"You want me to help the Han family repair the Tiger Prison?" At first hearing this, Lu Ban put down the hammer in his hand, took the apprentice's silk towel and wiped his sweaty strong arms, and after putting on his deep clothes, he looked at Duan Gui and Han Anping playfully. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

According to the agreement of the two heads of the Zhao and Han families, after the Zhao family helped the Han family defeat Chenggao, this war against Zheng would end, and even if the Zheng State counterattacked, the Han family must also turn to the defense. The Zhao soldiers and craftsmen will also be evacuated, leaving the Tiger Prison completely to the Han Clan.

Therefore, after the war, in the face of the chaotic tiger prison behind the collapse of a large corner tower wall, in order to defend this place under the counterattack of Zheng Guoren in the future, Duan Gui and Han Anping had to visit the door and ask Lu Ban to give them instructions on how to repair the city.

Faced with the request of the two, the young Lu Ban said with a smile: "Didn't Ziju say yesterday that it was all up to the Han family's gentlemen and ministers to lay down the tiger prison?" Since Han Shi thinks that there is nothing to do with Zhao Shangqing and my father-in-law, why do you want to beg me again? ”

Han Anping is from an aristocratic background, and he is a little dissatisfied with Lu Ban's arrogance, even if this person is ranked among the doctors of the Zhao family and is quite favored by Zhao Wuxian, he is still just a craftsman, and the meat eater gives him a good face, he really thinks of himself?

Duan Gui didn't think it was wrong, stopped Han Anping from getting angry, and said with a smile: "How dare you, this time to conquer the tiger prison, thanks to Shangqing's help to the Han family, and also depends on Lu Zi's ability, otherwise we are still eating dust under the city now!" ”

These words are not nonsense, and the subtle strategy does not match Han's poor execution ability, which leads to a dilemma in Chenggao's strategy. The Wei clan has already chosen to sit idly by, if the Zhao clan also ignores the Han clan, then this time they will definitely fail, with resentment towards Zhao Wei, silently retract the territory, and never dare to take risks again.

The section rules that first advocated this proposal will also be abandoned by Han Hu, spurned and excluded by the Han clan and retainers, and there is no possibility of turning over.

He was already desperate, but Zhao Wuxian reached out and made Duan Gui Salted Fish turn over. You must know that anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Han clan deliberately fought with Zheng Guo this time, and it was carried out under the premise of violating the Zhao clan's strategy, and it would be reasonable for Zhao Shangqing to cut off the relationship with the Han clan in anger and let them fend for themselves.

is also Shangqing, Fan Ying's suppression of the Zhao family against his will was extremely cruel and fast......

What is rare is that Zhao Wuxian actually tolerated Han's caution, and even pulled them up, which made Han Hu grateful, and even Duan Gui, who was more thoughtful, even felt a little ashamed, feeling that Zhao Wuxian's heart was really broad-minded, and he also realized one thing: Han left Zhao's support, and it really didn't work!

And his senses for Lu Ban have also improved rapidly, and the superb means of making the wall of the Tiger Prison collapse in a moment of conversation and laughter can't be admired.

Those who are good at attacking must be good at defense, this is everyone's subconscious cognition, so they solemnly asked Lu Ban to help Han before leaving.

What they didn't expect was that behind Lu Ban's refusal to return, he was overjoyed, and after pretending to excuse himself a few times, he agreed.

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"This place needs to be rebuilt, and here ......"

On the third day after the end of the Tiger Prison Offensive and Defense Battle, Lu Ban climbed the city wall non-stop, pointing around like a small farmer patrolling his fields.

Duan Gui and Han Anping followed, they had no say in this regard, Lu Ban was an expert, after the battle of the Tiger Prison, he undoubtedly became a recognized siege expert in the Central Plains in this era, and the best among the hundred workers.

In the end, Lu Ban simply drew a drawing and handed it to Duan Gui, asking him to rebuild the tiger prison according to this method.

"This ......" stared at the structural diagram of the new Tiger Prison City on the drawings, Duan Gui was a little surprised, because if the city fortress above could be built, it would be a Hehejian city two miles wide, three zhang high, and three or four thicker at the base of the city wall!

