Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 174: Talking and laughing with wisdom, traveling with people all over the United States (a big chapter with [-] words, please subscribe, collect and reward!)
The rows of water-powered windmills are really spectacular, and even form a unique windmill landscape.

Sima Qian began to think about it again, saying that the water power used here is too much, and the first thing will cause problems with the irrigation of the newly reclaimed fields here.

Although it is next to Zuogushui, Zuogushui is in a lower place. People of this era have not yet figured out how to transport the water to higher places.

The second is that it may reduce the flow of left valley water, causing irrigation problems in fields along the valley water.

Li Huan just rolled his eyes at this, but it was undeniable that Sima Qian really had a sense of urgency, and sometimes he was quite cute...

However, as far as the current level of development of this area is concerned, this is impossible to happen. The current natural environment can be as artificial as you want.

"The cement blocks fired into blocks at the cement kiln are still waiting for the next order from the king." When the craftsman here spoke, his whole body tensed up, as if he was full of enthusiasm for Li Huan. Like an unknown fear.

With the experience of the previous seven eunuchs, Li Huan didn't talk nonsense. He also felt that sometimes he should adapt to the distinction between status and hierarchy in this era, and he had to implement an equal policy for time travellers. Sometimes when he thought about it, it seemed that He is truly an invincible idiot...

Li Huan nodded slightly and led Sima Qian into the row house of the water-powered windmill.

Driven by hydraulic power, the huge runner continuously transmits power, but there is no rotating shaft installed here, so there is no workmanship.

Li Huan had really thought carefully about the cement blocks ground into chunks during this period.

Li Huan had never seen how cement blocks were crushed in that world before, and he didn't know much about it, but thinking about it with his toes, he also knew that there was a machine called a gravel crusher...

The working principles are actually the same, which requires huge iron gears to ruthlessly tear apart the blocks of cement.

But this should only be the first step. The second step is the delicate work. It is like taking off the husks of grains, placing them in the grooves, and using the power of water flow to completely grind the crushed cement into fine powder. .

Sima Qian walked silently behind Li Huan in a row of rowhouses that was an astonishing half a mile long. He even deliberately asked the people behind him to slow down and not make any sound to disturb the Marquis. meditation.

Sima Qian also planned to carefully record and write it down in the biography of Anyang Hou, calling it "Li's Thoughts".

Just because after coming to Anyang County, he has indeed seen a lot of this kind of scene of the Marquis thinking...

It's just... can a water-powered windmill carry such a heavy object as an iron gear?

If it can't be moved... Li Huan frowned. Enlarging the water tank of the water windmill can bring more power, but at the same time, the demand for water flow will also increase a lot.

Or, pulling gears with the force of livestock?

Li Huan quickly shook his head. The power of livestock was never what he wanted most. What he wanted was water power...

What about electricity?
Li Huan immediately rejected this idea. He really wanted to eat shit!

If it doesn't work, it can only be driven by the power of livestock, but before that, you still have to try water power.

After leaving the hydraulic pavilion, Li Huan rode his horse and walked back to the river he knew. The water power here was not weak, but could it turn the heavy iron teeth...

At this time, Li Huan saw the oxen pulling the curved plow not far away to open up wasteland. The farmers behind were shouting happily, and some people were scrambling to hold the handle of the curved plow. They were obviously interested in this novelty. I have a very strong interest in gadgets.

Although the good time for spring plowing has passed, it does not prevent them from continuing to open up wasteland and prepare more land for cultivation.

"That's your feudal household, Lord Marquis. The land here belongs to you. It's a pity that it's abandoned. The official approved it in the official document and allowed these people to come here to open up wasteland. However, the land rent given to you, Lord Marquis, will be Give me [-]%."

"Forty percent?" Li Huan subconsciously felt that he could change his name to Li Bapi.

