Law of the Devil Chapter 198: [The miracle maker]

Chapter 198 [The Miracle Man]

Du Wei is full of ambition. After all, as a man, he suddenly has a province in his hands, a large territory, and thousands of people. Power is in control, and it is inevitable that there will be a kind of lofty sentiment for wanting to fight.

However, he faces a lot of problems.

As far as finances are concerned, although Du Wei is not short of money now, he has never seen it. There are really many places to spend money! Without the extortion of the Nanyang United Kingdom, the income of the Imperial City's business alone would not really support it for a long time.

The geographical location of Desa province is the most frontier of the northwest of the empire.

The Kilimaro Mountains to the west of Roland's mainland is like a natural barrier, so it runs through the continent from north to south for thousands of miles.

This is the western barrier of the empire.

While it is in the northwest, there is a small "gap" in the Kilimaro Mountains.

This breach is the only breach in the Kilimaro Mountains, known as the "Northwest Corridor."

This northwest corridor is also the only way the empire leads to the deserts and grasslands of the northwest. The entire Northwest Corridor pierced through the Kilimaro Mountains ... not a sheep-gut path, but a big gap.

This corridor is tens of kilometers long. The widest place is ten miles, and the narrowest place is the corridor entrance to the northwest facing the desert. It is also 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 aliens on the grassland behind the desert.

The gap is strategically important!

Du Wei, when he was young in this world, had seen some geographic information. At that time, he was naive to think that the situation in the Northwest is not difficult to solve.

Just in the northwest corridor. If you build a city or a large military fortress, and station some troops all year round, if you firmly control this corridor ... So what are you worried about?

But later, Du Wei realized that he was really naive!

To build a city wall in this gap, or a city like a military fortress ... this idea is really ridiculous. Because there is a big problem here: water!

People drink water, horses drink water!

Don't say the earth, even if you build a military fortress that can only hold 20,000 troops ... the daily water for 20,000 people. Where did it come from?

There is no water pipe in this world! The northwest is arid, with scarce rivers, and it is dry for most of the year. It can be alleviated only slightly during the rainy season. In most places, only wells can be used for water.

What's more difficult is that the Northwest Corridor is a gap in the Kilimaro Range! Geologically, there are rock layers below the ground! Not to mention the river, even if you want to drill wells to get groundwater, you can't do it!

If you get a military fortress here. The water used by tens of thousands of soldiers can only be transported by vehicles and horses every day!

It is impossible for a person not to drink water for a day! Especially in this arid area!

The drinking water of tens of thousands of people is transported by horse and cart every day ... it's scary to think about it!

It's impossible!

So, building a defensive military fortress on the Northwest Corridor is nothing more than empty talk.

The way the Empire Land works is. In this corridor, several small checkpoints were established. This way, if something goes wrong, these sentry cards can serve as a warning. By the way, these checkpoints belong to the Northwest Army.

Out of this northwest corridor. Outward is the desert, and behind the desert is the steppe alien.

Inward ... is the province of Desa in Deauville!

Du Wei is very clear that with the Northwest Army ’s divorced relationship with the empire now, plus that he has just arrived in the Northwest, do n’t expect the few checkpoints in the Northwest corridor to protect himself!

In fact, he always suspected that the Northwest Army was actually a stranger on the grassland. There are collusion among those 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 here before, neither the horse thief nor the steppe aliens seemed interested in this place.

But now you come here, and if you want to do something, the first is to solve your own defense problems!

From the perspective of Dewey, the location of the capital city of Gilliard is not satisfactory. The city is far from the northwest corridor and backed by mountains. Safety is safe. But whether it is a transportation hub or the entire Desa province. Are not enough to assume the heavy responsibility of capital cities.

Since the maintenance of this city has been abandoned, and he is determined to build a new city, Dewey has searched on the map for a long time and finally chose a place.

Loulan!

The name is the same as a legendary city in the West by Dewey. But here, differently, Loulan is the name of a lake.

Loulan Lake.

Walking through the Northwest Corridor into the Empire, it is located head-on near the main road that must pass. This is a very nice place. In the Northwest, it is very rare to have such a lake, and the area of ​​the lake is not small. There is also snow water flowing from the Kilimaro Mountain to replenish the water source.

Many caravans travelling to and from the Northwest will choose to pass here, replenish the team's water in this lake, and then move on.

If you have water, you don't need to drink the bitter groundwater anymore. According to Dewey's previous knowledge, the groundwater in such areas is often bitter because it carries harmful substances.

"Let's build the new capital city here!" After Du Wei pointed down on the map, everyone in the team in front of him frowned.

"Master." Philip was the first to speak, and Du Wei's optimistic future staff has become more and more confident: "Master, IMHO, the cost of building a new city will be an astronomical figure ... ... "

"Don't worry about finances," Du Wei said indifferently. "Fortunately, everything is lacking here, but the stones are the most lacking. It is not difficult to obtain materials locally. I have calculated that if you build the city in the middle In this case, a preliminary estimate is that we need about four million gold coins, which includes the cost of resettlement after construction. In this ghost place in the northwest, everything is cheap. This is a good place. If it is not in the northwest, it is financed here If you are nervous, I am afraid that a new city has been built here already. "

"I don't doubt your wealth." Philip shook his head: "Several millions of gold coins, I believe you can afford it as an adult. But what I worry about is a series of problems in the future ..."

Speaking, Philip stood up, walked to the map, and pointed on it: "My worries are three points. First, you can see that this place is a transportation hub, then others can see it. Northwestern aliens, Northwestern army, they are not stupid! Once the new city is built here, it will be a threat to them, because the establishment of the new city by Loulan Lake will strengthen your control over the northwestern province of Desa ... And the control of water sources! Such a transportation hub, they would not be willing to hold you firmly. Secondly ... sir, we have just arrived in the northwest, and we do not have full control over the administration here. After the establishment of the new city, The problem of immigration and relocation will be a big trouble! We are seriously understaffed. The relocation problem alone requires a large number of officials to work, and we ... the most lacking is the people! And the third ... "

Philip carefully said: "Labor problems. My lord!" He sighed: "The population in the Northwest was originally scarce. Our Desa province has a population of less than 800,000. In my opinion, building such a city It takes at least tens of thousands of laborers! Time ... optimistically estimated that it will take at least two years to complete. In the Northwest, we can not collect so much labor. If forcibly recruited, I am afraid ... such a heavy labor will cause In the case of the people's revolution, we have insufficient military power. There are only thousands of people and it is difficult to control the entire province. In terms of food ... we are not ready to feed the tens of thousands of workers. Do n’t forget that the northwest has low yield Region. "

Du Wei quietly waited for Philip to finish, and Du Wei was not angry with this guy who opposed his plan. He feels that a good staff member should think about the problem from a different angle at any time. He doesn't need the kind of follower who pats a horse.

"There are many questions, Philip, and you are right." Du Wei's finger tapped on the map lightly: "But if I tell you, am I going to create a miracle?"

Deweyton looked at the group of men under him, including his loyal Robert Knight, General Longbottom, Lao Yan, and George Bush, plus a few Blue Ocean disciples.

"Three months!" Du Wei laughed. "I figured it out. I need about five thousand people. Five thousand people is enough. Three months later, you will see a new city appear in this place. ! "

Everyone was speechless.

Building a new city in three months? Just kidding!

"Did you forget my other identity?" Du Wei smiled. "I'm a magician. A magician is usually called a miracle-maker."