I, a useless prince, started with the Xiang Yu template.

Days passed by.

Changes occur daily, and major changes occur in ten days.

The once desolate, barren, and cold northern frontier region of Beiliang has been completely transformed.

The million refugees deployed by the system in batches all successfully arrived in the territory of Northern Liang during this period.

Farmers, craftsmen, weavers, blacksmiths, stonemasons, accountants, doctors, martial artists... all walks of life are represented.

A massive influx of laborers poured into Northern Liang.

It's like forcibly pressing a multi-fold acceleration button on this half-dead, isolated border city.

The entire city is changing rapidly.

Inside and outside the city, there was a constant roar and the sound of people everywhere.

Looking across the entire Northern Liang, there are no idle people, no idle land.

Everyone in the city is working.

Inside the old city.

The dilapidated, dust-covered, and dangerous houses were all demolished, removed, and cleared.

Crushed stone, waste wood, and broken bricks are recycled, crushed, and processed again for use as infrastructure materials.

The narrow, potholed, and muddy old streets were all demolished and repaved.

The craftsmen had a clear division of labor, compacting the roadbed in layers, laying gravel, flattening it, and laying hard bricks.

The wide, flat, modern streets are crisscrossed, perfectly straight, and extremely orderly.

In addition, the most revolutionary project that defied everyone's expectations was launched simultaneously.

Underground pipe network.

Wide and deep ditches were dug on both sides of the street.

Thousands of bricklayers and stonemasons worked at the same time.

The fired ceramic pipes are then assembled, installed, and sealed section by section.

The drainage ditch, sewage ditch, and drinking water ditch run in parallel.

Buried deep underground, it connects every street and alley in the inner city and every residential area.

Throughout history, no government in any of the cities of the Great Qian Dynasty has ever been willing to spend huge sums of money and manpower to lay underground pipe networks.

The powerful and wealthy disdain it, the government finds it too expensive, and the common people don't understand it.

Sewage overflows, flooding during rainy days, and the spread of disease have always been common problems that no ancient city can cure.

But Chu Yun made the decision with just one sentence.

Regardless of cost, it was deployed throughout the city.

In the eyes of all the people of Beiliang, this could no longer be considered a large-scale construction project.

This is simply unbelievable.

The scene in the outer city area was even more spectacular.

The original old city of Beiliang served as the core of the inner city, radiating outwards.

All around, it was transformed into a giant construction site.

The makeshift sheds stretched out in a dense, continuous line.

Hundreds of thousands of artisans and laborers were scattered across various regions.

Chiseling stone, firing bricks, felling trees, ramming earth, building walls, and constructing houses.

The sounds of hammering, sawing, shouting, and porters' chants rose and fell, day and night.

Countless wooden scaffolding structures densely cover newly built residential areas.

Rows of neat and uniform new-style houses have sprung up from the ground.

Chu Yun personally finalized the framework of the outer city plan, while Su Zhe's team refined and implemented it.

It is divided into internal and external layers with clearly defined functions.

Inner City: government offices, royal residences, markets, barracks, and core residential area.

The outer city is divided into three main areas: residential area, workshop area, and warehouse area.

The roads are straight and level, the blocks are square, and the pipelines are pre-buried simultaneously.

Compared to the old, chaotic, and disorderly inner city, the planning of the newly built outer city was a whole era ahead.

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at the same time.

The plains near the city offer another magnificent view.

Outside the city of Beiliang, there is an area of ​​several hundred miles.

The land is flat and open.

This land was originally vast and flat, with decent soil quality.

The only drawbacks are the harsh climate, short frost-free period, and extremely low yields.

In previous years, people only dared to cultivate small plots of barren land to barely make ends meet.

Vast stretches of flat, barren land lie idle year-round, overgrown with weeds, and ignored by everyone.

No one wants to waste their energy clearing land and farming in the harsh northern frontier.

Until Chu Yun produced the improved seeds.

It is cold-resistant, drought-resistant, and tolerant of poor soil, has a short growth cycle, and its yield far surpasses that of traditional grain varieties.

The greatest shackles that bound agriculture in Northern Liang were shattered in an instant.

With a single command, the entire nation began clearing the wasteland.

Every day, just as dawn breaks, the morning light pierces the horizon.

The gathering point on the outskirts of the city was already packed with people.

Hundreds of thousands of farmers carried hoes on their shoulders, bamboo baskets on their backs, and sickles in their hands.

Vast and mighty, like a tidal wave, it surged towards the wasteland outside the city.

The procession stretched for miles, creating a magnificent spectacle.

No one forced them, no one exploited them.

Everyone was full of energy and enthusiasm, their faces radiating excitement and hope.

Clearing wasteland and distributing land.

This is a new policy promulgated by Chu Yun.

Whoever reclaims the wasteland owns the land.

