There is indeed nothing to say about the war on Shandong Road, just as Guo Yaoshi and Yue Fei said.
If anyone were to come here, he would still have to fight like this. It's just a question of who takes the blame. After all, he has caused such a big problem for the official family.
In Yue Fei's words.
"If I save this money, wouldn't I be able to carry the Wei Army's cavalry on my back?"
Of course, this was just something a few of them talked about privately, and camps were rising up on the land of Shandong Road.
The trees could no longer satisfy the construction of such a large number of camps, and the entire Shandong Road was mobilized.
Zhao Kai recruited refugees on the front line on a large scale and provided them with food, drink, housing, and a little money and grain. After recruiting them, they went directly into the state of corvee. After the corvee ended, they would have more money, grain, and even land.
To be continued is quite good.
And their job was to be sent to the rear in the hands of Pharmacist Guo to blast mountains and quarry with the eliminated flying fire transferred from Luoyang.
Then they were loaded onto trucks and transported to the front line. The trees were no longer enough, so they directly used stones, glutinous rice, yellow mud and other materials to build the exterior walls.
This is nothing new. Building camps made of stone is actually sturdier and more widespread than wood. However, this material is not easy to handle, so the marching camp was changed to wood.
After Yue Fei entered Shandong Road, he sent a message to Zhang Jun in Hedong to follow suit, and at the same time, he sent a message to Zhao Huan, an official in the rear, to give him an idea.
At this time, the only war in the world was between Hedong and Shandong. Zhao Huan also accelerated his return to Luoyang City after receiving the northern war report.
At the same time, faced with many requests for instructions, he immediately gave the approval, accurate!
After finishing the matter at hand, he ran non-stop to a mountain pass deep in Mang Mountain outside Luoyang City.
The mountain col that should have been extremely secluded is now heavily defended by elite troops. This is their official workshop of the Song Dynasty.
Whether it is flying fire, bed crossbow or many new types of equipment, they all came out from here.
This thing has nothing to do with Zhao Huan. It is left behind by our ancestors. In fact, all dynasties and generations have this thing. Otherwise, from tying stones with sticks to making thousands of taels of gold when the cannon goes off, it is not just a flash of inspiration.
This is done step by step.
The old man Chen Gui had already retired from his position because he was too old. Zhao Huan gave him the title of founding uncle and many rewards and then left him here to use his remaining talents.
Continue to improve his bamboo pole gun so that at least it won't misfire after three shots.
This time Zhao Huan came here not to find him, but to find another group of people. The group of masons he sent here were the best masons in the Song Dynasty.
"I'll wait to see your Majesty." The officials in charge jumped out excitedly when they saw Zhao Huan, followed by many people who swarmed out to pay homage in a chaotic manner.
Zhao Huan helped them up casually, and then directly introduced the topic without bothering to make more pleasantries.
"How about letting you get something?"
"Your Majesty, it has initially achieved results, but it is very imperfect and requires a lot of things." The official also knew that his opportunity had come, and as he spoke, he led Zhao Huan inside. There were pools, and inside the pools were A jar of clay-like gray and black stuff.
From Zhao Huan's perspective, it's cement!
This thing is not too shocking, after all, Zhao Huan uses earth method.
Basically everyone who has stayed in the village knows how to do this. Limestone, clay, iron ore and coal are directly crushed, mainly limestone. Others don't even need any proportions. They can be expressed in the menu. A little, a little, a pinch...
Mix together and stir continuously, then air dry.
This is a native method, but why is it sent here? That is, this native method is of little use because it is not strong enough. It can only be built in the village or something like a house.
It would be a bit nonsense to build a city and a large camp. Their sturdiness is not even as good as a better quality city wall...
This is not a boast, this is a fact.
After the First Opium War, the entire Fujian finance was emptied to build the Euphorbia City Wall, and then the British artillery fire did no damage.
At that time, the city wall of Peiping also withstood mortar strikes but was not damaged.
Of course, this kind of thing is very expensive to build, and it also requires solid technology, so the manpower and material resources... shouldn't be too fierce.
Ordinary construction of houses does not require the use of this kind of cement, but the mobility of military camps does not need to be fixed... This is not a matter of cost-effectiveness.
So Zhao Huan sent this thing here half-heartedly, and then found a large number of cement workers to go in and concentrate on this thing.
It is indeed much better than when he just sent it after hundreds of tests, but the strength of the wheel still does not guarantee that Zhao Huan can block the Jin army and boulders.
“How hard is this cement now?”
