Datang Nongwang

Chapter 589 Greed is still there
When the common people heard about the restoration of foreign water, they flocked here.

of course.

These people did not come for these yamen in Yangzhou, but for Li Chongyuan.

If Li Chongyuan hadn't brought up this matter, or Li Chongyuan hadn't initiated it, it is estimated that not many people would be willing to travel such a long distance to work for free.

Standing not far from the Yangshui Wharf, Li Chongyuan looked at the occasional boats passing by on the surface of the Yangshui. I hope they can make good use of this foreign water. Even if they sell some local products, they can also subsidize their families."

"Xiao Langjun, didn't you say that you want to dredge the ocean water downstream of the pier? Why do you suddenly want to repair the ocean water upstream? We didn't get any benefits, but it cost a lot of money." Xingba listened to Li Chongyuan's words Sigh, I don't understand Li Chongyuan's thoughts.

Li Chongyuan looked in the direction of the shipyard, and then at the downstream section of the Yangshui River, "The Yangshui River needs to be dredged again, and it will not be completed in a short time. You also know that if the Fang family's compensation money is not spent, it will eventually be completed." Someone will definitely make trouble at some point. Besides, I am repairing Yangshui, that is also for the future. Yesterday, I went back to Chang'an after the memorial."

"Ah? Young Lord, do you really want to come to Xixiang to be an official?" Dang Xingba and the others were a little shocked when they heard Li Chongyuan's words.

Some time ago, they thought that Li Chongyuan was just talking about it casually, but they didn't expect that Li Chongyuan actually went to play a book and sent it to Chang'an.

Li Chongyuan nodded, "The current Yangzhou is the most authentic Yangzhou, and it is also the easiest Yangzhou to reshape. I don't know what the new officials are like, but in the long run, there will definitely be people who are corrupt and pervert the law." , when the time comes, Yangzhou will still return to the former Yangzhou. In addition, the shipyard is here, too far away from Chang'an. I want to pay attention to it all the time, but it doesn't work, so I can only do this. "

The shipyard is the most important thing for Li Chongyuan in the past five years.

If the shipyard does not go well, his big plan of Li Chongyuan will definitely not work.

After Xingba heard it, he also understood.

But Xiang Ba, who was standing on the right side of Li Chongyuan, was a little anxious.

"Xiao Langjun, have you told the old lady about this? If you come to Xixiang to be an official, the old lady will definitely not agree to it. Besides, you are not married yet, Xiao Langjun, which is far away from Chang'an. What matter, the old lady can't even take care of it." Xiang Bayi was anxious, and started to mention the old lady.

no way.

Xiang Ba is from the Xiang family, and even from the old lady's natal family.

Even though Xiang Ba has been following Li Chongyuan for more than a year, his heart is still mainly based on the old lady and the Xiang family.

Xiang Badu has seen what Li Chongyuan has done in the past two years.

and.

He was even more afraid that after Li Chongyuan came to Xixiang, without the protection of the old lady, he would encounter various problems, and more likely, he would be attacked by some officials of the court.

Li Chongyuan shook his head, "I haven't had time to tell Aniang yet. No matter, there is no word on this matter yet. I just submitted a report to the Holy One. Maybe the Holy Majesty will refuse this matter. If the Holy Majesty agrees, Then I have to go back to Chang'an at least, and then I will mention it to Auntie."

For what Xiang Ba said, Li Chongyuan also had a headache.

The old lady didn't want Li Chongyuan to leave Chang'an.

At the beginning.

When Li Chongyuan wanted to be a farmer, the old lady prevented Li Chongyuan from coming to her fief Xixiang, and even gave Li Chongyuan the Zhuangzi that belonged to Li Chongji to take care of him.

Last year, because I came to Xixiang once, I almost didn't break here in Xixiang.

Fortunately, everything was perfectly resolved, but the old lady was still worried about Li Chongyuan's coming to Xixiang, and even tried to stop him in every possible way.

This also forced Li Chongyuan to carry Li Yuan out and let Li Yuan talk to the old lady directly, so he got the chance to come to Xixiang again.

Don't tell the old saying.

Right now.

Although Li Chongyuan said that the memorial has been submitted, but the matter has not yet come to a conclusion, he has to wait.

Waiting for news from Chang'an, and waiting for the finalization of the paddle steamer in the shipyard.

After Xiang Ba heard it, he thought about it and stopped persuading him, but he remembered it in his heart.

