally got his mother's medicine.

At first, they didn't want to give it, and asked Fang Li to invite her mother. Fang Li said with tears in his eyes that his mother couldn't walk. So there was no way, a "public doctor" followed Fang Li home to check on her mother's condition.

This is not the good heart of this civil servant, but Gao Fangping issued an order, after the winter passes, the epidemic will rise, if anyone has an infectious disease, and the hospital does not find it in time, and it causes a large area of disease injury in Jiangzhou, then don't cry if you die.

They don't like Gao Fangping, but as the number one person on the list of cool officials in the Great Song Dynasty today, the Great Demon King is really a bit of a deterrent. When he came, Lord Zhizhou couldn't get off the stage, so during the fight between the immortals, everyone else was relatively peaceful and didn't dare to slack off. So Xiao Fangli and her mother enjoyed a door-to-door service.

Khan, the head of Anjifang was afraid that it was a contagious disease and didn't find it, so he would really be caught by Gao Fangping during a sensitive period and hung a street lamp. Damn, I don't know when the word "hanging street lamp" became popular in Jiangzhou, and everyone doesn't even know what a street lamp is......

At noon, Xiao Fangli smiled and found more than 20 eggs, and in order to treat the hens, Xiao Fangli took some precious rice and fed it to the hens.

No way, these chickens are the lifeblood of his family, and the insects in the city are relatively limited, and the chickens can't eat enough. So you can only add some rice, or after harvesting it in the market, you can be lucky enough to pick up a few vegetable leaves and feed them to the chickens.

Wang Mazi is a well-known egg seller in Jiangzhou City, it is said that he is a strong man, with a lot of contacts and channels in his hands, specializing in eggs for some large families and Zhengdian restaurants.

Eggs are a luxury item in the Great Song Dynasty, and people who have no power are sure to be robbed or abducted if they sell them in batches. It is more difficult to sell in bulk because many people cannot afford it. As a result, an industry alliance under unspoken rules will be formed, with the Butcher Gang and of course the Egg Gang. They are in a monopoly position, buying eggs from people like Xiao Fangli, and the price is suppressed very low.

Hearing that the Fang family's chickens had laid eggs after the beginning of spring, Wang Mazi hummed a small tune and came to the courtyard of Fang Li's house, holding the eggs in his hand and weighing them.

After that, Wang Mazi looked at Fang Li and said, "Boy, the egg color is not too positive, and the size is not too big, how about two sanmes?" ”

"You don't want to fool me, every family's eggs are big and small, large and small, the rules are two pennies a piece, and the market can be sold many times the price, if it weren't for the collusion between the government and you, if we retail investors are not allowed to sell it themselves, my mother can make some money." I've heard that you people who have channels can send eggs to big families for eight or nine cents a piece. Xiao Fangli said weakly.

Then Fang Li was slapped on the back of Wang Mazi's head and staggered.

"Little rabbit cub you know too much, if you don't meet me, they will kill you, if you have eggs, you will sell eggs, and you don't know all day long." After shouting, Wang Mazi accepted the eggs, but he also paid two cents per egg in accordance with the rules.

After Xiao Fangli got the money, he carefully identified the color of each copper coin to prevent it from being clouded.

The Jiangnan area has the most private coinage, and private money can also be used, but the copper content is not enough, it will depreciate somewhat, and usually things for five yuan will be bought for six yuan.

was slapped on the back of the head again, and when Wang Mazi left, he scolded: "What do you see, I, Wang Mazi, am not deceived by a boy who does business, will I still deceive you as a teenager?" ”