The first two years are tax-free, and from the third year onwards, only a very low tax will be levied.

What ordinary people pursue throughout their lives is nothing more than a piece of land of their own.

In other counties and prefectures of the Great Qian Dynasty, land was firmly controlled by powerful families, local magnates, and government officials.

Ordinary farmers work themselves to the bone their whole lives, only to end up renting land from landlords to cultivate.

Most of the harvest is handed over to the state, and if a disaster strikes, there is no harvest at all, while still having to bear the burden of taxes and debts.

Want to start from scratch and own your own private land?

It's almost a fantasy.

In Beiliang, as long as you are willing to put in the effort to reclaim the land, you can get it directly.

Among the locals of Beiliang, a middle-aged farmer, panting heavily, smiled and remarked as he wielded a hoe to dig into the soil.

"I've lived for over twenty years and never imagined I'd own my own land in this lifetime."

The man next to him, who was also clearing land, grinned and continued working without stopping.

"In other places, the government favors the powerful and wealthy, and aristocratic families monopolize fertile land."

"Our Northern Liang is different!"

"His Highness's word is law! With a single word from His Highness, the wasteland can be reclaimed and returned to the people!"

"No need to pay rent to landlords, no need to be subservient to others, just farm the land and you can have enough to eat and support your whole family!"

An elderly farmer from the northern Liang region looked at the endless fields being reclaimed and felt a mix of emotions.

Having lived his whole life, he had long since resigned himself to his fate, believing that Northern Liang was inherently a poor and deadly place.

But it only takes a few dozen days.

Road construction, city building, water pipe laying, land redistribution, and free seeds.

This young Prince Qin transformed this desolate and barren land into a paradise that everyone dreamed of.

The fact that Northern Liang could achieve this is something that no other official or regional king could have done.

The imperial court emphasized checks and balances, interests, and the attitudes of powerful families.

Officials dared not easily change land policies, fearing that it would infringe upon the interests of powerful clans and cause turmoil in the court.

But Chu Yun doesn't need it.

Within the territory of Beiliang, he was the rule.

Free from the constraints of the imperial court, unhindered by powerful families, and without having to compromise with anyone.

With just one sentence, the new policy was implemented.

At his command, a million acres of land were reclaimed.

No one can stop it, and no one dares to stop it.

The morning sun slowly rose, casting its rays upon the vast plains.

Hundreds of thousands of farmers toiled, hoes rising and falling, turning over the soil, pulling weeds, and dividing the fields into rows.

The abandoned wilderness that was originally overgrown with weeds.

At a speed visible to the naked eye, it has transformed into neat, square plots of fertile land.

.......

this day.

The sun was high in the sky, and the weather was dry.

Chu Yun and Su Zhe climbed the south city wall of the inner city of Beiliang together.

The city wall has undergone repairs, with all the damaged gaps filled, the blue bricks are sturdy and thick, and the wall surface is clean and flat.

Standing atop the city wall, one has a panoramic view, taking in the entire Northern Liang region, both inside and out.

Chu Yun placed his hands on the blue bricks of the city wall and looked down.

At a glance, the city is full of busy people.

The influx of a million laborers into Beiliang brought about changes that were both direct and brutal.

In the past, the Northern Liang region only had 40,000 to 50,000 local inhabitants.

It would take at least several years to renovate the city, transform the streets, and reclaim wasteland.

It also requires a huge amount of money and resources, resulting in slow progress and great resistance.

But things are different now.

A full million young and middle-aged laborers.

So what if we don't have modern machinery?

Human resources are the most advanced engineering machinery of this era.

In the inner city area, most of the blocks have been renovated.

The old, bumpy dirt roads that were always covered in mud on rainy days have all disappeared.

Instead, there are neat and sturdy brick and stone roads, crisscrossing and leading in all directions.

The underground pipeline network projects that were pre-installed along both sides of the road have been completely completed.

The sewage and drinking water channels are clearly defined, buried deep underground, and cover every residential area in the inner city.

Those dilapidated and abandoned buildings that had been abandoned for many years have long been demolished and cleared away.

The residential courtyards were rebuilt to be of uniform specifications and with a regular layout.

The streets and alleys are clean and tidy, and the planning is clear at a glance.

It's a completely different place compared to the dirty and dilapidated old town.

As the view extends outwards, the outer city area beyond the inner city presents an even more spectacular scene.

Construction is proceeding simultaneously across the new district, leaving no vacant land unused.

Countless craftsmen and laborers were scattered across various construction sites, each performing their own duties.

They make bricks, log trees, ram walls, build houses, and pave roads.

Everyone worked in an orderly and efficient manner.

One after another, identical bungalows rose from the ground, arranged in neat rows.

Looking around, rows and rows of brand-new residential areas stand neatly, which is pleasing to the eye.