Some people were busy fetching water. Some of them were holding broken wooden buckets, and some were holding chipped earthenware jars.
They were very careful when taking water, for fear of spilling a drop.
The Tan family army also attached great importance to this artificial river. Every few hundred meters, there would be soldiers guarding it to prevent anyone from causing damage or throwing garbage into the river.
After observing the area, he said to Tan Junyan, "The river is well managed, and the people have convenient access to water, but the city walls are not well managed."
"It's too short and not wide enough."
"Double the width and height!"
"Double it for each!" Tan Junyan was shocked.
The current city wall is eight meters wide at the bottom, six meters wide at the top and thirteen meters high.
If the width and height are doubled, the width of the top will be twelve meters!
Especially the height, which reaches an astonishing 26 meters.
Even the wall of the imperial city is less than 26 meters high!
It is more than 20 meters high and even siege ladders cannot climb up. It can definitely effectively resist foreign invasion.
"Build high walls and store up abundant food!"
Wang Yan smiled slightly and said, "Come on, take me to the city gate."
Tan Junyan nodded slightly and said to Fan Yin and Shi Xiong who were walking in front, "Let's go to the north gate."
…
Soon, Wang Yan saw the huge ancient city gate.
I dismounted and went forward to observe. I saw that it was made of wood. Although it was a bit old, it was very sturdy.
The wood should be carefully selected, hard and resistant to decay.
But wood is wood, and it is far less strong than metal.
After looking at it for a while, he said to Tan Junyan, "After the new city wall is built, this gate will not be usable. It must be replaced."
Tan Junyan nodded slightly, "That's easy. Just select some wood and have the craftsmen make it."
"Wooden ones won't work. Wood has limited defensive capabilities."
"The city walls should be built like iron bars, and the city gates should keep up. We can't use this kind of wood anymore."
Wang Yan pondered and continued, "If I give you enough steel and coal, can you make a more defensive metal door yourself?"
"Make a metal door!"
Tan Junyan sweated profusely again.
"Of course we can, but this is a city gate. The amount of steel required for a gate is staggering."
"As long as you can do it, I'll take care of the steel."
Wang Yan pointed and said, "Both sides of the city gate must be reinforced during construction."
"The foundation needs to be deep, and the cement-sand ratio needs to be adjusted, with more cement and less sand. More steel bars should also be used, otherwise they won't be able to support the heavy metal door."
Tan Junyan nodded and said, "Okay, since you have a way to get the steel, then we will do as you ask."
"General Tan is so good!"
Wang Yan grinned and pointed outside the door, saying, "There's a watchtower built high on the hill outside the city."
"There can't be just one watchtower; build it wherever it's suitable."
"With the watchtower and telescope, we can know in advance if the enemy attacks."
"The lookouts can use walkie-talkies or fireworks to notify you, allowing you to prepare for the enemy. This will be beneficial and not harmful."
"Watchtower!"
"Why didn't we think of building a watchtower before?"
"It has to be you. Your thinking is truly beyond ordinary people."
"With the watchtower, we can know the enemy's movements in advance, so we don't have to worry about being attacked by surprise."
Tan Junyan's face was full of amazement, and her admiration for Wang Yan increased a little more.
"I'm really good."
Wang Yan said as he jumped on his horse and said, "Let's go for a walk outside the city."
There was a relaxed smile on his face, but in fact, the pressure in his heart was as heavy as a rock.
As more and more people flock to Pengshui City, the population may reach one million or even more in a while.
A population of one million, that's a huge number.
We cannot let them be displaced or go hungry; their food, clothing and shelter must all be properly addressed.
In order to defend against the surrounding powers, it is necessary to build strong city walls and arm the Tan family army to improve combat effectiveness.
Each item requires a huge amount of capital investment, and it seems that the company is on the verge of collapse. If the auction is not held, it will not be able to sustain it.
But it takes some time just to promote the auction.
If it really doesn't work out, I can only look into loans when I get back.
I just don’t know how much I can borrow.
If there is less, it won't have any effect.
Wang Yan was thinking about the funding issue and inadvertently walked out of the city gate and looked at the mountain that had been blown up before.
Seeing that the color of the mountain was wrong, he subconsciously said, "Why are your mountains a little red?"
“That’s Red Clay Mountain…”
Tan Junyan began to explain,
"In addition to red soil mountains, there are also loess mountains and brown soil mountains, which are all very common."
"But there is only this one colored mountain near our Pengshui City, and it's not very big."
"Colored mountain, red soil mountain!"
Out of curiosity, Wang Yan drove his horse towards the collapsed red soil hill.
I got close, dismounted, and grabbed a handful, feeling that it was very heavy.
Although it looks like soil, soil is definitely not this heavy.
After observing it for a moment, his eyes lit up, "Could this be... rare earth!"
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