dhibooks Chapter 338 If you want to be rich, build roads first.
Chapter 338 If you want to be rich, build roads first.
"I'll have someone cook for you." Wu Youwei said, "This will be my county office from now on."
Wantong pursed his lips: "I've only seen such a dilapidated county government in my life."
"Don't worry, I will make him recover!" Wu Youwei said confidently, "I will build it into a beautiful big Shanghai!"
Wantong heard him talk about Shanghai, and the appearance in the description made him yearn for it, but the reality gave him a slap in the face and shattered this dream.
And here is so dilapidated, there is something to be done.
On this day, at night, they ate in the county government office. The table they used was the Eight Immortals table with one leg missing, and there were no chairs to sit on. They were all simple long stools.
Fortunately, they walked along the way, and the cook prepared pots, pans, etc., so that they had tableware to use.
The food served made the left behind group of six salivate.
Braised pork, shredded chicken, garlic-roasted yellow croaker, and deep-fried crucian carp.
The staple food is large white rice, and there is a first-class sea oyster soup.
The cook has also come all the way, knowing that their appetite is large, so the size of the plates used to serve the dishes is also very considerable, and the dishes are piled up into a hill.
The soup is also served in a large bowl, and it is not too small.
Others were eating in full swing, and Wu Youwei's eyes were straightened!
He has to admit that this time is really two worlds from his time.
In his time, Shanghainese lived in a very refined way, that kind of harsh refinement.
A small cake can be placed on a delicate plate, placed in front of them, and a small bowl of preserved eggs and lean meat the size of a palm, this is their breakfast.
A large yellow croaker can be a very good dish. It is light and light. Shanghai cuisine is famous for its exquisiteness.
What now?
Oh, a big... well, that plate can already be called a "pot"...full of braised pork.
The oily braised pork was quickly put into their own bowls, and the group of six left behind burped when they ate the rice.
The remaining bit of soup was also eaten by their bibimbap.
Wu Youwei was full after eating a little, but Yipin Sea Oyster Soup was good, very delicious.
After eating and drinking enough, the third son of Lao Zhang among the six people brought home the leftovers that the cook had packed for him. .
Although it is said to be leftovers, in fact, it was left on purpose. Everything on the table was eaten up. Where did the leftovers come from?
It was the cook who was careful, and deliberately said that there was some leftovers, to see if the family members had eaten?
The four of Lao Zhang and the others didn't go home, and they certainly couldn't send the fish in their hands back to feed their family members. They asked, just right, and brought some back to eat.
The rice is stored in a wooden barrel with a lid on it; the vegetables are placed in two large pots, and a pick is used to carry the rice on one end and two pots of vegetables on the other end, which is just right to take home.
Wu Youwei was left behind, and asked the people left behind about the current situation.
It can be said that the county government in Shanghai County is empty, and the four villages outside are not much better.
Because pirates and Japanese pirates frequently landed, personal property was threatened, and the wealthy and powerful families had already moved to Fucheng to live; the lesser ones also went elsewhere.
There are several families whose homeland is difficult to leave, one is the Xu family, the other is the Zhang family, the other is the Lu family, and the last one is the Gu family.
Wu Youwei asked about the locations of these companies.
The Xu family is the Xujiahui area in the future; the Zhang family is because there is Zhang Ying, who has been orthodox for 13 years.
At the beginning of Jingtai, he was promoted to the censor.Li Jiangxi deputy envoy press inspector, Shaanxi Zuo Buzheng envoy.
In the third year of Chenghua, the right deputy capital censor and governor of Ningxia.
The city of Ningxia was built with earth, but bricks were used at the beginning of the year.
The Dao River irrigates more than [-] hectares of farmland in Lingzhou.He died with his father.After the service was removed, the prefectures in Hejian were raised and changed to the governor of Datong.
It can also be regarded as a party member.
Lujia is the seat of Lujiazui for later generations.
The Gu family is also because of an official.
This is the only place around Shanghai County that is inhabited.
Gujiacun, Lujiazui, Xujiahui and Zhangjiaao.
In fact, it is a village, four Gui, a place managed by Shanghai County, named after the surname, which proves that this is the place where their family lives, and of course it is hard to leave their homeland.
The rest of the people who should go have gone. There are still some families in the county who can't or don't want to go. The largest squire family in the county is the Shen family.
The other people are also reluctant to leave, or don't know where to live after going out, so staying here is a bit like lingering.
"Tomorrow I will go to the village to have a look." Wu Youwei thought for a while, "This city wall needs to be repaired."
"My lord, it's time for fish to catch fish. There is no one to repair the city wall!" Old Zhang objected: "If you don't fish, you can't even eat enough. How can you repair it?"
"To repair the city wall, there will naturally be wages." Wu Youwei said: "Not only must the city wall be repaired, but it must also be expanded!"
The Shanghai Bund in his mind is not in such dilapidated condition.
"Expansion?" Lao Zhang sighed: "My lord, you have a good idea, but... where does the money come from?"
Not to mention the expansion of the city wall, it is impossible to repair it. The county government is like this, and it needs to be overhauled.
But to put it simply, what about money?
Repairs cost a lot, not only wages, but also masonry and wood...
"You don't have to worry about that." Wu Youwei said: "There are only six of you left in this county government, I brought a lot of people here, let's replenish the county government.
"..." Old Zhang was wilted, thinking that the county lord brought his own people to take office, what else could they do?
"Lao Xu and Lao Lu are both old, so let's take a look at the concierge from now on." Wu Youwei said: "The concierge is both sheltered from the wind and rain, so make some hot tea and some dried fish every day." ,Good.
Wu Youwei saw Lao Zhang's decadence, and he understood it when he thought about it. He was afraid of losing his job, so he quickly explained: "Old Zhang, what did you do before?"
