Chapter 527: The Li Family of Zhao County

When Su You saw the scaffolding next to the city gate building for the first time, the words "work in lieu of relief" immediately appeared in his mind!

The Li family of Zhaojun is so talented!

However, this is also based on the masses. The prestige of the Li family in Zhao County and the reputation in Hezhong Prefecture are probably not lower than the reputation of the Su family in Meishan.

That's why everyone listened to the old man's words. Until the disaster relief was over, there was no fighting and stealing of supplies among the people, and the streets and alleys were very peaceful.

There is absolutely nothing to say about his ability. When Sima Guang and Su You entered the city, the old man introduced them: "Yingzhou and Khitan envoys, the court responded quickly to my report. In July, I requested to be transferred from the redundant soldiers around Yingzhou.

The manpower was diverted from the timber reserves to prevent river disasters, and another 10,000 guans were mobilized to purchase timber from various places in Zhending."

"Since the peace between the two countries, Yingzhou's previous defensive and defensive equipment has long been abandoned. This time it is time to turn the harm into an advantage and reorganize it."

"The new city has a radius of fifteen miles. On the city walls, towers and 4,600 war tents were built to defend against enemies."

“The main entrance used to be too narrow and crude, but now it has been enlarged.”

"The construction of these projects started in July and is scheduled to be completed in October. There is still some finishing work that has not been completed."

"Next, I will send manpower to repair the north-south corridors of Yingzhou, and continue to provide relief through work to stabilize the place."

Along the way, Su You found that the common people's houses had been repaired, but the state government office still had a thatched roof and only made simple repairs.

Sima Guang praised him all the way, and introduced to Su You: "In the past, Gongyi built the Guanshi Embankment for Daming Prefecture, and the work was not disturbed. The people liked it, so I asked him to slaughter it; during the battle of Henglong, I protected the Jin Embankment, and there was no river trouble in the whole year;

In the general survey of Chanzhou, there are thousands of buildings and buildings in the city, and the nobles are ordered to come and see them, and make new plans. They are amazed and amazed, and they hear about it and report it to the court. It is bright and clear, and it will be helpful to ask for more advice."

The young people had been stunned by Yingzhou New City for several mornings. Su You quickly handed over his hand and said: "Sir, you are a great talent. At that time, Zheng Guozi Chan and Wei Guo Wen Gong took appropriate disaster relief measures, and the people of the country praised them. The master recorded it in "Poetry", which will be remembered for generations.

.There will certainly be those who praise Mr. Sir’s virtue today.”

The old man smiled and said: "Qianliju of the Su family in Zhao County has long been heard about it. Your reputation among the Yi people is extraordinary."

Su You quickly waved his hand: "Are you talking nonsense?"

The old man chuckled: "Maybe Ariel is talking nonsense, and Tang Jie and Tang Zifang are also talking nonsense?"

Su You then remembered that old Tang had served as an official here before he came to Beijing, and he even burned down the Liao people's villages.

The old man said: "What you said is a bit exaggerated. I start construction and provide disaster relief. In fact, it's just four simple words: price based on work."

"He has served as a river worker, mobilized people's power, and caused dissatisfaction and slander. This is the reason."

"If the wages given are really fair enough and enough to support the people's livelihood, and everyone is rushing to help, there will be no complaints."

"There is such a big difference in the cost of the Liuta River project between Ouyang Gong and the He Canal Department. It's because the He Canal Department wanted to use the labor method and never thought of paying these workers at all!"

"For those who work hard, they are given two liters of rice and one tael of salt a day. This is the minimum. But in the Song Dynasty, the local officials often regarded the lower limit as the upper limit, and they had to make various deductions from this bottom line. In addition, the subordinates were all over the place.

I'm afraid most of the ones on my hands will be broken off."

"How can anyone survive with this little income? In addition, those who served hundreds or thousands of miles away had to bear their own expenses along the way. Countless people lost their homes and died. That's why everyone's mood changed when they heard about the service."

"In fact, after a major disaster, if the operations are properly mobilized, it will be an opportunity for military operations."

"Once manpower is concentrated and there is no livelihood, we can make a living by working as laborers."

"After the second flood, the imperial court needed to repair many places and the amount of work was large. These people just solved the urgent need."

"What you rely on is that subordinate officials cannot exploit you, the government cannot break its trust, the transfer is timely, and the rewards are generous."

"Because these people will return to their hometowns in a year and a half, so they still need to leave some savings."

