Chapter 668: Road and water network in all directions, direct jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Five Hundred Miles
The night was getting dark, and the firelight in the tent was a little dim. The captain of the guard, Eckart, stood aside and looked at His Highness who was meditating in front of the table. He called a guard and gave a few instructions in a low voice. After a while, someone came with a birch candle.
Come.
The so-called birch candle is a candle made of birch bark. Of course, other flammable bark can also be used, but it is more troublesome than birch bark. Most of them need to be steamed first. This kind of candle is an ancient candle in the Chinese Dynasty, about
It appeared in the Han and Tang Dynasties, and did not enter the homes of ordinary people until the Song Dynasty. For the nobles of the Alliance, they also had an equally ancient lighting method, which was to cut pine wood into thin strips and light it for lighting, which was the "Song Ming" of the Celestial Dynasty.
Eckardt carefully lit a birch candle and placed it in the corner of His Highness's bedside table, then stepped back and stood. Hulot raised his head, glanced at the candlelight, and nodded slightly. Then he picked up a quill, dipped it in blue ink, and painted it in yellow
Writing on leather paper.
"Going south from Huaguo City, there are two roads, east and west, that can lead to the south. The east line is a steep waterway. It goes down the Yuan River for 140 miles to the mouth of the Yuan River. From here, go south for 10 miles.
, is the western part of Atoyak Lake!”
The third county road, the east line of the second section, is the waterway from Huaguo City-Yuanhekou-Atoyak Lake. Among them, Huaguo City is 1,700 meters above sea level, and the height of Yuanhekou is only 240 meters.
The water level of the lake is between 160-190 meters. The 140-mile waterway has a drop of more than 1,400 meters, and the dangers can be imagined. The current of this river is extremely fast and the water is extremely turbulent, so it is called "the road leading to the abyss" by the locals.
"River", Yuanhe!
"During my southern expedition, I sent three legions southward. The Guards legion took the Orow River, while Ezpin's Second Lancer legion took the Abyss River! Going south along the river, the boat was extremely fast.
However, accidents involving ships hitting rocks and cliffs, causing shipwrecks and fatalities, also happen from time to time..."
"This precipitous river requires a lot of manpower to dredge and open up or bypass the small waterfalls in the mountains. A first-class dirt road must also be built along the river to facilitate fiber pulling back and forth."
Shulot thought about this and pondered attentively. He knew well the importance of the Yuan River waterway to the rule of the southern part of the kingdom.
The Yuan River has a huge carrying capacity and is the most convenient road connecting Gyeonggi and the southern counties. Although the passage of this river is dangerous, it is still the main channel for the kingdom's bulk goods and trade between the north and the south.
The coal from the Black Rock City mining area is transferred from Huaguo City, through the raging Yuan River, all the way to Lake Atoyak. Then it goes downstream, along the tail end of the Talsas River, to the Black Rock Mountain Iron on the seaside.
Mine. This river and lake are smooth and flow from north to south. It can transport goods for more than 100 miles a day. It cannot be replaced by any land route in the mountains!
Caravans shuttle back and forth, and traffic is prosperous. In the middle of this waterway, there are several large villages, which earn the tolls of business travelers and provide the manpower for pulling fibers. Traveling along the river requires not only pulling fibers upstream, but also downwards.
If the river mouth is steep, the fiber needs to be pulled in the opposite direction to slow down the boat speed.
The village closest to Atoyake Lake is at the mouth of the Yuan River. Between the mouth of the Yuan River and the Ato Lake, there is a deserted ten-mile tidal flat, which is usually a river. In the summer, when there are heavy rains and the water level rises, it will overflow into a lake.
"Every time it rains in the summer, the water level of Lake Atoyak will surge. The reason is that not only the Yuan River and the Ou River in the north merge here, but also the Tulsas River in the east and the Apa River system in the west.
It also needs to be merged here. And the Apa River system is connected to the Chapala Lake area through the Chatao River, which leads the water from the upper lake to the south... Reservoirs must be built in various rivers upstream!"
Xiulote pondered for a moment, and then drew several red circles for the construction of reservoirs on the north and west side of Atoyak Lake.
Lake Atoyak, the real "big lake". At its peak, this large lake could reach 150 miles from east to west! The smaller half of the Chapala Lake area, the entire southern part of the kingdom, the entire lower reaches of the Talsas River, and two
More than 100,000 square kilometers of precipitation will flow into this place. Then, the vast precipitation will converge into a raging river, going south for three hundred miles, rushing into the Pacific Ocean around Trout Town, and forming a fertile impact plain at the outlet.
"The two counties of Zicao and Apa cultivated by the immigrants from the Kingdom are located in the upper reaches of Lake Atuo, on the north and west sides of the lake. And in large settlements such as Apa City, Zicao City, and Taotu Town, all
Build a series of reservoirs and dams along rivers and lakes to regulate the amount of water in the rainy season and prevent flooding!"
