Chapter 425: Work-for-Relief

Wei Wushuang's vigilance was immediately raised.

Before he came, he was reminded by the Affairs Bureau that, except for Jinxia City, other places were heavily infiltrated by spies, and it was common to disturb the people's hearts and plan riots. What's worse, some people would directly attack the branch staff, so he must be extra careful when encountering suspicious situations.

And a girl who should not be short of money stood up to speak for the penniless poor at this time, which seemed a bit strange.

But in the public eye, he obviously couldn't take the other party down directly - such a tyrannical behavior was the practice of the government in the past, and the Affairs Bureau should always put reason first.

"Of course not." Wei Wushuang coughed twice. "Jinxia City not only sells food at a fair price, but also provides a way to exchange food for free! Do you see the camp being built next to it? If you don't even have a copper coin, you can wait until the new camp is open to inquire about the situation. There will be other officials there to receive you!"

"Really? Free exchange?"

"Is it also seafood?"

"Then why do we have to pay for it?"

The people's discussion suddenly became louder, and the team that was originally kept moving also tended to be static.

Wei Wushuang immediately realized that there was a small flaw in his answer-due to the different complexity of the preparations, the two camps could not be opened at the same time. He was worried that further delay would make people unstable, so he opened the sales area in advance. There was nothing wrong with this. After all, it is natural to buy food with money, and being able to sell it at a low price is real aid, but no matter how low the price is, it is not as good as free. It's no wonder that everyone was shocked when he said that he could exchange food for free.

This woman...did it on purpose?

"It seems that everyone is very concerned about what the free method is," the other party seemed to be unaware of the atmosphere and continued to speak righteously, "So this official, can you tell us what the affairs bureau is going to do? After all, it is a matter of life and death. You can't make a false announcement about it, right?"

This statement was unanimously recognized by the surrounding people - although they did not express their opinions, the eyes from all directions were enough to explain everyone's thoughts.

Wei Wushuang had silently attributed the woman to the column of the Privy Council's secret agent.

"There's nothing to deceive you about. Jinxia City has made two preparations from the beginning!" He used the megaphone again to say, "If you don't have money, you can choose to help the Ministry of Construction build roads! The wages for daily work are paid daily, which is enough for you to exchange for food to fill your stomach - if you are hungry for a few days, we also have relief porridge to provide, so you don't have to worry about not having the energy to complete the work!"

"What...Build a road?"

"Isn't the official road good?"

"It sounds tiring, I'd better just pay for it."

"Nonsense, didn't they say that this is for people without wealth."

The discussion of the crowd did not subside, but the team began to flow again.

Wei Wushuang couldn't help but think of Xia Fan's speech at the meeting--

"That's right, it's about building roads. Jinxia must follow two principles in providing relief: it must help those who are starving as much as possible, and it must not encourage the people's mood of getting something for nothing."

"The purchase limit is to prevent grain merchants and the Privy Council from maliciously buying, and exchanging work for grain is to give poor people a way to eat. Moreover, widening the official road to make Shenzhou's traffic smoother is a set plan. Now it is put together with disaster relief, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

The current official road can only accommodate one four-wheeled carriage. If two carriages meet, one side must retreat from the roadbed first and wait until the other passes before getting on the road.

The plan of the Bureau of Affairs is to widen the official road connecting the city by three times and the county and town auxiliary road by two times to meet the needs of two carriages passing by, while not affecting the walking of passers-by on the side.

This project is technically not difficult at all, and the materials required are nothing more than stones, clay and gravel. Clay can be obtained locally, stones are provided by the white sand mine, and sand is inexhaustible on the beach. The most important problem is that a large number of manpower is required.

It is obviously a waste of talent to use the workers of Jinxia City to dig sand and transport soil. Mobilizing the people in the construction site is undoubtedly the best choice.

Xia Fan can involve so many things in a seemingly simple famine relief, which really makes Wei Wushuang admire him.

The woman seemed to be completely blocked by his answer. She did not ask any more questions, but turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait... where are you going? Not buying food?" Wei Wushuang asked hurriedly.

As long as she answered "yes", it would be confirmed that she came to make trouble.

"Me?" The woman looked back and smiled, "Sorry, I don't have any money... so I can only try the camp you mentioned."

"You want to participate in road construction?" Wei Wushuang blinked in surprise. He didn't hear it wrong. A girl who was well dressed and had a slender figure was actually planning to do hard work?

"Yes. To be honest with you, Master Guan, I'm quite strong." She tilted her head slightly, "Or does Master Guan want to give me some money for dinner?"

"You don't have to call me Master Guan, there's no such name in Jinxia City." He said a little uncomfortably, "It's impossible to send it, just go if you want. By the way, what's your name?"

"So the men in Jinxia City don't say their names, and they ask strange women their names when they meet?"

Wei Wushuang sighed secretly, he found that he was really not good at dealing with beautiful women, "My name is Wei Wushuang."

"My last name is Yu, the rainy day's rain, I won't tell you my name." She waved her hand, "Sir Wei, you are a good official, go and do your own business."

Seeing that the woman was really walking towards the other side of the camp, Wei Wushuang called a guard and told him to follow from a distance to see what tricks this person was trying to play.

Even if she was not a spy, her identity was definitely not ordinary.

...

"You are suspected." Shadow walked backwards behind Yu Linglong and said, "Someone is following us."

"It would be strange if he didn't suspect it, right?" Yu Linglong said nonchalantly, "He didn't ask someone to arrest me on the spot, which was quite restrained."

"Oh? I understand." Shadow analyzed it for a while and suddenly realized, "You want to deliberately reveal a flaw, lure him into the trap, and then secretly take action in the chaos of the scuffle and tear, and end his life! In this way, everyone can see the true face of a Jinxia official who is tyrannical and brutal, and destroy this You finally know your identity, but the other party didn't fall for it..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? If he sends someone to arrest me, let him arrest me. Anyway, with you here, there is no cage that can trap me, right?" Yu Linglong paused, "But in that case, the name of Xincheng is a bit untrue."

"Xincheng? What Xincheng?"

"When I was in the brothel, didn't you watch from the side?"

"Who wants to see you and those vulgar women! It hurts my eyes!" Shadow said angrily.

"Hmm... it feels a bit strange to be scolded like this by myself." Yu Linglong smacked her lips and savored it. "Anyway, Xia Fan visited several brothels in Shangyuan City, introducing Jinxia, ​​the capital of Shenzhou, to those girls - that is, what he called the new city."

"What does this have to do with you and me? Let's get down to business quickly. Whether you can be promoted to Qingjian depends on your performance this time." Shadow said unhappily, but it soon found that the direction was wrong, "Wait... where are you going?"

"Another camp, didn't I just say? I want to participate in road construction."

"Are you kidding..." Shadow said in shock, "Isn't that an excuse to get out?"

"Who said that?" Yu Linglong's tone was full of curiosity, "I want to see if the place he described is really that incredible."