Chapter 104 The people are too weak

The ruler is always testing the bottom line of the people again and again.

As long as they succeed once, they will continue to pull the bottom line down again.

The more they succeeded, the more the rulers disregarded the voices of the people, which seemed to them to be distorted, adjusted, misunderstood, or even ignored.

This practice is also an old routine of politicians, if you don't believe it, if you look at the history books, you will find that nothing is new in this world.

Yun Zhao has been an insurrectionist, and now he has become a ruler, so he does not lack the mentality of an insurrectionist, nor does he lack the mentality of a ruler, that is, because he has experience, he can switch back and forth between these two mentalities, making himself like a pervert.

Helping the people get rich is not because Yun Zhao is kind-hearted, but in this way, he wants to dissipate the people's resistance to the people.

When the stomach is full, scolding those in power is just scolding, sleeping when it is time to sleep, eating when it is time to eat, and nothing is delayed.

If you don't have a single grain in your stomach, it will be terrible to scold the people in power at that time, and you will reason with those who have nothing to eat? Does it make sense?

Therefore, no matter what, we must ensure that the people can be fed and clothed!

This is not kindness, it is necessary, the basis of a government! and obligations.

If this obligation can be packaged as the noblest gift, such a court is the most successful court.

The Ming Dynasty is doing very well now.

Although the farmers all over the world cursed the fields for overcharging three or five buckets, their own income was not much, but there was no civil unrest, anyway, the price of grain is low, you can choose not to sell.

The highest requirement of the people of the Ming Dynasty is self-sufficiency.

The subsistence small-scale peasant economy, which had dominated the land for thousands of years, is now greatly enriched with material resources, which is a good thing.

Anyway, the grain is grown by himself, the cloth is woven by himself, the sauce and vinegar are brewed by himself, and the salt has been incredibly cheap, this is the prosperous age.

Whether there is money or not, it is not necessary for life, and in the countryside, bartering is still popular.

The current difficulty is that there are too many people who farm the land, and there are too many grain outputs, and there are too few people who do not farm and buy grain to eat.

In other words, the total economic output of the Lantian Dynasty was too fucking small, and even the excess food could not be consumed.

As a result, the governments in various places began a new round of tossing.

The goal of this toss is how to get people who can afford to enter the city.

Xu Yuanshou now has no good impression of the smokey city, looking at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and preparing to recite a poem, but he was coughed by the smoke of the coal, and wanted to look up at the wild goose returning to the north to express his mind, but the soot fell into his eyes, and after washing out the soot with tears, there was still any artistic conception to express his mind.

Therefore, his favorite thing to do now is to take a light carriage and take seven or eight students to the country road, and the wheels are crushed on the soft green grass, which makes him feel indescribable joy.

At noon, leaning against an old willow tree, shaking a pu fan, waiting for the disciples to lay out the blankets, prepare to drink some wine, eat some food, and then sleep soundly in the spring breeze, and then return to the noisy place of Yushan Academy.

Not far from him, a peasant woman was lighting a fire on a pile of wheat straw, and when the flame was extinguished, the woman carefully swept away the ashes, revealing a large clay urn.

After calling the little daughter-in-law of the family to help move the pottery urn, Xu Yuanshou saw the golden steamed buns that were roasted under the pottery urn.

This kind of steamed bun is completely different from the steamed bun in Yushan Academy, it is smeared with oil, and flax seeds are added in the middle after being fried and smashed, Xu Yuanshou snorted, and the woman brought him two fragrant roasted steamed buns.

Xu Yuanshou picked up a hot steamed bun, broke the steamed bun with cool air, quickly threw a piece into his mouth, and then showed a happy expression of tasting food on his face.

A little salt was added to the steamed bun, and after taking a bite of the chopped flax, the aroma of the grain was completely stimulated, which made Xu Yuanshou full of praise.

The woman saw that Xu Yuanshou liked it very much, and brought a plate of pickles and said: "Now people, they are scratching their mouths one by one, just this baked steamed bun, or the little daughter-in-law of the family made it, they are always not good at farming, and they always want to take out this thing and sell it."

Sir, you are a university scholar in Guanzhong, can you help me see if this thing can be sold? ”

Xu Yuanshou nodded, and looked at the students he brought.

The students who were playing with each other immediately became honest, sat down around the husband one by one, and began to taste the roasted steamed buns brought by the peasant woman, and while tasting them, they looked at the only complete roasted steamed bun and thought nonsense.

After the group of little ones got together and muttered, one of the oldest female disciples stood up and said.

"Sir, the taste of steamed bread is good, there is no same thing on the market in Chang'an, and the appearance of steamed bread is also good, golden, golden makes people look very appetizing.

