Plane red envelope

Chapter 414

In all fairness, these jobs are simply a great gift.

The job doesn't have much technical content, it's nothing more than smashing stones, mining, paving roads, repairing city walls...

This is usually the content of corvee!But in Fang Qiang's territory, these are jobs, and the most important thing is wages!

Take smashing stones as an example, for such a simple job, there is actually one silver coin a month's wages, not only that, but also three meals a day, a pure cotton overalls for half a year, and a can of food every now and then.

Elegantly called work benefits!

The people at this time were very simple, and quite a few of them felt that they were taking advantage of Duke Wu, and even refused to receive their wages!

"I don't have any other skills, but I have strength. Wu Guogong saved my whole family's life. As long as I take care of the food, I can work without wages..."

"My brother lost an arm in the Battle of Poyang Lake, so Duke Wu exempted my family from paying taxes on ten acres of land. My mother said this was a great kindness, so I was asked to work for free..."

"I was begging for food on the street and was about to starve to death. It was Wu Guogong who gave me a bowl of rice. Not only did he give me some land, but he also gave me clothes. So, I don't have to pay for my work..."

People in this era are honest, if you say no, you don’t want it!The local officials were also quite helpless, so they had to report these things to Fang Qiang.

Fang Qiang felt very ashamed when he heard this. In all fairness, the workers worked so hard that it was quite cheap to give them only one silver dollar a month.But people don't want it, how embarrassing is this for Fang Qiang!

I found Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang, Shen Wansan and others overnight, and everyone brainstormed together. This problem must be solved no matter what!Because this involves an economic issue, the people have no spare money, and economic development will definitely be restricted!

Moreover, coins must be circulated after they are minted. Otherwise, the [-]-ton hydraulic press in the territory will be wasted.

Li Shanchang has always been mature and prudent, but this time he took the initiative to step forward and speak first.

"Reporting to Duke Wu, according to the old minister, this is great news. The people in the territory love you so much, and this world is within your reach!"

"Hahaha... Li... Li Qing's family is absurdly praised. I'm just doing a little bit for the people of this world, and I don't deserve their love!"

Fang Qiang originally wanted to call him Big Brother Li, but considering that he had already become the Duke of Wu, it would be somewhat inappropriate to call him that, so he changed it temporarily.

At this moment, Liu Bowen on the side also took a step forward and said: "Wu Guogong is a model of heaven and man, and the people in the territory love him so much. I invite you to become the King of Wu, so that the hearts of the people in the world will be reassured!"

Liu Bowen suddenly said such a nonsensical remark, but this remark was very marketable, followed by a large number of civil servants and military generals all knelt down, and everyone said in unison: "Wu Guogong is a model of heaven and man, and the people of the territory are I love you so much, I invite you to become king of Wu, so as to reassure the hearts of the people in the world!"

In all fairness, Fang Qiang's current territory has expanded to three provinces.Then Chen Youliang dared to call himself King of Han just by occupying the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Therefore, Fang Qiang's current strength is enough to call himself emperor!
But this drama has to be done step by step. Fang Qiang is only the Duke of Wu now. He must first be granted the title of King of Wu, and then he can be proclaimed emperor!
And this matter is not only in the interests of Fang Qiang, but also in the interests of this large group of civil servants and generals!The reason is very simple, Fang Qiang goes higher and higher, and they will follow the trend. It is good to confer you a general and him a prime minister, even if you are a minister!
In short, this is a good thing about hello, me, and everyone.

But Fang Qiang didn't want to become the king of Wu so early, besides, this drama should be performed like this, it has been like this since ancient times!The ministers tried their best to advise, but the lord desperately refused, and finally some ministers forced him to die, but the lord was too stubborn to agree!

According to ancient etiquette, this drama should be performed three times.

Fang Qiang said: "I'll talk about the matter of enfeoffing the King of Wu later, and you should settle the matter of the common people's wages for me first!"

"This is..."

Hearing this, all civil servants and generals fell silent.Because this matter is not easy to handle!The people don't want wages because of the strong love of the other party, you can't force it to them, can you?And if this matter is not done well, it will affect Wu Guogong's reputation.

Wu Guogong will eventually fulfill the supreme position, so no one can bear the responsibility of destroying his reputation.

"Are you talking? Why are you all mute?"

Facing Fang Qiang's question, there was still no answer, but Shen Wansan took a step forward at the right time and said, "I'd like to inform Duke Wu. The common people think that this matter may be mitigated..."

"Shen Wansan!" Before the other party finished speaking, Fang Qiang violently interrupted him, "Listen to me, you are not allowed to call yourself a grassroots citizen from now on! I have seen your achievements during this period. ! If I really have such a day in the future, you will be the appointed Minister of Household Affairs. Remember, my words will always be valid!"

"The kindness of the Duke of Wu is profound, and I will never repay it even if I die!" Shen Wansan knocked his head on the ground with a bang. The social status of businessmen in this era was extremely poor, so he never had the extravagant hope of being able to serve as an official in the court.Now, Fang Qiang has given a definite promise, how can he not be excited!

"Okay, okay..." Fang Qiang personally helped Shen Wansan up, and then said: "Now let's go back to the problem just now. Let's talk about what curve method you plan to use!"

Shen Wansan said: "My minister thinks that we should exchange the salaries of the common people into commodities and give them goods, such as fine wine, soap, cloth, canned food, meat, etc... These things are not wages in any case, but rewards! Since they are rewards, The common people will not refuse. Everyone has thought about the good days. When the common people enjoy the benefits of these commodities, they will naturally accept the wages you give! When they spontaneously use wages to buy these commodities, you often hang The economy near your mouth will develop greatly..."

"I go!"

Shen Wansan babbled a lot of reasoning, and Fang Qiang couldn't help sighing after hearing it: "You are a talent, born to be in charge of economics! This Minister of the Ministry of Households is really yours! You wait , I still have a book of world economics, if you can understand it, I can safely hand over the entire economic activity in the territory to you!"

Fang Qiang threw several books to Shen Wansan without hesitation, and told him to read them step by step. It doesn't matter if you don't understand in a short time, you can learn slowly!

(End of this chapter)