Water Margin people

Chapter 1184 Liangshan City

"Don't agree so quickly, the distance is extremely far, and the current warships are not enough to cross the ocean to fight!"

Sun Lei looked at the cheering children holding the windmill on the bow of the boat and said.

"Your Majesty, no matter how far away we are, our navy will fight for your Majesty!"

Ruan Xiaoer said firmly.

"Then how are you going to defeat it?"

Sun Lei looked at Ruan Xiaoer with a smile.

"Train navy tactics, explore waterways in unknown seas, draw sea charts, and prepare for the war!"

Ruan Xiaoer said.

"That's right, but there's one thing you didn't expect. What about the supply via the sea route of 100,000 miles? There must be enough supply points along the way. These must be captured in advance, and the first step is Nanyang!"

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Fu and asked.

Sun Lei looked at Ruan Xiaoer and Zhu Fu and said with a smile, they were a little reserved.

The boating lasted until dusk, and Sun Lei didn't want to go back to the mountain, so he went directly to the Dragon Boat to Youguchi Restaurant.

Ruan Xiaoer's eyes lit up and he saluted quickly.

"Eat them all! It's not like we're the first to eat."

Sun Lei knew this very well. The largest expedition in the world was the Crusade that was breaking out in the west. There were many reasons for the failure of the Eastern Crusade, but the overly long supply line must be the biggest problem.

"Zhu Fu, how long is the construction period of Liangshan City?"

The children cheered and started to eat the sauced pig's trotters.

In the case of inconvenient transportation, the navy became the best choice, which belonged to Qi's great navigation era.

In the past, Sun Lei didn't think about how much territory he wanted to conquer. A bandit could only think about conquering the Central Plains. But now that he is the emperor of Qi, his vision can no longer be so short-sighted. Is the whole world a royal territory? It must become an iron rule.

When they arrived at the top floor, a sumptuous banquet was laid out. Sun Lei took the children and asked everyone to sit down. The children were already hungry after playing all afternoon. Looking at the delicious food on the table, Sun Lei didn't need to worry about it and just stood on the chairs. He took a spoon and started eating by himself.

Sun Lei looked at the children and smiled and said, Huachan and the others are very strict on weekdays and do not allow the children to eat with their hands.

"I know!"

Sun Lei nodded and said, the west is too far away. Without enough mechanized troops, it is impossible for the army to fight through. Even if the army kills it and wins regardless of life and death, difficult logistical supplies will turn victory into failure.

"Your Majesty, according to the original construction period, everything should be completed by the end of the year, but...there are too many people from all over the country coming to Liangshan City. The original city area may not be able to accommodate so many people."

Liangshan City is now beginning to take shape, and it is brightly lit and bustling at night.

"Eat with your hands!"

Sun Lei looked at it with a smile, and started eating himself, while eating, he looked at the night view of Liangshan City in the distance.

Including the later Mongolian Western Expedition, although a huge amount of land was conquered, the backward transportation was simply unable to control such a large country, and it ended up falling apart.

The ship was floating on the water, and Sun Lei didn't say anything serious, but went to the bow to play with the children.

Sun Lei used chopsticks to help the two children pick up the food. The children liked to eat soy pig's trotters, but a small spoon couldn't do anything to the pig's trotters.

"I am discussing this matter with Tao Zongwang and am preparing to write a letter to make it clear."

Zhu Fu said.

"how many people?"

Sun Lei asked with a frown.

"According to current statistics, the population of Liangshan City has exceeded 1.5 million!"

Zhu Fu said,

"One and a half million?" Sun Lei listened to this number. To Sun Lei, a city of 1.5 million people was nothing. In future generations, it would just be an ordinary city with a population of tens of millions. Not a few.

But things are different now. There are no high-rise buildings. One and a half million people is already considered the largest city in the world. You must know that Tokyo, known as the center of the world, only has more than one million people. In the West, a few hundred thousand people are considered a top city.

"Why do so many people come to Liangshan City? Didn't they ask us to move all the workshops out?"

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Fu and said, he had already given an order to control the population of Liangshan City, so that everyone could not crowd in.

"Your Majesty, it will take time to relocate the workshops, and there are so many talents in Liangshan City that new workshops are constantly being established."

"Furthermore, the shops in Liangshan City are booming, and they also need a large number of clerks and apprentices."

"This is very attractive to people from all over the country, and there is no way these people can stop it."

Zhu Fu said helplessly, "Something happened!" It's not something that can be stopped by a decree. The more people don't come, the more people will rush to come.

"Workshops should be moved out quickly, and merchants should be managed. Don't drag everything to the city. Those goods warehouses should go to the nearby city!"

Sun Lei said, "If you can't stop it, you have to find a way to stop it. It's not a good thing for people to come. Too many people will make the city crowded and even paralyze the city."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Fu saluted and said that he had also noticed the problem of overpopulation. Traffic congestion, complex personnel, and many contradictions had arisen. Zhu Fu was very vigilant. The breeding contradiction was just the beginning. If it was not controlled, it would soon form. crime.

"Sometimes you don't need to be so easy to talk to. When necessary, you can directly manage with decrees. After all, we are bandits. We are not good at reasoning. Action is our special skill."

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Fu and said.

"Yes!"

Zhu Fu's eyes lit up when he heard this. With the administrative order, everything would be much simpler.

At this moment, there was some noise below. Sun Lei looked over and saw a few drunkards shouting on the street, as if they wanted to come to the Guanqi Restaurant.

"Your Majesty, the one in the brocade robe is Qin Hui!"

Zhu Fu took a look and said.

"Is that Qin Hui?"

Sun Lei looked at Qin Hui, who had a wine-red face and was staggering when he walked. Qin Hui seemed extremely proud at this time.

"I'm sure I'll get promoted and make a fortune, right?"

Sun Lei thought for a moment and figured out why Qin Hui led a group of merchants to get drunk at night. It should be the news about the coiled dragon pillar that got a reply.

"Your Majesty, why should you give them such good things!"

Ruan Xiaoer asked puzzledly. He had also seen the coiled dragon pillar. Although he knew that the cost was not high, it had a great symbolic meaning and would boost the morale of the enemy in Tokyo.

"If Heaven makes it die, it must first make it mad! It is said that Zhao Huan is about to hold a ceremony to sacrifice to Heaven, so let him be happy with this thing!"

Sun Lei said nonchalantly.

Soon the patrolling officers took away the drunk Qin Hui and others.

"How many people get drunk at night?"

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Fu again and asked.

"Quite a few. There are many rich people in this city, and getting drunk is common. There is nothing to stop or manage them. Li Yun has already arranged for people to patrol the city!"

Zhu Fu replied that there was really no way to control drinking, and drunk people liked to cause trouble, so he had no choice but to send someone to patrol and manage.

"trouble!"

Just for a moment, Sun Lei saw another group of drunk people. He couldn't understand why these people liked to live in a drunken state of mind. Drinking was just for pleasure.

But as Zhu Fu said, there is really no way to manage it, unless there is a ban on alcohol like in the Qin and Han Dynasties.

(End of this chapter)