I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

The selection of village committee members has ended, and everyone has dispersed and started to busy themselves with their own affairs.

"Hey, old man Li, where are you going?"

The village chiefs of the three villages surrounded Li Hongwu.

"Hey, what's this, old guys?"

When several people saw Li Hongwu's smiling eyes and deliberately stupid face, they couldn't help rolling their eyes and thought to themselves: Old fox.

"What are you talking about? What is that potato that Lan girl was talking about just now?"

"Old man Wang, how would I know that? You have to ask Lan girl. Hey, Lan girl, come here quickly, these old guys have something to ask you."

Li Lan, who was talking to Li Feng, heard Li Hongwu's shout and looked in the direction of the voice. She saw several old men looking at her with smiles on their faces. She couldn't help but shudder and thought to herself: What's wrong with these old men? Such smiles really make me feel creepy.

"Girl Lan, you said you were going to see that potato tomorrow. Can we old guys go together?"

"Sure, Grandpa Wang."

Li Lan couldn't help laughing as he looked at the cautious expressions of the few people.

"Okay, fine. We'll come early tomorrow morning."

"Yes, come early tomorrow."

……

Looking at the backs of the people leaving, Li Hongwu and Li Lan smiled at each other.

Three quarters past You, at the village chief’s house.

"Li Feng, this is the account book. Besides the money we shared with everyone from the wolf sale, there's 1 tael, 500 wen in the public welfare fund. Later, we went to the county town to sell the tiger and three wild boars. Before the flood, we sold five more wild boars. Add to that the 30 wolf skins and one tiger skin I sold earlier, and the total is 98 taels, 500 wen." (Wild boar meat: 25 wen per jin, tiger meat: 70 wen per jin, wolf meat: 35 wen per jin, tiger skin: 10 taels, wolf skin: 1 tael per piece)

When Li Feng heard this, he immediately flipped through the account book and his eyes widened.

"Uncle Village Chief, is our village so rich?"

When the village chief heard his words, he couldn't help but laugh out loud and said proudly: "This is all thanks to Lan girl."

After hearing what the village chief said, Li Feng gave Li Lan a thumbs up.

Seeing his actions, Li Lan smiled awkwardly and thought to himself: How can I, a person with a bug, bear your thumb?

"I think we shouldn't share this money with everyone yet, Lan girl, what do you think?"

"Yes, Village Chief, that's what I mean. Our main task now is to build the school, and we need to build it into a large brick and tiled building."

After hearing what Li Lan said, the two of them widened their eyes. The village chief was shocked and asked, "What? Build a big brick and tile house?"

"Yes, that's right. Village Chief, children are the hope of our village. Education is very important. A good learning environment will allow them to learn better. Doesn't our village want to produce a few more scholars, or even enter officialdom?"

When the two heard her words, their eyes lit up immediately and they nodded in agreement, saying "I do." Of course they did, they dreamed about it.

"Village Chief, here are the blueprints for our school. Can you tell me where to build it? Then let's find out roughly how much silver it would cost to build it all?"

The village chief took the blueprint from her hand, opened it, and looked at the outline and layout of the entire school on the blueprint. He was shocked and looked up at Li Lan stiffly, unable to speak for a long time.

Seeing the expression of the village chief, Li Feng was curious. He walked over and stretched his head to take a look. His eyes widened and he swallowed his saliva and said, "Isn't this a little too big? Lan girl."

"It's not big. When the time comes, not only children from our village, but also children from other villages can be sent to school."

"Well, then this will probably cost more than 200 taels. It looks like we'll need five mu of land." (One mu = 5 square meters)

The village chief thought for a moment and said.

"Okay, we'll take the remaining 100 taels from the deposit for the ram pump. If it's still not enough, we'll find another way."

After saying that, he took out 200 taels of silver notes from his arms and handed them to Li Feng.

Li Feng looked at the banknotes in his hand. He felt like he was going to feel numb. He thought to himself: Thank goodness I have a good father.

