Ouyang Shuo only smiled at the debate on the forum.
Ouyang Shuo didn't mind, but that didn't mean the others didn't. Even the members of the Mountain and Sea Alliance were shocked by Bai Xiaosheng's prediction. They hurriedly sought confirmation from Ouyang Shuo.
Among the members of the Mountain and Sea Alliance, Baihua and Feng Qiuhuang were the most anxious. Their territory had long been promoted to a third-grade county city and was steadily advancing to a first-grade county city.
Ouyang Shuo naturally wouldn't hide anything. He explained the changes to the county city in detail from the start of the promotion mission so that everyone could prepare in advance.
After Ouyang Shuo finished speaking, the Alliance channel fell silent. They didn't expect the promotion mission to be so abnormal. After the promotion, the county city had changed so much that they were caught unprepared.
Ouyang Shuo might have easily completed the four promotion missions, but he wouldn't have been able to complete any of them in other territories. Needless to say, it was an almost impossible task. For the Chamber of Commerce to settle in, Shanhai County was only able to establish a relationship with the Cui Family Chamber of Commerce because of Yingyou. It was pure luck. For the Cultural Festival, it was even more exaggerated. There were no hidden buildings like the Mazu Temple in other territories.
The last one, the Corps Trial, looked the simplest, but it wasn't simple at all. The 2nd Division was the most elite division in Shanhai County. If they could barely complete it, there was no need to mention the other territories.
To put it bluntly, the other territories didn't have a foundation like Shanhai County.
Fortunately, other than Baihua and Feng Qiuhuang, the other territories still had a long way to go. They had a long time to prepare.
Taking ten thousand steps back, they would be promoted as long as they completed two missions. There was no need to be too demanding.
Supreme Court District, Lingxi County.
The four beauties gathered in the backyard and digested the information they had just received.
Baihua sighed and said, "The promotion mission of the county city is really despairing!"
"What's there to be afraid of? We'll cross the bridge when we get there," Hong Ying said casually.
"Although the territory advancement quests are random, it's still the same. Shanhai City's four quests are of great reference value. We can start preparing for them now," Qingyi said.
"That's right!"
"The Breeze Pavilion in Dali can be in charge of the Recruitment of Virtuous Persons and the Entry of Chambers of Commerce. They are very famous in Dali. Even if they don't look for historical figures, it shouldn't be difficult for them to establish a connection with a chamber of commerce."
"Okay, I'll write a letter to Big Brother later." Qingyi's analysis gave Bai Hua some confidence.
"It shouldn't be a problem to leave the [Legion Trial] to General Zhang Liao. The last [Cultural Festival] will require us sisters to plan."
Based on Qingyi's analysis, it wouldn't be too difficult for Lingxi County to complete at least two missions.
"Alright!" Violet giggled and walked over. She stroked Cyan Yi's head and said curiously, "Tell me, what is Little Yao's brain made of? How can it be so smart? An unsolvable problem, in her words, instantly became simple. "
"Sister ~ ~ ~" Qingyi pouted and acted like a spoiled child. Her style suddenly changed. In an instant, she changed from a calm and intelligent female Zhuge to a next-door little sister.
Luoyang District, Luofeng County.
Compared to Qing, Hong, Purplish and White, Feng Qiuhuang had a much more difficult time.
Only after leaving her clan did she truly understand how heavy the burden on her shoulders was. It was so heavy that she almost couldn't breathe.
If it wasn't for her strong character and unyielding stubbornness, she might not have been able to hold on.
In the blink of an eye, four months had passed since that cruel show of forcing her to abdicate the throne.
Under her leadership, Luofeng County regained its vitality.
The only flaw was that Lingxi County caught up and replaced Luofeng County's position in the Mountain and Sea Alliance.
In the battle of Changping, she had used the information she had received to successfully subdue the valiant general Wang Bei.
Subduing Wang Bei meant that the army was no longer Luofeng County's weakness. She could now devote herself to the internal affairs of her territory.
Apart from that, with Wang Bei, Luofeng County would be able to play a greater role in the next battle.
Although she didn't know much about military affairs, she was still very confident in internal affairs. After years of being influenced by what she saw and heard, coupled with her years of experience in the real world, she wasn't someone to be trifled with.
Even so, Feng Qiuhuang didn't have much confidence in the promotion mission.
She really wanted to compete with Bai Hua for the promotion to a Rank 1 County City. It wasn't that she had any opinions about Bai Hua, but as an outstanding female player, she couldn't accept it.
"I might have to use that hidden chess piece!" Feng Qiuhuang muttered to herself.
The next day, Ouyang Shuo was listening to the report on the city wall design from the School of Architecture in his study.
Old Li's design overthrew the outer city wall that Ouyang Shuo had previously planned for Shanhai City. Instead, he used an entire outer city wall that encompassed the Shanhai District, Pool District, and Friendship District, forming a huge city.
There was a certain distance between the three cities, ranging from 10 to 15 kilometers. Ouyang Shuo had purposely left it as a strategic buffer zone. Now, all of them were surrounded by the city wall.
The west side of the outer city wall was the same as the west side of the second city wall in the Shanhai District. The north side of the outer city wall was the same as the north side of the Friendship District. The east side of the outer city wall was the same as the east side of the Pool District.
