Before dawn, the city wall of Chang'an City is lively, every household is making breakfast at the door, the small shop is also open, the well is full of residents who fetch water to go home to freshen up, many farmers who sell vegetables also carry the burden to come in and shout, the air is filled with all kinds of smells, the smell of fireworks is the strongest, here is full of life.

The official rental houses at the root of the city wall have all been completed half a month ago, and the people at the bottom of the old city have also moved over, and the old Chang'an City has completely become an empty city.

Half an hour later, the men of every household left the city wall and went to work in shops and restaurants in Chang'an, the official rental houses at the city wall gradually quieted down, the children played in groups, the women were doing housework in a hurry, and the old people moved a few stools and sat together to chat.

Guo Song with a few entourages also appeared on the city wall root street, after the official rental house was completed, he came here for the first time, a few days ago he went to the Guannei Province states to inspect, and only returned to Chang'an two days ago.

The official rental house at the root of the city wall is a batch of demolition houses set up by him in order to develop the old Chang'an City, which was not the focus, but the houses at the root of the city wall caused a sensation in Chang'an, and everyone's attention to it far exceeded the old Chang'an City.

The official rental house at the root of the city wall does give the people at the bottom of Chang'an a place to live and live, low rent, good conditions, a room can live for a family, no matter how incapable people can afford the rent, more importantly, you can rent for a long time, the government will not drive people, and even there will be some special benefits, such as medical care, the government has set up six righteous medicine halls here, you can go to the outpatient clinic, and it is free, and the herbal medicine is also very cheap, subsidized by the government, and welcomed by the people at the bottom.

In addition to the pharmacy, there is also a school, which is also a benefit given by Guo Song to the people at the bottom, all children under the age of ten can study for free for two years each, ensuring that they can carry out basic literacy and reading.

At this time, Guo Song was standing in front of a school, dozens of children of all sizes were shaking their heads and reading "Thousand Character Text", which took half a year to learn, and basically could know the commonly used thousand words.

There are dozens of such schools, most of which are boys, and the government plans to expand the number of girls' schools to ensure that girls under the age of 10 and over the age of seven can also attend the school for free for two years.

This cost is actually not high, Mr. is a student part-time, every morning in the school for half a day, in the afternoon at home to write and do homework, the government can easily afford it.

Guo Song watched by the window for a moment, and the young gentleman began to teach them to write, and Guo Song left the school.

Under a big tree in front, a group of old people were gathering together to chat, Guo Song stepped forward and said with a smile: "Below is the patrol envoy of the Jin Palace, I understand the suffering of the people, can I talk to you." ”

The old people hurriedly said, "Please take a seat!" Have a seat! ”

Guo Song sat down on a small stool and asked with a smile, "How long have you moved here?" ”

"It's been almost half a month!"

An old man said: "Everyone is about the same, sooner or later, it is only a day or two. ”

"Then what do you feel are still lacking and dissatisfied?"

Several old people scratched their heads, and an old man sighed: "Say I'm sorry for my conscience if I'm not satisfied, I can live in Chang'an City for five hundred yuan, this is something I couldn't think of before, when I was young, I had to go to the old city every dusk, I had to get up before dawn, I didn't talk about my hard work, and I was often scolded by the shopkeeper, and now my son came back after three watches, although he was also tired, but the salary rose from eighty to one hundred and twenty yuan a day, and it was still old money, so he was comfortable!" ”

Guo Song nodded, "Then it's convenient to buy things!" ”

"Convenient! Convenient! There are all kinds of shops here, and everything is very cheap, and you can sell vegetables, sharpen knives, and repair noodles in the morning. ”

Guo Song wanted to hear what was dissatisfied, but when he saw an old man with a sad face, he stopped talking, so he asked with a smile: "What does the old man want to say?" ”

The old man said with a distressed face: "There is a little regret, our family chose a single room at the beginning, and then we couldn't change it if we wanted to change the small courtyard room, so we could only rent two rooms, although the rent was the same, but there was no yard, and I regretted it when I thought of it." ”

Guo Song said with a smile: "The main reason is that the house with a yard is too popular, and it will be rented out all of a sudden. ”

"Actually, it can be made up."

