"World Announcement: Congratulations to China's player Ouyang Shuo for successfully promoting the Great Xia Dynasty to the Great Xia Dynasty, becoming the first lord in the world to ascend to the throne. Special reward: three homo sapiens, 10,000,000 gold coins, and a mysterious gift!"
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Gaia was as generous as ever, and the reward was very special.
Ouyang Shuo did not think too much about the three homo sapiens. He gave them to Han Xin, Li Jing, and Huo Qubing to ensure their safety.
The 10,000,000 gold coins reward could slightly alleviate the financial pressure of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Just before the New Year, the Great Xia Bank, the Great Xia Commercial Bank, and the Great Xia Agricultural Bank were established one after another. With the establishment of the three banks, it would be of great help to the dynasty's macro-control.
The court could use silver as a medium to absorb the scattered funds in the hands of the people. They could then lend to corporations, merchants, and farmers, using the power of capital to promote rapid economic growth.
What Ouyang Shuo looked forward to the most was the mysterious gift.
When the Great Xia Dynasty was established, Gaia had also given Ouyang Shuo a mysterious gift, the "Basic Information Atlas of Planet Hope". It made many of Ouyang Shuo's decisions lean towards Planet Hope.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Ouyang Shuo for obtaining a mysterious gift. Do you wish to receive it now?"
"Receive!"
"System notification: Starting to draw a mysterious gift …"
"System notification: Congratulations to player Ouyang Shuo for obtaining a special item. You have obtained an" Imperial Death Talisman ". Congratulations!"
"Imperial Death Talisman: After use, you can choose any NPC emperor to die immediately."
Ouyang Shuo could not help but gasp after reading it. This item was like a bug that could kill without leaving a trace. Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo carefully kept it in his pocket.
Ouyang Shuo would not use this talisman unless it was a critical moment.
After receiving the mysterious gift, Ouyang Shuo was about to leave the hall to participate in the promotion ceremony when he heard a system notification.
"System notification: After the Great Xia Dynasty has been promoted to a dynasty, the capital, Shanhai City, has been given a chance to relocate. Do you wish to relocate it now? Friendly reminder: The relocation area is limited to the Lianzhou Basin. "
Ouyang Shuo was stunned. He did not expect such a thing.
In fact, as the dynasty's territory continued to expand, the discussions about moving the capital had never stopped. Those who proposed moving the capital believed that Shanhai City was located in a corner of the southwest coast of the Huaxia Region, far away from the Central Plains. Although there was no threat of security, it was not beneficial to the surrounding territories and was not conducive to strengthening the monitoring of the local provinces.
Moving the capital to the Central Plains was a good choice.
Especially in Gaia's last update, it had removed the setting of conquering a territory's city being the same as conquering a territory. Some ministers suggested that Luoyang could be made the new capital, with Shanhai City as the secondary capital.
Ouyang Shuo had always been noncommittal towards this.
Shanhai City, which was located in the Lianzhou Basin of the South Sichuan Province, was indeed a corner of Huaxia. However, the territory of Great Xia was not limited to Huaxia itself.
If one were to consider the situation of the world, with the development trend of the Great Xia, no city would dare to say that it would be able to remain at the center of the empire.
Including the Southern Border, Shanhai City was located at the center of the North and South.
Moreover, Great Xia was founded on the ocean, and they viewed the control of the sea as one of the foundations of the dynasty. As a seaport city, Shanhai City had a natural advantage, which was something that inland cities like Luoyang could not compare to.
Of course, Shanhai City's current position was indeed somewhat awkward.
Firstly, as the capital, Shanhai City was too close to the coast. It was only separated by a canyon. Although it had the satellite city of North Sea City, the city guards, and the royal fleet to protect it, it did not give people a sufficient sense of security.
Secondly, Shanhai City's north side was backed by a cliff.
In the early stages of the territory's development, the existence of the cliff had indeed protected Shanhai City's safety. However, as Shanhai City continued to prosper, not only did the city's interior develop, even the area outside the city began to develop.
To a certain extent, the existence of the cliff had hindered Shanhai City's development. Now that Gaia had given Ouyang Shuo a chance to readjust, it could not be any better.
"Relocate!"
Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate.
"System Prompt: Please select your relocation location."
Looking at the miniature map of the Lianzhou Basin, Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate. He directly tapped on the grassland in the middle of the Lianzhou Basin and placed Shanhai City in the middle of the basin.
To the north of the city was the beautiful Blessed Lake.
As such, not only could Shanhai City be far from the coast, but the grassland was also vast and flat, giving Shanhai City sufficient space to expand.
It would be more than enough for Shanhai City to develop into a modern city in the future.
"System Prompt: Relocation location confirmed, would you like to relocate now?"
Ouyang Shuo was stunned. He asked, "The center of the grassland is where Blessed City is. What will happen to Blessed City after Shanhai City is relocated there? Will it disappear? "
"System Prompt: Blessed City will be relocated to Shanhai City's current location."
