Liu Renyu listened to Hong Chengchou's emotion, smiled slightly, and replied: "Junmen, how can I deceive you, you have seen the solidity of reinforced concrete with your own eyes, and you should believe that the city built by this method is impregnable." ”

"Yes, yes, what Renyu said is very true. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I naturally believe it, but there will be an opportunity to build a city in the future, and I should strongly recommend you this method of building a city. Alas! It's a pity to say that in May this year, Jiannu finally withdrew from the siege, Yongping, Qian'an, Luanzhou, Zunhua four cities were very damaged when Sun Zhishuai recovered, the imperial court ordered the repair of these four cities, if you knew earlier that the city you built is as strong as this, I think the imperial court strongly recommended it. Hong Chengchou sighed.

"Junmen, at that time, you haven't seen the mystery of my reinforced concrete, you have to see the effect to be convinced."

"Well, Renyu, although you missed the construction of the four cities in the Guannei with this wonderful method of building cities, Sun Zhishuai is keen on building cities, and he is building cities in Suxi, Liaodong, so I should introduce you to you. At that time, you will have to take people to Liaodong to carry out construction. Hong Chengchou smiled.

Go to Liaodong to work!? Kennu's hometown!? Just kidding!

When the generals of Jingbian Fort heard the words Liaodong, their hearts jumped suddenly for no reason, and they were very nervous.

Although they killed a few Bayala elite soldiers last time, but it was fighting on the home field of the Ming Dynasty, the time and place are favorable, and if they are allowed to go to Liaodong to build a city, they will definitely have to fight with hundreds of thousands of Jiannu, and the picture is too beautiful to see.

But Liu Renyu nodded and said: "We are still familiar with the reinforced concrete city construction method, and when the time comes, I will take the construction team to Liaodong, hand over the city building technology to Guan Ningjun, and then I will come back." ”

The generals of Jingbian Fort were surprised to close their mouths for a long time when they heard this, and Hong Chengchou listened to this sentence, and looked Liu Renyu up and down in surprise for a while, and then stroked his beard and praised: "The generals on the side heard that they were going to Liaodong to fight, and their faces were like dirt, and they were all in danger, Renyu, you heard that you were going to Liaodong, but you were not afraid, and it was really a tiger general." ”

"Junmen, we have killed the elite soldiers of Jiannu Bayala, and we are not afraid of Jiannu, and besides, there is still the strongest Guanning army in our Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, with them, what am I afraid of."

"Well, it's autumn now, and the northern captives are not at peace, I'm afraid that they will have to go south to plunder at that time, and when the autumn prevention is over, I will recommend you to Sun Zhishuai."

"Hey, you know. However, when building the city, cement and steel bars need to be used, and this mark cannot be prepared by itself, and the imperial court needs to prepare it in advance. This steel bar, you have also seen in the military gate, the thickness of the thumb, hand-beaten, the length depends on the height of the city. If the city wall is to be built three zhang high, the steel bar must be at least 4 zhang to complete, if only two zhang high, the steel bar must be at least three zhang. As for the cement, it still needs to be made by the imperial court. ”

Liu Renyu felt that the matter of building the city was requested by the imperial court, so he did not thank him, so as not to make it seem like he wanted to go to Liaodong. In addition, he has to make more requests, lest he have to pay out of his own pocket even though he is obviously doing things for the court, which will not work.

Liu Renyu's request was reasonable, so Hong Chengchou naturally nodded and said: "Renyu, your request is reasonable, I will report it to the imperial court, you just have to be relieved." ”

"As long as the raw materials are sufficient, the construction time can be guaranteed to be much less than that of traditional methods. At present, the reason why my Liujiabao is making slow progress is really because of the lack of steel bars. ”

"I know, okay, it's settled. Let's talk about another thing now, remember when you got married, I told you one thing, do you remember? ”

"What the military gate said, but I will pay for the whole year of Yansui, and I will bear the responsibility of Jingbian Fort?"

"Exactly." Hong Chengchou nodded.

"Dare to ask the military gate, how much is Yansui's salary?"

"It may be a little too ........much" Hong Chengchou hesitated for a while before he made up his mind: "100,000 taels." ”

"100,000." Liu Renyu calmly repeated the number.

Hong Chengchou originally thought that 100,000 taels was too much, but now when he saw Liu Renyu's calm face, he felt that he was a little worried.

Sure enough, Liu Renyu replied lightly: "Junmen, 100,000 taels is not a small amount, please go back to Yulin first, and send it to you at a later date, I don't know what the Junmen wants?" ”

"This amount of money is huge, it will definitely take some time to get it together, I can completely understand this, then I will go back to Yulin first and wait for your good news."

