At this time, post-disaster reconstruction work was in full swing.
His Highness the King of Shu is indeed a believer.
All the profits from this gambling were used to buy materials for rebuilding the village.
This time, the gambling profit amounted to more than 70 million yuan.
If converted into RMB in later generations, it would be about 150 million.
Well, okay, if it were in later generations, this amount of money might not be enough to support the post-disaster reconstruction of eleven villages and more than 10,000 people.
But at the time, it was definitely more than enough.
Take building a house as an example. The most expensive cost may be the labor cost in future generations.
But at that time, labor was extremely cheap.
Because the people they used were the more than 10,000 disaster victims.
Except for the elderly, children, and a dozen or so people whose legs were broken, almost every one of these 10,000 victims could be put to use.
Needless to say, those who know how to repair the house can do it, the women cook, and even the children help with mixing mud and moving bricks.
Well, it's worth mentioning that their old houses were all mud thatched houses.
But what about now? The materials the King of Shu gave them were all blue bricks!
This time, thanks to the King of Shu's blessing, they were able to live in a brick house.
Moreover, they built their own houses, and the King of Shu actually gave each of them three cents a day as wages, and even the women gave them two cents a day.
Those half-grown children, as long as they work, will be paid at least one penny.
In addition, I will take care of three meals a day.
Such treatment made the villagers feel embarrassed.
They build their own houses and then take wages, which is really unsettling for their conscience.
But Shangguan Yi said that this was the order of the King of Shu.
The water is ruthless, but there is love in the world!
Thinking about the benevolence and righteousness of the King of Shu and their previous misunderstandings of the King of Shu, these people's gratitude to the King of Shu could not be greater.
They had treated the King of Shu like this before, but the King of Shu was still so kind to them!
The King of Shu is truly a living Bodhisattva who saves the suffering!
At this time, the raw materials were actually not expensive, and the labor costs were also very cheap.
In fact, Li Min could still get away with it even if he didn't pay these people.
It would be great to build them new houses. Even if they don't pay wages, the people will still be grateful to him.
But now the funds are very abundant, but after crossing the river, especially in the first village, the family was already destitute.
These wages can at least allow them to live for a while.
…
Li Min is very busy now. He has to teach the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs every day.
Officials from the Ministry of Revenue have to change a group of people to attend classes every day.
This resulted in Li Min having to start from the beginning every time.
And these officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs are not very receptive.
After all, they are all adults, some are even in their forties or fifties.
Their ability to accept new things is definitely worse than that of teenagers.
And Li Min had a bad temper, so in class, there were often scenes of Li Min slapping the palms of the Ministry of Household Officials with a straight face.
The primary school students, headed by Cheng Chuliang, were all excited and applauded.
…
At this time, Li Tai, the king of Yue, was not in a good mood recently.
On this day, Li Tai, who was anxious and worried, couldn't help but invite his confidant Wei Ting over.
After Wei Ting arrived, Li Tai couldn't help but bowed deeply to Wei Ting and said: "I am in trouble, sir, please teach me!"
Wei Ting quickly avoided Li Tai's salute, and then asked seriously: "I wonder why Your Highness is like this?"
Li Tai couldn't help but frowned and said: "My father made Li Min the King of Shu. I heard that he might go to Shu next year to serve as an official. And Shu has a very close relationship with me. Once he goes,
My king’s situation will be precarious.”
Um?
After hearing Li Tai's words, Wei Ting's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but look thoughtful.
Although Wei Ting is Li Tai's confidant, Wei Ting does not actually know everything about Li Tai.
For example, Li Tai was deeply involved with Shu officials. Wei Ting didn't know about this.
Therefore, after hearing Li Tai's words, Wei Ting showed this expression on his face.
Wei Ting couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, I wonder how close the relationship is between you and Lin Jie, the governor of Yizhou?"
Li Tai couldn't help crying and said: "Three years ago, Lin Jue came to me and wanted to take refuge with me. At that time, I was eager to expand my power, so I accepted Lin Jue. And in the past few years, Lin Jue's filial piety every year has also been great.
few."
"Sir, you also know that the expenses of my palace are very large, and it is far from enough to just rely on food and food. Therefore, Lin Jie's annual filial piety is very important to the palace, and every time there is a memorial to impeach Lin Jie,
They were all suppressed by me secretly."
"What I am worried about now is that if Lin Jue's butt is not clean, when Shu King Li Min arrives in Yizhou and investigates Lin Jue, he will pull out the carrot and bring out the mud!"
Hearing Li Tai's words, Wei Ting couldn't help but shook his head inwardly.
This King of Yue was extremely intelligent and talented in literature, but he still had many shortcomings in terms of his integrity.
Of course, people are not saints, so who can have no faults? He himself is not a saint.
Seemingly sensing Wei Ting's dissatisfaction, Li Tai couldn't help but said: "Sir, I don't intend to hide it, it's just this matter-"
Wei Ting couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, I can understand this matter. Your Highness does not need to explain. In fact, Your Highness does not need to worry about this matter."
Li Tai couldn't help but asked hesitantly: "What do you mean, sir?"
Wei Ting smiled slightly and said: "Now the Emperor is very fond of the King of Shu, and the land of Shu is far away from Chang'an, and it faces pressure from Tubo, Tuyuhun and Nanzhao. I think that when the King of Shu finally takes office, the Emperor
We will definitely not let him go to Shu."
"If nothing else happens, the official position of the King of Shu will be in Shannan Road or Henan Road, which is the closest place to Chang'an. Therefore, His Highness does not need to worry."
After listening to Wei Ting's words, Li Tai couldn't help but look thoughtful on his face.
Wei Ting smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness, what's more, even if Li Min, the king of Shu, really becomes an official in Shu, can he be able to fight against Lin Shi, who has been operating in Shu for ten years? Haha, this
Lin Jie, what an old fox! This Lin Jie has raised bandits in Yizhou to respect himself, and has almost become a local emperor who rules from the ground up. This person is definitely not a simple person."
After listening to Wei Ting's words, Li Tai was even more surprised.
It turned out that Lin Jie was so bold and arrogant.
When I first decided to accept Lin Jue, I should have discussed it with Mr. Wei.
If there was a discussion at the beginning, knowing Wei Ting's true face, we shouldn't have gotten so close to him!
