Chapter 195 City Expansion (Part 4)

"I thought you would turn the original small town into an inner city, and then expand the city outward in parallel, and put a larger circular wall."

Luther shrugged and said.

"If you design it like this now, the city will become a weird city." Luther looked at the small circle on the drawing again, and felt that the design of the large circle was unreliable.

"Tear down the original wall." Lelouch picked up an eraser and erased the small circle inside the large circle.

In other words, the newly built Pompeii will not have an inner city.

The original old city will become the southern corner of the new city.

"Isn't this a waste? Tear down the original old city wall, which is a waste of time and effort, and also removes an inner city, which relatively reduces the city's defense."

Luther felt a little dissatisfied.

"What should we do? If we expand into a circular city in parallel with the old city, it will inevitably include many developed farmlands in the south, causing harm to farmers. We might as well expand to the north, cut down all the forests in the north, and completely connect with Patton County."

"As for the defense of the inner city."

At this point, Lelouch showed a strange look on his face.

"If a metropolis is used for war, it is better not to build it."

Luther shrugged, and it sounded like there was no way to refute this. If one day Pompeii needs to rely on Pompeii for resistance, then Pompeii is estimated to be close to destruction.

This is a metropolis, a prosperous huge market, the political and economic core of Pompeii.

It is best not to experience war forever.

And Lelouch is right. If the city expands outward in parallel, it will inevitably cause damage to the Pompeii villages in the south and the farmlands of twenty villages.

The agriculture that has been developed by all means will also be destroyed.

It is better to expand to the north.

The price is just to hire a group of people to demolish the original city wall, which seems to be a good deal.

Although the current construction of Pompeii is mainly based on the mayor Lelouch, if Luther does not slap the case, then Lelouch will not be able to do anything.

Now that Luther agrees, the direction of the city expansion has been determined.

Let's put this matter aside for the time being. Luther said to Lelouch: "I have discussed with my partners that I need some land from the City Hall Planning Department to provide them with factory buildings and allow them to develop real estate."

Luther told Lelouch about what happened.

"In the future expansion of the city, the prosperity of the manufacturing industry is necessary. No city can survive by relying on real estate. I will spend some time planning an industrial zone for them."

Lelouch nodded.

"Industrial zones must be planned, but there is another point. In the future planning of my city, there must be a school for young children at a certain distance, and an area for the construction of higher education institutions."

Luther said seriously.

"Luther, I know you plan to build a series of high schools to compete with big cities like the Royal Capital and the Golden City for students and make the city more prosperous. But what's the use of low-age schools?"

Lelouch asked in confusion.

In this era, there are only two types of ordinary schools.

One is a low-age school, formally called "lower education school."

The other is a "higher education school."

For example, the Royal Business School, the alma mater of Kuba and Brown, is a high school that specializes in cultivating business talents.

There are not many high-level schools and low-level schools.

There is no need to explain why there are few high-level schools, but why are there also few low-level schools?

The answer is that the nobles of this era are more inclined to hire tutors. For example, Luther grew up under the education of Mr. Qiao Xiu.

Only when the nobles really can't afford to hire tutors will they choose to send their children to low-level education schools.

The most important thing is that the common people of this era basically don't go to school.

Luther wants to make some changes to this, and he will invest a lot of money in education.

Luther's future territory construction plan will be very grand, which requires a large number of talents, not only knights and wizards, but also many ordinary talents.

Luther thinks that if he invests money now to allow civilians to obtain the right to receive education, civilians will provide huge impetus for the development of Pompeii in the future.

In other words, invest first and make money later.

This business will never lose money.

However, Luther rarely explained to Lelouch this time, because he knew that even if she said it, Lelouch would not understand it very much.

Before Luther appeared, no one had ever cared whether civilians could have knowledge.

Hey.

"I think there will be a lot of middle class in my metropolis in the future, and there will be a lot of people who need to go to school. It's always right to keep more schools."

Luther shrugged and said.

"Okay."

Lelouch felt that this reason was very forced, but he still agreed. It was just a little land left, not a big deal.

…………….

Three days later, a sunny afternoon.

West of Pompeii.

There is a small piece of farmland here, which belongs to the scope of Pompeii Village No. 6. If the city expansion plan is implemented this time, the farmland here will be included in the city system.

And outside the farmland is the forest, the endless forest.

Some people are active on the edge of the forest, including a team of guards, some city hall officials, the most important people are Luther, Amanda, Alice, and Lelouch.

Lelouch is wearing a round hat, wrapped in thick clothes, and holding a blueprint in his hand.

At this time, the wind is a bit strong, and Lelouch has to use his hands to block the hat from time to time to prevent it from being blown away.

"Starting from here, five kilometers west, I have planned a piece of land there for Miss Amanda to plant mulberry trees and Miss Alice to build a ranch. However, because the price of the land sold to you is not high, the city hall will not help you cut down the trees. You have to hire workers yourself."

Lelouch said.

"Why is it so far away? How many workers do I have to hire to cut down such a large forest?" Alice was a little dissatisfied, and her arms crossed her chest, which made her look more majestic.

She is a woman with capital.

Whether it is capital or money.

"Because this is the second expansion of the city, and if nothing goes wrong, there will be a third expansion. First, choose your and Miss Amanda's land in a distant place to avoid the third expansion of the city, which will cause trouble to your industry. Especially Miss Amanda, once the mulberry trees are successfully planted, there will be countless years of economic benefits."

Lelouch explained.

This explanation is barely okay. Alice thought that if the city is still expanding, she would have to move her ranch again, which would be very annoying.

"Then the industrial zone will be set up nearby?" Luther stepped on the land under his feet with great interest. This is still a farmland, but in the near future, it will become an industrial zone.

It will become the heart of Pompeii's manufacturing industry.

"Yes, this will be the industrial zone of the future." Lelouch nodded.