Two thousand healthy soldiers were recruited, and Yang Peng asked them to report next month. This month, Yang Peng will seize the time to build soldier barracks. Yang Peng plans to let eight soldiers live in a room, so he will build 250 barracks.
Building so many houses in one month required a large number of construction workers. Yang Peng almost recruited all the masons and carpenters near Yingzhou and Cangzhou.
When he learned that the building Yang Peng wanted to build was a barracks for soldiers, Tao Youmao, the head mason, was very surprised and asked in amazement: "Master Guan, you actually want to build such a big barracks? How many soldiers will it accommodate?" Tao Youmao was a thin man.
He is a middle-aged man with two long mustaches on his lips. When he talks, his two beards twitch, which is very funny.
Although the number of soldiers hired is not a secret, Yang Peng is not willing to let too many people know. At least when facing the Khitan army or bandits in the future, he cannot let the enemy know his details clearly. After looking at Tao Youmao, Yang Peng said
"Don't ask any more questions, just organize the manpower to build it!" Tao Youmao agreed repeatedly, but then sighed: "The sergeants of the master in charge of the team are more than the defense of Cangzhou City! It's chaos, it's really chaos!
Yang Peng glared at Tao Youmao and cursed: "Don't go out and talk nonsense. If you do, I will cut out your tongue!"
Hearing the official's scolding, the craftsman shrank his head and said with a smile: "Guan Ye, how can I say nonsense? I'm really surprised. I just said a few words to myself. I will never say anything outside!"
After thinking about it, Tao Youmao said again: "Master, you are so courageous. You have raised so many soldiers. You will definitely achieve great success in war in the future! Become the general staff, no, be a general!"
Yang Peng has experienced many things in the past few months. He felt that he could not survive without an official position in the Song Dynasty, but he was looking forward to becoming a high official. He smiled and replied: "Then I'll ask you for good luck!" Tao Youmao looked at Yang.
Seeing that Yang Peng's face was not unhappy, Peng asked again: "Why isn't the official's barracks built in the city? Isn't it safe to defend it when the Khitans come in the future?"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "This area to the north of Zhuangzi will be built into a city in the future. I want to build a city with a circumference of five thousand steps, with walls covered with bricks and four gates!" The craftsman was stunned and murmured.
He murmured: "The official is so ambitious. The official wants to build a city as big as Cangzhou City!" Yang Peng nodded proudly and said: "That's it. In a few months you will
I can see this new city!”
"As expected of the head of the Yang family! He built a county out of thin air!" Tao Youmao sighed with emotion, and suddenly became a little anxious. He rolled his eyes and knelt down in front of Yang Peng with a thud, prostrate on the ground.
He said flatteringly: "My lord, you have to give me some of the work of building the city wall and covering it with bricks. I have more than two hundred craftsmen under me who are waiting every day for the work to start and earn a living!"
Yang Peng said seriously: "It depends on the quality of the barracks you build. If the barracks are of good quality, I will give you the work of building the city wall!" Tao Youmao kowtowed on the ground and said: "Don't worry, sir, we will definitely be twelve
Pay attention and make these barracks well!" Now that he was ready to start building the city wall and use cementitious materials on a large scale, Yang Peng was about to start making cement.
Sanhe soil was used to bond masonry in the Song Dynasty. It is recorded in a book: "To build tombs and reservoirs, divide the ash into river sand, divide the loess into two parts, and mix it with glutinous rice and sheep peach vine juice... It is called
"Sanhe soil". This kind of Sanhe soil requires glutinous rice, which is very expensive, which directly led to the high cost of ancient Chinese civil engineering projects. And compared with cement, the quality of this kind of Sanhe soil is far inferior.
When Yang Peng builds a life-saving city wall, of course he must use the best materials. Yang Peng chooses to produce Portland cement, which is the best cement in the early stage. It is simple to produce, strong and durable. The cost of Portland cement is higher than
Sanhe soil is much lower, but the effect is even better than Sanhe soil. Cement is not only used to build city walls, but with the expansion of Yang Peng's career, the amount of civil engineering projects everywhere will not be small in the future, and this kind of cement will be used everywhere.
