Chapter 269: Paying back the debt is a matter of course
"If you want to repair the road, it is not difficult, as long as you are willing to spend money and time, but after the road is repaired, we can't send people to garrison it for a long time."
"It's naturally convenient for us, but it's just as convenient for the enemy......
Xue Yan expressed the worry in her heart.
Hearing this, many other courtiers immediately felt like waking up from a dream, this only female official in the Great Sui thought much more than them, why didn't they think of it?
Yang Guang pondered for a while, and patiently explained: "What you said, that is a matter of the future, and now what we want to build is the road to Jiangnan, which will only be good for us." ”
"It never hurts to think long-term." Xue Yan said again: "In case we leave Jiangdu in the future, wouldn't we give this road to others and make wedding dresses for others?" ”
Yang Guang raised his eyebrows: "Jiang is all mine, even if I am not here, no one can take it away!" ”
"In the same way, I will only regain the lost ground, but I will not give up the lost ground in my hands, this is not only the confidence I should have, you should also have this kind of self-confidence, otherwise, how can the Great Sui have tomorrow?"
"It's better to declare the destruction of the country today."
Xue Yan's eyelids twitched, and from Yang Guang's words, she felt an indescribable domineering and self-confidence, and of course, she was also dissatisfied with herself.
This made Xue Yan quickly ashamed.
As Yang Guang's younger sister, she is a female official who he supported under pressure, and it is just that she lacks confidence in him in the court, and now she has to stand up against him.
What is this? Bite the hand that feeds one?
"I'm sorry Your Majesty, just now I lacked self-confidence, as a Great Sui official, I shouldn't have done this."
Only then did Yang Guang restrain the dissatisfaction in his eyes, and then said earnestly: "Xue Yan, prepare your regulator with peace of mind." ”
"Yes, I'll hurry." As soon as these words came out, Xue Yan was even more embarrassed, in the matter of regulatory agencies, Yang Guang could be said to have given her a red light everywhere and walked through the back door, but so long has passed, but she still has not been able to set up a regulatory agency. This matter, no matter what, is a little ashamed of Yang Guang's cultivation.
"Okay, others, do you have any opinions on building roads?" Yang Guang glanced at the ministers.
For a time, there was silence in the hall.
This matter was originally raised by Yang Guang, and with Yang Guang's tough style, it was difficult for them to oppose success. Besides, the deeds that Xu Maogong told before did have a certain touch on them, after all, no one wanted the Great Sui, which had just developed, to suffer a devastating disaster again.
Although it may cost a lot of silver, as long as it can make the Great Sui better and better, what is silver? It's a big deal to earn it later!
"Okay, since you Aiqing don't have anything to say, then this matter is decided."
Yang Guang smiled: "Hubu Shangshu, I will spend a lot of money next, you had better prepare in advance, don't come to the end, and tell me that there is no money, then I will trouble you." ”
"Obey the Order......"
Tobe Shangshu barely squeezed out a smile, but this smile was even more ugly than crying.
His heart is bitter.
It's only been a few good days, and it's time to start thinking again. Moreover, once the road construction begins, the speed at which the money is spent will definitely be "booming", and it is estimated that it will not be long before the treasury will be emptied.
Thinking of this, Tobe Shangshu really has the heart to die.
"By the way, ladies and gentlemen, there is one more thing."
Before retiring from the court, Yang Guang remembered another thing and instructed: "The imperial court wants to build roads, and the little silver in the treasury is definitely not enough. ”
Dropping this sentence, Yang Guang walked away satisfied.
Far away, you can still hear the noise coming from the main hall.
Even if he didn't see it with his own eyes, Yang Guang could imagine that now those courtiers must be stomping their feet angrily, and even worse, maybe they are secretly cursing themselves in their hearts.
Well, it doesn't matter, as long as you can see the money......
The corners of Yang Guang's mouth lifted a sincere smile.
"Father-in-law Yang, it's natural to repay debts, right?" He casually asked Gonggong Yang, who was following behind him.
Gonggong Yang's body trembled: "Yes, yes, it is indeed such a truth......"
"Look at you, it seems like you're crying out for those ministers?" Yang Guang looked at him carefully.
Gonggong Yang smiled bitterly: "The old slave doesn't dare." ”
But in fact, Yang Guang's thoughts have long been seen through by Yang Guang.
He did a bit inauthentic in this matter, after all, those silvers were all the money of civil and military officials, even if those people didn't pay it back, it would be tenable.
Yang Guang knows this better than anyone else.
It's just that, to be clear, in order to be able to build the road, he doesn't mind playing scoundrels.
Anyway, all this he did was for the sake of Da Sui, so he wouldn't have a sense of guilt in his heart.
The construction of the road officially kicked off three days later.
One of the things that the Great Sui had to do under Yang Guang's urging was to recruit laborers from the Jiangdu.
Jiangdu is hundreds of miles away from the south of the Yangtze River, and it takes at least ten days and half a month to rush to the road, as for the road construction, the time required is more, and once the tunnel is to be excavated, the time cost will undoubtedly be more terrifying.
Therefore, in order to accomplish this great project as soon as possible, there must be no upper limit on the number of labourers.
The cost of labor in this era can be said to be the cheapest, and the specific amount of wages depends on whether the boss who hires them has a conscience.
In addition, it is pig food to eat, and it is also a cowshed, which is simply indescribable.
However, now that Yang Guang personally recruits laborers, the treatment given to them is naturally different.
Yang Guang did not give silver, but grain.
This is a seemingly feasible plan given by Yang Guang after some measurement.
He first calculated the total amount of food that an ordinary Jiangdu person needed every day. Then, according to this number, they are given a sufficient amount of food.
The reason for this is that in the past two years, there has been a severe drought throughout the country, grain output has dropped sharply, and grain reserves are far from sufficient, including in Jiangdu, and there was even a situation in which grain supply exceeded demand for a time.
Over time, even if you have money in your hand, you may not be able to buy enough food.
What are the laborers working for? It's not to buy food for the sake of earning money. Yang Guang's move undoubtedly omitted this cumbersome process for them.