Spring quietly goes away unconsciously, .com the mountains in the Alai Mountains, the rate of ice and snow melting is greatly accelerated, and the rapid increase in the flow of water makes the rushing water of the Yeji River have the ability to break free from the shackles of the river.

Between the mountains, a huge convoy of transports, with great difficulty, drove cattle and horses, pushing simple carts, to carry heavy stones out of the mountains, each of which looked to weigh at least three people.

The convoy stopped at the upper reaches of the Yeji River, and hundreds of strong slaves unloaded the stones from the cart, picked up a thick rope, and wound the stones, the other end of which was tied to a thick log. Several strong slaves carried the wood, and then pushed the strange combination of wood and stone into the Yeji River. With the passionate current, the wood floating on the surface of the water carries the boulders downstream.

The Yeji River descends from the Alai Mountain Range, turns a bend about ten miles southeast of "Ningyuan City", and then turns northwest and flows through "Ningyuan City".

Driftwood with boulders, with the help of the rapid current, ran aground at the bend of the river and washed up on the river beach. Thousands of transporters are waiting there, and they will be dragged back to the construction site one by one. Through this method, the transportation efficiency is greatly improved and the transportation time is saved.

With thousands of captives and more than 10,000 herdsmen joining the city-building army, the effect was immediate. Countless materials were brought back in a steady stream and piled up on the periphery. The current city wall is still made of countless stone blocks, but it has clearly "grown" tall and "long" fat, more than a man high, up to thirty steps wide, and a wall has been piled up in the direction of the river beach.

Inside the wall, the trench had been dug deep enough that water could reach the knees, and huge stones were lowered to lay the foundationstones. The foundation was laid in large quantities, and the wide and deep trenches had a large enough appetite to frantically devour the boulders that had been brought back from the mountains far away. This is also the most sorrowful place for Master Lu, it takes more than ten days to transport these heavy boulders back, and it takes more than ten days to go back and forth, but it is exhausted in less than half a day. Although he drove thousands of slaves into the mountains to risk their lives to dig boulders and lime, the speed of transportation was still a huge bottleneck, limiting the progress of the city.

Master Lu, who racked his brains, thought of a way, that is, to use the water conservancy of the Yeji River to solve the problem of boulder transportation through this ingenious method. The construction progress of "Ningyuan City" has accelerated again.

"There are always more ways than difficulties, and Master Lu has great wisdom!" Li Huaitang stood on the bank at the bend of the Yeji River, watching the boulder transportation team that kept shuttling and running non-stop, and praised Master Lu with appreciation.

A few days ago, the sorrowful Master Lu also complained to him about the problem of boulder transportation, and Li Huaitang gave him a good word lightly: There are always more ways than difficulties, I am optimistic about you. As a result, Master Lu, who had not slept all night, really came up with a way. Hearing the good news, Li Huai and Tangxing hurried to inspect it.

Master Lu, who was following Li Huaitang, smiled and didn't speak, silently following Li Huaitang over the busy convoy and walking towards "Ningyuan City".

"The ancients did not deceive me, and the thief who said that there was a lot of power makes sense!" Looking at the thriving "Ningyuan City" from afar, Li Huaitang sighed.

"Yes, it seems that there is a great deal of certainty that the main fortifications will be completed before winter. This is thanks to the wisdom and full support of the general! ”

As a craftsman, every work he is responsible for in his eyes is undoubtedly as precious as his children, watching her birth, caring for her growth, her achievements are the molasses in the heart of Master Lu. Especially such a great fortification, once it succeeds, it means that he will go down in history and be admired by future generations, and that kind of glory is no less than that of the heroes on the Lingyan Pavilion.

Li Huaitang patted Master Lu's shoulder and smiled: "I didn't expect our Master Lu to make this move, okay, I'll take your move." Work hard, and after you succeed, you will be counted as a great achievement. Well, I will carve a stone statue for you and stand in the middle of Ningyuan City, so that everyone, including future generations, will know that this magnificent giant city is the masterpiece of a skilled master! ”

Master Lu almost didn't cry, he was so excited that his blood began to boil. To tell the truth, he is just the status of a craftsman, even if he is the most senior craftsman, he cannot change his social status in the eyes of the world, usually a city is built, the credit will be recorded on the head of the master, who will mind and remember that it is he the craftsman who did it. The Admiral was so understanding, and there was no reward more satisfying for him. Master Lu's tearful eyes had turned red, and he looked at Li Huaitang with a feeling of hating each other late, and dying as a confidant. If the previous idea was to repay the favor, then now it is dead hearted, and he secretly made up his mind that no matter what, he must build this magnificent Ningyuan City.

