Chapter 92: The Effect of Cement

Du Dalei asked, "Then how did she come to Mingzhou from Hangzhou?" ”

"She entered the Jiaofang Division at the age of eight to learn music and dance, she was very talented in singing, and after training, she became a famous singer in Hangzhou. Later, he was given by the king of Wu Yueguo to Qian Hongyi, the assassin of Mingzhou, to be a housekeeper before coming to Mingzhou. ”

Du Dalei asked Cui Daoshu again: "How did you get her here?" ”

Cui Daoshu replied: "Qian Hongyi, the assassin of Mingzhou, is not very interested in singing and dancing, because I gave him a bottle of 'Wuliangye', and our performance at the 'auction' is very amazing, Qian Hongyi gave me Fu Hongyu, who sings the best in the house." I hope I can get better lyrics, and then let Fu Hongyu learn to sing, so that I can perform on some important occasions in the future. ”

Wei Hongye sighed and said, "Hey, she is also an ill-fated girl!" Da Lei, if you like her, pursue it seriously. You can't pick up girls with the mentality of playing with other people's feelings, understand? ”

Du Dalei was a little distressed, "Then I have to think about it, my ambition was to build a big harem!" ”

Zhao Zizhong looked at Du Dalei solemnly, "You kid want to be a man who stands up to the sky, don't learn from those playboys and bully women." Otherwise, I don't have you as a brother! ”

Du Dalei was a little scared, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Boss, don't worry." I'm not going to do such a bastard! ”

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Early in the morning, the brothers accompanied Cui Daoshu to the dock and sent him and An Dalang back to Mingzhou. Zhao Zizhong suddenly remembered something and said to Cui Daoshu: "I remembered an important thing, and now the information transmission between us is too slow, and it will take a day. I used to read a book that said that in the Tang Dynasty, some people began to use pigeons to send messages, you go back and inquire and see if you can find carrier pigeons. ”

Everyone was very excited, Boris said: "Even if we don't find a carrier pigeon, we can buy some pigeons and train them ourselves, and it should be successful." ”

Everyone discussed for a while, and Cui Daoshu said that he would immediately send someone to look for the carrier pigeon when he returned. Everyone sent Cui Daoshu and An Dalang to board the ship, the sailors lifted anchor and hoisted the sails, and the ship slowly left the dock and sailed towards the sea.

Zhao Zizhong said: "Let's go, let's all go separately." ”

At this time, Guo Jintao jumped down from the warship docked on the edge of the dock and ran in front of everyone. He said eagerly: "Mr. Zhao, I've been here for a few days, and I've been idle and have nothing to do, so you can send me something quickly!" Even if you go to transport goods, it's better than staying all day! ”

Zhao Zizhong slapped his head, "Lao Guo, I'm really sorry, I've been too busy these days, I ignored you, I'm sorry." ”

Guo Jintao was a little flattered, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhao, I either complain about you, or I'm a little anxious." You give me such a high salary, if I am idle all day, I will feel ashamed! ”

Everyone laughed, Zhao Zi thought about it and said: "In this way, I will ask the escort team to run to the dock when I go back, and you take them to the sea for a few laps, so that they can experience the taste of seasickness, don't be soft-hearted and toss them hard!" ”

Guo Jintao laughed, "I understand, Mr. Zhao, you can take a look!" I'm going to make those landlubbers spit all the bile out! ”

The brothers separated at the dock and went about their own business. Zhao Zizhong began to run in the direction of the camp. He ran as evenly as he could, adjusting his breathing as he ran. A few kilometers was a piece of cake for him, and in a short time he ran to the entrance of the valley.

He saw many people digging the foundations where the bunkers were being built, and he hastened to them. When Hu Shuiyang saw him, he greeted him and said, "Mr. Zhao, it is estimated that the foundation can be dug to a depth of six feet this morning, and then what should I do?" ”

Zhao Zizhong stopped, took a few breaths, and said, "Lao Hu, when the foundation is dug, I will tell you how to use cement." You send someone to find Zhai Xiaoshan and ask him to bring all the guards here, and I will arrange for them to conduct a new training subject. ”

Hu Shuiyang agreed to come down and sent someone to find Zhai Xiaoshan. Zhao Zizhong was at the construction site and watched people dig pits. He also wrote and drew on the ground with tree branches, and calculated the approximate amount of red bricks and cement needed to lay the foundation.

After calculating for a while, he found that the number of red bricks needed was very large, and the current inventory was simply not enough. He thought about it for a while, and suddenly thought of a solution.

He found Hu Shuiyang and said to him: "You leave ten people to dig the foundation, and let the others go to the neighborhood to pick up stones, large or small pieces, as long as the texture is hard." ”

Hu Shuiyang asked with some doubts: "Is it useful to pick up stones?" Isn't it to build a bunker with bricks? ”

Zhao Zizhong explained: "Now the production of red bricks is too small, and it is simply not enough. Just use stones to lay the foundation. Trust me, you can. ”

Hu Shuiyang left in disbelief, and he began to arrange for most people to pick up stones around, leaving ten people to continue digging the foundation.

