Starting from crossing the Fengshen

Chapter 100 Relief for Work
"My son!"

The beautiful middle-aged woman screamed miserably, her voice like a cuckoo crying blood.

Behind her was the phantom of a huge python hundreds of meters long. Its scarlet eyes were cold and ruthless, revealing a strong murderous intent.

The ancient world was too dangerous, and she couldn't keep her son with her all the time, so she took him to the relatively safe Yin Shang territory.

Seeing that he was about to transform into a dragon, he didn't expect that he would be killed.

"No matter who you are, I will definitely kill you!"

The middle-aged beautiful woman gritted her teeth and her voice was extremely cold.

She really wanted to rush to Yin Shang now to investigate the cause of her son's death and seek revenge on the murderer.

But she had more important things at the moment.

If you miss it, you will miss it in this life.

After a long mental struggle, she decided to get the confirmation first.

As for chasing the murderer, there is no rush.

.........

Hongcheng.

When they heard that the evil dragon had been killed, the prefect Jiang Yi and others were very excited. They all bowed and saluted: "On behalf of the people of Hongzhou, I would like to thank Your Highness for your great kindness."

Yin Qiwen smiled and said: "There is no need to be polite. It is also the responsibility of big merchants to eliminate harm to the people. Since everyone is here, let's discuss the post-disaster reconstruction together."

"reconstruction?"

Jiang Yi and others looked at each other, a little confused.

Although it was their first time to hear the word "post-disaster reconstruction", they could understand what it meant.

Yin Qizheng said seriously: "Hongzhou has experienced several floods, a large number of villages have been washed away, and countless people have been displaced. If the government does not help them with post-disaster reconstruction, when will they be able to stand up?"

Jiang Yi looked solemn, bowed and said: "Your Highness is benevolent and righteous, and we are ashamed of it. But there are too many people affected by the disaster, and we have to provide disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction. The cost is too high, and we simply cannot afford it. Perhaps His Highness can afford it, but supporting the local area with personal funds can easily become evidence for criticism by courtiers."

Of course he also knew about the prince's assessment.

Perhaps doing so would benefit the people of Hongzhou, but he also didn't want to see a benevolent and righteous man like Yin Qi miss the throne of the Emperor.

Others nodded, they had a good impression of Yin Qi.

Yin Qi chuckled and said: "Don't worry, I have my own plan. Disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction seem to be two things, but they are actually one thing. Although the overall cost is high and the relief materials may not be enough, I will make up for it. Of course, I am not making up for it for free, but I am lending it to the state, and the state will return it to me after I leave."

Jiang Yi and others were puzzled and bowed: "Your Highness, please clear up the confusion."

Yin Qihuan said calmly: "In disaster relief, the government has always supported the people, as long as they do not starve to death, and then let them fend for themselves after the disaster has passed.

If the years are good, they can recover in three or four years.

But if times are bad, it may take seven or eight years, or even longer.

This may seem like a small cost, but in fact it is a huge loss to the local area. "

Jiang Yi asked in confusion: "How can your Highness say this?"

Yin Qi smiled gently and asked: "Let me ask you a question. If it were not a flood, how many people could we collect as corvees? Now, if we let the people work for a fee, how many people can we gather?
Jiang Yi said thoughtfully: "If we talk about collecting corvee labor, each household should have at most two people. But now, as long as there is a stutterer, their whole family will join. But what's the point?"

Yin Qi shook his head and explained patiently: "Relieving disasters has always been a waste of food to feed the people. This is too wasteful, and it will also make the people become dependent or even do nothing, leading to various crimes and even crimes.

My idea is to give the people three days to cultivate themselves, and then hire them to work on rebuilding the water conservancy projects in Hongzhou and building bridges and paving roads.

Once the water conservancy project is completed, people will be free from drought and flood disasters in the coming year.

After a few years of this, the people will naturally become rich.

This is work-for-relief. "

“Work-for-relief, a great idea!”

Jiang Yi and others' eyes lit up.

If so, all the water conservancy projects in the state have been repaired, which is also their political achievement.

But since then, disaster relief costs have at least tripled.

Yin Qi added: "With work-for-relief, the people who work must have enough to eat, and they must also be paid for their work. It is initially estimated that the cost will be about eight times higher. However, the state government can earn back this money. I intend to use In the name of the state capital, brick, wood, furniture and other factories were established in various counties and towns, and then villages were established in suitable places. All houses were of brick structure.

These houses are then sold to the people, and the price is almost the same as what they earned from their work during the disaster relief period.

In this way, all the money we paid will be recovered.

As for material consumption, we can sell these factories to local governments, so that material consumption can be recovered.

The final result is that we have completed the post-disaster reconstruction without spending any extra materials. All the people have moved into brick houses, and there are many more factories in the area. "

Jiang Yi and others were almost stunned by Yin Qi.

At first glance, this sounds ridiculous, as it is impossible to complete post-disaster reconstruction without spending any money.

But after sorting through it according to Yin Qi's ideas, he didn't find any flaws.

It is really doable and can be achieved with one stone.

So, how could so much wealth appear out of thin air?
Wealth cannot appear out of thin air, but is the result of the labor of the people of Hongzhou, and the division of labor and cooperation have improved efficiency, which is equivalent to creating more social wealth in disguise.

Although there was some hesitation, the temptation was too great.

Jiang Yi and others looked at each other, secretly made up their minds, and bowed to Yin Qiyi: "We are willing to obey orders."

"it is good!"

Yin Qi nodded and said with a smile: "By the way, tomorrow you summon the big people in the city and tell me that I have something important to discuss."

The main reason for finding a big family in the city is that there is not enough copper money.

He planned to use gold, even pills and other materials to exchange them for a large amount of copper coins, otherwise he would not be able to pay the people.

……

The next day.

All the wealthy households in Hongcheng came to the state government office.

Hongzhou has been prosperous since ancient times, and there are still many big households in the city.

When they heard that it was Yin Qi who summoned them, they were willing to cooperate even if they suspected that it was Yin Qi who was asking them to raise donations.

After all, Yin Qi has always had a good reputation among the people, and he is also a strong candidate for the Human Emperor.

But they didn't expect that Yin Qi actually asked them to exchange copper coins, and he was also willing to give out a lot of rare elixirs. This made them even crazier. There was a reason not to agree.

The elixir that was not worth mentioning in Yin Qi's eyes was worth a thousand dollars in their eyes.

So overnight, most of the copper coins in the city were transported to the state capital.

……

Another day.

Yin Qi's Zaizhou Yamen summoned immortal cultivators from all over the country, totaling more than a thousand people.

Among these people, the one with the highest cultivation level is at the Golden Core Realm.

Others are generally in the foundation building realm.

As for his cultivation in the Nascent Soul Realm, he is already a human immortal.

They are either living in seclusion or retreating, or they may not have received the news yet.

Yin Qi said: "Everyone, in the next period of time, I hope you can obey my orders. Depending on the job, the daily reward is between a hundred taels of silver and a thousand taels of silver.

I will keep track of this remuneration. After the disaster relief is over, you can use these remunerations to exchange for various supplies with me.

There are elixirs, magic weapons, and even exercises.

This is the redemption catalog I compiled, you can circulate it to each other. "

Everyone's eyes lit up and they quickly took the cloth and looked at it.

Then there were bursts of exclamations:...

(End of this chapter)