Liang Shixian understood what the Li family meant almost instantly.
Work-for-relief!
In fact, it is not a good idea to distribute food directly, and selling books and giving food away is not a good idea either.
Human nature has an "evil" side, so whenever the word "send" is involved, the final result will be unsatisfactory.
But working-for-relief is a good idea.
Liang Shixian analyzed 10,000 benefits of working-for-relief programs in the blink of an eye.
Of course, this kind of operation has a big drawback, which requires extremely strong financial resources. This once again made Liang Shixian feel amazed in his heart. The Li family is so rich that they can even think of this method of making money. .
I don’t know if Shen Wansan, a wealthy businessman in the early Ming Dynasty, could compare with the Li family!
Mr. Wang smiled and said: "A year ago, when the county magistrate first saw the cement road, he had the idea of repairing it, right? But he was persuaded by the third steward."
Liang Shixian thought to himself: This really happened. It's rare that you can still remember this. If I want to think of this, I have to go through a revolving door in my mind.
Mr. Wang said: "The conditions were not mature at the time, but now they are. The county magistrate just took this opportunity to complete the charity work of repairing the bridge and repairing the road, and at the same time solved the livelihood of the people. Killing two birds with one stone, why not?"
Liang Shixian: "Yes, it is exactly as Mr. said. I will immediately prepare for this matter and make sure to handle it properly."
He was no longer in the mood to continue arguing with Mr. Wang, turned around and took the Shaoxing master and ran away: "Why are you still dazed? Come up with a detailed plan for road construction immediately."
Master Shaoxing perked up and said, "Don't worry, Dong Weng, I'll leave this matter to you."
The two got on their horses and went quickly.
At this time, Gao Yiye strolled out from behind, stood next to Mr. Wang, and watched Liang Shixian's retreating back with him.
Gao Yiye: "This man seems to be a good official."
Mr. Wang sighed: "Yes, if he had been the magistrate of Chengcheng County instead of Zhang Yaocai, then Wang Er might not have rebelled. How many fewer people would have died in Chengcheng County."
Li Daoxuan shook his head and sighed: How could it be as simple as you think? Even if Wang Er doesn't rebel, not everyone will.
4. Guys like Paditu will rebel... Even if Chengcheng doesn't rebel, Qingjian, Mizhi, Fugu, Luochuan, Yichuan...all of them will rebel.
The peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty was inevitable after all.
The Ming Dynasty has been exhausted!
God will not save us when he comes, he will only overthrow us and start over.
A huge road construction plan has begun.
In this day and age, it is not an easy task to build a road that is more than thirty miles long.
The workers have never been to Lanxiang, and they do not have any modern machinery, such as cement mixers or large sand trucks.
Cutting mountains and cracking rocks depends entirely on hoes and chisels, moving mud and earth depends on shoulders, and climbing over mountains and ridges depends on legs.
Under such circumstances, building a road more than thirty miles long is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Fortunately, there was already a loess official road. They were not completely clearing land. They just opened up a flat road next to the official road and then covered it with cement.
At the gate of the county government office, a "recruitment notice" was hung.
A large group of refugees gathered around the list: "What is written on it?"
The scholar invited by Liang Shixian stood beside the list and read the list loudly to the people. However, after he finished reading, the refugees were still confused.
Well, the list article written by Liang Shixian is too docile. Even if it is read, ordinary people still cannot understand it. The scholar had no choice but to turn it into vernacular and shouted loudly: "The county magistrate said that now we need to recruit some workers to build roads. They are not corvees, not corvees, not corvees. The important thing is to say three times. They are hiring day laborers." Hire workers, get food for free, and give out an additional three kilograms of grain every day.”
As soon as these words were shouted out, the people immediately wanted to cheer.
but...
But the cheering voice got stuck in his neck and couldn't come out for a long time.
Government recruitment? Pay wages?
Have you been deceived by the government enough? Ming Ting has no credibility at all.
Who the hell dares to believe it! Even though the current county magistrate has a "clear name", everyone still can't believe it. In this life, a group of people "coaxed" them to disperse.
Liang Shixian was hiding in a house not far away, secretly watching the reactions of the people. When he saw this, he couldn't help but became anxious. He grabbed the master and shouted: "Why don't they believe me? I have been giving porridge for a year. , every time the bandits came, he took the lead and led the militia to defend, and he never treated the people badly."
Master Shaoxing said with a bitter look on his face: "Dong Weng, although you are a good official, you can't stand up to other officials... Ahem... Look at Li Ying last time... and Zhang Yaocai from before..."
Liang Shixian: "…….."
so what should I do now?
I have to think about it carefully.
Liang Shixian, who was well-educated, immediately turned on the emergency response mode in his mind. The reputation of the government, his own reputation, the aspirations of the people, and the methods that could be used to win the trust of the people, were spinning in his mind like a revolving lantern. Then there was a "ding" sound, and it was fixed on a plaque.
There are four big characters written on the plaque: Chengcheng Bookstore.
Got it!
Liang Shixian jumped out from his hiding place and said loudly: "Don't be afraid, everyone. It is not the imperial court that recruits workers to build roads, so it is not considered a corvee. This time the workers to build roads are Mr. Wang from Chengcheng Bookstore. He wants to A good road was built to facilitate the transportation of books by his fleet... All food is distributed by the bookstore. The government only plays a supervisory role. If the bookstore owes everyone wages, they can complain to the government and I will definitely Disposal."
When he said this, the common people who were about to disperse suddenly gathered around again.
"It turns out to be a bookstore."
"If you had told me earlier, I would have believed it if the bookstore distributed food."
"As long as it's not the government, I dare to try anyone who recruits workers. Only those from the government dare not go."
"The bookstore has been giving away food, but only two taels for buying a book, which is not enough to eat. I thought the bookstore didn't have much food, so I didn't dare to give away more. It turned out that it was reserved for a big job. "
"Yeah yeah."
"Mr. Wang from the bookstore is a kind man."
"The imperial court is different. It talks to you well before work, but after the work starts, it turns against you and doesn't give you a single coin."
"But Mr. Liang can be considered an upright official."
"What's the use of an honest official? An honest official just 'acknowledges the debt but doesn't pay the bill'."
“What does it mean to admit a debt but not pay it?”
It means that I admit that I owe you money, but I don’t have the money to pay you back. Anyway, it’s the fault of the superiors. If the superiors don’t send money, I, a seventh-grade official, can’t do anything about it. If I just give you a hand, what can you do? "
"I see."
"So let's hang out with the bookstore. Mr. Wang is a good person."
The common people happily said: "We have done this job, we have done it."
Liang Shixian looked embarrassed when he heard the common people's comments, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: How did the reputation of the government become like this? Since when did it become like this? well! The public sentiment...is already like this?
This is a very bad thing!
The people cannot stand without trust!
With the current state of people's hearts, our mighty Ming Dynasty...is in danger.
Liang Shixian suddenly picked up the pen: I have to write a memorial and tell the emperor that it is very dangerous now. But, how should I write it? What should I write about?
He held the pen and was stiff for a long time, unable to write a word.
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