Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

For them, being able to eat this kind of white rice porridge is already very good.

These things can only be eaten by everyone after their national strength improves.

Now anyone can eat it, which is indeed a huge improvement.

They believe that they can eat white rice porridge at will.

But eating meat casually is really ridiculous.

"Are you kidding me? You can eat as much meat as you want, and yet you give it to so many soldiers? Does your Majesty's family run a granary?"

"Where can we get so much meat for them?"

At this time, many people around immediately started talking.

Seeing that everyone was in disbelief, the person who had just spoken immediately stood up.

Explain to them:

"Don't disbelieve me, I read this in the newspaper. Are there many people here who can read? Perhaps none of them can."

Although Qin Ming is trying to popularize education as much as possible.

But now some older people still don’t have the opportunity to learn.

So the literacy rate was still not very high at that time.

When they heard him say this, the people present immediately started talking even louder.

"Isn't it just knowing how to read?"

"Even though we can't read, at least we have some common sense. We're not like you who starts showing off just because we know a few words."

"I also think the court may not be able to provide so much meat."

"Even if there is meat, it's for the elite. How can we get it?"

Just as their discussion was getting louder and louder, a few people suddenly came from a distance.

After seeing the person coming, everyone around looked a little strange.

Because this guy who came to them looked very different.

There is a kind of demeanor that ordinary people find difficult to possess.

The key point is that the other person still had a smile on his face and looked at them very kindly.

"Which high-ranking official are you?"

Several people who were eating asked in a familiar manner.

At this time, Chang Baishan beside Qin Ming said with a smile:

"This is His Majesty."

"what?"

"what?"

When everyone heard this, their eyes widened.

He looked at Qin Ming with disbelief.

Qin Ming waved his hand towards the back, and his men pushed over several carts of meat.

"You are the first group of people to come and work in the canal area."

"To reward you for your compliance with the imperial court's policies, I have brought a few carts of meat for you to taste.

Although it is just air-dried meat jerky, please don't be disgusted by it.

I will have fresh meat delivered in a few days."

“There’s actually meat.”

"How can you dislike this?!"

After hearing the word meat.

Everyone present rushed over and looked at the things on the cart curiously.

Everyone was shocked when they found out that it was actually strips of dried meat.

They had never imagined that one day they would be able to eat meat so casually.

Qin Ming looked at the excitement of the crowd and felt relieved at the moment.

In fact, it was because of him that the number of refugees here increased a lot.

Now, through the reconstruction of the canal, Qin Ming has finally brought these refugees back under the control of the imperial court.

It is also a good opportunity to select a group of talents from among them for training.

Thinking of this, Qin Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

"Give them some of this dried meat so they can have it with their porridge later."

"The rest can be stored and used to satisfy their cravings in the next few days."

Qin Ming arranged his men to distribute the dried meat.

When they heard that Qin Ming was willing to take it out for them to eat on the spot, he was not just showing it to them.

At this time, many people immediately knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the king".

Faced with their excitement, Qin Ming just smiled and helped them up.

Then he began to ask about the project here.

"How many people do you think would be a good number to be selected to join the Construction Corps?"

Qin Ming is preparing to expand.

However, if we want to expand at this stage, we still need to discuss it with the people.

After all, if they can't enter the Construction Corps.

By then, we may need to find other ways out for them.

He planned to discuss with them how many people would be appropriate to select to enter.

After hearing this, everyone present enthusiastically gave Qin Ming suggestions.

"Your Majesty, I think we can just select about 10% of the people to go in."

"No, we can't have a fixed number. It would be better if you meet certain standards before you can enter. For example, you can have grades when doing things. The better the performance, the higher the grade. Only those with the highest grades can enter."

"I think we can add some knowledge tests to see who is proficient in both civil and military skills, so that only those who can enter can do so."

"Aren't you making things more difficult for yourself, you bastard?"

Soon, before Qin Ming could ask clearly, they started arguing among themselves.

Qin Ming waved his hand helplessly, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

"Okay, I've remembered everything you said."

"There may be many more people coming over in the next few days. I have only one request for you: do your job well. The court will not treat you unfairly. Even if you are not selected in the end, you will still receive a generous amount of silver."

Qin Ming's words made everyone clench their fists, their faces full of anticipation.

They had already heard that Qin Ming was calling on people to build a canal, not just to provide food and shelter.

When working here, you can even get some money every month.

This makes many people feel very good.

In comparison, it is much more than what they earn as odd jobs outside.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty is holy."

Everyone shouted in unison.

Qin Ming didn't take their praise to heart.

The officials here were asked to continue giving him a few more words of lecture.

After telling them not to withhold supplies from these people, he turned and left.

On the way back, Chang Baishan said to Qin Ming with a smile:

"Your Majesty, I wonder if it's because the story of you transforming into a yellow dragon and defeating the entire Northwest Wulin spread, but now many people like you very much."

"It's only natural that I have a good reputation. I've done a lot."

Qin Ming also smiled and nodded. He knew the legends about himself among the people.

Now some people have even moved themselves into the Temple of Martial Arts.

However, this is not the most important thing for Zhang at the moment. He is thinking about the situation in the Western Regions.

Since the war broke out in the Western Regions, many of Qin Ming's goods could no longer be dumped locally.

Now it can only be shipped overseas by water.

This won't be a problem in the short term.

But if it goes on for a few more months, Qin Ming will definitely have a backlog of goods on hand.

By that time, they might have to slow down factory production.

This is difficult to do unless the war in the Western Regions is ended early.

Coincidentally, Qin Ming just happens to have this ability.