Chapter 276

"The superstructure is made of green bricks?"

The scholar's discussion attracted Perot's attention. He heard Edwin say there, "yes, it's much better than the shore sentry of Borui kingdom?"

In order to divide the range of activities of the fishman, the Borui people built many defensive sentries along the river bank. The geological structure of the river beach is difficult to bear the heavy stone castle. Borui craftsmen use limestone and rammed earth to build a four meter high sentry base. The upper part can only use wooden structure, and lighter pine must be selected. Because pine wood is perishable, the kingdom of Borui imports a large amount of wood from the kingdom of SUS every year to repair the shore sentry. The purchase cost, labor cost and transportation cost, the cost of maintaining river bank defense by Borui people is amazing.

Although green brick is brittle, it is also much stronger than pine, not to mention its corrosion resistance. Even on the wet shore, green brick buildings can be used for at least ten years. This alone saved the York family a lot of money.

"Open the gate." Sylvia came up and said.

"Open the gate!" At the command of the trainee Knight of York family, more than ten strong soldiers turned the winch, the fine iron chain made a "creak" sound, the heavy gate was pulled up a little bit, and the river poured into the gap of the gate and flowed away along the three meter wide canal.

Albert, the white tower scholar, stared at the rolling muddy spray and muttered: "It doesn't matter if the sediment is washed in. With the control of the sluice, employees can dredge the canal at any time, and the river will continue to flow... I see... It is precisely because of the sluice that this canal can continue to extend... Build a sluice in the south of the artificial lake, dig a canal, and lead the water into the Heihe River 7 kilometers away to form an inexhaustible artificial river for irrigation Our land is not 100000 mu, it is 300000 Mu! "

"Baron Phoenix had no stable water source and could not have too much cultivated land. Now there are 300000 mu of good land."

"This is a great miracle!"

Father URI's face was full of pride. Bishop Perot and a group of scholars sighed endlessly, but master Tacitus shouted, "since it is a miracle, how can it be a mere 300000 mu?"

There was a chill in the caudal vertebra, and Perot couldn't help but excite his spirit. He was shocked by a bold guess, and the top leaders of the York family kept smiling. They had been shocked long ago.

"The canal that runs through the whole man horse hill?!"

Young scholars still couldn't believe their conjecture. Tacitus said to Edwin, "hundreds of stream reservoirs have been built in the man horse hill. These reservoirs have the same function as artificial lakes! They are all this..."

"The node of artificial irrigation system!" Said Edwin.

"There are more than 1000 kilometers of man-made rivers and hundreds of man-made lakes. This... This is simply indescribable! Indescribable." Albert couldn't even find words to describe this miracle, so he had to keep repeating "indescribable".

After a long time, scholars finally digested this incredible idea, and finally someone questioned it.

"Master Edwin, I have a problem here!"

"The Heihe River is only a shallow river. If the artificial irrigation system leads the Jinshui River into the Heihe River, it will inevitably lead to the river surge, submerge the river bank and form a large area of swamp! Isn't it worth the loss?"

"Circular irrigation canal!" Without waiting for Edwin's answer, bishop Perot gently spit out a word.

The world is not without man-made rivers. The moat around the castle is also a river excavated manually. Skilled craftsmen can even build canals to lead the river into cities and towns to meet daily needs. Similarly, the method of digging canals to divert water and irrigate farmland has been available thousands of years ago. The central and South central parts of the Gambis kingdom are the alluvial plains of the brinor River, where the land is fertile and suitable for planting crops. In order to reclaim more farmland, most Lords on the plain built canals to divert the brinor River to irrigate the land several kilometers away, but the canals must be connected back to the brinor River, otherwise the river will flood a large area of land.

The canal goes round and back to the main river. People call this kind of canal ring irrigation canal.

Due to the problem of siltation, most of the circular irrigation canals are only 1.5m wide, 70cm deep and no more than 20km long. The longest circular irrigation canal is located in the kingdom of Susi, only 17km.

The circular irrigation canal can meet the needs of irrigation, but it can't divert water. However, with the sluice, it's different.

The Heihe River runs north-south. The streams and reservoirs in the Renma hills are on the west side of the Heihe River, and there is a very vast land on the east side of the Heihe River. The York family built a sluice on the east side of the river and excavated wider and deeper circular irrigation canals and artificial lakes, which can not only divert water sources, but also irrigate countless farmland.

This is the whole picture of the artificial irrigation system!

"Each canal has a sluice, and the stream reservoir is connected with the Heihe River. Once a canal is silted, it will be closed immediately for dredging, which will have little impact on the whole irrigation system. In the rainy season, the main sluice will be closed, and the stream reservoir will become a reservoir. There is no need to worry about flood... What a clever idea, what a great project..."

Master Tacitus sighed and asked in a trembling voice, "old friend, how much farmland can be reclaimed by the artificial irrigation system?"

"Conservative estimate... 120 million mu!"

Bishop Perot felt a fit of dizziness. The total amount of farmland in Gambis kingdom is 210 million mu, and the farmland to be developed in Renma hills is more than half of the total amount of farmland in the whole kingdom! You know, although the area of man horse hills is large, there are many hills. The water volume of Heihe River is limited. The land that can be cultivated is far from that of brinor plain, while the Gambis royal family occupies the most fertile plain, and the farmland they control is only 110 million mu.

What does farmland mean to the Lord?

