More than a month ago, the artificial lake and the main canal were connected. After more than 40 days of precipitation, the turbid lake water is much clearer, the lake surface is sparkling, and the green smoke is filled, which looks like a unique scenery.

Sylvia was so drunk that she couldn't help but praise, "It's so beautiful!"

There are more than a dozen natural lakes in the large and small hills, the largest Fergor Lake is located in the middle of the hills, covering an area of more than 7,300 acres, the lakeside hills are undulating, the reeds are thick, the lake is rippling, the fish jumps and the kites fly, the scenery is picturesque, magnificent and colorful, each has its own scenery throughout the year, and there is also a holiday villa of Sylvia on the small island in the middle of the lake.

Compared to the magnificence of Lake Figor, the artificial lake is like a small inconspicuous waterhole. The shore of the lake is bare, without any vegetation, the black soil is directly exposed to the feet of everyone, and the surface of the lake of more than 200 acres looks quite large, but the water surface is still two meters away from the foundation.

The landscape of the artificial lake is more than two meters away from the natural beauty. There is no other person who has fallen for Sylvia.

At this moment, whether it is the lords, knights, noble scholars, clergy, or civilian craftsmen are deeply shocked by this project to change nature, the difference is that the White Tower scholars and Bishop Pero are shocked, and ponder the meaning of the artificial lake, while the lords of the York family are more surprised and expectant, but the eyes of the civilian craftsmen are full of emotion and pride, including the garrison Father Uri.

When Father Uri first arrived in the barony, he was both incomprehensible and dissatisfied with the York family's insistence on building an artificial lake first, but when he gradually realized the value of artificial lakes, he was more active than anyone else, often rolling up his sleeves and digging with his hired men to carry dirt and enjoy the joy of sweating.

On the day of the opening of the canal, the crowd of onlookers was crowded, and when the surging river continued to flow down the main canal into the lakebed, deafening cheers rang out from the shore, and the hired laborers covered in mud embraced enthusiastically, and the foreman and Father Uri were held high on their shoulders like heroes, and tens of thousands of people praised the Supreme Lord. Uri was overjoyed and at the same time realized that the unparalleled sense of accomplishment had allowed the more than 10,000 homeless hired workers to take root in this territory. Their pioneering work will benefit future generations, and Uri himself will go down in the annals of the Church.

The White Tower scholars did not have the personal feelings of Father Uri, but this did not prevent them from judging.

A young scholar said with some excitement: "The water storage capacity of this artificial lake is not large, but it is connected to the Jinshui River, and the lake water will never dry up, and it can irrigate 60,000 acres of arable land." ”

"Albert, you didn't think about the land on either side of the aqueduct. It is said that the main canal is 6 kilometers long, and the land on the left and right sides can be converted into fertile land, I think...... At least 120,000 acres of cultivated land can be reclaimed. Another scholar offered his own opinion.

"This is impossible!" argues the Albert Scholar: "If the main canal were to be flooded every day, the river would overflow the lakeshore, flood the farmland, and form a swamp." Therefore, the time of water diversion must be controlled, and the water storage capacity of the main canal is limited, and when the water is not released, it should be dry. ”

"Makes sense. However, some crops do not need much watering...... If drought-tolerant rye are planted, 40,000 acres of rye fields can be cultivated on both sides of the main canal. ”

"Well, I agree with you. This water diversion project has created 100,000 acres of farmland......"

100,000 acres? We have traveled thousands of miles to the hills for 100,000 acres of farmland, which should be 500 times, or even 1,000 times!

Master Tacitus did not rush to correct the student's mistakes, he looked at his reserved old friend with a complicated expression, and said, "Old friend, I would like to see the temperance gate you designed now. ”

"Of course you have to see it. The temperance gate is the best part. Edwin laughed.

The control gate is undoubtedly the core technology of the hydraulic project, but the clergy of the church have been involved in the construction from beginning to end, and there is no secret to this technology. However, it is also difficult for other forces to replicate the water conservancy project. As Victor said, it is not the technology that determines the water project, but the timing, geography and political context. His exact words were that time, place, and people are indispensable! Sylvia thought so.

Since you can't hide it, then take it out generously! The influence generated by this is also where the interests of the people and horses lie!

The main canal was built in a valley between the hills, and there were roadways for horse-drawn carriages on both sides of the canal, but both the scholars and the Bishop of Pero insisted on walking. The distance of 6 kilometers is not long, but it is not short, and the scholars walked all the way, looked all the way, and arrived at the outpost on the bank of the Jinshui River after two hours.