Sima Qian said implicitly: "They only need to give the Marquis 3% of the harvest. In addition, the Marquis has to provide these people with farm tools, even the cattle, which Queen Chen asked for from the county guard. There are only twenty heads in total, but I still promised to give the county governor two thousand kilograms of white paper, one thousand sets of porcelain, and [-] yuan of red bricks..."

Li Huan almost laughed out loud. Doesn't this mean prostitution for free?However, under such circumstances, it is reasonable to charge [-]% of the land revenue.

"Can you talk to the county governor again and give him 30 kilograms of white paper, [-] sets of porcelain, and [-] red bricks? And give him ten cows?"

Sima Qian laughed dumbly: "Master Marquis, you are trying to torment the county guard in the fields. I am afraid that he is afraid of the nobles for these twenty cows, so he just offered such conditions as free money..."

Li Huan shook his head and said: "We have to try. Now we are the only ones who can make porcelain well. Even if it can be made elsewhere, can it be as exquisite as ours?"

Sima Qian's expression told Li Huan that this matter was really difficult.

Moreover, Li Huan was so popular that the county guard would regard this matter as a threat no matter what.

In other words, you have to give it whether you give it or not. As for whether I give you what I promised, it depends on my mood.

"First deliver the things promised to the county governor. If that doesn't work, tell him that we can help him open paper mills in various important towns in Hanzhong County..."

Halfway through Li Huan's words, he noticed that Sima Qian's expression became constipated.

"Sima Sima, what did I say wrong?"

"Master Marquis, if you want to open a paper mill, it would be more practical to send thousands of stones of grain. People may not like it, and they may even think that bamboo chips are cheaper..."

Li Huan frowned: "It's still a matter of food... Then we can only wait. When our place becomes completely wealthy, people in other places will naturally beg us to do things for them."

"Master Hou, there are now vacancies in various official positions in Anyang County..." Sima Qian reminded him against his will, Master Hou, you can arrange for your own people to join the job...

Li Huan waved his hand: "I have told Your Majesty to send capable officials to govern here. Anyang County is not my Li family's county."

Sima Qian sneered at this completely, but he dared not speak wildly. In other words, he had something in his heart to criticize, and he knew it was inappropriate to say it.

"Okay, let's go back!" Li Huan pulled the reins.

Sima Qian hurriedly asked: "Master Hou, that cement..."

"There is a way." Li Huan muttered: "I fell into a misunderstanding before. The iron plow is hollow and put on the wooden plow head. This can reduce the weight and cost of the entire curved shaft plow and make it easier to cultivate the land. So since it is In this way, why can't I make hollow iron teeth and fix them on the trimmed hardwood, and then driven by the shaft of the water-powered windmill, the iron teeth can crush the blocks of cement?"

Sima Qian memorized every word with all his heart. Li Huan continued: "After the iron teeth have crushed the cement, it still needs to be put into the stone trough and continue to crush. This step is much easier. I have done this before doing laundry. , how about I leave the next thing to you?"

Sima Qian, who was originally just a recorder, suddenly felt bad after hearing these words.

After all, the last person who supervised the construction of cement kilns, Liu Ling, was taken away by Zhang Tang.

"The Lord is joking, you don't often say that there are specialties in the art industry, so this matter should be left to the craftsmen below, right?"

Li Huan said lightly: "The things you record in the annals of history are to be passed down to future generations. If our technology is lost in the future, future generations will have to look for these production methods in the annals of history. If future generations cannot follow the annals of history, Come out and tell me whose fault it is?"

A gentleman can deceive him with his methods, and Sima Qian can deceive him with his history.

Sima Qian immediately nodded solemnly, expressing that he would definitely complete this arduous task.

Li Huan couldn't help a burst of contempt again, he really wanted to say that you have finished a der, and it's all because of you talking, what will the craftsmen below do?
If not, how could I really let you do this?
The avenue outside Anyang City has begun to take shape, and the preferential policy of providing food and drink on the construction site instantly attracted many people who wanted to have sex for nothing.

