On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

Qingwen nodded repeatedly, her eyes gleaming with eagerness. "Yes! My husband is right! I understand! Star ratings are the icing on the cake; ratings are the foundation! I'll think about it right away and come up with a fair and effective method!"

At this moment, Chu Xiling, who had been quietly looking at the blueprint, raised her head. Her beautiful face was filled with the rigor typical of a technical official. She looked at Lin Zhen, her voice gentle but with a hint of worry:

"Husband, Ling'er has drawn up a preliminary blueprint for the new city's residential area based on your ideas, taking into account the geography and hydrology of Hu County. If all goes well, we can organize able-bodied men tomorrow to begin digging the foundations at the ruins of East City. However..."

She paused, her brows furrowed slightly. "Our project requires an enormous amount of building materials! Bricks, wood, lime, and even cement. If we rely solely on transporting them from Wuqing, the capital, and other places, the journey would be long and the cost would be enormous. I'm afraid it would be a drop in the bucket and would be difficult to sustain the construction speed of the entire Hu County."

"Don't worry about the materials, Sister Ling'er." Zhang Li put down the teacup, a confident and calm smile on the corner of her lips, with the demeanor of a business giant in control of the overall situation.

"I've already sent out orders to all my shopkeepers in Shandong, Zhili, and even those near the capital to mobilize all your connections and relationships to gather building materials! Especially cement!"

She looked at Chu Xiling with a look of understanding in her eyes.

"Sister, you may not know this, but ever since the Wuqing Special Zone proved the miraculous effects of 'cement,' the Ministry of Industry has already petitioned His Majesty, obtaining permission to build large-scale cement plants nationwide! In Shandong alone, there are over 400 modern cement kilns operating day and night, producing astonishing amounts! I've already ordered someone with the royal palace token to prioritize procurement, and have it shipped to Hu County day and night to ensure a secure supply!"

Chu Xiling's beautiful eyes flashed with surprise when she heard this. She then looked at Lin Zhen with a hint of anger and curiosity: "Husband, you even hid this from Ling'er? What about the steel plant? Is it also..."

Lin Zhen touched his nose, a slightly sly smile on his face:

"Of course. How could a single steel mill in Wuqing support the entire nation's infrastructure? Cement plants, steel mills, textile mills, and machinery factories have already been built across the country. Otherwise, why do you think I was willing to endure the infamy and embark on such a massive construction project, mobilizing the entire nation to build a double-track project and several major highways?"

He has a deep gaze, with a foresight that transcends his time.

"Building roads is never just about getting around! It's about opening up the blood vessels of the economy! It's about laying the most solid foundation for national industrial layout and resource allocation! Without these interconnected blood vessels, even the best factories would be isolated islands! Without these factories constantly producing steel, cement, and machinery, how can we build Hu County? How can we support the entire Daqian's rapid development? This is called putting infrastructure first!"

He paused, then threw out a word that was unfamiliar to everyone present except Chu Xiling: "The ultimate goal of all this is to increase one thing - GDP!"

"GDP?" Huanbi, Zhang Li, Qingwen, and even Xiao Hanzhou all looked bewildered.

A glimmer of understanding flashed in Chu Xiling's eyes, and she nodded silently. It was obvious that she had already understood the modern economic concept of "gross domestic product" mentioned by Lin Zhen.

She whispered, "My husband is very thoughtful and far-sighted, which is beyond the reach of women like me."

Lin Zhen smiled and stopped explaining this advanced concept.

He looked back at Xiao Hanzhou, who had been standing respectfully and listening with great emotion, and his eyes became serious and solemn:

"Han Zhou, did you understand what your sisters-in-law said?"

Xiao Hanzhou nodded vigorously, his voice filled with excitement and incomparable determination: "Disciple understands! The key is to keep the people safe! If the people support us, then everything is possible!"

"Very good!" Lin Zhen said solemnly, "Tomorrow, the four porridge stalls will suspend serving porridge!"

"Ah?" Xiao Hanzhou was stunned.

"Organize them into groups before distributing the porridge!" Lin Zhen's voice was firm, carrying the determination of embarking on a grand project. "You will personally lead the team and take charge of the four porridge stalls! According to the roster, reorganize all the registered people according to age, gender, and physical strength!"

"Able-bodied men will be organized into a labor camp! You will lead it yourself!"

"Old people over sixty years old will be assigned to the auxiliary labor camp! They will be responsible for light work within their capabilities!"

"Adult women will be organized into a female worker camp!"

"Children under the age of fifteen will be assigned to the child labor camp! Ling'er will be in charge temporarily, responsible for organizing them to learn simple skills and help out! If there are young children who need care, they can be assigned to the women's labor camp with their mothers!"

His eyes were blazing, like a burning flame:

"Once the formation is complete, you will immediately lead the labor battalion and follow your Master-wife Xiling to the ruins east of the city! Hang the new city residential area plan Xiling drew in the highest, most conspicuous place! Let all the able-bodied men see it clearly! Tell them! This is where they will live in the future! This is the home they will build with their own hands for themselves and their descendants!"

"The people will certainly be in disbelief and shocked! But they will also be excited! You must appease them, encourage them, and tell them that His Royal Highness keeps his word! As long as they follow suit, a good house and a good life will be just around the corner!"

"Then organize the labor battalion into three rotating shifts, each shift lasting four hours. Work continues even when the workers are resting. Start with the east side of the city! Demolition!"

"Tear down those dilapidated city walls! Tear down Wang Youde's luxurious prison! Tear down all the decaying old buildings in East City that are obstacles to new development! All the demolished bricks, stones, and timber must be registered and sorted and stacked! They will be used as the first foundation stones for the construction of the new city!"

"At the same time, immediately begin digging the foundations for the new city within the ruins! Clear the area for the massive amount of building materials that will be arriving! Lay a solid foundation!"

"Time is running out! We can't lose a moment! I want to transform the entire Hu County into a bustling construction site full of hope in the shortest possible time!"

Xiao Hanzhou listened to Lin Zhen's extremely clear deployments that sounded like military orders, and felt the tremendous power and earth-shaking ambition contained in those words. He felt a surge of blood rushing to his head!

My whole body was trembling with excitement!

He seemed to see the dilapidated and desolate land before him, which, under the command of his master, and in the hands of himself and thousands of people, was reborn from the ashes like a phoenix!

A new city that is more magnificent, more prosperous and more vibrant than the capital is rising from the ground at the mouth of the Yangtze River!

And he, Xiao Hanzhou, will be a witness, participant, and even promoter of this great historical process!

He suddenly knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and saluted. His voice trembled slightly with excitement, but was filled with unprecedented determination and strength:

"Disciple obeys the order! I will definitely live up to Master's trust!"