Chapter 57 Re-Repairing the Wall

Zhang Chao and his craftsmen also began to carefully observe the terrain here. After looking at it, they thought that Xiao Tianjian's idea was really good. If a water truck is built after the reservoir is built, not to mention the benefits of the iron work. The mill alone saves a lot of animal power. And it can greatly increase the output of the mill, so Xiao Tianjian said it with the unanimous support of almost everyone here.

And only one person didn't want to, that is Fan Yutong who followed. Fan Yutong immediately said, "How can this work! If the dam is built and these streams are blocked, won't you destroy such a beautiful scenery?

Xiao Tianjian was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the little girl in this era had such a strong sense of environmental protection, so he laughed and said, "We can't think so much now. Now the first priority of our Xing Tianjun is to strengthen as soon as possible. As for the scenery here, there are many mountains in this area. Niu Mao, this is the only place where the dam is built, and it can't destroy much of the beautiful scenery of this place. What's more, once the dam is built, several large reservoirs will be formed here. At that time, a water truck will be built, and another scenery will be formed!"

Although Fan Yutong was not happy with Xiao Tianjian to destroy the beautiful scenery here, he couldn't stop him from doing so, so he closed his mouth angrily and ran to the side to see the scenery.

For the construction of the dam, many people are involved, including carpenters, masons and masons. Fortunately, in the past year, no matter where he goes, Xing Tianjun has first considered recruiting skilled people. Xing Tianjun does not lack this kind of talent at present, which is inseparable from Xiao Tianjian's previous preparations in advance.

So these people do it as soon as they say, and immediately arrange people to start to check the terrain here, choose the location of the dam, calculate the amount of work here, etc. Xiao Tianjian can't get involved in these things. It is enough for him to arrange work from his height. In terms of details, he has his own professionals of this era to complete it.

In a few days, Xiao Tianjian has traveled all parts of Shuangfengzhai and learned a lot about the various construction conditions here in detail. On the one hand, he admires the talents of the craftsmen in this era. At the same time, he is also worried about the low productivity in this era, because in the past, he was only busy fighting and grabbing money and food. With such a large group of people, now his focus has begun to shift to construction, so looking at the completely manual process, he began to miss those machines in later generations.

Originally, many things, if there is machinery, are simply easy things, but now, it is all handmade by craftsmen. Not only is the efficiency is low, but the quality of the finished product cannot be completely unified at all, and the product quality is also impossible to guarantee, especially in the iron work, and it is also the scrap rate. High and scary.

Originally, in his opinion, a lot of iron materials can be made and sent into the iron work, but when a finished product comes out, more than 50% of the raw materials, or even more than 80% of the raw materials, can be obtained, which is a sloppy and qualified rhung pipe.

And this kind of waste is simply unacceptable for him, so Xiao Tianjian came down from Shuangfengzhai these days. His biggest feeling is the yearning for machinery.

However, he also knows that it is not a simple thing to make machinery in a hurry, let alone a pat on the head. The reason why he proposed to build a dam and a water truck in Shuangfengzhai is the first step to obtain available machinery, and then through hydraulic power, Step by step, get some water conservancy machinery, design some simple machinery, and then gradually build other machinery. In terms of design, it is not a problem for him now, or even a matter of hand, but if you want to make these machines, I'm afraid there will be more problems involved. The most important thing is the material. The problem is that steel of various hardness is needed, and obtaining these materials is by no means a simple thing. This is enough for Xiao Tianjian to have a headache.

He used to learn mechanical design, but he has never been exposed to steelmaking, so if you want to engage in machinery, you have to start with basic materials.

At present, although the local iron ore in Dongye Town produces iron ore, it can also make iron and produce iron, but this is only the foundation. If you want to get a large amount of steel, the conditions can't be met at all. This time, he made Yang Changshou build a new bird. The reason why it took so long to create the first new one. The key is not that Yang Changshou has no ability, but that before making a new style of bird, Yang Changshou must recreate a complete set of basic tools, which is not only related to the problem of the mold, but also the material of the mold. The hardness of the mold must be large enough. The most important thing is to make it. The molds used to make the pipe, one is the core iron rod for rolling the pipe, and its hardness must be strong enough. The other is the whole set of four-edged drill bits used to drill the barrel. The material is absolutely not good if it is soft, and there will be no edges after a few drills, so the hardness must meet the standard of high-carbon steel. For this alone, Yang Changshou needs to rely on With experience, I have been working for a long time.

Although this kind of thing can be bought with money in later generations, it can be bought with money, but now it can only be created by repeated forging and quenching. Although Xiao Tianjian is a time-traveler with a lot of rich knowledge in later generations, Xiao Tianjian can only make him do these things. If you are serious, give him a few years to do this. Maybe he will be blind.

So it's urgent, but this meal still needs to be eaten one by one, and Xiao Tianjian can't come in a hurry.

However, even so, it can be said that he has gained a lot when he came to Shuangfengzhai this time. So many craftsmen recruited from the exiles in advance have played a vital role in the reconstruction of this place, making the progress here very fast, even beyond his expectations.

At present, if Lianhuazhai is the political center of Xing Tianjun in the local area, then Shuangfengzhai is the industrial center of Xing Tianjun. After looking at the various reconstruction work in the village, Xiao Tianjian turned his attention to the defense here.

