Heaven on Earth (33)

Today, Li Household Village is no longer the simple village it once was.

Planning to gather nearly 10,000 people is no small matter, no matter what era it is in.

Moreover, Li Household Village is one of the model villages in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

Each expansion and renovation will become a model for other villages in the future.

Therefore, when Li Boyang planned Li Household Village, he always considered it from a long-term perspective.

From the most basic road planning to the construction of public facilities...

Li Boyang stubbornly left enough open space for things that others in Li Household Village thought were completely unnecessary.

For example, there was a spacious square, an avenue where Bronze Horse could travel freely, and public toilets at regular intervals.

These facilities are complemented by introductory classrooms, exercise areas, activity centers, and pharmacies, among others.

Most of these supporting public facilities are located in the very center of Li Household Village.

Not only is it protected by the entire Li Household Village, but it can also reach any corner of Li Household Village in a short time.

Besides these obvious aspects, the water supply system, sewage system, and reclaimed water system are also areas of significant interest to Li Boyang in planning and construction.

In fact, considering the convenience of heating in winter, and the existence of the Mountain God Reservoir, this was also a good option.

Li Boyang has even planned to build a heating system that runs directly to each household.

The heating center was built near the brick kiln, perfectly achieving two purposes in one.

In addition to the hardware facilities, Li Boyang also has high requirements for the "software" of Li Household Village.

A portion of the original Production Brigade members were separated and specifically assigned to various outposts and guard posts within the village.

Whether it's a natural disaster or a security incident.

These outposts and guard posts will all be deployed as quickly as possible in accordance with the various regulations formulated in advance by Li Boyang.

It follows the basic principles of "prevention-response-recovery".

All matters, big and small, that occur in the village are handled and resolved by designated personnel.

This directly resulted in Li Household Village, despite having a population of nearly 10,000, rarely experiencing the chaos and turmoil seen in other villages.

This is just Li Boyang's overall plan.

In fact, with the increase in population, some individual business operations have also emerged in Li Household Village.

Various shops and markets are located at regular intervals, basically covering everything the villagers need for their daily lives.

Considering the increasing number of the new generation in Li Household Village, basic education has been largely popularized.

Therefore, Li Boyang specially set up huge bulletin boards at various traffic intersections in the village.

These bulletin boards not only display the various goals that Li Boyang has set for Li Household Village, but villagers can also post their needs on the bulletin boards to seek help from others.

Of course, the notice board is just a notice board.

Without holding a village assembly, the true "brain" of Li Household Village is still the ancestral hall.

This was originally the ancestral temple of Li Household Village.

However, as time went by, this place gradually became the central hub for maintaining the daily operations of nearly 10,000 people in the entire Li Household Village.

When Li Boyang arrived at the ancestral hall, he could clearly see the staff inside.

Compared to the traditional image of a village committee, this place is actually close to a formal government agency.

Because the staff there are full-time employees, not just ordinary villagers who can only work part-time during the off-season.

They are all elderly people, with both prestige and wisdom, and are fully capable of handling general mediation work.

"Village chief, you really went and found so many people?"

They quickly found the old village chief at the very back of the ancestral hall, Li Boyang asked him in surprise.

Transforming traditional village committees into formal government agencies was actually a suggestion put forward by Li Boyang.

What Li Boyang didn't expect was that the old village chief would actually be able to find so many wise and respected elders to work full-time.

"Finding people isn't difficult; the difficulty lies in finding those who are willing to dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to the village."

The old village chief is now nearly eighty years old, a truly remarkable age in any era.

However, thanks to the popularization of the "Breathing Method" and the elixirs that Li Boyang specially provided for the village, his current physical condition is even better than it was more than ten years ago.

He was full of energy and walked briskly; apart from his appearance, you couldn't tell his age at all.

"So why not implement taxes?"

"Taxation for all citizens" is a policy that Li Boyang has always wanted to promote.

The Li Household Village has long since met its basic needs for food and clothing, and can now support some full-time workers.

Under these circumstances, implementing a tax system would be most appropriate.

As long as the tax system can be successfully implemented.

If Li Household Village wants to undertake any infrastructure projects in the future, it will no longer need to mobilize the entire village for corvée labor.

Most importantly, only with a unified tax system can Li Household Village be considered to have a complete administrative system.

Generating electricity with love is ultimately less practical and stable than generating it with money.

"Eat your food little by little, walk your path step by step..."

"The taxes you're talking about ultimately come from taking food and money from other people's homes, which is more difficult than anything else."

Smiling, the old village chief walked up to Li Boyang and looked at him, who was taller than him, and said softly.

"I didn't say I was asking them for money directly; using an indirect method works just as well."

"For example, when grain is sold out annually, 10% of the profits are set aside for ourselves."

"For example, we can talk to the person in charge about having the village committee handle the unified sales of the silk brocade produced by the textile factory."

"They only need to focus on production; the rest is handled by specialists."

"This will not only greatly improve efficiency and revenue, but the village committee's collection of taxes and fees will also not cause too much of a stir."

Li Boyang was well aware of the difficulties of implementing taxation in this era, especially in a non-violent manner.

To be honest, Li Boyang felt that he had been quite naive.

Without forming an army or a violent organization.

The implementation of taxation would have been an impossible task on Earth in the previous life.

It is only in this mythical era, with Li Boyang possessing extremely high prestige, that one can attempt to make an effort.

Call it utopia or paradise on earth.

Li Boyang's very existence is the greatest symbol of violence.

He did not use absolute force to unify the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, but instead promoted his ideas in this gentle way.

From the perspective of the old village chief, he was undoubtedly a "saint among men".

In other places, in those countries ruled by theocracy, the common practice of such extraordinary and saintly beings is to rule all people with an absolutely centralized system of power.

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