Li Liang replied politely, and then looked back: "May I ask the temple minister, is the head of the family here?"
"Of course he is! But he made a three-part agreement with me not to see Li Chengzhi and never show up, so I am helpless..."
Liu Fang was not vague at all. She stroked her beard and smiled, "I haven't seen you for a long time. I think the general must miss you very much. Why don't you comfort Huaide? It's such a weather, and the mountains are high and the roads are far away. It's still a thousand miles away. It will take a whole day."
Being bored in the car is not a long-term solution. It is better to get out of the car to get some air and catch up with old friends..."
Listening to it this way, it sounds like Li Shixian doesn't want to show up, let alone meet Li Liang and other retainers?
With a thought in his mind, Li Liang felt blessed: Is it because the head of the family was forced to have no choice but to promise something to the court?
He must also know that everyone in the West Sea now looks up to Lang Jun. Even though he still has great respect for the family leader, if the family leader's orders are contrary to Lang Jun's orders, he will definitely not obey them.
To avoid embarrassment and embarrassment to the servants, simply stay out of sight and out of mind. It won’t be too late to worry about it after you meet your husband.
Of course, there are also family heads who are cautious about past mistakes and are afraid of repeating the same mistakes and being plotted by the court, so they walk on thin ice and are afraid of ruining the master's plan.
It seems that I can’t see it anymore...
Li Liang sighed with regret, stretched out his hand and pointed towards the city gate, "Everyone, please!"
As Liu Fang walked inside, he explained: "General, don't be surprised. I just had a whim. Seeing farmers plowing fields outside the city, I wanted to go into the city to see the people's livelihood..."
"The Minister's words are serious. It is because he is concerned about the world and has the people in his mind that the Minister is like this. I can't ask for more..."
Hearing this sentence, Yang Shu sighed in his heart.
If he were an ordinary person, he would definitely sneer: This is too easy to say. Even if you are a leading general, one person is below you and tens of thousands of people are above you. What does the people of Li have to do with you? What can you ask for and cannot ask for?
But in Li Chengzhi's case, not only did he not dare to make sarcastic remarks, but he also wanted to express his admiration.
In a daze, Yang Shu subconsciously thought of four or five years ago.
At that time, Li Chengzhi's spiritual intelligence had just begun to develop, and he had already shown his differences: he was very tolerant to the common people, caring for the lonely and lonely, but he was quite critical of the noble families.
Although we haven't seen much of him over the years, his character has not changed even a little, and there are many signs of him changing.
Last year, Li Shao was the chief envoy, and he served as his deputy to visit Xihai for the second time. Although Li Shao only stayed for half a day, he stayed in Xihai for many days.
Although I am just taking a quick look at the flowers, I can tell by looking at a leaf that it is late autumn: the people in the West Sea live and work in peace and contentment, have enough food and clothing, and even the orphans and widowers have something to rely on.
However, the gentry clan has plummeted, and they were all forcibly divided into households and reduced to commoners.
It can be said that nowadays Xihai avoids "aristocratic families", and "family members" are like snakes and scorpions. Anyone who dares to claim to be from a famous family will spend his whole life wasted.
What's more, regardless of whether they are local officials or generals in the army, most of them attach importance to the common people and despise the gentry. It takes ten times the effort to choose a clear-minded commoner, even to teach him his duties from scratch.
I don't want to use more sons from the gentry.
This point made Yang Shu extremely criticized: although there were occasional bad apples, such as the An Ding Hu family, who colluded with the monks and officials, exploited them in every possible way, and then forced the monks and people to rebel. But most of the aristocratic families were dedicated to helping the people and saving the world, and they could show compassion to all the people in the world.
You can't knock down all the nobles with one stick, right?
It's ridiculous that Liu Fang only knows one but not the other. He only thinks that Li Chengzhi loves the people like a son, and there must be something worthwhile about him, so he wants to take a look at one and two.
When he knows Li Chengzhi's ruthlessness that day, will he still be as emotional as he is today?
Thinking secretly in his heart, Yang Shu followed Liu Fang, Yuan Yuan and others into the city gate.
When we got to the city, we realized that it was extremely busy. There were lots of cars, noisy people, and a constant flow of people.
Most of them are young and strong. Although they are wearing linen shirts, they are all tall and strong. Most of them are in groups of three or five, or in teams of eight or nine. They all have their own rules whether they are walking or driving. You can tell they are soldiers at a glance.
There are also common people, some men and women, some old and some weak. If you look closely, they seem to be carrying earth and stones to the city.
Is this to... build the city?
When Li Chengzhi defeated Yuan Ji three years ago, many parts of the Qingshui city wall were blown apart, and one side collapsed by dozens of feet. After that, the rebellion was put down, and the new county magistrate repeatedly wrote letters asking for help from the county and state. But everywhere in Qinzhou
They are all in ruins waiting for new things. They resisted Rouran again, and then Gao Zhao raised troops. The court was unable to survive. How could it care about a small clear water?
