Chapter 110 Everything is going according to plan
The following period of time was the most enjoyable, smoothest and happiest time since Lin Wen became the county governor.
All affairs in the county are handled by Wolong and Fengchu, and they are assisted by a group of key personnel such as Fang Dashan, Huang Mingxiao, and Lei Tiantong. He does not have to worry about almost anything and can just work hard on the construction site every day.
Now the daily good fortune in Changshan County has reached a climax. He can earn 10-15 points even if he does nothing, and occasionally 20 points. Together with the work on the construction site, he can earn nearly 30 points a day.
This is just explosive.
You know, even when he was working hard on the levee with magic, he didn't get so many. Now, just digging the soil and moving bricks, without even using magic, he can get so many.
Add to that the huge amount of good fortune that is about to come, and won’t his second magical power be able to be realized immediately?
Whenever Lin Wen thought of this, he would laugh all day long. His smile also infected the people on the construction site. Whenever County Chief Lin came, everyone was immersed in a sea of joy. Moving bricks, digging soil and other hard work became a pleasure for them.
The whole construction site is more than just bustling with activity.
Huang Mingxiao's progress is moving forward rapidly every day. The planning team has to work overtime every day, otherwise the work will exceed the plan.
At the current rate of progress, it will take less than two months to complete the first phase.
This speed can be called a miracle.
Of course, it is only a miracle in the empire. In a country obsessed with infrastructure, it can only be considered barely acceptable.
However, after all, there are only a few modern equipment in the entire construction site, and the main force is still people. The Seventh Construction Corps is now only responsible for some key tasks.
By the way, the laborers of the Construction Corps have long been integrated into the big family of disaster victims. They not only eat and live together with the victims, work and laugh together with them, but also curse the imperial bureaucrats together with the victims, praise County Governor Lin, and even teach them how to use machinery.
In the past, their treatment was extremely poor. Although they were all skilled workers, their wages were pitifully low, only a few hundred yuan for a work period. It was a blessing to be able to save a thousand yuan in a year. The bulk of the money was almost entirely taken away by the foreman and the team leader. Sometimes there was not much work, and they were still exploited by the team leader and the foreman.
The only benefit was food and accommodation, but it was also very poor, and we only had sweet potato steamed buns and steamed corn bread all year round.
Unlike other construction corps, the Seventh Construction Corps was formed last, with the least resources, the worst treatment, and the most severe exploitation. All the recruits were hard laborers, and there was not a single formal technical worker.
But it is the only place in the entire construction corps that recruits people.
Many experienced workers who have worked here for more than ten years are forced to come here to make a living.
The captain's words at that time were very direct: if you don't want to do it, then get out. There are plenty of people outside, and the thing that the empire has the most is people.
The master is kind enough to give you food. It makes no difference with or without you. You are just a laborer, worse than a dog.
Even so, they had no choice but to endure it, otherwise they would not even have anything to eat.
But when it came to Lin Wen, everything changed.
First, their wages doubled, and then there was less exploitation and the need to hand in their contributions. After a working period, they could earn at least two thousand yuan, which was much more than before. For them, this was a huge sum of money!
My diet has also improved a lot. I can have two and a half bowls of porridge, half a pancake, 50-100 grams of vegetables, and sometimes even a quarter of an egg or 5-10 grams of meat a day.
This is because the Democratic Party’s vegetable supply has been cut off. Otherwise, if we could have 150 grams of high-quality vegetables a day, life would be better.
Moreover, there was no foreman yelling at or urging them to work. Every day when County Chief Lin came, everyone would laugh. They had never felt so happy and relaxed at work. Their efficiency was far greater than when they were oppressed and driven to work.
In short, life and income have undergone earth-shaking changes.
The foremen who were once high and mighty were forced by the soldiers to dig the soil every day, doing hard labor that they had never touched before, and they did not get paid a penny.
It's not that they didn't try to resist, but when three foremen were easily beaten to a pulp by an Imperial soldier, they gave up.
This contrast made the laborers feel like they were living in a dream. The high-ranking masters were covered in dust and doing hard work at the construction site and being exploited, while the laborers were singing and laughing while receiving high wages. It seemed as if the world was turned upside down.
