Kai Fu Han

Chapter 470 Twin Cities

"That's good, it's not in vain for us to spend so long and so much material." Liu Xinqi praised.

"Compared with the foreseeable benefits here, the previous efforts are really just a drop in the bucket." The craftsman also sighed.

At its peak, the silver production of Ishimi Silver Mine in later generations reached one-third of the world's silver production, which was at least close to 80 tons, equivalent to [-] taels.

You know, the four islands of Japan are basically volcanic islands and are very rich in minerals.Now that Xinghan League has arrived, it has brought advanced smelting technology, a silver smelting technology that is several times more efficient than the "soot blowing method", and coupled with the powerful power brought by steam engines, silver production will definitely take off, reaching several million a year. Both can be expected.

Steam engines are hundreds of times more efficient than manual labor in processes such as pumping water from mines and crushing ore, which will be a qualitative change in the improvement of overall silver production.

"With such a huge benefit, will the surrounding Japanese people be willing to do it?" the craftsman asked worriedly.

As the person in charge of this smelting point, he not only has technical wisdom, but also management wisdom.

"I have already made a plan to buy all the mountainous land within [-] miles around the silver mine. When the time comes, this area will be sealed off, and external contact will only be allowed in the 'Twin Cities' downstream." Liu Xinqi told The Twin Fortress City downstream had a name: "At that time, we will divide some people to burn and burn ceramics to cover up people's eyes. I think we should be able to hide it for a while."

"This...can't be kept secret for long, right?" the craftsman asked worriedly.

After all, it is impossible to support tens of thousands of people just by baking bricks and ceramics.Moreover, there is no airtight wall in the world. After large-scale mining of silver mines, there will be too many people and there will be a day when they will be exposed.

"It doesn't matter. It can be hidden for a while. After the Twin Cities are built, the fired bricks will be transported to the surroundings of the mining factory, and some defensive fortresses will be built, which should be enough to reduce the attacks from surrounding forces. Drag me three or five Year, when our Xinghan Alliance is strong, the Japanese will not dare to have evil intentions." Liu Xinqi explained.

"That's good. It seems that you have thought everything through. Then I just need to rest assured about refining the ore." The craftsman finally put aside his worries. As expected, he had a big tree to enjoy the shade, and it was great to have a powerful country behind him. !
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The fleet marched to the middle of the Bangtian River and officially entered the mountainous land boundary purchased by the Xinghan League. Cui Wu and Erlang got off the boat and came to the shore, with soldiers behind them carrying some stones.

"Where is the border?" Cui Wu asked.

"It stands to reason that one mile south from the cultivated land of this family is the boundary of the mountainous land you purchased. However, I estimate that the cultivated land cultivated by this family must exceed the scope of the land deed. If it is really from the edge of their cultivated land, If you start measuring, you will suffer a lot." After Erlang received the settlement fee, he still had a conscience and did not cheat the Han League.

"How to solve it?" Cui Wu asked.

"Let's do this, walk a dozen steps south from the edge of this cultivated land to set up a boundary. If officials from above come to review it in the future, you can just say that we measured it from the southern boundary of Ishimi Country, and the officials above will definitely not get in. After conducting actual measurements in the mountains, and then making some adjustments, it will naturally come to nothing." Erlang suggested.

"Thank you."

According to Erlang's method, it is equivalent to demarcating hundreds of acres of more land. If the boundaries between the east and west sides are expanded a little more, this advantage will be huge.

"Set up boundary markers." Cui Wu ordered.The stone was prepared long ago, six feet long, one foot wide and three inches thick.Dig a hole and bury half of the stone in the ground, then engrave the boundary content on the upper half and apply waterproof paint to make it look eye-catching.

I saw a soldier holding a grooved knife in his hand and quickly "writing" on the boundary monument:
"The area south of this boundary marker belongs to private land. Unauthorized entry is strictly prohibited, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences."

In addition to this sentence, there are some signs on it, such as boundary monument numbers, direction of boundary lines, etc.

Soon a boundary monument was carved, and the pit where the boundary monument was buried was dug. The boundary monument was buried and the surrounding areas were compacted with soil.

"Brother Erlang will be troubled later. I will send people to cooperate with you. I hope that all the boundary markers can be set up within three days. Brother Erlang will not be treated badly by then." Cui Wu said.

"My job will be much easier if your people help me set up boundary markers. I should be able to complete it within three days." Erlang replied.

Among the ten people Erlang led, there were carpenters, painters and other craftsmen. They originally planned to set up wooden boundary monuments and use local materials in the mountains. Unexpectedly, the Xinghan League had already been well prepared, which saved them a lot of trouble.

After chatting for a few words, the two parties began to separate and go about their own business. There were still hundreds of boundary markers to be set up later.
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When Liu Xinqi returned to the fortification site, five barges had already arrived here. Someone had already begun to level the land on the hills between the rivers. Temporary residential tents had also begun to be set up outside the fortification site.

"There are many earthquakes on the four islands of Japan. The construction of houses must be very solid and cannot be careless at all." Liu Xinqi called Ye Chuan to explain.Before the school was established, earthquakes were called earth dragons turning over, a punishment from God.After nature courses began to be taught in schools, and with the popularization of "Baixin Xun Bao" and "Science and Technology Xun Bao", people in the Xinghan League already knew that earthquakes were just a natural phenomenon, not a punishment from heaven, nor an earthly dragon turning over.

Later, Ye Chuan's second fleet will be responsible for cooperating with the construction work of the entire Twin Cities. Cui Wu's field group will only stay here for half a year and will return to Penglai before the end of the year.

"It is estimated that there will not be much progress this year. According to the introduction of the locals, winter will soon enter here, it will snow and the ground will freeze. Then the infrastructure work will have to stop." Ye Chuan replied: "The main thing now is It is to build winter camps to ensure that those who stay here can survive the winter safely, and then to ensure that the mining progress in the mountains is not affected.”

After mining enters the mine, it will be much less affected by the weather.

"Okay, you make overall plans. After all the supplies on the ship are unloaded, I will follow the fleet to Penglai and you stay here." Liu Xinqi arranged: "Until the situation stabilizes, you have to make overall arrangements here. The big picture.”

"Ok."

After that, Liu Xinqi gave some other instructions: He asked Ye Chuan to seal off all the mountainous areas he purchased and not allow outsiders to enter; everyone working in the mining area must be his own, and no outsiders are allowed to intervene; he must be highly vigilant against surrounding forces. Neither the Nizi family nor the Maori family are regular families, so they must be prevented from causing trouble.

"Don't worry. Hundreds of people from the Japanese country attacking the city can be called a 'big war'. Our current military force is unmatched within the scope of Ishimi Kingdom." Ye Chuan replied.

(End of this chapter)