After traveling through time, I rely on force to survive

The top map was a simple one, and the village chief could tell at a glance that it was the terrain of the mountain behind Lihua Village.

Zhou Yimo pointed at the simple map and said:

"Village chief, my wife and I have found a place to get the mud. It's right here, right at this mark on the map. The soil here is perfect for making bricks. There's an abundant water source nearby. Firewood can be cut and transported easily from the mountain, and the surrounding terrain is flat, perfect for storing bricks. We plan to build a brick kiln right next to this hillside."

"There's also this flat land on the hillside behind the mountain. It's high and flat, and it's our village's public land. If it were used to build brick houses, it could accommodate at least two thousand people. Our Zhou family's new house will be built here."

Zhou Yimo pointed to the mountain land he had bought from the village chief and said,

"Furthermore, my wife and I suggest that if the people of Lihua Village need to build brick houses in the future, the only condition is that the new houses must be built here, and all of the nearly 400 people in Lihua Village can be gradually relocated to this area."

"Oh, that won't do. Although the terrain here is flat, it's connected to the mountains behind. There are many wild animals. What if one breaks in?"

The village chief shook his head repeatedly, disagreeing.

"Don't worry, village chief." Zhou Yimo said with a smile.

"Before, no one dared to stay on this flat land on the mountainside for long because wild beasts often appeared in the back mountain. But you forgot that my wife learned hunting from my cousin and has been catching wild animals. I believe that soon, there will be no ferocious beasts here anymore!"

As Zhou Yimo spoke, he thought to himself: By then, my wife won't have to work so hard hunting anymore. Selling the prey now is just a temporary solution.

The village chief nodded, then remained silent for a moment. He pondered: If there were no wild animals, these hills could be used. However, the soil is not good enough for farming, so it would be a waste of such a large area. Building houses would indeed be an ideal living environment. In the future, as the population grows, we can even expand to the back of the mountain.

Seeing that the village chief didn't say anything, Zhou Yimo smiled and turned over the second drawing.

My wife said that if anyone has any objection to the first floor plan, then showing the second rendering will surely convince them.

"Village chief, Tiezhu, look at this map of the village. Don't you think the flat land on the mountainside is more suitable for living?" Zhou Yimo smiled.

The village chief carefully examined the drawing. The contents on the drawing were all dyed with some kind of dye, making the picture of the village come alive on the paper.

I saw houses rising from the flat land on the mountainside, arranged in an orderly manner.

The courtyard is filled with the fragrance of flowers, with green trees on both sides and flowing water surrounding it. The roads that lead to each direction are spacious and clean, and there is even an enlightenment school in the picture.

"This is indeed a great place! We're not only safe from the flooding at the foot of the mountain, but also safe from the freezing cold and strong winds at the top. We don't have many paddy fields in our village, but if the villagers move here, we can use all the land at the foot of the mountain and turn it into paddy fields."

The village chief couldn't help but praise it repeatedly. He pointed to a place on the drawing and said:

"If this road is really built like in this map, it will be even closer to Qiushui Town."

The village chief's eyes were moist, as if he saw the future prosperity of Lihua Village through the blueprint.

Tiezhu's eyes widened as he spoke excitedly, "Brother Zhou, this blueprint is so well drawn! It would be wonderful if our Lihua Village looked like this!"

"We will be able to realize this wish soon." Zhou Yimo smiled.

This rendering is indeed inspiring, but if you want to realize it, you have to be down-to-earth and plan step by step.

Zhou Yimo took out the last three drawings, one was a diagram of how to build a brick kiln, one was a simple diagram of how to dig a mud pit, and the other was a detailed step-by-step diagram.

It records the detailed process and precautions of each step from clay selection, clay mixing, blank making to kiln entry, fire burning, kiln stewing and kiln exit.

These were all drawn in detail by Zhou Yimo and Li Qingqing after referring to the books and materials in the space.

It can be said that with these three drawings, Tiezhu basically does not have to worry about how to operate it.

But Zhou Yimo still explained it in detail to Tiezhu and the village chief again. After they understood, Zhou Yimo smiled and said:

"Don't worry about the money needed to hire workers. The main thing is management. Tiezhu, you have a heavy workload. If you have any questions, you can ask me or my wife."

There is still enough silver. Firstly, there is still silver in my wife's space that she took from Mr. Liu before. Secondly, since we are doing things for the village, it is natural that the county government should pay the silver.

Zhou Yimo planned to ask Mr. Xie about it. He couldn't let him pay for it out of his own pocket, right?

The village chief suggested:

"People in Lihua Village build their own houses. If someone doesn't have the money to buy land, we can owe them the money and have them work to pay off the debt. The money we collect from land sales can also be used to pay workers, build roads, and construct public facilities."

Zhou Yimo nodded in agreement: "Tiezhu, remember to keep the account books."

Tiezhu nodded to show that he understood.

Zhou Yimo stood up and saluted the village chief.

"Now that the matter has been settled, I'll be leaving now. Tiezhu, hurry up this afternoon and have someone dig out the mud pit. Once Carpenter Wang has finished making the molds, we can start making the bricks. From now on, I won't be involved in these matters anymore; you'll be fully responsible. If you have any questions, just come to me or ask my wife."

Tiezhu patted his chest and said firmly, "Brother Zhou, don't worry, I will do my best!"

Zhou Yimo nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, Tiezhu, I feel more at ease with your words."

The village chief also smiled and said, "Don't worry, nephew of the Zhou family, I will also keep an eye on my Tiezhu and make sure he does his job well."

The village chief's wife came over and asked enthusiastically, "Nephew Zhou, it's almost time for dinner. Why don't you eat at our house before leaving?"

"No need. Mom and sister are still at home. I have to go home in a hurry." Zhou Yimo declined politely.

Zhou Yimo handed over the brick-making matter to Tiezhu, feeling relieved. Tiezhu had read some books in his early years, and with the village chief watching over him, there would basically be no problems.

As long as the first kiln of bricks and tiles is fired, we will have experience in making the subsequent iron pillars.

But by then, a large number of workers will need to be recruited and the brick-making process will be accelerated so that all fifty or so households in Lihua Village can move into new houses as soon as possible.

As Zhou Yimo walked, he was thinking about where to find labor.

But at this moment, he heard Dashuang running towards him crying: "Brother, brother, sister Xier has been captured!"

Zhou Yimo was startled and asked quickly, "Who kidnapped Xier?"

"I don't know. Those bad guys came here in an ox cart. They were looking for you at first, but when they saw Sister Xier, they knocked her out, threw her in the ox cart, and left. I searched for you for a long time before I finally found you! Oh, and the one who brought those bad guys here was the former grandfather of the Zhang family!"

Da Shuang sobbed and spoke incoherently.