Chapter 58 Long-term Plans for the Supersatellite 1
After yesterday's satellite prompt from Coria, Mike felt that as an omnipotent traverser and high-end mage, he should look farther. If the small commodity business can really be done well, the defensive pressure will definitely be extremely great, and it is nothing to build some farmland, and there will be more resources to organize the armed forces.
The most critical problem is that agriculture is too laborious, which requires a lot of management personnel and a large number of instructions from the lord, and it cannot be compared with the small metal commodity processing industry that can collect money only by providing semi-finished raw materials.
As an omnipotent traverser and high-end master, Mike has always believed that his time is extremely precious and cannot be wasted on developing territory and constructing. The territory can be developed, but it must be able to develop on its own, and he, a time-traveler who is extremely valuable, only needs to outline the territory and make a few plans, and other things must be handled by the people below who have the ability to deal with it themselves.
Of course, that situation is not very easy. Either like Brother Dou, there are many loyal and powerful subordinates; or, like Clinton, the political system is perfect, the people are of high quality, and they can be self-governing; or the situation is simple and the affairs are very easy to handle.
Mike didn't have a strong underdog, a well-established government, and a high-quality citizen, and he didn't know if he could make the situation simple enough. So he is ready to use the Dora allies to use the chaotic ore flow, and try different management methods, plant a base this year, and harvest a town in a dozen years. In this way, it is inevitable that there will be some failures, but they are all acceptable losses.
Mike is not afraid of ally annexation. The most promising is the small metal commodity, which no one can swallow up as long as the indigenous people do not develop metal softening. Even if it can be developed, it is more likely that it will seek to monopolize itself because of the fear of technology diffusion. As such, it's an excellent decoy to tie allies to their chariots and reduce the risk of annexation. If they're very unwise, that's fine, and a little bit of money can identify an unreliable guy. When you are successful, you can destroy them with your hands.
Mike is also not afraid of betrayal by his men. It's basically forcibly recruited, and it doesn't matter if he runs away, but if he occupies the city as the king, even if he is not bombarded by his allies, he can easily bomb and kill him when he is free.
Mike never really worried about being attacked. If he is attacked, he will be attacked, what's the big deal, he pulled the Dragon Palace first and then Koria, he can always defend. It doesn't matter if it's captured, it's gone, and it doesn't take much effort on his part.
Of course, in order for Sanzang to develop according to its own vision and not indiscriminately, Mike felt the need to make a long-term plan.
In his vision, the core of Sanzang Town is the industrial base, and other facilities serve the industrial base, providing manpower, material resources and military protection. It's nice to have more, but it has to be easy to plan. The plantation economy is very good, the planning is simple and easy to manage, and if this area can be developed, the economic value is also quite high.
With a stroke of his pen, Mike demarcated the territorial boundaries of Sanzang Town: "Sanzang Town is bounded by a hundred kilometers of coastline to the southwest, a hundred kilometers of galena mountains to the northeast, a predetermined hilly watchtower in the hilly area to the northwest, and a predetermined coast watchtower at the narrow coast to the southeast. The territory covers an area of 2,000 square kilometers. ”
This is the widest piece of land next to the lead mountain range in the northeast of Yuehai, it is a slender strip in the northeast direction, about 20 kilometers wide and about 100 kilometers long, and then it occupies some mountains, there are indeed 2,000 square kilometers, that is, 2 million acres.
Under normal circumstances, the land must not be fully developed into fields, although the climate and water resources of this place near the lake and mountains are very good, but it is not a typical large plain, and there are many messy places. If you let the people of the other world develop, they will first develop one to two percent, and if the development time is very long, the population continues to increase, about three or four percent, and the rest of the parts should not be developed.
But Mike never intended to lower himself to the same level as the natives of the Atlas. He thinks that the natural environment here is very good, and the difficulty of transformation is quite low, and it can be fully developed. The Dutch people also proved that medieval technology was enough to drain wetlands on a large scale and even reclaim land from the sea.
