The cash-for-work method will inevitably be popularized because it is beneficial to the imperial court, to the displaced people, and to the public and private people who accept the displaced people as laborers.

The imperial court gained social stability, completed the construction projects it wanted, and the displaced people had a chance to survive, with a minimum subsistence guarantee, and perhaps even more. On the other hand, those industries that shelter displaced people for work have to pay less than hired labor, so they get labor, so the labor cost is reduced.

Weinan needs manpower everywhere.

After last winter, the business in the coal yard will be better this winter, which will require more people to mine and make coal. Laborers are also needed to take care of the greenhouses and the vegetables inside.

Not to mention coking.

At present, the imperial court is in large quantities of iron and steel produced by the new method of wrought iron steelmaking, and the new method of steelmaking must use coke to reach the temperature and control the cost. This places great demands on the output of coke.

Coking requires more coal and more manpower.

Those displaced people who have not lost their ability to work are exactly what Weinan needs.

Wei Renshi thought all the way, and when he returned home, he went directly to the study.

When I walked to the study, I saw Xi'er tidying up, so he said: "I don't need to tidy up, I will use it immediately, and it should be messy again." ”

Xi'er smiled: "It's better to clean up, it's neat and clean, Lang Jun will be more comfortable doing things here." ”

Wei Renshi smiled, went over and sat down at the desk, and turned his eyes to see Xi'er busy there, which was also a good scenery.

After finishing cleaning up, Wei Renshi spread out the paper and picked up the pen.

Xi'er studied the ink while watching Wei Renshi write on the paper.

It was not until dawn that Wei Renshi put down his pen and finally wrote down all the specific methods and problems that he could think of, as well as the countermeasures to the problems.

Wei Renshi lay down and rested for a while, and when he woke up, it was already early afternoon.

The early autumn afternoon was still hot, but Wei Renshi liked the hot feeling.

went out and walked to the palace, and after entering the palace, I saw Li Shi, who was taking a nap by the pool. But as soon as Wei Renshi arrived, he woke up.

"Since the minister left the palace yesterday to now, he has finally sorted out the charter with the method of work-for-relief, so he is anxious to report to His Majesty, but he forgot that His Majesty is resting at this moment, please forgive Your Majesty." Wei Renshi stepped forward and saluted and said.

"It's okay, bring it to me." Li Shi said.

Liu Guangqi took the song from Wei Renshi's hand in the past and presented it to Li Shi.

Li Shi took the song and said, "Summoning the three provinces here." ”

Liu Guangqi saluted, and then went to find the chamberlain to summon him.

Li Shi looked down and looked at it, nodding frequently while looking.

"Wei Qing's method is very good!" After Li Shi saw it, he said again: "If this law is implemented, then in the future, if there are displaced people in the world, they can follow this law." ”

Wei Renshi probably could understand why Li Shi showed so much interest in this method.

The problem of displaced people has always been a major social problem that plagued ancient China, and its severity has always been a yardstick for the prosperity and decline of the world.

For the feudal rulers, in order to make the dynasty stable for a long time, it was necessary to bind the peasants to the land, so that they could "live and work in peace and contentment", and maintain the kinship between the peasants and the land. Once the peasants lost their land, not only would the dynasty have no place to be served, but a large number of displaced people might gather in the mountains and forests and take risks, becoming an important force for dynastic change.

In order to maintain feudal rule, successive rulers adopted corresponding economic policies, regulation and control, and solved the problem of displaced people.

The method of cash-for-work can effectively solve the situation of a large number of unemployed people in the future generations. In the current era, it is also possible to solve the livelihood problems of a large number of landless people and play a role in stabilizing the displaced people.

Therefore, Li Shi did not pay much attention to newspapers that could communicate with the emperor and the people, but he attached so much importance to the method of cash-for-work.

In a short time, the governors of the three provinces arrived. Seeing that Wei Renshi was also there, several people looked at each other and saluted Li Shi together.

"This year, there is a great drought in Guanzhong, the people are displaced, although the imperial court has opened warehouses to release grain to help all places, but there are many displaced people, and the food that the imperial court can use for relief is also limited. I asked Wei Qing for advice, originally just casually asked, but unexpectedly, Wei Qing came up with an excellent method. I will convene you today to discuss it. Li Shi said to everyone.

As he spoke, Li Shi handed the charter sorted out by Wei Renshi in his hand to Du You first, and said, "Rank the Qing family and circulate it first." ”

The thick pile of paper was opened in Du You's hand.

The crowd gathered around and looked at it together.

"Cash-for-work?" Gao Ying said loudly: "Isn't it relief with fortifications? ”

With that, he continued to look at it.

Looking at it, everyone's faces showed shock, and they all changed to surprise.

"Your Majesty, this law is very good, Your Majesty!" Du You was the first to read it, and immediately said to Li Shi: "This law can immediately announce to the world, so that all localities can report the fortifications that need to be built and the number of laborers required, so that they can gather the corresponding number of displaced people nearby and use work for relief." ”

"Yes, if this method is used, it can appease the displaced people in the imperial court, and complete the fortifications. For the homeless, if they have a way to live, there will be no chaos. For ordinary people, it has reduced their servitude. Zheng Xunyu also nodded and said.

"It's really surprising that the man from Wei County can come up with this method." Jia Tan said.

"It's a wonderful idea." Gao Ying said: "If this law is implemented, the disadvantages of displaced people can be solved. ”

Jia Tan thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has a question, and he wants to ask Wei Xiannan." ”

Li Shi nodded.

Jia Tan then looked at Wei Renshi and asked, "Wei County's man is very good this time. However, the old man wanted to ask Wei Xiannan, after all, the fortifications of the imperial court and various places are limited, if there are a large number of displaced people, and all kinds of fortifications can no longer be taken care of, what should I do? Or if this year's displaced people go to work on a cash-for-work arrangement, and if there are new displaced people next year, and the following year, what will happen to these new displaced people? ”

"Back to Wei Guogong, these two are indeed problems. The method of cash-for-work is more suitable for short-term and emergency response, but it is not the fundamental solution to the problem of displaced people. In order to fundamentally solve the problem of displaced people, we should think about the relationship between the people and the land. Cash-for-work is an emergency method. Specific to the question of the Duke of Wei, the first problem is that if the number of displaced people is huge, the imperial court must plan to add some fortifications to accommodate the displaced people, which can be related to the livelihood of the common people, or the imperial court expects to need them in the future. The second problem can only be solved by fundamentally solving the problem of displaced people. ”