From mentioning AK47 to farming in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 25 The craftsman arrives and finalizes the construction of the manor

While Zhao Tai and the others were having breakfast, a group of people were walking along the official road from Zhending to Yinma River.

There were 23 people in total. They were the craftsmen Zhao Tai asked Zhou Ping to find.

Carpenters, stonemasons, and masons all exist.

Although it is only more than ten kilometers from Zhending to Yinma River, in these days and months, they may not dare to walk without anyone accompanying them.

Whenever the dynasty changes drastically, bandits and bandits are rampant everywhere, and most of them are transformed from refugees.

Generally, bandits may not dare to approach a city, but as long as people are hungry, they can do anything.

There were also some daring bandits who looted near the city.

Based on this consideration, Zhou Ping had given instructions early on when he was looking for a craftsman.

Let them meet at the gate of the city and go together, and this is the scene of 23 people walking together.

"This Patriarch Zhao's behavior is really unpredictable. He actually bought land and built a manor near the Yinma River. The world is not peaceful these days, and I don't know if there will be accidents when I go there."

Someone shook his head, obviously not optimistic about the work of this trip.

"This is reasonable, but the world is not good. The rich head of the Zhao family is willing to pay with rice grains. I believe that you will go there because there is no rice for cooking at home."

This sentence obviously touched everyone's heart. If life was not difficult, they would rather not make money than go to a place as dangerous as Yinma River.

It is backed by Black Mountain, with many wild animals, and it can be said to be a long way from the county seat.

In normal times, it may not be possible to find so many craftsmen.

"In any case, let's go and see it first. If it's suitable, it's not impossible to do it. The premise is that Patriarch Zhao can guarantee our safety. Otherwise, no matter how much rice is given, it will be useless if we lose our lives."

Some people think about whether it is safe or not, either they are saving their lives, or they can continue to hold on.

But there are also people who don't think so. The land is dry, and they can't get much harvest even if they carry water every day.

A family with a small number of people can still support it, but a family with a large number of people will have to rely on their lives if they don’t work.

The appearance of the refugees outside the city can be seen every day, and every time they think of it, if they fall into that end, it will be worse than death.

So when there is a discussion, half of the people are silent, and they are obviously the kind of people who are having a hard time.

Everyone walked all the way, and soon saw Zhao Tai and others surrounded by the fire at the foot of the mountain.

The craftsmen stared at the steel knives and thought they had come to the wrong place.

"This, could it be that the Zhao family has been taken over by strong men?"

Some people are in doubt, while others are ready to run away.

At the foot of the mountain, some subordinates saw the craftsmen.

"Ming Gong, there is a group of people coming from a distance. Could they be the craftsmen that General Zhou has called for?"

Zhao Tai got up and took a look and found that those people seemed to be running away after seeing them.

When he saw his steel knife shining coldly, he understood what was going on.

"Zhaowei, go ahead and lure them over. Don't let them escape."

It's funny to find someone to do something, but the one who finds someone scares the person who does it away.

"promise."

Zhou Ping agreed with a chuckle, and immediately got on his horse and left.

Watching Zhou Ping leave on horseback, Zhao Tai couldn't help but sigh, thinking that since he couldn't ride a horse yet, it would be inconvenient to go anywhere.

"Minggong, don't be upset, we all hold knives, and it's normal for them to mistake us for bandits and strong men."

Gao Ai heard Zhao Tai sigh from the side, and thought he was a little depressed, so he said a few words of relief.

"I sigh because I don't know how to equestrian, and it has nothing to do with the craftsman."

Gao Ai didn't say anything because he couldn't ride a horse either. He only envied Zhou Ping.

In the distance, Zhou Ping galloped on his horse, and soon he ran in front of the craftsman with a trail of smoke and dust.

"Everyone, don't panic. I am the general of the Zhao family. I met you yesterday. My Patriarch is also there. Those are just the guards of the Zhao family, not strong men."

Zhou Ping sat upright on horseback, looking like a military general.

"It turned out to be General Zhou, who really scared us before."

After everyone saw Zhou Ping's appearance clearly, they were relieved of their apprehension and became happy.

Why, because the Zhao Mansion is strong enough, with those dozens of people, they can guarantee their safety.

This means that work can be done, how can they not like it.

I'm not afraid of Zhao Fu being strong, what I'm afraid of is that they are not strong.

After all, building a manor in this place, they will basically stay here for a long time.

Otherwise, we have to walk more than ten kilometers back and forth. After a long time, our body may be overwhelmed. There is no better way except staying here.

"Everyone come with me, the Patriarch will discuss with you the matter of the manor."

After Zhou Ping finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and ran back.

The craftsmen quickly covered the distance of several hundred meters.

"I have seen Patriarch Zhao."

"You don't need to be too polite. I have already determined how to build the manor. You just need to build it according to this plan."

"Besides, the price has not yet been agreed upon. It won't be too late for you to make a quotation after looking at this picture."

Of course, Zhao Tai asked someone to do the architectural drawings, and it was much simpler and clearer at his request.

At least when he showed it to the craftsmen, they could basically understand it at a glance.

Otherwise, if you talk about the size, style and so on, you may not be able to explain it clearly for a long time, so what's the point of him making drawings.

The houses and the like are made according to the style of this era. The real core is the manor city wall and the road into the mountain.

One-story houses can be built, and two or three floors are no problem. Even if there is no steel roof, bamboo can be used instead.

Don't think that using bamboo won't work. Just use suitable tree trunks as beams, break the bamboo into one piece and lay it on top, and mix it with sand and gravel.

It's just that the service life of the house is not that high, and it will be no problem to use it for 30 to [-] years.

It can be done, but Zhao Tai doesn't intend to do it. One hundred tons of cement is not enough to build it all. If we really want to do it, we have to wait until the bricks are fired and the cement can be self-sufficient.

"Patriarch Zhao's Caihou paper is different from what the old man saw. It is as exquisite as this picture. It is no problem to build the manor according to this picture, but the construction period may be very long.

Even if there are enough manpower, it will take at least three months. Furthermore, the city wall must have bricks and stones.

But it is expensive, and it is not enough to supply the construction of the city wall in the short term. Rammed earth is feasible, but the city wall built will not be too high. "

Everyone nodded in agreement, and it was easy to say anything else, but they all felt that Zhao Tai was whimsical about the city wall, but they just didn't dare to say it.

Of course Zhao Tai would not use bricks to build the city wall, he planned to use local materials to build it with stones.

Then there are various explanations of the role of cement, and finally there is no other way, Zhao Tai directly said to do as he said, and they don't have to be responsible if it breaks.

It's useless to tell the ancients this. If you had known this, why waste so much effort? Just give the order.

This also taught Zhao Tai a lesson, don't say anything unnecessary, direct orders are more effective than anything else.

After the price was negotiated, Zhao Tai asked Zhou Ping to ride a horse to recruit homeless people to work and take care of two meals a day.

He let Gao Ai stay behind with his private soldiers, and found a place to return to modern times.

(End of this chapter)