I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

When they came, there was a large group of people, but when they left, there were only four of them.

"Li Quan, you drive the ox cart in the back. Go back to the village first and unload the water truck."

"Yes, President."

"On Friday, let's go to the other two villages and pick up the two village chiefs."

"Yes."

Village chief Chen, who was sitting on the other side of the carriage, looked at Li Lan and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Grandpa Chen, don't overthink it. Pull the water truck back first and teach them a lesson, or they'll do it again next time. If there's no one in the village who can intimidate them or convince them, it will be difficult to unite them into a force when we encounter problems in the future."

After hearing his words, Village Chief Chen sighed and said guiltily: "Lan girl, it's all because I'm old and useless."

"Grandpa Chen, please don't say that."

"Girl Lan, how about you help me manage Chenjia Village for a while?"

"Also?" Li Lan looked at him with confusion.

Village Chief Chen smiled embarrassedly and coughed lightly.

Seeing him like that, Li Lan couldn't help but understand. He was imagining things like what happened in Liujiawan. He couldn't help but sigh, "What a tiring life I have." Forget it, they were all old men in the family. There was no reason to help one and not the other.

Thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Okay, then let's do as Grandpa Chen says. It just so happens that during this period, several of our villages are going to carry out infrastructure construction at the same time, so I will supervise the construction in our Chenjia Village."

After hearing this, Village Chief Chen was very excited.

"Miss Lan, thank you so much. It's a great blessing for our villages to have you. But... what is this infrastructure?"

Looking at the old man who just realized what was happening, Li Lan couldn't help but chuckle and said, "This infrastructure is all about replanning, building roads, houses, and other things."

"So, do all our villages have to do this?"

"Of course, in three months, foreign merchants will gradually enter our villages, so we must prepare in advance."

"Very good, very good. Lan girl, if I could see the magnificent scene of our villages in my lifetime, I would die without regrets."

"Grandpa Chen, may you live a long life and see the prosperity of our villages in the future."

"Good good."

Bozhou Prefecture Government Office.

"Sir, the imperial edict has arrived."

Zhou Yuntian, who was temporarily handling government affairs, raised his head from the pile of official business and said in a deep voice, "Go to the front hall."

At this moment, Li Miao was sitting on a chair in the front hall, drinking tea and looking around. After a while, he heard footsteps approaching from afar. He quickly looked in the direction of the sound and saw a handsome young man walking slowly towards him. Li Miao immediately stood up to greet him.

"Master Zhou."

"Eunuch Li."

"Master Zhou, I will now read the imperial edict."

"can."

Li Miao unfolded the bright yellow silk scroll in his hand and said in a clear voice, "Zhou Yuntian, accept the order."

"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor"

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Censor Zhou Yuntian, for your meritorious service in two disaster relief operations, your concern for the people, and your acts of great benevolence. In view of your outstanding achievements and noble character, I hereby appoint you as the Prefect of Bozhou Prefecture, to take office immediately. I hope you will continue to work diligently and live up to my expectations. This is my decree!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

Zhou Yuntian and others kowtowed to express their gratitude.

"Master Zhou, I'd like to trouble you to take me to the government dungeon."

"Okay, please come this way, sir."

The group went to the government dungeon together.

At that moment, the dungeon was utterly dark. Suddenly, the torch in the cell lit up. Cheng Qingzhou, lying on the straw, had a dull look in his eyes. He moved his hands and slowly sat up. He retied his hair into a bun and smoothed his wrinkled robe, trying to smooth out the wrinkles, but no matter how hard he tried, it was in vain.

After a while, the cell door was opened and a group of people walked in. Looking at Cheng Qingzhou standing there, he was stunned for a moment, and after a moment, he quickly said loudly:

"Cheng Qingzhou received the order."

"Long live my emperor."

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Cheng Qingzhou, the former prefect of Bozhou Prefecture, was corrupt and bribed, neglected his duties, failed to educate his children properly, and allowed them to pursue their own interests, killing innocent people. His son, Cheng Jie, exploited his status to seize other people's fertile land, and his daughter, Cheng Shuying, is unscrupulous and jealous. I am outraged by this and, as a warning, sentence his son and daughter to death, to be carried out at 3:30 PM three days from now. You, who have betrayed His Majesty's grace, are dismissed from office, your finances are conferred upon the national treasury, and your entire family is exiled to the land north of the Ling Mountains, departing there at noon three days from now. I decree this."

After hearing the imperial edict, Cheng Qingzhou closed his eyes, prostrated himself, and shouted, "Long live the emperor."

……

The main hall of the village chief of Lijia Village was now full of people.

"Our team is growing, but it's not appropriate to hold meetings at the village chief's house every time. We need to build a village office in each village as soon as possible."

Li Lan looked at the people in the room and smiled.

"Now, let the village heads talk about the affairs of each village during this period."

"Then let me first tell you about what we have done in Liujiawan during this period."

……

Bianjing Imperial Palace.

Emperor Huide kept picking up dishes for the beautiful woman in a phoenix robe sitting below him.

