Dressed as a high-risk occupation

Jiang Wen'an was a little apprehensive, carefully observing the old lady's reaction.

"Okay! What a wonderful child!" The old lady patted Jiang Wen'an's hand, then took Shen Yan's hand, and held their hands together.

Shen Yan's palm was very hot, he put it on his hand and slowly tightened it.

Since the two said they were a couple, Zhang Jinyan naturally only cleaned up one room for them.

At night, Jiang Wen'an talked to Shen Yan while sketching on paper.

"Do you think those people were sent by the prince last time?"

Shen Yan shook his head, "Not necessarily, the envoy who is in charge of the boat is from the sixth prince's side, maybe it has something to do with the prince, but it may not have anything to do with it."

After all, the sixth prince has never dealt with him.

"You knew it a long time ago?" Jiang Wen'an was a little surprised, "Didn't you read the token? Then why are you still on board?"

Isn't this knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and walking towards the tigers?

"Well. There are too many people, and you can't escape without getting on the boat."

Jiang Wen'an reacted.

At that time, crowds gathered on the shore, many boatmen rushed up, and the scene was very chaotic.

If the sixth prince made up his mind to get rid of Yanyan, it is impossible that he was not fully prepared.

As long as they make a slight resistance move, maybe the people hidden in the crowd will rush up. If that is the case, they will be really caught off guard.

However, Shen Yan was not completely sure on the water surface, and there was also an element of gambling.

This time, when they came out this time, they had obtained a secret decree, and it would be impossible for them to know if it wasn't for the people close to both sides.

Either the people around the emperor are the people on their side.

This has to be guarded against.

They didn't plan to stay in the villa for too long. Before leaving, Zhang Jinyan brought two light golden hair belts, saying that this is the symbol of Jinyu Villa, and everyone on the road will recognize it. If they encounter danger outside, someone will come to help They are selling a favor to Jinyu Villa.

Shen Yan has one more thing on his mind.

"Sister Yan, do you know Shen Shinan?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Jinyan's complexion changed slightly, but she returned to normal in just a moment. She looked confused: "Who is it? I have never heard of this name."

Shen Yan frowned slightly, "It's King Nan, father's elder brother. But why does the old lady know him?"

And from what she said, Shen Shinan seemed to have a close relationship with his mother and concubine.

"Hey, did you hear me wrong? The old lady is talking about Shen Shigan, right? I don't shy away from it in front of you. Yu'er once mentioned the current emperor in front of the old lady. I told you all, the old lady said My memory is not very good for a few years, maybe I remembered it wrong."

Shen Yan lowered his eyes in thought.

Nan and Qian, two completely different words, how can I remember it wrong.

He couldn't figure it out from Zhang Jinyan's question, and he didn't force it.

Leaving the island is Nanzhou, the two came here without a big fight, they came and observed quietly, pretending to be noble sons who came here to play.

The two found an inn near the construction of the canal.

The first floor of the inn is for people who come and go to rest. From time to time, officials and small officials responsible for building the canal will come in to eat meat and drink.

The two of them quietly listened to the gossip of the people in the inn, and what they heard most during the period was about the construction of the canal.Nanzhou is rich in products. The emperor meant that the canal was built to facilitate the delivery of products to various places in Nanzhou. After the completion of the canal, the emperor would personally go south to inspect it.

In this way, the economy of Nanzhou will definitely develop rapidly. This is a good thing, but they observed for a few days and found that the people were not happy.

Not to mention others, even the shopkeepers of this inn are complaining in private, saying that the government is extorting tyranny, the young men of ordinary families have been arrested to build canals, the farmland has been abandoned, and the waiters in their shops have also stopped coming. , all went to build the canal, and the officials had to come to eat and drink for free.

All in all, the poor complained a lot, and the rich also complained.

No matter what the long-term future holds, they are all suffering at this moment.

Listening to the complaints around them, both of them remained silent.

The job entrusted to him by the emperor is really not a beautiful job, if he does not do it well, it will accumulate public grievances.

Shen Yan poured a glass of wine and asked him in a low voice, "What do you think, sir?"

Jiang Wen'an stroked the rim of his cup and was about to say something when there was a commotion outside.

The shopkeeper's voice stopped abruptly, and Jiang Wen'an also looked out.

They had all been quietly listening to people in the cubicle before, but this time they heard the shopkeeper talking to people in a low voice, so they quietly moved outside to sit and listen to a few words by the way.

Just looking at Jiang Wen'an, he saw a person. In his memory, he should have never met this person, but somehow he felt familiar, and felt that he should be someone he knew.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

Before Jiang Wen'an could reply, the man saw him too, and seemed very surprised.

"Brother Jiang?" He approached and patted his shoulder vigorously, "Brother Jiang, it really is you!"

A name appeared in Jiang Wen'an's mind, and he called out with some hesitation: "Jiang Zongzuo?"

"Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect Brother Jiang to remember me." Jiang Zongzuo scratched his head, "Although I am far away in Nanzhou, I have always heard about you in Yanjing. I heard that you are working beside the Fifth Prince."

He seemed to have just seen Shen Yan, and his eyes lit up immediately, "Could this be..."

"Brother Jiang." Jiang Wen'an interrupted him, shaking his head.

"Hey, what are you guys doing blankly? The mistress is gone, why don't you hurry up and order food and bring me some wine."