Lu Ban had already begun to enter the state, and said endlessly: "The old city wall of the Tiger Prison has collapsed a big horn, presumably through this attack, the two of you have also seen that the method of siege is changing with each passing day, and the walls of the past can no longer withstand the attack. Even if you don't use acupuncture, water and fire intersect, the tiger prison can't bear it several times. In order to gain a foothold in Zheng Guo's next counteroffensive, the Tiger Prison must be defended, so it is better to build another thick outer wall outside this wall! ”

The commonly used method of building a city in this era is generally a plate building, the so-called plate building, that is, when building a wall, two wooden boards (plates) are sandwiched, the width between the two boards is equal to the thickness of the wall, the board is supported by wooden pillars, and then filled with soil between the two boards, built (pounded) tightly with a pestle, and the wooden planks and wooden pillars are removed after construction, that is, a wall. The so-called "Fu Shuo lifted between the plates" is what happened on the construction site of the wall.

Now, Lu Ban, who has a similar background to Fu Shuo, is trying his best to promote a new method that is different from the traditional version.

"First of all, it is necessary to set up a pot to steam the soil, then mix the mirage, stir the clay evenly, and pour it into the woodblock. The next procedure is similar to the plate building, but the city wall is several times thicker and harder than the rammed earth wall mixed with straw! If you dig deep into the foundation, even if you use my previous method, you will be helpless against the city! ”

Lu Ban did not lie, but took local materials, in front of the two of them, using the method he described to build a low wall outside the city, sure enough, after a day of sun exposure, this low wall has become a copper cone can not go deep, much harder than the rammed earth wall that generally falls off the ground when smashed!

Duan Gui and Han Anping were stunned for a moment, hearing was false and seeing was believing, and after seeing it with their own eyes, they couldn't help but move. This plan seems very grandiose, if it can be successful, it may really be as Lu Ban said, so that Zheng Guoren is helpless, and let the Han clan hold this isolated enclave, but ......

The price to be paid to build such a city should not be underestimated.

Duan Gui said hesitantly: "Steamed clay, clay, plate building, and even manpower, as long as you are willing to pay, you can get them, but ...... Only mirage, a small amount of Han's can still be manufactured, if you need more, you have to get it from Yan and Qi, thousands of miles of transportation, its price is more expensive than cloth. ”

The so-called mirage, that is, lime, but the Central Plains in the Spring and Autumn Period did not invent the technique of firing lime from limestone. On the contrary, in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, oyster shells that were used to the seashore were collected thousands of years ago, and this lime burned from oyster shells was called "mirage" as a substitute for lime firing technology before the advent of lime firing technology.

Therefore, until the spring and autumn, the mirage produced in Qidi has been used to smear the exterior walls of houses, or sprinkle around to kill snakes and insects, because the amount is not large, but there is no problem.

However, Lu Ban's plan to build a city requires a large amount of lime, which is simply unaffordable with Han's current financial resources, and the output of this thing is not high, and sometimes it has no price......

"You don't need to worry." Lu Ban patted his chest and promised: "The mirage that the Han clan needs can be provided by the Zhao clan, the Zhao clan has obtained the river and controlled the seashore of the Ju country, and the mirage is endless!" It's twice as cheap as what the Qi people sell! ”

"That's true!?" Han Anping was overjoyed suddenly, if this can really be the case, then the Han clan gritted his teeth, probably he can afford it, in order to keep the tiger prison, this strategic place of the Han clan in the future, some of the price is worth it, and the head of the family will agree.

However, the suspicious Duan Gui gave birth to a trace of doubt: "Since the Zhao clan has such a wonderful method, why don't they use it for the construction of their own city, but let the Han clan use it first?" ”

Unexpectedly, his words angered Lu Ban.

"Okay!"

Lu Ban kicked on the small low wall angrily and said: "Shangqing said before I came, Han Qing is like his own brother, and the Han family is like Zhao's siblings on the terrain, protecting Hanoi and Taiyuan's henchmen. Han is strong, just like Zhao is strong, the two families need to support each other in order to achieve a win-win situation, so I asked me to help Han break the tiger prison, and let me teach you the new method of building a city, in order to help Han gain a foothold in Henan......"

"Who would have thought that there were traitors within the Han family, who first deliberately violated Shangqing's plan and caused chaos to the three great causes. Now it is you who have come to invite me first, but you have speculated about me in turn, although the public loss class is only a few hundred workers, but it also has a bit of backbone and does not want to be humiliated! Well, I didn't say it today! ”

"Lu Zi is angry, Lu Zi is angry!" Seeing this, Duan Gui hurriedly ran over and took Lu Ban's hand, desperately sorry, and pleaded in a low voice several times before Lu Ban was relieved and continued to discuss the restoration of Tiger Prison City.

