"Report!" After the captain on the stage finished speaking, Qian Liuzi, a former local gangster below, shouted loudly.
"speak!"
"Report to the captain! We used to be gangsters, but now we have learned how to do it! The political commissar said that a prodigal son will never return for gold. We were a little bastards in the past, but we were not heinous people. Why should we return to our previous appearance?" Qian Liuzi was not convinced. He is a little aggrieved!
He didn't understand those principles before, but after these government soldiers came and began to train them, and the political commissar began to teach them, he understood a lot of principles. Now that it has been changed, why should we restore it to its previous appearance?
"You know nothing! You used to be real bastards, but now you have completely changed. I don't know. I'm afraid you don't know either. If we weren't in charge, can you guarantee that you have changed? But no matter what, , I have at least seen your changes, which is a good thing!"
"But! This time you are asked to carry out this task for the sake of His Highness the King of Shu! You have personally experienced the grievances His Highness the King of Shu suffered some time ago. The rumors spread throughout Chang'an City, but did His Highness the King of Shu say anything? No. ! Your grievances are nothing!"
"The purpose of restoring you to your true colors is to allow you to perform your mission! I tell you, don't let me know, otherwise, you will suffer a lot! For such a small problem, stare at everyone nearby, and Whenever any new rangers or gangsters enter the area we manage, report them immediately and catch them for me!"
"And if they are refugees, no matter what their status is when they enter Chang'an City, ask them to report to the industrial zone as soon as possible. If they are suspected and refuse to leave, call someone and arrest them!"
"Another thing I would like to note is that for all the refugees who enter our area, the idle staff will immediately ask them when they came to Chang'an. If they answer that they have been in Chang'an for more than five days, we will take action directly!"
"Because all our district captains in Chang'an have discussed it. If it lasts more than five days, they must have fled from other districts. Most people will not guard against this. If you can't beat them, don't fight to the death. Just call people. We have people in the whole Chang'an. They can't run away. Got it?!"
"No!" Everyone shouted loudly, and now Qian Liuzi was convinced. For His Highness the King of Shu, this is what he should do, because it was His Highness the King of Shu who gave these people a chance to be human beings instead of the trash they used to be. .
Qian Liuzi knew very well that it wasn't that they didn't want to be good people before, but that they didn't have the opportunity. Now, Your Highness, I want to be a good person.
Especially after being trained by these veterans and then talked to by the political commissar, they understood a lot. If we didn't really want to treat them as individuals, they would have been just like those people who died on the streets. Others would cheer them when they died, so why bother to spend so much effort to train them to death? Isn't it for their own good? !
And all this was given by His Highness the King of Shu.
The veterans are strengthening these former local snakes, and Li Ke is also giving lessons to these literati. Oh, by the way, there are also those five bachelors in the corner who have committed crimes, but they are just sitting in the corner. Li Ke asks them I didn’t even ask them questions, I just let them watch.
"You should all know the decision I made recently. I want to renovate the entire city of Chang'an, including all streets, open channels, and culverts, including all equipment for drainage, storage, diversion, and filtration, as well as ceramic pipes, seepage wells, etc. Within the scope of renovation, a large official road to the industrial zone will also be built, and the effect will be the same as that of the bluestone road. How much do you think it will cost?" Li Ke asked lightly.
Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect Li Ke's plan to be so big. There are complete drainage facilities under Chang'an City. The cost of repairing these alone would probably be hundreds of thousands. Some damaged ceramic pipes would also need to be replaced. less money.
This is especially true for the iron fences for diverting and filtering. Taking into account these, we also need to renovate the road, plus a bluestone official road leading to the industrial area. The cost of the bluestone alone is very extravagant. The total of these is definitely 2 million yuan. If it’s not enough, at least two million strings must be filled in!
"Your Highness, I'm afraid it will have to be doubled at least. The two million guan sent by Zheng will definitely not be enough." A scholar with some experience in this field hesitated and said.
"Well, yes, it is indeed not enough. But, do you believe it, I may not have to spend money on this renovation, and I can still make money?" Li Ke said with a smile.
"Ah?!" Everyone was dumbfounded now.
