Time passed slowly and quietly, and a few years of development have made the small town of Gray Plains have become the famous Gray Plains City.

The wide cement road with four horizontal and four vertical directions connects the entire gray yuan town with Danling County, and with more than three years ago, when it was still a road repair proposal of Zhao Yuan, the deputy lieutenant of Yilu, slowly implemented, the cement road network of Danling City and the boundary of gray yuan town has been expanding, and has reached a length of nearly 300 kilometers, and the cement road between Danling and the outside world, the length of the road that has been repaired, has also been nearly 1,000 kilometers, and the length of these roads, with the passage of time, is still growing.

The cement workshop has expanded to seven, distributed in several major raw material producing areas in Danling, which is convenient for nearby transportation and use; The output of iron ore has increased greatly, and the quality of steel produced has been continuously improved, making Danling Iron famous far and wide; Zhao Mo and Zhao Paper are scattered in all directions with the continuous emergence of new books from the Gray Plains University, and have become the object of pursuit by many literati and artists; All kinds of surprisingly new and novel foods and all kinds of simple and practical small commodities make caravans and small traders from near and far gather in Gray Plains City.

Originally, Zhao Yuan's idea of keeping a low profile has long been a thing of the past, and the name of Zhao Erlang is known by more and more people.

The time came to February of the 26th year of Guangzheng, and after three consecutive days of rain, the day finally cleared.

Gray Yuan town under the river dam, more than three years belong to the biggest change here, Zhao Yuan reclaimed nearly 500 acres of wasteland, has now become a large pavilion of Zhao Mansion, the cement river built in the meandering flow, the pear tree blossoms at the edge of the river gradually faded, a gust of wind, petals fluttering in the river.

In the afternoon sun, a few bees flutter among the flowers, seemingly unaffected by the slightest cold spring breeze, bringing vitality.

"Atom, after this time, I have to call you Dr. Zhao." Wan Yunjun, who gathered again, said with a smile.

"Second brother, it's just a small loose official, it's not worth mentioning." Zhao Yuan said with a smile.

In the past few years, the young man in the mountain village has matured a little, and the beard that rises on his face has no concept of indestructible body hair and skin, and after careful trimming, it looks very neat. After several years of continuous exercise, the young body looks powerful.

From the hesitation when he first came to this world, after five years, Zhao Yuan feels that he has been deeply integrated into this era.

The newly promoted Zhongsan doctor and the general of the rangers is the official position of Zhao Yuan. Although they all belong to the civil and military officials, Zhao Yuan, a loose official, is full of gold, and it can be said that he is already in the forefront of the power of this era. is even more real than many high-ranking officials, after all, there are not many people like Zhao Yuan, who want money and money, and people.

"The second brother of the Wan family, the sixth brother of the Zhang family, the third brother of the Wang family, the fourth brother of the Ran family, several sisters-in-law, everyone please come in quickly, Luoluo, come and greet your brothers and sisters to play together." Four months pregnant, Meng Ying, who was four months pregnant, greeted the guests with a graceful expression, with the gentle glow of being a mother on her face.

"Brother and sister don't care about us, you are heavy now, you have to take care of it." Wan Yunjun's wife, Zhan Qiaoyun, stepped forward to support Meng Ying and said with a smile.

Zhang Xucong's wife congratulated Zhao Yuan, and also helped Meng Ying to talk, and went to the gazebo on the side to talk about some topics such as nourishment and nourishment.

Luoluo, who had already risen a lot taller, ran over to play in the courtyard with the children of several families after meeting Wan Yunjun and a group of people, but it also became much quieter.

"Brother Atom, why did you resign from the actual appointment of the imperial court and only want to be a loose official, why is this?" Zhao Yuan beckoned a group of people to sit down in the hall, and Wang Pinxuan asked his questions for many years in confusion.

"To tell the truth, it's not that I don't want to bear it, but I can't bear it, several brothers came out of the big whirlpool of (Cheng) Chendu Mansion three years ago, and I am now in a real position, and I will only slowly fall into this whirlpool and cannot be freed." Zhao Yuan shook his head and said.

A few years ago, Zhao Yuan's name was heard in the court, and later as Zhao Yuan's "written" books spread more and more widely, the exquisite goods in Gray Yuan Town were distributed in all directions, and Zhao Yuan also received solicitations from the family and the court, but Zhao Yuan has not accepted it, and has experienced some twists and turns during the period, but they have been resolved by Zhao Yuan or easily or nerve-wracking.

"Vortex? With your wisdom of the atom, is there anything that cannot be resolved? Zhang Xucong said with a smile.

"It's not just intrigue and the like, but also the general trend of the world!" Zhao Yuan sighed and shook his head again, under the general trend, he didn't think that his little arm, which had just two or two muscles, could change anything.

"I heard that the Great Song Dynasty in the north is about to call, Brother Atom, it's right that you don't go to (Cheng) Chendu Mansion at this time, but it's a pity that those people in our family are still indulging in feasting and feasting, and Zhucui is filling their ......throats," Zhang Xucong sighed.

More than three years ago, from the bustling (Chengdu) Chendu Mansion to such a remote town, it can be said that Zhang Xucong and the others had no choice but to take the right move, especially from Zhao Yuan's experience, so that a few people are quite a bit of a sideline to watch the world, the world is drunk and I am sober.

"I feel that our career has reached a peak, and it is not easy to make progress. Atom, you can say the head of our people, what are we going to do next, think about it a little more. Wan Yunjun sighed a few words and asked.

"I think it's good now, our cement, marketing the world, our steel forged swords, the crown of the world, and the Yucai College, although most of them are criticized by the scholars and doctors, but we all know that the most useful talents are cultivated here, and our dozens of huge granaries are piled up with countless grains...... What else do we have to worry about? Ran Yanbo said excitedly.

"Second Brother Wan, Brother Ran, you have all the point, at present, we are indeed at a peak, three years of salary development, especially after having an elite workshop army, we are not afraid of general challenges, self-preservation, but, to be really stable, it is still a few points worse, our business, because of the war in the past two years, has been greatly affected."

"At the moment, although we still can't stand too out, in Danling and Tongyi, we have cleared all banditry, and the two counties and county governments are now basically under our control, so next, our main point is to expand our peripheral protection circle and expand the scale of the workshop army, just in ...... future" Zhao Yuan thought about it and told his plan for continuous improvement.

Zhang Xucong and the others listened to Zhao Yuan's explanation and had an idea in their hearts. Whoever had no choice but to be able to reach such a height now, there is nothing more than this in life. The times have created people, and at this point, although each has its own ideas, the pattern dominated by Zhao Yuan has already taken root in their hearts, and is gradually growing into an indestructible towering tree with the continuous progress of their careers.