"It's a little stronger than when His Majesty brought it. It can stop a crossbow from a hundred and fifty paces away, but it's not enough to deal with distances shorter than a hundred paces or huge rocks."
"Is there no other way? Can't we continue to reinforce it?"
Zhao Huan's frown made the official tremble a little, but he was still prepared.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet.
Someone, take out the newly made wall! "
Following the official's order, several craftsmen carried a cement wall built on wooden boards.
The color of this cement wall is not the same gray-white as the others, but brown-white or even close to brown. It looks very mottled, with various marks, and even a crack in the eye.
It was like a weather-beaten wall, riddled with scars and ready to collapse at any time.
"Your Majesty, this is the new cement wall we made. It is much stronger than many previous products. It can withstand a crossbow within a hundred steps without collapsing.
It was even hit by a boulder but was not destroyed.
It can be said to be the best finished product I have ever waited for. "
Hearing this achievement, Zhao Huan naturally smiled, but the guy's next words made Zhao Huan's face become embarrassed again.
"Your Majesty, although this thing is very strong, it is... difficult to mass produce."
"Then why did you take it out and watch my jokes here?"
As soon as Zhao Huan said a word, Yao Pingzhong's knife was already placed on the official's neck, as if he was captured on the spot.
"Your Majesty has misunderstood. Naturally, your Majesty does not dare to do this. He also asked the craftsmen to answer your questions."
While the official was talking, he found an old man again, carried him directly to Zhao Huan, and asked him to continue talking.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me." The old craftsman may have been a little frightened when he saw such a formation for the first time, and his words were trembling, "This is something that the little old man changed your Majesty's recipe without permission.
Although this white ash is good, it is not strong enough. The little old man is from Qiongzhou. There is a sacred mountain standing in the north of the little old man's hometown. It is said that flames once erupted.
When the little old man fled, he stole a sacred stone from the sacred mountain and took it with him in order to seek the blessings of the sacred mountain.
All these years, thanks to the blessing of the Holy Mountain and His Majesty, I have survived. At first, the cement was never really strong, so the little old man worshiped the Holy Mountain stone and ground it into powder and added it to it.
And the long stick made of fine iron was mixed and shaped again, and finally became this thing.
The sacred stone is from the little old man's hometown, and the iron rod made of fine iron also requires work.
That’s why it’s difficult to produce quickly. "
After the old man finished speaking, Zhao Huan's expression became a little normal, and he called back Yao Pingzhong beside him and pulled the little old man up.
After a comforting meal, he immediately asked him to come up with the recipe for the change, and then contacted someone to go to the sacred mountain to get the stone.
Of course, after Zhao Huan thought carefully, he also arranged for a group of people to rush to Jinling.
Because if he guessed correctly, this so-called sacred stone should be the volcanic specialty basalt. Although it doesn't have this name yet, he doesn't mind giving it such a name.
Today, the only volcanoes that can be found in the Song Dynasty are the volcano group in the north of Hainan Island and the Jinling generation.
Other places such as Tengchong, Daxinganling, Changbai Mountain, Taihang Tangyin and other places are really not in a good time.
"After you get the sacred stone back, you can try it out without the long fine iron rod in it.
If it is strong enough, it can be used in war.
If there are too many camps, each one cannot be the same and it will cost a lot of money. I, the Song Dynasty, don’t have that much money! "
Zhao Huan left the administration muttering to himself. Before leaving, he ordered Yao Pingzhong to reward them, and gave the family many fields.
Let them have a meal of gratitude.
After that, the flying fire, bed crossbow, strong crossbow and other workshops went around in a circle and then returned to the Luoyang Palace. Li Gang, Zhang Jun, Li Guang and others who also rushed back had also gathered here.
"I'll wait to see your Majesty."
"Excuse me!" Zhao Huanren waved his hand to excuse everyone before he sat down, "Let's get down to business, you have all read Yue Fei's battle report, and I don't think he is exaggerating.
This golden man is really becoming more and more difficult to deal with. "
"General Yue's vision is naturally excellent, and we have no doubts. Now that the golden man has made a move, we naturally have to deal with it."
Li Gang, the most qualified man, chuckled and bowed to Zhao Huan.
"Your Majesty, I actually think this is not a bad thing. If the golden man really wants to drag it on, then we might as well solve all this trouble once and for all."
"Please tell me clearly what you mean by Prime Minister Li!"
"King Yun has told us how to do it. Since we need to recruit refugees, why not recruit more? Isn't it appropriate to just resettle these refugees on the spot?"
