Chapter 696: The City Wall
Li An originally planned to directly execute these pirates in public after being escorted back, but then he thought that if he killed the pirates so easily, it would be too boring, and the social impact would not be high enough, and he should show them to the public for a few more days to expand the influence of this matter.
In addition, there are many merchants from the port, and they have a great grudge against the pirates, so it is good to take the opportunity to let them vent their mouths.
There are more people at the scene, and the scene is inevitably a little lively, and of course Ang Lee will not miss such an opportunity, he must personally go into the crowd to see if these spectators are dealing with the pirates who are tied up.
On his own territory, the security is still very secure, so Ang Lee doesn't need to bring too many guards, a dozen people are enough, and they are all in civilian clothes, and it is not appropriate to wear armor.
This time the demonstration was a non-stop demonstration for twelve hours, which could be visited at any time, and even at night, the pirates were not given a chance to sleep, so they were always tied to the pillars.
During the day, there is a big sun, and at night, a string of electric lights will be set up to illuminate the place as if it were daytime, and lanterns and lanterns are also set up. If you don't know, do you think there will be a lantern at night?
In the morning, there was a lot of crowd watching the pirates, and Ang Lee had something to deal with, so he didn't experience it in person, and after lunch, Ang Lee entered the crowd of onlookers with more than a dozen plainclothes guards.
I have to say that there are too few entertainment activities in this era, they have watched in the morning, and in the afternoon, they actually come to watch, which is really not boring.
Several merchants gathered in front of them, pointing at the pirates in front of them.
"Did you see this scarface, last time it was this kid who robbed my merchant ship and took away a shipload of my goods, do you know? What about a hundred chests of camel meat, fifty boxes of spices, and more than two hundred boxes of the rest of the goods in one ship? All of a sudden, it's all gone, and I've lost a lot! ”
The businessman, who had a big belly, spoke.
"That's not right! Last time you were in Xitianzhu, you also said the same, at that time, that Scarface was executed, how did he still come back to life? ”
The tall and thin merchant next to him spoke.
The merchant with a big belly hurriedly explained: "This one is real, it's all Scarface, last time I just looked at this scar, I didn't think about it carefully, but now I think about it carefully, it's this guy in front of me who is right, it was he who robbed my merchant ship with a group of pirates." ”
After saying that, there was anger on his face.
"I'm very angry, now the opportunity is right in front of me, there is revenge and revenge, and I will be angry with a beating."
The tall and thin businessman opened his mouth to instigate, and it is not a big deal to see the excitement in a typical way.
The fat merchant with a big belly was already angry, and was so instigated by his peers, and suddenly his courage came up, anyway, these pirates have been tied up, and, it won't be long before these guys will be executed, and it shouldn't be a big deal to beat them, will there be people who are upset about these pirates, if someone really does this, then it is very likely that they are accomplices of the pirates, and they should be found out and killed.
"Fight, fight, you think I don't dare."
The fat merchant takes off his right shoe and grits his teeth as he walks towards the scar-faced pirate who is tied.
"Yes, there's a good show to watch."
Ang Lee stood in the back and watched the fat businessman perform.
The fat merchant didn't look like he was seventy or eighty, but in these short dozen steps, he had been walking for a long time, and he seemed to be a little trembling.
The Scarface Pirate had been tied up for a day, and his body had little strength left, and his head was hanging all the time, but after feeling someone approaching, he still tried to raise his head and glared at the fat merchant who was already very close.
"Oops!"
The fat merchant was taken aback, and unconsciously took a few steps back, his body trembled slightly, but he quickly calmed down, and the scar-faced pirate in front of him had been tied up, what was there to be afraid of.
"It's all tied up, and you're still so fierce, no matter how fierce you are."
The merchant also wants to save face, the trembling and retreat just now made him feel that he had lost face, if he didn't show it quickly, he would become the laughing stock of his peers in the future, a person who was frightened by the pirates who was tied up and retreated, how cowardly it should be, and he had nothing to say when he was made fun of.
