Chapter 119 Recipe
Seeing Duan Wen so open-minded, Jiang Lu became more determined to take this unknown but beautiful path.
Jun Qiulan quickly glanced through the revised draft law.
The more I look at it, the more I am amazed.
He is indeed a talent who is proficient in ancient and modern laws. He has combined ancient and modern laws, as well as the Civil Code, to summarize the laws that best suit their current situation.
Jun Qiulan hadn't looked closely yet, but no matter which page he turned to, he couldn't find any mistakes.
After a brief thought, he concluded, "Comrade Jiang is the right person to handle the legal affairs. The other comrades have also made invaluable contributions, but I've discovered a problem."
Lawyer Jiang was also very humble. He knew that he couldn't generalize. After all, there were only a few people involved in the revision. He also visited the public and combined some existing cases, but omissions were inevitable.
We should revise the law to make it more perfect as much as possible before it is released.
"Comrade Jun, please go ahead." Several other comrades were also looking forward to Jun Qiulan's suggestions.
Jun Qiulan smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, everyone. Overall, there's nothing wrong. But I've noticed that everyone seems to be revising the laws for Border Town."
This one sentence made Jiang Lu and Duan Wen suddenly realize.
Border Town is the beginning of their new journey.
When considering issues, it is inevitable to focus on the reform of border towns, including other previous reforms, which all used border towns as testing points.
So they overlooked a problem.
The laws they customize should be applicable to the whole country.
Their organization will surely grow stronger and its territory will become more and more vast. After this legal experiment is successful, the state capitals that are willing to follow them will be the next executors.
In the future, there will be more people and larger areas that need to be managed through their revised laws.
Isn’t this another form of generalization?
They can't just focus on the area in front of them.
Jun Qiulan smiled and said, "Don't worry, you just need to make some minor modifications based on the original."
Jiang Lu nodded: "I will definitely live up to Comrade Jun's instructions."
"Don't be nervous. We are still exploring everything. It is a blessing in life to have a group of comrades like us working together to open a new chapter."
“It’s also our good fortune.”
The legal issues are basically being resolved.
Jun Qiulan talked to Duan Wen about development issues again.
"Papermaking and printing techniques have been spread a long time ago. I estimate that most parts of the country will use this new technology this year." Duan Wen said this with a bit of regret.
He used to be a county magistrate, then a county magistrate, and finally a prefect, all for the benefit of the local people.
The situation is different now, but it seems no different. We still need to develop the economy.
The papermaking and printing technologies were basically given away for free. If they had kept them, their border town would have had an additional source of income, and the finances would not have been so tight.
Not to mention that the glass factory made money, but the border town is too poor, and the money needed for development is not a small amount.
The cement factory doesn't make much money, and it can only maintain its internal affairs and infrastructure.
Jun Qiulan smiled, "After all, the purpose of spreading these technologies is to benefit the people. We shouldn't have the mentality of aristocratic families."
The reason why aristocratic families can prosper forever is because they have technology and knowledge in their hands.
In this world, even a cookbook can be considered a family heirloom.
Duan Wen smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, since we have decided to move towards a new world, we can no longer be confined to the past."
He just couldn't figure it out.
Before the papermaking and printing techniques were spread, almost no one knew that these two things were created by Jun Qiulan.
If you know this, it will also be helpful in promoting their ideas in the future.
Jun Qiulan couldn't elaborate on this matter.
At the beginning, he had no intention of rebelling. He did these things just to accumulate merit so that he could leave a way out for his family.
Forced by the situation, I had to take this path. Looking back, I found that this path was actually a must.
At the beginning, he did those things in order to leave a way out for his family, but once he did those things, it was almost a matter of time before the people above knew about it.
Unless, he takes his family to live in another world, no longer cares about anything happening here, and never comes back.
Otherwise, the knife will always hang on your neck.
The current emperor is old and his health is not good. It is unknown how long he can live. When the new emperor ascends the throne, fighting will break out in the court again. It will be difficult to have peace in a short period of time. No matter who comes to the throne, he, the deposed prince, will not be able to stay.
Because he was an adult and had means, even though he was demoted, he still had a group of supporters in the court.
As long as he has a mind, there will be followers.
