I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

Late at night.

Li Lan lay on the kang with his eyes closed, thinking about what he would do tomorrow.

"Host, why don't you just pave the road with cement? Adding pebbles to it, isn't that just adding more work?"

"What do you know? Just paving with cement is too conspicuous. If you add more pebbles, it will be difficult to detect."

"But the villagers will know too. Won't they tell lies?"

"Oh, by the time others come to inquire, the emperor will have already produced the cement and issued a notice. Even if they want something or want to touch us, they will have to think twice."

"Host, from what you said, this era is not peaceful either."

"Peace? When has there ever been peace? It's just that there are people who carry the burden for everyone else. So, at any time, we must be prepared for danger."

"Then, since the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, wouldn't it be very dangerous if we develop ourselves?"

"Oh, you finally realized it. But I won't just sit there and wait for death."

Thinking of this, Li Lan, who was lying on the kang, opened his eyes, his eyes full of cruelty.

"Xiaobao, can you set up a formation?"

"Set up a formation? I don't know how."

"Then what use do I have for you?"

"Host, I am the infrastructure system, infrastructure."

The next morning, Li Lan encountered several men and women from two other villages driving ox carts to haul pebbles. She smiled and greeted them. Looking at the large baskets each of them carried, her eyes flickered, and an idea suddenly occurred to her.

"Xiaobao, I want a cableway blueprint, a simple one."

"Okay, host."

After getting the blueprints, Li Lan went straight to Li Youtian's house. When he reached the gate, he looked at the piles of wood and the busy people in the yard and couldn't help but sigh. He thought to himself: The furniture factory must be built quickly.

"There is Master Tian, ​​there is Master Tian."

"Miss Lan is here."

Li Youtian walked out from behind a pile of wood.

"Master Arita, can you come here?"

"Yes, there are so many people nowadays. Let's divide the work. Your furniture will be easier to make, but the water truck will be slower."

"Okay. Mr. Arita, please take a look at this blueprint and see if you can make it in the next two days."

As he spoke, Li Lan handed the drawing in his hand to Li Youtian.

"This, this is?"

Li Youtian looked at Li Lan in shock.

"This is a cable car. We're paving the road these days, aren't we? We have to carry the pebbles from the back mountain, which is both tiring and time-consuming. So I came up with this idea. Do you think it's possible?"

"It can be done, but the ropes definitely can't handle such a heavy weight."

Li Lan looked up at him, thought for a moment, and said:

"Then if the rope is made of iron, will it be okay?"

After hearing her words, Li Youtian's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Yes, that's right. If it's made of iron, it will definitely work."

"Okay, I'll ask Master Zhou to help me. He's sure to have a solution."

After saying that, Li Lan thought to himself: I'm sorry, Zhou Yuntian, I can only use you as a shield for now.

The two chatted about the details of the cable car, and Li Lan promised to bring the iron rope tomorrow.

Looking at Li Lan's departing back, Li Youtian wondered: "Can it be brought over tomorrow? Isn't Lord Zhou in Bozhou Prefecture?" After thinking for a while, he shook his head and thought: Yes, Lord Zhou has so many capable people around him, maybe he can send it to Miss Lan tomorrow.

Here, Li Lan, who was walking on the road, quickly communicated with the system using his consciousness.

"Xiaobao, I need an iron rope. Can you provide it?"

"Yes, host. But you have to exchange it for merit points."

In the end, the voice became smaller and smaller.

Li Lan sneered.

"How many merit points are there in exchange?"

"Host, 5."

This time, Li Lan was really angry and laughed.

"Go apply for a discount. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that I can complete the task by the end of the year."

"Okay, host. I'll go now."

After returning home, he called Li Yan and asked him to drive the carriage to the town to find the construction foreman and ask about the price of building the house. If the price is right, he will take him to see the place and what the house will look like tomorrow.

