Just after the news that Liu Dan had taken full control of the dock and several surrounding villages was posted outside the city lord's palace, the news reached Zhou Wutian in less than a stick of incense.

"Liu Dan seems to be planning to cooperate with us. It seems that the Liu family is not united. This is also an opportunity for us to make a move." Zhou Yutian said, "I believe it won't be long before this wharf will replace Xuancheng and become Xuancheng."

The upper reaches of the river are the center of trade.”

"I have another piece of news here that I believe you will be interested in." Zhang Yong said, handing over a letter that had just been sent from Sanguan City.

"Let me take a look." Zhou Yutian took the letter, took a look at it, and immediately said happily, "Although I shouldn't be happy about other people's sadness, I really can't help it this time."

"The group of robbers captured this time originally thought they were just robbing the road, but we didn't expect that after being tortured, they actually asked for news about the Liu family. God helps us." Zhang Yong said, "At present, they have followed this path.

I have sent a clue to the robber's lair. I will definitely get more accurate information when I find the robber's lair. In addition, I have already told you to pay more attention to the news about the Liu family. I believe they will do a good job."

"Well, the Liu family is our breakthrough in Fang Country. As long as we use the name of the Liu family, we can safely conduct trade in the southern part of the Northern Territory for a period of time and secretly develop and grow." Zhou Yutian said, "I want to return immediately.

Sanguancheng will personally arrange the following matters, you stay here to watch over Su Yi and Xuancheng, and try not to make any mistakes."

"Understood." Zhang Yong nodded, "But today the college is about to welcome new students. Should we find someone to disguise ourselves and stay in for us, so that we can have someone to take care of us in the future?"

"No need, we have already contacted Liu Dan. There is no point in going to the academy anymore." Zhou Yutian said, "If Su Yi wants to pick up girls, just let him go by himself. You will be in charge of Xuancheng Orchid Pavilion."

"Take the order." Zhang Yong responded.

When Zhou Yutian left Xuancheng, he wanted to find an inaccessible place, fly straight into the clouds, use the clouds to hide his traces, and fly quickly to Sanguan City. Sanguan City is not far away from Xuancheng in a straight line, but the road over the mountains and ridges is rugged and delayed.

time, and Zhou Wutian reached Sanguan City in only half an hour by flying across the sky.

"The appearance of Sanguan City is changing with each passing day. Such a big change has occurred in just a few days. This is thanks to the hard work of the You family." Looking at the expanding buildings and roads surrounding the inner city, Zhou Yutian couldn't help but praise it.

"The prince is so complimentary. It's all thanks to everyone, and I just helped." You Hui said modestly.

"How is the situation of the personnel in Sanguan City?" Zhou Kutian asked.

"Because it is in the construction stage, Sanguan City is currently very short of manpower. In recent days, only 10,000 people have moved to Sanguan City. They were quickly recruited by various industries, but the manpower is still very scarce.

." You Hui said, "We tried to lobby in the surrounding villages, but the effect was not great, because there was some unfavorable news about us from the mountain city, so these people did not dare to come to us."

"It's okay. Shancheng didn't openly oppose us, which proves that they still know their own rights." Zhou Yutian said, "When these people return home in glorious clothes, a large number of people will come. Shancheng has been operating here for so many years, how many of us have

You have to save some face for him."

"It's a pity that Shancheng's face can hardly be saved." You Hui said, "These people have hardly had a full meal in so many years. They didn't eat for the first time until they came to Sanguan City. They looked suspicious just a moment ago.

, the next moment I was sure that I was Sanguancheng

are the people of Qianshan Town, or are these people changed too easily? It’s not a good thing after all!” You Hui sighed. Although he has been running Qianshan Town for so many years, this is the first time he has participated in such a land reclamation-style project.

, the emotion in my heart is naturally quite deep.

"No wonder Shancheng, the situation in Fang Country is like this. Food cannot be grown, so the only viable option is to grow the easy-to-live Perilla purpurea as food. The Perilla purpurea consumes their lifespan, makes them feel full and produces more food.

There are too many descendants, and the next generation relies on Lithospermum for a living. The vicious cycle continues from generation to generation, and this situation occurs. There is nothing we can do about it."

