In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 259 Crazy Thoughts

A group of dozens of people walked into the castle surrounded by Lin Rui. The agricultural officer, judicial officer and hundreds of household officers in charge of the production team had already been waiting respectfully at the door.

Due to limited conditions, the entire castle looks very simple, with either mud bricks or thatch, very little wood and stones, and almost no other decorations.

In the entire castle, apart from a few maids serving as clerks, there were only a few women busy cooking in the cafeteria. The meals were also simple white flour steamed buns and mutton bone soup.

Lin Rui took the trouble to carefully inspect the castle, trying to understand everyone's living conditions, and would ask the three chief officers in the castle from time to time.

Compared with a village of 500 people, such a castle is only suitable for collective living and eating together. If you live separately and have separate kitchens, it will appear very cramped and crowded.

"In the future, you should provide more snacks, and try your best to make everyone's life better under limited conditions. For example, you can build some bathhouses, and you can also plant more vegetables and raise more vegetables while ensuring that the production tasks are completed. Feed the pigs some chickens and so on. You can also give everyone a day or two off occasionally and organize some programs to make everyone happy...

Anyway, just one sentence, from now on, as long as each production team can hand over the prescribed grain on time, there is no need to follow the rules. As long as you think it is right and reasonable, it can make everyone's life better. If there is a conflict with the regulations, there is no need to ask for instructions on everything, just go ahead and do it. "

After getting to know each other, Lin Rui also realized many problems. The most important one was that these ladies were too obedient.

They will do whatever he and the Ministry of Agriculture stipulate. If there is no stipulation, they will not do it. Even if some ladies have their own ideas, they will report the matter first, no matter how big or small it is, and only wait for the Ministry of Agriculture's reply before they dare to do it.

Although this kind of rigid management model will not cause problems, it also lacks vitality and will definitely not work over time.

Therefore, Lin Rui plans to give them the courage and power to improve everyone's lives according to their own ideas as much as possible.

After all, these ladies are all people who play house, and they must all know how to live a better life, and they all know what is reasonable and what is unreasonable, but they just have worries in their hearts and can't let go.

Sure enough, after Lin Rui finished speaking, the eyes of all the ladies lit up. It was obvious that Lin Rui's words touched their hearts.

Next, Lin Rui took the trouble to visit all 32 guards, and finally summoned more than 300 wives of the production team, hundreds of households, thousands of households, and judicial officers, and thousands of people together.

"I have brought everyone together today just to hear everyone's opinions and some of the existing problems. Don't worry, feel free to speak freely."

The meeting was held in an acropolis that had just been built with city walls. Lin Rui first called together more than 300 ladies in charge of government and agricultural affairs.

At this moment, in the open space, more than 300 ladies were sitting on low stools under the scorching sun. They were all quite nervous. After Lin Rui finished speaking, no one dared to speak for a long time. They were all communicating with each other with their eyes.

"I know that the conditions here are limited, and your respective production teams must have many difficulties. Let's talk about them and see what difficulties they have."

Seeing that none of them spoke, Lin Rui had no choice but to speak out again. Finally, seeing that no one dared to take the lead, Lin Rui had no choice but to click on the one in the front row.

"It starts with you!"

"It's the king."

The lady who was called had to stand up, then hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that the most lacking thing in each production team at present is doctors and medicinal materials. Many people are sick or injured, and they cannot get it." When it comes to treatment, several people in our production team were accidentally injured while working last year, and two of them injured their muscles and bones. There was no doctor, and they ended up being disabled. Now they can only take care of the horses."

After the lady finished speaking, almost all the ladies nodded. Apparently this situation is very common in various production teams.

"Lu Shangshu, so far, how many people have died in total from each guard, and how many are disabled due to injuries?"

Seeing their reaction, Lin Rui realized that the problem might be serious, so he turned to look at Mrs. Lu.

"Back to your Majesty, we have lost a total of 120 people so far, most of whom died of illness, and there are nearly [-] disabled people." Mrs. Lu recalled and replied.

"What? There have been so many casualties in just half a year? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Lin Rui was also shocked. There were only more than 6 people in total, and the casualties were close to 1%.

"This…"

Facing Lin Rui's questioning, Mrs. Lu was speechless and even a little aggrieved.

Because in her opinion, Hua Guo's conditions were here, and even if she reported it to Lin Rui at that time, it would only cause him more trouble.

What's more, tens of thousands of people stayed away from the Ming Dynasty to open up wasteland and cultivate fields on the grasslands. In one year, only more than 600 people were killed or injured. This is already considered normal. It can't keep up with the number of accidental deaths every year in a county in the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Rui also knew that she couldn't be blamed for this matter, so he didn't worry about it anymore. Instead, he looked at the ladies below and said, "Well, the problem of lack of medical treatment and lack of medicine is indeed urgent to be solved. Okay, I will Remove some doctors from Datong as soon as possible, first assign a doctor and the required medicinal materials to each guard, and strive to assign a doctor to each production team in the future."