"Village Chief, let's call all the responsible persons for a meeting at this time tomorrow. I want to show you something. By the way, let's talk about the school. Let's start preparing as soon as possible."

"Okay, no problem. So let's go to Arita now?"

"Okay, Uncle Li Feng will come too. We'll need to keep track of the number of ram pumps coming in and out, so we can go check it out together."

"okay."

……

"Arita, are you busy?"

"Hey, village chief. Lan girl, Li Feng is here too, come in quickly. There are a lot of things in the yard, so watch your step."

"Uncle Arita, Uncle Guangjie, you've been really hard-working lately."

Li Guangjie smiled and said, "It's not hard."

"It's not hard. Come into the main room."

As they spoke, several people followed Li Youtian in.

"Uncle Youtian, we've got an order for 100 ram pumps. I'm selling them at 70 taels each. The village chief and I have agreed to give us 5% of the ram pump sales price. Uncle Youtian, do you think this is an acceptable amount?"

"What? Giving me 5%, isn't that a bit high?"

Li Youtian and Li Guangjie who came in later were both stunned when they heard this, their hearts pounding.

"It's not high. Craftsmen deserve this kind of reward, and this commission is only temporary. If you do well in the future, the profit distribution will be better and more reasonable. Mr. Arita, I'm actually wondering if you two can handle the workload. As the variety of products increases, the orders will also increase. Actually, I've always had a suggestion, but I was afraid we might have some ideas, so I kept it to myself."

Li Youtian pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Lan girl, go ahead."

"My suggestion is, can we take in some apprentices? Of course, I know that some skills cannot be passed on to outsiders, so I'm just suggesting it. Master Arita."

After hearing what Li Lan said, Li Youtian laughed and said, "You can accept me as a disciple. When my master accepted me, he said that if I have the ability to carry forward the sect and make it revived in the world, he will be able to brag to his master and ancestors after his death."

"You have such a broad mind, Arita. It's incredible."

The village chief gave a thumbs up and said.

"Okay, you old man don't have to praise me here."

"Hey, you old fellow. All right, you're this, this will do."

As he spoke, the village chief raised his little finger and raised his eyebrows.

When several people saw the village chief's actions, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.

After a while, they discussed some details and finalized the delivery time. Li Lan and the others stood up and prepared to leave.

"Lan girl, I want to tell you something."

The village chief and Li Feng saw that he wanted to talk about some private matters with Li Lan, so they left first.

"Master Youtian, is this about why you banned Lu Ban before?"

Li Lan looked at him and sighed repeatedly, his face full of confusion.

"I still can't hide anything from Lan girl. Actually, something happened in the county town, so we hurried back to Lijia Village."

Li Youtian sat there quietly, his brows slightly furrowed, his eyes thoughtful. His thoughts seemed to be pulled back to the past, and familiar scenes slowly emerged in his mind.

"There's a saying in the carpentry trade: if you want to learn carpentry and excel, you must go to Lu Ban's school. If you want your craft to be famous, you must get the book of 'Exquisite Craftsmanship'. This book is the book that has established our Lu Ban school. It was because of this book that our founder chose to hide his identity. My master is the 67th generation disciple of Lu Ban's school and also the most talented one. Back in the county, I was fortunate enough to be favored by the master and accepted into his school. Before I joined, the master already had a disciple. My senior brother is very talented and is well-known in the county and even in the prefecture. If I hadn't joined later, perhaps the things that happened later would not have happened."

At this point, he sighed and continued, "After I entered the sect, I was very talented and was favored by the master. Later, he even wanted me to take over the Luban Sect and pass on the Zhenmen book to me. My senior brother has always been in love with the junior sister, the master's daughter, but the master later betrothed the junior sister to me. Just like that, my senior brother, who was originally able to take over the sect and marry the junior sister, seemed to have changed everything since I came."

Suddenly, a powerful "bang" sound of the door being pushed open interrupted Li Youtian's next words.