With a stroke of his pen, Mike began to write the grand blueprint:
"Sanzang Town should be expanded with the industrial base as the core, and every inch of land must be developed. In winter and other slack seasons, surplus labor should be mobilized on a large scale to reclaim wasteland, requiring highlands to be dug up and lowlands filled, tree roots and shrubs all cleared, stones placed in a centralized manner as building and paving materials, and wasteland with no or thin soil must also be dug up and paved. As long as sufficient supplies are available or can be purchased, the act of clearing the land should be actively carried out. ”
"About two kilometers from the foot of the mountain, a 100-kilometer-long artificial mountain river was dug horizontally, and a longitudinal channel from the coast to the artificial river was dug every five kilometers, and windmills were built to lift water where necessary. It not only allows all land to be easily irrigated, but also allows smooth transportation within the territory. ”
"Forest belts of 100 to 150 meters wide are planted along the 100-kilometer coast, and then four forest belts of the same size are planted every 4 kilometers, and together with the surrounding mountains and rivers and longitudinal channels, the territory is divided into about 60 regular plots of 4 x 5 square kilometers, and about 25 semi-regular plots of land of varying width of 5 kilometers long and wide along the border and coast. The surrounding mountains and rivers belong to the forest area between the mountains and mountains. ”
"In order to ensure safe production, all wild beasts and uncontrolled races in the territory must be eliminated, even rabbits and rats should be eliminated as much as possible. All kinds of creatures around the territory should be constantly cleared, and if conditions permit, they can be naturalized and let them become residents of Sanzang Town. ”
"All the townspeople of Sanzang Town, whether they were born in the town or from other backgrounds, must be trained in naturalization. The first part of the training is common sense training, including common commands, common signs, living habits and the laws of Sanzang Town. The second part of the training is the selection of personnel, including physical training and simple military training, the purpose is to cultivate the sense of collective honor of the townspeople, and at the same time to select personnel suitable for the armed forces, but also to facilitate the formation of a large number of militia at the necessary time, those who pass become residents of Sanzang Town, and the individuals with poor quality will be eliminated. ”
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In any world, people like to reclaim land that is easy to cultivate, and whether or not to reclaim land that is more difficult depends on the situation. And everyone doesn't like to open up the wasteland in the winter, and run to reclaim the hard land on a cold day, no one will like it, and there are some things to do at home, and you can save food, so why bother with that. Even slave owners often think that they need both food and warm materials, and that the consumption is too great to outweigh the losses, so they rarely do so.
But Mike felt that it didn't matter, and he didn't need to open up the wasteland by himself, and the weather was too cold and hard at most a low point of efficiency. What's more, it's actually not too cold here, it's almost the coldest time now, and the moon sea is still not freezing much. As for consumption, isn't it just a little material, brother doesn't care! No matter how much the gains outweigh the losses, it will always be able to return to the cost in decades. In short, as long as there are or can buy enough materials, we must insist on clearing the wasteland.
Mike continues to write the big picture:
"After the territory of Sanzang Town is fully developed, it will total 2 million mu. Among them, there are 4 forest belts totaling 50,000 mu, 250,000 mu of forest area at the foot of the mountain, 60 regular fields of 20,000 mu each, with a total area of 1.2 million mu, 24 semi-regular fields with a total area of about 350,000 mu, and another semi-regular land with Sanzang Town as the core of about 150,000 mu. ”
Mike thought about it and decided on the basis and criteria for planning.
"The main purpose of forest belts and foothill forest areas is to conserve soil and water and improve the environment, and economic value is a secondary consideration. The regular semi-regular fields belong to the farm, and under the premise of realizing the self-sufficiency of grain, forage and other necessities in Sanzang Town, economic value is given priority. The core urban area is dominated by industry and military, and vegetables are planted on the periphery, and the type and scale are related to farm products. ”
"The annual consumption of 150 kilograms of grain, 30 kilograms of fish/meat, and a number of vegetables and fruits by human light manual labor is calculated in the form of 12 gold coins, which is used as the standard unit. The bear goblin cost is 3, the Gnoll cost is 2, the goblin cost is 1.2, and the goblin cost is 0.33. The logistics and industrial population is classified as moderately manual labor, with a coefficient of 1.2. In addition to daily farming, the agricultural population also has to clear the land in winter, and the average annual labor is between moderate and heavy manual labor, with a coefficient of 1.4. The sheriff is classified as medium manual labor, with a coefficient of 1.2, the ordinary soldier is classified as heavy physical labor, with a coefficient of 1.5, and the elite soldier is classified as strong physical labor, with a coefficient of 1.8.
40 kg of sheep consume 500 kg of forage per year, and the cost is 5 gold coins, which is used as the standard unit. All draft animals are converted into sheep units, 1 sheep = 1 mu of grassland = 1/6 horses = 1/6 cattle = 1/3 donkeys, and war horses add an additional 15%, that is, 450 kg of concentrate feed. ”
Mike patted his head and decided on the tree species, yield, and benefits of the forest area:
"The four forest belts have a total of about 50,000 acres, and all of them are planted with water-loving willows. It is expected that the yield per mu is 400 kg of white willow, a total of 20,000 tons, and the mu of dried willow leaves and willow bark is 800 kg, a total of 40,000 tons, or 80,000 standard sheep units. It is expected that 500 horses will be needed for draft animals, which is equivalent to 3,000 standard sheep units and cost 15,000 gold coins, and labor needs 3,000 goblins, 500 goblins and 500 jackals, which is equivalent to 3,640 standard human units and cost 44,000 gold coins. The total cost is 59,000 gold coins. Wicker is only for the industrial use of the territory, and there is no discount for the time being. The loss was 76,000 gold coins. ”
"The forest area at the foot of the mountain is about 250,000 acres. It is expected that 50,000 mu of citrus with an annual output of 25,000 tons, 50,000 mu of apples with an annual output of 25,000 tons, 150,000 mu of forest trees, with an annual output of 120,000 cubic meters of timber and 75,000 tons of firewood. It is estimated that 750 horses will be needed for draft animals, equivalent to 4,500 sheep units, costing 54,000 gold coins, and labor needs 12,000 goblins, 1,500 goblins, 1,000 gnolls, and 1,000 bear goblins, which is equivalent to 10,800 standard human units, and the cost is 181,000 gold coins. The total cost is 235,000 gold coins. Among them, 120,000 square meters of timber are discounted by 600,000 gold coins, and the others are only for territorial use, and there is no discount for the time being. The surplus is 375,000 gold coins. ”
Mike continued to plan agriculture, thinking that he should first determine several ways to use it before he could reasonably determine how to distribute it, so he patted his head and began to analyze the data.
