After returning to Chang'an City, Li Ke took Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian directly to Chang'an County to complete the communication with Chang'an County. Tomorrow he would repair Zhuque Street first.
Zhuque Heng Street is the main street in front of Zhuque Gate that runs east to west in Chang'an. The west gate entrance is Jinguang Gate and the east gate is Chunming Gate. It is the east-west street with the largest flow of people in Chang'an City! It is one of the widest cross streets, forming a complete cross shape with Zhuque Street in the north and south.
Zhuque Heng Street and Zhuque Avenue are considered the main streets of Chang'an City. They are maintained daily. The bluestones used are also of very good quality. However, due to their age, they are not included in the part directly opposite Taiji Palace. , other parts are damaged.
"Your Highness, do we want to replace the slate?" Tian Meng asked.
"What kind of slates should be replaced? There are two main streets, Zhuque Cross Street and Zhuque Street. Put concrete under the slates, embed the slates into the concrete, and lay the floor tiles for Chang'an City. We don't need any extra materials, just gravel. , river sand. The river sand has been prepared for a long time. Whether it is the waste from the Daming Palace construction or there are a lot of gravel in our mine, just pull it over." Li Ke said lightly.
"Dig up all the intact stone slabs, clean them, and set them aside. Instead of using stone slabs on both sides of the city gate, concrete should be put directly on them. In this way, we don't need to purchase the damaged stone slabs separately. As for other masonry roads, the original bricks will be replaced. All the bricks were dug up, crushed, and the broken bricks were used to lay the foundation and then be compacted and then concrete was put on.”
Although Li Ke's home-made cement cannot be compared with the standard-strength cement of later generations, well, it cannot be said that. To be precise, the cement he produced is Schrödinger's cement, and its strength is unknown. At best, it is worse than standard cement. , but it was sufficient for use in ancient times when project quality requirements were not high.
The project quality requirements here are not high because the streets in ancient times did not even have the maximum load-bearing capacity for carriages of two tons. In modern times, vehicles of dozens of tons have to constantly travel and are crushed back and forth countless times every day. Of course, the requirements are Taller.
Modern scumbag roads could have been used for many, many years in ancient times. Of course, Li Ke would not have built a scumbag project.
The cement produced by Li Ke has the best strength... It has almost caught up with the cement grade used in modern super-strong concrete. The main reason is that it is really difficult to control the amount of ground iron ore directly put in. Sometimes the amount is just right. At that critical point, the quality of this batch of cement is higher than standard cement.
Anyway, after his Schrödinger's cement was fired, it was mixed and maintained at a good quality.
Li Ke didn't understand the formula of concrete at all, and he was not an engineer, but it didn't matter, he had a book. The proportions in relevant books were given to the craftsmen. They had already tested various proportions of concrete, and finally concluded and tested a suitable proportion.
Don't underestimate the importance that ancient craftsmen attached to these ratios. It is not easy for future generations to find the formula for many masonry fired in ancient times.
And there is no need for Li Ke to worry about how seriously they work. In the minds of these craftsmen and ordinary workers, failure to do this thing is closely related to their lives, and no one will take their own lives seriously.
The monthly wages of the workers in the brick and stone factories have been raised. Li Ke knows very well what their intentions are, but...who told you that His Highness wants to buy bricks and slates?
"Yes!" Tian Meng agreed. He was a little worried. How could he fix this? There is no need to buy new materials, and river sand and gravel are free, so you can just pull them out. Then isn’t the actual cost low again? Based on this calculation, even if it is five times the monthly salary of personnel, more than two million yuan is enough to renovate Chang'an City.
More than eight million guan, a hundred times increase in cement cost is not enough. Tian Meng made an inner calculation. Based on this figure, the cement cost must be increased three hundred times.
Make an appointment with the Chang'an County Magistrate to start paving the western section of Zhuque Street in three days. By then, the entire western section of Zhuque Street will need to be closed. All soldiers on Su Dingfang's side will be deployed to maintain order and restrict people's access.
Tomorrow we will sign a contract with the people who come to work, and then we will start transporting materials in the afternoon and start construction in three days!
After Li Ke handed over to the Chang'an County Magistrate, he returned directly to his mansion, and Li Ke didn't need to worry about the rest.
But Li Ke's actions today have caused a huge disturbance in Chang'an City. The next day, a new issue of Datang Weekly was released again. This time Li Ke printed 100,000 copies! Even the 100,000-point "Datang Weekly" 》Also sold out in just half a morning!
It is obviously something that is closely related to the people, and some people who are usually reluctant to buy the "Weekly" have also bought it.
There is really too much interesting information in this issue of "Datang Weekly". The first thing is about Li Ke's labor requirements for renovating Chang'an City. The standard for coolies to work is 500 wen per month, and the salary has really increased five times! And take care of a meal! In addition to recruiting the main coolies who can work, they also recruit women who can cook, and the monthly salary is 200 Wen per month!
The money this month is too high! There were many similar guys in the past who recruited women to cook. Let alone 200 yuan, it would be good if they could give 20 yuan a month. There are many women helping out for free.
The monthly salary of craftsmen such as masons with master's skills is calculated in terms of wages, but the number of these people is not large and they cannot affect the overall situation.
The second article is about the "Labor Law" proposed by Li Ke and the news about the cancellation of the Tang Dynasty Unregistered Household Pilot Program in Chang'an. This news also shocked the people. After the family suffered a change, they borrowed money for free to tide over the difficulties. It only needs to add 20% interest, and then compensate it with work. Even the monthly salary is not fully deducted, and 50% is left to the people.
Especially the monthly money is calculated based on the average monthly money in Chang'an City, that is to say, it is the same as the monthly money for recruiting coolies for the renovation of Chang'an City!
In the eyes of all the people, His Highness the King of Shu is like a living Bodhisattva descending to earth! This is not a prince, this is a Bodhisattva! It’s a living Buddha! There are billions of living people!
Some people who are afraid that they will not be selected and have no jobs are wondering whether they should find a job in the name of prostitution! Working for His Majesty the King of Shu all year round, is there such a good thing in the world? ! Although the interest is 20% more, if you sell enough, you can keep doing it! And also get a lot of money in advance!
If it hadn't been said in the article that His Highness the King of Shu would conduct an investigation and if there was any deception, he would be convicted according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty. It is estimated that many people would have actually done this.
The third article is about the news that construction will start in two days to renovate the western section of Zhuque Heng Street. All people are asked to detour if necessary.
The fourth article praises some businessmen with lofty ideals in Chang'an for taking the initiative to donate money to assist His Majesty the King of Shu in building the city of Chang'an.
It can be said that the entire "Datang Weekly" is closely related to the people of Chang'an City now! So it makes sense that these 100,000 copies were sold. It's just that Li Ke's move is big enough, but many people can't figure it out. For example, Changsun Wuji and others are a little confused. Construction will start in three days? Where are your raw materials? Not buying it?