Xiulote kept writing and drew a few more red circles. The reservoirs to be built here are not the "four major reservoirs" with a storage capacity of one billion cubic meters during the Huaihe River administration in later generations, but the kind with tens of thousands of them.
A small rural reservoir with a storage capacity of 100,000 cubic meters.
In the big plan, the entire water conservancy construction process is similar to that of the Han and Tang Dynasties. The development of the Bashu Plain will last for a long time, and small water conservancy projects will continue to be built. The main amount of work is to excavate rivers and lakes, enclose
We build dams and ponds and build dikes and weirs. The ultimate goal is to realize that "floods and droughts depend on people and we don't know about famine"!
"This is a long project that will take decades. However, I have to start planning from now on, and I also have enough patience and time!"
Shulot thought about the prosperity of the Kingdom of Shu, and had the same hopes for the two southern counties of the kingdom. After a moment, he looked towards the seaside further south.
Right in the middle from Lake Ato to the outlet of Tulsas, the raging Tulsas River will flow through a stretch of towering cliffs. The terrain here is winding and towering, making it a natural large-scale reservoir node.
Shulot stared at this position and slowly picked up the pen. He first drew a red circle, then filled in the circle, and softly read a name that no one could understand.
"Hell Dam is one of the largest dams in the world in later generations. It has a storage capacity of 10 billion cubic meters and a power generation power of more than 1,000 megawatts! ... At the end of the Tulsas River, such abundant water power can be utilized if
What a powerful force it will generate!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The king's finger gradually moved south, and finally settled on the location of the Black Rock Mountain iron mine. He has given orders to many priests and craftsmen of the Divine Enlightenment Institute to study hydraulic power.
Mechanical instructions and rewards! As long as he can make qualified hydraulic machinery, he will generously give them titles, bounties, fields, and serfs!
"Keel waterwheel...tube truck...water mill...water mill...blast water row...hydraulic forging machine..."
Shulot opened the "Book of Divine Revelation" that he carried with him and looked at the name of the hydraulic machinery written on it by his own hand, with a look of longing on his face.
In this era, based on mature metallurgical technology, hydraulic machinery has gradually become popular in Europe, especially hydraulic forging machines that can forge armor. If we can capture a few European blacksmiths and a few mechanics, we can limit the kingdom
The material and technical bottlenecks will be overcome, and a dramatic breakthrough will be achieved! And by that time, the end of this raging river will become a powerful source of power for the kingdom!
"There are still three years...the prelude to the great era, three years left!..."
After a long time, Shulot sighed quietly. He shook his head, moved his fingers patiently, and then moved towards the western road leading to the south from Huaguo City. This was a red land road, and it was also the canine legion led by Black Wolf.
Go south and take the western route when you conquer Apa City.
"From the starting point of Huaguo City, walk a 150-mile mountain road to the bottom of Apa City. This mountain road is not too narrow and can pass large armies, but the mountains are undulating and quite steep. This 150-mile road is also the last one that needs to be built.
County Road!”
The altitude of Apa City is about 350 meters. Its terrain is higher than Atuo Lake and is located in the upper reaches of the west. The altitude of Huaguo City is 1,700 meters. The height difference between the two ends of this 150-mile mountain road is between 1,300-1,400 meters. But
The middle section of this county road passes at the foot of the towering Tansitaro volcano, with the highest point at about 2,300 meters, making it quite difficult to walk.
"Tencitaro volcano, sulfur mines and avocados...maybe, volcanic ash."
Shulot took a quill and marked red dots on the location of the Tancitaro volcano. This volcano is the highest peak in the Mikencho region, with an altitude of nearly 4,000 meters. The overall terrain is very high, and its mineral resources are also very high.
Relatively rich.
There is an irresistible main reason why the Kingdom's county road passes through the foot of the volcano. The area around this volcano is the Kingdom's sulfur production area, which provides the raw materials for the Kingdom's gunpowder. And another, less important reason is that
Located around a volcano, the land is extremely fertile and there are many avocado trees. Several mountain villages nearby are famous avocado producing areas.
As for the fertile land at the foot of the Tensitaro volcano, it also means the existence of volcanic ash. If the volcanic ash needed for cement can be found, the construction standards of this section of the county road can be improved nearby. The easily damaged sections of the road can be replaced with stronger ones.
, a more waterproof cement triple dirt road.
"Once this 150-mile western county road is built and can be used for transporting wheelbarrows, the connection between Gyeonggi and Apa City will suddenly be closer! And the most important significance of this county road is to strengthen the central part of the kingdom.
As for the rule of the Apa Plains, after all, tens of thousands of Tecos immigrants and more than 100,000 Tlaxcala immigrants were resettled there. This population of more than 200,000 people, almost all of which are surrendered tribes, must be assimilated and integrated as soon as possible.
