Brown pointed to the wooden carts behind him that were pulled by hundreds of slaves and horses. The carts were covered with stones of different sizes, which looked quite spectacular from a distance.
"These...are definitely not enough!"
Although there were a lot of stones, Zhang Feng wanted more.
"Ah? These are not enough? Lord City Lord, I mean to ask you if they are enough for the time being? I took a rough look and found that we only need to build three more walls in Hongye City. This amount of stones is enough to build one wall!"
Brown was afraid that Zhang Feng didn't understand the construction matters, so he reminded him tactfully.
"No, the wall I built may be different from what you remember. By the way, I need broken stones. Can you help me break these stones?"
Zhang Feng kept the matter in suspense and didn't explain too much.
At the same time, Knight Marlowe was also called.
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Marlowe and Caroline both shook their heads. There must be a problem, but they had to digest it now and couldn't figure it out for the time being.
Now that the City Lord Zhang Feng is willing to build a new city wall, they all support it. Some people even plan to donate some silver coins. After all, it is because of the City Lord that their lives are gradually getting better.
Although there are no steel bars now, the cross-section of the city wall is trapezoidal and is wider and thicker at the bottom, so it is very strong even without steel bars.
"That's right, but for now we just need to repair the roads in the city."
After lunch, Zhang Feng took the two of them to the study.
Caroline and Marlowe were both surprised when they saw it.
Zhang Feng was a little confused. This didn't seem like Wolf-Eared Girl's personality. Normally, she would either roll her eyes at him or snort coldly. It was rare for her to avoid his sight like she did today.
"You want to leave?"
"Can this bread soup build a wall?"
"Amy, can you do me a favor?"
"I'll be away for a few days. Everything in the city depends on you."
Zhang Feng was very satisfied after seeing it.
"Reporting to the Lord City Lord, the furnace has been completed."
"And what is 'rebar'?"
"Then it's the construction of the city wall. I'll tell you how to build the city wall."
"……snort."
Zhang Feng needs these businessmen, but he can't get too close to them.
When Zhang Feng saw Wolf-Eared Girl in the restaurant, he greeted her.
Amy, the wolf-eared girl, was completely confused. She didn't understand a word of what the three people were saying.
Huh~ After explaining a lot of things, Zhang Feng felt a little dry in the mouth.
"We still have too few people! I hope we can attract more talented people to Red Leaf City next spring."
These stones and other things were piled outside the city and were under the charge of a municipal official. After Zhang Feng and Brown completed the handover, they came to the cave in Hongye City.
"Well, how's the production going?"
This is the first time that concrete is used to build a city wall, so Zhang Feng has to come and take a look.
Marlowe was a little bit incredulous. From what the city lord said, this concrete should be like water, a liquid, but how can a liquid turn into stone?
"But there's no way to build a city wall with broken stones! Not to mention a city wall, we can't even build a stable!"
A glass of water was handed to Zhang Feng.
Zhang Feng came to the warehouse of the castle.
Caroline smiled and said:
Otherwise, if there are any policies in the future that are unfavorable to businessmen, it will be very difficult to deal with.
In this alien world with low productivity, it is naturally more difficult to make steel like in modern times, but it is feasible to make steel using traditional methods.
Especially those foreign businessmen were even more confused.
So the current scale of "Hongye Village" is just right.
"As many as possible, just like stones."
As for steel, it has not been refined yet. Zhang Feng estimated that it might take a day or two.
Zhang Feng looked at the two of them.
As for the problem that concrete might be exposed, Zhang Feng is not worried. The most important thing here is cement. If there is no cement, no matter what you do, you can't make concrete.
It’s just a matter of spending some more gold coins. Zhang Feng doesn’t care.
"Then I'll take this as your agreement, okay?"
Zhang Feng was very happy about this. He thought that getting the support of the people showed that he was doing a good job as the city lord, but he refused the donation.
"Huh?"
"Then there's the recruitment of soldiers. We can relax some of the requirements. As long as they have a clean background and no bad habits, they can be recruited even if they are physically weak, as long as they don't affect the team. In addition, I will bring a batch of weapons back. See if there are any strong ones who can wear your armor. Pay more attention to them..."
Several large wooden boards stand on top of the foundation.
As for the wolf-eared girl, she has been ignored by Zhang Feng. She is a poor student.
This is where Zhang Feng makes cement and refines steel.
"If you don't have enough gold coins, there are still some supplies in the treasure room. Caroline, you can use them at your discretion, but remember not to take too much at one time. This is not only because the price will drop if you take more, but more importantly, our Red Leaf City is still a small place. It's good to be famous, but if you are too famous, you will get into trouble, especially when you are not strong enough."