Limestone and clay are required to bake Portland cement. After firing, a small amount of gypsum is added as a retarder. Limestone and clay are extremely cheap and easy to obtain. Yang Peng found a Cangzhou miner and ordered 100,000 kilograms of limestone and clay.
Thirty thousand kilograms of clay cost only a few dozen taels of silver. Gypsum was also mined in the Song Dynasty and was used as a medicinal material. It was not very expensive. Yang Peng found a big medicine shop in Cangzhou City and bargained for three cents.
Order a thousand pounds of gypsum at the price of one pound.
Cement production pays attention to two grinding and one burning. Before calcining, the limestone and clay must be ground into powder. They are calcined at a high temperature of 1,300 degrees in a vertical kiln. After calcining, the cement obtained must be ground into powder again. Yang Peng is at Hope Village
Several factory buildings were built outside the south gate, with walls surrounding them, and were used as factories for the production of Portland cement. There were thirty large stone mills in the factory, pulled by donkeys, specifically used to grind materials and finished products. Li Zhi also used
Three taels of silver a month hired four lime craftsmen who made quicklime, and asked them to set up a vertical kiln in the factory to bake cement. Yang Peng piled up the old cement kiln and built it from scratch. Yang Peng felt that the cement kiln in front of him was still the same.
not good enough.
Yang Peng directed the craftsmen to grind the materials into powder, mix the limestone in a ratio of three to one, and send it to the vertical kiln for calcination. The vertical kiln gradually heated up, and after calcination at the highest temperature for three hours, the flames were turned off, and cooked pieces in the shape of large and small stones were obtained.
Yang Peng asked the limemakers to pour the clinker onto a stone mill and grind it into powder, and then added some gypsum as a retarder.
The four limemakers followed Yang Peng's instructions and got the first batch of test products. Yang Peng took it and tried it: mix cement powder with water to make a paste, and apply it on the brick to bond another brick. Wait for the cement to dry.
Finally, Li Zhi grabbed a brick and lifted the two bricks. The second brick could still stick to the first brick at first, but after a slight shake, the second brick fell off. The first furnace cement experiment failed
, unqualified.
Yang Peng was a little annoyed. He thought about it and checked the formula of Portland cement in his memory again. After confirming that it was correct, Yang Peng felt that the temperature of the vertical cellar might not be enough. Yang Peng walked to the vertical cellar that was two people high.
, looked back and forth, turned to the most experienced craftsman and said: "Boss Liang, the temperature is not enough now, can the temperature of your cellar be increased?" As an industrial designer, Yang Peng understands Portland cement.
The recipe, but there is no research on the vertical kiln of burned lime, so he can only rely on the craftsmen of this era. After saying this, Li Zhi looked at Boss Liang a little nervously.
Boss Liang replied respectfully: "My lord, we can still improve, but the vertical cellar needs to be renovated." Yang Peng was happy, patted Boss Liang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Then let's renovate it quickly! Hurry up.
Time!" Those lime craftsmen were also experienced at controlling the vertical cellar. It took them three days to modify the vertical cellar and raise the temperature.
Yang Peng took two more bricks to try. This time, no matter how Yang Peng shook them, the second brick stuck firmly to the first brick. Yang Peng took a knife to cut the joint between the two bricks and found that the
The hardened cement is as hard as stone. When the steel knife is cut hard, sparks will fly out, leaving only a small hole in the cement. Such strength is enough to make a city wall.
When several craftsmen saw the effect of cement, they were all very surprised. The most powerful adhesive they had ever seen was Sanhetu. Where had they seen such a hard adhesive as cement? Four craftsmen gathered around the two pieces and glued them together.
After looking at the bricks together for a long time, I pulled and knocked them, but I couldn't separate the two bricks. Finally, Mr. Feng walked up to Yang Peng, shaking his head, and said: "The official's method is too powerful. This cement is used to build the city wall."
It’s so impregnable!”
After making cement, Yang Peng was very happy and said loudly: "The four of you have made cement. For your merits, each of you will be awarded five taels of silver." Five taels of silver is enough for a family of three to spend two or three months.
