Chapter 303: Preparing to Build a Firearms Workshop
The rescue of Yan'an Prefecture has become a festival for everyone in Yan'an Prefecture.
The retreat of the bandits and their reappearance has made the people in Yan'an Mansion full of vitality. This year is a year of great disaster and a year of decline in all industries. After the panic of the bandits siege the city, the first thing the people in the city have to consider is
, how should you and your relatives survive this year?
When almost everyone was out of food, the government began to give out porridge regularly. However, the number of porridge given out only covered a very small part of the people. With the reopening of grain shops in the city, the number of porridge given out by the government increased.
, not only has it become rare, but the objects of porridge are only limited to those refugees from outside or people who come to visit relatives.
This is not a good thing for the tens of thousands of people who originally lived in Yan'an Prefecture.
This means that they have to earn enough money to buy food from grain stores. Otherwise, with their little savings and the ever-increasing food prices, no one can guarantee how long their family can support themselves.
A few days ago, before the bandits came, the government recruited a lot of refugees to work. Although the work was hard work of digging trenches, boiling salt, and repairing city walls, with almost no wages, the government was in charge of the food.
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That means that labor can also be exchanged for food.
It's just that the local people in Yan'an Prefecture are from all walks of life. They definitely don't know how to do this kind of work. It's good for the people to respond to the government's call and help defend the city. How can they do the same thing as the refugees?
things.
The thieves have retreated!
A large number of refugees who originally poured into the city were slowly resettled outside the city. The government built two large camps in the east and west outside the city, and even a thousand-household residence for officers and soldiers.
They can accommodate thousands of people, and when building these camps, the government still uses the old method. They recruit craftsmen and young men and distribute rations in lieu of wages. Within a few days, the camp was erected.
At this time, the people in the city began to become unbalanced again. They felt that the refugees from outside were robbing their mouths. How many refugees were there outside the city? How much food would the government distribute every day? If there were no outsiders,
These refugees and this food could have been left in Yan'an Prefecture and in the rice bowls of locals like them.
At present, food is the hard currency in the city, and all walks of life are already in decline. If wages are paid with food, it will be very popular.
These local people even incited many local squires to go to the magistrate's office to intercede with the magistrate. Although they dare not say that they will drive away all the refugees, at least the government should give priority to employment and food distribution.
Take care of the local people!
Song Gun received several waves of squires who came to intercede in this way, and his head was a little big. This matter did not count for him as the prefect of Yan'an Prefecture, but for the boss of Nanhaiwei to say it. Now it seems that every day
It is food distributed by the government. In fact, others don’t know where this food comes from, so why doesn’t he know?
That was all obtained in exchange for the green salt that the refugees worked up day and night in the salt fields outside the city. Yan'an Prefecture and the Yanyun Yamen just had a name, and they could receive different proportions of benefits from it. This kind of thing
, how could he explain to these squires.
To put it even worse, even the few grain shops in the city that seem to have a constant supply of grain are selling Nanhai Wei Jiangwan’s face. With the current price of grain in Shanxi, it has already been sold in Yan’an Prefecture.
Even if the price does not include the transportation expenses on the road, Song Gun did some calculations and found that almost all of these grain merchants made no money, or even lost money. He did not dare to ask what the relationship between these grain merchants and Jiang Wan was.
I have reached a deal, but I am afraid that I will get into trouble.
If Jiang Wan knew that he was interested in intervening in their transaction, and if he really left Yan'an Mansion regardless of his life or death, he would really be blinded by Yan'an Mansion.
"Brother Zhou, you can see now that I, the prefect, am really exhausted!"
In his government office, there are now a few more middle-aged scribes, who are mainly responsible for the money and food matters between the government office and Nanhaiwei. The leader is Zhou Jue, the brother named by Song Gun.
"Master Song is a person who can work hard!" Zhou Jue laughed: "Now the people all over the city regard Master Song as their reborn parents. If you can do this as an official, the students think that our officials in the world can be said to be only a handful.
number!"
"I would rather not be this reborn parent!" Song Gun sighed: "I'm afraid this matter will have to fall on Brother Zhou. Let's see if Brother Zhou can report it to Commander Jiang. When hiring people outside the city, please consider me more.
People in the city!"
He shook his head: "The people in the city are also suffering. As far as I know, there are already many families who do not have overnight rations. Basically, everything that can be sold is sold. It is not surprising that children are sold.
"Last year, a girl in the dental shop was paid three taels of silver, but she had to be trained well and would be able to serve others. However, this year's price is one tael of silver each, and she is still rushing to sign a deed of sale!"
"Actually, our commander has already had an idea about this matter!" Zhou Jue nodded: "Refugees are refugees after all. It is easy to conceal their origins and background. If they are local people in Yan'an Prefecture, then,
Whether your wealth is clean and whether you have committed adultery and committed a crime, the government will know clearly!"
"Oh?" Song Gun's eyes suddenly lit up: "It turns out that Commander Jiang had made arrangements a long time ago. Why didn't he tell me? My hair has turned a lot gray here!"
"That's because the person Master Jiang is waiting for has not arrived from Beijing yet!" Zhou Jue said: "Sir Song, you have also seen that the soldiers and horses of Nanhai Guard are equipped with a large number of firearms. These firearms are so sharp that Master Song must also
You still remember that, unlike the firearms assembled by ordinary soldiers and horses, Nanhaiwei's firearms, whether they are projectiles, gunpowder, or even the firearms themselves, are all specially made by the Ministry of Industry."
He explained with a smile: "After Mr. Jiang's investigation, it was discovered that there are saltpeter mines in Yan'an Prefecture, so Mr. Jiang and Mr. Xu used their connections in Beijing and invited several adults from the Ministry of Industry who specialize in firearms and some
Craftsmen come to Yan'an Prefecture and set up a production workshop here!"
"Such an important workshop must use reliable people!" Song Gun became serious.
"That's it. This workshop cannot be built outside the city, it must be in the city. How to choose a site, how to build it, and even how to recruit craftsmen all require the full cooperation of the government. Naturally, whether it is a saltpeter mine or
Well, whether it’s a workshop or even if the craftsmen want to recruit a large number of apprentices, they all need to employ people. Can’t the matter that Mr. Song is worried about right now be solved?”
"It's not a complete solution, but it solves an urgent need!" Song Gun smiled and nodded, "It would be better if we could use more people!"
"Master Jiang seems to have a plan for this, but since he didn't give any instructions, I think I have to tell Master Song personally, so I won't say more!"
"However, whether it is selecting a site, building a house, recruiting craftsmen, apprentices, or even miners, it all requires money and food!" Song Gun asked hesitantly: "Brother Zhou, the current situation of my Yan'an government office.
You know better than me, you should know that the government really can’t come up with this money and food!”