Horseshoe Mountain Camp.

Nangong Sima, we're not Xiucai, Gilliam, I'm looking at the map on the table.

The map was sent by us not Xiucai, and it marked all the castles, mines, river movements, and strongholds that had been built on both sides of the river.

Nangong Sima said: "After the construction of the city of Horseshoe Mountain is completed, half of the city needs to be opened here as a site for the mutual market, and the construction of the site and facilities will begin in the later stage, but now we will start stockpiling goods." ”

Let's not show talent: "This is within the scope of my responsibility, I'll do it." ”

"Porcelain, tea, knick-knacks, spirits, tea, spices, rouge gouache and other things must be prepared, and among the exchange items are things such as farm tools forged by ourselves. Weapons cannot be traded in the market, and you need to sign a military contract with us to order them. ”

We didn't just nod and said, "Okay." ”

Nangong Sima said: "In addition, the plan to recruit soldiers and recruit laborers will continue. ”

"How many people do you need?" I'll pick and choose. ”

Nangong Sima said: "How can we have 100,000 troops, and 70,000 or 80,000 laborers, after all, we don't have so much work to do, and we still have to train as soldiers in the end." ”

"Okay, I'll do it."

Nangong Sima said: "The strongholds on both sides of the river have been built, and no one has harassed them in the process? ”

"Not only was no one harassing me, but I haven't even lost anything until now."

Gilliam wondered, "No, people should be trying to destroy our construction, why didn't they move?" ”

"Haha, if there is no movement, hurry up and build the castle, build it stronger, and wait for the storm to attack!"

Gilliam said, "Why don't I take a team of cavalry to protect it!" ”

"Nope." Nangong Sima looked at the map and said: "It's just a small stronghold for us, and the cavalry can't spread it out, so send 500 infantry to build a large stronghold and open up farmland around it." ”

Gilliam said, "Yes, sir." ”

"We can't enclose the river, it nourishes the whole forest and provides water for all the animals along the big forest," Nangong Sima said. We need to build a water storage system to store some water and irrigate the farmland when necessary. ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Forget it, let's go later, see the situation on the ground, you go and ask Rowan and Nasha to come and go together."

"Yes, sir!" Gilliam hurried out and walked.

Nangong Sima asked, "Is there any movement over there in the Red House?" ”

Let's not show talent: "According to the informant's report, the red prince is cutting back on various expenses, and even the patriarch's salary has been reduced, so he should be preparing a large amount of money to prepare for hiring people." ”

Nangong Sima said: "You make an appointment with the top five guild leaders, and I will meet with them secretly." ”

"Oh, that's a big move!" We didn't laugh at Xiucai, "It seems that you have been prepared!" Okay, I'll do it right away! ”

"Well, it's arranged in the afternoon, at the Watch Castle, open the teleportation authority of a few of them, and let them teleport over."

Didn't Xiucai be stunned for a moment, and said, "They are so big, will they teleport over by themselves?" ”

"Yes. Believe me. ”

"Okay, then I'll go."

"Well, I'll go to the Watch Fort to look for you when I get back from the river. Others, you arrange. ”

"Haha, no problem!" We didn't just go out with a smile.

Moments later, Gilliam, Rowan, and Nasha entered.

"Your Excellency, you are looking for us."

"Well, take your stuff, we're going to see the riverside stronghold." Nangong Sima said only to see that Rowan and Nasha had already come with their bags.

Laughing, Nangong Sima said, "It's all ready, haha, let's go!" ”

Gilliam said, "My lord, do you want to bring 500 people?" ”

Nangong Sima said: "There are too many people to slow down the progress, let's go ahead, just bring 50 guards, you take 500 people and then transfer people from the Watch Fort." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Nangong Sima, Luo Wen, and Nasha took 50 soldiers and went straight to the river.

Along the way, Nangong Sima asked, "Is there anyone else in Thomas's family?" We owe him so much, we have to do something. ”

Rowan shook his head and said: "His wife died ten years ago, and the child died, and since then he has put all his energy into work, as if only the tension of work can resolve loneliness." ”

Nasha said: "His salary has always been kept by me, he never spends money indiscriminately, his daily life is very regular, and he doesn't want any luxuries, and he has saved a lot of money so far." ”

Nangong Sima sighed: "Why do good people live for a short time!" Keep that money, and I'll allocate some more money for your research, and you can study how to do a better job of our defense, and how to develop the south better. ”

"My lord, that money should also be added to the research fund in public, I think, this is what Thomas wants to see, what he wants to do."

Looking at Nasha and Luo Wen's hopeful eyes, Nangong Sima said, "Okay, then for Thomas!" ”

"Thank you, sir!" Nasha's eyes were moist.

Nangong Sima walked forward and asked, "Do you have any good suggestions for the current situation of the Great Forest?" But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Nasha said: "We feel that the big forest has its own charm, and if we expand and develop it like this, will it destroy the living environment of animals and plants, leading to the extinction of some plants or animals?" ”

Nangong Sima was stunned for a moment, thinking, how could I forget about the ecological problem!