After all, in their view, doing things and taking care of the food is tantamount to prostitution for free.

Sima Qian looked at the ground trampled by the horses' hooves and couldn't help but sigh: "There are already [-] people who come to work alone. This is the result of intentional control, otherwise there will be even more."

Li Huan turned over and dismounted, walked to the ditch next to him and took a few glances, then untied his pants and let the water drain. This made many people who stretched their necks, thinking that the Marquis was going to give some important instructions, were stunned for a moment...

As a result, a spectacular scene of a large group of men unbuttoning their pants and letting the water go against the wind appeared on the main road outside Anyang County.

There is no water in the ditch yet... After the [-] people did this, the smell floated ten miles away with the wind...

So, a lot of people came here. After smelling the smell, they subconsciously made associations. Some people were high and far away from the wind, and some people had half of their shoes wet...

Li Huan never thought that his unintentional actions would cause such a big joke.

But that’s all for later, let’s not talk about it for now.

Livestock excrement can be seen everywhere on the spacious, bright and clean avenue, and Li Huan frowned again.

If there is no management, it will only take a few years, and the cement road will be covered with livestock manure, so what is the original intention of building this road?

Sima Qian seemed to have transformed into a roundworm in Li Huan's stomach. When the Marquis frowned, he immediately understood: "These livestock excrements are good materials in the fields, but the Marquis didn't nod, so no one dared to pick them up."

"All the shit is mine?" Li Huan laughed dumbfounded.

Sima Qian was very serious: "Outside Anyang County, the mountains and rivers recorded in the records, every plant, every tree, every water and every stream, were awarded to the Marquis by His Majesty, and they belong to the Marquis. Between heaven and earth, thunder, rain and dew, His Majesty said It belongs to Lord Hou, so which one belongs to Lord Hou?"

Li Huan felt the sun shining on his body for a moment, making him feel slightly cold.

"It's boring like this, handing out notices and demarcating a certain distance for someone to clean. Not only does the feces above belong to this person, but he also gets a monthly salary."

"That's enough." Sima Qian shook his head: "Master Marquis hasn't collected tolls yet, so why do you need to pay monthly salary?"

Li Huan was shocked again. He thought he was Li Bapi, but he never thought that there was a real Sima Bapi hiding beside him, reminding him all the time how to be a qualified big landowner!
"Then... the toll... well, the toll..." Li Huan pondered: "How should the toll be charged?"

"But anyone who enters the boundary of Anyang and walks on the cement road needs to pay a lot of money."

Just when Li Huan felt that he was thinking too much, and Sima Qian was still the Sima Qian of the people, he saw Sima Qian grinning: "It is counted according to the head, one head, one big money, carriages and horses are not counted, four big money for two rounds, no money for four rounds .”

"You..." Li Huan was shocked.

"Didn't Junhou say that he wants to promote four-wheeled carriages? Then as long as we use our four-wheeled carriages in Anyang County, don't we have to pay? What's more, four-wheeled carriages can indeed carry more weight than two-wheeled ones. , and more suitable for all types of surfaces.”

Sima Qian couldn't help but sigh when he recalled Huo Qubing's driving charge.

"Entering the city is free." Sima Qian added.

Li Huan almost laughed out loud: "The market and factories are outside the city. Whether you enter the city or not has long become insignificant. Forget it, it is completely meaningless to tell you this before the right person comes. You are not a merchant."

"The Lord is joking. Although Xiaguan is not a merchant, he has recently been writing a biography of the merchants. He really knows a lot about merchants."

Li Huan's brows showed a thoughtful look: "Then what do you think the market should charge?"

"Although the monarch has dedicated personnel, his subordinates are also willing to speak out boldly. If the monarch wants Anyang County to become a huge business circle, then charging [-]% ​​is the most appropriate."

Li Huan snorted softly: "I even doubt whether you have received illegal money. How dare you say that?"

