Eight Thousand Iron Buddha at the Start, Please Make Concessions to the First Emperor!

Hearing Zhao Tuo's order, Meng Yi and the three were dumbfounded.

In today's Daqin, nearly 300,000 corvés were invested in the Great Wall of Northern Xinjiang and Epang Palace alone.

But with so many corvée, these two extremely large projects are still progressing slowly.

To know.

Engineering not only consumes manpower, it is also a giant beast that swallows gold.

If we blindly reduce corvée, these two projects will either be abandoned, or turn into a leech, slowly sucking the blood and sweat of the people of the Qin Dynasty.

Obviously, these two results are not what everyone wants to see.

The three Meng Yi were no exception.

Taking a deep breath, Meng Yi asked in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, why do you want to reduce corvée?"

Zhao Tuo didn't think much about it, and replied directly: "Naturally, in order to regain people's hearts."

"Just the matter of conferring Zen yesterday has a very limited effect on consolidating the throne."

"So I need to implement the policies that the people want to see that are practical."

"For now, the reduction of corvée is a good move."

"Um...wait."

Looking up and seeing the faces of Meng Yi and the others, Zhao Tuo froze for a moment, then suddenly realized.

"Are you worried that this move will delay the construction period of these two projects?"

"When did I do such a reckless act of killing chickens to get their eggs?"

"..."

This time, it was Meng Yi and the three who had nothing to say.

There's really nothing wrong with that.

Ever since the three of them got to know Zhao Tuo, until now, His Majesty the Second Emperor, who seems to have a young age, has never done anything unsure.

Thinking of this, Feng Quji could only nod his head full of doubts and lead the order to leave.

As for the remaining Meng Yi and Wang Ben, they followed Zhao Tuo all the way back to the bedroom.

"Your Majesty, you are..."

Seeing Zhao Tuo put on loose and comfortable, but somewhat worn linen clothes, both Wang Ben and Meng Yi were dumbfounded.

Linen is the worst cloth in Daqin.

Don't say it's them.

Even the village officials in the townships and counties under the prefectures and counties would not wear clothes made of this kind of fabric even if they had a little money.

The only thing to say is that if you have money, you will wear linen.

In Daqin, it is estimated that it is a businessman whose living standard is restricted by Qin law, right?

"What's wrong? I've been wearing this linen sweater for more than ten years. It's light and breathable, but it's very comfortable."

"Don't worry about me, have everything been delivered?"

As soon as Zhao Tuo finished speaking, Lu Bu strode into the courtyard of the bedroom, followed by three people who would be the young man and two large carts of bluestone bricks.

"My lord, someone brought it here."

Zhao Tuo nodded and looked at several people.

"Your Majesty, the next officer will be Zuo Zhonglang and Shaoye of the Shaofu. These two are the best craftsmen I will be in the Shaofu."

"Well, okay, just come over to help."

Zhao Tuo waved to one of them.

"Come on, mix this slag into this ash and mix it up a bit."

"Here!"

The craftsmen started to get busy.

But after a while, the two things have been mixed.

The simplest earth method cement is completed!

Next, it's time to test the results.

"Come on, do as I say..."

Next, Zhao Tuo gave guidance on this side, and the craftsmen who floated up in the lecture were busy on the other side.

In a short while, a puddle of cement was reconciled.

"almost……"

Looking at the state of the cement on the ground, Zhao Tuo nodded with satisfaction.

Then he asked casually, "If I want to build a wall that is three feet long, ten feet high, and about two feet thick, how long will it take you to build it?"

One of them thought for a while and replied, "If you go back to Your Majesty, you can ram the clay and pour it with rice slurry. If you work hard day and night, you can build it in three days."

"Three days... no wonder."

Zhao Tuo sighed, then looked at the two craftsmen and said, "I want to build a wall in front of this palace right now."

"The size is just as I said."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, sir..."

"Don't be in a hurry to pat your chest and promise." Zhao Tuo suddenly grinned and pointed to the two carts of blue bricks behind him and said:

"This time, instead of rammed earth, we use this blue brick instead."

"As for the time... I'll give you three hours!"

Three hours! ?

Hearing Zhao Tuo's words, the faces of the two craftsmen and the Zuo Zhonglang turned pale.

Three hours to build such a big wall...

This, this... how can this be repaired?

What's more, this blue brick has always been used for laying the ground or steps.

If it is used to build a wall, it is no problem to build several layers.

But if it's a high one, shouldn't it be dumped directly?

This... Absolutely can't be done!

"Your Majesty, spare your life! If the three of you have been disrespectful just now, I hope Your Majesty will show mercy!"

"..."

Looking at Zuo Zhonglang who was crying, Zhao Tuo's eyes twitched slightly.

good guy.

The three of them thought that they were deliberately embarrassing them.

"Don't be afraid, according to my method, it will take less than three hours to build this wall, and it is extremely strong."

"what?"

The three people in Zuo Shaofu looked at each other, obviously a little confused.

"Come, bring something here."

Zhao Tuo greeted everyone to the front of the door, briefly looked at the location, and then selected the area.

"Okay, just this one, I'll tell you about the function of this thing first."

Meng Yi and others followed Zhao Tuo's point and looked at the pool of plaster.

"It's called cement. It's a construction adhesive, a bit similar to the clay and rice slurry that Daqin uses now."

"It's just that after this thing solidifies, it can firmly connect the stones together, so that water and fire are invulnerable, and swords and guns are invulnerable."

"Building a wall with stone and this cement is far more rigid than the wall made of earth in today's Daqin!"

! ! !

Everyone looked at the cement subconsciously, and there was a touch of shock in their eyes. *