531: Chapter 531 Geography of the Mauryan Dynasty

The Peacock River divides the territory of the Mauryan Empire into two.

North of the Peacock River are many important cities: Tera, Aria, Kabul, Taxila, Indraprastha, Hastinapura, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Pataliputra, and Magadha.

Among them, Pataliputra, as the capital of the Mauryan Empire, serves as the political center of the dynasty.

South of the Peacock River are distributed important cities such as Gedrosia, Amri, Sindh, Bharuch, Patala, Vidarbha, Kalinga, and Andhra.

However, through an in-depth analysis of its urban layout and the distribution of military forces, it is not difficult to see that the main strength of the Mauryan Empire was highly concentrated in the northern region.

Looking back at history, in the struggle between the Rabbit and the White Elephant over the Southern Tibet region, this factor of geographical and power distribution had a profound impact.

The Rabbit's main strength has long been concentrated in the East, while the South, especially the Southwest region, became a relatively weak area in terms of power.

Conversely, the White Elephant's main strength is concentrated in the North; for the White Elephant, the Southern Tibet region is like a courtyard right at its doorstep, close at hand.

If the Rabbit wants to reach Southern Tibet, it must climb over the Himalayas, which are known as the world's highest wall.

This natural barrier is not only rugged in terrain and harsh in climate, but it also poses great difficulties for the transportation of supplies and the movement of troops.

Every operation requires careful preparation, and simply preparing the supplies often takes more than half a year.

Moreover, under the arduous conditions at that time, they mainly relied on yak caravans to arduously transport ammunition and supplies to Southern Tibet.

On this long and rugged transport route, countless yaks, unable to bear the heavy burden, collapsed in the snow, making great sacrifices for this struggle.

Although the Rabbit, relying on tenacious fighting spirit and excellent military wisdom, once gave the White Elephant a sound thrashing and successfully recovered Southern Tibet.

However, helplessly, in the fierce battle, ammunition and supplies were exhausted, and subsequent support could not keep up in time due to geographical factors, forcing a reluctant withdrawal.

The White Elephant took the opportunity to forcibly move in eight million people, making the situation in the Southern Tibet region increasingly complex.

The Rabbit knows deeply that if it wants to take the initiative in the struggle for the Southern Tibet region, strengthening its power in the Southwest is urgent.

However, merely planning on paper cannot truly achieve this goal.

The most direct and effective method is to migrate the population to the Southwest region; only in this way can the strength of the Southwest be fundamentally enhanced.

But the reality is quite tricky; most of the Rabbit's important cities are concentrated in the coastal areas, where the economy is developed and opportunities are numerous, attracting a large influx of population.

In contrast, due to limitations such as geographical environment and economic development levels, it is difficult for the Southwest region to attract people to come and develop.

To break this predicament, the country has laid out a series of large-scale projects in the Southwest region, among which the construction of the Motuo Hydropower Station is one of the important measures.

Due to its unique geographical conditions, Motuo has extremely rich hydropower resources.

The construction of the Motuo Hydropower Station requires a large amount of manpower, material resources, and financial investment, both during the construction process and after its completion.

During the construction period, builders from all over the country flocked to this place, bringing advanced technology and injecting new vitality into this land.

After completion, with the development of the power industry, related upstream and downstream industries will gradually emerge, creating a large number of local employment opportunities and attracting more people to come here to seek development, naturally strengthening the power of the Southwest region and laying a solid foundation for the Rabbit's long-term development in the Southern Tibet region.