Chapter 779 Wucheng Construction Progress

   At noon on May 22nd in the fourth year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao, who traveled thousands of kilometers all the way, finally brought 100 fifth-rank court guards to the construction site of Wucheng.

  The construction site of Wucheng is very large in scale. When Qu Mao came to the construction site of Wucheng, the first place he arrived was under the city wall under construction in the northeast corner of Wucheng.

Since Yicheng Territory took over the territory of the main mainland and the total number of residents reached more than 430 million, ordinary residents of Yicheng Territory did not recognize Qu Mao's identity as strongly as before in the Holy Land of Yicheng Territory, especially in the eyes of free people .

At present, on the Wucheng construction site, there are more than 120,000 high-level soldiers stationed on duty for defense. Even though the Wucheng construction site is inside the Jierhou Kingdom, after all, Wucheng is very important to the Yicheng territory army. Important, so the Army did not dare to be careless.

  After the 120,000 high-level soldiers arrived at the Wucheng construction site, they immediately took on the task of patrolling and guarding the outermost areas of the Wucheng construction site, and almost all high-level soldiers patrolled regularly and at fixed points.

   When Qu Mao led 100 fifth-rank palace guards to the outer edge of the city wall at the northeast corner of the Wucheng construction site, he was discovered by patrolling high-ranking soldiers when he was about one kilometer away from the city wall construction site.

   Soon, a high-ranking warrior troop sent a small team to inquire. Qu Mao greeted him. The high-ranking warrior team quickly recognized Qu Mao's identity as the lord of the Yicheng territory, and immediately saluted Qu Mao.

   Qu Mao asked: "Your team leader, ask your chief: See if Mr. Kong Ming is still building a construction site in Wucheng."

  After the team leader left, an officer soon walked up to Qu Mao, bowed his hands and saluted Qu Mao: "My lord, Master Kong Ming has been stationed in Wucheng for a long time, and he hasn't left yet.

  The chief of his subordinates revealed: Master Kong Ming has received a letter from Her Majesty the Queen of Tassel Duchy, knowing that you are coming here for inspection, so I am waiting for you here. "

   Qu Mao nodded and said: "Okay, the high-ranking fighter team will continue to patrol according to the established route, you take us to find Master Kong Ming, and try to walk through some construction sites along the way.

   While looking for Kong Ming, we looked at the construction progress of various projects. "

  Kong Ming obviously roughly guessed the direction Qu Mao came from, so the distance from the construction of the city wall at the northeast corner of Wu City is not far.

  Under the guidance of the officer, Qu Mao saw Kong Ming after only walking past the construction site of three buildings.

  Kong Ming walked up to Qu Mao, waving a goose feather fan, and said, "My lord, the journey has been exhausting.

  Master, do you eat first or rest first? "

   Qu Mao glared at Kong Ming, and said, "Kong Ming, take a break, it's still half an hour away from meal time. Let's take a look at the construction progress of Wucheng first, and then you can share with me the results of your survey.

  I didn't come out for sightseeing, but came out to inspect the construction project of Wucheng. "

Kong Ming shook his goose feather fan, found a chair, helped Qu Mao get off his horse, let Qu Mao sit on the chair, and then said: "My lord, there are 120,000 high-level soldiers in Wucheng, and the expeditionary force has been reorganized." There are a total of 210,000 third-tier fighters and fourth-tier fighters.

   On the construction site of Wucheng Port not far away, there are still 180,000 people in the navy.

On the two construction sites, a total of 140,000 ordinary residents of the Jierhou Kingdom, 50,000 ordinary residents of the Luanshan Hou Country, 80,000 ordinary residents of the Bertier Hou Country, 30,000 ordinary residents of the Wang Zhanhou Kingdom and Abyss Hou Country, and 30,000 ordinary residents of the Tassel Principality gathered in total. There are 200,000 ordinary residents, and a total of 500,000 ordinary residents serve as ordinary labor and rest at these two construction sites.

  A total of 510,000 people are included in the army and navy, and a total of one million people gather at these two construction sites. The construction of Wucheng and Wucheng Port is progressing very fast. It is expected that the enclosure of Wucheng City Wall will be completed in mid-June.

Once the outer wall of Wucheng is successfully enclosed, the army troops can be stationed in Wucheng after integration. The army camps, city halls, reservoirs, ditches, sewage pipes, etc. in the inner city can also participate in the construction of Wucheng. Further speed up the construction of Wucheng.

   That is to say, in the middle and late June, the army that has been reorganized in the territory of Yicheng can directly enter Wucheng, and the speed of army integration can also be accelerated.

  The subordinates estimate that by the end of July, the army in Yicheng territory will be integrated, and all the troops prepared for expeditionary operations can be stationed in Wucheng. "

   Qu Mao nodded and said: "This progress is not bad, the integration of the army in the past two months has been a bit slow.

  However, the construction in the city may have to last for several years.

  Let's go, don't sit here and chat, let's talk while walking. "

  Kong Ming waved his goose feather fan, accompanied Qu Mao as he walked towards the interior of Wucheng, and said: "My lord, we need, and the problem we are facing is not only the internal construction of Wucheng.

  The subordinates have walked around the periphery a few times these days. There are 3 army exits in the periphery, and there are only 3, so we must arrange for the army to station at these 3 exits.

  Once the army has stationed 3 troop exits, the area between the 3 troop exits and Wucheng is an absolutely safe area. Therefore, the subordinates are thinking that the capacity of Wucheng to accommodate troops may greatly exceed your expectations.

  Assuming that the three military fortresses are built as military fortresses like Aikou Pass, they can be regarded as satellite cities of Wucheng. Even if we don't build a grand pass like Aikou Pass, for the sake of safety, we have to build semi-permanent military bases at at least 3 military exits.

  Even just the garrison can ensure a large area inside as our safe garrison. It is not used to arrange the army, but it can also be used to arrange the family members of the officers. It is roughly estimated that there is no problem in arranging 200,000 to 500,000 family members of the officers. "

   Qu Mao was speechless: "Damn it! Kong Ming, arrange 200,000 to 500,000 military officers' family members. Even if a village accommodates 500 people, that's 400 to 1,000 villages."

Kong Ming smiled and said: "My lord, the vast land between the three military exits and Wucheng is not a problem to arrange 3,000 villages, not to mention only 400 to 1,000 villages. This is still a calculation to ensure more than 10 units of cultivated land per capita. .

  Arranging the families of military officers in the surrounding area can make the army more stable on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can also reduce the pressure on the family members of the officers in the Holy Land. Why not do it?

  The idea of ​​the subordinates is that the family members of the officers will still reclaim the cultivated land and engage in normal agricultural production, but we do not collect their production tax, which can be regarded as a benefit for the army officers. "

   Qu Mao nodded, and said: "Let's move in the troops first, Wucheng Port..."

  Kong Ming said: "My lord, you can relieve the fatigue of the journey first, and then my subordinates will take you to inspect the construction progress of Wucheng Port."

   Qu Mao nodded and said: "In that case, I will draw the construction planning drawings of the three military exits to build the pass overnight tonight, and you can talk to me about the terrain when you have lunch later."

  Kong Ming waved his goose feather fan and said, "Yes, my lord, I am happy to help."

  (end of this chapter)