"Have you heard that the government recently has to collect as many mangoes and bananas as you can, and the prices have doubled."
"Are you telling the truth? I still have two orchards at home. Do you really want to harvest them?"
There is no one in Qiongzhou who doesn’t plant a few fruit trees, especially because the fruits grow so much that they can’t eat them all, and they can’t sell them at a high price, so they can only rot on the trees in the end.
Now that they heard that the government wanted to buy it at a high price, the people were extremely excited.
If they could really sell the fruits at home, they would gain more than ten taels of silver a year.
What kind of concept is this? You can only get four or five taels of silver from farming for a year, but these rotten fruits on the street are worth the harvest of two or three years of planting crops. What is the difference between money scattered from the sky?
"This can be false! My neighbor Aunt Wang's son is working as a clerk in the government. Master Shen personally issued the order. It is estimated that it will be posted in the next two days. You all should be smart and go home to pick fruits. When the time comes,
When the news from the government comes out, we will be the first to sell it."
With so many people in Qiongzhou growing bananas and mangoes, if it's too late and the government collects enough, wouldn't they just watch their money fly away?
"You said, let's go, let's go home and pick fruits!"
The people who were still chatting outside all ran home. At this moment, Qiongzhou became busier than the autumn harvest.
Three days later, the people picked a lot of fruits. The unripe mangoes and bananas were relatively durable, but so many fruits were piled up at home, and everyone was very panicked.
"There is no news from the government yet. Isn't the acquisition a fake news?"
"I just said, these bananas and mangoes are all over the mountains and plains. Everyone has them. Who will pay a high price for them? Now it's okay. I can't sell them if I get a bunch of them. They're all in the hands."
Some people were worried, and some were dissatisfied. For a while, people in Qiongzhou City were panicked. The person who first spread the news was also blamed by everyone. He was scolded when he went out. In the end, he simply hid at home and refused to go out.
When everyone was disappointed and about to give up, the government finally posted the paperwork, not only asking for bananas and mangoes at high prices, but also recruiting workers.
And it's a large-scale job. As long as you work hard, you can earn a hundred cents a day.
For a time, the entire Qiongzhou City was boiling.
"I'm not dazzled, are you? The government really wants to recruit workers? Why should we pay so much?"
They would never dare to dream of such a good thing.
You must know that when Gu Danian was in office, the life of the common people was really difficult. The officials and gentry colluded. Even if there were workers, the wages were extremely high. A hard day's work might not be enough for a meal.
After Gu Danian was sacked and Jiang Chuan became the magistrate of the state, although the government no longer dared to blatantly exploit the people, wages did not increase and even work became increasingly difficult to find.
They can only support their family by farming, but the taxes are getting heavier and heavier, making life difficult for everyone.
At this time, this directive from the government was like the rain after the rain, allowing the people to see hope of life again.
"I said this is true, but you still don't believe me..."
The man who originally delivered the news said with an aggrieved look on his face.
"Isn't it that the price is too high? We can't believe it."
"Moreover, the government suddenly wants to recruit workers. What does it want us to do?"
This is the most puzzling thing for everyone. Usually they go to the city to find work, usually doing work such as carrying bags at the dock, or building houses, but in recent years, the people in Qiongzhou have been poor, and even those in the city have had a hard time.
, some wealthy businessmen and gentry also moved to Jiangnan, and the city's economy became increasingly depressed.
"Is it necessary to renovate the prefect's Yamen? After all, Qiongzhou is now in charge of Chief Minister Shen, and this Yamen is really a bit broken."
"Do you think Shen Shoufu is someone like Gu Danian? This is simply an insult to him!"
People who knew the inside story turned red with anger when they heard the words of the people next to them.
"Buying bananas and mangoes at high prices was the idea of our chief wife, Princess Rongning. She saw that we were having a hard time and wanted to help us. Otherwise, there would be too many of these rotten fruits on the street, even if they were sold at low prices. , Where do you need ten cents per catty, you should know that food only costs ten cents."
Everyone was blushing because they were judging a gentleman with a villain's heart.
"Then why are we recruiting?"
They couldn't figure out what the government was doing to need so many people.
"Build roads! And build factories!"
“What roads should be built and what factories should be built?”
The people now felt that their brains were running out, and everything was beyond their imagination.
"County Rongning mainly transports our Qiongzhou fruits to the capital for sale. This road cannot be repaired. And I heard that Princess Rongning has a way to process fruits. We need manpower now. This is why we are recruiting workers."
Jiang Miao purchased so much fruit, and just drying it requires a lot of manpower. Naturally, the more people, the better.
And building roads requires a lot of manpower, and this road cannot be built overnight. This also ensures that the people of Qiongzhou will not be short of work in the next few years.
After thinking about it, everyone's eyes burst out with joy.
"Princess Rongning is our living Bodhisattva in Qiongzhou. She really wants to do practical things for us."
"Yes, thanks to Chief Shen and Princess Rong Ning taking over Qiongzhou, we ordinary people are better off!"
For a time, the prestige of Jiang Miao and Shen Yanqing reached its peak.
When Jiang Miao heard the people's gratitude, she just smiled softly.
Most of these people are kind-hearted and hardworking. What they lack is the opportunity to make money.
And she is just helping the people live a good life, and at the same time, she can develop Qiongzhou.
Only when the people are prosperous can the country be prosperous.
The purchase of fruits is still going on, and the government has hired hundreds of workers.
Shen Yanqing personally planned the location of the factory and built it just outside Qiongzhou City. This place was originally a wasteland. Although it was close to the inner city, Qiongzhou was already so poor that no one was willing to spend money to buy this place.
The workers had already arrived, and Liang Duo personally supervised the work and assigned the workers to their positions.
In addition to male labor, Jiang Miao also hired many female workers.
Men can build factories, while women can help dry fruits and make various foods.
Although men and women are different in physical strength, they can integrate well together because of their different strengths.
Construction in Qiongzhou was in full swing. For a while, there were no gangsters or skaters on the streets. Everyone was busy, but the people's faces were beaming with joy and everyone was motivated.
"My wife and I work together, and now we earn five taels of silver per month. When the Chinese New Year comes in two months, we are going to buy a pig to eat meat. For so many years, we have not dared to buy meat during the Chinese New Year. This year we can finally Eat it."
"Who says it's not the case? For us, our hardships have finally come to an end and we are going to live a good life!"
