Chapter 273: Strengthening the Tang Dynasty
At present, Datang's demand for dairy products is definitely insufficient, especially the ordinary people cannot afford the price of this dairy product, because dairy products are definitely high-grade nutritional products in ancient times, and they are fully qualified to be included in the ranks of high-end supplements. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info So ordinary people can't afford to eat, that's also normal.
This also restricts the idea of those businessmen to buy dairy products, because businessmen are chasing profits, and they will not do it if they do not have profits. For businessmen, there are people who do the business of killing heads, but there are absolutely no businessmen who do the business of losing money. Even if it sometimes seems to be a loss, there is a unique wisdom behind it, which is invisible to ordinary people. However, this kind of large-scale purchase of dairy products is a loss in the eyes of the vast majority of people, so they are naturally reluctant to purchase.
It's time to think about solving this dairy problem. He had to maintain a trade between the Central Plains and the steppes that would exploit the Turks, but also ensure that they would not touch the Turkic bottom line, so that the possibility of war between the two sides would be greatly reduced.
Of course, in general, there are only two ways to bring down the price of goods. One is to increase production and reduce prices through quantity. The other way, that is, by reducing the cost of producing goods, can also reduce prices. However, neither of these methods is something to be done from time to time. What he wants to do is a special method, a method that ordinary people can't imagine.
"Brother Liu, how are you doing?" Shi Bufan asked.
This Brother Liu, that is, Shi Bufan's friend Liu Renliang, is still serving as a county minister in Xianyang, but I am afraid that he will be promoted next.
"Hehe, Brother Shi Xian, it's been good lately, TOEFL, wait for the ministry to arrange." Liu Renliang said.
Shi Bufan continued: "Brother Liu, I have an idea recently, I can talk to you. Recently, we in Datang need to purchase Turkic dairy products, but the price of dairy products is high, and the people cannot afford to eat them. And the idea of this dairy product is my long-term plan for the future. ”
Shi Bufan explained that he planned to reduce the risk of war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks through trade, so that the trade between the two sides could basically be maintained in the Tang Dynasty to exploit the Turks, but it would not reach the bottom line of the Turks.
"This method is really too powerful, the ancients have never thought of it, but if you think about it, it is also a good way. It seems that Brother Shi Xian is really a genius through the ages! Liu Renliang said.
However, Shi Bufan said: "At present, there are not many people in Datang who can afford to eat dairy products, but the Turks have to purchase a large amount of our grain, so I am afraid that the trade between the two sides will easily touch the bottom line of the Turks." So I have to increase production for the Turks, and I'm going to talk to you about that. Recently, we have completed the collection of funds for mutual medical aid in Gyeonggi Prefecture, and I plan to reimburse this dairy product as a medicine in the future, and even after weaning at the age of one year, until the age of three, I will give it to the people from the mutual medical aid fund to replenish the health of young children. Seventy percent of the cost is reimbursed, so that people can buy a certain amount of dairy products as reimbursement. ”
Shi Bufan's idea of opening dairy products is actually to treat this dairy product as a kind of medicine, so that ordinary people can buy dairy products as drugs to be reimbursed, so that after the reimbursement of seventy percent, the vast majority of people can supplement nutrition for their children over one year old and under two years old, which can be regarded as supplementing nutrition by preparing milk powder and so on.
After the reimbursement of seventy percent, the remaining dairy funds are actually a relatively low number, and many people can afford it.
"In addition, all women who have given birth and are over 50 years old can also be reimbursed on a basis. In this way, we can allow the elderly and confinement women to replenish their bodies and have better energy to do things and live. ”
However, Liu Renliang asked: "This is not good, this dairy product is a tonic after all, not a medicine!" What's more, if a large amount of reimbursement is made, this fund is not enough! ”
"Brother Liu, you are mistaken, I only reimburse children who are two to three years old, as well as the elderly and women in confinement. As a child, that's definitely going to be good. Children are the future of the country, and when the youth is strong, the country is strong, and the age of two to three is a very important time, if they do not eat well, the consequences are unimaginable. After I was born, the people of Datang often can't get enough things to replenish their bodies, especially when they are young, they have a great impact on the future and are the foundation. If we can get them to replenish their bodies, it will definitely be better in the future. ”
"This is related to the future of my Datang's population, only a strong body can have a better future. Otherwise, if you are sick seedlings, what future is there? The same is true for women, every time they give birth, they are a ghost, so giving them a supplement is not only helpful for women's recovery, but also a kind of attention and reward. What's more, if you replenish your body, you will be able to give birth to a child with more confidence in the future! ”
"As for the old people, they have worked hard all their lives, don't they give them some compensation? In fact, if you calculate it carefully, it is not too much. If you are reluctant to spend even this little money, what hope is there for the future. This not only cares for young children, but also makes their future better. As for rewarding women to give birth, it is also an important help for the recovery of the population of our Datang, shouldn't it? As for the elderly, it also reflects filial piety and respect for the elderly. ”
Although the money comes from thousands of households, the ancients said that they do not only kiss each other, nor only have children, and this kind of mutual help is the foundation of the world. Although it is not possible to do it at present, this mutual medical aid can be done. When I was a child, I laid a good foundation, and when I grew up, I was able to be more stable. ”
Liu Renliang also nodded, knowing that this was important. When you are a child, you have a stable foundation, and when you grow up, you will be able to have a better future for development. And Liu Renliang didn't know, and Shi Bufan also knew that the probability of children dying in ancient times was very high, even if it was royal. This is not only the cause of the disease, but what is the cause of the disease? In ancient times, the resistance was very poor, and many people were prone to getting sick. Don't say that the ancient people were strong, but the nutrition of the ancient people was not good.
