Chapter 452: Wengcheng (two chapters in one)
Gao Ran is a very down-to-earth guy. He decided to join the Han tribe just because he saw the strong walls of Hanyang City, which could protect his people from being killed by the enemy.
Of course, the reason could not be that simple. It must have included Youye's solicitation and introduction of the Han tribe. Otherwise, even if this guy saw the walls of Hanyang City, he would not have made up his mind.
After understanding the situation of the Gaoshan tribe, Luo Chong thought about how to arrange their accommodation. The Gaoshan tribe had more than 500 people, and Hanyang City could not accommodate them. In this case, it would be better to move them to Ruyang County for construction. There were more than 500 people, which was comparable to the Yu tribe. Putting these people there could also be used to check and balance the Yu tribe.
Of course, this is just to be on the safe side, and Luo Chong's more far-reaching consideration is that if the 500-plus people of the Gaoshan tribe and the 170-plus people of the Sang tribe can return to their hearts, their tribe will also have nearly 500 people. The total population of these three tribes is about 1,200 people. Although only half of them can engage in production, with some support from the Han side, there is no problem in building a new city.
Moreover, these 1,200 people can completely lay the foundation for the newly built Ruyang County. With this group of people as the foundation, we only need to continuously inject fresh blood in the future. In this way, this county will be established.
When the spring of next year comes, the 4,000 people of the two tribal alliances in the north will go south, and they will be stationed in Fumaguan County. Of course, if there are people who want to come to Hanyang City or Ruyang County, they can also be transferred. At that time, the three cities will be evenly distributed, which will be more conducive to the construction of the new city. Anyway, the new city will definitely need strong support from the old city.
After making this arrangement, Luo Chong asked Shu Da to take Gao Ran to the construction site in Ruyang County to have a look. If they thought it was okay, they would send them all there and settle down there. As for the winter, they could first use the excavated soil to build adobe houses.
The adobe houses are fast to build and can be heated with kangs. The houses are not afraid of fire, so there is no problem with winter. Another point is that this thing is fast to build, but it is also fast to dismantle. Just get through this winter first, and wait until the new house is built next year before moving. It is not too troublesome.
After settling the new Gaoshan tribe, the construction projects in Hanyang City were basically completed. The only project office building that was still under construction had also completed the wooden frame structure of the entire building. Next, they only needed to install some doors, windows and walls. In addition, the production of white paper in Liuyang County has also increased, so it is no problem to paste windows.
After all these were handled, Luo Chong called You Ye, who had rested for a week, to his side again.
"You Ye, how about arranging a city construction job for you this time?" Luo Chong smiled at him with narrowed eyes.
"Ah? Building a city? The chief is talking about the one being built in Ruyang County? Isn't there already a Rat watching over that place? Why would I go there? There's nothing to do there." You Ye said in confusion.
"It's not Ruyang County, but Fuma Pass. I plan to set up a county town there to accommodate the 4,000 people who will go south next year. Let's prepare now, otherwise they will have nowhere to live when they come next year. If we wait for them to build it themselves, another year will be wasted." Luo Chong explained.
"Oh, so that's it, but I'm not very good at building a house. When I joined the Han tribe, I was always running around with my brother. I'm not good at building a city." You Ye spread his hands to show that he was powerless.
Luo Chong looked at him and took a deep breath. He wanted to slap him to death. This was clearly an excuse. He just didn't want to stay in one place. It wasn't that he didn't know how to build a city. Forget it. Since this guy doesn't want to do it, even if he is forced to do it, he won't have any motivation. After thinking about it, Luo Chong fell into deep thought. Who else is suitable to be in charge of the construction of a new city?
Dashu is guarding Liuyang County. This person cannot be moved, otherwise the nearly 20,000 people in Liuyang County cannot be suppressed. After all, Dashu is a veteran figure in the Han tribe, and the clan leaders still give him face.
Shuda is supervising the construction of Ruyang County. Although this guy is a bit reckless, he has been a leader after all, so he is still smart. He has a job to do, so he cannot be moved.
