Except for the royal city, Xu Chen did not care how the settlement areas of each alliance ethnic group were divided. These were all arranged by the great witches of each alliance and the affiliated tribal families.
But Xu Chen’s only requirement is that each settlement should leave enough space for reclamation and living space between each other, and they should not be crowded too close to each other. Reasonable transportation routes must be planned between each tribal settlement.
Routes generally require linear planning, including farmland and ditches.
This is not only for aesthetics, but also for convenience of travel and management.
The settlements in the suburbs of the Royal City are mainly for the purpose of serving the Royal City. The planning should not be too confusing. In the future, as the population increases, the Royal City will definitely expand to the surrounding areas. Maybe by then all five major settlement areas will be included in the Royal City. Therefore, the planning is
There can be no more chaos.
Half a busy day passed by in a flash, and the trading activities going on on the south bank of the Ji Cang River turned out to be more lively than on the north bank at that time.
Xu Chen used such a short time and simple method to complete the settlement planning for the royal city and all ethnic groups and tribes. This made a group of witches excited and admired Xu Chen even more.
The awe is even greater.
From yesterday's royal city planning to today's completion, Xu Chen only spent two and a half days.
"Okay, you all now know the settlement range of your ethnic groups and tribes. You should also determine the number of migrating tribes as soon as possible, prepare to start building houses, and complete the land reclamation work before spring!"
"Yes, I will obey His Majesty the Witch King's order!" A group of witches all squatted on the ground and saluted excitedly.
"Blow the horn and order the officers of all tribes to obey the order!"
"Follow the order!"
"Woo~~Woo~~Woo~~"
Soon, as three long trumpets sounded to gather troops, the officers and hunters who were riding horses everywhere on the river beach to direct the piles of boundary markers began to ride straight towards Xu Chen.
More than ten minutes later, dozens of knights, including Feng, Long, Lei, Heng and other officers were lined up in front of Xu Chen.
"Instruct everyone in the planned area to withdraw, and then set fire to the weeds on the river beach. You are divided into four groups and dispersed in the four directions to patrol and command everyone present to avoid accidental injuries."
"As you command!"
"Drive~drive~"
A group of officers and hunters clasped their fists and accepted the order, and soon divided into four teams and dispersed.
After a while, calls and horns began to sound from all directions on the river beach. A large number of hunters and men who were planning the site began to retreat to the river bank after hearing the rider's notice.
Burning wasteland has always been a farming tradition.
This is where the term slash-and-burn farming comes from.
It is now late autumn and September, and most of the weeds and thorns on the river beach have already withered and turned yellow. A full fire can burn most of the plants to death.
The ashes left by burning will also become fertilizer for plants next spring, making weeds and plants grow more lush.
This method of burning wasteland is actually a method learned by the ancients from natural fires such as lightning strikes.
If it were in the Ba Valley, Xu Chen would not dare to set a fire like this. After all, his home was inside. Once a mountain fire started, the entire tribe would suffer.
But there is no need to worry now, because there is no human habitation for dozens of miles on the south bank of the Jicang River, and the nearest tribe is still in the valley fifty miles to the southwest. Moreover, it is the season when the northwest wind prevails, and the fire will only spread to the southeast.
, it will burn out when it reaches the Wulong River, which is thirty miles downstream at most.
What's more, there are many streams and rivers on the riverbank and between the mountains, which will basically control the fire within the basin.
Taking 10,000 steps back, Xu Chen didn't care even if the forest more than ten miles away on the other side was set on fire, because fire was also a law of balance in the natural ecology.
The most important thing is that when this fire is put down, most of the snakes, rats, insects, ants and other harmful organisms in the entire area will be burned to death, which will be of great benefit to future housing and farming construction.
After about half an hour of busy work, everyone in the planning area exited. Some hunters went to the other side of the river to get firewood. Soon, thick smoke began to rise from more than ten places in the planning area.
With the help of dry weather and howling river wind, blazing flames soared into the sky.
"Look, there's a fire!"
All the tribes in the north bank riverbank and trading area were frightened by the sudden fire and ran and shouted, but soon news came that it was His Majesty the Witch King who was burning the riverbank to clean up the riverbank for the upcoming settlement and royal city.
weeds on.
The entire riverbank cheered and cheered for His Majesty the Witch King's actions.
The fire grew bigger and bigger, and soon spread from more than ten ignition points to the surrounding areas at a crazy speed.
The dry weeds and thorns burned like ignited gasoline in the flames, burning more and more fiercely, sweeping across the entire south bank of the Jicang River for more than ten miles like a tide.
