The Poor Son-in-Law of the Tang Dynasty

Surrounded by several mountains, it is too strange to have such a city rising out of thin air.

When Ye Chen arrived here, he was a little dumbfounded.

It's not that he didn't expect it to be miserable, but he didn't expect it to be so miserable.

But what can I do?

There were about 5000 troops originally stationed here, but now that they have connected with Ye Chen, they can be transferred to other places to change defenses.

They have to change their defenses every year. They have been here for a whole year and have suffered for a year. Naturally, they will go to other places to enjoy their blessings, or everyone will collapse.

For the next year, Ye Chen will stay here.

But according to Li Shimin's intention, if Ye Chen doesn't go to him to admit his mistakes, let alone a year, I'm afraid Ye Chen will stay here and work until he dies in ten years.

After the handover of the army, Dian Wei, Li Yingzi, Liu Heizi and others took over the entire place one after another.

Patrolling military affairs, supervising important construction tasks, etc., can be described as extremely complicated.

In addition to watching these so-called criminals, preventing them from running away, and watching them work hard, they are also responsible for patrolling from here to the coastal areas of the Beibu Gulf.

They are simply coolies among coolies. In terms of hard work, they are no worse than those working criminals.

First, the parents and Liu Yuxin were settled, and then Ye Chen led Dian Wei to familiarize himself with the situation here.

The time limit given by the imperial court for the project of this city is five years, the circumference of the city is seven kilometers, and the city initially accommodates about 5 people.

The main purpose is to move in the Han people who are neither near the sea nor bordering the plains in the north, and there are a small number of foreigners mixed in.

After the city is built, it will be responsible for opening the official road from the coast of Linhai to Guilin.

Now three years have passed, and the foundation of this city has just begun to be laid. It took three years to dig the mountain alone, and there are still two years left. According to the current progress, it is likely to be postponed.

"General, I just checked the surrounding area. It's too remote. It will take at least five days for supplies to be delivered from Nanbin County."

Liu Heizi came to Ye Chen's side at this moment.

Ye Chen stood on a boulder, looked far away, and nodded when he heard Liu Heizi's words: "I noticed when I came here, the emperor arranged us here, and in the future, those who have to cut off water and food will inevitably give us problems, we can't Count on the court."

"Then what should we do? There is only less than [-] hectares of farmland here. Even if we can cultivate the land, it's still not enough to feed so many people!"

Liu Heizi smiled wryly.

Ye Chen was silent.

Although he fought against Li Shimin for his rights, he had to face the reality.

But before he came, he had already thought of a way, so he didn't panic at all.

"Don't worry, you take a team first and go to other nearby states to buy grain, as much as you can buy."

Ye Chen ordered.

"Yes!"

Liu Heizi got the order, turned around and left immediately.

As soon as Liu Heizi left, a system prompt sounded in Ye Chen's mind.

"Ding!"

"It is detected that the living environment of the host has changed, and the system is being upgraded..."

"The upgrade is complete, the Ruanfan system has been upgraded to a sign-in system, and the system data is being transferred."

"Ding!"

"Host information has been refreshed."

[Host: Ye Chen]

[Battle power: 93 (first-class generals)]

[Appearance: 95 (Extreme)]

[Politics: 75 (Third Rank Champion General)]

[Charm: 80 (Excellent)]

[Abilities: Power of Bai Qi, Magic Hand Rejuvenation, Golden Eyes]

[Wealth: Copper coin 81965481, silver 3000 (taels), gold 2000 (taels), jade Ruyi, white porcelain phoenix head vase, genuine Jiaoweiqin, authentic "Chuyue Tie", huanghuali pen holder with inlaid treasures, agate bag Gold bowl, silver gilt Amitabha…]

【Points: 3630】

[System Backpack:]

"System tasks have been updated."

"Task 1000: Ask the host to build a city lord's mansion, and sign in in the city lord's mansion. Rewards: 1000 catties of corn seeds, 1000 catties of potato seeds, and [-] catties of pepper seeds."

Ye Chen was ecstatic when he heard the system prompts sounded in his mind one after another.

He originally thought of relying on slow development, but he didn't expect the system to help him in a timely manner.

"Accept the mission!"

Ye Chen didn't even think about it, and immediately chose to accept it.

According to the information he just communicated with the army originally stationed here, there are currently a lot of stone and wood here, at least for three months, there is no need to worry about stone and wood.

The most worrying thing is food, but now Liu Heizi has used all their current money to buy food, and with the existing food, it is enough to feed the first half of the year.

Even if the imperial court does not provide food in time, as long as the first task is completed, a large amount of crop seeds can be planted. In half a year, it is enough to plant a few crops.

As long as the cycle is up, will you still worry about having no food?
Afterwards, Ye Chen immediately jumped off the stone, and then began to order more than a thousand people to prepare to build a city lord's mansion on the solid foundation.

"General Ye, no!"

The officials in charge of the city's design saw that Ye Chen was going to build buildings without authorization, so he was anxious, and hurried over to persuade him: "We have designed all the buildings in advance, if we build the City Lord's Mansion here, it will affect the arrangement of other buildings." !"

"What's your name?"

Seeing the serious face in front of him, like a workaholic, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and asked curiously.

He noticed this guy as soon as he came. After he was a criminal official of the old Sui Dynasty, he went to Datang to establish a family but was not rehabilitated. He has lived here for decades.

"My next Yu Wenping is one of the design officials of the new city."

"Yu Wenping?"

Ye Chen was even more curious: "What is your relationship with Yu Wenkai?"

"Yu Wenkai is my grandfather."

"Oh!"

Ye Chen's eyes suddenly brightened: "Is your grandfather Yu Wenkai?"

Yu Wenkai was a master craftsman in the Sui Dynasty, a top expert in urban planning and construction engineering, and he presided over the construction of Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Sui Dynasty.

In addition to Luoyang, there are many palace buildings, large ships, and the excavation of the Grand Canal all with his operation or direct participation.

It's a pity that several of Yu Wenkai's sons later followed Wang Shichong. As a result, Wang Shichong defeated Li Shimin, and Yu Wenkai's litter of cubs were all exiled.

Generally, people who are exiled can't live for ten or eight years. This kid can live to this day, and he even became a small official. Although he still hasn't rehabilitated his family, he is still very powerful.

"In this way, on the basis of my city lord's mansion, you can slightly modify the design drawings. As long as you make changes, I will immediately promote you as the chief designer. You will be fully responsible for the design of the new city. All designers will listen to you Yes, how is it?"

Ye Chen immediately grabbed his shoulders and asked with a smile.

"Chief designer? What kind of official position?"

Yu Wenping was a little curious.