"Yes, but this also facilitates our development here." You Hui said, "Most people's wages are almost all used to buy food. They are afraid that one day the food will be gone. Apart from eating it themselves,

Most of them were transported back to their villages to feed their families in the village. When other people in the village saw this situation, they also began to gather in Sanguan City. If they continue to expand step by step, I believe they will be able to gather there soon.

A large number of people live in Sanguan City."

"Are they just buying food and nothing else?" Zhou Kutian asked.

"Yes, some people came with almost their whole families. Because they had no place to live, they all lived in thatched huts outside the city. Now small villages have begun to form outside the city." You Hui said, "Many people have also begun to

I have saved money and hope to buy a house in Sanguan City, but I am afraid it is unlikely that anyone will be able to buy a house in Sanguan City in a short time. After all, you have set the house price a bit high." You Hui said this with a bit of questioning.

Meaning, if we hope to lower housing prices, Sanguan City will inevitably become more attractive.

"Villages outside the city? A hundred miles around Sanguan City is considered an outer city. Aren't these villages a hundred miles away from the inner city? What do they do when they go to work every day? Do they run back and forth?" Zhou Yutian frowned and asked.

"There are shacks built on the construction site. Most people live in the shacks and do not go home. Usually only their family members are at home. Moreover, Sanguan City is somewhat close to the mountain city. If the land of hundreds of miles is directly enclosed, it will almost be

We have arrived at the edge of the mountain city, so the three of us

Most of the outer city of Guancheng is in the southwest, and the north and east are surrounded by the territory of the mountain city. Therefore, the distance from us to the territory of the mountain city is only more than thirty miles, and the villages where they gather are also here.

Location, so the distance is not too far.”

"The outer city was built to protect the inner city. If it is too thin, it will be meaningless." Zhou Yutian said, "From now on, the outer city will be transformed into the middle city, and another hundred miles will be circled outward to be constructed as the outer city.

"

"This, this, this, if we row another hundred miles, we will almost reach the main city of Xuancheng, and it will take a long time to build." You Hui almost vomited blood when he heard it.

"There is no need to build a city wall in the outer city now, just drawing it is enough." Zhou Yutian said, "Start planning and construction from the city boundary of the middle city in the north. In the outer city north of the middle city, build large areas of residence at low prices.

Rent it to these workers who participated in the construction of Sanguan City and solve their housing problem. Wouldn't the problem you think about be solved?"

"I understand, there is a city without boundaries." You Hui nodded and said, "Even if the outer city is built more chaotically, it will be separated by a city wall and will not affect the middle city. However, there is another problem. Going further north will reach the mountain city territory. I'm afraid

They will have opinions."

"Be confident, they will definitely have objections." Zhou Yutian said, "But don't worry, you will write a letter later, saying that we will build the road north to the dock of Xuanhe River, and then we will need to occupy the territory of the mountain city.

At the same time, a road will be built leading to the mountain city, so that we can share the blessings together, which is enough to shut down their opinions."

"Building the road, where will the road be built?" You Hui asked.

"From Sanguan City to the north, we will build it all the way to the Xuan River." Zhou Yutian said, "The Xuancheng side has basically been completed. There will definitely be no objections from the mountain city side. This road is the only one missing."

"Look at the map. From Sanguan City to here, this road goes almost straight through the city of Shancheng, and then reaches Xuanhe." You Hui took out the map and said, "I'm afraid Shancheng will definitely have objections."

"Did you get this map from the mountain city?" Zhou Kutian said after taking a look at the map.

"Yes, the map of Lanhuaxuan has not been produced yet, so we can only use this map first." You Hui said.

"After the Xuanhe River emerges from Fangshan Mountain, it goes all the way north, suddenly turns east at the northwest of Xuancheng territory, and goes straight to the Shancheng territory. The main city of Xuancheng is built at this corner, approaching other towns to the north and west.

, once the mountain city attacks, we can look after each other and provide assistance.

