A day passed in a flash, and Wen Boya, Shen Kuo, Lu Ban, and Zhang Heng came to the Beast Palace. Within a day, they studied the dungeon drawings given to them by Emperor Chu.
In the end, all the officials of the Academy of Sciences agreed to build the underground city. In the imperial study, Emperor Chu ordered Fang Xuanling, Jiang Shang, and Wen Boya to advance the construction of the urn city and the underground city and start groundbreaking as quickly as possible.
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However, Fang Xuanling looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak. Emperor Chu looked at her intently and asked:
"Xuanling, when did you look so worried? But what's the problem with the construction of Wengcheng?"
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Fang Xuanling looked sad and smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, yesterday I studied the materials and techniques required for the construction of the Wengcheng, and found that in order to complete the construction of the Wengcheng, the current craftsmanship of Wuchu craftsmen cannot be completed at all."
"The barbican city is extremely high. Coupled with the construction of the fortress, the current craftsmanship of the city cannot be completed. If it survives the wind and snow for a long time, the city will definitely have safety risks."
Fang Xuanling's words were very tactful, but Emperor Chu still heard the underlying meaning behind his words. It was obvious that the current technology and rammed earth technology used by the Chu State to build cities could not meet the requirements for the construction of the urn city.
Emperor Chu only thought of letting Fang Xuanling and others build the city, but he ignored that the construction industry in the War Continent was not developed, and even the most common concrete was not available. The construction of the city relied entirely on the stacking of stones and the use of rammed earth.
The main construction of cities in War Continent is earth walls. To build an earth wall, you need to pile earth on the base of the wall. The earth is loose and soft. In this way, the earth is like loose sand and cannot become lumps or walls. So when doing it
The soil needs to be wetted with water, and wooden boards or wooden rafters are used on both sides of the wall as plywood to retain the soil. The soil is then rammed to make it firm, and two people lift and ram the soil. This is called rammed soil.
The construction of city walls on the War Continent was mainly made of earth, and the rammed earth walls were also constructed using the rammed earth building method.
There is also a part of the city wall made of bricks. To make a brick city wall, you only need to lay a layer of bricks on the inner and outer surfaces of the city wall. Brick construction is the first step. After the earth wall is completed, bricks must be laid immediately, so that both the inside and outside are close to the earth wall.
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Emperor Chu looked at the method of building city walls in the War Continent in the system. This method was similar to that of the Han Dynasty in history. The development of handicraft industry was slow, and even the level of brick making was relatively backward.
It is recorded in the system that by the Ming Dynasty, the national power was strong, the economy and handicraft industry developed rapidly, and brick-making technology quickly reached a certain level. As a result, the brick-burning industry developed greatly, so a large number of brick city walls were built across the country, that is, inside and outside.
The use of green bricks for construction led to the rapid development of brick city walls in the Ming Dynasty.
When laying bricks, the wall has side legs, that is, the surface of the brick wall slopes inwards from bottom to top, so the bricks are laid out and cut into the wall layer by layer.
The top of the brick city wall, the crenels, and the gun holes are all made of bricks, which are complete and the workmanship is very regular. Others such as the horse paths and steps are also made of bricks, which are very neat. The city walls are built with bricks, making the city wall reach
Very solid condition.
Over time, it can prevent rain. The brick wall never collapses in any place. It is as solid as a rock. The brick city wall is very beautiful. Regarding the foundation of the brick city wall, stones must be used as the foundation, so that the wall foundation is more waterproof.
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Think about this.
Emperor Chu reviewed the brick-burning technology in the system and decided to write it down and submit it to the Ministry of Industry. Then he expropriated all the brick kilns that made inferior adobe bricks in several cities near Beast Emperor City.
Let the Ministry of Works send people to reopen the kiln to bake bricks for building the city. In addition, the Emperor of Chu prepared to hand over the method of refining glutinous rice mortar to the Ministry of Works.