After making sure that nothing went wrong, Zhang Feng left. Although the concrete solidified quickly, it was not so fast that it would become hard in just a few minutes.
Marlowe didn't ask why.
Marlowe and Caroline were lost in thought.
There are a lot of raw jade stones piled up here, most of them are gray, but a few have windows opened to reveal some color.
Zhang Feng mainly explained it to Marlo, and Caroline and Amy knew about it.
Brown shouted exaggeratedly, then realized that he had lost control. He quickly said to Zhang Feng:
Now he finally understood that what Zhang Feng said before was not a fantasy. It seemed that the city wall that was dozens of meters high could really be built! After confirming that these things could be used, Marlowe was not a person who would waste time. He applied to Zhang Feng that afternoon to build the city wall.
"I may be away for a few days, but the construction of Hongye City cannot stop, especially the construction of the city wall, which is the top priority. After I leave, you help me watch over it. If anyone deliberately makes trouble, you arrest them-"
The cross-section of the city wall is trapezoidal, and it is built tilted upward at an angle of about 70 to 80 degrees, in order to make the city wall more stable.
If expansion is needed in the future, this place can be used as the inner city, and the same thing will happen if another city wall is added outside.
This road must be repaired, especially now that we have cement, it will be very easy to build the road.
These iron bars are wrought iron and are not so brittle.
"Master Zhang Feng, they don't believe you!"
"Okay, that's enough of what I've said verbally. Next, I'll take you to see it for yourself."
Zhang Feng's words were suddenly interrupted.
The wolf-eared girl stared at him without saying anything.
"Sand? Sure, just tell me how much you want!"
Caroline had already anticipated that Zhang Feng would leave. Although she was reluctant, she did not say much. She just told him that there were horse thieves on the road and asked him to be careful.
Seeing Zhang Feng's confident look, Brown was a little skeptical, but he was afraid that saying too much would cause Zhang Feng's disgust, so he didn't say anything more.
Zhang Feng has no objection.
Caroline: “…”
In addition to these construction projects, the emerald mine discovered in Blackrock Forest has also entered the mining stage.
Okay, that's it.
There is hardly a good road in the entire Hongye City. Even the streets are bumpy dirt roads. If there is a strong wind, the whole city will be covered with yellow soil. If it rains, the roads will be even more muddy.
After completing this task, Zhang Feng went to the City Hall again to discuss city construction matters with some municipal officials. He was busy until noon.
"Yes."
Caroline didn't know that they were building a city wall to keep out horse thieves, so why did they talk about building roads?
"And Amy, you will have to take care of Panda for the next few days. I have already placed a long-term order for bamboo from the merchant, so you don't have to worry about its food."
When Caroline came over, Zhang Feng explained the same thing to her.
"Why?"
Brown began to explain.
As if seeing the doubt in Ma Luo's eyes, Zhang Feng said:
"Amy, remember the person who just spoke."
When people in the entire Hongye City heard that the city lord was going to build a new city wall, they were alarmed.
"Also, I'm quite interested in orcs. If you know any other orcs, you can bring them to our Red Leaf City. You know, I will definitely not treat them unfairly."
"Hmph, forget it!"
"Now that we have concrete, we can build houses very quickly, and the quality is guaranteed, much better than those wooden houses. So I decided to rebuild all the houses in Hongye City, and the minimum number of buildings must be two stories."
Zhang Feng was stunned for a moment, then he smiled brightly.
"yes!"
Zhang Feng pointed at the fat businessman who was talking.
This method is rather crude, and the quality of the steel produced is not that good, but it is enough for Zhang Feng.
"Okay, that's all the problems for now. I believe you can handle them in the few days I'm away. But the most important thing is the construction of the city wall. Everything is based on the city wall. As long as we have a solid city wall, we don't have to worry about the threat of horse thieves."
The hardness of this small piece of cement was certainly nothing to him and he could crush it with one hand, but this magical method surprised him.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Thank you Amy for your concern!"
However, he plans to persuade Zhang Feng when he has the chance in the future. He still wants to stay in Hongye City to make money. The good or bad of Hongye City is still very important to him.
"Lord City Lord, can this concrete really harden in a short period of time and become as hard as stone?"
Zhang Feng ended the conversation only after the two had no more questions.
"Ha ha!"
The wolf-eared girl was a little surprised.
"good afternoon!"
The wolf-eared girl snorted.
