Master Tongtian

Chapter 228 The feng shui of this place is not good and needs to be changed (14)

From Silver Moon Castle all the way north to Crescent Town, it takes about a day to ride a fast horse, and if you use an ox cart to transport goods, it takes two days.

In Huangshui Highlands, 150 ox carts, 60 mid-level Silver Moon Rangers, 300 mercenaries, and more than 20,000 accompanying civilians are already an extremely powerful force.

Not to mention ordinary thieves, not even the baron dared to make up his mind.

Of course, if Fubos went crazy and brought over the Silver Moon Second Legion who were willing to go crazy with him, he would be able to kill everyone, but this was obviously impossible.

So, the journey was uneventful.

At three o'clock in the afternoon the next day, the convoy arrived at Crescent Town safely.

To be more precise, we arrived at the original location of Yuehui Town.

As the convoy entered the surrounding area of ​​the town, Rosen began to carefully observe the former Moonlight Town.

This place was burned to scorched earth due to war, and then a new town was built on the scorched earth. As a result, the new town was burned to rubble again.

It was like being cursed by an evil god with bad luck.

The ruins have been deserted for more than a month, and the charred ruins have been covered with a layer of green weeds.

The ruins are very large, about six to seven hundred meters in radius, and are basically wooden buildings.

It must have taken a lot of effort when it was first built, and many people must have had expectations for a better life.

It's a pity that the reality is cruel and all the longings have been blown away by the wind.

On the edge of the ruins, you can also see many simple huts scattered here and there.

After hearing the noise outside, the residents in the shed ran out to watch. They were all old people, children and disabled people, but no healthy young men and women could be seen.

They looked at the convoy, most of them with curiosity in their eyes, but more with fear.

There are a few people with a hint of greed in their eyes.

Borrowing the perspective adjustment from the adventure log, Rosen saw everyone's expressions in his eyes and secretly sneered in his heart.

‘The Iron Arm Brotherhood has quite a few spies. ’

After his eyes wandered around the shack, he looked at the mountains and forests surrounding the ruins.

The nearby mountain forest was burned to the ground, and within the visual range, there was a stretch of rolling grassland.

Bare and blackened tree stumps can be seen in the grass. Many of the stumps are not completely dead, so many new branches have grown.

In the woodland near the ruins of the town, there are a large number of fields that have been simply cultivated, and many of them are planted with crops.

However, due to lack of care, there were more weeds than crops in the fields. The crops grew so thin and weak that it was difficult to survive, and there was no need to think about the harvest.

Rosen looked at it for a while, then turned and waved to a young man in his twenties.

"Gaius, come here and bring the map of Crescent Town."

Gaius is a magistrate, a talent recruited by Harric.

His future work will be to explore the terrain near Crescent Town, measure the land, divide farmland for farmers, and confirm the boundaries of each family's field.

"Yes, Mr. Rosen."

Gaius walked up holding a large scroll.

"Sir, this is a map left by the previous Dian Di Guan. It is not very accurate and can only be used reluctantly."

Rosen nodded to express his understanding. In fact, he had seen this picture before and had a new idea.

He felt that the geomantic omen of Yuan Yuehui Town was not good, and there was no future for the town to be built here.

Have to change.

At this time, Harrick came and asked: "Mayor, do you want to start unloading the truck?"

"Don't unload it yet, our Crescent Town will not be built here."

"Ah? Where is it built?" Harik was stunned for a moment.

"I have a preliminary idea, but I need to conduct an on-site inspection. It will be done soon. Uncle, please let everyone rest where they are first, and by the way, find a camping spot where it is safe to spend the night."

"Okay." Harrick turned around and went to make arrangements.

Rosen opened the map and glanced at it casually.

The terrain of the original site of Yuehui Town was flat, the view was fairly wide, and it was not far from the mines, but it also had huge shortcomings.

There are no rivers around here, and any transportation work must be done by animal power. Irrigation of farmland is even more of a big problem.

In the past, Yuehui Town relied on pyroxene mines and relied on outsourcing for most of its food, but things are different now.

With so much extra land, if used properly, many, many people can be fed. Even without the pyroxene mine, they should be able to live well.

