Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 45
The next morning, something caused a sensation in the whole Huoludun.

"Everyone, come and see! My lord is riding a wooden ox and flowing horse, running fast on the street!"

People are greeting, both sides of the street are full of people.

Now, it is the time to go to work. In the words of later generations, it is the morning rush hour for work.

Since the arrival of Zhao Cheng, the people in Qiangdi have gained a lot and lost a lot.

What they get is enough to eat and drink, a stable job, and the ability to watch "Journey to the West" at night.

What is lost is a sleep to wake up naturally, a whole day's laziness of doing nothing and basking in the sun...

There was a child standing on the street with a bowl in his hand, watching Mr. Zhao galloping down the street on a two-wheeled "wooden ox and flowing horse", and even forgot to put food in his mouth.

"Little stinky, look at your snot running into your mouth.

Your father, your mother, your grandfather, and your grandmother all have jobs now, and the food subsidies alone add up to more than 1000 yuan every month.

Don't just make money, don't want to spend it.Let your mother go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some paper for you, and wipe your nose clean. "

Zhao Cheng touched a child's head by the side of the road.

Want to improve people's health concept, a long way to go!

"Morning, Uncle Lai Gen! Is there anyone suffering from malaria in the village today?"

Seeing Uncle Lai Gen walking towards him again, Zhao Cheng stopped the car, sat on the car seat, put his left foot on the ground for support, and put his right foot on the pedal.

Uncle Lai Gen saw this thing flying towards him from a distance, and he was not surprised when he saw Zhao Cheng riding on the car.

Adults like to do some weird things.

"Don't worry, my lord. There will be no more today.

Yesterday Liu Xiaoqi came and took away all the malaria patients in the village.

Disinfect those people's homes... "

Uncle Laigen memorizes these new vocabulary every day.

He doesn't feel troubled, nor does he feel tired.

There are new things and new vocabulary every day, which makes him feel that life is very interesting.

In less than a month, Qiangdi has changed a lot.

He felt that what he had experienced in the past 20 days was more than what he had experienced in the past 50 years in his life.

"Continue to strengthen publicity and let everyone talk about hygiene.

The work of the sub-district office is to connect with the masses, to understand the information of each household in the village, and the situation of each individual.

We must publicize and implement our policies to the lowest level and to everyone.

This malaria is caused by lack of hygiene.

If we don't get rid of those bad habits, there will be more infectious diseases than just malaria in the future.

Nine out of ten rooms are empty, that's no joke. "

Zhao Cheng's voice was serious.

One of the biggest culprits of the sharp drop in population at the end of the Ming Dynasty——epidemic!
Of course he can't let this kind of thing happen within the scope of his rule.

He had communicated with Uncle Lai Gen more than once, emphasizing the importance of this matter.

He didn't know how many times he had said these words.

Uncle Laigen has heard a lot, and basically can understand it.

"Oh, I see.

Don't worry, my lord, if anyone dares to disregard hygiene, I will hit them with a big stick!No matter how much they dare to fight me! "

Uncle Laigen is very confident.

Zhao Cheng pondered for a moment.

This method seems a bit outrageous.

But he knew that the mild measures of later generations would not work here at all.

On the road to the rule of law, there must be a brutal process.

"The street office must also have its own armed force, not just rely on your old man's prestige.

Specific management will damage the interests of some people... Well, it is the interests they should not have in the first place.

After a long time, some people will definitely jump over the wall in a hurry.

How about this, I will recruit some more people and hand them over to you to manage and assist your work. "

Concrete problems should be analyzed in detail, and management should be tailored to local conditions.

Here, the best way to control those disobedient people is to beat them directly with a stick.

"That's great!" Uncle Lai Gen clapped his hands happily.

As an official, he is going to become bigger and bigger!
"My lord, is the one you are riding a wooden cow and horse?"

Talking about good things, Uncle Lai Gen still remembered the curiosity in his heart, and went around in circles, looking back and forth at this "wooden cow and horse".

"Almost! It belongs to the same category as wooden cows and horses. You can call it a bicycle." Zhao Cheng said.

"Hey! When the adults say it, it really is the case.

Look at our trolleys, they all have one wheel...

Well, it has two wheels, it is indeed not a horse or a cow, but a cart.

A bicycle... a car that can walk by itself!it is good!Really good stuff! "

Uncle Lai Gen was smoking his pipe, nodding in admiration.

"It is indeed a good thing, it does not need to eat grass, and people can walk by stepping on it.

Moreover, it is more convenient to shuttle through the streets and alleys.

More importantly, it doesn't shit..."

Zhao Cheng smiled.

If there are too many cattle and horses, it will be difficult to maintain street sanitation.

While speaking, he moved his feet and almost stepped on a lump of cow dung.

"Uncle Gen, you can buy one too!

As long as you save enough food stamps, you can go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy them.

One only costs 666 yuan. " Zhao Cheng encouraged.

He kept launching new products, and even rode his bicycle around the road during the morning rush hour early in the morning.

The purpose is to make everyone greedy and arouse everyone's desire to buy.

In the supply and marketing cooperatives, there is no money, no copper coins, no grain for selling things... only food stamps.

Therefore, no matter what everyone wants to buy, they must have food stamps in their hands.

The current market situation is that Zhao Cheng releases less food stamps and more commodities.

To explain it with economic common sense, if the money is not enough, the money will become more and more valuable.

This is what Zhao Cheng wanted to achieve in the early days.

Food stamps are becoming more and more valuable, and everyone will recognize food stamps.

Food stamps can be exchanged for food at any time, and their reputation is stable because they are linked to food.

When everyone gradually gets used to food stamps, and even gets used to keeping some food stamps in their hands from time to time...

Zhao Cheng's goal of promoting currency has also been achieved.

As a force, it must have its own currency.

The main reason is that Ming's monetary system is too unstable.

Even the price of silver is unstable.

Not to mention copper coins.

Copper coins with the same denomination have different casting quality, and the value varies greatly.

For example, the copper coins cast in the early years of Chongzhen were made of solid materials and used a lot of copper, which everyone recognized.

Later, more and more coins were minted privately and indiscriminately. The copper coins were small and thin, and a lot of money was added to them...

That small copper coin would be broken if you squeeze it casually, and people don't want to take it out.

With this kind of currency situation, how can everyone trade with confidence?

A sound and stable monetary system is the basic condition for the development of a market economy.

Zhao Cheng is laying the foundation for his own monetary system.

"The military should also reform and implement a unified salary system for officers and soldiers."

Zhao Cheng pondered.

(End of this chapter)