The happy life of a prodigal

"Yes! Well said!"

The crowd gradually started to discuss again.

Seeing this scene, Zhu'er's expression changed a little, and she wanted to say something.

Before he could speak, he heard Fang Xiu say: "What you said is not wrong! Indeed, if there is no new type of loom, everything will return to the original point, but have you ever thought that if there is a new type of loom, if you find other looms? work.

The price of this cloth is so low, will your life become better or worse? "

When everyone heard this, they all fell into thought.

Soon someone came back to his senses, noticed something was wrong, and said loudly: "There is something wrong with your words! Indeed, the price of cloth is lower, and our life will be better.

But we can't find new jobs! "

Fang Xiu heard this, looked at the man, sneered, and said: "You haven't tried it, how can you know?"

"This......"

Everyone had different expressions. After discussing for a while, they were about to speak.

But I heard Fang Xiu say: "What's more, you are so naive, thinking that everything will be fine if you smash Wuxiu Buzhuang?

A new type of weaving machine has been invented, and the principle is not complicated. It can be done by Wuxiu cloth shop, and other cloth shops can also do it.

Now you still have many shopkeepers here, all of them are cloth shopkeepers.

You ask them, if you smashed this endless cloth shop, will they continue to hire you and pay you, or will they build a new type of loom by themselves and save the wages.

No need to ask, think about it yourself, if you were the shopkeepers of these cloth shops, what would you do?

If this is the case, can you still smash all the cloth houses in the world, and from now on, everyone will be men farming and women weaving, and there will be no more cloth houses? "

When everyone heard this, they were speechless for a while.

Because they knew that nothing Xin Anhou said was wrong.

This is a question, a very serious question.

In a short time, they couldn't think of any solution at all.

So, someone asked: "Then what should we do? We can't just do nothing and starve to death, right?"

"That's right, we can't go home to farm, can we? The land at home is already gone!"

"None of us have ever read a book, let alone literate. We have been spinning yarns for other people since we were young. If there is no cloth factory, we really have no way to live. We still have a family at home!"

"Yes! What can I do!"

For a time, everyone complained.

Because they knew that what Xin Anhou said was not wrong.

They hated the new loom, but there was nothing they could do about it.

As long as the new loom exists, they will be in despair.

But new looms have appeared...

Hey......

Many people showed despair, slumped on the ground, and burst into tears.

The cries were so miserable.

"My son was just born, so he counted on my salary. Without this salary, what should our family do and how should we live? My poor child, you shouldn't have been born!"

When everyone heard these words, they were even more sad and at a loss.

Not to mention them, even Zhu'er's expression changed when she heard these words.

She just knew that these people wanted to make trouble, and the purpose of making trouble was because her cloth shop made more money than theirs.

But I didn't think about the deeper reasons.

I never thought that a non-stop fabric shop would cause such a big consequence.

Thousands of people will not even be able to eat.

Tell the truth, not Pearl.

Fang Xiu never thought at the beginning that the replacement of human labor by machines would cause such a big consequence.

In just one day, it will have such an impact.

An understatement in the book, but in reality, it is a tragedy.

If there is no Fang Xiu, these people don't know how long it will take to hesitate before they can find their own life trajectory and get their lives back on track.

but......

They met Fang Xiu.

In any case, Fang Xiu studied history.

There is still some research on the history of machines replacing human labor.

Know what is the best solution so far.

Moreover, he has the best conditions to solve this problem.

Fang Xiu looked at those people, with a smile on his face, and said: "Who said you are on the road to a dead end, at this age, what can you do wrong?

Lord Ben Hou has been thinking about building roads in the south of the city during this period of time. This road construction requires a lot of labor, and many of you are not much different from my age.

You can't do hard work like building roads, can you? "

Chapter 826 Building Roads, Building Roads, Still Building Roads

When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other.

"Building roads, what kind of roads are being built? Don't you want to go to the state capital of Zhongyuan Road? Then my family is all in Kyoto, so what should I do?"

"It's not like this road has never been built before, but isn't this the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry? It's just some food, and you don't need to think about money."

"No, only the imperial court can build this road, we don't have corvees, and so many prisoners don't need it, why use us?"

"What does this mean? Are we going to build roads? Are there any wages? It doesn't mean that we are going to be conscripted into corvee service, is it? It's better to stay in Kyoto Prefecture!"

"I knew that the crows in this world are generally black, so what about Xin'anhou? Xin'anhou is not the same!"

Some are confused, some are angry, some are puzzled, and some are pensive.

But few people were satisfied when they heard this.

Because, in their impression, whether it is building roads, repairing city walls, or building embankments, these are all corvée labor, or the work of those prisoners.

Not to mention that I don't have money, and I'm still tired, and I have to leave my hometown, and I don't know when I will be back.

Many people died of exhaustion on the road, and no one at home knew about it.

Whatever you do is better than doing corvée!

Everyone thinks so.

