After all, the refugees who came to Wuning County were not only from Yongkang, but also from Guangping Prefecture in the south. The population of the two prefectures together exceeded one million.
However, 40,000 people sounds like a lot. Once the plan was finalized and put into practice, we realized that this number of people was far from enough.
"Master Yang, I wonder if you have ever thought about building a water conservancy project for the entire Wuning County."
When Yang Zhijin heard this, her first reaction was not to answer Mengyue, but to look at Xie Ruiyuan.
"Miss, I have no say in this matter."
"Master Yang, did I hear you correctly? You are the Magistrate of Wuning County. It's up to you to decide what to do."
"Miss, you really think too highly of me. If it were just some ordinary little thing, there wouldn't be any problem. But building water conservancy projects has always been a waste of money and labor. It's not that no one has proposed it throughout the dynasties, but it was never implemented, and in the end, it was left unfinished. And such a big thing is certainly not something a mere county magistrate like me can decide."
By this time, Mengyue had already understood what Yang Zhijin meant. Building a water conservancy project was not easy. The manpower and material resources required alone were beyond the ability of the current Great Zhou to afford.
But these are difficult for the impoverished and weak Great Zhou. However, with her, things are different. No, to be more precise, with the Live Broadcast Mall.
After all, there are so many refugees now, and as long as it is reasonable and beneficial, it can exert great power.
If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it grass. Refugees are also human beings. They also need to eat, drink, make money, and support their families.
However, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of refugees were suddenly involved in the construction of the water conservancy project, and the amount of food consumed every day was not a small number.
Not to mention that the Great Zhou's treasury is empty now, even if the treasury is full and the granaries are piled high with grain, it would be difficult to support the construction of water conservancy projects.
Besides, for a country to function normally, it needs investment in other areas. How can it all be devoted to building water conservancy projects? If that were the case, the country would be on the verge of chaos.
But it’s different with the live broadcast mall. She and Tuanzi can accumulate higher popularity through live broadcast and get more people’s attention, so they can enter the sight of the mall administrator, so that they will have the opportunity to exchange with the mall.
Fortunately, since the start of the broadcast, she and Tuanzi have been working hard, and their popularity has been rising. They have even exchanged 100 million kilograms of food with the mall.
The key point is that the cost of exchanging so much food is very small, which is completely negligible to her. It is almost like giving it away for free.
However, she also knew that what she took out was nothing in the Great Zhou, but it had very great significance in the future civilized world.
It can be said that he exchanged two pieces of jewelry for so much food, and the mall administrator did so solely because of the historical significance of these items.
In this way, she and the mall can be said to be mutually beneficial.
With such a plan, she was confident that she could complete the water conservancy project in Qingshan Prefecture and connect it to the canal in the south.
After all, there are so many refugees now that there is no shortage of manpower. As long as food and money are prepared, work can be started smoothly. It won’t be long before not only Wuning County has a new look, but the entire Qingshan Prefecture will also be renewed.
Once the river channel is opened and a dock is built, the number of ships coming and going will definitely increase, and more and more merchants will pay attention to this place.
As long as there are merchants, there will be goods. The money earned by refugees from building reservoirs and digging canals can also be used to buy necessary daily necessities. With the circulation of silver and money, the economy will gradually improve, allowing Qingshan Prefecture to develop better and better.
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