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The final choice really still leaned most heavily toward this plan...

Revisiting the red-highlighted sections once more and confirming that they bore no significant difference from the previous readings of the "analysis and deductions" and "expected objectives," Jiang Fengming turned to the next page.

Beneath the following three major headings lay the core content of this strategic plan:

“The Mill Strategy Implementation Details” — No. (2012-05-1311) — 72nd Edition

Preliminary preparations... start-up funds... human resources...

Official project launch... model construction... negative asset operation...

Without cement, steel, or even bricks and tiles, constructing an ordinary mill in a small medieval village—economically, technologically, and in terms of transportation all backward, with a permanent population of under 2,000—would already require absolute support from high-ranking lords and the collective mobilization of the entire village’s labor force.

Yet the “mill” Earth had prepared for the medieval world was far from ordinary.

Distilling the lengthy and tedious “prospect analysis” and “expected outcomes” sections, the core objective of the “Second Phase Strategic Plan” could be succinctly captured in one sentence:

To ensure Wu Qingchen/Luo enjoys better food, sweeter drinks, a more comfortable resting place, sounder sleep, a joyful mood, and robust health in the medieval world...

It is easy to imagine that, based on such a premise, the mill to be built in the medieval world under the “Second Phase Strategic Plan” would see standards for hygiene, safety, environment, and comfort elevated several levels above the norm by Earth’s standards.

Such advanced planning, in terms of project scale and technical difficulty, could already be compared to a certain impoverished rural area in mainland China initiating and funding the construction of a small hydropower station.

Operating such a “high-tech” and “large-scale” project was naturally no easy feat.

Preparations, funding, and manpower—the first three points—were each major challenges. Jiang Fengming carefully reviewed them one by one.

Preliminary preparations: During the period when Wu Qingchen/Luo’s status in the medieval world was insufficient to directly launch the “Mill Strategy,” a series of measures should first be taken to simultaneously enhance his own position while steering the overall trend of Ekhli Village toward the strategic goal of mill construction.

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For this part, Wu Qingchen/Luo must...

Start-up funds: In Ekhli Village of the medieval world, valuable iron farming tools were quite rare for most households. Even the storehouses managed respectively by the steward for the baron lord and the parish priest for the church contained tools that, combined, were insufficient to support the mill’s actual construction. As for the other large quantities of materials required during construction, sourcing them outside the village was necessary.

For this part, Wu Qingchen/Luo must...

Human resources: Under the dual burdens of daily intense agricultural labor and even heavier feudal duties during busy farming seasons, the remaining labor time available to Ekhli villagers for the “Mill Strategy” was extremely limited. Moreover, the lack of organization and discipline among tenant farmers and serfs would impose significant delays during the final execution phase of the mill strategy.

For this part, Wu Qingchen/Luo must...

“Hmm...”

As he read through these points, Jiang Fengming nodded continuously, murmuring almost inaudibly, “...binding the lord... suppressing reserves... not bad, much more meticulous than previous approaches...”

Turning another page, he reached the conclusion of the “human resources” solution section.

With the foundation laid by the first three items—preparations, funding, and manpower—the subsequent specifics of project approval, construction, and negative asset operation would naturally be much easier to execute. Jiang Fengming skimmed quickly, only pausing to focus on the blue-highlighted parts.

Soon, the contents of “The Mill Strategy Implementation Details” reached the final page.

Beyond that were sections titled “Technical Preparation,” “Preliminary Selection of Participants,” “Department Formation,” “Simulation Construction,” “International Cooperation,” “Precautions,” “Appendices,” and so forth, which were not immediately relevant to Jiang Fengming’s current responsibilities.

After spending about ten minutes swiftly flipping through the remaining material, Jiang Fengming removed his glasses, leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and tilted his head slightly upward, quickly reviewing in his mind the document he had now read more than thirty times.

Throughout those thirty-plus readings, each draft had undergone revisions.

However, thanks to the efforts of the advisory team and the full control of the committee, every major framework adjustment pushed the core ideas and main content toward greater refinement, clarity, and executability.

In recent days, as the document’s rhythm of adjustments continued, his own department’s work steadily aligned closer and closer with the document’s principal directives.

At this point, his department had completed the vast majority of preparatory work; the remaining minor details were either inconsequential or could be resolved in a very short time.

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After thinking with his eyes closed for a full ten minutes, repeatedly reviewing and confirming, Jiang Fengming sat upright again, picked up a pen from his desk, and signed his name on the final page of the document.

The officer sitting on the bench by the door had already stood up as Jiang Fengming reached for the pen.

After signing, Jiang Fengming returned the document to the alloy case and locked it once more. The officer approached the desk.

Taking the alloy case and placing it into a briefcase, the officer saluted Jiang Fengming once more before turning toward the door.

Jiang Fengming operated the console to open the door. The officer exited the room, handing the briefcase back to his deputy while walking forward, followed immediately by fully armed soldiers.

Outside the building housing this large office, several military vehicles with engines still running awaited at the steps below.

The officer and soldiers took their seats quickly, and the convoy of military vehicles soon departed.

About ten minutes later, roughly ten kilometers from Wu Qingchen’s exclusive underground base, the convoy stopped beneath the largest office building in a complex that had once been a large state-owned enterprise branch and was now the command center for the Celestial Phenomenon Event Simulation Base.

The officer and soldiers disembarked in an orderly fashion. The group entered the office building; the deputy and soldiers paused near the security checkpoint while the officer took the briefcase and proceeded through, riding the elevator swiftly to the fifth floor.

He entered the core area of the command center, formed by multiple upgrades of the state enterprise cafeteria into a command hub.

Completely undisturbed by the loud noise upon the door opening, the officer briskly entered a small temporary office partitioned on the left side and placed the briefcase atop another heavy desk.

“Report: mission accomplished.”

“At ease.” The middle-aged soldier opposite returned the salute, signaling the officer who had delivered the briefcase to leave the room. Only then did he retrieve the document again following the same protocol as Jiang Fengming.

Before the officer’s arrival, the middle-aged soldier had already completed triple verification with Jiang Fengming via dedicated phone line, video call, and control console signal, using the compact device that had long rested atop his desk...