Zuo Feng looked along what Su Yan was pointing and immediately discovered something that surprised him. There were countless buildings rising from the ground immediately behind the pier.
At first, Zuo Feng thought there was a bustling town at Linjiang Pier, but when Zuo Feng took a closer look, he realized that there was actually a big city that was several times or even dozens of times more prosperous than Yancheng and Luan City.
.
The main reason that surprised Zuo Feng was that there was no city wall visible in this big city, and it was built there without any obstruction. This was different from the city Zuo Feng understood, not to mention that it was still a county city.
Already.
The place where we are now is Ganwei County. There was originally another county town here, but its development was not as good as that of such a fishing village. In the end, it became a new county town, so the new county town got its name from this.
This was the first time Zuo Feng heard that the development of a fishing village could outperform a county town, and eventually the fishing village became a county town. This kind of thing is probably not just Zuo Feng. I believe anyone who has never been here would find it difficult to understand this.
things.
At this time, Su Yan was very interested in talking, and continued to talk to herself: "This was originally a small fishing village, but because it occupies an important position in the waterway, it developed better than other fishing villages. But the real nature of this fishing village
However, it was only after a man named Mao Jie appeared here that the situation here gradually changed."
Zuo Feng didn't say anything, but silently muttered the word "Mao Jie" in his heart. This surname has very few names, which is a bit weird. However, Zuo Feng didn't pay too much attention to this, but thought about it with great interest.
You need to know how this idiot can turn a fishing village into such a prosperous situation today.
Su Yan seemed to be deliberately trying to whet Zuo Feng's appetite. Instead, she coughed a few times, then slowly turned her head, looking at Zuo Feng's anxious look, and then slowly said: "Do you really want to know?
How did he do it?"
As she spoke, Su Yan showed a naughty smile, and her two dimples seemed to be laughing at the same time. Zuo Feng was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that the girl in front of him was deliberately teasing him, in order to take revenge on him for not immediately
Explain why you can distinguish the other party's footsteps.
Looking at Zuo Feng's embarrassment, Su Yan seemed to have finally let go of the anger in her heart, and then slowly said: "Actually, he only did one thing, which was to dig out a dock for large ships to stay."
"Dig a pier for large ships to dock?"
Zuo Feng muttered something unconsciously, and for a moment he didn't understand what Su Yan meant.
Seeing Zuo Feng's appearance, Suyan did not explain anything. Instead, she leaned over and looked down the boat. Zuo Feng naturally followed her and looked down. Zuo Feng was also an extremely smart person.
As he stared at the hull of the ship, he immediately understood what the plain face meant.
A large ship like the one Zuo Feng was riding on must have a draft of at least four to five feet under the hull. If the ship was full of cargo, it would probably have to draft even deeper. You must know that this is a plain area, and the Ye Xuan River is naturally very deep.
, but both sides of the river are extremely flat, and the big ship will inevitably run aground before it can get close to the river bank.
If a pier were to be excavated, the amount of work would probably be huge. The Ye Xuan River has strong currents and it is impossible to build a pier in the middle. No matter how strong it is, it will be destroyed by floods.
Then it will be in vain.
So if you want to build a pier on the shoal, you have to excavate more than just the little bit below the pier. At least it has to be dug out to a length of tens of feet in front and back, and a depth of about ten feet. Think about how these left winds can maintain
Calmly, almost subconsciously, he blurted out: "How to do it."
Seeing that Zuo Feng didn't say anything for a long time, Su Yan thought that the other party didn't understand her point at all. She was about to laugh at him before explaining, but suddenly she heard Zuo Feng ask excitedly.
She was also stunned, and couldn't help but have a good evaluation of Zuo Feng's mind, and then slowly said: "As I said, it is actually a very simple method, just dig. It just uses hundreds of muscle-tempering warriors, and several
Just ten warriors in the Qi refining stage."
"That's all?"
Zuo Feng's face twitched slightly, but he curled his lips and thought in his heart, 'This is really easy to say, a warrior who has hundreds of muscle-tempering stages and dozens of Qi-refining stages. You are really my "father".
'
This Su Yan was an understatement, but Zuo Feng knew that Su Yan was just deliberately showing off in front of him. After all, he was from the Ye Lin Empire. Although the two of them were not involved in inter-state affairs, due to geographical differences
Due to the differences, Suyan would instinctively want to show her superiority in front of Zuo Feng.
Zuo Feng was already looking at the pier in the distance with great admiration. Now the pier no longer looked as simple as when he first saw it. Zuo Feng felt that the pier had given him a heavy weight. This
It is a miracle that human beings can create. This can be said to be the most shocking feat Zuo Feng has ever seen.
