I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

In the evening, Li Yan walked into the yard and looked at Li Lan who was busy in the yard and said:

"Miss, Cui Da recommended a few good bricklayers in town. He said these people can find others to come and work with them."

Li Lan stopped what he was doing and looked up at Wang Pozi and Zhang Shi and said, "Mother, it's almost done. Pour it into the mold. The soap will take about the same amount of time to dry as the soap."

After making the arrangements, he turned back to Li Yan and said:

"Okay, then you go and make the arrangements as soon as possible. The workshops in several villages must be built as soon as possible. Let Li Liang oversee the construction of some furniture workshops. Li Yan, go call my third uncle over."

"Yes, girl."

After a while, Li Chunsheng came over hurriedly and said breathlessly: "Big girl, you are looking for me."

"Yes, Third Uncle. No need to rush. Let's go inside and have a glass of water first."

"okay."

The two of them sat down in the main hall, and Li Chunsheng raised his head and drank several glasses of water. Li Lan saw that his breathing had calmed down, so he said, "Uncle San, you have to go out for a while."

Li Chunsheng was startled when he heard this and asked in surprise, "Going out? Where to?"

"Uncle San, it's like this. I went to the capital to attend a product presentation a while ago, and then I recommended several products to merchants from all over the country. One of them was a dress, and it was due to be delivered in three months.

But right now, it's definitely too late for us to dye our own cloth, so we need to buy a lot of cloth. I need you to go to Qinnan Xiangzhou Prefecture and buy some silk and brocade. The price can't be higher than 50% of the market price. If it's cheap, buy as much as possible."

"Big girl, can I do it? Since I was a child, the farthest place I have been to is Qingshui Town."

Sensing his mixed feelings of wanting to try, yet also feeling nervous and fearful, Li Lan smiled and said, "Third Uncle, you have to believe in yourself. A true man should always have ambitions and explore the world. This is an opportunity. Go ahead, and I'll have Li Zhong and Mrs. Li accompany you."

As soon as these words came out, Li Chunsheng seemed to have exhausted all his strength and made some important decision. He took a deep breath and said with determination in his eyes, "Okay, I'll go, Lan girl. When do we leave?"

"We'll set out early tomorrow morning."

……

Five days later, Li Lan was very happy when he saw that the road in the village was half paved. At this speed, it might be completed in less than half a month.

"Madam, the young master will arrive at Li Village at noon tomorrow."

Li Lan's eyes trembled, and he turned to look at Zhou Da: "Isn't he busy? How did he come so quickly?"

Zhou Da thought to himself: Young Master, it feels like a long time since we last met. Besides, there is still our fourth uncle at home, so how can we not be anxious?

He looked up and saw Li Lan looking at him, and said quickly: "I guess the young master must have finished the things in his hands, so he thought of coming to see the lady."

After hearing his words, Li Lan glanced at Zhou Da doubtfully. Suddenly, a smile flashed in his eyes and he said, "Zhou Da, I noticed that you've become more eloquent recently."

"Yes, is there? Madam must have heard it wrong. Hey, Friday, wait for me, I will go with you. Madam, I have to go and get busy first."

After saying that, he ran out immediately.

Li Lan smiled and shook his head helplessly.

"Xiao Lan, my classmate replied and said he's willing to come and teach here, and they both left yesterday."

At this time, Li Chunhua walked out of the house and said softly.

"That's great, Fourth Uncle. Thank you, Fourth Uncle."

"You and I, no need to say thank you."

Looking at that pretty little face, Li Chunhua reached out to touch her head.

"lady."

A shout was heard, and Li Lan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhou Da standing not far away. He seemed to have something to say, so he hurried over.

On this side, looking at the hand stretched in the air, Li Chunhua's eyes flashed with melancholy. He sighed softly and walked into the house.

"What's the matter? Zhou Da."

"It's Liu, the village chief from Liujiawan, who's here. He's at his house and asked me to come and call you. It seems like there's something urgent going on."

"Oh? Let's go and take a look."

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhou Da, who was following behind Li Lan, couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, he breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "Fortunately, fortunately I arrived in time. Otherwise, if the young master knew, he would peel off my skin."

In the main hall of the village chief's house, two old men sat there sighing and not talking to each other.

"What's going on? What's causing the two village elders to sigh non-stop?"

"Lan girl, you are here."

Village chief Liu quickly stood up and went to greet him.

"You're finally here. Oh, you don't know, but right after you left, the Zhang clan leader started making trouble. He didn't want his house to be demolished. I told him to rebuild it, and that it would be better than his current one, but he refused to demolish it. I tried to persuade him for several days, but he was still stubborn."

Li Lan scoffed, sat down, poured himself a glass of water, raised his hand and motioned for Village Chief Liu to sit down as well, and said, "This is such a small matter, yet you've been sighing all this time. You should have come to me sooner. Grandpa Liu, has Zhang Sheng returned yet?"

"Yes, yes, their family is noisy all the time now, and everyone is in turmoil."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Lan's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice:

"Grandpa Liu, you're..."

Listening to Li Lan's words, Village Chief Liu's eyes became brighter and brighter. He immediately smiled and said hello excitedly.

"Grandpa Liu, it's a good thing you're here. Our village chief is here too. I want to tell you something. Can you help me see if it's feasible?"

When the two old men heard this, they immediately sat up straight and looked at her seriously.

"I did some research yesterday. I think the Chu River in Liujiawan is connected to the Qin River. Where are the largest docks on the Qin River?"

Village chief Li Hongwu thought for a moment and said, "Zhuozhou Prefecture in the north of Qin, Yuzhou Prefecture in the middle of Qin, and Xiangzhou Prefecture in the south of Qin."

"Mr. Village Chief, you are indeed the peddler who used to walk the streets."

Li Lan praised, his eyes full of admiration.

"Then, what does this have to do with our Liujiawan?"

Village Chief Liu looked at Li Lan with a puzzled look on his face and asked doubtfully.

"Oh, you're stupid, Old Man Liu. This girl Lan is saying that since the Chu River can be connected to the Qin River, can we also build a dock in Liujiawan..."

At this point, the village chief Li Hongwu looked at Li Lan in shock, breathing rapidly, and said excitedly: "Lan girl, this, this, could it be,..."

"Yes, that's what the village master wants. I want to build a wharf in Liujiawan, which will shorten the distance for transporting goods from Qinbei to Qinzhong and Qinnan."

As soon as the words fell, the two old men looked at each other and were so excited that they couldn't say a word for a long time.

"However, can this be built? How can it be built? It also depends on the depth of the entire Chu River, especially the depth of the shallows. Will ships get stranded when they come? And then the width. How many ships can accommodate sailing side by side on the entire river?"

The two old men calmed down, frowning as they pondered. After a while, Village Chief Liu said, "How about I arrange for a few people who are good at swimming to test these questions?"

"Grandpa Liu, no need. I have a way to test it. When the time comes, I'll come to you to discuss how to do it."

"Good good."