The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"First of all, the first project in the military camp, you have also seen that the money and food have been distributed to the military camp in the past two days. Now the camp is full of tents. It doesn't matter if people live there for a while and suffer a little. If you can't bear this little hardship as a soldier, what's the point of being a soldier? However, food, money, equipment, etc., these are more precious to us.

So, the military camp needs to build a granary. Now there are 1,000 guards. In the long run, the granaries and armory warehouses to be built should be built according to the scale of 10,000, 20,000 or even higher."

Even if the granary is built according to the rations of 10,000 people, then the granary is full, but it is only enough for the 1,000 people to eat for ten days.

And the food and grass reserves must be more than half a month, so it's okay to build a larger granary.

Even special circumstances should be taken into consideration.

"The granary needs to be repaired. I have asked people to explore the location. It is not far from the current military camp. Our military camp will be expanded in the future, not just the area in front of us." Su Dingfang said seriously: "So, from now on, any construction of the military camp must be considered from the overall perspective."

"We need to build a granary here, and a stable here, which can accommodate 2,000 war horses."

"General." Lieutenant Jiang Dali bowed and said: "We have a total of 1,000 guards. Do we need a stable for 2,000 war horses?"

"That's right." Su Dingfang said: "I just told you that with our military camp as the center, the surrounding two villages and three districts must all be under our eyes. To put it in a broader sense, including the entire Jingyang County, once there is any emergency anywhere, our people need to rush there as soon as possible.

What? Do you think that your two legs run faster than the four legs of a war horse?"

Jiang Dali shook his head quickly.

"General, that's not what I meant. Among our guards, there are 150 cavalrymen and 2,000 war horses. Is that too much?"

"150 cavalrymen, what about archers? What about infantrymen? Can't we ride horses if we're not cavalrymen?"

Su Dingfang's eyes swept over everyone.

"I tell you, in the future, not only cavalry, archers, and infantry, but also this general's requirement is that everyone can fight on horseback!

Subsequently, the corresponding training in the military camp will keep up, and everyone must be able to ride a horse. Two thousand war horses means two horses for each person. Such a huge investment is made in the guards. If anyone does not live up to the expectations, don't blame me for being rude."

"Why, do you all want to raise pigs? Be a cook?"

"There are no cowards in the guards."

"If one leaves, another will take his place. If ten leave, ten will take their place." Su Dingfang said: "In the guards, there is money, food, food and drink. Even for future training, the pigsty has been built. If you don't show some results in training, can you eat this meal and this meat?"

Su Dingfang's face was serious, and his words were merciless.

Everyone in the tent bowed their heads and said nothing.

Such treatment is better than what they would have imagined in the original military camp.

They are well fed and have meat to eat.

"For the current thousand people, except for those who patrol the camp on weekdays, deal with emergencies, and serve as scouts in two villages and three districts, the rest will go to build granaries first, then equipment warehouses, and then stables. When these three places are completed, we will proceed with the next plan." Su Dingfang made the final conclusion.

"Yes." Everyone bowed and responded.

Li Fu, on the other hand, was sorting out the affairs of the mansion with Li Shao at home.

Xiao Tao came to the study.

"My dear, someone has come to the construction site of the new house." Xiao Tao said.

"Well? Let him come over here." Li Fu said.

Someone has come to the construction site?

Not long after, Xiao Tao led people to the yard.

Li Fu walked out of the study and saw the person in the corridor outside the study.

Two people came, carrying a black, square brick-like thing.

"Is this a floor tile?" Li Fu asked.

He had seen this thing when he was in the palace.

He didn't expect it to be so thick.

It took two strong men to tie it tightly with straw ropes and carry it over.

The thickness of this floor tile looked to be about one foot.

Li Fu went forward to measure it, and it was really about the same. It was estimated to be about 20 centimeters.

"Your Highness, this is the floor tile to be used in the house. Yan Shaojiang asked us to carry it over for you to take a look." The craftsman said, "If you have no other requirements for the floor tile, then the house will start laying it."

Li Fu touched it with his hand. The surface of the floor tile was very smooth, like baby skin. The material did not look like it was polished from stone.

"What is this floor tile made of?" Li Fu asked curiously.

"Your Highness, this is the floor tile to be used in the house. Yan Shaojiang asked us to carry it over for you to take a look." The craftsman said, "If you have no other requirements for the floor tile, then the house will start laying it."

Li Fu touched it with his hand. The surface of the floor tile was very smooth, like baby skin. The material did not look like it was polished from stone.

"What is this floor tile made of?" Li Fu asked curiously.

"This is made of fired earth." The craftsman answered.

"Fired earth?" Li Fu was surprised for a moment, and reached out to knock on the floor tile, which made a crisp golden sound.

"Yes, Your Highness, this brick is made of loess below nine feet. It was prepared when you wanted to build a house two years ago."

"So early?"

"Yes, because the loess below nine feet needs to be dried for a long time after being dug out to remove the earthiness, and then it is knocked into powder, mixed with water into mud, and impurities are filtered out. After that, the craftsmen need to step on it repeatedly to make the soil fine, tight and silky, so that it can be sticky without loosening, powdery without sand, and wait for it to be stepped on and compacted, and then the excess mud is cut off with a wire, and the surface of the brick is rolled flat, so that the brick is considered to be completed. "

"After the brick is made, it needs to be placed in a place without sunlight, wrapped with oilcloth and straw, and dried in the shade for eight months. "

"During this period, it cannot be exposed to moisture and sunlight. There will be a lot of wear and tear during production, which is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive. Therefore, Yan Shaojiang ordered that these floor tiles be prepared and produced two years ago, otherwise the construction period may not be in time."

Li Fu wanted to build the new house quickly.

Yan Lide took on this job and naturally did not dare to delay. He was busy every day from morning till night, making full use of all the processes and all the time. At the beginning of the construction of the house, all the materials were accurately calculated, and what could be caught up and what could not be caught up, and what could not be caught up was all prepared from the beginning.

Instead of making floor tiles now or purchasing them when the house is almost built and the floor tiles are about to be laid.

Besides, how can the purchased floor tiles be as high-quality as this brick and stone?

"Can't catch up with the construction period? Can't make it in a year? ”

Is this brick so difficult to make?

No wonder it takes more than ten years or even decades to build a proper house or a palace.

It took two generations of emperors to complete the Daming Palace.

After all, it is where the emperor lives and works, so it is much more sophisticated than his palace.