Five days later, in the Crescent City, the slave camp. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The small half of the camp in the corner was demolished, and the rows of low thatched or earthen houses that had been used by slaves were all torn down and cleaned up, and in their place was a slightly peculiar construction site.

Because they are building multi-storey brick and concrete houses that have never appeared in this era.

Boxy and neat, even though the ground floor has just been built, and there is still some distance from completion, and the onlooker can roughly imagine what it will look like in the end, like a box, like a square bread.

However, this kind of multi-storey dormitory, which was particularly simple, dull and ugly in Ye Guyun's eyes, fell into the mouths of Frank and others, but it became a rich and orderly beauty.

That's fine.

Back to the topic of building a house. Supposedly, as an art student, Ye Guyun did not know how to build such a brick and concrete structure with a cement frame, and even if he did see many examples of them under construction (which are often seen in urban villages), he could only have a general idea in mind. It's just that in the second life, he had plenty of time to learn. After starting the gold finger to make the cement, I found a group of experienced masons, tried repeatedly, and slowly "invented" this building technology that was not too high-tech, and supplemented and perfected.

So, he'll be able to, and now he can still install a building master in a new different world.

Sometimes, he couldn't help but wonder: Isn't it true that everything he experienced and gained in the second life was prepared for the present third life?

Not......

Having said that, brick and concrete houses are actually very difficult to make, at least for now, it is impossible to build a four, five, or six storey residential building on the modern earth, which requires steel bars, but this era (including the second century) obviously did not have the ability to produce steel bars, and there were serious constraints on both steel production and processing technology.

What should I do if there is no steel bar? The only way to do it is to replace it with bamboo bars. Cut the bamboo into bamboo strips of a certain thickness and do some anti-corrosion and waterproof treatment, which is bamboo tendon. However, the comprehensive performance of bamboo bars is inevitably greatly inferior to that of steel bars, and for safety reasons, the buildings built cannot be too high, so the three floors of no more and no less have become Ye Guyun's choice.

It will not become a dilapidated building, and it can provide as much housing as possible.

Why, then, was it built in a slave camp?

It is not only for practice, but also for verification.

Practice? It's easy to understand. Although the construction method of the brick and concrete structure house provided by Ye Guyun is mature and perfect enough, this is the first time it has been shown in this world after all, and there is no doubt that it is a new technology for the natives here, without a foundation and no reference, it needs to be learned from scratch, it is impossible to achieve it overnight, and it is indispensable to go from unfamiliar to proficient. So it was necessary to practice their hands, and this new building built for slaves was the thing to do it.

As for validation, it's more straightforward. It was nothing more than a matter of making the slaves the first to eat the crabs, in order to verify that the new buildings were safe and reliable enough.

To tell the truth, even Ye Guyun, who was full of self-confidence, dared not rashly let those "noble" homeless people live in the first batch of buildings -- after all, it was only the first time it was built, so who could guarantee that there would be no problems? If there was really an unexpected accident due to bad luck, it would be guaranteed that it would attract repeated difficulties from the visiting group of the "patriarch" of the homeless people who accompanied them. Although it is by no means afraid of them, it is a difficult trouble after all, and if you can avoid it, of course, you should avoid it as much as possible.

In addition, the half-truth proposition of "building a house for yourself" can undoubtedly mobilize the enthusiasm of the slaves, who have become accustomed to numbness, to voluntarily devote themselves to learning and labor. At the same time, it is accompanied by some practical small means of grace and power, such as setting up one or two examples of endeavor to show a visible and tangible upward channel, and then setting up corresponding negative examples to warn lazy people, and so on. In this way, there is no longer any need to worry about the attitude of the slave.

Yes, in the calculations of the big guys, these slaves are the main body of the future Crescent City Dominion Public Construction Team. It was not the best option, but it was the only way to go, as it was impossible to find an adequate and suitable source of labor in Crescent City in desperation.

Bottom line: who else can be used without slaves?

Training a group of slaves was of course a laborious task, so these targeted methods, perhaps crude, perhaps old-fashioned, but effective enough, were well demonstrated by the high enthusiasm and excellent work efficiency of the slaves. It is foreseeable that it will not be long before a professional and experienced construction team can be trained.

When it comes to work efficiency, we have to admire Osma and Frank's master and apprentice.

Archmage Osma's knowledge and application ability were so amazing that the next day he came up with a plan for the calcination circle that had been improved according to the requirements, and then it only took half a day to complete the circle, and then began to produce cement clinker in a steady stream of such efficiency that other processes (raw meal supply and clinker grinding) could not keep up with the rhythm. The enraged old man couldn't help but add another hand to it, and put together a set of magically powered pulverizers, mixers, and grinders, which immediately put cement production on a spurt - but only temporarily, those machines could not function without the mages, who were obviously not willing to work in the cement factory for long periods of time.

Noticing this, Ye Guyun thought that he had found some more big killing weapons to be developed, but when he proposed to the archmage the idea of changing the magic machine to a spar drive so that ordinary people could use it, he was scolded back by the other party, "Replace the spar with the gravel?

This is so plausible that there is no way to say it.

Spar is very expensive. Unless absolutely necessary, no boss is willing to replace cheap manpower with hedrons. And crushing, stirring, grinding and other man-made rough work that is not intolerably inefficient is obviously not absolutely necessary.

