Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity
Chapter 86 Digging a Cave
Chapter 86 Digging a Cave
Zhang Boyu thought for a moment, then shook his head, "If we go further, we have to take a narrower mountain road. We have to travel through the hillside and no longer pass through the valley!"
After hearing this, Sun Yuanhua felt even more troubled. It was naturally enough to build a cannon foundry in this place, but it was far from enough to build a large arsenal that included a cannon foundry, a firearms factory and a gunpowder factory.
Zhang Boyu saw that Sun Yuanhua was frowning and was in trouble, so he plucked up the courage to say: "Sir, I have some humble opinions. I don't know whether I should speak out or not?"
Sun Yuanhua didn't care about "humble opinion" or not. He was not familiar with the place and he was counting on Zhang Boyu, a local, to be his guide. He immediately said: "If General Zhang has any ideas, it doesn't matter!"
Zhang Boyu then said: "Your Excellency may not know much about the folk customs and architectural habits of this place. This place is different from the Central Plains. There are many loess and high mountains. Therefore, the people here mostly build houses by digging mountains and building kilns, and live in cave dwellings. Compared with ordinary houses, this cave dwelling is very comfortable to live in, warm in winter and cool in summer. It also has the advantages of being simple to build, saving materials, and being sturdy and durable!
Therefore, the general thought that you might as well dig more cave dwellings in this valley. In this way, the available space will be much more convenient. Plus the large open space in this valley, I think it will be enough! "
Sun Yuanhua's eyes really lit up after hearing this. He had seen a lot of these cave dwellings along the way, but he had never gone up close to check them out in person. However, judging from the appearance alone, the space of a cave dwelling should be quite large. If If all the buildings are replaced with cave dwellings, a lot of open space can be freed up, and the construction of cave dwellings is much more time-consuming and labor-saving than ordinary houses.
Thinking of this, Sun Yuanhua asked, "Among us, is there anyone who can dig caves?"
Zhang Boyu couldn't help but smile after hearing this, and said: "Most of the brothers under the general are locals, and they dug their own cave dwellings. How can they be unreasonable?"
Sun Yuanhua was even more happy when he heard this and couldn't help but clapped his hands and applauded, "That's great, then I have to leave the digging of cave dwellings to General Zhang and the brothers!"
Zhang Boyu hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, you are serious. It is the duty of a general to help you with your errands!"
After the matter was discussed, Zhang Boyu went to select people to dig kilns and build houses. At the same time, he also sent people back to collect the tools needed to dig kilns and build houses.
Sun Yuanhua discussed the construction plan of the cannon foundry with Father Volger and Franji Giroud. Sun Yuanhua had built this cannon foundry, but in the past, the cannon foundries were relatively small in scale, and most of them were in It was the first time to build a cave dwelling on flat land, so he also wanted to hear the opinions of Volger and Giroud.
By evening, everyone had set up camp in the canyon. Simple wooden fences and gates were built at the entrance and exit of the canyon, and a sentry was posted at the mouth of the canyon.
After a night of discussion, Volger and Giroud agreed that it is feasible to build a foundry in a cave. In the Western countries, some more secretive arsenals will also choose to be built in mountains. The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is digging caves. But it's a technical job, if something goes wrong, even people and belongings may be buried alive, and the loss will be heavy.
Although Sun Yuanhua believes that the concerns of Volger and Giroud are justified, he still believes in the wisdom and technology of the people of northern Shaanxi. The history of digging cave dwellings and building houses has been long, and the technology is definitely mature, but The scale of this arsenal is not comparable to that of ordinary housing. It is really a challenge for our own people to dig very deep and far.But in the end, Sun Yuanhua made up his mind to dig mountains to build kilns and build the Ming Dynasty's arsenal inside the mountains, because for him, this may be the best choice at the moment, and he can turn the castings into stone in the shortest time. The artillery factory was built.
Because if you build a house on flat land, you need to purchase and transport the required building materials, which will put a lot of pressure on both economics and time, but digging caves saves time and money.
The people Zhang Boyu sent back to pick up the tools also rushed back in the early morning, and brought back a dozen carts of tools, enough for hundreds of people to use.
Sun Yuanhua handed the drawings he had drawn to Zhang Boyu and asked him to start digging on the north side of the mountain and line it up from east to west. First, he had to dig out enough cave dwellings for everyone's living and daily needs. The cave dwelling in the middle must be large enough, and it must be dug deep into the mountain, and then an arsenal must be built inside the mountain.
