Just when everyone was discussing the matter most intensely, no one expected that Qiao Xin dropped another bombshell!
What, building an ancestral hall?
The Qiao family also donated 100 acres of land as sacrificial fields, and the annual output was used to subsidize the orphaned elderly and children who had lost their parents in the village.
The villagers could no longer sit still.
Ancestral hall, we live with mixed surnames, is it possible for that day to come? I never dare to think about it.
“Not only that, anyone who has made great contributions to the village, regardless of gender, will be recorded. Those who have brought glory to the country will have their biographies listed separately in the family tree in the ancestral hall.
The day, year, month, person and event will be engraved in the center of the ancestral hall for future generations to admire.
“We don’t force everyone to worship their ancestors in the ancestral hall. After all, there are still wealthy families in our town.
Others have the ability to build their own ancestral halls, and this public ancestral hall is prepared for those of us who are weak and cannot afford to build our own ancestral halls. Everyone must think carefully before making a decision. "
"Madam, will the Qiao family's offerings also enter this ancestral hall?"
"Of course, our Qiao family is no different from everyone else. Those who have money will contribute money, and those who have strength will contribute strength. When the time comes, those who will be placed here will be those who have made contributions to Laohu Town, and they will no longer be determined by surnames and seniority.
If there is a scum in our Qiao family who harms the world, he will not be qualified to enter."
My God! Bringing honor to the family and blessing the descendants, who can resist such a temptation? What are you waiting for? Just do it!
Shunzi bravely asked, "Madam, can we do it, too?"
"Why not? In this life, as long as you don't harm others, don't collaborate with the enemy or betray your country, and work diligently for the development of Laohu Town, what can't you do?"
Qiao Xin would also paint a rosy picture for her employees appropriately, and this was not a lie, this was her original intention!
Shunzi was so excited that he could no longer sit still. He raised his fist, stood up and shouted, "Madam, just give the order. When to do it and how much money to pay, I, Shunzi, will never say no!"
Just based on the old lady's words, he was determined to support this matter!
With Shunzi taking the lead, several other servants of the Qiao family also stood up to express their support!
"Hey, who are they? Why are they so excited?"
"You are an outsider, right? This is Shunzi, the head shopkeeper. He was a refugee half a year ago. After selling himself to the Qiao family, he followed the old lady outside every day to gain experience. He has become a head shopkeeper who can stand on his own. Those few are servants in the Qiao mansion.
Now that slaves can be buried in the ancestral hall after death, how can we not be happy? No wonder everyone says that if you follow the Qiao family, you will have everything you need to eat and drink! "
"Why aren't you going?"
The man looked at him with disdain and said, "Look at what you said. It's not that I won't go, it's that I'm not qualified!
I am just a worker in Qiao Mansion, not from Laohu Town. I cannot enter even if I want to.
The household registration of Laohu Town will really become popular in the future, but I don’t know what conditions must be met to migrate here...”
He was not the only one who had this idea. Many outsiders who had come from far away to listen to the fun also came to inquire about it.
However, not many people knew about it, so everyone had to suppress their eagerness for the time being.
That’s not all. Fan Jihuai then stood up and officially announced that Laohu Town would officially expand from a village to a real town from now on, and the first leadership team would be formed.
Li Zhong was appointed as the first town mayor and was fully responsible for the establishment of the first leadership team.
Apart from sending 1,200 taels of silver and 50,000 kilograms of disaster relief grain, plus a series of appointment letters, the higher authorities could only give verbal support for the time being.
There was no other way. Weizhou Prefecture was poor, and the county he took over was at the bottom half a year ago. If it hadn't been for the development of Laohu Town, which had helped to boost the economy a little bit in the past six months, life would have been even more difficult.
Natural and man-made disasters are always happening these days, especially this year, first there was the snowstorm, then the resettlement of refugees, and then the heavy rain and floods.
There were many breaches along the Qingshui River, and nine counties were affected. The already meager finances were stretched even further, and each county had to fend for itself.
He already felt very sorry for Qiao Xin for resettling more than 300 disaster victims in Laohu Town.
Now the transformation from a village to a town is just another increase in burden!
This first batch of yamen runners, clerks, etc. must be recruited from the existing population of Laohu Town, which can be regarded as a disguised form of compensation for the losses of the people of Laohu Town.
Fan Jihuai was right. Ordinary people would not think so far ahead. Only tangible and visible benefits could move them. Besides, didn't the Qiao family object at this time?
Even the simplest makeshift troupe would have at least 20 to 30 people, all of whom were selected locally.
Do they have the opportunity to suddenly go from being a commoner to being a government employee?
Many grown men have already strode towards their own boys, preparing to communicate with them.
Then Qiao Xin said in a loud voice: "It is basic for yamen runners to know how to read and write. Otherwise, how can they read documents and help everyone accurately convey various government orders?
If you make a mistake with these things, you could lose your head!"
The men were like a basin of cold water poured over their heads, and their hot hearts suddenly turned cold.
Well, that makes sense!
After all, you still have to learn!
Li Zhong also expressed his opinion at this time: "It is definitely not okay to be illiterate. If something goes wrong, none of us can bear the responsibility.
We don't recruit people at the last minute. Those who do well will stay, and those who don't will definitely leave. As long as you have the ability, there is no need to worry about not being selected.
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