Chapter 60: The Longest Road in the World is a Scheme
e this, this is my hidden stash of money."When Yang Lin didn't answer, Du Jing lowered his voice and sighed, "Lin brother, don't think it's a small amount. Our family isn't doing well recently. We use..."Ding dong! "
Zhao Fugui, beaming with joy, tapped the bronze cymbal and shouted loudly, "What is a mutual aid fund I didn't understand it at first, but Yang Lin explained it to me."
"That's right, folks. If anyone in the village gets sick or has a misfortune and needs money, they can come to me to apply for a loan."
"Every household, the limit is one thousand wen."
Of course, special circumstances can be handled differently.
"As for the money that was spent, does that mean we don't have to pay it back"
"Of course not! Yang Lin said, the existence of this mutual aid fund is to help the poor through difficult times!"
"If everyone used the money and didn't pay it back, gradually this mutual aid fund would be gone, wouldn't it"
"So, the money from this mutual aid fund, not only has to be repaid, but also with interest, so that our mutual aid fund can grow bigger!"
"The interest rate isn't high, only one point. And you don't have to repay it quickly. Just make sure the old debts are paid off before taking out a new loan!"
"Did everyone understand"
Zhao Fuguang smiled broadly at the villagers.
This matter was also discussed by Yang Lin with him early on, and he wouldn't let him manage this money for nothing. He would give him ten taels of silver each year as wages.
Although his life as village head was better than that of the villagers, ten taels of silver wasn't a small sum for him either. Zhao Fugui was naturally willing to do it.
This mutual aid fund, though a new term, everyone understands it clearly. Isn't it just that borrowing money will be easier in the future
This is definitely great news.
With a mutual aid fund, who would sell their children or property in the future
The villagers naturally cheered with delight.
"Ahem, this second part is about road construction!" Yang Lin continued.
"The road outside our village is full of potholes and very difficult to walk on, especially when it rains. Every few steps you take, your foot will sink into the mud!"
"So I decided, East Village Head and West Village Head, each build a ten-meter... oh, three zhang wide, one li long stone road!"
At the same time, another road will be built in the south, leading to the river.
"Repairing the road is a big project, I'm preparing to invest one thousand two silver taels in advance!"
After Yang Lin finished speaking, there was another uproar among the villagers. They started discussing it animatedly.
"That's going to cost so much, isn't it"
"My goodness, spending so much money on the road That's outrageous!"
"Well, well, you can't say it like that. That money belongs to Yang Lin, he can spend it however he wants. Even if it goes down the drain, it's his freedom."
"That's right! And fixing the roads is a good thing, too. In the future, the roads inside and outside our village will be easier to travel, which is convenient for all of us."
And we'll need people to build the roads, so then we can all make money.
"Yes, just as Yang Lin said a moment ago...oh, taking from the people and using it for the people! Well said!"
As expected, Yang Lin immediately announced that they would be hiring 100 people to work on the road construction, with wages remaining at five wen per day!
The villagers cheered once again.
"The last part, the remaining one thousand and five taels, I plan to use to build a house!"
The villagers were stunned again.
Build a house
What kind of house would cost so much to build!
"My uncle and I have counted, there are a total of 238 households in our village. I plan to use this money to build a brick house for every household!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene erupted once again.
Every household has a new house Such a big investment! Such courage!
The entire mountain village of over 200 households, now has fewer than ten brick and tile houses!
Most people wouldn't even dare to dream of living in a brick house.
At this moment, many people's eyes are brimming with tears of excitement.
Zhao Fugui coughed and said, "Yang Lin and I have discussed it. Since everyone in the village is building new houses, there's no need to demolish the old ones anymore. We might as well find a vacant plot of land and build all our new houses there. That way, our entire village can move in together!"
This way, we can build the new houses uniformly. Not only can we design the same floor plans and make them more beautiful, but we can also reduce construction costs.
"Don't all stare at me like that, I'm old Zhao, I don't have that kind of brainpower. These were all Yang Lin's ideas. If you want to express your gratitude, thank Yang Lin."
All eyes were on Yang Lin with excitement.
Although no one spoke, every pair of eyes conveyed everything.
"Ahem, don't get too excited just yet!"
Zhao Fugu continued, "There's something I need to make clear to everyone. Yang Lin and I roughly calculated that with one thousand five hundred taels of silver, it's definitely not enough to build two hundred and thirty-eight houses."
"What can we do This requires everyone to pool their resources together."
Someone immediately reacted and shouted, "So you're saying we have to pay for it ourselves"
"That's right!"
Zhao Fugui said, "Yang Lin and I calculated that although there is a gap, it's not very big. Each person only needs to make up one thousand wen. If it's still not enough at that time, Yang Lin will bear it himself!"
A thousand words
Hearing this number, many people frowned.
Some families have six or seven members, wouldn't that be six or seven thousand wen
Nowadays, there aren't many households that can afford to spend hundreds of copper coins at once, let alone thousands.
A young and hotheaded man said angrily, "Village Chief, you wouldn't have colluded with Yang Lin to swindle us out of our money, would you"
"Yeah, we don't have that much money,"
"It's fine for smaller households, but we have eight people! Eight thousand wen That's not fair!"
Many people nodded in agreement.
Zhao Fugui was just about to speak when Yang Lin coldly said first, "The one who said I, Yang Lin, wanted to cheat money just now was Brother Erdog, wasn't it"
"If I, Yang Lin, wanted to swindle money, why would I take this money out in the first place"
"Building houses is a way to give back to everyone, something that benefits all. I don't force anyone to build houses; if anyone wants to, welcome! But if no one wants brick houses, that's fine too. Then the 1,500 taels of silver will be mine!"
Named Ergou, he just opened his mouth, then thought of something and immediately lowered his head, refusing to speak.
The rest of the villagers also came to their senses.
Everyone knows that it takes at least a dozen taels of silver to build a brick house!
And now everyone only needs to contribute one thousand wen, which is just two taels of silver. For a family of five or six, they only need five or six taels of silver to get a brick and tile house. It's really the cheapest it could be!
You know, it also takes two or three silver taels to build a thatched house.
So, everyone also believes that Yang Lin is indeed doing good deeds.
"Erdog, don't you quickly apologize to Yanglin! Yanglin is doing this for everyone, how can you be so petty" Zhao Fugui said angrily.
"Oh, I was wrong..."
Ergou hung his head.
Zhao Fugui said to Yang Lin, "Ergou knows he was wrong. However, although building a house is already very cheap, everyone really can't afford it. What should we do"
“This is simple. I can personally invest and set up a housing fund. If anyone needs money, they can borrow from me. They only need to make monthly mortgage payments.”
Watching Yang Lin and Zhao Fu貴 talk back and forth, one after the other, Li Yuyao on the side had a strange expression.
Although she doesn't know what Yang Lin is up to now, she has a feeling that what he's doing seems like his "routine" from before still the matter of conscripting labor and grain. Magistrate Wu has given us these two tasks!""Master Wu has given us eight days to gather 500 laborers and 10,000 stones of grain.""Oh"From the corner...