Building roads is the first step in development. Currently, about half of the countries in the Woodland Alliance are in mountainous areas, jungles, and swamps with extremely poor road conditions. Although the other half has waterways and relatively feasible roads, these roads can only pass small boats and simple carriages.
Considering that the problem cannot be solved at once, the most important branches should be completed first. After inspection and negotiation, the five major covenants initially agreed on the plan to build and level the main road. The first step of this plan is to build one vertical and two horizontal main roads in the Woodland Alliance's sphere of influence to connect the core major countries in the Woodland Alliance.
"The main road Qidian is located at the border of the Mage Alliance in the north, which is Switch City Chicas", then follow the wilderness on the west side of Meteor Lake, all the way south, passing through Black Saint Duchy, Morris Merchant League, Inner Lake Kingdom, Shedra Mountain State, and then arrive at the Aierzhen Empire in the middle."
Xilu Tia wore a bachelor's robe with black background and white flowers. She drew a long line on the map and then made a small circle.
"Aierzhen Empire is the most prosperous country in the central region. Its land is mostly plains. It can be used as a transportation hub, connecting the north and the south. It is also the core area where the first east-west main road passes."
"Then the main road continues southward. After reaching Ludell Mountain Kingdom, the main road deviates slightly to the east and proceeds diagonally to the southeast, then passes through Dandelion Hill and reaches "Eucalyptus Union", which is where we are now."
"Then the road continues south, passing through the Xuelansha Kingdom, Merchant City Union, Eagle-Scorpion Khanate, Regas Duchy, Hot Rain Swamp, Mountain Vulture City, Green Venom Forest, Golden Wave Ancient Kingdom, and finally reaches Stone Road Ruins at the end of the south."
This vertical line roughly divides Woodland Alliance into two, and is in the middle of the south of the Fourth Continent.
"After the main vertical road, there are two main horizontal lines." Sylutia continued to introduce the outline.
"The first road starts from White-Beaked Cliffs in the west, goes east through Giant Otter Plateau, Gravel Mountain Kingdom, Waterfall Walkway, and then enters below Riverwood Kingdom, Duo Ling Duchy, Sibyl Scholar City, Blanca Merchant League, Aierzhen Empire, Chequ Land,
Xianda Duchy, Purple Dusk Plains, Seven-Leaf Hill, Earwood Mountains."
"The second road takes Split Stone Grand Canyon as Qidian and goes eastward, passing Geli Forest, Seps Kingdom, Suanli Empire, Lame Crow Plains, Eucalyptus Union, Huliel Duchy, Xebis Grassland, Black Blight Marsh, Sealed Gate."
Sylutia completely drew the lines of the three main roads. These three main roads are like the skeletal spine of the human body, connecting Woodland Alliance most countries. Even if some countries are not on the line, you only need to travel through 1-3 countries to reach the main road.
Among them, the most economically valuable is naturally the north-south main road, because Woodland Alliance has the largest population and the richest countries are near this main road. The remaining two horizontal main roads are not so prosperous. Many of the places the main road passes are wilderness, and the population of nearby countries is also relatively small.
"Is the amount of the project so huge?" An elder from Sixth Order looked at the three main lines and frowned in assessment.
"If these three main roads are to be built, I'm afraid it will take an unknown amount of resources and manpower."
"Yes, if construction is to start, who will pay for this expenditure in the end? Will taxes be collected from all Woodland Alliance countries? This is not a good decision."
"Each country has different levels of wealth, and some are quite far away from the main road. If taxes are imposed according to the same standards, it will cause a lot of dissatisfaction and conflict."
Although there are many benefits after the road is completed, many representatives began to back down after seeing such a huge project volume and cost, and some did not want to continue.
Money is very important. Sylutia looked at the situation and knew that if this problem could not be solved properly, the construction of the road would definitely be delayed indefinitely.
Although she has several solutions in mind, these solutions require the cooperation and coordination of all parties. Unfortunately, her previous identity and status are not enough to have such a high prestige.
The genius who has high hopes for her is only optimistic about her future achievements and cannot yet be converted into actual power and prestige.
With Sylutia's current status, the Woodland can be welcomed in any country, but if he wants to mobilize the manpower and material resources of various countries, it cannot be done in just one or two sentences.
After several days of negotiation and discussion, the senior officials of the Woodland Alliance finally only agreed to build the north-south main road to test the water first, and the construction cost will be shared equally by the countries along the way. Countries that do not pass through do not need to pay or participate. Of course, the price is that if they want to use the main road for trade in the future, they need to pay corresponding tolls to compensate for the countries that sponsored the construction.
Although the process has been reduced step by step, at least one item has been implemented, and Sylutia can't ask for more now.
After obtaining the initial consensus, the next step is to prepare construction funds and manpower.
Fund allocation also requires calculation and allocation by various countries along the way, but the manpower part is relatively simple. It can be directly led by the Mage team led by Xilu Tia. They have many large-scale machinery, and also have many recently recruited apprentices and trainee scholars, all of whom can participate in the construction work.
Firstly, it can reduce additional personnel expenses, and secondly, it can use this large project to allow them to practice and exercise.
According to the calculations of the accompanying high-level Mage, after the construction of this north-south main road is completed, it should be able to train nearly two thousand Gold Steam, the third-level official Mage of the road.
The construction of the main road not only involves extensive exploration, foundation excavation and filling, track laying, railway station construction, but also the construction of train factories, the establishment of fuel supply stations along the way, etc.
After the completion of these projects, the passing trains can quickly transport materials north and south along the route, greatly improving the economic vitality of countries along the way, reducing the losses caused by food transportation by half, and earning more profits.
The entire project is expected to take five years to complete. The first year will be a trial stage to accumulate experience and train suitable apprentices. Starting from the second year, the team will be divided into five groups and start construction at five nodes at the same time until the entire north-south main road is finally connected.
Over the past five years, Sylutia recalled and compared the efficiency of the industrial age of the earth in the previous life. It has to be said that the extraordinary world does have some advantages, that is, Mage used the power of magic to penetrate the soil, build foundations, and consolidate the land, which has become very convenient and fast. Afterwards, they only need to use machinery to lay the tracks, and then let workers install and fix them.
Don't worry about the materials, they are shipped directly from the Mage Alliance and you only need to exchange them with grain. The price is much cheaper than making Woodland Alliance yourself.
Overall, this project is a win-win situation. Woodland Alliance spent a small price to obtain a mature railway line, and Mage Alliance also has a trading railway, which can continuously transport industrial products and commodities in the Alliance to the Woodland for sale, and then exchange for food and profits.
These industrial products and commodities will gradually improve the production efficiency of local countries and stimulate more consumption, forming a siphon effect in the future. That is, the cities closer to the railways will be more developed and wealthy, and the regions closer to the countries where the main roads are located will be easier to benefit from them. Over time, the population will slowly gather in these countries and regions. With an abundant population, factories will have enough workers, and the gathering of people will also be conducive to the popularization of education.
In the past, only wealthy families could afford tuition fees. After the implementation of large-class collective education, the cost can be reduced to a level that an ordinary family can afford. These educated students can also allow the Woodland to obtain more talents for selection. Even if they are not qualified enough to enter the major factions of the Woodland, they can become qualified workers and technicians with certain knowledge and invest in more efficient production.
The times are advancing, and even if some people are worried and afraid of such changes, the big trend is still difficult to stop, but Sylutia is a little curious about what form the industry and extraordinary power of this era will eventually evolve into.
Even if the current initial stage is somewhat similar to the previous life, the subsequent development will definitely be different.
A future where magic and technology coexist is really hard to imagine.