The four craftsmen were used to living a hard life. They were very grateful for the three taels of silver they received from Yang Peng's work for a month. At this time, Yang Peng rewarded them with silver, which immediately made the four craftsmen beam with joy.
"Where did we make it? They were all made according to the instructions of the adults!" "Your Majesty is so generous, thank you very much!" "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yang Peng smiled and listened to the craftsman's thanks, and said: "But you can
The formula of this cement cannot be leaked! Once someone leaks the secret, military law will be dealt with!" The four craftsmen quickly answered: "I know!" "We know it!"
After experimentally making cement, Yang Peng began mass production. He hired twelve more limestone workers and erected three new vertical kilns under the guidance of Mr. Liang. All four vertical kilns soon began mass production.
Cement. One vertical kiln can produce three furnaces of cement per day, with each furnace producing 200 kilograms. Four vertical kilns can produce 2,400 kilograms of cement per day.
This cement is enough to supply the civil engineering projects in Hope Village. Any extra can be sold on the market. After the cement is produced, the masons in Hope Village get this new cementing material immediately. Yang Peng takes the finished cement
It was given to the masons who were building the barracks to replace the three-piece earth.
However, these masons who were accustomed to using Sanhe soil were not very accepting of Yang Peng's cement. Tao Youmao, the head mason, looked at the cement sent by Yang Peng, blew his mustache with some disdain, and said to the craftsmen around him
: "Master Guan Dui is joking with us! I have been a mason all my life, and I have never heard of anything better than Sanhe soil! The only thing I have heard of is that rich officials and gentry in the south added brown sugar to their houses when they built their houses.
Among Sanhe soil, the effect is slightly better than Sanhe soil, but the cost is higher. The 'cement' sent by the management team seems to be very cheap at first glance, how can it be comparable to Sanhe soil?"
Hearing Tao Youmao's complaints, the masons nearby also discussed: "Yes, there is glutinous rice in Sanhe soil. How can other materials be more useful than Sanhe soil?" "Master Guan team is not fooled by lard and wants to cut corners."
Can you save some money?" "It's really possible. Is the leader of the team out of money?" For a while, the masons were talking about Yang Peng's view of money. Yang Peng challenged the world view of these masons, and these masons put Yang
Peng has damaged it from beginning to end, but he still doesn't want to believe that cement is better than Sanhe soil.
A middle-aged mason walked up to Tao Youmao and said worriedly: "Mr. Potter, a few days ago you said that the management team had money and wanted to use us to build the city wall. Now the management team has even resorted to cutting corners to build a barracks.
I'm afraid we don't have the money to build the city wall!" Shaking his head, the middle-aged mason continued: "We have been working so hard on building this barracks these days and using so much materials, just because we want to take over the job of building the city wall and covering it with bricks. Now look.
Come on, it’s all fantasy!”
Hearing the discussion of his men, Tao Youmao pondered for a moment, waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's try the effect of this cement first, and then we'll see if it's useless!" After hearing Tao Youmao's words, the middle-aged mason said loudly: "What are you trying, Tao
Carpenter, this cement is so dark that it doesn’t work at first glance!” Tao Youmao blew his beard and said loudly: “I said try it, so I’ll try it. We’ll talk about it after we try it!”
After hearing Tao Youmao's words, everyone stopped complaining and started trying out the dark cement. According to the boy who delivered the cement, the masons mixed cement and sand in a ratio of one to five, and then brought in well water.
Pour on top of the cement and sand mixture and stir evenly with a shovel.
The black powdery cement turned into a sticky paste when stirred. Seeing this scene, the onlookers were amazed. "It has turned into something like cement!"
It’s interesting!” “Don’t tell me, although it’s definitely not as good as Sanhe soil, it might actually be a little sticky!”
"Master, the management team is cutting corners and cutting corners. It's not all random." Tao Youmao was also surprised when he saw the changes in the cement. He asked people to use the cement as an adhesive and build it in the dug foundation hole.
