Wangfu small peasant girl

Chapter 1455 Relying on Yourself

"Master Han, Caomin dare to ask, can this dam be repaired this year? The reason why Xinchuan is so poor is inseparable from the war, but it also has something to do with the annual flood."

"No matter how well we build this place, it can't be as good as God's ruthlessness. When a flood comes in summer, the crops will not be harvested. It's not a problem if it goes on like this." An old farmer was very excited when he talked about this. Tears are about to fall.

He originally had five sons, but now there are only three. Two of his sons were washed away by the flood, and they were not washed away in the same year. Every time I think about it, The old man felt very uncomfortable.

Logically speaking, the dam should have been repaired a long time ago, and the court would not miss it, but they also knew in their hearts that the money required for this was not a small amount. If the court refused to agree, the local officials would have nothing to do.

People don't know how many years they have been longing for. The dam will be repaired, and the village will not be submerged and no one will die when the flood occurs. Then they will be able to live in peace of mind.

Hearing these words, Han Yuan felt quite uncomfortable, straightened up and looked at the old man, "I have already submitted the memorial to the imperial court, and I will not hide it from you. I received a reply a few days ago, but this is the result. ...Hey, don't mention it."

Han Yuan sighed, and the hope that had just been ignited in everyone's hearts was immediately extinguished.

Listening to this means that the court does not agree?

I also want to know that it is not that no magistrate has asked for it before, but every time the result is the same.

This dam cannot be repaired, and money is needed, but where is the court short of money?Every year, their taxes here have not been reduced or exempted, and they can pay as much as they should.

In those wealthy places, there is still a lot of food left after paying the tax, but for them, if they want to live a good life at home and have to pay the tax, they have to have a variety of land, and everyone has to give worn out.

But in the end it turned out to be like this. The imperial court knew that the people here were living in dire straits, but they refused to give them a hand. It was just because they belonged to a small border country many years ago. They haven't been domesticated yet, so there's no need to treat them too well.

The common people are not stupid, they understand these things, but no one listens to them.

No one will listen to what you say, and it may even lead to death. Can you speak casually?

This time, it was also because he got acquainted with Han Yuan, so someone spoke out what was in his heart.

"Master Han, is it true that the dam cannot be repaired this year?"

After working for a long time, Han Yuan called everyone to sit down, just to take a breath.

"Listen to me, everyone. I promise you that as long as I, Han Yuan, are still here, I will build the dam first for you."

"To tell you the truth, the emperor's reply does say that the treasury is empty and cannot be repaired, but we have hands, the court can't help us, we can rely on ourselves, don't you think?"

In fact, this is empty talk, and it is okay to comfort people, but it is not so easy to implement it. Building dams is not like building houses. It can be done with the hard work of a few people. Without the support of the state, this kind of thing is too difficult to do.

But Han Yuan has to say that, he wants to mobilize the common people and let the common people build the dams by themselves. Although he doesn't expect the common people to build the dams successfully, but in this way he can push the emperor to a place where the ducks can be put on the shelves. At that time, the emperor had to allocate funds.

Sure enough, this sentence gave the common people great confidence. When they heard what he said, everyone looked at each other, and then one of them stood up and said very excitedly, "Okay, the treasury is empty. We common people don't believe this. The dam cannot be repaired."

"That is, we have hands that are down-to-earth and willing to work. Why can't we repair it? Even if we repair it for five years, ten years, or 20 years, it will finally be repaired, don't you think? It will benefit future generations, so that our future generations Don't suffer from floods."

"Yes, let's repair the embankment ourselves."

"Fix the dam."

"Fix the dam."

All of a sudden, the surrounding people all stood up, raised their arms and cheered, hoping to build it by themselves.

Han Yuan came out to express his opinion at this time, "Okay, since everyone has this heart, I will naturally help everyone, so let's rely on ourselves, shall we?"

"it is good."

"it is good."

……

It took Han Yuan more than half a month to finally achieve his goal. In the end, he wanted the common people to build the dams by themselves, which disappointed the court.

How could the emperor, who cared so much about his reputation, tolerate such a thing?He has placed countless eyeliners here, and once he knows what's going on here, even if Han Yuan doesn't submit the memorial, he can allocate the money himself.

Xu Ruyue asked Shopkeeper Fang to discuss with the Liu family, and asked the Liu family to donate some money to build a dam in Xinchuan.

The Liu family has a lot of money, so they don't care about the money, and the dam is built, which is also good for their business here, so naturally they won't refuse.

As long as someone takes the lead, everyone behind will have to give some money. Xu Ruyue also gave a lot, but still no one knows her identity.

The yamen issued an order to ask young laborers from every household to come to the yamen to sign up. As long as the family is busy, it is best to come to help.

All of a sudden, the common people responded one after another, enough to see how high their expectations were for the construction of the dam.

Many people have not finished planting the land at home, so they come to the Yamen to sign up, but they have to be a little sensible, if they don't plant the land, what will happen to this year's crops?
The yamen only allows a family to provide a maximum of two laborers, and no more is allowed. If there are two fewer people in the family, the land can still be planted, but it will be harder.

Xu Ruyue was very satisfied that this matter was going on the established track, and said with a smile, "Master, have you noticed that after we came to Xinchuan, everything we did went smoothly, if the dam was really built as we wished , the good days of Xinchuan are not far away."

Minglang nodded, reached out and squeezed her shoulder, "Miss, you have worked hard."

Although she didn't come forward in this matter, she helped a lot in secret. This girl is obviously a daughter's family, but she is unwilling to just stay at home and care for her husband and children, and likes to worry about outside affairs.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with this, on the contrary, it was because of her that he felt it was commendable.

Xu Ruyue smiled, "It's not hard at all, my husband. I just hope that the people in Xinchuan can live a good life. Even if we leave here in the future, I can feel at ease."

(End of this chapter)