However, Lin Yuanqiu has already thought about it. If the workshop makes a good profit, he will definitely use part of the money to benefit the people, such as building several schools in the city and hiring teachers to educate the children in the city. There are free books to read.
"Yuanqiu, if the matter of opening a workshop is..."
Zhong Rong didn't finish his words, he just pointed his finger upward, the meaning was self-evident.
Lin Yuanqiu shook his head, "It doesn't matter. The workshop will be opened in the name of the dowry of the female family members at that time, and we will follow the formal procedures, including the money spent on purchasing the foundation, and we will give it to the Yamen exactly."
Although the imperial court stipulated that officials were not allowed to engage in business, dowry shops or workshops owned by officials' families were allowed. There are many such dowry shops in the capital. As for whether they are real dowry shops, everyone knows very well. I think the Holy Father should also know about this. Otherwise, how can we support a large family just by relying on the official's salary? son.
Lin Yuanqiu felt that as long as his family followed the rules, did not skip paying taxes, and did not do anything to bully the market, there would be nothing for others to criticize, and naturally there would be no problem.
Zhong Rong felt relieved when he heard that the workshop would be opened in the name of the female family members.
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Chapter 190 House style
Lin Sanzhu was a little puzzled, why the matter had already been discussed, and his son did not mention the need to subsidize money for the villagers.
Did Yuan Qiu forget it?
But it was impossible. Lin Sanzhu felt that with his clever mind, how could he forget such a big thing.
Lin Yuanqiu naturally didn't know what his father was thinking at the moment, otherwise he would have told his father what he thought.
Although twenty-six thousand taels of silver sounds like a lot, there are more villagers in Yongning Prefecture. If the money is distributed blindly without prioritization, I am afraid that within a few days, not a penny will be left.
Lin Yuanqiu has always believed that good steel should be used on the blade. Similarly, the money should also be used when necessary. For now, he hasn't found any need to use this money, so he won't touch it for the time being.
Also, Lin Yuanqiu has already thought about it, that is, when using this money, he must let his father quietly inform his grandma of the origin of the money. Otherwise, his grandma will be fine. If his grandma thinks that her grandson has supplemented his savings, , I will definitely feel distressed and unable to sleep.
As for whether grandma will tell this matter, Lin Yuanqiu said that he is not worried. Because for so many years, Wu and Lao Lintou have always been tight-lipped about anything related to him.
It felt like we had only been talking for a while, but we soon arrived at Xu Shizheng, and when we looked at the sky outside, it was completely dark.
Pingan had lit the oil lamp in the room early. Thinking that the young master would be painting later, Pingan hurriedly went to the study again and took the oil lamp from the desk.
Here, Zhong Rong and his son were preparing to go back to the yard to wash up. They were thinking that they would have to go to the military camp tomorrow and they had to go to bed early tonight to regain their energy.
The three of them had just stepped out when they heard their son-in-law (brother-in-law) talking about how he wanted to paint a house pattern for the villagers.
Draw houses for villagers?
The father and son were a little curious. They had never encountered such a thing before, so they naturally wanted to participate together. They also wanted to see what styles there were, so the father and son turned around and walked in again.
Looking at Lin Yuanqiu again, he had spread the drawing paper on the table, and Ping An, who was beside him, was already grinding ink in the inkstone with an ink stick.
Lin Yuanqiu had no choice but to choose to design the apartment at night. He had many things to do during the day, and it was already the end of April. If he wanted the villagers to move into the city before winter came, , then the construction of the house must be started quickly. Otherwise, the villagers may have to spend the winter outside the city again this year.
When I heard that I was going to draw houses for the villagers, no one in the room was not excited. You know, this is a population of tens of thousands. When I think about the future, all the villagers will live in the houses I designed, I feel very excited. It's full of pride.
Old Lintou made up his mind first, "Yuanqiu, according to my opinion, the styles of houses are based on the number of people. For example, there is one type for one to three people, another type for four to six people, and then there is another type for seven to ten people." Those with a family of two, and then those with a family of fifteen or more. And the same goes for the homestead, we will also divide it according to the population. "
Lin Dazhu nodded, "Dad is right, let's just go by the population, so that everyone will have nothing to say."
"Yes, just follow this method. I think the villagers will have no objection." Lin Erzhu also agreed.
Zhong Rong also thinks this method is good. Those with a large population will have wider foundations, and those with a small population will naturally be allocated smaller foundations. It is reasonable and good.
Lin Sanzhu had a different opinion, "If you ask me, the land is all given for free, why should we care about the opinions of the villagers? Besides, why should families with a large population have to allocate more homestead land, and families with a small population should allocate more land? Less than others. If you ask me, let's say that every household should be given the same size of homestead. As for how many houses they want to build, that's their own business. Those with a large population can build more houses. If there are fewer, then build fewer houses. In my opinion, what we need to do now is to draw a few more compact housing styles for villagers with particularly large families, so as not to build them randomly and end up wasting them. Not to mention the strength, there is not enough room for the whole family to live. By the way, we can give a smaller homestead to the orphans in the village."
