It has to be said that when the ruler of a country and the head of all his ministers stand together, their efficiency is astonishingly high.
It was just a piece of paper that Zhao Lin casually tore off and wrote words on it with charcoal, but he actually got a string of seals and sent them to the Hanlin Academy that night.
Over the next two days, Lord Tan led the Hanlin Academy in experimenting with the new 996 schedule. On the third day, during the morning court session, he presented the more than 300-page "Amendment to the Temporary Laws of the Border Counties of the Zhou State (First Edition)" to King Zhou.
King Zhou, who had known the terms of the contract long ago, immediately executed it with a stroke of his red brush.
However, due to the limitations of today's transportation facilities and communication technology, ordinary messages can be delivered slightly faster by carrier pigeons or wild geese, but government decrees are extremely solemn, especially the decrees issued by the King of Zhou. Not only do they require an imperial edict, but also officials to deliver the decree and an escort team.
It will take at least half a month, and the daylily will be cold.
Fortunately, the teachers and students of Langyun have a natural cheat.
Zhao Lin simply posted a pinned message on the system forum, and the news about the Zhou King's temporary border code quickly spread throughout the Zhou Kingdom.
Xia Ying also contacted Yan Tao who was on the grassland as soon as possible.
The moment the call was connected, all he saw besides Yan Tao's apple-like face was the little rabbit in her arms.
The moment they noticed the phone was lighting up, the man and the rabbit raised their heads and looked at them at the same time, their eyes were the same round, which made Xia subconsciously cover his heart.
Yan Tao was startled: "Senior, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
Xia Ying waved her hands, too embarrassed to admit that she was touched by the cuteness.
Fortunately, he had seen a lot of the world in the years since crossing over, and he quickly adjusted his mindset. When he looked at the screen, he was already sitting upright, his expression returning to his usual gentleness. "It's been a while since we last contacted each other. How are you doing over there?"
Yan Tao blinked: "Didn't we just talk on the phone two days ago?"
Xia Ying remained calm: "The grassland is under construction, and there are new changes every day. Of course, I have to ask frequently."
Yan Tao thought this was correct, so she smiled and replied, "Everything is going smoothly. Dechang County sent two pieces of equipment for digging and mixing mud. Teacher Bian is taking people to measure wind speed, and I think the energy problem will be solved soon. Also, the house is being built. They built the house in Hua'an County themselves before, and now they have skilled workers. With the pharmaceutical raw materials in place, the efficiency should be fast enough, and there should be no problem building a temporary residence before the cold winter comes."
Xia Ying can see all of these from the task progress.
But he still smiled as he listened to Yan Tao's words, then said softly, "It seems the situation on the grassland is better than expected. How is your mission going?"
Yan Tao, who had been accumulating a lot of experience for two years and was waiting for the breakthrough, immediately smiled when she heard this.
If you say this, I won’t be sleepy anymore!
She picked up her phone and focused the camera on the vast grassland and the flock of sheep in the distance, her voice brimming with joy. "Through my observations over this period of time, I've discovered that the humans in this dimension are similar to us, but the flora and fauna are slightly different. For example, the sheep raised on the grasslands are of exceptionally high quality, and their wool is pure white and soft. I tried to get my mechanical students to build a simple spinning reel, and it worked wonders!"
Xia Ying asked, "Are you planning to open a wool factory?"
Yan Tao turned the camera back on herself and nodded quickly. "We need to do it. Teacher Bian said we need to practice scientific grazing and diversify our operations. I can't remember the other details, but the idea is to build several factories so that the grassland can be self-sufficient."
Xia moved his eyes to the rabbit she was holding and asked with a smile, "So what are you doing now? Are you planning to raise rabbits on the grassland?"
But this time, Yan Tao shook her head.
Her fingertips kneaded the rabbit's skull, rubbing it as she spoke, "Rabbits are different from cows and sheep. Sheep will nibble on grass roots, but their reproductive capacity is average. Rabbits are different. Not only do they 'cut the grass to the roots' when they eat it, they're also incredibly fertile."
Xia Ying had some impression of this: "It seems that there are ten in a litter."
Yan Tao gave a more understandable example: "If this little male rabbit breeds freely with other rabbits, he and his offspring can produce more than a thousand little rabbits in a year."
Xia Ying: …???
This, this is rising too fast.
Yan Tao rubbed the rabbit's head again. "So, you can raise them, but you absolutely can't raise them on the grassland. They lack natural enemies here and will become an invasive species. If that happens, there's a good chance that in two years this area will be full of holes and the soil will become desertified, and my mission will be ruined."
As she spoke, she raised the rabbit in front of her eyes with both hands.
This little rabbit looks ordinary, but as a member of Langyun University, it is a rabbit from another dimension that came with us.
They are also braver than ordinary animals.
Even though it was held in the air, it moved its legs calmly, raised its front paws to wash its face, and showed no fear at all.
What's more, it didn't understand Yan Tao's words at all, so it was even calmer at this time.
But Xia Ying could understand.
So he looked at the little girl with apple face on the other side of the phone, smiled and moved closer to the white rabbit, touched the little girl's furry forehead with the tip of his nose, and said in a soft and clear voice: "You better be good, don't run out like you did today."
As she spoke, she rubbed the little rabbit's head again and whispered:
"If you dare to come out again, I will castrate you."
Xia Ying: ...
