The two children fell asleep after breastfeeding. Sure enough, it is human nature to want to sleep when they are full.
Although they fell asleep, they were still taken out to have their hair shaved off.
They hired a craftsman outside who specializes in shaving children's hair. Their skills were excellent, and they shaved their hair gently. Watching from the sidelines, I always felt that the child slept a little more soundly.
So there are benefits to shaving your head
Little Qian wrung out a warm towel and wiped their heads. The two children moved, and their eyes seemed to open a crack, but they closed them again soon and continued to sleep.
Mrs. Zheng took out two small hats, put them on with a smile, and said in a low voice, "I made them for them. They are breathable. Even if you wear them now, they won't be hot or cold."
Besides the hat, Mrs. Zheng also gave them a jade rabbit, but unfortunately they are still too young to play with these toys.
So Zhou Man, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang generously kept it for them.
The child is asleep, and their moments of parenthood are useless.
Zhou Man brought a little jade rabbit back to the study, played with it for a while and put it aside, "I've figured out how to write it."
Bai Shan smiled, and handed her the ink he had just sharpened, "Here you are."
Zhou Man took the inkstone, put it aside, handed him his empty inkstone, and glanced at the official documents on his case, "You still have so many official documents?"
Bai Shan nodded, "The summer harvest is just around the corner, and all villages have to make arrangements, and the next season's official salt is also being prepared. This time, the preparation time is half a year shorter than before, so there are many things to be arranged."
Zhou Man felt that he was not very relaxed, so he immediately became happy, and started to write his own notes excitedly, even the sentences were a little more lively than before.
After finishing writing, polish it and then copy it on a blank booklet and send it out.
She felt that her writing was quite good, and the officials would most likely agree to it, and the officials in the court and the central government would probably not object to it. After all, is this a win-win thing
Zhou Man happily continued to vaccinate and see a doctor in Beihai County, while waiting for the reply from the capital.
As a result, she waited for ten days without news, and after waiting for another ten days, all the wheat was harvested, and the officials who bought salt for the second time came to Beihai County, but there was still no news from her.
Zhou Man was dissatisfied, "Since when did the capital's work efficiency become so low?"
Bai Shan took out a letter and handed it to her, "You've been busy with vaccinations recently, and I don't have time to talk to you, just take a look."
"What's this?"
"This is Brother Tang's letter. By the way, I still have Mr.'s letter here." Bai Shanyi found out and handed it to her.
Zhou Man didn't read the content, but scanned the envelope first, "It's all for you."
Bai Shandao: "Without involving the medical department, they naturally wouldn't write to you."
Taking advantage of Zhou Man's time reading the letter, he summarized what happened in the capital, "I calculated the time, unfortunately, when your letter arrived in the capital, it should be at the same time that Mr. Wei wrote a letter to reform the salt administration."
Wei Zhi called for the reform of the salt administration for two years, but prepared for nearly ten years.
The whole court also knew that Wei Zhi and the emperor wanted to reform the salt policy, especially the salt tax problem in Jiangnan was particularly serious.
But how to reform specifically, because Wei Zhi has never made a specific change, and no one knows except the emperor and a few related ministers.
But this time, Wei Zhi went up and listed the reforms of the salt administration in detail, which naturally included the reform of the salt tax.
As soon as the book was published, not to mention the officials of the Jiangnan faction, the whole court was shocked, and then there was a loud voice, some loudly opposed it, and some raised their opinions loudly, but very few agreed.
For such a big matter, Zhou Man's papers at this time are not worth discussing in the court in the eyes of all officials.
The Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China gave an opinion of "to be discussed" after only one glance. Now that the court is in a mess, let's put this kind of matter that is not particularly urgent.
Menxia Province didn't even have any objection to this reply, and after passing the review, he sent it to the Ministry of Officials, and just left a message: "Think about it."
In other words, you can think about it now.
But just think about it, not to mention whether the Ministry of Officials is happy or not, he is just willing to promote this matter actively, and even if he turns around, he will forget about it.
Now everyone's mind is on the salt administration, and on the officialdom in Jiangnan, who cares about other trivial matters
Like other things, there are rules to follow, follow the old rules, disaster-stricken people, tax-exempt people, this kind of things follow the old rules, after a quick decision, everyone continues to "discuss" the matter of the salt administration, and occasionally greet them carelessly The other party's body, character, and even ancestors...
As for Zhou Man, there are no old rules. If it is not very urgent, it will be put aside first. If it is very urgent, it will be taken out for quick discussion and a decision will be made before sending it on.
So apart from officials like Zhou Man, many officials actually feel that the efficiency of handling affairs in the capital is very high recently, which is much higher than before.
After reading the letter, Zhou Man was stunned, "So it's because I chose a bad time to write the letter, and then I got tricked?"
Bai Shan nodded, "I think that before the reform of the salt administration is decided, everyone should not be in the mood to discuss your notes."
Zhou Man took out Mr. Zhuang's letter and read it carefully from the beginning again.
Mr. Zhuang wrote down all the main points of Wei Zhi's salt policy reform and sent them to Bai Shan.
Zhou Man asked him, "What do you think of Mr. Wei's method?"
Bai Shan nodded and said: "I don't know what will happen in the future, but as far as the moment is concerned, this reform method is indeed of great benefit to the country and the people."
Wei Zhi must have wanted to reform the salt administration for a long time, so he was well prepared, even if Bai Shan looked at the reform with a critical eye, he couldn't find a few problems.
Zhou Man pointed to the red mark on the letter and asked, "You wrote this?"
Bai Shan glanced at it and then nodded, "You don't know my handwriting?"
Zhou Man ignored him, but looked at the lines of red criticism and said: "If you set the price of salt so low all at once, I'm afraid the reform will be even more difficult."
"I know," Bai Shan said, "but the opportunity is so rare, if it doesn't pass this time, it will be even more difficult to reform next time."
He said: "Now it's different from before. Now we have sun-dried salt, and the cost of salt production has been greatly reduced. At the price I lowered, the county governments in various places still make money. Although it is small, it is small profits but quick turnover. "
"Private salt has been repeatedly banned, why?" Bai Shandao: "It is because the price of official salt has become very high after adding salt tax and the income of the county government. But the county government is the place to manage the people, not the business name. , it should not be for profit. If official salt is cheaper than private salt, will the common people still buy private salt?"
And when the profit of salt drops to a certain level, how many people will still smuggle salt
Zhou Man pondered, but still shook his head after a long while, "I know what you said is correct, but you must not tell the officials in the court like this, let alone tell the county government of this idea, otherwise the reform of the salt administration will be even worse. Difficult to implement... ”