"He talked about forced service. It was a primitive method. He said that people have to be paid to work. With money, people from all over the country will come to build roads."
"Tsk, tsk," Ling Pu immediately looked much better when he heard that Zhou Xing was not forcing the people under his rule to build roads. However, looking at the bustling flow of people not far away, he couldn't help but asked in shock: "So many people are working, don't say
Other expenses, the wages alone are an astronomical figure, right? How much does a worker cost per day?"
"A worker here gets one copper baht per day, and with food and materials for the day, the cost of road construction alone is as high as three gold baht per day." In fact, Zhou Xing originally decided on three copper baht per person per day, but Du Chou blocked it, saying
For one copper baht a day, those people will work hard for their brains.
"Three gold baht!" Ling Pu was shocked when he heard this. His family was considered a well-off family. There were seventy or eighty people in the family, but their monthly expenses totaled less than ten silver coins.
, at most one gold baht is spent in a year. When Du Chou said that three gold bahts were spent here every day, how could he not be shocked, "How can your master afford such a large amount of money?"
Seeing Ling Pu's expected reaction, Du Chou laughed and said: "Brother Ling, I had the same reaction as you. But my lord has come up with a way. Mr. Qiao, brother Ling, you guys have another guess."
Seeing that they still couldn't figure it out after pondering for a while, Du Chou then laughed and said: "He asked me to invite all the heads of wealthy families in a county in Bodao, saying that since their country built this road themselves,
Naturally, there will be charges in the future. Of course, ordinary people will not charge, only the money from past business trips. If anyone is interested, they can invest in shares, and the income from this road in the future will be distributed according to the share capital ratio."
"This method is really a good one," Ling Pu suddenly realized: "This Gao Hou really has many methods, Ling admires him!"
"His method seems to be a trick, but it is actually very harmful." Jordan said unconvinced: "If he does this, the road will be built naturally. But since ancient times, it is natural for the people to serve. He has
Money is available, and those people will naturally come to work willingly, but what will happen in the future? If the government organizes people to work, will they also give money? Zhou Xing has broken the rules!"
As soon as Jordan said this, Du Ling and Du Ling were stunned, and then fell silent. After a few steps, Ling Pu raised his hand and broke the silence among the people, "What is that thing doing?"
In fact, Jordan had already seen what Ling Pu was pointing to. He only saw a log that was about seven or eight feet long that neither of them could hold. It was tightly tied to the support of a horizontal bar. The horizontal bar
At both ends are two wheels more than one foot high, and a bracket more than two feet high is made in the middle. The log is not tied to the horizontal bar from the middle, but is very short at the front and very long at the back. The log is round.
In front of the log is a large, flat boulder that looks to weigh several thousand kilograms tied up with several thick ropes. There are also two thick ropes hanging from the back of the log, which is being pulled by several people shouting slogans.
, the huge boulder hanging in front of the log was easily lifted up. When the back of the log was pulled to the ground, everyone let go with a shout, and the huge boulder hit the ground heavily.
superior.
"That's smashing the foundation." Du Chou explained: "The more solid the road surface is, the smoother it will be in the future. If you add fine sand on top, you can walk as usual on rainy days in the future. At the beginning, everyone couldn't do it.
My lord designed this kind of vehicle after he found out about such a huge boulder. Now let alone monks, even a few civilians can lift such a huge boulder down."
"Tsk, this was also designed by your master? This really saves manpower."
"That's right." Du Chou said with pride, "All of these are the handiwork of my lord, but they were made by skilled craftsmen."
"Humph," Jordan felt mixed emotions in his heart when he heard that these were Zhou Xing's actions. He snorted softly and whispered, "It's just a strange skill."
Although Jordan's voice was low, the two of them were highly cultivated, so they naturally heard it clearly. They were all wondering why the famous Qiao family master in Shu had such a big opinion against Zhou Xing. But they both
After many years of experience in society, I pretended not to hear such words, and naturally I didn’t ask why.
The three of them walked along the official road for a while, and finally saw several buildings in front of them. The flow of people was even denser than on the side where the road was being built.
"Those two buildings that are still under construction are schools," Du Chou pointed to the east and introduced: "In the future, all school-age children in our country will be able to attend school."
"Great kindness, great kindness," Ling Pu nodded and said, "Such a kind deed by Marquis Gao is unheard of in the Jin Dynasty. If all counties, counties and states were like Marquis Gao, great prosperity in the world would be just around the corner."
