newbobooks Chapter 103 Regret
Chapter 103 Regret
At first, Yan Wanwan thought that zombies were perpetual motion machines that neither ate nor drank. However, when building the road, many zombies died of exhaustion. She then realized that zombies worked just like modern cattle and horses and needed to eat to replenish their energy, otherwise they would die.
The only difference is that zombies don't need wages.
So, she immediately bought up chickens, ducks, geese, and other living creatures in large quantities. According to the number of zombies in each factory, if she wanted to have one for each person, she would need nearly a thousand.
However, the entire Nanping Prefecture could not even gather a hundred chickens and ducks. In desperation, she had to go to other places to purchase them.
There were indeed some chickens, ducks and geese raised in the farm on the barren mountain, but the number was too small to meet the needs of the zombies.
She secretly complained: Ancient chickens, ducks, and geese grew too slowly, unlike modern fast-growing chickens that grow quickly and have more meat. Although these fast-growing chickens are not very nutritious, they don't need to be too picky when feeding zombies.
With this in mind, she immediately took action and went to several feed factories, becoming very proficient in the restart process.
She owns the entire mansion's fiefdom, and if she raises some chickens and ducks, she doesn't believe she can't feed hundreds of zombies.
After a large-scale purchase, they finally prepared all the necessary living things and delivered them to the factory in the apocalypse overnight.
Watching the zombies eating voraciously, she smiled with satisfaction and thought to herself: Only when you eat well can you work hard.
Yan Wanwan couldn't help but chuckle, as if she was an unscrupulous landowner who was exploiting every penny of the zombies.
The development of Nanping Prefecture spread quickly through word of mouth among the people.
Those people who chose to return to their hometown to build houses all regretted it. If they had known that the houses Yan Wanwan gave them were so good and there were so many lucrative jobs, they would have stayed no matter what.
Now, apart from the little food and money in their pockets, they have nothing and don’t know how they will survive in the future.
"Brother officer, do you think it's okay for us to go back and buy the county lord's house now?"
"Yeah! It's too troublesome for us to go back and build a house. It's better to buy a ready-made one. Even if we do more work to pay off the debt, it's fine!"
Seeing someone taking the lead, many people came forward to ask.
The yamen runner slowly raised his head and looked at them deeply, his eyes revealing an all-seeing expression. He thought to himself: How could I not know the little thoughts in these people's minds?
But when he thought of the task assigned by his superiors, he could only patiently comfort them and said, "My fellow villagers, I understand that everyone is worried about their future lives. I understand this. But we also have to face reality. There are only so many houses here, and the county lord really doesn't plan to build any more. Think about it, even if you go back now, you won't have a place to live here. It would be better to go back to your hometown and build a house. Living in your own house would be so comfortable. Don't you agree?"
"Then do we also have jobs like sweeping the floors and raising livestock?"
"Yes! They have a house and a job to support their family, but we just have a piece of barren land. Even if we plant food now, it won't grow immediately!"
"Yes, this is unfair to us."
"Yes, it's unfair. They earn a few dozen coins just to sweep the floor there, but we go back home penniless and have nothing."
The yamen runners were amused by their shameless remarks and swept their cold eyes over these people. Looking at their indignant expressions, there were many people who had such thoughts, but only one or two dared to speak out.
He smiled coldly, his tone full of sarcasm. "Fair? Humph, the entire Nanping Prefecture is the county lord's fiefdom. She can reward you with three taels of silver, which is simply the most benevolent thing. Don't forget, you made that choice because you were afraid of being in debt for five taels of silver. Now that you see other people's houses are better, you are jealous. In my opinion, the county lord should not give you any silver or food at all. She should just drive you out of the prefecture. No matter how dissatisfied you are, you will have to bear it obediently."
Someone angrily retorted, "You...we can survive somewhere else."
The yamen runners didn't give them any leniency at all, "Alright! Then you can leave now. There's no need to go back, or you might starve to death if you can't find a job."
Provoked by this, the person who spoke was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting the other party to be so tough.
The county lord had just been granted fiefdom, so shouldn't she have won the hearts of the people? Why was she still...?
Seeing that he didn't move, the yamen runners started to mock him.
Some of the young and hot-headed ones were not convinced and shouted a few times. Instead, they pulled the person who spoke first and glared at the yamen runner fiercely, saying, "Don't bully the poor young man."
"Yes, yes, please go out and get rich!"
The man became angry and left the team with a few people to pursue his own future.
The yamen runner present looked at the remaining people expressionlessly and said coldly, "Are there still any of you who want to leave?"
The remaining people shook their heads and said, "No, we won't leave."
"Then set off quickly and don't miss the return time."
As soon as the words fell, those people followed them obediently, and this time there was no more messy remarks.
The yamen runners sneered, some people are just servile, they pretend not to understand when you talk to them in a nice tone, and they have to be scolded before they behave themselves.
Those people probably didn't know that the county lady had already anticipated the emergence of such people who could shake people's hearts, so she told them that as soon as such people appeared, they would be driven away directly, and that Nanping Prefecture did not need these people.
After all the people arrive, the local government will re-establish the population files, that is, register the households. Those who leave will no longer be the people of Nanping Prefecture and will not be able to enjoy the welfare benefits of Nanping Prefecture in the future.
When they arrived, the yamen runners said to them, "The county lord has selected safe spots for you. You can build houses within these safe spots in your village."
The people have no requirements for this. The surrounding environment is similar, so it doesn't matter where they choose.
As for why they didn’t rebuild it at the original location, they were also afraid that it would collapse again!
"The county lady knew that everyone had no means of livelihood, so she prepared some chicks. After everyone raised them, the county lady bought them at a price of one hundred coins each."
The depressed people suddenly became agitated. One hundred coins was a really high price. If they raised just a dozen or so, they could make a lot of money.
"Brother officer, how much are the chicks? They shouldn't be very expensive, right?"
The yamen runner finally smiled and said, "Don't worry, the county lady won't charge a penny and will provide it to everyone for free."
The people were in disbelief, "Not a penny?"
"Yes, the chicks are on their way and will arrive in two days. The county lady is also providing feed because she's worried that everyone won't have enough time to plant vegetables. Everyone will have to work hard these few days and build a chicken shed while you build the house."
"Okay, okay! We'll definitely build the chicken coop by then."
The food they received was enough for them to eat for three months, and they could use the money they earned to buy other things.
The yamen runner clapped his hands and called out to everyone, "Now, the village head who has chosen a residence can lead the villagers to come to me to register their household registration."
Someone asked, "What about those who don't have a registered household?"
“People without registered household registration are not allowed to build houses on land, nor do they enjoy the benefits of Nanping Prefecture.”
"What benefits?"
"You can't get the chicks and feed for free. The purchase price is fifty cents."
Immediately, everyone obediently lined up in front of the yamen runners and waited to be registered.