Chapter 114: The Locust Plague Descends
A few days later, Cheng Chumo and Wang Fatzi both came back, Cheng Chumo was full of comfort, and when he asked, he found out that he beat Li Kai a lot, and the Danyang County Mansion could be regarded as completely torn his face with the Lu Guo Mansion.
There were also two retired craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, although they were old, but all the experience was in their minds, Su Bai specially entertained the two, and then showed them the cement, and the two craftsmen were suddenly shocked!
Su Bai handed over his drawings to the master craftsman, wanting to know if there was any illegal construction, and the master craftsman said that the three-story building was okay, but in fact, the building was mainly the town beast above that could not be illegally built, and the height could not exceed the palace.
When they heard that they were going to build a super-large building on the mountain, and all of them could use this kind of building material called 'cement', the two craftsmen were excited, especially after reading the architectural drawings given by Su Bai, what Su Bai painted for him was actually a villa in the European and American style of later generations, and then told them about their requirements, such as having a basement, and having an emergency escape passage, etc.
The two master craftsmen were a little scared, this can't be blamed on him, the escape passage is an absolutely hidden thing, which cannot be let outsiders know, to give a simple example, if someone knows the passage, they can easily bypass all the lines of defense and sneak into the villa!
"My lord, this, this" The two craftsmen hesitated a little, Su Bai smiled: "Don't worry, the escape passage I built is for the time of walking in the water, you don't believe me, don't you still believe in Cheng Xiaopapa?" Both of them knew that Su Bai was comforting them, whose escape route was used for walking on the water? The two of them didn't say much, this is the sorrow of the craftsman, anyway, no matter what, there will be no less to build.
The master craftsman came, and it happened that the school's drawings were also given to them, 200 people to build the school, and 300 people to build the villa! There are a lot of trees on the mountain, and the first thing to do is to build a road, and then clear the trees on the mountain, clear the flat land and lay the foundation.
Everything is on the right track, especially when they know that the original school is for their children, and does not charge a penny of tuition, the enthusiasm of the people to work is unprecedentedly high, and the speed of construction is not half a star faster than that of Su Bai Villa.
In just one month, this has actually been built, Su Bai smacked his tongue, even in the case of construction machinery in later generations, the construction speed is only so, these people are trying their best to let their children go to school one day earlier! Su Bai saw that the flag-raising platform and flagpole had also been built, and asked the tailor shop owner to embroider a pair of flags for himself, a huge black 'Tang' character, and Datang also had no national flag, so it should be the national flag!
Su Bai ordered, as long as they are under the age of ten, they can come to the school to take classes, and most of the private school gentlemen in the county have agreed to come here to teach, and they also know that as soon as this academy opens, they will have no way to live. There are still a few gentlemen, Su Bai wrote to Zhao Ming, and his father-in-law will solve these things for him in the future.
The outrageous growth of potatoes may be due to the fact that the black soil is too fertile now. The thick stems and leaves are outrageous, Su Bai is thinking about how many catties this potato plant can produce? In total, it can't withstand the scourge, so Su Bai didn't dig it out and take a look.
Watching them thrive, Su Bai didn't want to mention how beautiful it was, as long as the potatoes appeared, how much prestige could he get? Hahaha, when the time comes, the things in the system will not be changed as much as they want! Fame is like a snowball.
The grain from Chengdu and Yangzhou was also delivered, and the truckload of grain stunned all the people, and the convoy was endless along the road, they couldn't imagine how much grain there was, Su Bai's first goal was done, and the granary was full! Do it yourself!
Time has passed another month, in a blink of an eye, it has come to June of the second year of Zhenguan, it has come to the season of spring flowers, the green seedlings in the field are thriving, but Su Bai is not happy, there was almost no snow last year, then the eggs in the ground are frozen, and the eight rivers surround Chang'an, where all the conditions for locust flooding are met.
The school has been completed, Su Bai specially found lime to paint the whole school white, and now it is drying, and it will be put into use in a few days, and several gentlemen entertained by Zhao Ming have also arrived, and now they live in the gate of Wang Fatzi's mansion.
Cheng Chumo was called back to school, and when he left, he was reluctant, and he also told Su Bai that the imperial court began to mobilize grain and grass these days, and he didn't know if it was to deal with the locust plague or prepare for war, he felt that both were possible.
