But in her anxious state, her mind seemed to turn a bit faster. If heart-to-heart persuasion couldn't move these common folk, then money would.
As the saying goes, money can make the devil turn millstones. As long as she offers money, the people will definitely follow her and participate in the river dam construction.
Before, she was too lofty for too long, seldom using money to settle matters, and had thus forgotten the importance of money.
She was wrong.
This time, by offering money, it was sure to work.
As expected, Jun Ning announced that anyone participating in the river dam construction would receive a daily wage—a considerable sum—and when paid daily, some people started to be moved.
But there were also those who feared that Jun Ning was like the previous corrupt officials, only suppressing them, so they held a wait-and-see attitude.
