As soon as he arrived at the gate of the fang, he heard Chang Yanling with a few brocade guards, laughing and lighting firecrackers.

The crackling sound was deafening, the children were all shouting and scurrying around, and the whole Ping'an Square was extremely lively.

The lame man with a long cane looked at the jubilant villagers with a smile, and Ping'an Fang had not been so happy for a long time.

He arched his hand at Zhu Youzhen and said: "This is all the credit of His Royal Highness King Xin, so that the neighbors can eat a full meal for so long, and they have a little bit of a human appearance." ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled.

He extended the construction period and provided food, so that the people would no longer be hungry and could live a little angry.

You must know that people can't eat enough, at most they are walking dead.

"You don't have to put a high hat on me, what I did was worthy of my conscience."

The lieutenant didn't expect Zhu Youzhen to be a little proud, and sighed in his heart, so he threw away the crutches and kowtowed respectfully.

"The villain was instructed by Wang Qianhu before, and calculated to believe in His Royal Highness the King, which almost ruined the hope of the people of Ping'anfang. Today, the road is completed, and His Royal Highness the King is also invited to punish the crime. ”

Zhu Youzhen was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect the lieutenant chief to take the initiative to admit his mistake.

He helped the elderly lieutenant up, "During this time, you have done a good job, even if it is worth the merits." ”

The chief lowered his head to wipe away his tears, and said in a dumb voice: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your forgiveness." ”

At this time, Zhang Shize had already comforted the people and sat down, and came up to ask Zhu Youzhen to say a few words.

Zhu Youjian stood on the sturdy and clean brick and stone road, looked at the people who were looking at him with wide eyes, and stretched out three fingers.

"I'm going to say just three things today. First, although the workshop was completed, the brewery and the school still needed manpower. If you want to work, you can continue to work. ”

After the construction of the road, there was no free food to eat, let alone wages, and the people were worried in their hearts, and when they heard this, they immediately smiled.

His Royal Highness King Xin, sure enough, he remembers us.

"Second, starting today, children under the age of 15 in Ping An Fang must go to school. Whether they want to or not, if there is a door that does not allow children to go to school, a fine of ten taels will be imposed, and the conscripts in the neighborhood will be the first to apportion. After speaking, Zhu Youzhen glanced at Lu Mingsheng and a group of lonely and widowed children, and reminded: "Orphans also have to go to school." ”

You must know that children of five or six years old are already considered to be the labor of the family, and they need to work to share the burden of life.

How would many families want to enrol children under the age of 15 in school, and many families would lose a worker?

The petitioners were talking, and their voices became more and more noisy, so that the chief had to stand up and lean heavily on his crutches.

"Close your beaks, and believe that His Royal Highness the King will let your baby study, or will it hurt you?"

Zhu Youzhen smiled, naturally knowing what the residents were worried about.

He continued: "For children enrolled in school, any expenses are borne by the king. And the school is responsible for three meals a day, paper, ink, pen and inkstone. ”

After saying this, the people who had just calmed down suddenly began to talk loudly like a frying pan.

Everyone knows that literacy and hyphenation can make a big difference, but the high price of books and books is not something that the people of Ping'an Fang can afford.

And now the dolls in the family can not only read and write, but also have food, paper, ink, pen and inkstone, that is to say, there is one less laborer in the family, but there is one more literate and hyphenated reader.

This deal is so cost-effective that the people feel that they have won hemp, and they can't believe it.

But Zhu Youzhen didn't give them a chance to digest it at all, and continued: "The third thing is that I plan to repair the houses in Ping'anfang. The abandoned houses need to be demolished, and the land is recorded in the public account of Ping'an Fang, and the houses that the residents live in are repaired on both sides of the road, but half of the land will be transferred to build shops, and the land will be compensated ten times the public price. The rest of the tenants had to pay silver to repair their houses, but they could be paid in three years. ”

Hearing this, the petitioners were stunned.

It is true that the residents need to repair their houses, otherwise no one will steal the bricks and stones.

It's just that they need to pay the silver themselves, and it's more than ten or twenty taels of silver, so they are a little worried.

Fortunately, Zhu Youzhen did not insist that in addition to the houses on both sides of the square road that needed to be repaired and shops were built, the rest of the residents were willing to repair them, which could save half of the cost and pay off in three years. If you don't want to, no one cares.

After saying the three things, Zhu Youzhen was not verbose, and said directly: "After today, Ping'an Fang will get better and better, everyone eats and drinks to their heart's content, and celebrates well." ”

When the residents heard this, they immediately started to grab the delicious food on the table.

Zhu Youzhen doesn't care, everyone is used to being poor, and it is inevitable to scramble when they see a little good thing.

To achieve the main position, Master Liu hurriedly said: "Your Highness, I'm afraid that the school will not be able to be built in a month." Isn't it too early for the dolls to go to school? ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head with a smile and said, "Then clean up the two big courtyards and start learning first." When the school is built, move in. ”

After speaking, he looked at Zhang Shize and said: "There must be a teacher in the British government, you go back and ask for two of them, and start teaching first." ”

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were already millions of scholars, and many of them achieved fame. Therefore, after some talents and children have no hope of taking the imperial examination, they will become a teacher or a bookkeeper.

In the top lintel of the British government, it is not difficult to find two scholars to teach a group of children.

Zhang Shize agreed, and at the same time handed over a roster.

"Your Highness, the booklet records the names of the people who have been honest and hardworking, smart and responsible for more than ten days. They are all old portals who have lived in Ping'an Fang for generations, and they all have wives and children to support and can be reused. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and handed the roster to Liuli.

Seeing Liuli's puzzled eyes, Zhu Youzhen said: "Since Ruyi Building wants to open a branch, it needs a lot of manpower. You pick a part of it, talk about it, cultivate it carefully, and make up for the lack of manpower. The rest are the people who will work in the brewery in the future, and you can find some brewing masters to teach you carefully. ”

Only then did Liuli understand why Zhu Youzhen brought him to Ping'anfang, it turned out to be this plan.

She took the roster, nodded and said, "I will arrange for someone to negotiate with them today, and I don't think anyone will refuse such a good job." ”

You must know that the wages of the workers in the Ruyi Building and the brewery are three or even five times that of the outside, how can anyone dislike the money.

After arranging these, it is natural to push the cup and send the lamp, and enjoy it.

It wasn't until sunset that Zhu Youzhen returned to the palace with the support of Wu Sangui.