When the county magistrate heard this, he smiled and said: "What Miss Tao said, you represent the meaning of the above. Whatever Miss Tao has to say, it is directly. We will define how to cooperate with you."
Magistrate An agreed: "Yes, Miss Tao, but it doesn't matter."
"Merge Jinxiang County into Changdao County and Anxiang County." Tao Qiqi said.
"You mean to divide Jinxiang County into two, with half merged into Changdao County and half merged into Anxiang County?" asked the magistrate of Qi County.
Tao Qiqi replied: "That's right."
Magistrate An: "The villages are easy to talk to. Just find a suitable location for each village and allocate a piece of land to build a new village for them. But there are still many people in the original Jinxiang County. The two of us
The county cannot accommodate so many people."
"Expansion." Tao Qiqi simply replied with two words.
As soon as these two words came out, the two county magistrates thought about it and felt that it was not impossible, so they nodded in agreement.
Seeing that the two county magistrates had no objection, Tao Qiqi added: "After magistrate An returns, he can first see which location is more suitable for expansion. It is best to be able to do it in one location, so that there is no need to start from multiple locations."
"Okay." Magistrate An nodded in agreement.
Tao Qiqi: "As for Changdao County, then expand directly to the west of the city."
When the county magistrate heard this, he said with some concern: "There is a river to the west of the city. If we expand it there, what will happen to the river?"
Tao Qiqi replied: "The river is preserved. The construction of the bridge happens to be arranged in the city. As for the river in the city, it is natural to strengthen and raise the guardrails. I believe our construction team can definitely handle these."
After listening to Tao Qiqi's words, a picture appeared in Magistrate Qi's mind.
There can be a river in the city, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
As long as safety measures are taken, villagers in the city can still have a place to collect water and wash clothes.
There is no need to go in and out of the city every time like now.
In addition, during the Lantern Festival every year, lanterns can be placed directly in the city.
There is no need to go out to the city for relief as in the past. In the past, for everyone's safety, the county government would be busy that night without touching the ground.
"Okay, then I will arrange for people to start preparations soon. But this project is not small..."
When the county magistrate said this, he hesitated to speak.
Tao Qiqi naturally understood after hearing this, so she said: "No one wants to see this natural disaster. The entire Jinxiang County is flooded. We are also very sad. The superiors are also very worried about the villagers and have also allocated funds to help the villagers.
Let’s rebuild our homes.”
"But the higher-ups are also having difficulties now. After all, Jinxiang County is not the only one suffering. We can't rely entirely on the higher-ups, so we sell them the rebuilt shops at half the original price."
"The other half will be borne by the superiors. In this way, the superiors and the people will each bear half. That is to say, for the shop that originally sold for three hundred taels, they only need to pay one hundred and fifty taels. Do you understand?"
"Understood." The two county magistrates nodded.
"As for the reconstruction of each village, subsidies will be provided based on the area stated in their property deeds, with a compensation of sixty-six taels per acre. If the area on the other party's property deed is half an acre, then they will be compensated thirty-three taels of silver."
"Except for the money, the land is allocated to them free of charge according to the property deed. In the end, it is up to them to decide whether to build a brick house or a mud house."
This compensation Tao Qiqi has also been discounted.
There are more than 600 square meters of land per acre. Nowadays, houses built in rural areas only occupy half an acre at most. For some families with small populations, the area of their houses is even smaller.
The compensation for half an acre of land is more than thirty taels, which is quite good.
The thirty-odd taels used to build a brick house wouldn't be too much of a difference.
At most, they can build a brick house with just one or twenty taels.
If you are diligent, you can get some materials by yourself and save some money.
And for things like latrines and firewood sheds, just build a mud house, and you won't need so many bricks and tiles.
Although it is difficult for the people who suffered the disaster, it is impossible for the higher authorities to fully compensate them.
There are so many people suffering in the south, and if the country fully bears the burden, there will be great pressure.
Therefore, the state will bear a large part and the people themselves will bear a small part. The pressure on both will not be too great.
"Also, when the shops are being built, all those suffering people who can move will be arranged, and they cannot be left to wait in vain. As long as they come to help, they will be provided with two meals."
"Okay." The two county magistrates agreed in unison.
"In addition, there were originally eleven villages in Jinxiang County. Since they were merged into your two counties, they will be divided according to the downstream and the upstream. The five villages on the downstream side will be allocated to Anxiang County, and the six villages on the upstream side will be allocated to Changchun County.
Dao County. Is that possible?" Tao Qiqi said and looked at the two county magistrates.
The two county magistrates nodded and said, "No problem."
After hearing this, Tao Qiqi continued: "It's no problem. The villages that suffered this time took refuge. Some of the refuge places can be directly reclaimed to rebuild the villages, so there is no need for them to move around.
"Directly lead people to arrange land reclamation. Try to open it before the year, and then they can organize construction after the year. For some areas that are not suitable for reconstruction, we can choose another suitable site."
"Okay." The two county magistrates nodded again and again.
It was precisely because of their cooperation that Tao Qiqi was able to complete the merger of Jinxiang County so quickly.
Both county magistrates had no objection to this arrangement, so the next step was to implement it.
Tao Qiqi was also a person who was very popular, and the two county magistrates were also worried about the people, so they started taking action in the afternoon.
First, the location for county expansion was mapped out to ensure that half of the people in Jinxiang County could successfully live in it.
Once the site is designated, the construction team will naturally be arranged to start construction.
The materials are determined by the materials, the foundation is dug by the foundation, and the division of labor is clear.
The connection between the two counties was in full swing, and the villagers hiding in the mountains also began to work on land reclamation.
After learning about the subsidies provided to them, everyone was very motivated.
Tao Qiqi temporarily took up a financial position.
Every time the materials are delivered and you are sure they are all right, you can come to Tao Qiqi with a receipt stamped by the government to get the money.
Hand in the order in one hand, take the money in the other, progress is in an orderly manner.
Of course, Tao Qiqi's guards and the former Jinxiang County government officials were not idle either.
Because the entire Jinxiang County was flooded, the original roads also needed to be opened and constructed.
In order not to interfere with the return to Jiangdu after finishing the work here, Tao Qiqi's guards took the government servants to work on the road construction team during this period.
After everything was settled, Tao Qiqi naturally had her own time again.
She left the financial work to Fang Yu and ran into the mountains herself.
Sometimes she would generously hand over the wild animals she brought back to the construction site for extra meals for everyone.
Everyone couldn't be more satisfied with her, the person arranged by above.
Although she is a girl, what she does makes everyone feel very warm, so everyone will never make irresponsible remarks about her and respect her very much.
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Time has arrived on the 20th of the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye.
