Steel Dynasty - Chapter 226

[Chapter 226 Lu Luo is from Dengzhou?]

Only Xiao Ming and Zhan Xingchang were left in the meeting hall of the Governor’s Mansion.

While Xiao Ming was drawing the drawings, he was explaining to Zhan Xingchang how to build the outer city wall.

First of all, this city wall will not be solid. Since it is going to be built, it must be built as a war fortress. Therefore, it is better to call it a city wall than a war fortress.

Generally speaking, this city wall is still a traditional city wall shape, but the outer city wall will be replaced by a concrete structure. The inside of the city wall is hollow, but the height of the city wall five meters from the ground will be filled and compacted with soil. In this way It not only saves costs, but also prevents the inside from being broken through even if the outside is damaged.

Hollow rooms will be built five meters above, and holes just big enough for spears to stick out will be left on the walls of these rooms. During war, soldiers can kill climbing barbarian soldiers through these holes.

The height of this floor is about 2.8 meters, followed by the third and fourth floors, all of which have this structure.

On the fifth floor, the hole will expand and become a hole where the artillery can be stretched out, but people cannot enter. Starting from this floor, artillery bases are installed on the floors for the purpose of setting up artillery. The four floors above are all This structure indirectly leaves some holes for spearmen.

Generally speaking, the height of this city wall is the same as that of the old city wall, which is basically about 20 meters. This is already a very high city wall.

After the design was revealed, Zhan Xingchang looked excited, “Even if the barbarians come to such a solid city wall, they will probably be disappointed.”

“If it is built, Cangzhou City will at least not experience the same brutal fighting as last time.” Xiao Ming said.

The memory of the last war was still in front of him. Zhan Xingchang nodded, “Your Highness, for such a complex project, I’m afraid you have to go to the site to guide the construction of a section. Otherwise, you can talk on paper and your subordinates will be incompetent.”

“This is yours. I have to do it even if you don’t tell me, so as to save you from creating a shabby project, I am telling you to prepare slaves, cement, stones, wooden boards and other materials in advance,” Xiao Ming said.

This concrete structure is actually not complicated. It mainly depends on the ligation of steel bars and the support of wooden formwork. For craftsmen who are proficient in carpentry, this is a piece of cake.

The only thing that costs more is the steel bars.

However, at this stage, Xiao Ming is unable to produce steel bars with modern technology, so he can only ask the steel mill to imitate them as much as possible. After all, the wisdom of the working people is infinite.

After instructing Zhan Xingchang to prepare materials and other matters in advance, Xiao Ming returned to the palace.

This meeting still highlighted many problems on the fiefdom, but at least one thing is that now the people at least have a surplus of food in their hands and don’t have to worry about running out of food.

However, apart from staple food, the people did not have much vegetables to eat, let alone other cash crops.

And this is also the problem he wants to solve next. After all, the future industry will still need a lot of raw materials, such as cotton, silk, hemp and other crops.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming thought of tung oil again. This kind of coating that is specially designed to provide waterproofing for boats is also rare in his fief, so he has to spend money to buy it from other places.

“This industrial development is really not easy.” Xiao Ming sighed, understanding more how great a complete industrial system is.

This will not be like what he is doing now either lacking this material or that part.

Back in the dormitory, Xiao Ming picked up a pen and started drawing architectural drawings. The architectural drawings were divided into four categories: general drawing, concrete structure drawing, steel structure drawing, and node drawing.

The reason why he wants to be so professional is to lay the foundation for Qingzhou’s construction industry. In modern times, the country is known as the largest construction country, and he wants to establish this reputation from now on.

After working hard all day, he basically finished the drawings in the evening, but his hands were also very sore from exhaustion.

“Your Highness, why haven’t you had lunch yet?”

Lu Luo said angrily when she saw Xiao Ming hadn’t eaten lunch when she came in with dinner.

Xiao Ming smiled and said: “I forgot about it for a while.”

“Your Highness is forgetting sleep and food, but this government affairs is important, and you must not forget about your health.” Luluo said with concern.

Over the course of a year, Xiao Ming became more and more comfortable getting along with the two girls. He said, “I know, I know, you are as verbose as Aster now.”

Luluo was very timid and seldom acted in front of Xiao Ming before. He is becoming more and more bold in speaking now, but Xiao Ming quite likes it. It is still boring to be around a boring gourd.

After picking up the lunch and taking it away, Luluo suddenly remembered something and said, “Your Highness, is this loom ready? Sister Ziyuan and I have already been to the textile workshop. If the loom can arrive, we will prepare to go to the nearby textile workshop. The county is looking for some clever girls to work in the textile workshop. “

” Well… in a few days, when I come back from Dengzhou, there seems to be something wrong with this equipment company when it is producing textile machines. I have to go there in person. Take a look.” Xiao Ming was a little depressed.

Before he went to Chang’an, he asked the Equipment Department to handle this matter, but Xiao Ming was not here. It was the first time for these craftsmen to produce textile machines, and as expected, something went wrong.

“Your Highness is going to Dengzhou again?” Luluo looked a little wrong.

Xiao Ming asked: “Yes, what’s the matter?”

“Back to Your Highness, Luluo was from Dengzhou before entering the palace. Later, she was sold to Chang’an and was taken into the palace by the empress. This is said to be more than ten years old in a blink of an eye. Years have passed.”

“Are you from Dengzhou?” Xiao Ming said dumbly, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“His Highness never asked,” Lu Luo said in a low voice.

Xiao Ming smiled and said: “I have overlooked this. Since you are from Dengzhou, what do you know about Dengzhou, and where are your parents? I can take them home to see when I go to Dengzhou this time. ”

Speaking of this, Luluo’s eyes were slightly red and she said: “Your Highness, Luluo’s parents went fishing at sea in the early years and were killed by Japanese pirates when they came back. That year, it was to buy a coffin for her parents that Luluo sold herself for some silver. If we say Relatives, I am afraid that only one brother is still alive, but at that time, the brother insisted on going to sea to avenge his parents, and now he does not know whether he will live or die. “

At the end of the sentence, Luluo cried softly.

Every woman who sells her body has a tragic history, otherwise she would not have been sold at a young age.

He said: “In that case, you can come with me to Dengzhou. Firstly, you are familiar with Dengzhou and may be able to help me. Secondly, you can also return to your hometown to visit.”

“Thank you, Your Highness, then I will now Just go back and clean it up,” Luluo said gratefully.

Luluo had never dared to mention this matter before, because a slave who sold herself could no longer have any contact with her family. If Xiao Ming had an easy-going temperament, she would not dare to mention this matter.

Looking at the green radish jumping out like a deer, Xiao Ming couldn’t help but shook his head. This time he went to Dengzhou, things might not be too simple.

(End of chapter)