nycdaug Chapter 139 The infrastructure maniac is rolling up!
Chapter 139 The infrastructure maniac is rolling up!
The man subconsciously looked up, but ran straight into Qin Yu's gaze, which was as cold as a cold pond. The gaze was like a sharp arrow, as if it was going to pierce him.
"General?" His voice was completely weak.
"These were found in your room. Take a look at what is written on them." Qin Yu's voice was cold and without a trace of warmth.
The man's legs went limp, and he fell to his knees with a thud. He began to stammer and beg, "General, I have no intention of betraying you. I swear to heaven!"
Qin Yu curled up the corner of his mouth into a cold smile and said sarcastically: "Yes, you just revealed our every move to outsiders."
Inside the tent, the atmosphere was as heavy as lead.
"General, spare your life!"
The man thumped to his knees, tears streaming down his face as his forehead pounded against the ground. "I truly won't dare do this again! My seventy-year-old mother is bedridden, my child is still in swaddling clothes, and my younger brother isn't even 20 yet. I'm the only one supporting them all. I was left with no other options, and that's why I made this blunder. Please, General, have mercy on me!"
His body kept shaking and his hands were tightly grasping the ground, as if that was his last straw.
Qin Yu sat upright on the main seat, his face as cold as ice, and there was no ripple in his deep eyes, like a deep pool in the cold night.
He stared quietly at the man kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, without saying a word, only his slender fingers slowly tapped on the table. The two "knock knock" sounds seemed particularly clear and cold in the silent tent.
In an instant, a black shadow appeared out of nowhere like a ghost and stood silently beside Qin Yu.
The black figure was sturdy and strong, emitting a murderous aura. Before the man could react, the black figure swung his arm and swiftly brought down a knife, accurately slashing the kneeling man's neck.
The man's eyes rolled back and he fainted on the ground instantly, his body collapsing like mud.
"Take him out and deal with him according to the rules." Qin Yu's voice was low and cold, without any hesitation or mercy.
The black shadow nodded slightly, bowed respectfully to Qin Yu, and then steadily lifted up the unconscious man with both hands.
In the blink of an eye, the black shadow and its men disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only the empty tent. Only a hint of tension and solemnity remained in the air.
Qin Yu stared coldly at the flickering candlelight, his eyes as cold as frost. "You really have no room for maneuver. If that's the case, how difficult is it to overthrow you?"
The night was as dark as ink and in the hazy moonlight, a flash of lightning tore through the sky and disappeared in a flash. A black shadow, wrapped in a sharp momentum, broke through the air and left.
In the distant Nanning Prefecture, Yan Wanwan's career is progressing steadily.
The crisscrossing roads and bridges have been completed, and caravans carrying goods are coming and going, creating a busy scene.
As transportation continued to improve, Yan Wanwan carefully planned and built residential communities in those safe areas one by one. From a distance, they looked unified and exquisite, with rockery pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, more like a paradise.
These buildings all use high-strength reinforced concrete structures, which are sturdy and durable. Once launched, they aroused enthusiastic response among the people and were in short supply.
Just when the people were moving back to their original homes to build houses, several strong earthquakes suddenly struck, ruthlessly destroying many houses under construction and turning the village that had just begun to improve into ruins again.
In desperation, people gradually lost the courage to rebuild their homes, and in desperation, they could only build simple shelters with thatch.
Under the shadow of natural disasters, no one knows when the next earthquake will come and crush their only remaining hope.
Yan Wanwan had no idea how many people in Nanping Prefecture regretted their decision at this moment. She only knew that even if these people regretted it now, it would be of no use.
After all, she had given everyone the opportunity to choose. Everyone was an adult and should be responsible for their own decisions.
As the number of foreign businessmen in Nanping Prefecture increased, the number of people traveling and doing business also increased.
They were surprised to find that the roads here were wide and flat, all made of a material called cement. Moreover, each village was home to exquisite courtyards that were no different from those in the capital, and their exquisiteness even surpassed the homes of ordinary people in Jingzhao.
What is even more eye-catching is that the job recruitment boards everywhere are full of information. No matter whether one is going to school or technical school, everyone can find a job. The entire Nanping Prefecture presents a thriving scene.
However, what shocked outsiders the most was Yan Wanwan's speed in building the house. Locals might have been accustomed to this and therefore did not find it surprising, but outsiders were completely clueless.
Upon learning that Yan Wanwan had completed all the houses in Nanping Prefecture in just a few months, everyone was impressed by her extraordinary infrastructure skills. After completing local road and housing construction, the Nanping Prefecture construction team also took on projects outside the city. For a modest commission, the team not only provided the design drawings but also prepared all the materials themselves and began construction at the designated location.
Merchants were the first to experiment with this area. Witnessing the construction teams' superior quality and rapid completion, they promptly placed large orders. Soon, half of Nanping Prefecture's adult workforce was engaged. To complete the work more efficiently, they came up with numerous innovative ideas and created numerous practical tools, significantly boosting the project's progress.
Outsiders can't help but wonder what it would be like if Yan Wanwan was responsible for building houses for the entire Great Xia Kingdom...
For a time, all the officials in the court were in danger. Faced with the emperor's cold face, many people didn't know what to do.
You know, it used to take them one or two years to build a bridge. Now Yan Wanwan's high efficiency has undoubtedly brought them tremendous pressure, making them lose their direction.
Not only were they worried that the emperor would hold them accountable for this, they were even more afraid that the emperor would use Yan Wanwan's infrastructure speed and efficiency as the standard to arrange future construction matters. They would never do that even if they were beaten to death!
Amidst the undercurrents in the court, officials who usually lived a life of luxury began to collude secretly.
They gathered in the most secretive private room of a restaurant in the capital, and amidst the clinking of cups and glasses, there was no atmosphere of joy at all.
An elderly official sighed heavily, "This Yan Wanwan, a woman with such ability, her appearance has completely broken the rules of our officialdom."
Another younger official echoed, "Yes, if this continues, all the connections and skills we've accumulated over the years will be useless. How are we going to make money in the future?"
"She wouldn't do this for General Qin, would she?"
With that, the room fell silent. After a while, someone trembled and said, "But hasn't General Qin been...?"
The man made a gesture of wiping his neck, and everyone immediately became excited again. They talked one after another, discussing how to suppress Yan Wanwan and preserve their own "peaceful life", and Qin Yu was the best breakthrough point.
In Nanping Prefecture, Yan Wanwan was completely unaware of the conspiracy against her in the court. However, even if she knew, it would not matter because she had already given the court a great gift.
Grocery stores selling food, clothing, and other daily necessities suddenly appeared in various places. The items sold here were of a wide variety, and their sales methods were similar to those of several stores in Nanping Prefecture, making them look like they were competing with each other.