The soldiers behind him dispersed.

Jiang Wen'an introduced Shen Yan to him in a low voice: "This is my younger brother."

How could Jiang Zongzuo not understand his appearance just now, he nodded very politely, "Understood."

Jiang Jingzuo greeted them to drink together.During the meeting, it was learned that Jiang Jingzuo was the direct person in charge of the construction of the canal. Jiang Wen'an thought it was just right. They were still worried about how to improve the current situation, but now they had a chance.

He intentionally or unintentionally revealed some news to him. Jiang Jingzuo was very smart, and immediately proposed to take them to see it tomorrow.

During a one-day on-the-spot investigation, it can be seen from the situation that the people are not willing to build the canal, and those supervising officials are still following them with whips, and when they see them resting for a while, they pick up the whips and whip them. They could only hold back and keep silent.

The young man in front of him was very thin and looked only twelve or thirteen years old, which reminded Jiang Wenan of Yanyan in the past.

The young man was carrying a basket of bricks on his back, which made his back unable to straighten. When he climbed the steps, he staggered, paused for a while, and the whip came down, and he knelt down on the ground, his hands still protecting the basket. of bricks.

Jiang Wen'an couldn't help but stepped forward to stand in front of the young man, grabbing the whip that the little official was about to whip down again.

The weather was hot, and the little official was dizzy from the sun, and was suddenly stopped by someone, and the anger in his heart couldn't help rushing out, so he immediately pushed him with his hands, cursing: "Where did you come from, get out of here!"

Jiang Wen'an took only two steps back before being caught, Shen Yan held his waist to stabilize him.

"Boy who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, blind your dog's eyes, go, go, take people down to work."

Jiang Zongzuo hurried over to send the little official away, and he was in a hurry to make Jiang Wenan smile.

What Jiang Wen'an was dissatisfied with was only their way of doing things and their attitude, "Why do you want to beat them with a whip?"

"Hey, these people are mean people. If they don't fight for a while, they will learn to be lazy. It is estimated that the emperor will come to inspect in three months. Aren't they all in a hurry?"

Jiang Zongzuo seems to have his own difficulties, but the way it works is not like this. Officials like them eat hot and spicy food in the inn, and the common people not only put down their work at home and were forced to come here, but even their food was deducted. How can it be like this? No resentment?

If you don't give the people a little bit of sweetness, and blindly ask for payment, I'm afraid that when the canal is built, the people's hearts will also be lost.

Jiang Wen'an and Shen Yan discussed the solution. First of all, the principle should be voluntary instead of forced. Let the people voluntarily build the canal, so that the work efficiency can be improved.How can people come voluntarily?The corresponding measure is to increase the intensity of rewards. The common people contribute their labor and effort in exchange for money.

In this way, there is no need to occupy too much funds for building the canal, and the tax credits paid by the rich are used to pay the wages of the common people.

Jiang Wen'an formulated different classification standards according to the status of assets held by rich families, roughly simulating the modern tax payment. People with more income need to pay more money. You can also pay a portion of your home assets as a mortgage.

After careful calculation, Jiang Wen'an found that these assets were within the range they could afford, and he was more tolerant of the poor.

During this process, Jiang Wen'an also discovered that there was something wrong with the taxation system of the Yan Dynasty, so he recalled the modern taxation standards and wrote out his suggestions, and sent them back to the emperor together with the plan drawn up by Shen Yan, asking for his opinion.

Such an approach would be of great benefit to the imperial court, and the emperor naturally agreed, and with a swipe of a pen, he was free to do so, without having to ask for instructions on everything.

So they began to try out the new plan, and the construction of the canal was suspended for one day.

As Jiang Wen'an expected, the enthusiasm of the people was high. Many people came to sign up and said that they would continue to participate in the construction. Even the women came. He refused when he was younger than sixteen, but the women who had spare capacity stayed. .

All the whips and so on were destroyed, and the petty officials who wanted to make money could also join.

The waiters in the inn all went back, and their inn continued to provide food to those who built the canal.Jiang Wen'an also allocated part of the money taken from the rich people's pockets to the various taverns and restaurants around the canal for the people who built the canal to eat and drink.

The common people seem to have got a job with quite good benefits. They have money and can eat and drink for nothing. Every hour and a half of work, they take a break, and someone will bring freshly baked pastries and tea to relieve tiredness, and sit for a while After chatting for a while, I regained my vitality.

Those who do well and do a lot can be rewarded, so why not do it?Improving work efficiency for a while.

Jiang Zongzuo was dumbfounded.

He used to be timid, afraid of offending those rich and noble families, and did not dare to use more property allocated from above to build the canal, so he only dared to catch and exploit the people who did not dare to resist.

And Shen Yan acted vigorously and resolutely, without too many distracting thoughts at all, he did it when he thought it was feasible.

Jiang Wen'an thought of the rest for him, he asked Shen Yan to inscribe it himself, and even had someone make a custom-made plaque, which was sent to the homes of the rich and powerful who had made contributions.

This little money is nothing to wealthy families, and it is even more an honor to get the inscription by the prince himself, and they are happy to spend money to buy a reputation.

The measures worked, and Jiang Zongzuo also felt very happy. He said he was going to celebrate, and specially emphasized that he had prepared a surprise for Jiang Wen'an to make him happy.

The author has something to say: the career has progressed, and the relationship should also have progress~ hehe ^_^