The county magistrate had no choice but to strive for self-improvement. During the slack period, he recruited some people and repaired some with earth, stone and dead wood. When Li Liang's army entered Longxi and reached Qingshui City, the newly built city wall was less than one foot high.
You can't just behave like the imperial court, right?
So after entering Qingshui City, Li Liang started to repair it.
Naturally, it was not so lively before, so he hired the people in the city to prepare materials. After the truce, some manpower was freed up. Li Liang specially sent a guard of infantry to be responsible for repairing the city.
There was a chance that peace would not work out, and war would start again one day, so Li Liang was racing against time. Just like today, even though it stopped outside the city, it didn't stop inside the city, and he was still in full swing.
Liu Fang and others took a closer look and saw that most of the soldiers used white materials. Although they were filled with hemp bags, they easily became dusty. All the soldiers were wearing veils, and they were still looking dusty.
Minzhuang transported loess, fine sand, gravel, etc.
Under the city wall, white mud mixed together can be seen everywhere. Looking forward, the soldiers have already demolished the place that the county magistrate had repaired before, rebuilt the foundation with big stones, and then spread white mud on the stone foundation.
Yang Shu was surprised: "What is it for?"
Li Liang pondered for a moment and replied with three words: "Sanhe Tu!"
The concept of basic three-combination soil took shape a long time ago. That is, loess or red soil is steamed, mixed with river sand, and then mixed with glutinous rice juice to make a paste. Then it is beaten repeatedly until it is semi-dry, and then used
Ram the wall.
Nowadays, most cities are built using this method. If you want to know whether it is strong or not, you will know by looking at the ruins of Tongwan City 1,500 years later.
Although the Sanhe soil made of lime is not much harder than the rammed soil made from glutinous rice and steamed soil, it is more convenient, faster and less expensive.
Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan is full of loess, which is extremely sticky. River sand and gravel can also be found everywhere, wherever there is a river. The only thing that requires some effort is to burn the quicklime, but compared with glutinous rice and soil
If you get up, you will save countless times.
What's more, there is no need to mix the juice, beat, and brew it dry. You only need to mix it according to the proportion, add water and stir until it is half dry.
The reason why Li Liang dared to speak out is because Xihai has been widely used in civilian fields and is an open secret. Therefore, there is no need to hide it.
Yuan Yuan squinted his eyes and hugged Li Liang: "General, can you allow Yuan to come closer and take a look?"
Li Liang smiled slightly: "Wei Qing is free!"
Yuan Yuan was not polite and walked forward.
Although the soldiers under the city didn't know who this person was, seeing that Li Liang was accompanying him, they knew he was a big shot.
The general, who seemed to be the leader of the team, shouted, and the soldiers and civilians dispersed to both sides like a tide, making way for Yuan Yuan.
Yuan Yuan was very curious. He touched the left side and looked at the right side. At what time was it, he heard him whisper: "Lime?"
Seeing Liu Fang and Yang Shu looking at each other, Li Liang smiled slightly: "Wei Qing has good eyesight!"
What kind of eyesight does this require? Isn't it possible for anyone to recognize this thing at a glance?
Yang Shu secretly cursed, holding up the skirt of his robe and moving forward. Liu Fang was a little more reserved, and besides, his purpose was not that, he was just watching from a distance with some curiosity.
During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, lime was used in construction, but at that time it was only quicklime, and the coating was just for coating the surface to make it beautiful and smooth. It is like putting putty on cement walls in later generations.
By the Western Han Dynasty, slaked lime already existed, but it was used as paint and putty, and it also had another use: as a gelling agent.
Just like the cement used in later generations to build brick walls.
It was not until the Ming Dynasty that lime was used to make Sanhe soil, replacing steamed soil and glutinous rice.
That's why Yuan Yuan and Yang Shu are so strange.
The two of them had close friendships with Li Chengzhi, and Yuan Yuan was almost Li Chengzhi's brother-in-law, so he knew him very well: Li Chengzhi liked this kind of weird but miraculous things the most.
The fire kang and the furnace were like this, and the methods for smelting iron and forging armor were also like this. There were also rockets, thunder weapons, and artillery that made the Hu and Wei troops flee when they heard the sound.
So the two of them looked at it very carefully, touching here and picking there from time to time.
However, the more they looked at it, the more horrified they became.
Regardless of whether it is wet or dry, it is no different from rammed earth made from glutinous rice. Yuan Yuan even took out his knife and slashed the dry wall, but it only left a shallow mark.
It is so strong that it is no worse than a rammed earth city wall.
But the question is, how simple is this thing?
Ramming the earth requires not only steaming the loess and mixing it with rice juice, but also beating it repeatedly from the time it becomes a paste. It can take as little as one or two days and as many as three to five days to achieve the best stickiness before it can be used for city building.
