With the Emperor's permission, Ancient Wen Heng immediately began making sweeping changes.
He conscripted labor to build roads, repair water channels, and reclaim wasteland. A stream of edicts was issued, and after finishing the autumn harvest, Lu City entered a new phase of intense activity.
It was all thanks to the bandits, who had become his new, vital workforce.
They were assigned all the most dangerous and grueling tasks.
"We still don't have enough men," He Gaofei said, rubbing the goosebumps on his arms. It had been getting colder each day since autumn began. "We have to rush to get this done before it snows. Otherwise, once winter sets in, the ground will freeze, and we'll have to postpone the work."
He had finally experienced the full force of winter here and wanted nothing more than to finish the work and hole up in the warmth of the government office.
Even handling business in the government office would be better than running around this frozen, desolate wilderness.
