Bockard whispered into Claude's ear: "My father was very excited when he came 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 with drawings on it.
Three lines.
A black line is the sea route from Bailu Town to Port Nieru, which has been around for a long time. A red line starts from our Bailu Town and goes north, connecting several islands in the storm sea, and then continues going straight north to
As far as the direct jurisdiction of Tiersim in our kingdom on the Nubisia continent..."
"So I guess your father and my father want to open up such a route." Bockaar was also a little excited, and he was very proud to share with Claude the secret of the big plan that his father and the adults were planning:
"My father has analyzed with me before that if White Deer Town wants to upgrade from a town to a city and get rid of the jurisdiction of the county of Palomise, it will not be easy to achieve it just by relying on the increase in population and the prosperity of business. Unless it can be upgraded
Its strategic position in the kingdom.
As the gateway to the external transportation of the three southwest counties, Bailu Town did not have a very important strategic position in peacetime. The business travelers who came and went regarded it more as a supply point rather than a place for bulk commodities.
The trading place is not a wholesale market where raw materials are concentrated.
Therefore, my father believes that if Bailu Town wants to be upgraded to a city, it must occupy a pivotal position in the strategic layout of the kingdom. Although it cannot compete with the three southwest counties in terms of markets, workshops, and raw materials, Bailu Town
It is close to the seaside, has Lake Beringa, a natural deep-water strait lake, and has a unique geographical advantage in upgrading it to a port city.
I really hope that my father and your father's plan can be realized. Once this route is successfully opened, the development of White Deer Town will be just around the corner. Even if the Bungis Isthmus plan proposed by Similok County is passed and implemented successfully, it will not be stopped.
The take-off of our Bailu Town..."
Claude nodded. What Boker said is absolutely correct. If this route can be successfully opened, then the strategic position of White Deer Town will skyrocket in the kingdom's territory, and it will be an undoubted fact that it will be upgraded to a city.
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Judging from the map of the Overas Kingdom, the three southwest counties are like a gourd, surrounded by mountains. Even the area facing the sea in the north is full of cliffs and rocks. And Bailu Town is at the mouth of the gourd, so
It has become an important transportation artery for the three southwest counties.
In addition, judging from the map of Farea Continent, there is a large bay facing the sea in the north of the three southwest counties. It is like a large piece of pie that has been bitten into a large piece. The location of Bailu Town is
The bottom of this recess. In addition, from the mouth of the bay to Bailu Town, it not only takes a day, but also passes through a waterway that is more than ten miles long.
Therefore, even the maritime commercial trade channel from the Kingdom to the countries in the western part of the continent basically ignores the seaside fishing port of Bailu Town, and instead passes directly from the mouth of the bay. Unless it is a ship that has been hit by a storm or is in distress at sea,
Only then would they think of going to Bailu Town to get supplies and ship repairs.
This is also the reason why the kingdom's senior officials ignored the fishing port of Bailu Town when they hoped to expand their maritime armed forces. Compared with Port Nieru, although Bailu Town has a strait and deep-water lake, Lake Beringa, its area is large enough to accommodate two or three ocean-going warship formations.
, and there is no need to worry about being hit by natural disasters such as storms and tsunamis, but the more than ten miles of access waterway limits the rapid attack of the battleship formation.
In addition, when a naval battle breaks out, the geographical location of Bailu Town Fishing Port is also in extremely unfavorable terrain. The enemy only needs a few warships to prevent our warship formation from leaving the waterway. Even if the enemy fleet cannot block our warships
In Lake Beringa, a second blockade can also be set up at the entrance of the bay. Only one squadron can contain all our warships in the bay and prevent them from rushing to the main battlefield.
The last point is that within the kingdom's territory, the geographical location of the three southwest counties can only be considered too remote. It takes three days to sail from Bailu Town to Port Nieru. And if the kingdom's fearless fleet encounters a conflict with the five eastern countries' combined fleet,
In the case of a naval battle, the location of the battlefield can only be in the sea to the east or northeast of the kingdom. From the outbreak of the naval battle to the battleship formation deployed on Lake Beringa arriving at the battlefield, to borrow an old saying, the yellow flowers have all faded.
Just came...
Maritime commerce and the kingdom's armaments have neglected the fishing port town of Bailu Town, which has forced Bailu Town to develop only maritime fisheries. The problem is that inconvenient transportation also affects the development of fisheries. For example, it only takes a carriage to travel from Bailu Town to the county seat.
One day, but the demand for seafood and aquatic products in the county is only a little big, and not everyone can afford to buy the catch. Unless it is a rare species of fish, a large amount of ordinary aquatic products may be transported to the county and sold at a low price, and you may still lose money.
Shipping costs and so on.
As for transporting it to other places, don't even think about it. The three southwest counties are mountainous and hilly. Except for the county town of Barromise in Pahlavia County, going to other towns requires at least two or three days of horse-drawn carriage travel.
The catch stinks on the road before it is transported. So now the largest fishery industry in Bailu Town is the production of dried seafood, which has also become the most famous specialty of Bailu Town.
If the major event that Bok'ar suspected his father and the others were planning was to open a route from White Deer Town to the direct jurisdiction of Tilsim on the Nubisian continent, then as long as it succeeds, White Deer Town will become the top priority of the kingdom's strategic layout.
