Destiny Only Han

Chapter 125 Rebuilding Zhongyangli

Hanzhong County, Nanzheng.

In the narrow backyard, Liu Ying and Liu Taigong squatted side by side on the ground, their fists pressed to their chins, and they sighed leisurely.

Liu Ying's sigh was naturally because Lin Zhi and others led their troops to the south and did not take him with them when they attacked Bashu.

He thought he could use this time to persuade Liu Bang or use Taigong Liu to subdue Liu Bang, but he didn't expect Liu Bang to see through this and hit him with a time difference when he went to pick up Taigong Liu.

Forget it, stay in Hanzhong County first, let's talk about it after Shu County is completely defeated... Liu Ying looked at Taigong Liu beside her, and sighed again with the same frequency.

The reason Taigong Liu sighed and sighed here is naturally because of the shortage of houses in Nanzheng. The newcomers need many houses to squeeze in one room, let alone tents.

Well, a lot of his new friends are like that.

Liu Ying thought about it, since Liu Bang was worried about the danger and refused to let him go to Shu County, then he would be idle if he was idle, why not build infrastructure in Hanzhong County and develop agricultural and industrial capabilities.

He remembered that Hanzhong is also very rich in resources, there is no shortage of copper, iron and coal mines, and because it is close to the mountains, there are a lot of limestone resources!
The main component of limestone is calcium carbonate, which can be used as a raw material for slagging during steelmaking, glass can be obtained by adding quartz sand and soda ash, and cement can be obtained by grinding and firing clay slag and other materials...

Well, with cement, not only can solve the housing problem in Hanzhong County, but also can quickly build a strong city that Xiang Yu called invincible in the next war!
Although the hardness of this shoddy cement wall is worrying, perhaps equivalent to the hardness of a traditional wall made of rammed earth, the difficulty of construction has been minimized.

The traditional method of building walls requires selecting the right soil, and then putting it on the fire and steaming it repeatedly to completely kill the plant seeds in the soil. Otherwise, as long as there is enough humidity and temperature, the plants will germinate, and then the solid city wall will be built. , then collapsed.

After all, flowers bloom in rocks...

Well, preparing the materials is just a bit of a hassle, the next part that is the hardest.

version built.

Choose a suitable place, put wooden stakes, and fix the vertical planks, this is the board.

After that, pour the steamed soil into the narrow and long box, and then use a heavy ram to smash the loose soil pile!
This is called building.

According to Helian Bobo's standards for building Tongwan City, the wall must be impenetrable, otherwise the craftsmen will be killed.

In the state of Qin, people who do this kind of work are called Chengdan, and they are usually held by prisoners.

Just being punished as Chengdan, it can be said responsibly that this person's life has almost come to an end.

After all, heavy physical labor requires adequate nutrition, that is, enough food, enough meat, and even more oil!

But in this day and age, it can only be a dream.

Therefore, in ancient times, the construction period of city walls was calculated in units of ten years.

But if it is replaced with cement, it is completely possible to build an indestructible city wall in the age of cold weapons within a few months!

After all, cement does not need to be rammed, it only needs to lay a good foundation and pour it directly.

In the era of cold weapons, the biggest advantage of the cement wall is that it has almost no weaknesses.

For example, when Wang Ben conquered Daliang and found that the city wall was indestructible, he dug a gap, flooded the whole city with floods, spent several months to collapse the rammed city wall, and finally destroyed the State of Wei.

This is the first flood in the history of Kaifeng City. After this battle, not only Wei State perished, but Daliang, a famous city in the world, also declined.

But what about cement?

Ha, we can hold this wall until we die of old age!

Thinking of this, Liu Ying calculated in her heart that it would require a lot of manpower, food, and money to engage in primitive heavy industries such as mining earthen kilns.

Hanzhong County has no shortage of manpower for the time being. After all, 10,000+ people have moved from Guanzhong, and the cheap labor force is very rich.

As for food, there was no shortage of food. Once Liu Bangxian's allied forces entered the customs, although the property in the treasury was sealed up, there was no need to keep the granaries around Xianyang City for Xiang Yu.

This is why Liu Bang and the others are sure that Xiang Yu will not stay in Guanzhong for a long time.

It is less than April at this time, and the spring sowing has just passed, and it will take several months to wait for the new season of grain harvest!

Then there is only the last step left to engage in heavy industry in Hanzhong County.

money!
Cash for work is not advisable.

After all, everyone followed the Han army into Guanzhong, and they didn't come here as refugees.

Why do people stay with you when you don't get paid for your work?

Picture your feet smelly?

Figure you shameless?
Liu Ying thought about it carefully, and she couldn't say, she really wanted to be ashamed.

He plans to use the cement produced mainly for the construction of houses.

I heard from Xiao He before that according to the practice of the Qin State, the population entering Hanzhong County is concentrated around Nanzheng.

After all, this is the capital of the Han Dynasty, and the plains around Nanzheng are wide enough. The Han River flows through here, and agriculture will flourish if there is water. The counties in Guanzhong are comparable.

