Traveling through the busy farmland of a peasant girl

In mid-July, the summer heat was at its peak, and the scorching sun shone unhindered onto the earth, even the glazed tiles of Fengyi Palace were scorched by the sun.

As Empress Shen Li's due date draws near, her belly becomes larger and her movements become slower.

Every fetal movement seemed to remind her that a new life was about to come, but it also made her anxiety even more intense.

At night, Shen Li lay on the large carved bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

She gently stroked her belly, and various situations that might occur during childbirth kept appearing in her mind, and she felt uneasy.

"This child must be born safely." She murmured to herself, her voice filled with fatigue and worry.

Zheng Jun Luo Lingchen noticed her strangeness, gently held her hand, and gently comforted her: "A Li, don't worry, everything will go well."

Shen Li turned to look at him, forcing a smile, "I know, but my heart is always in turmoil."

Over the past few months, Luo Lingchen has been acting as the acting governor, achieving remarkable success. He understands the importance of education and, despite widespread opposition, has established more women's colleges across the country.

Those women who were once confined to their homes can now go to school and receive knowledge.

Not only that, he also organized people to carefully compile the modern books that Shen Li bought from the Space Mall, covering many fields such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, ideology and politics.

Once these books were released, they sparked a learning craze across China. For the first time, the people were exposed to such novel science and technology and ideas, and their eyes were filled with a desire for knowledge.

In terms of infrastructure, Luo Lingchen's brilliant ideas have given the entire country a brand new look.

He proposed to build a cement road. The craftsmen in the Ministry of Works were skeptical at first, but under Luo Lingchen's patient guidance, a flat and wide cement avenue rose from the ground in Kyoto.

The people no longer had to worry about the muddy roads when walking on them during rainy days. He also ordered the demolition of dilapidated buildings in the city and the construction of uniform townhouses according to the exquisite drawings provided by the empress.

These villas have the charm of ancient architecture, with flying eaves, brackets, carved beams and painted rafters, and are also integrated with modern comfortable designs. They are spacious and bright, with a reasonable layout.

On the day the villa went on sale, people from Kyoto flocked to the place, and everyone exclaimed: "Such a beautiful and sturdy house, and the price is so reasonable, it really benefits the people!" Luo Lingchen had also taken into consideration those people who were short of funds. The loan policy launched by the National Bank allowed them to realize their housing dreams.

In addition, Luo Lingchen is also committed to improving the urban environment.

Clean public toilets and garbage disposal stations have been built one after another along the bustling streets, and the scenes of sewage flowing and garbage piling up are gone forever.

The streets are lined with trees and flowers, and the green area is constantly expanding, making the whole of Kyoto look like a large garden. The shops are also uniformly planned, neatly arranged, and bustling.

The construction of a new type of civilized city started in Kyoto and spread rapidly across the country like a spark.

Seeing the changes in Kyoto, officials from all over the country rolled up their sleeves and worked hard. They no longer enslaved and oppressed the people, but instead focused on achieving political achievements, competing to build civilized cities and create new ones.

In terms of land reform, they adapted to local conditions and vigorously promoted the high-yield grain seeds, fruit trees and flower seeds distributed by the empress.

In the fields, golden rice ears sway in the breeze; in the orchards, branches are laden with fruits; and people's lives are becoming more and more prosperous.

In this series of changes, the empress's concubines also played an important role.

Concubine Su Rize is good at training secret guards to protect the safety of the dark corners of the palace for the empress.

During this period, he also cooperated with the Duke of Zhenguo Shen Shaodong and devoted himself to the training of the patrol team.

They transformed the county government office into a police station, divided the jurisdiction according to different areas, and specifically handled local cases, making public security management more efficient and orderly.

At the entrance of the police station, a brand new reporting box stands quietly, opening up a convenient supervision channel for the people. No matter whether it is illegal criminals or corrupt officials hidden in the officialdom, they cannot escape the eyes of the people. As long as there are clues, the people can report at any time and let justice be served.

Concubine Nangong Qi, in addition to running Fuxilou successfully, is also obsessed with designing various unique drawings.

Recently, he has developed a strong interest in the new books compiled by Luo Lingchen, especially the knowledge on physics and chemistry. Those wonderful theories and magical experimental phenomena have amazed him.

He often immersed himself in books, studying them repeatedly, and tried to apply the principles in the books to actual designs, providing many unique ideas for urban construction and technological improvements.

Chu Fengmian has always been proficient in divination, and can predict the fortunes of a country through astrology. In this era of change, he also keeps up with the trend and studies the scientific knowledge of weather changes.

In the past, people could only rely on experience and divination to predict the weather. Now, Chu Fengmian combines traditional divination with scientific knowledge, trying to explore a more accurate weather forecasting method.

He was busy all day between the observatory and his study, recording the changes in the stars and studying meteorological principles, hoping to provide more practical meteorological information for the country and the people, to help agricultural production and people's lives.

Watching the country's rapid changes, Luo Lingchen felt filled with satisfaction.

He knew that all this was inseparable from the support and trust of the empress, and the concerted efforts of everyone around her. At this moment, his greatest wish was that Shen Li could give birth smoothly, and that both mother and child would be safe.

In this hopeful July, the whole of China is looking forward to the arrival of new life and a better future.