Chapter 422 No labor, only recruitment

After Xiang Yu took the jar, he said solemnly, "Please rest assured, Lord Xiao, I will definitely not disappoint His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Lord Zhang Liang and Lord Xiao will definitely bring this rubber juice to Xianyang City safely."

"Okay." Afterwards, Xiao He handed a letter to Xiang Yu, "This is a customs clearance document, you take it, this time, the emphasis is on speed, so you don't need too many people to go with you, Mr. Fan should not follow."

Fan Zeng said, "Yes. I believe that Yu'er will rush to Xianyang City as soon as possible.

Yu'er, anyway, you ignore it now, bring some more sugar cane and set off now, and I'll learn the knowledge of the emperor by Lord Xiao's side."

Xiang Yu nodded and said, "Okay, then it's time to trouble Father Ya to take care of the army."

He understood what Fan Zeng meant, Fan Zeng stayed, one could monitor Xiao He and Wang Ben's army's every move.

The second is to sit in the army, as long as Fan Zeng is there, his army will not be chaotic.

The third is that you can really learn a lot by following Xiao He, at least you can learn about the situation of the imperial court for the first time.

When Xiao He heard this, he smiled and said, "It's great to have Mr. Fan to help. At present, the imperial court has ordered us to build a port, and I happen to be short of some manpower.

Mr. Fan, you probably won't refuse."

"Of course not." Fan Zeng said with a smile.

He didn't expect that Xiao He really didn't treat him as an outsider, it was really hateful.

"However, Lord Xiao, can I know how big the port built by the imperial court needs to be, and how many laborers are planned to be recruited this time?"

"The scale is very large, it can allow at least 100 large ships to dock at the same time, 1,000 small ships to dock at the same time, and the cargo in the port can store at least 100 million catties of grain."

"Oh my God, it's so big, isn't that going to conscript all the mountain people of South Vietnam?" Fan Zeng exclaimed.

At the same time, he had already begun to calculate in his heart that this large number of conscription and labor would definitely cause dissatisfaction among the mountain people, and it would be an opportunity for him to win over him.

However, the dream is beautiful, the reality is cruel, and Xiao He's words completely dispelled Fan Zeng's calculations.

"It's not a recruitment, it's a recruitment. Anyone who comes to work in the shipyard is responsible for three meals a day, and the government will pay 100 clerks a month.

There will be a holiday every seven days, so that the workers can go out to consume, or do something, of course, on this day, the government does not include food, only those who work can enjoy the food of the government.

In addition, the government also includes accommodation, although it is not a big house, but at least it can live for people.

And in order to prevent someone from stealing a woman to play tricks, the government will formulate a performance appraisal, and those who steal women and cheat, the government will directly expel them, and they will not be requisitioned by the government for life.

At the same time, we will inform everyone that after the construction of the port, the construction of the castle will begin, and there will be many more constructions after that.

The imperial court wants to build this place into a rich city that is not inferior to Xianyang City."

When Fan Zeng heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "Haha...... Eat and live, Lord Xiao, your pen is very big, do we have so much food?

No, what kind of food are you going to use?"

Xiang Yu also thought of it, and said with a shocked face, "Aren't these grains going to be sent to Xianyang City?"

The grain is the rice that has just been harvested, and the yield is very rich, plus potatoes have also been grown in South Vietnam, plus other vegetables, and now the agricultural products in the land of Baiyue are quite abundant.

Not only that, but there is also a lot of fruit, which is an ideal country.

As long as the people's wisdom is improved here, plus facilities and the like, this South Vietnam is simply the most ideal base area.

Fan Zeng thought about making trouble here with Xiang Yu, and then took Baiyue's soldiers to attack Daqin.

Now that Xiao He is doing this, their plan is not going to be in vain.

Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu both looked at Xiao He in surprise.

Xiao He smiled and said, "It's okay, the imperial court has decreed that the crown prince is solely responsible for this matter, and His Royal Highness the crown prince ordered before leaving,

Everything is for the people, and labor must not be called up at will, but everything that can be solved with money must be solved with money."

Fan Zeng frowned slightly and said, "If everything is handed over to the imperial court, does the imperial court have so much money? After it is built, will it bring benefits to the imperial court?"

"The court has money." Xiao He said, "The benefits in the future will be very large. It won't be long before hundreds of thousands of people will gather here, and we have to prepare in advance, whether it's where to build a port, where to live, where to eat, and so on.

The time of the seven days of rest is to give the people a place to wander and make use of the money they have."

"Wouldn't that be the building of a lot of shops?"

"That's right." Xiao He said, "I have arranged for some businessmen to set up businesses here, with food, clothing, and housing."

"Courageous." Fan Zeng admired and said, "May I ask Lord Xiao, whose idea was this, the old man guessed, this can't be the meaning of the imperial court, nor can it be the intention of you and the crown prince."

Xiao He said with a smile: "Mr. Fan is really powerful, it is true, such a huge project, the imperial court can do it, but let the imperial court spend money, I am afraid that no one in the world will think of this."

However, there is one person who thinks differently, and Mr. Fan should know very well who this person is."

Fan Zeng said slowly, "Emperor, no one in the world would have such an idea, but there is one exception, and this person is the Emperor.

It's just that I'm curious about what happens to other places when the emperor comes like this, this is the complete abolition of labor, which will not be a good thing for Great Qin."

"Really?" Xiao He smiled, "Mr. Fan, are you sure you think so?"

"Am I wrong?" Fan Zeng asked.

Xiao He shook his head with a smile and said, "When Mr. Fan will unify the currency of the imperial court and replace the grain tax with copper coins, and even more so by purchasing the surplus grain in the hands of the people, he will be able to understand the emperor's arrangement."

Fan Zeng frowned slightly, and said in his heart: Since this is the emperor's arrangement, is there something in the middle that I haven't understood?

No, I must be clear, otherwise I won't be able to help Yu'er.

Immediately, Fan Zeng smiled and said, "Please remind Lord Xiao."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that this can only be experienced by himself, not by words, Mr. Fan, since you will come to help, then please ask Mr. Fan to experience it well." Xiao He said.

Fan Zeng saw that Xiao He refused to speak, so he said, "Since this is the case, then let's leave first, and I will wait for Mr.'s notice in the house."

"Okay, I'll send you two."

"Thank you, Lord Xiao, you don't need to send it."

Xiao He looked at the backs of Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu, and didn't feel that he had a high opinion of Fan Zeng, in history, Fan Zeng helped Xiang Yu, and was Xiang Yu's think tank, and he made plans several times to kill Liu Bang, but in the end he lost the opportunity because of Xiang Yu's conceit.

This is enough to illustrate Fan Zeng's ability.