Chapter 681 Overall Strategy, Cement! (1)

Chapter six hundred and eighty first

This is a brand new mine!

Wang Chong is a Marquis and has a huge influence in Beijing. Coupled with his huge financial resources and influence in Beijing, it is completely easy to own a brand new mine.

Walking into the mine from the outside, the eyes suddenly darkened. When Wang Chong opened his eyes again, he finally saw the scene in front of him clearly:

Piles of white lime and brown clay filled the cave like hills. A short distance from these mounds of clay and lime ran a trough draining water from the mountain.

Not far from the sink, there were forty or fifty plasterers from Wang's family, who seemed to be very experienced.

"See Lord Hou!"

Seeing Wang Chong coming in, all the plasterers bent down and saluted respectfully, with a very respectful expression.

"No need to be formal!"

Wang Chong waved his hands and walked into the cave while talking. The cave is very spacious, and although it is not as bright as the outside, it is definitely not dark. In addition, all the structures, such as sinks, vents, everything is arranged very logically and properly.

"good!"

Wang Chong glanced in all directions and nodded slightly. Although everything was built according to his intentions, even he himself arrived here for the first time.

"Pass down the order to double the number of troops to guard! In addition, tell the aristocratic families who cooperate with us to send more experts to guard the periphery."

Wang Chong spoke in the middle.

Just like the Utz steel was cast in the mine of Wei Hao's family, at that moment, no one would have thought that the most famous Utz steel weapon in the world would be cast in that mine.

However, only one thousand Uzisteel weapons that had been made into the system had already shined in the Southwest War, attracting the attention of the whole world.

As for the mine in front of him, although it looks ordinary, only Wang Chong knows that the things it will produce in the future may be more important to Datang than Utz steel weapons.

Because what Wang Chong is going to "cast" in this ordinary mine will be the "cement" that will definitely change the entire Middle-earth and the entire Tang Dynasty in the future!

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Wang Chong kept thinking about a question. What is the biggest advantage of the Middle-earth World, the Great Tang Empire, or the land of Shenzhou where the entire Han people live. There is no doubt that it should be the vast land and rich resources.

So what is its biggest shortcoming?

Although he didn't want to admit it, Wang Chong's final answer was also "the land is vast and the resources are abundant".

Everything has two sides. Datang has a vast land and resources, which means that it has a huge population, huge resources, huge material resources, and strong recovery capabilities.

But again, the vast land and abundant resources mean that its huge population, resources, and material resources will take an extremely long time to be successfully transferred.

"Soldiers and horses have not moved, food and grass go first", "three months of war, three years of preparation", behind it is this kind of major flaw that is costly.

In the Battle of the Southwest, Datang Kong had such a huge force and so many imperial generals. When Daqin Ruozan and Huoshu Guizang led more than 200,000 cavalry to the east, Datang was unable to mobilize at all. Military support.

Although it is said that there are reasons for the containment of various surrounding foreign countries, but more importantly, it is a huge country, it is not easy to mobilize, and various transfers and support are extremely time-consuming.

Even Wang Chong, among the elites of the Tang Dynasty, was already prepared for this war, but it still took more than a month to send his troops to the south, traveling day and night.

But on the other hand, those opponents of the Tang Dynasty, whether it was Mengshezhao or Wu Sizang, did not have that kind of problem at all. Ge Luofeng prepared for this war, absolutely did not reserve for three years.

And when Daqin Ruozan and Huoshu Guizang decided to leave the plateau and go east to join the war, it was only a split second. From making a decision to actually participating in the battle, it will definitely not take a while!

Going a little farther, the northeast border, Youzhou border, even with a famous general like Zhang Shougui, a titan, a veteran, a veteran, and a master of military art, it is difficult to launch too high a strength against the Goguryeo Empire ruled by Yuangai Suwen. war.

Yuangai Suwen didn't need to prepare food and grass for three years. If something happened in one place, other places would support it at any time. Although it would take some time, it definitely didn't need several months.

On the other hand, the Anton Protectorate's Mansion can only deal with an empire with the power of one mansion!

Although the Tang Dynasty was powerful, but due to the vast territory, it was inconvenient to mobilize, and it was always in a passive position in the battles with various foreign countries. The transshipment of food and the long distance made it difficult for the empire to do its best to deal with its opponents.

It is the same with Mengshezhao, it is the same with Uzang, it is the same with the Eastern and Western Turks, it is the same with Goguryeo, and it will be the same with the distant Dashi Empire in the future...

In order to solve the thousand-year predicament of various dynasties in the Divine Continent of Central Earth, its huge, remote, and dangerous transportation problems are necessary, and "cement" is the way Wang Chong thinks to solve the world's problems.

