Time came to June twenty-second.
At the foot of Heiyun Mountain, Heiyun City, which had been under construction for more than a year, was finally completed.
Yang Zhengshan and Pang Tang personally came to Heiyun City to inspect its construction.
Like Chongshan Pass, Heiyun City was divided into South City and North City. North City was relatively small, taking up roughly one-third of the entire city, and would serve as the garrison of the Heiyun Guard, while South City would serve as the residence for merchants and commoners.
South City had four city gates, with two Main Streets—east-west and north-south—running through the entire city. Inside the city, it was further divided into residential districts, commercial districts, market districts, and other different areas.
Heiyun City's circumference was eight li and three hundred twelve paces, and the city could house a population of thirty thousand, not including the guard station in North City.
Outside the city, thirty-odd li to the west lay the Military Colony Farmland of the Heiyun Guard, where many Thousand-Man Battalion Offices, Centurion Offices, and Tun Fortresses were scattered.
To the east, a large number of villages and towns would be built around Heiyun Mountain and the official road that was soon to be constructed.
To the south, some villages and towns would also be established, but among them quite a few farms or horse farms would be built, to serve as land purchased by great landlords and merchants.
The Governor's Office had already sold off quite a few farms and horse farms in the south, and now many great landlords and merchants were already reclaiming wasteland over there.
Yang Zhengshan and Pang Tang rode their horses around Heiyun City, looking at a village that was still under construction.
"How many villages can we build before winter sets in?"