Chapter 77 Economy
Jun Shuwan knew the seriousness of the matter.
"Don't worry, brother. I will definitely help you deliver it to General Huo."
Jun Qiulan smiled. Actually, the letter didn't say much. What he wanted was Huo Lan's definite attitude and whether Huo Lan still wanted to make any conditions. He then asked his sister whether she wanted to go home to do research.
At home, parents can feel more at ease.
Jun Shuwan refused without a second thought, "Brother, there's no need for that right now. I want to learn the medical skills of another world, but I don't have any connections. I only have a basic understanding of the preparation of these medicines."
After all, it's just copying.
Her brother explained all the preparation steps to her in detail, and she just had to follow the steps and conduct the experiment step by step.
Even if he wanted to test the medicine, General Huo could find many patients who were on their last legs, and the patients also had the mentality of trying everything possible.
Without clinical trials, drugs cannot be used on ordinary patients.
Otherwise it would be fatal.
Even in the other world that my brother went to, he would recruit drug testers after confirming the safety of the drugs.
Jun Shuwan always kept these in mind and would never dare to take a wrong step.
Moreover, living here has other advantages. Even if she lacks a lot of materials, General Huo's connections can mostly help her find a solution.
If she returns home to live, her brother will naturally be able to get her a more professional laboratory and more professional equipment.
But the medicine she wants to make must be made under the limited conditions of this world so that it can be effective.
Otherwise, how many people can she save by relying on her own laboratory to make medicine?
Putting aside other things, let's first get some suitable medicines. The allicin she had before, as well as the penicillin and oxytetracycline she is currently testing, can be considered a great achievement.
It can save many people.
She had read in medical books that the emergence of antibiotics had directly or indirectly increased people's average life expectancy.
There is also the issue of studying medicine, Western medicine. She can only learn it by reading books at present, and can only understand the basics and some basic surgical operations.
But she was able to learn traditional medicine. Mrs. Huo found several old doctors with good medical skills for her. She has been learning from them and has done quite well. The old doctors all said that she was very intelligent and had the potential to study medicine.
In short, she wants to learn both traditional medicine and Western medicine.
To sum up, it was good for her to stay in the general's mansion.
Someone helped her arrange all the trivial matters.
Now that she has a walkie-talkie, she can contact her family again. She lives in the city, so if anything happens, she can inform her family.
After listening to Jun Shuwan's analysis, Jun Qiulan smiled deeply.
My sister has really grown up.
Pat on the head.
"If anything happens, please contact your family immediately. I'll come and take you home."
Jun Shuwan smiled and said, "I know, I know. Brother is becoming more and more nagging now."
After a pause, she remembered something.
"I used to have a close friend in the capital. I don't know if you remember her, Xiao Yu'er from the Taichang Temple. I received a letter from her yesterday. She just chatted about some family matters, saying that she got married, etc. But I always feel something is wrong. We have been here for almost a year, why did she suddenly think of writing to me? Brother, can you help me take a look?"
The letter was also sent directly to the government office.
Ma Xiaohu knew that she worked in the general's mansion, and he had probably guessed something about the grain seeds, so he made a special trip to deliver the letter to her.
Jun Qiulan nodded.
There does seem to be nothing wrong with the letter.
She first expressed her apology, saying that she was unable to help when her family was exiled. She then talked about the reason they hadn't been in contact for so long, which was that her parents didn't allow her to.
It is indeed not good to be associated with the family of the deposed prince, and they can understand that.
In the middle, it was mentioned that she got married at the beginning of this year and married the son of the director of the Imperial Observatory.
The engagement was arranged two years ago, and Jun Shuwan knew about it.
Finally, they talked about some gossip and trivia. Her father-in-law had divined at the beginning of the year and predicted a good fortune.
The meaning of "Gua Xiang" probably means that a new leader has appeared and will lead the people to live a good life.
It happened that another child was born in the palace, and His Majesty was very pleased.
As a result, her husband secretly told the prince that the child was destined to be a puppet.
By the way, the issue of the head tax was also mentioned.
The little prince was weak when he was born.
The miracle doctor who cured the emperor's infertility proposed that the little prince should enjoy the blessing of all people.
In short, it is to borrow the luck of the people. The prince is so precious. Being able to use a little luck of the lower-class people who are as insignificant as grass is a blessing for the lower-class people.
