Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 482: Chapter 445 We just want Marquis Jing’an not to be too ruthless in handling the matter

The date was June 22nd.

Beneath Black Cloud Mountain, the construction of Black Cloud City, which had been underway for over a year, was finally completed.

Yang Zhenshan and Pang Tang personally visited Black Cloud City to inspect the construction work.

Like Chongshan Pass, Black Cloud City was divided into South City and North City, with the North City being relatively smaller, approximately one-third the size of the entire city, and intended to serve as the garrison post for Black Cloud Guard. South City was designated as the dwellings for merchants and the common people.

In South City, there were four city gates, and North-South, East-West main streets ran through the entire city. The city was further divided into residential areas, commercial districts, market areas, and other designated zones.

The perimeter of Black Cloud City measured about eight li and three hundred and twelve steps, capable of accommodating a population of thirty thousand, not including the garrison quarters in North City.

Outside the city, to the west about thirty li away, spread the plowlands under the jurisdiction of the Black Cloud Guard, featuring many thousand households’ offices, hundred household offices, and garrison fortresses.

To the east, numerous villages and towns would be constructed around Black Cloud Mountain and along the soon-to-be-built official road.

Meanwhile, some villages and towns would be created in the south, but among them, there would be many estates or horse farms established as prospective properties for large landlords and merchants.

The Governor’s Office had already sold quite a few estates and horse farms in the south, and now there were many large landlords and merchants developing the wasteland there.

Yang Zhenshan and Pang Tang rode around Black Cloud City, gazing at a village that was still under construction.

”How many villages can we build before winter comes?” Yang Zhenshan inquired.

Pang Tang gestured to a scribe behind him, who immediately stepped forward and responded, ”Reporting to Marquis, according to the previous plans, we will construct approximately seven towns and one hundred and twenty villages around Black Cloud City!”

Now, Northern Lands was one vast construction site; the Governor’s Office was in charge of the area around Black Cloud Mountain, while the newly established Black Cloud Guard took responsibility for the construction of the thousand households’ offices, the hundred household offices, and the garrison fortresses outside the city.

Fuzhou City of the northern route was in charge of building the official road leading to Black Cloud City and the villages and towns along the way.

Jianning Guard of the central route was tasked with constructing the official road from Chongshan Pass to Black Cloud City and the settlements en route.

East Road Songzhou Guard was responsible for building the official road from Songzhou City to Fuzhou City and the villages and towns along the way.

Yang Zhenshan silently calculated in his mind.

A town could accommodate three hundred households of people, and a village could accommodate fifty households, which cumulatively amounted to eight thousand one hundred households. If the city dwellers are included, then the area around Black Cloud Guard could potentially settle roughly sixty to eighty thousand people.

Compared to the million refugees, this number was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.

However, it was a reasonable plan.

How many people a village could accommodate didn’t depend on the number of houses inside it, but on the amount of arable land surrounding it.

Farmers’ fields couldn’t be too far from the village; you couldn’t expect them to walk over a dozen li to their farmland.

It doesn’t matter if there are fewer people settled in Black Cloud City since the three official roads can accommodate a large number of refugees.

Furthermore, large numbers of refugees can also be settled around Fuzhou City, and indeed, Fuzhou City could potentially accommodate even more refugees than Black Cloud City.

As long as everything proceeded according to Yang Zhenshan’s plan, settling a million refugees in the Northern Lands would not be a problem.

”Mr. Pang, we may need your Governor’s Office to assist in the construction of the villages and towns next!” Yang Zhenshan said to Pang Tang.