For the first time since the establishment of Dahe Town, all the people held a meeting, and the meeting was chaired by Zhao Tiezhu.
After such a long period of experience, he is no longer the child he once was. He looks tall and strong, and looks very honest and reliable.
He stood on the stage he had set up and looked at the villagers sitting under the stage. Although Dahe Town had become a city, he was still used to calling these uncles, aunts, aunts and sisters-in-law as villagers.
"I called everyone here today because there is a very important thing." Zhao Tiezhu said loudly, "You have all seen the notice posted. Yes, our Dahe Town is about to build a dock, open up canals, and connect waterways in all directions. From now on , our Dahe Town will be the first town in Yun Province! However, the biggest problem currently encountered is that there is not enough money. Therefore, Ping'an County and Dahe Town openly raise funds, as long as they have contributed a small amount to the development of the canal. , will write his name on the merit monument."
Those who attended the meeting included the original residents of Dahe Village, refugees who joined later, craftsmen who had just settled there, and many businessmen who bought land to settle here for their children to study... They all witnessed with their own eyes that Dahe Village is getting better and better. After Dahe Village becomes Dahe Town, will it still be far away from the first town in Yun Province?
So, before Zhao Tiezhu called on everyone to donate, the people below raised their hands one after another.
The first person to raise her hand was Mrs. Zhu: "I will donate fifty taels of silver!"
Zhao Tiezhu was shocked. He knew that the Zhu family was in the preserved egg business, and the business was very good, but he didn't expect that the business was so good. The price of the money was fifty taels of silver, without even breathing, which is enough to show that the family is rich.
He reminded: "Our village can get dividends every year from the funds raised the year before, but this time, it is a free donation. In other words, no matter how much prosperity this canal brings to Dahe Town in the future, the donors will not get anything. benefit."
"Why is there no benefit?" Mrs. Zhu retorted, "After the canal is built, Dahe Town will develop better and better, and everyone in Dahe Town will also get better and better. Also, as long as it is a donation, The names of people can be written on the merit monument. After my wife dies, future generations will also remember my wife’s contribution to Dahe Town. This is a great thing."
Aunt Wang nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, this is a great thing. Our Wang family will donate fifty taels."
Mrs. Zhao was not to be outdone: "Our Zhao family also donated fifty taels of silver."
People kept raising their hands from behind.
Anyone who is doing business in Dahe Town has made some money in the past two years. Those who make a lot of money donate 50, and those who make a small amount donate 20. There are also some who are simply working as workers, and they basically pay out two, two, and three. Of course, there are also poor people, and these people will also donate a few hundred coins as a token. After a while, the donation box is filled with silver and copper plates.
Zhao Tiezhu asked Xu Kun to count the amount, and the final total was one thousand eight hundred taels of silver.
He couldn't help but sigh with emotion. When Dahe Town raised funds in the village to build a market, it was difficult to even collect one thousand taels of silver, and it was all up to Aunt Zhao to make up for it. But this time, before he made a strong appeal, Aunt Zhao also Without participating, nearly two thousand taels of silver were raised.
The people in Dahe Town have really become rich.
He said gratefully: "Thank you for everyone's generosity. Dahe Town will definitely live up to everyone's expectations and will definitely become the number one town in Yun Province."
A total of 1,800 taels of silver was raised at this meeting. After discussion at the village head office, 2,000 taels of silver were collected from the village finance and sent to Magistrate Wei of Ping'an County.
After this incident spread, Wang Jiadun was not to be outdone.
They were the first village to join Dahe Town. Now that Dahe Town is about to do big things, how can Wang Jiadun stand by and watch.
So, Wang Lizheng convened a meeting with the whole village. The theme of the meeting was the same as that of Dahe Town, which was to raise funds for the canal. Initially, these villagers were not willing, but Wang Lizheng moved them in various ways with affection and reason. In addition, the people who were beaten by Dahe Town Stimulated by affluence, the villagers in Wangjiadun also started spending money.
However, Wangjiadun is poorer and has a smaller population. The total amount of money raised by the whole village is less than 200 taels of silver.
This money was piously held by Wang Lizheng and sent to the county government.
With Wangjiadun taking the lead, many surrounding villages were forced to start raising funds, ranging from more than one hundred taels to more than twenty taels. No matter how much it was, as long as the funds came to mind.
Magistrate Wei of Ping'an County was so moved that he didn't know what to say.
When he was assigned to a remote county in Huzhou to be the Qipin County Magistrate, he was unwilling in his heart. As a saying goes, unruly people come out of poor rural areas. He was afraid that he would not be able to control these people. He was afraid that he would be in this position. After wasting his time for decades, he still couldn't get a promotion... But now, when these people sent their hard-earned money to the county government for free, he knew that he was too narrow-minded.
Although the people here have their own selfish motives and all kinds of trivial cases happen on weekdays, when faced with major events, they can work together as one. Because they use their strength in one place, Dahe Village can become a big river. Town, life can get better and better.
If ordinary people can work so hard, then he must also take action.
Even if it is one tael of silver or one penny, he will work hard to raise it and contribute his efforts to the development of Ping'an County.
The fundraising in Ping'an County is in full swing, and businessmen headed by Mr. Qian have also donated generously. Businessmen from Ping'an County, Hekou County, Fenghuang County, Baiyun County... businessmen from eight nearby counties have shown their sincerity, as many as a thousand taels. Silver, as little as a hundred taels of silver, and the number in the collection book is increasing.
"So far, all villages and towns in Ping'an County have donated a total of 5,000 taels of silver. Mr. Qian donated 8,000 taels of silver, Mr. Cao donated 6,000 taels of silver, Wang Yuanwai donated 2,000 taels of silver, Shopkeeper Zhou donated one thousand taels of silver, and Mr. Li donated 1,000 taels of silver. The shopkeeper donated five hundred taels of silver..." Shopkeeper Yan read the data in the booklet, "a total of 45,327 taels of silver."
Cheng Wanwan nodded. The funds for the first and second phases were almost enough, mainly the one hundred thousand taels of silver for the third phase. This was a tricky matter.
All the businessmen in Huzhou have been recruited, and it would be a bit uninteresting to recruit another sum... Especially Qian Lao and Cao Defu, these two people are not from Ping'an County at all, they are only doing it for her sake. After donating so much money, Chun Chun has two big grievances.
Although she herself has been making money, she has also been spending money, especially upgrading storage space, which cost a lot of money. Her private treasury only has three to forty thousand taels of silver. Even if she wants to fill this hole, it will be far away. It's not enough, and besides, she's not that generous.
Her fingers were slowly tapping on the table, but her brain was running rapidly.
Shopkeeper Yan stood by the side, quietly waiting for her instructions.
He knew that the method Kyouto came up with would never disappoint anyone, he just had to implement it.
At this moment, Zhao Xian Cheng walked in from the door and said with a smile: "The new market in Dahe Town has been built. Would you like to take a look at it, Dashan Niang?"
Cheng Wanwan's heart moved, and she immediately stood up and followed.
