Chapter 819: Walker, Wang Anshi

Hot pot is definitely the most people-friendly food, don't blame how elegant, how noble people are, in the face of steam, they immediately lose their image, only the true color of gluttony.

No matter what it is, it can be put in the shabu-shabu, and there are so many dipping sauces, a pot can cook a hundred kinds of food, and everyone eats it differently in their mouths.

Wonderful, really wonderful!

Wang Ningan had almost eaten, put down the chopsticks, not far from him, Sima Guang also hurriedly put it down, Wang Ningan smiled faintly, "My mouth is fast, you are free." When leading troops, you must finish eating quickly, ready to fight at any time, but you don't dare to enjoy the food unbridledly, eat for a while, it's all a joke on your head. I think Brother Di knows a lot more than Little Brother. ”

Di Qing was still eating, and his appetite was obviously much better than Wang Ning'an.

"I've crawled on the battlefield all my life, and now I'm over the age of six, and I'm only left with one injury, I don't want to go to the battlefield again, so ah, no matter how much food I have, I'm not afraid! Bring me two more plates of lamb! ”

Di Qing shouted at the top of his voice, without any image, at this moment, he could only attract a burst of laughter from everyone.

Wang Ningan said again: "We only discussed half of it just now, but in fact, there are still many things to be resolved. ”

Ouyang Xiu only ate a little bit because of his physical illness, and after listening to Wang Ning'an's words, he completely put down his chopsticks.

"Let's talk about it, it's a big deal to discuss all night today and explain things thoroughly."

Wang Ning'an bowed, "What we want is to develop planting and breeding, and find a way out for farmers, but the problem is that these things also need someone to do it!" Nowadays, the urban population is quite large, but I think the spending power is not enough, and it should be improved! Or rather, it hasn't been released yet! ”

"I am going to issue two more decrees, the first of which is to set a minimum wage, so that every worker can be paid enough to survive. Second, it's a holiday. ”

"Holiday?"

"That's right, just like the official's rest, now many workshops are non-stop, in a year, only the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Qingming, New Year, will have a few days off. Many workers have been working for a year to get home, and if the journey is too far, they can't even go home. They were locked up in the workshop all day, working endlessly. It is not good for the health of the workers, and they have been working all the time and have no time to consume, how can they drive demand and prosper the market? ”

"The prosperity of the city requires not only production, but also consumption, and we must not only count on the consumption of officials, wealthy businessmen, and foreign businessmen, but also release the consumption power of workers. With demand, production can be stimulated. ”

"I mean, it is necessary to stipulate that all workshops must take one day off for ten days, and some restaurants and tea shops cannot take vacations, but they must take turns off, not less than three days a month, and they must be strictly enforced, and any violation of the regulations must be severely punished! Of course, officials should also take the lead, and the vacation system should be implemented, from the scholars to the ordinary scribes, all of them must be applied for a while, combining work and rest! ”

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Wang Ningan introduced his thoughts to everyone, in fact, the officials of the Great Song Dynasty have a lot of vacations, basically every ten days, 36 days a year, it seems that there are a lot less than later generations, don't be busy, the Great Song Dynasty still has holidays!

The first day, cold food, and winter solstice each have seven days off, which is a bit similar to today's "Golden Week", and there are still three a year, envy?

In addition, Tianqing Festival, Shangyuan Festival, Tiansheng Festival, Summer Solstice, Xiantian Festival, Zhongyuan Festival, Xia Yuan Festival, Lichun, Renri, Zhonghe Festival, Qingming, Shangsi, Tianqi Festival, Lixia, Dragon Boat Festival, Tianzhen Festival, Chufu, Zhongfu, Liqiu, Qixi Festival, Mostile, Autumn Equinox, Clothing, Chongyang, Lidong and so on are also holidays, with a total of 74 statutory holidays.

It adds up to more than 100 days, and if the parents live 3,000 miles away, they have 30 days of provincial leave every three years; 500 miles away, there are 15 days of provincial holidays every five years. The son had three days off when he was crowned; There are nine days off for the children to get married. When parents die, officials need to worry for three years. Even if a relative dies, there are holidays of varying durations depending on the distance of the relationship.

You get it this time, right?

No wonder so many literati liked the Song Dynasty!

It's so much for them.

Of course, these benefits are only available to officials of the real rank, as for the scribes hired in the yamen, and the errand servants who are not in the arrangement, they should still be busy, and every time it is time to celebrate the festival, they must be extra careful, if something goes wrong, they will be investigated from above, but they will be severely punished.

Wang Ningan knows that although the consumption power of officials is strong, the number of officials and servants is large, and standardizing their holidays and letting them go will undoubtedly increase a lot of purchasing power.

In addition, if there are more holidays, it can also increase employment, whether it is a yamen or a shop restaurant, you need to hire more people, all in all, there are many benefits.