And this thing is just to mix lime, fine sand and gravel on the spot, then mix it with water to make wet soil, and then directly penetrate it into the wooden mold.
At most, they can just make the strong man tamp it with a stone mallet, then roll it with a stone two or three times, and then leave it alone.
I asked the team leader and he said that it only needs to be dried for three to two days, and when it is half dry, the second layer can be built.
This is not only ten times easier?
Yang Shu stared at it for a long time, and then asked abruptly: "Such a magical technique is not inferior to Li's armor-forging technique, and it is more convenient. General, I am not afraid that we will learn it."
, annoyed Li Chengzhi, and later punished the general?"
Li Liang laughed loudly and said: "This thing is just more convenient. It is used to build cities. It is not much harder than rammed earth. As far as we are concerned in Xihai, no matter how high or strong the city is, it is only a few cannons. Lang Jun
Why bother?"
This was the truth, and there was no trace of pride on Li Liang's face, but it still made Yang Shu feel aggrieved.
He laughed coldly: "I wonder how generous the general is? Even so, why don't you also tell us the secret recipe of gunpowder and the art of artillery?"
"There is nothing wrong with it, but not at this time!"
Li Liang was still smiling, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes, "When I, the King of the West Sea, conquer the Central Plains in the south and restore all the Han Dynasty, if the governor is still alive, I will definitely ask for orders from Lang, and the governor's wish for today will be fulfilled...
"
Hearing this sentence, Yuan Yuan's face changed.
Liu Fang was even more dissatisfied and glared at Yang Shu coldly.
I came here to seek peace, and even if Yang Shu didn't want to be humble, he wouldn't insist on speaking out.
And since it was known that Li Liang was Li Chengzhi's confidant and it was too late to win over Li Liang, why bother having a rift with him?
After giving Yang Shu a wink, Liu Fang smiled warmly and said, "Yanrong has always been like this, I hope the general won't mind it!"
Li Liang smiled and bowed: "It's also my fault that Mr. Li has no clue what he said. The minister's words are serious!"
Seeing that his expression remained normal and he seemed to have no grudges, Yuan Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Yang Shu had been in the prefectures and counties for a long time and had not led an army for many years. Moreover, because of the lack of information, he only knew one thing but not the other.
All the armies on the south road have flags with Li characters, so even Cui Yanbo doesn't know who the commander is. I saw Li Liang in Qingshui City today, and seeing how urgently the city was built, how could Yuan Yuan not guess who the South Army in the West Sea was?
The coach must be Li Liang. He must be guarding against Cui Yanbo who is only more than 300 miles away?
Moreover, both Li Feng, who had deployed his troops at Langshan, and Huangfu Rang, who was facing Xingluan across the river, had stopped moving more than a month ago, focusing only on intimidation. Only Longxi advanced by leaps and bounds, one county in a few days, and one in ten days.
A state is as powerful as a broken bamboo.
Therefore, Yuan Yuan concluded that Li Chengzhi was just pretending to attack the east and attacking the west, using Li Feng and Huangfu to contain Yuan Yao and Xing Luan and make them use rat weapons. The ultimate goal was to make Li Liang occupy the land of Longxi.
Otherwise, why would the ground be turned so flat?
Dare to be so unscrupulous and blatant, it is clear that Cui Yanbo and the 70,000 Wei army were not taken seriously. However, Li Liang is not a frivolous person, but is extremely stable, so he must have someone to rely on.
Now that we know that there are nearly 100,000 enemy troops crossing the river, 20,000 at Langshan, and 20,000 at Bogulu, what about the remaining 60,000?
Not surprisingly, it is near Qingshui. It also shows that in Li Chengzhi's heart, he is honest and serious?
Li Chengzhi is so exquisite, how can he treat such a confidant as a slave?
Whether it is peace or war, there must be some discussion with him. If Li Liang holds a grudge and cuts off Yang Shu's words today, there is no guarantee that Li Chengzhi will not be unhappy.
I'm afraid it will be twice as difficult to negotiate peace again...
Thinking of this, Yuan Yuan felt even more melancholy.
Yang Shu is the same person as Li Shenjun. He has always been arrogant, unruly, and unruly. Otherwise, this official would not have become smaller and smaller.
When he meets Li Chengzhi, he might be like Cai Cai again, insisting on speaking out. What should he do if he is self-defeating?
It's better not to use him...
Thinking secretly, Yuan Yuan glanced at Yang Shu again. He could only see him looking left and right, without the slightest understanding or regret.
Seeing that his beard was stroking and his face was full of wrinkles, Yuan Yuan thought: Could it be that he has lived like a dog at this age? How can he be like a child and always have to compete with others?
The Empress Dowager had already told him several times after entering Beijing. After entering Tongguan, Liu Fang even made a special trip to visit Yang Bo (the head of the Yang family, the eldest brother of Yang Shu) who was lying in bed. Yang Bo made the request, but Yang Shu agreed personally.