At present, among the three large-scale cottages of Lianhua Village, Shuangfeng Village and Heilong Village under his control, the most dangerous terrain is Lianhua Village, where Xiao butchers have built relatively complete defense fortifications. With Lianhua Village and the government for a long time, it is not difficult to repair and defend in the future.

And there is no need to consider Heilongzhai for the time being. There is only a small team of soldiers stationed there, only one to guard the stockade. The key point is this Shuangfengzhai. The reason why it is called Shuangfengzhai is that Zhao Datong assigned the two adjacent hills here at the same time to him. In the stockade, there are two mountains and one ditch, with mountains and water. I am worried about the shortage of water, but the terrain is not very dangerous. In the past, there was also a situation of being conquered by the officers and soldiers, but later, as soon as the officers and soldiers retreated, Zhao Datong came back, indicating that it is not easy to defend here.

At present, he has regarded this place as the industrial base of his Xing Tianjun, so he has to pay attention to the situation of defending here. After he inspected the wall and gate here, Xiao Tianjian shook his head and said to Zhang Chao, "Shuangfengzhai is the key point of our Xing Tianjun in the future. There is no room for loss here, so For the wall and gate here, it needs to be repaired again.

At present, we are taking advantage of the winter, and a large number of local workers are idle. Before the beginning of spring, we should use this manpower to repair the wall here as soon as possible. We must make this place a strong fortress, and we must not let the officers and soldiers easily capture this place!

I have some ideas about how to repair it. You can gather some skilled craftsmen for me later, and we can discuss it!"

Zhang Chao immediately nodded and agreed. There were masons and masons in the village, including many skilled craftsmen. These people are now the backbone of the reconstruction of Shuangfeng Village. There is no problem to find a few.

According to Xiao Tianjian's instructions, Zhang Chao found several capable craftsmen in the afternoon and took them to find Xiao Tianjian, who was holding a carbon strip on the paper.

After hearing the notice from his guards, Xiao Tianjian immediately let them enter the house. These craftsmen hurriedly knelt down to Xiao Tianjian to give a salute. Xiao Tianjian laughed and said, "These common gifts are forgiven. Today, I came to you to discuss with you how to repair Shuangfengzhai. Don't be restrained. Come and have a look!"

Several craftsmen also heard that Xiao Tianjian had no shelf, so they put away the formality when they first came and gathered around the table according to Xiao Tianjian's words. Zhang Chao, as the chief official here, naturally followed him to the table and looked at the table.

At this glance, everyone immediately recognized that the paper in front of Xiao Tianjian was a plan of Shuangfengzhai. Although it could not be said to be very accurate, it was generally marked with important signs on the drawings, which was clear at a glance, which fully showed Xiao Tianjian's good memory and painting. The ability of the picture surprised several craftsmen.

"Please take a look, everyone. I have drawn the general plan of our Shuangfengzhai, but it is not marked high and low! But this is enough.

Behind our Shuangfengzhai, there is only one way to go straight into the mountains. I guess it was left by Zhao Datong as his retreat. Generally speaking, if our enemy wants to enter Shuangfengzhai from here, a large-scale attack is impossible. The enemy can't enter the mountain at all, and it is only a small-scale infiltration at most. It's penetrated, so it's not very important to guard here. You just need simple fortifications and send a small number of soldiers to garrison. As long as you are not careless, it's basically fine!

The key is still in the front. The terrain here is flat. Outside the Zhaimen, it is easy for the enemy to arrange large siege equipment, and once they are officers, they may also arrange heavy artillery, so this is our key!

And the slope on the east side is also relatively gentle. It is a channel for transporting coal and iron to the village. The road is very wide, which is very conducive to the enemy's attack on the village gate, so it is also a great hidden danger here.

As for the west side, the slope is steep, which is not a place to worry too much, but there is a forest here, which is easy to be taken advantage of by the enemy. Although it is not conducive to attack, it is very suitable for the enemy to hide here and launch a sudden raid. If there is a large number of enemy attacks on the front and east sides, only a small amount is needed here. The enemy's raid will also bring us a disaster! Therefore, the way to deal with it here is simple. First, cut down all the forest, don't leave a piece of wood, and send more people to dig a big pit here, or quarry here, just leave the enemy a chance! The wall does not need to be too strong. Sending a small number of people to garrison is enough to deal with many enemy attacks!

The focus of what we are talking about is the two mountain gates on the front and east side. I have seen it in the past two days. The wall here is not more than ten feet high, and most of it is a wooden structure. Such a structure can't stop the enemy's heavy artillery or siege equipment, so the two walls must be completely rebuilt! The height must reach at least two feet, and the structure must also be made of stone or ramn earth!

And the gate can't be opened like this. Facing the outside, if the enemy concentrates on heavy artillery bombardment, the gate will be over. I heard that the year before last, the officers and soldiers attacked the village from here once, so that Zhao Datong took his wife and children to escape from the back of the mountain, but this man still did not accept the lesson, and the repaired wall gate is still This is a virtue!" With that, Xiao Tianjian threw the carbon strip on the drawing.

Several craftsmen and Zhang Chao all laughed.