The old man said in a hurry, and the eyes of a group of old men next to him suddenly lit up, and they responded in unison: "That's right, it can indeed be made up!" ”

"How to make up for it?" Guo Song asked with a smile.

"For example, there are about five steps against the city wall, and the land that is five steps wide is empty, can you let everyone build a small courtyard."

Guo Song laughed, "This area is too small!" ”

"Not small! Not small! Let's take a look! ”

This five-step open space is related to the interests of everyone, and everyone's eyes are eager, "Yes! Let's go and see it! ”

"Good! Since everyone wants me to see it, I'm going to check it out. ”

The houses at the base of the city walls are distinctive, and the houses are made up of small units, each with only two rooms, back to back, and each unit is separated by five steps.

Although many people have only one room, one room is about 35 square meters, and the single room is relatively large, and the room can be separated by itself.

The door of the house faces east and west, and the side of the house faces the city wall, but it does not directly face the city wall, and the interval is about five steps.

In this way, almost every house has five steps of open space on the side, five steps long, four steps wide, and there are about twenty square meters, and every household is greedy for this small open space, but when signing the contract, it is very clear that this open space is to protect the safety of the city wall, and no one is allowed to occupy it, otherwise the rental qualification will be cancelled.

Although it cannot be directly occupied, each family still tries to use it, such as setting up a table during meals, where the family eats, and then drying clothes there, cooking there, etc., and the most used is to dry clothes and quilts.

But everyone longed to build a wall to enclose it and make it their own small courtyard.

Guo Song came over and looked at it surrounded by everyone, and indeed there was a small open space on the side of each house, Guo Song actually knew that the reason for leaving this open space was a suggestion put forward by Yao Jin, so that the army could march along the city wall, which was a bit like a fire escape in later generations.

But in fact, if there is any war, it is the same for the army to walk from the front street, because it is paved with stone slabs, but it is better to walk.

This passage is a chicken rib for the army, but it is the key to improving the quality of life for the people, for a family with only one room, it is much more convenient to have a small courtyard, at least you can cook in the yard, and you don't need to cook at the door.

Guo Song is also from a poor background, and his desire for everyone is still understandable, he looked at a pair of eyes with expectation, and said with a smile: "I think everyone's requirements are not excessive, in principle, they are okay, but there can be some conditions, such as to be consistent with the house, the courtyard wall must be built with bricks, the mud wall must not be rammed, and secondly, the city wall cannot be damaged." ”

The old men said excitedly: "These demands are completely reasonable, we can comply with them, we just want to know if the envoy can make the decision?" ”

Guo Song smiled slightly: "I have to go back to discuss this, everyone wait patiently, it is estimated that there will be a reply in two or three days." ”

Guo Song said a few more words, and then left with his entourage, and immediately many people surrounded him, inquiring about the situation, and everyone heard that the open space on the side might be occupied with intention, and they were immediately excited.

An old man said in a loud voice: "You don't want to be too good, I don't know if this matter can be allowed, what if it doesn't work?" ”

"You say that's a fart, how can you not allow it?" An old man sneered.

Everyone looked at him, "Old Yan, what do you mean by this?" ”

"I said you all have eye problems, who was that official just now, do you know?"

Everyone looked at each other and asked urgently, "Who is he?" ”

"He is His Royal Highness the King of Jin, I have seen him."

Everyone was in an uproar, "Old Yan, why didn't you say it earlier." ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin is obviously coming to Weifu for a private visit, how dare I expose him, I have to pretend not to know."

I heard that the official just now was His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and the people around him immediately cheered, since His Royal Highness the King of Jin agreed, then this vacant land must be occupied.

Many of the impatient families immediately ran out of town to buy old bricks and lime.

Two days later, an official notice was posted on the bulletin board, in principle, the people were allowed to occupy the open space on the side for the small courtyard, the condition was that bricks must be used, the height of the wall had to exceed the eaves, and the façade must be whitened with lime, and secondly, it was strictly forbidden to damage the city wall, otherwise it would be severely punished, and the small courtyard could open the door alone, or a small door could be opened from the side of the house, depending on the needs of each family, and no mandatory provisions were made.

After the announcement was posted, the people of the entire city wall were boiling, and every household began to draw lines and hire people to build the wall, which was very lively.

(End of chapter)