What's more, the little prince's relatives formed cliques and factions, and there were always some who were looked down upon by them, or were targeted by them, or had made enemies with them. If they wanted to survive, they would probably have to take the initiative to persuade him to rebel.
Jun Qiulan shook his head, thinking that these things were going too far.
They should focus on developing their own things first.
When they face off in the future, they will be able to fight.
Regarding development, Jun Qiulan also asked about the surrounding cooperation.
Duan Wen: "First and foremost, we need to build the road. The busy farming season has just ended, and we've already put road construction on the agenda. We and the other state government will each contribute half of the manpower and resources."
As for other state governments facing financial difficulties and being unable to come up with money, Jun Qiulan had previously given them a solution.
Go get the rich people's money.
There are two situations to fish out.
For those who are rich but unkind, we will collect evidence of their crimes. If the evidence is serious, there is no need to say more, we will directly search and confiscate their property. If the evidence is minor, we will fine them and send them to jail.
Apart from anything else, this year's drought has caused many grain merchants to stockpile grain, but they have no intention of selling it. They plan to hold on to it as a scarce commodity, sell it at a high price, and make a fortune from the national crisis.
The food crisis in the border town has basically been resolved, but the surrounding provincial capitals are not so lucky.
They didn't get many sweet potato seeds, and the amount of sweet potatoes they grew was far from enough for disaster relief.
The last time I came here was also to borrow grain, but their border town only had enough food to prevent the people from starving to death, and they didn't have any extra food to lend out.
Then let’s just go straight to those grain merchants.
The punishment for crimes like profiting from national disasters is quite severe, whether in their ancient times or in the modern times of another world.
If we raid a few wealthy businessmen who made fortunes from the national crisis, we will have both money and food.
The other type is the rich people with conscience. We can let them make appropriate donations, give them the right to sign this routine, and erect a monument to their merits.
Although I don't want to admit it, the status of businessmen is indeed too low.
They are not short of money, but fame and fortune.
Gaining fame and fortune will also have a positive impact on their business.
As for the rest, Duan Wen arranged for people to go to their state capitals and open cement and glass factories for them.
Since we have agreed to provide support, we must do something tangible to let them see the money and the results of economic development.
Of course, since they invested in the technology, they also have to share the profits.
This is basically the preliminary plan. You have to eat your meal one bite at a time.
Carrying out drastic reforms all at once will actually disrupt people's livelihood.
After listening to this, Jun Qiulan thought for a while.
“In fact, they still need to have their own industry.”
Not to mention cement, which can be used in building houses and roads, but the profit is not high. Glass is a high-end product and can make money, but the market is only so big.
In the past, if you could get a glass cup, it was a special item. You could even hold a tea party or appreciation meeting just for a glass cup.
When glass was invented, the market for colored glaze was greatly impacted.
However, the disadvantage is that colored glass was rare in the past, so it was expensive.
As long as you master the formula of glass, you can make all kinds of strange things. If too much of it enters the market, it will become less valuable.
This is also an inevitable trend.
"Brother, can you tell me what specialties other states have?"
"Comrade Tao Ran's side is actually rich in coal, but besides being used for iron smelting, it's not very useful in everyday life. Rich people dislike the strong smell of coal, and if they're not careful, they can get poisoned. They prefer to use charcoal, while poor people prefer to burn firewood. After all, there's plenty of firewood in the mountains, and it's free."
Jun Qiulan laughed and immediately wrote down a recipe for honeycomb briquettes.
This thing has a low cost price and a low selling price, but it is also a consumable.
Most of the people in the city rely on buying firewood to boil water and cook. Who can lack firewood?
Ordinary villagers, when they have free time, will go into the mountains to chop a few bundles of firewood and carry them to the city to sell.
In the 1980s and 1990s in another world, honeycomb coal provided important daily necessities for countless ordinary people.
It was only after liquefied gas and natural gas became increasingly popular that honeycomb coal gradually withdrew from the market.
In addition to honeycomb coal, there is also honeycomb coal stove.
"It depends on whether they plan to run this thing government-run or privately."
If we want to reform, people must have money in their pockets and be able to earn money.
Coal mining requires more workers, which provides jobs for the people.
"Coal mining is a dangerous job after all, so accident compensation and daily benefits must be properly arranged."
"I know." Duan Wen looked at the two recipes and sighed, "They are both good things."
