Chapter 883 885 New City Construction
"Of course there aren't any, it's just that most of them have failed, whether it's the new varieties developed by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences or the planting areas built by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Military, none of them have been successful. Only the new cities built by the Fifth Corps near Jincheng and the Xinshan Corps near Qinshan have survived, and each new city supports a population of hundreds of thousands." It's not that other legions have not built new cities, but it's not easy to defend the cities, and they all ended in failure.
"Back then, when the end of the world came, the army rescued in time, and a large number of people survived. But now there are mutant beasts and invaders outside, plus natural disasters happen frequently, and the government can no longer support such a large population." Chang Qing sighed. If not for the fact that many resources of Tianhe were secretly transferred to the seven strongholds, the death toll in the safe zones of the seven strongholds would have been tens of thousands higher in the past two years.
"How could this happen? The earth is clearly expanding, and edible wild animals and plants are everywhere!" Rong Xianxian was puzzled.
"The wild environment is dangerous and it is difficult for ordinary people to set foot in it. Most of the military and mercenaries are stationed in various secret and dangerous places to obtain the resources therein and guard the dangerous barriers. In the many years since the end of the world, because they have been fighting on the front lines, the number of military and mercenary fighters has been decreasing every moment. Our fighters have a low casualty rate, with hundreds of casualties every year. Ordinary people living in safe areas are relatively safer, especially in the past few years when childbirth was encouraged, and the new population has increased a lot."
"The lack of combat personnel has made it difficult to expand the city. The safe planting area in each safe zone is limited, and there is naturally a shortage of food. In the past few years, more than a dozen new cities have been expanded, but most of them have fallen due to invasions of monsters. Only those two remain." Chang Qing said as he pointed to the new cities that had been built and then fallen and showed them to Rong Xianxian.
"Are there any restrictions and requirements for building a new city? Does the ownership of the new city belong to whoever builds it?" Ning Qingyun looked at Chang Qing.
Before, Rong Xianxian asked Hai Siren to look up some information that she was eager to know, and she had not yet learned about the information on the construction of new cities and the food crisis.
"In theory, there are no restrictions on expanding new cities. As long as you have the strength, you can do it. The government will not provide any support, whether it is financial or manpower, the builders need to figure it out on their own. Moreover, building a new city is not only a matter of construction, but also of maintaining it. The initial investment in manpower and financial resources is very high. In the past, several forces had to give up in the process of building a new city because their rear was unstable."
"From the policies currently published, whoever builds the new city will be in charge of it, and all matters within the city will be decided by the builders. As for what form it will take in the future, it's hard to say!" Chang Qing took out the policy document on the expansion of the new city and handed it to Ning Qingyun.
"Xianxian, what do you think?" Ning Qingyun finished reading the document and handed it to Rong Xianxian.
"This document was just issued this year. The plan to build a new city has been started for several years, right? Is this the new policy this year?" Rong Xianxian asked.
"Yes, many people starved to death last winter, and the food crisis has become more serious since the beginning of this spring. Riots have occurred frequently in the safe zones, and in many places there have even been tragedies of cannibalism. The officials of the major safe zones are suffering. As long as new cities are built, labor will always be needed. So, at the joint request of the heads of the major safe zones, this new policy was issued to increase the enthusiasm of all major forces to build new cities!" Chang Qing replied.
"I have food. If we want to defend the city, Qingyun, do you have any city-protecting formations among the ones you have accumulated?" Rong Xianxian looked at Ning Qingyun.
"Yes, but there is only one finished product at the moment, and the others are semi-finished products. If you want to make finished products, you have to collect more materials." After Ning Qingyun finished speaking, his spiritual sense invaded the storage ring on his hand to check the materials.
"One is enough. Chang Qing and Huo Ye have collected a lot of materials over the years. Let's go to the material library and look for it. If we can't find it, we can also post a list to look for it."
"Do you want to build a city?" Ning Qingyun asked.
"Well, I have food here. I can't just watch the people starve to death. I'm reluctant to donate it to the government or distribute it to the people for free. It's better to build a city. Not only will it respond to the official policy, but we will also have more places to stay!" There is not a small amount of spiritual rice, wheat and fruit stored in Rong Xianxian's misty space, but it is not inexhaustible.
However, as Rong Xianxian's strength increased, the usable area in the foggy space became larger and larger. The space she used to grow spiritual herbs and Ganoderma lucidum only occupied a small part of it, and large areas of space were not used.
As long as these spaces are utilized, they should be able to feed a large population.
"Okay, building our own city is safer than on someone else's territory. We don't have to worry about the city defense formation. The first thing we should consider is the site selection. Where do you want to build the city?" Ning Qingyun asked.
"Do you remember the secret realm with the barrier when we just came back?" Rong Xianxian asked.
"Of course I remember. It's full of dangers but also rich in resources. It's a treasure land! But it's too dangerous there. It might not be easy to build a city there. Even if a new city is built, it will be difficult to defend it." Ning Qingyun believed that the secret realm was not a good place to build a new city.
"Of course it's not suitable inside the secret realm. I'm talking about outside the secret realm. There is a very vast area outside the secret realm. The geological environment of that area is stable and the spiritual energy is abundant. I think it is a good choice to build a new city there! What do you think?" Rong Xianxian and Ning Qingyun discussed.
"That area is suitable, but it is remote and transportation is inconvenient. If we want to trade materials or daily necessities with other safe zones, the cost will be too high." Ning Qingyun pondered.
"I remember you made a teleportation array before. Why don't we just install a few teleportation arrays then?"
"The teleportation array in my hand has a limited transmission distance, and the number of people that can be teleported at one time is limited. In addition, the materials used for the array are scarce. It would be a waste if it is used as a means of transportation!" Ning Qingyun smiled helplessly.
(End of this chapter)
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