coobybook Chapter 464: Construction of the Fiefdom
Chapter 464: Construction of the Fiefdom
The Big Buddha Temple is basically finished. All that is needed is to maintain the flowers and plants inside so that people feel that it is worth the money.
Fortunately, there are all kinds of flowers and trees planted, ensuring that they will bloom in all seasons and you can enjoy the scenery all year round.
The road that Shen Ruyi had sent Butler Li to repair had already been completed and was a flat 3-meter-wide road.
First, they forcibly cleared the area according to the planned route, and compensated those who had occupied other people's fertile land according to the price. If anyone wanted to ask for more or wanted to take advantage of the situation, they would not be able to do so.
The top layer of rotten soil was shoveled away, and a lot of large stones were brought from somewhere else to lay a thick layer, followed by a layer of small stones, and finally a layer of glutinous rice water mixed with cooked soil, and finally it was pressed down to make it firm.
A deep drainage ditch was dug on both sides of the road.
During the construction, Shen Ruyi was willing to spend money to pay high labor costs and provide food, and the road being built was the road that the common people would walk on, so everyone was particularly attentive during the construction process.
The whole village was mobilized, even the elderly and children helped to pick up stones in the river. They put them aside and someone would come to collect them and pay for them.
Therefore, everyone is very satisfied with the construction of this road.
Of course, there were also local gentry who wanted to get involved and make some money, but unfortunately the people sent by Shen Ruyi were just like Shen Ruyi. They were very stubborn and ignored the other party. If anyone showed their claws, they would chop them off on the spot.
They finally reported the case to the county magistrate, who was so frightened that he scolded the other party and said, "Just keep it to yourself and put away your little tricks. Don't you think about who the other party is? Do you think you can afford to offend him? If you want to die, go die by yourself, and don't drag me into this."
Only then did they suppress a series of evil spirits, allowing everything that followed to proceed exceptionally smoothly.
Of course, at the beginning, the county magistrates and legal advisors of the two counties naturally wanted to gain benefits from these projects. What they thought at the beginning was that no matter how high the other party’s official position was, the current official was not as good as the current manager. Even if a dragon came here, it had to be coiled around by them.
But after asking someone to find out what kind of person Shen Ruyi was, they completely stopped. They wanted to make some money, but they didn't want to send their entire family to the guillotine.
This kid is very cruel, but the key point is that he is a favorite of the emperor and can go directly to heaven, so they should just keep quiet.
After the road was repaired, Shen Ruyi had a rough idea of the people in each village. He directly ordered the adjustment of the village clan leaders and village heads. Those who did not do their job and behaved like human beings were arrested and sentenced. Finally, some upright and thoughtful people were selected to take over.
Families who were dissatisfied with the verdict were directly captured by Shen Ruyi's men and sent to do free hard labor. They enslaved and oppressed others before, and now Shen Ruyi used his power to bully them again. It was reasonable for them to pay back in kind.
The appointment letter was issued directly by Shen Ruyi, who didn't care about the county magistrates at all. These two county magistrates were not good people, but they were certainly not the kind that were hated by both humans and gods.
People like them are a normal example of most officials. They take advantage of any benefits they can get, try to smooth things over when things go wrong, and use the amount of money to judge good and bad and to decide cases.
The reason why she lets them continue to sit in their positions is because she hasn't found a successor yet, otherwise she would choose to just get rid of this thing.
As long as the political order at the bottom is kept clear, all the above things will be easy to deal with. By the way, based on the actual performance of each village during road construction, the oxen that arrived first will be distributed to the villages with good performance.
Shen Ruyi conveyed one message: if someone performs well, wants to live a good life, and is willing to obey and follow the policies, she will provide more support.
For those who are incompetent at everything and whose first priority is eating, being poor and destitute is what they deserve. They just have to continue to suffer like that, as they will not get any benefits.
What would the villages with good performance think if the resources were distributed equally to them?
Shen Ruyi's main goal is to do whatever she wants. She spends her own money just to make herself happy. What's the point of being unhappy? Therefore, all the decisions she makes are right, even if they are wrong, and she does not accept any rebuttal.
In a village of normal size, there are two cows. If there is a very large village, there are three cows. In a very small village, there is only one cow.
These cows were temporarily loaned to the village by Shen Ruyi for free. Everyone needs to work together to raise and use them. They can be used for free, but the cows cannot die. Whichever village kills one of them will have to pay for it all. This requires everyone to work together to raise the cows, and they must supervise each other to raise them well and not abuse them.
Also distributed were shovels, hoes, iron plows and other items, which were of course all provided by Shen Ruyi.
After Shen Ruyi's actions, it goes without saying that the people are on her side. The people think very simply, whoever treats them well, they trust and respect.
More importantly, Shen Ruyi's actions directly sidelined the county magistrate and others. She had to let them take action. It would be difficult for her to do so if she didn't. At least she had to do it in public.
Shen Ruyi was just waiting for the other party to make a mistake, to see if they could hold back.
She had many ways to deal with them, but there was an official in the middle, and she couldn't hit the official in the face, so she had to have a good reason to deal with them.
The road construction has come to an end.
By the beginning of August, the renovation and construction projects of the two county towns had been completed by more than half. Shen Ruyi directly posted a rental notice, and the price was not high, in order to heat up the scene first.
Only some people have everything.
Shen Ruyi decided to open a grain seed and vegetable seed shop, a medicinal seed shop, and a fruit seedling shop in those two counties.
Selling seeds and fruit seedlings at a low price and in limited quantities, and teaching people how to plant them at the same time. It's useless for her to know how to do it, only ordinary people can do it.
Shen Ruyi did not wait for the other party to take action. Not only did she not take action, she also came over to rent a house to do business, and her spending was particularly large.
Finally, Shen Ruyi imposed purchase restrictions, requiring each family to rent no more than two shops to avoid monopoly.
Of course, as soon as the county town renovation began, Shen Ruyi sent Shitou over and gave him a large sum of silver to copy the information collection method used in the capital. He had to have a clear idea of what was going on in his own place.
Shitou did not disappoint her. In just a few months, the two counties had been woven into two densely packed networks, and any disturbance in the county would not escape their eyes.
The candidates are all ordinary people who are not very noticeable. They may be the oil seller, the owner of the steamed bun shop, the young man in the restaurant, or the firewood seller.
They don't need to do anything deliberately to harm others. They just need to pay more attention to various information from the outside world in the course of their normal life, remember what they see, and be aware of it.