Chapter 1275: Do Not Worry About Scarcity, But Worry About Inequality

"Father, can everyone take on this task?" Changle still wanted to let his Uncle Yishang secure this good opportunity, letting him take the benefits first.

"Since it has been opened up, then let everyone be able to do this; otherwise, if only Yishang can do it, it is unfair to the others, and there will certainly be complaints.

Changle, I told you long ago: 'Do not worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality.' If everyone is equally poor, that is fine, but you cannot live better than me; that will cause trouble. I know you and Yishang are close.

But you have also seen that Yishang has already taken the benefits. In the matter of us developing their fiefs, Yishang was the first to receive them, and those people on his fief are all being supported by Huaxia. Just on this point alone, he has already taken so many benefits.

Why do you think that out of so many fiefs, I chose Yishang and Zhu's? Think about things more. If you hadn't married Yishang's daughter, everyone would surely have seen it at a glance.

Such preferential treatment is already quite good, and when you were looking at the fiefs, you surely picked out some better locations for Yishang's fief, right?"

Changle gave a silly smile, which counted as admitting to the matter; in any case, his father would not blame him.

"Alright, that is settled. If Yishang wants to do this, I will certainly support him with all my might. Furthermore, I must give Xiong more compensation now.

Xiong is not here this year, and he has not received any of these benefits; that is certainly not right. Xiong is gone, and Shaoyin is also gone. He has no one in his household who can take charge, and it is not easy for me to make decisions for them directly. After some time when they return, I will give them some compensation, and among these, the matter of the Pasture must certainly be prioritized for Xiong."

Changle leaned forward curiously: "Father, is Uncle Xiong coming back too? Then what is the situation on the Shennong Clan Battlefield? Was it a great victory?"

Baifeng was very reluctant to talk about this, but since he would have to tell everyone eventually, he could only sigh and say: "It is not good. Although it is said to be a victory, we gained almost no benefits. Everything we seized was territory, which we cannot use. Xuanyuan did give us all the other gains, but there were not many.

If you add in our investment this year, as well as the casualties of the Soldiers, it is basically a huge loss, very bad. According to the current progress, I estimate next year will also be such a loss-making situation. So I am also thinking about whether to stop this war investment, or to renegotiate with Xuanyuan and trade territory for territory, so that we might not be considered to have lost too much."

Changle felt he could not participate in these matters. He was not very good at things related to negotiations and felt he was not cut out for this; he still had to look to his father and older brother. He would just go find some flowers and Grass.

Seeing that Changle did not know how to respond, Baifeng changed the subject and asked: "How about Yishang? How is he now? Has he recovered?"

"Uncle Yishang is terribly thin and doesn't look like his former self. I don't know if he can be built back up, but the illness should be gone."

Baifeng was also a bit helpless: "After all, it is too difficult to carry medicine on the road, and it is not easy to use. Those Military Doctors' acupuncture skills are not up to par; they only considered external injuries and did not consider the Internal Medicine Department. It was my oversight.

It is fortunate that Yishang's own body was strong, which is why he managed to endure it. If he had been any thinner or smaller, he would certainly be dead by now."

"Father, then you still have a way to cure Uncle Yishang completely, right?"

Baifeng shook his head slightly: "At this time, the main thing is nourishment, to build his body back up. Before I see him in person, I am not sure what his condition is exactly. However, we still need to find a doctor. It has been so many years since I treated anyone; I have almost forgotten everything. The doctor's level is better than mine."

Speaking of this, Baifeng suddenly pointed at Ayuduo: "You are a Miao doctor, right? You know how to treat people?"

Ayuduo hurriedly raised her head and pursed her lips: "Father, we are called Miao fathers. We do know how to treat illnesses, but I don't recognize many of the herbs here. The medicinal materials I know don't seem to be here either."

"Don't worry about that. I remember you should be skilled at treating those poisonous insect bites and such, right?"

Ayuduo nodded: "Mm, I can do that, but there still isn't much medicine."

"Alright, I will find a way. How about this: you just work with Changle for now. I won't assign you any specific position for the time being. What you know is similar to Changle's. You can first look through the various plants that Changle has recorded in Huaxia yourself to see if there are any you need.

Then, I will register your name at the Hospital so you can observe there and see what is different between our doctors and yours, and if there is anything that can be learned from and integrated with each other. Furthermore, you can enter the Pharmacy at will. As long as it is not a particularly rare medicinal material, you can write your own order to use it. If there is any medicinal material you want to use, just tell Changle, and he will solve it for you."

Hearing Baifeng say this, Ayuduo was very excited, because she did not want to be a woman who did nothing but give birth to children. She did not expect that this new father of hers would be so good to her, and she happily agreed.

"If you see anything else in Huaxia that you would rather learn or do, I can change your position again. However, you must first learn to read and write. How many characters can you recognize and write now?"

Changle chimed in with a grin: "Father, over three hundred! I taught them all!"

"That is also because Ayuduo is smart enough. Very good. This Winter, try your best to study well. Strive to recognize, write, and read all the common characters by the time spring begins. Only then can you take on heavy responsibilities."

Ayuduo hurriedly said she understood. Changle also thought of another matter and hurriedly told his father: "Ayuduo might be pregnant, Father. Why don't you take her pulse and see?"

Baifeng was very happy to hear this; he could add another grandson or granddaughter. So he asked Ayuduo to stretch out her arm so he could take her pulse and see.

However, after Baifeng placed his hand on her and felt Ayuduo's pulse, he was not as excited, because he did not clearly feel the pulse of a pregnancy.

"Wait a while and take her to the Hospital to have the doctor check. My level is not very good now, and I cannot feel it. It might also be that it is early pregnancy and not obvious."