Chapter 246 - Ways to shorten the construction period (4th update)
Childhood sweethearts have no guesses!
Speaking of which, it means that the two of them have grown up together since they were little children, and the two of them are naturally clear and familiar with each other!
And it's precisely because it's too familiar that it's hard to start!
Although I wanted to do it very much, looking at Li Yanran's delicate face, I finally stepped on the brakes and stopped at the last moment!
Looking at the sleeping man in front of her, Li Yanran's heart was pounding, she understood what Yang Ming meant, the last pass was what he was going to leave for her to spend the night of candles in the cave room, and she was ready to use her strong perseverance to restrain her desires. Hope. This is undoubtedly the greatest respect and love for a woman!
She has never doubted Yang Ming's feelings, the boy who hugged her on the back of the cow, the man who dismantled the door panel in the Water Temple to make a fire to warm her, she remembers every bit of him very clearly, and her lovesickness, her sorrow He knows?
Slowly getting up, Li Yanran knew that today was the time for her to leave the Yang family, because the holy decree could not be violated, she needed to return to the Li family and wait for the best time to come!
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Yang Ming's return to his hometown caused a sensation in the entire Hongcheng, and even in Suizhou, there were many gentry who came to visit, not only because he was the founder of the liquor and coal group, but also because he was the founder of the spirits and coal group, and there was no doubt that Yang Ming's reputation had reached a new height in Shuzhong, as a beneficiary, these gentry and even some wealthy families were very eager to come to see him, of course, this was also out of gratitude, if Yang Ming could find out what else to do to make a fortune during the visit, it would naturally be the best. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The Ministry of Industry is also busy, it can almost be said that it is overtime without adding money, with the Ministry of Rites establishing the auspicious day of Yang Ming's marriage after their nightmare has come, they must complete the construction of Yang Ming's Jinshi archway and Yang's ancestral hall before Yang Ming's wedding, and their two hundred people seem to be a little nervous.
But in Guanghua Village, the shortage of manpower is not a problem, the Yang clan, the villagers of Guanghua Village are busy, although they can't help much in the fine work, but the rough work such as moving stones and doing chores is still difficult for them, with the addition of these enthusiastic people, the work efficiency has risen rapidly. In just four days, more than half of the torii was built, and the foundation of the ancestral hall was laid.
In the era when there was no cement in the Ming Dynasty, such a speed was undoubtedly fast, and it couldn't be faster, but even so, the officials of the Ministry of Engineering were still faintly worried about Yang Ming's wedding, and there was no problem with construction. The key is that after the construction, it must also be carved and painted, which undoubtedly takes more time, although Yang Ming's wedding date is the sixth day of the winter month, it seems that there is still a lot of time, but if the previous construction period occupies too much time, then it is obviously impossible to complete it at all.
"I've got it all figured out here. I wonder if the Ministry of Works may complete it before Tanhualang's wedding? The ceremonial officer sat next to the officials of the Ministry of Industry and watched the Jinshi archway continue to increase, and at the bottom of the archway, there were already painters who began to paint, maybe tomorrow there will be craftsmen who are good at carving to carry out carving operations.
"Hey!" The official of the Ministry of Industry sighed, and then said with a tangled face: "I hope so!" After all, time is too tight, it would be good if it took three or five more days! ā
In fact, everyone understands that this time is still too tight, after all, whether it is the archway or the ancestral hall, there must be a place, a little more, a little less, otherwise it is overstepping, as the officials and craftsmen in charge of the construction will definitely bear all the responsibility. So once again, this problem has become an unsolvable problem.
The original ceremonial officials here also knew very well that dying of thirst in the imperial court was the rule of the imperial court, whether it was Yang Ming's wedding date or the specifications of the building, it was actually a fixed number, and all he could do was to comfort a few words.
"Can't you let those people of the Yang family send a few more people to help you there?" The ceremonial officer suggested: "If a few more people are nervous, will it be faster?" ā
The Ministry of Industry official shook his head, he had not thought of such an idea, but in fact it was useless, he explained: "It's useless! This land is so big, even if there are more people, there must be something to do! For example, if a carving craftsman does carving, can others help? Even the same carver carver has different carving techniques, and besides, no matter how many people there are, they can't actually help much in these places, and all they can do is to carry the trivial tasks of lifting the stone! What if...."
"What if I gave you a few more days?"
Just as the two sighed. A voice appeared behind him.
Yang Ming!
Only Yang Ming would talk to them like this!
Turning their heads, the two saw Yang Ming carrying a bottle of spirits in his hand, followed by a maid with wine and food, smiling at them.
"It turned out to be Tanhualang!" The official of the Ministry of Industry smiled bitterly: "Could it be that Tanhualang is also here to make fun of the official?" ā
The thirsty officer took the liquor in Yang Ming's hand and took a sip first: "Good wine!" ā
Then he smiled and said to the officials of the Ministry of Industry: "Since Tanhualang said to give you a few days, it will definitely give you a few days, what are you worried about?" ā
Yang Ming's ability is very clear to both of them, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry are still a little puzzled at first. After hearing the words of the ceremonial officer, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Could it be.... Could it be that Tanhualang has another way? ā
Yang Ming naturally thought of a way, what is the key to architecture? Steel, cement! That's the key!
Generally speaking, cement is very simple to make, it has the characteristics of quick drying, sturdy, etc., and has become the main building material in later generations, of course, because of this, it is also called the concrete world in later generations. However, in the Ming Dynasty, concrete obviously did not, and they were generally made of glutinous rice soup, loess and other materials mixed in a certain proportion. Both city walls and palaces are actually made of this material, and it is called rammed earth! However, because it needs to be boiled glutinous rice, stirred, and other processes, it takes a lot of time, and it is used for construction, so it is replaced by cement.
However, the way Yang Ming came up with to shorten the time was cement!
The common cement is simply as follows: cement raw meal (limestone + loess + iron ore grinding into fine powder in a certain proportion) is calcined at 1350-1450 degrees in an industrial kiln to form "cement clinker".
Then, a certain proportion of gypsum and mixed materials (slag, fly ash, etc.) are added for grinding.
In the end, the resulting fine powder is the most conventional cement!
Although it is only the most conventional cement, but compared to rammed earth is better I don't know how many times, there is such an artifact in hand to shorten the construction period of a few days is a very simple thing, the most important thing is that there is limestone in Shu, as for other materials, there are also a lot of other materials, there are also people who burn brick kilns among the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, this day is the right time and place and people are afraid that they can't burn cement?
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(To be continued.) )