Shuya is a useful talent and a veteran of the Han tribe. Luo Chong also trusts him very much, but he is the military commander. When there is no war, he has the highest rank. Now Shuda is supervising in Ruyang County. If he is transferred away, there will be no one to take care of the soldiers.
Xuetu is brave and loyal, but this guy can lead people to hunt and kill enemies, but forget it if you ask him to do construction.
The remaining newly joined clan leaders had served as leaders and managed tribes, but they had no experience in building a new city. Luo Chong did not trust them. The person who personally presided over the construction of the new city must have a high reputation in the new city. After all, he was the one who led everyone to build their homes, so he was very suitable to be the city lord, that is, the head of the new city. Therefore, it was called construction, but it was actually no different from choosing a city lord.
This made Luo Chong feel melancholy. For a while, he didn't know who to use. After careful consideration, Luo Chong finally found a candidate - Ying Rui.
The Eagle Clan had joined the Han tribe for a long time. They had enough prestige to deter and manage. Their loyalty was also good. Just look at the giant eagles they provided to send letters back and forth. The Han tribe relied on them for all information communication. If you were not sure, would you dare to use them?
But this person was not good at building cities, so someone had to be sent to assist him.
After much deliberation, Luo Chong finally decided to send Shitou and Du'er to assist Ying Rui and jointly preside over the construction of Fumaguan County. This way, there would be someone to hold the line and someone to preside over the construction. It was really a good idea.
After deciding on the candidates, the next step was the specific construction project of Fumaguan. As a town with a military purpose, the construction of this county town could not be as ordinary as other cities.
Luo Chong's idea was to find the narrowest part of the valley in Fumaguan, and then build a wall to block the road and seal the entire valley. Of course, this was not enough. If such an advantageous geographical condition was only used for defense, it would be a pity. Therefore, Luo Chong had to build another wall behind the outer side wall, and use two walls to enclose a section of the narrowest passage in the valley. This was the Wengcheng.
The urn city is a fake city. The name means to invite the enemy into a urn. Imagine that if there is only one wall, the enemy will naturally not be able to break through the wall. Luo Chong still has this confidence, but what's the use of this? Although the enemy is defeated, he will suffer heavy losses and get nothing. This is a losing business.
But with this urn city, it is different. If the enemy comes to attack, Fumaguan can completely not defend the first outer wall. Not only that, but also open the city gate to welcome them. After all the enemies are put into the city wall, the soldiers stationed on the first city wall will close the gate. In this way, the enemy can be locked in the urn city, and the next step is to catch the turtle in the urn.
Of course, it would be meaningless to kill them all after wasting so much time and effort. Fumaguan could have been completely defensive, only defending but not attacking, waiting for the opportunity to tire themselves out, and watching the turtles in the jar consume food and grass. When they had eaten up all the dry food they carried and were all starving to death, the Han tribe would open the city gate and go in to pick up the spoils.
However, these cannibal barbarians were all poor ghosts, and it was impossible to seize any property, but they themselves were a kind of resource. At that time, the captives could be directly demoted to slaves. Whether they were sent to mines or used to burn kilns and move bricks, they were all very cheap labor resources. It could be said that catching them was making money. To achieve this goal, it was nothing more than building another rammed earth wall. Compared with the benefits, which was more important, it was obvious at a glance.
The two walls formed the urn city, which could be regarded as a military fortress. Its function was not to provide a place for residents to live, so the real settlement had to be built separately.
The topography of Fumaguan is a long and narrow valley with stone cliffs on both sides. To the north, out of the valley, there is the hilly grassland where the cannibal ape was ambushed. Although it is open and the soil is good, it is a pity that there is no water source here, so it cannot be reclaimed into farmland, so the tribesmen still have to live in the valley.
To the south of Wengcheng, the county town of Fumaguan was built. There was flat land around it that was suitable for reclamation. There were springs flowing out of the mountains on both sides, which gradually gathered into streams on the mountains. Although there was less water, ditches could be dug to guide it. Finally, a large pit was dug at the foot of the mountain to hold water. According to Luo Chong's strange name, this pit should be called a reservoir.
