The head of the Zhou Family could not stop the railway of the Tang Dynasty from passing through their territory. However, they felt that they could discuss the area the railway would pass through. It would be best if the railway could pass through the edge of the valley. In this way, the Zhou Family's city and farmland would not suffer too much damage. Their foundation was not large. If the railway passed through the middle, they would lose a large number of farmland. They did not live a rich life. If they lost a large piece of farmland, many of their clansmen would go hungry. This was not something they wanted to see.
The terrain of the valley was not complicated, so the road map was quickly drawn and handed over to Ang Lee.
"The route plan is very good, but you have to consider the reality! This planned route passes through the center of the valley directly. The Zhou Family's stone city is in the way. This can't be done! The price is too high. "
Ang Lee pointed out the shortcomings of his subordinates' work.
Although it was also an option to let the Zhou Family tear down the stone city, it would arouse the dissatisfaction of the Zhou Family. A stone city was not a big deal, but in the eyes of the Zhou Family, it was the symbol of their family. If the only city of a small force was torn down casually, it would arouse their dissatisfaction and have a negative impact on the development of the Tang Dynasty in the future.
In addition, the cost of road construction must be considered. This cost not only included the cost of building the railway itself, but also the cost of resettling the people in the areas along the way. If other people's houses and farmland were occupied, they must be compensated. The amount of compensation depended on the losses of the people along the way. Generally, the people would not suffer losses.
The railway passed through the area where the Zhou Family lived. The construction cost was undoubtedly the lowest, but the cost of resettling the people would increase. Most importantly, there would be resistance. If someone was dissatisfied and destroyed the railway in the future, it would cause great damage to the normal operation of the railway.
"Assistant Minister Li is right. Then we will modify the route."
One of the subordinates said.
Ang Lee said with satisfaction, "Very good. As long as it doesn't affect the construction of the railway, try to avoid Stone City and most of the fertile land. The lives of the people here are not easy. We have to think more about them."
Hearing this, the subordinate began to revise the route, striving to draw a route that was perfect for both sides.
One day later, the map was completed. Ang Lee was very satisfied after looking at it. This map took into account the actual situation of the valley. Not only did it take into account the terrain, but it also took into account the situation of the cities and farmlands. This was the conclusion that his subordinates came up with after thorough investigation.
Although various factors had been fully considered, there were still two villages that needed to be demolished. In addition, 500 mu of fertile farmland had to be destroyed. This was only a small portion of the fertile farmland in the valley, so the damage wasn't too great. If the railway could make a turn, all the villages and fertile farmland could be avoided. Unfortunately, the railway couldn't make a turn randomly. Therefore, the two villages and 500 mu of fertile farmland could only be lost. This was already the smallest loss, and it would probably be easier for the Zhou Family to accept.
After the map was drawn, Ang Lee asked his subordinates to make many copies of the map and post them in many places in Stone City. This was to let the people in the valley know about the situation.
One of the copies of the map was given to the head of the Zhou Family, so that he could make preparations in advance so that they wouldn't be too late when the road was actually built.
Looking at such a detailed map, the head of the Zhou Family first sighed with admiration at the level of cartography in the Tang dynasty. This map was really of a high standard, and almost all the details were drawn out. This made him very impressed. As the head of the family, he naturally knew the situation in the valley like the back of his hand. He was very satisfied when he saw that the railway had avoided all the important areas as much as possible along the route. However, he immediately discovered that the railway was a straight line with a very beautiful curve. Although he had heard of railways, there were no railways in the Pyu, so he didn't know much about railways. He didn't know why the railway had to go in a straight line. In his opinion, going in a straight line was the shortest distance. If possible, it was naturally best to go in a straight line. Many people who had seen the railway with their own eyes probably wouldn't pay too much attention to why the railway was in a straight line. Many dirt roads were also in a straight line. For example, the streets in the city were in a straight line. Couldn't the streets in the city be paved in a serpentine shape? Of course, it could be done, but it would be very ugly and inconvenient to manage.
However, there was no technical problem. Technically, the railway couldn't be paved randomly. It had to go in a straight line. If it curved, it couldn't exceed a certain degree. Otherwise, there would be a big problem. It wouldn't be difficult for the carriage to crash and people to die.
"Sigh! It would be better if we could also avoid these two villages. "
The head of the Zhou Family said tentatively.
"Family Head, I've asked around. This railway is different from ordinary roads. It has to go in a straight line and can't curve too much. Otherwise, the carriage will overturn and the consequences will be very serious."
A middle-aged man replied.
"Oh, it has to go in a straight line. Is that so?"
The head of the Zhou Family said lightly.
"Family Head, this train is very fast. If it bends, it will definitely overturn. It's just like when we drive a carriage. If the carriage runs too fast, it can only go forward. If it suddenly turns, the carriage will definitely overturn!"
The middle-aged man said.
"When it comes to a turn, it can rein in the horse and slow down! Just slow down a bit. "
The head of the Zhou Family obviously had driven a carriage before. He knew how to drive a carriage.
The middle-aged man said with a smile, "A carriage can naturally rein in the horse and slow down. But a train is a big guy. Once it starts running, it can't be stopped at all. It's not like a horse that can be stopped by pulling the reins. How difficult is it to stop once? Therefore, it can't stop on the road. It can only stop once for dozens of miles or even hundreds of miles. "
After frequent contact with the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the middle-aged man had a deeper understanding of the railway. He now understood a lot of things that he didn't understand before. Now, he had an impulse to go to the Tang Empire as soon as possible. He envied the prosperity of the Tang Empire very much. If he went to the Tang Empire, he could see the running train with his own eyes. He also wanted to take a ride on the train and feel the pleasure of riding on the train.
