Seeing soldiers coming to Zhuangzi, an old man came over carrying a hoe.
"The military masters came to our village, do you have something to do?"
Lu Liangjun was heartbroken and told the whole story, but of course he did not explain the purpose of building the road.
The old man raised his eyes with a strange look on his face, "Why do you want to build such a big road?"
"This is a military secret and cannot be discussed."
The old man motioned for them to wait here, and followed a few middle-aged men inside. After talking for a while, these middle-aged men looked at Lu Liangjun and others with anger.
Lu Liangjun felt uneasy when he saw it. His parents were also farmers, and they understood the hardships of farming better than anyone else.
The old man came over, cupped his hands and said, "If this order comes from Lord Wu An, we must obey it. If there is no order from Lord Wu An, I will not be able to obey it."
When Lu Liangjun was about to say something else, Niu Gaojie interrupted, "Please wait a moment, father-in-law. I'll ask Wu Anjun for instructions immediately."
The old man said to everyone, "There is nothing to entertain in the countryside. Why don't you come with me to the house and drink a bowl of crude tea."
Niu Gaojie cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry."
Time passed quickly, and not long after, the messenger came back in a hurry and rushed to the resting place.
Niu Gaojie asked, "Has your order arrived?"
The messenger handed the official document to Niu Gaojie. When he opened it and looked at it, he was stunned.
Everyone looked at him eagerly. Niu Gaojie coughed a few times and said, "Your Majesty has ordered that the entire Zhuangzi needs to be relocated."
The old man immediately handed over his hand and said, "I will obey Wu Anjun's order."
Niu Gaojie smiled and said, "It's not over yet. Your Majesty ordered that everyone in the village be relocated within three days. Compensation will be based on ten stones of grain per acre. In addition, ten cattle and two slave horses will be given."
The expressions of the old man and a few middle-aged men were dull, as if they had something stuck in their throats that they couldn't say.
After a long time, the old man was moved and said, "I will obey Wu Anjun's order."
Niu Gaojie immediately waved his hand and asked someone to command the army to help these farmers move. A piece of Zhuangzi's belongings was moved in less than a day.
After all the materials, funds, and food arrived, the 250,000 slaves were divided into 25 teams, which was convenient for management and suitable for work arrangements.
Shi Yuanji is very busy now, but he has his own theory. Whenever a large-scale project requires a large number of slaves, it is necessary to select some obedient ones and dispatch and manage very professional soldiers.
Otherwise, if there is a mutiny, Lord Wu An will definitely have his head chopped off, if nothing else.
With the start of several major projects, the entire Yuntong County is like a sophisticated machine.
"Boom!!!" Start moving.
Everyone seems to be in a hurry. Whether it is canal or road construction, a large amount of materials are needed. In addition to Zhuangzi, each material also requires a large number of suppliers.
In addition to slaves, there are also many landless farmers who go to work. In the past, this would definitely not be allowed, but now, Yuntong County is almost full of food.
After these people make money, they can buy food locally. There are also many farmers who should work hard and be directly taken to train and then supervise the slaves.
The week flies by.
Tang Long dragged his tired body, but his spirit was very high, and took a box full of design drawings to the fifth floor.
Yang Qian looked at the massive amount of information with a confused look on his face.
"I, I asked you to come up with five designs of warships. Why, why do you have so much information?"
Tang Long smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is the interior design of each ship. If the design is slightly different, the result may be completely different."
Tang Long pointed to a drawing and said, "This is the lucky ship that your Majesty said. I looked at the size. It is really a giant. For such a huge ship, my family and I discussed that the keel needs to be three-dimensional. It just needs to be higher, so as to ensure the safety of the warship in the event of a collision."
"Now we use sharp-bottomed ships. According to my design, the deck is flat, the side of the ship is sharply cut, and the cross-section of the ship is V-shaped. There is a keel running through the bow and stern under the sharp-bottomed ship to support the hull and make the ship more durable. It is sturdy, has a deep water draft, and has strong ability to withstand wind and waves.”
"I also designed partitions inside the inner warehouse. Each warehouse can accommodate ten to fifty people, and the partitions can be dismantled."
Yang Gan only remembered the appearance of the ship, but he really didn't know what was inside, but he asked if he didn't understand.
"The main battleship is so huge. Is there such a long piece of wood as the keel?"
Tang Long said nonchalantly, "Just use splicing technology. There is a technique among carpenters we call mortise and tenon. Without glue and a few iron nails and wooden nails, you can make a strong keel out of fine pine wood."
Then Tang Long began to introduce some other things, such as masts and sails, and how to make the sails rise at the fastest speed with the smallest amount of manpower. For example, anchors require thousands of kilograms of iron anchors.
But Yang Gan also put forward his own suggestion. If a large anchor cannot be built, two anchors can be used. An anchor that is too small will basically not be able to fix such a huge warship.
