Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

The Great Yan Kingdom suffered greatly from the disaster this time. The population plummeted and heavy casualties occurred throughout the country. All the imperial physicians went down to treat the patients, but there were too few doctors and a large number of people died.

That day, Ye Heng checked the death report at the Ministry of Households. The death toll in Taohua County was the lowest in proportion, which was acceptable. The rest of the country was not worth looking at, with five or six out of ten dead. Ye Heng was silent. He reported to his brother, "Alas, I lie down now, and I don't know when I can get up. The Great Yan Kingdom has become like this in my hands. I am ashamed of my ancestors!" Ye Heng said, "Brother, take care of yourself first. I remember meeting a doctor in Taohua Village with superb medical skills. All the villagers in that village are in good health. I will go and invite him to treat you, and we will slowly govern the country." The emperor said, "Brother, you won't get better in a while. Now I will appoint you as regent to manage the country for you." Ye Heng said, "Brother, you can't. You can appoint the crown prince to govern the country." Emperor Ye Di said, "A few princes are too far apart. Not everyone can manage the country! Xiaodong is too young! Let me do this." He called his personal eunuch and wrote down

An imperial edict said, "Your Majesty, your brother is the regent! The regent has full authority to handle state affairs! He also has a precious sword, which can execute people first and report to me later." Ma Zongguan followed Ye Heng to the court to read the emperor's edict, "The emperor has decreed that your majesty is in good health and the country cannot afford a single day of hardship. I specially invite Ye Heng to be the regent and supervise the country. I also grant him a precious sword, which can execute people first and report to me later, and act on my behalf...." "The emperor specifically said that this sword can be used to kill even Ma Mingrui if he makes a mistake, ..."

From then on, Ye Heng began his long life as regent, without even a woman. Ye Heng instructed Steward Ma, "Take good care of the Emperor! Be by his bedside day and night, and don't neglect him!" The Emperor secretly understood and kept watch over him day and night. Chonghua sent skilled warriors to protect Xiaodong, while he personally guarded the Emperor.

Lu Xi returned to the palace, focused on her son and overseeing the harem. The emperor ordered Chonghua to find a female secret guard to secretly protect the queen. ...

A secret letter was sent to Taohua Village by the secret guard.

Ye Heng left the Emperor's chambers and went to the Imperial Study. He gathered Duke Lu, Duke Huo, General Ma, the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Works, the Minister of War, and others to discuss who should be sent to inspect the national disaster situation, provide disaster relief, organize spring planting, and conduct local examinations, including county and prefectural examinations, and finally participate in the national and palace examinations in the capital. Universities and colleges were all matters of national importance.

Taohua Village was bustling with activity: logging, brickmaking, carpentry, clearing wasteland, and cultivating the land. After the disaster, there was even more work to do. Sun Gui took the lead, with Xue Zhi directing the workers from the Ministry of Works to build a school so the children could attend early. The south-facing side was lined with large windows, and Jia He led a team of carpenters, working closely on window and door frames, windows, and doors. The lumberjacks were the most well-paid, earning fifty wen a day. The rest was voluntary labor.

The old man also cleaned up collapsed houses and bricks.

Without Sun Gui's advice, the elderly residents of the farm took the initiative to clean up the area and put away any bricks they could use. The women planted vegetables, and the few surviving chickens built a chicken coop. The children, after school, cut grass, fed the chickens and cows. The entire village was busy building their own homes! The Chai family, with a house that was already occupied but not big enough, could also accommodate themselves in a tent. They finished planting the land first, then built the house.

The veterans were still living in tents at the original location. They said that it was much better than being on the front line. Jiale brought some veterans with him, and the Ministry of Works assigned a few people to build houses in the north yard. Some veterans were farming, and some were cutting wood. They went wherever they were needed.

A few days later, the three large rooms of the school were completed. Jia He and his team installed windows, doors, and glass panes one by one. The ground was covered with red bricks. A sidewalk outside the rooms was also made of bricks, some of which were broken. The elderly people carefully paved the path, saying that this would keep the children's shoes from getting dirty when it rained. Jia He and his team rushed to make thirty sets of tables, chairs, and benches in just two weeks. They also repaired any broken ones, providing enough space for all the children in the school. The children could once again study in spacious, bright classrooms.

The school was still under construction. It would house a library, a village warehouse, a schoolhouse kitchen, and a place for the children to boil water. They were going to build a few more rooms. The teachers needed a place to live, and Sun Gui thought about finding a teacher. The school was being renovated, with the main road to the north and a playground to the south. Buildings would also be built around the playground, making it more convenient for visitors to stay and providing more space. Sun Gui sighed. It was sad to think of a beautiful school without its trees and flowers. He resolved to plant more trees and flowers to make the school even better.

Sun Gui stood in the classroom. The walls were white, the windows were bright, and the green trees were just a few meters tall! He had never seen such a beautiful classroom before. How bright! He touched the glass. It was magical! Only the Chai family had the ability to create such a wonderful thing. Sun Gui knew that the teachers in his village were not ordinary people. They had important backgrounds, so he couldn't tell anyone. He wanted his son to come back to the village school to study. ...