He said with a hideous face: "If you want me to give instructions, then the construction of the city must be strict, all the structures are done according to my drawings, the Han clan must immediately call up labor, prepare materials, dig the foundation this year, and start steaming the earth to build the city next year." I hereby suggest that the city to be built should be divided into districts, and craftsmen should be appointed to be responsible, and the soil should be mixed with the blood of cattle and sheep to be paved layer by layer, tamped hard, and then piled up firewood and barbecued to make it hard. After each layer is rammed, the soldiers are ordered to use a large cone to cone, if the cone is inch, it means that the ramming is not strong, and the person who rammed it will be killed. If the cone does not enter, it is considered that the soldier does not use the cone to stab and the inspection is not effective, that is, the soldier is killed! ”

Extremely cruel, but effective, Duan Gui and Han Anping are not soft-hearted people, they immediately nodded in agreement, their hearts were full of expectations, if such a city could be built within two years, Zheng Guoren would have nothing to do with them!

But after they thanked and left, Lu Ban showed a shallow smile.

"Shangqing is right, the Han family has paid too much to get Cheng Gao, so they are even more reluctant to lose here, so they are willing to do anything, and they really fell for it......"

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What Duan Gui and Han Anping didn't know was that the "mirage" that Lu Ban promised to provide was not transported from Yan Guo or Langya at all, but was quarried and burned in the various mines and workshops of the Zhao family...... This technology, which should have been pioneered until the Qin and Han dynasties, appeared in advance under the impetus of Zhao Wuxian, after all, the hardware conditions were met, and there was only one idea left.

Zhao's burned so much lime that it was completely enough for internal medicine, printing and dyeing industries, and Zhao Wuxian also wanted Lu Ban to further make cement. This so-called steaming earth to build a city is just a crude use of lime, and it is this method used by Helian Bo to build ten thousand cities in later generations, which is solid and strong, but it is also extremely costly and hurts the people......

Saying that the cheap lime is mirage from the seashore and reselling it to the Han family at a high price will not only make the Zhao family profitable, but the amount of repair of the Tiger Prison City alone is enough to squeeze out the Han Hu, who is not rich.

In the final analysis, this is still part of the Zhao family's strategy of "tired Han and tired Zheng", which seems to be a sympathetic rescue and rescue, but behind it is a conspiracy to firmly pull the Han family into the Zhao camp and secretly deplete their strength......

"If the Han clan really builds this city, once Zhao and Han are at odds, it will be difficult for the Zhao army to capture the tiger prison......" Lu Ban remembered that when he came, he also raised this question to Zhao Wuxian.

"Have you ever heard of the big fish of the sea?" Zhao Wuxian threw back such a sentence.

Lu Ban replied honestly: "No." ”

"The big fish in the East China Sea, called Kun, can't catch it with a net, can't catch it with a hook, but once he leaves the sea with pride, then even a few ants can eat its meat. Now the Jin Kingdom is still complete, which is equivalent to the sea of the Han family, they have been under my shelter to survive the civil war, but now they want to get rid of the Zhao family and develop independently, but they don't know that without the Zhao family, without the complete Jin Kingdom, with the geographical advantages of the Han family, with their poor strength, even if the tiger is imprisoned, Pingyang, and the city wall of Yiyang is as high as the sky, what is the use? ”

Lu Ban suddenly realized, and suddenly understood that his vision was limited to one city and one pool, or he was magnified to the whole world, this is the difference between Shangqing and Han Hu and Wei Manduo!

"What's more, isn't there still you?" Zhao Wuxian pointed to Lu Ban and gave him advice.

"Attacking your shield with your spear, will the spear break into the shield, or will the shield be broken with the spear? It's not easy to design your own city defense, leaving a flaw that others can't see! Even if you don't stay, with the ever-changing siege techniques of the Zhao family's hundreds of workers, why not break it? Han's hard work is just a waste of family effort, while building the city, he has to guard against the counterattack of the Zheng people, with Han's savings and population, I am afraid that before the rise, the story of the fall of the Liang State will be repeated...... Blessings and misfortunes lurk, misfortunes and blessings rely on, just like the previous design, the decline of the Han clan began with their greed to keep the tiger prison! ”

For children who are not very obedient, Zhao Wuxian has always let them recognize the reality first, and when they come back crying and call their father, he hates to spank their butts! (To be continued.) )