They collected money from every citizen to provide the little prince with food, clothing, housing and transportation. Before a hundred days had passed, they started large-scale construction to build a temporary palace.
When Jun Shuwan saw this, she wanted to complain.
Once this head tax is introduced, the people will surely complain, and the only ones who will benefit from it are probably the people's resentment.
It's totally an act of taking advantage of others' misfortune.
Jun Qiulan was silent for a moment. In fact, he had always had doubts in his heart as to whether the miracle doctor was really a miracle doctor.
At that time, so many imperial doctors and folk medical masters proposed countless treatment plans and treated for such a long time, but in the end none of them worked.
How did this miracle doctor do it?
If you think about it carefully, it has been almost twenty years since then. A miracle doctor appeared and suddenly cured the emperor in just two or three months. Good news came from the harem one after another.
This matter, no matter what, is doubtful.
But, these are the words of the emperor, and they are golden words. Who would dare to question them?
As for what Miss Yu'er said.
He didn't really believe in divination theology before, although he also understood the Liu Yao.
But since he had this opportunity, he had to believe it even if he didn't want to.
There are still many things in this world that they have never understood, areas they have never set foot in, and awe-inspiring forces.
That girl Yu'er specially wrote a letter to me...
I'm afraid the court is about to change.
The hexagrams predicted by the Sitianjian...
He probably has an idea of it.
The director of the Imperial Observatory had some connection with him in the past, but no one knew about it openly.
In short, the director of the Imperial Observatory owed him a favor of life.
This time it should be to hint at him, to remind him.
New leaders...
It was probably because the director of the Imperial Observatory did not tell the truth to the old emperor, or did not finish his words, that the incident with the newborn baby happened.
It can be considered as repaying the kindness I showed you in the past.
If they knew that the new leader was him, not only the foolish old emperor, but also none of the princes' maternal families would let him go.
Jun Qiulan sighed. The newborn baby was innocent, but these people accused him of these sins.
The news from here cannot be spread to the capital for the time being, so it is not yet time for a head-on confrontation.
Fortunately, they are confident now.
It is a bit poor, but we can develop slowly. The first thing is to let the government do business. This is also the strategy Jun Qiulan gave to Duan Wenzhi.
What is the most profitable?
The time travelers in the novels had already told him.
Glass.
Once this thing is produced, it will have a huge impact on Liuli.
Moreover, this glass is used to make money from the rich.
Take the money from the rich and put it into their hands, and then use it to develop people's livelihood.
At the same time, to set up a factory, you also need to recruit employees.
No money to recruit people at the beginning? Well, there are many villains exiled from the border town, so let's pull them over to fill the gap first.
Although Jun Qiulan wants to create an equal world, real criminals are excluded, especially those who are unforgivable.
For example, those villains who defiled the innocence of a girl will not be sentenced to death, but will only be sentenced to imprisonment, which averages three to five years. If they are still alive after the service, they will be released. However, in Jun Qiulan's eyes, such people deserve to die.
He suddenly thought of something and shook his head helplessly.
He saw a news report in modern times, which asked why such criminals could not be directly sentenced to death. This behavior was simply outrageous to both humans and gods, and some people even questioned whether the law was fair. The answer below was that it was to leave room for the victims to survive.
Since killing someone requires a life sentence and defiling a girl also requires a life sentence, the girl probably has no way to survive.
If he is alive, it is possible to sue him, but if he is dead, it is not certain that he can be found.
Therefore, not sentencing criminals to death for such crimes is for the sake of the victims.
Then he thought again that such criminal law was not applicable in their world.
If a girl here is defiled, she will probably not be able to survive even if she is spared.
Even if her family understood her, even if she cut her hair and became a nun, even if the criminal was brought to justice, she would be criticized for the rest of her life.
There are even many cases of victim blaming.
How can they survive in such a situation?
Jun Qiulan let out a breath of foul air. When the time comes, they will have to formulate reasonable laws based on the current situation of their world.
Perhaps, it will need to be reprinted again and again. At the beginning, I am afraid that severe punishments will be used to deter a group of prisoners...
That’s going too far.
There are too many things to do and not many useful people around me.
We still have to think of a solution.
When the business is successful, the government can make money, provide jobs for the people, and the people can also make money.
The money earned by the government is used to improve people's livelihood, and the people can earn money and live a good life.
Every household has food, and can make two sets of clothes every year. Every now and then, they can have some oily food.
