Some of the ministers were curious, while others had doubts. For a moment, everyone's eyes stayed on Xu Xiake.
But he was calm and calm, and the ancient well was calm. He spoke slowly, obviously confident, and said: "Your Majesty, I have studied the documents, ancient books and geographical maps of various countries all night long."
"The common points have been marked, so that we can be sure that the road is smooth. At the same time, according to Wei Chen's latest topography of Chu State, Wei Chen has also marked the roads that generally need to be changed."
"As long as we use all the documents, topographic maps, and Chu country's topography, we can draw road maps in various places without leaving the capital. It only needs to be completed in the government office of the Ministry of Industry, and the period will definitely not exceed one month."
"Once road construction begins, some necessary changes can be made according to the location. This will be simple, convenient and effective, and can help the road construction be completed as soon as possible."
Xu Xiake said in an orderly manner. It was obvious that there was nothing strange about his method. Yang Feng had also thought of such a method, but he never proposed it. He just had an idea in his mind.
Sometimes, taking action is more convincing than blindly imagining. Seeing Xu Xiake placing the marked documents and geographical maps in front of Emperor Chu, Yang Feng's cheeks were filled with gloom. If this method can be passed, he will
It will make him appear mediocre.
The Emperor of Chu picked up the documents and geographical maps on the wooden table in front of him and browsed them through, and then handed them to Jiang Shang, Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang, and Liu Bowen, asking them to see if the method proposed by Xu Xiake was feasible.
Hearing his words, I didn't feel bright at all, but when I saw his annotations and the geographical annals of Chu State written by me, all the ministers looked at him with admiration.
He is really specialized in the art. Xu Xiake's geographical annals of Chu State are simply too detailed. Even the winding trails in the barren mountains and ridges were recorded and described by him.
If you don't go there in person, you will never be able to discover the existence of the trail. The entire Chu country's topography is very convincing. Even without the perfection of other documents and topography maps, this topography map can completely depict the road map.
Master!
Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Xu Xiake not only read thousands of books, but also traveled thousands of miles. The geographical records of Chu State written by him can be regarded as absolutely authoritative.
"What do you guys think? Xu Aiqing proposed to complete the painting in one month. I don't know if it's feasible!"
"Your Majesty, leave this matter to Mr. Xu. The deadline is one month. It should be foolproof!"
Jiang Shang's firm voice rang out, and Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bowen and others on both sides spoke in agreement. Yang Feng was surprised and horrified, and quickly stepped forward to take the geography of Chu State handed to him by Fang Xuanling.
"Yang Qing, since all the ministers think that Xu Aiqing's method is feasible, this matter will still be completed by the two of you. The deadline is one month. After the end, I will give you a lot of rewards."
Yang Feng held the Chu Kingdom's will tightly in his hands, bowed and saluted, and said in a panicked voice: "I obey my orders and live up to my emperor's grace."
Emperor Chu and other adults all believed that Xu Xiake's method was feasible. Yang Feng's expression was calm, he stepped forward with a smile and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Xu for your support in the coming days."
"Your Majesty, if the painting can be completed in one month, then we must prepare for the mining of stone now. Such a huge siege will consume the most serious stone."
After hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Emperor Chu raised his hand to signal Yang Feng and Xu Xiake, who sat down and then said: "There is no need to quarry stone. I have never planned to use stone for this road construction."
"Your Majesty, how can we build this road without using stones?"
The voice of doubt rang out, and it was not just one person. All the ministers in Nuange looked suspicious. Building roads without using stones was not considered construction at all.
Emperor Chu knew that in ancient times, it was not that road transportation was ignored, but that it was attached great importance to. If the roads were impassable, centralized rule would not be achieved.
The same is true on the War Continent. Road transportation is very important. Road construction has always been done with gravel, rammed earth and stone.
For example, the long streets in Chang'an City are made of bluestone slabs. These stones are all used inside the city, and most of them are rammed earth and gravel outside the city.
If we continue to use these things to build roads, it will be meaningless. The road construction project is huge and wastes people and money. If we want to build it, we must benefit all generations. There will be no need for any large-scale construction for at least thirty or fifty years.
"My dear friends, don't worry. I have sent people to look for new materials. I believe there will be news soon."
"New Materials?"
"Your Majesty wants to use other materials instead of stone, but currently there is no material that is harder than rock."
Yang Feng sounded doubtful. Although he believed that mining stone was the most effective way, he felt that there was little hope for new materials. If they really existed, they would have been used by others long ago.
"Your Majesty, the craftsmen from the Academy of Sciences are here and are waiting outside the palace!"
"Okay, let him in!"
Emperor Chu had previously asked Xiao Guizi to send people to the Academy of Sciences and ask them to send a piece of used petroleum residue to the palace. He wanted to see if it was what he expected.
Before the Chinese New Year, Emperor Chu went to the Academy of Sciences to reward his ministers. He was fortunate enough to see a mountain of petroleum residues piled up in a corner of the Academy of Sciences campus. When he decided to build roads, his first reaction was to use these petroleum residues. However, whether it can be used needs to be tested.
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A little while.
The craftsman from the Academy of Sciences entered the hall, looked around with fear, and quickly stepped forward and knelt down to salute. When Emperor Chu saw a bundle beside him, he stood up and walked forward.
After signaling the visitor to stand up, he took the baggage in his hand, opened it, took out a small piece of petroleum residue, and said, "Master Yang, how do you think this thing compares to the hardness of rock?"
Yang Feng took the dark oil residue from Emperor Chu's hand. After looking at it for a long time, he said: "Your Majesty, the hardness of this object is indeed very high, but can it really be compared with rocks?"
"Come on, let me show you!"
While talking, two chamberlains entered the palace and put down the rock in their hands. Emperor Chu ordered the craftsmen to take out a large piece of oil residue and took the long sword from Xiao Guizi.
"Bang~"
"Bang~"
The two sword beams slashed down, and sparks flew everywhere. All the ministers' eyes were focused on the rocks and oil residues. Of course, they were all broken into pieces.
But the only difference is that although the oil residue is broken, it is not as completely broken as the rock.
"Your Majesty, this is not petroleum residue. Is it the new material your Majesty mentioned?"
Wen Boya stared at the oil residues in the center of the hall, and couldn't help but think to himself, if Emperor Chu could really use them for road construction, it would be a waste turned into treasure.
Petroleum residues are not only found in the Academy of Sciences, but also everywhere in Sakura County. Once they can be used for road construction, there is really no need for stone mining.
"Yes, that's it!"
"This material is petroleum residue, but it can be reused to re-extract something called 'asphalt'. The new material for building roads is asphalt." (To be continued)