.Although the Xuan River goes straight to the mountain city when coming east, it turns north again near the mountain city, flowing out of the Xuancheng territory and deep into Fang State. The dock I am talking about is at this turning point from east to north.

is an excellent trading place, if not

Because of the mountain city, I'm afraid Xuancheng will build a city here." Zhou Yutian said, "In order to resist foreign enemies, the mountain city is located in the southeast corner of the territory. Both the east and south rely on Fangshan. It can be attacked or retreated when advancing, and it is far away from other towns.

As for being attacked from both sides, I

Our Sanguan City is in the southwest of the mountain city. To build the road to Sanguan City, you need to build it to the northeast. To build the road to Xuancheng, you need to build it to the northwest. To go to this dock, you go almost due north, close to the mountain city and Xuancheng.

The border is to the north, so the two cities are basically not attached to each other.”

"I feel dizzy after talking like this." You Hui said, "I'll think about it after the map comes out."

"To put it simply, we are building from Sanguan City to the north, along the boundary between Xuancheng and Shancheng, and directly to the dock. Xuancheng dare not control it, and Shancheng does not dare to control it." Zhou Kutian said, "You first let them repair the road out of the mountain.

, in the first step, at least two carriages can be driven in parallel, and in the subsequent steps, at least ten carriages must be driven in parallel, to be considered basic."

"My lord, are you serious? There are no such wide roads in Yu'an Imperial City." You Hui said with some surprise, "But it costs a lot to open the roads. The key is that these roads are all made of rocks according to your requirements.

The cost of the project here is simply unimaginable."

"That's just because there are not enough manpower." Zhou Yutian said, "It won't take long before Sanguan City will be able to gather millions of people. By then, it will be no problem to open a road. It will be no problem to build the city wall from Sanguan City to the dock.

"

"But there is indeed a shortage of manpower now. This road construction plan will not be solved for a while." You Hui said, "Currently, the three major forces are short of people, and Lanhuaxuan lacks high-end combat power. There is no other way but to wait.

The top of the mountain not only lacks the manpower to form an army,

We even need to allocate manpower to take charge of the security work in Sanguan City. Our original 100,000 people can be managed very well without causing trouble. These new people are also doing well. They are all working hard for food, clothes, and shelter. Basically, they have no energy.

It's all about work and it won't affect

In terms of public security, a small number of troublemakers and spies from the outer city are very annoying and take up a lot of manpower. In addition, when developing the outer city, you need to strictly guard against attacks by wild beasts, and when transporting goods, you need to maintain a sufficient escort team.

Only then can I force myself

To ensure the normality of trade routes, these are consuming manpower. Now ordinary people are sent to work in Wanbaotang, so these tasks are all supported by the manpower of Qianshan Mountain, all of which are among the 100,000 people we brought.

The shortage of people is quite huge.”

"Put the construction of the inner city and the city wall on hold, and make every effort to ensure the production of grain and linen. Let these two be our main ways to open up trade routes and attract the population. The remaining people will not build other houses except for building and renting out in the outer city.

All of them were mobilized to build roads,

Open the road from Sanguan City to the dock as soon as possible." Zhou Yutian said, "The road does not need to be so wide or paved with stone slabs. It is enough to open it directly and clear it so that carriages can travel there. Open it as soon as possible so that the population of the villages along the road can be increased.

They will gather quickly."

"If this is the case, the pressure on Wanbaotang will be much less, but there is another problem, that is, we are very short of livestock, whether it is horses or cattle.

The caravans all come with horse-drawn carriages or ox-carts, but if we want to completely open the market, we will definitely rely on foreign caravans alone.

It is not enough, so we must form our own caravan, and transportation power is what we lack most now." You Hui said, "We have purchased some horses and oxen, but most of them are used to transport materials when building the city.

Well, our caravan is the only one in the city with only six carriages and six horses, so its transportation capacity is very limited."

"I originally bred a group of horses in the Nameless Realm, but the horses I had bred in the Nameless Realm since they were young were very unsuitable to the environment here in Hongxing. Basically, they all died, and the ones that survived cannot be regarded as anything.

transport labor, so this plan is

It's all in vain." Zhou Yutian said, "This is why I am so anxious to build a road to Xuanhe River. After all, the waterway is far easier to solve than the land road. I will study this problem again and solve it as soon as possible. You can organize it now.

Let's build the road to Xuanhe with manpower."
To be continued...