"My third child's method is better!" As soon as Lin Sanzhu finished speaking, Wu couldn't help but praise her.
I have to say that Lin Sanzhu's words really spoke to Wu's heart. After listening to the old man's idea just now, she always felt that something was not right.
Now listening to the third son's analysis, Mrs. Wu immediately reacted. Yes, they are all homesteads given by the government for free. Why are they different? If there are more people, they will be divided, and if there are fewer people, they will be divided. If someone is unreasonable, The villagers will definitely ask how they will live if their families have more people in the future.
But it is different to allocate homesteads of the same size to everyone. How to build houses will be up to the villagers themselves. As Sanwa said, those with a large population can build more houses, and those with a small population can build fewer houses. several rooms.
Anyway, no matter what, they will not complain about the unfair treatment of the government, so the villagers will not have conflicts with each other.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wu looked at her third son with praise in her eyes and thought to herself that her third son really deserves to be as smart and useful as her mother.
Although Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu were a little envious of the precious look that my mother looked at her third brother, they had to say that what the third brother said just now did make sense.
Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu suddenly felt that only Third Brother's method could completely prevent the villagers from causing conflicts. Think about it, everyone is exactly the same, so why should there be any conflicts?
Lin Yuanqiu didn't expect that his father would actually think of it together with him. Regarding the division of homesteads, Lin Yuanqiu and Lin Sanzhu had the same idea, that is, every household would be the same, so that the villagers would not have other opinions.
As for the lonely elderly people in the village, Lin Yuanqiu originally planned to have them all live together, but this idea has not been finalized yet. He plans to see the situation at that time.
Lao Lintou was already used to his wife's love for his third son. At this time, he had the same idea as Wu, that is, the third son's idea was indeed much better than his.
"The third child is still thoughtful. The ideas you gave are much better than dad's!"
I don’t know since when, Lao Lintou also learned to praise his children without hesitation. Today, if it had been a few years ago, he would have nodded in agreement at most. But now it is different. Old Lintou saw many times when his grandson praised Mo Xuan, Mo Hao and the others, and he found that the children who were praised became much more serious and active whether they were endorsing books or practicing calligraphy, so, Following the example, gradually, Lao Lintou also followed suit.
As for the effect, from the fact that Lin Sanzhu was suppressing a smile and straightening his back again and again, it can be seen that the effect is remarkable.
"Dad, my son finally knows why my fifth brother is better at studying than me." Lin Yuanbai looked like he suddenly understood.
"That's right." Lin Yuanhuai also smiled and said to Lin Dazhu, "Dad, my son finally knows why his brain is not as smart as his fifth brother."
Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu didn't react for a while, they just felt that their second son looked like he deserved a beating.
Lin Yuanfeng made a report on the spot, "Dad, my second brother said he looks like you!"
like me?
Lin Dazhu was stunned at first, but soon he realized what he was thinking. His second son wanted to say that his father had no brains, so he gave birth to his own brainless self, right?
As for Lin Erzhu, after being prompted by his eldest nephew, he quickly came to his senses, "You brat, you don't study well, and you blame your father for it. Your father doesn't know how to study. He obviously doesn't know how to study." OK!"
With that said, Lin Erzhu reached out to pick up Lin Yuanbai's ears, preparing to give the brat a good beating.
Lin Yuanbai was so nimble. He ducked down and quickly escaped.
Then Zhong Rong saw that his in-laws' eldest uncle and second uncle were chasing after him, and his in-laws' third and fourth uncles were running in front. As for his in-laws' grandfather and grandmother, they couldn't help but laugh.
Zhong Rong understood immediately. This was not a father trying to deal with his son. He was clearly trying to make the two elders happy.
What Zhong Rong didn't know at this time was that it was true that Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu wanted to make their parents happy, but it was also true that they wanted to pinch their own sons. Unfortunately, the brats ran too fast and they couldn't catch them.
They say that when a father and his son go into battle, they are like brothers fighting a tiger. How could Lin Sanzhu make his eldest brother and second brother anxious, so he also joined the battle. In the end, the two "skin monkeys" were defeated by their third uncle's running speed.
Then the hall howled like a slaughtering pig.
Zhong Jinan and Zhong Jinhua couldn't help but bared their teeth after hearing this. Uncle Lin and Uncle Lin were so cruel. Their ears were almost torn off, right?
As for Wu, she seemed not to have heard the "screams" of Lin Yuanhuai and Lin Yuanbai. It was only natural for me to take care of my son.
At this time, Mrs. Wu looked at her third son with a kind smile: Her third son ran so fast just now. The ability he has practiced since childhood is really different. Mrs. Wu seemed to see it again. Back then, he was holding a big broom and chasing his third son all over the village.
Zhong Rong finally understood why his brother-in-law kept telling him that the Lin family had a good family tradition.
