Chapter five hundred and twentieth eight precious resources
Guo Song did not wear a military uniform today, but wore a fine green linen robe, a gauze cap on his head, and a leather belt around his waist. He looked like an ordinary person.
Du Siye, who was following Guo Song, was about to introduce him, but Guo Song waved his hand and said: "I am from Ganzhou Prefectural Government. I came to inspect the situation here. I saw that your door happened to be open, so I came in to take a look."
The man was not stupid at all. With so many followers, he must be a big shot. He quickly said: "This envoy, please take a seat in the room!"
Guo Song walked into the main house and took a look. The area was about twenty square meters. Although the house was very simple, with large rough wooden windows and a heavy table, it was relatively clean. The walls were whitewashed with lime, and the room was also very simple.
It looked dim, and I could see that the owner was very hardworking and capable. The man came in with a small stool, wiped it with his sleeves, and said enthusiastically: "Please sit down, sir!"
He was about to ask his wife to boil water, but Guo Song quickly stopped him, "No, we'll sit down for a while and then leave!"
At this time, more than a dozen soldiers helped build the shed. Guo Song saw that his shed was made of scrap wood and his craftsmanship was pretty good, so he smiled and asked: "Are you a carpenter?"
The man shook his head and said with a smile: "Actually, the villain is a blacksmith and can do carpentry and stonemason's work."
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "The blacksmith is good. Hexi is in great need of blacksmiths. It seems that the Craftsmanship Office was recruiting blacksmiths some time ago."
"The villain has been recruited into the Craftsmanship Department. He earns three guans per month, which is a very good income. The villain bought these pieces of wood with twenty coins. There is a lot of them, which is just right to build a shed for the donkey at home.
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Earning three guans a month is indeed a high income in Hexi. Even in Chang'an, you may not be able to earn it. Now Chang'an's economy is in a slump and income has dropped a lot. Most ordinary people can only earn two guans.
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"What's your name? Where are you from?"
"The villain's name is Jiang Wulang. He is from Shan County. He has a family of five, two children, a wife and an old father."
Guo Song saw that the items in his house were relatively complete, so he smiled and asked, "Have you ever gone home?"
Jiang Wulang nodded, "Didn't the government allow me to go home last month? My wife and I went back to Shan County and brought over all the things we didn't have time to take away from home."
"Looks like he's planning to settle down in Zhangye!" Guo Song said with a smile.
Jiang Wulang scratched his head in embarrassment, "After being arrested once, I was really scared. Except for the Hexi Army, we can't trust any other army. If the Tubo people come again, what will I do if my child is taken away? Even if I don't think about myself,
, but also for the sake of future generations.”
His answer basically represents the mentality of the vast majority of Longyou people. After being arrested once, the despair really scared them, especially the mark on their shoulders, which was simply branded into their hearts and made them
Unforgettable.
"Have you got this month's food?" Guo Song asked again.
Hexi does not raise lazy people. Each person only has a basic ration of one bushel of wheat per month, which is definitely not enough to eat. If you want more food, you have to buy salt, oil, etc., so you have to work hard to earn it. Like this young man in front of you, go to work as a craftsman.
As a blacksmith, if you earn three guans a month, you can buy a hundred bushels of wheat on the market. Not only can you easily support your family, but you can also have enough money to buy some wood to build a shed.
Of course, the wages of blacksmiths are very high and cannot be earned by ordinary people. You can also participate in the government-organized work such as road construction and house building. You can earn about the same amount in a month, which can also buy thirty buckets of noodles and three hundred and sixty kilograms.
, can basically support the whole family. If you join the regiment and train in the army, in addition to earning money from normal labor, you will also receive a monthly subsidy.
Women can also make money. They do laundry, make dry food, military shoes, and military uniforms for the army, and can earn a consistent amount of money in a month.
The food Guo Song mentioned here refers to basic rations, which will be distributed until next autumn harvest.
Jiang Wulang nodded, "I got it at the beginning of the month."
At this time, many neighbors came into the yard. They heard that officials were coming to inspect, and they all came in to join in the fun.
"Everyone, tell me, what are the difficulties and expectations currently?" Guo Song said to everyone.
An old man raised his hand, "Excuse me, Lord Envoy, can the house we have settled be bought or sold?"
Guo Song shook his head, "The land for this house is owned by the government. You can only live in it by yourself. If the house is vacant for more than half a year, it will be taken back by the government. If you feel that your living space is cramped and you want to live in a more spacious place, you can rent it.
Buy a private house elsewhere in the city.
Generally speaking, as long as you are willing to live in the house, the government will never evict you. Even if you want to tear it down and rebuild it and live in a brick house, you can do it. But one thing you must remember is that you cannot directly inherit this house. Your children want to continue to live in it.
