Chapter 38 Four Decrees
Li Mu has been tired enough these days, and he has been spinning all day long, and Rao is an iron man can't stand it. He now opens his eyes every day, first has to go to the Yamen to have a meeting with Li Siwen and Wang Hu, agree on the rules of the day, and then rush to the East and West Second Square to settle the displaced people, go home at noon to have a meal, make wine in the afternoon, and in the evening, he will go to the construction site to check the progress of the day, and then with Li Siwen, he will come to the small square between the East and West Second Square to give a speech to the displaced people, and there is no time to spare. He had planned to talk to him about business after Bai Hao'er came, but he didn't take the time to come.
The sun is setting, and it is time for the daily flickering. Li Siwen memorized the manuscript for a day, and he was already familiar with it, so he stepped onto the high stage and started his performance. If you want to say that Li Siwen is not useless. After observing in the past few days, Li Mu found that Li Siwen is a typical performative personality, if you let him do things down-to-earth, he will definitely not be able to. But if he does some face-saving projects and ushers in things like sending, he can get started faster than anyone else. Except for the speech on the first day, which was written by Li Mu, the daily speeches after that were all done by Li Siwen himself, and Li Mu didn't need to worry about it at all.
“…… Jie Li was unkind, plundered the Central Plains several times, and ruined the lives of the people. Our emperor Yunwen Yunwu, hard work, forbearance for several years, finished his work in a battle, this time the defeat of the Turks is a foregone conclusion, the army is pursuing the remnants of the Turks, the day of complete victory is just around the corner. Speaking of which, the Hu people and Turks present are afraid that they have to be worried, right? If the Tang Dynasty defeats the Turks, how will it treat us? Will it enslave us? ”
"I'll tell you the answer! No! Not only will it not enslave you, but it will also treat you well, so that you will become the people of the Tang Dynasty and bathe in the glory of the Heavenly Khan! ”
"Long before the war began, His Majesty made it clear that this war would never be aimed at the people. Of course, there will be enslaved people, but those people are the ones who raised their weapons to fight against my Tang Dynasty soldiers, and their weapons are stained with the blood of my Tang Dynasty soldiers, and they are completely to blame for being enslaved! ”
"Your Majesty once said: 'Since ancient times, China has been noble, and I have loved it as one', have you ever heard other monarchs say such things? Didn't you? What does this mean, it shows that my emperor is broad-minded, and you should be grateful to be able to rule such a benevolent monarch! ”
Li Siwen was talking right, Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Li Mu gesticulating, knowing that the brainwashing was almost over, he coughed lightly, and naturally turned the topic to the appeasement policy.
"This resettlement of the displaced people, the official and the county, but also uphold Your Majesty's benevolent heart, treat you very leniently, Your Majesty loves you as one, and the official also treats you equally, whether it is the Tang people, or the Hu people, or even the Turks, as long as they fall into my Dingxiangcheng household registration, then they are my Tang people. Taking into account everyone's current situation, the official issued four decrees on the four aspects of 'clothing, food, housing and transportation', and if you heard it yesterday, you will listen to it again, mainly for those who come today, and everyone will remember it in your heart, if you forget, ask others, or come back tomorrow to listen, this official will say it again at this time every day. ”
"Decree 1, the people take food as the sky, let's talk about the aspect of 'food' first. When everyone went into the city, they saw it too. Around this Dingxiang City, the city wall is being repaired, and next to each construction site, there is a place to put food, three times a day, once in the morning, noon and evening. Who can eat it? First of all, the young and strong laborers helped to repair the city walls, and they had food to eat, to be fed, and to be paid. It doesn't matter if women and children can't do this hard work, they can help cook, pick rice, pick vegetables, these don't require much effort, they can always do it, and they can eat. Young children under the age of 10 can eat as long as they do not cry or make trouble, and children over the age of 10 who are not disabled must participate in labor before they can eat. In a word, in Dingxiang City, you can eat with labor, free grain and rice, and don't raise lazy people, do you hear clearly? ”
Everyone responded loudly, Li Siwen nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "Decree 2, in terms of 'living', everyone can look left and right, there are two squares in the city, and now there are vacant houses. Depending on the number of people in each household, different sizes of houses can be allocated. Of course, this house cannot be given for free, and the person who receives the house has to pay the same price. There are several aspects in this, if you have spare money, you can pay for a house, there are discounts. If the money is insufficient, you can compensate for it with work. Go to the construction site every day to work or help cook, calculate the daily salary, deduct the money from the house, rest assured, the official will not calculate your interest. If you don't have enough money and don't want to work, go to the outside of the city to cultivate the fields. As long as you cultivate ten acres of land, not only will these fields be cultivated for you, but the house will also be yours. If you don't have money, don't want to work, and don't want to cultivate the land, then go to death, Dingxiang City doesn't raise lazy people! Do you understand? ”
"Decree 3, the aspect of 'clothing'. Dingxiang City is now in a time of crisis, and the government does not advocate brocade clothes, but mainly keeps warm and practical. In this regard, the government will organize a 'garment bureau', and women who do well can go to the garment bureau to get a job, and the government will pay money, rice, and clothes, and strive to ensure that everyone has warm clothes before the winter. Qingzhuang can also go into the mountains and forests to hunt, meat government purchase, fur government also buy, the price is only higher than the neighboring county, if you are interested, you can come to the government for the record, the government will help to match, let everyone get together into the mountains, so as not to have accidents. Here, this official reiterates that it is not recommended to enter the mountain alone, please cherish life! ”
"Decree IV, on the aspect of 'action'. Dingxiang City is in ruins, there are few cars and horses, and it is inconvenient to travel. Therefore, for the sake of everyone, the official stipulates that every one, three, and five days, the government will go to neighboring counties to buy, and if there is a free place at this time, everyone can take the government's transport vehicle for free. If there is an emergency, you can also fund the passage of temporarily idle carriages and horses, and when you should do it, come to the 'carriage and horse shop' on the east side of the official mansion to find Bai Gensheng, who is now in charge of this matter. ”
If you can't remember, then remember a sentence, that is, Dingxiang City does not raise lazy people, if you want to live in Dingxiang City, you have to pay labor, this is an iron law, can not be changed. Okay, that's all for today, let's disperse, if you want to work, go everywhere to find the person in charge, you can eat if you work, and if you do a good job, you will get money! ”
After the speech, Li Siwen came down from the high platform, his face full of joy. For him, this kind of thing is not a job, but more like a pleasure. This is something that Li Mu can't understand, if it were him, maybe two days a day would be okay, but after a long time, especially if he said it every day, he would definitely not be able to stand it.