These are houses made of cement! After those engineering teams cleaned up the squares with cement, Liu Wei took Yang Hong and others to inspect those houses. Cement is a major breakthrough in industrialization, and it is the cornerstone. If there is no cement, everything will be destroyed. It is useless. For example, some factories and various buildings need cement. It can be said that the cement used to build houses is the second wave of experimental products. The first wave is suitable for manufacturing in industrial areas, and the second wave is now. This is it. If the cement can be used, it will be used on the city wall and the dam. There are four dams around Shouchun. These dams were originally used to irrigate the fields. I hate important water conservancy projects, but who knew that Lao Cao played a game of flooding Shouchun? Mang never went to rebuild it, because he was afraid that others would play a game of flooding Shouchun. No amount of soldiers and horses could hold it back. Water and fire are merciless. Even in this world, the power of nature can only be used, not regarded as Conquer, but those four dams must be built, because with these four dams, the fertile land around Shouchun can be more than doubled. Now that there are more than one million people, Liu Mang's fertile land is no longer enough. Moreover, the past two years have been drought years, with rain but not much, and some good fields have insufficient water at all. Another point is that once the heavy rain occurs once in a hundred years, everything in Shouchun will be over, and the four dams will be built. In addition to irrigating the fertile fields, the purpose is to prevent the Huaihe River from bursting. Liu Mang is afraid that the heavy rain that occurs once in a hundred years will destroy Shouchun, and he is afraid that after the dam is built, it will be destroyed by human beings and flood Shouchun. Now there are With such a thing, Liu Mang doesn't need to worry much. .Because the hardness of cement is not low. If it is used on the entire dam, unless explosives are made for this era, it is impossible to destroy the dam. In this way, the four dams can both irrigate the land and defend Why not do the flood, so as soon as the cement house was notified that the cement house was finished and dried, Liu Mang came.
"Puchi, puff!" Liu Mang was still talking, cement, although this is just the simplest cement, but this is already a major breakthrough, if it weren't for such a huge housing pressure, I am afraid Liu Mang would not be able to make it. Come up with something like this.
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"Is it possible to live in such a house!" Those people who stayed in the city expressed great doubts. They watched these houses being built. They were all made of dust and water, and there was basically no green in them. The bricks are still made of wooden strips and those cements. The cement that the government said is a mess. Can such a house live in? Don't collapse as soon as you live in it. Those old people are most worried because even if their own houses can't afford green bricks, they still have to use crushed stones, but there are no stones in the house in front of them. The old people hesitate I dare not go in.
"It's all made of ash, water, and bamboo sticks. I'm so scared!" An old man expressed his worries. He had lived in a tent for many days. Who wants to live in a new house? Outside, there is a tent outside, but the tent still leaks at night. The young people are still strong and strong, but the old people and children can't bear it.
"I'd better go back and live in a tent!" An old man was frightened. He was really afraid that these houses would collapse if the strong wind blows at night. If people were buried in this way, it would be over. Although he was old, he still thought about it. The past few years have been good.
"Yeah, yeah, let's live in tents!" The other old people also echoed, they dare not live in the house made of only ash and water, it feels like a fake trick, and they can ask for it at any time your life.
"It was a few people at first, and now it is a small group of people. After the difficulties, most people dare not live in this concrete house.
"Old thing, you can't live in it!" An official next to him who was in charge of letting the people live in the new house was a little anxious. You must know that the order given by Liu Mang was to let the first batch of people live in the new house within five days. , because setting up a tent outside is not a long-term solution. Huainan is rainy and the ground is very humid. If you live for several months, the body of the common people, even young people, cannot bear it. The humidity can make you a lifetime scourge.
"Don't stop, even if you're beaten to death!" The old man naturally has the stubbornness of an old man, old and young, old and young, what he means is that the old man will never let go if he believes in death.
"You!" The official is really angry. If these people can't live in, then his lord Liu Mang will be angry. Liu Mang is angry. Can he have a good life as a small official! Moreover, he was recruited by Liu Mang's previous recruiting order, he was a poor boy, he had such an opportunity to show his talent, he was naturally reluctant to give up, and he was ready to raise the whip in his anger.
"Stop!" Liu Mang frowned, he and Yang Hong came out in casual clothes, Huang Zhong and two guards were beside him, and at a glance, he saw an official raising a whip in his hand to hit the old man next to him Take away. These are all Han people, not foreigners, and Liu Mang doesn't need officials who ride on the heads of the people.