After saying that, he said to Mrs. Lu: "Write it down and remind me when you return to Datong." "I have already written it down." Mrs. Lu didn't need to be reminded at all. She had already written it down, obviously she was interested in Lin Rui's temper. Couldn't understand more.

"Thank you, King."

Everyone got up excitedly and hurriedly thanked him. After all, with the doctor and the medicinal materials, everyone would be protected in the future and no longer have to worry about getting sick or injured as before.

"Okay, are there any other problems? Raise them all. As long as they can be solved, they will be solved today."

Lin Rui waved his hand and asked again. After this inspection, he might not come again for a long time, so he held such a symposium.

"Your Majesty, I think that in addition to growing wheat, you can also grow a small amount of other food crops, such as beans, rape, hemp, cotton, etc., so that in the future, each production team can build their own oil press houses and make some weaving fabrics. Machines, textile looms, men can train during the off-season, and women can weave..."

"Your Majesty, I think I can plant some more vegetables and build some pig pens and chicken coops outside the castle..."

After what happened just now, everyone became more courageous and knew that the opportunity was rare. They stood up one after another and expressed their opinions, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

"That's it. I only have one request. Each guard must hand over [-] shi of grain every year starting from next year. As long as it does not conflict with the regulations of the imperial court, you can do whatever you want!"

In the end, Lin Rui decided to rule by inaction, and only gave general guidance to Wuyuan County in the future. He wanted to see what these production teams would eventually develop into, whether they would live and work in peace and contentment, or whether the people would live in poverty.

"Your Majesty, is this true?"

Everyone was obviously stunned and looked in disbelief.

"Of course it is true, so I hope you will not betray my trust and lead everyone to live a good life with no worries about food and clothing."

Lin Rui nodded and said solemnly.

Everyone was originally very grateful to Lin Rui, the great king who saved them from fire and water, and they all had the heart to repay their kindness. But now that they saw that he still trusted him so much, they were all moved and stood up and knelt on the ground sobbing.

Next, Lin Rui called more than 300 households and more than 300 judicial officers, and gave guidance on the questions they raised.

Lin Rui stayed in Wuyuan for a full month. It was not until Lin Xiuyun led the army to march along the Yellow River to Ningxia that he took Mrs. Lu back to naturalize.

In fact, Lin Rui liked staying in Wuyuan very much. Watching the scene of more than [-] people working on construction vigorously and passionately made him feel like he had returned to his previous life, because this was simply a replica of the Construction Corps.

"Madam, what do you think of this new farming system?"

"The system of collective work, collective food and accommodation established by the king is simply unprecedented. I believe that if this continues, in a few years, all the field guards will be able to live and work in peace and contentment, with adequate food and clothing, without exploitation."

In the carriage, facing Lin Rui's sudden question, Mrs. Lu paused for a moment, and then said sincerely. After speaking, there was a trace of reverence in her eyes.

Obviously, having presided over the overall situation in Wuyuan for nearly a year, Mrs. Lu has naturally felt the superiority of this system.

"It is a pity that this system cannot be promoted throughout the Ming Dynasty, otherwise the entire society will take a big step forward."

Lin Rui sighed. He knew that if he dared to rely on the scholars of this era to promote this method in the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely die without a burial place. He would probably be even worse than Wang Mang in the end.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for saying this. This system can only be implemented on a small scale. It cannot be fully implemented in the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, there will be big chaos. Even if it is enforced, it will not last long."

Mrs. Lu also boldly agreed that everyone has selfish motives. If the king hadn't forced those ladies not to marry, it is estimated that in a few years, the guards would not be as fair and harmonious as they are now.

"Madam, do you still hate me in your heart?"

Lin Rui suddenly asked.

Mrs. Lu was also caught off guard. She looked panicked, opened her mouth, and finally lowered her head.

Seeing her look like this, Lin Rui also smiled bitterly. A crazy idea suddenly appeared in his mind just now, that is, if Mrs. Lu no longer hates him, if those scholars dissatisfy him after returning, he will All the landlords and gentry had their homes confiscated and exiled, and then used their wives and daughters to help them divide the land, manage the people, teach children culture, and completely break and reorganize the social order.

After all, this is the only means and method to quickly implement the new system. Otherwise, it will take at least 30 to [-] years to slowly cultivate a new class of scholars, and the scholars cultivated may not necessarily be consistent with his ideas.

(End of this chapter)