"Bang Bang ......"
The soles of the shoes slammed into Scarface's pirate's face and left shoe prints on Scarface's face.
"Oh, yes, yes!"
The onlookers and ordinary people applauded, this is also the normal mentality of the onlookers, they are afraid that no one will come forward and make a bigger move, if no one does something, it will be meaningless, these pirates are not handsome, what is there to see.
A lot of onlookers didn't come to see the pirates themselves, these stinky guys didn't have anything to look at, they came with a sense of anticipation to join in the fun, in case someone started to fight the pirates, then there would be something to see, and the more fierce the fight, the more interesting it would be.
It's been almost a year since the fat merchant was robbed by pirates, and he is actually not so angry in his heart, two hits are enough to express his feelings, but after a few hits, he actually got the approval of the onlookers, which made him quite excited, and even a little excited.
He looked back at the crowd of onlookers and fellow businessmen, and suddenly found that he was an enviable hero, everyone was looking at him, so what else was there to say, he had to play a few more times, and continue to enjoy the cheers of the onlookers.
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
The fat merchant was addicted, and he kept whipping the scar-faced pirate with the soles of his shoes, and the more he pumped, the more he smoked, and the more he saw that the patrolling Tang soldiers were indifferent to this, he was even more energetic.
"Okay, that's great."
The onlookers were all some lords who didn't think it was a big deal, and when they saw that the fat businessman was beating very violently, they were even more enjoyable, and they shouted louder, so they were afraid that the fat businessman would not fight.
The fat merchant had never been so happy in his life, beating the scar-faced pirate, not only venting the resentment in his heart and avenging the robbery of the goods, but also made his peers and the people admire him, at least, he felt so himself.
Under the domination of the excitement, the fat businessman has no longer taken care of his physical strength, and has given full play to his potential, which can be said to have overdrawn his physical strength, the beads of sweat on his forehead are falling down, and the sound of panting can be heard from afar.
"Don't fight, don't fight, I'm tired of Lao Tzu, you guys also come and try."
The fat merchant touched the beads of sweat on his forehead, put the bloodstained shoes back on his feet, and walked to the crowd satisfied.
People are made of meat, and when the fat merchant hit him hard, Scarface's nose and mouth bleed, staining the fat merchant's shoes, but the fat merchant obviously didn't care, but felt that this was a military merit medal and an honor.
It's like a man's back was scratched by a woman, not only did he not feel that it was a shame, but he felt very honored, which shows that he successfully made the woman under him unbearable, and fell into a manic state of extreme excitement, which is a great honor, and many men are happy for this.
Catharsis is also contagious, after the fat merchant taught the scar-faced pirates a hard lesson, the rest of the onlookers, and even the common people, took action, anyway, these pirates are bad people, don't fight in vain.
Ninety-seven pirates were completely defeated, all of them were beaten by onlookers, and there were still people lining up behind, and around each pirate, there were three or five people lining up, ready to try their skills.
"Oh my God, these people are using pirates as sandbags, it's better to exercise like this, haha!"
Ang Lee smiled and agreed, for these guys, Ang Lee would not sympathize.
The methods of these onlookers are becoming more and more creative, at first they beat with shoes, then they use belts, then they kick with their feet, and finally they all reach the point of using tools.
"Li Shilang, these pirates are not iron-clad, if they continue to toss like this, they don't need to be executed, and they will all die tomorrow."
One of the subordinates spoke.
The public execution of pirates can reflect the majesty of the Tang Dynasty and the purpose of being the master of the people, if these pirates are killed by the masses, then there is no execution, how to execute a dead person, which somewhat damages the majesty of the Tang Dynasty.
"It's okay, the head of the dead is cut off, the reason why this official let these people come here is to tell everyone that they are not allowed to do bad things in the future, otherwise, this is the end."