At this time, the heavy tax on merchants has reached an exaggerated level, [-]%?
Those who open up their own wasteland and barren mountains for farming should pay them [-]% tax!

Sima Qian shook his head and said: "The Lord will have these goods transported out by himself. Taking the land route is not as good as taking the water route. Previously, I heard that the Lord was studying the issue of ships. Isn't this what the Lord often calls water transportation?"

Li Huan lowered his eyes, waiting for Sima Qian to continue to fool him.

"Merchants attach great importance to timeliness. If water transport can really develop as the king said, the water transport revenue can be [-]%, plus the [-]% from the market in Anyang County, it will already be [-]%."

Sima Qian sighed: "The merchants' huge profits are even [-]%, but they still have huge profits. If this continues, it will not be a good thing after all."

"The cheap grain hurts the farmers..." Li Huan muttered: "I can't do anything about this matter."

A flash of disappointment flashed in Sima Qian's eyes, rather than disappointment, because he could not find any solution to this matter throughout history.

The policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business treats the symptoms but not the root cause. High profits will always make many people give up their identity as farmers and become a bitch, managing business.

"What's going on downstairs in front? Are there so many people gathered?" Li Huan pointed out his hand curiously and asked.

A group of cavalry immediately rode forward and shouted angrily to clear the way.

There were actually seven corpses hanging on the low and old city tower. Under the scorching sun, everyone who looked at them felt a little creepy.

"Junhou, are those seven eunuchs?"

Sima Qian shouted in astonishment.

When Li Huan raised his head to look over, he happened to see a human head emerging from behind the wall.

Da Changqiu was looking at him from afar with a smile on his face.

"Go up to the tower."

Li Huan rode through the crowd, subconsciously raised his head and glanced at the seven corpses hanging on the tower, and felt a chill shrouding his whole body.

"The queen mother ordered these slaves to be hanged, saying that these slaves were incompetent and would only cause trouble to the monarch if they were kept. It would be better to hang them, and let other slaves know that since they are slaves, they should be in peace. Those who share are slaves and maids.”

Li Huan glanced at the crowd gathered downstairs and frowned, but before he could speak, Dachangqiu said again: "The queen mother also said that the person you want has already arrived, and it is not worth paying for these slaves. If you are angry, the king is concerned with the national economy and the people's livelihood of my great man."

"The weather is too hot, don't wait until it smells bad before putting it down." Li Huan muttered.

Da Changqiu understood that he should be exposed in the wilderness and hung on the roof of the building, which would only make him feel sick.

Sima Qian followed Li Huan all the way without saying a word. When he returned to where he stayed, he plunged into his room and began to write about how to make the cement crushing machine he heard about today.

Tomorrow he will personally lead people to make these things.

When Li Huanren arrived outside the door of Gillian's room, she heard Zhuo Wenjun's voice coming from inside.

The female officer reported with a smile. Before Li Huanren went in, Zhuo Wenjun, dressed like a mature young woman, had already appeared.

"Junhou, I haven't seen you for many days. I already miss you very much in my body and mind. I just don't know if you have missed me?"

Without waiting for Li Huan to speak, Zhuo Wenjun said cheerfully: "The Queen Mother said she is tired and is ready to rest. Let the Lord and I discuss the next matter."

When Li Huan heard this, he glanced at Zhuo Wenjun with strange eyes, nodded, and led her outside. "Won't you discuss the market outside the city first?"

"Who said that discussions must be done at home?" Li Huan muttered, "You haven't seen my newly built ancestral house, have you?"

"As soon as I got here, I came to pay homage to the Queen Mother." Zhuo Wenjun's enthusiasm was instantly ignited again: "I heard that Junhou gave up the wooden structure of the house and built a very different house with steel and cement as the skeleton and red brick as the wall. mansion?"

Li Huan nodded and said: "We are still laying the foundation. I encountered a technical problem here."

