Chapter 42 Prestige
Zhu Kuang really never thought that such a small thing suddenly turned into this situation.
It was so guilty that he didn't seem to put himself in such a high position at the beginning.
He only thought that his home land could be watered, and then he thought of the water truck in a flash.
Unexpectedly, the people of Lan County are so respected by water trucks.
"Zhu Kuang, you will continue to build water trucks, and make sure that the land along the river can be irrigated." Yang Minglian was also very excited.
People can see the value of water trucks, let alone how could he, as a county magistrate, not to know the use of water trucks?
It is a merit that can be celebrated for eternity to allow these dry land to be irrigated.
Compared with continuing to investigate taxes, Yang Minglian believes that it is more meaningful to manufacture water trucks and promote water trucks.
He is not proficient in mathology, but he can calculate clearly. If the income of the people in Lan County can increase by 20%, the excess tax he pays is actually nothing.
Moreover, the tax has been borne for so many years, and it is not a short time for these few days.
If you are obsessed with pursuing the extra tax and miss the farming season, it is putting the cart before the horse!
Congratulations to the Cong.
Then Zhu Kuang remembered something very important again, and hurriedly whispered: "Sir, it's just that my family is not rich. It's already hard to make this water truck, but there's no more money to take out."
Zhu Kuang did spend a lot of money for the water wheel. Zhu Kuang used almost all the money he could use at home, if he asked him to continue spending money on this by himself, he would be powerless.
Yang Minglian was stunned at first, then laughed out loud, feeling particularly happy.
Zhu Kuang is a honest person and does not take on things that cannot be taken. Such a person is good and not hypocritical at all!
The most important thing for a person is to act within his or her ability. If he or she insists on taking on things that exceed his or her ability, he or she will only hurt himself in the end.
"This official allocates three hundred taels of silver to you, and delivers it to you, specifically for making water trucks."
The people around were excited when they heard that the county magistrate actually wanted to allocate 300 taels of silver to make a water truck. Three hundred taels of silver, these farmers who rely on the gods to make a living may not be able to earn so much money in their lives.
But Zhu Kuang knew that three hundred taels sounded a lot, but in fact not much.
To build a water truck, the cost plus manual costs are nearly thirty taels of silver, and the allocation of 300 taels is only enough for ten water trucks.
For Lanxian Yanhe River, it is not enough, and it is even much worse.
I remember I heard of it in my previous life that there were more than 400 water trucks in Lan County.
Zhu Kuang didn't dislike the lack of money, it was better than nothing.
This should be the limit that the county government can take out now. If it were a wealthy county, perhaps the county could move out a lot of money, but Lan County is such a poor place.
Three hundred taels should be the result of Lord Yang's efforts.
It’s also a blessing for the Lan County magistrate. If the county magistrate is not good, he wouldn’t have considered so much.
As soon as my mind moved, Zhu Kuang thought, this might not be impossible to solve, but this matter still needs long-term consideration!
"I would also like to ask the adults to issue a list to recruit carpenters in the county and work together to make water trucks so that they can catch up with the time," Zhu Kuang said with his hands.
Since you have to do it, you have to do your best. Zhu Kuang doesn’t think that if you can be a qualified carpenter, of course you need a professional carpenter to work hard.
"Okay, I will issue the list now. All carpenters in the county will go to the yamen to follow the arrangements of the congratulations from tomorrow and start making water trucks!"
After pausing, Lord Yang said again: "All craftsmen bring their own food and can complete work arrangements every day, so they can get thirty cents!"
Even if the court recruited the government, it was impossible not to give money. He did not have the idea of oppressing the people to seek political achievements for himself.
For a moment, after hearing Lord Yang’s words, the people were even more excited, and they almost cheered!
Master Du frowned. The more monks and less porridge, it is the specific situation we are facing. If it cannot be properly resolved, it will cause greater disasters.
"Sir, although it is a good thing for the waterwheel to appear, it may also cause some problems and needs to be properly resolved."
With Master Du's reminder, Yang Minglian's excitement calmed down. After a change of thought, he thought about what Master Du was worried about, so he spoke again.
"Dear fellow villagers, Zhu Kuang made good things like water trucks, which are good things that benefit the country and the people, and solve the problem of our Lan County. However, there is only one water truck at present, and it is impossible for all the fields to be irrigated. However, the yamen will gradually solve this problem, so please be careful not to be impatient. Regarding how to manufacture and use water trucks, I will formulate methods for use and management after discussing with my colleagues. I will post a notice to notify the villagers!"
These things need to be considered for a long time, and they cannot decide by themselves. They need to work together and work together.
"Thank you, thank you, Brother Zhu! Having Lord Yang and Brother Zhu in Lan County is a blessing for thousands of villagers in Lan County!" The old man who took the initiative to talk to Yang Minglian before spoke.
He said this and there were people around him who echoed and responded.
Soon, the people knelt on the ground and kowtowed again, and their mouths were filled with praise for Zhu Kuang and Lord Yang.
Zhu Kuang, a modern person, really feels a little awkward and is always worried about losing his blessings. Moreover, he is also worried that if these people put themselves on the same level as their parents, would Lord Yang be angry?
If Lord Yang gets angry, his life will be difficult.
Zhu Kuang looked at Lord Yang, and then he felt relieved when he saw that there was nothing unusual on Lord Yang's face.
I sighed in my heart that Lord Yang became the seventh-rank county magistrate at a young age, and he was indeed a broad-minded person.
It is rare to be able to reach this point just after thirty years old. Even in the future, it is not easy to be the top leader of the county at the age of thirty!
What's more, it's even rarer in this era.
Lord Yang took Master Du away. Before leaving, he took Zhu Kuang away.
The excited villagers were very enthusiastic and almost sent them to the county government office.
All the way, these people were talking along the way.
"With a water truck, I don't have to carry water to water the ground in the future. My boss can go out to do some work and make money to support the family."
"Isn't that true? My second child is a carpenter. When I turn around, I ask him to go to the yamen to earn money. It costs thirty cents a day, which is quite a lot!"
"If I had known this, I would have asked my kid to learn from the carpenter, but it was too late now!"
"It's too late to learn carpenters. Can't you help cut down trees?"
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If you talk all the words, you can tell that the joy of these ordinary people is now even happier than during the Chinese New Year!
Chapter completed!