After looking at it for a while, Yang Qian pointed at the drawing and said.
"The edge deck of the ship, I need you to raise the deck, then separate it, and raise it again to create a structure similar to a parapet."
Tang Long was dumbfounded, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, ship railings have been allowed to do this, but what's the point of doing this on the deck?"
Yang Gan took out a charcoal pencil and drew what he wanted in the blank space of the drawing.
"Nowadays, water battles are nothing more than collisions and melee combats on board ships. But have you ever thought about what would happen if I arranged bed crossbows on the deck?"
"Bed crossbow? This, isn't this the defender of the city?"
"The bed crossbows are huge. If they are laid out flat and lined up, I'm afraid they won't be able to store much. But if the base is concave and convex, the storage capacity can be doubled. Before the enemy gets close to our warship, it will cause heavy damage. them."
Tang Long was stunned. This was the first time he heard such a wild idea. After trying hard to digest the content, he also wrote and drew on the drawings.
"Your Majesty, I think that if you want to place the bed crossbow like this, you can add a concave and convex deck to extend it. In this way, the soldiers can also have a place to stand. Otherwise, you can only place the bed crossbow, and the soldiers cannot squeeze in." .
Yang Gan blushed. Sure enough, professional things should be left to professionals. Tang Long still had to complete the things on this ship.
Yang Qian took a hand-cranked fan from beside him and took apart the side panel to reveal the gear-like structure inside.
"You see, this structure will allow us to do more things with very little force." After saying that, he grabbed the handle and shook it a few times. Just turning it slightly, the fan started to rotate violently.
Obviously the rotation of the fan is much greater than the power output by my own hand.
Yang Qian took out a round, flat thing from the drawer again, with dents on it.
"This is a pulley structure. After passing the rope, it will be very easy to pull the heavy object. The components are the wheel body, the bearing and the bracket. I don't know if it will help you to raise the sail. If you still don't understand, You can find a boy named Zhang Xiaoguo in Zhuangzi."
"The semi-automatic planting machine in Zhuangzi was invented by him. The effect is remarkable, and the efficiency has been directly increased by ten or twenty times."
Tang Long licked his lips, feeling melancholy in his heart. The status of craftsmen was slightly higher than that of farmers, but they were still looked down upon by others, especially the scholar-bureaucrat class.
No feudal lord has ever treated me like this. It seems that I am not facing Lord Wu An, but a mentor who can make me continue to improve and broaden my horizons.
He calmed down his mood. How could he become a good teacher and helpful friend with such a noble status as Mr. Wu An?
"It really opened my eyes. I didn't expect Mr. Wu An to have such in-depth research on the craftsmanship."
Suddenly he became frightened and hurriedly apologized, "Yes, I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I didn't mean to say that you are proficient in craftsmanship, I..."
Yang Qian quickly stopped, stood up, and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. A good invention can benefit countless people and even change the destiny of the country."
"Just like the semi-automatic planting machine invented by Mr. Zhang, it can save a lot of manpower. When planting granular seeds, one person can be worth more than ten or twenty people."
"There is also a triangular leaf harvester, which can harvest food at a speed that can match dozens of people. In other words, a family of four or five people can complete the work of dozens of people and cultivate hundreds of acres or even hundreds of acres. acres of land, do you know what this means?”
"In my opinion, scholarship, agriculture, industry and commerce are all important, and none of them can exist without them."
Tang Long breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling for no reason that this was the perfect stage for him to show off his skills.
"When can we start construction?"
Tang Long laughed and said, "For shipbuilding, you must have a dock and a large area of the seaside. It is best to dig out a large open area on the beach when the tide is low."
"How much land do you need?"
"It is 500 feet long and 180 feet wide."
Yang Gan was surprised and asked, "Do you need such a big land?"
"Your Majesty, after this dock is built, more ships will be launched into the sea in the future, and you need to be able to use them next year. I only have half a year. Wouldn't it be great if we could build them at the same time?"
Yang Gan opened the book that recorded the number of slaves. There were not many slaves left idle at this time.
About 200,000 slaves dug mines and built canals, 250,000 slaves built roads, and other things. At this time, Yang Gan only had about 250,000 slaves left.
Among these 250,000 slaves, there are still some who are clearing up wasteland, planting crops and clearing up wasteland. Yang Gan has never stopped. Otherwise, how could there be so much food? Now the output continues to rise every quarter. It is these people who are risking their lives. Obtained from land reclamation.
"How many people do you want?"
"50,000 people, 500 carpenters, preferably shipbuilders, and 100,000 gold to buy wood."
"Huh~~!"
Yang Qian sat on the sofa, breathed out fiercely, and kept scratching his head.
Projects come one after another. Fortunately, I know how to make money, otherwise I would be in trouble.
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