Since January, Beidi County has also achieved gratifying results in its land reclamation project. Thanks to the leadership of Jia Rong and the large number of soldiers, Fuping County has reclaimed about 50,000 acres of land, and the remaining five counties have reclaimed a total of 20,000 acres of land.
Jia Rong gave verbal rewards to the magistrates of each county. The magistrates of the five counties were also poor scholars carefully selected by Zhang Li. They did not care much about Jia Rong's lack of actual rewards. They also understood the situation in Beidi County.
Yes, it was Jia Rong's words "for the benefit of the people" that firmly kept their hearts in Beidi County, and Jia Rong also truly worked for the people.
The next day, Mi Zhu entered the Talent Recruitment Hall with a gloomy expression. Since the Recruitment Hall was opened, Jia Rong would always come here to sit around when he had nothing to do, waiting for the arrival of talented people.
"Brother Zhiyuan, I really can't help you with Beidi County. My ability as a brother is limited. I hope you can forgive me."
Jia Rong concealed the unpleasant look on his face very well. No matter how bad a place is, it can't be useless. I really regret not studying business properly in the future world. Businessmen in ancient times are too bad, so you can
He will not spend any money to promote Beidi County, "Brother Zizhong, don't take it to heart, I have a business, Brother Zizhong must be interested in it."
Looking at Mi Zhu with his ears stretched out, Jia Rong secretly smiled in his heart. Everyone in the world is fighting for their own benefit. This sentence is indeed reasonable. Fu Er whispered: "This time we exterminated the horse thieves, we harvested more than a hundred horses. I don't know, Brother Zizhong
Do you like it?"
Mi Zhu's body trembled and she looked happy. She came to trade horses this time and did not want to be robbed by horse thieves. Then these good horses fell into the hands of Jia Rong. She came back empty-handed with a full load, even if she spent more money
It's worthwhile to come here to exchange for these horses. You can just go back and sell them at a higher price. "Oh, are you serious about what you said, brother Zhiyuan?" Mi Zhu's voice trembled slightly.
Jia Rong nodded affirmatively and said seriously: "For the people of Beidi County, it is worth paying any price."
As a businessman, Mi Zhu was also affected by Jia Rong's arrogance. He slapped the table and shouted: "Okay, brother Zhiyuan, don't worry, I will definitely not let you suffer as a brother."
Afterwards, the two plotted for a long time before agreeing on the result.
Mi Zhu is responsible for the food problem of Beidi County, while Jia Rong provides Mi Zhu with 500 war horses. Nowadays, the most indispensable thing in Beidi County is probably the war horses. War horses also consume fodder when they are idle. It is better to be a favor, but it is a one-time
I was still very reluctant to give up so many war horses to Mi Zhu. These were all obtained through my hard work over the years.
If you can't bear to let go of your children, you won't be able to trap the wolf, if you can't let go of the horses, they won't be able to get food! In line with this concept, Jia Rong reached an agreement with the cheerful Mi Zhu, and Mi Zhu also paid a high price to buy some old and weak horses.
The old and weak in Rong's eyes is completely different in Mi Zhu's eyes. These war horses can be sold at a good price if they are carefully fed.
Finally, he no longer had to worry about the food problem. Jia Rong also breathed a sigh of relief. If Beidi County relied on the help of the Han court to solve the problem of food for the winter, the people of Beidi County, including the army, would be starving to death.
Well, now that the country of the Han Dynasty is in devastation, they are abandoning the small ones and abandoning the border counties. It's not that those businessmen are unwilling to come to Beidi County to invest and do business, but that the situation in Beidi County cannot tolerate them. Jia Rong's
Although the policy is attractive, if the Qiang invade again, those investments will be in vain.
On the surface, it seems that the Han Dynasty does not care about Beidi County and lets it do whatever it wants. In fact, it is the Han Dynasty's temporary abandonment of Beidi County. Otherwise, Jia Rong would not be able to do such nonsense. Although Jia Rong's political consciousness is not high, this point
There is still some insight.
Now Beidi County has added more than 70,000 acres of fields, and each person can get about one acre of land. Beidi County has experienced wars for a long time. It is located in a border county and has a rough population of less than 100,000. It is the county with the smallest population in the Han Dynasty.
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The next thing to do is to organize the people's autumn plowing. This is related to the situation of Beidi County in the coming year. Only relying on yourself is the most stable thing. Relying on the Xuzhou Mi family is only a temporary measure.
In the Recruitment Hall, Jia Rong looked at the middle-aged man sitting in the next seat with a smile. His dark and shiny face, thick muscles, and thick calluses on his hands were faintly visible, and he was wearing a decent linen clothes.
Several small holes the size of sesame seeds.
"Are you the famous Blacksmith Liu in the city? Very good!" Jia Rong asked, gently putting down the teacup in his hand.
Liu Tiejiang stammered: "Yes...yes...that villain is."
Looking at the fine beads of sweat on Liu Tiejiang's face, Jia Rong comforted him softly: "Don't be excited, will this prefect eat you? Are you afraid that I will seek wealth and kill you? Besides, I'm not ugly at all."
After that, Jia Rong even touched his face funny.
Liu Tiejiang couldn't help but laugh out loud. He had nothing, so how could he be worthy of the attention of the prefect in front of him? Looking at the approachable prefect, he unknowingly got closer to Jia Rong, and his words were gone.
