Chapter 148: Pumping

Phoebe mobilized a total of more than 600 people for Wang Yong, leaving 100 people to dig the foundation, and Wang Yong took the rest of the people to the east.

Wang Yong plans to build a checkpoint at the easternmost entrance of this large section of the road, and at the two positions in the middle. The two places in the middle and the entrance are relatively wide, so the workload is relatively large, and the manpower is relatively large, but these more than 600 people are just enough.

Wang Yong divided Brant and his craftsmen into three groups, each with three people, who instructed them at three construction sites.

Wang Yong came to Narrow Road to help, because the wall-based checkpoint he was going to build was not high, so the foundation didn't have to be dug as deep as the seaside city.

Towards noon, the pit for the foundation of the building had been completed, and Wang Yong instructed the workers how to mix cement and sand while having people drive some piles in the pit and weld the steel bars into a dense frame according to the size of the foundation.

Because this is a military building, it is expected to withstand a huge impact, so there is very little sand added to the cement to ensure that it will not crack after the cement dries, and that the cement can be used as strong as possible.

With the welding torch made by Wang Yong and Regan, after Wang Yong's guidance and personal demonstration, the workers quickly mastered the method of use, and the steel frame was quickly completed.

These are all things that Wang Yong did when he saw the building built before, and now it is determined in combination with the suggestions given by Brandt.

In Wang Yong's mind, although he doesn't know how to calculate the key points, then all the places are built as key points, although it takes more materials, but it can also be much stronger, right?

The workers who weld the steel bars are not very suitable for this new tool at the beginning, but they feel fresh, but after everyone slowly adapts to it, the speed is not slow at all.

Then came the carpenters, who wrapped them in planks to form a cuboidal wooden frame.

Then the mixed cement was poured into the wooden wall, and then Wang Yong asked someone to use a long wooden stick to mix it in the cement, so that the cement could fully occupy all the space and not appear hollow.

Brant and the others also felt fresh, and took turns to experience the feeling of mixing cement.

Because of the small size of the site, the foundation work was completed quickly. All that's left is to wait, and when the cement is dry, you can build the wall upwards.

Looking at the densely packed steel bars more than a meter long above the ground, Wang Yong has a feeling that he has returned to the modern construction site.

The other two places were also built according to the same procedure, and Wang Yong also deliberately trained Brandt and let him be responsible for command and guidance.

In the evening, the three foundations had been built, and Wang Yong still felt a sense of accomplishment when he saw the cement on everyone's bodies and the smiles on their faces.

After going back to eat, Wang Yong came to the foundation of the narrow road again, and he had an idea, whether it was possible to use fire to dry the water in the cement, if so, the progress of the project could be greatly improved.

Wang Yong enlisted the help of two soldiers, and after the three of them built a small cement wall in the open space, Wang Yong stood in front of the two-meter-long, one-meter-high, wooden wall covered with wooden planks in a daze, thinking that in this way, the water in the cement could be dried with fire, and the structure of the wall could not be damaged and deformed.

In this way, the soldiers who were keeping vigil nearby and the soldiers who were patrolling by saw the lord just looking at the thing that was not a wall for a whole night, and everyone didn't know what the lord was doing, but they didn't bother.

The first rays of the morning sun shone on his body, Wang Yong was still thinking, and he didn't make any progress all night.

Bake the water in the cement with fire, it is useless when the temperature is low, and the cement and the steel bars inside will be deformed when the temperature is high, Wang Yong thinks that his head is big, that is, his mental power is super high, otherwise he really can't hold on to the toss all night.

A soldier brought Wang Yong a basin of water to wash from a large wooden bucket filled with water, Wang Yong smiled and thanked him, but just as he was about to start washing his face, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his head, and then in the soldier's different expressions, he ran to the low wall used for the experiment in a few steps.

Wang Yong just thought that since the water in the cement cannot be dried by the heat of fire, why can't the water in the cement be pumped out like using a basin to draw water in a bucket?

This idea may not be possible on Earth, but in this magical world, this idea is completely doable, and Wang Yong's water magic should be possible.

Wang Yong stood in front of the low wall used for the experiment, and released his spiritual power, which can also be said to be his divine sense, to communicate with the water element in the cement. With the strength of Wang Yong's mental power, he quickly got in touch with the water element in the cement, and then controlled most of the water elements in it to fly out of the cement into the air, forming a water ball slightly larger than a basketball.

