After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

Gu Nanxi and others did not sit for long. After the cold was gone and their bodies warmed up, they thanked Li Fugui and others and said goodbye.

The next day, Yan Tongchu went to busy himself with spring plowing. Gu Nanxi called Wang Buxi and went to Wuchuan Town to visit Pu Chang together.

Wuchuan Town is more prosperous than the other towns. The streets are bustling with people. Many merchants traveling from the north and south will stop here for a short while when passing through Wuchuan Town.

"Madam, we meet again!" Jun Ge'er, riding a tricycle, saw Gu Nanxi and others from afar and greeted them warmly.

"Jun Ge'er, you guys are leaving so soon?"

When Gu Nanxi saw Jun Ge'er and Yong Ge'er, it was as if he saw Su Xuanming and Su Yunting, two naughty boys. He didn't know if they were having fun or not!

Jun Ge'er pedaled hard a few times and stopped in front of Gu Nanxi: "Who are you looking for, Madam? We often come and go in Wuchuan Town, so we are quite familiar with this place."

Gu Nanxi smiled warmly: "I want to go to the Arsenal."

"I'll lead the way for you!" Jun Ge'er handed the tricycle to Yong Ge'er and walked beside the carriage.

"Madam, do you have your ID card from the Arsenal? The Arsenal is very strict, no one is allowed to enter or leave casually."

"I have an acquaintance there, I'll go visit him. I wonder what this arsenal is used for?" Gu Nanxi asked.

Lumei rolled her eyes beside her. It seemed that her master was in a good mood and was playing with the child.

Jun Ge'er hurriedly whispered, "Madam, please don't ask about the Arsenal! Be careful not to be caught as a spy! People from the south and the north all like to inquire about the Arsenal, and many people have been caught!"

Gu Nanxi had never heard Qin Bohuai mention this matter, so she thought he had solved it himself.

There was a young man making fun of the situation nearby, and the originally boring journey seemed to become much shorter.

After Jun Ge'er sent Gu Nanxi and others to the place, he turned around and ran away without waiting for Gu Nanxi to thank him. After he ran far away, he waved goodbye from a distance.

Looking at Jun Ge'er's back, which was jumping like a rabbit, Gu Nanxi said with a smile: "Did I meet a good person?"

Gu Nanxi patted her clothes and prepared to go to the armory.

The arsenal is similar to a military camp, with a special person guarding the door.

"Yunzhou is an important place, no one is allowed to enter!"

Before Gu Nanxi got close, the soldiers at the door gave him a loud warning.

Wang Buxi stepped forward and raised his voice: "We are here to visit Pu Chang. Please help tell them that Wang Buxi from Woye Town is here to visit us!"

A thin soldier heard this and ran towards the arsenal.

Not long after, Pu Chang and the old Taoist priest walked out slowly. When they noticed the figure next to Wang Buxi, they first widened their eyes in disbelief, and then ran out of the camp.

"Sir! Why are you here?!"

Gu Nanxi: "Wait a minute, I just came to see you."

Being blocked by the gate, Pu Chang was extremely anxious and urged the gatekeeper: "Quick! This is the general! Let the general in!"

The soldier guarding the gate was shocked. In Yunzhou, the title of general only belonged to one person! That was the governor of Yunzhou, Gu Nanxi!

This kind and beautiful girl in front of me is the great general who is feared by the grasslands and respected by the people of Yunzhou? !

"General! I didn't know it was you!" The soldiers opened the door of the arsenal tremblingly and explained haltingly. They wanted to look at Gu Nanxi but didn't dare to.

Gu Nanxi and others entered the workshop smoothly.

Seeing that the gatekeepers were shrinking like quails as if they had made a mistake, Gu Nanxi stopped and praised them, "You did a great job! The Arsenal is related to the future of our Yunzhou and even the entire Great Zhou. You are the important line of defense to protect the Arsenal! You have fulfilled your duties and responsibilities, and you must do the same in the future!"

"Yes, sir!" The soldiers guarding the city did not expect that they would be praised. They were extremely excited!

After this little episode, Gu Nanxi, Pu Chang and the old Taoist priest came to a small courtyard.

This is the research and development center of the Arsenal, and there are dozens of soldiers patrolling in three shifts around it.

"Sir, please take a seat." Park Chang served tea and water, providing one-stop service.

Lu Mei took the teapot from Park Chang and said with a smile, "Master Park, leave these to me."

Park Chang didn't like these red tapes in the first place, so he naturally followed suit.

Gu Nanxi untied his cloak and stated his purpose: "The Yunzhou official road has been in disrepair for a long time. I would like to repair it. I wonder if Mr. Pu has any suggestions?"

