When Xie Lian visited the salt pan, he found that there were many problems in the salt field built by Zhang Chu, and the salt industry was a major event related to the people's livelihood. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Lord Xie, please make it clear." Zhang Chu thought that Xie Lian still knew how to dry salt, but he really didn't see it.

"Each piece of this salt pan is very wide, only a thin ridge is connected in the middle, and the ridge collapses under the action of wind and waves for a long time, and the brine outflow is not all the work done, I see that the ditches and dams here are also very thin, if there is a big tide coming, this salt pan will not be destroyed? For officials, be careful that the people below are perfunctory, making superficial articles, everything is bright when we come to check, and after we leave, the project is unfinished, and everyone treats us as fools. Xie Lian didn't forget to teach Zhang Chu the way to be an official at this time.

"You don't have to worry about that, you can take a closer look." While talking, Zhang Chu took Xie Lian to the ridge of Yantian.

Xie Lian walked closer, and after reading it, he squatted down regardless of the image, touched the ridges with his hand, and asked puzzledly: "What is this, hard as a stone, connected as one, without gaps." Where did you mine it from. ”

"This is made of cement, this thing is added to water into mud, shaped at will, and becomes as hard as a stone over time, and will not be broken by wind and waves. This thing also has a greater benefit, it doesn't have to dry when it gets hard, and it has to be watered every day, and finally it will be its own. You see, apart from these ridges, the bottom of this salt pan and the surrounding embankments are all made of this cement and bamboo tendons, which can withstand strong winds and waves. In order to make more money, Zhang Chu used all his new technology in the construction of this salt pan.

"Shape at will, hard as stone." Xie Lian didn't care about Yantian land, but repeated Zhang Chu's words. Then he asked Zhang Chu, "Is this thing really as hard as you say?" “

"Of course, I'll show you how." Zhang Chu looked around and didn't find a suitable tool, so he had to say to the guard: "You come over and cut it with a knife to show Master Xie." “

The guard came over and reluctantly pulled out the knife, and slashed it on the ridge made of cement with the back of the knife, and a small piece of the ridge was cut off, and a nest appeared on the thick back of the steel knife in the guard's hand, which made the guard's heart ache.

"It's great, it's great." Xie Lian touched the place where the ridge had been cut by a knife with his hand and said repeatedly. After a while, he raised his head and asked Zhang Chu, "This thing can be hardened and formed quickly, can you use it to build a city wall?" “

Zhang Chu helped Xie Lian up and said: "This cement can become as hard as a stone in just a few days, of course it can be used to build a city, if it is built thick enough, even ordinary artillery can't move." “

"This is very good, I want to write to the emperor to transport this cement to the outside of the pass to strengthen the city there, and the Jin soldiers and horses will do nothing to me." Xie Lian became excited, and he found another weapon to defeat Houjin. ”

"Lord Xie, this thing is complicated to make, it is not easy to obtain, and it is very expensive, the emperor can't afford to use it to build a city." When Zhang Chu heard this, he hurriedly stopped Xie Lian, I can't send everything from me to the emperor, how can I mix it with the emperor if he has cement. had to spend more money to scare Xie Lian.

Xie Lian was not intimidated, Zhang Chu said that cement was rare and he didn't believe it at all, Zhang Chu could use cement to build such a large area of salt pans, so it would definitely not be a problem to build a few cities with cement. As long as there is enough time, the castles outside the gate can be built as solid as gold. As for saying that it may be true, with Zhang Chu's wealth obsession, he will definitely not give money to the imperial court, this money is really a problem, and nearly a dozen emperors in the Ming Dynasty are nervous about the use of money. But this matter could not be left undone, so he said to Zhang Chu: "General Zhang just collects this cement, and I will find a way to raise money everywhere, and I will not let you suffer." ”

"That's good." Zhang Chu always couldn't bear to refuse the money sent to the door, but he didn't want the cement to fall into the hands of others, so he said: "I have a way, Lord Xie urges the emperor to speed up the progress of shipbuilding, and then we will lead our troops to go to sea to go deep into Liaodong, rebuild Dalinghe City, and build a water city together, as long as the waterway is not cut off, we can hold Dalinghe City." ”

"It's good, it's good, but now I'm afraid that no one in the DPRK will dare to mention the rebuilding of Dalinghe City, and no generals will dare to take orders." The imperial court's official newspaper is now delivered to Dengzhou on time, and Xie Lian knows the situation in the court very well.

"No one mentioned that we should do it ourselves, no one dared to go, I dared to go, as long as Master Xie can get enough money, I will lead the troops to set off as soon as the ship is built." If you don't gain a foothold in Dalinghe, you won't go back to Shandong. Zhang Chu said impassionedly, but he knew in his heart that if he couldn't stand his legs in Dalinghe, he could only run back to Shanxi, and Shandong would definitely not be able to stay.

"If General Zhang can keep his promise today and is willing to lead troops to Liaodong to build a city, I will definitely find a way to get money." Xie Lian gritted his teeth and said.

"Okay, I will definitely attack Liaodong." Zhang Chu saw that he was about to force a scholar of Sven Wen into the eyes of money, so he quickly opened his mouth and agreed.

The next inspection was much more pleasant, looking at the piles of rough salt grains scraped up by the salt workers from the salt fields, Zhang Chu's mood was extremely comfortable, and his efforts were successful again. The success of this salt drying will not only make the security army earn a lot of money, but also indirectly improve the lives of the people, and a large amount of salt will be put into the market, which will definitely cause the price of salt to plummet, and the poor people can save money to buy a few more liters of rice.

Xie Lian put more thought into the embankment and ditch built by Zhang Chu with cement, imagining that the embankment was a long city wall if it was a little higher, and the width of the ditch was the dock that relied on the boats, and it seemed that it was still feasible to rebuild Dalinghe City with cement. What is lacking now is money and warships, and the warships are very important to be able to transport them to Liaodong and protect the water supply lines of the city, if the supply lines are cut off, the troops who go to build the city will definitely repeat the mistakes of the past.

After the inspection, Zhang Chu and Xie Lian were very satisfied, Zhang Chu opened up a new source of wealth, Xie Lian got Zhang Chu's promise to attack Liaodong, and said that he would go if others didn't go. Xie Lian found that although Zhang Chu would turn to silver when he opened his mouth, he was still sure when he spoke, and every time he said something, he could keep his promises, and he was probably still a trustworthy person.

On the way back, Xie Lian was still thinking about Jin rebuilding Daling City after the counteroffensive, and finally chatted with Zhang Chu about the navy: "The ships and navy in Dengzhou have been taken away by Kong Youde's rebels, and it will take a long time to rebuild, is there any way you can speed up the progress." ”

"Of course there are ways, but these methods all depend on you, the governor, your official is big, and your face is big, you can find someone to help." Zhang Chu decided to make full use of Xie Lian's high-quality resource.

"You don't understand officialdom, sometimes it's not something that can be done by officials, it depends on whether you can bring benefits to the other party." Xie Lian thought to himself that Zhang Chu was still too naïve, and this official hat sometimes didn't play a role.

"If there is a person who hears that the adults are going to counterattack Liaodong, I think he will be willing to help." Zhang Chu knew that there were sometimes some special characters in the Ming officialdom.

"Who is this man?" Now Xie Lian is willing to do anything as long as he can send Zhang Chu to Liaodong to start a war with Houjin.

"Huang Long, the chief soldier stationed in Lushun, I wonder if Lord Xie can know him?" Zhang Chu said the name of another hero in the late Ming Dynasty. (To be continued.) )