Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 46
Yang Lihua didn't know what the two were doing, but the explosion sounded very dangerous, and she left first because she had something urgent to do.

Before leaving, she thought of something and said, "Meng Lan was a little worried when I heard that you were attacked. If you have time, come to the house to meet your unmarried daughter-in-law."

"Sister, help me take care of her."

Yang Guang and Sun Simiao first came to the small courtyard to check the situation.

The roof had been completely blown open. The force this time was huge. Yang Guang couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Sun, how much did you use?"

"I'm also a little curious about what kind of power a slightly larger amount would have. I didn't expect it to be so powerful. It seems that making alchemy is really dangerous. I still need a stronger body."

"Mr. Sun, no matter how strong your body is, you can't withstand such an explosion."

"By the way, Your Highness, what exactly are the fireworks you just mentioned?"

"I just thought of a thing. Look at this thing. It can even send the roof to the sky. It is not easy to send other things to the sky, and the sound is very loud. If it can explode twice during some important ceremonies, it will be so loud. Lively is not.”

Sun Simiao thought for a while: "But this thing is indeed dangerous. Once it is bombed, the skin and flesh will be ripped apart."

"Just a small amount, just listen to it and it will be fine. And sir, have you smelled the smell after the explosion?"

"It smells like sulfur."

Yang Guang pretended that he didn't understand and asked: "Mr. Sun, I heard that sulfur has the effect of killing poisons? If you explode like this, the air will be filled with the smell of sulfur. Will it be possible in this area for a short time? Cleaned up."

Sun Simiao slapped his forehead: "Yes, yes, why didn't I think of this before? This should have such benefits. As long as people don't inhale it, just wait until the smell dissipates. Wonderful, wonderful."

Yang Guang borrowed the donkey on the slope and said: "Mr. Sun, I have to talk to my father about this matter and let him vigorously promote it."

"Let me verify the specific effect first. If this is effective, releasing it and blowing it up once every once in a while can make the environment in the city more hygienic."

"Okay, sir, I'm waiting for news that we need funds and manpower. You're welcome, sir. The servants in the house will listen to your arrangements."

Sun Simiao said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Highness. If this comes true, then I will have to include it in the medical book."

In the days that followed, in various slums, dirty places, and places where beggars gathered in the old Chang'an City, a sneaky tall figure could always be seen appearing from time to time, followed by a crackling explosion.

Although the sound was loud, there were no casualties. No one knew what this tall and strong man was doing. Gradually, a name spread in the streets.

Explosive genius.

Sun Simiao went to do experiments, while Yang Guang began to count his property sales proceeds.

Although there was an assassination, the sale of building photos was still very popular. On the same day, all 79 units of courtyards and 39 units of interface shops in the square area were sold.

79 houses, 12% down payment, income of 6 guan, 39 shops, 1500 guan each, 23400% down payment, income [-] guan.

The total income from the sale of the property this time was 14 yuan, which can be used in the construction of Daxing City. Such a large sum of money is no joke.

If every district could have this kind of income, not only would the imperial court not have to spend any money on the construction costs of Daxing City, but it would also make a lot of money.

Of course, not every district is as good as this district. Those districts in the south of the city even have to set aside a large part for facilities such as farmland, because in this era, there must be farmland in the city, especially in Daxing City. A large city must be able to be self-sufficient to a certain extent.

After counting the money, Yang Guang called Yu Wenhuaji to the house.

"Brother Yuwen, this attack also sounded the alarm for me. The gangsters had no chance to assassinate my father, and they couldn't find a chance to assassinate the prince. In the end, they thought of assassinating me. My bodyguards are still relatively strong. Weak, I want to take this opportunity to strengthen the security of the house. How did you do with the things I asked you to do before?" Yang Guang had wanted Yu Wenhuaji to strengthen the security of their house, but because even the palace could not make a big show of it, To cultivate private soldiers, this incident was an opportunity. It happened to be at this time that he told the emperor to strengthen his troops.

Yu Wenhuaji handed a list of ten people to Yang Guang: "Your Highness, this is the list of forbidden soldiers who are around 20 years old, strong in martial arts, and upright, listed by the minister."

Yang Guang took the list and put it away.

Then he took Yu Wenhuaji to the venue of Daxing City.

The horses pulled the dirt and dug up a large amount of soil, which was piled up into mountains. The peasants were working hard. When they arrived, they saw a soldier overseeing the work sternly scolding the thin peasants.

"Didn't you eat? Everyone else is working, why are you lazy? Come on, do it for me."

Soldiers did not use whips easily, because civilians in this era were not slaves. If they were disobedient, whipping them with whips would arouse public resentment.

Civil servants are recruited as part of the corvee, but you have to treat them as human beings, so generally you rarely take action. It's just that the construction deadline is tight, so you must suppress it. If you can't meet the construction deadline, you'll be beaten.

Yang Guang is now the construction supervisor of Daxing City. If you think about it carefully, once he is beaten and scolded, these people will definitely transfer their resentment to him. Even the people will scold him secretly, and his reputation will become worse and worse.

This is not okay. If I accumulate public resentment, I will be publicized as a stupid and cruel person. I want to do a good job in Daxing City and also have a good reputation for myself.

Moreover, in addition to Daxing City, I will also build the Grand Canal in the future. If this continues, public resentment will only increase.

We want to establish a positive image, let alone a glorious image, at least it cannot be an image of plundering and oppressing the people. We cannot continue like this. Yang Guang immediately found Yu Wenkai first.

"Yu Wenkai, how have you been these past two days?"

"Everything is in order, step by step, and the excavation work is within plan."

"I have something to discuss with you."

"Your Highness, please speak."

Yang Guang pulled Yu Wenkai to sit down and asked slowly: "These civilian men are recruited, do we need to pay salaries?"

Yu Wenkai looked at Yang Guang as if he was looking at something incomprehensible: "Your Highness, the people need to do corvee work. This is their duty. They are responsible for housing and food. Because this time is long, there are also certain rewards, but Why should we pay a salary?”

You see, you see, what is a capitalist? This is what a capitalist means. Exploitation is a righteous term, there is no psychological burden to exploit, and it is a matter of course.

Indeed, this is the only way to build Daxing City. According to the standards of modern workers, the labor cost of Daxing City is difficult to estimate.

Yang Guang continued: "Today I see the hard work of the people, and I feel very sorry."

Yu Wenkai opened his mouth to persuade: "Your Highness, you may not understand..."

"Listen to me first. Don't worry, I'm not a compassionate Madonna. My idea is this. We need to give the workers some rest time and rewards, but at the same time, set key performance indicators for them so that they can work hard and And he sang praises."

Yu Wenkai looked at Yang Guang in surprise: "Your Highness, they are just civilians, not stupid...and what is the Holy Mother? What are the key performance indicators?"

Yang Guang smiled slightly, they would be willing, KPI can reasonably suppress even college students with higher education, let alone this group of civilians whose average education level is basically equal to illiterate people.

(End of this chapter)