Unofficial history records that when Zhu Yuanzhang was building the city wall, he received funding from Shen Wansan, the richest man in the Ming Dynasty, so this special cement was relatively expensive.
With glutinous rice as the main ingredient, which is amylopectin, after boiling the glutinous rice into porridge, its viscosity is very strong. Then pour this stuff into lime mortar, and mix the glutinous rice soup with standard mortar to create a super-strength porridge. "Glutinous rice mortar". Glutinous rice mortar is the best existing material for repairing ancient buildings. The Great Wall has survived for thousands of years thanks to this building material.
Emperor Chu firmly believed that with the emergence of bricks and glutinous rice mortar, and Fang Xuanling's personal supervision, the Ministry of Works would be able to complete the construction of the Wengcheng.
"Xuanling, I have a solution for this matter. I will leave it to you tomorrow. Don't worry about this matter anymore. Please hurry up and let the people in the city return. Otherwise, the craftsmen will not be able to build the city."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will take care of it now!"
Jun Wu joked that Emperor Chu had already solved the problem of city construction. Fang Xuanling's worries were relieved. The top priority now was to speed up the recall of the people.
The war in Beast Imperial City has ended for two days, but there is no sign of the people returning. People who want to leave are still worried about being baptized by the flames of war again.
For this reason, Fang Xuanling could only pass on Zhao Wen's instructions for building the Beast Imperial City to the scouts. The expansion of the city was also the political center of the Chu State. Ordinary people were still afraid of the devastation of war, but big families, great families, chambers of commerce and other forces, They can enter the political center city immediately, and they will never hesitate at all.
After Fang Xuanling left the imperial study, Wen Boya, Shen Kuo and others discussed the construction of the underground city with Emperor Chu, and hurried down to prepare without stopping too much.
At this moment, Jiang Shang appeared outside the royal study, glanced at the leaving ministers, and quickly entered the palace.
"Ziya is here, but we have found out the reason why the War King's army entered Chu."
"Back to Your Majesty, I am still investigating. During the battle at the Beast Imperial City, no enemy soldiers from the King's Army were left alive in the city. It will take some time to find out why the enemy troops came to the city."
"Well!"
"I was too reckless!"
Emperor Chu recalled that day in the Beast Emperor's City, when he ordered all the enemy soldiers of the War King's Legion to be killed. To this day, when he thinks about it carefully, he was indeed a little angry.
"Your Majesty, no clues have been found when the enemy troops entered Chu, but news came from Xuantian County. Generals Yue Fei, Ran Min, Xiang Yu, and Qin Qiong acted according to the plan and started a war between Long Tang and Da Qin."
"I believe that soon the Great Han and the Great Khan will also be involved. This is a God-given opportunity. As long as the war between the four countries starts, it will be a life and death competition. No matter who wins, it will be a good thing for Wu Chu!"
Jiang Shang's excited voice sounded, and Emperor Chu's eyes flashed, and he chuckled and said: "Yue Fei, Ran Min, and King Xiang really did not disappoint me. They used fake tricks to stir up war between the two countries. Seriously, It’s unexpected.”
"Everything is ready now. All we need is the east wind. In half a month, we may be able to launch our army to attack the Heaven-Devouring Empire."
Emperor Chu had not been in such a good mood for a long time. After Jiang Shang left the imperial study, he got up and walked towards Ningxiang Palace. He calculated the time and Han Bingluo should wake up today, so he decided to go and have a look.
In addition, Emperor Chu decided to spend the next period of time with the girls in the harem, as well as Chu Chen and Chu Yan. Together with Han Zhiyun, Chu Xiao and Chu Xuan, who were left for him not long before Han Bingluo, unknowingly
Emperor Chu was already the father of four children.
After passing through the long corridor, Emperor Chu was about to walk towards Ningxiang Palace when a beautiful figure appeared in his sight. Emperor Chu looked suspicious, got up and followed closely. (To be continued)