Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

These were all things that Meng Changqing had prepared a long time ago to give to Wei Fangyun. Now they are divided among three people, but they are divided out of Wei Fangyun's share.

After the dishes and chopsticks were removed from the table, Wei Fangyun talked about the city wall.

"The imperial court has always allocated funds to repair the border city walls." Wei Fangyun said, "Usually, based on the amount of repair work, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs jointly decide how much silver to allocate.

Although there is only one copy of my application for funding, it describes the situation of three counties separately. In particular, if you want to add bricks to the wall in Beishan County, the amount of money required will definitely be far higher than that of the other two counties.

Although my memorial has been submitted, the exact amount of funding has not yet been agreed upon by the court.

In previous years, if this happened, there would be no rush to start construction, and everything would have to be decided after allocating funds. "

Wei Fangyun took a sip of hot tea and said, "Border defense matters are not just your matter in Beishan County, nor are they only matters in Liangzhou. However, if you want to do it as soon as possible, I will definitely support it.

When the funds are allocated, I will give it to you in Beishan County and will never use it for other purposes. "

Wei Fangyun's words were not actually meant for Meng Changqing.

The money allocated every year is not enough until the end, and either it is reported to the court or the respective yamen pay out of their own pockets.

This year Beishan County made an exception. He first spent money to recruit workers, and then based on Meng Changqing's previous actions, the amount of money given to Beishan County by the court might be increased.

Wei Fangyun's intention was to tell the other two counties not to take advantage of Beishan County. Even if they got more money, it would belong to Beishan County.

"Since you have decided to start recruiting workers in the next few days, can you list the specific details?" Wei Fangyun asked Meng Changqing again.

"It's already written, Bafang, go to the study and get the official document from the table."

Although the official document has not yet been printed, it is written in great detail. "I thought I would send it to Liangzhou Mansion for you to review in two days, so it has not been stamped yet. Can you help me take a look at it? Is there anything wrong with it?"

Wei Fangyun didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Many problems he had never imagined were written on it.

"Are both men and women required this time?" Wei Fangyun saw the end of the official document, which stated the details of employment. Men were paid eight cents per day, and women were paid six cents per day. If a woman's strength is not inferior to that of a man, she would still be given eight cents. For Qian Yitian, those who have served in Beishan County before will be recruited first.

"Yes." Meng Changqing said, "The last time we used women was because there were not enough slave laborers, but after using it throughout the construction period, we found that they are just less powerful than men, but they are also willing to endure hardship and work more carefully."

"Since you think it is good to use it, then continue to use it." Originally, there were not enough people in Liangzhou, so it would be best if women could come in handy.

After Wei Fangyun read it, he handed the official document to Cao Hongxing and Mao Chunfang, "Look at it, especially Magistrate Mao. You are here for someone else today. Take a closer look. Is there anything wrong with it?"

Mao Chunfang is well aware of Hua Rujin's affection for Meng Changqing. As long as there are no big problems, Hua Rujin will not object, so now it depends on Cao Hongxing.

If Cao Hongxing had no objections, Wei Fangyun would have approved the official document immediately.

Mao Chunfang looked at Cao Hongxing quietly. Originally, the city wall repairs were to start from Weishanguan, but now Beishan County will start first, and maybe you will use people from Weishanguan. Mao Chunfang guessed that he would not agree.

Unexpectedly, Cao Hongxing did not raise any objections at all, but returned the official document to Wei Fangyun after reading it, "Master Meng thought carefully, and I think there is nothing wrong with it."

In this way, Wei Fangyun asked Meng Changqing to bring the pen and ink, and after Meng Changqing used the seal, he approved it directly.

Recruitment began, and notifications were issued from Liangzhou Prefecture, and Yangmen County responded actively.

The master of Yangmen County personally took action and brought a notice to convene a meeting with local officials. The news spread quickly and also reached Qian Zengzhuang under Liangzhou Prefecture.

The first person in Qian Zengzhuang to know about this was the boss of the Zeng family. He was now working with Li Zheng. When the news reached Li Zheng, he would naturally know about it.

That night, he came home with a piece of meat in his hand.

His mother was waiting in the yard, "Why is it so late today? I almost want the third child to go out and look for you."

"Some people from the government came to see Li Zheng today. Li Zheng asked me to accompany him, so he came back late." Boss Zeng handed the meat in his hand to Mrs. Zeng.

"Ah! Where did this come from?"

"It was given by Li Zheng." Boss Zeng walked around her and wiped his face next to the water tank. "Let's fry it and eat it tomorrow. The family was so busy the past few days and I couldn't help much. Let everyone eat some meat. Replenish the body.

Where are the plums? "

"I saw that she was very sleepy, so I asked her to go back to her room to sleep first." Madam Zeng asked again, "Have you eaten enough at Li Zheng's place? Will my mother cook you a bowl of porridge again?"

Suddenly there was a bang, and then Chi Chunmei's voice came out, "Look at you, you have worked hard for these days and no one has opened a small stove for you, but your elder brother still has the face to eat and drink outside, and get a piece of meat When he comes back, your mother will have to ask him if he has eaten enough."

Boss Zeng often hears such complaints and thinks this person is quite boring.

Just because there is such a person in this family, sometimes he even doesn't want to come back.

"Don't pay attention to her." Mrs. Zeng advised her son, "The more you pay attention to her, the more energetic she becomes. It's getting late now, and if the slightest sound spreads far away, if others hear it, it will always mean that our family is not good-looking."

"I know." Boss Zeng endured his anger and returned to his room.

Now he has some decent furniture in his room.

Under the moonlight, she saw Meizi sitting on the bed, "Mom said you were very sleepy, I thought you must have fallen asleep."

"How can anyone sleep with her yin and yang energy?" Mei Zi smelled the smell of alcohol on his body, "Have you been drinking?"

"I had a few drinks with the people from the Yamen." Boss Zeng said, "You happened to be awake. Let me tell you what I heard today. Beishan County is recruiting workers to repair the city wall."

When Meizi heard this, she immediately sat up and corrected herself, "Please tell me carefully."

"I remember the official said that both men and women are required as before, but women earn two cents less per day." Boss Zeng remembered the key point, "Those like us who have worked before can be given priority in hiring."

"It's not conscription, it's recruitment? Pay back?"

"I heard from the official that conscription will start in a while. This year, the walls of three counties need to be repaired, so there are a lot of people needed.

But we have made great achievements in Beishan County before, and the court exempted us from one year of hard labor. Even if it is drafted after a period of time, it will not be taxed on our family. "

"You haven't said how much Beishan County will pay."

"I remember it was eight cents a day for men and six cents a day for women. This time Beishan County does not provide food, nor do they give out quilts. If you want to go, you have to bring your own food and things to keep out the cold."