However, Zuo Feng subconsciously thought of Dongshan Canyon in Tianping Mountain. According to Zuo Feng's guess, there should be a man-made wonder there, but that "man" cannot be compared with those who built the wharf.
"Why does this new county city not even have a city wall? Could it be that this was also created by the Lord of Maoji City?"
It seems that when talking about this, Su Yan's arrogance became even more intense. She raised her eyebrows very proudly and said, "What is the function of the city wall?"
Zuo Feng was slightly startled. As for the function of this city wall, Zuo Feng only knew that it could defend against foreign enemies. But since Su Yan asked this question, he believed that there would never be such a simple answer, so Zuo Feng simply did not wait for Su Yan to give the answer.
.
This time, Suyan did not show off, but said directly: "The original function of the city wall was to defend against foreign enemies, so that the people in the city could live and work in peace and contentment. But as the city develops, the city will become larger and larger. At this time
The purpose of a city wall is to serve as a barrier to control everyone within it.
Although the city can be better managed due to the existence of city walls, doing so will restrict the development of the city. How can a city with city walls continue to develop and grow."
Su Yan's theory made Zuo Feng feel fresh and new. However, Zuo Feng believed that Su Yan did not come up with this theory by himself. I am afraid it was also devised by that guy. However, Zuo Feng still said with some doubts: "But in this way
There is no danger in the city, so how to deal with it if there is an outbreak?"
She said in a calm manner: "Except for the invasion of foreign enemies, the only thing that can pose a threat to the city is the magical beasts in the Elixir Mountains. Since this new county is far away from the border, and it is also far away from the Elixir Mountains, this
There’s no need to worry too much about either issue.”
After listening to Suyan's analysis, Zuo Feng also felt that there was some truth to it. At least this new county town had its unique advantages in terms of urban development. It could always be expanded outwards. As long as someone was willing to spend money here, they could build their own.
After all, buying a piece of land in the city is not comparable to buying a piece of wasteland on the plains.
Although what Su Yan said should be Mao Jie's theory, Zuo Feng couldn't think of anything that could refute him for a moment, but this is inconsistent with Zuo Feng's strong character. If I can't poke Su Yan here
Ruiqi, Zuo Feng felt that it was really difficult to deal with his face.
With his heart moving, Zuo Feng spoke again: "How can such a city without city walls have a source of tax revenue to develop the city? You must know that every city cannot do without money if it wants to manage and develop, but how can it not even have city walls?
It allows people who come in and out to pay taxes.”
Zuo Feng was obviously a little more restless than before, and Su Yan naturally noticed it, but she smiled slightly and said: "This new county city does not need to collect taxes from everyone entering the city. Only ships docked at the dock need to pay taxes.
There is a certain fee, and you just need to pay a certain tax when the goods are disembarked from the ship."
Seeing Zuo Feng frowning and saying nothing, Su Yan continued: "This Xinjun City and Xinjun Wharf have been integrated into one. There are very few merchants passing through here on land. Even if the taxes are collected, they will not be enough to pay for the city guards."
Payable.
The waterway is completely different. Generally, ships of all sizes will pass by here. If you miss this pier, it will take more than ten days to find a place to dock and rest. Therefore, this pier can be said to be an important hub for water transportation in the Xuanwu Empire. As long as
With a steady stream of ships passing by, the tax revenue here will continue to flow."
Looking at the Xinjun Pier that was slowly approaching, Zuo Feng couldn't help but nodded slightly. Until now, he had to admit that he really couldn't find any flaws. It wasn't that he was defeated by Su Yan, but that he was defeated by Su Yan.
Got this guy with extraordinary wisdom.
Now Zuo Feng has developed a strong interest in this guy. For a person with such courage, vision and wisdom, it would be a happy life if he could see it with his own eyes.
Then Suyan slowly spoke again and said: "And this Maojie is called Xinjun Maojie, not the city lord of the new county city. Since the new county city is canonized by the country, then the city lord will naturally have someone sent by the empire.
Management. However, the city lord of this new county is only responsible for the security of the place. The actual person in charge is still Mao Jie.
But I heard that this guy hates being called the city lord or the princess, so don’t call him the wrong one in the city. If you get into trouble, don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
After listening to this, Zuo Feng couldn't help but be a little surprised again. This new county city is really full of weirdness. That's all what Su Yan said before. Why is this Maojie not the city lord of the new county city, but someone else sent by the empire?
Someone will be the city lord.
'This new county city was created by Mao Jie alone. How could he allow the foundation he established to be taken away by the empire so easily? This new county city seems to be really not simple.'
Zuo Feng couldn't help but think to himself as their ship finally sailed into Xinjun Pier.