"This problem is very easy to solve!"
Zhang Feng decided to open up as well.
"Didn't I just say that my academy has fifty thousand mu of land? How long will it take to reclaim the land? I can't wait that long! "
"So, if we sell the grain, those who have money will buy it. What about those who don't? Don't worry, I have a lot of work waiting for people to do! "
Wow!
Everyone was shocked.
Even the old scholar couldn't help but frown. "Fengzi, is this what you mean by 'work in lieu of work'?"
If that was the case, then it would be easy to handle.
There were many stubborn students in Chang 'an University. He only heard about it from those guys by chance. Finally, he asked Li Gang and Jingshu about it, and then hurried over to ask Zhang Feng.
What was going on?
But he didn't expect that after all the fuss, it turned out to be this.
At that moment, Li Chengqian and Du Gou finally squeezed into the little tavern. Only then did they finally ask, "Fengzi, could it be that you want these people to work for you, and then you want to convert the food into food for them?"
Zhang Feng saw the two of them and asked, "Have you found a carpenter?"
"Not yet. But first, tell me if it's the same as what I said."
Li Chengqian's mind was full of ideas.
Zhang Feng pointed at the wine cabinet. Li Chengqian was very tactful. He quickly ran over and fetched a few jugs of wine. Without greeting the people at the door, he poured a bowl of wine for the four of them. Only then did he look at Zhang Feng with a strange expression.
"Li Chengqian is right. This thing is actually something that the academy will pass on to you in the future. Don't ask for it now, I'm not in the mood to tell you. Let's talk about this' work in lieu of work '. Now, you can see that the people who will come will definitely be those poor people who can't even afford to eat."
"But our Xiao Mountain only has so much food, and we definitely can't stop the production. So I thought of a way, and that is to use labor to replace labor! Everyone will work in Xiao Mountain according to the market price. Every night, someone will come to settle your daily wages. After that, you can get food. However, you can only exchange for food once every five days! "
"As for the rest of the time, most of the time, you work for me, and I'll take care of your meals! This is called using labor to replace labor! "
"That's not right! Feng Zi, if you put it this way, this isn't how we should settle the score, right? "
Du Gou frowned and said, "You see, with the current market price, a person can only earn two coins in a day. Under normal circumstances, they can only earn one coin. But if you exchange for food every five days, then wouldn't that be …"
Zhang Feng glared at him.
"You're the best!"
"Are you stupid? This person works for me and his meals are provided. What does he need food for? Isn't it for his family to eat? So I give them food every five days, one catty each time. This is calculated according to their accounts. This way, won't everyone be able to survive five days? "
"But remember! One household in a straight line! "
"For example, if you have five people in your account and all five of you come to work, then you'll only be given one catty of food. Don't ask why. Logically speaking, this catty of food shouldn't be given, but Feng Zi's conscience can't bear it! So I'll also give you one catty of food. Of course, you can also choose to ask for money. "
"If it's five days, each person will be given five coins. Five people together, that's twenty-five coins."
Zhang Feng was not stupid.
He had already calculated all these things clearly.
This was also to make the best use of the least amount of food. After all, he only had twenty thousand dans. This thing would be used up easily.
"Then I understand!"
Li Chengqian slapped his thigh and pointed at Zhu Zi. His sister said excitedly, "Now that you've said it, I understand. He's also a labor?"
At this moment, even the old scholar couldn't help but frown.
If steamed buns were considered labor, then wouldn't it be a huge loss?
What could she do if she went?
Serve tea and water?
Zhang Feng looked at Li Chengqian as if he was looking at an idiot.
"If this food was yours, steamed buns would want it. Even that bedridden old man would dare to take it! Tell me, what are they going to do? They're going to open up a wasteland! To build an academy! "
Zhang Feng said speechlessly.
But when he saw that everyone's expression was a little strange, he couldn't help but add, "Well, that doesn't mean they can't go!"
"They'll definitely go! It's just that they'll be given two bowls of porridge every day, one in the morning and one in the evening. They don't have to work! "
"…"
When everyone heard this, they finally understood the procedure of work in lieu of labor in their minds.
So this was what work in lieu of labor was all about?
Was this also something that Zhang Feng would teach in the academy in the future?
Zhu Zi's father and Old He couldn't help but change the way they looked at Zhu Zi.
If this was true, then didn't it mean that Zhu Zi could really go to the academy?
But …
This still wouldn't do.
Zhang Feng swept his gaze across the crowd, before his gaze finally landed on Du Gou, who had been drinking all this while, grabbing some jerky from the wine cabinet and gobbling it down. He said, "From now on, the daily distribution of food and porridge, as well as the statistics of everyone's work, will be left to you!"
"Pfft —!"
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