In the eyes of ordinary people, such a life is like a life of gods.
In Jun Qiulan's view, this is an era where everything needs to be rebuilt.
He didn't stay in the general's mansion for long. After talking to Jun Shuwan, he went to see her experiment and then quietly left through the back door of the general's mansion.
The situation in the city is no longer as severe as when the drought was first reported. This is probably because the sweet potatoes have been planted and are growing very well.
While walking on the street, Jun Qiulan could even hear people discussing sweet potatoes.
There must have been women from military households involved as well.
It is said that General Huo got a batch of sweet potato seedlings from somewhere and planted them in the military camp overnight.
It is food, and it has been carefully taken care of in previous years, but this year patrol personnel have also been arranged to patrol continuously for twelve hours.
It can be seen that the general values this new grain.
This undoubtedly gives the people more confidence to survive this year.
Even though many people live in the city, who doesn’t have land?
In this era, no matter whether you are a royal relative, a wealthy businessman, or even a commoner, you will find a way to get yourself a couple of acres of land. Even if you don't like it yourself, you can rent it out to provide extra security and income.
The only thing we are worried about now is the drought.
Prefect Duan sent people to dig dozens of wells in the city for free. I heard that these wells are much deeper than the previous ones.
They prayed that these wells would have a constant supply of water.
With the stored food at home and the food that could be harvested in the future, as long as they had water to drink, they could survive even if they couldn't take a bath.
Jun Qiulan listened quietly for a while.
I'm afraid that this water is not enough just by digging the well deeper.
Although it is groundwater, it will become scarce if more people use it.
I'm afraid that if a drought really comes, the government will have to step in and impose certain restrictions.
I’m afraid some people will waste water.
At that time, the amount of water each family can take per day will be determined based on the number of people in each household.
If this water is not used, it will evaporate during droughts, but if it is not controlled, it will probably be lost even faster.
If only he could bring water from somewhere else.
Jun Qiulan shook his head, this was too difficult.
He listened to the aunties and ladies' gossip for a while.
Finally, an aunt said mysteriously that the provincial capital a little further south had started collecting a head tax this year, and each person had to pay two hundred coins.
"Is this really true? Impossible?"
"You probably don't know, but my nephew from my mother's mother's uncle's family went out on business and just came back last night. He heard from people in the state capital that not only one state capital has to pay, but every state capital has to pay, and every citizen in the world has to pay."
"Oh, this...this, this, the border town hasn't sent any news yet, what's going on?"
"Perhaps it's because the border town is far from the imperial city, and that imperial edict hasn't been sent yet?"
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When everyone heard this, they became anxious.
Even though they lived in the city, they were not well off. The tax was collected per person, and everyone had to pay. Their entire family had to pay nearly two taels of silver.
If we save this money, it will be enough for the family to use for several months.
"Is this not going to let people live?"
One of the aunties was so sad that she started crying.
Life this year has been so difficult, and those most noble masters still treat them like this.
I can’t live anymore. I can’t live anymore.
Why not just buy a bag of arsenic as a family and die together.
Better to live in misery.
Jun Qiulan sighed. This matter would be exposed sooner or later. Even if the neighboring states united together, if there was no drought in the southern parts and the government did nothing, they would probably start collecting the head tax.
I really don’t know if that child can withstand the resentment of the people.
She walked out from the shadows and said, "Aunts, don't worry. I heard from my friend who works as a clerk in the government office that we have also received the order from the higher-ups, but our prefect Duan stopped us from handing it in while he went to reason with the higher-ups."
"Are you serious?" The aunties looked at his clothes and appearance, and found that he was indeed very elegant, like a scholar.
The network of contacts that scholars make is different from theirs.
Jun Qiulan nodded, "Don't worry, our Governor Duan is a good official. He is still trying to find a way to help everyone get through this difficult time."
The aunts recalled that after Magistrate Duan took office, everyone's life had indeed become much better.
Even the security in the city has improved a lot.
In the past, you would often hear about someone’s house being robbed or someone being mugged.
We rarely hear such news nowadays.
When Lord Duan first arrived, he dealt with all this severely.
Next, several aunts began to list Mr. Duan’s contributions in detail.
Perhaps it was because Jun Qiulan's face looked very convincing, and now everyone believed that Lord Duan had suppressed the news about the head tax.