"Problem?" Zhuo Wenjun's pretty little face immediately revealed a look of surprise: "I can't believe it. What else in this world can trouble you?"

"Yes!" Li Huan also had joyful emotions flowing through his body: "For example, how many stars are there in the sky, and for example..." He glanced at Zhuo Wenjun's belly mischievously: "What are you doing today? What color underwear are you wearing?”

Zhuo Wenjun snorted angrily, and after that beautiful face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, he revealed a greedy smile like a big bad wolf: "You only need to reach out and lift it, don't you know?"

"Walk over." Li Huan immediately waved his hand to interrupt the guard who was leading the horse. He was not under any psychological pressure at all after teasing him, but he really wanted to bring Zhuo Wenjun into his home. I really don't know what he would write in the biography of Marquis Anyang. By myself.

Although...huh?

Li Huan thought of another thing. Among the princes of the Han Empire, he had very few wives and concubines, right?
After all, with King Liu Shengzhuyu in front of me, I really...

"Before I came here, I heard people say that the main road in Anyang City has been paved with so-called concrete roads..."

Zhuo Wenjun stamped his feet, feeling the smooth cement road, and said in surprise: "The so-called cement actually looks like this, it's so magical!"

"I look at you, it doesn't look like you are marveling at cement, but like you are looking at money." Li Huan couldn't help but joke.

"This is not just money!" Zhuo Wenjun was so excited that his eyes were full of joy.

Li Huan sighed: "When will you look at me like this? Maybe I will actually lift your skirt..."

Zhuo Wenjun hummed and said: "That's different. I have carefully looked at cement as a material. Compared with stone road construction, it is much cheaper. If more cement factories like this are opened, the profits will definitely be mine." Several times that of cast iron!"

"You really think..." Li Huan shrugged: "Cast iron is a necessity, but walking on a mud road and getting your feet stained with mud is not something that cannot be tolerated."

"Why do you deceive yourself like this? You know better than anyone else how useful your cement is. Besides, the little girl makes a profit by baking cement for the king. Naturally, the king owns the giant, and the little girl can use some scraps to make a profit." That’s enough.”

"Well, since you mentioned this, I won't hide it. Sima Qian said that the market charges a [-]% tax. What do you think?"

"Twenty percent?" When Zhuo Wenjun, a man who fell in love with money, heard this, he shook his head repeatedly: "According to me, one percent is too much!"

"Your Majesty, please don't reprimand me first, please listen to what I have to say in detail." Zhuo Wenjun hurriedly explained: "Things like cement, paper, and red bricks are produced in Anyang County, but not many people in the world know about it. If heavy taxes are imposed from the beginning, , businessmen who come here are naturally discouraged, this is one of them!
Secondly, what the princes need now is to become famous. Merchants travel everywhere and deliver news at an alarming speed. While we charge a [-]% tax, we must standardize their pricing. For example, if it extends one hundred miles, the price will double. Twice the price, if it extends two hundred miles, the price will double. If it extends three hundred miles, the price will quadruple. If it extends four hundred miles, it will be eight times. "

"Under normal circumstances, if it extends four hundred miles, the price will be thirteen or four times higher. The prince will check the qualifications of the merchants and then issue certificates to ensure that they will not be embarrassed by the local tax collectors when they pass through the city. But they also You must ensure that you strictly abide by our rules. If you dare to violate them, you will be severely punished and even deprived of the certificates issued in the name of the monarch."

Li Huan was surprised: "I don't know why, but I always feel that what you are talking about seems a bit familiar?"

"A bit familiar? The Lord thinks so too?" Zhuo Wenjun said happily: "That's great. The journey of the world comes from the hands of the Lord. Everyone in the world recognizes the Lord's goods. Then our big event , but it’s done!”

Li Huan nodded and said, "This thing seems to be called a chain store in our hometown?"

