roccoschili Chapter 169 The savior is coming
Chapter 169 The savior is coming
The next morning, Shen Mingzhu brought people to the porridge shed to cook porridge.
Many people who had been hungry for a long time came with bowls to get porridge.
The people who came to distribute the porridge were mainly four maids, and Shen Mingzhu came to help.
With Shen Mingzhu's porridge stall and the job recruitment notice issued by Shen Laosan, the victims who had not yet had time to flee the famine saw hope.
All men under the age of 60 went to the government gate to register, and the elderly, the weak, women and children went to the city gate to get porridge.
Someone recognized that Shen Mingzhu was the Lady Mingzhu who taught the eldest son of the Xu family a lesson that day.
Mingzhu Xiangjun not only dealt with the bully from the Xu family, but also provided food to save them.
Everyone kowtowed to Shen Mingzhu: "Thank you, thank you, Mr. Mingzhu, thank you for saving my life."
Everyone was so excited that their eyes filled with tears, and they all kowtowed to Shen Mingzhu.
God knows, they thought they would starve to death here, but they didn't expect that the new village chief would give them porridge to save them.
"Xiang Jun is really the savior of our Pushuang County! We are saved!"
"If the gentleman had come a few days earlier, my mother-in-law wouldn't have starved to death!"
"Yes! If the gentleman had come a few days earlier, my daughter would not have been sold."
Many women held their bowls, smelled the aroma of the rice porridge, and couldn't help crying.
There are more than 50,000 people in the county, some fled famine, and now only more than 10,000 people have not left.
Although more than 10,000 people are a small number for the entire county, a lot of food is needed to feed them.
So, Shen Laosan came up with the idea of using work in exchange for food.
Even though Shen Mingzhu disagreed, Shen Laosan still gave Shen Mingzhu the 50,000 taels of silver note.
He couldn't let his daughter suffer.
The news of Shen Mingzhu's free porridge spread throughout Pushuang County.
In this year of famine, even if you have gold, you may not be able to buy food.
Mingzhu Xiangjun is really generous!
Soon, a long line formed at the gate of the yamen. Many people received porridge at the porridge stall and then ran over to sign up.
In just one day, the yamen recruited more than a thousand laborers.
Not only that, that afternoon, Shen Laosan had someone issue a notice that the county government was recruiting one inspector, one clerk, and thirty yamen runners.
Register with the legal advisor, pass the written test, interview and other assessments, and then enter the government office for internship.
After the internship period is over, you will become a full-time staff member.
When the news came out, everyone was surprised. There are only five yamen runners in Pushuang County now, and these five yamen runners have not received their salaries for several months.
When I go to work in the county government, can I get paid on time?
The new magistrate is extraordinary, he must have money to pay salaries. Hurry up and sign up while he's recruiting.
Some people were eager to try, especially those who were poor and literate, and they all rushed to sign up.
There were also some hunters who originally lived in the mountains and those who had previously been bodyguards who signed up for the assessment of yamen runners.
Zhao Youde was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and smashed several sets of tea sets at home.
This Shen Ruhai really doesn't treat them as human beings. Zhao Youde is the county magistrate of Pushuang County after all, but Shen Ruhai didn't tell him anything.
What do they think of Zhao Youde?
Zhao Youde was furious and asked a servant to come in. After whispering a few words in the servant's ear, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Shen Ruhai, you are rich, so what? When the time comes, I will make sure your whole family will never come back."
When Sun Yongwei, the head of the Sun family, heard about the government recruiting people, he immediately called the scholars in the family.
He asked these students what they thought about the new magistrate and the war he was causing.
People had mixed opinions, and all wanted to take part in the assessments of inspection officers, clerks, and clerks.
They have been studying for so many years, and in the whole family, apart from an old juren, there are only a few scholars and students.
The Sun family seemed to be a respectable and wealthy family in this remote mountainous area, but once they left Pushuang County, the Sun family was nothing.
Sun Yongwei asked the old scholar for his opinion again. The old scholar half-closed his eyes and said firmly:
"All the scholars in the Sun family are going to take the exam. All of us in the Sun family will submit to the magistrate."
Sun Yongwei was stunned and asked in disbelief: "Why?"
This is not a joke. If you take sides like this, the whole family will be implicated if you are not careful.
The old man is betting the entire Sun family, betting that Shen Ruhai can make some political achievements in this mess of Pu Shuang.
"I heard that Shen Ruhai was demoted to our place because he offended Prince Zhuang and Grand Tutor Pang."
Mr. Sun glanced at Sun Yongwei and said slowly:
"Who he offended is none of our business."
"Do you think that if you don't surrender to Lord Shen now, you will be able to do so in the future?"
"How foolish! Shen Ruhai won three first prizes in the imperial examinations and married the only daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. Even his daughter was personally conferred the title of Lady by the Emperor."
"If they hadn't offended someone, would you and I have been able to see him? We are not even worthy of carrying his shoes. Why has our Sun family been dormant in Pushuang County for so many years?"
"It is to restore the former glory of the Sun family. Now is the best time for our Sun family to make a fortune."
Li Guohai decided to wait and see. He wanted to see what Shen Ruhai was capable of.
Anyway, he has neither offended Shen Ruhai nor has any other selfish motives. Whether Shen Ruhai wins or Zhao Youde wins, he will be as secure as sitting on a rock.
He, Li Guohai, doesn't stand on anyone's side.
With the blessing of food and Shen Mingzhu's free porridge, the disaster situation was alleviated to some extent.
Although this is only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure, it is also a last resort.
Because there were so many people, thousands of them worked at the same time, each doing their own job, and they had steamed buns and porridge to eat, so everyone was very motivated.
With strength in numbers, the county government office was built in just ten days.
The yamen in front was built, and even the backyard of the county government, where Shen Mingzhu and others lived, was built.
After the government office was repaired, Shen Mingzhu asked the workers to build her newly purchased house.
Shen Mingzhu bought several houses on the street behind the county government office.
She had all the houses demolished and rebuilt a courtyard with four entrances.
Shen Mingzhu and her family temporarily moved into the backyard of the county government office, and everything outside remained the same.
In just over ten days, Shen Mingzhu's name became famous throughout Pushuang County.
Those ordinary people who thought there was no hope were moved to tears of gratitude towards Shen Mingzhu.
"Mingzhu Xiangjun is such a kind person! She is so young, but she gave us the food from her own fiefdom."
"Yes! Mingzhu Xiangjun is really a living Bodhisattva! If it weren't for Mingzhu Xiangjun, our family would have starved to death."
The beggars on the streets now have jobs.
Shen Mingzhu provided food and let these people reclaim wasteland on the mountains and farm she had newly purchased.
Those beggars who had no place to stay and no food were now gathered by Shen Mingzhu, and they were asked to do things within their abilities.
There are more and more voices expressing gratitude to Shen Mingzhu, and Shen Mingzhu's mountain is now very lively.
People are full of energy and are now looking forward to the rain so that they can plant crops again.
Because County Magistrate Shen had issued a new notice, that is, residents who were willing to return to their original registered residence could receive corn seeds for farming at the government office after the first rain.
Of course, these seeds are not distributed for free. Instead, they are loaned to the common people by Mingzhu Xiangjun. After the common people grow the crops, they will return them to Mingzhu Xiangjun after the autumn harvest of the following year, or in installments over three years.