Chapter 767: Continental Merger
On a new day, Zhou Xu got up and practiced Tai Chi as usual. After having breakfast, he started a new day's work in the 'Qinzheng Hall'.
Originally, he planned to stay in the imperial study for a while.
But later, with the arrival of Huo Qubing, more desks were added. During the period, relevant personnel were transporting documents and issuing instructions, and people were often walking in and out during work, which made his imperial study seem a bit small.
So after the winter came, Zhou Xu ordered people to clean up another hall and named it "Qinzheng Hall".
The meaning is self-evident, it is to remind ourselves to be diligent in handling government affairs and not to slack off.
After the internal space suddenly became more spacious, it felt much better, and my mood became much more relaxed. At the same time, when the staff walk in and out, they no longer have to worry about bumping into the desks or the documents piled on the side.
Just then, a personal soldier rushed in.
"Your Majesty, there is a letter from Huangsha City via carrier pigeon."
Taking the small bamboo tube, Zhou Xu pulled out the cork, poured out the internal letter and took a look.
The above content is very simple, in one sentence, the two continents have officially merged.
Zhou Xu was not surprised at all by the news. He estimated the time in his mind, and it would be around this winter.
Compared with before, the two continents have now been completely merged into one, which naturally greatly facilitates their transportation.
But conversely, some of the work after the merger will undoubtedly increase.
To this end, he also plans to lead the team personally to explore.
"Qubing, I have to go to Huangsha City next. You can handle the documents here slowly according to the situation. If you encounter any important documents that you cannot handle, send a messenger to Huangsha City."
"I obey your command."
After their Majesty left, the work pressure that fell on him must have been even greater.
But Huo Qubing had no complaints about this arrangement made by their Majesty.
During this period of time together, Huo Qubing has clearly realized that their Majesty is very diligent in government affairs, and now that he is going out, it must be for important matters.
Here, it is worth mentioning that although they now have a more efficient means of communication such as carrier pigeons, the profession of messenger has not been eliminated.
The fundamental reason is that pigeon messaging is too insecure.
To put it simply, the principle of carrier pigeon delivery is to use the powerful homing ability of carrier pigeons to deliver letters.
But carrier pigeons themselves are not powerful birds, and they are prone to encounter various accidents during the process of delivering messages.
For example, the weather. Some severe and extreme weather can easily take their lives.
Not to mention the birds of prey in the sky that see them as prey.
In addition, some hunters or even enemies may shoot them down, which can be said to be full of unstable factors.
So although pigeon carriers are highly efficient, they are definitely not safe and can only be used to deliver less important information.
This is also the case in ancient China. Whenever there was important information that needed to be delivered, they would use an express train of 800 miles, even at the cost of several horses dying along the way, instead of using carrier pigeons to send messages.
After all, if a carrier pigeon fails to deliver information in time due to an unexpected situation, it can easily delay important matters. If it falls into the hands of the enemy, the consequences will be even more serious.
After making simple arrangements for the affairs of the Qinzheng Palace, Zhou Xu took his personal guards and rode fast horses all the way to Huangsha City.
Since they could take the shortest route directly through Xishan City, their overall movement efficiency was undoubtedly much faster.
Almost a year has passed since he last came to Huangsha City.
During this year, as one of the key developed cities in the New World, the entire factory area in Huangsha City has now taken shape, and it is quite spectacular at a glance.
Huangsha City, which is developed as an industrial city, is divided into three major areas according to Zhou Xu's development plan.
Its largest core area is the factory area where various factories gather.
In addition, the remaining two areas are the residential area for the city’s residents and the commercial area where various shops are located for commercial trade. For the city’s residents, it is also a semi-entertainment area.
Compared with factory areas, the construction of residential and commercial areas is simpler.
The interior construction of the residential area is mainly divided into two parts, two-thirds of which are built into dormitories and rented to workers working here at relatively cheap prices.
The remaining one-third is used to build better single-family houses with higher rents, which are rented to people with more money and higher requirements for living comfort.
As for buying a house? It doesn't exist.
To put it nicely, you can buy the house for thirty years, but in essence it is just renting.
After all, according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the ownership of all houses and land belonged to Zhou Xu alone, and the people in the country only had the right to rent them, and there was no such thing as buying and selling.
As for the commercial district, it’s even simpler.
After dividing the internal streets, simple storefronts are built on both sides, and merchants can be arranged to move in. To put it bluntly, the main purpose is to meet functionality rather than pursuing how beautiful or exquisite the building is.
Let's get Huangsha City running stably first. As for these problems, they can be gradually rectified later once labor and financial funds are freed up.
After briefly inspecting the situation in the city and taking a rest, Zhou Xu quickly headed straight for the junction of the two continents.
Needless to say, when these two continents were pieced together, a large area of land was filled in between, which expanded the plain area outside Huangsha City a lot.
Of course, the filled-in land is not all plains. After all, the old continent was originally connected to the top of the mountain.
If I just took it like this, it would definitely be weird, or a little abnormal.
According to Zhou Xu's idea, when the continents are pieced together, some mountains should be filled in.
As it turned out, his guess was correct.
After crossing the slightly barren plain, they soon arrived at the foot of a large mountain.
Before Zhou Xu arrived here, the soldiers stationed in the garrison camp on the mountain had already come down to investigate.
According to their walking speed, it would only take about two and a half hours to reach the foot of the mountain from the garrison camp. Once a mountain road is opened in the future, the efficiency will be even higher.
Listening to his subordinates' reports and looking at the mountain in front of him, Zhou Xu already had some ideas in his mind.
[We can set up a military fortress here. Mountains are easy to defend but difficult to attack, so it is a good place to set up defenses. If a war breaks out in the future, even if all the cities on this side of the New World fall, this fortress can rely on the advantage of the mountains to contain the enemy's offensive! ]
[Besides, this is also a major transportation route connecting the two continents. Should we build a town at the foot of the mountain to facilitate the transportation of troops? ]
[Forget it. Let’s not do it. This place is not far from Huangsha City. Building another town here is too cost-effective. Let’s just build an inn at the foot of the mountain.]
It was completely out of habit. Zhou Xu's thoughts were already drifting away as he thought about what was going to happen next...
(End of this chapter)
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