Crossing the Ming Dynasty to be the magistrate

Wen Yu took Fu Geer on a country road, and Fu Geer seldom got out of the door, his fat face flushed with excitement, holding Wen Yu's hand and bouncing around like a little rabbit.

After the fall, the weather turned cooler, and Mengyang was once again a wind outlet. In the past few days, there was a strong wind, and the houses of several poor villagers were blown down, and many people were injured.

After Wen Yu heard the news, he quickly sent people to settle them down. When the wounded were treated, he planned to go to the disaster-stricken area to inspect the disaster area and take Fu Geer along with him.

He is busy investigating cases these days and has no time to take care of his family.Brother Xiaofu has been sensible since he was born, he will only look at you with big watery eyes if he doesn't cry or make trouble.

Wen Yu really felt sorry for the child. It just so happened that there were not many things to do today, so he just went with the youngest son.

He took a closer look at the houses that were blown down, and found that most of them were thatched houses and some old earth-rammed houses, which would not last long even if there was no wind.Others that have not fallen are also crumbling, and it seems that there is no way to live in them.

Even so, ordinary people live together with seven or eight people. Seeing his red eyes, Fu Geer pulled Wen Yu's sleeve softly and said, "Daddy, they are so pitiful, they don't even have a home... ..."

Wen Yu patted his son's little hand comfortingly: "Don't worry, Daddy will take care of it." Hearing that little stars of admiration appeared in Fu Ge'er's eyes again, his father is really amazing!

Wen Yu is not just talking, after this investigation, he really wants to help the people of Mengyang solve the housing problem.

Leaving aside the counties, in Daming, rural people don’t need to pay the imperial court to build houses.It is very difficult for the imperial court to manage rural real estate, and the administrative jurisdiction only extends to the county seat, and the rural areas are governed by the gentry and clan.So as long as it conforms to the general plan, you can build whatever you want if you don’t need money.

As for the deed?Due to the need to pay taxes to the yamen after the transfer of ownership, most of the earthen houses in rural areas are rarely transferred in an open manner even if the property rights are changed, and they are all private transactions.So now people build their own houses, either because there is a difference, or because the raw materials are too expensive.

Wen Yu did some calculations, and if he wanted to build a few large brick houses in the countryside, the price would be enough to buy a small property in Mengyang County, so it's no wonder that ordinary people couldn't afford it.

If you want to improve your living environment, the most convenient way is to start directly with raw materials.At present, some households generally use blue bricks, and bad soil, thatch, and even bamboo are used.

The cost of green bricks cannot be reduced, and the adobe and thatched houses cannot accommodate people, so Wen Yu thought of red bricks.

When he graduated from university, he first went into sales, selling construction materials. Back then, one of his customers was fined a lot of money by the state for burning red bricks without permission.

Red bricks are low in cost, easy to obtain, and can bear weight. They were very popular when the country was just developing in the 80s and [-]s.But later, because of the serious pollution of this stuff and the emergence of other alternative materials, it was gradually banned.But there are still some people who burn bricks privately to make a profit.Wen Yu was curious and went to the client's brick factory to take a look around, and she roughly remembered the firing process.

In fact, the materials for making blue bricks and red bricks are the same, but the firing process is much worse. Although the current technology can also fire red bricks, it is still technically lacking due to lack of stability.The production process of blue bricks is much more troublesome than red bricks.

The most important thing is that red bricks are air-cooled, while blue bricks not only require a higher temperature than red bricks, but also add a stuffy water process, and the firing time is also very long. The kiln must be fired until it is blue. After the kiln, it will be stuffy for a certain period of time, and then it will be launched into the water for three days and three nights. During this period, there is no rush to master the heat. How can such a complicated process be inexpensive.

But blue bricks are indeed superior to red bricks in terms of hardness and strength. They are not deformed, have good frost resistance, wear resistance, wind and rain erosion resistance, and will not rot for thousands of years.

The key is to build a house for the villagers, and there is no need to "not rot for a thousand years"... The lifespan of red bricks of more than 100 years is actually enough.

After Wen Yu returned to the county government office, he called Mei Hongzhi and others to discuss the matter. When they heard that Wen Yu could improve red bricks, and the cost was so low, they couldn't help being very excited.

