Accompanied by Jinan Xiangguan Ning, master craftsman Huo Jian, Jinan lieutenant and commander of the Third Division of the Qingzhou Army Qin Yi, and other civil and military officials, Liu Zheng climbed the Woniu Mountain, which is more than 20 zhang long on the south bank of Jishui, overlooking the huge construction site with a radius of dozens of miles in the southeast, and gazed at the nine city towers that took the lead in erecting in the east, west, north and south, as well as the five streets in the city that were beginning to take shape.

What is exciting is that the construction of this brand-new city is not only the long-cherished wish of Liu Cun and the master craftsman Huo Jian, but also will promote the Jinan area, which is the thoroughfare of the four states, to gradually become the center of the north of the Han Dynasty, and then achieve the strategic requirements of "consolidating Qingzhou and looking at the Central Plains" buried in the hearts of Liu Cun and his henchmen.

More importantly, the construction of Jinan City shattered the conceptual shackles of Liu Cun's henchmen in one fell swoop.

What makes Liu Cun uneasy is that he doesn't know whether such a huge investment in infrastructure construction is right or wrong in the end, although he has advanced concepts and insights beyond anyone else, but when it comes to the specific implementation and analytical ability in the field of money circulation and economy, he is far inferior to Han Rou, the strategist in charge of finance and taxation, and Zheng Xuan, the mountain chief of Langya Academy, and even inferior to his uncle Mi Zhu, who is often ridiculed by him as the "second knife", if he wins the bet in the end, it is the luck of him Liu Cun and Wanmin, if the bet is lost, He had no choice but to lead his brothers out like wounded wolves.

Huo Jian, Guan Ning, Qin Yi and others who stood side by side with Liu Cun on the top of the hill were all proud and longing on their faces, they did not have any psychological burden, all Qin Yi's wisdom and talents were used in training soldiers and fighting wars, and Guan Ning, who had a strong romantic literati color, was the prime minister of Jinan, and saw that such a majestic city had been built under his rule. People from all walks of life can live and work in peace and contentment, and their income has increased greatly, and he is happier than anyone else.

Not to mention the joy and pride of the master craftsman Huo Jian. He was originally from Licheng and was born and raised in Si. I dream of building my hometown into a world-famous metropolis, not to mention that he is also the heir of the Mo family, carrying the millennium ideology and lofty ambitions of the Mo family, it can be said that after the completion of Jinan City, his Huo Jian's name will stand on the earth together with Jinan City, as long as Jinan City exists, the spirit of the Mo family and his Huo Jian's name will also be immortal.

In front of Liu Cun, the city of Jinan, which is eight miles long from east to west and six miles wide from north to south, has two gates on the east, west and north walls respectively. The city wall that borders Lixiabo (now Daming Lake) and Wulongtan in the south opens three city gates, the nine city gates all adopt the concave design that is conducive to defense, the city gate hole of four zhang wide and seven zhang high is 90 steps away from the moat outside the city wall, no matter which city gate enters the city, it must pass through the solid road of 30 zhang wide and 5 zhang high, the wide space between the two pairs on the inner side of the city gate is the camp of the garrison troops, and the city defense is strengthened to the greatest extent.

The twenty-eight-mile-long wall has now just been laid, and it is expected that it will take a year before it will be erected to connect with the nine towering gates that have already been built. The design height of the city wall is five zhang (1 zhang = 2.31 meters in the Han system, 5 zhang = 11.55 meters), and if you count the five-foot-high women's wall, the total height is five zhang and five feet. The thickness of the city wall is 12 zhang, except for the two sides and four corners of the city gate using stone strips and reinforced concrete to pour the structure, the rest are rammed earth city walls with two bread bricks at the foot of the stone foundation. The ramps to the city wall were all set up in the left and right military camps inside the city gates, whether they were ordinary people or literati. It will be very difficult to climb to the top and see from afar.

The planning and design of all streets, building layouts, administrative districts, residential areas, and commercial areas in the city was carried out by the master craftsman Huo Jian and dozens of his disciples, strictly following the principles of celestial phenomena and feng shui geography. It contains complex mathematics and the five elements of the eight trigrams, and it was approved after many discussions between the shogunate and the military council.

Only three of Liu Cun's suggestions have been adopted: first, Liu Cun's efforts to eliminate public opinion of urban underground drainage and sewage facilities; the second is the central square located in the center of the city, which is one mile long and one half mile wide; The third is that the width of each main road in the city must be more than 12 zhang.

Liu Cun's suggestions such as improving the living environment of the people, leaving as much vacant space as possible in and outside the city to plant flowers and plants, etc., were collectively refuted by the civil and military forces, saying that these do not need to be worried about the lord, and the lord does not know much more than us in this regard, which made Liu Cun depressed, but fortunately, the final drawing design basically met Liu Cun's requirements.

However, the high-platform inner city design located directly north of the central square made Liu Cun feel a little frightened, so he asked three times, but the explanation of the strategists was the same:

"Lord, you think too much, this city within the city, which is the same length and width as the central square, is not a palace, but the highest military and political center in Qingzhou, and the area of the lord's mansion only accounts for a quarter of the north, and in this quarter, nearly half of the buildings belong to public buildings."

