Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 143 The situation is not optimistic
Li Shimin's life is not right.

This will inevitably bring him a lot of pressure.

Last year's cold winter caused a large number of refugees outside Chang'an City, and there were some bad rumors spreading at that time.

Although the honeycomb coal workshop has basically solved the problem of refugees.

Seeing that the weather is slowly getting warmer, it stands to reason that the problem of cold winter is over.

But at this time, the problem of refugees suddenly became more serious.

"Your Majesty, in the past few days, thousands of refugees have come to the outside of Chang'an City almost every day, and the briquette workshop and the Qin family's wool workshop are no longer able to accommodate so many refugees.

Judging from the current situation, there is no way to stop this momentum in a short period of time.

If the court didn't come up with a better way, then after a month, the number of refugees outside the city might reach tens of thousands.

If you are not careful, big things will happen. "

Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin's right arm and right arm, is now also full of sadness.

A few days ago, Changsun Wuji and others had just led the army out of Chang'an City, and now the city's troops have once again fallen into a state of emptiness.

If someone among the refugees raises their arms, there may be some big troubles.

"Xuanling is right. The imperial court must find a solution as soon as possible, otherwise this problem will definitely bring great harm to our Tang Dynasty."

Du Ruhui also added a sentence at the side.

"Now it's the time when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. How come the number of refugees has not decreased, but has suddenly increased?"

Li Shimin felt panicked.

Up to now, he has not lived a comfortable life for a few days.

"Actually, this is also normal. In previous years, there were famines, and the beginning of spring plowing was also a rather difficult stage.

Although the weather has improved, there is no need to worry about being frozen, but there are still several months before the grain harvest.

The common people could not see the hope of surviving the past, so they would join the fleeing army early while they still had a few catties of food at home. "

Fang Xuanling's words made Li Shimin's mood suddenly worse.

"The Turks invaded last year, and although we forced them back, they still caused considerable damage to the states and counties north of Chang'an City.

Many states and counties along the route were basically plundered, and [-]% of today's refugees came from these states and counties. "

Du Ruhui also has a better understanding of the current situation in Datang.

"What good suggestions do the two lovers have, and how should the court solve this problem?"

With Changsun Wuji not around, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were basically Li Shimin's most important ministers.

"Qin Xiedao's idea of ​​solving refugees before is actually very good, but now we don't have any other workshops to build, which is a problem."

Fang Xuanling thought for a while and had some ideas in his mind, but he didn't think of a specific solution.

"How about... Your Majesty captures Qin Dalang and see if he has any suggestions?"

Du Ruhui's proposal was immediately agreed by Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling.

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"Lang Jun, this cement is really just like what you said, it's amazing."

In the workshop area of ​​the Qin family, Hou Bao was excitedly talking to Qin Xiedao about his latest invention.

Next to the wool workshop and paper workshop, there is a large yard covering an area of ​​tens of acres, which is specially used by Hou Bao to carry out various experiments.

With the continuous financial support of the Qin family, based on the two previous apprentices, Hou Bao immediately brought in various previous senior brothers and fellow Taoists, and then recruited a group of craftsmen from outside. Within a few months, a research and development team of hundreds of people was pulled up.

To put it bluntly, with Qin Xiedao pointing out the direction, this R&D team is definitely the best in the world.

none of them!

"Now that this cement has been researched, it is necessary to consider how to achieve large-scale production as soon as possible. Then you can set a series of parameters for the cement, and then see which cement has better performance under different conditions. .

For example, if the same concrete is made into cement and crushed stone, what is the difference in the structural strength of the cement produced under different conditions?
Cement under different conditions, what is the difference in its setting time, these are worth your research. "

Qin Xiedao knew that there are many types of cement in later generations, and there are also many special specifications.

Now that the problem of whether or not it has been solved, Hou Bao should not be complacent. Let them know that a single cement is worthy of their in-depth research for many years.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I have asked Sun Yun to personally take charge of the work of the cement research team, and will allocate a group of people to continue to study cement.

Then, the construction of the cement workshop is already under consideration, and the cement research team will come up with a cement production plan suitable for large-scale production as soon as possible. "

Hou Bao, who seems to have rejuvenated his second life, is now full of energy.

"Well, if you don't have enough manpower, just keep recruiting. You don't need to save me money. There are so many projects to be researched with these hundreds of people, but it's not enough."

The research tasks Qin Xiedao arranged for Hou Bao can be described as various.

In addition to cement and glass, things that travelers must make, steelmaking technology, production of sulfuric acid, production of caustic soda, production of bearings and gears, bolts and nuts, all kinds of things, even if there are another 100 people, it is not enough. of.

"Well, I have already written to some brothers and sisters, telling them to come to Chang'an City, and wait until next month at the most. Our team of researchers can be increased to at least 200 people."

At this time, Hou Bao felt that when he was in Xishi, he decided to follow Qin Xiedao, which was really the most correct choice in his life.

"Well, when the cement and glass are researched, first use these materials to build a research institute, so that everyone can see a different architectural style."

Qin Xiedao himself really liked the quaint feeling of Chang'an City.

But if there are antique buildings everywhere, I miss the modern houses of later generations.

After all, it is very inconvenient to go to the toilet or take a bath these days.

I can't help but miss the house of later generations.

After all, some things look good, but they also have to work well.

"Lang Jun, the palace sent someone to the mansion to look for you, you should go back quickly, maybe His Majesty summoned you."

Just when Qin Xiedao wanted to have a good chat with Hou Bao, Qin Fugui rushed over.

No matter which dynasty it is, if the emperor invites him, it is definitely a big deal.

(End of this chapter)