The Ordinary Man's Guide to Fast Travel

Chapter 137 The Son is a Villain 6

Chao Yao felt that this county government office was quite interesting. It was obvious that Magistrate Zhang was a capable official, otherwise he would not have such a humble and flattering attitude.

If it were any other official, he would have been putting on airs by now.

County Magistrate Zhang took out a map of the county and looked at it carefully.

In her first life, she was also the wife of a county magistrate, also in a poor county. Although her position was different in this life, she could roughly understand how to achieve Wanqi Xiao's goal.

She pointed to the street to the east. "This is it."

This decision was not made hastily, but was the result of careful consideration.

"This place is well connected, and people coming from the towns and villages must pass through here. Madam Chao, I wonder what plans you have for this street?"

"Currently, the county lacks a commercial street that integrates shopping, leisure and entertainment. Most people need to walk the entire county to buy what they want. Therefore, I believe that opening a commercial street here can meet the needs of the people and fill this gap."

Chao Yao pointed to a nearby academy.

"My son is already four years old, and it's time for him to go to school. If there is a suitable teacher, I plan to..."

"Then I will be his teacher."

Magistrate Zhang stood up straight, and when he spoke of this, the confidence on his face almost covered up the deep wrinkles.

"I was once a third place winner in the imperial examination, but I just had a stubborn temper, so I haven't made any progress in Huangwu County in recent years."

Chao Yao was delighted. There was a lot of knowledge about this era that she didn't know. If Wanqi Xiao wanted to establish his own dynasty in the future, he must know these literati well.

"It would be great if Xiao'er could get some advice from Lord Zhang. I will take out the money to buy the land today. If it is convenient for Lord Zhang, you can recruit people from this county to help me build the farm and commercial street. There will be no problem with money and grain. I will definitely not default on it."

Chao Yao never considered that they were an orphan and a widow, and whether their large amount of money would be targeted by others.

It's just right to be targeted, and I can clean up a group of termites at the same time.

It’s not that they don’t have the ability to take back the empire now, but what can they do?

Will Chao Yao or Wanqi Xiao be the emperor?

Neither is likely.

Ruth took it step by step.

She took out five taels of gold, which was the price listed in the booklet she had just seen.

"Master Zhang, is this money enough to buy the land?"

"Enough! Absolutely enough! The labor cost can be taken into account."

Magistrate Zhang took the money and asked Gou Zi to issue the land deed immediately.

Chaoyao collected the title deed, on which the ink had not yet dried, and blew on it.

"Madam Chao, do you have a place to stay in Huangwu County? If not, I will go talk to my wife and ask her to arrange it."

County Magistrate Zhang no longer even addressed Chao Yao as "this official". In his eyes, Chao Yao was his God of Wealth and someone on his side.

Why do you call yourself "this official"?

Doesn’t that distance you from the God of Wealth?

"Thank you, Master Zhang. We will have a place to rest. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the manor to measure the land, and then arrange for people to build the manor according to my design. I will also bring the plan of the commercial street tomorrow, and Master Zhang will arrange the labor then."

Chao Yao took out another fifty taels of silver.

"The money here is for materials. If it's not enough, I will renew it on schedule according to the account book."

If you pay in advance, everything will be easy.

Magistrate Zhang took the money and smiled with wrinkles all over his face.

Chao Yao took Wanqi Xiao's hand and avoided the crowd and returned to their previous home on the top of the mountain. Only after they got home did Wanqi Xiao ask all his questions at once.

"Mom, why should I change my last name?"

"Mom, if we buy so much land and build a commercial street, will anyone really come to buy things?"

"Mom, this place is too poor. I'm worried that no one will come."

……

Chao Yao answered them one by one.

"Xiao'er, Wanqi is the royal family's surname, we have to change it, and we can change it back later."

"Our commercial streets are actually driving employment during the construction process, that is, we are providing job opportunities for many people. When they go to work, they can earn money. With money, they will naturally spend it."

