397: Move the Capital to Chenzhou (4)

Ah, the future lord is so greedy, does she still need a salty fish adviser?

As a "normal person" in Jiang Pengji's words, Feng Jin felt like she had suffered tens of thousands of injuries. WwΩW． LieWen. CC

The nerves at the corner of his mouth seemed to be out of control. If it weren't for his good upbringing, he might have lost his composure at this moment.

"So you see, according to my preliminary speculation, Xiangyang County is not without its merits. It all depends on how it is used." Jiang Pengji said, "But these are my personal speculations after all. Whatever the actual situation is, I still have to go there in person. Just a trip to Xiangyang County.”

After hearing this, Feng Jin looked at the map and then at Jiang Pengji, and immediately understood that no matter where she threw this person, she could cause trouble.

"Based on my experience, there should be iron ore veins in Xiangyang County with medium reserves. If it is mined..."

Swords, guns and armor are essential equipment for a sophisticated army, and are also the largest expenditure item. Jiang Pengji is now very poor and can barely feed his troops. It is difficult to provide one or two hundred sets of sophisticated weapons, let alone equip the entire troops.

"But... even if there is iron ore and it can be mined, how will it be transported out?"

Feng Jin was not a person who liked to argue, but his little friend really needed a beating today. It made his hands itch, and he couldn't help it.

If you are so capable, why not just go to heaven?

"I've heard some people say that if you want to get rich, build roads first, have fewer children and plant more trees... Bah, ignore the last sentence."

Jiang Pengji spoke out the ridicule of the audience in the live broadcast room as soon as her mouth was bald. She said seriously, "The key point is the previous sentence. The prosperity of any place is inseparable from roads extending in all directions. The soil in Xiangyang County is not soft. If it is built A road leading to the outside world can save a lot of inconvenience. As for the money, food and manpower required to build the road, there is no need to worry too much. "

"Corvee?"

Feng Jin frowned. Since ancient times, people have hated corvées, but the imperial orders had to be carried out.

Corvee labor, to put it bluntly, is unpaid physical labor. If you do well, you will not be rewarded. If you do not do well, the whole family will die.

If Jiang Pengji did this as soon as he took office, it would easily arouse the disgust and resistance of the local people.

"That's why I said that Huaiyu is too much of a gentleman. Some things need to be flexible. It's not good to just stick to the rules." Jiang Pengji said, "Ordinary corvee work,

People are afraid to avoid it. Why do you think? Shen Ke was not just a corvee, he was not paid, wasted time and delayed the cultivation of his family's fields. If certain rewards were given to the people, and they would be provided with three meals a day, and when the construction was completed, each household would be exempted from agricultural taxes as appropriate, or could rent farm tools and cattle from the government at a low price, would anyone be unwilling? "

"Where's the money?"

Feng Jin couldn't help but be vulgar and got to the crux of the problem.

Jiang Pengji said it well, but to implement it, we still need to return to the essence - money.

Where does the money come from?

She groaned and shouted outside, "Is Xiaoyu here? Come here."

Not long after, Xu Ke, who was so busy that he was dizzy, came in. The temperature and smell inside the tent were more comfortable than outside.

"Is something wrong, Mr. Lang?"

Jiang Pengji asked, "Have the troops that were sent to search the ruins of various houses come back? What's the result?"

Feng Jin suddenly understood, and his face turned a little green.

Where does the money come from?

"Borrowed" directly from other people's ruins.

Write an IOU, and wait until one day when she has money and the mistress comes to visit, she will pay it back.

However, this opinion was raised by himself, and Feng Jin could only knock out his teeth and swallow his blood.

Before the earthquake, many dignitaries were summering outside the city, so most of the casualties were servants.

There was an earthquake, and officials planned to move the capital. Some families urgently sent their servants back to decorate their luggage and property.

Time was tight, and there weren't many things that could be taken away. The rest were almost all cheap to Jiang Pengji.

Xu Ke's face turned rosy when he heard her mention this. He took out a list from his sleeve, and the treasures listed on it were gratifying.

Those high-ranking officials don't have time, but Jiang Pengji's tribe has a lot of time. They take away everything they can, which can be called a sweep.

When you come, each step is empty-handed; when you leave, each step is full of money.

Jiang Pengji said, "Look, I already have the money."

Feng Jin: "..."

He just wants to be quiet now and don't talk to him.

Jiang Pengji stopped teasing poor Feng Jin and stopped teasing her.

"First, let's count how many people are willing to follow us. Time waits for no one." Just after Jiang Pengji said this, something suddenly occurred to her, "By the way, let's get someone to dress up as ordinary people, and put those Tsing Yi Army, Red Army, etc. Spread the word about the Lotus Sect.”

The audience in the live broadcast room didn't understand why Jiang Pengji did this, but Feng Jin and Xu Ke understood it instantly.

Most of today's people are unable to leave their homeland. Even if they no longer have their homeland and the court does not care about them, many people are still willing to blindly stay where they are rather than follow strange forces to start over in another, even stranger place.

Jiang Pengji wasn't sure how many of the more than 10,000 people were willing to follow her, so she simply used some tricks.

If you follow her, not only will you have meat for every meal, but you will at least have warm porridge for three meals, and your life will be safe.

If they had stayed where they were or gone to other relatives, the mobs on the road alone would have left them dead without any body parts.

Although the reflex arc was a bit long, the audience in the live broadcast room was still very witty, and many people gave Jiang Pengji a 666 for her shamelessness.

[Boss Cao loves your wife]: I won’t even help my second brother to go to the toilet, so I will obey you.

[Big Brother Sells Straw Sandals]: Seeing the anchor so shameless, I suddenly felt relieved. Think about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, when Emperor Liu was defeated, he was reluctant to leave the 100,000 people in Xinye, saying that the people voluntarily followed him with their families. After watching the anchor, I suddenly started to have conspiracy theories...

[Second Brother Dances with a Big Knife]: I have never seen such a shameless person, and he is so shameless and confident, but I just like it.

Jiang Pengji glanced at the barrage and rolled her eyes secretly.

Don’t you know that she is short of people and money now?

If she doesn’t find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, how can she run such a big stall?

In fact, the people have a very high good impression of Jiang Pengji, and many people respect her from the bottom of their hearts.

How many people were rescued from the ruins by her personally?

They can survive, not because the court is so kind and loves the people like their own children, but simply because this young man has a kind heart.

The grace of saving lives is like rebirth.

When the news that Jiang Pengji was about to leave for Xiangyang County spread, and they heard that there were mobs on the road, such as the Green Army and the Red Lotus Sect, they didn't sound like a legitimate organization. Many people were panicked and miserable, fearing that she would abandon them.

Staying in Shangjing would mean death, so why not try to take a chance and start over in a new place?

At least, life would not be more difficult than it is now.

Most young people are willing to follow, but it's not easy for the elderly and children. They don't walk fast, but are a burden.

"Don't worry, old man, anyone who wants to go can go, and you won't abandon any people."

A young man from the army smiled and showed his good teeth, comforting a pair of anxious grandfathers and grandchildren.