But as the construction deadline approached, the laborers began to get anxious. They began to discuss whether to join Changshan County's reconstruction team, leave the headquarters and never go back.
Of course, this decision could not be made in a short time. Although the leader was said to be dead, they still did not dare to offend the imperial department at will.
For Lin Wen, there is no doubt that they are also part of the good karma.
But their number is small and they are not the main force behind the surge in good karma.
The main force comes from Shangxi Town.
Since that day, the population of Shangxi Town has gradually increased to more than 40,000. Except for more than 3,000 Kuomintang members, the rest are all farmers from Qingcheng and nearby areas.
The resettlement of more than 40,000 people is not something that ordinary people can do. Fortunately, Chen Xingtai and Yun Qingshui were discharged from the hospital soon. Although their injuries were not fully healed, they still returned to Shangxi Town in advance.
The day Chen Xingtai returned to Shangxi Town was the day Lin Wenshan's popularity skyrocketed.
Every day after that, Lin Wen’s good fortune was at its peak, and occasionally there would be large amounts of good fortune. Although it was only 5 to 6 points, it was obtained automatically.
Getting something for free, no matter how little, is great.
Obviously, Chen Xingtai is the core of the Kuomintang and the most critical leader. The others are a group of brainless wanderers. Yun Qingshui is in between the two and may have room for evolution. Yanshi Liu Henshi also has some hope.
It's just a pity that he has been appointed as the mayor of Shangxi Town by magic, and he is also the leader of the Kuomintang, so he is not suitable to take over Wolong's job.
Moreover, more and more people went to Shangxi Town. In addition to the Kuomintang brothers who had returned from all over the place, there were also a large number of farmers, retail households, individual handicraftsmen, etc. from the surrounding areas, all of which required him to show up in person.
This brings up another problem. The capacity of Shangxi Town is limited. Although it is located in a remote area, to the west of Huaizhen and below Changle Town, surrounded by uninhabited areas and with large tracts of vacant land, it can only accommodate 50,000 to 60,000 people.
If there were more, not only would there not be enough houses in the town, and new houses would need to be built, but there would also not be enough arable land.
One hundred thousand hectares sounds like a lot, but when you average it out it's not that much.
If we cultivate the land further out, the cost-effectiveness will be very low and the land will be very barren. Obviously, 100,000 is an accurate number.
Regarding this problem, Chen Xingtai came up with a very clever idea. Since Shangxi Town is located in the southern and lower part of the Changshan County, and closer to Huai Town, it is relatively close to the Taixu Mountains in the south.
Then, living off the land is obviously what must be done.
In addition to calling on skilled hunters to form teams to go up the mountain to hunt, Chen Xingtai also organized people to cut down a large number of trees and transport the timber back to Shangxi Town. In addition to being used to build and repair houses, the timber was also used for burning for heating.
The weather got cold very quickly this year. It was still sunny in the autumn when the cold air came down.
It's barely bearable during the day, but as soon as the sun sets, the temperature drops rapidly. At night, as soon as you open the window, the cold air rushes into the house, making it very cold.
In response to this, Lao Xie has rushed to purchase winter supplies. The funds on the finance department's books are shrinking rapidly. Fortunately, the Qingcheng one-day tour plus zero-yuan purchases brought in a large amount of income, otherwise life would be really difficult.
Despite this, the empire has completely cut off all funding for Changshan County, and even many normal payments not related to disaster relief have been stopped. However, various taxes are ruthless and even become more severe.
Although the Governor's Office stopped collecting some land taxes, national taxes were unavoidable.
This means that all of Changshan County's current expenses have to rely on the limited funds in the Finance Department's account.
In addition to the huge cost of rebuilding homes, most of Shangxi Town's current material consumption also relies on aid from the county. A small part is solved by itself or relying on the accumulation of the Kuomintang. However, the Kuomintang was looted and was also extremely poor.
This is in addition to daily consumption, the expenses of various villages and towns, and the many civilians who have suffered certain losses due to the floods and whose homes are still there but also need assistance.
If all the consumption is added up, even if you have mountains of gold and silver, they will eventually be depleted.
But Lin Wen was not worried at all. He just told him to spend the money boldly as everything was going according to plan.
Tomorrow we will resume the double update
(End of this chapter)
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