The air suddenly became quiet.
Yan Tao also realized that her senior had stopped talking.
So she turned around in confusion.
Xia Ying, however, had already begun to straighten his expression. He took out a notebook and flipped through it while saying seriously, "The tasks submitted so far include [New Energy Utilization], [Wool Textiles], [Mutton Processing]," he paused, "as well as [Housing Construction], [Road Construction]... These all look like major projects that will take time to complete."
Yan Tao was very optimistic: "I've waited for two years, so of course I can afford to wait any longer." But soon, she pursed her lips, tightened the fat rabbit in her arms, and muttered softly, "But now everything is complete, but we don't have enough manpower."
Xia Ying was surprised: "The Princess mentioned that Tana has already integrated many people from other tribes and is preparing to start construction together. Is there still a shortage of manpower?"
Yan Tao: "It's not enough. The tribes on the grasslands are originally quite scattered. Most of them live near water and rely on herding for a living. Medical conditions are poor, and they can't raise many children like agricultural civilizations. They were attacked by the barbarians before, and suffered heavy losses. Now the number of people who can be united is just enough to barely get by."
If we just develop step by step, this is not an insurmountable difficulty.
At worst, if we can’t finish it in this generation, we can pass it on to the next generation. There will be endless generations of descendants, so we can always accomplish it.
But the teachers and students of Langyun cannot wait that long.
Yan Tao rested her chin on Tutu and muttered, "I don't want to be an old woman when I go home."
Xia Ying immediately comforted him, "Don't worry, there will be help soon."
Yan Tao looked at him eagerly: "Senior, are you trying to cheer me up?"
Xia Ying smiled and pointed to his phone: "You can find time to read the pinned post on the forum. Of course, it may not be explicitly stated, but we can understand the spirit."
"What do you mean?"
"Go tell Tana now to put aside the construction of houses and roads for now and focus on building a bigger house. The bigger the better. Make sure it's sturdy and airtight on all sides, preferably without windows. Build some barbed wire, guard posts, and so on."
Yan Tao simulated it in her head.
This doesn't look like a residence, it looks more like... a prison?
And the facts are just as Xia Ying said.
That night, Tana received a letter from the eldest princess.
There were ten pigeons in total, each with a bamboo tube tied to its legs, stuffed full.
The pigeons felt tired, and some of them just lay on the table and didn't move.
Tana took out the contents of the bamboo tube, looked at it carefully, seemed a little surprised, looked at it again, and then fell into deep thought.
Then she stood up and walked towards the map hanging in the tent.
After looking at it for a while, he drew a square frame near the hillside.
Seeing this, the young boy Bob, who was doing his homework nearby, looked at Yan Tao cautiously.
Noticing Master Yan was concentrating on rubbing the rabbit and ignoring him, Babu leaned over to Tana and whispered, "Chief, what is this?"
Without even turning her head, Tana said directly, "A place that can help us mine stones and dig coal."
Babu had been following Tana around for the past few days, so he naturally knew what his family head was worried about. So he looked at the map with surprise and wonder: "Could it be that the immortals have a new immortal weapon to help? Is it the same as that big black thing?"
Tana corrected him, "That's called a tractor." Then she sighed, "Come to think of it, this magical device doesn't seem to be suitable for us here yet."
Babu: "How did the patriarch know?"
Tana: "It's been a while. I've kept them together every day, but they haven't laid an egg or produced any chicks."
Bob: ...
However, I always feel that something is wrong.
Fortunately, Tana didn't dwell on this matter. She quickly looked at the map again and said softly, "But this time, we won't rely on Langyun's magic weapon or mount, but on manpower."
Babu was even more confused: "People? Where will they come from? Besides, these are very hard jobs, no one will volunteer to do them."
Tana's lips curled up slightly, thinking back to the news she had just read, and she said with emotion: "Don't worry, there will be people to take care of these things in the future, and they will be extremely active and proactive."
Babu was curious: "Where can I find such a kind person?"
Tana: "It will come to you on its own, or we can take the initiative to look for it."
As she spoke, she lowered her head and said to the boy, "There is something I want you to do."
Babu was curious: "What's the matter?"
Tana whispered, "I want you to release those people from other tribes that we detained earlier."
Babu: “…Huh?”
Tana: "Not only that, you also have to tell them that there is a treasure in the mountain far away. We are here to protect the treasure. Whoever gets it will benefit from it for the rest of their lives."
Babu was a little confused by this request, but he had always been extremely loyal to the head of his family and soon left.
Yan Tao, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Is there really a treasure over there?"
Tana said calmly, "No."
Yan Tao was a little confused: "Then what is this for?"
Tana looked back at the map, pointed at the square box on it, and said with a smile: "If you want people to come here, you have to capture some first. But if you just sit here and wait, you won't see any bad guys coming to rob you."
Yan Tao: ...This is the first time I’ve seen someone who actively wants to be robbed.
Tana continued, "In that case, we need to let them know there's good stuff here, so they'll come and fall into our trap." She paused, "No, we should let them come here as good Samaritans, undergo labor reform, and strive to become better people through hard work."
Yan Tao translated this sentence according to her own understanding.
In short, sting operation?
Yan Tao looked at Tana's face and saw a smile that looked more and more like Teacher Bian's, and suddenly she sighed to the sky.
People from other dimensions are so easy to learn bad things!
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