A four-foot-high wall was built. The masons were all veterans, and the cement was now as sticky as the three-foot-high clay before it solidified. A few masons built the wall very quickly. In less than half an hour, a wall was four feet long and four feet long.
The foot-high brick wall was built. After the wall was built, everyone buried the foundation part of the brick wall with soil and waited for the cement to dry.
When the sun set, the cement gradually dried, and everyone gathered back at Tao Youmao's place. Seeing that the guys were all back, Tao Youmao said, "Okay, it's time to do it anyway! Let's give him a try!"
Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up to see how Tao Youmao was going to try the cement. Tao Youmao pointed at the middle-aged mason and said, "Kick him a few times!"
The middle-aged mason shouted "Okay", then rolled up his sleeves and took three steps back. He yelled, rushed forward and kicked the wall. When everyone saw that the middle-aged mason kicked so hard,
They were all afraid that the wall would fall down and hit them, so they all grinned and took a step back.
"Ah!!" But they didn't see the brick wall fall, but they heard the middle-aged bricklayer let out a scream, and then saw him jumping up with his feet in his arms in front of the motionless brick wall. "
My feet! Damn it, Tao Youmao, you made me kick this wall to kill me! My feet were broken by kicking them!" Seeing the appearance of the middle-aged mason, everyone was shocked, and they were all stunned.
Stunned, I looked at the cement wall again.
The cement from the team leader is still of some use, it's not that inferior. At least this cement can withstand the impact of a small area, and it's not something that can make holes every time. Tao Youmao looked at the middle-aged mason who sounded like a butchering pig,
He blew his moustache, pointed at another young mason and said, "Come here and bump against this wall!"
The fact that it can't be broken by kicking means that the cement is still very hard after it dries. But if someone hits it with blunt force, it's another question whether the cement can be supported by blunt force. The young mason rubbed his hands and stood.
He walked to the wall, took a few steps, and suddenly bumped his shoulder into the cement brick wall. The onlookers, the masons, saw this and stepped back, all secretly thinking that the broken wall should fall down now.
But to everyone's surprise, the young mason's arm hurt from the collision, but the cement brick wall remained as motionless as a pillar in the sky, without shaking. Everyone was silent now. After a long time, there was only one mason.
Said: "Straight mother-in-law, the cement made by the team leader is really as good as Sanhe soil!" Everyone stood there as if they had just woken up from a dream, looked at each other for a few times, and heard someone say again; "But the boy who delivered the cement just now said
This cement is much cheaper than Sanhe soil!”
Hearing this, all the masons felt ashamed. I have been using Sanhe clay for my whole life, but I didn’t know that there is such a cheap and easy-to-use adhesive in the world. I dare to believe that my whole life as a mason has been in vain.
Would it be nice to ask the management team leader to sacrifice this cement?
Everyone was still unconvinced, so someone shouted: "If one person can't knock him down, two people will try to hit him together!" After hearing this, everyone agreed, and two people came out and walked towards the wall together.
They bumped into each other. The first time they bumped into each other, the brick wall did not shake. The second time they bumped into each other, the brick wall still did not shake. When they bumped into each other for the third time, they were dizzy and dizzy.
The wall still stood there, motionless.
The onlookers fell into silence. What is this? This is probably stronger than Sanhe soil! Such a cheap black cement, mixed with sand, is actually stronger and more reliable than the expensive Sanhe soil.
.Where did such a thing come from? It’s really unheard of. With this thing, my decades of experience in making Sanhe soil are all in vain!
Even the mature and prudent Tao Youmao looked embarrassed at this time. It took a long time before someone said, "Master Guan Dui is worthy of being the head of the Yang family. He used to make salt, and now he has made such a magical cement!"
After everyone was silent for a long time, Tao Youmao walked out. He walked into the house and took out a kitchen knife. He walked to the brick wall and used the kitchen knife to chop at the air-dried cement in the cracks of the bricks.
He didn't believe it. Could it be that even a kitchen knife couldn't cut through the cement? But the next scene left him speechless: he only heard a "clang" sound, and the kitchen knife that hit the cement was violently shaken away.