Huang Zhong stepped forward and directly grabbed the whip from the official's hand.
"What's going on?!" Liu Mang is not a person who doesn't know how to adapt and is not a person who looks straight in front of him, so he didn't directly accuse the official but asked what happened.
"Ah, lord, lord!" This little official had appeared in Hefei that day, so he was naturally impressed by Liu Mang at that time, and when he saw Liu Mang walking in front of him, he stammered a bit.
"My lord? You are His Royal Highness the Holy King?!" The old man next to him is not a fool. Hearing this little official yelling, how can he not know who is here? Liu Mang has a very high reputation among the people now. , and the emperor also issued a decree to seal Liu Mang as a holy king. You must know that the ancient people still respected the emperor Lao Tzu. They were all very docile people, and when they saw this, the Holy King hurriedly knelt down. "Caomin has seen His Royal Highness the Holy King!"
"What, this young man is His Royal Highness the Holy King!" Some people couldn't believe it. In their opinion, the emperor and those kings should be the kind of old people who can't be older, with white beards and full faces. Noble and serious, not a character like a neighbor's second kid in civilian clothes like the one in front of him now.
"Quickly kneel down! This is the holy king, the holy king named by my great Han!" A large area of the construction site was kneeling.
"I can't, I can't, please hurry up, please hurry up!" If Liu Mang was one of his pawns kneeling down on him, he would be able to bear it, even those famous historical figures such as Zhao Yun and Xu Sheng, etc., Liu Mang would also bear it But these common people, especially those in their seventies and eighties, Liu Mang really has a feeling that he can't stand it, because the Chinese virtue is to respect the old and love the young, and Liu Mang feels that his life will be shortened if the old people bow down.
Liu Mang wanted to help the old man up, but there were not one or two people kneeling behind him. In desperation, Liu Mang could only lower his face, "Don't you all listen to me, the holy king! I will let you all get up !” The ground was damp, and it was very uncomfortable to kneel on the ground.
Liu Mang lowered his voice and stood up one by one.
"Tell me, why do you dare to pick up the whip and throw it at such an old man!" Liu Reck looked at this little official coldly. This is a poor family, and it was Liu Reck who gave him the opportunity to be promoted. In Shouchun, the officials are basically the children of poor families. They should also come out of the common people, and they should compare their hearts to others. If they are just one person who regards themselves as officials, hehe, then I’m sorry or you can get out of here , or you can explain the reason clearly to me.
"My lord, this, this!" The heads of the little officials are covered in cold sweat! Liu Mang told these subordinates when the common people arrived, you are officials, although I, Liu Mang, are supporting you, but our money It didn't fall from the sky, but it was collected from the taxation of the ordinary people. It can be said that those people are the ones who give you your salary. They are your parents. You still regard yourself as an official, so don't blame me, Liu Mang, for being ruthless.
Now that he is caught by Liu Mang, can he not be worried! Now is not a peaceful and prosperous age, if you are lucky, you will lose your official position at most, if you are not lucky, you can really be killed by Liu Wei. Frightened, the petty official couldn't speak fluently.
"Where did this leather whip come from? Do you want to enslave the people below? Use a leather whip?!" Liu Mang took the whip from the small official's hand, his tone was very plain, the more plain it was, the more frightened he was Divided into "My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life, it's because my subordinates have lost their minds for a while"
Do you really think of yourself as an official? A cold light flashed in Liu Mang's eyes, so this person doesn't need to stay in Liu Mang's army anymore. Liu Mang put the whip in Huang Zhong's hands, and he wanted to let people drag this little official down. Those who break the law are often the most unlucky. Originally, Liu Mang just planned to expel this little official, but now he really wants to kill him.
Although the more than one million people are a very heavy burden, Liu Mang resisted it abruptly. He also knew that this might be a conspiracy by Sun Ce and Liu Bei, but Liu Mang had to eat it, because The battle for hegemony is based on population, which is comprehensive strength. The larger the population base, the more manpower and material resources you can have. The reason why China has been fighting for five thousand years has not disappeared in the long river of history like other ancient nations. The Chinese people have a large base, whether it is a civil war or a foreign race, they can only be assimilated by the Chinese nation, but cannot be conquered.
