There's a Space Man in the Village [Rebirth]

Chapter 103

The biggest obstacle to economic development in ancient times was the inconvenience of transportation.

The backward means of transportation cannot be solved in a short time with the current technology, but the rough road is easy to handle. As long as the road is clear, the economy will be more easily promoted.

Of course, Huo Chengyi's current ability can't change much, what he can do now is to change the scope of his ability.

Only by repairing the road from the village to the county seat first, can the goods in his factory be transported out faster and sold at the dock.

If you want to get rich first build roads, this sentence has been heard by almost everyone in modern times. It is a simple but wise saying.

However, their village is not far from the road from the county seat, but it is still a long way away. It would take a long time for the people in their village to build it.

Moreover, once the soybean factory, winemaking and other things on his side are mass-produced, there will be not enough manpower in the village.

Therefore, cooperation with several surrounding villages is an inevitable result.

However, before convincing the village chiefs of other villages, Li Zheng had to convince his uncle first. The people here have no concept of building roads by themselves.

"...As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you need to build a road. We must build this road. Not only will it be convenient for the villagers to go to the town, but our wine will be better transported. The best of both worlds."

This analysis is very reasonable, and Also very exciting, but not easy to implement.

"That being said, how much does it cost to build a road? People in the countryside can't get enough to eat, so how can they have the extra money to build a road..."

Uncle Huo sighed.

There are many benefits to building roads, but the problem is that you have to have money. The imperial court has no money to build them, so how can the common people do it on their own?

"That's why I said crowdfunding, not only money but also labor."

Huo Chengyi smiled and explained.

"Our village is the closest to the town from the surrounding villages, and the road from our village to the town is only more than 20 kilometers. It will not cost too much money to build this road. The main thing is manpower. If you don't have money to contribute, as long as the villagers in each village are willing to help for free, it won't cost much to build the road."

"Uncle, in fact, our family can collect enough money to build this road, but we can't do it like this. Those who have not contributed money and strength do not know how to cherish. We are not the gods of wealth and bodhisattvas, and we are not obliged to do free good deeds. Since everyone has to walk on this road, it is reasonable for everyone to contribute together. I would think that our Huo family should help..."

"When the road is repaired, we will set up a toll booth on the road to collect tolls from people passing by outside. "

In addition to the toll booth, when the time comes, our Huo family will sponsor money to get a horse-drawn ox-cart, and set off to and from the town at a fixed time every day. As long as families who have participated in road repairs can ride for free, the rest will be charged... "I

said earlier that Huo Chengyi doesn't like to suffer losses, let alone do business at a loss.

Building roads is a good thing for Bailey, but things need to be handled well. If you don't handle them well, good things may turn into bad things.

This road is not the private property of their village. They can't let others go after it is repaired, but it is not worthwhile to let others go to their village for free.

Therefore, several surrounding villages must be involved, and everyone who has contributed money and money will have their share, and will spontaneously protect and cherish it.

And only with the surrounding villages, the concept of 'toll booth' and 'public ox cart' can be implemented more smoothly.

In ancient times, people didn't actually teach the law. The mountains were high and the emperor was far away. In remote places, the common people had the final say.

If only they from Huangxi Village came to charge, they would definitely become public enemies, but if they added a few more villages, it would be different.

"We don't want the money received by the toll booth and the bullock cart. It's used for public expenses such as maintenance of the road, workers, etc. If there is any leftovers in the end, we will share it with you once a year, so this road is not really free to repair in vain. , what do you think?"

Well, of course it's good!

Everyone in the room except Xiao Bai was stunned by the advanced modern concept in Huo Chengyi's mouth.

Why don't the villagers go to the town often? In fact, the biggest reason is not because of lack of money, but because of the inconvenience of travel.

Even if there is an ox cart to speed up, the dirt road is muddy and bumpy, and it is very bumpy to walk. It is very uncomfortable to go out once, and it will be even worse if you buy some fragile items.

If it can be implemented successfully according to what Huo Chengyi said, the road construction will be a good thing for everyone.

"This is a good thing, it's your brain, Niu boy, today and tomorrow, you will figure out the money and manpower you need, and then the uncle will go to the village chiefs of the surrounding villages and there are still clan elders. Let's discuss it carefully. ."

Uncle Huo was excited and had no opinion at all, and immediately patted his thigh and nodded.

The others in the room nodded in agreement.

Seeing Huo Chengyi, Xiaobai couldn't help but smile and leaned his head even tighter on his shoulder.

His eldest brother Huo always said that he didn't get up early, but in fact, he was the one with the best heart in the world.

