One Piece of Song Dynasty

Li Xin patted Feng Yu on the shoulder and said: "Well, well done, I remember that you are a Confucian scholar majoring in chemistry. Net"

Feng Yu replied: "Yes, Master, my main research is chemistry."

Li Xin asked: "Well, how many Confucian scholars are studying chemistry with you?"

Feng Yu replied: "There are quite a lot of Confucian scholars who study chemistry like a certain person, about twenty of them. Everyone is interested in the chemical reactions between various substances."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Very good, but you must pay attention to safety when doing chemical experiments. Some material reactions will produce dangerous things. You can continue to study cement and try adding some other raw materials."

Feng Yu cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Master, I have remembered it."

Li Xin took out ten taels of silver and said, "This is your reward for your new discovery. Take it."

Feng Yu took the money and said, "Then I'll thank the master."

Li Xin said: "You're welcome. Every new discovery you make has the potential to change our lives, and it's not impossible to even be remembered in history, so work hard."

Feng Yu nodded and said: "Yes, don't worry, Master, we will do a good job."

Li Xin said to Zhao Fei: "In the future, we will use this new cement to build roads, cities and houses."

Zhao Fei cupped his fists and said: "Yes, my master, I have the order. Net"

Li Xin thought for a while and thought that the cement discovered by Feng Yu should be the Portland cement of later generations. This kind of cement is widely used. However, Li Xin only remembered a few raw materials and did not remember the proportion of each raw material, so Li Xin did it before The strength of the cement produced was not high, but Feng Yu's test showed it was pretty good. However, many types of Portland cement were later developed, so Li Xin encouraged Feng Yu to continue research.

A few days later, old man Zheng from the road construction team received news that the woods in Jilongwan were all burned. After Li Xin learned the news, he took Manager Zhai, who was now in charge of building the city, to Jilong Bay with Zhao Fei and Old Man Zheng. Manager Zhai was a member of the Zhai clan who came with Zhai Jin. He was in his thirties and was good at building buildings. So he was put in charge of building the city.

Li Xin took the two of them to Jilong Bay and said: "Guan Zhai, I plan to build our second city on Xinghan Island here, called Jilong City. Tomorrow you will select a small group of craftsmen to come here and start building the city. Jilong City is smaller than Xinghan City, with a circumference of thirty-two miles."

Manager Zhai nodded and said: "Yes, sir, a certain family knows."

Li Xin continued: "The construction of Chicken Coop City requires a new building material. You can learn about this from Manager Zhao, and he will introduce and provide you with new building materials."

Manager Zhai replied: "Okay, a certain family knows."

Li Xin pointed to the corner of Jilong Bay and Heping Island and said: "Two forts need to be built at these two places. This is the drawing of the fort. Just build it according to this." After that, Li Xin handed over the drawings. With Zhai in charge, people in the future can recognize the appearance of the fortress at a glance. It is actually a European bastion, but a small one.

Manager Zhai took the drawing and looked at it and said, "Okay, sir, I understand."

Li Xin said to Old Man Zheng again: "Uncle Zheng, you have left a small number of people in your road construction team. Find someone to be the leader to build the roads in Jilong City."

Old Man Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, Master, I understand."

Li Xin told Zhao Fei: "Zhao Fei, you must ensure a sufficient supply of new cement. Expand the workshop when it is necessary, and replenish manpower when it is necessary. The supply of cement cannot affect the process of city building and road construction."

Zhao Fei cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Master, my subordinates will ensure that there will be no shortage of cement supply."

Li Xin turned to Old Man Zheng and said, "Well, Uncle Zheng, let's go back to Xinghan City first. I have something to tell you."

Li Xin took Old Man Zheng back to the south gate of Xinghan City and pointed to the southeast direction and said: "Uncle Zheng, your road construction team will start from the south gate tomorrow and build the road to the southeast until you can see the sea. No matter where we stop, when we encounter a forest, we still have the old method of cutting down trees first, then burning them, and finally building roads."

Old Man Zheng cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Master, I understand."

After explaining to Old Man Zheng, Li Xin called Cao Long, the commander of Xuanwu Camp.

Li Xin pointed to the southeast of the city and said: "Cao Long, take the Xuanwu Camp to explore the area miles southeast of the city. If you find a savage, you should know what to do without me telling you."

Cao Long cupped his fists and said, "Yes, my master, my subordinates will kill all the savages they find."

After instructing Cao Long, Li Xin went to Liu Yi's place. Since the construction of Chicken Coop City had begun, the transported refugees would be distributed there, and Confucian scholars were needed to allocate land and preach the policy of Xinghan Island.

Li Xin said: "Liu Yi, starting from tomorrow, every three days you have to arrange a few Confucian scholars to walk along the newly built official road in the northeast of the city to the end of the road, where there is the second city built by a certain person on Xinghan Island. -Jilong City, after the construction of the new city begins, the subsequent refugees will also be assigned there, and Confucian scholars will go there to preach policies and distribute land and money to the refugees."

Liu Yi nodded and said: "Yes, Master, I understand."

After explaining to Liu Yi and Li Xin, they went back home to rest. Ruan Xiaowu's transport fleet did not come today. Let's wait until Ruan Xiaowu's fleet arrives tomorrow to arrange the rest.

Early the next morning, before Ruan Xiaowu arrived, Li Xin went to the barracks to find Liu Fa.

Li Xin said: "Liu Shuai, our army should number people now."

Liu Fa replied: "Yes, Lord, there are exactly people."

Li Xin nodded and said: "I decided to build our second city on Xinghan Island, Jilong City, eighty miles northeast of Xinghan City. You can reach it by walking along the newly built official road northeast of Xinghan City. Liu Shuai, please send a battalion of soldiers to garrison there and maintain local order."

Liu Fa cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Lord, a certain family knows."

After bidding farewell to Liu Fa, Li Xin went to the nursing team to look for Zhu Xuan to take charge. Construction of the chicken coop city began, and the city's sanitation had to be cleaned.

Li Xin said: "Manager Zhu, your nursing team will recruit some more women. From now on, you will change its name to the Xinghan Island Health Brigade. You will still be the steward. In addition to the work of the wounded barracks, you will also be responsible for the cleaning and sanitation work of the city."

Zhu Xuan replied: "Yes, sir, the little girl takes the order."

Li Xin continued: "You take some people from the nursing team to form a sanitation team, you select someone to be the steward of this team, and let them go to our second city on Xinghan Island, Chicken Coop City, to manage the city's cleanliness and hygiene. For the future work on the wounded barracks, Jilong City can be reached by walking along the newly built official road in the northeast of Xinghan City."

Zhu Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Yes, sir, I understand."

After explaining Zhu Xuan and Li Xin, they rushed to the dock. When they arrived at the dock, Ruan Xiaowu's fleet was loading and unloading goods. Li Xin saw Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi talking and walked over.