Yuncheng in April is already very hot, and there has been a succession of good news recently, first of all, the county has ordered Lord Yuan to leave office early. The second good news is that the locust plague in Yuncheng has been controlled, and there is almost no loss, and the locust plague in the neighboring counties of Rencheng, Juye, and Jinxiang is not so optimistic.

The third good news is that the department store has a big promotion again, the market price of the sickle is 30 yuan, the department store only sells 10 yuan, buy three sickles and give a two-pound carp, early in the morning to the shopping mall to buy sickles The villagers lined up hundreds of meters long.

At this time, a middle-aged man came over and said to another old man: "Third uncle, what are you doing in line?" ”

"What are you doing, buy a scythe. Seeing that the wheat was about to ripen, how could I do it without a sharp sickle. The old man replied.

The middle-aged man said: "I'll give you twenty wen, you can help me bring two, this line is too long, I don't have the patience to platoon." ”

"This kid is in his thirties, why is he still frizzy, and our Zhuang family is still afraid to stand in line?" The third uncle said.

"You don't know the third uncle, I'll go on credit, and I'll wait for three days when it's ready." The middle-aged man said.

The third uncle said: "Jing Hu, a horse costs more than 30 yuan, can you have 5 guan left in your family's 20 acres of land in addition to rations and imperial grain?" Who will give it to you on credit, and you can't afford it. ”

"It's true, the notice sent by the horse market this morning, for the first time for three days, three hundred mares, one hundred cows, and one hundred donkeys are sold on credit. And there is no need to pay back, only need to return three six-month-old young animals and the horse will belong to us, and the young animals in the future will belong to us. They also raise stallions and cattle, are responsible for breeding, and if there are various diseases, there are veterinarians, as long as they are not deliberately bad, even if they are raised, they can be replaced. The middle-aged man said.

The third uncle looked surprised: "I'm old, I've wanted to buy a donkey to pull the cart for a long time, there is such a good thing, what are the requirements?" ”

"There are a lot of requirements, I just listened to the lecture, someone in the family has to participate in the training of the township soldiers organized by the Chao Tuan Training, and they have to be honest and willing to work hard, and they can't secretly sell or kill the cattle and horses that come on credit." The middle-aged man said.

The third uncle said: "Then buy a fart sickle, and go to the horse and donkey on credit first." ”

When the two arrived at the horse market, it was already crowded, crowded with thousands of people queuing, and each of them was still holding their family's household registration book. The third uncle's donkey still didn't get credit after all, because there were only a hundred donkeys, and ordinary people preferred donkeys. I had to sign a contract with the middle-aged man to get a horse on credit, and each person went back on credit with a horse. This horse is not tall, his temper is okay, he is not as fierce as a tall horse, and the most important thing is that he is not particular about eating. You can lead the grazing in the fields and eat all kinds of wild grasses. In winter, he eats the straw of crops, and he likes to eat it when he cuts it with a guillotine.

The market also organizes training on common problems in breeding and servitude, and every farmer on credit must be present. The horse market organized a team of 10 veterinarians to ride horses to the countryside to guide and help farmers solve various problems.

In the camp of the escort team, the new black boy Niu Gao is teaching everyone archery, and what surprises Chao Gai is that Niu Gao is not only strong and brave, but also rare to wear Yang in 100 steps, shoot a good arrow, and the escort team finally has a bow and arrow head from a professional class.

Niu Gao had a wicked smile on his face, holding a bamboo strip in his hand, and he would give it to see who was in the wrong posture, and if he dared to shoot arrows, it would be even more serious if he was lazy, this guy was in the dark, and he was allowed to do things according to the regulations, and he was punished for five miles of cross-country without discussion.

Chao Gai didn't go out these days, and he took everyone to train, and the results were still very remarkable, at least Li Kui had a personal appearance, he could stand on a stick of incense in his military posture, and he also knew that he obeyed orders, and his essence was not bad, and under Chao Gai's well-intentioned education, he would no longer become an indiscriminate person who killed innocents, but a military general who specialized in challenging the strong.

At noon dinner, Zhuang Ke came to report that Chao Buzhi had recovered well, and wanted to ask Chao Gai to come over to talk.

Chao Gai took Wu Yong and a few guards to ride horses to the Chaojiazhuang Medical Center, Chao Buzhi was enjoying the shade under the big tree in the courtyard of the medical hall, this tree was encircled when the medical hall was built, and several long chairs were built under the tree.

"Uncle, why did your old man come out, Chao Wen."

Chao Buzhi is less than sixty, kind and kind-eyed, quite like Bachelor Su, and said with a smile: "I'm recovering well, let him go back first, and besides, it's all very good here, it's convenient to eat and live, and the medicine is all boiled." ”

"That's good, your body has just recovered, don't be tired, remember to call the nurse if there is anything." Chao Gai said.

