Chapter 1198 - 337: Arrangements for the Next Year! Let’s Celebrate the New Year Together!
Tears.
The County Magistrate wept, his incessant deep breaths were an attempt to calm himself down, but with each breath, his body trembled. Heavens, could such an environment truly exist? Could an environment that supports leaving one’s name in history truly exist? Could it really?
If it does.
Even if it meant dying on this path, it would be an immensely grateful thing.
"Jiangnan."
"Alright."
"To Jiangnan then!"
The more Yuchi respects him, the more he feels an overwhelming pressure. If he messes up such a matter, he feels he might as well throw himself into the river, as he wouldn’t be able to face the people of Jiangnan.
Damn it.
He must handle this matter well!
Of course, this is an extremely difficult task. A County Magistrate alone is obviously not enough. The components of a city are not just an individual’s problem, it’s the result of many institutions working together. The city’s layout, road construction, mansion arrangements, terrain transformation, and various strategies and taxes are all highly complex.
After the New Year.
Things are about to get heated.
"So, what exactly does he want to do?"
"How come..."
"How come there’s this illusion of wanting to completely swallow Jiangzhou City..."
Through Yuchi’s recent words, the County Magistrate could sense Yuchi’s wolfish ambitions. Once Xufu Town is renamed to Jiangnan, Jiangzhou City might likely be swallowed up in the future, as Jiangzhou City is not particularly far from Xufu Town. Truly, it’s possible for Jiangzhou City to be devoured.
And once Jiangzhou City is consumed, then Xufu Town... no, Jiangnan’s population should directly exceed tens of millions!
This is a terrifying phenomenon and also a tremendous pressure.
"Food, hospitals, schools, roads, and so on, all these things are extremely pressuring."
"The transformation of fertile farmland."
"The establishment of hospitals."
"Thinking about these things makes one’s scalp tingle."
Pausing for a moment.
The County Magistrate cried, looking at the sky: "What exactly does this ancestor want?! It seems I need to plan for Jiangnan with more foresight, not just focus on large cities like Jiangzhou City. It seems we need more long-term planning. It’s easy to transform now, but once it becomes as large as Jiangzhou City, it won’t be easy to relocate!"
"So there should be divisions for commercial, agricultural, and residential areas?"
"Anyway, if I can’t handle it, I’ll find those merchants to help."
"Everyone is truly on the same big boat... a big boat drifting on a broad river!"
...
Outside the Great Tang Prison near Xufu Town, Yuchi had already successfully arrived. After taking an Elixir, Yuchi was shuttling through the mountains. Having come here countless times, returning to the Great Tang Prison felt like returning home: "I really love being inside here; everyone is talented, and they speak so nicely..."
Roaming around inside the tunnel, observing here and there, Yuchi was able to grasp the current situation of the Great Tang Prison.
"They’ve already found the core of the vein!"
"So this is the core of the vein?"
Yuchi stood before a hollowed tunnel, with the core exuding a purple mist in front of it. Fist-sized, round purple Spirit Stones were embedded within the cave, like ripe apples waiting for Yuchi to harvest. Seizing the opportunity when no one was watching, Yuchi discreetly took a Spirit Stone into his hands!
Upon seeing it.
It’s worth a hundred silver!
A fist-sized Spirit Stone, worth a hundred silver, good heavens, is this thing really that valuable!?
Then Yuchi couldn’t move: the Artisans beside him were instructing other workers on how to handle things, and Yuchi listened intently, finally understanding.
The vein grows like a massive pomegranate, with membranous layers between the segments. The Artisan’s simple plan is to make all these membranes into mining tunnels. Each side is naturally mature pomegranate seeds, which translates to various Spirit Stones.
"How wonderful, this structure is similar to that of a durian. Spirit Stones appear in clusters, so drilling a tunnel from the shell allows the harvesting of Spirit Stones."
After listening to the conversations, Yuchi learned there’s about two months left before the Great Tang Prison is completely opened. By then, the Prison Director will come over.
"Prepare well! Once you’ve completed this year, you can return, and each of you will get a thousand silver, then you can go home and marry a wife!"
A burly man who loved reading said this.
The other workers were satisfied; a thousand silver for three years was profitable. Once back home, they’d instantly soar.
As for Yuchi, recalling the nosy winter melon-nosed Prison Director, he already had a basic plan. Once the Prison Director arrives, Yuchi intends to directly take down the Director and others in a single wave. Rooting deeply in the Great Tang Prison, he’s confident he can control it?
This Great Tang Prison is doomed; the current staff are overly complacent, but it doesn’t matter, just two more months. He’d visit monthly, ensuring no one’s secretly mining his vein.
