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Fu Tinghan saw that the people outside the yard were looking at Zhao Hanzhang with admiration and excitement, but also worry and timidity. He couldn't help but smile, called the students who came to help, and said: "In the future, when you go to guide the workers to dig ditches, you can tell them that we Why must we urgently call for labor at this time?”

Someone said in confusion: "Master Fu, our husband said that the people are ignorant. Just tell them what to do. There is no need to explain the reasons, otherwise it will become more troublesome."

Fu Tinghan said: "It depends on the situation."

He said: "There are indeed many ignorant people in the world, so they need to be enlightened. The issue of labor is closely related to them. Letting them know the reason will not only increase their knowledge and enlighten people's livelihood, but also allow them to understand Hanzhang better. and the reasons why the county government imposed labor levies.”

"Doubts arise because of lack of understanding, and resentment arises out of doubts, which eventually lead to conflicts," Fu Tinghan said. "This is a very dangerous thing, so we must prevent it from the source."

When the students heard this, they felt that what he said made sense, so they agreed.

It rained heavily the next day and no one could go out. Zhao Hanzhang sat under the eaves with his chin propped up and watched the rain. Fu Tinghan sat next to her, watching the rain in a daze in a rare moment of leisure.

A group of half-grown teenagers couldn't sit still, so they all ran to the villagers' houses next door wearing raincoats to play, mainly to teach some children literacy and arithmetic.

Influenced by the gentlemen in the school, teenagers also like to teach those who can't read to read and those who can't count to count.

Some young people and old people looked on with envy, talking to them from time to time, and asking about their military service.

"It rained heavily like today and we didn't go out to work. Does it count as thirty days?"

A young man said: "Of course it doesn't count."

He said: "It only counts after you have worked. Otherwise, if it rains heavily for ten days in a row and everyone does not work for ten days, does it count as ten days of service?"

An old man on the side also glanced at the old man and said: "Don't push too far. If it were another envoy, he would have to dig mud in the rain. That would be hard work."

"It's not just hard work, it's also life-threatening. Are there not many people who died because of service in the past?"

"Well, that's how it is when building water conservancy. I've only been digging mud for two days, and I can hardly lift my arms. It's much more tiring than working in the fields."

When working in the fields, you can stop and take a rest from time to time, but not when repairing water conservancy. Once you are slow, the yamen will rush you and even crack the whip.

When the students heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and a little girl said softly: "If you work harder now, you can survive in the future."

She said: "When you were in Luoyang, you were advised by an expert who could observe the celestial phenomena and concluded that the weather would be abnormal in the next few years, with droughts and floods unstable, and severe droughts would occur in some places. That's why you were so eager to build water conservancy projects. "

The young man beside him immediately nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, otherwise, why would you suddenly let us dig dams and canals with so much effort?"

"This is not something that can be completed in February or March. It will take at least two or three years. The purpose is to prevent disasters before they happen. If there is a flood, the dams and canals built at this time can divert the flood during floods and store water for irrigation during droughts. The big guys might just point at it and survive.”

When the villagers heard this, they were surprised, "A big disaster is going to happen in Yuzhou? Then, why don't we sacrifice the River God and the Dragon King in advance?"

"That's right, if you give more sacrifices, maybe the trouble can be eliminated."

The teenagers were stunned, obviously not thinking of this solution, but they knew in their hearts that this was wrong.

If ghosts and gods are useful, wouldn't it be more effective for Jijun to pray than for them? Jijun never said that he wanted to pray.

But the young people who had not seen much could not find anything to say to refute for a while, so they could only look around helplessly, and then they saw Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan standing under the gate.

The young men were startled and quickly stood up and saluted.

Zhao Hanzhang waved her hand carelessly. The rain had basically stopped at this time, but the courtyard was full of water. She avoided several puddles and walked forward. She smiled at the villagers and said, "Don't tease these people." Children, they are young, it would be bad if they took it seriously."

The villagers suddenly didn't dare to speak, but their minds started to spin. What they said was true, but it was not good for Shijun to say that the students took it seriously, so it was useless to ask the River God and the Dragon King?

Zhao Hanzhang said to them: "These canals and dams are built for you, and they benefit the people here. So you have to work harder in the past few years. In the future, our descendants will be able to relax and survive in the face of disasters." The probability is also high.”

The villagers responded in a low voice.

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "The land you have been allocated has not been registered and deeded yet, right? After this busy period, I will ask people from the Yamen to register and deed it for you. It is for Yongye Field. This land will be I will till you forever.”

When the villagers heard this, their eyes lit up.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Except for extremely special circumstances, Yongye Field is not allowed to be bought or sold, so you can rest assured that no one will dare to occupy your land. This land will always belong to you, and the canals and dams you built with your own hands will be used by you. "

The villagers immediately responded loudly, and some people knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhao Hanzhang, their eyes full of excitement.

Fu Tinghan kept watching her. This was the plan when the refugees were resettled. However, because the government office was short of manpower and paper was relatively expensive at the beginning, the land was simply divided without registering it, let alone making a title deed.

I didn't expect that choosing this moment to speak out would have such an effect.

Zhao Hanzhang nodded to Li Zheng who came over and said with a smile: "Pass this matter on so that everyone can be happy."

Li Zheng immediately asked: "May I ask the envoy, is this the case in our region alone, or is it the case in the entire county?"

Zhao Hanzhang said: "This is the case in all Yuzhou, including Luoyang, under my rule."

Li Zheng's eyes widened and he immediately bowed in response.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Also, after the labor period, if someone reclaims and cultivates any wasteland for three years, and insists on paying taxes according to the cultivated land for three years, the cultivated land will belong to him and become a permanent field. Among them, wasteland ranks first. For annual cultivation, the rent and taxes will be reduced by half.”

The villagers cheered secretly and looked at each other excitedly.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "I will issue another official document for this order. This will be the case for everyone under my rule."

Li Zheng also responded loudly like the villagers.

By the time Zhao Hanzhang turned around and left, the villagers no longer had any resentment about being forced into forced labor, and they were all excited.

With the land deed, the land belongs to them forever and no one can take it away.

Even if they are completely settled here.

The news here and what Zhao Hanzhang said to the students spread at a flying speed after Zhao Hanzhang left. Not only the people in this village, but also other villages, even other counties, and other counties also received the news.

With the help of caring people, the mood of the people is rising day by day, and digging mud in the river every day does not feel like a hardship anymore.

The official documents signed by Zhao Hanzhang also reached all counties and counties, and the yamen of each county and county announced to the people that they would register and make land deeds.

Of course, everyone is busy with infrastructure construction at this time and there is no time to do this yet, but the paper mill has already started to get busy.

They began to make paper, and they also wanted to make special paper suitable for making house deeds. County and county offices in various places also placed orders with the paper mill.

The paper mill immediately made a lot of money, but the counties were a little short of money, so they reported to the governor's office and asked for money.

So, paper is expensive. You have to do so many things at once, but it consumes a lot of paper. Is there no need to increase the expenditure?

As soon as the paper mill's account came into Zhao Hanzhang's hands, and she hadn't even warmed up yet, people from all over the place started asking for money, so the money just moved around in her hands.

However, various books were shipped along with the paper, especially the newly compiled Thousand-Character Essay, which was very popular among enlightened children everywhere.

Good night