According to the general rules of commerce, the disciples agreed that roasting this steamed bun should have a market in Chang'an and could be used as a craft to support their families. ”

Xu Yuanshou said lightly: "If it's just to support the family, people won't know?" Since the old man is asked, this thing should be a craft that can make a fortune.

Think again. ”

A male disciple who was only twelve or thirteen years old stood up and arched his hand: "Sir, the disciple thinks that since it is food, it is nothing more than the three advantages of color, flavor and flavor, of course, if Mr. is willing to stand up and write an article to tell everyone how good this steamed bun is, presumably, this steamed bun will definitely become popular."

However, most of the gentlemen refused to do this, so the disciple thought that he would have to work the store.

First of all, it is necessary to add fragrance to this steamed bun, which has a good appearance, but the fragrance is not enough, and it cannot stop people passing by.

Second, the disciple thought that he had to work the shape, and at present, although such a baked steamed bun looks good, it is only good.

Guanzhong people are simple, and they like to have an affordable everything.

It's very difficult to sell such a big steamed bun at a high price, unless they can make it bigger, I mean it's as big as a pottery urn, and then cut it and sell it, so that people will feel that they are taking advantage.

Third, the disciple suggested that it is not impossible to make the steamed bread into sweet and salty flavors, add some fruit preserves to the sweet steamed bread, and even add some honey to enhance the fragrance, that is, to exude the rich sweet fragrance.

This was learned by the disciple from the bakery opened by the Sanders in Yushan, and the fat European, as long as he opened the shop, he would open the door and spread the sweet smell of baked bread, and the disciple did not spend less money.

Then there is the decoration of the storefront, which can't be as black as other stores, and then a one-person high counter, and the shopkeeper stays behind the counter like his dead parents and only knows how to collect money.

Use the glass produced in our Yushan to make a few low counters, find a few clean Ming women in the store, don't be pretty, must look clean, don't dare to ask for those Western Regions women, nor can you ask for white Europeans, they have a strong taste, or ruin the taste of roasted steamed buns.

What do you think, sir? ”

Xu Yuanshou was sitting opposite a white-bearded old farmer eating the oily noodles that the peasant woman had just made, and the slightly yellowed noodles were put into his mouth, when he heard his students howl, he couldn't help but shudder, and then said angrily: "These things you designed, do you expect them to figure it out?"

You go and add this oily dough as well...... Stuffed skins are also added...... Cold noodles are also added, as well as what kind of meat buns are also added, and a pot of thick mutton soup is added.

Get it well, if a store can't collect 100,000 silver dollars a year, you will repeat the grade and study hard. ”

The little woman looked at her husband in despair and said, "I don't repeat a grade." ”

Xu Yuanshou put down his rice bowl, wiped his mouth and said: "Only when it is sold, the grain grown by the farmer will not be wasted, and only when it is sold, can it be proved that the disciples taught by my Yushan Academy are not wasted."

After you go back, go to the accountant to get 10,000 silver dollars, this is your capital, even if you borrow, there is no 100,000 silver dollars at the end of the year, it is not as simple as just repeating the grade, when to return the 100,000 silver dollars, when to upgrade and continue to study. ”

After finishing speaking, he didn't look at the miserable white face of his student, picked up a bowl of thick wine and touched it with the old farmer opposite, drank it dry, and then took a long breath of the spring breeze and chanted with satisfaction: "The east wind blows and rains through the green mountains, but the grass is idle." When will the home arrive in the dream, and how many people will still be on the Chunsheng River? Outside the floating clouds, the palace is uneven. Whoever reads it as a Confucian, in the face of difficulties in the world, will be a declining guest in Qinguan.

Hehe, the old man likes these peaceful years the most. ”

After eating and drinking, Xu Yuanshou took a light carriage in the chatter of the old farmer to deepen his memory, and drunkenly embarked on the road back to Yushan along the ancient road of spring grass.

In fact, Xu Yuanshou doesn't care very much about whether a family can sell grain, what he cares about is that the knowledge of Yushan Academy must be applied to the world!

The best talents in the Ming Dynasty are basically in Yushan Academy, and what is left for those poor farmers is just some mediocre talents who cannot be taught.

When fighting, a commander who is both wise and brave is very important, and the same is true for business, and the business school of Yushan Academy is already crowded with all kinds of professionals who do business.

The business school is different from other colleges in Yushan Academy, they are all some damn businessmen!

And only the damn businessmen would send their best kids to business school. After these people graduate, the entire business environment of Daming will definitely undergo earth-shaking changes.

If the merchants of the past were nothing more than hungry wolves devouring money.

Now, these guys who have walked out of business school, and will get out of business school, are undoubtedly tigers with bloody mouths!