"On Friday, go to the village chief's house and tell him we want to buy land to build a furniture factory. Ask him to point out some suitable plots of land, preferably wasteland with no houses nearby. Tell the village chief to designate all of that land for factory construction. Once it's decided, go to the county government office. If the price of the wasteland is low, no more than 500 taels, you can buy all of it. Here's the silver note."

After saying that, he reached out and handed him the banknote.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Li Xi, come with me to Chenjia Village. The village chief's ox cart is here."

"Okay, girl."

Unlike the other villagers who worked enthusiastically, the people of Chenjia Village were either working slowly or chatting and dawdling. On the other hand, the sons of Village Chief Chen were working hard with their hoes.

Village chief Chen, who was standing aside, couldn't help but sigh heavily when he saw this scene.

At this moment, an ox cart swayed into Chenjia Village, driven by a woman in white.

"Grandpa Chen, what are you looking at? I'm stunned."

A clear female voice sounded not far away. Following the sound, Village Chief Chen's face suddenly lit up and he quickly came forward, saying with a smile, "Miss Lan, you're finally here."

"Lan girl, let me tell you, look at them..." Village Chief Chen pointed at the group of men behind him and was about to complain. But when he glanced sideways, he saw a group of men wielding hoes vigorously, working very hard.

Village Chief Chen: ...

"Wow, you're all working so hard. It seems that with your strong bodies, jumping frogs 100 times is not a problem. If it doesn't work next time, let's increase the amount."

When everyone heard this, they stopped swinging their hoes and couldn't help but bend down and rub their knees, looking as if they had lost all hope in life.

"Am I kidding you? Work hard. I'll be in our village for the next few months. In three months, several villages will be evaluated. If you dare to hold me back... you will bear the consequences."

Li Lan deliberately prolonged his tone and looked at them with a half-smile.

"Miss Li, don't worry, we will definitely not hold you back."

"Yes, yes Miss Li."

……

Looking at the group of men trying to please him, Li Lan sneered and then ordered:

"Now, everyone put down your hoes and go to the threshing ground for a meeting. For those who are not here, what was the name of the person who beat the gong last time?"

"Chen Shuan." Seeing Li Lan looking at him, Village Chief Chen quickly replied.

"Chen Shuan."

"Yes, yes, I'm here." A tall and strong man came out trembling.

"Go and gather the remaining people to the threshing ground. The time limit is half an incense stick."

Li Lan finished speaking and stared at him with narrowed eyes.

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away." After saying that, he turned and ran towards the village entrance.

Half an incense stick later, many people stood on the threshing ground, all whispering about Li Lan, who was standing on the high platform at the front of the threshing ground.

"Grandpa Chen, you're working on the threshing floor pretty quickly."

"Hey, isn't this because Old Man Li came over to give me some pointers earlier, so I did it."

Li Lan smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

At this moment, a woman suddenly squeezed over from the back of the crowd and shouted from below, "What are you doing in our village, girl? Could it be that your third aunt told you about marrying my eldest grandson, and you agreed?"

Li Lan looked at Mrs. Chen below as if she were an idiot.

Village Chief Chen, who was standing nearby, rolled his eyes upon hearing this and said sternly, "Mrs. Chen, what are you talking about? Go back now and start talking right away."

"What's wrong? Village chief, you don't know, she's from Lijia Village, not our Chenjia Village. We have something to say, why is she running here? I think this Wang Po is also a person who doesn't know how to discipline her granddaughter. A girl who hasn't even reached the age of marriage, who doesn't comb her hair properly, who doesn't wear her clothes properly, now runs off to another village to show off. If this was my granddaughter, I would break her legs."

Mrs. Chen looked righteous and awe-inspiring, speaking in a righteous manner.

"You old woman, please have some shame. Our girl doesn't have an elder as shameless as you."

"You bitch, how dare you say that to me? Don't you see whose territory this is? Boss, second brother, third brother, hurry up and take care of these two damn girls."