The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1691

[1691.Chapter 1608: Establishing moral integrity and meritorious deeds]

one’s virtues and merits. How can a person who has never read a book understand a book? What insights can he get from a book?

The most terrifying thing is that there are so many people in this world who have never read a book.

The Chen Shisan in front of me is one of them.

From this person, Emperor Hongzhi wanted to know whether these thousands of people could really understand Ming Song as Fang Jifan said, and what they could learn from it.

If only… Chen Shisan could benefit a lot from it.

This is enough to make people feel terrible.

Because there may be only one emperor in the world.

There are tens of thousands of civil and military officials.

There are one hundred thousand scholars.

But there are tens of millions of people.

If one person can get some benefits from it, the benefits accumulated by tens of millions of people will be enough to shock the world.

Emperor Hongzhi still looked at Chen Shisan, and saw that his face was slightly timid and his body was like sieve chaff. Emperor Hongzhi’s face became gentler, and he said pleasantly: “You learn very quickly, it only takes a few days.” , and learned more than a hundred characters?”

Although Chen Shisan was a little frightened, he still tried hard to answer: “The common people learn characters by guessing. In some places, they ask each other for advice, which is not what the common people have. The clever thing is… you can get real benefits after reading this book, so Xiaomin… must learn it. Xiaomin himself doesn’t understand it. He can’t understand any other books, Cha Cha. It’s this book that seems to be inseparable.”

Emperor Hongzhi was happy and said with a smile, “Because this is a strange book.”

As he said that, he looked around.

Many of the ministers on the left and right looked unnatural on their faces.

Emperor Hongzhi withdrew his gaze, and then said: “Okay, I trust your family, so I’m going to test you. Which is your favorite passage?”

Chen Shisan immediately said: “There is a passage, Xiaomin. Not only can I read it, but I can also recite it. This paragraph is from the ninth section of Ming Song, the third section of Pig Raising, about the postpartum care of sows.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…” “

Ahem. …Ahem…”

Coughs suddenly appeared one after another in Chongwen Hall.

Emperor Hongzhi ignored it, but tapped the document with his knuckles with great interest, and said calmly: “Put it on your back and listen.” After

Chen Shisan calmed himself down, he boldly said: “First, before giving birth, you must treat the mother Pigs should eat less to avoid microworm infection before farrowing. Secondly, the sow must be cleaned before farrowing, especially the feces, which must be done on time and must not be accumulated in the pen. Thirdly, when giving birth, it must be carried upside down with the left hand. For piglets, tie the umbilical cord with your right hand. The knotted area should be half an inch from the belly button. Fourth, after giving birth, the sow’s old milk needs to be squeezed out and the milk-producing area cleaned. If possible, iodine can be used. Wine. Fifth, the piglets need to be observed during the nursing period. The weight of the piglets must reach 12 pounds within three weeks. Sixth: The sow produces milk, which is related to the survival of the piglets. It is advisable to feed sweet potato leaves, beets, etc. “

Chen Shisan memorized it so quickly that Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but open the book and compared the text. He found that except for a few places where Chen Shisan should have misunderstood the words, everything else was exactly the same as in the book.

At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.

Although I know this book is a good book, listening to it… I always feel a bit funny.

After Chen Shisan finished memorizing it, Emperor Hongzhi asked: “Why are you interested in this?”

“Because… the common people plan to raise pigs.”

“…”

This… is really outspoken.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help laughing, but he felt that his question was a bit redundant.

But all the officials burst into laughter.

Emperor Hongzhi coughed and suppressed the laughter: “Huh? The Qing family has never raised pigs before? Can’t they afford it?”

“It’s not that they can’t afford it.” Chen Shisan gradually relaxed and answered honestly : “But raising pigs may not be profitable. In the early days, the cost of raising pigs was indeed too high, and it was really unaffordable to raise them. At that time, after all, I couldn’t eat, and people couldn’t have enough to eat. Where could there be food for the pigs? ? But after that, first there were sweet potatoes, and Xiaomin barely managed to avoid starvation. Later, Xishan Bank began to recruit tenants, and the villain signed up. Who knew that Xiaomin’s family of seven actually rented a farm? After reaching thirty acres of land, and it is still rent-free, the common people are thinking that not only can they have enough to eat and drink, but also… in addition to paying for His Majesty’s royal food, there is still some surplus food at home. “

There was sudden silence in Chongwen Hall.

The Xishan Bank acquired countless pieces of land. Although the gentry was filled with grief, today… Emperor Hongzhi really saw the common people under his rule, and he was sincerely grateful for the rent exemption.