Jun Qiulan curled the corners of his mouth.
If all officials in the world could work for the welfare of the people like Senior Brother Duan Wen does, the world would be a much better place.
He walked and stopped along the way, occasionally secretly listening to the people's conversations, and finally went to Song Yan's shop, then got on a donkey cart and went home with his cousins.
Song Ting: "It's almost time for us to leave."
The goods have been almost sold, and they have almost collected the goods.
If there are any more, they won’t be able to move them away.
Jun Qiulan understood: "I will prepare everything for my cousin as we agreed before."
One is the white sugar that is originally going to be sold, and the other is the recipe.
It is still a little difficult to spread the food in the border town now. If it is sent to the south of the Yangtze River, it may be sold at a good price and achieve Jun Qiulan's desired goal.
"Besides that, I have something else I'd like to ask my cousin for help with."
Song Ting was also smart: "It's sweet potatoes, right? I've already figured this out and even reserved a car for it."
Jun Qiulan nodded. "Just like last year's potatoes, we can sell them at a low price. We can also promote this as a specialty of the border town and its high yield."
Song Ting nodded. "Don't worry about this. The news of the high yield of sweet potatoes has spread. I'm afraid the neighboring places are also looking for this kind of grain. No matter how much you take out, you can sell it all."
The look he gave Jun Qiulan was actually a bit complicated.
Dangers and opportunities coexist.
It was obvious that my cousin's opportunity was now in danger.
The people above...
Would you really allow your cousin to exist like this?
No matter how great or amazing the opportunity is, we are still just flesh and blood, and we are still ordinary people who eat grains and cereals.
Jun Qiulan was silent for a moment. "If possible, can you let my cousin bring his family to live in the border town? I promise that everyone will live a good life and be safe."
Song Yan understood more, "Is the situation out of control?"
Jun Qiulan sighed, "If there hadn't been this year's drought, we would have just closed the door and lived our own lives."
Several things happened, piled up together.
It has put him in the spotlight.
As long as he could get a definite guarantee from Huo Lian, he could implement the next plan.
If not, even if Huo Lian had a slight hesitation, he would not put his family in danger and would definitely choose another path.
Jun Qiulan continued, "Although the environment in Border Town is not very good this year, it will definitely be different next year."
If my grandfather and his family were still living in their ancestral hometown, their lives would probably be in danger once the higher-ups discovered that he was rebelling.
Song Ting sighed, "Actually, my grandparents mentioned before that they wanted to come over."
In the end, it was not implemented simply because they were too old and were afraid that they could not handle traveling thousands of miles.
His parents and his second uncle's family all disagreed, fearing that something might go wrong for the old man on the way.
Jun Qiulan pursed her lips and said, "I can modify the carriage a little bit to make the journey more comfortable..."
Song Ting waved his hand, "You don't have to tell me, I understand. If they can be reformed, then reform them. Anyway, I'll go back and talk to them. Let them make their own decision."
Jun Qiulan also understood, "Cousin, please try to persuade her and reveal some information from here. Human lives are at stake. Don't wait until the last minute to make a decision."
If he could lead people across now, perhaps things would be easier and everyone could be spared the suffering of the bumpy ride.
Just like he smuggled luggage, he went there first, sent his grandfather's family from home to the rental house, and then he came back and brought them here.
As for his identity not being able to leave the border town, now that he has Senior Brother Duan Wen here, it is not difficult for him to help him get a fake identity.
Even if Huo Lian could not accept his and Mr. Su's ideas, he would definitely cover up for him at this critical juncture.
Let’s give it a try first.
I haven’t decided how much weight I can carry yet, and I said I would give it a try, but I never did, and I haven’t found the time.
When they got home and just tied up the donkey cart, Jun Yu came back holding a half-grown lamb.
The lamb was dying.
The villagers raise more sheep than pigs.
You can let it roam free, take it to the woods or the hillside, tie it up, and it will eat grass on its own.
Moreover, the price of mutton is high, and selling it to wealthy people in the city can also bring extra income to the family, and the wool can be kept to fill mattresses and winter clothes.
"Dad, what's going on?"
Jun Yu was somewhat helpless. "A child in the school tied his lamb to the slope when he came to school. He didn't tie it firmly, so the lamb started flapping around and rolled down the slope."
There are quite a lot of people raising animals like this in the village, and everyone has marked their bodies.