Zhang Boyu selected a total of 1000 cave diggers, who led others to excavate on the mountain and direct the construction. The more than [-] craftsmen who accompanied him also participated in the construction work, cutting stones and moving earth.
The Thai and Western craftsmen had already begun to make casting plans and design drawings for the artillery in the military tent. Sun Yuanhua also wrote a memorial to inform Zhu Tianqi of the situation here.
After receiving Sun Yuanhua's memorial, Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Now Sun Yuanhua and his party finally arrived at the designated location safely and took root in the local area. Ming Dynasty's military industry has officially started.
During this period, Zhu Tianqi bought a lot of books on casting technology, smelting technology, gunpowder and firearms manufacturing in the Krypton Life store. When he was replying to Sun Yuanhua, he sent these books to him. I believe that Sun Yuanhua With his attainments in firearms development, these books should be of great help to him.
In addition to Sun Yuanhua's memorial, Zhu Tianqi also learned about the actual local situation through the Jin Yiwei who returned from the Shaanxi Chief Envoy. All in all, the disaster was much more serious than he imagined, although the seven-year drought that started this year It hasn't started yet, but the previous cold winter and small-scale drought have caused famine in many places, and the number of victims is increasing day by day.
Therefore, Zhu Tianqi decided not to hesitate and immediately issued an order to carry out disaster relief work in the Shaanxi Chief Envoy Department, starting from the prefectures and counties in northern Shaanxi where the disaster was more serious, and gradually implementing it to the prefectures and counties in southern Shaanxi.
At the same time, Xu Guangqi was summoned and asked to quickly formulate a plan to promote grain cultivation and encourage land reclamation in the Shaanxi Governor's Office. Naturally, the imperial court had certain supportive policies for this, such as tax exemptions and exemptions for newly cultivated land.
Nowadays, various disaster relief facilities have been built in the Shaanxi Chief Minister's Office. Because the imperial court is not only responsible for food and accommodation, but also pays wages. The local people are very enthusiastic in participating in the construction, and most of the disaster relief facilities are simple. The building is not complicated to construct, so it was possible to achieve this result in a short period of time.
(End of this chapter)
Zhang Boyu thought for a moment, then shook his head, "If we go further, we have to take a narrower mountain road. We have to travel through the hillside and no longer pass through the valley!"
After hearing this, Sun Yuanhua felt even more troubled. It was naturally enough to build a cannon foundry in this place, but it was far from enough to build a large arsenal that included a cannon foundry, a firearms factory and a gunpowder factory.
Zhang Boyu saw that Sun Yuanhua was frowning and was in trouble, so he plucked up the courage to say: "Sir, I have some humble opinions. I don't know whether I should speak out or not?"
Sun Yuanhua didn't care about "humble opinion" or not. He was not familiar with the place and he was counting on Zhang Boyu, a local, to be his guide. He immediately said: "If General Zhang has any ideas, it doesn't matter!"
Zhang Boyu then said: "Your Excellency may not know much about the folk customs and architectural habits of this place. This place is different from the Central Plains. There are many loess and high mountains. Therefore, the people here mostly build houses by digging mountains and building kilns, and live in cave dwellings. Compared with ordinary houses, this cave dwelling is very comfortable to live in, warm in winter and cool in summer. It also has the advantages of being simple to build, saving materials, and being sturdy and durable!
Therefore, the general thought that you might as well dig more cave dwellings in this valley. In this way, the available space will be much more convenient. Plus the large open space in this valley, I think it will be enough! "
Sun Yuanhua's eyes really lit up after hearing this. He had seen a lot of these cave dwellings along the way, but he had never gone up close to check them out in person. However, judging from the appearance alone, the space of a cave dwelling should be quite large. If If all the buildings are replaced with cave dwellings, a lot of open space can be freed up, and the construction of cave dwellings is much more time-consuming and labor-saving than ordinary houses.
Thinking of this, Sun Yuanhua asked, "Among us, is there anyone who can dig caves?"
Zhang Boyu couldn't help but smile after hearing this, and said: "Most of the brothers under the general are locals, and they dug their own cave dwellings. How can they be unreasonable?"
Sun Yuanhua was even more happy when he heard this and couldn't help but clapped his hands and applauded, "That's great, then I have to leave the digging of cave dwellings to General Zhang and the brothers!"