Wang Yong controlled the water balloon to fall into the asphalt lake, and then hurriedly removed the wooden planks on the outside to observe the changes in the concrete wall.

Looking at the wall that was almost dry, Wang Yong took out a big hammer and smashed it on the wall, and the cement wall showed no traces of cracking, leaving only a faint white mark on it.

A smile finally appeared on Wang Yong's face, not only did he come up with a successful method of drying with magic, but also the strength of the cement with alchemy materials added exceeded his expectations, and Wang Yong's heart that had been hanging was finally put down.

The next thing was simple, and the high-spirited Wang Yong didn't care about having breakfast, so he ran to the foundation and began to extract the water in the foundation according to the cat's drawing. With Wang Yong's spiritual power to release the range, the foundation here in the narrow road was quickly dried up.

Wang Yong did not completely evacuate the moisture in the cement, leaving about three percent of the water in the cement, so that the cement remained moist and waited for it to dry naturally. In this way, it will not delay the next construction, but also give cement health, killing two birds with one stone.

Wang Yong stood on the foundation and sighed that there are still many benefits in this magic world, if there are no alchemy materials added to the cement that even Wang Yong can't remember, if they are replaced with cement on the earth, Wang Yong doesn't know what the result will be if he does this, anyway, it won't have such a good effect as it is now.

At this time, Brant and those workers also came, and they were a little curious to see Wang Yong standing on the foundation and smirking, they had experienced the cement soft and soft like the mud in the swamp yesterday, but they didn't expect that after a night, not only could people stand on the cement, but also looked very strong.

Everyone cautiously tried to walk on the concrete foundation, and after feeling that it was no worse than the rocky ground, they let go of the courage to stride around on it, and stomped their feet vigorously if there was anything good.

Brant came to Wang Yong's side and said excitedly: "Is this the effect of the cement invented by adults?"

Wang Yong raised his chin proudly and said proudly: "Almost, what do you think?"

Brant squatted down, stroked the dried cement under his feet with his hand, and said: "This is the best building material I have ever seen, using this cement to build a house, there will be no need for so many stonemasons in the future, not only saving time, but also easily building houses into various shapes." Look at this hardness, it is not worse than the best granite, and it is also fused with the steel bars inside into a whole, which is stronger than granite. ”

Wang Yong smiled and asked, "Do you have the confidence to accept my appointment now?"

Brant put away his smile and asked cautiously tentatively: "I don't know how much better than me with my talents, why do adults want me to be the construction supervisor?"

Wang Yong glanced at Brandt, and then he understood why this guy refused to be the construction supervisor that day, and he thought that there was some purpose for him to be the director, it seems that this product should have been deceived before, otherwise at his age, how could he have so many hearts.

Wang Yong pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "Are you thinking too much? What do you have to let me deceive? To put it mildly, you are just a slave who doesn't even have freedom now, you have to do whatever I want you to do, is it necessary for me to use any means against you?"

Wang Yong felt that these words were a little hurtful, so he said seriously: "You also know that I personally don't have any hierarchical concepts, and I basically treat people equally. ”

Brant was a little embarrassed to be said to be in his heart, but he was hurt by Wang Yong's ruthless words, but he couldn't refute it yet, because what Wang Yong said was true, and he was a slave without freedom.

Seeing that Brandt bowed his head in frustration and was silent, Wang Yong patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'll tell you the truth, in fact, I don't know much about architecture, these are the construction methods of my hometown, and I just copy them." Also, do you think a lord of my age will have time to run around the construction site every day? I still have a lot of work to do. ”

Brant was puzzled and asked, "Then why me, aren't there other craftsmen?" They are all higher than me, and I am just a newcomer. ”

Wang Yong thought to himself: "How did this product come from a doctor's background in the past? ”

Now is the time to employ people, Wang Yong had to patiently explain: "I chose you just because you are a newcomer, not only your drawings are good, simple and easy to understand, but also you don't have too many old traditional architectural concepts, you can easily accept my style." Although the other craftsmen have a thicker foundation than you, it will be difficult for them to really change the style and concept of the past, which is why I chose you. Of course, if you really don't want to, I won't force you, and the treatment you promised before won't change, so you can follow me for a few days to see if my architectural style is completely different from yours, and after these three levels are built, you must give me an answer. ”