diskusbooks Chapter 145 Cement
Chapter 145 Cement
The construction of Cloud City is in full swing.
Everyone is full of enthusiasm every day, making the hot Yuncheng even hotter...
The food shortage in the city was resolved on the third day after Lu Liang arrived.
I heard that Emperor Qing issued a death order that if the grain from the surrounding counties could not be delivered to Yuncheng, then everyone would have to quit.
The direct leader himself wore a black gauze hat and went to the Golden Throne Hall in the capital to explain it to him.
Everyone was confused, but they were still preparing themselves.
At least I heard that the plague in Yuncheng has been resolved, so I rushed over.
But preparation also takes time. Various places are busy, but progress is not very fast.
Until the imperial edict was posted everywhere, announcing the top three places in this year's autumn examination, it also announced to the world that the fourth prince Qi Yunliang had returned from his studies and was the top three scorers in this examination.
However, as a royal heir, he did not have a rank, so the fourth prince's rank was cancelled.
The following positions move up.
Not to mention that Guo Ziheng was so angry in the capital that he would rather be second than be the top scholar.
It doesn't live up to its name, so angry!
The content of the imperial edict shocked the whole court and the public.
However, those who were interested had learned a piece of news: the Fourth Prince left the capital overnight on the night of the palace examination. It was said that he was secretly going to Yuncheng to provide disaster relief and to check the situation of transporting food and fodder to Yuncheng from the surrounding areas.
Is there anyone who pretends to obey but secretly disobeys, is there anyone who enriches himself...
The officials around Yuncheng couldn't sleep well.
They all immediately opened the granary, escorted the goods personally, and rushed to Yuncheng overnight.
For fear of being a step late, the fourth prince, who was said to be extremely talented, had already arrived at his doorstep.
However, when everyone arrived exhausted, they were received by Prince Xie, the imperial envoy in charge of disaster relief.
What did Master Xie say?
The fourth prince went to dig a reservoir...
What is a reservoir? I've never heard of it...
We know both water and reservoir, but why is it a bit difficult to understand when they are put together?
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"The rainfall in Yuncheng is usually concentrated in the summer. From June to September, almost all the rain for the whole year can fall at once. However, there is no rainfall during the critical period of spring and autumn sowing. Especially last year, from the end of the rain in September to now, not a drop of water has fallen..."
Yun Yingjie followed Lu Liang and Li Jiaojiao to introduce the situation in Yuncheng.
Further behind them were the people of Yuncheng, holding weapons in their hands, with their trouser legs rolled up, looking at them with hope in their eyes.
“So, if we can store the summer rainwater, we can solve the problem of structural drought.” The woman’s voice was clear, and the iconic Polygonatum odoratum in her hand was spinning around on her fingertips.
The people of Yuncheng have become accustomed to it. The Yuzhu in the county lord's hand is a treasure for detecting the location of underground water sources.
They just didn't understand why such a crystal clear Polygonatum was so hard. When they were digging a well before, they encountered large rocks blocking the way.
The work could not be continued, so the county lady used the bamboo to smash the big stone...
The people moved many boxes and carried the big stone several times, but it was broken into pieces in one go. It was incredible...
"Jiaojiao, do you have any ideas?" Lu Liang didn't even turn his head. He reached out and accurately grabbed the hand of the person behind him, and said lightly, "Be careful, there are traps."
Li Jiaojiao lifted her foot over the pit in the ground and scratched her cheek with her bamboo shoots. The sun was too hot today.
Yun Yingjie followed the two carefully, with his ears perked up, even though he was no longer the county magistrate of Yuncheng.
However, he was rehired by the Fourth Prince and is now the advisor of the County Magistrate's Office, temporarily taking over the position of County Magistrate and temporarily responsible for introducing the situation in Yuncheng.
When he heard the Fourth Prince asking the county lady, he immediately turned his gaze to the woman.
Although the imperial envoy for disaster relief in Yuncheng this time was Prince Xie, almost everyone in Yuncheng was most grateful to the woman in front of them.
It was she who cured the plague in Yuncheng and solved the water problem for the people of Yuncheng for generations.
Now the water levels in the five spiral wells in the city have reached the stairs they built, so people don't need to go down very deep into the wells to get water.
Moreover, above each well, the rotating water-pumping equipment was being built rapidly according to the drawings provided by the county lord. Soon, people no longer needed to go down to draw water themselves.
Miss Qingdai said that the county lady was considering the safety of everyone, especially the children. After the water-pumping equipment was built, the outer periphery of the spiral well needed to be protected.
"There is a way, but I need some things to do an experiment. You can ask someone to find them." Li Jiaojiao replied.
"Okay, you tell me, I'll send someone to look for them. The guards in the city can be replaced, and then we'll select some people to fill the vacancies, and let them guard the city themselves. Those who are replaced will follow your arrangements."
Lu Liang spoke slowly, looking at the dry and lifeless fields ahead, ready to remind Li Jiaojiao to pay attention to her steps at any time.
Yun Yingjie sighed, yes, His Highness and the County Lady also rescued the Yuncheng defenders, those who were harmed by the former county magistrate.
Although it was the master who saved Qingdai and Qingyou who saved them, but based on his understanding of that group of people, he estimated that the emperor's words would not be as effective as those of His Highness and the County Lady in their eyes.
Didn’t you see the group of naughty monkeys with fiery eyes behind you?
It's so hot that it's unbearable. Let's go and defend the city.
Hey……
Li Jiaojiao took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to Lu Liang, saying, "What I'm going to make is called cement. With it, we can build large reservoirs to store summer rainwater. We can even dig deeper and get some groundwater, so we can have water to irrigate farmland."
"Now the first thing to find is limestone, clay and iron ore, then grind the limestone and clay into raw materials, burn the raw materials into clinker, and then grind the clinker with iron powder or iron ore slag to get cement."
Yun Yingjie stopped and looked at the woman who was talking in front of him. She was radiating light and was extremely dazzling.
The graceful man next to her kept smiling and looking at the woman quietly.
Yun Yingjie lowered his head.
The woman's clear voice came to my ears again.
She said that with cement, not only can we build reservoirs, but we can also build bridges and roads, repair damaged embankments, and strengthen city walls...
He thought that if Qing had cement, there would be fewer people going hungry.
Then he heard His Royal Highness say, "Okay, all up to you. You've worked hard, what would you like to eat tonight?"
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"Mr. Yun, this is a method for making ridges for farming. You can arrange to implement it to every citizen in Yuncheng. Is it possible?" Li Jiaojiao turned around, took out another prepared piece of paper from her sleeve, and handed it to Yun Yingjie behind her.
He is both the acting county magistrate of Yuncheng and the old county magistrate of Yuncheng, so it is most appropriate to entrust this matter to him.
She had no desire to do everything herself.
"No, no, please just call me by my name, Princess." Yun Yingjie hurriedly stepped forward, bent his waist, took the paper from the woman with both hands, and opened it carefully.
Ever since the county princess arrived in Yuncheng, every piece of paper she took out was shocking. He was lucky enough to receive one, and he believed it would be a major event that would benefit the country and the people.
Yun Yingjie unfolded the paper and looked at the black and white painting on it, and was stunned...