"Well, this question is my negligence, sin! Nasha, from now on, you are in charge of ecological research, you need to map and register the plants, ecology and other things distributed in the area here, and I need to make a new development plan based on this. ”

"Yes, sir!" Nasha didn't expect that she would have a new job in her words, and she was very excited.

Seeing that Nasha had raised an opinion and was not criticized, Rowan said boldly: "I don't know what kind of purpose the military department wants, but if we continue to develop it like this, it will take at least 20 years to complete the development." ”

"And what do you mean?" Nangong Sima asked.

Luo Wen said: "My lord, forgive me for my courage, I think that part of the big forest can be developed, and the rest can be made into forest villas, forest residential areas, parks, blocks, etc., to build a big castle." ”

Nangong Sima imagined the grandeur of that castle in his heart, and if he could, it would be completely convincing to ask the game to add the quest system as a city!

Nangong Sima said: "Haha, Luo Wen, we want to go together, you go back and sort out your thoughts and tell me." ”

"Yes, sir!"

After talking for more than an hour, the woods in front of me became empty, and it was obvious that the site had been artificially carved out. In the distance, a simple camp sits a kilometer away from the river.

The soldiers spotted the man and hurried in to report.

When Nangong Sima arrived, the captain hurriedly ran over.

"Your Excellency!"

Nangong Sima and the others turned over and dismounted, let go of the chief and let it play by itself, Nangong Sima took Rowan and Nasha, and asked as he walked in: "Captain, where is your map?" ”

"Inside, please, sir!"

When a group of people came to the big tent, they saw that it was shabby, and the table made of wood still smelled of solid wood. Almost everything is made of wood.

"Pay attention to fire prevention!" Nangong Sima said, walked to the table and opened the map to look.

The captain was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said, "Yes, my lord." ”

Nangong Sima looked at the map, the original plan was to build a dam on the river to dredge the river and use it for river transportation, but now he has only built two strongholds on both sides, and is preparing to cross a bridge to connect the two sides.

Nangong Sima thought about it, if he didn't immediately propose a change plan, the new plan was equal to not yet, but he just had an opinion on the old plan.

"The plan is on hold, we need to revise the plan and set up strongholds on both sides first, and you can no longer be stationed in improvised camps. There will be 500 people coming later, and the base will be set up as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, sir!" The captain was excited, all he lacked was manpower.

Nangong Sima said: "Those 500 people are soldiers, and there are special laborers behind them, of course, you can lead the soldiers to join the construction project, but we recommend that you take the lead." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Nangong Sima came out and approached the river to see that nearly 500 meters of the river embankment had been built, and on the construction site next to it, more than 100 soldiers were working to clean up the silt dug out of the river bank.

"It's good that the silt is used to build the castle, and Captain Gilliam will tell you when he comes, it's really good. By the way, Rowan, would you like to point me out how to build their stronghold? Or give them a drawing. ”

"My lord, I'll design one for them, it's fast, it doesn't cost much."

"Yes, go ahead."

Rowan hurried inside to get busy.

Nangong Sima approached the embankments, the slopes were built close to the soil on the banks, and they were built with large squares made of pure wood and stones.

Such a combination is very unreliable, because the stones are inherently small, and they are too small to play the role of weight. The rough wood would have floated up, but it would have drifted away in the event of a violent impact.

Nangong Sima said: "These embankments can't withstand the erosion, so they are demolished, and they go to the watchfort to order a large iron cage, transport them, fill them with stones, and sink them to build up." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Nangong Sima asked, "Aside from the plan, what do you think would be your suggestion if you were to be in charge of developing the river?" ”

The captain looked at Nangong Sima and saw that he was serious, so he said, "My lord, if it were me, I would not develop the river, I would only dredge it and increase the flow of water." ”

"Why? Tell me your reasoning. ”

Seeing that Nangong Sima didn't blame, the captain let go of his courage and said: "The river is very wide, 100 meters, but it is very shallow, you can pass it on horseback, although there are no big stones, but the river is full of gravel." If we want to use the river to transport things, we must at least have a river channel that is more than 10 meters deep, and we will have to dig for 10 years to clean it up, ahama! ”

"I'm not exaggerating. Because the banks of the river are full of floating soil, which is now firmly held by the roots of so many trees and plants, but we need to clean it up when we develop it, so we are removing the mud from the river while the soil on both sides is pouring more into the river......"

"Haha! You can say that again! Nangong Sima laughed and asked, "What about your opinion?" ”

"It can be converted into a planting area to grow grain, vegetables. All it takes is to open up large forests and build channels to store water if necessary. ”

"Haha, adults have thought of it a long time ago." Rowan said and smiled and handed the captain a design drawing, which was indeed a grain area, not a canal.

The captain smiled: "My lord, I'm really an axe, haha!" ”

"Haha!" Everyone laughed.