Yao Mountain territory was way too vast.
Ji Hao's military exploits in the Chi Ban Mountain were no small matter. His sword formation had nearly wiped out all of the Qian Family's elite warriors, and had completely broken the backbone of one of the few most powerful families of the Blood Moon. Emperor Shun had reached an agreement with his ministers and awarded Ji Hao with such a large piece of fertile land.
To powerful beings like Ji Hao, this was a distance that could be covered within a day. However, to Ji Hao and his people, merely from the east side to the west side of Yao Mountain territory, or from the south side to the north side of Yao Mountain territory, was a distance that an ordinary human being could never cover in his entire life.
With the help of Magi from the Magi Palace and Po's secret help, the moving speed of the migrating army was raised by a lot again. Moving northeast for another two months, Ji Hao saw a magnificent mountain range in the front. This was Yao Mountain.
Tens of millions of people in the migrating army cheered out together. Some elderly people even kowtowed to Yao Mountain, which was shrouded in mist. This place would be their home, and their children and grandchildren would live and develop in this place, spreading their families' bloodlines, generation after generation.
Yao Mountain territory was so vast that many of them might never have the chance to see all the mountains and rivers in Yao Mountain territory in their entire lives. However, among their offsprings, there would always be Senior Magi, and even powerful Magus Kings and Divine Magi would grow up.
One day, they would proudly laugh at the wind and the moon, carve their names on this fertile land, and leave an everlasting legend.
Today, they came to this place, and they would overcome all obstacles and build their homes. They would raise their children in this place, and their children would grow. They were seeds. Today, they silently rooted and grew in this place, and in the future, their children and grandchildren would grow into towering trees!
The blood of all elderly people surged, and for no reason, they shed tears.
Spontaneously, they began singing the ancient worship song, which was used to worship the gods of the world, the ghosts and the souls of their own ancestors. They prayed for the new clan, for Ji Hao, their new landowner, and for all living beings in this world to protect the peace of this land.
Yao Mountain wasn't a magnificent mountain range among the countless mountains in the Midland. The main mountain range extended for no more than ten-thousand miles, and the highest peak was only three-thousand zhang.
However, the soil of Yao Mountain was extremely thick. Magical flowers and plants could be found everywhere on the mountain range, and the terrain of the mountain was extremely soft, without any jagged cliffs. Between the peaks of Yao Mountain were many deep pools and great rivers. Underground earth meridians were gathered, and caves that could gather natural powers could be seen everywhere. The vast Yao Mountain was nourished by natural powers, and had become extremely beautiful.
The soil was fertile, and there were naturally treasures growing within.
The east side of Yao Mountain was rich in pure gold, the north side was rich in jade, the west side was rich in copper and iron, and the south side was rich in all kinds of magic crystals and gemstones. The reserves of these treasures were enormous, and they could be said to be inexhaustible. No matter if it was used to forge armor, weapons, farm tools, machines, or for cultivating or trading, all of them were extremely suitable.
With these mineral resources, Ji Hao wouldn't have to worry about money in the future, when developing his Yao Mountain territory.
The north, west and south sides of Yao Mountain were all vast plains and hills, covered in dense forests and dotted with countless excellent grasslands and pastures. Yao Mountain was especially rich in animal and plant resources. The water source here was convenient, and there were excellent campsites everywhere. Any one of them would be a good place to live and work in peace.
On the east side of Yao Mountain, after traveling for thousands of miles, Ji Hao dove into a vast water area.
There was a nameless lake in this area, which was as large as seven to eight times the size of Yao Mountain territory combined. On the map of Yao Mountain territory given by Emperor Shun, this enormous nameless lake was also circled as Yao Mountain territory.
In Midland, when human clans calculated the territories of each clan, they would only count the land area. Natural water areas like this would usually be given as gifts, and wouldn't be counted as part of the territory. Therefore, this lake had become Ji Hao's private territory, and everything produced in this lake was his private property.
Emperor Shun once sent some of his ministers to make a preliminary survey of this lake. That was over a hundred years ago. According to the result of the survey, tens of thousands of kinds of aquatic products could be found in this lake, and all kinds of fishes, shrimps and crabs were extremely delicious. The largest fish in this lake was hundreds of meters long, and a single fish could feed a ten-thousand people clan for three to five years.
Lotus roots, water caltrops and other aquatic products were also produced in this lake. Each year, this lake could feed hundreds of millions of people.
Also, mussel pearls were produced in this lake. Although those were freshwater pearls, and weren't as smooth and luxurious as those produced in the Eastern Wasteland Ocean, many top-grade ones could be found in these pearls. These pearls were quite popular in the market of Pu Ban City, and could also serve as a source of income for Yao Mountain territory.
In the following big half a year, Ji Hao was so busy that he didn't even have time to eat. He was so busy that he didn't even have the time to eat.
For the tens of millions of people, under the suggestion of Shaosi and an assistant sent by Emperor Shun, and after a discussion with those experienced elders in his clan, Ji Hao decided on one city, ten villages and a hundred villages, with the main peak of Yao Mountain as the core area.
The first city was Yao Mountain City, which was located on the south side of the main peak of Yao Mountain. It was against a towering mountain and facing a great river. This city was rich in natural resources, and was surrounded by hundreds of millions of acres of fertile land, which could be developed into farmlands, and was also surrounded by forests and grasslands.
The planned area of Yao Mountain City was vast, enough for a million people to live and work in peace and contentment. According to the plan, the purely metal city wall, which was hundreds of meters tall, together with the magic formation, could defend against a direct attack launched by three to five ordinary Divine Magi.
The people living in Yao Mountain City were those young and strong men and women bought by Ji Hao in Pu Ban City. They belonged to Ji Hao completely, and were the roots of Ji Hao's direct clansmen in the future. If Ji Hao wanted his Yao Mountain territory to grow and develop, he had to rely on these young people to give birth to children.
The ten villages were much smaller than Yao Mountain City, but could still accommodate two-hundred thousand people.
These villages were lined up along the Yao Mountain mountain range, and were all located in areas with rich resources and fertile lands. From the east to the west, the two farthest villages were over a thousand miles away from each other. Therefore, over a hundred different sized villages were distributed in this vast territory.
Some of the villages were small, and some were large. The larger ones had over a hundred thousand people, while the smaller ones had tens of thousands of people.
Groups of elders were elected to manage daily affairs in these villages, and over a thousand elite warriors were stationed in each village to fend against wild beasts and possible attacks from outside enemies.
As for each of the ten villages, five-thousand warriors were stationed in each village, and at least two-hundred Senior Magi were stationed in each village. These warriors were more than enough to fend against common dangers and provide support to all villages at any time.
As for Yao Mountain City, the main force of the army bought by Ji Hao was stationed in a fort outside the city.
Tens of thousands of Senior Magi, added with top-grade armors produced by Xiu Clan people, and a batch of highly lethal large-scale armaments, which Si Wen Ming specially provided from the storage of the Magi Palace, this army under Ji Hao's direct command could be counted as incomparably powerful.
Spending a big half a year, Ji Hao finally made a preliminary decision on the location of each village and city, as well as the candidates for the council of elders and warrior leaders of each village and city.
During this process, the council of elders had already organized people to open up farmlands and plant crops and other kinds of crops. People had also begun herding animals on the pasture and building different sized corrals. When Ji Hao finished all these chores, two batches of crops had already been harvested.
When everything was on the right track, Ji Hao had to face a big problem.
Yao Mountain City had to be built.
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