"Chain store?" Zhuo Wenjun shook his head: "I've heard of chain ships, but I've never heard of any chain stores... I wonder what your thoughts are?"

"Since I called you here, I will naturally leave everything to you. If you encounter any problems, I will come forward to solve them."

Li Huan's trusting look made Zhuo Wenjun excited. Her eyes were full of joy: "Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, I will definitely get things done!"

"Yes." Li Huan nodded slightly: "The corner ahead is where my Marquis Mansion is. You can follow me and take a look."

"What I wish for!" Zhuo Wenjun was as happy as a little butterfly flying around Li Huan.

Outside the main entrance of the Hou Mansion, behind the cement avenue, there is a layer of smooth floor tiles. Although only a vague frame can be seen at the main entrance, the majestic atmosphere cannot be concealed.

The foundations excavated on the left and right sides have also been polished to take shape, but this is not a place for building houses. Broad yards are to be built on the left and right sides.

In front of the princes' mansions, it's glorious and majestic!
Even if Li Huan intended to make it a building of his era, the craftsmen of this era would involuntarily build it according to their own ideas of the ancestral house of the Marquis.

Across the flat and smooth concrete floor, Zhuo Wenjun's small mouth suddenly opened wide enough to fit a whole egg.

"That is……"

Layer after layer of stairs built entirely with cement floor tiles appeared in front of Zhuo Wenjun.

"That's the stairs. Each step is four feet long and one foot high. There are a total of one hundred and eight steps." Li Huan smiled, "Don't talk about presumptuousness. I originally only wanted to build ten steps. The eight steps, the queen mother said, if you want to repair it, you can make it more grand, so I made up a total of [-] steps. On it, a steel and concrete structure house covering an area of ​​about [-] feet is to be built, but only a few have been built so far. technical challenge……"

"Is there really a problem?" Zhuo Wenjun followed Li Huan up the stairs, and his sight became wider and wider.

There are [-] steps in all four directions of this staircase, and the [-] steps in all directions guard a huge space of more than fifty feet in radius!
Behind her, looking far away, there was a large construction site under construction; from the vaguely visible prototypes, she could roughly guess that there were more houses, pavilions and pavilions in the back, and there was also a lake that was as wide as a hundred feet. , one left and one right, reflecting each other.

Even from such a height, one can almost see that the two pools being excavated behind are like a yin and yang fish pattern, full of a philosophical beauty.

Zhuo Wenjun couldn't help but exclaim: "This is really a blessed place for future generations!"

Li Huan pondered: "The problem of steel beam welding... If the house above can be poured into three floors, it will be considered top quality. And I am also planning to make a light-transmitting thing called glass to install on the windows of the house. , the only regret is that there will be problems with the steel cast steel beams."

"What is it specifically? Is it not long enough?" Zhuo Wenjun was seriously thinking about this issue.

Li Huan suddenly thought that this woman was one of the few smart people in the world, and immediately discussed this issue with her seriously.

After Zhuo Wenjun listened to Li Huan's question, his eyes suddenly lit up.

It was really shining, and Li Huan thought that Zhuo Wenjun had fallen in love with him at this moment...

"Your Majesty, since steel bars cannot be melted together, why not use steel rivets?"

"Steel rivets?"

After Li Huan heard this, he took a deep breath and hugged Zhuo Wenjun so excitedly that he almost kissed her!
"Your Majesty, it's still early in the day, it would be better to be later!"

His excited look frightened Zhuo Wenjun to the point of weakness, and he quickly begged for mercy!
Li Huan laughed and let go of Zhuo Wenjun: "Xiao Nizi, you really hit the point."

"Then... the third watch in the evening?" Zhuo Wenjun blushed fiercely.

Li Huan said seriously: "I'm talking about the issue of steel beam pouring..."

"Does the lord like the daytime?" Zhuo Wenjun struggled with his own problem, his eyes full of evil smiles.

Li Huan gritted his teeth: "I also like to come in front of people!"