But at this time, Chen Shisan actually began to mourn: “Xiao Min hates me, I just hate that Xiao Min has two brothers above him. They were born short-lived, but they can’t live today. They… they met In the disaster years, people would starve to death. If there were Xishan Bank and rent-free fields distributed by His Majesty and Qi Guogong at that time, they… I’m afraid that now… now…”

Chen Shisan’s body trembled.

A commoner like this is considered lucky to live to be in his thirties like Chen Shisan. Those who died are not only still in the hearts of their closest relatives, but also for other people who have long been accustomed to life and death. For me, I have long been numb, and it won’t take long before I will be forgotten that I ever had this short life in this world.

Chen Shisan couldn’t stop crying when he talked about his two brothers who starved to death.

At this moment, Chongwen Hall was extremely quiet.

Perhaps some ministers have long been accustomed to treating human lives as nothing, treating them as ants, and even denounced them as villagers.

But now… when I see a grassroots person, I will cry like them, and deep down, I have the same emotions as them.

This kind of empathy common to human beings can’t help but show some of it.

So… all the officials were silent, and except for Chen Shisan’s low sobs, there was no sound in the hall.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned involuntarily, his eyes were slightly red, and he seemed to be deeply affected. He was a soft-hearted person, and he couldn’t help crying.

Subconsciously, Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Fang Jifan, then nodded, and encouraged Chen Shisan: “The Qing family continues to talk, is it because they have surplus grain that they dare to raise pigs?”

Chen Shisan wiped his tears and said: “This is not true. Even if it is surplus food, I dare not waste it at will. Your Majesty… you know that raising pigs not only wastes food, but most importantly, it also costs manpower to build pig houses. This is fine. , the losses involved are also staggering. If nothing else is said, if this sow gives birth to ten pigs, she will be lucky if five of them survive. And if she can feed three of these five pigs, she will also be lucky. If the luck is bad and you may not survive, then all your hard work will be in vain. At that time, even if you want to cry, you will not be able to cry. “

In this world, even human life is like a piece of grass, and the survival rate is so low. “

The low income is terrible, so people have the idea that having more children means more blessings, because the more sons you have, the more likely your legacy will be to continue. This pig’s life…not to mention it.

Chen Shisan continued: “The reason why Xiaomin went to find a few piglets and planned to raise pigs was because this time Xiaomin learned some methods of raising pigs from this Mingsong. These methods were given by Xiaomin in Zhuangzi. The tribesmen have tried it, and sure enough, if they follow the instructions in the book, the piglet’s survival rate can be as high as 70-80%, 70-80%. Your Majesty, the common people don’t know what the truth is. They only know that the 30% to 40% survival rate in the past, It has doubled. As long as you are willing to put in the effort, you will have meat to eat in the future, and you can even get money in exchange for it. If you are not very lucky, you will not lose too much if you don’t raise such a pig. “

To be honest, Your Majesty, nowadays, there are more and more people in Zhuangzi who are willing to raise pigs. Who doesn’t want to eat meat? The common people have hands and feet, and they are full of strength. As long as we don’t lose money, and there are some methods for caring for sows and piglets in Ming Song’s book, why don’t you guys want to give up this little energy and food?” When

Chen Shisan said this, everyone finally understood.

I see.

These people are actually very smart.

They know how to calculate the gains and losses of interests better than anyone else.

This is different from the people in this temple. The people in the temple are all counting big profits. They can even abandon the small profits in front of them to pursue greater benefits.

Therefore… they often boast that they have wisdom that is different from ordinary people.

In fact…it’s not that the common people are brainless, it’s just that for the common people, every investment they make must be calculated carefully and every penny is spent, because any mistake may make them hungry, and they will bear the consequences. I can’t afford the risk of making the slightest mistake, so…it seems like I have to spend every penny and only see small profits, but I still have a different kind of survival wisdom.

Emperor Hongzhi cried and laughed when he saw Chen Shisan. When Chen Shisan talked about raising pigs, his eyes seemed to shine with a different kind of light.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but sigh with emotion: “How many pigs does the Qing family raise?”

Chen Shisan replied honestly: “We bought six piglets in total. They have just been raised. They were bought from Xiaomin’s brother.”

Emperor Hongzhi was surprised .

“Have you raised so many?”

Chen Shisan said, “We have to be just in case. Now half of them are free-range, and the other half is going to cut some pig grass or feed them with some grains. If they can all be put into the market, , Xiaomin’s life is prosperous this year. Xiaomin has made plans this year. He has to tighten his belt to get through it. After surviving this year, he has made profits. At the end of the year, Xiaomin even plans to kill a pig. In addition to giving The tribesmen in Zhuangzi share some of the food, and they can eat meat every meal during the New Year. The rest is bought with some salt and pickled. Even the pig head can be used to sacrifice to the ancestors. If the ancestors know that the common people use pig head meat to sacrifice to them, they will God has a spirit, I don’t know how happy I am.”

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