At this moment, Liu Cun, who was standing on the hill, suddenly remembered this, and hurriedly called Huo Jian, who had a warm conversation with Guan Ning and Qin Yi, and pointed to the inner city built by nearly 10,000 workers in the north of the central square of the city, and asked quite nervously: "Mr. Ziyi, the walls of the inner city don't need to be built as high and thick as the outer walls, right?" ”

Huo Jian laughed: "The height must be the same, and the thickness must be appropriately reduced, but a long corridor must be built above the city wall, and heavy eaves pavilions must be built at the four gates and four corners, which is the traditional management of the city, and it is also a decision unanimously adopted by everyone. ”

Liu Cun was immediately stunned, he didn't seem to have any impression after thinking about it for a long time, and when he saw Guan Ning snickering, he suddenly felt something was wrong in his heart, and after thinking about it, he pointed to the Daming Lake area in the south of the city:

"But...... The last time I came, there were more than a dozen families between Lixiabo and Wulongtan, but now they have become stone bridges, various pavilions and stone roads, and the area around the lake is also being built with stones, and the two small hills and a large area of land on the south side of the lake seem to have been leveled. ”

Huo Jian looked in the direction that Liu Cun was pointing at, and couldn't answer for a long time, Guan Ning hurriedly explained: "That place has beautiful scenery, Pinghu springs, and ancient trees towering to the sky, so the shogunate decided after repeated discussions that half of it will be used to build academies, and the other half will be used to build sacrificial pavilions and other buildings, which is a must for every big city in all dynasties." ”

"No, no...... Absolutely not! ”

Liu Cun couldn't help but hear it: "Both sides of the avenue from Zhengyangmen to the south must all be used to build academies, residential areas and gardens for people to enjoy...... I have decided, the academy will be called Jinan University, as the highest university in Qingzhou, except for the necessary patrol police yamen, medical halls, and schools, I must not build any facilities of the government yamen, otherwise I would rather stop work! ”

The dozens of civil and military officials around were stunned, and for the first time they saw the good-tempered lord angry, they looked at each other one by one, and no one dared to speak anymore.

The more he thought about it, the more annoyed Liu Cun pointed to his feet: "There is still here...... In this five-mile-long and two-mile-wide place below the hill, it is absolutely impossible to build a terrace and a water pavilion, let alone a courtyard for those nobles, so build a military camp! ”

"Move the military camps in the east and west of the city here, and give up the precious territory of the city to the common people...... What are you doing with so many troops in the city? Isn't it enough to have four garrison battalions within the four walls? Simply piling up so many armies will not only fail to play their due role, but will also disturb the people! ”

"In addition, at the foot of Fengshan Mountain in the east, the place near the wharf on the south bank of Jishui, the waterway is accessible, connecting all directions, and the big ships transporting food and materials can drive directly to the wharf from the sea, which is the best place to build a reserve granary, if you feel unsafe, you can build a circle of tall and strong walls and watchtowers, why do you have to build a huge granary in the northwest corner of the city?"

"The land in the northwest corner of the city is used to build residential areas and schools, which can accommodate at least two or three thousand households, and how many livelihood problems can be solved!"

The more Liu Cun spoke, the more angry he became, and his dark face aggravated his tone: "Don't tell me any feng shui geography and five elements gossip, where is the Zhou Dynasty that invented this set now?" What happened to the Han Dynasty, which was the most particular about this set? Needless to say, everyone should understand! ”

"Over the years, I have been emphasizing that no matter what we do, we must think about the people, think about the people's hearts, and think about what we live on. Without the heartfelt support and support of the people, what is the use of building this new city? Does it look good here? ”

"For the sake of the reputation of the world's first heroic city, lose the hearts of the people, lose morality, and the wise will not do it! Hmph, don't let me find out who is cheating here, otherwise don't blame Lao Tzu for cutting off his head! ”

After Liu Cun finished speaking, he turned around and left, and the officers who were so frightened that their faces turned pale hurriedly followed, Guan Ning and Huo Jian glanced at each other, and waved their hands helplessly, so that the officials who were already trembling with fright all retreated, and the two stood in place and looked at the figure of the lord Liu Cun striding down the mountain in anger, and after shaking his head again and again, there was a long sigh.

"Brother Ziyi, it seems that we are all wrong, the status of the people in the heart of the lord is more important than anyone imagined! I, Guan Ning, am completely convinced today, convinced! Guan Ning sighed in a low voice.

Huo Jian, who was full of guilt, nodded silently, and said with emotion for a long time: "It seems that the lord has already seen our thoughts...... Forget it, let's send the news back to the Linzi Shogunate first, invite Botao, Yande, and Zirou to come, and then discuss it carefully, and change it according to the lord's wishes! ”

"The lord is right, without the will of the people, without morality, what is the use of us building this world's first heroic city? No matter how high the lord is raised, the lord will not accept it! ”

Guan Ning looked at the boiling construction site in front of him, and said something that Huo Jian deeply felt the same way: "It is the greatest luck in my life to meet the lord in this life, we have such a lord, if we can't achieve a great cause, God won't be long-sighted!" (To be continued......)