Zhuo Wenjun immediately begged for mercy and continued: "Of course it is impossible to build an ordinary house with steel beams, but please don't forget, I come from a family of cast iron. Although I am now as panic-stricken as a bereaved dog, my cast iron skills are still there." I, along with the people who left the family with me, still have some loyal old servants. As long as you are willing to point out a few of these people, you can definitely make a finished product that satisfies you."

Li Huan pondered: "The problem of steel beams and columns has been solved, but I don't know... can it be built to a four- or five-story level?"

"Four or five floors?" Zhuo Wenjun said in shock: "How many feet is one floor?"

Li Huan grinned and said: "The first floor is one foot and five feet, and the rest is about one foot. In other words, after five floors rise from the ground, it is already almost six feet."

"You can touch the sky." Zhuo Wenjun looked up at the blue sky: "Can it really be built?"

"One hundred and eight steps, each step is one foot long. A hundred steps is a towering tower of a hundred feet, and there are high-rise buildings on top of it. Can it be a success?"

Zhuo Wenjun's breathing was trembling.

"It can be done!" Li Huan's eyes were firm: "Since you can solve the problem of steel beams, the rest will be left to cement and red bricks. You can go back later and report to your mother. I will recruit the most powerful craftsmen from the palace. Come and do this, and once it is done, it will mean that when we build pavilions and palaces in the future, ten-foot-tall buildings will rise from the ground, and it will no longer be a legend!"

"A ten-foot-tall building covering an area of ​​about forty feet!" Zhuo Wenjun felt the wind blowing in front of him and took several deep breaths before he could breathe easier.

"I have a bold idea!" She turned to look at Li Huan, but her eyes were full of evil smiles.

"Don't you want to drag the Zhuo family in?"

The two of them walked leisurely along the four-sided staircase that extended about fifty feet.One solved the problem of the steel beam, and the other solved the problem of the future. Both of them were extremely happy.

Zhuo Wenjun shook his head and said: "Master Hou, I want to establish my own family and let the Zhuo family in Hanzhong surpass the Zhuo family in Shu County!"

Li Huan made a gesture of stroking his beard, which seemed like he was thinking, but also like he was teasing.

Zhuo Wenjun was very serious: "After Lord Marquis's iron-making method came to the Zhuo family, I was excluded from it, and all the benefits came to my brothers and sisters. Fortunately, my mother took pity on me, so Wenjun was not reduced to a joke, and he was still able to Creating a series of newspapers such as Dahan Daily has allowed Wenjun to regain some face. Now Wenjun is here, not asking for anything in return, only asking for mercy from the Marquis..."

After saying this, he almost knelt in front of Li Huan.

Li Huan grabbed Zhuo Wenjun, and Zhuo Wenjun looked at Li Huan with blank eyes, ecstatically saying: "Your Majesty, are you willing to help me?"

"The one who can build steel beams for me is you. If I don't help you, who can I help?"

The style of the painting suddenly changed, and Zhuo Wenjun was delighted: "I will definitely leave the door open at midnight!"

Li Huan ran away instantly...

But Zhuo Wenjun still caught up with him at the edge of the construction site with no end in sight.

"The Li family will use this place as its foundation in the future. You can see where the white line is drawn over there. A two-foot-high courtyard wall, almost like a building wall, will be built to separate the foreign clan and the inner clan."

Li Huan's expression was a little strange: "There are currently [-] foreign families, and all of them have to settle outside."

"There are too few women around Junhou. We can't just rely on the two princesses." Zhuo Wenjun teased, his eyes were as charming as silk, and he seemed to want to mention that he had left Li Huan alone at midnight.

Li Huan glared at her, turned around and walked up to a high platform: "Standing here, you can overlook all the lanes of the inner and outer clans. In fact, in the final analysis, with an ancestral house as the center, it actually looks more like a small city."

