Most of the transferred servants had never met the village owner Zhou Man, and some of them happened to be at the market that day, so they had met her once.

Many people stopped what they were doing and secretly raised their heads to look at her.

Man Bao looked at the progress and was very satisfied. She walked over to see the food. Wu Wulang said: "The staple food is steamed buns and pancakes. There are three meals a day, and every meal has some meat."

There is not a lot of meat, it just ensures that they have oil and water. Wu Lang has been doing shopping for his own restaurant, and he can also buy a lot of meatless bones every day. After stewing soup and boiling some vegetables, the taste is also very good.

The main thing is that he is willing to add salt.

If you have salt, you will have strength, not to mention he has meat. The dissatisfaction in the hearts of the drafted servants has long since dissipated, and after thinking about it, he feels that serving the village owner is also very good. He will work for ten days now and wait until the autumn harvest.

In ten days from the end of the farm break, this year's labor time will be full.

If you work for the county government, the food will not be as good as it is now.

Man Bao saw it and was very satisfied, and said to Wu Lang: "If you don't have enough money, ask Li Jun to get it. You can have more meat."

Wu Lang nodded in agreement.

Manbao then stepped forward to see the servants building the road. Seeing that they all stopped what they were doing, she nodded slightly to them and said, "I know that spring plowing is coming, and you all have some opinions on serving at this time. It's also because

For this, I specially selected 300 servants from three hundred households with the Xun County Magistrate, and we will be responsible for this section of the road. We will repair it separately from the top, middle and bottom. It can definitely be repaired in ten days."

She said: "After the road is built, your eggs, vegetables, fish and shrimp caught in the river, etc. can be sent to the new city in the shortest possible time. These things may not be sold in the market and may only be exchanged for some."

It's a very cheap thing, but in Xincheng, you can sell it for a higher price."

"Not to mention that after the road is built, more scholars and businessmen will come and go between Beijing and Yongzhou. By then, you can make money by setting up a stall on the roadside and selling steamed buns."

The servants were stunned, and one of them couldn't help but ask: "Village owner, who is buying these things from the roadside stall?"

"Yes, can't they buy it in Yongzhou and Jingcheng?"

Man Bao looked up at the sky at 45 degrees and said melancholy: "There will always be people in this world who get up late for some reasons and miss breakfast..."

Bai Shan couldn't bear to laugh and said, "Isn't it better to just sleep in?"

The servants listened attentively. This passage was a bit complicated. Although they did not understand it well, the more clever servants had already considered it. After the road was repaired and the spring plowing was finished, they made steamed buns and brought them over to try.

If you can't sell it, just keep it for your own consumption.

After Man Bao delivered his speech, everyone's enthusiasm increased to a higher level, and they became more energetic in their work.

The village owner is right. She doesn't often walk on this road, but they often walk on it. This road was built for them.

Man Bao nodded with satisfaction. After getting on his horse, he went to the next section. After running a short distance, there were another hundred people. There was only the foreman here. He had seen the movement over there a long time ago. When Zhou Man arrived, he immediately ran up.

Salute, "The little man pays homage to the village lord."

Manbao dismounted and said with a smile: "Get up, how is your road construction going?"

He had been a foreman for many years, and this was the first time he saw a villager come to check the quality of the road. However, he also had experience, so he immediately led the people to the road they had just repaired and showed Zhou Man, "Underneath

The first layer was paved with stones, and the top layer was covered with yellow mud. We rolled the stones back and forth twice, grinding the road surface tightly. If you don’t believe it, just stamp your feet and you will know.”

Man Bao didn't stomp her feet. She led the horse for a walk on the road and found that there wasn't much dust thrown up. She nodded with satisfaction. It was okay. The soil was not very loose and could last for several years.

Generally, official roads need to be repaired every few years.

Bai Shan poked the road with his toes and nodded. He and Man Bao went up to see them laying stones and loess.

Man Bao looked at it and asked, "Where did you come from this soil?"

The foreman said: "Half of it was dug from the expanded road, and the other half was dug from the ditch according to the chief's instructions."

This will also allow you to clear the ditch.

Manbao nodded with satisfaction and asked, "How many years have the ditches in the nearby countryside been closed?"

"It's been three or four years," the foreman said, "There is a large water conservancy, and the Huangzhuang side requires labor every year, so the ditch water conservancy here can't be used."

Man Bao was stunned, "Does Huangzhuang also want soldiers from the county?"

"Yes," the foreman said with a flattering smile: "That is the emperor. Your Majesty wants to employ people, how can the county magistrate refuse?"

The emperor is too lazy to care about such things.

Man Bao felt that he had to talk to Ming Da later. She couldn't compete with her.

But last time I passed by Huangzhuang, there weren't many people inside. What would they do if there was spring plowing?

Mingda was also worried about manpower at this time. Zhou Man and Xun County Magistrate's people were in action. Only then did Mingda realize that her palace was short of manpower.

Not to mention spring plowing, we can't even get the workers to build the road this time.

She couldn't help but ask the manager of Huangzhuang who looked bitter, "Where did you get the manpower for spring plowing and autumn harvest in previous years?"

"The slaves and tenants in Zhuangzi will do it first, and then the county will allocate some common people to help."

Mingda asked: "What is the service order?"

"Yes, it's a service order."

Mingda couldn't help but ask, "But isn't the order to avoid spring plowing and autumn harvest?"

"Oh, my princess, our imperial estate has hired servants just for spring plowing and autumn harvest. If we avoid it, then what kind of servants will we have?" The steward said: "They have been able to work for the royal family for several lifetimes.

What a blessing, it’s not too late for them to be grateful.”

Bai Erlang on the side looked at him and asked: "Have you settled the wages for the servants?"

How else would they be grateful?

"No," the steward of Huangzhuang said dullly, "My Prince Consort, I have never heard of conscripts being paid."

Why should I be grateful? "So your food is very good?"

"They bring their own dry food."

Huh, Bai Erlang was shocked. This is not even comparable to the county government's orders.

Bai Erlang became interested and touched his chin, thinking, so are they really grateful, or are they fake? Or are they just imagining it?

Mingda also became curious and couldn't help but ask, "Does Huangzhuang have to redeploy servants when it's short of manpower?"

"Yes, it has been like this in all dynasties," the steward of the Imperial Mansion seemed to have noticed something, and quickly explained: "Your Highness, our Majesty is generous and did not allow them to enter the Imperial Manor directly, but only transferred the servants. If the previous dynasty,

Any piece of land that Emperor Ai liked would be immediately enclosed, and all the people within it would become royal."

"But being able to eat the royal food is also their blessing."

Bai Erlang:......
Chapter completed!