Chapter 397: Not Bricks, Not Stones, But Pebbles (3rd Update)
Chapter 397
After a short period of effort, Zhao Xu, accompanied by Wang Yang, came to the outside of Yuehua Gate, and saw that there were ten ox carts parked there, unloading stones.
But soon, Zhao Xu's face suddenly darkened. "Xu Degong! This is the stone you bought? ”
"Your Majesty, these are indeed stones that the old slave personally sent capable people to buy, each of them is extremely hard, and there are no mud blocks or clods mixed with soil...... Xu Degong really didn't expect Zhao Xu, the young son of heaven, to come over.
But even if Zhao Xu came over, he was really not afraid, anyway, Wang Yang didn't say clearly what kind of stones he needed at that time, so he specially asked his henchmen to buy ten carts of pebbles.
You're all this kind of round and smooth pebbles, and this kind of stone can't be built into a wall, which is definitely a typical violation.
"Bold, how can you use such a means to do this?" Zhao Xu's face turned dark, and he pointed like a sword, pointing at Xu Degong and said angrily.
"The official family is angry, and the old slave buys hard stones...... Please also ask the official family to be clear. Xu Degong hurriedly knelt on the ground, and his tone was very trembling, but his mouth and mouth were all difficult stones, which really made Zhao Xuqi's lungs almost explode.
Wang Yang looked at the ten carts of pebbles with cold eyes, and he felt a deep pain in his heart, but he never thought that Xu Degong, an old shameless man, would come to such a move.
However, by doing so, he only added some difficulty, and Wang Yang already had an idea to solve this problem in an instant.
"Please also ask Your Majesty to calm his anger, in fact, although these stones purchased by Gonggong Xu are too round, they are also useful. It's just that Weichen has a request, hoping that His Majesty will grant it. ”
"You say......" Zhao Xu panted like a cow and stared at Xu Degong, if it wasn't for the face of the imperial grandmother, he really wanted to directly send the forbidden army over to suck this old chrysanthemum out of breath.
"Wechen needs some planks, as well as bamboo baskets......"
"I'm ready, well, come here, quickly inform the general as a supervisor, these things, hand over to the general as a supervisor to procure. But these stones ......"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, Weichen will definitely not let Your Majesty down." Wang Yang nodded deeply towards Zhao Xu and said solemnly.
Zhao Xu looked at Wang Yang with a worried face, saw his confident face, and thought of the countless surprises that Wang Yang brought to him in the past, and in his dictionary, it seemed that he would never have a chance to fail.
Thinking about this, Zhao Xu slowly exhaled a turbid breath and patted Wang Yang's broad and sturdy shoulder.
"Good! I can trust you, come here, transfer a forbidden army to me, and then station here, except for the right school administrator, etc., if anyone dares to approach this place, expel them, if they don't listen, behead them! ”
"Then, the old slave, just retire first......" Xu Degong said with some uneasiness, although Wang Yang was rectified, he was only a slave after all, so in front of Zhao Xu, he didn't dare to be disrespectful.
"Get out!" After Zhao Xu's gaze fell on him, he shouted loudly. Seeing the goods rushing away, Zhao Xu turned his head and asked Wang Yang in a low voice.
"Do you want someone to buy you some new stones?"
"Your Majesty's good intentions, Wei Chen understands, but Wei Chen feels that it is more convincing to use such seemingly impossible raw materials to achieve success, and I believe that at that time, it will definitely be able to make some people who can't see the success of His Majesty feel very bad." Wang Yang said meaningfully.
After Zhao Xu thought about it, he couldn't help but smile. "Well, since I said that I believe in you, I naturally believe in your ability, if there is anything, just come to find me, Ma Shang, you will follow Wang Qing's side for the past two days and assist Wang Qing, understand?"
"The officials can rest assured, and the slaves and maids can be saved." Ma Shang could only roll his eyes helplessly, looking at those round pebbles, he was also really curious, he really didn't understand, why Wang Yang was so sure that he would succeed.
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When Wang Yang transferred the craftsmen who were renovating the toilets, everyone looked at the large pile of pebbles, and they were all confused.
What the hell is going on? These are pebbles, not the square bricks, big brother, are you kidding us?
Looking at these craftsmen with expressions like dogs, Wang Yang smiled confidently. "You don't have to be like this, come, dig the pit first, and when the planks and baskets arrive, you'll know what to build."
What about pebbles? Not to mention building the city wall, it is used to repair the dam Wang Yang has seen, even if there is no reinforcement in this era, it doesn't matter, I remember that my relatives who claim to be a cement expert once said that little Japan built bunkers on the land of China.
What if there is not so much rebar? The use of bamboo, even if these pebbles can not be directly built, but as long as there is a tough bamboo basket, it is not only conducive to the pebbles in the bamboo basket to be solidified by cement, but more importantly, the bamboo basket can also increase the toughness of the cement wall.
After digging a foundation about three feet wide, two feet long, and half a foot deep, a large number of bamboo baskets, cement, sand, limestone, and wooden planks have also been transported here.
The planks were fixed on the periphery of the foundation, then the pebbles were loaded into bamboo baskets, and the mixed cement mortar was poured into it.
Since noon, everyone has been busy under Wang Yang's command, and even lunch is indiscriminate, and then they continue to work overtime.
By dusk, a cobblestone wall about three feet wide and three feet long was finished, and the walls were tightly wrapped in wooden planks.
Even if there were those forbidden army guards, Wang Yang was still not at ease, and left a few clever craftsmen to guard the construction site, so he left with a large group of people.
After Ma Shang sent Wang Yang and his party out of the palace, he rushed back to the place where the Son of Heaven was, and told Zhao Xu what Wang Yang and those craftsmen had done.
Zhao Xu heard that Wang Yang used a bamboo basket to put those pebbles in the basket and then poured the mortar mixed with Yuanyou cement, and couldn't help but slap it on the thigh. "Wang Wushan is really powerful, he can actually think of such a simple way to deal with the embarrassment of that old eunuch Xu Degong, good!"
"In addition, Lord Wang also said that today is considered to be completely completed, and you only need to wait for two more days, and that wall will definitely be as solid as a rock." Ma Shang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhao Xu was in a very good mood.
"Well, then I will wait for two more days with peace of mind, by the way, remember to tell those forbidden soldiers that they will be closely guarded day and night, and no one will be allowed to go there to make trouble, and it will ruin the big matter between me and Mr. Wushan."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the slave and maid will do it......"
On the third day, after the early court meeting, dozens of civil and military ministers of the court, as well as the young son of heaven Zhao Xu and the empress dowager Gao Taotao, and of course, Wang Yang, the protagonist of the invention of Yuanyou cement, all stood outside the Yuehua Gate.