A spark came out when the cement was struck. And when the knife was struck, it only made a small hole in the cement that had dried in the cracks between the bricks.
This cement is so strong, it’s like a stone! You know, even the triple soil with brown sugar added cannot withstand the chop of a sword! When everyone saw this scene, they were all convinced. For these days,
For the masons who use Sanhe soil to build walls, the cement seems to show them the magic of magic.
Tao Youmao threw the knife to the ground and sighed: "You bastard, I've been making three-combination soil all my life, and it's completely white. This is the first time I've seen this thing! This stuff is ten times better than three-component soil!" In mid-September,
, the soldiers’ barracks were all repaired, and the beds and bedding were ready. On September 15th, two thousand soldiers from the Frontier Selection Regiment reported to the Hope Village Barracks. Zhang Xiang divided the two thousand people into four camps, each with
Each battalion has 500 men; each battalion has four companies, each company has 125 men; each company has four platoons, each platoon has 31 men.
The most important thing in the army is military merit, ability and qualifications. Now that they have never fought in a battle and cannot show their military exploits and abilities, they can only focus on qualifications first. Now that two thousand new people have been recruited, Yang Peng's original more than seventy soldiers have become officers.
, assigned to each platoon as platoon leader. After these soldiers settled down in Hope Village, the first thing the platoon leader asked them to do was to take a bath with soap in the bathhouse to wash off the lice and dirt on their bodies. The second thing
The first thing is to go to the canteen to have a hearty meal with meat and vegetables, and enjoy the excellent treatment of the soldiers in the forward selection camp. The third thing is to go to bed early and have a good sleep to prepare for the gathering the next morning.
At noon the next morning, the genius was bright, and the assembly horn of the forward selection camp had sounded. The soldiers got up from their beds, and under the leadership of the platoon leader, gathered in the small square outside the south gate of Hope Village. Outside the south gate of Hope Village
, many civilians from military households were already standing to watch the excitement. Beside the small earthen platform in front of the soldiers, Yang Peng and Zhang Xiang were riding on horses in official robes, waiting for the assembled soldiers.
After all the soldiers had gathered, Yang Peng jumped off his horse and walked onto the small platform. Yang Peng stood on the small platform and looked around, only to see a mass of black heads. Thinking that these people were his soldiers from now on, he would press the button.
He charged into battle under his own command, and Yang Peng couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart.
It may be a blessing to come to this era. Have you ever mastered such power? Yang Peng stood on the stage and shouted loudly: "Athletes, today is your first day at Hope Village. Starting from today
, you are my Yang Peng’s soldiers, be my Yang Peng’s soldiers!”
"You are all heroes. You have passed the strict physical examination and interview, and only then can you stand here and get three taels of silver a month. An army composed of heroes like you must be a strong army! Since it is a strong army
, you must understand the meaning of forming an army!" After finally squeezing into Yang Peng's soldiers, Yang Peng's two thousand new soldiers were very obedient to the order. They stood below and listened to Yang Peng's words with open ears. No one made any noise.
noisy.
Yang Peng said loudly: "We are a new army. We are a new army that is different from other armies of the Song Dynasty! We formed an army to defend our homeland! We fought to defend our homeland! Now, Hope Zhuang
It is the home of the Frontier Selection Group, and the various factories and workshops we have here are the fruits of our home. If anyone covets them, you must repel the enemy!"
"Without our homes, without the factories and workshops here, our new army will become a tree without soil, and I will give you no monthly money!" "In the future, if bandits and Khitan dogs are cruel and destroy our homes
, we will fight the bandits and move the capital! If the Khitan dogs enter the country and covet the land of the Song Dynasty and want to occupy our home, we will fight the Khitan dogs!" "Every drop of blood we shed in the future will be shed for our homeland."
Yang Peng waved his fist and asked loudly: "Do you understand?" The two thousand soldiers below responded loudly:
"Understood!" "We understand!" Yang Peng waved his hand and said loudly: "The first thing the selection camp did was to build a new city wall to protect Hope Village. Each platoon leader led the team to the designated location and began to build
wall!"
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.