Zhou Qingchuan, a water conservancy engineer, died during a flash flood rescue. When he woke up, he became the son of a criminal who was exiled to the northwest.
What awaited him was not fine food and clothing, nor system rewards, but a border town that had been abandoned for twenty years, three thousand hungry refugees, and only enough food to last seven days.
The wells in the city have dried up, and bandits are on horseback outside the city. In three months, the court will send people to inspect the city.
Reconstruction failed, the men were sent to the mines, and the women were sold to the government.
Everyone thought they were certain to die.
However, Zhou Qingchuan discovered an underground culvert sealed by bones under the dry well.
Starting from repairing the first well, he led the refugees to open up wasteland, bake bricks, build canals, do business, and train troops.
Three thousand refugees, a ruined city.
Later, there was the largest granary, the most prosperous market and the strongest city wall in the northwest.
Later, the grassland army moved south, and the imperial border troops were completely defeated.
The empire that once abandoned them sent a messenger to ask Blackstone City to open its gates.
Zhou Qingchuan stood on the city tower, looked at the 100,000 troops outside the city, and said calmly:
"You gave us food for seven days."
"Now, why should I protect the country for you?"
