Father Mavie

Chapter 409 Cholera? (Please subscribe!!!)

"Father, according to what I learned from Minister of Finance Brockhouse, after the "New Land Act" was passed, the Romanov Kingdom has launched a large-scale land inventory campaign, and the farmlands in various cities and towns have begun to be further inspected. , the fields in the hands of the nobles in power are being redeemed at the average market price"

In the afternoon, as soon as Ma Wei returned to St. Basil's Cathedral, Dino found him and reported the reform of the three bills: "According to the content of the bill, people only need to pay 30 yuan at the local city hall for the nationalized land. A registration fee of kopecks will get you the right to manage a piece of land, and the tax rate is very low.”

"In order to prevent the imbalance of crop cultivation, on the issue of wheat cultivation, the Minister of Agriculture requires that a fixed wheat cultivation rate must be retained to stabilize the most basic grain price. In order to encourage farmers' spontaneity, it is recommended that the kingdom reduce the cultivation of wheat, etc. Farmland tax rates for other related crops”

Listening to Dino's report, Mavi nodded slowly: "The basic ration of the Romanov Kingdom is bread. The crops that can be used to make bread, such as wheat, must have a stable and low price to ensure that every citizen can afford it." , Affordable food, no matter how the market fluctuates, the price of grain must be fixed within a range acceptable to the public, and any investor who dares to drive up the price of grain in difficult times will be shot, there will be no mercy."

Ma Wei, who has experienced the great famine, understands the importance of food better than anyone else. If there is food, Yuanshen's parents will not starve to death, and he will not have such painful and dark memories.

During the war, food prices soared in Tyumen City. Although with the help of the kingdom and the church, starvation rarely occurred, there were still dangerous signs. Anyone hates it!

Must be eradicated!

This is also the promise made by the Church of Truth to the people.

"But Father, during this month's research, we discovered a situation."

Dino pushed down his silver-rimmed glasses, and said: "Farmlands that are so cheap that they don't even require any rent are looted by the people. Some people get the land but don't cultivate it, as if they regard the land as their own. How should we deal with this situation?"

"It's very simple. For people who get farmland but don't cultivate it, we should increase the land vacancy tax. In addition to the fixed fallow period, the more vacant fields, the higher the tax they need to pay, and the vacancy tax increases year by year."

"What if someone maliciously hires a large number of people to claim land, reduces the per capita vacant area, and destroys our country's basic farmland?"

"Introduce new bills, such as the "Land Management Law", to establish permanent basic farmland, and no one is allowed to use permanent basic farmland as forestry and fruit industry, dig ponds to raise fish, illegally take soil and other acts that destroy the cultivation layer." Ma Wei looked at Dino One glance: "Does the Minister of Agriculture not know how to deal with such a simple matter?"

"How have they ever experienced land reform?" Dino smiled helplessly: "Even I never thought of distributing the land to the people. The former nobles would not let their fields be vacant. It is all their private property." , it’s too late to be busy farming.”

"You will get used to it soon. The road is found out little by little, and experience must be accumulated slowly."

"There is another problem." Dino pursed his lips and said, "Compared to entering the city and looking for jobs in factories, the people seem to be more inclined to work in agriculture. The industrial revolution that Her Majesty Katerina intends to carry out may suffer a lot in the future. The impact of the impact, the factory needs workers."

"Technology will change life, and urbanization is inevitable. In the past, only a few acres of land could be cultivated per capita. When technology is sufficiently developed, the area of ​​land that can be cultivated per capita may reach hundreds or thousands of acres."

Ma Wei said lightly: "The prerequisite for all of this is to have a strong level of technology, so we should reasonably increase the wages of workers, encourage people to enter the factory, and at the same time be alert to the imbalance between labor and income. The Kingdom of Frederick re-established diplomatic relations and signed a trade treaty, and the problem of the backlog of goods will be effectively alleviated, thus achieving a virtuous circle.”

Dino nodded and nodded: "Father, the land of the Romanov Kingdom is too vast. Isn't the population of 5000 million too small? Should we encourage people to have children? In this way, the shortage of people in factories and farmland will be a big problem. can be relieved.”

"Why leave the problem to the people to solve it?"

