With 30,000 shi of food and grass, Li Danghu and Wei Qing were replaced by Sima and Qidu. The two happily took people to the military camp, and Chang Shi's Mansion instantly became deserted. Huo Jin was very unhappy because Li Danghu sent Li Danghu to the barracks.
Gan was also taken away, leaving only him and Shi Bao. They followed Su Ren all day long, constantly shouting that he wanted to go to the military camp, even if he became a corps commander.
Su Ren kicked Hawking in the butt: "Get out! Just stay there, I have something for you to do!"
Shi Bao quickly grabbed Hawking and chuckled: "Brother, don't worry. Since the teacher said it, it must be a big deal. Let's be patient for two days. Then there will be plenty of opportunities to make contributions."
Huo Jin glared at Shi Bao: "You know what the hell, what can happen in half a year? If you stay in this miserable place all day, you might as well go back to Chang'an or Shu County."
"Then go back, go back quickly, and stop hanging around in front of me!"
Seeing that Su Ren was a little angry, Shi Bao forcefully pulled Huo Jin out. Gongsun He laughed and said: "Just for a Sima and a Cavalry to fight like this, I have never seen the world. I think back then, I was in Chang'an
…”
"Okay! Why have you started talking nonsense in your mouth recently? These are all curse words. If Ping Quhou hears them, I won't break your legs!"
Gongsun He smiled and said, "Aren't you in Chang'an?"
Su Ren scratched his head. He was speechless to these three people. Each of them had an angry mouth, and they were all shameless. In order to avoid them, Su Ren took Huang Shisan and several guards with him that afternoon.
He went to Shaping, where he wanted to live for a while, working as a supervisor and hiding in peace.
The efficiency of Zhufu Yan is still within Su Ren's tolerance. On the originally bare sand, the shadow of the big city can already be seen. The ground has been cleared, and the foundations of the city walls are also being excavated. Piles of materials are piled up in a haphazard manner.
Within a square area of ten miles, the civilians worked very hard. The four corners of the city wall have the deepest foundations and have been built with stones as high as a person.
Seeing a large group of civilians shouting slogans while struggling to drag the ropes binding the boulders, and transporting the heavy stones to the city wall bit by bit, Su Ren frowned: "Can't we just make a few gantry cranes? It's not far away.
It’s just a forest, you can use local materials and you can make it very quickly. Even if you don’t have a gantry crane, wouldn’t it be easier to make a pulley block?”
The master's father lowered his head: "Gantry crane? Pulley block? These, these subordinates have never seen them before!"
"Stupid!" Su Ren snorted coldly: "Have you ever seen a catapult? Lengthening the arm and making a big catapult is faster than building a mountain of earth and moving the stones up bit by bit!"
The master's father saw that Su Ren was angry and did not dare to speak. The several craftsmen behind him looked at each other with bitter looks on their faces. The catapult was not a sophisticated technology. As early as the Warring States Period, the Chu State
People used this thing to cause heavy losses to the 200,000 Qin army, and even allowed Li Guang's ancestor Li Xin to defeat the city father. That battle established the status of the catapult.
But with the demise of the Chu State and the prevalence of the Qin State's Tiger Tigers, the Han people once again forgot about this cumbersome guy. If Su Ren hadn't seen the hard work of the civilians moving stones to build the city wall, I'm afraid he would have had to wait until Liu Ye of the Three Kingdoms came up with the Thunderbolt Chariot before he could let people throw stones.
Things like cars are seeing the light of day again.
Su Ren broke off a branch and squatted on the ground. Using sand as paper and wood as pen, Su Ren drew catapults and gantry cranes while explaining the production methods to his father Yan and the craftsmen.
"These things are very simple. Let's talk about the projection vehicle first. It is a lever, a beam, and a vertical tree. If you feel that the vertical tree is unstable, make a support. Bound stones on one side of the beam, and find someone to pull it on the other side. Pull this side.
Then the stones can be sent up the city wall. The top of the catapult must be able to move left and right, so that it can be placed on the edge of the city wall. The stones sent up can be placed wherever you want."
"There is also a gantry crane, which is a huge wooden door frame with wheels at the four corners that can move forward and backward. The beam above does not move. One or two wheels are made to fix it up and down. It can slide back and forth on the beam. A set of pulleys are suspended below. The pulleys are
Each wooden wheel is wrapped with a rope. The strength of one more pulley will be reduced. Of course, the speed of ascent will also be reduced. If there are too many pulleys, one person can send a huge stone to the top of the city."
Several craftsmen looked at it dumbfounded. When Su Ren finished speaking, they all admired him, especially the carpenter, who bowed to him. The master's father Yan was also surprised. He admitted that Su Ren had some abilities, but he didn't expect that in Qi
He has such high attainments in scheming.
Su Ren looked around: "Do you understand? When making this thing, it must be matched with the city wall. If the city wall is high, it should be made larger. If it is a short wall, it should be made smaller. Who has any questions?"
Several craftsmen all shook their heads. Although they didn't understand the principle, they could still make something simple. Su Ren threw away the branch in his hand and stood up: "It's no problem, just do it now. I will see the results in three days.
