"This recipe is a method of imitating clay embryos. I have heard that when people build houses in the mud, straw will be added, so that the mud embryo will be extra strong. A master craftsman wondered.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they immediately exclaimed: "The Mo family is really different from ordinary people, straw and mud are commonly used by the people, and the world uses them to build houses, who would have thought of using this method to build roads."

"As for the straw paving road construction method, although it has never been tested, but according to the folk method, this law is naturally good, if Mo Jiazi's move can be successful, it will definitely solve a major problem for the Ministry of Industry to build roads." Duan Lun nodded.

In fact, straw laying is the most primitive geotextile, compared with the later generations of various professional fabrics naturally the effect is not good, but in the Tang Dynasty has been an advanced method.

The young eunuch suddenly sank, and he didn't expect such a reversal.

As early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, it was recorded that lime paving with soil can solidify the road surface and make the road not easy to muddy, which is a good prescription. And ............," another Ministry of Industry official said with a wry smile.

Everyone understands the consciousness in it, this side is indeed good, but there is still one biggest and biggest drawback, that is, it costs money.

The price of lime is not a problem of one or two cars, and the amount of lime needed to build roads is massive.

"I heard that the Mo family built the official road in the south of the city and bought all the lime in Chang'an City." The young eunuch said lightly.

The officials couldn't help but smack their tongues suddenly, this is a lot of money.

Among the three provinces and six ministries of the Ministry of Industry, only the Ministry of Industry has the least power, and most of the people they use are forced labor.

Although the Mo family's method of building roads is expensive, they do not use their own money to build roads, and they can apply for funding from the imperial court, so that the money and property power controlled by the Ministry of Industry will definitely be doubled.

A group of officials of the Ministry of Industry turned their minds sharply and secretly calculated in their hearts.

"It's better to see than to hear, and the official road in the south of the city is not far away. After the Mo family completes the road, it will not be too late for me to check it out. Duan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said with an urgent mood.

If the Mo family really built an official road that satisfied all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, then the Ministry of Industry could naturally take advantage of the trend, otherwise the Ministry of Industry would only have nothing to do.

Under the attention of Chang'an City, the Mojia road repair was carried out in an orderly manner, ploughing the road, laying the bottom of the straw, mixing ash, flattening, just when most of the people of Chang'an City returned from servitude, the road repair project of Mojia Village also came to an end.

"This is the road built by the Mo family?"

The owner of He Zhuang led the children of He Jiazhuang who had returned from servitude, and couldn't help but be shocked when he watched eight horses pulling a huge iron stone to press the official road in the south of the city to a very flat surface.

"How much effort does it take to spend Mojia Village? The entire official road was repaired. The son of the owner of He Zhuang couldn't help but bow his head, touched the white soil mixed with lime, and smacked his tongue.

"This time it will definitely offend Mojia Village to death!" The owner of He Zhuang couldn't help but turn pale, because he took the lead in suing Mojia Village and letting Mojia Village build this official road, and now Mojia Village has cost such a big price, how can Mojia Village not resent him.

The young men of other villages also returned from conscription one after another, and when they saw the road construction in Mojia Village one by one, they couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring.

Many villages in the south of the city suddenly walked around overnight, hugging each other to prevent Mojia Village from retaliating.

Outside the South City Gate,

Merton accompanied Duan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, to walk on the extremely flat official road, and said proudly: "Lord Duan, how about this road?" ”

Duan Lun looked at the iron stone that could only be pulled by eight horses in shock, compacting the road back and forth, and the speed was not much faster than the rammed earth.

"Yes, it's really good, the Mohist craftsmanship is indeed unique in the world." Duan Lun said in admiration.

The previous official road will be potholes and directly fill the soil to tamp the soil, the whole official road is like a patch, very unsightly, the new place and the original fit is not good, it is easy to damage the second time.

The renovation of Mojia Village not only has all the potholes and potholes gone, but also the entire road surface is like a whole, which is extremely beautiful.

"The flower shelf is really good, but I don't know if it's top or not." The young eunuch said in a strange manner.

Merton saw that the general would be a young eunuch and immediately sneered in his heart, the general supervisor was subordinate to the Ministry of Industry, when he was fighting drought a year ago, the general was a prisoner who wanted the secret technique of Mojia steelmaking, but was vetoed by Merton, and Mojia Village was therefore a prisoner, but he didn't expect this person to be so narrow-minded, and he took the opportunity to take revenge.

"The young eunuch can rest assured, this road, Mo Mou has made a military order in the county lord, and the annual conscription in the future will be contracted for this road, if there is damage, Mojia Village will bear it." Merton said proudly.

Duan Lun suddenly smiled and said: "If you want to get rich, build the road first, and I believe that the Mo family, who can shout such a slogan, will definitely not have the slightest slack in building the road." ”

"Thank you, Lord Shangshu, for your trust." Merton reciprocated to Duan Lun with a peach.

Duan Lun looked at the official road in the south of the city, and couldn't help but be full of admiration, what satisfied Duan Lun the most was that the original official road set up mounds along the road every other mile, named Yan, and now Mojia Village has all bulldozed the Yan and replaced it with a milestone with words.

"East Luoyang, West Fufeng! Nanmojia Village. ”

"There are still fifty miles from Mojia Village here."

The bright signboard is much more beautiful than the original mound, and it has a pointing and prompting effect, so I don't know how much better it looks than the original mound.

The young eunuch snorted coldly in his heart, he originally wanted to find fault with Mo Dun for changing the sign of the Tang Dynasty official road without authorization, but seeing that Duan Lun admired the road signs very much, he could only give up.

"It's just...... Why is this road surface so much lower than on both sides? Duan Lun hesitated.

What does he think, how do he think that the roadbed of the official road is lower, so that if it encounters rain and snow, I am afraid that it will be muddy.

"Lord Shangshu's discernment, this road is still one step away from being completed." Merton nodded.

"One step away?" Duan Lun frowned and said, except for the slightly lower roadbed, the rest of this road is simply perfect, even if it is accepted by the Ministry of Industry now, it is not impossible, but in the eyes of Mo Jiazi, it is only a semi-finished product.

Suddenly, many officials of the Ministry of Industry looked sideways.

Merton smiled slightly, and said with a smile: "Everyone, we will know tomorrow." ”

A group of officials of the Ministry of Industry personally tested the strength and hardness of the official road, as well as the road repair tools in Mojia Village, and they all watched it with relish, until the sun set in the west, and everyone reluctantly returned to Chang'an City.

As the sun set, the gates of Chang'an City were slammed shut.

"Young Master, you're ready!" Xu Jie whispered behind Merton.

At this time, no one noticed that Merton did not return to Chang'an City, but stayed outside Chang'an City.

Morton had a busy day, but he didn't feel the slightest tiredness, but said excitedly: "There is no road in the world, and when there are more people walking, it will become a road, so let the Mo family build an unprecedented road that shocks the Tang Dynasty!"