Fusu glanced at Ran Fang in confusion, wondering why he said that?
As far as he knew, the court had given a lot of money for disaster relief over the years. It couldn't have been embezzled every time, right?
He originally wanted to ask, but looking at Ran Fang's expression at this time, Fusu still swallowed what he was about to say.
He turned around as he spoke, looked at Ran Fang carefully and asked, "Sir, what should we do?"
Ran Fang glanced at the two of them, sat there leaning against each other casually, and wrote lightly: "Clean the river canals and build dams."
Hearing this, Li Si, who was still looking forward to it, suddenly became disappointed.
Isn't this method the same as what they thought before?
I thought Ran Fang had some novel suggestions, but it turned out that they were still the same methods left by his predecessors.
The disappointment in Li Si's eyes naturally did not escape Ran Fang's eyes.
But Ran Fang didn't seem to feel it at this time and chuckled lightly.
"Sishui County is plagued by floods all year round. Many canals have been built in the past years, but even so, floods still occur frequently. Therefore, the first priority is to clean up the silt at the bottom of the canal to increase the amount of water flowing through the canal!"
"This will cost very little money."
After hearing what he said, Fusu glanced at Li Si, but neither of them followed Ran Fang's words.
Especially for Li Si, this method is quite satisfactory, and it is easier than those people who said that they need to build more canals, but now Da Qin...
I'm afraid it might be a little difficult to do this.
Seeing that Li Si refused to speak out, Fusu had no choice but to go into battle himself.
"Sir, I'm afraid there's something wrong with this method."
"Sir, I don't know. What Great Qin lacks most now is manpower. If we need to find people to build the canal, I'm afraid we won't be able to get so many people together."
"If it arouses the rebelliousness of the people, I'm afraid the impact will be even greater."
In fact, Fusu said it very tactfully, and almost told Ran Fang that his idea was a bit naive.
I thought Ran Fang would be in trouble, but unexpectedly Ran Fang looked at him and suddenly laughed.
Of course he knew about this, and just talking about building the tombs and building the Great Wall had already attracted more than half of the labor force of Qin Dynasty.
Now if we find someone to build the canal, if we still use the previous method, I am afraid that the people of Daze Township will revolt before Ying Zheng passes away.
"Master Su has seen clearly this time. It is indeed not feasible to recruit corvees."
"Manpower is available, and corvee service is not necessarily required."
Fusu didn't understand why Ran Fang said that, so he couldn't help but ask, "What about that?"
"Instead of reward for work."
Hearing these four words Ran Fang said, both Li Si and Fusu were stunned, not understanding what he meant.
Both of them looked at Ran Fang. Looking at their looks, Ran Fang knew that the two people did not understand what he said.
"The disaster situation in Sishui County is serious now, and the resettlement of the people is very problematic. If they are allowed to develop, there will definitely be a large number of refugees. If it is troublesome to deal with it now, it will be even more troublesome to deal with it later!"
"But the court can't ignore it and only provides regular disaster relief. I'm afraid these people will be inert. They just wait for the court's allocation every time and do nothing. This will not be a good thing in the long run."
"This time, the disaster relief materials will be distributed to the victims in the form of remuneration, and then they will be hired to build canals and dams."
"Regardless of men and women, as long as they can contribute to this disaster relief, it is not impossible to give them a reward."
"This not only solves the problem of the victims, but also solves the problem of corvee labor. After this disaster is over, the canal should be almost repaired."
"With local people joining in, I think this disaster will be over faster. Wouldn't this kill two birds with one stone?"
As soon as these words came out, they all understood the meaning of Ran Fang's words.
Li Si's originally disappointed eyes gradually became eager as Ran Fang spoke.
They had never thought of this method. Every time they provided disaster relief for so many years, they only thought about how to resettle the victims. No one thought of using these victims.
Every time a disaster occurs, although the problem of floods must be solved, the issue of personnel resettlement is indeed a difficult problem. Ran Fang's work not only solves the floods, but also provides them with a solution to the problems of the victims.
This was an unexpected surprise.
"Sir, you are indeed smart. In this way, the flood and refugee problems are solved, and you can save a lot of money."
Fusu, who was sitting there, had a proud expression on his face. He knew that Ran Fang would not disappoint.
He picked up the wine pot on the stove, poured a cup of tea for Ran Fang himself, and held it in front of Ran Fang respectfully with both hands.
"This method is really wonderful, and I learned a lot from my husband."
"Sir, please have some tea."
Ran Fang glanced at the cup of tea with disgust, reached out to take the cup and put it on the table without any intention of drinking it.
This made Fusu a little embarrassed, and he couldn't help but wonder, could his husband be disappointed in him?
However, he comforted himself in his heart that since he was imprisoned, he had not seen Ran Fang drink tea a few times, maybe because he didn't like it.
Ran Fang didn't see the entanglement in his heart, as if he suddenly thought of something, he looked at Li Si and asked, "Since Uncle Li's business has reached Surabaya County, doing a business here will definitely be a good business with huge profits."
Li Si didn't have much interest in making money, but he was still very willing to increase taxes for the court.
Especially when Ran Fang looked very interested, he followed Ran Fang's words and asked, "What business?"
Ran Fang glanced at the tea that was being boiled on the stove, and said with burning eyes: "Tea leaves."
"tea?"
Fusu and Li Si spoke at the same time. Neither of them understood, is this tea worth Ran Fang's excitement?
They also have it in the Kanto region, and they are still cooking it on the stove.
Fusu's heart thumped. It seemed that Ran Fang was really angry with him. He didn't even drink the tea he put in front of him, and actually went to Surabaya County to buy tea.
Thinking of this, he cautiously asked: "There is also tea in Xianyang City. Why do you want to go far away to buy tea?"
“Could it be that the students’ cooking tastes bad?”
Perhaps because he didn't expect Fusu to speak like this, Ran Fang couldn't help but glance at him.
He pushed the tea cup in front of him forward and shook his head, "The tea here is different from that in Xianyang City, especially the local green tea, which is the finest tea."
"Soak it in water and then drink it. The taste is pure and refreshing, and the lingering fragrance is sweet after drinking. It is hundreds of times better than this."
"If I can sell it to the nobles in Xianyang City, I'm afraid my head will be ripped off."
Although Li Si doesn't like tea, he sometimes drinks a few cups. Now that he heard what Ran Fang said, he became interested.
"Okay, I will send someone to find you."
"What does this tea look like? Then I will ask the locals to ask if there is any. I will send it back to you first for him to taste."
