Chapter 183: Changing Minds

Du Ruhui led Chen Fei to the Liangyi Palace, and Du Ruhui also went to inform the bigwigs in the court, asking those bigwigs to come over quickly. Because Du Ruhui knew that he might not be able to listen to Chen Fei's report alone, he had to let Chen Fei report in front of the ministers, so that more people could learn relevant things.

Originally, Du Ruhui asked Chen Fei to introduce the miracle of Shuo County, he wanted to learn something from it, and he didn't expect to be able to replicate the miracle of Shuo County. But Chen Fei actually said that the miracle of Shuo County could be replicated, which surprised Du Ruhui. If the miracle of Shuo County can be replicated, then all the states and counties in the country can be the same as Shuozhou, which is really great.

Originally, it would take more than ten years to restore the people's livelihood, but if they could be restored in accordance with the miracle of Shuo County, it would not take three or four years to restore this people's livelihood and restore it to before the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it would be a great miracle for Datang. In this way, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty will come in advance, who doesn't want to do this kind of good thing!

"Chen Fei has seen the emperor!" Chen Fei said.

"You are Chen Fei, and I have had a few encounters with you. This time you also know, all the ministers of the imperial court want to hear about your miracle in Shuo County, just now I heard Du Aiqing say that the miracle of Shuo County can be replicated, so you can tell me how to replicate. If you can make my Datang whole country like this, then you will be a great achievement. Li Shimin said.

Chen Fei looked at everyone, and then said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the miracle of Shuo County can be replicated in most states and counties. This kind of thing, in fact, is that it is not difficult for those who know, but it is not difficult for those who are difficult. ”

"Oh? How? Li Shimin asked.

Chen Fei continued: "First, first and foremost, it is necessary to change your mind! If you don't change your mind, then you can't do what you do. ”

"First of all, the first point, that is, to change the thinking, to change the thinking of the high-ranking officials in the past, and to change the thinking of serving the people. We have to think about how to make the people rich. We must find ways to make the people rich, so that we can achieve it. ”

After listening to Chen Fei's words, some people were obviously not very happy, because they were originally the ruling class, and if they wanted to lower their stature and become public servants of the people, they couldn't do this. Therefore, Chen Fei proposed this to serve the people, and everyone would not be too happy.

There was some cold scene at the scene, and Li Shimin took the initiative to say: "Let's go on!" Don't dwell on the topic and go ahead and talk about how you work miracles. ”

Chen Fei saw everyone like this, and he couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart. In ancient times, what these officials said to serve the people was like playing the harp to the ox.

And then, the second most important point. We should adapt measures to local conditions and develop agricultural and sideline products. Chen Fei said.

"Agricultural and sideline products?" Fang Xuanling took the initiative to ask, obviously not understanding the meaning of the word.

Chen Fei took the initiative to say: "Agricultural and sideline products, in my case, mean things other than grain. For example, some vegetables, some backyard meat, some fruit trees, and all kinds of things obtained from agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishing. They are all called agricultural and sideline products. ”

"And what I advocate is that the magistrates should develop peasant products in a way that is adapted to local conditions, and in a common saying, it is to rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and the sea to eat the sea. If there are mountains and forests in the territory, then you might as well ask the magistrate to plant some simple planting in the mountain forests. And consume plants with little physical strength. And I grow anchovy mushrooms in the mountains of Shuo County, and the material used for this kind of thing is simple, that is, wheat straw. And it's not complicated, so that all women can plant. It doesn't take much physical effort and doesn't delay food planting. And other places can also do some planting according to their local characteristics. ”

"As for being inside the lake. You can let the people pull the net to raise fish, and then the fish harvested can be regarded as some income. And there is also an advantage of pulling net fish farming, although the previous investment is relatively high, but as long as the cage can be pulled well, then it can be put into the feed by the women themselves. This does not tie up the male labor force to raise fish, and at the same time increases the income of the people. ”

"As for the next examples, I won't cite them, and I can let those local officials use their ingenuity and then figure out how to get more agricultural and sideline products without affecting grain production. As long as the farmer produces more, the people will have to consume much less food. In the past, the people only had food to eat, and there were too few other agricultural and sideline products, especially meat. If the people can gradually afford to eat meat, then the food saved is also very considerable. As for the local officials, they can also combine with businessmen to form chicken farms, duck farms, and even other animal farms. Of course, the prerequisite is that the food cannot be consumed to feed the animals. For example, my chicken farm in Shuo County uses sesame meal-based breeding feed, which does not consume grain. ”

Chen Fei has already come up with his own method, that is, to develop agricultural and sideline products, so that the people's income will increase, and because there are more agricultural and sideline products, there is a lot less food to be consumed. In fact, the ruling ideology of ancient officials was to attach importance to grain and despise those agricultural and sideline products. In ancient times, it was difficult to develop agricultural and sideline products, which was actually the reason why officials did not pay attention to it. In ancient times, all statistics were grain output, and in order to increase grain output, many officials tried their best to suppress the cultivation and development of agricultural and sideline products.

Although food is important, it is a bit overkill. Chen Fei also hopes to change the thinking of these officials, so that they can also develop agricultural and sideline products according to local conditions, so that the people's vegetable basket will be enriched, and the people's demand for food can be reduced. This is also the core of the vegetable basket project in later generations, through the development of agricultural and sideline products, the people can reduce their expenditure on food, and reduce the country's food pressure. And if the vegetable basket is enriched, the people's happiness will be greatly improved. Although the cost is the same, being able to afford to eat more agricultural and sideline products is definitely not the same level of happiness.

Just like in ancient times, although the per capita food possession was much more than that of later generations, if there is a choice, people are still willing to be a future generation, because there are too many agricultural and sideline products to choose from in later generations, so why stare at the grain? Therefore, Chen Fei also wants to open a window for these ancient officials, let them see the benefits of developing farmers' products, and let them really pay attention to this agricultural and sideline product. (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and updated faster!)