"Most of the houses in Hongye City now are one-story, with a few two-story ones. As for three-story houses, there are none except our castle, church, and tavern, which is a waste of space."
Zhang Feng spent a long time talking to the two about the issue of road construction.
"What? Crushed stone?"
Marlowe ordered his men to draw lines around the outer perimeter of the adobe wall, creating a new wall, and then had them dig the foundation.
Zhang Feng coughed awkwardly twice, then tried to argue, oh no, explained: "I told you not to drink yesterday, but you refused to listen. If I hadn't gone back to look for you, you might have been kidnapped by someone else!"
Zhang Feng shook his head. He would not engage in meaningless arguments with these people. They were not on the same level and it was not worth it.
The thought that "I have contributed to the construction of this city wall, so I should be superior to others."
Zhang Feng felt amused. This wolf-eared girl actually had a good heart, but her personality was so arrogant that people who didn't know her thought she was very cold.
"I have never seen a wall like this before... Can it succeed?"
The wolf-eared girl remembered it at a glance, including its appearance and smell.
Marlowe exclaimed at the sight of the solidified cement.
"Um."
Zhang Feng collected a part of it and put it in the space. After returning, he would ask someone to appraise it to see how much it was worth.
In fact, it would be more cost-effective to buy iron ore directly from Brown, but it takes a certain amount of time to refine iron ore into iron, and Zhang Feng does not want to waste time on this.
"Okay, then let's move on to the next project, which is road construction!"
Zhang Feng stared at Amy until she drooped her ears and glared at him in a cute and fierce manner, then he looked away.
Zhang Feng spread his hands. He didn’t believe that Amy could really beat him up.
"……oh."
"yes"
The wolf-eared girl still stared at him intently, not believing what Zhang Feng said at all.
Zhang Feng hasn't been so busy for a long time. He misses the days when he was the lord of Salted Fish City.
"Well, I'm going to be away for a few days, somewhere far away, but I'll be back soon."
The map of Hongye City was drawn on this piece of paper, and some buildings were demolished and some were rebuilt. Moreover, Marlowe found that the houses in Hongye City on this map seemed to have become smaller? Or has Hongye City become larger?
These furnaces are all prepared by Zhang Feng for steelmaking.
“…”
Zhang Feng pretended not to see it. He continued, "I went to look for you with good intentions, but you attacked me again. I wanted to just leave you there, but I was too soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see you alone there, so I brought you back. There may have been some physical contact during that time..."
Zhang Feng took out some drawings.
Zhang Feng took out another drawing.
Moreover, those businessmen all want to give money to Zhang Feng. If this loophole is opened, I'm afraid I will receive gifts from them every day.
Amy snorted somewhat arrogantly and turned her head away from him.
"That's great. Oh, I also need some sand. Do you have any?"
Amy: “…”
Over time it may become a hidden danger.
Then Marlowe asked people to pour concrete mixed with cement, sand and gravel into the foundation.
However, he was also prepared for unexpected situations. Caroline would be here soon. If she really took action, Caroline would definitely not let it go.
"Okay, no problem!"
Zhang Feng had already bought the raw materials of iron and wood from other merchants.
The drawing by Zhang Feng shows a rather special construction method.
To put it simply, first use wooden boards to fix the trapezoidal shape, then put a lot of steel bars inside, pour concrete into it, wait for a period of time for it to solidify, remove the wooden boards, and the city wall will be completed.
Marlowe was very interested in these things and even asked the workers questions himself.
Malo asked a few more questions, and Zhang Feng answered them one by one.
Obviously, what Zhang Feng said had too much of an impact on them. Just listening to it made them feel incredible. They needed to take it easy.
"Humph, I'll make things difficult for him in the future!"
Zhang Feng quietly looked at Wolf-Eared Girl and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that she didn't look angry.
Zhang Feng sat in the carriage and did not show up.
But concrete walls are different. You just need to pour concrete into them, and it can become whatever shape you want.
"My lord, I'm sorry, I don't understand. You said you need broken stones?"
…
The wolf-eared girl didn't dare to look Zhang Feng in the eye.
Some people pointed at the sparse concrete and raised questions.
Marlowe's strange method of building the city wall puzzled everyone.
“…”
Zhang Feng has always said that Hongye City is Hongye Village. Besides its small size, there is another reason, which is that it is very rustic.
Cement production also began in another place. Looking at the busy workers, Zhang Feng was looking forward to what Hongye City would look like if his ideas could really be realized.
Besides, there aren’t that many people in Hongye City right now. Even if a super large city is really built, it won’t work if there’s no one to guard it.
