A Timely Wife

This construction method was also proposed by Chengdong. In his previous life, Chengdong liked to watch a variety show, in which there were various ways of building houses, and produced all the things that could be produced in advance. When it was time to build a house, Just transport all the parts, and then assemble all the parts like children building blocks. In this way, they can assemble a house in the shortest time.

The difference is that Nanchu’s house parts take a long time to make, because these craftsmen pay great attention to craftsmanship. Even if it is a mass-produced thing, they have to do their best to carve it exquisitely. If they can’t even look at it At present, they would rather destroy it and make it again than let people transport it away. Chengdong admired the craftsmen's behavior very much, and asked Xiong Ruoshan to write the four words "craftsman spirit" to make a plaque and hang it in the Royal Furniture Factory. on the gate.

These four words give the craftsmen of Nanchu full confidence, and they are more attentive in doing things. All the parts shipped from the furniture factory are free of any flaws, and the two pieces of furniture can be tightly closed together. Together, although it is an assembled house, its practicality and ornamental value are not inferior to other houses.

In Chengdong's previous life, he felt that ancient architecture was a very magical existence. Every tenon and tenon, every turn and every turn, highlighted the extraordinary wisdom of the Chinese people everywhere, condensing the essence of thousands of years of Chinese traditional culture. , Precipitating the inheritance of traditional craftsmanship in the turning of time, it is a pity that with the massive invasion of Western culture and the rapid development of industrialization, the mortise and tenon structure only appears in a few well-preserved ancient buildings, and only exists in the ancestors. in the books.

In this era, Chengdong hopes that this kind of building can be preserved forever. Although reinforced concrete buildings will always appear in the future, the beauty of ancient buildings is incomparable to any other buildings. Disappeared in the long river of history, the reason why this kind of housing construction method is invented and improved now is that it means to preserve the essence. When the process of industrialization advances rapidly, time cost will become a very important cost, labor cost It also accounts for a huge proportion. If it takes a long time to build a house at that time, I am afraid that this craftsmanship will gradually disappear without being forced by others. After all, compared with reinforced concrete buildings, whether it is labor costs or In terms of time cost or space utilization, wooden structures are not dominant.

But now that there are wooden structures that can be quickly assembled, a small courtyard with two entrances can be assembled in a short period of time. Even in later generations, this speed will still have an advantage. At that time, Nanchu is likely to be able to For Chengdong, this is a scene he is very happy to see. The emergence of this technology not only makes these people in the south feel uncomfortable. Shocking, even the people of Southern Chu also find it incredible, but the people of Southern Chu have already seen it. Although they still feel amazing, when they see the envoys sent by the southern countries to discuss peace, they all have big mouths and wide eyes. When you put on an unbelievable look, the people of Nanchu felt a sense of pride in their hearts. Look, this is the strength of Nanchu. Even if you are princes, generals, and prime ministers, so what? I have never seen it before, although I did not build this house, nor did I come up with the method, but this is the method invented by our Nanchu craftsmen, you have not, you have not seen it, I feel very proud.

The envoys from the sixteen countries in the south spent more than 20 days from Pingnan Mansion to Nanjiang Mansion. It was not because Nanchu did not arrange vehicles for them, but because every time they arrived in a prefecture, special people would take them around. At the beginning, the envoy group of many people entered the territory of Southern Chu with the idea that they had an advantage and could negotiate conditions with Nan Chu. If you want these things, the guns are very powerful, the artillery is very powerful, the house is very beautiful, all kinds of factories are simply magic tools, and those who are called workers, how can they be so powerful, and that thing that can fly into the sky If they hadn't taken the ride themselves, they would have thought it was a dream.

After walking all the way, I was amazed all the way. Originally, Li Ruosong’s intention was to make the sixteen countries in the south fear Southern Chu fundamentally. He wouldn’t stab them in the back just after negotiating peace with them. Li Ruosong felt that the military strength was strong. , Deterrence by force is a very good measure, but unless it is so powerful that no one dares to fight, the military threat from the other side will always exist. It is to set up a more powerful enemy for himself. If all the people in these countries cannot be killed, everyone who is alive will be the biggest threat to Nanchu in the future.

