Chapter 393 (Please vote and subscribe)
Four counties make up a county. It may be a little small at present, but there is no way to expand the territory with a sparse population. If you want to expand the territory, you can only wait until there are more people before occupying it.
This era is still very dangerous. There are ferocious beasts and foreign savages. Who knows whether they are good or bad? So you can't expand blindly. The land you occupy must be valuable. In the early stage, you must build a city. Even if there is no brick and stone wall, at least it must be rammed earth.
However, considering the current population growth, Luo Chong couldn't help but feel troubled. The population growth in the new city area is very stable. Fixed markets are used to attract population, and then those people are recruited by recruiting laborers.
Now this strategy has seen results. Small tribes in the north and south are joining one after another. Even the Ling tribe in the swamp has established a relationship with the new city. Luo Chong has also sent people to infiltrate the interior. If the patriarch of the Chai clan can complete the task assigned by Luo Chong and teach the Ling tribe the planting and breeding techniques, then the Han tribe will definitely gain great prestige in their hearts, and it will be just around the corner to conquer them.
At present, the new city is still in the initial stage of construction, and the population growth is stable. However, Hanyang City worries Luo Chong, because the population of the surrounding tribes has been absorbed by him. It will undoubtedly be more difficult to obtain more population.
Where to find people? This is a problem. If we really expect this group of people to have another life, then we don't have to do anything. Even if they can give birth to a child a year, it will take more than ten years for the child to grow up. How many decades does Luo Chong have to waste with them...
The sun outside the window gradually sets in the west. Luo Chong sits in the room and taps the table with a pencil from time to time, thinking about the next plan in his head.
Where to find people? Most of the population west of Hanyang has been incorporated into his command. Although it is not ruled out that some smaller tribes may still exist, the total number will definitely not be too many. Even if a team is sent to search, it will not be able to gather many people. Within half a month's journey to the west, it will be good to gather another 5,000 people, at most a county town.
There should be quite a few people in the south and north. For three years, Luo Chong has been wandering around the east-west latitude, but he has not explored much at both ends of the meridian. Moreover, the direction of the meridian is exactly the direction of the river. Maybe he can explore by water?
"Well, this should be feasible."
The more Luo Chong thought about it, the more he felt it was right. Humans must need water to survive, so they will naturally not be too far away from the river. So as long as they take a boat and search along the two banks, they will definitely find those tribes they have never met. These are all people.
After thinking about it carefully, Luo Chong quickly decided on this plan. This is the fastest way to increase the population. The investment is relatively small. It only needs a few small boats to do it. It is definitely a cost-effective deal.
"Well, let's start it in the spring of next year." Luo Chong couldn't help thinking.
In the next few days, Luo Chong hardly left the house. He kept drawing various designs in the house until he finished the drawings of the lantern and the office building. However, after thinking about it, he put the drawings of the lantern back into the drawer. There was no time to produce a large amount of glass this year, so it was better to use oil lamps and candles for the time being.
With the finished drawings, Luo Chong found the guy Mu Tong in the wood processing factory.
"Come, take a look at this, the last building in Hanyang City. There will be no other work after this is finished." Luo Chong said and put a stack of drawings in Mu Tong's hand.
"Wow! Is this the drawing drawn with pencil and white paper! It's really detailed." Mu Tong exclaimed immediately after taking the drawings.
But after he finished reading the drawings, he couldn't help but frown. It wasn't because he couldn't understand them. The drawings drawn by Luo Chong were very detailed, from the overall renderings to the floor plans, cross-sections, and the required parts, as well as the size of each column and beam. The level of detail was complex enough to be described as complicated, but Mu Tong understood them all.
As a professional carpenter, after reading these drawings, Mu Tong's head would immediately have corresponding three-dimensional graphics, which was no different from modeling. This was caused by his occupational disease. It was for this reason that he was more and more surprised, and was shocked by the complex structures and the final grand and spectacular renderings. Was this all done by the leader? !
"Leader, the building you drew has five floors, and it's all made of wood. Can it be built? Will it fall down?" Mu Tong asked doubtfully.
"Of course it can be built. How can it fall down? As long as you strictly follow the size and method on the drawing, I guarantee it can be built." Luo Chong answered affirmatively.
"Really? But our brick-concrete school has only three floors. If it's that high, won't it fall down?" Mu Tong said in disbelief.
"Yes, you said it yourself. It's a brick-concrete structure, so its building weight is much greater than that of a pure wooden structure. That's why I chose a wooden structure. A five-story building is far from the end for a pure wooden structure.
In addition, I decided to use a wooden structure because there is more wood and it doesn't need to be burned. Secondly, because there is this wind turbine, you can process it faster. And I don't want to delay this building for too long. It must be completed before winter at the latest. Do you understand?" Luo Chong explained to Mu Tong.
"Yes, I understand. It's because wood is lighter, so it can be stacked higher, right?" Mu Tong scratched the back of his head and asked Luo Chong for confirmation.
"Hehe, you are right to understand it this way. It's because wood is lighter. So, when do you plan to start construction? The tribe has other things to do next year, so this matter can't be delayed. The sooner the better." Luo Chong reminded.
"It shouldn't be a problem. I can ask people to find suitable logs to use as pillars first. It won't be too late to do the rest after the pillars are erected. But chief, when do you plan to dig the foundation trench so I can have a plan."
"The foundation digging will start tomorrow. You can immediately find someone to find suitable materials. But I want to remind you that you can make these wooden structure parts in the factory first and then assemble them. It will only take a few days to erect the entire building, just as easy as a child playing with building blocks." "
Chief, what are building blocks?"
"It's not important. Just remember what I said. Start preparing the parts now. The drawings will be left with you. If you don't understand something, come and ask me. I will arrange for them to build the foundation." Luo Chong couldn't help but hold his forehead. How did he say building blocks so easily?
"Yes, chief, take care."
(End of this chapter)
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