Chapter 551: Work, work, everyone work (1 more)



Chapter 551: Work, work, let's all go to work (1 update)

Of course, not everyone is willing to work on the riverbank. There are always some lazy people who want to eat for free. Who wants to work?

Then, the meals ordered by the disaster victims changed.

Before, they drank salty porridge with a little salt. The disaster victims were very hungry. They were all skin and bones. If they don't rest well, their bodies will not recover in a short time.

After more than half a month, the earliest disaster victims have finally recovered a little, but now the work they have to do requires strength, and they must eat more oil, water and salt, otherwise, they can't work at all.

Therefore, the meals here must be changed.

Tianxia Diyilou is now the best restaurant in Jiangnan. It is full of delicacies. No matter what the situation is outside, the wealthy merchants and aristocratic families will always enjoy it.

There are a lot of leftovers in the restaurant every day. The little prince asked people to collect them and cook them at high temperature for a day and a night, turning them into minced meat. All viruses and bacteria are completely eliminated. He learned this from the video in the small supermarket. Without bacteria, people will not get sick after eating.

Such meals have sufficient oil, water, meat, and salt. After eating them, the disaster victims will naturally be able to work hard.

However, it is not good to say that the leftovers from the restaurant are used as raw materials.

Because in the past, these were used to feed pigs and livestock.

The young prince went to the refugee camp in person and explained to everyone the ingredients and production methods of the minced meat. He did not miss any details and described them in great detail.

The victims looked at each other with different expressions.

The young prince took in the expressions of the people, "Building river embankments is hard work. Now there is a shortage of food in the city, so we can only use this as three meals a day for the relief points for disaster victims. But don't worry, this minced meat is non-toxic and harmless."

A large group of people immediately knelt down and kowtowed, shouting in unison, "Your Highness, long live a thousand years, long live a thousand years!"

The young prince was slightly stunned. He never thought that the people would react like this. In fact, this was not his first time to provide disaster relief, but before, he was behind the scenes, providing food and medicine to the front.

This was his first time to provide relief to disaster victims at the front.

Looking at the gratitude on the faces of these poor people, just a bowl of rice can make them so grateful. These people really don't ask for much, not much at all, they just want to survive.

That's all.

But this smallest wish has become a luxury.

If the noble families in Gusu City could rescue these people and give them something to eat when the disaster comes, there would be fewer tragedies.

Even if these noble families do not help the people, if they can keep the food prices from soaring, the number of people who starve to death will be greatly reduced.

However, these noble families have never taken the lives of the people seriously.

They think about power, status, and wealth.

They are so high-minded that they don't even care about the common people.

Lu Zexu looked at the people in front of him who were still in tattered clothes, with his hands behind his back, clenching his fists tightly.

For the first time, he realized that as a prince, he had not done enough.

These are all the people of Daliang, the common people of Daliang. Although he does not want to be the regent, since he is the regent, he shoulders the responsibilities of the regent.

He took a deep breath and smiled, "Everyone, please stand up."

"The food shortage in the city is indeed very tight right now, and the disaster relief department can only provide such meals. However, I believe that as long as we all work together, we will be able to overcome this difficulty."

Lu Zexu looked at everyone with a serious expression, "I promise here that the collapsed embankments will be repaired, the blocked rivers will be cleared, and even your flooded and destroyed houses will be repaired by others."

"As long as everyone works hard, we will be able to earn money for the winter, and even earn enough seeds for next year's spring plowing."

"It's up to you to choose whether you want to live in a clean and tidy house and no longer suffer from the cold and hunger, or to be lazy and eat for free among the disaster victims, refusing to work hard to have enough food and clothing."

As soon as the little prince said this, a thin middle-aged woman stood up with excitement in her eyes, "Your Highness, can women also make money by building dams?"

Lu Zexu smiled, "Building dams is a hard job and is not suitable for women."

After hearing this, the joy in the woman's eyes was extinguished.

Then the prince was heard to continue, "However, the cloth shop outside the city also has work to do. Any woman who can do needlework and make clothes can sign up, and each person will get 5 copper coins a day."

"I'll sign up! I'll sign up! Not only can I make clothes, I'm also very good at embroidery!"

"I have learned Su embroidery from my mother since I was young. Even the owner of the embroidery shop has praised my craftsmanship. I'll sign up too!"

"I'm not very good at embroidery, but the clothes I make have the most delicate stitches, and they are especially durable!"

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Suddenly, the women who were left here became excited. They also had work to do, they could earn copper coins, and they could save money for the winter!

Fulu always followed the little prince closely. The people who worked were women. The little prince was very considerate. The showroom must not be run by men, so as to avoid any bad reputation. Fulu

was the father-in-law and the chief steward. He managed the cloth shop, so there was no problem. Of course, other trivial matters were handled by Qin An's wife. The wife of the prefect walked in the cloth shop and handled specific matters. Who would dare to say something bad?

Mrs. Qin also came from a farming family. She was cheerful, patient, and very careful. When she learned that she could also contribute to the people and do something for disaster relief, she was very willing.

At this time, she also asked her eldest son, who was already studying, to help register the names of women who wanted to work in the cloth shop.

In this way, out of the remaining 15,000 people, 7,000 to 8,000 people had jobs.

Now the only ones left were the elderly, women who didn't know how to do needlework, and young children.

"Your Highness, is there any work I can do? I'm not afraid of hardship or fatigue. I'll be fine with one copper coin a day!"

An elderly man knelt on the ground, looking nervous.

For an old man like him, living is just a waste of food. If he can't find a job to make money, he might as well die and save food for his family.

The young prince squatted down, helped the old man up with both hands, and smiled and comforted him, "Old man, you must have studied, right?"

The old man nodded, "I am ashamed, I am just a student."

A student, he couldn't even get through the threshold of the imperial examination.

But the young prince was very happy.


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