Construction Stalled

After realizing that Victor was about to leave the territory, Zarack hurriedly added, "I wish you a smooth journey, my lord Marquis. I will ensure the river dredging and construction of these dams are properly completed, and guarantee that the territorial development and immigration work proceed without a hitch."

Victor nodded. "Zarack, you are one of the territory's old hands. I trust you to get things done.

But the reason I wanted to inspect the site before leaving was to see whether you needed any help. The work is progressing quickly, but it looks like you have run into some trouble, haven't you?"

As soon as Victor finished speaking, Zarack said with an admiring expression, "As expected, nothing can be hidden from you, my lord Marquis. We really have encountered a little difficulty. The manpower we estimated earlier is somewhat insufficient, so I was wondering whether we could transfer a few more people from the new immigrants to help."

As he spoke, Zarack rubbed his hands together, seeming a little embarrassed.

However, Victor immediately saw that Zarack was changing the subject. He had not explained what the real problem was.

Victor did not waste words. Pointing at the river channel in the distance, he said, "To build the dam at this backwater bend, you intended to use cement and large cut stones as the main materials, correct? That is why you temporarily built a wooden crib dam to hold back the water.

What I see is that everything is progressing quickly. The dredging of the bottom has gone smoothly, and even the piles beneath the dam have already been driven.

Ordinarily, this would be the time to build the embankment and excavate the reservoir area at the same time. Yet most of your workers are concentrated on digging out the