Film and TV time travel: reselling supplies as soon as the end of the world

"Economics? This is a very broad and complex field! It is not easy to explain! After all, it covers many aspects and concepts, how can it be explained in a few words? But since you asked, I will try to explain it briefly!"

Zhou Yang sorted out his thoughts and said, "The simple summary of economics is: the law of human economic activities is the law of value creation, transformation, and realization. This is a bit profound, and I may not be able to explain it clearly. I will let Xiaohong explain it to you later."

"From our current situation, there are several benefits to building roads. The first is that it will definitely increase the speed of our army's operations. The second is that we can charge a fee for passing through the checkpoints. The fee is not high, but there will be a lot of people and cars passing through every day. The third is the hidden benefit. People will definitely have to spend money when they come out. The fourth is that I want to build a factory in Lin'an, which will require a large number of people to work. These roads are also for people who are idle at home to reach Lin'an Prefecture more conveniently. After the road is built, we can also open various means of transportation, etc."

Zhou Yang explained to the three of them for a long time, and his mouth was dry. Seeing that the three of them still didn't understand, he simply said: "Well, it seems that you still don't understand!"

Meng Xueyi stepped forward and said, "Sir, I may not be able to fully understand what you said for a while, but although I haven't seen the benefits you mentioned, I think what you said makes sense."

"Sir, how about we build a road to a county town from Lin'an Prefecture to the south and give it a try. If there are really so many benefits, we will arrange for the next county town." Pang Qing also stood up and proposed.

"Yes, I have the same opinion. If we start to build them at the same time, we will definitely not have enough manpower and money. We should build a section first and see the effect."

Seeing that none of the three people objected, Zhou Yang nodded and said, "I also mean to repair it section by section. Then, let's talk about the road construction. Will it be supervised by the government, or will your family be the contractor, Lord Wang?"

"Sir, what is contracting?" Wang Yong asked with some confusion.

"This road construction should be done by the government. Now the government pays, and you lead the people to work, but the recruited workers need to be paid. When the project is completed, the government will send people to inspect it. After the inspection is qualified, the government will allocate money to you. Of course, the government will also pay you an advance payment first."

"Sir, are there any restrictions on this contract?"

"Of course there are constraints. You need to sign a contract with the government and must complete the project within the contract period. Fortunately, we only need to build a section of road to the county town, and our Lin'an area is flat, so we don't need to cut through the mountains or build bridges."

Wang Yong hesitated when he heard this, and asked cautiously, "What if this cannot be completed within the contract period?"

"If you can't complete it, we will definitely deduct your money! Of course, this does not include natural disasters, such as earthworms turning over, floods, etc. We can write these clearly in the contract."

"Ah, this, sir. I want to contract it, so how many people do I need to hire?"

Zhou Yang frowned. He had not thought about this question at first. But now that he thought about it, the manpower issue was indeed a bit troublesome. After thinking for a while, he said, "How much silver is left in the government treasury?"

"Sir, the treasury currently has more than 13 million taels of silver. We looted more than 4 million taels from the prefect. Some marginal industries of the Su family, plus the items in the pawnshop, sold for more than 3 million taels. The rest is basically the money you earned from selling genetic drugs recently." Pang Qing took out the account book from the desk and handed it to Zhou Yang, who was sitting at the top.

After picking up the account book and taking a quick look at it, Zhou Yang put it down and said, "Master Pang, please take a look later. Lin'an Prefecture is a little closer to that county town. Calculate how much money it will cost to build the road. Master Wang, go and call all those small families and small businesses tomorrow. Let's hold a bidding event. There should be someone willing to undertake this government project."

"Sir, the quality will inevitably be uneven!" Meng Xueyi was a little worried about this matter.

"It's okay. We must set a standard for this matter. When there is a project like this again, we will follow this standard. After all, it's a pilot project. Let's see how it goes first."

The three of them looked at each other and bowed in response.

Then a few people discussed the details. Seeing that the general direction had been decided, Zhou Yang prepared to get up and leave.

At this time, Meng Xueyi stood up and said, "Sir, there have been many thieves in the city recently, asking about the genetic medicine."

"Oh? Who are they?"

"Looks like some Jianghu people, and there should be some people from other forces."

"Other forces?"

"Sir, there have been many uprisings recently. Especially in Shaanxi Province and Huguang Province. Since we occupied Lin'an, two groups in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province have also risen up."

"Oh? There is such a thing? I really didn't know. Since these people are here, we can get in touch with them. We have treatment drugs, but as for genetic drugs, forget it."

"Those gangsters?"

"As for them! If they don't cause any trouble, leave them alone. If they dare to harm the people and commit crimes, arrest them all and send them to the lime mine." After Zhou Yang set the tone, he asked, "Is there anything else?"

Pang Qing came back to his senses at this time and said, "Sir, there are still some prisoners in the government prison waiting to be executed in the autumn. Why don't they be sent to the lime mine as well?"

"Hey, sure."

After seeing that the three had nothing more to report, Zhou Yang left the Lin'an government office. After walking out of the gate of the government office, he saw the sky gradually darkening and hurried back to his home.

When he arrived at his door, he saw Uncle Wu dozing off in the gatehouse. Zhou Yang ignored him and went straight into the front yard.

After arriving at the front yard, they saw a group of young girls standing there. Liang Yingying was the leader. Pang Yuyao was talking about something somewhere else. When she saw Zhou Yang coming back, she fell to her knees.

"Meet Mr. Zhou."

A group of beautiful girls were calling out in a crisp voice, which made Zhou Yang feel a little floating. In his own world, each of them was a little princess held in the palm of someone's hand.

Zhou Yang pretended to cough softly and looked at Pang Yuyao who was walking towards him obediently: "Yuyao, when did they arrive?"

"It's been more than an hour since I arrived, I've been waiting for you to come back!"

"Oh, what were you talking about?"

"Nothing, just telling them not to be afraid. I don't know what to say, but seeing them all trembling with fear, I felt a little sorry for them."

"You look pitiful to everyone you see!"

Zhou Yang asked all the women who were kneeling on the ground to stand up. He roughly looked at the number of people, which was 32 in total. He laughed and said, "You don't think I brought you here to warm my bed, do you?"