Chapter 253: Unleash civil power
With Qin Qiong as a guarantee, Liu Weifeng is now deeply trusted by Changsun Chong and others, so he gave such important things to him, which greatly alleviated the shortage of craftsmen. Not only did Liu Weifeng be good at studying things in the mechanism, but his adopted sons were also good at it, and his efficiency improved a lot. The group of people brought by Liu Weifeng were also down-to-earth and willing to work hard, and they were not cheating.
"Uncle Liu, I've given this oil press to you. I hope you can get it up as soon as possible. In the future, everyone can use cheap cottonseed oil. However, this cottonseed oil cannot be eaten, it can only be used for lighting, so you have to make it clear." Changsun Chong reminded, "After eating it, you will be infertile in the morning."
When Liu Weifeng heard this, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely increase publicity. This cotton oil cannot be eaten, it can only be illuminated." This man's infertility is a big deal, and future generations, incense issues, so you can't joke.
"Haha, okay, I'll leave this job to you. Now that the busy farming industry has passed, I need to make a lot of cotton coats. I want the women in the village to gather together to process cotton coats, which is also easy to manage." Changsun Chong said that in the slack farming industry, those women can make money by making clothes.
Liu Weifeng smiled: "I'm going to find you. My daughter-in-law are all capable. They can do these tasks, so they can concentrate on the large tiled house they bought before. This way, they can also supervise them not to cut corners and complete them with quality and quantity." Now everyone has a family, money, lives a good life, hope, and a future.
"Okay, tomorrow, I will send fabrics, cotton, needlework and thread to you. Let everyone do it well, and the wages are more." Changsun Chong was relieved. There were 90 villages in total. They would collect many women to make cotton coats, and they could make these cotton coats before winter began to be sent to the border.
"Don't worry, guarantee it to be completed." Liu Weifeng has a high prestige in the village. He is willing to help anyone who has something to do on weekdays, so as long as he says it, someone will respond.
"Uncle Liu, I will invite all the village chiefs to come tomorrow. As the village chief of the first village, I will be fully responsible for this matter and supervise the weight and quality of each cotton coat. The fabric and cotton I provide are very abundant. I don't want anyone to keep it privately or cut corners to make those soldiers who defend their country starve and freeze." Changsun Chong said in a deep voice.
This sentence seemed to touch Liu Weifeng's heart. He sighed and said, "I'm going to hide it from you. I used to participate in the war between the former Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo, but because of the tight time, I was not prepared enough. Many things were cut corners, and I took over the weapons and the ship was not strong. Alas..."
"Uncle Liu, don't worry, you need several sets of procedures to check this part in the future. That will not happen again." Changsun Chong also knew about this situation. He heard that Emperor Yang of Sui asked the craftsmen to work overtime to build ships, eating, drinking, defecation and scattering in the water. After taking over the craftsmen's bodies, they were soaked in the body and wobbled maggots. As a result, many tofu ships were found, and they were soaked in the water for a while and then they broke up.
The next day, all the village chiefs arrived, Li Er and others hid behind their mothers to see what Changsun Chong was going to do.
There were rows of people sitting below, and there was a small table in front of them with boiling water.
After Changsun rushed in, he saluted everyone first. Everyone stood up and returned the gift.
"I'm asking everyone to come here today for cotton coats. Everyone knows that this is a clothing prepared for the soldiers of the border, so I would like to ask everyone to do their best." Changsun Chong said in a deep voice, looking at the people in front of him.
Liu Weifeng stood up first. He had been a soldier and knew that the hardships of being a soldier were good on weekdays. Apart from training, there was no danger. Once the horn sounded, he could only obey orders and move forward bravely. Life and death are determined by heaven.
"Sir Changsun, the villain is the village chief of Cuizhu New Village, please say a few words." Although the two knew each other, Liu Weifeng did not want to show off.
"Please say it, Village Chief Liu!"
"A villain is not talented. He was once a small soldier in the pre-Sui Dynasty. He participated in the war of Goguryeo launched by Emperor Yang of Sui. He knew the hardships of joining the army and the difficulties of joining the army. He rushed to the battlefield for a lifetime. Although we were afraid of those who joined the army on weekdays, it has to be said that they protected the safety of the country and the safety of the people. This time, the government paid money and made clothes for the soldiers on the frontier. We could earn wages and live a worry-free life, so we should do our best to the border soldiers. Because without them, there would be no stable life we are now." Liu Weifeng said sensationally.
"The villain also has something to say!" Another village chief in his thirties stood up.
"Please say it!"
"Our place has been suffering from war for a long time. Now His Majesty is wise and the soldiers are brave. Only when we have protected the North Gate for us can we live a peaceful and stable life. We were all refugees before, but now we have a good life, so we naturally have to repay kindness. Even if we don't have wages, the people in our village are willing to sew cotton coats for the soldiers."
"We are willing to not charge money either!" This year's cotton sales made these people have hundreds of taels of silver, something that they never dared to think about before. In order to protect their property, people hope that the soldiers on the border can withstand the invasion of other places.
Everyone's emotions were mobilized, and after some recollection of the bitterness and sweetness, they all blushed and expressed their opinions with thick necks.
Li Er looked at these excited people and nodded secretly. With such a public base, he was afraid that he would not win the hearts of the people.
Changsun Chong signaled everyone to calm down and calmly, and then said slowly: "You are all people who understand the truth. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the court for your support and to thank you for your border soldiers. A stable life is hard-won, and we must cherish it. This time, Your Majesty emptied the national treasury to settle you, hoping that every citizen of the Tang Dynasty would have food, clothes, and houses. Now we have done it initially, and have collected more than 200,000 people. Now the court has asked you for help, as long as you complete the cotton coat as required, the wages will be given."
"Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work, the soldiers."
"You are all loyal and patriotic people. It is a great honor for you to have such people in the Tang Dynasty." Changsun Chong kept encouraging these people, "Now the court needs your help, so please do your best."
He also said some loyal words. More than 90 village chiefs went to the place where they received the materials and prepared to go back and mobilize all the forces they could to make cotton coats, thanking the court for their kindness.
Chapter completed!