The man who has traveled through time and space for a long time is so scary

After the Nanchen secret base was smoothly handed over to Yexiao, they rode directly to the construction site in Qingcheng Mountain. The craftsmen and workers were very motivated, and some buildings had already taken shape, but more were still in the stage of building the foundation. Fortunately, the stone and wood used here were all locally sourced, saving a lot of trouble in transporting materials.

After all, a temple is a relatively large building complex, divided into several worship halls, with a courtyard for monks in the back, and some guest houses on the side for guests from afar to stay overnight. It is also necessary to build a vegetarian restaurant and a supply and sales point for incense and paper. In this period, incense, candles and paper money were basically produced and sold by the monks themselves, which was also one of the sources of income besides the incense money donated by guests. In addition, there are some pavilions, terraces, and ancient stone roads built on the mountain. It is quite gratifying to have achieved such progress now.

"Master, at this rate, when will it be completed?" Nanchen still went to find the craftsman to find out the situation.

"Sir, maintaining this number of workers, it will still take more than a month to complete the construction of all the buildings. It will take about two months before they can be put into use." Master Lu, the head craftsman, took the blueprint and pointed it to Ye Xiao while stating the estimated time.

"Sir, a few people who looked like Taoists also went up the mountain yesterday. They took a few glances at the temple we built and then continued to go to the back of the mountain!" Master Lu continued to tell Nanchen about this.

"Oh? Taoist priests? Are there many of them? When you investigated the mountain and the surrounding area, did you find any Taoist temples?" Nanchen was also quite surprised. What was the situation of Taoist priests appearing on the mountain at this time?

"There are only five of them, so there is naturally no Taoist temple. We have searched several mountains in the surrounding area, but we have not found any Taoist temple or other Buddhist temples." Master Lu answered very affirmatively.

"Oh! Maybe they saw us building a temple here, and they probably want to see the situation in the surrounding mountains. They probably want to find a place to stay. As long as they don't have their eyes on the temple and are not criminals, and Buddhism and Taoism can coexist, let them be for now. If there is any abnormal situation, tell me again." Nanchen thought deeply and thought for a long time. This situation may need further investigation. It would be better to go back and inform the third brother to let his people make arrangements. The decentralized management has just been implemented today, and Nanchen is still not quite used to it. In the future, he needs to focus his work on the construction of the army. The responsibility is heavy!

Thinking of this, Nanchen said goodbye to the masters in charge. He went down the mountain and planned to visit various places in the city defense first. However, he was tripped by something that happened at the gate of the government office in the city. A group of people gathered around, some of them were wearing patrol uniforms, and surrounded the gate of the government office! Nanchen could only dismount from a distance and ask the old men who were watching about the situation.

"Oh, don't you know?" the old man asked mysteriously.

"I heard that Inspector Pang's brother-in-law wants to take over his position as inspector." The second old man showed off his well-informedness and took the initiative to answer.

"The higher-ups haven't approved it yet, but Inspector Pang's subordinates started making trouble. They said that Inspector Pang was just sick, and it's unfair to replace him." Old Man San seemed to think that Inspector Pang's subordinates were quite loyal and righteous by doing this.

Nanchen laughed to himself. They were fighting among themselves. That was good! He could not go into the government office. He wanted to go to the city defense offices to check the situation first. He turned around and took another road. After walking for a while, someone caught up with him and walked side by side with him. He reported the situation in a low voice. After a few simple words, he rode away first. It was only a few breaths before and after. To others, it was just a passing by!

The spies reported that the people causing trouble were all the confidants of Inspector Pang, and they decided to take advantage of the opportunity to subdue the others.

Nanchen nodded. If they could subdue as many as possible, the better. No matter who replaced the immediate superior, it would not be very useful. They could use the trick of cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron. Not bad, quite clever, a talent! Nanchen smiled and continued to walk through the city. He needed to go to the East City. Most outsiders entered and exited from the East Gate, so this checkpoint was the top priority for prevention and control.

"Old man Li, has your youngest son entered the factory?"

"I went, I went. I packed my luggage early in the morning and walked there!"

"Oh, I just saw some young men going out, let's hire a carriage together."

"My family went too, and brought a bag of roasted chestnuts with them, so we can keep them as snacks."

"Oh, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that I still have a bag of chestnuts and a bag of kiwis at home. Let's stop talking, let's go home!"

When they came across a crowded place, Nanchen let the horse slow down, and he could hear people talking from time to time. They were talking about things related to their own factory, so he couldn't help but listen carefully to a few sentences, which seemed quite interesting!

Nanchen saw and heard along the way, and observed the people's livelihood. He finally arrived at the East Gate of the city. It was already the afternoon of Shenshi (Shenshi: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.). At this moment, the order of entering and leaving the city gate was in good order, without congestion or any conflicts. Nanchen first observed the number of pedestrians and merchants entering and leaving the city gate. Most of the pedestrians at this time were local people who wanted to go home, while the merchants were mostly transporting goods back to the city. They were all small merchants, and no large caravans were encountered today. Nanchen then observed the process and attitude of the city gate guards in performing their tasks for a while. Finally, he went to the East City Garrison and learned about the recent situation at the East City Gate from Li Chi, the chief of the East City Guard. Li Chi was transferred from the Shu garrison to the chief of the East City Gate Guard. He was loyal, brave and resourceful, and was perfect for the East City Gate Guard.

