"He talked about forced service. That was a primitive method. He said that people have to be paid to work. With money, people from all over the country will come to build roads."
"Tsk, tsk," Ling Pu immediately looked much better when he heard that Zhou Xing was not forcing the people under his rule to build roads. However, looking at the bustling flow of people not far away, he couldn't help but asked in shock: "With so many people working, don't say Other expenses, the wages alone are an astronomical figure, right? How much does a worker cost per day?"
"A worker here gets one copper baht per day, and together with food and materials for the day, the cost of road construction alone is as high as three gold baht per day." In fact, Zhou Xing's original decision was three copper baht per person per day, but Du Chou blocked it, saying For one copper baht a day, those people will work hard for their brains.
"Three gold baht!" Ling Pu was shocked when he heard this. His family was considered a well-off family. There were seventy or eighty people in the family, but their monthly expenses totaled less than ten silver coins. , at most one gold baht can be spent in a year. Hearing Du Chou say that three gold bahts are spent here every day, how could he not be shocked, "How can your master afford so much money?"
Seeing Ling Pu's expected reaction, Du Chou laughed and said, "Brother Ling, I had the same reaction as you. But my lord has come up with a solution. Mr. Qiao, brother Ling, you guys have another guess."
Seeing that they still couldn't figure it out after pondering for a while, Du Chou then smiled and said: "He asked me to invite all the heads of wealthy families in a county in Bodao, saying that since their country built this road themselves, Naturally, there will be charges in the future. Of course, ordinary people will not charge, only the money from past business trips. If anyone is interested, they can invest in it, and the income from this road in the future will be distributed according to the share capital ratio. "
"This method is really a good one," Ling Pu suddenly realized: "This Gao Hou really has many methods, Ling admires him!"
"His method seems to be a trick, but it is actually very harmful." Jordan said unconvinced: "If he does this, the road will be built naturally. But since ancient times, it is natural for the people to serve. He has Money is available, and those people will naturally come to work willingly, but what will happen in the future? If the government organizes people to work, will they also give money? Zhou Xing has broken the rules!"
When Jordan said this, both Du Ling and Du Ling were stunned, and then fell silent. After a few steps, Ling Pu raised his hand and broke the silence among the people, "What is that thing doing?"
In fact, Jordan had already seen what Ling Pu was pointing to. Just look at a log that is about seven or eight feet long that neither of them can hold. It is tightly tied to the support of a horizontal bar. At both ends of the horizontal bar are two wheels more than one foot high, and there is another wheel in the middle. I made a stand that was over two feet high. The log is not tied to the crossbar from the middle, but is short at the front and long at the back. In front of the log is a flat boulder that looks to weigh several thousand kilograms and is tied up with several thick ropes. There were also two thick ropes hanging from the back of the log. As a few people below shouted slogans and pulled, the huge boulder hanging in front of the log was easily lifted up. When the back of the log was pulled to the ground, everyone let go with a shout, and the huge boulder hit the ground heavily.
"That's smashing the foundation." Du Chou explained: "The more solid the road surface is, the smoother it will be in the future. If you put fine sand on top, you can walk as usual on rainy days in the future. At the beginning, everyone couldn't do it. My lord designed this kind of vehicle after knowing about such a huge boulder. Now let alone monks, even a few civilians can lift such a huge boulder down."
"Tsk, this was also designed by your master? This really saves manpower."
"That's right." Du Chou said with pride, "All of these are the handiwork of my lord, but they were made by skilled craftsmen."
"Hmph," Jordan felt mixed emotions in his heart when he heard that all this was Zhou Xing's doing. He snorted softly and whispered, "It's just a strange skill."
Although Jordan's voice was low, the two of them were highly cultivated, so they naturally heard it clearly, and they were all wondering why this famous young master of the Qiao family in Shu had such a big opinion against Zhou Xing. It's just that they have been practicing in society for many years, so they pretended not to hear such words, and naturally they didn't ask why.
The three of them walked along the official road for a while, and finally saw a few buildings in front of them. The flow of people was even denser than on the side where the road was being built.
"Those two buildings that are still under construction are schools," Du Chou pointed to the east and introduced: "In the future, all school-age children in our country will be able to attend school."
"Great kindness, great kindness," Ling Pu nodded and said, "Such a kind deed by Marquis Gao is unheard of in the Jin Dynasty. If all counties, counties and states were like Marquis Gao, great prosperity in the world would be just around the corner."