, you have to apply to the government and pay a little rent to the government, then there will be no problem, just like government housing in other places."
The old man was silent. He probably came from a good family, but he didn't dare to go home and wanted to live more comfortably.
At this time, a young man said: "I heard that the government is going to run a school and all children can enroll in it free of charge?"
Guo Song nodded, "That's true. When children reach the age of six, they must go to school, read, read, and learn how to be a human being. After they reach the age of ten, they can practice martial arts, or learn various skills such as carpentry, blacksmithing, and stonemasonry. These are all
It’s a skill.”
Speaking of skills, everyone started talking about it, and someone shouted loudly: "Is there any job that can make more money?"
Guo Song waved his hand, but the yard was still noisy. Du Siye couldn't help shouting: "Please calm down!"
The yard finally became quiet, and Guo Song said: "On the one hand, everyone wants to make more money, but on the other hand, there are no jobs for people in the lucrative professions. For example, the crossbow maker in the Ordnance Supervisor can earn five guans a month."
Money, even an ordinary blacksmith in the crafts office can earn three guans a month. The only way to make more money is to learn the skills. Soon the county government will open a craft club, and everyone can learn it, as long as they are willing to work
If you study Kung Fu hard, I believe that after one year, you will be able to earn three guans per month. In addition, if you are strong, you can also go mining and smelting, and you can earn three or four guans per month..."
Guo Song's words won a round of applause.
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Returning to the official office, Guo Song immediately summoned officials at the state and county levels to discuss matters. More than thirty officials filled the lobby. Guo Song smiled at everyone and said: "Everyone worked hard some time ago, and we were able to house more than 500,000 people in an orderly manner."
, less than a hundred people died from the disease. Although I dare not say that it is unprecedented and unprecedented, it is enough to highlight the history."
Guo Song tried his best to use a relaxed tone to make everyone relax, and he continued: "It snowed heavily. According to the convention, it should be the beginning of winter, but I have been patrolling the refugees for the past three days and found that we still have something to do.
There are some things that are quite urgent. Let me ask first, how is the situation in the Ordnance Department and Craftsmanship Department?"
The Hexi Ordnance Department and the Craftsmanship Department were under the jurisdiction of the Kaicao Division of Hexi Jiedu Prefecture. Lu Jin, the military officer of Kaicao, stood up and said: "According to the envoy's instructions, the Kaicao Division established the Ordnance Department and the Craftsmanship Department, with a total of one thousand and two
Hundreds of craftsmen have already begun to forge weapons and make bows and crossbows. The craftsmanship department is mainly engaged in papermaking, winemaking, tanning, forging, spinning, weaving, pharmaceuticals, etc., and the work has basically begun."
"How is the progress of the preparations for the skills club I mentioned earlier?"
"Replying to the envoy, it's ready. We are going to start recruiting members to learn skills tomorrow. According to preliminary surveys, the most people are requesting to learn blacksmithing. However, we only have 400,000 kilograms of pig iron in stock. I'm afraid it will be difficult for so many people to learn blacksmithing."
"I remember there was a batch of scrap weapons in the warehouse, Zhang Canjun, right?"
Zhang Xu, Cangcao's military officer, stood up quickly and said: "The envoy is right, there are hundreds of thousands of them, piled up like a mountain!"
Some of these used weapons were seized on the battlefield, and some were collected from the private sector. Many of them are rusty and awaiting re-smelting.
Guo Song smiled again and said: "I'm not saying that everyone should learn to forge. Making weapons requires skilled craftsmen, and ordinary people can't do it. But we can let them learn to smelt. It just so happens that these scrap weapons are going to be recycled. Wouldn't it be the best teaching material?
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"I understand the humble position!"
Guo Song added: "This winter is mainly about training, various skills training, and the outstanding talents can be further cultivated. Children's schools must also be opened as soon as possible. Then there is the need to survey refugees. How many people are willing to settle in Hexi?
Considering the corresponding land allocation, many things that were done in Fengzhou will be started again in Hexi. Cao Biejia, you are the most experienced, and you will be fully responsible for this matter."
Cao Wannian stood up and bowed: "I will start making arrangements today!"
Guo Song nodded and said to everyone: "The purpose of convening everyone today is actually for these three things. The refugees have stabilized. There are so many people. Don't treat them as a burden. They are precious labor resources. Make full use of everyone.
Including our iron mines, they have been discovered a long time ago, but there are just not enough miners to mine and smelt them. Now God has sent more than 500,000 people to us, and we can do many things. Do you understand what I mean? From
From now on, everyone should get busy as soon as possible and stop thinking about Wo Dong."