The route for laying the Steam Train tracks was not something that could be settled by simply drawing two straight lines with a clack-clack. It had to be planned according to the actual terrain.
For example, if they encountered a small mountain along the railway route, they obviously could not dig a tunnel straight through the base of the mountain at present. They would have to go around it.
Moreover, considering that landslides might occur under certain weather conditions, they would have to take an even longer detour, which would greatly increase the actual length of the tracks.
Besides that, if they wanted to lay tracks, they would obviously need to prepare the ground. That part of the work could be started ahead of time rather than waiting until the tracks were about to be formally laid before slowly beginning the related preparations. Otherwise, their overall efficiency would be far too low.
Zhou Xu was not the kind of person who liked piling a huge number of matters together. He preferred to work in an orderly, well-planned, and highly efficient manner.
To him, if this was a project that would not begin until next autumn, or even the year after next, it was not exaggerated in the slightest to start making preparations little by little from now. One had to understand that this was a massive project that would consume both time and effort!
"Your Majesty, why doesn't this route pass through the New South District? If it went through Flying Swallow City and straight to Plain Fortress, wouldn't that completely link up the military support routes between the New South District and the New North District?"
After recording all of Zhou Xu's requirements, Li Bowen raised a question.
In response, Zhou Xu immediately explained...
"From the perspective of military