Listening to Ling Pu praising Zhou Xing like this, Jordan felt even more uncomfortable. He thought to himself that what I have been pursuing these days is the best policy to bring peace to the world and prosperity to the Jin Dynasty. A small favor like Zhou Xing's is nothing.
"Brother Du," Jordan was so young and energetic, and could not hide his thoughts on his face, he said coldly: "How come I heard that what this school will teach in the future is not the study of saints? Is there such a thing?"
"Ahem," Du Chou, who was originally in high spirits, looked a little embarrassed when he heard Jordan's words, "The study of saints is naturally the focus. But my lord insists on setting up some other courses."
"Oh," Ling Pu was far away in Bajun and had never heard of these. He asked curiously, "What other courses are there?"
"Astronomy, geography."
"Sage Kong also studied these things back then." Ling Pu was not surprised at all.
"There are some other things called arithmetic, investigating things, etc."
"Hmph, Brother Du is just trying to put gold on your lord's face." Jordan said with a hint of sneer on his lips: "What kind of sage's learning is just to practice literacy. What kind of Chinese is it? It's not even elementary school content. .”
"Ahem, let's start with the basics first." Du Chou defended, but his tone didn't sound confident at all.
Still in Zhou Xing's magnificent living room, Zhou Xing expressed a warm welcome to the arrival of Jordan and Ling Pu. These people are all practical people. After a few pleasantries, Ling Pu asked about the medical center.
"Since Mr. Ling is highly recommended by Du Zhubo, I naturally believe in Mr. Ling's medical skills and conduct." In Du Chou's introduction, Ling Pu's father was the disciple of Zhang Tuo, who was known as a miracle doctor at that time and was the most famous doctor in Shu. Famous miracle doctor. Although Ling Pu is only thirty-two years old, his skills are already on the verge of surpassing those of others. It's just that he has always been in the shadow of his father at home and is not known to many people. "Master Du has shown you the medical center just now. It has basically been built. Once everything is cleaned up, Mr. Ling can move in. As for whatever supplies and manpower Mr. Du needs, you can contact him. The boss can even come to me directly. I will do my best to support Mr. Ling’s work.”
"Thank you Junhou, Ling is very grateful." Ling Pu first thanked Zhou Xing for his support, and then asked cautiously: "I heard Du Zhubo said that Junhou has to bear half of the medical expenses. Is this true?" Although Du Chou had already told him about this matter, it was of great importance and he had to get confirmation from Zhou Xing.
"That's right." When Zhou Xing said this with a smile, he was secretly heartbroken. Who would have let him say it out loud when he first arrived that day. If you say this and then take it back, Zhou Xing thinks that he is not that shameless.
"Everyone?" Ling Pu asked again in an accentuated tone.
"Not everyone." Zhou Xing then reacted and immediately said: "Only registered residents of our Bodao Kingdom can enjoy this discount. People traveling on business trips and other places cannot enjoy it."
"Ling understands." Ling Pu responded, but felt slightly disappointed in his heart. However, he also knew that the other party could not afford half of everyone's medical expenses. It was unheard of since ancient times to be able to pay half of the medical expenses for the people under his rule.
The two chatted for a while, and Ling Pu was taken out by Du Chou, leaving him and Jordan alone in the hall.
"Ahem," Jordan broke the silence between the two and went straight to the point: "Marquis Gao, His Excellency Shijun has invited Shijun to assist him over and over again. Why didn't Shima refuse the invitation?"
Seeing Jordan's domineering look, Zhou Xing naturally couldn't be happy. He thought that Wang Tianci was not much more luxurious than you, but how could he look like you. With this thought in mind, he naturally lost the intimacy and said calmly: "Gao Mou is from the north. He is uneducated and has no skills. He is a newbie here and has no idea about the customs and customs here in Yizhou. You know what you are doing." "Gao Mou thinks that his qualifications are dull and he is really not worthy of your Majesty's conquest. I hope Brother Qiao will tell your Majesty."
Seeing him refuse, even though Jordan had expected this, he still felt unhappy. With his family background and natural aptitude, he has been the focus of attention wherever he goes since he was a child, and has been the object of adulation. But when he met Zhou Xing, this man's modest appearance and disregard for him was almost engraved in his heart. On the face.
