"Girl Yue, I'm telling you the truth. We can't spare even ten people, let alone fifty."
Li Mengyue had no hope, which was within her expectations.
You know, the area of the reservoir she wants to build is not small, and widening the river and connecting it with seven villages is another huge project.
Not to mention this backward era, even in the post-era with advanced technology and various tools, it would take at least more than a month to complete such a large project.
It can be seen how tight the two months she gave was and the possibility of completion was zero.
But when she assigned the tasks and explained the construction period, all seven village heads and villagers knew that it could not be completed.
But they knew exactly what the outcome would be, and they didn't ask her to raise the issue. When she insisted on relaxing the time limit, none of the seven village heads and villagers objected. Instead, they tried their best to cooperate.
Li Mengyue was fully aware of all this, but she had no choice. She had to continue with what she was doing to ensure that the refugees in both prefectures could survive.
Because only when the river channel on the Qingshan Town side is opened and the reservoir is built, there will be a successful model, allowing people above to see that building reservoirs is not entirely a waste of money and labor, but can also bring unexpected results.
The reason why she didn't go to County Magistrate Yang and ask him to dredge all the rivers in Wuning County was because she knew that even if she said it, it would not have much effect.
Even though County Magistrate Yang was a good official who never oppressed the Zhou family, he would still consider the Zhou family's interests.
But no matter what, he would not let all the people in the county directly participate in digging the canal. Even if he was willing, he could not afford so much wages.
Even though she didn't know the specific tax revenue of Wuning County, it would definitely not be much. Under such circumstances, the county's financial revenue could not support the construction of water conservancy projects, so how could he agree?
Another point is that she doesn't just want Wuning County to build water conservancy projects, but she wants all seven counties in Qingshan Prefecture to do so.
But she knew that it could not be done all at once and she needed to take it slowly.
The reservoir in the seven villages is a benchmark and an example that gives people hope, so we must do our best.
She would not be stingy with money and food. After all, only by revitalizing Wuning County first could the surrounding counties see hope.
Now she has no shortage of food and has a source of income. Even if the share of income she gets from the Qian family is not enough, she can still withdraw 100,000 taels from the Qian family's bank for emergency use.
Thinking of this, Li Mengyue felt a sense of urgency in her heart. She couldn't wait any longer and had to use the refugees as soon as possible.
"Grandpa Village Chief, you must select fifty people. I have another important task for them to do."
"Yue girl, it's over here at the reservoir."
"Grandpa Village Chief, please listen to me first. I can tell you with certainty that this winter will be several times colder than in previous years and will last longer. Everyone knows that the most difficult thing about winter, besides the lack of food, is heating."
"Compared to previous years, life in our village and the other six villages has improved a bit, but it's just enough to fill our stomachs. Even so, if we don't stockpile enough food and firewood before winter arrives, I'm afraid many people won't survive."
After Li Mengyue said this, not only Village Chief Li, but also the other six village chiefs were shocked and couldn't believe it.
It’s not that they didn’t believe what Li Mengyue said, they just believed it too much.
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