Zhang Boyu hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, you are serious. It is the duty of a general to help you with your errands!"
After the matter was discussed, Zhang Boyu went to select people to dig kilns and build houses. At the same time, he also sent people back to collect the tools needed to dig kilns and build houses.
Sun Yuanhua discussed the construction plan of the cannon foundry with Father Volger and Franji Giroud. Sun Yuanhua had built this cannon foundry, but in the past, the cannon foundries were relatively small in scale, and most of them were in It was the first time to build a cave dwelling on flat land, so he also wanted to hear the opinions of Volger and Giroud.
By evening, everyone had set up camp in the canyon. Simple wooden fences and gates were built at the entrance and exit of the canyon, and a sentry was posted at the mouth of the canyon.
After a night of discussion, Volger and Giroud agreed that it is feasible to build a foundry in a cave. In the Western countries, some more secretive arsenals will also choose to be built in mountains. The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is digging caves. But it's a technical job, if something goes wrong, even people and belongings may be buried alive, and the loss will be heavy.
Although Sun Yuanhua believes that the concerns of Volger and Giroud are justified, he still believes in the wisdom and technology of the people of northern Shaanxi. The history of digging cave dwellings and building houses has been long, and the technology is definitely mature, but The scale of this arsenal is not comparable to that of ordinary housing. It is really a challenge for our own people to dig very deep and far.But in the end, Sun Yuanhua made up his mind to dig mountains to build kilns and build the Ming Dynasty's arsenal inside the mountains, because for him, this may be the best choice at the moment, and he can turn the castings into stone in the shortest time. The artillery factory was built.
Because if you build a house on flat land, you need to purchase and transport the required building materials, which will put a lot of pressure on both economics and time, but digging caves saves time and money.
The people Zhang Boyu sent back to pick up the tools also rushed back in the early morning, and brought back a dozen carts of tools, enough for hundreds of people to use.
Sun Yuanhua handed the drawings he had drawn to Zhang Boyu and asked him to start digging on the north side of the mountain and line it up from east to west. First, he had to dig out enough cave dwellings for everyone's living and daily needs. The cave dwelling in the middle must be large enough, and it must be dug deep into the mountain, and then an arsenal must be built inside the mountain.
Zhang Boyu selected a total of 1000 cave diggers, who led others to excavate on the mountain and direct the construction. The more than [-] craftsmen who accompanied him also participated in the construction work, cutting stones and moving earth.
The Thai and Western craftsmen had already begun to make casting plans and design drawings for the artillery in the military tent. Sun Yuanhua also wrote a memorial to inform Zhu Tianqi of the situation here.
After receiving Sun Yuanhua's memorial, Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Now Sun Yuanhua and his party finally arrived at the designated location safely and took root in the local area. Ming Dynasty's military industry has officially started.
During this period, Zhu Tianqi bought a lot of books on casting technology, smelting technology, gunpowder and firearms manufacturing in the Krypton Life store. When he was replying to Sun Yuanhua, he sent these books to him. I believe that Sun Yuanhua With his attainments in firearms development, these books should be of great help to him.
In addition to Sun Yuanhua's memorial, Zhu Tianqi also learned about the actual local situation through the Jin Yiwei who returned from the Shaanxi Chief Envoy. All in all, the disaster was much more serious than he imagined, although the seven-year drought that started this year It hasn't started yet, but the previous cold winter and small-scale drought have caused famine in many places, and the number of victims is increasing day by day.
Therefore, Zhu Tianqi decided not to hesitate and immediately issued an order to carry out disaster relief work in the Shaanxi Chief Envoy Department, starting from the prefectures and counties in northern Shaanxi where the disaster was more serious, and gradually implementing it to the prefectures and counties in southern Shaanxi.
At the same time, Xu Guangqi was summoned and asked to quickly formulate a plan to promote grain cultivation and encourage land reclamation in the Shaanxi Governor's Office. Naturally, the imperial court had certain supportive policies for this, such as tax exemptions and exemptions for newly cultivated land.
Nowadays, various disaster relief facilities have been built in the Shaanxi Chief Minister's Office. Because the imperial court is not only responsible for food and accommodation, but also pays wages. The local people are very enthusiastic in participating in the construction, and most of the disaster relief facilities are simple. The building is not complicated to construct, so it was possible to achieve this result in a short period of time.
(End of this chapter)
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