Seeing that many people were busy on the other side of the Li River and many houses rose up, Du Zhongxiao said to Su Song: "The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all for profit. This is what Taishigong said, really tells the whole world's feelings. We are going to build an Iron Supervisor here, and before the large group of people came, such businesses gathered on the other side of the river. When the Fiber Locking Army arrives and the smelting is officially opened, this place will be a prosperous town."

Liu Weng, the chief clerk on the side, said: "On the other side of the river was the land of Qian Manwai's family. It was the one that planted in idle fields a few days ago and was recovered from 700 guan taxes. He couldn't afford the money for a while, so he had to pay the land and borrow money from another He Manwai. Now the one who raised the house on the other side of the river was He Manwai. He saw that this area would be prosperous in the future, and he took the first place to occupy the place. In the future, he would only collect rent for a month."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "This family has a brain and deserves to make money. Other rich people in the countryside are determined to open the furnace and smelter iron, thinking that the money will come easily. They don't know how the iron supervisor will do it. After turning on the furnace, who knows whether they will make money in the future?"

As he said that, he shook his head repeatedly. This is the iron smelting center planned by Du Zhongxiao. It shoots the two capitals to the north and radiates to the south. How could the small smelters be allowed to mess up the market? In order to prevent chaos, all the banks of the Li River, from the forests on the ground to the underground minerals are blocked, and people are not allowed to mine them. A few days ago, all of them were found out, without exception. Since the fine of Qian Yuanwai, the family has been fined 700 stakes, no one has ever taken advantage of, and wants to make a profit from the yamen.

Looking at the mountains behind him and the Li River in front of him, Du Zhongxiao said: "I have burned a lot of bricks and tiles these days, so it's time to build a house. The opposite Mr. He has a vision. He chose the place with a wide terrain and a slow river level, which is just right to build a village. On the other side of the river, it will be the residence of the iron supervisors in the future. Taking advantage of this period of slack farming, some servants from nearby villages to level this section and prepare to build a house."

Liu Wei hesitated for a while before saying, "Yun Judgment, there are not many households in the county, because there are many servants this year because they want to build an Iron Supervisor. If they are re-employment, I am afraid that the people will complain. Why not wait and take action when the fiber-pulling army comes?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "It is better to start early. It is best to have a house when they arrive and work hard to build a furnace. In this way, you calculate the service that has been managed by the people, and it is only 10 to 20 days a year. If it exceeds the price, it will not be charged. If it is insufficient, it will be charged."

Liu Wei said: "As a subordinate, most of the households in this county have exceeded this. The shortcomings are mostly in remote mountainous areas, and it is inconvenient to send out the transaction."

This happened to Du Zhongxiao's surprise. After thinking for a while, he said, "In this way, there are really more servants this year. If you post a list, you still have to pay the money. However, in addition to the yamen, Dingkou, who is more than 20 days a year, will be paid for the day if he comes to serve."

The 20th or 30th day of a year is the legal amount of labor service in the court, and the amount is slightly different from place to place. For agricultural society, labor service and taxes are a heavy burden for farmers. In addition to the labor service in about this month, there are other labor such as building bridges, paving roads, managing canals and embankments in the local area, which is not included. This is the free labor distributed by the court, and farmers must bear it.

Farmers basically do not engage in commercial activities and lack money. What the court has distributed to them is mainly practical taxes and free labor. This is the basis for supporting the regime. Not to mention that in this era, industry has continued for a long time in later generations. When the rural burden was heavy, volunteer work and levies were all heavy burdens for farmers. Volunteer work is just a change of name for the servants.

There are two ways for servants. One is to set a minimum limit. If the minimum limit is not reached, a fine will be collected. When the annual project volume exceeds the minimum limit, the extra work will be compensated and farmers will be over-exploited. Another is to set a maximum limit. If the limit is not reached, no punishment will be imposed. This is equivalent to the society trying not to carry out large projects as much as possible, which is what is often called light taxes and low taxes. If the maximum limit is exceeded, the people's power will be requisitioned, and the wages will be paid, from unpaid labor to paid labor.

For thousands of years, the first type is the most common, and the second type is very rare. In this era, some official projects and employment were actually the second type of variant, but there was no system formed.

The characteristic of agricultural production is that it is uneven busy and leisurely in a year and has a lot of slack time, which is also the basis of the labor system. As long as excessive exploitation is not carried out and appropriate compensation is made, it is equivalent to finding a job for farmers in slack farming, and it will not cause heavy burdens.

When the commercial economy is underdeveloped, farmers have very few ways to obtain money, and rural trade is actually mainly in physical trade. Not to mention that in this era of underdeveloped productivity, even in underdeveloped areas after thousands of years, the economy is still the same. Direct distribution of currency to farmers participating in the project actually has a promoting effect on the economy. It does not guarantee farmers' income increase, but can also promote the development of related industries.

Liu Wei lowered his head and calculated silently, saying, "If there are more than 6,000 households in this county, if they can really pay money, it will not be difficult to recruit more than 3,000 men. In one or two months, it should be enough to build houses and roads. But how much is it paid every day? Where does the money come from?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "According to the market price, one person in the countryside should be enough for 30 cents a day. Just calculate it in two months, the farming stewards will take out 8,000 guan of money, and the remaining money will be used as materials to build the place where the craftsmen live as soon as possible."

Liu Wei bowed: "Although the thirty quotas are not much, as long as it is cash, the people will be happy, and it is not difficult to recruit people!"

Du Zhongxiao nodded and understood what Liu Wei meant. One person had thirty cents a day, and there were two ways to make money. One was to really pay, and the other was to keep accounts, and when the autumn tax was collected, the deduction was deducted. With the accustomed to the transfer of officials and servants in this era, I was afraid that when the time came, not only would a penny not be paid to the people who worked, but they would not even be able to rely on deductions.

It was found that money was extremely tempting for farmers. It was not difficult to recruit thousands of civilians in a large county with 6,000 households. It was completely feasible to try to build houses and open up roads during the summer to autumn harvest for one or two months.

From Du Zhongxiao to Ye County this month, the surrounding exploration has been completed and the planning has been completed, so we are waiting for infrastructure construction. Time is not waiting for anyone, so we strive to build the house road before the boatman arrives. When they come, they can officially start mining.
Chapter completed!