"In addition, I also brought thousands of craftsmen during this trip, and more craftsmen will be sent here one after another. These people, together with the craftsmen under Jiangdong's statistics, will be accurately counted."

"Except for leaving some people in each city to repair and build agricultural tools, I will gather the remaining craftsmen together."

"These craftsmen are first divided into five departments. The first department is responsible for the improvement and manufacture of farm tools. The second department is responsible for house construction. The third department is responsible for the construction of roads and bridges. The fourth department is responsible for shipbuilding. The last department is selected by myself.

Responsible for doing something for me."

Having said this, Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes slightly.

"In addition, craftsmen in each department must build their own workshops. Each department is divided into two groups, and each craftsman is assigned to his own group, allowing them to compete with each other. And all seven shipyards were demolished

, three large ones were rebuilt for use by the shipbuilding department."

Hearing this, Tian Feng's eyes lit up: "Master, great talent, such work-for-relief not only promotes the development of Jiangdong, but also reduces our expenses! And the collective work and internal competition of these craftsmen have greatly improved efficiency and

Reduces losses.”

Yuan Shu smiled. As a person of later generations, although he was uneducated and incompetent, he still knew some basic things.

The method of working-for-relief is completely beneficial and has no harm at all, and it has been verified by history!

Sooner or later, intensive farming and handcrafting will be replaced by large-scale farming and industry.

Although I can't unplug the seedlings and bring the agricultural era to that height all at once, I can still make some small improvements.

"Besides, those bureaucrats don't need to investigate their bad deeds. Except for those with outstanding political achievements, they will all be removed from their jobs and take exams with those poor children, and the best will be admitted. The content of the assessment will be based on the government affairs issues they often face and deal with. I will add some more

The dry stuff will be reviewed and reviewed by you in the end."

"After you review a group of qualified people, send them to me, and I will arrange their whereabouts."

"But don't change their positions now to avoid confusion. Just let them answer the questions at the same time. Finally, find a day to gather them together and I will reassign the positions."

"Also, all those soldiers should be pulled out for me to select first and eliminate some unqualified ones. Then I will recruit 50,000 soldiers. They must be over 16 years old and under 40 years old. Those who are not physically strong and the only son in the family are not allowed to be recruited.

.After the recruitment is completed, I will also conduct the screening."

"From now on, the monthly salary of each soldier will be increased from the original three hundred to one thousand, which is the same as usual, plus half a stone of food, which will be distributed in advance at the beginning of each month. Each family of the disabled and dead soldiers will be given five

Ten guan, if you have children, you will also be given 1 guan every month until they reach adulthood."

"Lord, think twice!"

As soon as Yuan Shu finished speaking, Tian Feng said quickly.

"Lord, my annual income from Jiangdong is only 800,000 guan in money and 700,000 shi in grain. If we do this, it will not be enough to support an 80,000-strong army, not to mention that there are still many areas where money and grain are needed!"

Yuan Shu waved his hands solemnly: "Yuan Hao, I know your worries. But these are troubled times, and I can't let my soldiers bleed and shed tears. Next, we will vigorously develop Yangzhou, and there will never be a situation where we can't afford it.

An 80,000-strong army. What's more, the money and food I brought this time is enough to support an 80,000-strong army for three years. There is still a lot of money and food in Yangzhou's treasury."

"I also ask Yuan Hao to believe that after three years of development, our tax revenue will definitely be several times more than it is now, enough to support this 80,000-strong army!"

Although Tian Feng was still a little worried, when he saw Yuan Shu's firm expression, he could only sigh and said: "Just follow my lord, but if my lord can't do it then, I hope my lord can take back this order."

Seeing Tian Feng with a solemn expression, Yuan Shu was very moved.

Why couldn't he see that Tian Feng was sacrificing himself to leave a way out for Yuan Shu?

If Yuan Shu really cannot afford to support this 80,000-strong army by then, withdrawing his orders is likely to arouse the anger of the soldiers.

At that time, Tian Feng can be used as a scapegoat and sacrifice himself to shoulder this responsibility in Yuan Shu's place.

Although Yuan Shu was very confident in himself, he thought of Tian Feng's good intentions and was unwilling to refuse, so he could only nod his head calmly.

Tian Feng breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his original position.

Xun You stood up and said: "My lord, the troubles of the aristocratic families are our biggest trouble in Jiangdong. Although we cannot eradicate them, we can limit them."

Yuan Shu's eyes lit up: "What good plan does Gongda have?"

"With the arrival of the lord, these aristocratic families must have understood that the overall situation in Jiangdong lies with the lord. We can let go of the things they did before, but now we must give up part of the benefits they have usurped."

"After all, my lord is not the puppet of the previous governor of Yangzhou. My lord is the legitimate son of the Yuan family of the fourth generation and the third prince. As long as my lord holds the general power firmly in his hands, those aristocratic families will not dare to go too far."

"The interests of these aristocratic families are nothing more than officials, land, domestic slaves, and black household registration."

"We don't need the land here, we just need a little suppression. And the officials, my lord, have just made a decision."

At this point, Xun You felt that the test Yuan Shu just mentioned had a deeper meaning, and he had a strange feeling in his heart.

Shaking off the unclear feeling in his heart, Xun You continued: "In terms of domestic slaves, these aristocratic families have too many slaves. A large family has more than 10,000, and a small family has at least two or three thousand. The lord can make a decision

According to the standard, the slaves of small aristocratic families should not exceed one thousand and five, and the four major aristocratic families have great businesses and should be given more leeway, with a family of four thousand."

"Although these aristocratic families will definitely hide many of their slaves, but this does not affect the overall situation. As long as they are obedient and take action, we will have the initiative. After they are reorganized, we will remove all their slaves.

Register."

"Others that are not registered are just like the hidden black accounts of aristocratic families, without any identity. Once we find them, we can add them to the common people's list."

"In addition, the household registration and population statistics here in Yangzhou are very confusing and there are many errors. We still need to reorganize the household registration and re-count the population in Jiangdong."

"The current population of Jiangdong is officially over 3.6 million, but according to my estimation, it is actually at least over 5 million. These unregistered people have a lot of money hidden under the protection of aristocratic families, as their tenants

.This is a huge fortune.”

Yuan Shu pondered for a moment and said: "Gongda is right. Yangzhou is vast and sparsely populated. We don't lack land, we only lack people. Let these worms from the aristocratic family temporarily let them go, and the land will not be taken away. However, all people must be registered.

It is up to you and the public to re-count the household registration and population."

Jushou stood up and said, "No."

Xun You continued: "Of course, these will definitely cause dissatisfaction and counterattack from the aristocratic families, so we must also disintegrate their alliance."

"The best way is to lure a group of aristocratic families to join us, and win over some of them."
Chapter completed!