Li An said.
"Yes, my subordinates understand."
The subordinate answered.
After looking at it for a while, Ang Lee began to inspect the construction site.
Not far from the construction site of the first street, with the efforts of a large number of craftsmen, the first street has been almost built, and the three-story buildings have been raised, and only the finishing touches and decoration are needed to open.
Since there were not many merchants from the port at present, as soon as the first street was fully completed, the merchants who temporarily confined to tents could move into brick and wood houses.
After the construction of the first commercial street is completed, the second street will be followed by some residential houses, as well as some necessary defenses.
After many days of discussion, the direction of the city wall of the port has been determined, the position of the city wall has been measured, and the location of the city gate has even piled up a large number of bricks and timber in preparation for the necessary construction.
How to build the city gate and city wall, Li An thought for a long time, originally he thought that the city wall made of reinforced concrete would be more durable and durable, but then after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was a little unworkable, because there were too many places to build in the port, and even the houses on the first commercial street were made of bricks and wood, and the city wall consumed a lot of materials.
Therefore, the ideas came and went, and Li An decided to use a brick and earth structure, the city wall was all made of brick and earth, and the city gate needed to add wood and a very small amount of reinforced concrete materials.
Now the construction of the city gate and the city wall on the left and right sides of the city gate is a hundred paces, and it is very necessary for Li Ang to personally direct it, because these craftsmen may not have all repaired the city wall, and if they understand it wrongly, it will be troublesome.
The construction site has begun to be busy, many craftsmen are digging the foundation, to build a solid city wall, digging the foundation is very necessary, which is related to the life and quality of the city wall, if the foundation is not good enough, then, soon after the completion of the construction of the city wall, it is very likely that cracks will appear, and as time goes by, the cracks will get bigger and bigger, and eventually let the city wall collapse tragedy.
Except for the castle gate hole in the middle, the rest of the area was dug with a foundation, and after the foundation was dug, the craftsmen began to build.
Because the city walls were in great demand for materials and the supply of building materials was somewhat tight, the middle of the city walls had to be filled with earth, that is, the so-called city walls were two thin brick walls, filled with soil in between, so that there was enough width for soldiers to patrol on them.
Because the soil has a squeezing effect on the brick walls on both sides, these two brick walls must not be built vertically upwards, otherwise, they will easily fall outward.
It must be tilted to the inside to ensure the safety of the city wall, but the angle of the inclination can not be too large, if the angle of inclination is too large, it will lose the role of the city wall, such as when the inclination reaches forty-five degrees, a person with a slightly better skill can climb up directly, then what is the use of the city wall, so this angle must be selected, such as eighty degrees is a good angle.
The foundation is not dug very deep, only three feet deep, the distance between the two foundations of the city wall is three zhang away, so that with the inclination angle of 80 degrees inside and outside, the span at the top can be more than two zhang, which is wide enough, such a city wall is enough.
The foundation is made of bricks and cement, and the solidity is still guaranteed, and the foundation part is the only part that does not need to be tilted, after the bricks exceed the height of the foundation, it will start to tilt, and each layer of bricks will give up the width of a finger inward to ensure that the brick wall can have enough angle of inclination.
And in order to ensure that it is strong, after several layers of bricks, it is necessary to dig up enough soil from the vicinity, fill it in the middle of the two brick walls, and press it vigorously, and then continue to lay bricks, continue to fill the soil until it reaches a sufficient height, and then you can lay a layer of bricks on top of the soil to make the city wall look more tidy.
Ang Lee personally gave guidance on the spot, instructed the craftsmen to work, and affirmed the quality of the craftsmen's work, although the number of these craftsmen is not very large, but the construction of the city wall is not a very urgent thing, just build it slowly, even if it takes a year to complete the construction of the city wall, it is not too late.
Because the city wall designed by Ang Lee is not square, and the port city is unlikely to be square, it is an irregular city wall.