Chapter VIII

This is a brand new mine!

Wang Chongfeng Hou, who has great influence in Beijing, coupled with his huge financial resources and his influence in Beijing, wanting to have a brand new mine is a breeze.

Walking into the mine from the outside, it was suddenly dark, and when Wang Chong opened his eyes again, he finally saw the scene in front of him:

A pile of white lime, and brown clay, like a heap of hills, filled the cave. Just a short distance from these clay piles and lime piles, a sink that drains from the mountains passes through.

Not far from the sink, there are forty or fifty kings standing in the pool, and it looks like a very experienced plasterer.

"See Hou Ye!"

When I saw Wang Chong coming in, all the plasterers bent down and bowed respectfully. The manner was very respectful.

"No need to be polite!"

Wang Chong waved his hand and said, while walking into the hole. The cave is very spacious, although not as bright as the outside, but it is definitely not dark. In addition, all the structures, such as the sink, the vents, everything is arranged very reasonably and properly.

"Not bad!"

Wang Chong's eyes swept across all directions and nodded slightly. Although everything was built according to his meaning, even he himself arrived here for the first time.

"The order is passed down, and the troops are doubled and guarded! In addition, tell us that we have a cooperative family, so that they can also send masters to guard the periphery."

Wang Chong opened the middle.

Just like when the Uzi steel was cast in the mine of the Wei Wei family, at that time, no one would have thought that the mine would cast the most famous Uzi steel weapon in the world.

And only a thousand of the Uzi steel weapons that have been formed have already shinen in the battle of the southwest, attracting the attention of all the people of the world.

The mine in front of you, although looking ordinary, but only Wang Chong knows that the future it will be born, I am afraid that Uz steel weapons are more important than Datang.

Because Wang Chong is going to be "cast" in this ordinary mine, it will be the future that will inevitably change the entire Middle Earth and change the entire Tang Dynasty - "cement"!

Once, Wang Chong constantly thought about a problem. The greatest advantage of the Middle Kingdom, the Tang Empire, or the Shenzhou land of the entire Han nationality is, no doubt, it should be a land of great resources.

So what is its biggest drawback?

Although I don't want to admit it, the answer that Wang Chong finally got is also the same.

Everything has a double-faced nature, and it has a huge population, huge resources, huge material resources, and strong resilience.

But in the same way, the vastness of the land means that its huge population, resources, and material resources require an extremely long time to transfer successfully.

"The warriors and horses have not moved, the grain and grass first," "three months of war, three years of preparation", reflected behind this is a major flaw that is costly.

In the Battle of Southwest China, Datang Kong had such a huge force. So many imperial ambassadors, when Daqin Ruozan and Huoshu returned to Tibet and led more than 200,000 iron riders to the east, Datang actually could not adjust a little. Force support.

Although it is said that there are reasons for the foreign countries to contain the foreign countries, and more importantly, it is still a huge country, and it is not easy to move. Various transportation and support are extremely time-consuming.

Even Wang Chong, in the elite of Datang, is already a preparation for this war, but it took more than a month to swing south and day and night.

However, those opponents of Datang, whether it is Mengshe or Wuszang, do not have such problems at all. Ge Luofeng prepared this war and had absolutely no reserves for three years.

When Daqin Ruzan and Huoshu belonged to Tibet, they decided to leave the plateau. When they went to the east, they were only a short time. From the next decision to the real battle, there is absolutely no need for a time!

Let's go a little further, the northeast side, the secluded land boundary, even if you have Zhang Shouqi, the famous general, the general, the sergeant, the veteran, the martial arts, in the face of a Goguryeo empire that ruled by Su Wen, it is difficult to launch too high intensity. The war.

Yuan Gai Suwen does not have to prepare three years of grain, there is something in one place, and other places support at any time. Although it takes some time, it does not take a few months.

In contrast, the An Dong Du Hu, can only rely on the power of a government to deal with an empire!

Although the strength of Datang is flourishing, it is inconvenient to move due to the vast territory. It has always been in a passive position in the battles with various foreign countries. The transshipment of food and the distant roads make it difficult for the empire to do its best to deal with its opponents.

Dealing with Meng She’s, it’s the same as dealing with Ust’s, dealing with things like this, and dealing with Goguryeo. It’s the same in the future against the distant food empire...

To solve the Middle-earth Shenzhou, the millennium predicament of each dynasty must have its vast and far-reaching traffic problems, and "cement" is the way Wang Chong thinks to solve this world problem.

