Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 19—The Planning of Parents

"How do you know?" Claude was curious.

Bok Al quietly said to Claude's ear: "My father was very excited to go home last night and stayed in the study for a long time. When I went to the study in the morning, I saw a map on the table and painted it. Three lines.

A black line is the sea route from Bailu Town to Neru Port, which is a long time ago. A red line is heading north from our White Hart town, connecting several islands in the storm sea, and then continuing straight north until the territory of Tirsim of our kingdom in the mainland of Nubsia..."

"So I guess your father and my father are trying to open up such a route." Bocker also had some excitement, and he was able to share with Claude the secrets he found that the big plans that adults are planning are making him very proud:

"My father used to analyze with me. Bailu Town wants to upgrade from town to city and get rid of the jurisdiction of Baromiese County. It is not easy to achieve with the increase of population and business prosperity, unless it can be upgraded. Its strategic position in the kingdom.

Bailu Town, which is the gateway to the three major transportation routes in the southwestern region, does not have a very important strategic position in the peaceful era. The business travels are more like a supply point than a commodity. The place of trading is not a wholesale market where raw materials are concentrated.

Therefore, my father believes that if Bailu Town wants to upgrade to the city, it must occupy a pivotal position in the strategic layout of the kingdom. Although in the market, workshops, raw materials, these aspects can not compete with the three southwestern counties, but Bailu Town is close to the sea, with the natural deep-water strait lake of Beringa Lake, the upgrade to the port city has a unique geographical advantage.

I really hope that my father and your father can realize their planning. Once this route is successfully opened, the development of Bailu Town is just around the corner. Even if the Bungis isthmus plan proposed by West Rock County can be successfully implemented, it will not stop us from taking off in Bailu Town..."

Crowder nodded, and Bokal said that it was all right. If this route can be successfully developed, then the strategic position of Bailu Town will rise straight up in the territory of the kingdom. It is an unquestionable fact to upgrade to the city. .

From the map of the Kingdom of Ovilas, the three southwestern counties are like a gourd, surrounded by mountains. Even if the north faces the sea, it is also a cliff and a rocky hill. And Bailu Town is in Hulukou, so it has become the main traffic artery of the three southwestern counties.

In addition, from the map of the mainland of the Faurea, the place facing the sea in the northwestern three counties is a large bay, just like a big cake is bitten by a large mouth, recessed into a large piece, the location of Bailu Town is in This is the bottom of the recess. In addition, from the mouth of the bay to the town of Bailu, not only will it take a day, but also a waterway that lasts for more than ten miles.

Therefore, even if the kingdom traveled to the western countries of the mainland, this maritime commercial trade channel basically ignored the coastal fishing port of Bailu Town, but directly passed straight from the mouth of the Gulf. Unless they are vessels that have been hit by a storm or at sea, they will think of going to Bailu Town for supplies and ship repairs.

This is also the reason why the high-level kingdom hopes to expand the fishing force of Bailu Town when expanding the armed forces at sea. Compared to the port of Neru, Bailu Town has a large strait deep-water lake, Beringa Lake, which is large enough to accommodate two or three ocean-going warship formations, and is not affected by natural disasters such as storms and tsunami, but it is more than ten years long. The access to the waterway has limited the rapid attack of the battleship formation.

In addition, in the outbreak of the naval battle, the geographical location of the Bailu Town fishing port is also in an extremely unfavorable terrain. The enemy can use only a few warships to make our warship formation unable to get out of the waterway. Even if the enemy fleet can't block our warships in the Beringa Lake, we can set up a second blockade at the mouth of the bay. With only one sub-fleet, we can contain all the warships in the bay, making them impossible. Go to the main battlefield.

The last point is that in the territory of the kingdom, the geographical position of the three southwestern counties can only be too remote. It takes three days to sail from Bailu Town to Neru Port. If the kingdom's fearless fleet has a sea battle with the eastern five-nation joint fleet, the battlefield can only be located in the eastward or more northeastern waters of the kingdom. From the outbreak of the naval battle to the formation of the warships arranged in the Beringa Lake to reach the battlefield, the old saying goes that Huanghua is thankful, you come...

Both maritime trade and kingdom armaments have neglected the fishing port town of Bailu Town, which has caused Bailu Town to develop only marine fisheries. The problem is that the inconvenience of transportation also affects the development of fisheries. For example, it takes only one day to use a horse-drawn carriage from Bailu Town to the county town. However, the demand for seafood and fishery in the county town is so large that not everyone can afford to catch. Unless it is a catch of rare species, a large amount of ordinary aquatic products will be shipped to the county for sale.

As for the transportation to other places, I don’t even think about it. The hilly hills of the three southwestern counties, in addition to the Baromissey County of Paleavia, have to travel to other towns for at least two or three days. It was stinking when it was not delivered to the catch. So now the biggest industry in Bailu Town is the production of dried seafood, which has become the most famous specialty in Bailu Town.

If the big thing that Bokal’s guessing father is planning is to open the route from Bailu Town to the direct route of Tilsim in the Nubianian mainland, then the success of Bailu Town will become the top priority of the strategic layout of the kingdom. .

