Emperor Zhenguan

Yiningfang has been very lively recently, a large area of ​​unfinished houses has been emptied and bulldozed, and more than [-] slaves have been transferred from Tuyuhun and other places in the grassland to lay the foundation in full swing.Under the guidance of Li Zhiyun, the Weihe Workshop designed twelve brick kilns of different shapes, with an average output of [-] bricks per day.

Clay is mixed with yellow sand to build red bricks, and tall buildings rise from the ground.

The newly designed heavy cable pulley block hoisted more than [-] kilograms of bluestone slabs, and the treasure top was installed under the guidance of craftsmen.Below are the slave workers who come and go without end, and the guards who shuttle and supervise.

Because it is a comprehensive university, Sun Simiao, Kong Yingda and others would come to see the progress from time to time, and by the way, feel that His Majesty the Emperor is really awesome, and the Weihe Workshop is really awesome.The Ministry of Civil Affairs also often sends people over to calculate how much it will cost for infrastructure construction.

This time, the emperor took money from his own internal funds to build the university, and did not ask for a dime from the Ministry of Civil Affairs.His Majesty the Emperor yearns for culture and education, and he is so generous.A good emperor has nothing to say, he must be a good emperor!

In the Weihe workshop, a new batch of construction craftsmen who had been transformed by the emperor, took blueprints and directed the slaves to carry stones, red bricks, and wood.Solving the problem of manpower is almost the same as solving the problem of raw materials.

The emperor is rich all over the world, and the mountains and forests are all the property of the emperor.To build a house is nothing more than finding someone to mine stones and cut wood.It is definitely not possible to use one's own people, as it is suspected of wasting people and money.But it’s okay to switch to slaves, anyway, it’s not the Tang people who died.Besides, the emperor later took money from the internal funds himself, and did not take money from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so the courtiers had nothing to say.

Dang Dang Dang Dang!
"After work, let's eat!"

With the sound of gongs and drums, the slaves gathered into the cafeteria under the open-air tent.

"Everyone line up, take your bowls, don't jump in the queue, line up, don't jump in the queue, take your bowls!" the craftsman shouted to the slaves with a tin trumpet.

This group of slaves are all highly domesticated, can understand Chinese, and are more sensible and obedient, so they were recruited to build a university.Under the arrangement of the artisans and the imperial guards, the slaves lined up with bowls in hand, waiting to eat.

Cui Mingan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, came over and saw the ragged slaves, and couldn't help crying.

Yuwen Rutong asked, "Why is Cui Shangshu weeping?"

You are not a slave who loves you, are you?

"I feel sorry for these people." Cui Minqian said with tears in his eyes, "They sacrificed themselves so much for the great cultural and educational cause of the Tang Dynasty. They really made me cry to death."

Yuwen Rutong: "."

The slaves held their rice bowls, squatted on the ground, and ate their rice.Some are not used to tachyons, so they grab and eat them directly.Yuwen Rutong was very satisfied with what he saw.

"Very good. Your Majesty said that if you don't eat actively, you have problems with your thinking."

The time for eating was very short, and after eating, the guards brought several buckets of water for the slaves to drink.

Then came the sound of gongs and drums.

"Start work!"

The slaves continued to work one by one.Everything is so orderly and harmonious.

Of course, sometimes unharmonious things happen, for example, some slaves can't stand the day and night labor and want to resist.But under the suppression of the Praetorian Guards, peace was soon restored.

All in all, when everything has been settled, there are some things that the slaves cannot refuse if they want to, let alone resolve them by resisting.In front of them, the Tang people's swords have always been unreasonable and random killings.

"Blue sky~"

"The green lake~"

A slave began to sing about the vast grassland they once had, and the other slaves felt it and remembered it together.

"That's our home~!"

"Hey"

"What are they singing?" Cui Mingan asked puzzled.

Yuwen Rutong said: "According to the supervisor, it seems that these slaves made up their own songs and sang their songs."

"Family?" Cui Mingan sneered, "How can they have a family?"

"Yeah, I don't understand either, where did they come from?"

Singing songs, it seems that they have gained strength, and the slaves do not feel depressed when working.Stone-backed stones, wood-resistant wood-resistant wood, brick-built bricks.In short, everything looks so harmonious.

Li Zhiyun only took time to visit the construction site once, and then told Ah Zhen to lead people to supervise these slaves so that they would not escape and cause trouble.

The construction of a comprehensive university was started, and Li Zhiyun was temporarily relieved of his concern.I didn't build it before, because I didn't have enough money, and I didn't have time to take care of it.Now, in the past two years, it has been decided to develop internal affairs well and not expand externally in a short time.

That being the case, it naturally brought up the agenda of university construction.

Very reasonable.

In addition to building infrastructure internally, Shanshan is also growing cotton. Li Zhiyun sent someone to send a decree to Luo Shixin, asking him to pay attention to this matter.In addition, Li Daoxuan, the governor of Fuqi, also received orders from the emperor to train troops in the plateau area, and strive to adapt to the local climate as soon as possible.

Tubo is not a big threat now, but it will definitely be a big one in the future.After all, there are not many places that can be fought in that area, and the empire currently has no way to intervene in that area.You can only train soldiers and wait for the opportunity, and then fight directly!

Weihe Workshop.

Taking advantage of the recent lack of government affairs, Li Zhiyun came to the Weihe Workshop and personally instructed the craftsmen to manufacture hydraulic spinning machines, hydraulic looms and other technologies.In addition, there is the steam engine technology that he has always cared about.

However, it is a pity that the craftsmen were very dazed when faced with the drawings of the steam engine given by the emperor, and they did not understand what the emperor was drawing.No matter how Li Zhiyun explained, they all said 'I can't get there'.

This made Li Zhiyun very tired and speechless at the same time.

Is it that hard to understand?
Well, he admitted that because of the forced lighting of the technology tree, many craftsmen actually didn't understand the theory at all, which caused them to get stuck when advancing.

All are all!

The coal stove boils water, and the lid of the kettle is rattled by the steam.

"See it?" Li Zhiyun said to a circle of craftsmen: "This is the root of what I call a steam engine, steam!"

The craftsmen looked at each other and shook their heads.

We don't understand.

Li Zhiyun: "."

He shouldn't have hoped too much. Sure enough, the technical accumulation is not enough now.

"Forget it, I will teach you to start with the cylinder. Your first step is not to understand how it moves. Your first step is to learn how to make a qualified cylinder."

A craftsman hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, the villain has no idea what His Majesty is talking about."

"That's right, Your Majesty, we've heard nothing about the steam engine, and we don't understand it at all."

"So what's the use of steam power?"

Hearing the discussions among the craftsmen, Li Zhiyun sighed, "That's enough, let's all be more serious."

"Yes." Everyone hurriedly cupped their hands.

Li Zhiyun took some time to tell the craftsmen the standards and process of making cylinders, so that they can understand a little bit.

Perhaps, they should not be taught theory.Li Zhiyun suddenly thought this way in his mind, teaching them theories sometimes doesn't help much, because there is no precipitation in the first place, not to mention the short time.

That being the case, it is better to start and finish the work directly, let them accumulate experience in practice, let them be familiar with it, and let them slowly understand this technology.

Of course, this is the last choice, and it is also a choice that has no other choice.