"Someone is beating the gong at the head of the village!" The village woman pushed her man excitedly, "Go, go and listen."
The man was helpless: "You also have shoes to wear now. There are more than one pair of shoes at home. Let's go together."
The village woman patted the back of her head: "Hey, I forgot this."
Now is not the time when the family only had one familiar clothes and one pair of shoes.
Seeing that people were almost here, the villager shouted loudly: "Someone is coming from above! They said they want to build roads and bridges! They also need to build waterwheels!"
The faces of the people below changed in an instant. This is military service. There is no money to take it, and it is not necessarily enough to manage. There is no place to cry when you die.
At this time, Muramasa said again: "The above said, three meals a day! It's all done! I'm full! There is also monthly money! The harder it is, the more monthly money!"
"It's up to those who repair the road to see which part of the road to repair!"
Muramasa's mouth was dry, but his mother-in-law brought him a bowl of water to moisten his throat, so he could continue to say: "At least fifty big money a month!"
The people below started chattering.
"Building roads is a bit harder, but if you have money, you can get more than farming, and it's not busy with farming, so the living mothers at home can take care of them."
"That's right, if you want me, I won't make fifty big bucks. I have to earn at least one hundred big bucks. Maybe I'll be able to rebuild the house when I come back from work."
A bunch of people got their heads together to discuss.
Muramasa also said, "Not everyone can go. You need to be healthy. Those who are 15 years old and above but under 40 years old, I will report whoever signs up first. You can go back and discuss with your family."
"It's all gone. Come and find me when it gets dark. The registration time is three days. After three days, there will be no drama."
Someone shouted from below, "Cunzheng, do you want to go to your house?"
The village is filling a bowl of water: "Go, my three sons, all three! I earn money to repair the house, and then marry my daughter-in-law back!"
"Everyone from the village is going, then I'll go too!"
"I'll go as well!"
"Muramasa! Do you want a girl?"
The person who asked the question was an orphan who had no land. She made money by weaving rattan baskets in the village. Sometimes she also worked in the laundry room in the town. If any farmer in the village needed someone to help her when she was busy, she only needed to give some corn. Or beans or the like, life is very embarrassing.
She lives in a thatched cottage and adopted an orphan a few days ago. The orphan was only four or five years old. Her parents died while fleeing, and she has survived until now with the help of the east and west.
The orphan girl saw that he was pitiful and let him stay at home.
Although everyone in the village laughed at her finding a child supporter for herself, they all knew that she was not easy.
Someone next to her said to her: "You little girl, are you still robbing a man for food?"
The orphan girl looked at him: "Men want to eat, women have to eat, everyone is grabbing food under the hands of Master Tian."
Someone laughed: "Er Zhuzi, you can't tell her."
The village Zheng coughed: "It's okay for girls, but girls don't get as much wages as boys, unless the foreman decides to work harder before they can raise their monthly salary."
Orphaned girl: "Then I'll go, Muramasa, write down my name."
Muramasa sighed, "Aren't you looking at your doll?"
The orphan girl shook her head: "I can't starve to death. He came here without me before. I will earn more money and send him to the town to study."
The people around said: "It's not like this for your own brother, you're not afraid that he will grow up and ignore you?"
The orphan said firmly: "My father and mother are gone, and his father and mother are gone. They all live alone. I treat him as a relative, and I don't want him to repay me in the future."
"Then I'll go too! I'm a big man, and I'm not as bold as a little girl? It's a joke when I say it!"
"Go, I'll go too!"
The village is remembering the names one by one, but still said: "Go back and discuss with your family, lest the mother-in-law disagree."
"My mother-in-law just listens to me, I say one and she doesn't dare to say two!"
"Zhao San, can you really say, who was kicked out of the house by the mother-in-law in the middle of the night last month and went to sit on the Tiankan for one night?"
Zhao San's face turned red: "Don't talk nonsense! I thought it was hot in the house at that time!"
The crowd laughed.
Zhao San stared one by one, unable to stare.
He finally got a wife, with a round face and red cheeks, a sweet and soft voice, not squeamish, and working in an old-fashioned way.
How could he be willing to say a heavy word to her
I just want to hold it in my arms every day.
Before, he never dared to think that he could marry a daughter-in-law.
At that time, the village was so poor. Every family gave birth to a girl and either threw it away or drowned.
Ten miles and eight townships are all male. If anyone has a daughter who is still breastfeeding, someone will decide.
There are three sons of the village chief's family. The oldest is in his thirties, and the youngest is twenty. That's three bachelors.
It was Zhao San who was lucky. He went to the town to go to the market and met the daughter-in-law who set up a stall. Although the two did not explain it, they had some meaning after dealing with them several times. Zhao San was afraid that he would be poor and the woman would not agree, so he worked as hard as he could. After earning some money, buying a few acres of land, and preparing gifts, I asked the matchmaker to propose marriage.
He was the first married at this age in the village.
When the orphan girl first came to the village, the matchmaker almost stepped on the door of her thatched hut. If she hadn't had the heart, the men in the whole village would have been chosen by her.