"Military gate, I know the mark. However, if the imperial court really wants to use the standard to go to Liaodong to build a city, then ask the court to quickly allocate money to make cement under the standard, if it can't give money, then please also allocate enough lime, clay, and coal to let the standard burn it by itself. In addition, to transport these cements to Liaodong, it was necessary to have enough carriages, and also asked the imperial court to allocate enough timber, and horses were. ”

"Okay, good, come here, write down whatever General Liu needs." Hong Chengchou ordered to the servants beside him.

He took a pen and paper from someone and wrote down Liu Renyu's requests one by one.

In fact, cement, as long as there are technicians and formulas, can be made on the spot in Liaodong, and there is no need to manufacture it in Jingbianbao.

However, at this time, if you don't look for the benefits of the imperial court, Liu Renyu will definitely deduct a part of the cement made from the raw materials allocated by the imperial court for the construction of Liujiabao.

And Liaodong and Yansui are thousands of miles away, and they have nothing to do with Hong Chengchou's fart, but in view of the fact that Liaodong is valued most today, there is now a method of building a city that can save manpower and time, which is naturally good news for the poor emperor who is about to lose his pants, because Sun Chengzong, the current governor of Liaodong, is a well-known contractor, and he likes to build cities the most.

In view of this, Hong Chengchou, who is bent on making great achievements and climbing to a high place, will be so enthusiastic about recommending this method of building a city with reinforced concrete.

And in view of the fact that Liu Renyu's gang of people are so capable of fighting, when they go to Liaodong, they may be able to make a meritorious service, if Liu Renyu and they make meritorious contributions, he Hong Chengchou, the person recommended by him, can still have no merit.

Even after going to Liaodong, Liu Renyu was chopped up by Jiannu, and it didn't matter to him Hong Chengchou, because this black pot should be carried by Sun Chengzong.

In this way, a governor and a guerrilla are all crackling in their hearts with small calculations to seek their own interests.

After the two sides finished talking about the conditions, Hong Chengchou, who was satisfied, took his subordinates and others back to Yulin.

And Liu Renyu planned to visit Du Ruonan.

It is also strange to say that this Du Ruonan has been a matchmaker, since Sun Kuisheng became a matchmaker to say that she and Liu Renyu were together, Du Ruonan, who often visited Liu Renyu's garrison mansion, did not go anymore for some reason, and every time Sun Yuyun went to the Four Seas Restaurant to find Du Ruonan.

Later, Sun Yuyun became pregnant, and gradually she didn't go to Sihai Restaurant much. Then, Du Ruonan disappeared as if out of thin air, and never appeared in Liu Renyu's sight again.

This phenomenon makes Liu Renyu very strange, but he is busy with things every day, how can he have time to care about this, and now he finally has something to discuss with the Du family, and then he remembered that there was still Du Ruonan in Jingbian Fort.

When Liu Renyu was riding a horse on the road, he asked his subordinates from time to time if they had seen Du Ruonan, but his subordinates all nodded again and again, saying that they had seen it.

"Hey, it's weird, they've all seen it, but I've never seen it." The more Liu Renyu thought about it, the more strange he felt.

When everyone arrived at the Sihai Restaurant, the shopkeeper, man, and maid in the restaurant respected Liu Renyu as always, and in addition to respect, there seemed to be a little more cordial, and the origin of this intimacy, Liu Renyu was generally clear.

The people of Sihai Restaurant treat Liu Renyu as an aunt, and Liu Renyu understands this routine.

Sitting in the Peony Pavilion, Liu Renyu was sipping tea while thinking about how to talk when greeting Du Ruonan, the future lady.

When he was alone there and thought for a long time, suddenly there was a sound and a fragrance hit, and he knew that Du Ruonan was coming.

Then the door of the Peony Pavilion creaked, and Du Ruonan, who was dressed in white, walked into the house.

Liu Renyu saw Du Ruonan enter the house, and was about to step forward to say a few words, but found that the other party had no expression on his face, and he was cold.

When Du Ruonan saw Liu Renyu, he saluted very indifferently and said, "General Liu, I don't know what is the important matter of coming to our store?" ”

When Du Ruonan said this, his tone was cold, his expression was cold, and even the air seemed to be infected and became more and more cold, which made Liu Renyu shudder involuntarily.

As soon as Du Ruonan did this, Liu Renyu had a thousand words, and it was difficult to export at this time, so he could only reply mechanically: "The one-year period has expired, I don't know how our business profits are and how the dividends are?" ”

"General, our Du family and General Liu Wuguo have combined, and after a rough calculation, your dividend should be 100,000 taels, and it will be solved to the general in a few days."

"So good, so good." Liu Renyu nodded happily.

"Dare to ask the general if there is anything else?" Du Ruonan asked.

"No, no."

"The little woman still has something to do, so I'm leaving, please forgive the general." After Du Ruonan finished speaking, he didn't wait for Liu Renyu to say anything, so he got up and left.

"What's wrong with her?" Liu Renyu said with a confused expression.