Isn't it just a good family tradition? When there is never any discord between brothers and sisters, the elders are filial to the elders, and the younger ones are caring and caring. The whole family works together to keep the family well. Taking the whole family coming to Yongning Prefecture as an example, very few people can do it. Zhong Rong can be sure that it will be difficult to find a second one in the entire capital.
His husband's family, Yurou, was a good one.
By the time Lin Yuanqiu had finished drawing the house plans based on everyone's suggestions, it was already midnight. If it hadn't been for the second watch gong outside the courtyard, the few people in the room who were still unfinished might not have thought of going to sleep.
In two hours, a total of twelve house styles were drawn, including ideas given by everyone and Lin Yuanqiu's combination of modern house types. Especially those models with added lofts. Such a yard can definitely accommodate twenty or thirty people.
As for the size of the homestead that each household will be allocated, Lin Yuanqiu has already made up his mind. He plans to go around the city tomorrow to look around. If there are no problems, he will determine the area.
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When Lin Yuanqiu returned to the room, he found that his wife had already gone to bed. Normal people would be sleepy at this point, let alone pregnant women.
Lin Yuanqiu walked lightly. He first lit the oil lamp outside, then held it in his hand and entered the bedroom.
It was quiet at this time, and you could hear the slight breathing in the room.
Perhaps it was because pregnant women were afraid of heat. When Lin Yuanqiu opened the curtain, he saw that the thin quilt was only covering his wife's legs. He leaned forward and was about to pull the quilt up, but suddenly, Lin Yuanqiu found that his wife was slightly bulging. His lower abdomen moved slightly.
Lin Yuanqiu was a little excited. Was it because his baby knew that his father was coming back, so he greeted him in his mother's belly?
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu endured the excitement in his heart and hurriedly stretched out his hand to caress it, preparing to interact with his treasure.
As a result, after waiting for one minute, two minutes, and nearly a quarter of an hour, the squirming just now seemed to be an illusion, and now there was no movement at all.
Is his baby asleep?
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The state barracks is not far from Yongning City.
When they heard that Master Zhizhou was going to check the barracks, Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan both hesitated to speak.
Seeing this look in Lin Yuanqiu's eyes, he started to care in his heart. There couldn't be anything the two of them were hiding from him, right?
Lin Yuanqiu didn't bother to guess, and immediately asked, "But what about the barracks? Tell me about it!"
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Chapter 191 The east wind overwhelms the west wind
There are two sources of military guards in the Da Jing Dynasty: conscription and recruitment.
The so-called conscription means that civilians are recruited by the court, which means military service. Such military service has a certain period of service. During the military service, the imperial court only provided food and clothing for the soldiers, but no military pay. However, the imperial court clearly stipulated that if someone in the family served as a soldier, the whole family would be exempted from taxes and corvee. Recruitment like this is basically done when there is a war to be fought. After the war is over, the conscripts can go home and farm the fields.
Recruiting soldiers is different. The recruited soldiers do not go home to farm. Instead, they regard joining the army as a job. Unlike military service, such soldiers are paid every month.
The soldiers and guards of Yongning Prefecture were recruited, not only from Yongning Prefecture, but also from other state capitals.
When he was in the capital, Lin Yuanqiu learned about the military salary of an ordinary state soldier, which was 500 yuan per month. The military salaries of corps commanders, commanders, and captains are higher. The imperial court only borne a small part of these military salaries, and most of the remainder was borne by the various states.
Therefore, as Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan hesitated to speak, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but think about the arrears of military pay.
But when Magistrate He Tong hesitantly informed that there were currently less than a thousand soldiers and guards in the state capital, not only Lin Yuanqiu, but also Zhong Rong, who had always been calm when things happened, opened their mouths in surprise.
Now that the matter has been told, He Tongpan feels that there is nothing to hide. Anyway, he is not greedy for military pay, and there is nothing that he cannot say.
Therefore, everyone listened to He Tongpan say, "When Yongning was established as a state, there were more than 2,400 state soldiers. The court allocated 6,000 taels of military pay every year, and the remaining 8,000 taels were borne by the state itself. Only in Xiazhou The tax money in remote areas is not abundant, and the government office has always been difficult to maintain the expenditure of military salaries, so the only way is to reduce the number of soldiers and guards. When the official went to Yongning to be appointed as the general judge, the number of soldiers and guards in Fuzhou was less than 2,000. In the past few years, the government office has still maintained the same. Unable to make ends meet, the lower officials had no other choice but to continue to reduce military pay expenditures in this way. As of June last year, there were still 972 soldiers and guards in the camp."
When he heard that there were more than 900 soldiers left, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but want to laugh. Before coming to Yongning Prefecture, he always thought that he, the governor of the prefecture, had more than 2,000 troops. The state is much smaller than Zhili Prefecture in terms of area and population. Matching such a number of soldiers will definitely not affect the tranquility of protecting the state city.
But now, not to mention two thousand, even the number of one thousand soldiers is not reached, which is really surprising.