Queen Chu looked at the food that was already overflowing from her bowl and couldn't help but put down her chopsticks. She looked at the still handsome man beside her and said softly, "Your Majesty, I am full."

"How come you're full? You haven't even taken a few bites?"

Emperor Huide put down his chopsticks and frowned.

"Your Majesty, I have lived in seclusion for these years, praying for Your Majesty, the people, and my son every day. I have eaten very little."

Hearing "my son", Emperor Huide's heart tightened, and he said softly, "Ci'er, Rui'er's matter is my fault. I was careless back then."

"Your Majesty, please don't say that. What happened back then was my own fault."

Chu Ci smiled softly.

Emperor Huide looked at the woman in front of him. Although she looked the same as before, she seemed more distant from him. Suddenly, he felt powerless and didn't know how to answer.

"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I am a little tired and will return to the palace to rest."

"Okay, let's go."

Chu Ci stood up, bowed to Emperor Huide, and walked out with Li Ma. As soon as he walked out of the palace, Chu Ci sneered and said disdainfully in his heart: Qin Di, you think I still have feelings for you? From the moment my Rui'er was lost, from the moment you protected Qin Zhao, from the moment my father died in his bed with regret, we were already finished.

Inside the palace, Emperor Huide sighed as he watched the master and servant walk out. He said in a deep voice, "Long Yi."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Has the Queen been in contact with other people recently?"

"No, Your Majesty. However, Madam Li entered the Empress's chamber yesterday with a letter."

After hearing this, Emperor Huide's eyes darkened and he said, "Oh? Do you know what the letter said?"

Long Yi, who was bending down with his head lowered, frowned and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"explain."

Under pressure, Long Yi quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this letter is from Nanny Song. She said she discovered that the current fourth son of the master family, who is only 29 years old, looks very similar to the deceased Duke."

When Emperor Huide heard this, he stood up in shock and walked back and forth in the hall. After a while.

"Who is Nanny Song's current master? Where is he?"

"Your Majesty, it's Lord Renshan. Your Majesty originally instructed Li Chun to send An Qi and Nanny Song to Lord Renshan."

After hearing these words, Emperor Huide was stunned and forgot to react for a moment. After a while, he said, "Long Yi, go check on the child yourself."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The meeting in Lijia Village was coming to an end, and Li Lan was making the next arrangements one by one.

"Everyone, we all have a heavy workload for the next three months. But we must complete it well. After three months, whether we can make money will depend on the performance of each village. At that time, we will select an outstanding village based on how many tasks we have completed during this period and how much profit we have made in a month. How do you think?"

"Hahaha, I think it's okay."

Village chief Wang from Wangjia Village said with a smile.

"That's fine by me."

"Okay, we in Liujiawan will definitely work harder."

……

"Okay, since everyone agrees, let's do this. Each village's finances must keep a record of the inflow and outflow of money and goods. Now, let's talk about the next few things we must do.

First, we need to build a road from the center of the village to the three-way intersection leading to our villages. How do we build it? The mountain behind our village is covered in pebbles. We'll first pave the road with cement, then sprinkle the pebbles on top. Cement is the same mud we used to stabilize the mountain last time. I'll send people to each village to mix the cement, and then each village will provide personnel to help pave the road.

Second, standardize the houses. It's unrealistic to demand that all the houses in the village be demolished and rebuilt within three months. So, let's build a portion first, as much as we can. Build all the houses in wood, following this blueprint, with a unified standard. As for the tiles, I'll think about that first."

Li Lan took out a blueprint from his pocket and opened it. The paper showed a two-story wooden building with a small courtyard. The tall courtyard gate was surrounded by wooden fences on both sides. Both inside and outside the fence were planted with flowers and plants.

Everyone looked at the drawings on the table, their eyes lit up, and they were attracted by the beautiful house in front of them. They thought it would be great to live in such a house in the future.

“Third, I will build a factory in Lijia Village first. I will think about the other villages and see what will benefit their long-term development.

Okay, that's all for now. Basically, every household in the village needs to get busy. At this time, all villages must unite and work together as one. We will definitely get better and better. The next arrangements for the village will be up to the village elders."

"Okay, Lan girl."

"Okay, Lan girl."

……

After seeing off the village heads of other villages, Li Lan and the people from the village committee of Lijia Village held another small meeting and gave detailed instructions on what needed to be done.

The meeting was proceeding smoothly. At Li Lan's house, Li Chunhua couldn't help but frown as he looked at Mrs. Li, who came in with several sets of newly made clothes and glanced at him from time to time.

"Master Si, this is the new clothes I made for you. Try them on and see if they fit you."

"it is good."

"Master, you've been studying hard. I'll bring you some tea and pastries."

As she was about to walk out, Li Chunhua stopped her.

"No, I'll leave the cakes for my mother and Xiaolan. I don't like sweets."

"Okay, I'll get you some tea then."

Li Chunhua watched her hurriedly leave, frowned, lowered her head in thought, and wondered, "What is this person's background? Why is she so interested in me? It seems I have to talk to Xiaolan when she comes back."