Want to Get Rich? Build Roads First (2/3)

Li Household Village, on the blue brick road leading to Mount Yunmeng.

Adhering to the simplest and most brutal principle from my past life—if you want to get rich, build roads first.

Over the course of those four or five years, Li Boyang mobilized everyone to build water conservancy projects and control floods.

On the other hand, the infrastructure project for the entire Hundred Lands Mountain Range was restarted, and roads connecting most of the Mountain Folk villages were built.

Even the ever-mysterious Yunmeng Marsh.

With Xiluo's tacit approval, a long road made of blue bricks was built.

However, this long road is only permitted to be built up to the vicinity of the outermost edge of the fog.

Thanks to this, even without using the [Riding Clouds and Driving Mist] Divine Ability, Li Jingshu's speed traveling between Yunmeng Marsh and Li Household Village has been greatly improved.

Especially with Lu Huaijin in tow, it's very worry-free in every way.

"Take what's in your pockets!"

Only after confirming that there was no one else nearby did Li Jingshu put Lu Huaijin down from her back.

"Ah?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Huaijin instinctively covered his pockets.

Only when she noticed Li Jingshu's ambiguous smile did she timidly remove her hand.

"You little brat, the tricks you're using are things I've already mastered. You think you can show off your skills in front of me?"

As she said this, a hint of nostalgia flashed across Li Jingshu's face.

Without hesitation, she reached into Lu Huaijin's pocket and pulled out a large stack of specially made talismans.

"?"

But before Li Jingshu could even decipher the Talisman Seal Script on these talisman papers...

She stared blankly for a moment, then reached into the other person's pocket again.

The next moment, Li Jingshu actually pulled out a very exquisite, simple revolver?

From the barrel to the cylinder, from the hammer to the grip, aside from its slightly rudimentary design, this revolver has all the essential components and functions.

"Did you build this yourself?"

I couldn't help but stroke those mechanical structures.

Li Jingshu could clearly see the hand-grinding marks on it, which meant that this Talisman Seal Script revolver was not made by a professional craftsman in the Mountain Hollow Village, but was imitated by Lu Huaijin using the limited tools at his disposal.

"These mechanisms are very simple in structure, and they are not difficult to replicate."

"The most important part of the Talisman Seal Script revolver is the ' Talisman Seal Script bullet'; the revolver itself is merely a simple firing mechanism."

Whether it was Li Jingshu's imagination or not, she actually saw a hint of regret on Lu Huaijin's face.

Is this the crux of the problem?

"The crux of the matter is that you not only secretly learned the Talisman Seal Script course beforehand, but you also created a revolver that can fire ' Talisman Seal Script bullets'!"

He smacked Lu Huaijin on the head hard.

Li Jingshu simply couldn't believe what this four- or five-year-old girl had done.

Didn't you promise your master you wouldn't secretly use your Heavenly Eye?

Faced with Li Jingshu's questioning, Lu Huaijin merely rolled his eyes and then said nonchalantly.

"It's just learning how to draw Talisman Seal Script; there's no need for Heavenly Eye."

"I can figure it out myself just by secretly listening to you teach those idiots every day."

"As for this revolver?"

"Something that can be copied with just a glance is something only my grandfather would constantly talk about."

"If you and Master hadn't been so unwilling to teach me Speech Talisman Incantation, I wouldn't have bothered learning these simplified substitutes!"

Unlike the ordinary teenagers who are still studying in Li Household Village.

Lu Huaijin knew perfectly well that these Talisman Seal Script were merely a simplified way of using Speech Talisman Incantation.

In Li Boyang's words, Talisman Seal Script are merely external objects, a means of protecting the Dao.

Truly wise and intelligent people do not focus their attention on these external things, but concentrate all their energy on improving themselves.

Lu Huaijin deeply agreed with this and kept it in mind.

"You little rascal, don't be so unrealistic."

"When I was your age, I couldn't even get enough to eat."

Li Jingshu habitually ruffled Lu Huaijin's hair and sighed sincerely.

In just over a decade, the entire Hundred Lands Mountain Range have undergone tremendous changes.

From a time when people were starving and poorly clothed, to today's abundant harvests and full houses.

Li Jingshu can be said to have watched the Mountain Folk become prosperous step by step.

Even now, the newborn children have almost forgotten those difficult days.

Especially after that great flood.

With the birth of Yunmeng Marsh, the previously isolated Hundred Lands Mountain Range began to truly connect.

Unlike the bluestone and cement roads built in Li Household Village,

The emergence of various types of docks and ships gradually made water transport a new mode of transportation in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

Compared to land transportation, which only recently achieved true universal access, this is a significant development.

Water transport has been the key to connecting various Mountain Folk villages over the past four or five years.

Low cost, high efficiency, large scale, cross-regional

Water transport, which combines these advantages, is naturally suited for large-scale cargo transportation.

From the most basic food, fodder, and salt, to strategically valuable timber and minerals, and now to the widely available silk, cotton, and linen products.

It is no exaggeration to say that the birth of Yunmeng Marsh allowed the Mountain Folk to leapfrog the development progress of the previous thousand years in just four or five years.

"Unfortunately, my envisioned 'railway' would consume far too much ore."

"Otherwise, I really want to know how railways and waterways compare, to see which one truly reigns supreme in freight transport."

As the person closest to Li Boyang, Li Jingshu knew almost everything about his overall plan for the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

Besides the enormous consumption of ore.

To lay a railway that stretches across the entire Hundred Lands Mountain Range, the complex Mountain Terrain must be addressed beforehand.

Carving through mountains and building bridges over rivers are massive infrastructure projects that would be almost impossible to achieve in this era.

"Railway?"

Although he was unaware of the railway's plans, this did not prevent Lu Huaijin from understanding the meaning behind the words.

However, before Lu Huaijin could ask any further questions, Li Jingshu had already skillfully stuffed the revolver into her pocket.

"This thing is still a bit too dangerous for you, so I'll keep it for now!"

"And these Talisman Seal Script you drew, I've confiscated them too."

"Every stroke and line of the Talisman Seal Script must be meticulously drawn; the slightest mistake will cause it to explode and spontaneously combust."

"Since you didn't make any mistakes, I won't punish you any further this time."

As Li Jingshu spoke, she took out two Talisman Seal Script and stuck them on Lu Huaijin's back.

"These Light Body Talisman and Divine Movement Talisman are drawn quite well. Now let's see how effective they are!"

Before she finished speaking, Li Jingshu had already grabbed Lu Huaijin and started running, their speed increasing several times over compared to before.

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