Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 4 Maternity Subsidy
Chai An saw Chai Jin's plan and couldn't help praising him, saying: "The owner of the village is all for the people of Chaijiazhuang, but the tenants are poor and can't afford any money or food."

"The tenants don't need to pay a penny of food and money. Our family pays all the money and food. Road construction, water conservancy repairs, just food, no wages, Uncle An thinks the people will have any objections." Chai Jin asked.

Chai An patted his thigh, and said: "This is for the good of all the people. As long as the publicity is in place, we will take care of the food. There is no need to pay wages, the owner can rest assured that it is now the slack season. As long as you order 4000 to [-] people, you can still work." It’s enough to gather enough, but building roads is not as good as farming, and requires more tools, and you have to buy some good iron. Things have to be done step by step, first build roads, and then build water conservancy.”

"Okay, let's build the road first. Let's start making arrangements today and start promoting it."

Chai An is very experienced in handling affairs. There are people in the village who are in charge of publicity. They walk around the streets carrying gongs to publicize.There are one hundred mules and one hundred carts for carrying the soil.

In the early morning of the next day, the Zhuang Ding all got up early, some went to the fields, and some fed the animals.At this time, the copper bell under the big locust tree in the square of East Village rang urgently.Ding ding ding, copper bells are usually not knocked easily, as long as they are knocked, there is something, either bandits or wild animals.

Ten minutes later, hundreds of people gathered in the square.Gaotai Chai Jin stood imposingly on it, with a notice on red paper pasted next to it.Chai Jin was smiling while standing on the high platform, it seemed that something good happened.

Seeing that people were almost coming, Chai Jin cleared his throat and said, "Everyone be quiet, and listen to me announce a few things."

The noisy crowd fell silent, and Chai Jin said: "First, starting today, Chaijiazhuang, East and West Villages will reward two hens and one hundred catties of white rice no matter who gets a wife or gives birth to a child. For those who cannot afford to raise children, the village can give more subsidies, but there is one thing, if anyone dares to abandon a baby, they will definitely report to the officials and punish them severely."

The crowd suddenly boiled, and the landlords and the owners were trying to get the tenants to pay more and withhold more money. They wanted to dig three feet of the land. When will the farmers see the money back?

An elderly man asked: "Boss, are you kidding me, a hundred catties of white rice and two hens?"

You must know that white rice is rice. Although Cangzhou is also a rice producing area at this time, there are few paddy fields and low yields. One catty of white rice can be worth five catties of sorghum rice.

Chai Jin laughed and said, "Old Li, you are joking. Who am I Chai Jin? I am a nail if I spit. Your three sons marry a wife. Look, I will give you a meter or two less."

Everyone laughed, Lao Li scratched his head in embarrassment, and said, "Those three boys in my family are stupid and ugly, I wonder if they can find a wife."

A timid young man next to him, who was dark and strong, stood up and said, "Master, that's a coincidence, my wife gave birth to a boy early this morning, so I don't have to take it."

Chai Jin saw it, recognized Tiedan, a tenant in the village, and said with a smile: "That's a coincidence, if your wife gave birth yesterday, she wouldn't have given it to you, but today she can, you go to the side to register, and quickly get it."

Chai Jin pointed to the table next to him, there was a document there, Tie Dan's black face was flushed with excitement, this was a hundred catties of white rice, and two old hens.Tie Dan’s family is living a tight life. There are only a few dozen catties of millet left in the family. The daughter-in-law is confinement and can’t even drink chicken soup. The eight-foot-tall man is still secretly wiping tears.

Happiness came so suddenly, Tie Dan wiped his hands on his clothes, registered and pressed his fingerprints, and the guy behind brought over a bag of rice and two hens.

Everyone gathered around to watch the excitement, Chai Jin opened his pocket, grabbed a handful of white rice, and said, "Everyone can see clearly, is it white rice?"

"It's really white rice, the best white rice. And this hen is really fat." Everyone said, envious and jealous, wishing that their wives would give birth to a baby today.