As a result, the entire city wall was 25 kilometers from east to west and 30 kilometers from north to south. It covered an area of 750 square kilometers, which was the size of nine Tang Chang 'an Cities.
Compared to Ouyang Shuo's initial plan of 100 square kilometers of Shanhai City, it was 75 times bigger.
Because it had to be connected to the existing city wall, the outer city wall was designed to be 12 meters tall and 6 meters wide. It was very different from Tianfeng City's city wall design.
"This is crazy!"
"If we don't design it this way, the integration of the three cities would just be empty talk. In the hearts of the commoners, how can we be considered as citizens of the same city if we are not under the same city wall? "Old Li's attitude was firm.
"But Old Li, have you ever thought about it? According to your design, the city will be integrated into one and the area will be large enough, but the city's defense will be weakened? How can such a narrow city wall match the status of the future capital city? Not only that, according to this design, the core area will be at the corner of the city. Once the enemy invades, they can easily attack the Marquis's Mansion. "Ouyang Shuo was a little emotional.
"Ouyang, don't be too emotional." Sun Xiaoyue came out to smooth things over and explained, "Actually, we've already considered your concerns when we were designing."
"What do you mean?" Ouyang Shuo tried his best to calm himself down.
"If we're talking about the city's defense, the future Shanhai City is indeed not strong. It barely passes. However, a city's defense needs to be evaluated in a larger context. Think about it, the Lianzhou Basin has long been regarded as your exclusive property. It will be yours sooner or later. With the characteristics of the Lianzhou Basin's terrain, everything will be fine as long as you can see the Southern Guard Pass. No one will be able to attack. If that's the case, is Shanhai City's defense really that important? If the enemy really breaks through the Southern Guard Pass, no matter how thick the city wall is, it will be of no use. "
"But …"
"Also," Sun Xiaoyue did not give Ouyang Shuo a chance to refute and continued, "As for the problem of the core area being shifted to the corner of the city, it is just your idea of being the ruler of the city. Think about it, in a modern city, it is very normal for the political center to not be at the center of the city. "
Ouyang Shuo did not know whether to laugh or cry. Why did the idea of being one with heaven and man, the phenomenon of heaven and earth, the emperor as the ruler, and a hundred ministers to serve him become the dregs of feudalism in Sun Xiaoyue's eyes?
Thinking about it carefully, Sun Xiaoyue's words did make sense. With the characteristics of the Lianzhou Basin, Ouyang Shuo did not believe that anyone could attack the foot of Shanhai City. If that really happened, it would really be the end of the road for him.
Ouyang Shuo did not expect Sun Xiaoyue's strategic vision to be so good. As for himself, he really did live up to the saying, "You don't know the true face of Mount Lu, only because you are in the mountain."
"Xiaoyue, what you said does make sense." Ouyang Shuo did not want to lose face.
"That's for sure!"
"Alright, we will build according to this design. How much work will it take? " “
The amount of work is not as exaggerated as you think. " Sun Xiaoyue reassured Ouyang Shuo and said, "The outer city wall only needs to be built on three sides, with a circumference of 85 kilometers. Excluding the three sections of the city wall, the actual length of the construction is only 69 kilometers. The amount of work will be about four times that of the second city wall in the Shanhai District."
Ouyang Shuo nodded and asked, "What about the barbican? Did you take it into consideration? "
"Of course. According to the design, the outer city wall needs at least 20 gates, and the main city gates also need 11 or 12. Every main city gate must be built with a barbican. Apart from that, we will build a water gate at the junction of the Friendship River, Qiushui River, and Canyon River to ensure the safety of the city. Also, in order to facilitate the communication between the three districts, we will add at least seven to eight bridges across the river. "
Ouyang Shuo's scalp went numb. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright. Xiaoyue, you can directly contact the construction department and prepare the detailed project budget and progress plan. Then, coordinate with the finance department to allocate the project funds. At the same time, contact the civil affairs department to conscript the corvee. We must finish building the city wall before the spring sowing next year."
Such a huge project would cost a lot of money. Ouyang Shuo was thinking of withholding a part of the December revenue for the auction, but now it seemed that it would not be possible.
Don't forget, other than the city wall project, there was also the military lecture hall waiting to be built.
"Me? Me?" Sun Xiaoyue said with some uncertainty. She was still a little nervous in her heart. Such a huge project would not be easy to coordinate. She was a little unconfident.
"Yes, it's you, the chief commander of the city wall project." Ouyang Shuo naturally had to hand over this important project to someone he could trust. Moreover, Xiaoyue was usually a little too lazy, so he had to give her more responsibilities.
"What? You didn't even ask for my opinion and just casually told me about the task." Sun Xiaoyue muttered.
"What, you don't want to help me?"
"I'll help you. Who's afraid of who?" Sun Xiaoyue could not be provoked.
"Alright, then it's settled." Ouyang Shuo made the decision.
After discussing the city wall, Ouyang Shuo and Elder Li talked about the overall design of Shanhai City.
This was several times bigger than the city wall project. Just the design alone would involve many professions such as architecture, planning, municipal administration, and water conservancy. It would not be completed in a short time. (To be continued.)
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