Going to Taoyuan County, Li Yuanzhao naturally had no objection.
After all, I am an old tea farmer, and I am familiar with the roads and can’t wait to go there again.
The two then rode to Taoyuan County.
Arriving at the boundary of Taoyuan County, Li Yuanzhao suddenly put up a pergola and looked into the distance.
I was confused when I saw people coming and going in the distance and the dusty environment.
He turned his head and asked, "Old Fang, what are you doing in your county?"
"Well, someone bought the wasteland in the county and planned to build a house and sell it. These people moved so fast. Your Highness, let's take a look." Fang Zhengyi said, lightly knocking the horse's belly and turning the direction.
When I got closer, I was suddenly surprised!
On the construction site, it looked like the foundation had been dug halfway in some places, and a deep pit suddenly appeared!
Grass? What kind of efficiency is this! Is it possible that Taoyuan County has an excavator?
Looking around, he happened to see the Liu Zhongshun brothers on the construction site, who were directing everywhere. Fang Zhengyi quickly waved his hand to call for people.
When Liu Zhongshun saw that Fang Zheng had arrived, he did not dare to neglect him.
He ran over with long strides, his face was dusty, and he said with a naive smile: "Master, the construction just started yesterday, and you came to inspect it today?"
Fang Zheng stared at the deep pit: "This...how many people did you hire to work? No matter how fast this pit is dug, it will take several days."
Liu Zhongshun smiled and said, "Master, I have already found the manpower in the capital in advance. That day you came to me, I immediately brought people over to start work. There are not many people now, about a hundred or so, all from I found it in Beijing. If you pay them a little more, they can build it overnight, so it’s cheap!”
"There is also this pit. Mr. Ao Chen said that the county can sell me a batch of gunpowder. This pit was blown up with gunpowder."
Fang Zheng suddenly realized.
It turns out that this is the case. I heard from old workers that explosives were used to excavate foundations, but later they stopped doing so for the sake of environmental protection.
Even the houses built in the county are built using earthen methods.
I didn't have this consciousness in my mind, and my reaction was not as fast as the people in the county.
Li Yuanzhao was also surprised: "Is this the gunpowder in the gun? Can this thing be used to build a house?"
"It's so powerful. It can also demolish houses, dig canals, and open mines." Fang Zheng said, "It has a wide range of uses. I will research some in the future."
Fang Zheng looked at Liu Zhongshun and said, "Well done, but you must pay attention to safety issues. Hey... did you get cement on your face?"
Liu Zhongshun wiped his face and looked at his hands: "Oh, yes! I brought the cement over and let them get familiar with it first."
Fang Zheng nodded.
"Take me to see them and I'll point them out."
Li Yuanzhao came up quietly and asked: "Old Fang, what is cement?"
"Good stuff. The materials for building houses are unique to our county." Fang Zheng smiled.
Cement is indeed a good thing, mainly because he knows it well as a former construction site veteran.
It is not difficult to make home-made cement. To put it simply, cement is made by grinding limestone and clay into powder, and then grinding the calcined clinker and the slag left after ironmaking.
Of course, the strength is not comparable to modern cement, even worse than No. 32.5 cement, but it is considered very strong nowadays.
I also thought about selling it to the outside world, but there is really no market for this thing.
Most houses are less than two stories high, so cement is simply superfluous.
The cost of road transportation is expensive, and the shelf life is short, so they are all produced and used now.
Not far from the foundation, there was a group of workers pointing at the cement pile, with doubts on their faces.
It is doubtful that such a thing can build a solid house.
Standing in the crowd was a skilled construction worker from Taoyuan County who came here to give instructions and was explaining continuously at this moment.
Liu Zhongshun walked in front and pushed through the crowd, followed closely by Fang Zhengyi who walked in.
He just glanced at the cement pile and said, "It's dry, add water."
"Hello, sir!" The skilled worker saluted quickly.
Fang Zheng glanced at him and said, "Did you mix this cement?"
"Yes...it was me who caused the disturbance. Is there any problem, sir?"
"Is there a problem? What a big problem! How can you build a house with cement like this?!"
"Pumice pumice never separates and secretes, and the pulp and bones merge into one. How did I teach you before? I have forgotten it just now!" Fang Zhengyi said sharply: "Look what you have messed up! Are you still teaching people here? It’s all stuck together, give me a new one!”
"Where's the supervisor? Have you invited him? Tell him to get over here!"
Seeing that Fang Zhengyi was a little angry, Liu Zhongshun said hurriedly: "Please, please. It's all done according to the county's rules. Please wait a moment, sir."
After that, he ran away in a hurry, and soon brought back a fat supervisor.
When Fang Zheng saw that he was also an old man from the county, he immediately became angry.
He went up and grabbed the overseer's belly, pointed at the cement and said, "Damn it! Where did you, the overseer, go? Let me take a good look at what the cement is like."
"Can this be right! How did I write the construction standards back then? With such a big belly, you know how to eat, drink and whore all the time!"
The supervisor was trembling and sweating profusely and said: "Master... I haven't worked for a long time. The county assigned me temporarily. If there is any problem, I will have someone rectify it immediately. Please give me some time."
"Keep an eye on me!"
As soon as Fang Zheng finished speaking, he picked up the shovel and started stirring the cement himself.
Although I haven't done this job for a long time, my skills have obviously not faded at all.
Not long after the cement was mixed, Fang Zheng pointed and said loudly: "Let me see and remember everything clearly! In this state, it can be considered beautiful if it can roll naturally!"
Then he said seriously to the supervisor: "Keep an eye on me. A house is not a trivial matter, it is a matter of a lifetime. Also, keep an eye on the safety regulations on the construction site! If the quality is poor, or someone is killed, don't blame me. Trouble with you!"
Li Yuanzhao stared at Fang Zhengyi covered in ashes with dumbfounded eyes, and his impression of him suddenly changed.
I originally thought that Lao Fang was not diligent in his limbs and could not distinguish between grains and grains. My dear, how could he be so efficient at doing such rough work?
"Your Highness, let's go."
"Ah... good." Li Yuanzhao came back to his senses, looked at Fang Zhengyi and praised: "Old Fang, I really didn't expect that you still have such skills?"
Fang Zheng smiled with a hint of pride on his face.
Although I did not study civil engineering in college, I have been working part-time on the construction site for half a year and have surpassed many civil engineering interns. Maybe this is talent!
"I don't have any special skills, but when it comes to dust removal, I would say you are second in the world, but no one dares to call you number one!"
"I admire you!"
The two laughed and got back on their horses and walked towards Taoyuan County.
As soon as he passed through the city gate, Li Yuanzhao's head unconsciously glanced to the right.
Fang Zheng glanced at him sideways, knowing full well.
Not far into the city, on the right side of the street is Xueyue Tower.
This guy... is evil-minded! In the future, the shit basin will not be placed on my head?
I have to find a way to correct it.
Apart from anything else, getting sick is not good either. Although the county's sanitation work must be very good, who knows when problems will arise out of nowhere.
Just as I was thinking about it, Li Yuanzhao's voice suddenly came to my ears: "Old Fang, what do you see written in that room? Is there a new event in Xueyue Tower?"
Fang Zheng hurriedly looked sideways, and at this glance, he was suddenly struck by thunder!
Inside the Xueyue Tower, a long red banner hung, and a few words could be vaguely seen from the wide open doorway.
"Xue Yue Tower...the second Cun...Zhi Challenge?"
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