Divine Abilities Are the Primary Productive Force (23)

In the blink of an eye, the sun began to set.

As more and more villagers returned home, Li Boyang also appeared on the road leading to Li Household Village.

More than three years have passed since the massive infrastructure construction following the "South Sea disaster".

With the help of [Xirang], the Hundred Lands Mountain Range now not only have roads leading to various villages, but the width of the roads has also been greatly increased.

Although it's not as impressive as the main road Li Boyang remembered, where eight or nine cars could drive side by side.

But looking at the Bronze Horse rushing along the road, Li Boyang couldn't help but smile.

Those carriages were, of course, not real carriages.

These are special Bronze Beast created by replacing the limbs of the Bronze Horse with wheel hubs.

This is something I have to mention.

The early childhood education classes in Li Household Village are no longer limited to a few dozen students.

To make it easier to pick up and drop off the children, the nearby villages pooled their money to build a batch of Bronze Horse, which were only used in the mornings and evenings.

There's a saying that goes, "Once a creative idea emerges, it's very easy for it to become widespread."

From the very beginning, it was Bronze Fang Boar -shaped cart specifically designed to transport children.

Then came the Bronze Horse of today, which were similar to buses and departed from fixed times and locations.

Li Boyang's unforeseen "public transportation network".

It had already taken shape without his knowledge, and he hadn't interfered with the whole process.

Especially after the bronze currency system was perfected, these Bronze Horse were even operated by specialized Mountain Folk.

In addition to the usual market routes, whenever a ship approached the dock, a large number of Bronze Horse would be used to transport goods.

It is remarkable that such a large-scale transportation network has been developed in just two or three years.

The bronze currency system, inspired by Wu Xian, undoubtedly made a significant contribution.

If Li Boyang's unification of weights and measures, writing, and thought was merely sowing a seed of civilization in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, then...

The emergence of the bronze currency system was like fertilizing this seed.

It is no exaggeration to say that, in terms of civilization alone...

Currently, the Hundred Lands Mountain Range lacks a nominal Common Lord or supreme ruler.

Both in terms of productive forces and relations of production, it had come very close to the bottom line of feudal society.

As for why it hasn't reached the standards of the heyday of feudal society?

That's simply a problem of insufficient population; it has nothing to do with anything else.

In the Hundred Lands Mountain Range today, there are about seven or eight towns with a population of over 10,000, and dozens of large villages with several thousand people.

Adding in the scattered small villages and hamlets, the total area of the entire Hundred Lands Mountain Range is only around 500,000.

This was in Li Boyang's previous life in the 21st century.

It's just the population size of a slightly larger county town.

The only saving grace is that this is a world where mythology truly exists.

In situations where population productivity is insufficient, Divine Ability Law Technique can accelerate the birth and formation of a civilization.

Putting aside other things, the "one village, one industry" model of civilization that Li Boyang is currently promoting has greatly enriched the material supply of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

From the most basic necessities of life—clothing, food, shelter, and transportation—to slightly more advanced pursuits like learning, skills, safety, fairness, order, and even the yearning for all things beautiful.

The Hundred Lands Mountain Range are gradually shedding their primitive physiological needs and beginning to pursue a higher quality of life.

From "not starving" to "living well".

The changes over the past ten years or so are all thanks to Li Boyang.

More importantly, once the foundation is laid, all sorts of new things will emerge continuously.

Li Boyang looks forward to the surprises the Mountain Folk will bring him, and to the arrival of a new era of technological innovation and cultural prosperity in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

"The seeds seem to be growing better this year than in previous years?"

Looking at the terraced rice paddies on both sides of the road, Li Boyang immediately noticed the changes.

That must be the work of the Nüman; she seems to have hybridized rice seeds in some special way, optimizing the yield.

"Hybrid rice from the mythical era?"

"Indeed, in this era, Divine Ability are the primary productive force."

Smiling, Li Boyang walked through the rice paddies and soon arrived at the entrance of Li Household Village.

Then the first thing he saw was the increasingly lush tree, and the small group of shrines that were beginning to take shape beneath it.

Of course, calling it a shrine is no longer entirely accurate.

The image of Xiluo, a celestial maiden dressed in feathered robes and draped in ribbons, has long since replaced the most primitive clay sculpture of a lynx.

On either side of the statue of Xiluo, there are also clay sculptures of Deception Rabbit, Chiru, Single Horn Si, and Red-Haired Celestial Person, forming a well-ordered procession.

It's no exaggeration to say that it would be rather impolite to present Li Boyang's true form to the world.

Li Boyang had no doubt that among those small shrine clusters, there must be one that belonged to him.

And her position is definitely second only to Xiluo, in the center position surrounded by a group of gods.

"Actually, it doesn't matter much now..."

Li Boyang's gaze lingered briefly on the clay sculpture of the Red-Haired Celestial Person, and he mumbled something indistinctly.

Li Boyang was willing to bet that the villagers' decision to enshrine the Red-Haired Celestial Person was definitely partly due to the efforts of the old village chief and his own father.

"Owner?"

Just then, the Single Horn Si at the village entrance also noticed Li Boyang's arrival.

He quickly stood up, trying to appear energetic.

However, Li Boyang knew the true nature of the Single Horn Si well, and could only glance at it helplessly.

"Has someone been secretly feeding you pills again?"

"Is it the Jinjiao or the Yinjiao this time?"

With a simple smile, he didn't reply. Of course, the Single Horn Si wouldn't betray the Jinjiao and Yinjiao, so he pretended not to hear Li Boyang's question.

"Although you have an amazing tolerance to drugs, you should still be careful."

"Don't end up like Tang Sanzang's flesh, where everyone wants a bite out of you."

Although he couldn't understand what Li Boyang meant by "Tang Sanzang's flesh," the Single Horn Si still shook its head and Dao Proving.

"Don't worry about that. I'm always the one eyeing others; I've never seen anyone dare to eye me!"

Li Boyang opened his mouth, feeling rather speechless, wanting to say that he wasn't praising him.

But after thinking it over for a long time, Li Boyang decided to give up arguing with this "stupid ox".

This stupid ox isn't actually stupid, but it likes to pretend to be stupid and act innocent.

"Where is the old village chief? I need to speak with him."

Upon hearing Li Boyang's question, the Single Horn Si thought about it seriously for a moment before replying somewhat uncertainly.

"He should be at the ancestral hall right now; I haven't seen him at the village entrance all day."

Li Boyang blinked in surprise before patting the Single Horn Si's head and giving it a few words of advice.

"Tell that Ginseng Doll to be aware of the recent cases of abandoned babies."

"Especially in villages where there is a mix of outsiders, if..."

Li Boyang paused abruptly, then shook his head.

"Fine, let him keep an eye on those abandoned babies!"

"If you find an abandoned baby, send it to Li Household Village. The rest is none of his concern."

"I know he likes to pick up and raise children, but these abandoned babies are not children he can raise."

"If necessary, he can even have the Chiru cooperate to drive away the monsters and gods who intend to steal the child."

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