The new route will not only reduce the voyage of the kingdom to the continent of Nubbia for more than ten days, the most important thing is to get rid of the disadvantage of the maritime strategy. The fearless fleet can no longer need to compromise to protect the lifeline of the sea. They can even take the initiative to unite. The fleet launched a challenge to block the enemy’s threat from the sea outside the kingdom’s waters.

In addition to the improvement of the strategic position, the opening of this new route is more valuable in business. By then, Bailu Town is likely to become the largest transit point for all kinds of raw materials in the Kingdom of Nobiya, the first-hand wholesale purchase of goods. market. It’s no wonder that Bokal’s father was so excited after returning last night. He stayed in the study for so long. As a famous businessman in Bailu Town, he naturally realized how many business opportunities he contained and how much benefit he could get...

Think again about the banquet of last night's banquet, Eriksson's father is also on the scene, if you open a new route, it is really necessary to be the most famous Captain Otuluni in Bailu Town. As we all know, Captain Otrowoni is the captain who is most familiar with the sea conditions in the stormy waters outside the bay. His Red Sea sharks have been fishing in the stormy waters for numerous rare catches. How many island reefs in this stormy sea are he Clear and clear.

With this captain, the stormy seas are not a threat, and the rest is going straight north through the quiet ocean between the two continents, which is the biggest test to open this new route. Compared with the route across the quiet ocean in the far-eyed corner of the eastern part of the mainland, the width of this silent ocean is several times larger. There is no danger in the endless ocean. This is unpredictable.

"Do you know there is a red line where is my father?" Bock Al mysteriously said: "You may not know, my father is in the Beringa Lake and the Kemida Marsh, and in the county of Dodegas. There is a red line between the Normandy Rivers. I think they want to get through the waterways in these three places and connect them into a canal. In that case, the transportation of goods in the three southwestern counties does not have to go through long mountain road traffic. Transport directly from the waterway to our Bailu Town, reducing transportation costs and shortening the shipping date..."

Bok Al is somewhat excited and dancing: "If you think about these two routes, if they are successful, we can become the most important southwestern town in the kingdom, even if it is the county town of the three southwestern counties. Deer town is important, we will develop into the largest port city in the southwest..."

Claude grabbed his hand and pulled it down: "Hey, whisper, you caught the attention of Vincent. And, are you so excited?"

"Oh..." Bok Al was busy sitting down. Seeing Vincent's teachings on the podium no longer pay attention to his side, and he lowered his voice and asked Claude: "Is my father and your father planning these two routes. Didn't you surprise you? This is a big plan to change the future of Bailu Town! I feel very excited when I think about it, just like the words we often say in Mr. Elim, we are in the times. In the historical torrent of change, we are witnessing history, and history is witnessing our every move."

"Hey..." Crowder couldn't help it. After all, Bock Al, like himself, is sixteen. The youngest teenager of this age is the second most likely, and Bocker has been born for himself in White Hart. Proud, this is also washed by the history book, because the history book says that Bailu Town is the origin of the rejuvenation of the kingdom...

"Boa, I understand everything you just said, I am also shocked by the big plan that our fathers planned. But you think we are just a 16-year-old middle school student, we have the ability to intervene or Going to help our parents to achieve this big plan?

As you might guess, my father and your father are planning the development of these two new routes, but the plan is just a plan, just like the Bungis isthmus plan proposed by West Myrtle County, the budget is so It’s huge, and it’s still only on paper until now. And now we don't know what the funds needed for the new route plan that the father prepared for them, how to raise them..."

Because of the geographical environment, the three southwestern counties are the most closed and conservative and most remote areas of the Ovila Kingdom. Only Bailu Town is such an external traffic artery, and the economy is lagging behind other parts of the kingdom. To this end, the people of insight in West Millock proposed the Bungis isthmus program, which took five or six years to concentrate more than 100,000 young and strong labor, opening up an external channel from the Bungis isthmus in the Farins Mountains. .

If the Bungis isthmus project is successful, then the three southwestern counties will have another important route to the outside world. The products of the three southwestern counties will be able to pass through the kingdom, which will greatly enhance the economic capacity of the three southwestern counties. Make it better integrated into the economic development of the kingdom.

The only bad thing about this plan is that once the construction is successful, it will greatly reduce the status of Bailu Town, the southwestern three-country foreign traffic gateway. It is conceivable that by then all the business travels passing through Bailu Town will choose the state. The Gis isthmus travels to the three southwestern provinces, where it is easier and shorter.

So when the "White Deer Morning News" published the Bungis isthmus plan, it was slammed by the residents of Bailu Town, but the good news soon came, the budget of the Bungis Isthmus plan was 300,000 gold. The krona, which is one hundred and fifty thousand silver taels, is equivalent to one hundred and fifty million yuan when a silver tael is used for one hundred yuan.

Such a huge amount of engineering budget was stuck in the National Assembly. The aristocratic parliament even said that it would not support such a huge traffic project. Especially now, it is still budget. Actually, I don’t know how much money to add, no one wants to bear this. responsibility.

"Do you want to understand?" Claude looked at Bok Al: "What we can do now is not to scream, to divulge this plan of the fathers. We have no ability to help them, then we wish them success! ..."