Pu Chang was a little dumbfounded. It was just road construction. If he had money, he would lay more gravel. If he didn't have money, he would compact the dirt road more. What was there worth studying?

But the general never said useless words, could it be...

Pu Chang asked cautiously, "Please give me some advice, sir."

Gu Nanxi: "I once read in an ancient book that there is a substance called cement, which is made of lime clay or slag. Paving the ground with cement makes the road surface hard, not afraid of rain or high temperature, and extremely flat!"

Pu Chang and the old Taoist priest looked at each other, neither of them had ever heard of this thing.

But since the general said that there is such a thing, then it must exist!

It's just that we and others are ignorant, so we don't know.

Gu Nanxi: "If cement is successfully made, please inform the Governor's Office immediately. We will vigorously promote it in Yunzhou. It can not only be used to repair roads, but also to reinforce ditches for drum carts!"

When Wang Bushi heard that cement could actually solve his big problem, his eyes lit up and he immediately expressed his desire to stay in the Arsenal and work with Pu Chang and others to overcome the difficulties!

After Gu Nanxi left, Wang Buxi and others went to find Wang Ziting from the Za family.

Wang Ziting played with mud throughout the winter, teaching people how to build a kang and studying mud proportions, enjoying himself very much.

After listening to Wang Buxi and others' narration, Wang Ziting was surprised and said, "As expected of a great general, he even knows about soil and cement!"

"Brother Wang, please tell me in detail!" Wang Buxi diligently cleaned the chair for Wang Ziting.

"This earth cement is improved from cement mortar. The cement mortar made of lime, clay and fine sand can create the strongest earth wall."

Wang Buxi and Pu Chang listened attentively.

Wang Ziting recalled for a moment, and then said, "I heard about this earth cement when I was traveling along the Hexi Road. I have never seen the real thing, and I am not sure whether the method described by that person is correct."

Park Chang: "Brother Wang, just tell me! Just give us an idea and we will take care of the rest!"

Wang Ziting was not shy about telling the truth: "That person said that the main raw material of earth cement is loess, with 10% to 20% slaked lime and less than half of semi-hydrated gypsum."

Slaked lime is also known as slaked lime, which can be obtained by adding quicklime to water. Every 100 kilograms of earth cement only requires 10 to 20 kilograms of slaked lime, so the amount used is not particularly large.

As for semi-hydrated gypsum, you can also buy natural gypsum and process it. This is simple. Just control the temperature slightly and burn the solid gypsum into powder.

Park Chang breathed a sigh of relief. The Arsenal had both of these things! As for loess, Wang Ziting had plenty of it!

Without saying a word, the group took a large pile of yellow mud back from Wang Ziting and started the experiment immediately!

Now that we know the raw materials, the only thing left is the proportioning. After several experiments, earth cement was successfully made!

"You did a great job. I'll credit you!" Gu Nanxi was very happy when he saw the finished product.

The next step is road planning and bidding.

Building roads is not an easy task. Where do the people come from and where does the money come from?

Especially this time a lot of lime will be used!

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, lime was only sold in pharmacies, and the price of gypsum was about fourteen or fifteen cents.

The price is not expensive, but the quantity is small.

These gypsums are naturally grown. The good quality ones are used as medicine, but the bad quality ones are left on the roadside and no one wants them.

Yunzhou is going to build a road this time, which will definitely require a large amount of gypsum. Therefore, mining and transporting gypsum will require a large amount of manpower, which can be regarded as new jobs.

Gu Nanxi must have wanted to build roads that extend in all directions, but after only a few years of construction in Danzhou, there are already gaps in every aspect.

Seeds, waterwheels, keel waterwheels, tricycles, farm tools...these were basically all paid for by the government. Some were provided to the village for free, and some only required a small rent.

What can you do with this little rent?

"Lumei, how much dowry do I have left?" Gu Nanxi flipped through the account book with a frown on his face.

Lu Mei paused as she was holding the heart, and said calmly, "Less than 10%, the majority is the commercial street in Kyoto."

As for the farm in the suburbs of Beijing, it had been sold long ago!

The rent of the commercial street is high, so I have never been willing to move.

If Gu Nanxi had not once bought a number of houses in Kyoto at a low price, he would have gone bankrupt long ago at this rate of spending money!

Gu Nanxi stood up and said, "Tell me, if I sell the commercial street to Munir, how much will he ask for?"

"Don't even think about it. Munir is a pure businessman. If he knew you were in urgent need of money, he would definitely lower the price!"

Munir established himself firmly in Kyoto through the Arab Commercial Street, and got to know many dignitaries as a result.

He contacted Gu Nanxi less frequently and was not as attentive as before.

This time, he didn't even send a letter about his master being conferred the title of Marquis of Loyalty.

