Chapter 226 Chapter 198 The Miracle Man

Du Wei was full of pride and ambition.After all, as a man, he suddenly has a province in his hands, a large territory, and thousands of people.With power in hand, it is inevitable that there will be a kind of pride that wants to do a big job. However, he faced many problems. In terms of finances, although Du Wei is not short of money now, but from the past, there are indeed a lot of places to spend money!Without the extortion from the Nanyang United Kingdom, it really wouldn't last long just relying on the income from the business in the imperial capital. ... The geographical location of the Desa Province is considered to be the most frontier in the northwest of the empire.

The Kilimaro Mountains on the west side of the Roland Continent are like a natural barrier, running through the continent from north to south, stretching for thousands of miles. This is the western barrier of the empire. But just here in the northwest, there is a small "gap" in the Kilimaro Mountains. This gap is the only one on the Kilimaro Mountains and is called the "Northwest Corridor". This northwest corridor is also the only way for the empire to reach the deserts and grasslands in the northwest.The entire Northwest Corridor pierces the Kilimaro Mountains...not a narrow path, but a big gap.

This corridor is tens of kilometers long, the widest part is ten miles, and the narrowest part is the entrance of the corridor facing the desert in the northwest, which is also more than two miles wide. It can be said that the Kilimaro Mountains blocked most of the wind and sand in the northwest for this continent, and also blocked the alien race on the grassland behind the desert. And this gap is a strategic location! When Du Wei first came to this world when he was young, he had read some geographical information. At that time, he naively felt that the situation in the Northwest was not difficult to solve.

As long as a city or a large military fortress is built on the location of the northwest corridor, some troops are stationed all year round, and this corridor is firmly controlled...then why worry? But later, Du Wei realized that his thoughts were too naive! Building a city wall on this gap, or a city like a military fortress... This kind of idea is really absurd.Because there's a big problem here: water! People need water, horses need water! Not to mention the big ones, even if you build a military fortress that can only accommodate 20,000 troops... Where will the daily water for 20,000 people come from?

There are no running water pipes in this world!The Northwest is an arid land, with few rivers and dry conditions for most of the year.It is only slightly relieved during the rainy season.In most places, only wells can be used to collect water. What's more difficult is that the Northwest Corridor is a gap in the Kilimaro Mountains!Geologically speaking, there are layers of rock below the ground!Not to mention rivers, even if you want to dig a well to get groundwater, you can't do it! If a military fortress is built here, the water for tens of thousands of soldiers can only be transported by carts and horses every day!

It is impossible for a person to not drink water for a day!Especially in such an arid region! Drinking water for tens of thousands of people is transported by carts and horses every day...it's scary to think about it! It is simply impossible! Therefore, building a defensive military fortress on the northwest corridor is simply empty talk. The empire's approach is to establish several small-scale checkpoints along this corridor.In this way, once something happens, these checkpoints can serve as a warning.By the way, these checkpoints belong to the Northwest Army. And out of this northwest corridor, there is a desert outside, and behind the desert is the alien race in the grassland.

And inside... is Du Wei's Desa province! Du Wei knew very well that given the seemingly incompatible relationship between the Northwest Army and the Empire, and the fact that he just came to the Northwest, don't expect the checkpoints in the Northwest Corridor to protect him! In fact, he has always suspected that the Northwest Army actually colluded with the aliens on the grassland and the horse thieves in the desert! In this way, the province of Desa is almost unreservedly exposed to the minions of hostile forces!Although it was too barren before, neither horse thieves nor grassland aliens seemed to have much interest in this place.

But now that I am here, if I want to do something big, the first thing is to solve my own defense problem! In Du Wei's view, the geographical location of the capital city of Giliar City made him dissatisfied.This city is far away from the northwest corridor and backed by mountains. It is safe, but neither the transportation hub nor the coverage of the entire Desa province is enough to take on the heavy responsibility of the capital city. Now that he has given up on the maintenance of the city and decided to build a new city, Du Wei searched the map for a long time and finally selected a place.