Liu Mang didn't want these officials to be domineering because he didn't like it. There was also a reason that these people came from one township to another, like those people in Shanyue who came from one mountain to another. The little official just now If the whip is really whipped up, then there may be big troubles. These old people are all elders, and they are still very prestigious among the people. Once the people start to make trouble. That would really be a big trouble, and the involvement would be deeper and wider.
"My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life!" Liu Mang is very strict with the law. If someone violates it, he will never escape. Didn't he even beat himself unconscious back then! People who are cruel to themselves are cruel to others.
"His Royal Highness! Let the old man say something!" The old man next to him is not an unreasonable person. Seeing the young man kneeling on the ground, he was so frightened that his nose spit out, and the old man's heart was also moved. A few points.
"Master, tell me!" Liu Mang just wanted to clarify the whole process.
"That whip, it should be the whip used by the little brother to drive the carriage!" The old man pointed to the whip and said, this is the first phase of the building, and it will be built later, so the carriage is still coming and going here , that leather whip is used to drive the carriage.
"Oh! Han Sheng, give him back the whip!" It's not enough to use it as a domineering one, if Liu Mang just drives the car, he won't punish him.
"Then why did the uncle raise the whip at you just now?!" Liu Mang still wanted to ask this matter.
"That's because, that little brother is in a hurry!" The old man would not hide anything.
"I'm out of breath!" Liu Mang frowned again, if everyone were like this official, wouldn't they be corrupt and [***] all at once! Heavy codes are used in troubled times, this is what Han Feizi and Shang Yang said, and Liu Mang also firmly believed in this point.
"No, no, no!" The old man still saw that Liu Mang had misunderstood, "His Royal Highness, this little brother also told us that he will let us common people live in this new house within two days. He is also helpless, if he can't arrange it well, he may be dismissed, but we really dare not live in this house, His Royal Highness, these houses are all caused by that lime and water, you say He won't be blown by the wind!" It turned out that the little official had said it patiently over and over again with a smile on his face before this, but the common people just didn't believe it. After all, they didn't know what cement was, so naturally they didn't Dare to live in it, earnestly say it over and over again, no matter how patient you are, you can't stand it. That's why Liu Mang saw the little official wielding a whip before.
"Huh!" Liu Mang snorted coldly, he also knew that he was a bit strict with these officials, and if he did not do well, he would be dismissed with one sentence, which made these poor children cherish their position very much, this is Liu Mang No, but now there are more than one million people, a small problem multiplied by more than one million is a huge problem, so Liu Mang has to be strict, but it will be much better when everything settles down.
"The old man has bypassed you, so I naturally won't pursue much, but you have to be punished for being disrespectful to the people, and you will be fined to add items to the old man's house with all your salary this month! How about it?!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Thank you, my lord, thank you, sir!" The little official hurriedly nodded his thanks, how dare he have any opinions, it is a good thing to keep his life, and now Liu Mang not only did not kill him, but also did not dismiss him from his post It's just a one-month salary fine, of course I'm happy.
"Go down!" Liu Mang waved his hand and said.
"Your Highness the Holy King is worthy of being the Holy King of the Han Dynasty. He loves the people like a son!" The old man fell to his knees again. There has never been an official like this. This old man is from Jingzhou. Under the rule of Jingzhou, an official For the people who don't come and go when they are called, even if they are whipped, the people can only endure the pain and suffocate.
"His Royal Highness loves the people like a son!"
"Get up, get up!" Liu Mang was smiling on the surface, but he was smiling wryly in his heart, what can you do if you don't love the people! Although it is said that Liu Mang is a person from the present world, and he has deeply believed in the equality of everyone, but this is a big man, it is a feudal era, and it is also a troubled world. The hierarchy is very strict, even if it is the rich and the poor. Liu Mang loves the people like his own sons because he wants to treat these people like uncles, because Liu Mang's army's military rations are really insufficient, and it may happen that the people will not have enough to eat for a long time. If Liu Mang's army continues to dominate the people, the people's resentment will accumulate over time, and it may really turn against them. And if Liu Mang is very popular, Liu Mang doesn't need such people to live and die with his Liu Mang army, but the people may persist longer if they don't have enough to eat, and the possibility of suicide will decrease.
Don't you see, Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, hid in the prison of Wancheng with his people and his family after Wancheng was destroyed, and put down the thousand-jin pendant. At that time, there was no food. Then they had to be released, and they could get out alive, but none of the people in the group had any objections, and they all starved to death in the prison in Wancheng.
