Chapter 1534: Creating a Model

Seven days of smoke and fire, day and night!

The Tianshui new city expansion erupted with unprecedented efficiency, and in just seven days, two main roads were paved.

According to He Lingchuan, these two main roads were the first "model," leading directly from the east gate of Tianshui City to Yunsong Town, and then connecting to You Lake, which was the core of the future new city. In this way, whether they were nobles or commoners, they could walk along the wide, clean, and flat main roads all the way to the new city and see the construction progress with their own eyes.

Saying a thousand words is not as good as seeing it with one's own eyes.

Behind the astonishing efficiency, the authorities spent a lot of money to hire monsters, used mysterious crystals, and even used Yuan power! Recently, the rain has been pouring, and Mount Lou is undulating with slopes, loose mountain rocks, and uneven sections. Originally, relying purely on manual chiseling and shoulder carrying, it would have taken at least two months to barely open a road. King Yao specially approved a large amount of Yuan power to drive away the clouds and stop the rain, directly changing the sky above Mount Lou into a sunny day! Without stopping, he asked Yuan power to cut peaks and fill valleys, changing the landscape! Mount Lou was not loose with soil and rocks, and the carts were difficult to climb? You Rongzhi mobilized five hundred mages and monsters from the army and the people, jointly performing supernatural powers, and combined with large formations, actually used the help of Yuan power to forcibly cut off the peaks of Mount Lou and fill the mountain hollows, reducing the height by more than ten zhang, so people could walk directly through the mountain.

He Lingchuan also brought in heavy monsters and even used several giant mechanical puppets, either to transport heavy materials or to drag wind and fire rollers to press the road, which was fast and labor-saving.

These scenes were all big scenes, rarely seen in normal times. Dignitaries and commoners all came upon hearing the news, watching with dazzled eyes and endless praise.

How impressive, how impressive!

Once they returned to Tianshui City, everyone boasted about what they had seen with their own eyes, all spitting and flying.

Immediately, there were officials who submitted memorials: Yuan power is a national treasure, hard to come by and precious. It is usually only used for regulating wind and rain, disaster relief, or supporting internal and external wars.

Used to pave roads and build bridges? This, this...

Absurd!

Waste of heaven's gifts!

King Yao looked at the memorial, snorted, and threw it aside, ignoring it.

Did these guys really think he was a muddled monarch? Did they really think he would squander Yuan power at will when his brain got hot?

He also felt his heart dripping blood! He Xiao said that hot stir-frying requires fierce fire. Except for Yuan power, ordinary manpower could not create such an engineering miracle in a short time.

On the night You Rongzhi entered the palace to ask for Yuan power, he still had a big fire—

And then agreed.

Because he knew He Xiao was right.

King Yao knew the officialdom ecology of the Yao Nation better than anyone. If he still used the old methods, the new city would not be built in ten years.

But he was unhappy; when He Xiao first described the magnificence of the new city and the fullness of the treasury, he didn't mention at all that there would be so many troubles later! He was even more unhappy that he had been coerced.

So many ministers were worried about the new city expansion, and not going home for seven days was the norm. Since everyone had to go all out, as a monarch, could he not bear to use a little Yuan power?

Since Yuan power was used, it showed that this project was supported by the whole country, and even King Yao himself could not come out to obstruct it.

Alas! But then other officials stood up to argue:

Such a shocking and grand move just happens to show the prosperity of our great Yao Nation, with strength crowning the Flash Gold.

The Yao Nation is a great Flash Gold country; it needs the inside, and it also needs the image.

Go to the people and see, the response is strong, the effect is good.

The commoners of the Yao Nation have always known that Yuan power is only used for national affairs. Using Yuan power for the new city expansion is another feat that must be completed by "the strength of the whole country"! The authorities have shown such spirit and such a hand, so it must be determined to do it big, and the people have no doubts.

While repairing the road, He Lingchuan also "suggested" to King Yao to start the next "model": a formed block.

This block was to be built on the side of the main road, with streets, shops, and houses neat and beautiful, all available.

But building a block was not as simple as repairing a road. Not to mention anything else, the water supply and drainage had to be preset, the building materials had to be polished and carved, and some had to spend time air-drying and setting.

Especially the stone materials that Tianshui City loved to use, how could so many be dug out in a short time?

But the project had to catch up with the progress. What to do?

He Lingchuan's suggestion was to follow the old method of building the gate of the You Lake villa, one word:

Demolish! Stone materials are not easy to rot, so using old is better than using new.

Find all useless old buildings nearby, such as idle and abandoned residential houses, manors, and villages, and demolish and take away everything that can be used; even several old streets in the old city of Tianshui City were demolished as a whole, and all the stone materials were transported to the new city.

The new city construction was in full swing, and the contracting teams in each area were working in three shifts, wishing they could work thirteen hours every day.

At this time, He Lingchuan's ability to coordinate up and down and dredge logistics was shown. He judged accurately, and any messy knots that fell into his hands could be combed neatly in less than half a day.

The speed at which You Rongzhi signed was about to fail to keep up with the efficiency of his mediation of contradictions.

Slow work, dragging wages? Non-existent.

Report and settle immediately, review and approve immediately, striving not to drag problems overnight.

Other officials were able to work overtime honestly after signing the military order, unlike before, because He Lingchuan led by example, threw himself on the construction site, and did not engage in special treatment.

His workload was more than five times that of other officials! With even the "leader" above working so hard, how could the officials of the expansion project dare to be lazy? They could criticize He Lingchuan's dominance and ruthlessness, but they had to admire his professionalism and diligence.

Wanzai Feng and others who followed He Lingchuan every day were grinning from ear to ear:

What is the experience of having a workaholic leader? It's time to let these Yao people taste their daily pain! He Lingchuan could even recommend people to the right positions—this was truly amazing.

You Rongzhi was very worried at first and wanted to wait and see, not approving.

But he soon compromised.

Going against He Lingchuan was like going upstream in a surging river, exhausting and thankless.

Why spend that effort?

Just a few days later, the officials of the expansion project knew that although Magistrate You was nominally in charge and Magistrate You signed and approved, He Xiao had the final say on the project itself!

Not only on-site scheduling and team approval, but even personnel arrangements, He Xiao could intervene.

If he opened his mouth to ask for someone, he would definitely get them.

The person who had the final say had real power in his hands.

A person with real power must be crowded with supporters.

On the second day after the model block—no, the new city demonstration block—started construction, He Lingchuan brought a person back from the construction site.

About fourteen years old, wearing short clothes and bare-chested, with a cloth band tied around his head and mud on his legs, dressed no different from an ordinary mountain-moving worker. ===== CHAPTER 1535 =====