Cage, Vidi, Bird, House and a dozen other people came to this legendary city and saw a pile of broken bricks and tiles. The city wall was only one person high and was already in a dilapidated state. It seemed that the original residents had demolished it to build their own houses long ago. After all, this place lacked supplies.
Seeing the arrival of a group of nobles in bright clothes, the people here did not react at all. There was no life in their dead eyes. Just like Van Buss said, this is a dead city.
There are no shops in the whole city. People barter. They probably have no money at all, so they can only do it in this primitive way. Cage walked around this small town of tens of thousands of square meters and observed the surrounding environment. To the west is a large forest, which completely covers the entire west. It seems to be millions of square kilometers. It is said that there are many barbarians living here, and there are many barbarian tribes. The east and north sides are completely empty, and the south side is Tongtas Pass. Cage carefully calculated the distance from the city to the nearest mountain, which is about ten kilometers. If it is surrounded by city walls, it should be able to completely resist the attacks of the two countries in the east and north. The whole city can be built into a square. In order to ensure the area of farmland, the whole city must be expanded to more than 50 kilometers in both horizontal and vertical directions. The terrain here can be used for construction.
"Old man, who is the city lord here? Is there anyone responsible?" Cage saw an old man with barely life in his eyes. There were only old people and women here, and no strong young people.
"Who are you?" The old man looked up at the tall boy. His gentle demeanor made him feel like a spring breeze.
"I am the lord here, and this is my territory." Cage said with a smile.
"Do you mean that you will govern this territory, including us?" The old man said with a hunched body, looking at the lord with a strange look.
"Yes, I will help you with your food and clothing in the future." Cage smiled.
"You, are you telling the truth?" The old man stood up and held Cage's hand tightly with his rough and dirty hands. House wanted to come up and shake the old man off, but Cage waved his hand and let him go.
"Yes, so old man, you must tell me who is in charge here now and who is most familiar with the surrounding environment. Only after I understand it can I build houses and let everyone live a good life!" Cage smiled at the excited old man.
"Woo, woo, I finally waited for this day. Lord, I am the village chief here. There has been no city lord here for a long time. Because I am the oldest here, I can barely serve them. Woo! Is what you said true? You want to build this place." The old man was crying. It seems that he has suffered for too long, but there is always hope that someone has not forgotten them.
"Old man, if it is convenient for you, can you introduce the situation here to me and point out the surrounding environment for me?" Cage still smiled.
The old man felt that the lord was very kind, not like the people in his memory at all. Although they were all memories from decades ago, they were still vivid in the old man's mind. "Yes, lord, I have lived in this place for 88 years. I am very familiar with every tree and grass here. I am willing to serve you." The smile of this lord was like a spring breeze that soothed the sadness in his heart and made him feel like he was back in the world.
"Can you tell me how this city became like this?"
"Yes, Lord." The old man wiped his tears and started to talk, like a storyteller. "It all started forty years ago. When I was still middle-aged, this city was barely okay. There was a large piece of land in our south where food could be grown, and the yield was quite good. It was that piece of land." The old man pointed to the distance and said, "When I was young, the barbarians were always repelled by the Lord of the City. There were endless caravans passing through here, and the city was relatively rich, so the troops were stationed here for a long time. Later, the Empire and the two countries went to war, so they abandoned this place. Most of the young people in the city were conscripted and died on the land in front. Some young people fled to other places because they were afraid of war. , this place has no merchants coming and going, and gradually became desolate. Later, almost no one cared about it. We can only rely on growing food to barely feed ourselves. Because there is no protection, the barbarians come to rob us every autumn. They only want food and will not hurt us. As long as they take away the food, but if we don't give it, they will kill people, and more people will flee. Every year we can only hide some food to cope with the annual life and dig wild vegetables nearby. We are too old to bear the long-distance migration. This is our root, and we can only stay here. If we leave here, we have no way to live. How to wait year after year, live like this. "
The old man said while crying, it seems that he has experienced too long and can't confide his inner thoughts. It's hard to meet someone who is willing to listen to him. Cage admired this old man very much in his heart. He was still full of expectations for this place for forty years, but he always wanted to escape. Is there really no way back? As long as his strength is strong enough, it is entirely possible to find a way back. As long as life keeps waiting and fighting for hope, there will be a day of success.
"Old man, please sit in the carriage and introduce the situation and terrain here to me." Cage helped the old man onto the carriage.
"Sir, how can I sit in your carriage?" The old man was at a loss. He had never sat in such a luxurious carriage in his life, let alone enjoyed such good treatment. Moreover, it was the lord who invited him to sit in the carriage, which made him feel very terrified.
"It's okay, old man, I still need you to contribute more to this place. Come on, slowly introduce to me what is on every inch of land here?"
Cage smiled and asked the driver to carry the old man around the entire area. At the same time, he ordered people to record the old man's words in detail, constantly write and draw on the animal skin, and calculate the area of the entire area.
The old man returned to the city at night with a face full of excitement. He told everyone here the good news. Everyone's heart began to be active and full of expectations.
They didn't have to wait long. After a day of anxious waiting, Cage and his team came to the town again, carried the old man on their backs, and measured the area. They used various measuring tools to continuously calculate the entire area. After about seven days of drawing, they barely finished drawing a rough map. Cage also had a golden eagle, which was the biggest tool for him to continuously scout the area.
Cage had been buried in the house, designing the entire city. Designing a city is a big job. Not only must you estimate the size of the city and the division of various areas, but you must also pay attention to the city's planning, such as drainage, water supply, and other aspects. This is a northern city, and it will be very cold in winter. You must pay attention to heating. How to heat is also a difficulty in the entire construction. Cage referred to almost all urban construction and the better cities he had seen in his previous life to plan the entire city. Now the time is very urgent. You must hurry up to build the entire city to ensure the lives of these people, and at the same time find ways to attract more people to come here, live in this place, and make this place rich.
It took a full half month to complete the general design and planning of the city. At the same time, they recruited workers from two nearby cities. The monthly income was ten gold coins, and food and accommodation were provided. Who wouldn't go for such a good thing? All the idle labor in the nearby cities were mobilized. At the same time, they also recruited special talents, such as excellent talents in engineering supervision, urban planning, etc., who could get nearly 100 gold coins every month. Who wouldn't want to do such a good thing? A large number of talents flocked to this place. At the same time, a large number of goods ordered by Cage from merchants began to be shipped one after another. Because of his good relationship with Van Buss, it was easy to pass through customs and deliver them to the place designated by Cage. Cage placed an order of nearly 10 million gold coins with them. Various materials needed to be continuously supplied to this place. The price was generally 3% higher than the market price. Who wouldn't do such a good thing to make money? Not to mention 3%, even 1% would be done. As long as it was linked to gold coins, it would be done.
Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers flocked to this area, causing some small business people to also keep their eyes on this place. With so many people needing so much food and so much demand, this kind of business must be done. The small city immediately became hot. Watson watched worriedly as the money continued to flow out, spending tens of thousands of gold coins every day, but Cage didn't seem to care at all.