A smooth, magnanimous, and level avenue can save time faster than a rugged mountain road; it can transport Datang's troops from one place to another more quickly; The grain from Fu and Zhoujun was transported to the capital, and then transferred to other necessary battlefields.

If there is a very convenient road system that leads in all directions, it will be able to transform Datang from a very bloated fat man into a fast-moving strong man, and it will also be able to deter the surrounding foreign countries.

This point cannot be achieved or replaced by any martial arts, any martial arts.

Martial arts are just personal bravery, but strategy is the overall situation. No matter in any era, there is no substitute for the overall view at the strategic level!

Martial arts is only an enemy of ten, a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand, but the overall strategic view is an enemy of one hundred thousand, a million, and even thousands of years of influence, which cannot be replaced by anything .

What Wang Chong has to do is to build a huge road system, change the "large land and rich resources" of this powerful empire, make its material transfer and military support several times faster than before, make all its enemies awe, and change the Central Plains dynasty. Dealing with neighboring countries can only be "one punch" forever!

"How is the preparation of what I said?"

Wang Chong turned his head and asked.

"Back to the young master, according to the young master's instructions, I have already asked these plasterers to prepare it,... the specific young master will know after looking at it."

As Zhao Jingdian said, he led Wang Chong into the mine, a sub-cave that was not easy to see from the entrance. Inside the sub-cave, it was a mess, with piles of finely divided "small mounds" piled up on the ground, and the color of each pile looked slightly different.

Wang Chong glanced over the ground not far from the "small mound", where piles of hardened "mud" were piled up.

"Young master, according to your instructions, I have asked the plasterer to mix lime and clay in different proportions to prepare various 'muds', but the results are still unsatisfactory. You will know after looking at it."

Zhao Jingdian said.

Although I don't understand that Wang Chong, as a child of the general family, was named a young prince of the Tang Dynasty, and was valued by the Holy Emperor. He obviously has more important things to deal with, but he has to pay so much attention to this insignificant "mud", even He dug a mine outside the city and asked himself to deal with it, but Zhao Jingdian knew well that Wang Chong never targeted indiscriminately. These seemingly inconspicuous "muds" must be extremely important to Wang Chong, and they may be related to Some important plans for the future.

Therefore, even though he was transferred to this small mine, Zhao Jingdian worked hard, fulfilled his duties, and never complained.

Wang Chong didn't speak, walked over, bent down, and grabbed the hardened "mud" with his hand. Soon, a pile of finely divided powder leaked out from between his fingers. Seeing this scene, Wang Chong frowned immediately.

It is so finely crushed and so brittle, not to mention bearing the weight of the carriage, I am afraid that it will be crushed even if a person steps on it. This quality of "cement" simply couldn't build the road he wanted, let alone complete the plan to transform the empire and shorten the time for troop transport and support.

Wang Chong was silent for a moment, and continued to walk two steps forward. When he reached the second pile of hardened "mud", he stretched out his hand and grabbed it again. This time, the situation was much better this time. One pile of hardened "mud", the hardness of the second pile of hardened "mud" was much better, but it was still not enough, and it shattered with a light push. Wang Chong didn't even use any stellar energy.

Walking all the way, the third pile, the fourth pile, the fifth pile... Each of these hardened mud piles has different problems, some are too brittle, some are too loose, but no matter what they are, they are basically the same as Wang Chong's. It's far from what you want.

"I have tried these experienced plasterers in different proportions, increasing the amount of lime, increasing the amount of clay, or changing the amount of water. I have tried hundreds of things in total, but in the end I found that they are not satisfactory. Yi. The hardness of these things is too bad, within two days at the most, they will soon crack, and a lot of debris will burst out, just like what you see now."

Zhao Jingdian's voice came from his ears.

Wang Chong fell silent immediately. The development of "cement" was much more difficult than he imagined. Although the materials needed for "cement" were not too rare in this era, it could be developed theoretically, but it was easy to say. It is difficult to implement, and it is far from easy to implement in practice.

"...However, although most of the mud can't be used, these experienced plasterers have found out the best ratio of lime and clay during this period, which can be regarded as the biggest gain during this period."

Just when Wang Chong was depressed and lost in thought, Zhao Jingdian's voice suddenly came from his ears. Hearing these words, Wang Chong's eyes lit up, his spirits lifted, he turned his head abruptly, and looked at Zhao Jingdian behind him.

"Where's that pile of mud you speak of?"

Wang Chong stood up and asked.

Zhao Jingdian was stunned, but quickly came back to his senses, stretched out a finger, and pointed to a pile of hardened "mud" not far away. Wang Chong walked over quickly, bent down, and grabbed it with his hand. This time, the hardness of the "mud" was much better than the previous few times. Although it was still relatively brittle, it did not meet Wang Chong's requirements, but it had already improved. Little improved.