More and more people began to flock to the vicinity of Xixiang.

Shi Lin, Shi Dou and the Shi family saw more and more people coming, but they didn't show much happiness on their faces, on the contrary they became more and more worried.

"Father, there are too many people, and the officials of the county government don't seem to manage them well. Not to mention the dirty and messy places where the people live, even the drinking water is not clean. I went to see them just now, and their food , seems to have been detained. Dad, do you think we should tell the Marquis of Li County? Otherwise, if this continues, the common people will definitely think that it is the fault of the Marquis of Li County, and maybe something big will happen." One day, Shi Kuan talked to his father about the common people's problems.

When Shi Lin heard the words, he nodded and sighed again: "Oh, this matter was originally a good thing. But if someone secretly tries to seize the people's food, it will be a big trouble. Kuaner, are you here?" Staring here, I will go back to Li Village to find Li County Marquis and talk to him about it."

Shi Lin is a steady little old man.

and.

He still has some understanding of Li Chongyuan's disposition.

To be loved by so many people and come to work unconditionally, this has never happened anywhere.

And this time.

A subordinate official of the Xixiang County Government was receiving the second batch of grain.

At this moment, after seeing that the second batch of grain was as high as [-] shi, he flattered and bowed to the escort Xiang Shilian, "Guard Xiang, why are you here? It's a trivial matter, just say hello to me. I immediately sent someone to pick up the food. The guard, please come inside. Come on, serve tea to the guard."

"Sun Li, let's count the grain. I have other things to do, so I won't drink this tea." Xiang Shi looked at the subordinate in front of him and waved his hand.

When the subordinate named Sun Li heard what Xiang Shi said, he quickly waved to the guards behind him, "I told the guards yes, I'll let them count."

There are too many people.

He also spontaneously came to help with work.

Therefore, Li Chongyuan had to provide food and drink for these common people.

but.

Li Chongyuan doesn't have many people, so he can only appoint this Yangzhou man to leave Zhu Shengzhi alone.

This is not.

Xiang Shi was sent by Li Chongyuan to buy food for these people to eat, so that these people would not be hungry.

Except for this food.

Xiang Shi also buys all kinds of meat and vegetables.

In short.

Li Chongyuan's people were in charge of all the purchases, while the rest were handed over to these officials from Xixiang to help manage them.

If it is placed in Chang'an Lizhuang.

As long as Li Chongyuan handed over these matters to Qiao Su, Qiao Su would definitely help him take care of them in an orderly manner.

but.

On the contrary, Xiang Shi and the others didn't know where to start, so they could only run here and there under the leadership of Xiang Si.

At first it was like a headless chicken.

Fortunately, after a few days, I got started and even got to know the prices of various things.

As soon as the food was unloaded, Xiang Shi didn't even have a sip of water, so he had to go elsewhere to buy something else.

In order to prevent the second-hand dealers from earning second-hand money, Xiang Shi and the tenth class did their best, never being lazy at all, and doing it themselves.

As soon as the three hundred shi grains were put into the warehouse, that subordinate Sun Li was so greedy.

This is not.

Less than a quarter of an hour after Xiang Shi and the others left, Sun Li made his move.

It didn't take long for a hundred shi of grain to be transported from the warehouse.

lunch.

Porridge and green vegetables, this is the lunch for the workers who came here spontaneously.

And this time.

After Li Chongyuan was reminded by Shi Lin, he had already rushed from Li Village to the big camp on the east side of Xixiang.

As soon as Li Chongyuan arrived, all the people gathered around and said hello to Li Chongyuan when they saw Li Chongyuan's arrival.

But at this time, Li Chongyuan didn't have a smile on his face, even when facing these common people who were holding bowls of gruel and eating vegetables without any meat, Li Chongyuan didn't have a smile on his face.

"Is this what you eat?" Li Chongyuan looked at the people surrounding him with bowls, and his heart ached like a drop of blood.

Although the porridge is not too thin, rice grains can still be seen, but the color is light yellow, Li Chongyuan looked at it and thought it was corn added.

Although there is a bowl of green vegetables, the green vegetables in this bowl are as if they were scooped up after being boiled in clear water. Don't say people eat them, even feed them to dogs, the dogs don't even smell it.

Seeing that Li Chongyuan seemed to have anger on his face, the common people nodded their heads and replied, "Going back to Marquis of Li County, this is what we ate. When we came here, we still ate for a few days, and there is still Meat. But recently it has become porridge and vegetables. But you can eat enough, and you won’t be hungry.”