Listening to Ling Pu praising Zhou Xing like this, Jordan felt even more uncomfortable. He thought to himself that what I have been pursuing these days is the best policy to make the world peaceful and the Jin Dynasty prosperous. Zhou Xing's small favors are nothing.
"Brother Du," Jordan was so young and energetic, and could not hide his thoughts on his face, he said coldly: "How come I heard that what this school will teach in the future is not the study of saints? Is there such a thing?"
"Ahem," Du Chou, who was originally in high spirits, looked a little embarrassed when he heard Jordan's words, "The study of saints is naturally the focus. But my lord insists on setting up some other courses."
"Oh," Ling Pu was far away in Bajun and had never heard of these. He asked curiously: "What other courses are there?"
"Astronomy, geography."
"Sage Kong also studied these things back then." Ling Pu was not surprised at all.
"There are some other things called arithmetic, investigating things, etc."
"Humph, Brother Du is just trying to put some money on your lord's face." Jordan said with a hint of sneer on his lips: "What kind of sage's learning is just to practice literacy. What kind of Chinese is it? It's not even elementary school content.
."
"Ahem, let's start with the basics first." Du Chou defended, but his tone didn't sound confident at all.
Still in Zhou Xing's magnificent living room, Zhou Xing expressed a warm welcome to the arrival of Jordan and Ling Pu. These people were all practical people. After a few polite words, Ling Pu asked.
Medical clinic matters.
"Since Mr. Ling is highly recommended by Lord Du, I naturally believe in Mr. Ling's medical skills and conduct." In Du Chou's introduction, Ling Pu's father was the disciple of Zhang Tuo, who was known as a miracle doctor at that time and was the most famous doctor in Shu.
A well-known miracle doctor. Although Ling Pu is only thirty-two years old, his skills are almost better than those of others. It’s just that he has always been under the shadow of his father at home and is not known to many people.
Master Du has already shown you around, right? It’s basically been built. Once everything is cleaned up, Mr. Ling can move in. As for whatever supplies and manpower Mr. Du needs, he can ask Master Du or even come directly.
You can also come to me. I will do my best to support Mr. Ling’s work.”
"Thank you Junhou, Ling is very grateful." Ling Pu first thanked Zhou Xing for his support, and then asked cautiously: "I heard Du Zhubo said that Junhou has to bear half of the medical expenses. Is this true?"
Although Du Chou had already told him about this matter, it was of great importance and he had to get confirmation from Zhou Xing.
"That's right." When Zhou Xing said this with a smile, he was secretly heartbroken. Who would have let him say it out loud when he first arrived that day? He took it back after saying it. Zhou Xing thought that he was not that kind
cheeky.
"Everyone?" Ling Pu asked again in an accentuated tone.
"Not everyone." Zhou Xing then reacted and immediately said: "Only the registered residents of our Bodao Kingdom enjoy this discount, not those traveling on business trips or other places."
"Ling understands." Ling Pu responded, but felt a little disappointed in his heart. However, he also knew that the other party could not afford half of everyone's medical expenses. It has been a long time since ancient times to be able to pay half of the medical expenses for the people under his rule.
Something unheard of.
The two chatted for a while, and Ling Pu was taken out by Du Chou, leaving him and Jordan alone in the hall.
"Ahem," Jordan broke the silence between the two and went straight to the point: "Marquis Gao, Your Majesty Shijun has invited me to assist him over and over again. Why didn't me accept the invitation?"
Seeing Jordan's domineering look, Zhou Xing naturally couldn't be happy. He thought that Wang Tianci was not much more luxurious than yours, but how could he look like you? With this thought in his heart, he naturally stopped talking about intimacy.
He said calmly: "Gao Mou is from the north. He is uneducated and has no skills. He is a newbie here and has no idea about the customs and customs here in Yizhou. People know how to be noble. Gao Mou thinks he is not qualified and is dull. He really can't afford it."
I hope Brother Qiao will tell your Majesty the envoy about your conquest."
Seeing him refuse, even though Jordan had expected that he would be like this, he still felt unhappy. With his family background and natural qualifications, he has been the focus of attention wherever he went since he was a child, and he has been the object of adulation.
When he arrived at Zhou Xing, under his humble appearance, his disregard for himself was clearly engraved on his face.
