Chapter 681

It's a brand new mine!

Wang Chong was the marquis of the feudal kingdom and had a huge influence in the capital, coupled with his huge financial resources and influence in the capital, it was completely easy to own a brand new mine.

Walking into the mine from the outside, his eyes suddenly darkened, and when Wang Chong opened his eyes again, he finally saw the scene in front of him clearly:

Piles of white lime and brown clay filled the cave like small mounds. Not far from these clay and lime mounds, a trough that drains down the mountain runs through it.

Not far from the sink, there stood forty or fifty plasterers who had come from the Wang family and looked very experienced.

"See Master Hou!"

When they saw the king rushing in, all the plasterers bent down and bowed respectfully, with a very respectful expression.

"No formality!"

Wang Chong waved his hand and walked into the cave as he spoke. The cave is very spacious, not as bright as the outside, but it is definitely not dark. In addition, all the structures, such as the sinks, the vents, everything is very well arranged and proper.

"Not bad!"

Wang Chong's gaze swept in all directions and nodded slightly. Although everything was built according to his intentions, even he himself was here for the first time.

"Pass the order and send double the force to guard! In addition, tell the families who cooperate with us to send more masters to guard the periphery. ”

Wang Chong opened his mouth and said.

Just like when the Uzi steel was cast in the mine of Wei Hao's family, at that moment, no one would have thought that the most famous Uzi steel weapon in the whole world would be cast in that mine.

And only 1,000 Uzi steel weapons have already shone in the Battle of the Southwest, attracting the attention of people all over the world.

And the mine in front of him, although it looks ordinary, only Wang Chong knows that what it will be born in the future is probably much more important to Datang than the Uzi steel weapon.

Because what Wang Chong is going to "cast" in this ordinary mine will be the "cement" that will inevitably change the entire Middle Earth and the entire Tang Dynasty in the future!

Once, Wang Chong kept thinking about a question, what is the greatest advantage of the Middle-earth world, the Tang Empire, or the entire Han people's life in the land of Shenzhou, there is no doubt that it should be a vast land.

So what is its biggest drawback?

Although he didn't want to admit it, Wang Chong's final answer was also "the land is vast and the resources are rich".

Everything has two sides, and the Tang Dynasty has a huge population, huge resources, huge material resources, and strong resilience.

But again, the sheer size of the land means that its huge population, resources, and material resources will take an extremely long time to transport successfully.

"Before the soldiers and horses are moved, the grain and grass go first" and "three months of war, three years of preparation" are the major defects that are manifested behind this huge cost.

In the Battle of the Southwest, Datang Kong had such a huge number of troops, so many imperial generals, and when Daqin Ruozan and Huoshu Guizang led more than 200,000 iron cavalry to the east, Datang was unable to draw any troops to support at all.

Although it is said that there are reasons for the containment of various surrounding foreign countries, and more importantly, it is a huge country, which is not easy to mobilize, and all kinds of transshipment and support are extremely time-consuming.

Even Wang Chong was already considered to be prepared for this war among the elites of the Tang Dynasty, but it still took more than a month to go south, day and night.

But on the other hand, those opponents of the Tang Dynasty, whether they are Meng Shezhao or Wu Sizang, there is no such problem at all. Ge Luofeng prepared for this war, and there was absolutely no reserve for three years.

And when Daqin Ruozan and Huoshu returned to Tibet and decided to leave the plateau and go east to join the war, it was only a moment. From making a decision to actually participating in the war, it definitely doesn't take a time!

A little farther away, in the northeastern border, in the border of Youzhou, even with famous generals, fierce generals, veteran generals, veterans, and masters of the art of war, it is difficult to launch a war of too high intensity in the face of a Goguryeo Empire ruled by Yuangai Suwen.

Yuangai Suwen doesn't need to prepare food and grass for three years, if there is something in one place, other places will support at any time, although it will also take some time, but it will definitely not take months.

On the other hand, the Anton Protectorate can only deal with one empire with the power of one government!

Although the strength of the Tang Dynasty is strong, it is hindered by the vast territory and inconvenient mobilization, and it has always been in a passive position in the battle with various foreign countries. The transshipment of grain, the long distance, made it difficult for the empire to deal with its opponents with all its might.

This is true for dealing with Mengshezhao, this is true for dealing with Uszang, this is true for dealing with the Eastern and Western Turks, it is still true for dealing with Goguryeo, and the same is true for dealing with the distant Great Food Empire in the future......

In order to solve the thousand-year-old dilemma of the Middle-earth Divine Continent and various dynasties, it is necessary to have its huge, remote and precipitous transportation problems, and "cement" is the solution used by Wang Chong to solve the problems of this world in his thinking.

