Chapter 128 The people are the water, the people are the roots
He ordered the craftsmen to continue repairing, and they must build more in each village before the coldest. At the same time, he calculated the firewood reserves in each village. If there was no kang, there was no firewood.
Fortunately, most of Yanjiang City is made up of mountains. When it was said that there might be a cold winter, everyone prepared a lot of firewood. The poor people also took the opportunity to make some money and bought a lot of coarse grains.
The weather suddenly turned cold, so He Yunxi wanted to get some mutton soup to eat. Unfortunately, Lu Yan had recently driven away the carriage, so he had to wait until tomorrow to buy some.
There is nothing to do now. Several little ones are studying with Liu in the room. She plans to go to the workshop below to have a look.
When she got off the mountain, she saw Wang Erya not far away.
When Wang Erya saw her, she didn't come close to her like before, but turned around and ran away.
He Yunxi looked at her back, his face getting darker and darker.
Liang Jinxi saw not many people in the village at first. He saw Wang Erya before going up the mountain that day, and those people behind him came after him.
Could it be her?
At this time, several villagers came out of the workshop dejectedly. When they saw He Yunxi, they stopped to say hello to her.
He Yunxi's thoughts were interrupted. She responded with a smile. Seeing everyone's sad faces, she asked: "Uncles, what's wrong with you?"
"The weather has been cold recently, and fewer people are buying tofu. Many people want to save money for emergencies." One person said, "Let's talk about it and halve the amount of tofu we want."
He Yunxi was not surprised by this situation. Everyone already knew that it was a cold winter this year, so they would naturally save more money for emergencies. No matter how delicious tofu is, it is only eaten as a dish, so it will definitely have an impact.
"But fortunately, we made some money before. We have exchanged a lot of whole grains for home, and with the help of your brothers from your mother's side to make the kang, we will definitely be able to survive this cold winter." Another person said, "Yunxi, thank you very much.
, if it weren’t for you and your mother’s family, it would be difficult for us to survive this cold winter.”
After Li Chengchuan and others finished making the kang in their own village, they came to Wangjiacun to make it. Each one cost 400 Wen, which was less than what they earned outside. But they thought very simply. They made it for the people of Wangjiacun first. People in Wangjiacun remembered that
If you follow their kindness, my sister may have an easier time here in the future.
Now in the Li family, the women stay at home and make tempeh, while the men go out to make kang. They can finish three kangs every day and earn 200 cash per kang, which means they can earn 600 cash every day. After working for a month,
Kang, earned almost twenty taels of silver, plus the money recently earned from selling black beans, the Li family's current savings are forty and fifty taels.
Li Zhigui spent ten taels of silver to strengthen the current house and built three more rooms, so that everyone could live more comfortably.
They used to build it in various villages, but now that their reputation has spread, people from the county are coming. They will bid flexibly based on the situation of those people. Those rich households will charge one or two silver to build a kang, which is euphemistically called
Expedited fee.
At this price, the wealthy businessmen in the county are afraid that they will not be able to make it, so they have to increase the price themselves to give priority to the work. Some who are not short of money want to make a kang for their old mother to show their filial piety, and each kang has been increased to five taels of silver.
Of course Li Zhifu and the others will satisfy these wealthy businessmen, and there is a quota for one such wealthy businessman per day.
This is another story.
People in Wangjiacun used to have a very hard time in winter. They had to survive without food or money. This year, they sold tofu for more than a month, and almost every household made a lot of money, some of which were as much as two taels of silver.
, the less one also made one or two.
This income is their income for half a year. And after listening to He Yunxi, they all switched to grain early, which is enough to last this winter. Even if the price of grain increases now, it has little to do with them.
If they had not listened to He Yunxi and bought food earlier, they would have bought much less for the same money now.
They were really grateful to He Yunxi.
"Do you have enough firewood?" He Yunxi asked.
"That's enough. After selling the tofu, everyone went up to the mountains to chop a lot of it, and every household stored a lot of firewood. It's enough to burn for a whole winter."
"Yes, our village is close to the mountains, and we always have firewood in stock."
"That's good." He Yunxi smiled, "Our place is convenient, but other places are not so convenient. If there is less tofu sold later and you have more time, you can also chop some firewood and sell it. This year's cold winter
, I think the price of firewood will also increase a lot."
"Yeah! Why didn't I think of that?" A villager patted his head, "If we don't have tofu, we can still sell firewood. Let's go chop some while it hasn't snowed yet."
"Yes, let's go now. Yunxi, let's go first!"
"Okay, uncles, walk slowly."
"Sister, they are very respectful to you." Liang Jinxi didn't know when she came down. Standing behind her, she saw everyone talking to her. After they left, she came over. "They were all very happy."
"Because they know that they can survive this winter." He Yunxi said, "I have said before that the people's pursuit is very simple, just to survive. As long as they can have enough food and clothing, they don't have to go hungry, and they don't know how to dress.
If they don't avoid the cold, they will be very satisfied. Xiaojin, they are your people, and letting the people live a good life is what your royal family should do. Likewise, if the people live a good life, they will give you rewards."
"What can they give us in return?"
"I once heard someone say that the people are the water and the king is the boat. Water can carry the boat and also capsize it." He Yunxi said, "In troubled times, there are many rebellions. Have you ever seen rebellions in the prosperous times?"
Liang Jinxi thought deeply, as if he had never heard of people revolting during the prosperous times.
He Yunxi continued: "If a country is rich, its people will be strong, and if its people are strong, the country will be prosperous. If the country is prosperous, its people will be safe, and if the people will be safe, the world will be peaceful. A truly powerful country not only has a powerful royal family, a strong army, a rich treasury, but also strong people and people.
It is also a root, and the royal family is a tree. Only when the foundation is strong can the trees on the ground become more luxuriant."
Liang Jinxi thought for a while, then cupped her hands towards He Yunxi and said, "Xiao Jin understands, thank you sister for your teaching."
He Yunxi went to hold his hand: "What kind of teachings do I have? It's just some nonsense I said in books before. As long as you don't think I'm teaching you nonsense."
"No. Sister, what I said makes sense." Liang Jinxi said seriously.
In the past, the Crown Prince and Tutor taught him to always look at the people from a high place. He never really took the people in his eyes and kept them in mind, and he never even thought about whether the people were important to the royal family. Every time there was a disaster,
The royal family went to provide disaster relief, but he didn't feel anything.
Today, for the first time, he saw hope and satisfaction in the smiles of the people. This feeling was deeper than he had ever felt before.