Honeycomb coal is state-run, which means the government is involved in this business. As long as the price is controlled well, although the profit is low, it can be a long-term business.
If it is privately owned, it seems to be pretty good too.
Select some suitable merchants and sell the formula to them directly. Of course, the pricing of honeycomb coal must be fixed, and merchants cannot be allowed to make huge profits from this kind of thing.
Their most fundamental idea is to benefit the people's livelihood.
"I will go and talk to Lord Tao now." Duan Wen said, "Also, Lord Zhang, their medicinal herbs are quite famous and are sold all over the country. However, most of these herbs are wild, and there are only so many of them."
Even if we collect and process herbs every day and strip the forests bare, it is impossible to make the whole nation rich.
Jun Qiulan smiled again and wrote a paper about the development and planning of cash crops.
Medicinal herbs are economic crops. As long as they understand their growth habits, they can be cultivated artificially.
Existing farmland will not be occupied, and people will be encouraged to reclaim wasteland for planting. As long as the government comes forward to agree on the purchase, it will be a fixed income for the farmers.
Even if a family only grows motherwort on half an acre of land, they can still earn some income when the harvest comes. This is much better than raising chickens and ducks and relying on a few eggs to increase income.
I believe there will be farmers willing to give it a try.
At that time, the government will step in to purchase the products, set up a factory, and unify the production and sales, which will provide jobs for the people and also provide the government with an additional source of revenue.
Duan Wen praised repeatedly, "Cash crop, that's a good word. And the cotton that we asked Boss to send to other places for planting, is it also considered a cash crop?"
Jun Qiulan nodded. "These cash crops can directly provide income for the people. When the time comes, Senior Brother, please discuss with Master Zhang what kinds of medicinal herbs we need to plant. I can then look up information and provide them with the most scientific and effective planting methods."
"Great, great." Duan Wen was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He then continued, "And the provincial capital of Lord Wang..."
No matter which state capital, they all have their own specialties and even features, and Jun Qiulan can provide corresponding solutions.
At most it’s a question of how much you earn.
"Oh my god, this is really going to make the whole nation rich." Duan Wen kept sighing.
He was still thinking that if Jun Qiulan was made emperor and gave orders directly, the effect would probably be much better than their current cautious approach.
Nowadays, if you want to develop, you still have to do it secretly.
Fortunately, these things were not too eye-catching, and when they were spread to the capital, those people didn't think much of them.
"Brother, you have forgotten Master Chen."
Lord Chen is the timid prefect from before, and now he has only agreed to be a little deaf and blind.
They also promised that they would be involved in the development.
Duan Wen sighed, "Lord Chen refused the road construction project, saying it was too ostentatious. If the truth ever came to light, even if he wasn't involved, his superiors wouldn't believe it. He didn't ask for the glass formula, but only for a cement formula. After all, that's easy to make and has a wide range of uses."
Jun Qiulan nodded. "I remember they didn't have anything else over there, but the flowers were blooming beautifully."
Duan Wen nodded. "Although the city looks poor, it is indeed beautiful. There are all kinds of flowers. You can smell their fragrance as you walk along the street. However, these flowers are not valuable. They are not rare flowers. The flowering period is also short. If they are sent to other places, the transportation cost will be high, and the survival rate is uncertain."
Jun Qiulan sighed in his heart, what a good thing.
"Perfume, essential oil." Jun Qiulan wrote down the recipe.
Both of these things can make a lot of money, and he had considered letting his mother and others do this business before.
But the situation does not allow it. The climatic conditions in the border town are not good, and there are not many types of flowers. If you want to plant flowers, they can survive, but long-term development is not friendly, and the investment cost is too high.
We still have to adapt to local conditions and formulate the most appropriate economic development route for the local area.
"We can't give them this formula for free." Duan Wen rolled his eyes. "They haven't joined us yet. It seems more appropriate for us to go there and set up a factory ourselves."
Jun Qiulan couldn't help laughing: "Brother Duan will make the arrangements."
I also want to envy that Lord Chen.
Other provincial capitals in the surrounding areas can operate their own businesses after obtaining the formula or development direction, and the money earned can be used to develop people's livelihood. Only his own provincial capital has to let Duan Wen arrange people to set up a factory there.
Although it provides income and jobs to flower farmers, their own government has nothing but business taxes.