Zhuo Wenjun sighed: "Almost all big families are like this. The Marquis is just the beginning. In the future, the branches will spread. After three or two generations, the family will be very strong."

"Will all foreigners die on the battlefield?" Li Huan laughed self-deprecatingly. The inner race is the blood of Li Huan, and the outsiders are people who changed their surname to Li.

Most of these people are servants of the tribe, and they are the most fierce personal guards on the battlefield.

"Maybe, but maybe not, some of these people will make great achievements on the battlefield." Zhuo Wenjun didn't know why Li Huan had such strange thoughts when he climbed up to the high platform.

Looking at the [-] steps in the distance, although it is far away, it still gives people a shocking magnificence.

"When you climb high and approach a distance, you will naturally feel the cold at high places." Li Huan snorted, and slowly walked down the stairs with his hands behind his back: "This place will be rebuilt in the future, and it will be higher than that position. , when you really climb here, you can overlook the entire Anyang City."

Going to the back, it was no longer interesting. Many things on the construction site were ordinary. Li Huan noticed that the workers were building drainage ditches, and suddenly he thought of something in his heart.

The foreman in charge of the construction of the drainage ditch noticed Li Huan's gaze, immediately shrank his neck, trotted up to Li Huan, and was about to kneel down.

Li Huan stopped him and asked, "Can all drainage ditches be made into open ditches, not undercover ditches?"

"Reporting to the Marquis, it can be made into a culvert, but it can only lead to the location of foreigners at most, so it must be converted into an open channel."

"What's the point?" Li Huan asked curiously, because just now, he had already thought of a possibility to solve the water pipe problem.

"The culvert leads all the way to the outside of the mansion. There may be assassins who come along the culvert to kill." The foreman replied nervously. Such words might seem unlucky in front of these powerful people.

Once these people really think it is unlucky, then the only ones who will be unlucky are their misfortunes.

"There is also this consideration..." Li Huan nodded, "The ditches on the foreign side should be lined up with underground ditches first. I have a way to solve the assassin's problem."

"Please think again, Lord Marquis!" The foreman was so frightened that he knelt down. Their news was very well-informed. The news about the seven craftsmen who were hanged on the tower spread throughout the entire construction site almost instantly.

"Bold! Didn't you hear what Junhou said? Why don't you hurry up and get to work!" The guard behind Li Huan glared forward, almost scaring the foreman to the point of incontinence.

"Here!"

The trembling foreman stood up with a trembling body. He wanted to walk, but his legs were weak because of fear. He shivered and knelt down again, and then he reluctantly stood up.

In this regard, Li Huan could not say anything comforting.

Zhuo Wenjun next to him sniffed, walked forward, and whispered a few words to the foreman. The man immediately breathed a sigh of relief and no longer trembled when walking...

"Master Hou, how do you solve the problem of underground ditches? If they are narrow, they are most likely to be blocked."

Zhuo Wenjun also asked curiously.

"I was thinking, since we can make pottery and porcelain in any shape we want, why don't we try firing pottery pipes as water pipes?"

"Fire pottery pipes as water pipes?" Zhuo Wenjun's eyes trembled, and he looked at Li Huan in disbelief: "Yes, if pottery pipes are fired, wouldn't it be possible to make it look like there is almost no drainage ditch on the road? ?”

"That's right." Li Huan couldn't help but feel happy: "Immediately order someone to bake such pottery pipes!"

Li Huan even felt that maybe he could use this clay pipe to create a way to divert water from outside the city into the city!
"I'm in a good mood today. I'm going to give you an order. Everyone will be rewarded and eat meat!"

Zhuo Wenjun looked at Li Huan's back as he laughed and left, his beautiful eyes full of strange expressions. There was a playful look on her face, and she quickly chased after him, shouting loudly!
"Master Hou, Nunu will leave the door to your room for the third time..."

　Thanks for the reward of 1500 book coins from Night Acacia, okay!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)