"With regular farmland as the planning unit, the area of 20 square kilometers is 20,000 mu, which is used for agriculture and animal husbandry. About 6% of the land for construction and other use, which is converted into 90,000 mu based on the total 1.55 million mu of land, is not included in the output. ”
"The economic crop species cotton, the expected annual output of 1,600 tons of cotton is discounted by 180,000, 1,600 tons of cottonseed (300 tons of oil extraction and 1,200 tons of cottonseed cake) are discounted by 48,000, and 10,000 tons of firewood are produced, with a total of 228,000 gold coins. It is expected that 500 horses and 300 cattle will be needed for draft animals, equivalent to 4,800 sheep units, at a cost of 24,000 gold coins, 6,000 goblins, 1,000 goblins, and 200 jackals, which will cost 60,000 gold coins, and 6,000 gold coins for 120 tons of cotton seeds. The surplus is 90,000 gold coins. Fertilizer to be determined. ”
"To develop agriculture, soybeans and wheat are cultivated in rotation. It is expected that the annual output of 1,200 tons of soybeans will be discounted by 72,000 yuan, 2,700 tons of wheat will be discounted by 2,200 tons, 2,200 tons of flour will be discounted by 88,000 yuan, 500 tons of soybean straw will be 500 tons, and 11,000 sheep units will be supported as feed, with a total of 185,000 gold coins. It is expected that 500 horses and 300 cattle will be needed for draft animals, which is equivalent to 4,800 sheep units and cost 24,000, 4,000 goblins, 1,000 goblins, and 300 jackals for labor, which will cost 37,600 gold coins, 4,800 gold coins for 60 tons of wheat seeds, and 5,400 gold coins for 60 tons of bean seeds. The surplus is 67,000 gold coins. Fertilizer to be determined. ”
"Artificial planting of half clover and half ryegrass is expected to produce 10,000 tons of forage, with a discount of 100,000 gold coins. It is estimated that 300 horses and 100 cattle will be needed for draft animals, which is equivalent to 2,400 sheep units and cost 12,000 gold coins, and labor needs 3,000 goblins, 800 goblins, and 200 jackals, which is equivalent to 40,000 gold coins. The surplus is 48,000 gold coins. Fertilizer grass seed to be determined. ”
Mike feels a little strange when he writes this, why is rye not used to make brown bread, how can it be pasture, is it rye seedlings that do not bear wheat? And why is it better to grow forage than to plant willow trees that can produce wicker at the same time?
"To develop animal husbandry, sheep are raised, and at the same time, a number of old and weak livestock are slaughtered. Artificially planted half clover and half ryegrass, it is expected that there will be 10,000 at the end of the year, more than 60% of which are ewes, with an annual output of 25 tons of wool at a discount of 3,750, and 10,000 sheep to be slaughtered at a discount of 20,000 gold coins, with a total of 23,750 gold coins. It is expected that 50 horses, 50 oxen, and 100 donkeys will be needed for draft animals, which is equivalent to 900 sheep units and cost 4,500, and labor needs 3,000 goblins, 400 goblins, and 100 jackals, which is equivalent to a cost of 28,000 gold coins. Loss of 5000 gold. Fertilizer grass seed to be determined. ”
After thinking about it for a while, he thought that the problem might lie in the fact that there were many wastelands in other worlds, where the cost of grazing was very low, and adventurers could also hunt a large amount of prey, resulting in relatively low prices for meat and fur. Forage is due to the low unit value and high freight cost, so it should only be transported in large quantities in wartime, and the price estimate is wrong. However, it is all for internal use and does not affect judgment.
Due to the shortage of fertilizers, although cotton has a high economic value, the yield is low after a few years of planting, and it is necessary to grow grass or raise sheep. Farmland requires less fertilizer due to the rotation of wheat and soybeans.