Gather!”
Xiulote stared at the vast Apa plain, and thoughts flashed in his mind. He cultivated fertile fields, built villages, and installed flag troops...Ezpan did a good job in Apa County. His loyalty has been tested many times, Xiulote
Very reassuring too.
However, Xiulote knew that this kind of loyalty only belonged to the king and Ezpan, not to the kingdom. Once Ezpan died, or Xiulote had an accident, a rebellion would inevitably occur in Apa County!
In order to increase the kingdom's control, the construction of this secondary county road is urgent. Large-scale priest missions, cultural assimilation and forced intermarriage also need to be strictly implemented!
"The first three county roads in the grand plan are all connected from north to south. This last Apa River system is connected from east to west!"
Xiulote's eyes stopped in Apa County and fell on the criss-crossing Apa River System. The reason why it is described as "water system" is because the Apa Plain has a flat terrain and dense water networks. The rivers alone have sufficient flow.
, there are Apa, Hetao River, Kan River, Bo River...
These rivers meander and intersect with each other, flowing through a radius of 150 miles, connecting Apa City, Taotu Town, Kanhe Village, Bohe Village and other settlements together, forming a waterway transportation network with convenient communication. Then, Apa
From Apa City, the river travels a hundred miles eastward and merges into Atuo Lake.
"The Apa River System, in the upper reaches of the west, is Olive Lake in Taotu Town, and Lake Peli in Bohe Village, and in the lower reaches of the east is the vast Lake Ato. From west to east, it is about 220 miles long, and the terrain is quite flat.
, the drop is only over a hundred meters.”
"The big plan's management requirements for the Apa water system are to enable the passage of long boats and prevent and control floods in the rainy season! After this autumn harvest, the water levels in all rivers will drop. All flag brigades and villages in Apa County have
Tens of thousands of men are required to serve. Mobilize tens of thousands of men to dredge rivers, dig river mud, and build small reservoirs and dams! The excavated river bottom silt can be used to fertilize fields..."
Shulot looked at the two ends of the Apa River System, thought for a long time, and carefully wrote down the request to Ezpan. This Apa River System is actually an extension of the western downstream branch of the Talsas River. That is,
It is said that the Tulsas River, this golden waterway, extends from east to west for two to three thousand miles!
"No, it's more than that!"
The king pondered for a moment, then stroked his pen upward from the town of Clay, drawing a zigzag south line to the Chapala Lake area.
"In addition to three north-south county roads and an east-west water system, there is another waterway of more than 300 miles, the Chatao River!"
The Chatao River is a name given by Shulot himself. As the name suggests, it is the long river from Lake Chapala to the Clay Town of Apa Plain. Well, the king’s naming is so concise, direct and willful!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Chatao River is not too narrow and can pass an army. This long river flows down from the southern end of Lake Chapala, first two hundred miles southeast, and reaches the northwest of Apa County.
Snake Bone Village. Then, it turns southwest and passes through Bohe Village. The tributaries connect to Perry Lake, and the main stream flows out for hundreds of miles and connects to Olive Lake outside Taotu Town.
"Therefore, Lake Chapala is the upstream of the Apa River System. Only by conquering the Lake Chapala area can a solid barrier be established for the developed Apa Plain."
Shulot put down his quill pen and drew a red circle on Lake Chapala. Prince Feather's strength was weakening day by day, and he did not have the energy to go deep into the Apa Plains to plunder. But if the kingdom wanted to complete its mountains and rivers, it must capture the Lake Chapala area.
, forming a complete waterway access.
At this point, the north is the Leman River -> Bayou City -> Chapala Lake area, the south is the Tulsas River -> Purple Grass City -> Apa City -> Apa River System, and the center is Bayou City -> Patzqua
Luohu District -> three southbound passages, and to the west is Chapala Lake District -> Chatao River -> Apa Plains -> Taotu Town -> Apa River System.
Four waterways and land roads form an irregular quadrilateral. It is 500 miles from north to south and 500 miles from east to west, which is about 60,000 square kilometers. With such a complete road network and water network, the area of 60,000 square kilometers is
The center of the kingdom is the hinterland that can be directly controlled! Based on this, and then extending in all directions along the waterways, the territory that can be controlled will be several times this!
Thinking of this, Shulot's eyes sparkled, and his chest surged, full of pride to conquer all directions and annex the world!
"The kingdom's first big plan will mobilize more than 100,000 laborers and more than 10,000 warriors to start work in all counties at the same time after the autumn harvest! The most important part of it is to build four sections of secondary county roads totaling 600 miles.
, dredge three sections of the river totaling six to seven hundred miles, completely connecting the north and south!"
"When the county road is initially built, the will of the royal capital can be passed to the south. The next step is to attack the Chapala Lake area. After the Chapala Lake area is captured, the second big plan will be to destroy this kingdom.
The road network of domination is extended again!"