Isn't it just to kill the national traitor Shen Xiu? That's because I, Jordan, didn't catch up. If I, Jordan, were also in Luo at that time, it would be your turn to kill Shen Xiu.
It's just that although he was annoyed, he still didn't forget the purpose of coming. Seeing that he suppressed his dissatisfaction, he went straight to the point and asked: "Gaohou, what do you think of what the Lord Shijun did?"
The fact that Luo Shang wanted to carry out the reform of Lingtian was already known to the people of Shu the next day, and Zhou Xing naturally saw the corresponding content. In the world he came from, the most common words he saw and heard were probably
The word "reform" has come to mind. Even though he is a die-hard gamer, he still knows a lot about this kind of thing. After watching so many real or fake performances, he is almost immune to these two words.
Every time he heard these two words, he had a conditioned reflex. The first thing that came to his mind was not the beautiful prospects that had been described, but the changes that these reforms would bring.
"Your Majesty's reform measures are excellent," Zhou Xing organized the words carefully. He didn't know the purpose of Jordan's visit this time, but he already knew that Jordan was Luo Shang's son-in-law and was promoting this project.
The pioneer of reform, "just..."
"Just what?" Seeing Zhou Xing hesitate to speak, the young and energetic Jordan couldn't help but asked anxiously.
"It's just that the resistance must be very great." Zhou Xing continued to consider the words. The matter of Jordan being blocked by his father was widely spread. Even Zhou Xing, who was far away in Bodao, had heard people say, "How to deal with these vested interests?"
Those who benefit are the biggest problem."
"Humph, everything depends on man-made efforts!" Jordan said with a firm face: "If you do it, the difficult ones will be easy; if you don't do it, the easy ones will also be difficult. Heaven is moving, and a gentleman should strive for self-improvement. We and all of us should face the difficulties.
, When we encounter mountains and rivers, we build bridges. As long as we have that awe-inspiring spirit in our hearts and do things that benefit the country and the people, no difficulties or obstacles can stop us."
"Ah, you're so beautiful with your words." Zhou Xing said with disdain in his heart: "You have opened up your father's mountain, so I will obey you."
Seeing that after his passionate words, Zhou Xing still sat there in silence, Jordan couldn't help but feel even more angry, "Thankfully, you are still the hero who killed the national traitor Shen Xiu. Do you only care about the imperial court and not us?"
state?"
"Marquis Gao," he thought in his mind, and said with a sneer on his face: "Master Shijun has predicted that you still won't apply, but he also asked me to ask, do you have any good strategies to solve the current situation?"
He really couldn't shame it and said he was the one asking, so he had no choice but to raise Luo Shang's flag. When he asked this question, he actually didn't have much hope in his heart.
"I do have a plan to solve Lord Shijun's immediate worries." Zhou Xing said slowly and confidently: "Brother Qiao, let me ask you, are there more monks from wealthy families or monks from poor families in Yizhou?"
"Of course there are many monks from poor families."
"That's it." Zhou Xing continued to talk eloquently: "You can't defeat those wealthy monks who have a large number of people fighting alone. So, you have to find ways to unite those monks from poor families to fight against the wealthy monks.
fight."
Hearing Zhou Xing's words, Jordan had a faint idea of direction in his heart. When he looked at Zhou Xing again, he had long lost his arrogant aura and asked for advice: "How can we unite poor families?"
At this moment, Zhou Xing thought of several methods. At the same time, he thought of Shen Xiu.
Doesn’t Shen Xiu unite poor families to fight against rich families?
But Shen Xiu finally turned the government into such a mess.
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered something Wang Tianci had said to him: My great-grandfather always said that Hongdu College would bring trouble to Jin Dynasty in the future. What do you think?
He didn't see much, he didn't know, he couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure it out.
"Perhaps Wang Rong is wrong." Zhou Xing thought: "Shen Xiuzhangbu is just an example. The monopoly of resources by a high-ranking family is a stumbling block to society. At least Luo Shang's reform seems to be very beneficial to the country and the people, so I will
Help him and see where this reform will go."
With this thought in mind, he slowly said: "Public opinion, start with public opinion."
"Public opinion?" Jordan looked confused.
"This reform proposed by Lord Shijun is extremely beneficial to poor families, but harmful to high-ranking families. Most of the upper class in Yizhou are people from wealthy families. How can you implement it if you rely on these people? You should rely on the broadest people.