After about half an hour, the guards came out of the valley in a neat column. Zhai Xiaoshan ran over and saluted Zhao Zi with a military salute from a later generation. This was taught by Zhao Zizhong, and the etiquette of giving up hands was abolished.

Zhai Xiaoshan shouted loudly: "Report to the leader, all the escorts are here, please instruct." ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "Xiaoshan, you take them to the dock and find Guo Jintao." Let him take the whole crew on board and go to sea to train. Your job is to adapt to the bumps on the sea, you know? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan replied loudly: "Yes, I promise to complete the task!" ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically and said, "Pay attention to safety, go ahead." ”

Zhai Xiaoshan ran back to the front of the team and walked towards the dock with the guards. Zhao Zizhong continued to keep an eye on the progress of digging the foundation. By noon, the foundation had been dug six feet deep, and a lot of stones had been picked up and piled up on the edge of the pit.

Zhao Zizhong asked everyone to go back to the camp for dinner, and he also walked to the camp with Hu Shuiyang. After lunch, the two of them walked to the valley with dozens of craftsmen and homeless people.

When they got to the foundation, he told everyone to throw a relatively large stone into the pit. Then ask the mason to open the barrel of cement and pour out the powdered cement.

He sent a few men to carry a few buckets of water and some sand back. He said to the masons, "Notice how I make cement, and in a moment you will do it according to my method." ”

He took off his coat and took a shovel to mix the cement and sand in proportion, and piled them into a pile. Then pull out a depression in the middle, pour some water into it, and start to use a shovel to rejuvenate the cement.

After stirring for a while, he felt a little dry, so he added a small amount of water and continued to live. I added water two more times in the middle, and I was well alive.

The masons next to him were very curious, some even grabbed a little mud to look at, and some even sniffed the smell.

Zhao Zi revisited that a layer of stones had been laid in the large pit of the foundation, so he asked a few masons to pour cement into the gaps between the stones. The masons did so in disbelief, wondering if the slimy stuff would be useful.

Everyone had been working hard all afternoon, and by the evening it was dark that the pit was a third of the way deep. Zhao Zizhong ordered to call it a day and resume work tomorrow. The craftsmen walked back while discussing, not understanding what Zhao Zizhong was doing.

There was no word for the night, and the next morning, Zhao Zizhong came to the side of the big pit with the craftsmen and the homeless. He said to one of the masons, "Go down to the pit and see if you can pull out a stone." ”

The craftsman slowly descended into the pit, and with his right hand he grasped a raised stone and gently pulled it up, but the stone did not move. He thought it was strange and pulled it harder, but it still didn't change.

Now the craftsman was a little unsettled, he picked the stone with both hands, and pulled it up with all his strength, but it still had no effect.

The people above were all surprised, and shouted to the craftsman: "Deng Laohan, you haven't eaten?" ”

"Hurry up and work hard!"

"Did you deliberately pull it out without force?"

Deng Laohan gave up his efforts, raised his head and shouted: "If any of you are not convinced, come down and try, otherwise don't scream on it!" ”

Several masons jumped down and each began to pick up the stone. But after a long time, no one could pick out a stone. Everyone was very strange and lay down in the pit to take a closer look.

Someone found that the cement mortar, which was still soft yesterday, has become extremely hard, and it can't be picked with a finger.

A man raised his head and shouted, "Whoever has an axe and a chisel in his hand to throw it down, this thing is too evil!" ”

A young man took a few tools and threw them into the pit. The craftsmen picked up their tools and began to pry up the stones. After a while, they all gave up their efforts and climbed out of the pit one after another in frustration.

When they came to Zhao Zizhong, Deng Laohan asked, "Mr. Zhao, what's the matter with this thing?" Yesterday it was like mud, and after a night it was as hard as a stone, what is the reason? ”

Zhao Zizhong said with a smile: "This thing is called 'cement', and its characteristics are like this, when it is alive, it is like thin mud, and after the water in it gradually dissipates, it becomes extremely hard." ”

The craftsmen suddenly realized and began to talk.

"If this thing is used to build the city wall, it won't fall for hundreds of years."

"You're right, if someone comes to attack the city, what bed crossbows, trebuchets, crashes, all of them won't work!"

"Even if it is used to build an ordinary house, it will also save time and effort, and you don't have to worry about water leakage."

The craftsmen talked for a while and then went back to work. By the afternoon, the foundation construction was complete. The pit was filled with stones of various sizes, and the cracks were filled with cement mortar.

Hu Shuiyang asked, "Mr. Zhao, what are we going to do next?" ”

Zhao Zi looked at the drawings again, and after a while, he raised his head and said, "I can't build it today, and I can't build the bunker until the cement is dry." Let's keep picking up stones! ”