After looking at the map for a few times, he focused on the right side of the map. Ten miles east of Yuehui Town, there was a winding river that passed through the mountains and forests.

He immediately asked Gaius: "What's the water volume of this river to the east?"

Gaius shook his head: "This is a tributary of Hanshui River, called Moon Creek."

"This is not far from the origin of the river. The river flow is small, the river channel is narrow, and the terrain on both sides of the river channel is complex."

"There is a dry season for half a year every year, and during the flood season between spring and summer, it is easy for flash floods to occur with shocking destructive power."

The implication is that this river is not easy to use.

Rosen thinks it's good. In his opinion, as long as the water volume is sufficient, it doesn't matter if it is unstable. Dams can be built to adjust it.

He thought for a moment, turned to Xia Bolay, who was chatting with the rangers, and shouted: "Uncle, I'm going to take a look nearby. Please pay attention, be careful of rebel sneak attacks."

"Okay~"

Chabolai waved his hand to express his understanding.

Rosen then reached out and grabbed Gaius' arm: "Let's go directly to the river to have a look."

After saying that, he activated his flying technique and took Gaius into the sky, quickly flying towards Moon Creek.

After flying for a few seconds, a figure quickly followed, but it was Thrandis wearing a neat leather armor.

She said: "Together, we can take care of each other."

Rosen's heart trembled, and he knew that he was a little careless. After all, this was not the Silver Moon Castle where the count protected him.

He nodded in response: "Okay."

So, the three of them flew eastward.

In the sky, Gaius felt a strong wind coming, and there was nothing underneath him. The earth was retreating rapidly. He felt both excitement and fear, and he couldn't help but scream.

About 5 minutes later, the three of them were standing on the top of a low mountain next to Yuexi River.

Gaius stepped on the solid ground with his feet again, his legs softened, and he sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.

"Mr. Mayor, please inform me in advance next time so that I can be prepared."

"I will."

Rosen and Thrandis stood side by side on the top of the mountain.

Thrandis looked around, wary of his surroundings.

Seeing her like this, Rosen simply gave her his flower staff in exchange for the Holy Spirit Dagger.

"My dear, I will focus on surveying the terrain next, and I have to rely on your protection."

Thrandis bowed to Rosen as if joking, and said with a sweet smile: "As you command, Lord Mayor."

Rosen then began to focus on observing the Moon River ahead.

It was early autumn. The water surface of Yuexi River at the foot of the mountain was about ten meters wide. The water flow was fast and the water made a loud splash. The water quality was slightly turbid, but the stones on the bottom of the river could be vaguely seen, indicating that the stream was not deep.

But that's not the point.

He found that most of the sides of the stream were high mountain walls, which just outlined an irregularly shaped valley.

Rosen was delighted: "What a good place to build a dam."

"Alice, let's look up and down the river."

The two flew high into the sky and looked at the stream and the surrounding terrain from a distance.

Not only was it not enough to look at one place, but he also followed the stream up and down for more than twenty miles before returning to Gaius.

Before Gaius could say anything, he pulled him up and flew into the air again. After flying downstream for 10 miles, he finally landed on a fairly open and flat plain.

"Mayor of the town." Gaius couldn't finish his words.

After Rosen recovered, he pointed to the scorched land around him and said, "What do you think about Crescent Town being built here?"

"ah?"

Gaius came back to his senses and began to carefully look at the surrounding terrain. After looking around, he looked at Rosen again and hesitated to speak.

"Want to see the sky?"

"Yes." Gaius swallowed, with uncontrollable panic in his eyes.

Rosen immediately satisfied his idea and took him flying to an altitude of several hundred meters to look down.

Gaius was shaking violently, but he finally overcame his fear and carefully looked at the terrain below.

After looking at it for a while, he spoke.

"Mr. Mayor, this is a good place. The only problem is that once there is heavy rain in the summer, flash floods will break out in the upper reaches and wash away all the way down, easily flooding the land."

"What if we build a dam upstream and a diversion canal downstream, release floodwater along the canal in spring and summer, and store water in autumn and winter?"

"Oh~ This should be possible, but this is a big project."

"As long as you can."

