Li Bin went to do things immediately.
Things here immediately aroused a lot of heated discussion.
"Is Prince You going to do something big this year?"
"It doesn't seem to have much to do with making money and farming."
"But...why do I feel that King You is very serious?"
Many people gathered together and talked quietly.
Fortunately, Li Zhao's speed of doing things has slowed down, otherwise they would really be unable to bear it, mainly because the family's money bag cannot bear it.
No matter whether Li Zhao's next move is big or small, they have to keep an eye on it.
"King You is undertaking such a big project, and the money is not a small amount."
"Yes, the key point is...if every place has such a big project, what will happen to the finances?"
"I guess it's hanging!"
As members of a large family, they are well aware of the local conditions.
Although what Li Zhao and the others said and worried were indeed reasonable, they knew better that the vast majority of people would not easily believe or give in until they were on the verge of despair.
If King You Li Zhao wants to mobilize everyone to prevent that hypocritical and illusory thing, they are sure that it will probably not succeed.
This is one of them.
Secondly, the construction of such large-scale water conservancy projects requires a huge amount of financial, manpower and material resources.
Not talking about other counties, just talking about the major townships under Qingyun County, their overall strength is far behind Longyang Township.
If they really follow Li Zhao, who will provide the funds?
King You?
That is impossible!
Although King You has made money, it may be good enough to be able to support the water conservancy projects in the Longyang Township area.
If we want to support the entire Qingyun County, we will definitely have to bear a huge fiscal deficit.
What's more, the locals may not be happy.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is already the beginning of spring, and everyone will start to get busy.
If you respond to King You's call, it will mean shortening everyone's busy farming time.
Who can agree to this?
Thirdly, they speculated that local officials would most likely not be willing to mess with things. Stable development would be the greatest progress and contribution.
Tossing means something is going to happen, which may be good or bad.
And the project cycle is too long.
Officials from small places like them would never dare to take such responsibility.
"I'll just wait and see what happens."
"What if King You made the right decision this time?"
"So what if it's right? Do we have to follow suit? Do you know that once something like this starts to be built, it can't be stopped, otherwise it will be a waste of money and food. Even families like us may not be able to afford it. ah."
Water conservancy projects cost at least hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A slightly larger one would be in the millions.
Who can stand this?
More importantly, if I build this water conservancy project and you don't contribute money or effort, but end up using mine, this wrangling will be extremely troublesome.
Even a lawsuit is difficult to resolve.
There simply aren’t too many ways to do this.
Word spread quickly.
Although Youwang Li Zhao's reputation is indeed good now, and many people have begun to believe in him, but if everyone has to pay together, then forget it.
King You's tent.
The nine county magistrates and numerous township chiefs in Hailong County arrived one after another.
They were all picked up by You Wangwei's carriage, which saved a lot of time on the road.
But this time, Li Zhao did not prevent the members of the wealthy families who stayed here from participating.
This time, the three major Ruan Lanjia families in Hailong County also came.
Li Zhao clasped his fists at everyone and said, "Li Zhao shouldn't bother me during the busy farming season in the New Year, but I'm afraid of regrets and remorse, so I still take the liberty to invite you here."
"You must have heard the reason why I invited you here."
Everyone was silent.
"This winter, let alone snow, there are only a handful of rainy days." Li Zhao looked around and scanned everyone's faces: "I think you are all experienced people, so you don't know how to do it. Don’t know what this means?”
"What does His Highness King You mean? There might be a severe drought or insect disaster this year?" Among the crowd, Ding Guomin, the magistrate of Qingyun County, was the first to speak out.
He wants to go to the dark side with Li Zhao, so he must play the role of admiration at the critical moment.
Moreover, Ding Guomin felt that what Li Zhao said made sense.
He had already discovered something was wrong during the Chinese New Year, and he was afraid this year would not be easy.
Although this is all based on experience, it is not his style to wait for disaster to come and then try to remedy it.
Therefore, he strongly agreed with Li Zhao's proposal.
"Although it is true that there is no snow this winter, it doesn't mean that there will be a severe drought this year, right?" The Qinghe County magistrate frowned.
"Yes, this kind of situation has not happened in the past years. Because of this sign, a large-scale construction project was carried out, which wasted people and money. This county thought it was inappropriate." The magistrate of Qinglong County also shook his head.
The other county magistrates were also silent, but looking at their looks, one could probably guess what they were thinking.
Not to mention that Li Zhao would not pay to help with large-scale construction projects in their jurisdiction, even if Li Zhao was really willing to pay, they would not move.
This is not a matter of words, because there are too many things that need to be mobilized.
There are squires and aristocratic families everywhere. If these people can't talk, it will be difficult to take action.
Even if all the major aristocratic families and country squires are willing to move, how will the personnel be arranged?
What standards should be followed then?
How should the required materials, personnel, and time be arranged?
Not everyone has land to farm. If someone wants to farm, how should the personnel be dispatched?
What to do with food?
How are wages paid?
Where to buy materials?
If you really want to think about it, this kind of thing can last for a month or two.
More importantly, King You will definitely not help anyone pay.
This is tantamount to doing a thankless job, and you have to pay for food yourself, which will cause public resentment to boil.
Of course you, King You, don't care, so don't be afraid, but I'm afraid everyone's black hat will not be saved.
"What do you mean...are you unwilling?"
The people who can sit here are basically local prominent figures. They are not particularly disgusted with Li Zhao, but there is indeed a difference between closeness and distance.
For example, the township chiefs in Qingyun County are much closer to Li Zhao, because Li Zhao's actions have indeed brought them the most direct benefits.
The entire Qingyun County is now far ahead.
They are the most direct beneficiaries, but Qinghe County and Qinglong County, which are far away from Qingyun County, have almost no participation in it, and there is no distribution of benefits.
It was even once the most upstream county in Hailong County, but now it is overtaken by Qingyun County, so the relationship is naturally delicate.
Although Li Zhao's restaurant has opened branches in their county and has indirectly promoted local economic development, it is far from benefiting as directly as the neighboring county.
Therefore, this involves more than just a livelihood project.
Ding Guomin looked at these county magistrates and sighed helplessly.