Ouyang Shuo then calmed down. "Relocate."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two cities instantly switched positions, as if the stars had shifted. The entire process took less than five seconds. Everyone in the two cities, including Ouyang Shuo, did not feel anything.
To Gaia, it was just a matter of exchanging a set of data.
"System Prompt: Relocation complete. After being promoted to the capital of the dynasty, Shanhai City has one more chance to mirror. Would you like to activate the mirror now? "
"What does that mean?" Ouyang Shuo did not understand.
Of course, Ouyang Shuo understood the term 'mirror'. If one were to look at it from the name alone, it seemed to be duplicating Shanhai City, doubling the size of Shanhai City.
This gift was too much.
After six years of construction, Shanhai City had reached its current scale under the condition of acceleration. If the buildings in the city were to be included, the value would definitely not be less than 100 million gold coins, or even more.
That was not the added value.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo did not believe that Gaia would be so generous.
"System Prompt: The so-called mirror is using Shanhai City's current city walls, streets, and municipal pipe network as the blueprint to replicate an empty city with only the city walls and main roads for the second development of the territory."
Ouyang Shuo was relieved.
For example, in reality, if the government wanted to build a new city district, whether it was a residential area or a commercial office building, it would be the work of the real estate developers. The government's responsibility was to build the municipal roads and connect the municipal pipe network, such as water, electricity, communication, and gas.
Gaia's mirror was to complete all the things that the imperial court of Great Xia wanted to do in one go.
Even so, it was still a super big gift.
As the central city of the world, Shanhai City was the center of attention. Its population had long reached the upper limit, and the imperial court had no choice but to take coercive measures to restrict the influx of foreigners into Shanhai City.
Now that the city had been expanded to twice its original size, and with Shanhai City's highly developed real estate development level and unparalleled attraction, the new district would soon prosper.
The imperial court could rely on auctioning land to earn a huge amount of money.
Before the mirror, Shanhai City was the largest city in the world. After it was expanded to twice its original size, it was almost the same size as Shenzhen in the real world. For an ancient city, it was indeed exaggerated.
If not for the fact that industrialization had already started and was constantly accelerating, the management level of the ancient city would definitely not be able to support such a huge city.
Ouyang Shuo could already imagine that in the near future, bicycles and railcars would replace livestock and horse carriages in Shanhai City.
Shanhai City was about to enter the era of steam.
Almost instantly, Ouyang Shuo made up his mind to not blindly develop the new district. Instead, he had to formulate a unified plan. It would be a new industrial district or a new steam district.
In the future, the old district of Shanhai City would still maintain the charm of the ancient buildings, while the new district would be an industrial experimental field. He wanted to recreate a new industrial city that would be filled with the roar of machines.
Ancient and modern would be perfectly blended in Shanhai City.
Just the thought of it was fascinating.
"System Notification: Mirror completed. Adjustments can be made to the city's plan. Please make a request for adjustments."
Ouyang Shuo thought for a moment and made five requests.
First, connect the Friendship River and Qiushui River to the Blessed Lake.
Connecting the rivers and lakes would be equivalent to rebuilding a water network. In the future, the Blessed Lake would not only be a leisure destination, but also the largest inland port. It would handle goods from all over the world and continue to maintain the prosperity of Shanhai City.
Second, move Monarch City to the center of the city, crossing the old and new districts.
Because of the integration of the three cities, Great Xia's Monarch City had always been located in the northwest corner of the city. In the past, it was fine with the protection of the cliff, but now that the city was moved to the plains, they had to consider the safety of Monarch City.
From a defensive point of view, it was very necessary.
Shanhai City was located in the center of the basin, and Monarch City was located in the center of the city. It was also in line with the status of a capital city and the etiquette system. Crossing the old and new districts showed that Ouyang Shuo valued the new district and treated everyone equally.
Third, move the military work area in the old district to the new district.
The military work area was the pioneer of the empire's industrialization. Moving the military work area to the new district was the first step in setting the tone for the development of the new district.
The military work area in the old district would be standardized as a university town.
The renamed [Capital University], [Military University], [Imperial Normal University], [Imperial Academy of Arts], and other institutions of higher learning would all be located in the university town.
Fourth, move the Industry Department, Commerce Department, Transportation Department, Asset Management Department, Great Xia Commercial Bank, Great Xia Agricultural Bank, and Shanhai City's government offices to the new district.
The imperial court had to be the first to develop the new district. Only then could the citizens feel at ease.
The Imperial Guard Camp would also be adjusted. There would be an Imperial Guard Camp at each of the four corners of the city. Together with the Barren Land in Monarch City, there would be enough space for five legions.
Other than the First Legion stationed in Monarch City, the remaining four legions would all be moved to the four corners of the city.
This arrangement protected the safety of the capital to the greatest extent. It also showed the citizens that even though the capital was placed on the plains, it was still as stable as Mount Tai and they could sleep at ease.
At this point, the adjustment of the city came to an end.
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