"Local officials often have the word 'lazy', and on weekdays they don't notice any difference. But when it comes to the situation in Hebei this year, if you are lazy for a month, you will end up starving to death all over the country in the new year. You have to be anxious."

Sima Guang took a deep breath: "I will formulate Gongyi's measures and the plan discussed in Daming Mansion tonight and report them to His Majesty and the Central Committee. It is really a blessing for the people of Yingzhou to have Gongyi in charge."

Su You raised his hands and said, "Mr. Li, where do these fees come from?"

Li Suzhi said: "That's a good idea. In the important area of ​​Hebei Province for defense against the Liao Dynasty, various supplies and weapons are piled up like mountains, but they cannot be used on weekdays. Now that the situation is urgent, we will slowly make up for it in the future."

Su You pondered for a moment, then turned to ask Sima Guang: "Bachelor, you said you have been through Yunzhou?"

Sima Guang nodded: "Yes."

Su You asked: "Yuncheng should produce coal and iron. Did the bachelor see it when he was in Yuncheng?"

Sima Guang said: "That was a long time ago. I know that there is iron, but the iron households use pine charcoal. There are forty or fifty people in Daye and twenty or thirty people in Xiaoye. If you include the extraction of ore, the number of people who make it is pine charcoal."

If it’s carbon, then it’s more than that.”

"However, I heard that the risks are extremely high. These are official issues. The costs are very high. Often the furnace is not ventilated, or even though the air path is open, the melting fails. Then the furnace has to be restarted. No compensation is required for restarting. Therefore, it is broken.

There are not two wealthy merchants from one family."

Su You was thinking about another problem. In the Ming Dynasty, northern coal was used to make iron. The cast iron cannons had high sulfur content and were very easy to explode. He didn't know what the effect would be after they were coked by themselves.

But even if you can't make cannons, swords, guns and arrows, it's still much better than transporting them from Bianjing.

In later generations, Dongping was an important iron-producing area. It was located in Yuncheng on the edge of Liangshan Mountain. It had iron, coal, and limestone for making cement. What was even better than in later generations was that there were still plenty of water sources there. There was

The large lake with a radius of four hundred miles is simply a unique industrial base!

Xuzhou in the Song Dynasty "has been a gathering place for iron officials and merchants since ancient times. Its people are rich and happy. There are thirty-six smelters, all the smelters are wealthy, and the treasures are huge."

If Hebei can solve the weapons problem on its own, the pressure on water transportation will be reduced a lot. If Yuncheng is developed, it will be another Xuzhou or Weizhou! It should be more than enough to radiate to Hebei!

If we look for a few more salt fields and cement sunbathing pools on the beach, that would be money...

Seeing that Su You was lost in thought, Li Suzhi also knew that this boy had the ability to turn stone into gold: "Mingrun, are you thinking of a practical strategy for Hebei?"

Only then did Su You come back to his senses: "Oh, I just had a wild idea, but if the river is not cured, it's all in vain. Let's just focus on the present."

The next day, Sima Guang took Shi Wei's team of monks and Taoists to inspect the city wall construction site to check whether the workers' food and accommodation were as Li Suzhi said. At the same time, he also wanted to express condolences to the widowed, the young and the weak, distribute medicines, and provide hygiene guidance.

After several disaster relief efforts, Daxiangguo Temple and Tianshi Mansion have now formed unified epidemic prevention regulations. As for personal hygiene rules, Su You asked talented people from Ke Zhentang to compile a simple and easy-to-understand song, called "Avoidance"

"Epidemic Song".

Seeing that Shi Wei was really busy, Su You was too embarrassed to ask her to accompany him, so he had no choice but to take Zhong Yi and the measurement team to set off.

Needless to say, the journey was hard and tedious. When the fleet arrived at Leshoutun, a small boat sailed over. Someone on the boat shouted loudly: "Is there Superintendent Su on board?"

Su You was bending down to look at the hourglass. When he heard this, he straightened up and asked, "Who is it?"

The boat came close, but it was an internal official who nodded and bowed and did not dare to get on the boat: "Young man Cheng Fang, the official has just promoted the deputy envoy of Zuozangku in Xijing and is now the governor of Hebei Tuntian."

Su You greeted: "I've heard about it, so hurry up and have a chat on the big ship."

The internal officer was still a little afraid and asked in a low voice: "Is the bachelor on board?"

Su You said: "The bachelor is sitting in Yingzhou, why do you want to see him?"
Chapter completed!