Northern Dynasties

Chapter 83 Rural Righteous Dictatorship
The construction of the northern section of Longshou Canal had started before Li Tai returned home.

Two thousand people were put into service in the county, and the county captain Zheng Man was responsible for supervising the progress of the project.The big families in the village contributed capital, and the small ones contributed people. They also gathered more than [-] people.A total of more than [-] Dingli is more than enough to complete the first stage of fortifications before the spring starts.

After learning about the current fortification preparations and progress, Li Tai made a few more requests.

First of all, the canal is responsible for the organization and division of labor of the Township League, and Li Tai, the canal owner, naturally has to take care of everything.Under the head of the canal, six officials were selected to be in charge of labor, carriages, storage, expenses, food and pensions.

Zheng Man, the county lieutenant, was in charge of the labor force, and a township man from Yuanbei was responsible for the deployment and use of cattle and horses.

Duzhi was handed over to Liu Gong, who was a businessman in the village and was proficient in the market.Li Zhusheng was responsible for the supply of food, and Party Leader Zhao of Shangyuan was in charge of paying for the sickness and disability during the construction period.

After such a personnel adjustment, the somewhat complicated drainage project suddenly became clear, and each person in charge was responsible for one aspect of their own division of labor.After everything is summed up, Li Tai, the canal owner, will make the final judgment and decision.

After the division of labor was agreed upon, Li Tai first determined the daily working hours and workload.

Although the faster the canal work is carried out, the better, but the laborers who participated in the fortifications are all real people, and Li Tai is not used to using these laborers to fill in the ditches and earn a lot of nostalgia for him.

Therefore, after combining the entire construction period, it is tentatively scheduled to work six hours a day, and the labor force is divided into two shifts. Those who complete the daily workload on time will be given two meals a day, and those who cannot complete the workload will be given half of their dinner.

The second is to set up a warehouse in his home, Shangyuanzhuang, to store the materials donated by the villagers.Any shipment of five buckets or more than one piece of silk needs to be certified by Li Tai.Without the little gold seal on his waist, all regulations and orders would be useless paper.

When Li Tai held up his golden seal to show it to everyone present, the eyes of everyone looking at him inevitably changed again, and the envy and admiration in their eyes could not be hidden at all.

While everyone was intimidated by the golden seal, Li Tai said again: "Before discussing canal affairs, we only voluntarily voluntarily, and never forced. Now that we are lucky to be united and have a promising career, we also need to be dignified. Continue to be self-willed!"

In general, the participation of the masses requires rules and rewards and punishments, so as to ensure the normal progress of things.Before there was no horoscope, the so-called rules were out of the question.But now that things have officially started, some rules and regulations are needed.

When everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

"Open canals to divert water, and all people and land that flow through it will benefit. The canal line will be used as the boundary. Within a hundred steps, the mu will lose a bucket to help things, and if it is a hundred steps away, it will be half. If you have no objection, tell all the villagers along the canal to abide by this village law, and those who violate the law will be spit on!"

Li Tai first stated such a rule, and he worked so hard to come up with such a thing, of course it would not benefit those penny-pinching villagers.

"Water is beneficial to farming. Wherever it flows, the yield can be guaranteed to increase by more than half, and one bucket per mu can be enjoyed for many years. This is a matter of course!"

Wu Jingyi took the lead in raising his hands, and patted his chest to promise: "Fortunately, with the help of Mr. Lang, I can share this righteous cause, and I will do my best to persuade you to lose! If there are really evil households who are stingy and harmful, although they will not be punished Dian, nostalgia can be punished!"

Just relying on the voluntary donations of the villagers, even ten thousand stones of grain is not enough to sustain the entire construction period.After the Longshou Canal is completed, there will be [-]-[-] hectares of arable land that will benefit from it. If one hectare is requisitioned for ten shi, another [-]-[-] shi can be collected.

If Li Tai had proposed such a rural law before seeking employment, it would not have been approved at all.If you talk about it, everyone will take out food support. Why are you so big?

But now the preparations for the matter are more than halfway through, as long as it is carried out step by step, it will definitely be completed.Moreover, it has received widespread support from the Daxingtai to the big households in the countryside. Whoever jumps out and sings the opposite will become an annoying minority.

It is the power of the imperial court to collect rent and tax.But now Li Tai is based on the rural situation and controls the public opinion of the village, and has obtained the power almost like the imperial court to levy taxes.

The reason why the country's tyrants are so stubborn and intractable is that they insist on education, suspend lawsuits, and engage in fundraising because of the single-handed control of public opinion, ethics, justice, and economic resources.

Is it true that Li Tai puts so much effort into water conservancy projects just for a good reputation?At least anyone in the village who corrupts ethics and morals will be immersed in a pig cage, and I must have the right to speak!
"Persuading donations is a proper duty, but it is also necessary to carefully examine the status of each villager along the canal and whether they are strong or not. If it is true that the family is suffering from a difficult disease, we also need to be considerate of the pain. Since we are going to build Huixiang If you are righteous, you can't do things that are against righteousness!"

