Wearing a county magistrate to build infrastructure

"You child, you don't want to show your face in front of the Bodhisattva." Mrs. Yan couldn't be angry, she knew that Yan might still be angry.But it's been more than ten years, and that brother has been dead for more than ten years, so there is nothing that can't be overcome.

"Forget it, you care so much about him. Has he ever smiled in the past ten years? We gave birth to him and raised his parents, and we are not his enemies. It's as if we owe him." Master Yan couldn't help but pull Madam Yan left.

Madam Yan's complexion changed slightly when Master Yan said that she owed her money, and finally she followed Master Yan away without saying a word.

The two elders left, Yan or even less thoughtful, said to Shen Ditang, "Go to the wing in the backyard" and left first.

Naturally, Shen Ditang didn't want to pay homage to any concubine who gave away a child. They couldn't ask God if they had no children.

The Yan family of Baima Temple comes to worship twice a year, so they have long been familiar with the structure of the temple.So there was no monk leading them, and Yan or Shen Ditang walked to the wing with ease.

The serving maids and servants were left outside the door, and naturally they did not dare to disturb the master when he wanted to rest.

"What's going on? Go back to the wing room in such a hurry today." Shen Ditang knew that although Yan Or had resentment towards Master Yan and Mrs. Yan, he would usually follow what Mrs. Yan said.

Although they would not have children after worshiping the mother who sent the child away, Yan Zhan would not even show his face to Madam Yan like today.

"An old friend is here." Yan Or squeezed the teacup in his hand. When he received Jing Huan's news yesterday, he didn't tell Shen Ditang because he was afraid that Shen Ditang would lose control of his expression when he heard Jing Huan's news.

old friend?Shen Ditang's expression changed slightly, "Yes?"

"Yeah." Jing Huan, after all these years you finally have to act, "Let's go."

The wing room of the White Horse Temple was the place they often visited when they were teenagers. At that time they were full of energy and always liked to make troubles. Thanks to this, they discovered that apart from the superficially built houses, there were hidden organs in every house of the White Horse Temple. The opening of the mechanism is an intricate secret road leading to the outside of the temple.

It was probably an escape passage prepared for the royal family when it was built, but now that the relatives of the emperor and relatives of the White Horse Temple do not come to pay homage, the passage is naturally useless, and there are probably not many people in the whole temple who know this passage.

The bed board sagged, and Shen Ditang restrained the uncontrollable emotions in his heart and followed Yan or down. There was no one in the secret road all year round. Fortunately, enough ventilation holes were left when it was built, and walking inside did not feel uncomfortable.

The secret road is not long, and when Yan or stopped, he had already reached the outdoor peach blossom forest. This is a hidden place outside the temple, and there is no way to pass except the secret road.

And when they came out, there was already a man in a well-dressed man standing in the peach blossom forest.

Jing Huan turned his back to them, and with his years of martial arts practice, these noises naturally couldn't escape his ears. He couldn't understand the sound of two footsteps except Yan or anyone else.

But at this time, he became timid again, not daring to turn around.

"Jing Huan."

When Jing Huan heard this voice, his body froze, but he turned around slowly after all, and called his long-lost lover in a hoarse voice, "Ditang."

Yan or pursed his lips and stepped back quietly, always leaving some space for these two people who had not reunited for a long time.

He leaned against the exit of the secret passage and looked at the sky. Although Shen Ditang married him, he was still alive. As long as he was alive, Jing Huan would always find a way to bring Shen Ditang back to him.

And he, Yan or smiled wryly, the golden hairpin that had been in his arms was held tightly in his palm at this time, and the person he was looking for was no longer found.

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"My lord, we have mixed the cement you mentioned several times, and it seems to be a success."

Tang Zisheng was arranging the design of the whole city after hearing the news from the mason and immediately put down his work, "Have you tried it on the road?"

Cement is easy to say and can be prepared. It does not need the help of any special tools in modern times. It can be made with the manpower and material resources of this era.

But he has no production experience, so what proportion of cement is more resistant to production requires constant experimentation.

The masons had worked hard on this before, but the results were not good. Tang Zisheng couldn't believe it when he heard that the cement had been successfully developed.

"I tried it. We wiped it evenly on the short road according to your instructions, and waited for it to dry before letting people step on it. After that, we let the bullock cart pull the goods to pass by without any cracks. So we reckoned it was done, so we did it." Come and report to your lord."

The mason couldn't help raising his tone when he said this, presumably proud of himself for being able to make such a thing.

"It's good when it's done. After that, cement will be very useful for building houses and roads." Tang Zisheng planned to build a house with bricks and cement. Although a house made of wood is not bad, it is still short in terms of life expectancy. There is no need to build tall buildings or steel bars.

But he still had to go and have a look first.

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There are still a lot of people staying in Shitou Village. When Tang Zisheng came over, he brought Zhou Nanchuan along to see a new one. The two stood on the road facing each other. Although Tang Zisheng was also excited, it was limited, after all, he was used to seeing it .

Zhou Nanchuan was rarely excited, and had already walked back and forth on this road several times.

In the past, roads in the city were either green bricks or stones. Although they looked smooth, there were still gaps.

The cement mentioned by Tang Zisheng can be paved on the road with no gaps. If the official roads are paved with this kind of material, the horse-drawn carriages will travel much faster, and the wheels will not be afraid of getting stuck in the mud in rainy days.

"You said that cement can be used to build houses and build roads, so wouldn't it also be used to build city walls?" Zhou Nanchuan knew that Tang Zisheng ordered people to build the city walls with glutinous rice water and mud as adhesives.

