I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 368 Heaven on Earth (33)

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

Planning a gathering of nearly 10,000 people is no small matter, no matter what era it is in.

Moreover, Lijia Village is one of the model villages in the Baidi Mountain area.

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

Therefore, when Li Boyang planned Lijia 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 Lijia Village thought were completely unnecessary.

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

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

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

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

Besides these obvious aspects, water supply systems, sewage systems, and reclaimed water systems 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 Shanshen Reservoir, this is also a good option.

Li Boyang has even prepared 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 Lijia 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 is a natural disaster or a security incident.

These outposts and guard posts will launch attacks as quickly as possible, in accordance with the various regulations formulated in advance by Li Boyang.

It follows the basic concept 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 Lijia 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 appeared in Lijia Village.

There are all sorts of shops and markets, almost every certain distance apart, basically covering everything the villagers need for their daily lives.

Considering the increasing number of the new generation in Lijia 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 various goals that Li Boyang has set for Lijia 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 meeting, the true "brain" of Lijia Village is still the ancestral hall.

This was originally the ancestral temple of Lijia 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 Lijia Village.

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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 were all elderly people, respected and wise, perfectly capable of handling ordinary mediation work. "Village chief, you really brought so many people?"

They quickly found the old village chief at the very back of the ancestral hall, and 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, which would be considered a "centenarian" 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 'taxation'?"

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

The Li Family 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 Lijia 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 Lijia 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 little by little..."

"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 himself, 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 in a unified manner each year, 10% of the profits are set aside for ourselves."

"For example, we can also talk to the person in charge about selling the silk brocade produced by the textile factory, and have the village committee handle the sales."

"They only need to be responsible for 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 not cause too much of a reaction.”

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 institution.

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 power to unify the hundreds of mountains and rivers, but instead promoted his ideas in this gentle way.

From the perspective of the old village chief, he was already a "saint among men" without a doubt.

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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(End of this chapter)