Tie Dan took the things and kept saying, "Thank you, the owner, and thank you, the officials."

Chai Jin said: "Your wife has just given birth to a child, and the family cannot live without people. You should go back first."

"Okay, thank you Master."

Tie Dan bent down, picked up the rice, picked up the chicken, and walked home like flying. Home is not far away, only a few hundred meters away.

Before entering the yard, Tie Dan yelled away: "Mother, daughter-in-law, look what I brought back."

Tie Danniang just bought a piece of tofu and was about to cook something delicious for her daughter-in-law. She was happy and surprised when she saw her son carrying the food and two chickens.

"Tie Dan, where did you get it? Could it be on credit?" Tie Danniang asked in surprise.

Tie Dan bared his teeth and said with a smile: "With our conditions, who would dare to give us credit. This is issued by a high-ranking official, and the childbirth subsidy is free. Two hens, one hundred catties of rice."

Tie Danniang quickly opened it, and it turned out to be white rice, and the hen was also a fat hen.

Tie Danniang said: "I'll sharpen the knife and kill one to feed my daughter-in-law."

The daughter-in-law had just given birth, and when she was lying on the bed, she heard it and said weakly, "Mother, don't kill the chicken, save the chicken for the eggs to eat. There is white rice, just buy some pork bones to stew the white rice."

Tie Danniang said: "Son, the high official treats us well, we have to admit that although he sent it for free, if there is a chance, we must repay the high official."

"Mother, don't worry, I know it well, I will do a good job in road construction in the next few days."

Leaving aside the matter of Tie Dan's family, let's just talk about the excitement in the square. Everyone is very satisfied with this marriage subsidy and maternity subsidy. , Even the child was thrown into the water and drowned as soon as it was born.

Chai Jin returned to the high platform, and began to talk about the second thing at the top of his voice: "It's a pain to be uneducated. You have to hire someone to write a letter, and you can't even calculate it. I decided to expand the school in our village. It is free from seven to 14 years old." Read and read, and take care of meals at noon every day. In the future, if conditions permit, a kindergarten will be established to be responsible for the education and care of children aged three to six, so that everyone can have more time to work."

There was another commotion, and everyone whispered to each other.The literacy rate of these Zhuangding tenants is very low, and most of them are illiterate.Everyone is illiterate, but they are still very eager for reading and literacy. As the saying goes, everything is inferior, only reading is high.Zhu Zigui in the Manchu dynasty was a scholar.

"It's great, my kid doesn't have to go wild anymore," said a woman.

"It's a great thing. I used to want to study, but I couldn't afford to go to school. Now I can go to school for free. My child is thirteen, and he can study for two years. I don't have high requirements, as long as he can write his own name. said another woman.

Everyone discussed for a long time, and they all supported the opening of the school.

Chai Jin said again: "Let's talk about the third project that will benefit the whole village. Roads and bridges will be built from the East Village to the West Village. From now on, going out will be a smooth journey. In the future, everyone will have a carriage and ride comfortably without bumps."

Compared with the first two items, although the third item is also a good thing, I am afraid that work and effort are indispensable.

"If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Farming can only provide food and clothing, and sideline work can make you rich." Chai Jin said.

Someone asked: "What kind of sideline business can we have in this village?"

"What kind of sideline business? There are too many sideline businesses. I won't talk about the most common raising cattle, sheep, livestock, chickens and ducks. In addition to collecting herbs in the mountains and planting herbs on the ground, you can make money, and it's a lot of money, which is better than food For money. Let’s talk about salvia root on the roadside, seven or eight yuan a catty, and if you collect dozens of catties a day, it’s a few hundred yuan. There’s also pepper, fifty or sixty yuan a catty. There’s also wheat straw, which can be sold for money , as long as the roads are open and more vendors come, everyone’s good days will come.” Chai Jin said with a mouthful of spittle, and if it can’t be realized, he first draws the big cake before talking about it.

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