stjorthotic Chapter 265 Outer City Infrastructure
Chapter 265 Outer City Infrastructure
The lord's study.
Richard is reviewing the latest report sent by the city hall.
As of today, the number of local residents who have registered for the Chiffon Grand Stage has reached over 400.
The report also noted that the news from the frost-free zone had been relayed back, and that on the day the notice was posted, a large number of free citizens inquired about the registration process on the spot.
The number of applicants from other regions is expected to reach its first peak in the next ten days.
Of the local residents who signed up, 20% were for ordinary competitive events and 80% were for recreational events, while no one signed up for extraordinary competitive events.
That's pretty much what he thought.
Nowadays, most of the citizens of Chiffon have already entered the initial stage of transcendence, as have the three thousand servants who joined the army.
However, they were still self-aware enough not to choose the extraordinary competitive sport where there was no hope.
On the entertainment side, the most popular events were the Big Eater and Whip Endurance Challenges, with the number of participants split evenly.
This data made Richard laugh!
But thinking about it, it makes sense.
Other competitions require a certain level of professional skills, but these two are different. Everyone has a stomach and an ass, right?
But Richard just wants to say that they're oversimplifying things.
hehe...
That depends on what you're eating and what material the whip is made of!
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He put the report on the table, got up and walked to the window.
Four hundred people is just the beginning.
Once the notices posted by Chiffon Merchant Guild in various territories have all gone viral, this number is estimated to increase several dozen times.
This is what he wanted to see, because chiffon cakes need popularity.
Chiffon Town is different from other towns; the concern isn't "whether we can survive," but rather "how to live happily and joyfully."
Moreover, the last opening ceremony was attended by nobles, who gave Chiffon a very high evaluation after returning home, but this evaluation only circulated within the noble circle.
Free citizens won't move their entire families just because nobles praised it; they need to see what chiffon cake looks like with their own eyes.
Tens of thousands of people flocked to Chiffon City, stayed for a few days, and then went back to tell everyone they had met about their experiences in Chiffon.
If one person says it's bragging, if ten people say it's just a rumor, but if a thousand people say it, then it's an undeniable fact.
This is what he was hoping for.
After all, Chiffon is located in the far north of the North, and without some fancy tricks, it would be difficult to attract the attention of a large number of free people.
Another point is that with so many people pouring in all at once, we can also put some pressure on Qifeng City and test its stress levels.
The venue, accommodation, water supply, sanitation, security, etc., should be examined using real population data to determine where any shortcomings exist.
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He returned to his desk, spread out a planning map of the new urban area, and began to check one by one the infrastructure projects that needed to be urgently allocated.
The first batch of 5,000 stone houses in the outer city residential area is now nearing completion. Currently, the residents have only occupied about 3,000 of them, leaving nearly 2,000 stone houses empty.
Two thousand empty stone houses, each large enough to comfortably house forty people sleeping on the floor, could feed nearly 80,000 people.
If another batch of military tents were set up at the foot of the city wall, several thousand more beds could be added.
Therefore, there's no need to worry about the most crucial aspect: accommodation. This is the source of Richard's confidence in undertaking such a large-scale event.
Food is easy to solve; the city hall can organize a few days of communal meals.
The biggest problem is probably the water source.
Although the outer city residential areas are also connected to the tap water network, it is barely enough to supply the current population.
During the competition, it would be impossible to meet the daily water needs of tens of thousands of people.
Richard thought about it and concluded that the best solution was to widen the tributary of the Zhouxue River into an open channel.
The open canal bypassed the outer perimeter of the city wall and led to the temporary hotel area and the sports field, ensuring temporary water supply first.
This is simple. Two rock crabs dig a path, build a few wooden bridges in the middle to facilitate pedestrian passage, and then connect the end to the drainage pipes in the outer city.
The same applies to sanitation; temporary public toilets should be built first, both at the competition venue and outside residential areas.
The problem can be solved by connecting the main sewage pipe in the outer city area with a pipeline, and then digging a large septic tank.
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Next is the venue.
The central square at the crossroads in the inner city has limited capacity. It can be used as the venue for the finals, but it's definitely not feasible to have all the events crammed into it.
The optimal solution is to create a city square in the outer city area.
The city square was originally planned in the outer city area, but the construction schedule was later.
Fortunately, this is simple; all you need to do is level the ground and lay stone flooring. However, the area needs to be large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time.
Previously, the craftsmen had tailored a complete set of iron construction tools for the rock crab based on his description.
One type is a shovel bucket, which is nested on the rock crab's large pincers, essentially amplifying the function of its pincers.
With a quick grab and release, it can scoop up more than three times the amount of soil it used to.
Another type is the ground pusher, which is modeled after the bulldozer on Earth. Moreover, the ground pusher from the Craftsmen's Department is larger and can be pushed by three rock crabs side by side.
With this thing, leveling the land was quite simple, and small pits and depressions were filled in by the serfs by hand.
Finally, use the iron pipes that were used to press the clay for the city wall, but modify them into larger rollers, and press them back and forth twice, and that should be enough.
I initially captured rock crabs just to use them as the front-line assault troops in my monster army, but I didn't expect they would be more suitable for construction.
With them and the Universiade, the city square can be built in just a few days.
Of course, what we've created so far is just an empty plaza. We'll gradually renovate it after the competition ends, adding some pavilions and greenery to beautify it.
A city square was built.
With the addition of residential areas, artisan areas, training grounds for the three legions, serf housing areas, and livestock breeding areas, the outline of the entire outer city was basically complete.
The remaining construction period will focus on repairing the Zhouxue River channel.
Firstly, it serves as preparation for a fishing competition; secondly, it can be used as the first phase of construction for the riverside park.
Richard enjoys fishing, so he takes great care of the riverside park.
In the past, when city walls needed to be built, the banks of the Zhouxue River were dug up in a terrible state. From the source downstream for several kilometers, it was all a mess.
It's easy to fix now.
Every meter along the riverbank, a stone pillar was inserted as a support point, and several layers of stone flooring were laid on top, eventually connecting to the bank for hardening.
The riverbank should be leveled and a ten-meter-wide stone path laid along the river should be laid, making it very convenient to fish on the path.
After the competition, we'll add beautification facilities like railings, flower beds, and rest pavilions, just like in a city square.
The stone pillars are the most difficult to work with. We need to find some long enough boulders in the rocky forest, carve them into cylindrical shapes, and then transport them back.
This step is the most time-consuming.
However, including the Snow Rabbit Clan, there are now more than 3,700 serfs. With the help of more than 200 Dust Sprites and Armored Flying Insects, it should be possible to finish the job in about half a month.
There's still about a month until the competition, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the infrastructure should be ready.
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Finally, there's security.
There's nothing we can do about that; we can only instruct the city's garrison and servants to pay close attention, especially to the artisan and agricultural areas.
As for the competition order, Qi Fenglingmin was temporarily asked to act as a volunteer.
They were instructed to spread the word about chiffon cake's rules to those who came to the competition, such as prohibiting urination and defecation in public.
If you catch it, you'll get a free trial of the King of Whips Challenge!
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