Several young people hurried to the south gate of the county town, only to see a huge crowd of people. It seemed that all the people in the city were on the move.
People were crowded together, elbow to elbow, and extremely noisy.
A few people, relying on their youth and strength, managed to squeeze in. They saw several notices posted under the city wall, each with a different name.
Datang Construction Company recruits craftsmen: masons, carpenters, young and strong... As long as they meet the requirements, the daily salary will be at least 20 cash. For those with special skills, the daily salary can be up to 50 cash.
Under this notice, Lu Yuan led more than a dozen key figures from Datang Construction Company to introduce them to everyone while guiding people to sign up.
Magic Farm is recruiting people for farming and pig raising: Anyone who has farming experience and is physically strong will be paid twenty cents a day... Anyone who has experience in raising pigs and cattle, regardless of age, as long as they are healthy, can
Join pig farming and earn ten cents a day.
Under this notice, it was divided into two parts. On one side, Lao Fu, who hurriedly came from Chang'an, led people to recruit people for planting experimental fields, and on the other side, Wei Shuyu set up a table to recruit people for raising pigs.
The recruitment office of Datang Construction Company was overcrowded and noisy.
The recruitment office in Tuntian was also very lively.
On the other hand, there was no one in front of Wei Shuyu.
There were even many people pointing fingers at him.
Wei Shuyu was very calm, sitting leisurely behind the table, ignoring people's strange looks. He held a cup of tea in his left hand, reached into his pocket with his right hand, took out two dried mutton sticks, put them in his mouth, and started chewing.
This dried meat was Du He's invention, but now it has become the ration of the Guancheng Brigade. This stuff is very hard and shriveled, and people with bad teeth cannot chew it at all. But when you chew it carefully, it is different.
The flavor includes salt and a lot of spices.
Wei Shuyu is a person who is easily satisfied!
As long as you have this dried meat, it will be beautiful!
However, I promised Du He to raise pigs well, but now there is no one. This... what should I do?
Not even women, children or old people want to raise pigs!
Oh no, no matter what, let’s eat the meat first!
Thinking about it, he stuffed two more pieces of dried meat into his mouth.
Looking at the heated scene at Datang Construction Company and the farm area, Wei Shuyu actually felt like everyone was drunk and I was alone.
On the other side, people lined up honestly for fear that they would not be recruited.
Twenty cents a day means that a strong man can barely support a family of five with one day's salary. The most important thing is that after being recruited, he can still provide for three meals a day.
Old men as old as seventy and children as young as three or four came to apply for jobs.
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Chang'an.
Morning.
A censor stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Du He, the Duke of Huyi County, actually borrowed 2 million yuan from Wudi Bank with twenty years of taxes from Huxian County as collateral. Since Pangu created the world and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors established the world, everything has been going on.
I have never heard of such a shocking thing. Your Majesty, in the past, Hu County’s annual taxes totaled less than 100,000 guan. Apart from paying it to the court, I had less than 10,000 guan left. Now I heard that from now on, I will have to pay Wu Di every year.
The bank repays a total of 150,000 yuan in principal and interest. How can it be repaid according to normal taxes? I am afraid that the taxes will be increased again. By then, Huxian County will definitely be full of complaints and people will be uneasy. With this move of Huxian County,
But it is killing the lives of the people of Hu County, which is no less than shaking the foundation of the country. I request your Majesty to immediately issue an order to cancel the loan agreement between Hu County and Wudi Bank..."
"I second the proposal!"
"Your Majesty, this invincible bank was established by the Dream Group. The interest of 50,000 guan per year and the money of 2 million guan will be paid back to 3 million guan in twenty years. It is simply a huge profit. Your Majesty, this is not allowed.
It’s long.”
"The Duke of Huyi County used his power for personal gain, please punish him!"
"There is no distinction between public and private affairs. I have never seen such a shameless person!"
Immediately, more than a dozen ministers agreed.
Li Er looked at these ministers coldly.
He asked: "My dear friends, do you know why Hu County borrowed two million yuan from Wudi Bank?"
ah?
Everyone was stunned.
Your Majesty doesn't play by the rules.
The censor who impeached him shook his head: "I don't know!"
Li Er said in a deep voice: "Dai Aiqing, come and tell everyone!"
Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am aware of this matter. A few days ago, the Duke of Huyi County went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and asked the Ministry of Civil Affairs to allocate 300,000 yuan to Hu County. The reason is very simple. Qiu Qiu
Wanjia has served as the magistrate of Hu County for more than ten years. There is not even a cent of money or a grain of grain in the warehouse of Hu County.
...However, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is overwhelmed by its ambitions and lacks resources. The national treasury can no longer allocate more money and food to Hu County..."
Li Er nodded: "So, Du He came to me and proposed this loan plan. My dear friends, do you know the interest rate of this private loan?"
Someone whispered: "In the private sector, there are many large households that lend money. If they lend a certain amount of money, they can collect three to five thousand yuan of principal and interest in the next year."
This is already usury.
Li Er sneered and said: "You guys, when I selected officials to go to Hu County, you were all very smart and no one wanted to go. You all knew that Hu County was a mess, but Du He took office without saying anything.
Now, facing Huxian County, which is in desperate need of development, he came up with an idea. Two million guan, and the annual interest is only 50,000 guan. What is this? This is for the people, for the country, and yet you are here
Impeach him...you have disappointed me so much."
Others' interest is several times the principal.
However, the interest rate on Duhe's loan was only 10%.
This is a stark comparison!
"But Your Majesty, this Invincible Bank was established by the Dream Group. Doesn't this mean that the Duke of Huyi County is using his power for personal gain?" the censor said angrily.
Li Er stared at the other party and asked: "I'm here to ask you, Invincible Bank was established by the Dream Group, is there any evidence?"
"I, I have already asked people to find out clearly. The largest shareholder of this bank that suddenly appeared is Her Royal Highness Princess Runan. However, Her Royal Highness Princess has already lived in the Dream Group and is related to Du He..."
Before this guy finished speaking, he heard Li Er snort: "Come on, slap your mouth!"
Immediately, several guards rushed in from the door, dragged the censor and started to slap their mouths.
This guy was confused.
Others remained silent.
I heard the chamberlain Zhao Yang say in a shrill voice: "How courageous! A small censor dares to chew the tongue of Her Highness the Princess!"
Bang bang bang.
After a few slaps, the censor's mouth began to bleed, and he immediately fell to the ground, daring not to move.
Nowadays, many people know that Princess Li Yuanshu of Runan lives in Dream Group.
But if you know it, it will be different if you say it.
After all, this involves the reputation of Her Royal Highness the Princess!
"I, I deserve to die... Your Majesty, please forgive me!"