In Jiangning County, the construction of water conservancy and the renovation of official fields have already begun, and the officials of the household houses and workshops have worked overtime all night to come up with the overall plan.

In the past, there was such a large-scale project, the organizer was going to move his mind, thinking about greedy ink from the middle, big greed is not daring, from the middle to touch a few broken silver, there is no problem, there are a lot of managers, everyone wants to be greedy for ink silver, and finally implemented, can do things of silver two, there are not many.

But this time, the situation is completely different, Su Pingyang, the household secretary, came up with a clear plan, all the expenses must be disclosed, and the amount of silver used in which place is detailed for easy review. He also put forward a name according to the requirements of Zai and Su Tiancheng, and when the scribes who do things concretely, when they go down to do things, they have a subsidy of five dollars of silver every day, mainly to solve the living expenses, and they can solve the things that disturb the people very well, and the five dollars of silver cannot be used up.

The force of economic stimulus is endless.

The officials of the county government have begun to pay attention to their own identity, and they have to do things desperately for this job.

In the past, there was too little, if you don't want to increase some income, you really can't support your family, your wife and children are a little unable to support, and it is difficult to have much status in the family.

Now it's different, the regular monthly silver, enough to spend money, and live a rich life. Subsequently, self-restraint is required, for example, the clerk's office and the secretary's office in the household room used to be fat and poor, and there were many people who flattered Lu, but now, they will never dare to mess around and lose this errand. Where can I find it?

Su Tiancheng's attention was focused on the construction of water conservancy and the renovation of official fields.

The requirement of a month to complete is to respect the local customs, after entering the wax moon, everyone is preparing for the Spring Festival, and the task is completed before that. When farmers get the silver, they naturally have to spend money, and the purchase of New Year's goods can maximize the consumption of Jiangning County.

October 30th.

The notice of the county government was posted.

But there were very few peasants who answered the call, which is somewhat strange.

In this matter, Su Tiancheng thought a little simply, and the county government gave out the money. The peasants came to do things, wishful thinking, there would be no problem, but half a day passed, almost no one came, he was a little anxious, this is something that cannot be delayed.

Lu Tianming entered the second hall.

"Lord Lu, the notice of the county government. It's been posted, and no one has answered the call for anything. What's going on? ”

"My lord, the lower officials think that there are two reasons, one is that the peasants dare not believe it, and think that what this notice says is not credible. If you come, you won't be paid, you won't be able to get the money, and you won't dare to reason with the county government. It's better not to come, and the second is that the clan chief, the gentry in the village, the chief and the head of the first class have not been mobilized, these people have appeal in the village, and if you want to recruit farmers, you still need their support. ”

Su Tiancheng suddenly realized, he is still a traverser, such a simple truth has been forgotten, hundreds of years later, isn't this the case, the village secretary and village head, calling on farmers to do things, the role and effect of the government is much greater, he does not use this force, directly issued a notice, the effect must be greatly reduced.

"This is the official's mistake, the matter cannot be delayed, Lord Lu, what do you think should be done."

"The lower officials thought that they would ask all the officials and officials of the county government to go to the village, find the chief of the security and the chief of the first class, explain the reason, and ask them to organize, as long as every village moves, they can soon recruit young and strong people."

"Okay, just handle it according to what you said, list a special expenditure, the chief and the head of the first class, do such a coordination work, no remuneration is not good, where the silver should be used, don't be stingy, in addition, in order to dispel the concerns of the peasants, the silver is settled every day, and it must be distributed in place, the household is hard, the manpower is insufficient, and the six rooms can be transferred to the scribe."

The officials of the county government went to the village in a mighty way.

There were fluctuations in the village.

There are many scribes and officials in the county government, and their homes are in the countryside, and this time the construction of water conservancy and the renovation of official fields have never happened before, and the peasants are a little unbelievable, but the scribes and officials have come down to publicize it, and the matter is true.

The lieutenant and the head of the county near the county seat are much smarter, and they took the young people of the village to take the initiative to find the county government and sign a letter of guarantee.

There was no groundbreaking ceremony.

On 1 November, the renovation of the ditch and the official field was officially started, and the officials of the workshop were distributed around to give specific guidance, and there were only more than 2,000 young and strong people who went to work that day.

These people are very few of them spread over 20,000 hectares of arable land, and among them, there are also former tenants who are also involved in the renovation of water canals and the transformation of official land.

Life is guaranteed to be able to eat well.

More than 2,000 people, while eating, couldn't help but worry, the county government guaranteed their lives, would they still give silver.