Wasn't it just to kill the national traitor Shen Xiu? That's because I, Jordan, didn't catch up. If I, Jordan, were also in Luo at that time, it would be your turn to kill Shen Xiu.
But although he was annoyed, he still didn't forget the purpose of his visit. Seeing that he suppressed his dissatisfaction, he went straight to the point and asked: "Gaohou, what do you think of what Lord Shijun did?"
Luo Shang's plan to implement the reform of Lingtian was already known to the people of Shu the next day, and Zhou Xing naturally saw the corresponding content. In the world he came from, the word "reform" was probably the most common word he saw and heard. Even though he was a gamer, he still knew a lot about this kind of thing. After watching so many performances that were either real or fake, he was almost immune to these two words. Every time he heard these two words, he had a conditioned reflex. The first thing that came to his mind was not the beautiful prospects that had been described, but the changes that these reforms would bring.
"Your Majesty's reform measures are excellent," Zhou Xing carefully organized the words. He didn't know the purpose of Jordan's visit this time, but he already knew that Jordan was Luo Shang's son-in-law and was promoting this project. The pioneer of reform, "just..."
"Just what?" Seeing Zhou Xing hesitate to speak, the young and energetic Jordan couldn't help but asked anxiously.
"It's just that the resistance must be very great." Zhou Xing continued to consider the words. The matter of Jordan being blocked by his father was widely spread. Even Zhou Xing, who was far away in Bodao, had heard people say, "How to deal with these vested interests?" Those who benefit are the biggest problem.”
"Humph, everything depends on man-made efforts!" Jordan said with a firm face: "If you do it, the difficult ones will be easy; if you don't do it, the easy ones will also be difficult. Heaven is moving vigorously, and a gentleman should strive for self-improvement. We and all of us should face the difficulties. , When we encounter mountains and rivers, we build bridges. As long as we have that awe-inspiring spirit in our hearts and do things that benefit the country and the people, no difficulties or obstacles can stop us."
"Ah, you are so beautiful with your words." Zhou Xing said with contempt in his heart: "You have opened up your father's mountain, so I will obey you."
After seeing his passionate words, Zhou Xing still sat there in silence. Jordan couldn't help but feel even more angry, "Fortunately, you are still the hero who killed the national traitor Shen Xiu. Do you only care about the court and not us?" state?"
"Marquis Gao," he thought in his mind, and said with a sneer on his face: "His Majesty Shijun has predicted that you still won't apply, but he asked me to ask, do you have any good strategies to solve the current situation?"
He really couldn't shame it and said he was the one asking, so he had no choice but to bring up Luo Shang's banner. When he asked this question, he actually didn't have much hope in his heart.
"I do have a plan to solve Lord Shijun's immediate worries." Zhou Xing said slowly and confidently: "Brother Qiao, let me ask you, are there more monks from wealthy families or monks from poor families in Yizhou?"
"Of course there are many monks from poor families."
"That's it." Zhou Xing continued to talk eloquently: "You can't defeat those wealthy monks who have a large number of people fighting alone. So, you have to find ways to unite those monks from poor families to fight against the wealthy monks. fight."
Hearing Zhou Xing's words, Jordan had a hint of direction in his heart. When he looked at Zhou Xing again, he had long lost his arrogant aura and asked for advice: "How can we unite the poor families?"
At this moment, Zhou Xing thought of several methods. At the same time, he thought of Shen Xiu again.
Isn’t Shen Xiu uniting poor families to fight against rich families?
But Shen Xiu finally turned the government into such a mess.
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered something Wang Tianci had said to him: My great-grandfather always said that Hongdu College would bring trouble to Jin Dynasty in the future. What do you think?
He didn't see much, he didn't know, he couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure it out.
"Perhaps Wang Rong is wrong." Zhou Xing thought: "Shen Xiuzhangbu is just an example. The monopoly of resources by a high-ranking family is a stumbling block to society. At least Luo Shang's reform seems to be very beneficial to the country and the people, so I will Help him and see where this reform will lead.”
With this thought in mind, he slowly said: "Public opinion, start with public opinion."
"Public opinion?" Jordan looked confused.
"This reform proposed by Lord Shijun is extremely beneficial to poor families, but harmful to high-ranking families. Most of the upper class in Yizhou are people from wealthy families. How can you implement it by relying on these people? You should rely on the broadest people. A poor monk."
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