Since the curtain of the development of Shicheng was opened, at the foot of the eastern foothills of Jieshi Mountain, there will be a thunderous roar from time to time every day.This is the craftsmen blowing up the stones.The use of gunpowder in industrial and mining production, Zhao Yunze also made the decision after repeated hesitation.At first, Zhao Yunze didn't even dare to think of this idea.However, seeing that the speed of stone collection was too slow to be used at the construction site in the east of the county, he came up with the idea of gunpowder.Although the power of black powder is much smaller than that of the later Theentias, if it is used for quarrying, it is always less laborious than hand-beating.Since the thunderbolt came out in Datang, it has also appeared in the battle array several times.Gunpowder is no longer an absolute secret in Datang.Especially the Eastern Turks, the biggest enemy of the Tang Dynasty, knows this thing even better.They have already suffered from gunpowder twice, and it is simply impossible to say that they still know nothing about the existence of secret weapons in Datang.It is for this reason that Zhao Yunze boldly wanted to use gunpowder to mine stone.However, for the sake of prudence, he still asked Feng Xiao, who had just come to Shicheng County, to use the secret channel of the Dragon Guardian Society in Funing County to send a letter of request to Li Shimin in Chang'an.In the letter, Zhao Yunze gave a brief explanation to Li Shimin about his development plan for Shicheng County, and then the focus was to explain to Li Shimin the role of gunpowder in production and construction, and proposed that he wanted to experiment in Shicheng County, a closed place.Li Shimin quickly replied to Zhao Yunze: You can try, but you must keep it secret.No one is allowed to touch gunpowder except for members of the special combat team.With the consent of His Majesty the Emperor, Zhao Yunze did not have any pressure.So, he transferred ten backbones from the special combat team to specially prepare black powder and use black powder to blow up stones.Fortunately, the parachute training mission of the special combat team at this time has basically ended.Most of the special combat team has also followed Fan Tingju and Luo Yunhe to Liaodong as escorts.The manpower that Zhao Yunze transferred was temporarily transformed into craftsmen, and it did not affect the training of the special combat team.The materials used to prepare black powder are all purchased nearby.The workshop for preparing black powder was located in the county office, and Fan Tingju and Luo Yunhe lived in the guest room.This is very risky, in case it is a little bit bad, the backyard of the county government will catch fire at best, and blow up at worst.However, the people of the special combat team are quite disciplined, and they also know the power of gunpowder best, as long as the operation norms are strict, there will be no accidents.Every day, the 10 members of the special combat team prepare gunpowder in the morning, go to the foot of Jieshi Mountain in the afternoon, and instruct the craftsmen to shoot the cannon holes, and then they fill the gunpowder and ignite it themselves.The first time gunpowder quarrying was used by Zhao Yunze himself.At that time, the craftsmen in charge of quarrying couldn't understand what Zhao Yunze was doing.However, when a loud bang exploded, the craftsmen were stunned.When Zhao Yunze led them to the explosion to watch the explosion effect, they were even more confused.Although the black powder did not directly blow the stone into pieces, the boulder filled with gunpowder was also blown out of the lines, and with a few strokes of the sledgehammer, the boulder immediately fell apart.Seeing such a scene, a timid craftsman knelt down directly for Zhao Yunze.This Lord Zhao is simply an immortal, Zhao Yunze was also very happy to see that the black powder had an effect.At the same time, he also enjoys the feeling of being adored."
A certain is not an immortal, a certain is just a mastered immortal."
Zhao Yunze explained this to those craftsmen.Later, with the sound of explosions every day, the craftsmen became accustomed to the power of black powder.With the help of black powder, the speed of quarrying was significantly accelerated.This made those logging craftsmen very envious, and those who were bold asked Zhao Yunze, Lord Zhao, do you still have any magic skills that can make the logging speed faster, you eat more, exert more effort, and the logging speed will naturally become faster.Zhao Yunze replied to the craftsman like this.His answer drew laughter from the woodcutters.This Lord Zhao not only has the ability, but also has no shelf, he talks and laughs with us who are bitter and laughing, and often works with us people.It's hard to find such an official, this is the craftsmen's evaluation of Zhao Yunze.Quarrying stone and wood in Jieshi Mountain is not Zhao Yunze's sabotage, but he has a special purpose.The last time he saw the topography of Jieshi Mountain, he wanted to build a reservoir at the foot of Donglu Mountain to store water.First, this is a water conservancy project; Second, it also adds a scenery to Jieshi Mountain.If this reservoir is completed, Jieshi Mountain will be a collection of lakes and mountains.He checked with the local farmers, who said that the idea could be implemented.Because, the place Zhao Yunze chose only had a layer of stone on the surface.As long as this layer of stone is removed, the bottom is dirt.As for why the old peasants were able to come to this conclusion, they explained that there was a rich man in the former Sui Dynasty who happened to fall in love with the location where Zhao Yunze chose to build the reservoir and wanted to build a mausoleum.However, not long after the start of construction, I found that the soil under the stones was very soft, and there was water seepage.So he abandoned the mausoleum.After Zhao Yunze learned of this situation, he felt more confident.It just so happened that he was going to build a new city of Shicheng, and he happened to use a lot of stone and wood, so he quarried and cut wood from that place.It's a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.When the stone and wood in that place have been cleared, and then the farming time is off, the husband can be recruited to build a reservoir.The slack time after spring ploughing is very short, that is, about ten days.As soon as the seedlings grow, the farmer should be busy with field management again.Originally, Zhao Yunze planned to suspend the construction period first and let those people go home to manage the fields.But most of the people said that the fields were not busy at this time, and they could have taken a break from the labor to continue their labor.Seeing this situation, Zhao Yunze did not stop the construction period.It's just that those people who want to go home are released.Zhao Yunze can also guess what the people think.First, in the tax system of the imperial court, there are regulations on the number of days of labor service for strong men every year, and if the service is not enough, they must pay more grain or local specialties.Those who have served more than the prescribed number of days of hard labor may receive less.An extra few days of labor for the people is equivalent to saving taxes in kind.Second, the laborers recruited this time are all in charge of food, and these people can save some food at home if they eat more food from the county government for one more day.The construction period did not stop, but because there were fewer people, the speed of work was also slow.However, the framework of Shicheng New City has already come out, and Zhao Yunze is not in a hurry to meet the deadline.He had other ideas.At most, it will take another seven or eight days, and after the first phase of the project is over, Zhao Yunze will hold a business promotion conference
.
: