Jin Qianqian recalled that scene as well. She sighed and said nothing more.
"It's the common people who truly suffer," Ancient Wenheng said. "We must act with a clear conscience.
I don't have any lofty ambitions. I just want the people to have enough to eat."
"Do you have a plan, then?" Jin Qianqian asked.
"Reclaiming land for farming isn't something that can be done overnight."
"No need to rush," Ancient Wenheng said, pulling a stack of blueprints from his robes. "I've already done some planning. Now, it all depends on everyone else's attitude."
'This is the downside of not being the one in charge,' he thought. 'There are constraints from above, and the people below won't listen to my every command.'
"I suddenly find myself missing those bandits," Jin Qianqian said. "If we could bring those tens of thousands of men over here, think how much trouble that would save."