"Don't think we're so stupid! there are a lot of wonderful ideas that we haven't thought of, but we just haven't found enough motivation to apply them to reality!"

"Whew! What are you angry about? It just means that your idea is not good enough! Get ready! When I get the steam engine out, you will kneel down and sing conquest for me!"

"Sing about conquest?

“......”

......

As for Frank, this guy is now an omnipresent being, and he can be seen in almost every location of the entire project. Either by manipulating magic circles and magic machines to produce cement, or by using spells to help demolish old houses to clear the site, and after the building was built, he actively engaged in overseeing the construction of the building, and gave him a lot of immediate guidance and support, such as using spells to speed up the hardening of concrete - and because of this, it was possible to build a new building in just three days (removing the time for producing cement and clearing the site, although both were carried out at the same time).

In his words, "Actually, it could be a little faster! It's all because the slaves are rusty......

Sure enough, the mage is the most advanced productive force in this era.

In addition, I have to mention that while this guy is superhuman-like busy with many important positions, he even has the spare energy to devote himself to personal work. He had made a few key materials for stockings and heels, and although there was only one set of each, and the production was still very limited, Aunt Suzanne and others were indeed able to start making them......

I can only say that this guy is too hard.

At this moment, Ye Guyun and Frank were standing on the edge of the construction site of the slave camp, silently watching.

Suddenly, Frank asked, "Hey, you say, how long will it take for this building to be built?"

Ye Guyun was stunned when he heard this, but he found that he couldn't give an answer, shook his head, and said, "If it was the original, I could still give you an estimate, but now, with the help of your spells, the efficiency is far better than what I know...... In fact, you should be the one who knows the exact completion date, after all, the speed of progress depends on your will. ”

"Ahh......h Or under their own auspices. ”

"Haha!" Ye Guyun laughed, he looked at Frank, "So, science and technology are the primary productive forces!" He patted the other party's shoulder again, "Of course, now you have to count magic." ”

Frank smiled as well, he was very happy and proud, and honestly, it was so rewarding to see a new building being pulled up so quickly under his hands. He couldn't help but sweep every corner of the construction site with admiration, as if he were looking at a work of art, even if it was filled with smoke, mud, noise and mess. Yes, he really thinks that everything that's on display here -- every design, every arrangement, every process, every ...... That is to say, the so-called "otherworldly construction technique" that I have just learned, is an art that shows a special beauty that is indescribable. He loves the beauty.

When he saw the workers pouring the mixed concrete into the frame formwork surrounded by wooden planks, his heart moved, and he couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that volcanic ash could be produced and produced in large quantities! I always thought it was just a gift from nature......

"Volcanic ash?" Ye Guyun couldn't help but notice a noun in his words.

"Oh, it's cement. "Actually, we have a building material here, made of a mixture of volcanic ash and lime, which functions exactly like cement." As you can see, the solid and smooth roads in Crescent City, which are the envy of outsiders, are paved with it. So, habitually, I always confuse the two. ”

"That's right, in principle, they're a thing. ”

"Yes, but volcanoes are too expensive! You know, we invested a lot of money in building the roads in the city, and we even fell into financial crisis because of it, so much so that the head of the house was ridiculed as a 'loser' and a 'great achievement,......'" Frank shook his head and smiled bitterly, "although in the end he proved to be right. ”

"Volcanic ash, there's no reason why it's not expensive. Ye Guyun spread his hands, "There are few sources, it is difficult to collect, it is difficult to store, and it is difficult to transport......"

"Yes, so all the merchants who have done this business have made a fortune!" Frank pouted and sighed, "but volcanic ash, or cement, is not really owned by human civilization...... But now, it's different!" he clenched his fists and looked excited, "We can produce, mass-produced! The price is low enough! It can be used in large quantities! It is starting to make the profound impact it deserves! It will bring about a revolutionary evolution of the way of building! The difficulty is greatly reduced! The efficiency is greatly improved!"

Frank can't seem to stop.

"With cement, we can quickly build anything we want, from houses to roads, bridges, water conservancy, sewers to watchtowers and walls...... In other words, we will be able to expand the city faster than ever before!

"In addition, cement will be a highly profitable commodity, and the wealth it can bring is even more amazing than sugar!"

Hearing this, Ye Guyun couldn't help but stretch out his hand and shook it in front of Frank, forcibly interrupting the latter's seemingly endless beautiful imagination: "It's better to wait for cement to really be mass-produced before you come to lust for these!"

"Uh......"

Ye Guyun just poured cold water on him: "Now there is only one cement factory, even if it runs at full strength, it can only meet your ...... to build these houses."

Without thinking about it, Frank immediately shouted: "Then build a few more cement plants!"

Shrugging his shoulders, Ye Guyun replied, "Where is it built?"

Frank froze.

Yes, how can there be a few more cement factories in Crescent City?

In the end, it was still the same reason, Crescent City, he was too crowded! It was even a particularly difficult thing to even get a few pieces of industrial land......

Even the existing cement factory still had to be set up in the castle, but this was obviously not a long-term solution.

In addition, cement plants are not suitable for being located around dense residential areas, and their dust and noise pollution is too serious.

On second thought, the most suitable location for the cement plant is outside the city, where it is planned as an industrial zone in the future urban area, but this is also related to the expansion plan......

Sighing, Frank said a little frustrated and a little helpless: "Alas, I understand, focus on the present, step by step, take your time......"