In later generations, many people overestimated the physical fitness of the ancients, and often proved the physical fitness of the ancients through some novels, but these are nonsense. If the ancient people were in good physical condition, there would not be so many premature deaths.
Poor health since childhood, especially when you are just born, can not get enough nutritional supplements, which is very fatal for your future physical fitness. If they can gradually supplement nutrition after the age of one year, and can continue to supplement dairy products, it is very important for their physical fitness to improve.
It is very necessary to give nutritional supplements to young children early, especially in the first two or three years after birth. As for the supplement for women in confinement, of course, it is also to make them recover faster, and even for the next child. Shi Bufan knows that in fact, the mother's influence on the child is much greater than that of the father when the population gives birth, although the father may have some genetic diseases, but it is an irrevocable factor. However, what needs to be done is the factors that can be changed, that is, the gradual increase in women's physical fitness and nutritional supplementation, which will be of great help to the quality of the future population.
"But is that wealth enough! These medical mutual aid funds are all from the people, if they are used to buy these dairy products, is it a little inappropriate? Doesn't it make people feel bad? Liu Renliang asked.
Shi Bufan replied: "Sharpening knives and cutting wood, as long as the next generation of people is well organized, it will definitely bring more returns in the future." If you get your newborn's body right, you will get sick a lot less when they grow up. The possibility of getting sick is reduced, but in fact, it is also saving money for mutual aid in the future. As for the younger generation, when they grow up, they will be more powerful, more stable, and more able to create more wealth. With more wealth, he will be able to pay more for mutual medical aid. Therefore, sharpening knives does not mistake woodcutters, on the one hand, creating more wealth can provide more medical mutual aid funds. But on the other hand, they are also reducing the possibility of getting sick. ”
"With more funding, that can meet the reimbursement needs of more people who are seriously ill. It can also feed more doctors, so that medicine can develop and better serve the people. With more funds, more incurable diseases can be overcome and solved, and there are more benefits for the people. This is also an investment, and the return will be more when the time comes. ”
"Lao Liu, any money can be saved in this world, but there are two kinds of money that must not be stingy. One is medical care, which also includes improving the physical health of the people, which cannot be saved. And the other is to teach and educate people, and this money cannot be saved. Where to save, don't save in these two places, not only can you not save, but you have to work hard to spend money. ”
"Good health and strength are the future of our human race, and they are very important foundations. And teaching and educating people cannot be saved, which also represents the continuation of our Han civilization. If civilization is gone, then what is the difference between us and the beast? ”
"We not only want the people to be able to see a doctor, but also to make my Datang population strong, otherwise they will be the same as sick seedlings, so what's the point? Only if the body is strong, that is the foundation of everything. Otherwise, one by one, everything will be in vain. ”
However, Liu Renliang still said: "Why don't you start the emperor on this matter and let the emperor agree?" ”
"Hehe, I don't want to involve the government too much with this medical mutual assistance, so I don't think it's good. After a while, many of our local officials in Gyeonggi counties will be transferred to serve as state assassins, and when the time comes, we will unify our ideas and implement them in their respective places, and I don't want to put too many traces of the central court. Even, the funds are deposited in the Datang Money Village Federation, not in the government. Shi Bufan replied vaguely.
Liu Renliang still felt a little strange, Liu Renliang felt that Shi Bufan didn't seem to trust the imperial court. However, on the one hand, he is a six-rank high-ranking official of the imperial court, but on the other hand, he is also full of vigilance for the imperial court. Liu Renliang really didn't know why Shi Bufan was so wary of the imperial court, this was too strange.
And Liu Renliang actually didn't know that Shi Bufan was very distrustful of the government in ancient times. If the people of later generations have enough distrust of the government, but Shi Bufan has distrust the ancient government, it is simply distrustful to the peak. In later generations, with so much supervision through various channels, it is inevitable that a large group of people will make a mess of chicken feathers.
But in ancient times, those so-called overseers were as thin as paper. Even the supervision of officialdom in ancient times was completely dependent on supervision "within the system". However, the basis for the establishment of various imperial histories is not for the people and the rule of law, but for the maintenance of the dictatorship of the imperial power. System. The establishment of the ancient supervision system has taken the wrong path, not to serve the people, but to serve the imperial power.
Shi Bufan's biggest concern is that the ancient bureaucrats have too many imprints on this social security, so that they are likely to embezzle these funds or even embezzle. This is also the reason why Shi Bufan does not support or even resists the government's direct management of this fund, and I am afraid that it will be really unscrupulous to embezzle it at that time.
Although Li Shimin is a wise man, Shi Bufan will not doubt it. But Mingjun is only a few decades of life, can he guarantee the future? Therefore, Shi Bufan may be able to trust Li Shimin's personal character, but he can't trust his discipline as a politician and politician. In ancient times, it was reasonable and legal to embezzle people's livelihood funds to give the emperor and nobles pleasure, and it seemed to be justified. Even Li Shimin once lent usury to the people in order to give benefits to officials. Therefore, Li Shimin's discipline as a politician cannot be believed when he is extraordinary.
Therefore, Shi Bufan did not intend to consult Li Shimin, but directly made his own opinions, and discussed with these county officials in the Gyeonggi area on their own, and when the time came, they carried out their own actions, and did not put too much on the mark of the central government, and tried to avoid the mark of too high-level officials. At least in the absence of much communication capacity, this localized mutual medical aid can help local oversight. Especially if it is localized, it is a local "standardism", and local officials or local forces will resist the central government's arbitrary appropriation. If the central court is directly managed, then it really doesn't have to be too simple to embezzle it with an order from the central government.
In this regard, it is not necessarily a good thing to make use of local "self-centeredness" and let them take the initiative to safeguard their own local interests. (To be continued.) )