Throwing a mint leaf into his mouth, Ma Wei said with a solemn face: "The people support us because they hope that we can create a better and comfortable life for them. We should not throw some problems to the people. Rejuvenating the country with science and technology is not about rejuvenating the country with population. Demographic dividends are needed, if the development of the kingdom encounters difficulties and obstacles, then we should figure out a solution, shouldn’t we?”

"The current level of industry and technology in the Romanov Kingdom is not ideal, and we have no magic that can relieve stress."

"There will be, there will be bread, and there will be milk. These are not empty words. Since we are sitting in this position, we should complete our mission."

Ma Wei stared at the burning kerosene lamp on the table: "The support of the people is like an arm wielding a long sword, and the leader is the sword in the hands of the people. It depends on the quality of the sword itself, the truth, it can stand the test."

"Dino, we will give them what the people need. They need technology and top-notch industrial technology. No problem, me."

"Will get tech for them."

Dino was stunned for a moment, and just about to ask, the door was pushed open.

"father!"

Junia ran into the house with the bear in her arms, hugged Ma Wei's thigh, and held a piece of ice cream in her hand, smiling, obviously in a good mood.

Ma Wei bent down and picked her up, pinched her little nose, and asked with a smile: "Have you finished visiting the theater?"

"Hmm! The opera performed today is very interesting! It seems to be Shakespeare's work, what is it called? I forgot! The ice cream is so delicious!"

I don’t even remember the name of the opera, so it’s probably because I didn’t pay attention to it, I was just eating snacks
"Where are Levin and Daniel? Why didn't you see them?"

"The two of them don't know what's wrong. They couldn't see anyone for most of the opera, and they went straight to the toilet when they came back."

"Ouch."

Moans came from outside the door, Ma Wei turned his head and saw Levin and Daniel supporting each other, their faces were sallow, their legs were swinging non-stop, and their whole body was about to collapse.

Frowning slightly, Ma Wei asked doubtfully, "What's wrong with you two?"

"Diarrhea." Levine groaned weakly, and sat down on the sofa, "We...may have eaten something unclean, and we have been having diarrhea since noon until now. Ouch"

"Have you drank Duke Hawke's cabbage tea?"

"No. Who would drink that kind of shit? Daniel and I ate two pieces of bread and butter for lunch, and then bought a large glass of beer at the entrance of the theater. Damn profiteers! The raw materials are absolutely not clean! I have to settle the score with him! "

Junia also ate bread and butter, but she was fine, while Levin and Daniel were down.

In view of the poor medical level of this era, Ma Wei did not call a doctor for them, but asked the chef to boil some sugar water for them to drink to replenish sugar and water.

At night, Mavie was lying on the bed, and he could faintly hear the groans of Levin and Daniel. They ran to the toilet at least seven times a night-Mavie kept counting before falling asleep.

the next day.
"Father! Father!"

The bedroom door was slammed, and Ma Wei, who fell asleep in the middle of the night, opened his eyes, walked out of the room in a daze, looked at Christopher at the door, and asked, "What happened?"

"There's a cholera outbreak in the city!"

"what?!"

Ma Wei's face changed suddenly, he quickly put on his clothes, and rushed downstairs with Christopher: "Are you sure it's cholera?!"

"It's definitely true! That's what the doctors say!"

Running to the door of the church, Ma Wei suddenly stopped, thinking of Levin and Daniel who had diarrhea yesterday.

He hurriedly turned around, went back upstairs, opened the door of Levin and Daniel's room, and found them lying on the bed in a state of rage, a little confused.

Christopher pulled Ma Wei back and said, "Father, don't get too close! Be careful of infection!"

How did cholera suddenly break out in the city?
"Christopher, how many people in the city are sick?"

"Countless, many, many, all fell down at once!"

Concentrated outbreak?

No, it varies from person to person. Cholera has an incubation period. Symptoms will appear within a few hours at the earliest, or even several days at the slowest. Generally, there will be omens and the like. How could it be possible for all of them to erupt within a day or two?

What's more, Levin and Daniel didn't show symptoms of vomiting yesterday, they just had diarrhea
Ma Wei feels that things may be different from what everyone imagined, and the cause of large-scale dysentery
Not cholera, I'm afraid, but something else!
　The story of Fan Ma in Naruto World, Invincible Stream, recommended!
　　


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