In Rosen's opinion, this project is not big at all, and it does not even have high technical content. A gravity dam can be built using only compacted loess, not to mention the help of petrochemical technology.

After looking around, he was satisfied and returned to the convoy with Gaius without landing.

With the experience of flying a few times before, Gaius got used to it a little, and actually enjoyed it a little while flying.

When he returned to the team, the young man was still a little reluctant to leave.

At this time, Rosen still had about 40% of his mana left, and Thrandis still had 90% of his mana, which was almost as if he was overheated.

He picked up the map, drew a circle on the map with charcoal, and found Harik among the crowd.

"Uncle, our Crescent Town is built here. It's about thirteen miles away from here. It's too late today. Let's continue on our way early tomorrow morning."

"this?"

Harrick looked at the map carefully, scratched his head, and asked, "There seems to be no way to get here, right?"

"There is no major road at present, but there are mountain roads, and the terrain is not undulating. Oxen carts should be able to pass there without any problem."

"But in this case, it's a bit far from the mine."

After all, guarding the mines for Silver Moon Castle is a major obligation of the Lord of Crescent Town to Silver Moon Castle and cannot be neglected.

"It's a bit far in the beginning, but it will get better soon."

"Uh okay."

Harrick is only responsible for specific government affairs, and the overall direction depends on Rosen. Whatever he tells us to do, we will do it.

"Now the recruitment announcement can be sent out, and we will follow the plan we have discussed."

"okay."

The so-called planned plan is the strategy used to deal with the Iron Arm Brotherhood.

Harrick shouted to the crowd.

"Ola~ Crier Ola~ Go to the shack and read the announcement to the townspeople. Knight Hamil, you send a team of soldiers to protect him."

"Public Officer Griman, you should also go along and make a good count of the town's remaining population."

These days, farmers are basically illiterate, so there must be a special announcer with a loud voice to read documents to the farmers.

As for sending soldiers for protection, it is also necessary. There are rebels in the mountains to the north, and these rebels must have spies among the old, weak, women and children.

As for Griman, as the civil official, his main job is to collect statistics on the specific situation of the people in his territory, and he will also be responsible for managing population-related matters in the future.

For example, which family gives birth to a baby, which family gets married, and which family dies, he will register it and report it to the local temple.

The group of people took the order and left.

Rosen was not idle, and together with Harrick, he called together more than a dozen political officials and began to discuss the detailed plan for building the town.

This aspect is not his expertise, but it is the expertise of these officials.

Rosen would just come up with a general idea and let them solve the problem, while Rosen would just be in the middle coordinating resources.

After a meeting, the magistrate Grimman came back first and reported the details of the town to Rosen.

"Mayor, there are only 536 people in the town, and there are 289 elderly people over 50, accounting for more than half. There are more than 120 women under 50 years old, but they are all over 35 years old, ugly in appearance, and have some diseases. "

"Of the remaining 136 people, 30 are children under 10 years old, and 70 are men with physical disabilities, either lame, severely hunchbacked, or suffering from brain problems."

"In short, I can't see a decent one, but all those with some ability have run away."

This situation was expected by Rosen.

"I understand, you go and rest."

After a while, the crier Ola also came back.

"Mayor, the recruitment announcement has been read out, and everyone clearly understands the content of the recruitment announcement. But no one seems to be interested. Everyone says you are lying."

"Very good. Next, you send people to the surrounding villages to make announcements as well."

"The core sentence is: take care of food and housing, and the salary is 1 Cray a day. You must spread this sentence to the ears of everyone in the New Moon Leader."

This sentence is meant for every citizen in the territory, especially for the rebels in the mountains.

There are six to seven thousand able-bodied men and women, it would be a pity not to have them available for farming.

"Yes, Mayor." Crier Ola turned around and went to make arrangements.

Rosen turned around and continued discussing work with other administrative officers.

Just when he was too busy to even drink water, several vague figures appeared on the hillside in the distance.

These people wore dry white leather armor that was the same color as the ground. They were also covered with a lot of weeds, and their body outlines completely blended into the surrounding grass.

They lay on the ground and quietly watched the motorcade in the distance for half an hour before quietly retreating.