"The problem with this house, sir, you can rest assured that the quality of these houses is absolutely sufficient, not to mention the wind, even a fire can hardly burn them all down! These buildings made of cement are no worse than bluestone." Most of the ancient houses were It is made of wood, so he is extremely afraid of fire. Once the fire starts, it will burn a series of houses, which are difficult to extinguish. Liu Mang asked Huang Zhong to chop on these houses with a sword. The hardness of cement is already high. Very strong, he is afraid of blunt weapons, but not so afraid of sharpness. Although several places have been cut out, the common people still have a general impression of this cement.
Although the sword could not be cut up, but those people are still watching, Liu Mang nodded in his heart, it seems that if he does not lead by example, it is impossible for these people to live in, if it is him, if he meets a stranger Things will also have a certain fear, just like the proverb said, the first person to eat a crab! Crabs used to be a disaster like locusts. Crabs have pincers and can prey on young crops, so it is a big deal if crabs appear in the fields. If they are caught, they are thrown into other people's fields. People I am very afraid, just like I am afraid of a locust plague. If he is not the first to eat crabs, maybe the big guys still think it is a kind of insect pest, but with the first one to eat crabs, it will be different. The deliciousness of crabs is something else. Animals are incomparable. Since then, crab has officially become a dish rather than a pest.
"Han Sheng, you send someone back to help me bring over my bedding and clothes, and let the two maidservants help me tidy up!" Liu Mang said to Huang Zhong.
"Patriarch, you?!" Yang Hong was a little confused
"I'll be living here from now on! Let me vacate this room, this room, and that room! Bring all the things in my military tent. I'm going to work here. Let them find me. Come here! Han Sheng, let the city management army send a team of soldiers to take over the security here!" Liu Wei said to Yang Hong.
"Live here? No way, Patriarch!" Yang Hong was a little anxious. He also knew the cement. Although he knew that the cement was hard, he was still wary of this new thing like those old people, and it was so bare here. How can it compare to the Shouchun Palace
"Alright, alright!" Liu Mang waved his hand to tell Yang Hong not to persuade him any more. He didn't live here for a long time, more than a month at most. What he needed was to reassure the people.
Sure enough, Huang Zhong quickly brought all the things from the side hall of the Shouchun Palace. After occupying ten bungalows, he sent additional population guards around, and Liu Mang officially settled down.
With Liu Mang taking the lead, those common people also lived in one by one. After all, there was a great Han sage king who lived in himself. If the wind blows there, then a nobleman may put his life at risk.
Sure enough, Liu Mang really only stayed for more than a month, because something happened! Zhang Xiu of Wancheng sent envoys to Lujiang to ask Lu Bu why he sent soldiers and horses to rob him of his gold. This is General Pingdong of the Han Dynasty.
Who is Lu Bu! He was originally an extremely arrogant person. When someone pointed his nose and scolded him like this, Lu Bu didn't even bother to explain. If the envoy dared to scold him, he would dare to kill him. What kind of thing was Zhang Xiu in Lu Bu's heart? When his uncle Zhang Ji was around He didn't dare to treat Lu Bu like this. Seeing that Lu Bu is also a gentle man, now such a junior dares to push his nose and eyes, let alone Lu Bu didn't rob him, even if he robbed him, so what, isn't this just looking for smoke!
Wancheng Zhangxiu looked at this posture and was sure that this piece of gold was snatched by Lu Bu. After all, the place where the gold was lost was between Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Zhang Xiu himself in Wancheng, and Liubei Lujiang in Yuzhou. It was Liu Bei, so it was impossible for Liu Bei to send troops to grab it by himself. Liu Biao in Jingzhou was busy fighting with Jiangdong Sun Ce. He didn't have soldiers and horses to come here, so the only one left was Lu Bu.
First, Lu Bu disdains to explain that killing the envoy and opening Zhangxiu in Wancheng is an act of shame and a guilty conscience. Second, Lu Bu has cavalry, who can travel hundreds of miles a day, so he can naturally rob this batch of gold. The third is that Lu Bu is very poor now. Food and grass matters are the most of the savings that have been spent, and the 16,000 gold is really worthless to Lu Bu.
The gold was robbed, the envoy was killed, how could Zhang Xiu bear it, and immediately started a war with a wave of his big hand. The 20,000 Xiliang cavalry immediately started from Wancheng and headed towards the Lujiang River in Yangzhou. (To be continued.)