After returning from Yunmengze, the time has entered April. Since Haizhou City transferred more than 30,000 people to Donghai County, plus the original 30,000 or 40,000 people, the population of Donghai County has now reached more than 80,000 people.

For a county seat, the population of more than 80,000 is not small, and it can even be called Shangxian. But for Donghai County, this bit of people still doesn't seem to be enough.

Su Ziheng is confident that he can feed 200,000 people, but looking at all the surrounding prefectures and counties, even Jiangning Prefecture has not reached 200,000 people.

Now it is very difficult to continue to get the population, and it has almost reached a bottleneck. Even in such a chaotic place as the Eastern Wei Dynasty, because of the continuous war, it was impossible to feed so many people, and there was no rich labor force to provide for Su Ziheng.

Looking at the various projects stacked on the desk that could not be started for the time being due to lack of manpower, Su Ziheng sighed deeply.

"What's the matter, Ziheng, why are you sighing for no reason?" Zhong Qinghan looked at him suspiciously and asked.

Su Ziheng said: "Don't look at the extremely rapid development of our Donghai County in the past few months, but our foundation is still too unstable. This trip to rescue His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made me feel that the territory of Great Xia is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface. There is a dark tide surging underneath, and there is a high probability that it will set off a huge wave. ”

"Our Donghai County's defenses are too weak, and if someone really plots against us, we probably won't be able to resist it. At that time, everything you have done before will be in vain, and you may even make wedding dresses for others. ”

"Now we are like a castle built on the beach, although it looks beautiful from the outside, but it can't stop any risks. When a big wave hits, it will all turn into sand. ”

Zhong Qinghan raised his head from the table, put down the manuscript in his hand, changed to a more comfortable position, and said in surprise: "It won't be that serious, right?" Ziheng, are you alarmist? I see that Donghai County is now strong and strong, and there is no shortage of food, all the people are working diligently, and all development is thriving. ”

Several other officials from the Princess Mansion in Donghai County also echoed with a smile: "What Her Royal Highness the Princess said is very true, is Lord Changshi too worried?" At present, there are no bandits within 100 miles around Donghai County, and the people in the territory are even more peaceful and self-serving. ”

Su Ziheng stood up, looked around at the people in the government affairs hall, and said bitterly: "You guys, you should broaden your horizons, you can't just stare at the acre and three points of land in Donghai County. You have to focus on the four countries, now Meng Yuan is fighting to the death with Great Xia in the west, and there are people in Great Xia who are ready to move. Once the chaos of the Eastern Wei Dynasty spread, we were also in trouble. The city gate caught fire and affected the fish in the pond. ”

"Our Donghai County is now developing very strongly, but it is precisely because of this that it is easier to attract the covetousness of others. Now we are like a child walking in the downtown with gold bricks, no one notices us, once someone looks at us, how can we resist? ”

Everyone couldn't help frowning when they heard this, the Black Crow Army was indeed very powerful, but it was difficult to defeat four hands with two fists.

"Does Lord Changshi have a good plan?" Zhong Chengda, the acting chief bookkeeper, couldn't help but ask.

"Build the city!"

Su Ziheng said categorically: "I remember that the Donghai County Government has already been built, and those construction workers should start to build the city wall first, so that even if someone wants to attack us, it will not be so easy." ”

Zhong Chengda hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Lord Changshi's proposal is approved by the officials, but in this case, other plans will have to be suspended." We don't have that much manpower in Donghai County to participate in the construction of the city, and even if we have cement, the progress can be accelerated many times faster. However, in the early stage, the mining and transportation of stone still required a lot of manpower. ”

"You don't have to worry about the lack of manpower, I'll figure it out. All you need to do is come up with a plan and where to build the city is the easiest place to build and the most defensible. By the way, is Zhao Chengming Zhao here? Su Ziheng asked.

Zhao Chengming walked out of the back seat and arched his hand: "Xiaguan Zhao Chengming has seen Lord Changshi. ”

Su Ziheng also bowed his hand and saluted back: "Lord Zhao, you will be responsible for the construction of the city this time, and when the time comes, I will take the surveyor to investigate the suitable location for building a city in Donghai County." ”

Zhao Chengming said: "Yes, Lord Changshi." Xia Guan heard that when Lord Changshi first arrived in Donghai County, he led a team to survey the surrounding environment, but I wonder if the original survey results were preserved drawings? ”

Su Ziheng nodded and said: "Yes, it is kept in the library now, and Lord Zhao can pick it up at any time if he wants to check it." ”

Zhao Chengming bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Changshi." ”

Su Ziheng pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Zhao, although the time is urgent, the standard of the city wall we want to build cannot be lowered. I hope to build a wall that envelops the entire 100-mile area of Donghai County. ”

"What?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Zhao Chengming also blurted out in disbelief: "This is impossible." ”

"Lord Changshi, do you know how big Chang'an is in the capital? However, it was only about 100 miles, and it took several emperors nearly 100 years to build the walls of such a huge city. With the current conditions of our Donghai County, how can we build a good 100-mile city wall? ”

Other officials, including Zhong Qinghan, also persuaded one after another, now is the most critical period for the development of Donghai County, but if you really want to build a hundred-mile city wall as Su Ziheng said, it is estimated that all the money and property that you have seized will be thrown into it, and all 80,000 people will go into battle, and you don't want to build it within ten years.

As soon as Su Ziheng saw everyone's expressions, he knew that they had misunderstood what he meant, and hurriedly explained: "Everyone is quiet for the time being, and listen to me in detail." ”

"What I want to build is not the kind of square city in the traditional sense, but more similar to the pass, building the city by the mountain and breaking the pass. As long as you can hold the dangerous pass into Donghai County, it is enough to prevent the enemy from attacking on a large scale. ”

"As for the territory of Donghai County, I don't plan to build any city walls." Seeing that the expressions on everyone's faces became very strange, Su Ziheng smiled and said: "According to the current development speed of Donghai County, even if the traditional city wall is built, it will be demolished in a short time. ”

"As long as we can hold the dangerous place, in the territory of Donghai County, I don't believe that the world is so big, and there is that lone army that is the opponent of our crow army."

As soon as Su Ziheng's words came out, Xu Lin, Leng Huo and others nodded in agreement, "Yes, Lord Changshi is reasonable, with our black crow army guarding us, with the same strength, we are not afraid of anyone." ”