The output of farmland can not be compared with that of mineral veins, but minerals will be mined one day, and farmland will be harvested every year. It is the Lord's greatest wealth! With farmland, the Lord family has the foundation of continuous inheritance. Many apprentice Knights fall into the arms of other families because the family can't give the farm. Competing for valuable land resources has always been the theme of human war, both internally and externally!

The York family's artificial irrigation system can reclaim hundreds of millions of mu of farmland. Can other families copy it?

Bishop Perot thought carefully and found it very difficult, very difficult and almost impossible to achieve!

The water source of the York family comes from the Jinshui River precisely because the ant army destroyed the fish people on the river beach. Other lords want to defeat the fishman? Just look at the kingdom of Borui to see how difficult it is. The five ruling families of Borui Kingdom fought with the fishman for 80 years, and it was almost on the verge of collapse that the first port was built. No family has such determination and strength.

Suppose the Lord diverted water from other rivers, he would immediately face war. In fact, because of the water problem, wars between lords are common.

Even if the Lords work together to eliminate the fishmen, who will control the sluice gate? Who is willing to hand over their own destiny to other families? This is an almost unsolvable problem.

If it is not for this reason, how can no one think of such a simple facility as the control gate? No need, no!

More than a dozen lords in the Renma hills are vassal lords of the York family. However, if it were not for Sylvia's prestige, they might not be able to reach an agreement. No matter what will happen in the future, at least the York family has taken the first step. Like the Borui people, the first step will go on.

The take-off of man and horse hills is unstoppable!

Bishop Perot could think of, and others could think of, a dozen young scholars with different expressions, some worried, some excited, some eager.

Perot was aware of Sylvia's intentions. These scholars come from various kingdoms of mankind. They include Gambis aristocracy, Dodo aristocracy, Susi aristocracy and Sasan aristocracy. The glorious future of the Renma hills will be spread throughout the human world through them. The Knights and scholars of those small families will pour into the Renma hills and take refuge in the York family, because they have enough farmland!

"Cattle and sheep don't compete for land! Raise more than 100000 wild boars! More than 100 million mu of farmland! How many people can this feed... How many people can this feed?"

Father URI flushed with excitement. Perot suddenly realized that the new farming and animal husbandry system and water conservancy project are a whole! Once the project is completed, the Renma hills will be able to accommodate millions of people. The biggest beneficiaries of this miraculous project are the church and civilians!

"Your Highness Sylvia, I would like to congratulate you. You have conquered the Jinshui River and transformed the man horse hills, which is an unprecedented initiative! Your great achievements will be remembered by history, and your wisdom and spirit will be sung for the epic!"

Master Tacitus saluted Sylvia solemnly, and Sylvia returned the salute gracefully. Tacitus hugged master Edwin and said, "old friend, I also congratulate you. Arya founded the vassal system, which has changed human history, and you have changed nature. Your extraordinary achievements are comparable to those of the founder of the white tower. Your name and deeds will be engraved on the wall of the silver and white Tower!"

"Ha ha, my old friend, I didn't invent the water conservancy project!" Edwin laughed.

"Ah... That's the creation of the master? It's impossible!" Tacitus followed Edwin's eyes and saw the Viscount Randall who was shooting the fish man. He said incredulously.

"Whoosh" "whoosh" "whoosh"

The long bow of yew continued to burst. Three fish people 500 meters away were nailed to the ground by long arrows falling from the sky. Nicole, who was full of happiness worship, took the long bow in her lover's hand, took his arm and came over.

"Lord Randall, I didn't expect it to be you..."

Tacitus unconsciously used honorific words. Victor quickly waved his hand and said, "where can I design such a complex system? I just provided master Edwin with an idea. It was the master who designed the control gate and improved the whole idea."

Master Edwin gave Victor a pleased look. In order to hide Victor, Sylvia wanted to press the water conservancy project and the new farming and animal husbandry system on his head. However, what the old scholar hated most was fraud. He reluctantly agreed to it for Victor's safety. With Victor's current strength and reputation, there is no need to hide. Edwin is determined to make Victor worthy of his name. However, Victor resolutely refused to be burdened by fame, and Edwin could only compromise in the end. After all, this is indeed his perfect.

"Viscount Randall, how did you think of it?" Master Tacitus calmed down and asked curiously.

Before Victor answered, Edwin said excitedly, "Victor came up with this idea when he saw the people digging canals to divert water and found that there were no fish people on the Jinshui River bank! Old friend, this is our victory! Absorbing the wisdom of civilians is the future of the silver and white tower!"

"Master Edwin, you're right. The Supreme Lord of glory guides the wisdom of the people. We need to explore and make good use of it." Said bishop Perot seriously.

Sylvia nodded slightly and asked softly, "Monseigneur, do you have any ideas?"

With a long smile, Perot said in high spirits: "it is my lifelong honor to devote myself to such a great cause. I will ask Archbishop Lazarus to be the bishop of the man horse hills. I firmly believe that the Pope will also pay attention to the demands of the man horse hills!"

Perot was a disciple of the Pope. His statement was tantamount to giving up the position of archbishop, followed by the church's preference for human resources. All the Lords of the York family were happy, like a long drought with showers. Count tellandon came forward and said, "Your Highness, please name the artificial lake!"

"Rose lake!" Sylvia turned her eyes, took Victor's arm and said, "Heihe River was renamed Yinyue River, and Heibao town was renamed Jinshui city!"

Master edeven smiled and said, "OK! Rose lake, silver moon river and Jinshui city deserve their names!"