spring cloud warm

Chapter 573 The arm can't twist the thigh

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After seeing off several county magistrates, Zheng Wuji specially went to take a bath, and just came to Xu Chunjun's room.

At this time, the moon is already in the middle of the sky. Although it is not perfect, it is still bright and pleasant.

Xu Chunjun hasn't slept yet, but he has taken off his hairpin ring, changed into his nightgown, and is lying on the bed watching the moonlight through the window.

Autumn insects chirp, and the moonlight is as cool as a clear spring.

Zheng Wuji walked in and closed the window, saying: "It's cold at night, let's not catch the wind."

Xu Chunjun with loose hair was extraordinarily gentle, he turned his body slightly and asked Zheng Wuji: "Did you drink the hangover soup? Otherwise, you will wake up tomorrow morning with a headache."

"Drink it," Zheng Wuji said as he went to bed, touched Xu Chunjun's slightly cool cheek, "I told you not to worry about it, take care of it. I still smell of alcohol even after washing it.

I'll turn around and go, lest I burn you. "

But Xu Chunjun got into his arms and said, "Turn me to sleep before you turn around."

After she became pregnant, apart from not liking greasy things, she also had another problem.

That is, I am very sleepy during the day, but I can't fall asleep at night.

It takes Zheng Wuji to pat lightly every night to slowly fall asleep.

"What did you have for dinner? Did you vomit again?" Zheng Wuji asked while patting Xu Chunjun's back.

"The red bean soup served with the silk cake." Xu Chunjun said, "I didn't vomit anymore, I just vomited once when I got up early this morning."

"They all said that it will be much better after three months," Zheng Wuji pressed Xu Chunjun's forehead, "I made you suffer."

"Fortunately, the third aunt made a lot of trouble at that time, I don't think it's a big deal for me.

By the way, how did you talk with those county magistrates? " Xu Chunjun asked.

"I've said everything I need to say," Zheng Wuji smiled, "Officials like them will not object to Shangguan's decision, anyway, even if there is anything, they can blame it on me."

"I'm afraid that King Huaiyang is not so easy to fool." Xu Chunjun glanced at the shadow of the branches reflected on the window, "We must prevent him from tripping over it."

"I will be more careful, you should sleep well!" Zheng Wuji patted Xu Chunjun's back and said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow if there is anything."

Xu Chunjun hummed, hugged Zheng Wuji into his arms, and fell asleep peacefully.

Zheng Wuji didn't feel sleepy yet, he opened his eyes, as if trying to see clearly what kind of road ahead.

A few days later, the people in the state heard about the construction of the canal.

Can't help but complain endlessly, cursing into bursts.

"This one with the surname of Zheng Qiandao! After finally harvesting the autumn, he can live a stable life for a few days, and then he tosses people up to dig river mud!"

"There is corvée every year, and this year is especially heavy! I haven't heard that it's not just young and strong laborers who have to play.

Even mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law, even children have to work. "

"Why is this man's heart so dark! He really wants to drain the bone marrow of the common people."

"Didn't you say to manage two meals a day? The whole family went to save food!"

"Bah! You have a good idea. The food must not be as good as pigs and dogs. If you work slowly, you must be beaten and scolded."

"Isn't it? When will the benefits fall on us!"

"At first I thought that the new Zhizhou was a good one, but who would have thought that he would be so heartbroken."

"I said you were dreaming a long time ago! Who would be a good man to be an official? Which one of the officials is not black?"

But no matter how unwilling the common people are, after all, their arms can't twist their thighs.

What's more, they had to serve corvee almost every year for so many years.

The officials urged the crops in the field to be harvested, so they went door-to-door to call names, and called people out to dig canals.

Zheng Wuji was very concerned about this matter, and asked all the counties to register all the workers in every family, and no one was allowed to be missed.

Zheng Wuji personally led people to the homes of landlords and merchants everywhere, persuading them to deliver food to the people who were digging canals.

The government is responsible for half, and these people are responsible for the other half.

And the meals they send cannot be worse than those given by the government.

Zheng Wuji's reasons are also very good: "After the canals are repaired, it will be most beneficial to merchants and landlords, as they can irrigate farmland and transport goods by boat.

What's more, you don't serve corvee, but you should also make some contributions.Using the power of the whole county to benefit the people's livelihood is a beautiful thing that will last forever! "

For these landlords, gentry and merchants, asking them to pay is tantamount to bleeding.

They don't care whether the canals can be repaired or not, anyway, their fields occupy fertile places.

Even the waterways in the state are not easy to travel, and there are still dry roads.

Cheap labor is everywhere. If you delay something, just deduct their wages.

You can't lose yourself.

In which county can't have tens of thousands of people dig canals?If these people really bulged their cheeks, how much food would they get!
But similarly, they did not dare to disobey Zheng Wuji face to face.

So Chenzhou began to dig up canals vigorously.

Although the common people were unwilling, the officials told them that the canals must be dug before winter, otherwise they would have to continue to dry even if it was freezing.

This work is my own business, so no one dares to dawdle.

After all, no one wants to dig soil and ice when it is freezing.

Fortunately, there is another advantage, that is, enough food.

Before Zheng Wuji asked Mr. Wu to look for some honest and capable people in various counties.

Now these people come in handy.

Let them supervise the meals delivered to the people every day, whether they are sufficient and clean.

If there is any problem, report it directly to Zheng Wuji.

The meals given are better than the usual meals of ordinary people.

And every five days there will be a meal of meat, and every meal will keep you full.

One day, there was moldy old rice in the rice in Ku County. The supervisor found out and reported it immediately.

Zheng Wuji called over the people who were in charge of the food for the day, they were several big landlords in Ku County.

It didn't count if they were severely criticized, and they had to prepare the meal again, and killed ten pigs for cooking, which was considered calm.

In other places, there are also stealing and cheating, and Zheng Wuji will punish them severely.

Under the killing of chickens and monkeys, others dare not make mistakes, and they all behave in a well-behaved way, one is one, two is two.

It seems that this Zhizhou lord is not easy to fool, he is not only greedy for money, but also strong.

As for these supervisors, they were not harsh on the common people. Although they were all officials from various counties, they were followed by Zheng Wuji's people after all.

Although they supervised the food, these supervisors did not dare to be too mean to the common people.

After all, Mr. Wu has said that Mrs. Zhizhou is happy now, and she does more good deeds and accumulates more virtues.

Don't beat and scold the common people. Those who can do heavy work should do heavy work, and those who can't do heavy work should do some light work.

Therefore, although the common people have no leisure, they can eat enough every day and save food at home.

Otherwise, every year when there is a shortage of pick-ups, almost every family will stop.

This year, it will take them at least two months to dig the canal. The food saved in these two months will allow them to spend the rest of spring next year safely.

(End of this chapter)