As for the comparison with the former Xianyang City?
Well, wash up and sleep, there is everything in the dream!

So these days, Xiao He and a group of people are very busy, registering the number of households, organizing them into Shiwu, dividing townships, and awarding fields and houses.

The ones Liu Ying hit were those who had settled down. They had already obtained the homestead, but they had no idea of ​​building a house.

Think about it, 10,000+ houses, how many cement bricks do you need to consume?
Competent building materials dealers are all crying, okay!
My brother settles the score clearly. Instead of letting others earn the money, it is better to let him earn it. At least he can give the civilians here a [-]% discount!

Well, that is to say, what he lacks is the first start-up capital.

This is the money used to hire workers to do the work.

As for the mine, and the land where the workshop is built, it's not important.

What is his relationship with Lao Liu!
Moreover, the group of officials of the Han Dynasty, such as the founders of Xiao He and Cao Shen, had no intention of building a highly centralized country like Qin.

In the early Han Dynasty, even the minting rights were privately owned.

In other words, as long as you can get a copper mountain, you can smelt copper ore and cast currency that can be circulated in the market!

For example, Liu Ying's unborn Oudou with fish lips, Liu Heng, his male favorite Deng Tong, because the copper coins cast are bright, heavy, even in thickness, and pure in texture, ranging from princes and ministers to middle-aged men. Rich merchants, from peddlers to pawns, all love Deng Tongqian.

Let’s talk about the old Liu family’s problem of eating all men and women, from whom did it come from... Liu Ying looked at Liu Bang, who was walking in front of her shoulder to shoulder with Lu Wan, with puzzled eyes, and the eternal mystery in her heart Easy to solve.

He shook his head slightly, concentrating on his own affairs.

Under the philosophy of the early Han Dynasty, not only was there no monopoly on salt and iron, but even many tasks that the central government needed to undertake were completely outsourced to 'temporary workers'.

Well, it is the famous 'three elders'.

When the imperial court has any major events that need to be completed, a group of people will be dispatched from the local area to work. After the work is completed, a few outstanding ones will be selected to stay, and the rest will go wherever they want, waiting for the next call.

Therefore, some people say that the central government in the early years of the Han Dynasty was a kind of entrusted management model.

The emperor entrusted the management of state power to the prime minister, which was actually a compromise to the group of heroes and veterans.

When Lao Liu was alive, he was fine, and all the heroes were obedient. After his death, the one who came to the throne was either young (Liu Ying) or not right (Liu Heng).

Therefore, many national policies are the resolutions of the hero group.

For example, the famous Xiao Gui Cao Sui.

So in order to fight against this force, Liu Ying not only needs to cultivate a force that is loyal enough to her, but also needs enough money to do other things.

Otherwise, it will really become a 'holy son of heaven and rule'.

The translation is, if you trust me, boss, then listen to me, if you don't trust me, boss, I will change to a boss who listens to me!

Liu Ying looked at Taigong Liu beside her: "Father, I have a bold idea!"

Taigong Liu withdrew his glaring gaze at Liu Bang: "Say."

Liu Ying frowned and said, "The county is too small to accommodate our family. When I was in Pei County, I said that I would accompany my father in a Zhongyangli! So..."

Grandpa Liu asked eagerly, "So what?"

Liu Ying said slowly: "I'm going to find the master, let him designate a good place for me, build a big manor, and then let the elder live in it, and live a leisurely life every day!"

Taigong Liu touched his head: "It has to be my good grandson, unlike some bastards who know how to fool around all day long and don't do serious things!"

Well, when he said serious things, he meant plowing the fields by himself...

Liu Ying said with a smile: "So, Dad agrees?"

Liu Taigong nodded heavily: "Of course!"

Liu Ying stood up and ran away in a hurry, and the lingering voice lingered: "Father, wait for the new home!"

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In the backyard, Lu Zhi was busy tidying up the new home.

Although she knew very well in her heart that they would move out soon after staying here.

But the house is someone else's, but the home is your own.

It was her duty to take care of the family's daily life and food.

Outside the courtyard gate, Liu Ying rushed in, and the first words she said to Lu Zhi were: "Mom, send money!"

Lu Zhi was stunned, and chuckled: "What do you want to do?"

Liu Ying stretched out her hand: "I want to build a new Zhongyangli for Dafu, and I need money. Mother will give me the money I have saved with you first. If it is not enough, I will think of other ways!"

Lu Zhi stared at him for a moment, then smiled: "My son has grown up and knows how to honor his father! You can do it freely, and I will give you as much money as you want!"

Liu Ying's eyes lit up and she had a bold idea.

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In the front yard, Lu Wan said drunkenly, "What? We want to rebuild Zhongyang Lane? Okay, how much will it cost? Then leave me a bigger room..."

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In the military camp, Liu Jia nodded in admiration: "Okay, although I don't have much money, I don't have much to spend in the army, so I'll give it all to you..."

(End of this chapter)