The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

The main thing is that things are simple and will not make people tired.

When serving as an official in the court, even if you have nine points of utilitarianism in your heart, there is still one point of the idea of ​​wanting to benefit the people buried in your heart.

Nowadays, there are still some good officials with ideals who study and become officials.

The construction of Zhuangzi in Jingyang County is the embodiment of this ideal in the heart, so Yan Lide and Jiang Que are naturally excited.

"Early tomorrow morning, I will take two people to visit Zhuangzi and see the canal originally built on Zhuangzi." Jiang Que said.

"I'll go back to the construction site of the house to see how it's going. There are also some common materials in the workshop, so we can move them there directly." Yan Lide said, "We may start working in the afternoon. There are still some problems with manpower. I don't know how many craftsmen can be summoned in just half a day."

"Don't worry about this. The people in the manor are not busy yet. Every household will rush to work." Li Fu smiled and said, "This is the benefit of paying wages."

Yes, who wouldn't rush to do it if there is money to be made?

There is a lot of money and it is close to home, so just put in some effort.

"Let Zhang Huan notify the manor about summoning people." Li Fu said, "Let them wait at the construction site a quarter of an hour in advance. As for the rest, it depends on you."

"No problem." Yan Lide said.

Having spent half a year in the manor, he is very familiar with these things. After half a year, he can do them easily.

As for Jiang Que, what he had to do was even simpler. Before there were other tasks, he just had to focus on the water conservancy project of the whole village. As for other things, if there was a need, he could ask Yan Lide or Ma Zhou Changshi for them.

Officials like them who work like people like Li Fu, who give money and people and don't talk too much or express opinions randomly.

After the three people talked about tomorrow's arrangements in the hall, Li Fu also hurriedly asked the two to calm down their excitement and take a rest. From then on, they would worry about hard work, and today would be a leisurely day.

After they separated, Li Fu returned to his bedroom.

After Li Chengqian and his three brothers made a fuss in the room, they all dozed off and fell asleep. Li Lizhi had a separate room, and was watched by a maid, and she slept soundly on the warm kang.

Early the next morning, Li Fu and the four children were fully revived. Because they slept a lot and went to bed early yesterday, they all got up at dawn this morning.

"Uncle Wang, is there anything interesting and fun on the farm today?" Li Chengqian asked curiously.

"Today, Jiang Que, the young master of Jiang, will take people to inspect the existing water conservancy on the farm. This year, the farm will make improvements in this area. It may be a big project, but everything will have to wait until Jiang Shaojiang finishes his inspection." Li Fu said.

"Water conservancy?" Li Tai put down his bowl and asked curiously: "Has the waterwheel we talked about last year been used now?"

"Not yet. If all the large and small waterwheels along the river are replaced, it will be a big job. Some villages can't get so much money, so they will make do with it for the time being."

"A waterwheel like that is nothing more than some wood and bamboo tubes. It won't cost much, right?" Li Tai frowned and said.

He didn't understand why they didn't use good things?

"It won't cost much?" Li Fu frowned slightly, then sighed and said to Li Tai: "Qingque, maybe you don't know what kind of life ordinary people outside live. The people in our village have a workshop, and the workshop recruits them to work and pays them, or they come to work and earn money when there is something in the village that needs workers, so their lives can be better."

"But other places are not as good as in the village." Li Fu said: "Their lives are not as good as those of the farmers in the village. Is it because they don't work hard? Are they lazy? Don't work?

It's not like that.

There is a workshop in Zhuangzi, and they need people, but there is no such workshop in other places, and they don't have such a chance to work.

They are not lazy, they take care of the crops in the fields diligently, and eat at the mercy of God all year round. After the harvest, they can barely support the family's expenses. In this way, they dare not get sick, and even if they are sick, they dare not ask a doctor to see a doctor, because it costs money to ask a doctor and buy herbs. "

"They are working hard to live, but many things are not fruitful if you work hard. Have you heard about the flood in Guanzhong last autumn?"

Li Tai nodded.

"My elder brother told me that the flood in Guanzhong last year was very serious." Li Tai said seriously.

"A flood can cause dozens of ordinary people to die.Years of accumulation were destroyed in an instant, leaving them with nothing. "Li Fu said: "Last year, the farmers in the village, young and old, worked on the river bank to prevent the river from bursting. Even so, because of the heavy rain, some farmers' houses in the village could not withstand it and were damaged. It was not until this year that they rebuilt their houses. "

"They worked on the village, earned money, and saved some money, so they were able to return to their previous lives so quickly, but those who did not have such opportunities to make money, they had to face many difficulties if they wanted to return to their previous lives. "

"The most fundamental reason is that ordinary people, working diligently and farming diligently, can't save any money all year round. They live a poor life and wish they could spend every penny. "Li Fu said: "In addition, a waterwheel, in your opinion, does not cost much, but for ordinary people in the village, it is a burden. A village needs the whole village to pool money to buy one or two three-wheeled waterwheels.

If the money is not evenly distributed, people will feel resentful. They want to pay evenly, but some families are slightly richer, and some families can't pay a penny. How to solve this problem? "

Do you expect the local government to pay? Are the local officials willing?

Some are willing, some are not.

Of course, this cannot be killed with one stick.

"So, don't just see the problem of a waterwheel. There are many things involved behind it. You have to look at the long-term. "Li Fu said: "However, since you are here, Qingque, you are also interested in waterwheels, then Uncle Wang will give you this topic, you study it carefully. "

"Just think about the problem, just find the problem, no matter what you think of, what you find, record it, and then show it to me. "Li Fu smiled and looked at Li Tai.