Chapter 226 Is Luluo From Dengzhou?

Only Xiao Ming and Zhan Xingchang were left in the council chamber of the Governor's Mansion.

While drawing the drawings, Xiao Ming explained to Zhan Xingchang how to build the outer city wall.

First of all, this city wall will not be solid. Since it is to be built, it must be built as a war fortress. Therefore, it is a city wall rather than a war fortress.

Generally speaking, this city wall is still a traditional city wall shape, but the outer city wall will be replaced by a concrete structure. The inner city wall is hollow, but the height of the city wall five meters above the ground will be filled with soil and compacted. It not only saves costs, but also can achieve the situation that the outside is destroyed, and the inside will not be broken through.

And above five meters, hollow rooms will be built, and holes just enough for spears to stick out will be left on the outer walls of these rooms. During the war, soldiers can kill the climbing barbarian soldiers through these holes.

The height of this floor is about 2.8 meters, followed by the third and fourth floors.

On the fifth floor, the hole will expand and become a hole where the artillery can stick out, but people cannot enter. From this floor, the artillery base is installed on the floor, which is reserved for the erection of artillery. Such a structure leaves some holes for spearmen indirectly.

In general, the height of this city wall is the same as the old city wall, which is basically about 20 meters, which is already a very high city wall.

After the design was announced, Zhan Xingchang looked excited, "I am afraid that even if the barbarians come to such a solid city wall, they will only be amazed."

"If it is built, Cangzhou City will at least not have the same brutal fighting as last time." Xiao Ming said.

The memory of the last war seemed to be still in front of him, Zhan Xingchang nodded, "It's just Your Highness, I'm afraid you have to go to the site to guide the construction of such a complex project in person, otherwise it's just talk on paper, and the lower officials are powerless."

"If you don't tell me about it, I have to save you from building a bean curd slag project. Now I tell you to prepare slaves, cement, stones, wooden boards and other materials in advance." Xiao Ming said.

This concrete structure is actually not complicated. It mainly lies in the ligation of steel bars and the support of wooden formwork. For a craftsman who is proficient in woodworking, this is no problem.

The only thing that is more expensive is the rebar.

However, at this stage, Xiao Ming can't produce steel bars with modern craftsmanship, so he can only let the iron and steel workshop imitate them as much as possible. After all, the wisdom of working people is unlimited.

After explaining that Zhan Xingchang had prepared materials in advance, Xiao Ming returned to the palace.

At this meeting, there were still a lot of problems on the fiefdom, but at least one thing was that now the people at least have surplus grain in their hands, and they are not worried about not having food.

But apart from the staple food, the people didn't have anything to eat, let alone other cash crops.

And this is also the next problem he needs to solve. After all, the industry will still need a lot of raw materials in the future, such as cotton, silk, hemp and other crops.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming thought of tung oil again. This kind of paint specially designed to provide waterproofing to ships is also rare in his fiefs, and he has to spend money to buy it from other places.

"It's really not easy to develop this industry." Xiao Ming sighed and understood how great a complete industrial system is.

This is not at all like he is now either lacking this material or lacking that part.

Back in the dormitory, Xiao Ming picked up the pen and drew architectural drawings. The architectural drawings were divided into four categories: general drawing, concrete structure drawing, steel structure drawing, and node drawing.

The reason why he wants to be so professional is to lay a foundation for the construction industry in Qingzhou. In modern times, the country is known as the first construction country, and he must start to establish this prestige from now on.

After tossing for a whole day, he basically drew the drawings at night, but his hands were very tired and sore.

"Your Highness, why haven't you eaten lunch yet?"

When Luluo came in with dinner, she saw that Xiao Ming didn't eat lunch, and said angrily.

Xiao Ming smiled and said, "I forgot about it for a while."

"His Royal Highness is forgetting to eat and sleep, but this is an important government affair, and the body should not be forgotten." Luluo said with concern.

In a year's time, Xiao Ming and the two girls got along more and more naturally. He said, "I know, I know, you are as long-winded as Aster now."

Luluo is very timid. She seldom spoke in front of Xiao Ming before, but now she is more and more daring, but Xiao Ming likes it a lot. A stuffy gourd is still very boring.

Picking up the noon meal to take away, Luluo suddenly remembered something and said, "Your Highness, is this loom ready? Sister Aster and I have already been to the textile workshop. If the textile machine can arrive, we will be ready to go nearby. The county town has found some ingenious girls to work in the textile mill."

"This... in a few days, when I come back from Dengzhou, the equipment company seems to have made a mistake in the production of textile machines. I have to go and see for myself." Xiao Ming was a little depressed.

Before he went to Chang'an, he asked the equipment department to handle this matter, but Xiao Ming was not there. It was the first time that these craftsmen produced textile machines, and there was still a problem.

"His Royal Highness is going to Dengzhou again?" Luluo's expression was a little wrong.

Xiao Ming asked, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Go back to your Highness, Luluo was a Dengzhou native before she entered the palace. Later, she was sold to Chang'an and was taken into the palace by the empress. It's more than ten years later."

"Are you from Dengzhou?" Xiao Ming said dumbly, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Your Highness has never asked." Luluo whispered.

Xiao Ming smiled and said: "This king has ignored it. Since you are from Dengzhou, what do you know about Dengzhou, and where are your parents? I can take it home when I go to Dengzhou this time. ."

Speaking of this, Luluo's eyes turned slightly red, and she said, "Your Highness, Luluo's parents were fishing at sea in the early years, and they were both killed by Japanese pirates at sea. It was for their parents that year that Luluo sold her body for some silver taels. If you say Relatives, I am afraid that only one elder brother is still alive now, but at that time my elder brother insisted on going to sea to avenge his parents, and now he does not know his life or death.”

Finally, Luluo cried softly.

Every woman who sells herself has a tragic history, otherwise she wouldn't be sold at a young age.

He said: "In that case, you can go with me to Dengzhou. First, you are familiar with Dengzhou, and you may be able to help this king. Second, you can also go back to your hometown to visit."

"Thank you, Your Highness, then I'll go back and clean up now." Luluo said gratefully.

Luluo had never dared to mention this before, because the slaves who sold themselves could no longer have any contact with the family. If Xiao Ming's temperament was easy-going, she would not dare to mention it.

Looking at Luluo, who was jumping out like a deer, Xiao Ming couldn't help shaking his head. When he went to Dengzhou this time, things might not be too simple.