HLnovel Chapter 780 Gathering
Chapter 780 Gathering
This is the income of people who own their own land; people like Guo Hai, who rely on odd jobs for a living, have even less income.
Take Guo Hai as an example. He earns about 20 to 30 coins a day doing odd jobs, which seems like a lot. But the reason why odd jobs are called odd jobs is because of their instability!
In a month, Guo Hai works about 10 days, and his total monthly income is about 200 to 300 coins.
This was his income during peaceful times. Now, due to the combined effects of the cold and war, Guo Hai's income is no longer as high as before. He can only find odd jobs for about 5 days a month, and his income has dropped by at least half.
So, when they heard that they could earn 500 coins a month by repairing the road to Chenjia Village, Guo Hai and everyone else present got excited.
"Not only do they receive 500 coins a month, but the workers who repair the road to Chenjia Village also receive a lunch every day, which consists of white steamed buns as white as snowflakes, and meat every other day."
The man who spoke looked around at the crowd and asked with a smile, "Now, do you still think that building roads for Chenjia Village is corvée labor?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present shook their heads frantically. Five hundred coins a month, plus a meal, and meat too...
This isn't corvée labor, it's practically a life of luxury!
"Isn't Chenjia Village incredibly generous? Not only are they giving out white flour buns, but they're also giving out meat?"
"This isn't corvée labor! This is going to enjoy a life of luxury."
"Eating white flour buns and meat every day, plus five hundred coins a month, this couldn't be the best job in the world, could it?"
"..."
Thanks to the man's spontaneous promotion, everyone present learned about the benefits of working for Chenjia Village, and their desire to build roads for Chenjia Village suddenly became extremely strong.
"Chasing Master!"
Someone approached a nearby official and asked with a fawning expression, "What are the procedures for recruiting workers in Chenjia Village?"
Before the officials could answer, two men came out of the county office. The man in the lead was recognized by the people present; he was Tang Qing, the magistrate of Yongliang County.
Half a step behind Tang Qing was Chen He, the village chief of Chenjia Village, who was in charge of this recruitment.
As soon as Tang Qing appeared, the crowd fell silent. People in those days were still quite afraid of officials and dared not act recklessly in front of Tang Qing.
"The man next to me is from Chenjia Village. He is in charge of all recruitment matters in Chenjia Village this time."
Tang Qing stepped back, drawing everyone's attention to Chen He.
Facing so many eyes, Chen He was not intimidated at all. After organizing his thoughts, he announced loudly, "This time, Chenjia Village is recruiting a total of one thousand workers. Any man aged 18 to 40 can apply. The pay is 500 wen per month, and lunch will be provided every day!"
Chen He's words undoubtedly confirmed that what the man had said earlier was true. The moment he finished speaking, the people of Yongliang County at the scene visibly became breathless, wishing they could be recruited as workers by Chenjia Village immediately.
Chen He continued, "Now, anyone who wants to register can go inside the government office to register. After registration, go home and wait for further notice."
After saying that, Chen He and Tang Qing walked to the side, clearing the way to the county government office.
The next moment, the people rushed in and quickly entered the county government office, where they met the Chenjia Village staff in charge of registration.
"Name?"
"Wu Qi".
"age?"
"30 is old."
"Where do you live?"
"..."
Inside the main hall of the county government office, the people were registering in an orderly manner under the guidance of the officials.
The registered residents will have their identities verified by the Yongliang County government. Once their identities are confirmed and they have no prior criminal record, they will be officially employed as temporary workers in Chenjia Village.
The long queue of people waiting to register moved slowly forward, and soon it was Guo Hai's turn.
After seeing his name and information registered, Guo Hai couldn't help but ask nervously, "Um, does this mean I've been recruited?"
"Not counting."
The person in charge of registration patiently replied, "Go home and wait. If you are hired, government officials will come to your door to notify you."
"Okay, thanks, bro!"
As Guo Hai walked out of the county government office, he kept turning back, feeling extremely nervous, fearing that he had not been selected.
Other residents who have already registered share a similar mindset with Guo Hai.
"I don't know if I'll be selected, or if I'll be able to earn 500 coins a month."
"I'm sure I'll be selected."
"I want to eat white flour steamed buns every day."
"Me too!"
"..."
After lingering outside the county government office for a long time, these anxious people finally turned around and went home.
As they left, news of Chenjia Village recruiting workers spread throughout Yongliang County.
"What? Chenjia Village is recruiting workers in Yongliang County? And they can earn 500 coins a month?"
"They'll even provide lunch? And it'll just be plain steamed buns?"
"There's still meat to eat?"
"What are we waiting for? Let's go register right away!"
"..."
Upon receiving the news, countless people set off in a hurry to the county government office to register. In just one day, three thousand people completed the registration.
And this is obviously not the final number. The registration period lasted for three days, and by the end of the three days, the number of registered people had exceeded 10,000!
Even County Magistrate Tang Qing was shocked by this number!
He knew the workers in Chenjia Village were offered attractive treatment, but he didn't realize it was this attractive.
But after thinking about it carefully, Tang Qing felt relieved!
Today, all industries in Yongliang County are in decline, and the people cannot find any work to make a living. In addition, the weather is cold and they cannot farm, so most people are idle and have no source of income.
Under these circumstances, Chenjia Village began recruiting workers, and the generous benefits offered naturally attracted the attention of the villagers.
As a result, almost all eligible citizens rushed to the county government office to register, bringing the number of registrants to over 10,000.
That means the registration period is only three days. If it were extended further, the number of people registering could exceed 20,000 or even 30,000!
However, Tang Qing also knew that extending the registration period was meaningless. Chenjia Village only needed to recruit a total of one thousand people, and ten thousand people was far more than that number. Registering more people would be useless.
"Sigh, if only we could hire more workers!"
Upon hearing the number of registered people reported by the clerk, Tang Qing couldn't help but sigh softly. He then instructed the clerk, "Verify the identities of the registered people as soon as possible. Once you have confirmed that there are no errors, select one thousand people who meet the criteria and have them go outside the city as soon as possible to start work under the command of the craftsmen from Chenjia Village."
"Yes!"