You can eat enough, but you won't be hungry.

Such a sarcasm struck Li Chongyuan's heart like an electric shock.

What a simple statement.

These people in front of them have such simple requirements for food.

As long as you are not hungry, this work can continue and you can continue to do it.

It is estimated that if the porridge is thinner, none of them will hold any resentment.

The common people had no resentment, but Li Chongyuan's resentment and hatred had intensified, and he wished to kill all those in charge.

Five or six thousand people came to work for free, which already made Li Chongyuan feel a sense of cohesion, and it was still free, and they came from a long way away.

If he doesn't treat them well, Li Chongyuan is afraid that he won't be able to sleep at night.

and so.

The food that Li Chongyuan gives to everyone every day is at least one catty, even if it is two catties, Li Chongyuan is willing to bear it.

And whether the vegetables are good or the meat, Li Chongyuan even told Xiangsi and Xiangba that each person should eat at least two taels of meat every day. No matter what method they use, they have to get two taels of meat for these common people to eat.

Vegetables are in unlimited supply.

But now.

As for the porridge in this bowl, not to mention a catty of rice, even half a tael.

There was not even a piece of meat, which made Li Chongyuan feel resentful when he saw it. He wished he could rush into the big camp with a knife on the spot, and slaughter those in charge.

"Xing Ba, let someone find me Xiang Si and Xiang Shi." Li Chongyuan shouted in anger.

Li Chongyuan's loud shout scared the nearby people into a little confusion. They thought they had said something wrong, so they took a few steps back, holding the bowl in a daze, and looked at Li Chongyuan whose face was flushing red.

All the people were afraid in their hearts, afraid that Li Chongyuan would blame them for what they said wrongly, or that the rumored Li Chongyuan was not as good as they imagined, and had nothing to do with the officials they had seen. different.

Li Chongyuan approached a group of people, suppressed the anger in his heart, "Give me a taste of your food, and I will ask you to fetch some for you later."

The commoner handed over the bowl in a daze, but dared not speak.

Li Chongyuan took it, regardless of whether he had chopsticks or not, he stretched out his hand and pulled it into the bowl, stuffing it into his mouth.

"Bah, bah, bah. There is grain bran in the porridge, which is for people to eat. The green vegetables have no taste at all, and they don't even put any salt, so they are still for people to eat." Li Chongyuan didn't know it.

This taste made him hate Li Chongyuan even more.

It's fine for the green vegetables to be tasteless, but there is still grain bran in the porridge, which made Li Chongyuan think at first that corn was added to make the pale yellow color appear.

This is also called porridge, this is also called rice.

All the people looked at the gruel in the bowl in their hands blankly, but they didn't think it was too bad.

Quiet.

very quiet.

The people dared not speak, and neither did Shi's family.

And this time.

In the direction of the warehouse and kitchen far away in the camp, the subordinate Sun Li was terrified.

He really didn't expect that Li Chongyuan would come here at this time, even disregarding his status as a nobleman, standing with these untouchables, and even drinking his porridge mixed with rice bran.

Sun Li was scared.

He knew that with Li Chongyuan's vicious name, he, Sun Li, would not be able to escape.

but.

There is a saying that people die for money, and birds die for food.

He, Sun Li, didn't say a word, and started to choose to run for his life.

Regardless of whether he could escape or not, Sun Li didn't want to be killed by Li Chongyuan, but he knew that when Li Chongyuan was in Xixiang last year, no one dared to touch him.

Sun Li fled back to Xixiang County, and went to his boss for help.

And this time.

Xiang Si and Xiang Shi, who were brought here, saw that Li Chongyuan was so angry, and after seeing the food in the bowls of the common people, they knew that something had happened.

Li Chongyuan looked at the two of them, stretched out his hand and pointed at them bitterly, "Look at you, I asked you to do something, but you did it for this sake. Come on, try it, is this something people eat? You give me a taste, a good taste."

Xiang Si and the other two had a bitter face, and really didn't know how to face their little man.

They have never dealt with so many things before, so in the past half a month, the two of them have been shopping, and they didn't even come over to take a look at the camp.

As for the meals that the common people are waiting for, they can tell that there is a big problem at a glance.

"Xiao Langjun, this is our fault. If you leave it to us, we will definitely make amends." Xiang Si promised Li Chongyuan, and at the same time he began to hate these Xixiang officials in his heart.

(End of this chapter)