"Then let's start from now."
As soon as Lin Ke finished speaking, a busy scene suddenly appeared over the ruins of Jerusalem.
Representatives from various denominations began to gather their respective religious believers to start preliminary discussions and planning strategies for rebuilding Jerusalem.
The Hebrews were numerous, and several master craftsmen immediately put forward their suggestions.
"The city wall is the part that needs repairing the most. With the city wall, we can occupy a large area in advance! This will be more advantageous for us!"
"But cleaning the sanctuary area will also take a lot of time, we should start there first!"
"According to my observation, if all the rubble around the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is cleared away, it will be at least three stories high. With the current staff, the removal work will take at least half a month."
"Or should we restore the water supply first? Without water, workers can't work for long and residents can't return."
"After all, our water and food are now supplied by Holy Egypt. I am worried that after a long time, Holy Pharaoh will probably stop it."
Of course, in addition to the Hebrew people, three other groups of people also began heated discussions.
Different voices, different plans, everyone sticks to their own opinions and refuses to give in.
The debate lasted for two full hours without reaching a conclusion.
In the end, Lin Ke had to intervene personally and work out a compromise plan.
"Divide into four teams, each responsible for an area."
“The northeast corner was taken care of by the Hebrews, including repairing the walls and the main streets.”
“The southeast corner is given to the Eastern Sect, who are responsible for cleaning up the sanctuary area and restoring the market.”
“The southwestern corner was taken over by the southern tribes, including repairing houses and basic water conservancy facilities.”
"The northwest corner is under the charge of our Arab friends from the desert, who focus on the construction of storage and food distribution centers."
After the plan was finalized, each team immediately started working.
However, the actual difficulties are far more severe than imagined.
Although the Hebrew team had the advantage in numbers, they faced a shortage of building materials.
Most of the original stones were destroyed or misappropriated during the siege, and the nearby quarries had been abandoned for many years due to war.
One of their master craftsmen smiled wryly: "We are lacking so much."
“Not only stone, but also qualified wood, lime and metal.”
"Without these, it would be difficult to build simple houses, let alone rebuild the city walls."
"But where can we find these things now?"
The situation of Eastern sects is even more difficult.
Although they are proficient in construction skills, their numbers are small and each person has to clear hundreds of kilograms of rubble.
An elderly believer touched his old wound and sighed: "At this rate, I'm afraid our day of worship will be a long way off."
"unless...... "
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a representative covered in dust.
"Unless what?"
The old man continued: "Unless we can get support, more manpower, more supplies."
"But our kingdom is far away on top of a high mountain in the east, and a round trip would take too long."
“I’m afraid by then, it will be too late.”
The old man shook his head, his tone full of helplessness.
The southern tribes encountered another problem.
Although they succeeded in repairing several springs, they were unable to bring the water to higher places in the city due to a lack of engineering technology.
Their representatives could only face the anxious gazes of their tribesmen helplessly.
"The water can't be brought to higher places. Our technology is not capable of that."
"What should we do now?"
However, in comparison, the Arab team is in the most difficult situation.
In addition to their small numbers, they also have to overcome language barriers and unfamiliarity with urban construction.
While other teams were barely able to complete part of their assigned tasks, the Arabs were usually not even halfway there.
The Arab team leader looked gloomy.
They had already sent two messengers to the Righteous One, but this had made their numbers even thinner.
A very ordinary task seems extremely difficult to complete for them.
"We have too few people. At the current rate, I'm afraid it will take us several years to complete the basic cleanup of the designated area!"
"By then, the Hebrews will have already begun decorating their Church of the Holy Sepulchre!"
This is indeed the case as he said.
With their advantages in numbers and technology, the Hebrew team has made rapid progress and has completed the cleanup of some of the ruins.
"We must do our best to hold on until the Righteous Lord arrives!"
"Everyone, work harder!"
In contrast, other teams tried their best but achieved limited results.
The Eastern Church tried to send messengers back to their country for help, but it was unlikely to be effective in the short term.
Although the southern tribes successfully opened up some water sources, progress was slow due to a lack of building materials.
The Arab team faced a dilemma: their main labor force was barely enough to maintain basic cleanup work, let alone any substantial reconstruction.
As time went on, the gap between the teams became more and more obvious.
The Hebrews had cleared a small area, but the Arabs were still struggling with how to move the huge stones.
Although the Eastern Order designed an ingenious plan to restore the sanctuary, it was unable to implement it due to lack of manpower.
The southern tribes finally built a water diversion channel, but due to lack of maintenance manpower, the channel was blocked again.
Nan Tong looked at Lin Ke at this time and asked with some confusion.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh."
"Jerusalem was originally the city you conquered. Why did you let these guys divide it up in this way?"
"I am a little confused."
Lin Ke raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "It's only been an hour now."
“You see, people can do so much in such a short time.”
"It's a pity that these things are so insignificant."
When Nan Tong heard this, he just shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am confused."
Just when Lin Ke was about to speak again, the four representatives gathered in front of Lin Ke again to appeal.
"Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh, we have something to tell you!"
"Although we agreed to the rules, the reality is far from what we had originally imagined!"
“The Hebrews, with their numerical advantage, have almost monopolized the fastest-progressing reconstruction projects.”
"According to this trend, the competition for the right to use the holy land has already lost its suspense!"
They spoke earnestly and looked anxious.
Indeed, despite everyone's best efforts, the results vary greatly due to differences in initial conditions.
The Hebrew team has now accumulated enough "points" to almost ensure priority use of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the future, while other teams can only get limited pilgrimage opportunities even if they try their best.
At this time, Lin Ke spoke slowly.
"Did you forget something?"
“Whoever contributes the most to the reconstruction of Jerusalem should have more management rights.”
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