Dig a reservoir, lead the mountain spring into it, accumulate a little to irrigate the grain fields, the flat land at the foot of the mountain can be transformed into paddy fields to grow rice, and the gentle slopes on the mountain can also grow corn that does not require much water.
These two things are lazy crops. As long as they are planted, they do not need to be managed, and the yield is not low, which can make Fumaguan self-sufficient.
At the same time, you can also plant some other things on the mountain, mulberry, hemp, pepper, vegetables, fruit trees, these are agricultural by-products, but they are also materials that the tribesmen urgently need. Let’s not talk about food. Planting mulberry and raising silkworms, feeding chickens, planting hemp, twisting ropes and weaving cloth are all things that can be used to get rich.
At the same time, if you want to raise cattle and sheep, in addition to straw as feed, you can also go to the hilly grassland outside the valley to graze. The wool produced at that time will also be a considerable income, and there will be meat to eat.
With a reservoir, there will be fields, and with fields, people can be fed, so there will be settlements.
The residence of Fumaguan is still a city, which is an independent city from the urn city. The urn city is a military institution for garrison, and this county town is a civilian residence, which also bears some self-protection purposes, but this county town has a limited population after all, and the level is not enough, so the city wall does not need to be built so high, at most it can be similar to the Hanyang City built by Luo Chong.
From the above, it can be seen that the construction project of Fumaguan is not easy. Its scale is not comparable to that of Ruyang County, but it is very cumbersome. There are two walls of the city wall, a county wall, and digging ditches to divert water from the mountain. Then run to the bottom of the mountain to dig a pond. Oh, no, that's called a reservoir. In short, there are many things to do.
But there is no need to be too anxious. Anyway, the residents will not arrive until next year. The main project to be completed this year should be the walls of the two city walls. With these walls, the safety of the valley behind will be guaranteed.
Then it is to go up the mountain to find water sources, find the stream, and dig ditches to divert the stream, and finally merge into the reservoir dug at the foot of the mountain
. As long as these are completed, it will not delay the next year's farming. Plant the land first, and then you can start building a new county during the slack season. Luo Chong sent away Youye, who was unwilling to work, and then marked all the construction plans and drawings he wanted on the map, as well as the standards and requirements of various works, and then asked people to call Yingrui, Du'er, and Shitou.
"I plan to have you build the county town of Fuma Pass. Will you go?" Luo Chong asked the three people straight to the point.
When the three heard about Fuma Pass, they had heard of it from Luo Chong once before. They also knew that this was the valley where the wild horses were rounded up. It turned out that the leader planned to build a city here. Although the three were a little surprised, they did not object to Luo Chong's arrangement.
"If you don't say anything, I will take it as your agreement. You can ask me anything now." Luo Chong looked at the three of them and continued.
"Leader, the construction of Ruyang County has already started this year. Now we are starting another one. Can Hanyang City handle the double-line construction?" Ying Rui thought about it and raised his own question, but it was also a question, which showed his attitude.
"This year, we are only building the city wall first, not starting the full construction. Moreover, there is only a little carpentry work left in the construction work in Hanyang City. The 200 slaves that have been raised in the city before now have no work to do. These people can be transferred there to build the city wall. We can't let them waste food every day." Luo Chong explained.
"Oh, then it's OK as long as there are people to do the work. I will listen to the leader and am willing to supervise and command them." Ying Rui thought for a while and nodded, thinking that what Luo Chong said was not a big problem.
So Luo Chong looked at Du Er and Shi Tou again, "What about you two? Do you have any questions?"
"Leader, you said before that you would build a city wall there, but the city wall needs so much soil. Where can we get it? Do we need to dig a moat? But there is no moat there." Shi Tou scratched his head and asked.
"Well, this is a good question. There is no need to dig a moat. There is really not much water there. The soil needed for the city wall can be taken from the hills and grasslands outside the valley. You can collect soil with confidence. You can even cut the hills into plains for me. There is plenty of soil there." Luo Chong said while tapping the valley entrance on the map.
Why did Luo Chong choose this place? Because there is really a lot of soil. What is a hill? To put it simply, isn't it just a big pile of soil? Anyway, it will be piled up there. It is better to take it to build the city wall.
(End of this chapter)
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