"Old Li, I haven't come to see you for a while. How have you been recently?" Nanchen was quite familiar with Li Chi, so he spoke to Li Chi in a very familiar tone.

"Hahaha, Xiaonan, you're here! Everything is normal here. Every day, we have people setting up checkpoints thirty miles away, and several secret posts are set up even farther away. Any abnormality will not escape our eyes." Li Chi was still very confident in guarding the East Gate!

"Of course I know Lao Li's talents. The important task of guarding the east gate of our Shu land falls on your garrison. You can tell me if you need any support. I will fully support you if I can." Nanchen nodded with a smile. Naturally, the big forces in the open cannot pass the checkpoint, so they are worried about being dispersed. This was the case when some forces were cleared out before, but the responsibilities are different, so some secret operations naturally do not need to be reported. After all, the more people know about some things, the greater the chance of leaks!

"Well, now that you mention it, it's true. You have to prepare winter supplies for me! Every winter is extremely cold, and the thousands of people in our East City Garrison consume a lot of supplies during the winter months." Li Chi made the request without any hesitation.

"Okay, I'll prepare everything for you in a month at the latest. There will be new arrangements by then, so just wait!" Nanchen didn't say anything specific, he just hinted. He needed to spend enough time to inspect all the troops before promulgating and implementing the new system!

"Oh? From what you said, it's good news!" Li Chi was not stupid, he knew that Nanchen was giving him some advice.

"Yeah, what is the exact number of your troops? I don't want a false number of people. I know those can be used to scare people, but they are useless in actual combat!" Nanchen said bluntly.

Li Chi was a little embarrassed by what he said. "They claimed to have 10,000 people, but the reported number was 6,000. The actual number was 3,500, and the remaining 500 were sent to set up checkpoints."

Nanchen didn't show it on his face, but he was shocked in his heart. If he didn't manage it properly, he wouldn't even be able to get anyone out if a fight broke out. It was terrifying to think about it. Fortunately! Fortunately, everything was in time. He instantly felt that the responsibility on his shoulders was much heavier! Next, inspecting all the garrisons and hidden forces would be an imminent event.

He told Li Chi seriously, "You will be given half a month to register all the people under your jurisdiction truthfully, including their names, ages, where they are from, and what they are good at. Half a month later, I will announce how to arrange these people. First of all, you have to know what to do. Otherwise, sending the old, weak, sick and disabled to serve as the main force will be fatal. Therefore, the elderly must also be registered truthfully, and they will have suitable things to do."

"Okay, I can get it done in ten days!" Li Chi also took it seriously!

After Nanchen learned about the defense situation in the east of the city, he found that the current problem was a bit serious, so he didn't rush to inspect the south, west, and north of the city. First, he didn't have enough time, and second, he wanted to go to the Jinjiang East Wharf, which is now the Dada Industrial Park. It happened to be in the east of the city, not too far away! Thinking of this, Nanchen couldn't sit still. He said goodbye to Li Chi and drove his strong horse to the Dada Industrial Park.

Nanchen finally arrived at Dada Industrial Park after half an hour. He saw the brand new gate of the park, and the plaque was covered with red cloth. On the wall beside the gate was painted the couplet that his wife had thought of: "Business is booming all over the world, and wealth is flowing into the three rivers." Nanchen knew it was Laoliu's handwriting at a glance!

The periphery of the park is surrounded by offices and accommodations, and the park is a row of factory buildings, canteens, bathrooms, leisure and activity areas, and warehouses. The ground has been leveled and compacted, and the road surface is a straight and wide stone road paved with local stone slabs. Horse carriages can pass freely on the stone road, which is designed for the convenience of raw material and cargo transportation. Rows of mountain palm seedlings are planted on the roadside.

Nanchen visited all the way until he stepped into the last factory and saw several brothers gathered here, busy. "Is there anything else you need to do? I'll help too!"

"Second brother, you are here too. We are almost done. We just need some minor adjustments. Third brother and the others are in the warehouse area at the back. You can go and have a look. They are busy there!" Shen Wen was the first to see the second brother appear in the workshop, so he walked over to talk to him.

"Old Four, you've done a great job! I didn't expect it to be so successful so quickly!" Nanchen only took a quick look around and knew that there would be no problem with opening the business as usual tomorrow.

"Haha! With so many people supporting the rush of work, it should be so! The canteen will start serving big pot meals tonight, have you gone to see it? When it opens tomorrow, the first thing to do is to make uniform clothing for the canteen and the workers, and then we will produce as normal according to the orders! The furniture factory and the food factory will also start tomorrow!" Shen Wen told the second brother one by one.

"Very good! I'll go see Lao Er and the others, and then we'll go home together. We'll come back for the groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow!" Nanchen said as he turned and walked towards the foot of the mountain.

"Okay! Let's go home together later!" Shen Wen watched the second brother leave and then joined his brothers in inspecting and adjusting the workshop!