Looking at the railway plans before him, Zhou Xu even wanted to lay the tracks straight up the mountain if possible, following Copper Furnace Fortress all the way to Pingyuan City in the New North District.
Unfortunately, that wasn't realistic.
The mountain road on the outer side of Copper Furnace Fortress was still extremely steep, making it unsuitable for laying railway tracks.
Under these circumstances, if they chose to build a tunnel at the foot of the mountain and lay the railway through it...
With the technology available at this stage, it was actually possible, but the cost would undoubtedly be too high, and the risks would be considerable as well.
Zhou Xu had no such plans for the time being.
He was more inclined to extend another railway from the Rakshasa District a few years from now, laying it all the way to the junction between the Saint Roland region and Copper Furnace Fortress.
They could build a train transfer station there, or even simply construct a small city.
That way, the entire region could be completely connected by rail. At the same time, all of Great Zhou's territories on the continent would finally be linked together by railway!
After spending some time, Zhou Xu explained his railway-planning approach to the director of the Railway Bureau.
Throughout the process, the approach was the most important thing. The director had to understand why he needed this railway and what kind of results he wanted it to achieve.
After all, all kinds of problems would definitely arise during the actual construction. It was highly unlikely that the railway could be built entirely according to the route planned at the beginning, and adjustments would inevitably have to be made along the way.
"You can make adjustments directly, but once the railway is