Beihai County now has two sets of finances. Because the official salt matter involves confidentiality, Bai Shan is not at ease handing it over to Chief Song, or even any official in Beihai County. After all, it has a great influence.
Therefore, there is a separate set of account books for the sale of official salt, and now Bai Shan is in charge of this set of accounts, with Yin You and Bai Erlang on the side to help, plus his own staff, Mr. Cui, so it is not difficult.
but!
Master Song is the master of Beihai County. He has been operating in Beihai County for many years. Not to mention his extensive contacts, he also has good eyesight. He can also know that the current expenses are far greater than the income.
Bai Shan didn't bother to guess whether he was loyal or not. Anyway, the New Year's Eve was approaching, and it happened that someone should go to the local area to inspect the official farmland, so as to avoid problems with the long-term workers on the official farmland.
Master Song received the hard work and went home to pack his things. He didn't know that Bai Shan sent him out on purpose, he just thought it was a daily tour.
Moreover, County Magistrate Bai has attached great importance to official land in recent months, recruiting long-term workers and opening up a lot of wasteland for cultivation, so Master Song thinks that Bai Shan's move is because he values him.
So although Director Song felt that it was cold and bumpy to go to the countryside at this time, he still happily ran home to find his wife, "Pack up your things, I'm going to the countryside tomorrow."
Mrs. Song, "Why are you going to the countryside again? It's the cold winter months, isn't it slack for farming? What are you going to do in the countryside?"
"What do you know, Mr. Bai has opened up a lot of official land, this year he asked people to plant a lot of wheat, and next year he will plant rice and beans on the remaining land. I have to go to the countryside to see if the long-term workers are cheating or not. Slippery."
He said: "Those long-term workers have to receive wages every day. The money is all the money of the county government. They can't be left idle, so this time I go to the countryside to check a lot of things. This is the rare thing that Mr. Bai has reused since the beginning of winter. I, I have to do it, don't hold me back."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Song packed his luggage for him that night, and packed a lot of dry food in the package, telling him, "Don't be in a hurry to come back, I will take care of the family, and you can work hard for Master Bai." Bar."
Director Song always felt angry from these words, and he asked uncertainly, "Are you sincere or false?"
Mrs. Song gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Can I even eat Master Bai's jealousy?"
Speaking of this, she became more gentle, and waited on Mr. Song to wear outer clothes, "You can go to work with peace of mind. Some time ago, our Song family and Mr. Bai had a tense fight, and this time it happened to ease."
Master Song: "It's not me who got into trouble with your lord, it's uncle!"
Mrs. Song tidied his clothes and said, "Anyway, in the eyes of Mr. Bai and outsiders, you are together."
These words made Mr. Song feel stuck for a while, and he was still a little sullen when he went to the county government with the burden. In the eyes of everyone, Master Song was very dissatisfied with going to the countryside.
The yamen servants and clerks who went to the countryside with him were a little apprehensive, so nothing happened on the way.
They went to the countryside to check a lot of things. The long-term workers that Bai Shan now has under his command, because they are familiar with the work and have trust in the county government, so the current wages have been negotiated from every three days to every half a month.
The wages for half a month's settlement also follow the path drawn on the wooden sign. They need to complete a certain amount of tasks every day, and if they fail to do so, their wages will be deducted.
After the winter wheat was planted, the long-term workers thought that they would be idle and that they might have no wages to earn. Bai Shan gave them a lot of instructions, such as composting, building roads, repairing canals, building houses, cowsheds, chicken sheds...
So, the long-term workers who wanted to pack their bags and go home immediately settled down again, and they heard that they could be selected to repair the wharf if they did a good job.
For them in the past, repairing the pier was extremely hard work, but not anymore.
I heard that the wages of the workers repairing the wharf are higher than theirs, and their food and housing are better than theirs. It will be easier to get land to stay in Beihai County in the future.
Up to now, they have received an order to build a pigsty in every Guantian Zhuangzi, a pigsty that can raise at least 20 pigs, so the long-term workers are busier now. Although it is slack, they have something to do every day.
It is in sharp contrast with the leisurely villagers in the village not far away.
This made the villagers couldn't help repairing their houses and chicken sheds during the slack season, and also fertilized them together...
Zhou Man finally met Veterinary Pan while Master Song was circulating among various official farms and villages.
Now there are no horses in Beihai County to fan, and no one has reported sick cows or horses, so it seems useless to look at the Simu's Office. At least the officials of the county government don't quite understand why the Bai County Magistrate pays so much for Pan's veterinarian.
"Fan pig?"
Bai Shan and Zhou Man nodded together, Bai Shan said: "I have asked people to purchase piglets everywhere, and they will be temporarily raised in Guantian Zhuangzi outside the city, and will be castrated and sent to various Guantian Zhuangzi."
Veterinarian Pan was a little uneasy, "Are you going to slap it soon? I've been thinking about it since the adults told me last time, but I'm not very familiar with pigs, so I'm going to castrate them. I..."
Bai Shan immediately said: "Now there are a few pigs in Guantian Zhuangzi, we can have a try with them."
Zhou Man asked curiously, "How do you fan the horse?"
Veterinarian Pan didn't know what to say to Zhou Man's gaze.
Zhou Man saw that he was in such a difficult situation, so he simply asked in more detail, "It should have been cut off, how did you do it? Is the cut big?"
Veterinarian Pan glanced at County Magistrate Bai who was sitting beside him, and saw that he didn't care, so he didn't hesitate at all, and discussed with Zhou Man, "Actually, there is no need to make a big opening..."
The two of them opened up the topic, and they started discussing back and forth. Although humans and horses are different, surgery requires a breach. There is always something in common. Rest in peace.
People and horses are like this, so pigs naturally have something in common.
Veterinarian Pan discussed with Zhou Man, gained some confidence, and had a plan in mind, and said with a smile: "I will ask Mr. Zhou to give me some pointers."
Zhou Man immediately said: "I should be the one who asked veterinarian Pan for advice. In fact, I am also very interested in this. You go to see the pigs first, and we can go together when it comes to castration."
Veterinarian Pan frowned and asked, "How big a pig is suitable for castration? You can't follow the horse's example. Horses are generally domesticated after they reach one year old. After they are taught to ride, they will grow fat and strong, and then they will start fanning the horse. Rehabilitate it for a while, and then retrain it to ride when it is ready... "
But for pigs, they can be... slaughtered when they are one year old, right
Bai Shan looked at Zhou Man.
Zhou Man studied the information in the encyclopedia, and immediately said: "Piglets between seven and thirty days old are fine. Within this time limit, the earlier the better."