On the second day after the city's general cleaning, Tangzhen also escorted a portion of grain, silver and other supplies, along with 300 regiment soldiers and more than 50 households who first settled in Mulingguan, mainly various people.
The craftsmen arrived at Mulingguan.
At this time, Shang Yi began to carry out on-the-spot divisions in Guanli. He dug small ditches on the ground to divide the four large urban areas, and piled up ropes, wooden sticks and other materials to clear out residential areas one by one.
After Tang Zhen led the team to arrive, various craftsmen immediately began to invest in the construction of Muling Pass.
The first thing to do is to build the road. Although it is not possible to pave all the main roads with bluestone yet, some work such as soil paving, compaction, and edge trimming will be carried out according to the road areas demarcated by Shang Yi. This way,
Divide all four areas of the city.
Then some temporary shacks were built in the northwest and northeast districts, and the residents in the southeast and southwest were moved out first. At the same time, at the divided address in the southwest district, a cave-burning field was built by Yi Jingxian to burn green tiles.
and red bricks. According to Shang Yi’s idea, in the future, houses in Muling Pass will be made of brick and wood structures, which are not only strong and durable, but also fireproof. Even if the enemy invades the pass, they can rely on the buildings in the city to
Fight street fights with the enemy.
In some time-travel novels that Shang Yi has read, many of them talk about the protagonist inventing the technique of burning red bricks to build a house after traveling through time. In fact, in ancient China, the brick-burning technology had been mature before the Warring States Period, but at that time, because of the Zhou Dynasty,
Both the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty prided themselves on the virtue of fire, and red also became the royal family's special color. Therefore, red bricks could not be used among the people. They had to be burned into red bricks and then added some processes to turn them into green bricks before they could be used. But now
In the Ming Dynasty, yellow was a banned color, so this problem did not exist.
The firing process of red bricks is actually very simple. It can be roughly divided into raw clay making, mature clay making, blank making, shade drying, firing, etc. In this era, it has been widely used and the standard of each brick is two.
It is one foot wide, one foot high, and half a foot thick. It only uses clay without organic matter as the raw material, and the red bricks are very strong and durable. However, Shang Yi taught the craftsmen to make the red bricks according to the appearance of later generations.
The hollow shape can save materials on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can be heated inside and outside at the same time when drying and firing, making bricks faster, and the effect is better in terms of warmth retention and sound insulation.
With red bricks, cement is naturally indispensable, which has always been a necessary skill for time-travelers. The material of cement is not complicated, just lime and clay, but generally speaking, the required amount of time is needed to bake Portland cement.
It can only be made by heating at a temperature above 1450 degrees Celsius. Obviously, the current firing level in Muling City cannot meet this requirement. Therefore, Shang Yi used a production method called "artificial pozzolana cement".
This method is also very simple and does not require any complicated equipment processes. Simply put, it is to crush the fired bricks or pottery into powder. You can also directly calcine the lime and clay in the kiln and then grind them.
Just crush it and then add water to mix it. The process of this kind of cement substitute is very simple, and the calcination temperature is 600-800 degrees Celsius. Its performance is roughly the same as that of fired Portland cement. During the Anti-Japanese War in later generations, it was widely used
The infrastructure construction in the southwestern rear area can even produce concrete with low strength requirements. However, due to the current lack of steel bars, Shang Yi can only temporarily give up the idea of making reinforced concrete.
After the first batch of red bricks were fired, the first batch of materials promised to Shang Yi by Meng Honggong, the prefect of Qingzhou, was also delivered, accompanied by more than 60 craftsmen, mainly plasterers and carpenters.
After Shang Yi met with the craftsmen, they negotiated the wages at a price of fifty taels of silver a month. This price was nearly twice as high as the wages these craftsmen earned in Qingzhou Prefecture. Therefore, the craftsmen were very happy and started working immediately.
start.
At this time, the prototypes of the four main roads in the city had emerged, and Shang Yi ordered people to clean up the playground. And the craftsmen also began to build the first building in Mulingguan, in accordance with the principle that everything should be public first and then private.
, Shang Yi naturally ranked his Qianzong Yamen at the top.
There are thirty-two plasterers in total, the leader of whom is Shi Zheng, who is forty-six years old this year. He has been doing plastering projects for more than 20 years and has built many houses. Originally, he was interested in working in Mulingguan.
He was full of confidence, but after listening to Shang Yi's instructions, he was stunned for a while and was speechless, because in the past, when building walls and building houses, loess was mixed with lime and water for bonding. The most exquisite thing was just
Plaster with glutinous rice juice added, and this kind of artificial pozzolanic cement was something he had never heard of, and he couldn't help but think about it. Is it possible to use red brick powder without adding water to bond the bricks?
But with Shang Yi's guarantee, Shi Zheng finally led people to try to build a wall. After it was completely dry, they found that it was very strong, no worse than other plasters. It also opened the eyes of the stone craftsmen.
It turns out that there is still a way to make plaster, and this skill is so useful. Others also admired Shang Yi, who actually knew this.
