Chapter 233 Epilogue (4) (1/2)
The imperial examination path for poor families Little sweet-scented osmanthus grandma 3010 words 1 month ago
Seeing the anxiety and fear in the beggars' eyes, Lin Yuanqiu guessed what they were thinking. They thought the government was coming to drive them away.
Lin Yuanqiu did not waste any time and quickly informed everyone of the Holy Spirit's intention to build a resettlement village, including the matter of allocating houses according to households.
In fact, after today's resettlement decree was issued, notices were posted everywhere in the capital. It's just that the beggars are gathering at Chazipo right now and they don't know about it for a while.
The beggars couldn't help but open their eyes when they heard about this great joyous event. What the heck, His Majesty is planning to build a new village to accommodate them?
How is it possible, they are not dreaming?
But the official would not joke with them about such a big event, so this matter must be true!
The beggars were so excited that they couldn't help but look up to the sky. Oh my god, what great virtues did they accumulate in their previous lives to have such a good life?
No, no, no, if you really accumulate virtue, you won't be reduced to a beggar in this life. The reason why we have such a good destiny is all because of the Holy Spirit’s love for the people.
Thinking of this, after getting up from their knees, the beggars hurriedly helped the old man and hurriedly walked to the official road aside, preparing to kowtow to the saint now.
As a subject, it is the proper quality to be grateful in the heart and know the kindness and act accordingly. Knowing that the beggars wanted to thank the saint, Lin Yuanqiu naturally would not stop them.
At noon, the people in the capital hurried towards the palace after seeing a group of smiling beggars entering the city.
Everyone couldn't help but be curious and didn't understand what was going on. But soon everyone thought about today's placement notice, so these people went to thank the Holy One, right?
I have only ever heard of royal nobles, ministers and officials thanking the emperor for their kindness. It is really unheard of for a large group of beggars to come to express their gratitude to the emperor.
As a result, many people who liked to join in the fun followed the beggars and walked to Dong'an Street.
The palace is such an important place that ordinary people are not allowed to approach it easily. When they arrived at Dong'an Street, about four or five hundred meters away from the palace gate, the beggars stopped and then faced the palace gate and plopped down on the ground and knelt down, kowtowing with tears in their eyes:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for providing a place for the common people!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving Xiaomin and his family!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Hundreds of beggars expressed their heartfelt gratitude, which made everyone present moved.
The guard quickly reported the beggars thanking themselves outside the palace gate.
Emperor Jingchang was reviewing memorials in the imperial study. When he heard Xiao Guizi's arrival, he put down his ink pen and then gave instructions, "Give each person one tael of silver and let them settle down safely!"
The beggars never expected that there would be an unexpected surprise. After receiving the silver reward respectfully, they all had their heads banging: "Thank you, God, for your grace! Thank you, God, for your grace!"
There were many impassioned and insightful people among the people watching. Seeing such a scene where the emperor, the saints and the people were at peace, they immediately knelt down in front of the palace gate and said, "My great Jing Dynasty will last forever, long live the emperor!"
Upon hearing this, the people present felt their hearts surge with excitement, and they all knelt down and shouted: "Long live the Emperor!"
Xiao Guizi learned everything that happened outside the palace gate to Emperor Jingchang.
Listen, especially the part where the people chanted "The king is safe and the people are safe for generations to come."
As a king who had just received his destiny, Emperor Jingchang must be lying if he said he was not proud of being recognized and supported by the people under his rule.
Emperor Jingchang remembered what his father once said to him, "The ministers are virtuous and the monarch is saint." His father said that only when ministers are virtuous can the monarch be sage. Similarly, only when the monarch and his ministers are in harmony can the politics be clear.
And Shangshu Lin is the virtuous man by his side. Just like what happened today, it is precisely because of Shangshu Lin's original suggestions that he can make a resettlement policy that wins the hearts of the people.
Gentlemen are harmonious but different; villains are harmonious but not harmonious. Emperor Jingchang most appreciated Lin Yuanqiu's unique wisdom and his way of doing things that he never blindly agreed with. For an emperor, such ministers are rare.
When the new emperor came to the throne, although he did not change the past, many officials were dismissed due to the previous attempts by the eldest prince and the second prince to usurp the throne. It can be said that the court is short of manpower now, especially those who are talented and loyal. man of.
Emperor Jingchang could understand why his father left the promotion of Lin Yuanqiu to him. He probably wanted to leave the support to himself so that in the future, the monarch and his ministers could get along well with each other and manage the government more easily.
Emperor Jingchang was a little tearful. His father had good intentions for the sake of the country and the country of Jing Dynasty. Therefore, I must keep in mind my father's teachings, work hard to govern, and not neglect government affairs, so that the great scenery will be consolidated for generations to come.
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On the second day, Lin Yuanqiu began the detailed layout of the resettlement village.
Just like in Dinghu County, land planning was done first. Lin Yuanqiu had people measure the land for building houses, and the selected plots were all bare and relatively barren. As for the slightly fertile areas covered with weeds, Lin Yuanqiu planned to reserve them for growing grain.
Chapter 233 Epilogue (4) (2/2)
The imperial examination path for poor families Little sweet-scented osmanthus grandma 3010 words 1 month ago
In Lin Yuanqiu's words, food and housing are the most important thing in life. Now that a stable residence has been solved, the next step is the problem of food rations, and the most direct way to obtain food is to own your own land.
