"Our family signed up as well, have we been approved?"

"Both my sons are working on the riverbank, according to the plan announcement, our family has priority."

Many refugees started to debate, each offering their own comments.

"Quiet, everyone." Ouyang Junyan said in a stern voice, "Anyone who dares to disrupt order will have their qualifications canceled if qualified, or delayed by three years if not."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately fell silent, their eyes filled with awe, waiting for Chief Steward Ouyang’s announcement.

"I, Ouyang Junyan, was once a refugee. Thanks to the nurturing and support of Sixth Miss Wang, I was sent to the Wang Clan Academy to study, and that’s how I’ve come to where I am today. Although I cannot follow the Sixth Miss to the academy to serve her, I can assist the Eighth Miss in handling family affairs." Ouyang Junyan declared solemnly, "As long as each and every one of you works diligently and remains loyal to the Wang Family, you will have a chance to succeed."

This speech filled the eyes of many young people in the refugee group with envy and hope. This Chief Steward Ouyang was first valued by the Sixth Miss and now relied on by the Eighth Miss to specifically manage a refugee camp, indicating some capabilities and good fortune.

"Now I announce, in this Camp 13, those granted the first phase of Anshi Fang loan qualifications are, the family of Shentu Hanlin, the family of Wenren Xinbo, the family of Dugu Yongkang, the family of Murong Yuyang, the family of Shangguan Haotian, the family of Wuma Xiujie, and the family of Zhuge Wenya..." as Ouyang Junyan read out the small households on the list.

Naturally, some were delighted while others were worried.

Finally, after reading all the names, he said, "The first phase of Ping’an Anshi Fang has only one thousand slots, and our Camp 13 has only fifty slots. However, do not be disheartened. Miss Luolan the Eighth said that after the New Year, there will be five phases of Anshi Fang starting construction, and everyone will, at most, wait two years to have a housing unit."

"But there’s only one condition: you must work, even if it’s the simplest work." Ouyang Junyan said with utmost authority, "As long as I manage Camp 13, if any family drags, I will revoke their home loan qualification."

After speaking, Ouyang Junyan left the refugee camp, escorted by attendants, as a huge number of refugees watched him go.

...

Meanwhile.

In the first phase of Ping’an Anshi Fang.

Wang Luomiao and Wang Luolan, two young ladies of the Wang Family, were leading Patriarch Wang Shouzhe to inspect the newly constructed Anshi Fang.

The entire Anshi Fang project was overseen by Wang Luomiao.

The current culture of the Wang Family was such that as long as one worked hard and was proactive, there were always opportunities to achieve accomplishments within the family.

Wang Shouzhe stood in front of a vast area of Anshi Fang, filled with deep emotions, feeling as if he had returned to Earth with these residential communities.

The concept of using concrete and cement in ordinary buildings had long been his idea.

Ping’an Town was quite large, approximately four hundred square kilometers. However, due to the many hills, the actual usable land was not much.

To accommodate more people, it was necessary to construct Anshi Fang neighborhood models, which could save a lot of land and leave more space for the future development of Ping’an Town.

This Anshi Fang used a five-gate, third-layer structure, where one gate could house six families, and each small building could accommodate thirty families. This neighborhood, with just over thirty buildings, could house over a thousand families.

This would have been unimaginable in the past village models.

"Brother!" Wang Luomiao, now a mature and competent young lady of eighteen or nineteen years, had matured and become more polished after some training, "This neighborhood is built according to your ideas and concepts, featuring high tower water tanks, advanced up and down water systems, uniform cement floors and walls, and independent balconies for each household. Every road surface within the neighborhood is made of cement."

"Our construction cost, excluding land, now reaches more than five hundred Qian Gold per building, with an overall cost of sixteen thousand Qian Gold!" Wang Luomiao said, "And this is with cement obtained at a low price, yet we sell it to refugees at merely twenty Qian Gold per unit on installment, requiring just one Qian Gold per year, practically selling at cost."

Wang Luomiao was slightly unhappy; the neighborhood she painstakingly developed and built basically earned no profit.

"Miaomiao, you have worked hard lately; you not only have to oversee the entire refugee resettlement but also supervise the construction of the neighborhood." Wang Shouzhe smiled and ruffled her hair, "However, people are money. Our grand development plan for Ping’an’s future all requires a large population. You should keep a long-term vision. Besides, it’s hard enough for refugees, and we at the Wang Family have other sources of wealth, so there’s no need to exploit them."

"I understand, Brother." Though slightly reluctant, Wang Luomiao still nodded obediently. Pausing for a moment, she added, "The biggest problem now is funding. Even if we acquire cement at nearly cost price, starting construction on ten Anshi Fang simultaneously next year will cost tens of thousands of Qian Gold! Mother has said that the family’s finances are already tight."

"Tight?" Wang Shouzhe was slightly surprised, "Did I not just ask the black market to sell the ’Li Fire Battle Halberd,’ bringing in two hundred and eighty thousand Qian Gold?"