The stammer just now.
Blacksmith Liu has been practicing blacksmithing with his master since he was a child. He has practiced this art for more than 20 years. He has considerable experience in blacksmithing and speaks eloquently about the crafting of weapons. Jia Rong has to look at the middle-aged man in front of him with admiration.
"You are a famous blacksmith in the city. We met last time. I have called you here because I have something to entrust you with." Having been in the post of prefect for a long time, Jia Rong is used to giving orders, so Jia Rong's tone was a little uncomfortable.
Doubtful.
Liu Tiejiang, who had lost his previous restraint, beat his chest loudly and said, "If you have any orders, please tell me. I will do my best." He couldn't help but be unconvinced by the young prefect in front of him. Who in Beidi County is now
When people mention Jia Rong, they don’t praise him repeatedly.
When it comes to business matters, Jia Rong has always maintained a non-sloppy attitude, "Very good! Blacksmith Liu listens to the order. From now on, I will appoint you as the commander of the blacksmiths of Beidi County. You will be responsible for the construction of Beidi County. You will obey my orders."
command."
When Blacksmith Liu heard the good news, he stayed there for a long time before he came to his senses, fell to the ground and worshiped: "Young man must work hard to forge iron and repay the prefect for your kindness." All along, that boy Hu Zhun has been the object of Blacksmith Liu's envy.
, looking forward to one day being appreciated and standing out, but he didn’t expect that day to come so quickly, which made Liu Tiejiang a little confused for a while, and the loudness of his kowtow was even louder than that of Hu Zhun.
Jia Rong walked to Liu Tiejiang, patted his shoulder gently, and helped him up.
A person like Liu Tiejiang may not be a good leader, but he is a very good technician. Even if he is given a nominal position, he will not care. All he wants is to be appreciated for his craftsmanship.
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"After you go back, recruit blacksmiths you know. Then I will build a special blacksmith workshop for you to use. And the establishment of the blacksmith workshop will need your help to make it bigger." Jia Rong said to a man.
Tiejiang Liu said with an excited face.
Liu Tiejiang nodded like a chicken eating rice and agreed to everything.
Seeing Liu Tiejiang leaving happily, Jia Rong seemed to have remembered something and turned around to leave the recruitment hall.
When he came to the Beidi County Warehouse, Jia Rong further agreed with his point of view and finally made a new discovery. This joy was no less than that of discovering a new continent. Maybe he could make a lot of money from it, but it was still not suitable for him for the time being.
come out.
A new notice was posted in the Prefect's Mansion. Different from the past, the people of Beidi County rushed to watch. The people crowded outside kept asking what the notice inside said.
A scholar shook his head and read word by word: "From now on, the Taishou Mansion is recruiting craftsmen who are good at building houses. Food and accommodation are included. The daily salary is ten yuan. The accounts are paid every day. Those who want to apply, please come to the Prefecture Mansion Recruitment Hall!"
The scholar had just finished reading the notice, and when he saw that most of the crowd had dispersed, and the remaining people were all old and weak, he couldn't help but shook his head again and said: "Nonsense, nonsense." Looking at the cannibalistic eyes of the people next to him, the scholar turned around hurriedly.
Leave.
Establishing a craftsman's workshop can find a job for ordinary people who have nothing to do at home, and can also bring some subsidies to poor families. This is also to stimulate the economy. Even if wages are not paid, those people can only provide food and housing.
There will also be competition for one. Ten coins is equivalent to two dollars in later generations. It still has a certain purchasing power in the barren Beidi County.
One thousand yuan can buy about one stone of grain, which is about one hundred and twenty catties. In other words, one thousand yuan is enough to feed an ordinary family for a month. When these craftsmen go out to work, they not only save food at home, but also
You can also take some back to subsidize your family.
Early the next morning, there was a long queue outside the Recruiting Hall of the Prefecture. There were soldiers maintaining discipline. The people were waiting in line dutifully. The official in charge of registration was very busy. He had just experienced land reclamation and had to do this again.
The craftsman's workshop, to put it bluntly, is a blacksmith's shop, but the popularity of the Prefect's Mansion is so great that these officials are responsible for the registration, which can be regarded as benefiting the people. Although it is hard work, it is worth it.
Seeing the bustling scene in front of the prefect's mansion, Jia Rong walked up to a commoner and asked, "What's your name? What do you know?"
When the common people saw the man who looked like an official and asked questions, they did not dare to neglect him. They bowed respectfully and replied: "Little man Wang San, I don't know much, I just have some physical strength. Let's see if I can help."
After hearing this, Jia Rong shook his head. The economy in Beidi County is really bad. It is estimated that the people usually stay at home and take care of one-third of an acre of land. Whether they can have enough food and clothing depends on God's support. Such a hard work is not worth it.
They rushed to do it, "When did you come here?" Jia Rong asked casually, seeing that his position was relatively forward.
"The little man got up before dawn and came all the way. I didn't expect there were so many people in the prefect's mansion." After saying this, Wang San had a look of regret on his face.
Jia Rong asked a few more people and found that there were not many craftsmen who really knew how to build houses, and there were not many who came to try their luck. How could this work? It seems that there will be more such work in the future.
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