With the availability of red bricks and cement, the construction of Muling City officially entered its peak period, and the plasterers immediately began to get busy. In order to bake more red bricks as quickly as possible, because some of the cement was made by crushing red bricks,
Two brick-burning caves were added to the city, and the brick-burning craftsmen were divided into two shifts, working day and night. Every day, a large amount of thick black smoke would be spewed into the sky.
Every time Shang Yi saw the smoke, he couldn't help but show an intoxicated expression. In this era, it finally looks like the industrial era. Although the real industrial revolution will not begin until a hundred years later. In later generations, people will
What I hate is a scene that symbolizes backwardness and pollution, but at this time, it is now a symbol of modern civilization.
Trees were put up on each side of the wall, and other residents also began to work hard. The men pulled large and small carts every day to use clay, lime, bricks and other building materials, while the women and children cooked and delivered meals at home.
, and at other times they helped smash red bricks, lime clay, and make cement. Everyone was very motivated. On the one hand, Shang Yi provided them with white rice for three meals a day. After eating, they naturally became more motivated.
And there is a bright future ahead of us.
Ten days later, the main structure of Qianzong Yamen was also completed, and the entire Yamen building was at its first scale. And there were not so many people needed for construction here. Only five or six people were left to plaster the interior and exterior walls.
Painting and some detailed modifications are enough. At this time, carpenters also came in and started to install beams and make doors and windows. According to Shang Yi's idea, the Yamen lobby in the front is only one floor, while his house in the back is a three-story building.
However, because there are no steel bars in the building, prefabricated panels and prefabricated stairs cannot be made now. These can only be replaced by wood. The wood-concrete structure is also a common practice in this era. However, the entire house is getting closer to completion day by day.
Next, Shi Zheng transferred most of the masons to the construction of other houses, followed by barracks and various craftsman workshops. Red brick walls gradually began to be developed in the city.
During this period, the materials Meng Honggong promised to give to Shang Yi were gradually delivered. Food and wood were urgent supplies. The wood was immediately delivered to the temporary processing workshop, and the grain and grass were also delivered to the unified kitchen. Only
The pig iron was not needed for the time being, so it was put into storage first. Moreover, Meng Honggong found more than fifty craftsmen for Shang Yi, and almost half of the craftsmen from Qingzhou Prefecture were sent. At the same time, he also introduced several businessmen.
Everyone was surprised after entering the city. They had all been to Muling Pass before and knew that it was dirty, shabby and old. But this time they came back and found that Muling Pass had changed a lot, although it was still the same.
It's old and worn, but we can't say it's dirty anymore. It can even be said that, except for the inevitable construction waste produced due to construction, it has become much cleaner. There are also many cleaners on the street - in fact, they all throw away garbage.
And the residents who were punished. And judging from the current regulations and construction, the prototype of a new city has been vaguely visible.
Shang Yi warmly received several merchants in the temporary tent. The merchants who came here have been operating in Qingzhou Prefecture for many years, and their credentials and family backgrounds are very likely. The commodities they deal in are grain, cloth, pig iron,
Necessities such as wood and livestock for construction, manufacture, and daily life.
After bargaining with everyone, Shang Yi and several businessmen also reached an agreement one by one. Considering that the Qing army will invade Shandong after December and will not leave until May, a large amount of supplies will need to be stored. Therefore, the businessmen
Yi bought five thousand kilograms of grain, five thousand kilograms of pig iron, three thousand bolts of cotton cloth, two thousand kilograms of cotton, one thousand five hundred kilograms of charcoal, three hundred kilograms of saltpeter, three hundred kilograms of sulfur, five hundred pieces of wood, and five hundred pieces of raw materials in one go.
cowhide. In addition, we purchased 50 cattle, 200 pigs, and seeds for wheat, sweet potatoes, corn and other crops. A total of more than 32,000 taels of silver were spent. Almost all the existing silver was used.
Four percent.
This was because Meng Honggong had greeted these businessmen in advance. They really didn't ask for a high price, otherwise they might have spent five to sixty thousand taels of silver.
However, because of the large amount of purchases this time, several merchants were able to make a lot of money, so they were very satisfied. At the same time, two merchants were also very satisfied after understanding Shang Yi's overall plan for Muling Pass.
I was interested and immediately expressed my intention to buy two households and prepare to start a auxiliary business here after Guancheng is settled.
Mulinguan Pass is not only a strategic location in Shandong, but also a major transportation gateway connecting the north and south of Shandong. Once a good environment is formed, the circulation of goods will be very frequent. These two businessmen are also very discerning and plan to go there.
When Mulinguan was still under construction, I bought it when the price of auxiliary households fell.
However, this was what Shang Yi had expected. Traffic arteries have been areas with frequent commercial activities since ancient times. The fact that two businessmen were willing to set up shop in the city showed that his prediction was correct, so he rejected their requests.
, the household assistants in Guanli who are famous only rent and do not buy. They are welcome to open a shop in the city. The rent can be discounted, but the tax is additional.
Hearing this, the businessmen all had a dark look on their faces, why is this Mr. Qian even darker than himself?