Du Wei was full of pride and ambition. After all, as a man, he suddenly had a province, a large territory, and thousands of people in his hands. With power at his disposal, it was inevitable that he would have the arrogance to do something big.
However, he faced a lot of problems.
In terms of finance, although Du Wei is not short of money now, in the future, there will be a lot of money to spend! If it were not for the extortion from the United Kingdom of Nanyang, he would really be able to support himself just by relying on the income from the business in the imperial capital.
It won't be long.
The geographical location of the province of Desa is considered to be the northwestmost border of the empire.
The Kilimaro Mountains in the west of Roland Continent are like a natural barrier, running through the continent from north to south and stretching for thousands of miles.
This was the western barrier of the empire.
But right here in the northwest, there is a rather large "gap" in the Kilimaro Mountains.
This gap is the only breakthrough in the Kilimaro Mountains and is called the "Northwest Corridor".
This northwest corridor is also the empire's only route to the northwest deserts and grasslands. The entire northwest corridor penetrates the Kilimaro Mountains... It is not a narrow path, but a big gap.
This corridor is dozens of kilometers long, with the widest point being ten miles. The narrowest point, at the northwest entrance of the corridor near the desert, is more than two miles wide.
It can be said that the Kilimaro Mountains have blocked most of the windy sand in the northwest of this continent, and also blocked the alien races on the grassland behind the desert.
And this gap is a strategic location!
When Du Wei first came to this world and was young, he had read some geographical information. At that time, he naively thought that the situation in the northwest was not difficult to solve.
As long as a city or a large military fortress is built in the northwest corridor, some troops are stationed all year round, and this corridor is firmly controlled... then what are there to worry about?
But later, Du Wei realized that his idea was too naive!
The idea of building a city wall or a city like a military fortress on this gap is really ridiculous. Because there is a big problem here: water!
People need to drink water, horses need to drink water!
Not to mention the earth, even if a military fortress is built to accommodate only 20,000 troops... Where will the daily water for 20,000 people come from?
There are no running water pipes in this world! The northwest is an arid land with few rivers and is dry most of the year. It can only be slightly relieved during the rainy season. In most places, wells can only be dug to draw water.
What is difficult is that the Northwest Corridor is a gap in the Kilimaro Mountains! Geologically speaking, there are rock layers below the ground! Not to mention rivers, even if you want to dig wells to draw groundwater, you can't do it.
arrive!
If a military fortress were built here, water for tens of thousands of soldiers would have to be transported by carriages and horses every day!
It is impossible for a person to live without drinking water for a day! Especially in such a drought area!
Drinking water for tens of thousands of people is transported by carriages and horses every day... It’s terrifying to think about it!
It's simply impossible!
Therefore, establishing a defensive military fortress on the northwest corridor is simply an empty talk.
The empire's approach is to establish several small checkpoints on this corridor. In this way, if something happens, these checkpoints can play a warning role. By the way, these checkpoints belong to the Northwest Army.
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After exiting this northwest corridor, there is the desert, and beyond the desert are the grassland aliens.
And going inward... is Duwei's Desa Province!
Du Wei knew very well that given the relationship between the Northwest Army and the empire, and that he had just arrived in the northwest, he couldn't expect the checkpoints in the northwest corridor to protect him!
In fact, he has always suspected that the Northwest Army is actually colluding with the aliens on the grassland and the horse thieves in the desert!
As a result, the province of Desa is almost unreservedly exposed to the claws of hostile forces! Although it was too barren before, neither horse thieves nor grassland aliens seemed to have much interest in this place.
But now that I am here, if I want to do something big, the first thing to do is to solve my own defense problem!
In Duwei's view, he is not satisfied with the geographical location of Giliyar, the capital city. This city is far away from the northwest corridor and backed by mountains. It is safe. But whether it is a transportation hub or a city for the entire Dessa
The coverage of the province is not enough to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the capital city.