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It was agreed that Uncle Huo would first go to the village that night to inform the girl and brother who had been divorced in the village of the good news of the settlement of their livelihood problems, and to greet the wives and husbands married to He Zhuang.

Huo Chengyi rushed to write the implementation plan for the road construction overnight. The sooner the road is repaired, the better.

He wants the Huo family to become rich, and to become rich quickly, so that when the family is strong, the girls and brothers in the family will not be bullied.

Although he has long known that the status of women and little brothers in the world is not high in this era, he has never had a clear understanding.

What happened to He Zhuang this time really made him see and experience the tragedy of patriarchal sons and little brothers in this era.

From this point of view, the girl and the little brother are just like goods being dealt with by men, and there is absolutely no human rights at all.

Xiaobai is a little brother. According to the rules here, the chance of giving birth to a little brother is very high.

He couldn't helplessly watch him and Xiaobai's children being treated like this in the future, being abandoned by their husbands at will, and being limited by the rules of the times and being harmed in any way.

He can't change this era, but he can change the Huo family.

As long as the Huo family is strong enough, no one dares to neglect their daughter and brother.

The official career can't move, but Huo Chengyi still has confidence in the business career.

After all, he is also a traveler with countless advanced knowledge and ideas, and also has a space gold finger. If he can't even protect his children and daughter-in-law, it will be a shame for the vast number of travelers!

After spending a day and a night, referring to some modern concepts and systems, combined with the actual situation here, Huo Chengyi finally drove out a fairly thoughtful road construction plan.

Uncle Huo was also very active and came out with a feasible plan. He hurried out the door without even changing his clothes.

Don't look at the fact that Uncle Huo hasn't made much achievements for so many years, but dealing with trivial matters in the village all day, he still has a little bit of a mouth.

In addition, several villages adjacent to them have basically cooperated in purchasing soybeans before, and they have a harmonious relationship.

When they heard that Huo Chengyi was doing something good again, everyone nodded, and they all came early the next morning.

The elders of other villages have all come to the major event of the road construction this time. In Huangxi Village, Huo Chengyi can no longer leave a few elders to hang out, and he has to pull them out for a walk.

Of course, in order to avoid a few old stubborn bad things, Huo Chengyi personally greeted him in advance.

Several clan elders were connected by him several times, and they had already lost the courage to do so. Seeing him was as frightening as a mouse seeing a cat, how dare he not listen.

Besides, building the road is indeed a good thing, and their village took the lead in bringing it up. After the completion of the construction, their Huangxi Village will have a good face. If a few old stubborn people can't figure it out, they can still see the things that are beneficial to their own family.

As for the elders of the Lizheng clan in other villages, they also agree to build the road, but they have problems with the money and labor needed.

These are the most direct and critical questions, Huo Chengyi also racked his brains to think a lot when he looked back.

In addition to the previously proposed 'toll booth' and 'public ox cart', he also proposed a gimmick of a merit monument.

Everyone loves face, and people like the ones here take their face very seriously. Whoever does things in every household does not care about shame and fear of poking the spine, and protects their own face.

"...I won't say more about the benefits of building roads. I know that every family in the village is not rich, so everyone can contribute as much money as they can. It doesn't matter if they can't, as long as the family can send a labor force out to help."

"In Huangxi Village, in addition to the one given by the villagers, our Huo family will make a separate share. When the time comes, our Huo family will make meals for the workers. When the road is repaired, I will find someone to erect a monument of merit at the intersection to help us out. The name of the village, money, things, etc. are written on it, so that future generations can know which ancestors built this road, drink water, think of the source, and live forever..."

Yinzi's face Huo Chengyi's every sentence is poking the villagers' hearts and hearts to persuade .

People in the village live in the village all their lives and don't know how good the word 'convenience' is, but when it comes to money and face, absolutely no one cares.

Just put in the effort, you can walk easily without spending too much money, and you can also leave a name on the merit tablet for future generations to remember.

In the eyes of the villagers, this is simply a good thing that falls from the sky. The least valuable thing in the village is the labor force.

But in Huo Chengyi, labor is the most valuable.

Everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high, and nothing can be done without labor. Modern machines have to have a master who presses the switch button, right?

There was no high technology in ancient times, manpower was the foundation, and all materials were piled up by the sweat of the working people.

As a result of the discussion, the elders of the Lizheng clan in each village were very satisfied. Thinking about the convenience of the road being repaired in the future, everyone was very excited.

After the meeting, Uncle Huo left everyone for dinner, but the seniors from the villages were not in this mood. They waved their hands and hurried back to tell everyone the good news.