There are more than 100 acres of wasteland and barren hills in Chazipo. As long as the beggars are willing to put in the effort to cultivate it, it will definitely not be a problem to fill their stomachs in the future.
According to the land decree of the Great Jing Dynasty, for any land that was reclaimed, the yamen would not only register the land in the name of the land developer, but also enjoy the preferential treatment of being exempted from paying grain taxes for three years. Everyone knows the principle of "ploughing the land to eat". After receiving the land reclamation order, the beggars were as excited as if they had been given blood. They immediately went to the city to buy tools for reclaiming the land, including hoes, sickles, and bamboo crawlers. .
As for the money spent to buy these things, of course they were earned from previous work. The beggars were reluctant to spend the silver rewarded by the Holy Spirit. Speaking of which, the silver reward is engraved with the word "imperial gift". Of course, such a treasure should be kept as a heirloom for future generations.
In addition to beggars who lead their parents, wives and children, there are also many who are single. The housing area allocated to such beggars will definitely not be as large as that of a family with a family. Lin Yuanqiu specially designed a house plus a kitchen As well as a small courtyard for toilets to accommodate them, such a courtyard can not only make people live comfortably, but also save a lot of land.
Finally, a homestead was allocated to each household by drawing lots, and the next step was to prepare for the construction of the house.
For the manpower to build the house, Lin Yuanqiu discussed with Yan Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and asked him to help find a group of craftsmen to build the house. It does not require much exquisite craftsmanship. After all, ordinary houses are different from the Ancestral Temple in that there are no carved beams and painted pillars. The craftsmen only need to know how to build the house.
Just lay bricks and tiles, and be able to set up ridges, purlins and rafters.
Yan Shangshu was extremely happy. Placing the beggars was a decree issued by the Holy One. If the Ministry of Works could help them complete it well, then they would definitely be praised by the Holy One.
Especially as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, I will definitely leave a good impression on the Holy Lord.
There are many private masons and carpenters registered in the Ministry of Works, so it is not difficult to find people. Yan Shangshu directly found dozens of craftsmen who had previously built Ruyi Square. Ruyifang is a royal workshop that specializes in painting royal vessels, such as screens, decorations, mother-of-pearl, lacquer filling, carving, plate boxes, and fan handles.
After the materials for building a house were prepared, the construction of the resettlement houses in Chazipo officially started.
As soon as they heard the good news of the start of construction, many people in the capital rushed to Chazipo, wanting to see the grand house-building scene.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is grand. In order to speed up the construction of houses, Emperor Jingchang specially transferred more than a hundred soldiers and guards from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, plus dozens of masons and bricklayers, as well as many who took the initiative to work as handymen. old beggar.
For a time, Chazipo was very busy.
Not far away, there are many beggars who are working hard to open up wasteland with hoes. The sooner they pick up the land, the sooner they can plant food.
As for the slightly older beggars, they are all in the wasteland reclaimed by their families. The little ones used bamboo crawlers to spread out the weeds hoeed by their parents, and then tied them into grass knots after drying, which would be perfect for making fires for cooking.
Since the construction of the resettlement village began, in addition to the people in the capital, many officials from the capital would come and walk around from time to time. I saw houses rising from the ground, then to roofs with tiles, and fields that were reclaimed from wasteland and planted with food.
At this time, all the officials had only one thought in their minds, that is, with such political achievements, it was almost certain that Lin Shangshu would be promoted to one and a half levels.
Ding Shilang and Zhang Shilang had the same idea, so during these days, the two unwilling people were racking their brains, thinking about how to make Lin Shangshu busy in vain.
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Time soon came to October. After three months of busy work, all the resettlement houses in Chazipo were finally completed.
Lin Yuanqiu and the accountant checked all the accounts, and then compiled the list.
The more than 5,000 taels of silver remaining from the renovation of the Ancestral Temple, in addition to building 160 resettlement houses in Chazipo, also built a rice pounding room, and dug six wells in the village, which can be regarded as providing the beggars with great support for their future lives. Great convenience.
After sorting out the accounts, Lin Yuanqiu handed over the remaining more than a thousand taels of silver, as well as forty-two keys to the empty house, together with the account books.
These empty houses were specially built by Emperor Jingchang. According to his wishes, they were prepared for disaster. If there were people who needed to be resettled in the future, they could be accommodated directly without looking for other places.
After living in the thatched shed for half a year, the beggars were full of eagerness to move into a new home. It’s no wonder they were so impatient. It was getting cold that day. The grass shed that leaked air everywhere couldn’t block the cold air. They would often be woken up by the cold wind when they slept at night. The most important thing is that the sorghum and autumn beans in the field will be harvested soon, and there must be a place to store them by then.
That's right, the beggars planted autumn beans and sorghum in the previously reclaimed wasteland. After three months of growth, it is now a bumper harvest.
So now is the time to move to a new home.
Emperor Jingchang personally gave the name of the resettlement village and replaced the original name of "Chazipo" with the word "Anxi".
"An" means peace and stability, while "Xi" means happiness and joy. It couldn't match the joyful mood of the beggars at this moment.
In this way, the "new villagers" of Anxi Village moved into their new homes amidst bursts of joyful firecrackers, and then began the intensive harvest of grain.
It can be said that the whole family is full of joy.
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