Chapter 422: The Hundred Cavalry Division Arrives in Qizhou
"Lu, Lu Horse, I'm afraid there's something wrong with this, right?"
Wang Chong, who was frightened, almost couldn't even speak.
However, it is no wonder that he is not as strict as the Confucian calendar of the Tang Dynasty in the later Song and Ming dynasties.
The women of the Tang Dynasty were also far more liberal and autonomous than later dynasties.
But the words 'men and women are defense' after all, they are some golden rules in the Book of Rites.
As Wang Chong, who grew up reading sage books, it is really a little unimaginable.
On the construction site where the men sweated profusely.
What a scene it would be like for a bunch of women to come out.
On the contrary, Xiang Tuo, who was born outside the Seychelles and has not received much 'education', is much calmer at this time.
He said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with this?" ”
"Some women are stronger than men, why can't they earn money when men can earn it?"
Wang Chong didn't listen to the remarks of this barbarian.
Instead, he straightened his face and began to try to persuade Lu Heng to come.
After all, for him, it is still a little riskier to set such a precedent in the world.
If it reaches Chang'an City, maybe those crows in Yushitai will start thinking about eating his Wang Chong's meat.
And there is Lu Heng, who is watching from top to bottom, here.
This matter will definitely be reported back to Chang'an City.
Wang Chong thought for a moment, but he still didn't dare to say anything in front of Lu Heng that he was afraid of taking risks.
He could only turn around and say, "Although it is true that some women have more strength than men. ”
"But that's only a minority."
"If the iron works of the land and horses are built, once they are built."
"Isn't it better not to recruit women who don't have enough strength to recruit them?"
Lu Heng also nodded when he heard this, "What you said is right. ”
"But although it is true that most women are inferior to men."
"But it's not all the hard work on our construction site."
"When the time comes, let's pick out some of these light tasks and arrange for these women to do them."
"As long as the overall planning is good, nothing will be wrong."
Regarding Lu Heng's statement, Xiang Tuo raised his hands in agreement.
Nowadays, almost 99% of the people of Datang rely on farming to make a living.
On the job of exchanging sweat for a handful of food.
In fact, the daily work of many peasant women is not much easier than that of the breadwinners of the family.
If only the women could be gathered.
According to later generations, it will definitely be able to hold up half the sky.
But now this sentence, Lu Heng still didn't dare to say it.
After all, the current Li Er still only dares to claim to be the son of heaven.
If Lu Heng is casual, he will find half of his father and mother to come out.
I'm afraid that Li Er will have to come to clean him up in person.
Seeing that Lu Heng had already made up his mind, Wang Chong couldn't say anything more.
Anyway, as long as Lu Heng is still in Qizhou for a day.
No matter how big the thunder is, there is naturally Lu Heng in front of him.
He, Wang Chong, dared to raise his head and fight against Lu Heng.
Otherwise, sooner or later, he will have the reputation of a Lu Heng Eagle Dog.
So it's better to just follow Lu Heng with all his heart.
When the time comes, it's time to really make a name for yourself.
Naturally, Li Er will see it.
With Lu Heng's idea.
In addition, the treatment that Lu Heng gave to these workers was really good.
As long as you can come and work for two months.
That's about as much as you can earn more than you can plow at home for a year.
So when Lu Heng ordered the soldiers of each county in Qizhou to post notices in almost every village in Qizhou.
A large number of peasant women began to gather in the city of Qizhou with the mentality of giving it a try.
And just at this time, the Baiqi Division, who came to investigate Li Qianyou's beheading, also arrived outside Qizhou City.
Looking at this Qizhou City, which is a little more noisy than Chang'an City.
and the people who are digging and carrying soil on the construction site, regardless of gender, age or child.
A young-looking Baiqi Division couldn't help but gasp.
He De, who was the leader, asked:
"We, Lu Horses, won't we capture all the people in the entire Qizhou City to serve in the conscription, right?"
Although He De was a little dissatisfied with this person's frivolous tone in his heart.
But a young man who can be an errand boy in the Hundred Horsemen.
Those were all selected by Li Er personally among the children of the Beijing officials, the royal family, and the princes.
So He De didn't reprimand him easily, but just shook his head and said:
"How could a land horse go to the common people?"
"I think most of them are similar to when he built the college, and they are all workers who have been paid for."
After hearing He De's words, the young man who spoke before couldn't help but be amazed.
Obviously, I feel that the scene in front of me is really a little new.
He De took the hundred horsemen composed of the children of the princes behind him into Qizhou City.
I first went to the Yamen of Qizhou Assassin History, and found that not only the officials and officials in the entire Yamen were busy like a spinning top.
Even those officials in Qizhou City were all running around at this time.
In the end, it was a master from Jiupin who came out to receive them.
He De also rarely talked nonsense with him, after asking Lu Heng to find out that he was on the construction site of the ironworks in the east of the city at this time.
Immediately, he went straight with someone again.
But in Qizhou City, I didn't even drink the tea that caught the wind and washed the dust.
After their group came out of the east gate of Qizhou City.
There's no need to ask for directions.
Following the footsteps of the busy workers along the way, I soon saw a tall tower standing impressively in front of everyone.
Looking at this, I am afraid that it is not a giant tower more than ten feet high.
The hundreds of horsemen who have always felt that they have seen a big scene in Chang'an City can't help but be a little frightened.
And when they get closer.
But it was found again, on top of such a tall tower.
There are also workers like ants, shuttling on the top of the tower, as if they are continuing to pile the tower higher.
"God, if they fall down here, I'm afraid they'll have to break their bones?"
The group had such doubts in their hearts until they walked into the col near the blast furnace.
That's when I discovered the mystery.
It turned out that the reason why Lu Heng chose to build the ironworks in this mountain col was in the first place.
Except because it is in very good condition in all aspects.
The most important factor is that this depends on this col.
Lu Heng can minimize the difficulty of building the tower.
In the absence of the large-scale infrastructure equipment of later generations.
Lu Heng directly adopted a stupid method.
That is, first cut a Z-shaped road back and forth from the mountain wall behind the col.
Then the blast furnace was built upwards along the mountain wall.
In this way, as long as the blast furnace is not as high as the mountain behind.
Then Lu Heng can let the workers dig out the road from the mountain wall behind.
Construction continues directly on top of the blast furnace.
Although doing so would cause the blast furnace to stop for two days for every day it was built.
You have to wait until the lower furnace is solid before you can continue to build on it.
But security is a very big guarantee.
After the unremitting efforts of thousands of workers.
The blast furnace finally has a prototype.