"As for whether anyone will come to buy things at that time, it doesn't matter. There will always be rich people in the poorest places. Our prices will not be too high in the early stage. After all, our goal is to make it affordable for the vast majority of ordinary people."

"Don't be afraid that the people in this place are poor. We will build it up bit by bit, starting from this county and then slowly spreading it to other counties. With our cultivation, it is easy to do these things."

Chao Yao has no plans to let others build roads in this life. That would be too slow. It might take ten or eight years to build a road.

It would be better for her to do it herself. There is no surveillance in this era anyway, so no one would know even if she found a few ways herself.

No matter how much others speculate, it will ultimately be attributed to ghosts and gods, and the merits gained will ultimately be given to her.

Wanqi Xiao seemed to understand, but he still chose to believe Chao Yao.

Chao Yao would always do what he said, so he completely trusted his mother.

That evening, Chao Yao carefully learned about Huangwu County and designed the plan for the commercial street himself.

The traditional modern commercial street model is not suitable for the situation in Huangwu County. Specialty snack shops, handicraft shops, etc. are not rigid demands. In the beginning, the role of this street was to meet rigid demands.

There is no such thing as tourism in this era, so there is no such thing as buying local specialties.

What are needed are daily necessities, rice and flour shops, tea stalls, noodle stalls, cloth shops, vegetable shops, fruit shops, etc.

People who come to the county town or live in the county town can buy rice, oil, and salt from several nearby stores, and buy cloth and ready-made clothes from several nearby stores of different styles.

Zhuangzi is the place where Chao Yao plans to grow high-yield crops in the future. Food is the most important thing for people. Only when people have full stomachs will they have other needs.

After writing a lot of densely packed text and drawing the design drawings, Chao Yao finally fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Chao Yao and Wanqi Xiao went to the county government office again.

County Magistrate Zhang had already put on his official uniform and was waiting at the gate. It was so rare that Huangwu County had such a person who was willing to improve the local economic situation. He was really afraid that Chao Yao and his mother would run away.

"Morning, Master Zhang."

"Madam Chao, you are finally here. I was worried that you would forget the time today."

"How could that be? We won't change our minds about what we have agreed to. Besides, I still have money in the hands of Master Zhang, so I won't leave."

"That's right, ha!"

County Magistrate Zhang laughed awkwardly. He was so nervous that he had forgotten about it.

"Come on, come in."

Magistrate Zhang made an inviting gesture and walked in with Wanqi Xiao.

When they arrived at the meeting room, Chao Yao took out the planning plan he had made last night.

"These are my preliminary ideas. Of course, how to implement them specifically still depends on what advice Lord Zhang gives."

Magistrate Zhang read it carefully several times and wrote down all the points that he had doubts about or had ideas about.

The two discussed for a whole day before finalizing the details.

Lunch and dinner were delivered by the county magistrate's wife, Mrs. Qiao. Each person received a black flour steamed bun, some pickles and two plates of stir-fried vegetables.

Wanqi Xiao felt a little disgusted. He had never eaten so poorly before.

But he didn't say anything. He just ate half a steamed bun and picked up a few pieces of vegetables with his chopsticks.

Judging from the way Magistrate Zhang ate, it was obvious that today's dishes were already a sumptuous feast.

Chaoyao follows the local customs and eats whatever is given to him.

Mrs. Qiao was accompanying them. The clothes she wore were neither new nor old, and it was obvious that she took good care of them.

After dinner, I said goodbye to Chao Yao. Tomorrow County Magistrate Zhang will recruit people from the entire county.

The money Chaoyao gave was enough and also included a lunch, which was an excellent treatment for poor people.

In modern times, this is investment.

It is the same in this era.

County Magistrate Zhang put in all his efforts and sent all the yamen runners to the counties, townships and towns to recruit people. The more people participated, the faster the commercial street would be built.

With the county magistrate as guarantor and supervisor, the prototype of the commercial street was completed in three months.

This is the new face of Huangwu County. If anyone slaps County Magistrate Zhang in the face at this time, he will make that person lose his job.

During these three months, Chao Yao took Wanqi Xiao to do another thing.