Ren Baqian carefully flipped through the ancient scrolls on the table.
They were all bound with animal skin, and he couldn't tell what kind of animal skin it was made of. After so many years, they still hadn't been damaged at all.
With just one glance, Ren Baqian was sure that these scrolls came from an era without any records.
The two "Records of the Earth Dragon" were divided into two volumes, which mainly recorded some rare beasts, herbs, and ores.
Only a few of these records were the same as the existing herbs and ores, and most of them were extremely rare and precious.
The first was "Records of the Water Dragon," which was similar to the "Records of the Earth Dragon," but the former was for land, while the latter was for water.
The last was "Using Water to Bathe the Eyes," which seemed to be a special method for training the eyes. The few types of water that were needed were all recorded in "Records of the Water Dragon."
The name was simple, but the effect was great.
It was said that after mastering it, one's eyesight could reach up to a thousand miles, which was considered powerful.
For the people of this world, the ability to see up to a thousand miles was a fairly powerful training method.
However, with binoculars, this method wasn't very meaningful.
What was really important were the two "Records of the Earth Dragon" and "Records of the Water Dragon." Not only did they record the killers, herbs, and ores of the outside world, but there was also a small part of the water and mountain range map. It was of great significance for sending people to the outside world to find a hiding place to train.
The previous phone call was only worth 200,000 taels of silver, but the value of these three books couldn't be measured with money.
"Where was the grave found? What's the situation inside? What else is there besides these? "Ren Baqian asked seriously.
"Under the ancestral grave of a rich family, there was a simple stone room. Apart from these ancient scrolls, there was only a skeleton. I also got someone to bury the skeleton properly. "Qing Lian smiled and said," I knew that you would be interested! "
"You knew?" Ren Baqian asked.
"Ma Hongyu of the Empire, Xu Gongsou of the Sun and Moon in the Palm, Lin Dong of the Zhengtian Sect, and Gao Yi of the Spear — these famous experts have been very active recently!" Qing Lian pursed her lips.
Ren Baqian nodded slightly. The rebel army was now more powerful than the imperial court of Great Xia, and the movements of these experts inevitably reached their ears.
"Thank you very much. If there are similar things in the future … "Ren Baqian wanted to say that as long as he could afford it, he felt that it was too much.
"Got it! These things are useless in our hands. Besides, I am also very curious about some things. If Your Highness acts quickly, I might be able to see them in my lifetime. "
Qing Lian's expression finally changed a little when she said this. There was some anticipation, but there was also some sadness.
Even if it was an ordinary person, after becoming a Sword Master, they could still become an expert.
But the price was too heavy.
They couldn't cultivate, and their lifespans were shorter than ordinary people.
The lifespan of a Sword Master was usually only sixty or seventy years old. If they didn't fight often and had the support of resources, they might be able to live to eighty or ninety years old. This was their limit.
Qing Lian was already twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. If there were no accidents, she would only have forty to fifty years left to live.
This was why she said that if he moved quickly, she might be able to see him.
With her intelligence, she was able to obtain a lot of information from the [Water Dragon Record] and [Earth Dragon Record]. Combined with the movements of Ma Hongyu and the others, even if she couldn't guess the whole picture, she could at least guess half of it.
…
The advent of the telephone had brought about a storm that swept through the Yun Nation, and it was getting more and more intense.
According to this era, the function of the telephone was comparable to that of a magical artifact.
However, compared to those strange legends, the telephone was something that many people could come into contact with.
Whether it was families, chambers of commerce, various departments in every city, or even many wealthy households, they began to plan whether or not to install a telephone at home.
Even though there wasn't a need for it for the time being.
Most people in this era still lived in their own land, and ordinary people couldn't even walk out of a radius of fifty kilometers.
However, it was a worthwhile deal to show off and earn some face with a few dozen taels of silver.
As a result, the craze brought about by the telephone never subsided.
This craze also played a great role in the promotion of the telephone.
Even if there was no need for any more publicity, the number of telephone users would steadily increase.
While the craze for the telephone was still ongoing, a new product appeared in front of everyone.
It was a cargo truck.
It looked like a Jiefang 141, but its performance was only equivalent to that of a standard World War II truck.
It weighed 4,000 kilograms and carried 6,000 kilograms, which was slightly lower than a tractor.
Furthermore, it had much higher requirements for roads than a tractor.
With the exception of going up mountains and down to the sea, the tractor had excellent traffic performance in most places, which was something that a truck couldn't achieve.
This was also the reason why Ren Baqian brought out a tractor as it was much more practical than a truck.
It was expensive, had a low carrying capacity, and had high requirements for roads.
Despite having so many flaws, one advantage overshadowed all of them.
Speed.
It was twice as fast as a tractor and could reach 240 kilometers per hour, which was equivalent to 60 kilometers per hour.
It would take 10 to 15 days to travel from Lan City to Pingdu with an ox cart, three days with a tractor, and one and a half days with a truck!