At the end of the three o'clock work, the clerk of the household had already waited on the side to cash in the silver taels.

The farmer, who got a penny, felt like he was dreaming.

The news spread quickly.

A large number of peasants, under the leadership of the lieutenant and the head of the armor, rushed over.

In just two days, the farmers who arrived have more than 30,000 people, beyond the previous expectations, after consulting Su Tiancheng, Su Pingyang decisively decided that the farmers who came were all involved in doing things, and the remuneration was the same.

In their opinion, the renovation of ditches and official fields was to be carried out by forced labor, and it seemed to be a fantasy for the county government to provide money to ensure their livelihood.

But it's all true.

In the slack season, there is nothing to do, to be able to work hard to earn silver, live without worry, and save the family's expenses, such a good thing, who is not a fool not to do it.

It is not at all false to say that the strength of the peasants is infinite.

After the start of the renovation of the ditch and the official field, all the villages in Jiangning County have taken action, the clerks of the workshop are particularly hard, must do specific guidance, they are most concerned, not the daily subsidy, but the project must meet the requirements, this ditch project, is not a joke, involving the irrigation of farmland, if it is not qualified, it is a big trouble.

Lu Tianming and Su Pingyang are estimated to be the busiest, and the county government can't see their shadows at all, and they are on the construction site every day.

Su Tiancheng also took the time to look at the situation, it is indeed very good, the farmers are particularly hardworking, the roads in some places are too muddy, and there are farmers who are repairing.

The more difficult ones are canals, ponds and weirs.

These require specific guidance from the staff of the workshop and construction according to the design of the drawings.

Such a big scene appeared on the outskirts of Jiangning County, which alarmed Shangyuan County, including Yingtianfu.

The relevant situation, Jiangning County County has already reported to Ying Tianfu, Fu Yin Wang Daozhi did not pay attention to it at the beginning, feeling unbelievable, it needs to spend so much silver, how can Jiangning County take it out, besides, it is clear that it can be used to serve as a servant, but it pays two silver taels and also pays for it, no matter how you look at it, it is a little inappropriate.

On November 1, the construction began, and Wang Daozhi found out that all this was true.

What Su Tiancheng did made him a little unable to see through.

The thunderbolt quickly adjusted the officials of the county government, abolished most of the officials, and strengthened the strength of the inspection department, followed by the raid of Kuang Siming's mansion to deter the salt merchants in Jiangning County, and later he was bold enough to catch Zhou Shunqing, but Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, did not say anything, nor did he express his position.

Now we have begun to renovate the official fields and build water conservancy.

If you want to say that you should do such a thing, of course, it is a big thing, and if you renovate the official fields, you can get a bumper harvest and harvest more grain, which is a thing that benefits the people.

On November 6, Wang Daozhi personally came to the construction site to see it, and of course Su Tiancheng needed to accompany him.

Seeing the big scene in full swing, Wang Daozhi was a little emotional, and kept asking a lot of questions, the most critical question was still involving forced labor.

"Master Su, the peasants of Jiangning County are all responsible for forced labor, this renovation of cultivated land, construction of water conservancy, is a good thing, for what did you think of forced labor, the county government spent so much silver at once, can the source be guaranteed, borrowed from the salt merchant 160,000 taels of silver, stamped with the big seal of the county government, always have to be returned."

"Report to your lordship, the lower officials have thought of some ways, when the lower officials were in Henan for disaster relief, they took into account such a thing, the county government hired farmers to do things, paid a certain amount of remuneration, and could help the farmers tide over the difficulties, the lower officials learned that last year, the farmers in Jiangning County, suffered from different degrees of disasters, this year's harvest is not very good, if the conscription continues, the enthusiasm of the farmers is not high, and the renovation of official fields and canals, including the construction of ponds and weirs, can not achieve the expected results, The final loss will be even greater. ”

"Well, I heard that the official is in favor of the method of taking from the people and using it for the people, is it because of such an idea that you made such a decision?"

"Xiaguan does have such an idea, this year's transformation of 20,000 hectares of cultivated land, is just the beginning, if the effect is good, next year is ready to spread throughout the county, so that the maximum harvest of grain can be guaranteed."

"The idea is good, but in doing so, it costs too much silver, and the county government must be able to bear it, if there is a shortage of silver, a good thing becomes a bad thing, and the official is not good to speak for you."

Su Tiancheng promised in his mouth, he didn't say much, he thought more, he was afraid that after the official introduction of the standard of regular silver in Jiangning County, the sensation would be even greater, and there were still four days to go, and the county government would be paid. (To be continued.) )