"Then there is the planning of our city. I have discussed this with the city council officials before. This is the blueprint we came up with."
This is a new method that Zhang Feng came up with by combining the ancient Chinese method of building rammed earth city walls with concrete materials.
Caroline asked curiously.
After Amy handed over the water, she turned around as if nothing had happened and sat down next to Caroline.
"Lord City Lord!"
Several people came to the big cave.
Zhang Feng originally thought it was Caroline, but unexpectedly it was Amy.
"What?"
"Road repair?"
"Well……"
Zhang Feng introduced cement to Marlowe, and then he saw the mixed concrete.
"Rebar, you can think of it as a reinforced version of iron. I have already built a furnace for making steel. After I teach you the method, you can practice it directly. It's very simple."
And another point is that if their gold coins were used to build these city walls, then when the walls were completed, there might be some changes in their minds, for example.
Since this was an experimental first time, the foundation was not dug very deep. It was simply dug a bit, and when it felt about right, a few iron rods were inserted into the foundation to simulate steel bars.
"Any questions?"
Even if the steel bars inside are broken, just reconnect them. It's very simple.
Marlowe easily understood what Zhang Feng said. It sounded good, provided that the concrete was effective.
Then the material used for construction is also strange, it is called "concrete".
Zhang Feng didn't expect that Amy would actually care about him and want to protect him. He suddenly felt warm in his heart, and it was worth it that he insisted on keeping her.
"Thanks--"
It sounds simple and doesn't even require much effort, but Marlowe knows what the most important issue here is.
Zhang Feng asked in a low voice.
Well, this is what a wolf-eared girl should be like! "Amy, do you remember what happened last night?"
The laughter of these people was so quiet that Marlowe didn't hear it, but even if he did, he wouldn't care. If they could figure out such a magical thing, they wouldn't be small businessmen now.
So when it comes to infrastructure, Zhang Feng will not let anyone interfere and he just needs to maintain a mysterious image.
The wolf-eared girl was a little curious.
"yes!"
In fact, Zhang Feng can completely expand Hongye City. Everything in it belongs to him anyway, and he can build it however he wants. However, if he expands it, the length of the city wall will have to increase exponentially, and it will be impossible to complete it in a short time.
Zhang Feng smiled and shook his head. This wolf-eared girl was so arrogant even in the way she cared for others.
However, the mining here is strictly confidential. The workers do not know what kind of mine this is and think it is just ordinary stone.
"Don't worry, Mr. Brown. I have my own way."
After all, everyone earns money easily, so there is no need to use their money.
"……good!"
"But if you need rubble, that's easy. I'll have them break it up right away, and we'll definitely be able to deliver more each time."
Zhang Feng was stunned for a moment, then quickly explained: "It means cute, good-looking, and beautiful!"
Amy was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "What does 'moe' mean?"
It literally means soil.
Amy said nothing.
To put it simply, concrete is man-made stone. It is not necessarily hard, as many stones are harder than it. Zhang Feng chose concrete mainly because of two reasons: fast construction and easy maintenance.
"Okay, I admit it. It's because you're so cute that I couldn't help but stroke you twice. What do you want to do? Otherwise, I'll let you beat me up, but you have to be gentle!"
If it is an ordinary stone wall, once a stone is knocked down, it will be very difficult to repair it because you cannot find a stone of exactly the same size, and it will be very troublesome to chisel it manually.
"yes!"
"I don't think it's possible. There's so much water in this thing, how can it be used as a city wall? Does it mean that when others attack the city, we can use the water stored in the wall to drown the enemy? The city lord is really amazing!"
Just don't be angry.
"Of course, I have already made the concrete. It is in the cave in our Red Leaf City. You can go and have a look."
"How about... I'll go with you. I, I can drive away the horse thieves!"
Those earthen slope-like city walls have long been criticized for lacking a sense of security, but there is no way around it because the previous city lords were relatively poor and could not afford to build new city walls.
Amy suddenly said:
“It’s incredible!”
The worker pointed to a furnace built with cement and stone not far away.
Several workers saluted respectfully.
What is traditional steelmaking? To put it simply, it is to use wood from the mountains to burn into charcoal, remove the excess carbon in the iron, and reduce the carbon content to become steel.
Whether it will succeed or not will depend on tomorrow.
…
Time flies, and the pleasant night is here again.
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PS: This is a 6,000-word chapter with three parts. This is an additional chapter for [曾*苍海]. I will add half of it first and the remaining half will be added tomorrow.