You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 355 Go and carve this mountain through.
Roman has only one attitude toward development.

accelerate!
Speed ​​it up!
Speed ​​is the only god!
Productivity is paramount!
Since Roman became lord, he has tried every means to speed up the construction.

Of course, with the backward thinking of peasants in the Middle Ages, they could not understand such advanced ideas and only felt that Lord Roman was a death knell.

The busy farming season is urging us on, and the off-season is also urging us on; we can't even take a couple of days off.

The construction tasks assigned to this residential site must be completed within the stipulated period.

If the task is not completed, the entire settlement will be penalized.

Little brat, I can't exploit you when you have nothing, but I'll give you a house first, and see if you'll fight tooth and nail for it.

This time, their weak point was thoroughly exploited.

Of course, where there's a policy, there's a countermeasure. They can't do it too early, nor too late; they have to do it at just the right time.

Today, Roman is inspecting the construction progress of a road.

It runs north along the mountainside, parallel to the Silver Dragon Canyon. If it were built to a length of 70 kilometers, it would reach King's Ferry—the route Roman took when he first led his troops. The terrain is undulating, but it is barely passable for convoys. However, it is poorly developed and the land is barren.

The road infrastructure in Plenty City is basically complete. Now Roman wants to build a road to the north, but not all the way to King's Ferry.

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The supplies from Origin City need to be transported to Plenty City either via the downstream King's Ferry or the upstream Bridgehead.

These are all extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive.

According to Roman's survey this year, the thickest part of the mountain range is several hundred meters thick, while the thinnest part is only thirty to fifty meters thick.

Roman imagined that the Origin Basin was once surrounded by mountains, forming a solid basin—a basin of astonishing thickness.

Many years ago, a geological event caused the mountains to split apart, tearing out the Silver Dragon Canyon.

Inside Silver Dragon Canyon lies the origin basin of Roman, while outside lies the desolate wilderness of Earl Conde.

The basin originated in a remote and isolated area. High mountains and steep ridges created a highly isolated environment with poor transportation.

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Since the mountain is in the way, let's carve it out!

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This is the plan devised by Roman.

In order to ensure administrative efficiency and improve transportation.

We must connect Origin City and Abundance City no matter what!

The weakest point in the mountain is located more than ten kilometers north of Fengrao City.

Roman rode over and found that the road was in good condition, there was gunpowder, and the quarry's output had increased significantly. The quarry had extracted rocks and laid them flat on the road, which was solid and smooth, winding and undulating, stretching northward.

It was noon when he reached the end of the road.

There were five temporary canteens, and about four thousand road workers lined up for their meals, enjoying them immensely.

Lunch consisted of a spoonful of minced meat sauce, stewed tofu, boiled broad beans, and stir-fried cabbage. The main course was half a pound of whole wheat bread, and the last dish was a bowl of pork bone soup. If they were lucky, they could scoop up the marrow and fat floating in the soup pot, as well as the remaining tendons and muscles on the bones. Those lucky laborers would squint their eyes, pick at their tongues, and savor this rare happiness.

This is their greatest motivation for serving every day.

In turbulent times, farmers at the bottom of society often fantasize about a time when food is abundant.

At the same time, they also have a sense of fear and impending danger.

This is a deep-seated insecurity in people's hearts, a pervasive sense of insecurity in life.

When faced with famine, many people pray to the gods for the arrival of heaven, where people can feast to their heart's content, eat their fill, dress warmly, and live in peace and prosperity.

The current state of Plenty City basically matches the most basic fantasies.

The construction team leader was the foreman here, named Olay, with a dark face, strong muscles, and thick calluses on his hands. He was also an apostle of Roman.

Roman trusted his abilities and entrusted him with the management of the construction team, caring only about the results. Ole ran over to Roman as soon as he saw him, his breath revealing a lot of white vapor. He wore a wool sweater underneath a black leather jacket he'd bought from a department store.

He doesn't do manual labor, but he supervises construction sites year-round, so his clothes are inevitably dirty, messy, and stained with dust.

Olay said, "Your Highness, the task you entrusted to us has been completed."

He handed over the flag that the King of the Valley had planted there in the autumn. The latter loved to use flags to plan construction, and whenever a task was completed, Roman would personally come to retrieve the flag. If the flag was not retrieved by the due date, it meant that someone was in trouble.

This task was originally scheduled to end a month ago, but the River Valley Army went to defend the king and took away a large number of animal power, so the construction progress had to be postponed. Now it has finally been returned to its rightful owner.

Roman picked up the half-meter-long flag and stuffed it into the saddle.

“Very good!” He nodded slightly, then pointed to the thin section of the mountain, which was more than 300 meters away from here, separated by a patch of mixed wild trees.

He said, "Do you see that mountain?"

“I saw it.” Ole was paid to do things, and his daily salary was calculated in copper coins. This year alone, he had earned three to five gold coins, and his income was increasing. Therefore, he never questioned Roman’s intentions and only focused on doing the work.

Roman gestured to him and said, "Go and carve through this mountain in front of you."

Ole was used to Roman's various behaviors, but she was still quite shocked by this incident.

"Ah I?"

"Correct!"

He exclaimed in surprise, "There aren't enough of us."

"I will send you more people."

O'Leary pointed out the main challenge: "When it will be completed is also unknown."

“There’s no deadline this time. Get it done as soon as possible. I’ll keep an eye on it.” Roman patted him on the shoulder. “But you know what to do, right?”

“I know. First, cut down the trees and dig up the soil, then heat the rocks with fire and water, and finally use a hammer and chisel to pry them open.”

Roman was very satisfied with his answer; the sapphires he had spent on Olay had not been in vain.

It's just like the story of Yu Gong moving mountains!

He dispatched ten thousand Foolish Old Men to take turns carrying soil and stones, using the principle of thermal expansion and contraction to crack the rocks, determined not to fail to carve out a pass more than ten meters wide.

We'll take it next year!
"Why are you chiseling through the mountain?" Tashina asked, finding it absurd that someone would bother with a mountain for no reason.

Roman glanced at her and said to Ole, "This is Princess Iotashina." The construction foreman was surprised again and quickly bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Roman then explained to Princess Stainless Steel the geographical factors that were currently the biggest constraint on him.

She had only been there for two days and was unaware of this.

A single shipment of supplies from Origin City to Abundance City requires at least a hundred labor units.

However, with this pass, 70% of the transportation capacity can be saved.

Tashina said thoughtfully, "In that case, if there is a war, your Origin City can quickly support the City of Abundance."

This is a tremendous strategic advantage.

The basin is extremely isolated; it's difficult for outsiders to get in, and it's also very difficult for those inside to get out. Going back and forth is too exhausting.

With this pass, Origin City gained the upper hand.

It can be used for both offense and defense; its versatility is beyond words.

Even so, Tasina felt like she had been shocked for a whole year.

Are you out of your mind? No normal person would think of fighting against nature!

Moreover, this shows incredible boldness; such a massive project was launched just like that.

(End of this chapter)