Chapter 508 Stunned Tree (Please vote and subscribe)
This kind of village is similar to the village of Qin and Han Dynasty, and also like the early old residential area. The architectural style is not important. What is important is that this kind of residential area has a circle of public walls, and the entire residential area has only one entrance for people to enter and exit. In fact,
the early residential areas did refer to this idea. For example, in a certain city, the names of those residential areas are basically still called so-and-so villages.
The village envisioned by Luo Chong is also like this. All residents are arranged neatly, and then a few lanes are left. The surrounding houses or walls form a simple defense fortification, and finally only one entrance and exit is left.
Such a village layout can not only prevent some small wild animals, but also prevent attacks from outsiders. More importantly, it can circle the entire village for easy management and control.
The number of people does not need to be too large. Each village, that is, a village, can have about a hundred households. However, in terms of distribution and expansion direction, Luo Chong still chose a place close to the canal. After all, even if it is far away from the river bank, it is better to have a canal to facilitate irrigation of farmland.
Of course, there is another way, which is to draw an artificial river and then distribute all the villages along the banks of the artificial river.
To build houses and inner walls, whether it is made of fired bricks or directly with rammed earth, soil is indispensable. So where does the soil come from? It is originally a plain, and it cannot be dug randomly. It just so happens that two villages are responsible for one section of the river. When the village construction is almost completed, the artificial river in this section is almost dug.
After that, just divert a few small canals to divert the river water to the farmland. There is also another advantage of doing this, that is, a water transportation network can be established between the villages. Although it is a small artificial river, there is no plan to run any large ships. It is mainly used to run some small boats used by vendors, even bamboo rafts.
In this way, vendors from all over the country can go to various villages along the river to sell goods. Even if the transaction volume is not large, it is better than the villagers going to the city to attend the market. Villagers who live far away have to walk for at least half a day to go to the city, and it takes another half a day to come back. A whole day is gone just to buy something, which is really a waste of time.
After making up his mind, Luo Chong quickly turned it into a concrete plan. Liuyang County will continue to transport people out this year, but these people will still be under the jurisdiction of Liuyang County.
The artificial river runs from east to west, with a width of ten meters and a depth of four or five meters. Each section of the river is dug by two villages, each digging the half close to itself, and taking soil on the spot to build houses and inner walls.
The starting point of the artificial river extends eastward from the existing canal on the bank of Liuyang River. Don't waste too many people on it in the early stage, after all, the land around the city also needs people to cultivate.
Luo Chong's plan is to prepare to divide ten villages to the east first, five on each side of the river, each village with 100 households, a total of 1,000 households, to be honest, these people are still a little too few. If you want to dig the river and build a village in a short period of time, you will need the help of the city. Of
course, in order to complete this plan, Luo Chong naturally can't be stingy with this help. You know, it's just an investment now. When these villages have output, the return will be much more worthwhile than the investment.
Besides, such a village is a river dug on flat land. No matter how well the river is built, it is impossible to have too many paddy fields. If rice cannot be planted, wheat, corn, sorghum and other crops must be planted. In this way, the wheat planting of the Han tribe can also develop earlier.
In terms of manpower, if the number is insufficient, the newly found foreign tribes can also be found to help. The wages and other things will be paid by the city, and all the tools will be paid by the county.
Luo Chong quickly handed over this task to Dashu and asked them to focus on the project of expanding the village this year.
Another point is that there must be a bridge on this artificial river, and it must be an arch bridge, and the bottom must be able to sail, so that it will not delay the sailing and facilitate communication between the two sides.
If this kind of bridge is built in the river, it is of course difficult with the current technology of the Han tribe, but the current situation is different. The Han tribe can completely build an arch bridge on flat land and then divert water into it, that is, build a bridge on dry land and fill the bridge with water.
In this way, even a more complex bridge can be built with the technology of the Han tribe as long as there is no interference from water.
"Chief, are there any specific requirements for the task of expanding the village to the east, such as when to complete, how many villages to expand, and how far to dig the artificial river?"
After Luo Chong introduced the plan in detail, Da Shu also asked his own questions.
Luo Chong thought about it and said something that almost made Da Shu drop his jaw.
"It depends on your ability. If you have the ability, dig this river to the Rushui River for me, and use this artificial river to connect the three counties of the Han tribe. Then I will give you a great achievement."
Da Shu was petrified on the spot... (⊙_⊙;)... From Liuyang County to Hanyang County, the distance in between takes seven or eight days to walk, which is more than 100 kilometers. Digging a river of hundreds of kilometers, oh my god, no, I feel a little dizzy.
Let's not talk about how big the project is. Just look at the villages along the river. How many people are needed. Now even if all the people in Liuyang County are pulled to the riverside, they can't connect to the Rushui River. My task is too arduous.
However, Luo Chong also saw what Da Shu was thinking, so he stood up, patted his shoulder, and said comfortingly,
"You don't have to worry too much. Our river was originally dug in sections, and it's not that your Liuyang County will be responsible for the entire river.
The several counties that Hanyang County has allocated this year have not been built yet, and they will definitely not be able to help without two years of work. It will take at least a year for Ruyang County to spare manpower.
You should do it yourself this year. After a year or two, I will let those two counties start digging rivers and building villages. At that time, we will dig from both ends to the middle, and dig in three sections. Sooner or later, we will be able to connect the two rivers. What are you afraid of? I haven't given you a time requirement. Just do it first, and use as many people as you can."
Da Shu was relieved after hearing what Luo Chong said. Otherwise, if he was asked to dig this artificial river of hundreds of kilometers by himself, he was afraid that he would not be able to see the day when the two rivers were connected until he died.
After arranging the task of building the village, the only thing left for Luo Chong to do was to build a professional shipbuilding workshop in Liuyang County.
The Liuyang River is wide, with a surface of 100 meters. It flows to the Daze Lake and the Jinsha River, and flows to the southeast through Wuxia. It is east of the grassland lake, but the Han tribe knows nothing about that vast land.
Where did the tribes in the south come from? Why did they work so hard to migrate north? How many people and tribes are there there? Are there any other slightly more advanced civilizations? Even if they are nomadic tribes like the Nian tribe, there must be some.
Assuming that there are really many tribes in the southeast that understand farming techniques, the population there will definitely not be small, and population is exactly the resource that the Han tribe needs most, and of course land is also.
Although the Han tribe is not yet capable of occupying the area with its current strength, it is a good idea to send a fleet down the river to gather intelligence downstream, to see the local conditions and customs of the lower reaches of the Jinsha River, and to collect information on the geography, hydrology, climate, etc., so as to prepare for the future occupation of the Han tribe.
If you want an inland river fleet that can cope with any situation, a professional shipyard is essential.
(End of this chapter)
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