Sweeping snow from the roofs and reinforcing the houses is something that most farmers do.

This kind of work is not heavy, not to mention that it is for yourself and the neighbors, and there is motivation in the first place.

Luo Ming took this opportunity to give them food and warm clothing to do what they were happy to do, which was actually equivalent to a kind of wintering subsidy.

Of course, as the lord of a county, Luo Ming has no problem directly opening a warehouse to release grain, in fact, there are really shops under his banner in some places that are giving porridge now.

In any case, no one can accuse Luo Ming of buying the hearts of the people—even blatantly, and who can do anything to him? The hearts of the people in most parts of the county should have been his.

It's just that Luo Ming still prefers to solve the problem within the existing system, and create a method that does not violate the system and can deal with emergencies, so that his officials can have a precedent to refer to when dealing with incidents in the future, rather than constantly using his privilege to violate the system at will.

Although he had the foresight to be ahead of his time, and most of his decisions could be said to be "more correct" even if he destroyed the system, he knew that the power of a single person was small, and only the strength of many people could be truly powerful.

Therefore, he could not do what he wanted, but wanted to lead the hundreds of officials and soldiers under his command, and even the 80,000 people of Van Shee County to develop and progress together.

This does not allow him to be extraordinary, but to do things that most people can understand and emulate, and most of the time he can only be half a step ahead of others, so that others can understand, in order to achieve the effect of mutual support.

Otherwise, he will become a high-ranking detached person who complains about the stupidity of ordinary people, while the common people cannot understand his words and deeds and think that he is a strange person who will never end well.

And hard labor happens to be one of the old systems that can be used.

Generally speaking, the amount of labor actually exceeded the needs of the lord and village chief, and sometimes in order to use up the excess labor, the villagers would be asked to collect some firewood or come to the fields to help, and sometimes they would not use the excess at all, even if it was written off.

Customary and statutory law stipulate that the amount of labour is higher than is actually necessary, in fact, in order to deal with some accidents.

For example, if a lord needs to build a new fortress, or if a rainstorm causes a flood, he can use the extra labor to let the lord help build and fight the flood for a low pay.

Therefore, in a normal year, there will always be some amount left.

And this year, although the county of Vansy was tormented by war, the local lords took refuge in the Berans, so the Berans did not come here to loot - and the place was so poor that it was basically worth the loss to come and rob.

Therefore, there are still some credits left, which can be used to justifiably urge them to be more prepared for the cold winter and give them benefits.

Seeing that the village chief hesitated for a moment, Luo Ming immediately said: "Now I am the lord here, if you don't have enough money and food on hand, apply for it according to the procedure, and it will definitely be approved within three days."

If you are not familiar with the procedure, ask someone from the aftermath committee, or ask an official from the county guard in a nearby city for advice.

In the future, you will have to be the head of this village for many years, and you will have to get used to the way you deal with the above. Whether I am an official under me, I will not be embarrassed.

If you ask anything, just apply, solve the problem as soon as possible, and according to my regulations, you can also get rewards, isn't it good?"