It will also give him a sense of disparity.
We'll see how the situation develops over the next year or so. If Lord Chen can't change his mind, we'll try to replace the people there with our own.
It is indeed a special case.
"In short, it's about survival in the short term, development in the medium term, and revitalization in the long term," said Jun Qiulan.
Duan Wen chewed over this sentence, "Wonderful, really wonderful."
In the short term, survival is not only about the survival of the people, but also the survival of this group of like-minded comrades. There are many considerations involved.
The people need to fill their stomachs, and they also need to lay a solid foundation without the emperor's knowledge.
In order to survive, we seek stability; in the medium term, we seek development, including agriculture, economy, internal affairs, education, medical care, etc.
At the same time, it can also allow ordinary people to truly feel the changes in their lives, so that they are willing to follow them on this path.
After development has stabilized, it is time to revitalize their thinking.
The others who were listening nearby also nodded in agreement.
This sentence sums it up very well.
Jiang Lu laughed and joked, "This sentence needs to be recorded and handed over to Kong Sheng. Kong Sheng has to do ideological work for people every day, which is really a headache."
Many people are willing to follow them. Once they hear about the future they envision and the development plans they have made, it is hard not to be moved. Especially since the talents they are recruiting now are basically from the grassroots, and they really want to change.
However, many people still don't understand their ideas, and someone needs to convey them bit by bit.
This sentence is very good and appropriate.
Jun Qiulan and Duan Wen were still discussing the follow-up when a soldier suddenly showed up.
"Comrade Jun, General Huo wants you to go to the military camp." The soldier said respectfully.
Jun Qiulan thought that there might be something important.
Generally speaking, if Huo Lian wanted to find him for something, he would either go to his house or contact him directly through the intercom.
This was the first time he was invited to the military camp.
"Brother, I'll be going first. Just follow the rules for what we discussed today. I can rest assured that you will be able to leave it to me."
Duan Wen also looked particularly motivated: "Junior brother, we are one family, let's not talk about two sides. We are all comrades, with the same ideals. We are all trying our best to make things better and let the people live a better life as soon as possible."
Jun Qiulan nodded and bowed to them, "Let's work together for the great cause of revolution."
It’s too late today.
He has to go back to the crew in the afternoon.
Jun Qiulan also borrowed a horse from Duan Wen, and rode at full speed all the way to the military camp with the soldiers.
He had been to the military camp once before, but the camp had not been reformed at that time. Although the soldiers under General Huo had been managed very well, it was still far from the military camp video he had seen in another world.
This time, the situation is much better.
No, it's much better.
In the military camp, there are always men gathered together. When you walked in in the past, you could not help but smell the so-called "masculinity". Moreover, when not training, everyone would lie down in all directions when resting.
It looks very indecent.
Now, the odor is completely gone.
There is a lake where the military camp is set up, which is also the source of water for the survival of the camp.
Drinking water, irrigation water and domestic water are all taken from here.
It had rained heavily for a few days before, and the lake that was about to dry up was filled with water again.
There is no shortage of water, but personal hygiene must be maintained according to the rules.
When Jun Qiulan entered the military camp, he could already see a little bit of what the military camps of later generations would look like.
Everywhere is clean and tidy, the soldiers in training are in good order, and the soldiers on guard are as tall and straight as pines and cypresses.
Jun Qiulan didn't spend much time touring around and went straight to Huo Lan's tent.
Huo Lan's expression was somewhat solemn.
"General."
Huo Lian: "Come and sit down. I'm afraid things are getting a bit serious. That weapon of mass destruction you mentioned earlier..."
Jun Qiulan didn't rush to give him the formula for the gunpowder. "General, please tell me what happened."
"The Rong and Di tribes outside the Great Wall have been making frequent movements recently. I'm afraid this battle is inevitable."
And it has to be done quickly.
The situation on their side cannot be concealed for too long. Once the imperial court finds out, they will definitely confront them head-on.
So they didn't have that much time to waste on the Rongdi at the checkpoints.
We need a war to defeat them and make them subdue us so that they won't dare to invade again for a short period of time.
Otherwise they will be attacked from both sides, which will be even more difficult.
Jun Qiulan sighed.
In fact, they also released Rongdi before.
The soil of Rongdi is adjacent to that of the border town. If there is a drought in the border town, it is bound to be affected there.
