Chapter 444: War Fortress

The so-called fortress-style manor that Shi Lei wants to build must be the round tulou that he has been dreaming about for a long time. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info we all know that in the case of the same circumference, the area of the circle is larger than the area of the square, and the defense of the circle is stronger than the square one.

Moreover, among the many tulou that can still survive in later generations, the number of circles is the largest, and it is also the most complete, which shows the defense ability and survivability of this tulou very well, it can stand for thousands of years without falling, and it has also experienced several famous wars in history, which is enough to show how strong this kind of building itself is.

And from the many tulou in later generations, Shi Lei can also draw a lot of useful points. There are many details that reflect the wisdom of the ancestors in architecture, which are the most mature and applicable essence points after countless years of summary and evolution, but Shi Lei can directly take it and use it, which is equivalent to a natural one with hundreds of years of experience, and the design of the tulou will be more able to meet Shi Lei's needs.

Therefore, in the face of Shen Xing, these professionals who can be called architectural experts, Shi Lei can still talk eloquently, and he can speak the truth, even if he is cautious about them, he is also a strong nod and a teachable attitude.

Shi Lei is mainly talking about the success of those tulou, and he only needs to say his own ideas, the specific implementation and real design, still have to be done by these professionals, he is just playing lip service.

The roof of this tulou is generally a "human" herringbone structure, with a wider brim facing outward, which is to cope with the rainy weather in the south, to block the rainwater as much as possible, but also to prevent rainwater from seeping down, soaking the wall of raw soil ramming.

This wall of earth is strong and tough, even able to resist very strong attacks from near and far, and it also has a lot of tolerance to fire, the only bad thing is that it is afraid of water.

In order to make up for this regret, in addition to the design of the roof, which fully takes into account the need for waterproofing, the foundation part below is often built with stones, and a stone wall two or three meters high is used as the base, even if there is a flood, it is not afraid of being collapsed.

At the same time, the lower earthen wall will also be extraordinarily thicker, and the higher the wall, the thinner the wall, which not only takes into account the need for load-bearing, but also fully meets the requirements of defense. Moreover, the general tulou, the first and second floors do not open windows, which can be anti-theft in peacetime, and assume the role of the city wall in wartime.

The windows are going to be opened at the beginning of the third floor, or the unique structure of the outside is large and the inside is small, the slope-like window sill, to ensure better lighting at the same time, there is also a little defensive effect, this thing is not easy to climb, plus the wall of the upper floor is thin and easy to pull, it is a kind of design that kills multiple birds with one stone.

And now there is no glass, the installation of glass windows does not affect the lighting, but also has a certain anti-theft effect.

Friends who lived in the countryside in the early years should also have the impression that this kind of adobe house also has a great advantage, that is, it is warm in winter and cool in summer. If you can add a reasonable design of doors and windows, so that the house can always be filled with a gentle breeze, whether it is a hot summer, or a cold three or nine days, without the help of air conditioning, the house can still achieve a suitable temperature. This is also an important reason why Shi Lei can afford to build a fortress built with all stones, but he still chooses to build it with Sanhe soil.

In addition, the overall strength of the building is actually taken into account. Don't think it's strange that in the era when there was no cement, the stone building was not necessarily stronger than the earth, and the effect of the famous Sanhe soil was not necessarily worse than that of ordinary cement.

In addition to the process of building the main building, often have to put a lot of tough bamboo strips in the soil, bamboo is difficult to be pulled off, there is a lot of elasticity, and then there are certain placement rules, plus the triple soil, the whole is a reinforced concrete structure, this degree of solidity still need to be said.

Moreover, the overall structure of the circle, there is a certain tensile resistance, so the earthquake resistance of the circular tulou is also very strong, the surviving of those tulou in later generations, but have experienced the baptism of large and small earthquakes, and now it is not still standing, this is the proof.

In order to further evolve towards the fortress in Shi Lei's mind, Shi Lei also put forward some special small requirements, such as leaving enough shooting holes, a door that is strong enough, and uses water power to control the opening and closing mechanism.

There should also be a device similar to the Broken Dragon Stone, which can seal the gate completely if necessary, and provide sufficient time for personnel to retreat. Of course, this requires that there must be enough hidden passages in the tulou to facilitate the large-scale retreat of the people living inside.

I believe that these requirements are not a problem for Shen Xing, because this guy is doing this, and he is an absolute authoritative expert in this area, and his top talent in this area has been fully reflected in the previous tunnel construction.

Finally, there is the requirement of life, a real fortress must be able to achieve self-sufficiency, so that it can still resist the most resolute in the face of a long siege, without worrying that the most basic problems of eating and drinking cannot be solved.

The first floor of this tulou is not suitable for living due to the lighting and wall thickness, as well as the possible dampness, but it is still suitable to be used as a warehouse, which can ensure that the house has sufficient supplies. The area of this earthen building that Shi Lei plans to build is not small, and these warehouses will be very capable of loading.

Moreover, Shi Lei will also require that while bringing in external living water, there should also be its own wells to ensure that even if all water sources are cut off, everyone will still have water available.

The second floor is the real place to live, and the large terrace that opens inward is not only a common walkway for everyone, but also a place to dry clothes, which can not only meet the needs of lighting, but also ensure that there is enough space for activities in rainy days, so that you don't have to be stuffy in the house all the time.

In the middle of a circle of houses, there is also a huge area of open space, and Shi Lei plans to use corridors and sheds to cover the space under this patio, build an ancestral hall, or simply use the entire space as a martial arts training ground, which is a good choice.

He had been living in that rainy place in Yazhou before, which made him fully realize the necessity of Caopeng, since he didn't plan to become a mud monkey at every turn, it became a necessary preparation to let himself live under the eaves as much as possible.

As for the specific terrain selection, Shi Lei does not have more beaks, whether it is to pay attention to feng shui, or to consider the terrain to better meet Shi Lei's needs, it is a cautious professional category, and Shi Lei does not have to worry about it.

After conveying his meaning in place, Shi Lei can retire successfully. In terms of specific design and follow-up construction, Shen Xing and the senior contractors led by him are responsible for it, that is, the construction of the tunnel, which needs to be remembered by Shi Lei.

After the construction really starts, he has to pay attention to distinguishing which ones are really trustworthy people, and then carry out some transformation of his own hidden piles that have been staying in Guangzhou, so that he can rest assured that the excavation work of the tunnel will be handed over to these hard-working old families.

Shi Lei even said that he didn't take much time to draw and draw pictures this time, but after carefully inspecting the appropriate position, he didn't know how many places he had to run, or how to say it, he would break his leg when he moved his mouth above and below, but Shi Lei has now become the one who moves his mouth.

I have to say, this feeling is really, very good! Shi Lei has become more and more enjoying this feeling of playing tricks on his own twice, and his subordinates are about to be busy, but they still have to be grateful to the owner of the family for his trust, it is difficult for Shi Lei not to fall.

After finishing the matter on the side of Tulou, Shi Lei hurriedly ran to the shipyard, smashed gold and silver in an atmospheric manner, and put all those semi-finished ocean-going cargo ships into his hands.

According to them, these ships obviously have the technical support accumulated by the Dou family for so many years, and the materials are also very solid, so if these big ships can be built in strict accordance with the original design, this technical level will definitely be the leading level in the Datang world. (To be continued.) )