God Emperor of Sword Domain

Chapter 528 River Depth
Jiang Juedian fell heavily into the dust, ending the city master battle he initiated on his own initiative.

This city lord battle came and went quickly, and the winner was decided in just a few breaths.

The faces of the city lords present all showed shocked expressions. They did not expect that a Wu Zong's strength could be so strong. It can be said that he defeated the strong Wu Zun with one move.

Some of the city lords, including Han Chengxin, originally had other thoughts in their hearts, and wanted to launch a city lord battle against Liuyun City like Jiang Juedian.

However, now they unanimously retreated in their hearts.

They thought they didn't have the strength to defeat Jiang Juedian with one move, but the young man on the stage of life and death did it. The two fingers that pinched off the holy sword were beyond their imagination. Become even more tyrannical than a holy treasure.

After Ye Xuan killed Jiang Juedian, he put all eight low-level flying swords back into the storage ring with a wave of his hand, and then turned to look at the remaining eleven city lords.

"Floating Cloud City is here, whoever wants it, just challenge it! The reason why I am willing to sit down and discuss with you is because of the relationship with the human race. If I can choose, I would prefer to choose the Sky Demon Race as my opponent, but if you Among them, if anyone wants to stop me, then I don't mind either, and I will eradicate it!"

Liu Feijin was originally worried that the canal would damage the water environment of Lushui, so he wanted to stop the excavation of the canal, but after hearing the explanation about the canal before, he no longer had any doubts about it.

He cupped his hands and said, "City Master Ye, don't worry, Liu is only here for the environment of Lushui. Since you have guaranteed that the canal will not stop the flow of Lushui, then Liu will believe you. After returning to Feifeng City, Liu will send One hundred thousand civilians came to help Lord Ye and dig the canal."

After Liu Fei finished speaking, he cupped his hands, took his leave and left.

There were six other city lords who left with him.

The four of Han Chengxin were left. After seeing Jiang Juedian's defeat, they knew that they were not sure of victory, so they could only leave angrily.

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After the Battle of the City Lord, Ye Xuan returned to the City Lord's Mansion to meet Huo Jiping again.

Huo Jiping was the commander of Qin Tai'a's personal guards, and usually followed Qin Tai'a every step of the way, but suddenly came to Floating Cloud City, there must be something very important.

"Commander Huo, is there something important to do in Floating Cloud City?" Ye Xuan asked after sitting down.

After bowing his hands and saluting, Huo Jiping replied: "My lord, this subordinate has indeed brought the general's words."

He straightened his battle armor, and said solemnly: "The general hopes that you can slightly modify the design of the canal for the Longyuan Army."

"How?" Ye Xuan felt a little strange.

"The general hopes that the canal can be changed from a two-foot-deep commercial river to a three-foot-deep war channel, so that the Longyuan warships in Longze Lake can pass through the canal and reach Liuyun City within a day!"

After Huo Jiping finished speaking, he added: "The general also said that deepening the river will inevitably lead to an increase in the amount of work. For this reason, the general will send troops to the Tufang City to start digging the canal from the Tufang City, and strive to dig [-] miles within two months. It is connected with the part dug by the son."

With the current structure of merchant ships in the mainland of Kyushu, if only merchant ships are used in the canal, the two-foot-deep channel is enough.

However, the draft of warships is much larger than that of merchant ships, so if you want to use warships, you have higher requirements for the depth and width of the river.

After thinking about it seriously, Ye Xuan agreed: "Yes, it's not difficult to dig one foot deeper. The hard part is to keep the water depth of the entire canal at three feet, but building a few more dams can also solve the problem. Commander Huo Have you brought the specifications of the warships? If you want to build a dam, you must match the specifications of the warships.”

Huo Jiping immediately took out a blueprint and put it on the table, saying: "This is the blueprint of the battleship of the Longyuan Army. It is top secret and only you can check it."

"Okay, after I read it, I will determine the construction scale of the dam." Ye Xuan put away the drawings and said instead, "Commander Huo must be tired from the distance, why don't you come to my house and have a drink together?"

"No, the situation in Longyuan State is tense, and my subordinates have to rush back to Longyuan State overnight. My lord, be careful, and my subordinates will leave." After Huo Jiping finished speaking, he bowed his hands and left quickly.

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After Huo Jiping left, Ye Xuan took out the blueprint of the warship again, studied the height and draft of the warship, and then took notes to redesign the canal dam.

After solving the matter of the twelve city lords of Donglu Prefecture, the excavation of the canal accelerated.

Since he defeated Jiang Juedian in the Battle of the City Lord, Hongbo City now became his own.

After consideration, Ye Xuan decided to abandon Hongbo City and ordered the entire population of Hongbo City to be moved to Floating Cloud City.

This decision was made after deliberation.

First of all, the city structure of Hongbo City is very poor, because the city has been developed little by little after hundreds of years, and the buildings in the city are one piece in the east and a pile in the west, which is very chaotic.

Moreover, there is no perfect drainage system in the city, and the environment in the city is not bad among the third-level cities, but compared with Floating Cloud City, it is far worse.

If Hongbo City was to continue to develop, most of the buildings in Hongbo City would need to be demolished and rebuilt.

In many cases, it is better to build a new city than to tear down an old city and rebuild it.

Moreover, after the canal is open to ships, it will definitely become a new trade route, and Hongbo City's only remaining advantage will be gone.

Therefore, after Ye Xuan captured Hongbo City, he immediately ordered to move all the population of Hongbo City to Floating Cloud City.

However, it is not a forced relocation. If someone is unwilling to leave Hongbo City, they can stay.

People who are willing to relocate can be assigned to fields and exempt from farmland taxes for ten years.

This is extremely attractive to farmers, so most farmers are willing to move to Floating Cloud City.

As for the big families in Hongbo City.

Ye Xuan didn't give any preferential treatment. If he wanted to move to Floating Cloud City, he had to spend his own money to buy land and manor in Floating Cloud City.

Most of the big families in Hongbo City are unwilling to relocate.

Ye Xuan did not force these big families to relocate. After the canal was dug and the new business roads became prosperous, these families would naturally regret not selling off Hongbo City's assets to snap up land around Floating Cloud City.

Hongbo City is a tier-three city, and it is located on the commercial road of all races, so it is very prosperous, with a population of nearly 50.

After the relocation order went down, 20 people moved to Floating Cloud City one after another, and another 10 people will choose to relocate in the future.

Liu Fei kept his promise very much, and on the third day after leaving, he sent [-] civilians to help dig the canal.

Ye Xuan was unceremonious, and also implemented the decree of allocating farmland to these [-] civilians, intending to keep these people as well.

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(End of this chapter)