"It's never too late to get excited when it's finished," Li Huaitang patted Master Lu's shoulder again and continued to ask, "Is there enough manpower?" I told the cavalry to go ahead and catch more slaves. ”

Master Lu, who came back to his senses, hurriedly responded: "Good, good, the more the better." The stones on both sides of the Yeji River have almost been cleaned up, and most of the manpower has been transferred to the side of the Zizi River to transport stones, and the more people there are, the more they will be transported. ”

Trying the sweetness of free slaves, Li Huaitang began to have new ideas. The cavalry were sent out in turn, roaming and searching, especially south of the Yeki River, where there must have been other horse bandits and herdsmen, and the cavalry aimed at them, as well as their cattle, sheep, and wealth. The process of sweeping is also a process of training, and many warrior knights who sign up to join the cavalry take turns to follow.

Almost every day, the cavalry had a harvest. With the help of the hounds of White Jade Paw and Hungry Wolf, the horse bandits and herdsmen had nowhere to hide, and were captured by the cavalry of the Three Horsemen of Light. Except for those who came to take refuge on their own accord, all those who were captured were marked as slaves and sent to the hardest and most dangerous quarries and lime fields everywhere.

In order to motivate the enthusiasm of the slaves, Li Huaitang agreed, as long as they passed the three-year assessment and had no bad records, they could be converted to civilian status. If three years is too long, then as long as you have the ability to pass the test of the army, you can also join the army, meritorious service or serve for two years, you can also be exempted from slave status. Those who join the army are all servants of the armed cavalry, and the armed cavalry is responsible for supervising and assessing.

The number of slaves in the Ministry of Light quickly swelled to more than 20,000 people, and the number is increasing. The frenzied growth in the number of slaves placed greater demands on the military power of the Ministry of Light, especially the cavalry.

In the battle with the Aliti tribe, in addition to capturing a large number of sweaty horses, thousands of ordinary war horses were also harvested. The growth of the war horse herd gave Li Huaitang a plan to expand the cavalry, and a thousand martial cavalry with excellent riding skills were selected into the cavalry lineup. The gap in the cavalry was replenished by the baggage troops.

The number of light cavalry of the three cavalry of Guangming has increased to 2,500 people, the establishment of the general's cavalry has not changed, and the remaining two cavalry, the eagle cavalry and the red camel cavalry, have been strengthened to 500 people. As in the original, each cavalry was equipped with two war horses, or one horse and one camel, and the eagle horsemen were each equipped with a sweaty horse that made people drool.

For these sweaty horses, Li Huaitang did not rush to assign them to the cavalry, but asked them to select more than 300 mares for the first time, ready to send them to the nearby ravine to "seduce" the legendary wild horses, once successful, these mares will give birth to purebred sweat horses.

On the steppe, cavalry is king. Having a large number of cavalry will be an eternal nightmare for your opponents. But the more the quantity, the better, the key is the quality. Therefore, Li Huaitang did not dare to continue to expand the establishment of cavalry, and a large-scale increase in new recruits would only lead to a decline in combat effectiveness, and at the same time damage the strength of the armed cavalry, and excellent infantry may not be able to be competent for cavalry.

The cavalry was also expanded, and in addition to the thousands of soldiers selected from the baggage troops, they were compensated by nearly a thousand servants.

With a large number of slaves, most of the cavalry and cavalry returned to normal training, and the baggage soldiers were transferred to supervise the work of the slaves.

Li Huaitang and Lu Dajiang walked all the way to the vicinity of "Ningyuan City", and the wall was already clearly visible. Master Lu's mood improved with the progress of the project, and he began to talk more, and while walking, he took the initiative to introduce the nature and progress of various works to Li Huaitang.

"Oh, Lord, please see, this is lime, mixed with clay and so on, and can be used instead of triple clay to bond the gaps between the stones. I've tried it and it works very well. ”

"It's a stonemasonry, they're shaping the stones, cutting and grinding off the regular edges and corners until they're square or oval."

"There are carpenters and blacksmiths' workshops, and they have built all the tools needed to build the city and transport it."

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Civil engineering is Master Lu's profession, and he can't say anything else, but once the topic involves things in the industry, he can say without exaggeration that he has been going on for several hours, and he doesn't stop as soon as he speaks. Li Huaitang was not annoyed, and listened with interest to Master Lu's gushing introduction, until a graceful figure appeared nearby.

Master Lu suddenly noticed that Ye Ji, who was dressed in plain clothes, was standing in the wind, standing dozens of steps away, obviously waiting for Li Huaitang. Master Lu, who was like a river, closed his mouth in embarrassment, stopped, and looked around with a smile.

Li Huaichao nodded at Ye Ji, and then said to Master Lu: "Very good, keep working hard." If you have any difficulties and questions, please come to me. Well, I have something to do, so you can get busy. ”

Master Lu responded and hurriedly slipped away.

This book was first published.

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