Generally, villagers would not intentionally destroy or harm others. They are all from the same village, and occasional quarrels are fine, but when it comes to major issues, everyone's hearts are not that bad.
When the child got home from school, he saw the sheep had fallen like this and started crying breathlessly.
Thinking about his wife saying a few days ago that she hadn't eaten the lamb soup for a long time, he simply spent money to buy it back.
Jun Qiulan was also a little helpless.
I always feel like I hit the pillow as soon as I feel sleepy. What’s going on?
This little lamb is not a lamb, and it is estimated to weigh about 40 kilograms.
It is about ten pounds heavier than the weight in the previous test.
Just enough for his experiment this time.
It’s not that he hasn’t thought about making it big. He has done so many things since the last experiment.
I wonder if this mysterious power has given him any benefit.
He now wants more urgently to lead people through time and space.
Every moment of delay would increase the danger.
Jun Qiulan: "Dad, don't kill the sheep yet."
Jun Yu instantly understood what Jun Qiulan meant and threw the sheep to his son.
"You can figure it out yourself. I need to figure out the combination lock you got back."
The study was divided into two halves. Jun Qiulan had previously thought of getting some lethal door locks, but the restrictions were too high and ordinary people couldn't afford them.
You can only buy password locks with early warning functions.
Later, the inner layer was renovated and divided into two floors, above ground and underground.
It's their secret base.
Even if there is danger one day, the couple can go in and hide.
Many families in border towns dug cellars in all sorts of unexpected places in their homes.
It's not for storing food, but for having a shelter when danger comes.
This is the experience passed down by our ancestors.
Border towns have been lost before.
Their basement is more secure than that of ordinary people's homes. First, they have to open the combination lock of the small study and the disguised steel door.
Even if it was the roof, I couldn't get down because it was sealed with cement.
Use fire attack?
Isn't that a coincidence? Jun Qiulan specially made fireproof and heat-insulating materials.
Even if there is a raging fire outside, the temperature inside can be maintained at a slightly more suitable level.
It was not completely safe, so the father and son planned to continue digging in the basement and dig a tunnel leading to the mountains.
It is also the last line of defense for the family.
However, this matter cannot be troubled by outsiders, so only the father and son can take the time to dig some.
Fortunately, the soil here is not too hard, and they have digging tools from another world, which can save a lot of effort.
Jun Yu went to do his work, and the brothers Song Ting and Song Yan also had to prepare to go back. Of course, Song Yan still had to stay.
Song Xirong was also holding Jun Baisong and chatting with a few aunts next door while doing handicrafts.
Jun Qiulan seemed to have nothing to do today, so she simply carried the little lamb back to her room.
He touched the lamb's head, hoping that the lamb would do better.
In the blink of an eye, I returned to the rental house.
Before I could check if the lamb was okay, a bunch of messages popped up on my phone.
He was also a little helpless. There was no signal when he returned, and he still hadn't figured out a solution to this problem.
Jun Qiulan could only hold the lamb in one hand to observe the lamb's condition, and take out his mobile phone to check messages with the other hand.
A sigh of relief.
It's no big deal.
Most of the messages were sent by Xu Su.
There are several documents, one of which is about future planning, which you can read slowly.
The other is some notices that came to the door. After Xu Su sorted them out, he classified them into levels and filtered out the inappropriate ones.
This allows Jun Qiulan to see at a glance what kind of notices they are, and some of them also include intended remuneration and appearance fees.
Don’t worry, take your time.
There is also the costume suspense detective drama that Jun Qiulan played last year, in which Zhang Li also played a small role, which has started airing.
Since it's a small crew, the show didn't get much attention when it first aired, so Director Su wanted Jun Qiulan to help repost it. Of course, they didn't do it for free, they paid for it.
Since I couldn’t contact Jun Qiulan, I had no choice but to contact the studio.
Jun Qiulan didn't even think about it and went straight to Weibo to repost it with the caption: Find where I am.
His role was a minor guard who appeared only a few times.
On the contrary, Zhang Li played a decent role, and was the victim of that case.
Zhang Li is now an artist under his company and can make money for him. Others can take advantage of his popularity, so why not let his own people do so?
The last thing was also sent not long ago.
The city where he was about to record the show had a heavy rain last night, causing flooding. The show might have to be postponed or the shooting city might have to be changed.
Jun Qiulan frowned slightly.
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