"The people in your village don't spend money on treatment, so where does the money come from? I'd love to know about this issue. ”

Chao Gai said with a smile: "More than 5,000 people in such a big village, even if it is free medical care, the total cost of a year can not exceed 2,500 yuan, after all, young people are less sick, even if they are sick, it is good to take a few medicines, dozens of dollars to solve the problem, most of them are old people who spend a lot of money." However, the profits of my firm are still very good, and most of the people in this village are inextricably linked to our firm, so the money is still affordable. Of course, there are other expenses in the village, helping poor households, and lonely and widowed elderly, which are also expenses, and it has always been inappropriate for my firm. The village slowly has its own source, there are seven or eight thousand acres of river beach by the river, you can't grow food, you can't grow crops, I plan to convert it into a fish pond, one acre of land and a thousand catties of fish are still there, seven or eight thousand acres of fish ponds, is it enough for the cost of the village? ”

Chao Buzhi nodded: "It's very good, others can come up with this method, but they don't have a way to sell fish." Wouldn't it be a pity that so many fish are fished out, and they stink if they can't be sold, and they can't be eaten yet. ”

Wu Yong said with a smile: "Boss, there are too many ways for Chao Tuan to practice making money. Recently, Chao Tuan Lian sold 500 large animals on credit, which can be regarded as bringing great benefits to the people of Yuncheng. "In an agricultural society, the role of 500 large animals is comparable to that of thousands of laborers, and the benefits brought to Yuncheng are very huge.

Chao Buzhi said happily: "To do one is to do, to do two is also to do, since Chao Tuan has the ability to pull Shi Wenbin a hand, he will be in office immediately, let him make some political achievements." ”

"This is nothing rare, within three years, I promise to make Yuncheng County the first county in our Great Song Dynasty." Chao Gai said arrogantly.

Chao Buzhi was a little unhappy, and said: "Young people don't have such a big mouth, my teacher Su Daxue didn't dare to say that, you can tell me what specific methods there are." ”

Chao Gai said with a smile: "My family has raised 60,000 chickens and 40,000 ducks this year, and I am afraid of eating the locusts in Yuncheng County. ”

Chao Buzhi nodded: "This counts, herding chickens and ducks to control locusts is an old method, and after the old man recovers, he will definitely go to the official family to promote it nationwide." ”

Chao Gai secretly laughed at such a court, you expect them to promote herding chickens and ducks, which official is in charge of the life and death of the people? Of course, it's not good to fight Chao Buzhi, after all, it's the uncle of the family.

Chao Gai continued: "Next year, my hatchery can hatch hundreds of thousands of chickens, ducks and geese, ordinary farmers can raise dozens of hundreds of it, it is not a problem, chickens can be grazed for a month and a half, from the beginning of April, can be grazed until August low, when autumn comes, the chickens should be sold, this is a profit." After a few days of rice planting, small fish fry such as silver carp, crucian carp, carp, and loach can be stocked in the rice field. If you put ten catties of seedlings per mu, you can harvest sixty or seventy catties in autumn, and you can also increase the yield of rice, is this a good way? ”

"Yes, many places in Jiangnan do this, and the key depends on how the officials manage and guide."

Chao Gai shook his head: "At most, the local officials are just publicizing, and there must be a commercial house to do it, providing free seedlings, and deducting the cost when recycling fish, only if the people can make money can a virtuous circle be formed."

"Even if Yuncheng County only has 10,000 acres of paddy fields for fish farming, and one mu produces 50 catties of fish, which is 500,000 catties of fish, how can you sell so many fish?" The way to make up for it.

Chao Gai refused to say, but said: "I have my own way, and there are many other tricks." It won't even take three years, two years to make Yuncheng the richest county. ”

Businessmen, they must have their own secrets, Chao Buzhi did not ask, and said earnestly: "Today's officials reuse Cai Jing and Gao Yu's ministers, and the people are bitter, I think the eldest nephew cares about the people and has a good reputation, but unfortunately you have no fame, otherwise the old man will definitely guarantee your county order." ”

"It's the same if you don't make a county order, and when Wenbin comes, I'll talk to him. With the joint efforts of the two of us, we will definitely do a good job in Yuncheng County. ”

"Okay, the old man will repair a book, and when the time comes, you will give it to Shi Wenbin, and he will know what to do." Chao Buzhi went back and wrote a letter to leave for Chao Gai.

A few days later, it was the wheat harvest season, the new county magistrate Shi Wenbin arrived, Chao Gai took Wu Yong to greet Shi Wenbin, this person is only thirty years old, it is the first time to serve as a magistrate, and it is still very simple. Chao Gai took out Chao Buzhi's letter to Shi Wenbin, and the three talked secretly all night, and finally reached a consensus.

In the escort camp, Li Kui, who had been training, hadn't drunk for several days, and after practicing horseback riding, Li Kui shouted loudly: "I haven't drunk for a few days, and a bird is about to fade out of my mouth." ”

Just let Chao Gai hear it, and asked, "What kind of bird is fading out of your mouth?" ”

"It's my brother, I didn't fade out of the bird, I didn't fade out of the bird, I Tie Niu said to play, brother don't take it seriously." Li Kui hurriedly said.

"That's it, these days, it just so happens that the head of the Zhuang Ke in our Chaojia Restaurant has something at home, so you can go to the store to see the store for a few days, and deal with it if there is a fight. Grab some groceries at our department store. ”

As soon as Li Kui heard that he went to the restaurant to see the store, he was overjoyed, and immediately rode to the Chaojia restaurant.

Chao Gai's shop in Yuncheng really didn't dare to make trouble, Li Kui drank a little wine upstairs, and stayed comfortably for a while. I was bored, and suddenly found that there was a big bird man, who took six crooked men to eat without giving money and went straight away, and the guy didn't dare to stop him.