Lumei curled her lips in disdain. This is a foreign businessman! He only cares about money!

I think he had heard the news in Kyoto a long time ago and knew that his master and the emperor had a bad relationship, so he was avoiding suspicion there.

Gu Nanxi pinched her brows. She was too anxious and thoughtless. This house in Kyoto cannot be moved until the last moment! This is the money left for Yunzhou!

"Well, take it slow!" Gu Nanxi gave up on taking big steps and decided to repair the pipe with earth and cement.

As for the funds, the government will pay a part and raise another part from the public!

"What?! A monument of merit?!"

The latest issue of "Yunzhou Weekly" sold out as soon as it came out!

Because the front page of this issue is about the plans and measures for building an official road in Yunzhou!

The literacy rate of Yunzhou people is not as high as that of Kyoto people, so many people like to go to teahouses or ask school children to help read newspapers!

In Huaishuo Town, Xia’s Restaurant is bustling with people.

Because of Brother Wan Hui's parade and the promotion of the Cuju competition, the number of customers coming to the Xia family restaurant has increased by several times.

Shopkeeper Xia bought both shops on the left and right and connected them together, but even so, every table was still packed.

After school, Xia Yian would come to the restaurant to read the newspaper whenever he had time.

"There are ten official roads this time, starting from Woye Town in the west, ending at Yuyi Town in the east, and reaching Wuchuan Town in the south, all the way to Shuozhou..."

Before Xia Yian finished reading, he was interrupted by the anxious guests: "Are we going to impose corvée labor again? What about the spring ploughing?"

"Why rush? The general will definitely not delay the spring ploughing!"

Xia Yian: "The newspaper said that there will be no corvée this time. You can work in exchange for soil and cement, or you can work to earn money."

The guests were relieved: "What is this mud cement? Why do we need to change it?!"

Xia Yian: "I've never seen it, but this time the official roads are all repaired with earth cement! I heard that in Woye Town, when building drum cars, they would use earth cement to cover the ditches, which would strengthen them while preventing water from seeping in."

"It's so amazing! It must be expensive!"

Xia Yian ignored the guests' exclamations, because his attention was firmly attracted by the following passage.

"Mr. Xia, why don't you continue reading?" the guests urged.

Xia Yian finally came to his senses, picked up the newspaper, and yelled, "Dad! Dad! Come quickly!"

Hearing the usually steady Xia Yian panicking, Shopkeeper Xia hurried over and said, "Son, what's wrong?"

"Hurry! Go to the county government office!" Xia Yian was sweating in anxiety.

Such an abnormal reaction naturally aroused the concern of the regular customers: "Xia Xiaolangjun, don't worry! If you encounter any problems, tell us and we will solve them together."

Xia Yian took a deep breath, handed the newspaper to a regular customer, and ran out with Shopkeeper Xia.

"The newspaper said that an official road will be divided into several sections according to the terrain and villages. Regardless of one's status, donations will be accepted for each section of the official road, and the donors will be engraved on the merit tablet! A merit tablet will be erected at the starting point of each section of the road!"

Shopkeeper Xia trembled all over!

Official roads are built for a long time, and even when dynasties change, they are rarely abandoned because the cost of building a road is too high!

The thought that his name would be engraved on the monument of merit and that everyone passing by the official road would be able to see it, and even ten years, a hundred years, or a thousand years later, there would still be people who would see his name, Xia Donghai!

What is the difference between this and a single page of the family tree? !

Who can resist such temptation? !

Xia Yian obviously knew that this was a great thing, and he was annoyed: "I came back too late, I wish I had read the newspaper earlier!"

Baichuan Academy is closed for two days every five days.

"Yunzhou Weekly" is published every Monday. Xia Yian thought that since his family would buy newspapers anyway, he was reluctant to spend money to buy another one!

I never expected that this frugality would lead to big consequences!

This donation ends today!

Shopkeeper Xia ran to the county government office and said, "Son, go back and get the money first, then come to the county government office to find me!"

When Manager Xia ran to the county government office breathlessly, it had already been surrounded by people!

The official road within Huaishuo Town is divided into twenty-one sections!

The cost of each section is written on a wooden board for your reference.

But now, all twenty sections of pipeline have been claimed!

a bolt from the blue! !

Shopkeeper Xia grabbed the chief clerk's hand and begged, "Sir, is there any other official road you can claim? Money is not a problem!"

The chief clerk shook his head regretfully: "You are too late!"

"Please give me some convenience, is there anyone willing to transfer it?"

The chief clerk said regretfully: "Who would give up such a good thing that will be remembered for generations?!"

If the family could come up with the money, the chief clerk would have to get involved.