Therefore, military power can only be an invisible deterrent, which makes people fearful. When they do it, they will think about it in advance, not the only means. Li Ruosong thinks that the soft power of Nanchu is more important. What Dong told him was the economic strength of a country. The standard of living of ordinary people largely depends on the economic strength of this country. There are countless good things here, and there are many good things that people in the sixteen countries in the south have never seen or heard. Li Ruosong felt that anyone who had seen these things would never be able to refuse the convenience brought by these things. That kind of temptation was very fatal and attractive to people from the sixteen countries in the south.

For example, the cement roads that have been built in Yannan Prefecture and the electric lights on the roadside, such as the sewer system extending in all directions in Annan Prefecture, and the toilets and bathrooms used by every household, such as the pig farms and chicken farms in Zhongjiang Prefecture, such as Jinjiang Prefecture. Li Ruosong knew very well what kind of impact these things would have on them, such as the steam buses they took, and the hot air balloons they had personally experienced, so Li Ruosong ordered the guards to come to Nanjiang Mansion Soldiers who are negotiating peace, let them be sure to accompany these peace envoys.

What shocked the envoys of the sixteen countries in the south was not these things, but the spiritual outlook of the people in Southern Chu. The old people walking leisurely in the square, and the children carrying schoolbags and smiling at school, with serious expressions and uniforms The upright pickets, the workers working hard in the factories, and the farmers carefully tending the farms in the fields, these are the scenes that all the crown princes, civil servants and military generals want to see in their own countries.

The people live and work in peace and contentment, the country is strong and strong, and life is peaceful and stable. This is what a country should look like. Facing the situation of being besieged by Dahe and the sixteen countries in the south, and facing the situation of not knowing when the country will be destroyed, these ordinary people have no Panic, no despair, no panic running around, but how to live as you want, everyone's face is full of longing for the future and firm belief in victory, they really don't think Nanchu will lose, they every time Individuals will also sacrifice everything for Nanchu, even life can be given up, as long as they can protect their current life.

When they arrived at Nanjiang Mansion, Xiong Ruoshan did not receive them immediately, but asked the Minister of Rites to take them around Nanjiang Mansion. The martyrs monument standing tall on the square, the amazing list of honor and shame , the young students who were filled with righteous indignation and gave speeches, the long registration queue in front of the conscription office, all these made the members of the envoys not know what to say. The closer they were to Nanjiang Mansion, the more things shocked them. If they thought that Nanchu was vulnerable before they came, they dare not say this now. Each of them believes from the bottom of their hearts that no country can defeat Nanchu, because everyone in Nanchu has never From the emperor above to the children below, in order to protect their lives today, they will fight the invaders at all costs. No one can take Nanchu from them unless the other party can make them live a better life than they are now.

However, everyone in the envoys knows that this is absolutely impossible, not to mention providing a better life for the people of Southern Chu, even they are people of high status and admiration in their respective countries They all yearn to live in Southern Chu, not to mention the common people in their own country. If they have been to Southern Chu and seen these things, I am afraid they will impatiently move their families here.

If they hadn't seen so many new weapons, and hadn't experienced the horror of those weapons, they would be willing to unite again and send the best soldiers from their respective countries to attack Nanchu, but they had seen those weapons, and they knew In the face of these weapons, no matter how many elite soldiers there are, it is impossible to win a big battle. If they can't beat others, and they are greedy for others' lives, they don't know any other way except to bow their heads and surrender.

At this time, the envoys from the sixteen countries in the south were regretting. How could they have listened to Dahe's words of sowing dissension? How could they have been fooled into thinking that as long as they had enough people, they could defeat Nanchu? They invaded Southern Chu and killed so many soldiers and civilians. If none of this had happened, there is still hope for them to propose becoming a vassal state of Southern Chu, but they fought hard before. They all want to destroy the other party, and now they propose to become a subsidiary state of Southern Chu, will the emperor of Southern Chu really agree?The members of the envoys felt a little guilty. If a country invaded their own country and wanted to become their own vassal state, they would never agree to it. It is normal that Nanchu would not agree to it.