After traveling through time, I rely on force to survive

Mu Yunjing was glad that he had come to Qiu Shui Town this time and had such an unexpected gain.

Although Li Qingqing and Zhou An were unwilling to take credit for this achievement, Mu Yunjing was still filled with gratitude deep in his heart.

As a prince, he naturally hopes that his country will be prosperous and peaceful, and that the people will live and work in peace and contentment. However, the premise of all this is that his country must have the ability to resist invasion from enemy countries.

Whenever he thought about the future battles with the enemy country where he would have the black fireballs to help him and the blue brick walls to prevent them from sneaking in at will, Mu Yunjing felt that he was very lucky to have met Li Qingqing and Zhou An.

Because Mu Yunjing had just interrupted, Li Qingqing didn't get the answer she wanted. She looked at Zhou An who was lost in thought beside her and asked, "Yi Mo, what are you thinking about?"

Zhou Yimo looked at her, thought for a moment and then said:

"Madam, when I was copying a book, I saw a record of using rammed earth and lime as road construction materials. I was just wondering if this method is feasible."

"Rammed earth and lime?" Li Qingqing frowned slightly, then remembered that the materials used by craftsmen to lay blue bricks also included lime.

She combined the properties of lime with rammed earth, and after pondering for a moment, she suddenly realized that this was simply a simplified version of ancient cement pavement.

She immediately said:

"When rammed earth is mixed with lime and compacted, it forms a hard surface that resists washing away even in the rainy season. This method is not only inexpensive but also uses local materials. Let's use it to build our road!"

"Okay." Zhou Yimo nodded. If my wife says it's okay, then it must be okay.

Li Qingqing thought for a moment, then stood up and said:

"I'm going to go find the village chief now and ask him where he got the lime."

The village chief is still in Qiu Shui Town, waiting for Li Tiezhu and his men to finish digging the pit and burying the bandits, and then they can return to Lihua Village.

While he is still here, we should arrange the materials for road construction so that construction can begin immediately once the labor force is in place.

"I'll go with you." Zhou Yimo said, then looked at Mu Yunjing again.

"Your Highness Prince Qing, I'll go with you to take a look. If it's feasible, the official road in Qiushui Town can also be built using this method."

"Okay, I'll wait here for Xuan An to wake up." Mu Yunjing nodded.

Li Qingqing looked at Mu Yunjing and reminded him:

"Xiao Xie will probably wake up tomorrow morning. Please send shadow guards to watch over him. I've sent Bai Ye to rescue the women trapped in the dense forest village."

Mu Yunjing nodded to show that he understood.

Li Qingqing thought to herself that she must train a group of personal shadow guards for Xie Xuan'an in the future and never let him be bullied again.

After Li Qingqing learned from the village chief that there were several limestone mountains in Fuyun Town, not far from Qiushui Town, she quietly told Zhou Yimo about the large amount of silver she had obtained in Milin Village. She smiled and said:

"Everything is ready now, except for the labor. Have Master Qiu quickly compile the information on the bandits and have the soldiers give them some intensive training. Once they're well behaved, we can start building the road."

First, destroy the bandits' momentum, and then give them corresponding rewards based on their labor income.

In this way, the road is built and they are given the opportunity to support themselves.

Boss Luo would probably never have thought until his death that he brought three thousand bandits with him and came to Qiu Shui Town with so much difficulty, just to provide her with labor, right?

If it weren't for the fact that Boss Luo wanted to invade Qiu Shui Town, she would never have thought of going to Mi Lin Village to rob.

When Li Qingqing thought of the extra wealth and food in the space, her mood suddenly improved surprisingly.

The village chief and Li Tiezhu took 200 laborers home under the cover of night and returned to Lihua Village to continue building houses.

Zhou Yimo then ordered the officials to post job recruitment notices everywhere to continue recruiting labor for Li Tiezhu, and to ensure that all the houses in Lihua Village were built within a month.

Now that Qiu Shui Town has successfully defeated the bandits, I think villagers from other places are also willing to come to Qiu Shui Town to work.

Hu Dabao and his thirty-seven men were left behind.

Li Qingqing immediately paid off all their previously accumulated wages and also gave them an additional reward for killing the bandits.

This made everyone feel extremely happy and satisfied, and they all felt that they had followed the right master.

However, when they learned that they were not allowed to return to Lihua Village, they all felt a little panicked, worried that they would be disbanded and lose their hard-earned livelihood.

Before Miss Li kidnapped them, she said that as long as they behaved well, she would let them go home.

But they don't want to go home now. They want to continue following Miss Li. With Miss Li, they will have food and drink, and they will also get paid.

Moreover, her husband is a county magistrate. Although he is not a regular one, he is at least recognized by the court.

Such thighs must be held tightly.

The thirty-seven men were panicking and looked at Hu Dabao one after another. Hu Dabao couldn't help but ask pitifully:

"Miss Li, don't you want us anymore? Although we eat a lot, we work hard and we are absolutely loyal to you."

As Hu Dabao spoke, his thirty-seven men nodded in agreement, "Miss Li, we are absolutely loyal and will obey your orders."

Li Qingqing looked at Hu Dabao speechlessly. He was tall and strong, and with that expression on his face, it was hard to describe.

But Hu Dabao had no choice.

He used to think that Li Qingqing had poisoned all of them. Later, he secretly asked his subordinates, and they said that they had not eaten anything, but that Miss Li had beaten them up after she captured them.

So, he was the only one who took the poison?

However, Hu Dabao didn't hold any grudges in his heart. He had followed the wrong master before and always did bad things. He also always caused trouble for Miss Li. Even if he had eaten poison, it was what he deserved.

Even so, Miss Li never treated him unfairly. He just saw that he was paid much more than those 37 subordinates.

Miss Li put aside her past grudges and saved his son, which was a great favor.

The thirty-seven men obeyed sincerely, but besides his sincere obedience, he also felt a little worried.

He is still poisoned. If he dismisses these men, will Miss Li think he is useless and won't help him detoxify?

When he thought of this, Hu Dabao began to worry again. He seemed to remember that if he waited for two more days, the poison might attack him again?

Li Qingqing waved her hand, signaling them to be quiet, and said:

"Didn't I tell you to be the pioneering team? Naturally, we'll assign you wherever there's a new mission. Don't you agree?"

Hu Dabao and his thirty-seven men are skilled in martial arts and have good fighting capabilities, so she doesn't want to dismiss them.

"We are willing, we are willing!" Upon hearing this, the thirty-seven men hurriedly said:

"Miss Li, we are definitely your most loyal subordinates. We will go wherever you tell us to go!"

Hu Dabao also quickly agreed: "We will definitely do whatever you order."

Li Qingqing waved her hand again and continued:

"Since you have volunteered to be my subordinates, I will naturally not treat you unfairly. You just need to follow Hu Dabao and do whatever he tells you to do.

I'm not letting you return to Lihua Village for now because I'm giving you a mission. The bandits we captured today will be coming to repair the road. Starting tomorrow, I'll hand over some of them to you. You'll be responsible for supervising them. If anyone escapes, you'll be held responsible!"

Hey! They don't have to work anymore. What a false alarm! Supervisors are their forte. It's right to leave such professional matters to them.

This is their main battlefield.

Everyone expressed their opinions:

"Don't worry, Miss Li, we promise to complete the task!"

"Okay, it's getting dark, you should go to bed early!"

Hu Dabao also felt relieved. He took his men to the house where they had been previously accommodated.

After Li Qingqing arranged Hu Dabao and others, she went to rest with peace of mind.

I might have to face Xiao Xie’s anger early tomorrow morning, so I have to get enough rest.