Wei Wushuang's vigilance immediately rose.
Before he came, he had been reminded by the Secretariat that except for Jinxia City, other places were heavily infiltrated by spies. It was not uncommon to disturb people's hearts and plan riots. Some even directly attacked branch office staff, so he encountered suspicious situations. Be extra careful when doing so.
It seems a bit strange that a girl who is supposed to have no shortage of money stands up to speak out for the penniless poor at this time.
But in full public view, he obviously couldn't take down the opponent directly - such arrogant behavior was the practice of the government in the past, and the Secretariat should always put reason first.
"Of course not." Wei Wushuang coughed twice, "Jinxia City not only sells food at low prices, but also provides ways to exchange for free food! Have you seen the camp being built next to it? If you don't even have a copper plate, you can Go ask about the situation after the new camp opens, there will be other officials there to receive you!"
"Real or fake? Free exchange?"
"Is it also a seafood product?"
"Then why do we have to pay for it?"
The public's discussion suddenly became louder, and the team that was originally mobile also tended to become stationary.
Wei Wushuang immediately realized that there was a small flaw in his answer - due to the different levels of complexity of the preparation work, the two camps could not be opened at the same time. He was also worried that further delay would destabilize the people, so he opened the sales area in advance. . There is nothing wrong with this. After all, it is natural to use money to buy food. Being able to sell it at a low price is a real aid. But no matter how low the price is, it is not as good as free. Now that he has said that he can exchange for free food, it is also No wonder everyone was in an uproar.
This woman... did this on purpose
"It seems that everyone is very concerned about what the free method is," the other party seemed to be unaware of the atmosphere and still spoke righteously, "So, this official, can you tell us what exactly the Secretariat plans to do? After all, it is It’s a major matter concerning human life, so you can’t make false announcements on this, right?”
This statement was unanimously recognized by the surrounding people - although they did not express their opinions, the looks cast from all directions were enough to explain everyone's thoughts.
Wei Wushuang had silently classified the woman as a secret agent in the Privy Council Office.
"There is nothing to deceive you. Jinxia City has been prepared from the beginning!" He said using the amplification note again, "If you don't have money, you can choose to assist the Ministry of Construction in building roads! You will be paid daily for your daily work. There is enough food to fill your stomach - if you are hungry for a few days, we also provide relief porridge, so you don’t have to worry about not having the energy to complete the work!”
"What... road construction?"
"Isn't official ethics good?"
"It sounds tiring, so I'd better just pay for it."
"Nonsense, didn't I tell you that this is for people who don't have any wealth?"
The discussion among the people did not subside, but the team started flowing again.
Wei Wushuang couldn't help but think of Xia Fan's speech at the meeting -
"That's right, it's about building roads. Jinxia must follow two principles when it comes to relief: it must help those who are hungry as much as possible, but it must not encourage people's sentiment of getting something for nothing."
"The purchase limit is to prevent grain merchants and the Privy Council from buying maliciously, and exchanging food for work is to give poor people a way to eat. Moreover, it is an established plan to expand official roads and make Shenzhou's transportation smoother. Now and disaster relief Putting them together can be said to kill two birds with one stone.”
The current official road can only pass by one four-wheeled carriage. If two vehicles meet, one party must step back from the roadbed first and wait until others have passed before getting on the road.
The plan of the Secretariat is to widen the official road connecting the city three times and the county and town auxiliary road twice as wide, so that two horse-drawn carriages can pass by each other without affecting the walking of passers-by.
The project was not technically difficult at all and the materials required were nothing more than stones, clay and gravel. Clay can be obtained locally, and stones are provided by Baisha Mine. Sand is inexhaustible on the beach. The main problem is that a lot of manpower is needed.
Jinxia City's workers were obviously overqualified for digging sand and transporting soil, so mobilizing the people at the construction site was undoubtedly the best option.
Wei Wushuang was amazed that Xia Fan could involve so many people in a seemingly simple food shortage relief matter.
The woman seemed to be completely stifled by his answer. Instead of questioning him any further, she turned around and wanted to leave.
"Wait... where are you going? Aren't you going to buy food?" Wei Wushuang asked quickly.
As long as she answers "yes", she will be confirmed to be here to cause trouble.
"Me?" The woman looked back and smiled, "Sorry, I didn't bring any money... so I can only try the camp you mentioned."
"You want to participate in road construction?" Wei Wushuang blinked in surprise. Did he hear it correctly? A well-dressed girl with a slender figure actually plans to do hard work
"Yes. To be honest with Mr. Guan, I am quite strong." She tilted her head slightly, "Or do you mean that Mr. Guan wants to give me a meal money as a gift?"
"You don't need to call me Mr. Guan. There is no such thing in Jinxia City." He said a little uncomfortable, "It's impossible to give as a gift. Just go if you want. By the way, what's your name?"
"It turns out that the men in Jinxia City don't tell themselves their names, so they just ask strange women for their names when they meet?"
Wei Wushuang sighed secretly. He found that he was really not good at dealing with beautiful women, "My name is Wei Wushuang."
"My surname is Yu. It's rainy on a rainy day, so I won't tell you my name." She waved her hand, "Master Wei, you are a good official. Go and do your own business."
Seeing that the woman was really walking towards the other camp, Wei Wushuang called a guard and ordered him to follow him from a distance to see what tricks this person wanted to play.
Even if she is not a secret agent, her status is definitely not ordinary.
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"You are suspected." Shadow walked backwards behind Yu Linglong and said, "Someone is watching us."
"Isn't it strange that you don't have any doubts?" Yu Linglong said indifferently, "He didn't ask anyone to arrest me on the spot, so he was quite restrained."
"Oh? I understand." Shadow analyzed it for a moment and couldn't help but suddenly realized, "You want to deliberately expose your flaws, lure him into taking the bait, and then secretly kill him in the chaos of struggle and tearing! In this way, you will not only let everyone see You have discovered the true face of a Jinxia official who is arrogant and cruel, and can destroy this grain release. You finally know your identity, but it is a pity that the other party was not fooled... "
"What nonsense are you talking about? If he calls someone to arrest me, just let him arrest me. Anyway, with you here, there is no prison that can trap me, right?" Yu Linglong paused, "But in that case , Xincheng’s statement is somewhat untrue.”
"New city? What new city?"
"Didn't you even watch me when I was in the brothel?"
"Who wants to look at you and those vulgar and vulgar girls? It hurts my eyes!" Shadow said angrily.
"Hmm... It feels a bit strange to be scolded by me like this." Yu Linglong smacked her lips and savored it, "Anyway, Xia Fan visited several brothels in Shangyuan City, and he introduced Jinxia, the capital of Shenzhou, to the girls. This is what he calls the new city.”
"What does this have to do with you and me? Let's get down to business quickly. Whether you can be promoted to Qingjian depends on your performance this time." The shadow said angrily, but it soon discovered that the direction was wrong, "Wait... you want Where to go?”
"Another camp, didn't I just say? I want to participate in road construction."
"Are you kidding..." Shadow said in shock, "Isn't that an excuse to get away?"
"Who said that?" Yu Linglong's tone was full of curiosity, "I would like to see if the place he described is really that incredible."