There is also a pair of brothers who are willing to share wives. Anyway, they are brothers, and they are born with the blood of their family.
That's it, the orphan girl didn't do it.
Fortunately, the village is now under strict control, otherwise who knows what those old bachelors can do.
Zhao San remembered this, and began to worry again. If he leaves, leaving his wife and old parents at home, if someone has evil thoughts, what will happen to every strong worker in the family
He went home and told his daughter-in-law about it.
The daughter-in-law asked, "Munzheng didn't say how long it would take?"
Zhao San thought for a while: "I said, if you work near your home, you'll have less money, but every seven days there is a day off, so you can go home and have a look."
"If you go to a farther place, you will have to work for half a year, but the money is more."
The daughter-in-law said: "Our family has land, and the cost is not big. You can do it near your home. It's safe."
Zhao San grinned: "Sure, I'll listen to you."
The daughter-in-law also smiled at him: "I also learned to change the rattan basket, and I took it to the town to sell it when I went to the market. Let's work hard together, and the life at home will definitely get better."
Zhao San kept nodding, but didn't stop: "Then you have to follow the people in the village when you go to the market."
The daughter-in-law laughed at him: "I'm not a child of a few years old. Now when the market is open in the town, there are soldiers watching. I even bring a knife. No one dares to make trouble."
Zhao San buried his head in his wife's arms: "No, I'm worried."
The daughter-in-law kicked him: "Go and pack up for dinner, eat your favorite sweet potato rice today."
There are sweet potatoes and white rice, and it is filling and not as expensive as plain white rice.
Zhao San's saliva came down as soon as he heard it: "What kind of dishes are there?"
"Bracken, the salad is ready," said the daughter-in-law. "There is also a fish. It's a big tail. I just cooked fish soup to make up for my parents. I lost my body a few years ago, and my parents' legs always hurt these days."
Zhao San's eyes were red, and he hugged his daughter-in-law and kissed her fiercely, unable to say anything.
For his parents and such a good daughter-in-law, he has to work hard to make money.
After half a month, someone came to lead people away, and the three sons of the village's main family were among them, but they did not go near the village, but went far away, saying that they were going to repair the bridge, and they would get more money for repairing the bridge. , but also dangerous.
The eldest son said, "I heard that a bridge repairer can earn five hundred yuan a month."
"And two sets of clothes."
"Last half a year, I could build a house and buy two acres of land."
"It's dangerous, but the three of us go together and take care of each other. They're all strong men, and nothing will happen."
The orphan girl is building a road nearby.
Every seven days, she can go back to the village to see her brother. She wants to build a brick house. It's fine to have a smaller one. It's enough to separate two rooms.
Living in a thatched house is always uncomfortable.
A group of people said goodbye to their family members and left with their burdens.
They sang songs on the way.
Lin Yuan looked at Zouben, and everywhere under his rule had begun vigorous infrastructure construction.
The top priority of his division is to build roads. If you want to get rich first, build roads. Modern people know the truth.
Bridges and water conservancy are also among them, bridges are also roads, and water conservancy is the foundation of agriculture.
As for the money, it is all from the treasuries in various places, and must be reported uniformly.
Lin Yuan knew how much money there was in the treasuries in various places. He would subsidize the poor places, and local officials would send the money to the rich places.
For example, in Taizhou, Jiang Gui was in charge, and Jiang Gui sent the tribute silver at the beginning of the year.
So is Ru Ning.
In a wealthy place, officials also know what they know, and they can't hide it. The account book is there, and the market has regulations for merchants. There is also a set of account books on the merchant's side.
What's more, the household registration has been added again. How many people are in a city and how each person's income has a general direction.
Officials also have places where they can be greedy, and they are not too strict.
But everyone knows what the top means.
No one wants to use the head around their neck to see if they can get more greed.
Song Shizhao said to Lin Yuan, "I don't have the courage. You have chopped off more heads in the past few years, and their courage has become smaller."
Lin Yuan put the memorial aside: "It is fortunate that those heads that were cut last time can manage for ten years."
The modern Internet is so developed, so many corrupt officials finally rely on the proof of the mistress after she turned her face.
It is conceivable that in the ancient times when information and transportation were underdeveloped, there would only be more corrupt officials, not less.
Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Sir, don't put on a bitter face. I know in my heart that there are no fish when the water is clear. I gave them space. No matter how they don't know what to do, I can't blame me."
Song Shizhao: "Your Majesty has worked so hard, it depends on what kind of regulations they have."
Lin Yuan took a sip of tea.
Song Shizhao added: "Last time you said that the imperial examinations will be held in autumn, and the weather is neither cold nor hot, which is the most suitable."
Lin Yuan nodded: "Then I'll leave this to you first."
Song Shizhao breathed a sigh of relief. It was the first time the imperial examination was held, and he would cry if he didn't do it for him.
Lin Yuan: "I'm afraid of tiring you."
Song Shizhao's eyes widened: "I'm not tired! I'm still tough!"
If anyone wants to steal this job, he can bite a piece of meat off the other side.