Under the clear autumn sky, thick smoke billows straight into the sky.
"Back off, quickly protect His Majesty the Witch King and the Great Witch from crossing the river!"
Although hundreds of people had retreated to the river, flames were rapidly approaching the river beach from all directions.
So Xu Chen and the witches, surrounded by a large group of hunters, quickly boarded the raft and started crossing the river.
Just over ten minutes after everyone evacuated to the south bank, the flames followed and spread to the edge of the river beach on the south bank.
Thick weeds and thorns that were half as tall as a man and as tall as one person were quickly turned into ashes under the fierce fire.
Amid the intense flames and billowing smoke, the specific situation on the south bank could no longer be seen clearly.
The fierce fire is still rapidly expanding upstream and downstream along the river beach at an alarming rate.
More than a dozen fire points slowly connected together, eventually turning the entire south bank of the river into a sea of flames.
"What a big fire!"
Standing near the South Bank Pier, feeling the hot vegetation and ash blowing away in the wind, the crowd kept retreating, shouting and screaming, feeling both frightened and excited, like a group of Erha who couldn't stop with excitement.
Xu Chen and a group of witches were also escorted by Feng Lei and a group of hunters, retreating again and again until they retreated to the vicinity of the trading area two miles away from the river bank, and then stopped completely.
terrible!
Although Xu Chen was mentally prepared for the fire, he didn't expect it to be so terrifying when it burned.
Before time travel, although he was not particularly good-tempered, he had never done anything bad. Not to mention murder and arson, he had never even cursed or fought. At most, he had rubbed his back while playing black games.
The next gangster.
But I didn’t expect that after traveling through time and becoming a savage, I would be able to do such exciting things.
This kind of fire would have been put in jail in that era.
But at the moment, not only was there no one to care about him, but there were also a group of people who were more excited than him. Thousands of people gathered on the river beach and cheered, and the strange screams of "boom boom boom boom" echoed through the sky.
This fire went away as quickly as it came.
Because most of the river beach is annual weeds, and there are also some shrubs and thorns, it burns quickly and extinguishes quickly. Sweeping by the river wind, the raging fire sweeps past like a tide, waiting for a burst of fierce fire and thick smoke.
After that, only large areas of blackened open space and some patches of willow trees that grew out of control and were extinguished gradually became the only ones left.
However, the fire was so intense that Xu Chen was unable to control the burned area and could only allow it to expand beyond the planned area.
Two hours later.
As the fire spread around, it gradually reached some small rivers and streams and some locations with sparse weeds. Some fire heads gradually began to extinguish, and the fiercely spreading fire was slowly contained. Then only seven or eight ignition points were still burning, but
Because it was far away, it didn't seem as violent as it was at the beginning.
Three hours later, by midday, the entire fire scene was almost extinguished.
At this time, all the weeds, thorns and even some small woods in an area of at least twenty miles upstream and downstream across the river were burned away, leaving only some rising smoke and some trees that had not been completely burned after the fire.
Over the basin, the fire ash and thick smoke lingered for a long time, filling an area of hundreds of miles in radius, dyeing the clear blue autumn sky black.
Looking at it at this time, the burned area is unobstructed, and the emptiness is intoxicating. In this black emptiness, you can clearly see the large and small piles of rocks that were just piled up not long ago, standing in the vast open space.
among the river beaches.
"Boom..."
“You can build a house and farm!”
Looking at the scene on the other side of the river, countless people cheered.
And when he thought that not long after, a royal city would rise on the other side of the river, Xu Chen was filled with excitement and joy.
A group of witches also looked happy and excited, looking at Fang Yun with eyes full of awe and admiration.
I am afraid that only someone as magical as His Majesty the Witch King can make such a grand plan. This unprecedented fire not only burned up the river beach, but also burned out a brand new tomorrow and hope.
The vast land on the other side of the river will be filled with houses and farmland in the near future, and different ethnic groups and tribes will gather together to live. It is so lively and prosperous that it makes me so excited that I can't sleep just thinking about it.
After the fire was extinguished, Xu Chen once again convened the witches and ministries for a mobilization meeting to officially announce the construction of the royal city and the settlements of various tribes. At the same time, he also wrote down the detailed plan for the construction and settlement of the royal city on animal skins. The witches agreed.
After that, the big witch will take the lead in setting the witch seals of each tribe, and the witches will make proper arrangements after returning, and strive to officially start the construction plan around the middle of next month.
And this plan also completely pushed the witchcraft convention to a climax. Nearly 3,000 people from dozens of tribes danced carnivally on the river beach, singing and dancing to celebrate the beginning of a new happy life.