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Emperor Qin’s Great Wall

A massive engineering project is underway. Our venerated emperor, Shi Huangdi has ordered that a long wall, measuring 10,000 li from eastern coast to western desert be erected along the northern border. Being a proven and able administrator, you have been appointed to construct a critical section of this great wall. Once complete, it will serve as a solid impenetrable barrier, protecting the northern commanderies -- indeed, the entire empire -- from incursions by despoiling northern barbarians.
Your first priority should be to establish one, or perhaps several, settlements for the influx of workers expected shortly. Once the peasants have arrived, put up some laborers' camps at appropriate intervals, connected by roads to the wall's construction site, that has already been marked by engineers. Use the abundant natural resources found in the area to construct the wall.
Meanwhile, do not neglect your defenses, as Xiongnu never sleep.

City - Badaling
Starts Feb 215 BCE
18000 starting cash on Normal

Requirements:
  • Earthen Great Wall must be built

This mission is the first mission that will require a large population base in order to fulfill the goal in a timely manner. If you do not build the monument at a good rate of speed you will need to make sure that your city is defended from the northern rival, the Nomads. I found that the best area for building up the city was directly below the gate area of the wall. If you look at the city screen below, you will see the area that I used.

You will have a great deal of farm land available and you will be able to produce all of the foods needed for evolving your housing. I was producing and selling iron, ceramics and carved jade for a hefty cash influx.

I managed to keep a fairly good sized population fed and kept out of trouble most of the time in this mission.

Try to build up labour camps and carpenter sheds close to the monument site. If you can place these structures in a few locations along the wall, the speed of construction will increase. No matter what you do in this mission, it will still take some time to complete.

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