Since the beginning of this year, when the drought first showed signs, spies came back to report that there was movement from the Rongdi side.
But the fight didn't break out later.
They also guessed the reason.
The Rongdi side must have also planted spies in the border town, most likely because they knew that they had a new high-yield grain variety.
There is not much arable land outside the Great Wall, and most people rely on nomadic life.
Even if they snatch the seeds away, it will be of no use. It is better to wait for them to sow and harvest and then reap the benefits.
Look, the sweet potatoes have been harvested, and during this period, other crops have also been harvested one after another. It is the time when the granaries are overflowing.
They are just waiting to come and rob people and food.
Huo Lian was right. This battle must be fought, and it must be fought beautifully, with an absolutely overwhelming victory.
Otherwise, when they fight with the imperial court, it will be even more difficult to deal with them.
Especially since they only have a total army of only a few hundred thousand.
Even if we recruit new soldiers now, the total population of the border town and the nearby provincial capital is not large, so we can't recruit many new soldiers.
They also could not forcibly conscript men.
Jun Qiulan didn't hesitate and wrote down the formula for the gunpowder to Huo Yan: "General, this is an explosive thermal weapon. Please use it wisely and don't let it spread among the people, otherwise it will cause great harm to the people."
This is not black gunpowder, but yellow gunpowder, which is more powerful and more stable.
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Mr. Su has a talent who is good at refining these things. General Huo can recruit him over. I'm afraid he can develop even more powerful explosive weapons."
For example, TNT.
The chemistry book was given away.
Zhang Ju is also very talented.
When Wan'er was researching pesticides and insecticides, Zhang Ju also came to help for a few days and gave a lot of feasible suggestions.
It can be seen that this person put a lot of thought into the study of chemistry.
It's not that he can't just hand over the formula for a more powerful explosive.
However, ordinary yellow gunpowder was already a crushing weapon for their time.
It's also strange.
One of the four great inventions of another world is gunpowder, but in their world, there is no trace of gunpowder at all.
According to the progress of development, they should have it already.
Just like other things, papermaking, compass, and printing, they all existed early on, but were relatively backward.
But gunpowder has never appeared.
Even if a Taoist priest's alchemy furnace exploded while refining elixirs, no one would take it seriously.
In short, Jun Qiulan took out gunpowder, but whether they can develop more powerful weapons depends on their own research.
It's impossible to rely on him for everything.
Jun Qiulan looked at Huo Lian and said, "This gunpowder formula is simple. Although it could easily crush any war in a short period of time, it doesn't mean others can't research it. General Huo will also need to make more preparations."
Huo Lan looked at the recipe on the note, which was just one line of words.
It is really too simple, and even a very common thing on the market.
He couldn't even believe that this formula could produce an explosive weapon with extremely destructive power.
I haven't seen it with my own eyes.
But he also knew that Jun Qiulan would not do anything without a purpose.
He had a plan in mind, and he was afraid that he would have to add some irrelevant things in it to confuse other people.
In addition, those who participated in the production will probably find it difficult to leave this place in this lifetime.
Regarding this issue, Jun Qiulan could only remain silent.
The same situation also exists in another world. Most of the staff members are involved in secret research and cannot reunite with their families all year round. Even the occasional phone call home is restricted.
Decades earlier, scientific researchers who entered secret research bases almost completely lost contact with their families.
They are all great.
Jun Qiulan: "General, please make sure to comfort the families of the comrades involved in the research and production."
"Don't worry, that's for sure."
"Also, gunpowder research carries certain risks. If anyone is injured or even loses their life, compensation must be generous. We must not let our comrades down."
Huo Lian couldn't help laughing: "You can rest assured about this. In the entire Dasheng army, who gives more pensions than me?"
He understood a truth deeply.
If you want soldiers to fight bravely and risk their lives, you must let them have no worries.
The two chatted for a long time about the war between Rong and Di outside the Great Wall.
Finally, let’s talk about the key issue.
"Should we provide the food and fodder ourselves, or should we report this to our superiors and ask them to provide us with food and fodder?"
Although they certainly cannot get enough, it is better than nothing. After all, they have just experienced a drought. If the higher-ups don't give them any money, they will really have to worry about him leading his troops in rebellion.
However, after reporting it, the situation here may not be concealed.
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