"Lao Zhang used to be a head catcher... and his three sons were fast catchers..." Lao Zhang swallowed.
Hearing what your lord means, can Lao Lu and Lao Xu still live in the county yamen for the elderly?
"Then keep doing it!" Wu Youwei said, "There should be a few people with work experience who take the lead here...
It was too late that day, Wantong saw that the place was dilapidated, so he didn't let Wu Youwei rest here, and took him back to the camp.
Now Shanghai County is surrounded by 1 people, leaving only one road leading to the outside, and the other places are occupied by Zhenwei Camp.
Of course, Wu Youwei and Wantong lived in the main account.
That night, Wu Youwei wrote and drew under the lights until very late, after Wantong urged him to wash up and fell asleep.
Wantong looked at his design drawing and touched it...
From the second day onwards, Wu Youwei summoned the six remaining people to the county government office, and each of them gave one person 50 taels of silver.
They had never seen so much silver!
I was confused at the time!
"These are your salaries for ten years." Wu Youwei said, "Five taels of silver for a year, and fifty taels for ten years.
Looking at the white silver ingots of twelve taels in front of them, the six of them were stunned.
According to official salaries in the Ming Dynasty, the minimum salary for a fast catcher was between three and twelve taels a year. However, because Shanghai County is a lower county, and the salary was not high, Wu Youwei tentatively set it at five taels a year.
"There is also [-] catties of rice for one person, and [-] catties of white flour." Wu Youwei said, "This is Lumi for you."
"Okay, okay, good master!" Lao Lu and Lao Xu tremblingly said: "All these things are for Lao Zhang, we two old men, these years, Lao Zhang has been raising them."
Although the two of them have clans in the local area, everyone is living a tight life. In addition, the two of them have no family members and nowhere to go, so they just stay in the county government office, and there is still a place to shelter from the wind and rain. , and food, all depends on Lao Zhang and his three sons sailing out to sea to support them.
But Lao Zhang's family is not rich, and now the eldest son is over [-] years old before getting married, but the second and third sons are also approaching their age.
The family is so poor, who can marry a daughter?
The money was just given to Lao Zhang. With the money, he could go to Fucheng to live.
As for the food, it is left for the two of them to live on, and they can still eat for a while.
In addition, they also have clans, and sending some back can also reduce some pressure on the patriarch.
"You distribute it yourself. From now on, you will have a salary of one tael of silver every month. Once you get the rice." Wu Youwei said: "During the festival, you can get a chicken or duck; plus five catties of meat."
Wu Youwei is left with the salt bar, because now there is more and more salt bar, and because the salt farms by the sea have been built, the price of salt bar has gradually come down in the past two years, but there are more for export.
Among the six people, the two old people calculated carefully, and saved some coffin books by themselves.
But Lao Zhang said happily: "Then my second child will be able to marry Xu Da Nizi from Xujiahui!"
Wu Youwei......! !
After the salary was paid, the two veterans hurriedly called for help to divide the things and take them back to the clan.
The rest of the time they both watched the gate.
This is a good job with a super high salary!
The Zhang family, father and son, also brought their things home, but then they came back, all beaming.
Wu Youwei's act of supplementing their salaries and lumi completely bought their hearts.
After they came back, Wu Youwei took more than [-] students and stood in the lobby. A large new table was placed in front, covered with a large sheet of paper.
"If you want to get rich, build roads first." Wu Youwei said, "If you don't build roads, things from outside can't be brought in.
When they came, Wu Youwei was too worried about the road conditions.
"My lord, it's okay to build roads, but...do you want to repair the city walls first?" Lao Zhang said: "Pirates and Japanese pirates often come to this place. If the city walls...circulate, then building roads will only make things easier for pirates." and Japanese pirates."
At that time, people will be able to attack Songjiang mansion directly along the repaired road.
"Build roads and fences together!" Wu Youwei said generously, "As long as everyone is willing to work, the fences are easy to talk about.
"But... the fish harvest period is now..." No one comes out to work at this time?
"Isn't fishing just to fill your stomach?" Wu Youwei said: "I don't use everyone for nothing. For wages, sixty copper coins a month, thirty catties of rice or wheat, and ten catties of meat. In road construction During the period of building the city wall, you will be provided with food, two meals a day, and meat in every stew, how about it?"
When he came, he stored a lot of meat and food in the space, as well as money of various sizes, which he could afford.
This place is too dilapidated, he is afraid that if a typhoon comes, this place will be turned into ruins directly.
He still remembers the tragedy of the typhoon passing through the country that later generations have seen, especially the tsunami scene in the Indian Ocean at that time...
Just in this broken place, any storm will be reimbursed.
I hope it will always be sunny here until it is repaired.
"This... so good?" Old Zhang was dumbfounded.
You know, even if they go to Fucheng to look for work, they only pay ten copper coins for a day's work, not including food or housing, which is actually just a part-time job.
Calculated in one month, it is good to have 34 copper plates.
If it is packaged food, everyone lives nearby, not to mention saving a mouthful of food, but also wages, food and meat, it must be different.
Adults can come to build roads and city walls, and half-children can also fish in the offshore.
"However, there will be a lot of people at that time, so I have to ask all the aunts, aunts and sisters-in-law to cook for the people who build the roads and city walls, and the wages will be relatively small." Wu Youwei threw out his trump card again: "I will give forty copper coins a month. Let's eat the same food, twenty catties of rice or wheat, no meat, do you think... okay?"
"Okay!" Old Zhang's eyes lit up: "This is really good!"
Not only do men have jobs, but women can also earn money!
Although it is said that men and women are very defensive, it is something that rich families pay attention to, and poor families do not pay attention to these things. Some daughters of some families control boats and go fishing like men.