There are not many people in Nanyicheng, at least compared to other counties, it is not much.

In addition, for many years, the young and strong laborers have gone out to make a living, so if the construction of the county government and the road is started at the same time, it is inevitable that some people will be short of manpower.

What's more, the cement factory and the green brick factory are also short of manpower, and for a while, almost all the men and women who have no work in the entire county have moved, and there is a lively sound of work in the county.

More than a dozen villages under the jurisdiction of the county town have also attracted a lot of people, and many farmers were too late to hear the news, and they felt that they would definitely not be able to earn this money.

But they didn't expect that after just a few days' work, there was too much work to be done in the county, so they returned to the village excitedly and brought all the laborers in the village who could come out to work.

But even with these people as a supplement, Su Hengyu still felt that the people under his hands were a little insufficient.

She thought about it, and took out the map of the border city overnight, and her eyes wandered between several county towns that were very adjacent to Nanyi City.

The situation here in Nanyicheng is not good, and as the rest of the counties that are also located in the border pass, they are not much better than here.

It's just that because of the minerals in several other places, even if the border passes are not peaceful, these counties still attract a lot of caravans, and these counties have revitalized a little.

As for Nanyicheng, there are no resources that can make the imperial court worry, and the taxes collected every year are frighteningly small.

Coupled with the fact that there is still Xie Jiajun in charge here, the imperial court is even more relieved, and it has allowed the position of the magistrate here to be vacant for so many years.

If it weren't for the fact that Emperor Wei was forced by the Wang family to give Su Hengyu a title, he would not have turned Nanyi City out of the horns, and gave Su Hengyu a fief.

After thinking about this, Su Hengyu quickly let the news spread to the surrounding counties.

The population of those counties is much larger than that of Nanyicheng, and their local farmland is not fertile. The harvesters are busy for a busy year, and the harvest is not enough to see.

Now there is a great opportunity to earn money, and no one wants to let it slip away.

Not long after the news of the recruitment spread, there were gradually more outsiders on the side of Nanyi City.

There are many people doing this work, and the amount of food that Su Hengyu manages here is not enough.

These men are all strong and strong, and they are the age when they have the best appetites. In the past, my family was poor, and I couldn't eat enough all day. Now that they came to work for others, Su Hengyu said that they would make a meal, so they naturally ate with their bellies open, for fear that they would not be able to eat enough.

In this way, the food that Su Hengyu prepared in advance was naturally not enough.

Although she had a lot of money on hand, she could continue to supply food when she went to buy it.

However, this side of Nanyicheng is not suitable for farming, so there is not much grain reserves. It will also take time for the grain merchants here to contact their families and deliver new batches of grain.

In the intervening period, the working laborers will inevitably go hungry.

Su Hengyu thought that she had attracted so many people anyway, and her own food was not enough, so it was better to give the people of Nanyi City a chance to make money.

So, after another day of work, the newly appointed officials came to inform everyone that the magistrate did not plan to make meals in the future, but she would give everyone a salary of 25 wen a day, and let them solve the lunch meal by themselves.

When the news first came out, some people were not satisfied, but when they thought about it, the extra five cents were enough for them to buy a few big steamed buns and have a surplus.

No matter how you think about it, they take advantage of it, and it's a big deal that they bring food from home.

The crowd quickly accepted the result with joy and continued to work hard every day.

At the same time, the officials also "quietly" taught the Lifu in private, so that if their family members had a craft, they could set up a food stall on the side of the road.

As long as the food is not hard to swallow and can make people full, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money in these months.

This proposal made many people's eyes shine, they had never thought of doing business before, after all, the people of Nanyicheng did not have any spare money on hand, and it was the greatest ability to support their families.

But now it's different, there are so many people working in Nanyi City, and these people can get at least twenty-five wen a day.

When they have money in their hands, they will naturally be willing to spend a few pennies to make their lives more comfortable, or buy some sweethearts for the elderly and children at home.

At this juncture, whether they sell food or use, they can earn some money.

After thinking about this truth, these Lifu hurriedly returned home and began to discuss with their families about setting up a stall and doing some small business.

The infrastructure construction of Nanyi City is in full swing, and it seems that because of this, the local economy is about to be revitalized.

On Su Hengyu's side, he was preparing for the selection exam under his hands.

Because of the tight time, she doesn't have many people on hand, but she has a lot of work under her hands. In order to save time, Su Hengyu didn't plan to get some bells and whistles, and only prepared to conduct two assessments.

The first scene is to brush off those who can't read and have bad mental skills.

She prepared a test question, not about the Four Books and the Five Classics, but about simple multiple-choice questions, asking people what choices they would make when faced with certain difficult situations.

The last question is to ask them to write a proposal for the future construction of Nanyi City, and stipulate that it should not be less than 200 words.

Originally, Su Hengyu wanted them to write at least 800 words, but Master Zhang persuaded her.

Nanyicheng was not a prosperous literary style, and the only few talents in the city now are either from other places, or they have been taking the exam for many years before they barely get into the show.

Under such circumstances, it is conceivable how many people in the city could be literate and how many people could write down a passage completely with a brush.

At this time, if they are asked to write 800 words of governance proposals, I am afraid that they will be stumped.

Su Hengyu also felt that it made sense after listening to it, and the eight-hundred-word suggestion was not so easy to write. If you want to write all the things that have something to say, then this person will not struggle to get an official position from her now, but will go to the imperial examination a long time ago.

Things were as Su Hengyu guessed, and when it came to the day of the official assessment, there were quite a few people who came to sign up for the election, and they directly surrounded the courtyard of the Zhang family in an uproar.

But when Mama Qin and others, who presided over the matter, made it clear that after the first assessment required someone who could write to come forward to answer the question, many people silently retreated and chose to go directly to the kitchen to get a few steamed buns and leave.

As soon as the condition of literacy came out, the courtyard of the Zhang family, which was originally crowded with people, instantly became empty, and only a few dozen people were still standing there, and many of them unconsciously showed a weak expression on their faces.

Thinking about it, these people probably only recognize a few words, and they are not really literate.

In the group, there were two young girls, their faces full of anticipation, as if they hoped that this assessment would start soon.

Su Hengyu, who was hiding in the shadows, took in all the expressions of several people, and a trace of interest flashed in his eyes.

I just don't know if these two girls who look the most confident can surprise her.