Since he had given up the maintenance of the city and decided to build a new city, Du Wei searched for a long time on the map and finally selected a place.
Loulan!
This name is the same as a legendary city in the Western Regions that Du Wei knew in his previous life. But here, the difference is that Loulan is the name of a lake.
Loulan Lake.
Walking through the northwest corridor towards the empire, we are right next to the main road that we must pass through. This is a very good place. In the northwest region, it is very rare to have such a lake, and the lake area is not small.
There is snow water flowing down from Mount Kilimaro all year round to replenish the water source.
Many caravans traveling to the northwest will choose to pass by here, replenish their caravan's water source in this lake, and then continue moving forward.
If there is a water source, there is no need to drink the bitter groundwater. According to Du Wei's knowledge in his previous life, the reason why the groundwater in this area is bitter is that it often contains substances that are harmful to the human body.
"We will build the new capital city here!" After Du Wei pointed out the location on the map, everyone in the team in front of him frowned.
"Sir." The first person to speak was Philip. Du Wei's promising future staff member was becoming more and more confident: "Sir, with all due respect, the cost of building a new city will probably be astronomical..."
"Don't worry about finances." Du Wei said lightly: "Fortunately, everything is lacking here, but stone is the most indispensable. It is not difficult to use local materials. I have calculated that if it is built according to the medium-sized cities in the south, the initial
It is estimated that we need about four million gold coins, which already includes the cost of resettlement and relocation after construction. In this damn place in the northwest, everything is very cheap. This is a good place. If the finances in the northwest were not tight,
I’m afraid a new city has already been built here.”
"I don't doubt your wealth." Philip shook his head: "I believe you can afford several million gold coins with your financial resources. But what I am worried about is the series of problems that will follow..."
With that said, Phillip stood up, walked to the map, and pointed on it: "I have three concerns. First, if you can tell, sir, that this place is a transportation hub, then others can too! Northwest Alien Race
, Northwest Army, they are not fools! Once a new city is built here, it will be a threat to them, because the establishment of a new city by Loulan Lake will strengthen your control over the northwest Desa Province... and water sources.
Control! They will not want to be firmly controlled by you in such a transportation hub. Secondly... Sir, we have just arrived in the northwest and do not have full control over the administration here. After the establishment of the new city, the issue of immigration and relocation
, will be a big trouble! We are seriously short of manpower. Just the relocation issue requires a large number of officials to work, and what we... lack most now is people! And the third..."
Philip carefully said: "Labor problem, sir!" He sighed: "The population in the northwest is already sparse. Our Desa province has a population of less than 800,000. In my opinion, building such a city requires at least
Tens of thousands of laborers! How long does it take... An optimistic estimate is that it will take at least two years to complete. In the northwest, we can't recruit that many laborers. And if we forcefully recruit them, I'm afraid... such heavy labor will cause a civil commotion.
, we also don’t have enough military strength, with only a few thousand people, it is difficult to control the entire province. And in terms of food... we have not prepared the food to feed tens of thousands of workers. Don’t forget, the northwest is an area with low food production. "
Du Wei waited quietly for Phillip to finish. Du Wei was not angry that this guy opposed his plan. He felt that a good staff member should think about problems from different angles at all times. What he needed was not that kind of thing.
A follower photographing horses.
"There are many questions, Philip, and you are right." Duwei tapped his fingers lightly on the map: "But what if I tell you that I am going to create a miracle?"
Duwei paused and looked at his group of men, including his loyal Knight Robert, General Longbottom, Lao Yan, and George Bush, plus a few disciples of Lan Hai.
"Three months!" Du Wei said with a smile: "I calculated that I need about five thousand people, and five thousand people are enough. In three months, you will see a new city appear here!"
Everyone was shocked and speechless.
Three months to build a new city? What a joke!
"Have you forgotten my other identity?" Du Wei smiled: "I am a magician. And magicians are usually called 'people who create miracles'."