Loulan! This name is the same as a city in a legend of the Western Regions that Du Wei knew in his previous life.But here, the difference is that Loulan is the name of a lake. Loulan Lake. Walking through the northwest corridor to the territory of the empire, you are facing the main road that you must pass.This is a very good place. It is very rare to have such a lake in the northwest region, and the lake is not small in size, and there is also snow water flowing down from Mount Kilimaro all the year round to supplement the water source. Many caravans going to and from the northwest will choose to pass by here, replenish the water source of the caravan in this lake, and then move on.

With a water source, there is no need to drink the somewhat bitter groundwater.According to the knowledge of Du Wei's previous life, the reason why the groundwater in this area is bitter is that it often contains some substances that are harmful to the human body. "We will build the new capital city here!" After Du Wei pointed out the location on the map, everyone in front of him frowned. "My lord." The first person to speak was Philip, the future staff that Du Wei is optimistic about, and he has become more and more confident: "My lord, with all due respect, if we build a new city, the cost will probably be astronomical..."

"Don't worry about finances." Du Wei said lightly: "Fortunately, everything is lacking here, but stones are the most indispensable. It is not difficult to use local materials. I have calculated that if it is built according to a medium-sized city in the south, the preliminary It is estimated that we need about 4 million gold coins, which already includes the cost of relocation after construction. In this ghost place in the northwest, everything is very cheap. This is a good place. If it is not financially tight in the northwest, I’m afraid a new city has already been built here.” "I don't doubt your wealth." Philip shook his head: "Millions of gold coins, I believe you can afford it with your financial resources. But what I am worried about is a series of problems in the future..." After speaking, Philip stood up, walked to the map, and pointed at it: "I have three concerns. First, if you can see that this place is a transportation hub, my lord, then others can also see it! , the Northwest Army, they are not stupid! Once a new city is built here, it will be a threat to them all, because the establishment of a new city by the Loulan Lake will strengthen your control over the Northwest Desa Province... and the source of water The control of such a transportation hub, they will not be willing to be firmly controlled by you. Second... Sir, we have just arrived in the Northwest, and we have not fully controlled the administration here. After the establishment of the new city, the problem of immigration and relocation , It will be a big trouble! We are seriously short of manpower, and the relocation problem alone requires a large number of officials to work, and we... the most lacking right now is people! And the third..." Philip said cautiously: "Labor problem. My lord!" He sighed: "The population in the northwest is already sparse. Our Desa Province has a population of less than 800,000. In my opinion, building such a city requires at least Tens of thousands of laborers! Time... Optimistically, it will take at least two years to complete. In the Northwest, we can't recruit so many laborers. And if we forcefully recruit them, I'm afraid...such heavy labor will cause civil uprising , Our military strength is not enough, only a few thousand people, it is difficult to control the entire province. And in terms of food... We also don't have enough food to feed tens of thousands of laborers. Don't forget, the Northwest is a low-yield food area." Du Wei waited quietly for Philip to finish speaking, and Du Wei was not angry that this guy opposed his plan.He feels that an excellent staff member should think about problems from different angles at all times.What he needs is not the kind of servant who flatters horses. "There are many questions, Philip, and you are right." Du Wei tapped his finger on the map lightly: "But what if I tell you that I am going to create a miracle?" Du Wei paused, looking at his team, including his loyal Robert Knight, General Longbottom, Lao Yan, and George Bush, plus several disciples of Lan Hai. "Three months!" Du Wei said with a smile: "I calculated that I need about 5,000 people, and 5,000 people are enough. After three months, you will see a new city appear in this place!" Everyone was too shocked to speak. Three months to build a new city?What a joke! "Have you forgotten my other identity?" Du Wei smiled: "I am a magician. And magicians are usually called 'miracle performers'."