Villager of Daming

Chapter 667 People’s hearts buy twice as much money

The 500 people washed their faces and hands. When they came back, the people in Xiaqiu Village started busy cooking.

Because they were going fishing, the 500 people were wearing poor clothes. They were a little shy, as if it was rude to face His Majesty like this.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care. Xiaqiu Village didn't always wear gorgeous clothes. They looked good but were actually uncomfortable. Xiaqiu Village was willing to wear pure cotton clothes.

Made of a blend of cotton and ramie, the clothes are breathable and absorb sweat at the same time.

All the children in the palace were dressed like this. They were all made of cotton and were too close-fitting. They would have to change their underwear every half a day.

New underwear may not be comfortable. Even if it is washed and dried, there is still a possibility of allergies when worn.

The blended ones will last for a day, and then you can change them and rinse them a few more times.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not judge people by their appearance. If the people's lives were not good, wouldn't it be a slap in his face?

He himself comes from that level, how could he not know the situation of the people?

Five hundred people smelled the soap on their bodies and continued to look at the ship curiously.

This ship is so magical in their eyes. How do the lights turn on?Without oars, the sail was down, but it was still able to change direction.

The boat the emperor took was really different, otherwise people would use dung scoops made of gold!
Others in Xiaqiu Village went to cook, but the 23 children did not move. They stood beside Zhu Yuanzhang and others as guards.

500 people are arranged on the deck, which is a bit crowded. The load capacity and upper deck area are not the same, unless it is a large flat boat.

This is a sea-going ship. If it goes to the ocean, a hundred people are enough on one ship, mainly for loading things.

People in Xiaqiu Village are cooking and making pancakes. This is the best one to make. Pancakes with hot noodles can be rolled up with vegetables and eaten like spring pancakes.

"Hanhan! Get ready! Follow us and deliver things to the people." Zhu Yuanzhang whispered to Hanhan that he needed protection.

There were experts around him, and the experts told him that the village guard from Xiaqiu Village had the fastest reaction time and was the strongest.

At the critical moment, people can lift you to avoid attacks. Just because of your weight, they can lift you up with one hand like a chicken.

It feels so shameful, but it’s so life-saving!

Zhu Yuanzhang was the emperor on horseback, and he had to survive many times. For example, during the water battle in Poyang Lake, he was surrounded. It was other people who pretended to be him and jumped into the lake to die to save his life.

Then the lowest among those people were created earls and posthumously.

He doesn't care about face when he is between life and death. He is honest and powerful and can handle many emergencies.

"Hey! Okay, let's go, um! Hey hey hey hey!" Zhu Wentian cooperated.

Zhou Zong is also there. He is accompanying Zhu Biao. He is Zhu Biao's sword-wielder. He frankly admits that he has no chance of winning against Hanhan.

According to him, Hanhan was so strong that ordinary armor and shields were useless when flying sticks, and he could fly accurately.

With Hanhan by his side, Zhu Yuanzhang began to pat people on the shoulders and greet them cordially.

There are no women, old people, or children here. They are all adult men. Everyone was preparing to go fishing.

"We know about Lu Sichang and cooked salt according to the original method. The Ming Dynasty was at war and needed logistics.

So with the Shiohiki, you boiled salt and provided salt to the merchants who had the Shiohiki.

Now we can dry the salt, but raking the brine is not easy. Life is hard!We were in the imperial city, and we could only dream about it. "

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke to the people with a sympathetic look, and even took some people's hands to look at the cracked marks on them.

The people burst into tears instantly. A kind word warms the winter for three months, but a bad word hurts someone for six months!
"Brother, the cut on your hand is too big. It's so dry and cracked that the red flesh is exposed! Turn around..."

"Your Majesty, yes, we have it now." The little girl said from the side. "I'll bring it to you later, right now, put it on your hands, and then..."

"If there is tape, wrap it up and it will grow." The little girl said again.

"Did you hear that, brother? We won't say that you are doing it for the Ming Dynasty. Let me just mention that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous because of you."

Zhu Yuanzhang has a strong ability to adapt to changes. It is obvious that he does not know how far the current logistics can support him, but he still takes advantage of it.

The person whose hand he held looked like he was in his 60s, but was actually less than 50 years old. Tears fell from his eyes.

He was choked with sobs and couldn't say a word. He wanted to kneel down, but Zhu Yuanzhang held him back.

Zhu Yuanzhang just took the trouble to talk one by one, and it was too cheap to win people's hearts.

Zhu Biao followed and started handing out gifts. They were all used by people in the previous team and there were still some left.

Soap, soap, skin care products, bandages, nail clippers...

The transshipment envoys, judges and centurions who were responsible for managing the salt field here could only follow behind. Even though all the transshipment envoys were third-rank officials, they were still junior officials on this ship.

Not to mention the magistrates, deputy envoys and judges, but the centurion was in charge of the Lvsi Chang Salt Farm under Tongzhou. He could follow along and introduce some situations.

After Zhu Yuanzhang and his sons expressed their condolences one by one, the dishes were ready.

Each of the salt workers had a bowl of rice wine and ate vegetables first. The pancakes hadn’t been finished yet!The vegetables can be fried in a big pot, and the cakes can be baked one by one.

The older people were deliberately placed next to Zhu Yuanzhang to appear close to the people.

"Brother, let's have a drink first." Zhu Yuanzhang held the bowl.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The old kitchen owner raised the bowl and took a big sip, while the maid next to him helped spread the dishes.

Zhu Yuanzhang waited for the other party to take two bites of food before speaking out: "How much money can you make in a day now?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, if you have more money, you can get two quid a month, and if you have less money, you can get [-] kuan.

Your Majesty, the salt farm does not make money. In the past, when salt was boiled, the money was calculated based on the amount of boiled salt. Now, when the salt is dried, the amount of money given increases accordingly.

For example, if one person can do the work of ten people now, the wages for the same weight of salt will be [-]% of what it was before.

However, too much salt was produced. I heard that it was His Majesty's arrangement and asked for more money. We can earn twice as much from drying salt as from boiling salt. "

The old salt worker talked about how he was exploited, his efficiency increased tenfold, and his piece-rate unit price dropped tenfold.

It's just that when it's twenty times, it's still the same as ten times, which is a doubling of income.

"The rest is the money from selling fish?" Zhu Yuanzhang calculated the accounts and found that the kitchen households could not earn much in a month. It was hard to cook salt, and then the government collected the salt, and the kitchen households could only sell the salt to the government.

The kitchen households would be given a place to grow grass, and they would cut the grass themselves to boil the salt, and then sell the cooked salt to the government.

Once you become a kitchen householder, you will remain a kitchen householder for generations and are not allowed to leave.

Zao households generally earn fifteen cents a day, making them a high-income group here.

According to what Zao Ding said, that is, they earn an average of thirty cash a day in drying salt, which is not too little. How much money does it take to work in Nanjing for a day?

Since the least one can earn one guild, the extra money is obviously from fishing. The two guilds are very powerful, and they have to earn more than 60 coins a day.

"It is indeed the money for making fish. As we have always said, the eldest child of our family can earn one or two hundred coins a month by helping." The old salt worker was afraid that His Majesty would misunderstand, so he said it separately.

　I didn't get the code yesterday. I had an intravenous drip this morning and afternoon. I'm drinking millet porridge now. I'll see if I need another injection tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)