Chapter 1750
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"Including what I ate in my previous life, isn't that more than you?" Yun Ruoyue winked playfully.
"…" That seemed to be the case. Chu Xuanchen was speechless.
Yun Ruoyue said, "Alright, I won't joke with you anymore. Time is of the essence now, and digging the pond requires a lot of manpower. Since Zhang Shifan isn't willing to provide manpower, we can spend money and let the commoners dig the pond. This way, the commoners can earn their own living by working in exchange for food, giving them something to do. They won't become refugees and solve the problem of not being able to survive due to the flood. Secondly, we can mobilize their enthusiasm and increase their collective sense of honor. "
"Collective sense of honor?" Chu Xuanchen asked.
Yun Ruoyue nodded. "Yes, during a great disaster, if the country mobilizes the commoners' collective nature and lets them participate, it will increase the commoners' cohesion and sense of patriotism. For example, we can encourage the commoners to donate money and let them have a sense of participation and dedication. It seems like the disaster was resolved and the country became better because of them. Only by mobilizing the commoners' enthusiasm and making them united to save the country together will the commoners have a sense of belonging to the country. This way, everyone will feel that the country became better because of their own efforts, and everyone will be more patriotic. "
"I see. Then Wang will send people to post notices on the streets tomorrow and recruit commoners to dig the pond, "Chu Xuanchen said.
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Early the next morning, Chu Xuanchen sent people to post notices and recruit workers.
The conditions on the notice were that the workers would be provided with food, and each person would be paid ten copper coins a day.
When the commoners heard that not only would they be provided with food, but they would also be paid. They didn't have food to eat, so when they saw the notice, they quickly signed up and crowded the registration desk.
Soon, they had recruited five thousand people.
At the same time, Chu Xuanchen summoned all the officials and told them to go and plunder the land for the pond.
If they wanted to dig a pond, they had to first use money to acquire the land. After that, they could start digging.
The officials immediately went to acquire the land, and they tried to only acquire land with poor quality.
Money made the world go round. As long as they paid the right price, many commoners were willing to sell their worthless land to the government.
In this way, the officials first acquired several plots of land, and then Chu Xuanchen ordered the workers to start digging ponds.
However, at this moment, Mo Li suddenly came to report, "Your Highness, we've encountered obstacles when we were acquiring land in the west of the city!"
"What obstruction?" Chu Xuanchen asked coldly.
Mo Li said, "The pieces of land that we wanted to requisition happened to belong to Zhang Shifan's family. We offered him a suitable price, but he didn't agree. He said that it was his family's land and his Zhang Family's ancestral grave was buried there. Even if the prince gave him more money, he wouldn't sell it. Then, he brought the nearby landlords to cause trouble in the fields. Now, most of the landlords don't agree with us. I'm afraid the land acquisition will be troublesome. "
"Zhang Shifan, in order to go against Wang, he actually disregarded the lives of the common people. Wang wants to meet him personally. Lord Chen, Lord Yang, please go with Wang. Wang wants you to be witnesses, "Chu Xuanchen said.
Chen Xi hesitated, then nodded.
Yang Shixun also nodded.
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When Chu Xuanchen led everyone to the west of the city, he saw that Jiang Ning and the drunkard, Yu Wenxian, had already arrived.
The two of them were talking to Zhang Shifan, as if they were trying to persuade him.
Chu Xuanchen didn't expect Jiang Ning to be here at this time. Previously, when he gathered everyone to discuss flood-control matters, Jiang Ning claimed to be ill and didn't come.
He didn't expect him to be here today.
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