Song Ci nodded, "Since that's the case, then I want to ask, you said that the prefect is a Qing official, I don't know if you are familiar with him?" How many years has he been an official? How are the taxes in your Liucheng City?"

Chai Nong said: "Hehe, you don't know, son, our area is close to the big river, and many people are drowned by floods every year, no, the prefect will report to the imperial court and find a man in the prime of life to build the dam among the people."

Song Ci thought to himself, if this is the case, then it can be regarded as good, and he dare not say that he is a clean official, at least he is not a person who does not do evil.

"In that case, why don't you build the dam? You know, after a month, there will always be a lot of copper plate harvest!"

He shook his head and said, "Childe, it's not that I don't want to go, because there are still old fathers and mothers, as well as wives and children at home, who will take care of them this time?"

"Then if you don't go, what will you live on? The whole family depends on you for support, so you can't eat coarse grains every day!"

He smiled and said: "Childe misunderstood, there is some land in the next family, and you can usually grow some vegetables to sell, and at the same time, the family has a hundred and ten chickens, usually, relying on these incomes, the family can live barely enough, at least not hungry, right?"

Song Ci nodded, and after sending him away, a little smile appeared on his face, didn't Emperor Song Ningzong always hope that the Great Song Dynasty would be like this?

"My lord, it seems that your calculation just now was wrong, in my opinion, this prefect may really be a clean official."

Song Ci chuckled, "Miss Xiaoyue, it seems that you still overestimate this officialdom, otherwise, how about we fight a block?"

"Ahh My lord, what do you want to bet on?"

"Is this prefect a corrupt official, if not, you invite all of us to dinner, if so, how about I invite you all to dinner?"!

Lu Sheng said: "I have no opinion on the bet between the adult and the little moon girl, anyway, no matter who wins in the end, we will have an indispensable meal at that time."

"That's right, haha, anyway, we don't suffer if we reap the benefits."

Qin Xiaoyue didn't believe in this evil, "My lord, I still bet with you on this bet, I don't believe that this prefect is already like this, that's still a corrupt official, it's really not good, let's wait and see." ”

Song Ci said: "In this case, then Miss Xiaoyue, we have decided so, Song believes that the crows in this Great Song Dynasty officialdom are definitely the same black."

After staying here for a while, the people continued to hurry, until in the middle of the afternoon, they finally came to this willow city, and entered the city, and the clean streets were three zhang wide, giving people a pleasant feeling.

Everyone got out of the carriage and parked the car outside an inn, Song Ci said: "Ren You, you are watching the carriage here, Song wants to go to the front to go around, and when night comes, he will come back to stay in the hotel."

"Yes, my lord."

Song Ci and others walked on the side of the road, and soon they were greeted by several people, they were all workers who built the dam, and they didn't know why they finished work so early today.

Song Ci walked up and said head-on: "Several, there are some things to ask next, I don't know if I want to tell one or two!"

An older man said: "Childe, we are all coolies, you don't need to ask, besides, if you want to ask, then you might as well ask these shopkeepers."

Song Ci said: "Actually, I want to ask about the construction of the dam, no, I've been a little tight recently, so I want to be a worker for a few days, I don't know how?"

They sighed, and someone looked at Song Ci's dress, "Childe, when I look at you, you don't look like a poor person, why do you want to go to the coolies?" You.... You're trying to tease us. ”

Song Ci said: "How come? I waited all the way from Lin'an, but unfortunately, all the coiled on the road were lost, this is not no way, so this...

Only then did they believe it, "So that's the case, Childe, my income for a day is one hundred and fifty wen, and the prefect will give it a month, and after a month, I will have to have four or five taels of silver, which is good." ”

Song Ci thought to himself, this person shouldn't tell lies, if so, then he can be regarded as a few points above him.

"So, ladies and gentlemen, will the prefect be in arrears? For example, when the dam is finished, will he send us away in a fit of rage? Don't you get paid?"

Someone was angry, "Childe, what do you mean by this?" Our prefect is a well-known clean official, if you want to slander him, will you believe it or not, I will clean you up now?"

Song Ci was embarrassed, and Qin Xiaoyue immediately rounded up, "Everyone, we didn't mean this, this... Isn't this worrying that you won't be able to get your wages when the time comes, and then you'll work in vain!"

"Can't get the money? Hehe, this is a court appropriation, and after a month, whose salary is less? If you believe it, go to the government office immediately and sign up for tomorrow, and then you can go to work.

Saying that, they left, Song Ci thanked him, thinking to himself, this prefect is either a Qing official, or it is very hidden, if there is no major case, it will be difficult to bring it down.

Lu Sheng said: "My lord, are we really going to the gate of this prefect at this moment?" I don't know if there are people to build this dam. ”

"A dam is a project that has been built for many years, how can it be said that it will be built well? Lu Sheng, you think too much, I'm afraid this prefect still wants us to go. ”

Song Ci thought for a while and said, "If you want to find out what kind of person this prefect is, it seems that we can only go to the prefect of Zhao in person, I hope there are still people here at this moment."

So, after inquiry, everyone immediately walked on the road to the prefect, and after half an hour, they arrived at their destination, and there were many people sitting outside the prefect, all of whom were these ordinary people who were working.

Song Ci looked at it for a while, and finally learned that today was the time to pay wages, and from time to time he could see many people who had already taken the silver and left happily.

The person who paid the wages must not be the prefect, but the history of the book, and there were many catchers standing on both sides of the neighborhood, beware of someone taking advantage of the fire to rob them.

There are many people who have left with their wages, and they can go home and have a good tooth sacrifice after a month of hard work, and they are very happy, feeling that being the people of Liucheng is a blessing from the cultivation of three lives.

One hundred and ten people, soon the wages had been settled, Song Ci stepped forward and said, "My lord, I don't know if I still need workers to build this dam?"

Shushi looked at Song Ci and was slightly stunned: "This son, I don't think you look like a poor person, don't you also want to be a coolie?" This work is very hard, from sunrise to sunset, a day is 150 yuan.

Song Ci said: "One hundred and fifty Wen, in fact, there are a lot of adults, I don't know if you accept female dependents?" Look at our team...."

Shushi waved his hand, "According to the law of the Great Song Dynasty, female dependents can't do coolies, especially the errand of the imperial court, Gongzi, in my opinion, a few of you in the prime of life can register, come to the prefect tomorrow, and I and the prefect will go to the river together." ”

Song Ci nodded and said, "Lu Sheng, go and write our names, and at the same time write Ren You, tomorrow, I can earn money to support my family."

"Okay lord...."Before the last word was finished, Lu Sheng hurriedly stopped, in case the history of the book learned of Song Ci's identity, I am afraid it will be difficult to do.

After writing the name, the book history told a lot more, and then everyone left, walking on the way back to the inn.

There is no night ban in Liucheng, you can walk around casually at night, which Song Ci is a lot more relieved, when he came to the inn, he asked the shopkeeper for some food, opened the room and took it upstairs.