In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

Seeing the chestnut cake that had been forcibly stuffed into her hands, Aunt Liu smiled helplessly. Not wanting to disappoint Su Li's kindness, she said with a smile, "Okay, let's try it."

Seeing Su Li's resolute attitude, the other aunties didn't refuse. They took the chestnut cake, took a small bite, and said with a smile, "Delicious, especially delicious."

Seeing that they only ate one bite and then stopped, Su Li knew their plan. She didn't interfere with their choice and said with a smile, "Aunties, do me a favor. I made quite a lot of chestnut cakes, enough for everyone. Could you help me divide them up? After that, everyone can go back and rest, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu and the others nodded in agreement.

The aroma of chestnut cake spread throughout the camp, and everyone in the camp received a small piece of chestnut cake, which made everyone very happy.

The children happily finished the chestnut cake, while the adults only took a small bite before putting it away.

Zhao Zexuan also received chestnut cake, which was personally delivered by Su Li. Su Li said to Zhao Zexuan, "Try the chestnut cake I made and see how it tastes. I have something to tell you after you finish eating the chestnut cake."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan nodded and said, "Please wait a moment."

Knowing that Zhao Zexuan had other matters to attend to, Su Li returned to her tent first.

The imperial carriage will ascend the mountain tomorrow, so Zhao Zexuan was busy discussing troop deployment with the generals today. He spent the entire day arranging this, so even though he knew Su Li had something to discuss with him, Zhao Zexuan was still busy until dark before he could find the time to go.

The matter that Su Li brought up with Aunt Liu and the others today was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but something she had been thinking about for some time. She just happened to have the opportunity today, so she brought it up.

While waiting for Zhao Zexuan to return, Su Li reviewed the specific regulations for implementing the work point system and went through the entire implementation process. Only after confirming that there were no problems did Su Li feel at ease.

It was dinnertime when Zhao Zexuan returned, and the two began to eat in the tent. After finishing their meal, Su Li revealed her thoughts.

“I have an idea I’d like to discuss with you, regarding the allocation of resources within the team,” Su Li said.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan looked at Su Li intently, wanting to know what she meant.

Seeing Zhao Zexuan looking at her, Su Li explained, "Simply put, it's about establishing a work point system. People are scored based on their daily work effort, and then food, supplies, and even money can be distributed according to their work points. This is how the team's resources are managed."

Currently, a situation has unknowingly formed within the team: Zhao Zexuan is responsible for external affairs, while Su Li is responsible for internal affairs.

Although Su Li felt something was amiss about this change, she accepted it after seeing the food shortage in the team. If she wanted to live peacefully, then the team had to exist for a long time.

In order to make full use of resources and to prevent people from taking advantage of the situation, Su Li came up with the work point system.

You reap what you sow, just like farming; you get what you put in. It's the same principle.

This was the first time Zhao Zexuan had ever heard of a work-point system, so he inquired carefully about how it was implemented.

Knowing that Zhao Zexuan had questions, Su Li described it in detail, mainly explaining to Zhao Zexuan why she wanted to implement this system.

“Once people settle down, the population will definitely increase. At this stage, everyone will be short of food, so food will be distributed in a unified manner. But there must be a set of rules for how the food will be distributed.”

Zhao Zexuan listened attentively; clearly, he had taken Su Li's thoughts to heart.

Su Li's idea was quite good, which was also a headache for him and other generals recently. Even though they had recently harvested a large amount of grain, it was still not enough. There were many people in the team, and even cooking in large pots every day was not enough. Moreover, they had also discovered that some people in the team had indeed become lax during this period.

Without corresponding rules, everyone eats and drinks together, and regardless of how much or how little work is done, everyone eats the same amount. Naturally, some opportunistic people will gradually become lazy.

Zhao Zexuan noticed the situation, but he hadn't had time to deal with it yet, so he left it untouched. Now that Su Li had brought it up, he might as well deal with it at the same time.

“Distribute the food according to the amount of work each person does. This is fair, prevents laziness, and makes the food distribution reasonable. What do you think?” Su Li asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan pondered seriously, and then asked, "The village women can receive their rations based on the amount of work they do, but what about the soldiers?"

“It’s the same for them. They also keep the same records. And the soldiers should have received their pay, right? Can you pay them now?” Su Li asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan immediately shook his head and said, "No, it would be good enough if we could just make sure they have enough to eat."

This is the current situation, so Su Li said, "The world is bustling with activity, all for the sake of profit. Relationships without mutual benefit are never reliable. Although we shouldn't doubt the soldiers' loyalty, we still have to be wary of this, since different people will join us in the future."

"If we can't pay them silver, we'll pay them rations. We'll pay them rations according to the monthly standard. Each soldier has a fixed number of work points that can be converted into rations each month. But if a soldier makes a contribution on the battlefield, he can earn more work points. He can ask for money or rations then."

"Eating from the same pot is never as reassuring as having control over the food supply. I believe most people in the team would prefer to have control over the food supply themselves."

"You mean to convert work points into grain, and work points are calculated based on each person's contribution to the team?" Zhao Zexuan understood, but still needed to confirm.

“That makes sense. In short, the more you work, the more food you get; the less you work, the less food you get. We need to motivate everyone and bring out everyone’s abilities. We can’t just sit around and do nothing,” Su Li said.

Hearing Su Li say this, Zhao Zexuan fell silent for once, carefully considering the possibility of a work point system.

Seeing that Zhao Zexuan didn't speak, Su Li didn't urge him, and just waited for his reply.

After a full quarter of an hour, Zhao Zexuan spoke up: "In my opinion, this matter is very feasible and effective, but I need to discuss it with the other generals and come up with a specific plan on how to implement it."

Upon hearing this, Su Li nodded and said, "This matter is of great importance and requires careful consideration. I can only offer this suggestion; whether to implement it and how to implement it are up to you."

Zhao Zexuan: "Okay, I will consider it carefully."