Glutinous rice is food. Tang Zisheng's willingness to do so shows that he attaches great importance to the outer city walls. But now that cement has been researched, wouldn't it be better to replace it with cement, which also saves food.

"No, the city wall still uses the glutinous rice water and mud mentioned earlier as the stone binder."

Cement is indeed a good thing, but he is not so relieved.

Compared with buildings made of cement, glutinous rice water and mud made him feel more at ease.After all, it has passed the test of time. When the Qin Great Wall was built, there was a process of glutinous rice water and mud. The Great Wall has existed for thousands of years. Isn't it more reassuring than cement?

Zhou Nanchuan nodded thoughtfully, "Leaving aside the matter of the city wall, do you have someone to mine that iron mine?"

"If you don't come to Stone Village, you probably forgot about the iron ore." Tang Zisheng joked that the iron ore was actually discovered not too early, that is, it was discovered by Miao's inspection before the general came.

The soldiers in the barracks were waiting for their weapons, and it was natural to start mining iron ore without delay, but the people in Cang'er County had all settled down and built the outer city.As for the candidates for iron ore mining, Tang Zisheng asked Miao Xunjian to take the people in the prison over.

These people will be locked up for many years, so we are not afraid that they will leak the news.

"Didn't I find that there are more people in Stone Village? Blacksmith, you also let them go to the iron mine to work directly?"

Zhou Nanchuan didn't mean to be negligent. The recent construction of the outer city has attracted too much attention. Didn't he forget about the iron mine?

"Well, why waste manpower and material resources for transportation when it is mined, can't it be solved on the spot?"

"Yes." Zhou Nanchuan nodded.

"You've seen the cement too. If you have nothing else to do, go back." Tang Zisheng said to chase people away.

"Where are you going?" They came from Cang'er County together. Could it be that Tang Zisheng in Stone Village has hidden something new?

"Barracks, Guard Shen went to the barracks for a few days, and inspector Miao went to supervise the mining of iron ore. If I don't go there again, I'm afraid I won't know if the people in the barracks were beaten to death by Guard Shen."

"Haha, it's not as serious as what you said. Brother Shen seems to be serious. Besides, didn't we recruit a thousand people? If Brother Shen beat them all by himself, then it wouldn't be Brother Shen. There is a problem, but there is a problem with the people we recruit.”

"By the way, use the cement first in the barracks." Zhou Nanchuan was always obedient.

"Uh..." Zhou Nanchuan said with a slightly embarrassing expression, "Then I'll go with you, I also want to see what the effect of cement will be after it is used on a large scale."

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"If you keep on hugging, the time will come." Yan or looked at Jing Huan's inseparable look, quite disgusted, just like when he was a teenager, and when he saw Shen Ditang, he completely lost his sense of proportion.

Shen Ditang was a little embarrassed when he was told that they couldn't stay too long this time. Although Master Yan and Mrs. Yan won't be free until the afternoon, the maid who guards the door at noon should tell them to eat vegetarian food. If no one answers here, I'm afraid it will be exposed.

"I'm sorry." Jing Huan said and let go of the holding hands, but the next moment they should be hugging. After a long time, it's not so easy to separate.

"In half an hour, someone should call us. Ah Huan, you came to the imperial city to ask us out to meet. Are you planning to raise an army?" Shen Ditang was extremely worried.

"It's not that fast, but news came from the middle of Beijing that the old emperor's health is not well. Is this news true?"

The news of the imperial city was difficult to spread. The old emperor was seriously ill. It was not the first time that he used the name of illness to see if the people under him could not hold back and tried to usurp the throne.

"It's true. In recent years, the old emperor has been looking for the art of longevity. He has been fed a lot of pills by Taoist priests from the people. I sent people to take those pills. They contain cinnabar. Over the years, the old emperor's body The inside has almost collapsed. If the country is peaceful and the people are safe, he can still live for about three to five years."

Yan or talked about the secrets of the court, but few people knew about them, even the crown prince was kept to death.

"Three to five years, he may not have a good life in three to five years. King Xin and King Huai in Nanzhou have been making moves. They should not be able to hold back in two years at most and march north."

Especially now that the old emperor is not in good health, if this news is known to King Xin and King Huai, they may raise troops in advance and enter the imperial city before the old emperor dies.Otherwise, when the old emperor died, the prince would be the legitimate heir.

"I'm talking about Guotai Min'an. He can live for so long, but the fate of the Great Yu is about to come to an end. The Qintian Supervisor sent news not long ago that there has been a severe drought in Nanzhou for two years, and it will soon rain."

Jing Huan's eyebrows frowned, Qin Tianjian said that the rain is probably not ordinary rain, and it will be flooded after a long drought, "Will there be floods in Nanzhou?"

Yan or nodded, "I have already asked the people from the household department to start preparing for the bank balance. If there is a flood in Nanzhou, we can only do our best and obey the destiny."

After all, Nanzhou is such a big place, and they don't know where the flood will start. Even if they want to prevent it in advance, they are powerless. However, Qin Tianjian is only observing the sky after all, and the time is not accurate. Well, Yan probably wouldn't take this matter to heart.

"As for Xizhou, Xizhou will be affected by this flood." If Xizhou also encountered floods, Tang Zisheng might be caught off guard.

"Xizhou? What is your plan in Xizhou?" Yan was keenly aware of Jing Huan's hidden worries. Although Jing Huan's ancestor was in Xizhou, it has been a hundred years since he moved to the imperial city, and it is unreasonable to worry about the ancestor of Xizhou. .