"That's right. It's very difficult to stop a carriage with four horses. It has to be reined in in a few dozen steps in advance. Then, how many horses do you think this train has?"
The head of the Zhou Family asked curiously.
The middle-aged man said with a smile, "Family Head, the train is not pulled by horses. However, there are hundreds of horses pulling the carriage. It's very strong."
"Oh, hundreds of horses? No wonder it can't be reined in. It seems that it can only go in a straight line."
The head of the Zhou Family seemed to understand something. He paused and said, "If this train only stops once for dozens of miles, will it stop here? If it doesn't stop and just passes by, then we'll lose too much. We'll lose so much land just to make it convenient for others to travel. "
Obviously, everyone liked the convenient train. If there was a station in the Zhou Family's area after the train was repaired, the Zhou Family could travel with the help of the train. However, they also knew that the train couldn't stop everywhere like the carriage. It was hard to say whether there would be a station in the Zhou Family's area. If there were too many stations, the speed of the train would be greatly affected. A slow train would delay a lot of things, and the efficiency of transportation would be greatly reduced.
"Family Head, I've asked. They plan to build the station between the Zhou Family and the Chen Family in the south, which is the barren land disputed by our two families."
The middle-aged man said.
He had invited the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to drink a lot these days, so he naturally got a lot of information and knew a lot of things.
"Why did they choose that place? It's at least 15 miles away from our Stone City. It's too far."
The head of the Zhou Family said.
The middle-aged man replied, "Family Head, it's like this. According to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the train station covers a large area. The smaller ones cover at least 100 mu, while the larger ones cover thousands of mu. It's not unusual for them to take 10,000 mu. If they put it near our Stone City, it will occupy a lot of farmland. In this way, we will lose more than 500 mu of farmland, but more than 1,000 mu. In addition, it's not easy for the train to stop once, so it's impossible to set up stations everywhere. Since the railway passes through our Zhou Family and the Chen Family, they will naturally give us a station in the middle so that they can take better care of our two families. 15 miles away is not too far. If we go to a place thousands of miles away, it's not a big deal to walk 15 miles more."
The middle-aged man was very much in favor of the Tang Dynasty's decision to build the station between the Zhou Family and the Chen Family. After all, this would reduce the encroachment of the farmland. In addition, the area between the two families had always been the area where the two families had wrangled and fought for. For this reason, the two families had suffered a lot. No less than 100 clansmen had died. If they continued to fight for it for a long time, it would not be a good thing for the two families. Now that the Tang Dynasty wanted to build the station there, it could not be better. After the station was built, the ownership of the station would definitely have nothing to do with the two families. They had no ability to fight against the Tang Dynasty. The border area that the two families had fought for for hundreds of years would naturally become the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
The Zhou Family did not feel sorry for such an unimportant barren land at all. The reason why they had fought with the Chen Family for hundreds of years was because they wanted to vent their anger. The two families even regretted it a little. It was not worth it to lose hundreds of clansmen just to fight for a piece of barren land. That barren land was full of shrubs and could not grow crops. It was a small hunting ground where they could hunt small game such as hares, which was not very valuable. If it were not for their anger, they would have given it up and given it to the Chen Family. Now, the Tang Dynasty wanted to build a station there, which gave them a good opportunity to stop the two families from fighting for it.
The sudden appearance of the Tang Dynasty was the best way out. Now that the Tang Dynasty wanted to occupy that barren land to build a station, they naturally did not need to continue fighting. Most of the conflicts between the two families could be resolved. As for the hatred caused by the fighting, it could be slowly resolved with time. It was said that time was the best healing medicine. As long as a few generations passed, the younger generations of the two families would naturally gradually forget the hatred of their ancestors. It was not impossible for the two families to intermarry in the future.
"By the way, when will the railway be built? What are we going to do? "
The head of the Zhou Family asked. Although he did not belong to the Tang Dynasty, the strength of the Tang Dynasty was there. In this world, strength was respected. When they saw the strength of Ang Lee and the others, they naturally did not dare to disobey. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if their family was destroyed.
The middle-aged man replied, "It will take at least ten years. This is the fastest speed. It may take longer. Such a long time is enough to settle the clansmen of the two villages. 500 mu of land is not a big loss. We have plenty of time. We can dig up the fertile soil of the 500 mu of land and open up another 500 mu of land elsewhere. In this way, we won't lose anything."
This was a good plan. The buildings in the two villages were just simple houses. After tearing them down, they could be built quickly in another location. This was not difficult. It only required some labor. The wood of the houses could be reused. Moving a village would not cause much loss.
It was the same for moving the fertile land. Some barren areas were not suitable for farming because there was a problem with the soil there. As long as the soil problem was solved, the problem would naturally be solved. They would have time to replace the barren land with the fertile land. It would only take some time. Ten years was definitely enough. There were plenty of local laborers. Although it was not a small amount of work to replace the soil of 500 mu of fertile land, it was not a big deal if it was divided into ten years.
"That's reasonable. However, the area that the railway will pass through will not be changed casually, right? If we are ready and the railway's location is changed, we will suffer heavy losses. "
The Patriarch of the Zhou Family said.
The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "Rest assured, Patriarch. I have asked around. Once the route is determined, it will not be changed easily. There is no need to worry at all. If they change it casually, they will have no credibility. No one can go far without credibility."
"Well, that's easy. When the route is announced, we will start to prepare. First, we will resettle the two villages. Then, we will consider the replacement of the 500 mu of land. Everything will be ready in three years."
The Patriarch of the Zhou Family said.
Naturally, they did not dare to oppose the road construction of the Tang dynasty. Moreover, the road construction of the Tang dynasty did not seem to cause them much loss. Once the road was completed, they could also gain some benefits. At least, it would be much more convenient for them to travel in the future.
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