In June, it was already a little hot in Juxian County, and the people couldn't wear their shirts when they worked, and the steamed bun mountain has completely changed now, a cement road leads to the top of the mountain at the foot of the mountain, and the majestic building on the top of the mountain can be seen at the bottom of the mountain, covering an area of 5,000 square meters, but now there is only a general outline, built at this speed, Su Bai estimates that he will almost be able to live in it during the Spring Festival this year.
Potatoes have also entered the ripening period, and they can almost be harvested after waiting for more than 20 days, thinking of this, Su Bai has been a little unsteady in his sleep for the past two days, and a typical dog can't store two taels of sesame oil in his stomach.
In the past two months, cement has become the hottest product in Chang'an, and countless people come to visit the cement road and those cement houses every day. Chow Tai Fook was smiling and couldn't even see his eyes, the cement workshop was now open 24 hours a day, and the number of workshops and workers had increased fivefold, and according to the current situation, the lime mine would be hollowed out in less than two years.
'General agent' has also become a hot thing, and businessmen from all over the world have come to Juxian County, intending to buy some cement and become a general agent. Just when Su Bai and Wang Fatzi thought they could make a fortune, the imperial court intervened, and the imperial court opened cement workshops all over the country, and began to use cement to start building roads!
His Majesty the Great Heavenly Khan obviously also understands the importance of the road, but let him do this, he and Wang Fatzi's fortune plan will be in vain, before she also planned to use the partnership system, for example, you can open a cement workshop in Luoyang, all the cement output in it belongs to the local area, but you have to draw thirty percent, which is similar to the means of joining in later generations.
Wang Fatzi also has bitterness and can't say it, the two of them have worked hard for so long, and when they were about to get rich, their wealth was cut off, and it is impossible not to be angry, but who can get along with the court? What's more, this kind of secret recipe was originally offered by the two of them.
But then a great piece of good news came to the heads of the two, Yicheng! One percent of the profits of cement were handed over to Su Bai and Wang Fugui, and they each had five percent of the shares, Wang Fatzi was so excited that he fainted, not to mention the money, he could have five percent of the shares in the state-owned enterprises, this meaning is much more important than money!
The imperial court has only one request for the two of them, that is, to be on the scene to command, of course Su Bai can't go to this matter, and he still has to deal with such a big mess in Juxian County. Wang Fatzi started his own career of traveling south and north, busy and happy.
Cheng Chu Mo Subai hasn't seen him for more than a month, I heard that it was because he beat Li Kai and made a lot of trouble, and Cheng Biting Jin locked him up to save him from causing trouble. As for Liaozhai, it has now expanded more than three times, and the two storefronts next to it have been bought, and it has become the most famous theater in Chang'an, and Mr. Guo has also become a guest of countless wealthy families.
Now that Liao Zhai is already planning to open a branch, Su Bai invited a teacher to Wang Xiaobao and taught him to read and write, and he will be his own housekeeper in the future, so he can't even know a word. Then there is good news that there is something like that, that is, Su Bai is about to have a younger brother or sister, yes, Wang Liu has it again, and now she doesn't go to the store at all, and goes back to her hometown in Huangniu Village.
Wang Xing looks at the store, Wang Erniu is now in the "Mingde Academy" to school, Wang Liu is responsible for the trough cake at home, and now the trough cake has become the hottest small snack in Chang'an, and even many restaurants and teahouses are purchased in the cattle village, and the daily income is not small.
In Datang, giving birth to a child is definitely a very dangerous thing, Wang Liu is only two months pregnant, Su Bai has already found all the doctors of Wenpo, and they are raised at home, anyway, it is not bad for this money, human life is bigger than God.
In three months, Su Bai's reputation value was almost 50,000, it was about to be 70,000, Su Bai spent 20,000 yuan to exchange for primary equestrianism and primary boring, which was for his own self-defense in the future, and now if he met the previous Wan Dayong, Su Bai was confident that he could stab him to death.
The imperial doctor and Wen Po in the palace have also been walking on thin ice for the past two days, because the eldest grandson queen is about to give birth, this is not a folk woman giving birth, and she can still say a word to protect the big and the small. But if there is a little accident, it will be a loss of head!
Empress Changsun stroked her belly full of maternal brilliance, he has now given birth to two sons, I hope this baby is a daughter, and now his family's yang energy is strong enough. If Su Bai heard this, he would have to give her a roll of his eyes, and then tell her that it would be a son, named Li Zhi, who would be the third emperor of the Tang Empire! In the future, he will take down his father's woman, and that girl will eventually become the only empress in history!
After all, no one can stop it, at the beginning of June of the second year of Zhenguan, the locust plague covers the sky and the sun! Everywhere you go, not a single grass grows!