They have all seen His Highness's methods before, and Yang Anning and the others have seen it the most. Because of the recent evening performance in Youjian Shopping Mall, they have become more and more popular. The Chang'an dignitaries and those Hu businessmen who reward them every day seem to be interested. The bar is on.
Anyway, their current popularity has almost snatched away many customers from the remaining two brothels next to them.
But... it costs three to four million to renovate the entire city of Chang'an and make money without spending any money? ...This...isn't His Highness awake?
"Don't believe it?" Li Ke smiled.
Everyone is shaking their heads, this... is impossible no matter how you think about it!
"Okay! Today I will let you understand what people's precise needs are!" Li Ke smiled faintly, and then said directly to Tian Meng: "Tian Meng, go and collect all the silver and brass members in the mall who are not officials. Everyone will send an invitation, especially those merchants, small aristocratic families, Hu merchants, etc. If you invite them to come, just say that I have invited them and I will wait for them here."
"Yes!" Tian Meng turned around and left.
"You guys can listen in the surrounding boxes for a while. Remember not to make any noise. Yang Anning, you and ten sisters will stay and help record." Li Ke said.
"yes!"
In about an hour, all the invited talents rushed over. There were ninety-three in total, including about twelve Hu people and Hu Shang. It can be said that these people were not the center of power in the Tang Dynasty. A considerable number of them were just merchants. , they don’t even have the qualifications for the imperial examination, that’s why they apply for membership here.
The reason is also very simple. Li Ke is the only one here who treats them equally, and they also want to know if it is possible to make friends with a prince.
After receiving Li Ke's invitation, everyone was surprised, but they did not dare to neglect, and they all rushed over as soon as possible. Li Ke even killed more than a hundred people from the Zheng family in Xingyang, and the other party could only obediently pay two million yuan. , this doesn’t include the cost of getting a gold membership, what the heck are they? !
After they all arrived, Li Ke stood on the stage and looked at the leek... members below. Li Ke smiled, clasped his fists and saluted seriously: "I take the liberty to invite everyone here today. I hope I haven't given you anything." It’s causing trouble to everyone.”
"Your Highness, King of Shu, you're welcome." Everyone hurriedly returned the gift, because compared with Li Ke, they were really far behind.
Looking at these people, Li Ke sighed with emotion. The teacher's anthology he often read recently said that it is good to unite all the people who can be united, and these people are the people who can be united!
"Everyone, to be honest, I, Li Ke, invited you here today because I have an opportunity, because everyone is a member of my Youjian Mall, and as a member of Youjian Mall, you have membership benefits. This opportunity can also be regarded as a member. One of the benefits, everyone can participate as appropriate." Li Ke said seriously.
When Li Ke said this, everyone immediately became curious.
"This opportunity is very simple. I want to renovate all the streets in Chang'an City and build a large official road leading to the Datang Industrial Park. The Datang Industrial Park is related to the establishment of the Datang Royal Academy throughout Datang in the future. From now on, regardless of whether you are a noble or not, you can study at the Imperial Academy of the Tang Dynasty, and all students will be considered disciples of the Emperor."
"And this time, to renovate official roads and all streets in Chang'an City, I, Li Ke, will accept donations from some members. Anyone who donates funds to build streets and official roads will have a stone monument next to the road after the project is completed. The names of all donors and their families will be engraved on it for future generations to pay homage to, and some roads will be named after the donors, which will be included in the county annals of Chang'an and the two counties and remain for future generations forever." Li Ke said with a smile.
The bottom immediately exploded.
"Your Highness, I will donate 150,000 yuan!" A person in the crowd jumped up excitedly and said loudly.
Li Ke was stunned for a moment, hey, the person I arranged hasn't spoken yet, who is this?
However, Li Ke reacted quickly and refused directly: "No, there is an upper limit for each person or family's donation, and the maximum cannot exceed one hundred thousand yuan! Because I will donate part of the funds to you. If it were not for the benefit of members, I would His Highness has paid for it all himself. So you are not allowed to donate that much. In addition, in order to avoid making trouble and ridiculing, and affecting the relationship between members, this donation is made in the form of a hidden label and will not be made public!"