The middle-aged midshipman in charge of the guard and a team of elite soldiers had been waiting for a long time, and they greeted them and saluted everyone, "Good day, madam, ladies and gentlemen. ”

Sylvia raised her hand slightly, signaling the half-kneeling midshipman to get up and reply, "Byron, take us on a tour of the Temperance Gate." ”

"As you wish. Madam. Byron stood up and said courteously, "Gentlemen, please come with me." ”

Byron led the group up the wide embankment, which grew higher and higher on both sides, gradually turning into a limestone wall five meters above the ground, with a four-meter-wide blue-brick canal and a muddy beach outside. Thousands of ugly fishmen ran wildly on the riverbank, and some of the eyeless fishmen approached the riverbank, and the patrolling archers on the city walls shot them at the first opportunity.

Master Tacitus looked around and found that there were hundreds of fish-man corpses under the city wall, he nodded and said: "The fish-man is an intelligent creature with a chaotic nature, its memory is very poor, but it will still be afraid of death, shoot the fish-man outside the cordon, and the rest of the fish-people will have a fear of the city wall, and this fear will be passed on to the next generation of fish-people...... Avoiding this section of the wall will become an instinct of the fish-man race. ”

"This is the strategy of the Borui Kingdom to defend against the fishmen...... I'm curious, how much effort did you put into cleaning up the fishmen on the river?"

Master Edwin twisted his beard and smirked, "No effort. ”

Master Tacitus was stunned, and if it weren't for Sylvia beside him, he would have almost gone up and tore Edwin apart in response to his big words.

Fish-people are not a strong race, they are small in stature, and their strength and intelligence are inferior to those of humans. However, the fish-people are extremely reproductive, united and mutually helpful, there is no clear boundary between races, and the river beach is their territory for survival and reproduction, and any creature that invades the river beach will be attacked by the fish-people. Moreover, the river beach is muddy and difficult to walk, and the human soldiers have difficulty moving, but the fish-people can run fast on the river beach, they can fight when they can, and run if they can't, and they are entangled, endlessly. The Borui and the Fishmen fought for 80 years and paid a heavy price before they succeeded in establishing the country, and until now, the war has not ended and will never end. How could Tacitus believe that the House of York had taken over the river beach without a single soldier?

Bishop Pero said softly, "Ant-Man army!"

Master Tacitus suddenly realized, and said with his jaw bowed: "Yes, only ant colonies can destroy the river beach fishmen. Shaking his head, he sighed again: "No wonder you don't build the city wall, but also build the artificial lake first...... This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

One of Tacitus' students said respectfully, "Master Edwin, I have a question for you. ”

"Albert, you ask. Edwin chuckled.

"Master, the fish-men are reproducing very quickly, and in less than three years, the number of fish-people on this river beach will exceed 4,000. The embankment beneath our feet limits their range of running, and there are always stupid fishmen attacking the embankment. Due to the soft mud of the river beach, it was not possible to build a higher wall. At that time, the defensive pressure on the walls will be particularly strong......"

Edwin waved his hand and said, "Are you trying to ask, is it worth launching a fish-man war for the sake of 100,000 acres of arable land?"

"Yes. Albert bowed his jaw and said, "A barony can support more than two hundred elite soldiers at most. But I found that the wall on the river beach was 1.6 kilometers long, and hundreds of soldiers had to be stationed on the left and right sides to prevent the fishmen from climbing the wall. As the number of Fishmen increases to 4,000, so will the number of Violent Fishmen, and you'll need more Guards and more Cadet Knights. Plus the manpower of the change of guard...... I think that in three years, your family will have 10 trainee knights and 1,200 soldiers to rotate for defense, and there will be countless supplies of arrows!"

The standing army of a county is almost 1,200 soldiers, but it is difficult for any earldom lord to keep his army in a state of war all year round. The York family paid such a big price for 100,000 acres of arable land, which is obviously not worth it.

Bishop Perrault pricked up his ears, and this was where he was puzzled. Tacitus and Edwin looked at each other and smiled, and said, "Albert, don't rush to conclusions, keep reading, and you'll know if it's worth it." ”

Below the control gate is the flowing Jinshui River. Only by looking at the surging river can we more deeply appreciate its majesty and distance, the river surface is more than ten kilometers wide and turbulent, Pei Luo can not see the scenery on the other side of the river without exhausting his eyes, and in the face of the great power of nature in this world, anyone can not help but feel how small they are.

Sylvia stood in the wind, and at some point, she had untied her bun and let her long golden hair flutter in the wind. The knights of the House of York surrounded her and Victor in the middle, pointing and laughing at the other side, and they had a pride in guiding the country.

Bishop Perro suddenly discovered that the irrigation of the fields by the river of gold was a feat never before performed in glorious history, and Sylvia would become the object of epic singing, and the House of York would go down in history.

Perhaps, it's worth it!