A smooth, open and flat road can save time more than a rugged mountain road; it can more quickly transfer the strength of Datang from one place to another; it can more easily carry out the various channels of Datang. The grain in Fuzhou and Zhoujun is transported to the capital, and then transported to other battlefields where it is needed.

If you have a very convenient road system, you can turn Datang from a very bloated fat man into a fast-moving brawny, and more able to control the surrounding foreign countries.

This point is any martial arts, and no martial arts can be reached and replaced.

Budo is only a personal bravery, but strategy is the whole picture. No matter in any era, the overall situation at the strategic level is irreplaceable!

The martial art is only a dozen enemies, hundreds of enemies, thousands of enemies, and thousands of enemies, but the strategic overall situation is 100,000 enemies, millions of enemies, and even affects thousands of years, which is irreplaceable by anything. .

What Wang Chong wants to do is to build a huge road system, change the "big land" of this powerful empire, let its material transfer and force support speed be several times higher than before, let all its enemies be shocked, change the Central Plains Dynasty. Dealing with neighboring countries can only produce "one punch" defects!

"What did I say, how was the modulation?"

Wang Chong turned and asked.

"Returning to the son, according to the instructions of the son, I have already made these plasterers have made it.... The specific son will know it."

Zhao Jingdian said that Wang Chong was introduced into the mine, a hole that is not easy to see at the hole. Inside the hole, there was a mess, and the ground was piled with piles of tiny "small mounds", and the colors of each pile looked subtly different.

Wang Chong’s eyes passed over the ground not far from the “small mound”, where piles of hardened “mud” piled up.

"Gongzi, according to your instructions, I have let the plasterer blend lime and clay in different proportions to make a variety of different 'mud', but the effect is always unsatisfactory, and the public will know."

Zhao Jingdian said.

Although I don’t understand that Wang Chong is a younger brother of the family and a younger brother of the Tang Dynasty, he is valued by the Holy Emperor and clearly has more important things to deal with, but he must pay such attention to this insignificant “mud”, even I dug a mine hole outside the city, especially for myself to deal with, but Zhao Jingdian knows well, Wang Chong has never been targeted, these seemingly inconspicuous "mud" must be extremely important for Wang Chong, and it is likely to be related Some important plans in the future.

Therefore, despite being transferred to this small mine, Zhao Jingdian is also conscientious, and he has no duty to complain.

Wang Chong did not speak, walked over, leaned down, and the detective grabbed a handful of hardened "mud". Soon, a pile of finely broken powder leaked from the finger joints. Seeing this scene, Wang Chong's brow suddenly wrinkled.

Such a shredded smash, so crisp, let alone bear the weight of the carriage, I am afraid that even the individual stepping on it will smash. This kind of "cement" of quality can not be built into the road he wants, and it is even more impossible to complete the plan to transform the empire and shorten the transportation and support time.

Wang Chong was silent for a while, and went on two steps forward. He went to the second pile of hardened "mud" and reached out to find another hand. This time, the situation is much better. I want to compare it with the first. The pile of hardened "mud" and the second pile of hardened "mud" have a lot of hardness, but they are still not enough. When they are broken, Wang Chong does not even use any helium.

All the way, the third pile, the fourth pile, the fifth pile... These hardened muds have different problems in each pile, some are too brittle, some are too scattered, but no matter what, basically all and Wang Chong The difference is much different.

“I have let these experienced plasterers try different proportions, increase the amount of lime, increase the amount of clay, or change the amount of water. A total of hundreds of trials have been tried, but in the end it has not been found. Easy. The hardness of these things is too bad, for up to two days, it will soon crack, bursting out a lot of broken ends, just like the son now sees."

The voice of Zhao Jingdian came from the ear.

Wang Chong was silent. The development of "cement" was much harder than he imagined. Although the materials needed for "cement" are not too rare in this era, they can be developed theoretically, but it is easy to say. Difficulties in implementation, the actual implementation is far from easy.

"...However, although most of the mud is useless, these experienced plasterers have found the best ratio of lime and clay during this time, which is the biggest gain during this time."

Just when Wang Chong was in a low mood and fell into meditation, Zhao Jingdian’s voice suddenly came from his ear. Upon hearing this sentence, Wang Chong's eyes lit up, his spirits violently, and he turned his head fiercely, looking at Zhao Jingdian behind him.

"Where is the pile of mud you said?"

Wang Chong stood up and asked.

Zhao Jingdian glanced, but soon recovered, extending a finger to point to a pile of hardened "mud" not far away. Wang Chong walked quickly, leaned over, and probed. This time, the hardness of the "mud" was much better than the previous ones. Although it was still relatively brittle, it did not meet the requirements of Wang Chong, but it already had Less improvement.