A smooth, smooth, and smooth avenue can save time much faster than a rugged mountain road, can more quickly transport the troops of the Tang Dynasty from one place to another, and can more conveniently transport the grain of the various provinces and counties of the Tang Dynasty to the Beijing Division, and then transfer it to other battlefields that are needed.

If you have a road system that extends in all directions and is very convenient, you can turn Datang from a very swollen fat man into a strong man who moves quickly, and it will also be more able to deter the surrounding foreign countries.

This point cannot be achieved and replaced by any martial arts, any martial arts.

Martial arts is only personal bravery, but strategy is the overall situation. In any era, there is no substitute for the overall picture at the strategic level!

Martial arts is only ten enemies, a hundred enemies, a thousand enemies, and ten thousand enemies, but the overall strategic situation is a hundred thousand enemies, a million enemies, and even the influence lasts for thousands of years, which cannot be replaced by anything.

What Wang Chong has to do is to build a huge road system, change the "vast land and resources" of this powerful empire, make its material transfer and troop support several times faster than before, let all its enemies be shocked, and change the defect that the Central Plains Dynasty can only fight "one punch" against the surrounding countries!

"What I said, how is the concoction?"

Wang Chong turned his head and asked.

"Back to Childe, according to Childe's instructions, I have already asked these plasterers to concoct,...... Just take a look at the specific childe. ”

Zhao Jingdian said and introduced Wang Chong into the mine, a sub-hole that was not easy to see at the entrance of the cave. Inside the cave, there was a mess, and the ground was filled with piles of small "small mounds", and each pile looked slightly different in color.

Wang Chong's gaze swept over the ground not far from the "small mound", where piles of hardened "mud" were piled up.

"Childe, according to your instructions, I have asked the plasterer to mix lime and clay in different proportions to make various 'mud', but the effect is always unsatisfactory, Childe will know by looking at it. ”

Zhao Jingdian said.

Although I don't understand that Wang Chong, as a son of the Xiangshi family, and as a young marquis of the Tang Dynasty, is valued by the Holy Emperor, and obviously has more important things to deal with, but he has to pay so much attention to this insignificant "mud", and even dug a mine outside the city, especially to deal with it, but Zhao Jingdian knows that Wang Chong has never been targeted, and these seemingly inconspicuous "mud" must be extremely important to Wang Chong, and it is likely to be related to some important plans in the future.

Therefore, although he was transferred to this small mine, Zhao Jingdian was also conscientious, conscientious, and uncomplaining.

Wang Chong didn't speak, walked over, leaned over, and grabbed a handful of hardened "mud" with his probe, and soon, a pile of fine powder leaked out from between his fingers. Seeing this scene, Wang Chong's brows suddenly furrowed.

Such a fine crush, so brittle, not to mention bearing the weight of the carriage, I am afraid that even a person stepping on it will be crushed. This quality of "cement" simply cannot be built into the road he wants, let alone complete the plan to transform the empire and shorten the time for transporting troops and support.

Wang Chong was silent for a moment, continued to take two steps forward, and reached next to the second pile of hardened "mud", stretched out his hand to reach out and grab it again, this time, this time the situation is much better, I think compared to the first pile of hardened "mud", the hardness of the second pile of hardened "mud" is much better, but it is still not enough, it will be broken with a light pull, Wang Chong did not even use any gangqi.

All the way through, the third pile, the fourth pile, the fifth pile...... Each pile of these hardened mud has different problems, some are too brittle, some are too scattered, but no matter what it is, basically all of them are far from what Wang Chong wants.

"I've had these experienced plasterers try to increase the amount of lime, increase the amount of clay, or change the amount of water, and I have tried hundreds of different things, but in the end it is not easy. The hardness of these things is so bad that in two days at most, they will soon crack and burst out a lot of debris, just like Childe sees now. ”

Zhao Jingdian's voice came from his ears.

Wang Chong was silent for a moment, the development of "cement" is much more difficult than he imagined, although the materials needed for "cement" are not too rare in this era, and can be developed in theory, but it is easier said than done, and the actual implementation is far from so easy.

“...... However, although most of the mud was unusable, these experienced plasterers were able to find the best mix of lime and clay during this time, which was the biggest takeaway of this time. ”

Just when Wang Chong was in a low mood and fell into deep thought, Zhao Jingdian's voice suddenly came from his ears. Hearing this, Wang Chong's eyes lit up, his spirits were lifted, and he turned his head violently and looked at Zhao Jingdian behind him.

"Where's that pile of mud you're talking about?"

Wang Chong stood up and asked.

Zhao Jingdian was stunned, but quickly came back to his senses and stretched out a finger to point to a pile of hardened "mud" not far away. Wang Chong walked over quickly, leaned down, and grabbed it, this time, the hardness of the "mud" was much better than the previous times, although it was still relatively brittle, and it did not meet Wang Chong's requirements, but it had been improved a lot.