Jia Changchao was the first to agree, "The prince's method is good, you must be sympathetic to the difficulties of the people below, and you must give them a holiday, okay, okay!" ”

Sima Guang also laughed and said: "In this way, the city's consumption power will inevitably increase by a few steps, not to mention anything else, that is, all kinds of street food, it can be lively, and the agricultural products outside also have a way out." At that time, the people will be enthusiastic about planting and breeding, which is really a wonderful plan! ”

Wang Ningan shook his head, "Okay, don't patronize what is nice, any move will be problematic, and you can't just focus on the good side." Junshi, with your intelligence, you won't be able to see the disadvantages of doing this, right? ”

Sima Guang smiled implicitly, "I also just thought that in this way, the increase in local planting and breeding will inevitably lead to a shortage of food, which is a big problem." Take this state and county financial crisis as an example, the most serious problem is actually in Jiangnan? Why? In recent years, cotton spinning in the south of the Yangtze River has advanced by leaps and bounds, and the gentry and merchants, the big clans, have competed to annex land and plant cotton instead. Because these cotton fields were in the hands of the gentry, the imperial court could not collect taxes, the local grain production was insufficient, and it had to be transported from outside, and the foreign grain was very expensive, so many merchants and ordinary people who were not engaged in textiles only felt that the grain was soaring, and the business was difficult, and the taxes of the imperial court were greatly reduced! ”

Unconsciously, Sima Guang poked out the situation in the southeast again.

His words are all to beat those officials related to the southeast, especially Han Jiang, don't think what you have done, we don't know, now there is a problem, you need to wipe your ass, if you are not honest and obedient, the board will be down!

Master entered the political hall, as a disciple, of course, he had to play the role of a good pioneer, Sima Guang nodded, and the conversation changed, "The problem now falls on the food...... Raising livestock and growing vegetables is more profitable, but the problem is that these things are not worth food, in case there is a food crisis, or someone hoards and raises the price of food, and the people have nothing to eat, then something will happen! ”

Ouyang Xiu patted the table and said, "Okay, this question is good, food security, you have to find a way, Jingping, do you have an idea?" ”

"This grain is nothing more than two ways, one is to increase production, and the other is to increase the area of cultivated land." Wang Ningan said: "On the side of the agricultural college, we must carefully study, select and breed good seeds, increase yield, build canals, and irrigate more arable land. However, I think that this can only solve a small problem, and the real key is to look overseas. ”

Before the advent of chemical fertilizers, no matter how hard you try, the increase in food production is limited.

Throughout the dynasties, the rise and fall of China actually revolved around land, food, and population.

Before the Han and Tang dynasties, the peak of the population was only more than 60 million, and it could never be broken through.

When the Song Dynasty, especially the Southern Song Dynasty, introduced Champa rice, the south could grow double-cropping rice, or even three-cropping rice, and the population finally broke through, and some people estimated that the Song Dynasty could reach 80 million, and the Ming Dynasty might be higher.

Later, corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes were introduced one after another, and the population increased again, approaching 400 million, which is almost the limit.

It was not until the advent of chemical fertilizer that the grain yield per mu exceeded 1,000 catties, which fed more than one billion people.

Before there was no chemical fertilizer, no matter how much you tossed, the yield was so much.

Wang Ningan has calculated that improving seeds, promoting irrigation, and even sending people to the Americas to get potatoes and corn back may not solve many problems.

Especially after economic development, the population of the Great Song Dynasty is facing rapid expansion, and within ten years, the pressure will come out.

There is no other choice, we must use troops abroad, especially against those high-yield areas of grain!

Jiaozhi, Cham, and especially Tianzhu all entered Wang Ning'an's sight.

"Brother Di, don't patronize and eat hot pot, you have a bigger appetite, eat all these countries, and turn them into our fertile land!"

Di Qing wiped his lips and laughed, "Give me two catties of mutton again, and eat both Persia and Dashi!" ”

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There's nothing that can't be solved with one hot pot, and if there is, then two!

Wang Ning'an's first meeting when he entered the political hall was far more relaxed than he imagined, and almost everyone was full of wine and food and returned satisfied.

At least everyone has a number in mind, and the situation may be difficult, but there is always a direction, and it depends on how to achieve it.

"Alas, Wang Ningan does have some means, the old man is not as good!" After listening to his brother Wang Anguo's introduction, Xianggong sighed for a while, "These thoughts of his are all things that my brother has never thought of, and he can't think of, in comparison, it is indeed ashamed!" ”

Of course, Wang Anguo was also surprised, he had wanted to break his head in the past, but in the face of the double pressure of the capital and the locality, he was helpless and had no idea at all.

Who knew that the mountains and rivers were exhausted, and Wang Ningan was stunned to come out, and he couldn't accept it!

But Wang Anguo didn't want to see his brother sinking, so he couldn't help asking: "Big brother, do you admit defeat?" ”

Wang Anshi lowered his head for a long time, suddenly raised his face, and smiled.

"Wang Ningan is not relying on the foundation laid for his brother...... No matter how many ideas he has, there will be a time when he runs out. Brother Wei just presided over the law change, didn't he also push a bunch of new policies, and after a few years, he felt that his talents were exhausted and he couldn't come up with ideas. ”

Wang Anshi stood up, took off the hat on the wall, and said with a smile: "Brother is going to go to the people, you wait, sooner or later, King Xiliang's tricks will run out, and it will be time to clean up the mess for my brother!" ”

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