This alone attracted the attention of many merchants in the Yun Nation.
Furthermore, this new product called a truck was much more comfortable to ride in than a tractor.
At least it had a driver's compartment that could shelter people from the wind and rain. Furthermore, it was more stable and not as bumpy as a tractor, which made people want to vomit.
2,000 of these trucks were ordered as soon as they were launched.
Many people were even prepared to use this thing as a daily means of transportation.
The only thing that limited the popularization of this truck was the roads.
However, there was another piece of news that appeared along with the truck. It was to recruit more than one million laborers from the Yun Nation to build roads there.
With the daily flow of caravans on the road from Lan City to the Yun Nation, a large number of materials were transported to both places. Lan City was becoming increasingly prosperous, and the prices were much lower than before. The proportion of the revenue from commercial taxes in the national treasury was increasing. Even Tu Wan, who was a stingy person, agreed with Ren Baqian's saying, "If you want to get rich, build roads first."
There was another saying that Ren Baqian always said, "Have more children and plant fewer trees!"
Furthermore, with the salt and iron mines returned to the imperial court and the revenue from the Department of Commerce, the national treasury's revenue had increased several times compared to before. The batch of gold and silver that was plundered from the Yun Nation back then was still in the national treasury.
Not only did it not decrease, but it was also increasing.
As a result, there was no resistance in the imperial court to recruit laborers to build roads this time.
It only took three days from the proposal to the agreement. The decree was passed down to all the cities in the Yun Nation.
"City commander, get ready. A decree has arrived." The city commander of Sanhe City was resting in his residence. When he heard the report, he hurriedly put on his clothes and ran out.
When he arrived at the city commander's residence, he saw three aboriginal men dressed as soldiers.
"I'm Long Yuewu, the city commander of this city. Are the three of you here to deliver the decree?"
"You are the city commander? Receive it! "One of the burly men took out a roll of paper from his bag and stuffed it into Long Yuewu's hand.
"The decree has arrived. We will leave now!" The three of them didn't wait for his reply. It seemed that they didn't even consider that he would refuse this decree and were about to leave after delivering the paper.
"If you have nothing important to do, why don't you rest in this city for a while?" Long Yuewu quickly asked.
"I don't have the time! I still have to go to other cities! "The three burly men didn't give him any face and turned to leave.
Long Yuewu was moved. He didn't know why they still had to go to other cities.
"These barbarians are very unreasonable," a young scholar said as he walked out from behind the door.
"Don't let me hear the word barbarian ever again," Long Yuewu said unhappily.
The scholar's expression changed slightly as he lowered his head and said, "It's a slip of the tongue."
"Furthermore, it might not be a bad thing for them to be like this," Long Yuewu added. Regardless of whether it was delivering a decree or something else, the news was delivered without any sloppiness.
It wasn't like the Yun Nation, where if there was an envoy from the imperial court, they would not only receive him extravagantly, but they would also send gifts.
Previously, he had been forced to become the city commander because he wanted to ensure the survival of the people in this city.
As for what it felt like to be the city commander, he simply didn't dare to think too much about it.
He didn't expect that after a few years, his position as the city commander would be so stable.
Furthermore, the aboriginals wouldn't give him any trouble. It wasn't as chaotic as the Yun Nation, which saved him a lot of trouble.
As such, he really liked the aboriginals' style.
Long Yuewu opened the scroll and glanced at it. His expression changed slightly.
"Sir, what's the matter?"
"This time, the imperial court wants to recruit one million laborers to build the official road!"
"One million laborers?" The scholar was also moved.
"That's right! Our city needs 28,000 laborers! "Long Yuewu said in a deep voice.
The two of them weren't surprised by the number, but by the fact that it was actually labor and not corvee labor.
One had to know that corvee labor didn't get paid. In previous years, corvee labor was used to build roads and cities.
On the other hand, labor had to be paid.
"Everyone gets one tael of silver a month!" Long Yuewu said again.
It wasn't a little, but a lot. This was already the normal income of an ordinary citizen.
Some of the poorer ones didn't even have this income.
One had to know that this was labor, and every city had to provide a sufficient number of people. It was a little mandatory, and even 800 copper coins as a salary was a lot.
One tael of silver as a salary and food was included. This treatment was simply generous.
That was why the two of them were surprised.
Long Yuewu had mixed feelings in his heart.
When he took office as the city commander, he was prepared to be criticized in the back.
In the end, after the aboriginals conquered the Yun Nation, not only did they not exploit him, but they also used conciliatory methods.
Since they were conciliatory, there was no need for him to say or do much. He just had to follow the imperial court's orders.
After a few years, he had gained some reputation.
Long Yuewu thought about the Yun Nation's emperor, who had favored Prime Minister Xin Yong, and the prime minister, who had eliminated dissidents in the face of a great enemy, and he had mixed feelings.
Long Yuewu rolled up the scroll and held it in his hand before instructing the scholar, "Go and summon the Chief Librarian and Minister Sima."
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