For a while, everyone's expressions changed again, obviously very dissatisfied with the road construction plan.

Fang Xiu had also thought about these issues.

Seeing the changes in everyone's expressions, he hurriedly said: "It's not corvée, you didn't build the road for the court, but for me, Xin'anhou. This road was built by the Marquis himself for you. of.

Don't worry, it's right here in Kyoto, right in the south of the city, right under your feet. After you finish building roads every day, you can still go home to accompany your children as before.

Not only is there food, but also money for you.

Compared with you in Buzhuang before, there will only be more and no less!

This is second, and it will never be too tiring. If you don't want to do it, you can leave at any time! "

After saying this, everyone was dumbfounded.

After being dumbfounded, there was a burst of heated discussions immediately.

"Is there still money for road construction? And food? Can I still accompany my children and go home? I can leave whenever I want? Is there such a good thing in this world?"

"That's right, can there be such a good thing in this world?"

"Think about it carefully, so what if the money is given to us? It should be ours? If there is no new type of textile machine, why would we go to build roads?"

"I don't agree with that, what does this new type of loom have to do with Xin Anhou?

Not to mention the new type of textile machines, even Wuxiu Cloth has little to do with Xin'an Hou. They asked us to build roads to take care of us. Don't even think about it. What is the most indispensable thing in Kyoto Prefecture now?

The most indispensable thing is people!Just today, you go to the porridge shed to have a look, how many people are there?

Those are all refugees who came here from the Central Plains. If there is no Xin Anhou, we are afraid that we will be like them! "

"That is, if Marquis Xin'an won't let us build the road, what can you do?

Smashed cloth shop?So what if we smashed the cloth shop?The new loom has come out!You can't stop every shopkeeper! "

"There is nothing wrong with what you said. The only question is, do the roads in the south of the city still need to be repaired? The roads in the south of the city are all stone slabs, not to mention in the whole of Chu, even in Kyoto Prefecture. That is the best road. Well, if such a road still needs to be repaired, then..."

Everyone was discussing in full swing.

Fang Xiu didn't speak, just watched them discuss, with a faint smile on his face all the time.

It's almost time for everyone to discuss it.

Someone said: "Master Hou, you guys are too talkative and want to ask, does the road in the south of the city still need to be repaired?"

Fang Xiu looked at the man, with a smile on his face, and said: "Of course it needs to be repaired, and Lord Ben is not afraid to tell you that this road, Lord Ben has long wanted to demolish and repair it.

The reason why the road was built was not just for you. Before this incident, Master Ben had already planned to build the road. Everyone in Fangfu and the academy knew this.

If you have someone in your family who is studying at the Academy of Engineering, feel free to ask if this road is going to be repaired by Master Ben Hou! "

At this time, someone said: "My brother is a mason, he is studying in the engineering academy, I heard him say it when I had dinner with him last time.

The masters of their academy are doing nothing recently, just studying how to build roads!What else has been researched... what kind of cement, anyway, it is very useful. It is applied on stones and bricks, and it will solidify after a while, and it cannot be smashed, it can only be smashed!

That thing seems to be used when building roads! "

After hearing this, everyone's expressions changed, and they trusted these words even more.

So, it seems that Marquis Xin'an really wants to build roads?

Then this thing should be true.

But, do we need so many people to build the road?

and......

After all, the matter involved his own family.

Even these people who have never read a book and are illiterate are very careful, asking every detail to the end.

"Master Hou, do we need so many people to build the road?"

Someone else asked.

Fang Xiu looked at the man, smiled, and said: "This is a good question. Master Ben told you that this road is not only for the south of the city, but also for the north, east, west, and center of the city. Outside the city, this road, Lord Ben Hou will repair all of them.

After the completion of the construction of the capital city, the construction of the suburbs, the completion of the construction of the suburbs, and the land of Gyeonggi.

All the roads in the capitals of Gyeonggi have been repaired, and there are Zhongyuan Road, the four northern states, Dongnan Road, Jiangnan Road, Lianghu Road, and Liangchuan Road.

You may not be able to run that far.

However, as long as you want to cultivate, there is always a way for you to cultivate.

Don't worry about the money, half a month ago, Lord Ben has already ordered Wang Baole from Baole Fang to give it.

You should all know Wang Baole, the 30 taels of silver were all used for road construction.

There will be more silver in the future!

During this period of time after this, Lord Ben Hou did nothing, just two words, build roads, build roads, still build roads!

That is, the roads in the entire Chu Kingdom have all been repaired, and there are still grasslands, Nanyang, and Xiyang. You don’t have to worry about it. "

"Then Hou Ye, how long will it take to repair this road?"

Fang Xiu estimated it carefully, and said: "This road in the capital city, the Marquis estimates that it will take four to five years to repair, and the road in the capital city will take more than ten years.

When you get old, you will naturally have other jobs to do. This road construction is only temporary. You are all young people. Take advantage of your youth and work hard. It shouldn’t be a big deal to you, right? "