The carriage stopped at the door of the house.
Three children got out of the car.
Zhao Sidan was excited, Zhao Tiezhu was excited, and Yu Zhan was a little restrained.
"How's it going?" Li Zheng asked impatiently, "Tie Zhu, you bastard, stop giggling and tell me how the situation is going."
"Grandpa, the exam is very simple." Zhao Tiezhu said calmly, "The first question is the content that I memorized before the exam. Cousin Cheng and Master Yu both taught me. I finished it in a flash. Although the following exams It’s a little difficult to post, but it’s not a problem for me and I will definitely make it to the next game.”
Li Zheng burst out laughing: "That's good, that's good."
Their family can also produce a scholar. This is because of the smoke coming out of the ancestors' graves. They have to go back and burn a stick of incense for their ancestors.
"Don't be too happy too early." Cheng Zhao's voice sounded faintly, "There are four county examinations. The first one is just to eliminate the worst people. You are the best in Dahe Village, so naturally you will not find it difficult. The second one is for recruiting. The third scene is repeated, the fourth scene is repeated, sutras, poems, scriptures, concubine... these are not easy for you. When learning, you cannot take it lightly, and you must take it seriously at all times. .”
Zhao Tiezhu stood up straight and nodded immediately: "Cousin Cheng, I understand."
Zhao Sidan also quickly stopped smiling. He was really too complacent. He had just taken one test and thought he would succeed. Little did he know that this was the first level on the road to the scientific examination, and it was also the simplest and easiest test. .
"Okay, let's all come in for dinner." Cheng Wanwan greeted, "Uncle Li Zheng, please stay too, just in time to talk about building a house in the village."
Li Zheng was also thinking about this matter in the past few days, and when he heard this, he stayed.
Cheng Wanwan has a large family, including more than a dozen of her own family, Kong Xiu Niang, Yu Fuzi's family, He Xiao, plus Li Zheng and Tie Zhu... There are two large tables in the dining room, and they can barely sit down.
The first thing they talked about was about the exam, but the three children looked confident and didn't talk any more.
The conversation turned to building a house in the village.
"I have talked with Mr. Wu several times. What Mr. Wu means is that after the government offices and accommodation for officials are built, the next step is to build roads to facilitate the transportation of tools in and the transportation of coal out." Li Zheng said. He said, "After the road is built, a wall will be built next to the coal mountain to prevent people from stealing coal... The first batch of recruited workers will be about two hundred people. After the basics are built, another four to five hundred workers will be recruited. Mining and transporting coal.”
This time the coal mining needs to be expedited. Mr. Wu extended the working hours and increased the wages, forty cents a day. Many people in Dahe Village signed up, as well as nearby Chengjia Village, Guihua Village, Wangjiadun... and even the town Some coolies are also excited. In the past few days, people from other villages have been coming to register under Meishan.
"They earn forty cents a day, which is more than one tael a month. It is definitely a big income for the villagers. When it comes to spending money, they should no longer be as picky as before. ." Cheng Wanwan said, "In this area, build a market with two rows of houses facing each other and two floors. It can be used by the village itself or rented out."
"Wait a minute." Li Zheng couldn't help but interrupt, "To build a two-story building, you must build a house with blue bricks and tiles. The cost is too high. What if no one comes to buy anything at all?"
Shen Zheng smiled: "With this coal mountain, what does Uncle Li Zheng have to worry about? After the coal is mined, businessmen will come in and out every day. When they come to the village, they will always drink tea and eat. This is their income." . If you get motion sickness and are tired, you will always want to take a rest for a night. Wouldn’t this also make money? Also, merchants come to my aunt’s soap workshop every day. I heard a merchant complain before that he came from a long way and wanted to stop by. There is no place to take a rest. If a house is built in the village, it will be convenient for many people."
Zhao Ergou nodded: "Some people want to buy some gadgets to take home. Our village can also sell them and make some money."
Zhao Tiezhu held his chin and said, "In the future, wouldn't our Dahe Village be like Ping'an County, where we can buy whatever we want?"
"That's right." Cheng Wanwan smiled, "My plan is to develop Dahe Village into a small market with this area as the center, and then slowly expand to the surrounding areas according to the maturity of the market. In the first phase, build Two rows of houses, after seeing the effect, we can make plans later.”
There are two rows of houses, a total of twenty two-story paved houses, all built with blue bricks and tiles, which cost about one thousand taels of silver.
Li Zheng felt a little sick. The village's public property had finally accumulated to nearly one thousand taels. Do we have to spend it all?
"The village will provide half, and the remaining money will be crowdfunded." Cheng Wanwan continued, "As long as you are the one who contributed the money, you can get dividends at the end of the year. Where do the dividends come from? First, the money earned by the store, and second, Rent. Although no one is renting it at present, I believe that rent will definitely be the main source of income in the future. Therefore, this piece of land cannot be sold, no matter how high the price is, it will not be sold."
Master Yu figured out the middle joint in an instant.
He looked at Cheng Wanwan with more admiration. This woman was really a genius. No wonder she was promoted to two levels in a row.
"Crowdfunding means everyone pays, right?" Lu Yingxue touched her sleeves, "Here are ten taels of silver, I'll pay it first."
Shen Zheng quickly took money out of his pocket. In the past six months, he had made some money in the braised pork business. He earned four cents per pound of braised pork, and also saved more than a dozen taels of silver. He threw the money bag out: "Here are eighteen taels of silver. Uncle Li Zheng clicks on it."
Kong Xiu Niang had been listening on the sidelines. For some reason, she suddenly found it very interesting. Concentrating the efforts of the whole village to do big things, this feeling... was very exciting.
She got up, took out ten taels of silver from the room, and placed them in front of Zheng Zheng.
Cheng Wanwan did a little calculation in her mind. It was estimated that the first phase would require one thousand taels of silver. The village would provide half of it, leaving five hundred taels of silver. It would be difficult for the whole village to collect it alone. This was the plan she proposed. , then she should pay the big bill. She directly took out a silver note of one hundred taels and put it on the table.
This was a casual scrap, and I was still short of three hundred and sixty-two taels of silver.
Li Zheng suddenly gained confidence, stroking his beard and laughed: "Okay, Dashan Niang, this is a good idea. If you have money, contribute money, if you don't have money, contribute efforts. Our Dahe Village is a whole. In the future, we will make money together, share dividends together, and everyone will work together." Live a good life!”
The next morning, Li Zheng called a meeting with the whole village.
"Our Dahe Village has always been united and united in everything we do. Therefore, we have become the most famous village in Ping'an County and even Huzhou. Even the Holy Father has heard of the prestige of our Dahe Village. Therefore, we must continue to make Dahe Village the most famous village in the world." Spread the prestige!" Li Zheng said with great emotion, "After discussions between Dashan Niang and I, we plan to build a street similar to Ping'an County in the village. From now on, everything will be bought and sold on this street. From now on, We, the people of Dahe Village, can buy all the goods from all over the country without leaving home! However, there is a problem!"
"The construction of this street requires at least one thousand taels of silver. The village is willing to allocate 500 taels of silver to help with the construction. The remaining five hundred taels of silver need to be collected by each household! Those who have money will contribute, and those who have no money will contribute. People who work hard will work hard and convert it into money according to the salary of thirty cents a day, and they can also get dividends at the end of the year!"
"I see doubts in all of your eyes. Doubts are very good. It means that you are thinking. Since you are willing to use your brains to think about this matter, then think about it carefully. After the coal mountain is officially mined in the future, our village will have How much traffic there is, will these people spend money on food, clothing, housing and transportation..."