Yang Xing said worriedly on the side: "Although the red bricks are good, but the price is so low, I am afraid that the price of green bricks in the city will drop sharply. There are still many craftsmen who make a living by burning bricks in Mengyang. I am afraid that their future will not be good. It's better."

Wen Yu looked at Yang Xing appreciatively, this person can still stay awake despite such huge benefits, and he really deserves his effort to get him to his side.So he smiled and said: "I also thought of this, so I plan to pass on the craftsmanship of the red bricks directly to those brick-burners in the city. Moreover, not only to teach the skills, but also to explain the shortcomings of red bricks compared to blue bricks. clear."

Yang Xing's eyes brightened: "Adult, do you want to promote red bricks and raise the price of green bricks at the same time?"

Wen Yu nodded. The lower the price of red bricks in the future, the less likely people who consider themselves to be and have certain assets will not use them.This is like mechanical watches and electronic watches. When electronic watches were produced, everyone thought that mechanical watches would withdraw from the stage of history. Unexpectedly, when electronic watches became popular, mechanical watches became more expensive.

Comparison is something that will never be lacking in this world.

Wen Yu said again: "I plan to not charge money for this craft, let those kiln factories provide us with a batch of red bricks for free, and then provide these bricks to the people who were hit by the disaster this time, and let them take it by themselves. Go find a craftsman to build a house."

Zhou Wan, Mei Hongzhi, and the others were very puzzled, and Mei Hongzhi said first: "My lord, why bother? This is a secret technique of your lord, and the profit should be made by the government. Just give it to them for nothing?"

Wen Yu shook her head and said solemnly: "My lords, please remember that you and I are first and foremost Mengyang's parents and officials, and members of the Mengyang County Government, and the county government has never existed for profit."

Everyone was embarrassed by what he said, Mei Hongzhi stood up and bowed to Wen Yu: "What your lord said is true, the students have been taught."

In fact, Wen Yu has other considerations, and Mengyang is now a waste of nothing to do.Although these snacks such as relying on bamboo rats and cold eating rabbits have become famous around, and some old foodies will come here to try something new, but overall it is still a stagnant water.

What Wen Yu wants to do most now is to revive this stagnant water.

The first is to let the name of Mengyang come into everyone's field of vision. This red brick is a good opportunity. If it goes well, it can also attract a group of businessmen to Mengyang to buy and discuss business.

Secondly, building houses for those households for free is also an advertisement for them.The price of red bricks is low, and now most people in Mengyang have some spare money, but they don't know how to spend it.With the examples of these houses in front of us, it will definitely attract some other people to repair the house.At that time, there will be more liquidity in the market, which will stimulate consumption even more.

After speaking, everyone started to act. Wen Yu called the person in charge of the kiln factory to explain the situation to him, and gave him a rough overview of the main points of the skill with his suspicious eyes.In fact, not much has been changed, just referring to the modern technology, the raw materials of the red bricks are twisted, extruded, and cut again to make the raw material particles denser and the moisture more uniform.

The person in charge replied respectfully that he would do it right away when he went back. Wen Yu felt that he probably had a wrong idea, thinking that the government was putting pressure on him, and he didn't explain it. Anyway, it wouldn't be too late to wait for the results to come out.

The author has something to say: 1. About the deed

If you want to transfer the house deed, you must pay the deed tax. This rule lasted from the Northern Song Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. The deed tax rate has been changing. In the Ming Dynasty, it was about 5.00%, plus various additional taxes. 10% of the purchase price.In other words, if you bought a house for 100 million, you may have to spend 10 yuan for the transfer of ownership...

In order to save this money, the ancients often bought houses without registering the title. The problem is that transferring the title is not necessarily safe. The ancient government did not have computers, and the file management was extremely chaotic. In "Minggong Shujuan Qingming Collection", real estate disputes can be found everywhere, and the history is endless, making parents and officials as big as a fight.

2. About red bricks

There are taboos about the color of red bricks, but as long as you don’t use them in the imperial city, most of them don’t care much. Archeology found that red bricks were used in large quantities in southern Fujian and other places in the past, mainly due to immature craftsmanship and other reasons. , coupled with the fact that the ancient blue brick craftsmanship in our country is too against the sky, this thing was not developed until the late Qing Dynasty.

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