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The new route can not only reduce the kingdom's voyage to the mainland of Nubicia by more than ten days, but most importantly, it can get rid of the disadvantageous position of maritime strategy. The Dreadnought Fleet no longer has to compromise to protect the maritime lifeline. They can even take the initiative to join the alliance.
The fleet launched a challenge to keep enemy threats from the sea out of the kingdom's waters.
In addition to the improvement of strategic status, the opening of this new route will be more valuable commercially. By then, Bailu Town is likely to become the largest transfer station for various raw materials and commodities in the Kingdom of Nubisia, and the first-hand wholesale purchase of commodities.
Market. No wonder Bok'ar's father was so excited after going back last night and stayed in the study for so long. As a famous big businessman in Bailu Town, he can naturally realize how many business opportunities it contains and how much profit he can get...
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Thinking about last night's banquet, Erikson's father was also present. If we open up a new route, the most famous Captain O'Trunny in White Deer Town is really indispensable. As we all know, Captain O'Trunny is the most familiar with the stormy waters outside the bay.
The captain of Haiqing, his ocean-going fishing boat Red Sea Shark, has gone deep into the stormy sea to hunt for rare catches countless times. He knows exactly how many islands and reefs there are in this stormy sea.
With this captain, the stormy sea is no longer a threat. All that remains is to head straight north and cross the Ocean of Silence between the two continents. This is also the biggest test in opening up this new route. It is the same as the horizontal sea route at Cape Lookout in the eastern part of the continent.
Compared with the route through the Silent Ocean, the width of this Silent Ocean is several times larger. No one can predict what dangers are hidden in the endless ocean...
"Do you know where my father drew a red line?" Bokoal said mysteriously: "You may not guess that my father drew a red line in Lake Beringa and the Kermida Swamp, as well as in Dodessa County.
A red line has been drawn between the Normandys River. I think they want to open up the waterway transportation in these three places and connect them into a canal. In that case, the transportation of goods in the three southwest counties does not have to go through the long mountain road land transportation, and can
Transport directly to our Bailu Town by waterway, reducing transportation costs and shortening transportation dates..."
Bok'ar danced excitedly: "Think about it, if these two routes are successfully opened, our Bailu Town will become the most important southwest town in the kingdom. Even the three southwest counties are not as good as our Bailu Town."
Deer Town is important, we will develop into the largest port city in the southwest..."
Claude grabbed his hand and pulled it down: "Shh, lower your voice, you have attracted Professor Vincent's attention. Also, why are you so excited?"
"Uh..." Bockar quickly sat upright. Seeing that Professor Vincent on the podium was no longer paying attention to his side, he lowered his voice and asked Claude: "Could it be that my father and your father planned these two routes?"
Didn't the opening up surprise you? This is a big plan to change the future of our Bailu Town! I feel very excited when I think about it. Just like what our history teacher Mr. Elim often said, we are in the era of
In the changing historical torrent, we are witnessing history, and history is also witnessing our every move."
"Phew..." Claude couldn't help it. After all, Bock'al was sixteen years old like himself. The most common mistake for a boy at this age was to fall into the second grade. Moreover, Bock'ar had always thought that he was born in White Deer Town.
And proud, this was also brainwashed by the history books, because the history books said that Bailu Town was the origin of the kingdom's revival...
"Boa, I understand everything you just said, and I am also shocked by the big plan planned by our fathers. But think about it, we are only sixteen-year-old junior high school students now. We have the ability to intervene or
To help our fathers realize this big plan?
As you can guess, my father and your father are planning to open these two new routes, but the plan is just a plan, just like the Bungis Isthmus plan proposed by Similok County, the estimated cost is so
It’s so huge, it’s still only on paper until now. And we don’t know how much money is needed for this new route plan prepared by my father and others, and how to raise it..."
Due to the geographical environment, the three southwest counties are the most closed, conservative and remote areas in the Kingdom of Ovelas. Only Bailu Town is an important external communication route, so the economy lags behind other areas of the kingdom. For this reason, Similok County has
Insightful people proposed the Bungis Isthmus Plan, which took five or six years and concentrated more than 100,000 young and strong laborers to open an external channel from the Bungis Isthmus in the Falins Mountains.
If the Bungis Isthmus plan succeeds, then the three southwest counties will have another important route to the outside world, and the products of the three southwest counties will be able to flow smoothly into the kingdom. This will greatly enhance the economic capabilities of the three southwest counties.
To better integrate it into the economic development of the kingdom.
The only bad thing about this plan is that once the construction of the traffic is successful, it will greatly reduce the status of Bailu Town, an important external transportation gateway for the three southwest counties. It is conceivable that by then, all business travelers passing through Bailu Town will choose Bang.
The Isthmus of Gis travels between the three southwestern provinces, where it is more convenient and the journey is shorter.
So when the "White Deer Morning News" published the Bungis Isthmus plan, it was scolded by the residents of Bailu Town. However, good news soon came. The budget of the Bungis Isthmus project was 300,000 gold.
A krona is equivalent to 1.5 million silver thalers. If one silver thaler is equal to 100 yuan, it is equivalent to 150 million yuan.
Such a huge project budget was stuck when it arrived at the National Assembly. The aristocratic parliament even made it clear that it would not support such a huge traffic project, especially now that it is still a budget and it is not known how much additional funds will be needed during actual construction. No one is willing to bear this.
responsibility.
"Have you figured it out?" Claude looked at Bockaar: "All we can do now is to keep silent and leak the plan of our fathers. We are unable to help them, so we wish them success...