Li Tai is also well aware of the tyranny of the local tyrants. Although he wants to develop in this way, it doesn't mean that he has to learn everything from good to bad.It is also not his wish to destroy the real poor families in the village for the purpose of building the canal.

So after establishing this village law, he said: "Wu Dudu must keep this section in mind when he is doing business in the village. Since I am the owner of the village, I will never allow righteousness and evil to happen in my affairs." occur!

All those who are extremely poor and needy and cannot provide assistance can enter our village to borrow grain and borrow strength, and they can repay the surplus after the year.In addition to the canal warehouse, there is another righteous warehouse in our village to help the poor and the poor, and we will respond to every request within this canal business! "

Li Tai saw Yu Wentai's practice of buying people's hearts with other people's money on Liyang Reading, and he quickly understood the spirit of "I am also a human being, and I am also a ghost".

The canal must be repaired, and the grain collection must also be collected. If it is really a poor family, I can pay in advance, but I can't be taken for a fool because I pick things up.

In the end, it's everyone's business.The canals were repaired, and everyone had a good harvest. I burned the IOUs, that was my integrity!

"Your Majesty is truly compassionate to everyone!"

When everyone present heard what Li Tai said, they all praised him one after another.

"Since you live in this hometown, you should benefit from this side, so that you can look up without shame, live up to the grace of the king, and live up to the folks."

Li Tai waved his hands politely, then clasped his fists to everyone in the banquet and said: "Everyone has lived in the village for many years, and I am powerless to do so, even if I have good thoughts, I have no way to show them. So recently I also I often think about how to show the righteous deed of praising the joint canal, and I will discuss it with you."

While speaking, he asked Li Yantou to fetch a huge wooden board from outside the hall, and he took out a map and nailed it on the wooden board to announce to everyone.

"This is the whole map of the Longshou Canal where we conspired to rebuild the Longshou Canal. The repainted parts are Dangjin, bridges and other places where people and goods frequently come and go."

Li Tai first knocked on the wooden board to explain the contents of the map to everyone, and then said: "This is what I think. Now that it is not the Han Dynasty, the virtues and righteousness in the village have been renewed, and the old canal has been newly built. If it is still named after the old one, it will inevitably be insufficient. Today's good deeds and good results.

Therefore, the canals, bridges, weirs and wells are divided into sections and named after the village counselors with profound morals.It's not to boast about the countryside, but just to let the people of today's and future generations know who they are enjoying.Don't forget the well diggers when drinking water, and publicize good deeds to make the nostalgia more beautiful! "

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help getting excited.

Fame and fortune are the lifelong pursuits of everyone. Putting one's name on some long-standing landmarks in the village, and letting the villagers pass it on by word of mouth, undoubtedly greatly stimulated the excitement of these township tyrants.

This situation has happened in previous years, but there are not many local tyrants who can get this kind of treatment.It is also because of this that when Li Tai proposed this plan, everyone present nodded in agreement, their faces glowing, and they couldn't help but start imagining the scene where their name was crowned on the surface of the village.

"Lang Jun's words are very kind, and he is worthy of a famous and talented man! We rural people have little knowledge and can only see the cultivation of canals and farming, but we did not expect such a good plan to show the nostalgia and enlightenment!"

Hearing Shang Yuan Zhao's party leader praise so much, Li Tai felt a little awkward. Could it be you who are talking about this, and you must be the aristocrats who can play for fame?

Another person raised his hand and asked: "May I ask Li Lang, after all, there are few wells in Quqiao, weirs and wells, but there are many counselors in the village. Can you say which ones are worthy of names and which ones are not?"

Right now, there are more than [-] people from the village involved in the canal affairs, including those present, but Li Tai marked only a dozen locations, and most of the people involved will definitely not get this kind of treatment.

Li Tai was waiting for this sentence, and after hearing the words, he said with a smile: "Righteousness is not high or low, merit has depth. After this year's canal work is over, I will sort out the township's meritorious service book, and then ask the townspeople to recommend some worthy elders from the township." , together with the detailed recommendation, to ensure that everyone expects it!"

Let this matter be carried out after his work is over. On the one hand, we encourage everyone to roll up. Only by making more contributions can we have a better chance of winning.

The second thing is that Li Tai also needs a handle to control people's hearts. Before the matter is over, no one will try to sing against me!
Li Tai can only think of so much about the village laws and regulations and personnel framework related to the canal affairs.Next, we will enrich and supplement the details, so we will not discuss it first, and just solve the problems when we encounter problems.

After this discussion, everyone gained a lot, knowing that Li Tai was tired from the journey, so they got up and said goodbye.

After seeing off these township tycoons, Li Tai had time to rest. While having dinner, he heard the joyous sounds of the villagers from outside the village.

After pondering for a while, Li Tai ordered the villagers to prepare some soup, cakes and hot food. While the villagers gathered outside, he recruited some idlers from the village to do short-term work for a month or two, and then expanded the manor.

(End of this chapter)