Chapter 740: Everything Should Be Clear
Luo Lingying and He Yong looked at each other, their faces distorted at the same time.
Wouldn’t this make things more convenient for those who work for the Song family?
Considering the income of those people, it is easy for them to come up with three taels of silver.
Ji Sheng said a few more words and then asked the villagers to register themselves.
Just as he sat down, he continued, "The village has records of every household. Those who meet the requirements must come and register. Otherwise, if you are found out, you will be exiled to the frontier at the very least, or beheaded at the worst. Think carefully, everyone."
When he heard that he was going to be beheaded, the man with ulterior motives immediately became obedient.
What happened here had nothing to do with Song Chuman, so she didn't waste any time and planned to go to the beach.
A man suddenly ran up to Song Chuman and asked anxiously, "Ah Man, if we all go to serve, we won't be able to do your work. We don't know how long it will take to repair the road. I wonder if you can keep our place? We don't want to go back to our old hard life after serving."
Song Chuman stopped and looked around. Many people were looking at her.
Song Hexiu remembered the man in front of him. He had several brothers working for him. "If the whole family pools their money, we should be able to come up with the three taels of silver for the corvée."
Song Chuman also looked at those people.
As long as one is a normal person, he should be able to figure it out and find that it is more profitable to continue working for the Song family.
Especially for those with weak bodies, after serving labor service, they would probably lose half their lives and need to recuperate for several months.
If the time spent on labor service plus the time spent on recuperation were used to make money, one could probably earn dozens of taels of silver without having to recuperate.
The man rubbed his head awkwardly. "My...my brother and I could make money with you, but right now, we can't even afford one tael of silver. When there was no work at home, we borrowed a lot of money from friends and family to survive. When my brother and I made money, we paid off our debts first. We still have two taels of silver to pay back, and we really can't afford three."
Many people also spoke up:
"I couldn't afford it either, so I used it all to nourish my family."
"All the money I earned was used to treat my family's illnesses."
"All the money I earn goes into buying meat and new clothes for my family."
"The money I earned was used to support my younger brother's education."
"All the money I earned was taken away by my family and used for gambling."
"My father lent mine to a relative for emergency."
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Song Chuman frowned. It seemed that the situation in the village was not as optimistic as she had imagined.
Song Hexiu said, "Aman, corvée labor is really exhausting. Why don't you help them?"
Xiao Xuanli raised his eyebrows. It seemed that they were going to go against him.
Song Chuman nodded and looked at Xiao Xuanli, "If our village loses some of the people doing corvée labor, will it affect the road construction?"
Xiao Xuanli said, "Don't worry, it won't have too much of an impact. The court has plans for the roads they plan to build. If they find that the construction period is longer than planned, they will recruit more people. If they can't find people for various reasons, they will spend money to find more people to participate."
Song Chuman asked curiously, "Who will pay for that?"
Xiao Xuanli said, "Of course it's the wealthy who will pay. We can't just let the common people pay. There are many wealthy families in the capital, and they make so much money. If every family can just give a little bit of money, it will be enough."
Song Chuman's mouth twitched. As expected, whether in the previous life or here, rich people have to build bridges and roads.
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