The citizens of Qiongzhou have gathered at the Prince's mansion to thank King Qiong for his great kindness!
The few of them followed Zhu Bai, King Qiong, as they walked towards King Qiong's estate in trepidation.
When they were about to reach the Imperial Residence, they saw the Tongzhi of Qiongzhou, Ma Ningyuan, running towards Zhu Bai and the others with a flustered expression.
Seeing Ma Ningyuan's expression, everyone's hearts tightened.
Ma Ningyuan stepped forward and bowed to Zhu Bai. Only then did he regulate his breathing, but his tone still sounded uneasy.
"Your Highness, you're finally back!"
Zhu Bai looked at Ma Ningyuan's flustered appearance and said calmly,""Speak slowly!"
"This morning, after you left, there were people gathering at the entrance of the Prince's mansion.”
"There are at least thirty to forty thousand people now!”
"Do you know why they are here?”
Only then did Zhu Bai frown slightly as he looked at Ma Ningyuan and asked.
Ma Ningyuan, the Tongzhi of Qiongzhou, nodded. He took a breath and continued,"Because Your Highness eliminated the barbarians of Qiongzhou, after the people knew about it, they all came to thank you!”
"These people, some brought local specialties, some brought farming tools, saying that the Imperial Residence lacked workers. They all came to help repair the Imperial Residence without paying!”
When everyone heard Ma Ningyuan's words, they heaved a sigh of relief.
Zhu Bai nodded and then walked towards the Imperial Residence.
"Why did you block everyone outside?" she asked as she walked.”
Ma Ningyuan looked troubled." Your Highness isn't here. I don't dare to make any decisions. Moreover, there are already more than 30,000 people building the mansion. Why are there so many people coming?"
at this time
Zhang Fu quickened his pace and walked to Zhu Bai's side, saying,""Wangye, this general will go and ask the commoners to make way.”
"No need!"
"Let's go through the back door." Zhu Bai raised his hand to stop them.”
"Here!"
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In the living room of King Qiong's mansion.
Zhu Bai sat on the main seat, beside him was freshly brewed tea, which was constantly emitting steam.
Qiongzhou Prefecture's Magistrate Yuan Chongli and the others stood respectfully on both sides, waiting for Zhu Bai to make a decision.
"Yuan Mansion Stage!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
Looking at the Jingzhou Prefecture Magistrate Yuan Chongli who stood out respectfully, King Qiong Zhu Bai said unhurriedly,"You are the magistrate of Qiongzhou and also the steward of the Prince's mansion. How do you think we should deal with those commoners?”
Yuan Chongli, who was standing in the middle of the living room, thought for a moment and said,"" The construction of the Prince's mansion has been roughly completed. It can accommodate a few thousand workers at most. As for the rest of the people…"
Advisor Yao Guangxiao took the initiative to stand out and said,""Your Highness, I have an idea. Why don't we let these people go to Qiongzhou to mine?”
"This is a good idea!"
Qiongzhou Prefecture Magistrate Yuan Chongli expressed his agreement and added," But there's still a problem."
"What is it?"
"The problem of accommodation."
As Yuan Chongli spoke, he looked at Zhu Bai and said seriously,"The 20,000 people who have signed the contract to be servants in the mansion have been arranged to live in the mansion.”
"The remaining 10,000 migrant workers have also been arranged to be in the state government.”
"But if we add more people, accommodation will be a problem…"
Yao Guangxiao, who was also standing in the middle of the hall, fell silent.
Zhu Bai, who had been silent all this while, spoke up at this moment," Since these commoners have the heart, then we naturally have no way of chasing them away!”
"Besides, Mr. Yao is right. The mining of iron ores also requires a large amount of manpower.”
At this point, Zhu Bai turned his gaze to Ma Ningyuan, the Tongzhi of Qiongzhou, and said,""Lord Ma!"
Ma Ningyuan, the Tongzhi of Qiongzhou, stood out and bowed,""Your humble servant is here!"
"Go and instruct the kitchen to prepare more food for tens of thousands of people. You have to be fast so that these people can make it in time for lunch!”
When Zhu Bai finished speaking, everyone was stunned.
Zhu Bai continued to instruct," Those commoners at the gate, you take the three thousand men of the Bai Battalion and organize them to enter the Imperial Residence. Let them come in to drink water and rest.”
"We must maintain order and avoid any stampedes.”
When Ma Ningyuan heard this, he was also stunned. Then, he cupped his hands and said,"Your Highness, the heavens are benevolent and never wrong! I'll do it now!"
"Yes ~"
Zhu Bai gently waved his hand, indicating for Ma Ningyuan to step back.
After Qiongzhou Tongzhi Ma Ningyuan left, Zhu Bai continued,""Yuan Mansion Stage!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
"With so many commoners, your task as the chief steward will be heavy!”
"This is what I should do." Yuan Chongli, the magistrate of Qiongzhou, cupped his hands.”
Zhu Bai nodded and continued,"There are so many people, you'll have to teach them according to their aptitude."”
"Old, young, women, and children can be arranged in the kitchen and in the cleaning. Some light but complicated things can be handed over to them.”
"Here!"
"The young and strong commoners also have their own division of labor. Those with skills and high craftsmanship will stay behind to continue building the royal residence. Those who can fish and those who are capable will be in charge of fishing.”
"In addition, select another 5,000 workers with construction experience to stay and listen to Zhang Fu's orders.”
"This subordinate understands!"
"Yes ~"
Zhu Bai waved his hand and said," Hurry up and do it.”
"This subordinate accepts the order! This subordinate will take his leave!"
With that, Qiongzhou Prefecture Magistrate Yuan Chongli bowed and left.
"Zhang Fu!"
"I'm here!"
After Commander Zhang Fu stepped out of the line, Zhu Bai was in no hurry to speak. Instead, he first exchanged a blueprint for a six-story residential building in the system.
"Come!"
As King Qiong Zhu Bai spoke, he took out the blueprint that he had just exchanged for and handed it to Zhang Fu.
Commander Zhang Fu stepped forward and respectfully took the blueprint with both hands before slowly unfolding it.
"You can even understand the blueprints of the Imperial Residence. This six-story residential building should be fine, right?”
Facing King Qiong Zhu Bai's question, Zhang Fu immediately stood up straight and said seriously,"Wangye, no problem. Compared to the big project of the wangfu, this is simply child's play!”
"Yes ~"
King Qiong Zhu Bai nodded and continued to instruct,""According to the structure of this house, build ten of these houses on the barren beach twenty miles away.”
"I've already arranged for Yuan Chongli to pick five thousand workers for you.”
"I accept your orders!"
When the ten six-story residential buildings were built, these new residents would not have to worry about accommodation.
As for fresh water, after the houses were built, some water pipes could be installed to transport the fresh water in the Prince's mansion for the people to use.
As for electricity and gas, Zhu Bai temporarily did not consider these.
Firstly, it was too taxing, and he had to focus on the construction project.
Secondly, their living conditions were much better than the people's own.
As for why it was built on the barren beach twenty miles away from the Prince's mansion, it was naturally for future plans.
With the Prince's mansion as the center, everything that spread out belonged to the development of Qiongzhou Port.
That was a place where every inch of land was worth an inch of gold. He could not occupy an important geographical location for the sake of his current convenience.
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