If you have any problems along the way, feel free to come to me. We are building a city and there are many places to use these things. Try to make it as strong as possible. If a big stone hits it and it cannot bear it, something will happen!"
"promise!"
After dismissing the craftsmen, Su Ren let out a sigh of relief and walked north along the edge of the construction site. Since the morning, Su Ren had been wandering around the construction site and had a meal on the construction site at noon. He saw something wrong, or what he thought was wrong.
If he doesn't think it's consistent, he will give some guidance. Sometimes the master father Yan thinks that what Su Ren said is right, and sometimes he thinks that what Su Ren said is wrong. But what happened just now was an eye-opener for him. He has a lot to ask, but Su Ren doesn't know.
The meaning of the words can only be kept in the stomach.
Further ahead is the north wall of the new city, which is almost adjacent to the seaside. You can already see the rough sea in the distance. There is also a small construction site there, with not many people and the construction area is not large. More than a dozen buildings have been built.
The wooden houses that were built are particularly eye-catching because the houses are very strange. They are different from the houses owned by the Han Dynasty. If it were not for the triangular roofs, these houses would be almost like square boxes.
"Where are the docks and piers?"
"Exactly, according to Chang Shi's instructions, all supplies will be given priority here. In another half month, the houses on the shore will be built, and then people will be arranged to build the dock. This is a bay with low wind and waves, so it is most suitable for a dock."
Su Ren nodded: "How are you looking for the shipbuilding craftsmen?"
"We have found some, but they can only build small fishing boats, and are not very good at building boats and the like! I have sent people to look around. If there are any suitable ones, please try to invite them."
"You don't want a big boat. It's top-heavy and the only way to get into the sea is to capsize. Tomorrow you call the best boatmen to my place. I want to discuss with them how to build a sea-going boat."
"promise!"
Su Ren stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the dock for a long time and unwilling to leave: "If you want to go to sea, you have to build sea-going ships. The ships we have now can sail on big rivers and rivers without any problem. The sea is not big rivers or big rivers. The place is extremely dangerous and dangerous.
The wind has three-foot waves, and if there is a storm or something like that, even the strongest ship may capsize."
"Has Changshi ever been to the sea?"
Su Ren shook his head: "I have never been there, but I have seen the power of the sea. We are too small in front of the sea."
Su Ren fell into deep contemplation, and his father-in-law did not speak again. After blowing the sea breeze for a long time, Su Ren reluctantly walked back. The construction site was busy, and under the stimulation of money, the simple Han people
, working hard. A gust of wind blew up a puff of smoke and dust, and everyone quickly turned around and covered their mouths and noses with their clothes to avoid the blown gravel.
"Why is there so much dust? Can't you sprinkle some water on the ground?"
The master's father Yan said quickly: "Forgive me, Chang Shi, there is a lot of sand and little soil here, and there are not many trees. The nearest river is the Yongjiang River, which is more than ten miles away from here. Thousands of people on the construction site have water, and we send people every day."
After it was transported, there was really no extra water to sprinkle on the sand."
"How can this work? People will live here in the future, let alone the moat. If the draft cannot be solved, how can people live there? Why send people to dig it out!"
"What to dig?"
"Well! Why dig? Dig a river from the Yongjiang River. The reason why this place is full of gravel is because of the lack of water. Everything in the east of the river is lacking except for water. Why is it so dry here? The first few times I came here, it was so dry.
I felt like something was wrong, but now I think about it! Digging a river, whether it goes through the city or around the city, must have water. With this river, it will not only solve the problem of draft, but also have a population in the future, and it can also irrigate the nearby fertile fields, making a lot of profits.
Things must be done.”
"Yes! Although it is only more than ten miles away from the Yongjiang River, it is still a big project. In that case, our city will have to be delayed. The history of the city is clear, the people are limited, and the subordinates are really unable to do what they want."
"Even if it's delayed, we still have to dig!" Su Ren looked at the construction site: "Except for the four watchtowers and docks that are being built, everyone else has to put down what they are doing to dig. People can't live without water. It's not a big problem to go without food for a day.
, If you don’t drink water for three days, you will die! That’s it. Let’s dig a main river first, and we’ll talk about the other tributaries later.”
"promise!"
On this day, the master's father was exhausted by Su Renxin's jumping thoughts, so he had to call everyone all night to discuss and adjust the focus of work. Su Ren also participated in the meeting of the master's father. He didn't say a word and sat down.
In the corner, he watched his father-in-law working hard. When the show was over, Su Ren patted his father-in-law on the shoulder, smiled and nodded: "When I return to Chang'an, come with me. I'll bury you here!"
Huo Jin and Shi Bao chased them to Shaping, and Huo Jin pestered Su Ren to ask him to go to the military camp. Su Ren was annoyed and pointed at the dock under construction and said to the two people: "The ocean is wider than the land. I want to go to the sea."
Turn, how about you two accompany me?"
"Why go to the sea?" Hawking asked doubtfully: "The land is already big enough, why not ride a horse? Go to the sea to drink water and feed the fish?"
"I'm going! I'm going!" Shi Bao excitedly raised his riding whip.
Su Ren glared at Hawking: "You're worthless!" He turned to Shi Bao and said: "Starting tomorrow, you two will go find those fishermen nearby and practice your navy!" (To be continued)
