People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 397 The advent of cement and concrete construction
The last time Zhang Yi went to Zhejiang, he didn't visit Zhang Yi.

This old gentleman, Ding You, was then arranged by the emperor to fight against Japanese pirates in Zhejiang. Finally, due to Chang Yuchun's taking over, other arrangements were made.

But Zhang Yi never thought that he would come to Hainan.

"Zhang Xiaoyou, you are fine!"

Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi hadn't seen each other for several years, and they almost didn't recognize the young man they were. Nearly three years have passed.

The boy he once was has now taken on the appearance of a teenager.

"Mr. Zhang!"

"Old man, thank you little real person for saving your life!"

Zhang Yi stepped forward and thanked Zhang Yi first.

From the second year of Hongwu, he understood Zhang Yi's reminder and indeed saved his life.

Although he was sad during Ding You's life, he thought he had already expected his mother's death, so he still survived those hard days.

Zhang Yi chuckled, and when Zhang Yi bowed down, a young man followed Zhang Yi and saluted Zhang Yi.

"This is my son Zhang Cundao. He should also thank Little Master for his guidance!"

"Are you Zhang Cundao?"

Zhang Yi was stunned. It was also the first time for him to see Zhang Cundao himself.Zhang Yi found it quite interesting. Speaking of which, both father and son had to thank him for saving their lives.

If Zhang Cundao had followed a normal historical trajectory, he would have died in the ambush at Sleepy Hollow that occurred not long ago.

Just because I tricked him into becoming a sailor, this person naturally escaped.

"Zhang Cundao, I have met the little real person!"

Although Zhang Cundao has never met Zhang Yi, he has often heard rumors about him, and he seems to be respectful.

In particular, before he came to Hainan, he had received instructions from Zhu Yuanzhang, and he did not dare to neglect Zhang Yi.

"We're all old friends, you're welcome!

Come on, let's go in and sit down! "

In an era like ancient times when transportation was congested, meeting an old friend in a foreign land was something to be thankful for.

Zhang Yi led several people into the conduit, and Song Zongzhen quickly asked people to serve tea.

"Lord Zhang, you are here and you don't know why?"

"I am accompanying my son to Qiongzhou to find a place for the Xuanwu Army's South China Sea Fleet to stay..."

Zhang Yi gave Zhang Yi an unexpected answer.

"Why would the fleet be located in Qiongzhou?"

In Zhang Yi's view, from a practical point of view, even if Lao Zhu wanted to dye the South Sea, he should not set the Xuanwu Army's foothold here.

Leizhou on the other side of the strait is a good choice.

The emperor's ideas were always unexpected.

"Because of the location selection, I want to travel all over Qiongzhou with my children to find a good place.

In addition to selecting sites for several fleets, His Majesty will also arrange for [-] people to come here..."

Big immigrant!
Zhu Yuanzhang's ability to achieve this step far exceeded Zhang Yi's expectations.

Although he also knew that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, a few hundred thousand people would be relocated to Hainan, but it was by no means something that Hongwu was able to do in the early years of Hongwu.

However, this is also a good thing for him.

"I don't know if the real person has any good suggestions?"

One sentence from Zhang Yi stopped Zhang Yi from asking.

He bowed his head in thought.

Although Hainan is located in a remote area, after it was brought under the management of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court did not ignore it.

After taking back Nanhai North Road from the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty changed Nanhai North Road to Qiongzhou Prefecture.

Under Qiongzhou Prefecture, after several years of adjustments, there are now three continents and ten counties.

When the Xuanwu Army had to choose a location in Hainan, Zhang Yi naturally tended to choose a location in the north.

What is the purpose of forming the Xuanwu Army?
Mainly to prevent Japanese pirates.

The coastline of the Ming Dynasty was very long. In addition to the Zhejiang and Zhejiang areas, Fujian and Guangdong were also often intruded by Japanese pirates.

If this requirement is followed, the Xuanwu Army's choice can only be in the east, echoing the mainland.

He told Zhang Yi and his son the current situation of all the prefectures and counties in Qiongzhou Prefecture.

Where is suitable for agriculture and where is suitable for garrisoning troops.

Said very clearly.

Qiongzhou is not a suitable place for a fleet to station. One of the reasons is that there is no natural deep-water port.

Fortunately, with the current conditions of the Ming Dynasty, how many large ships with too deep drafts are needed?
Zhang Yi pointed out to Zhang Cundao the places on the island where natural deep-water ports are most likely to exist for his reference.

At the same time, he also told Zhang Cundao about Hainan's problems. It was isolated overseas. Although the weather conditions were good, the lack of supplies was also a problem.

To move 1 people is a problem.

Another problem is natural disasters. Typhoons every year are by no means a trivial matter in this era.

He remembered that in his previous life, he had traveled to Hainan, and heard local people say that a typhoon after the founding of the People's Republic of China almost wiped out a certain city and county!

In short, a brick-and-tile house built only with yellow mud will be a test when a typhoon approaches.

When Zhang Yi first came to Qiongzhou, he experienced a typhoon. Fortunately, the typhoon was not strong, and because he was in the mountains, he escaped.

"What's the best way?"

"The general can learn from the experience of the local fishermen. The foundations of the houses here need to be deeper. As for the building of the guardhouse..."

Zhang Yi thought for a moment and smiled at Song Zongzhen, who had been silent.

"Mr. Zhang, do you think my Taoist temple is different from other Taoist temples?"

The Taoist temple where Song Zongzhen settled down.It turned out to be Zhengyi's industry.

It was just dilapidated and dilapidated. After they came, they renovated it a bit.

Zhang Yi became interested after hearing this and took a closer look...

In fact, it didn't take much energy for him to discover the difference.

"The walls don't seem to be bonded with yellow mud!"

"That's right, that's cement!"

In the past two years in Longhushan, the formula of cement has long been researched by Longhushan. A large number of buildings in Longhushan later used cement as an adhesive.

Zhang Yi is not very enthusiastic about promoting this thing, because its effect may be great or not...

As an adhesive, many people developed cement, and the first thing they thought of was building city walls. In fact, China's city walls have nothing to do with walls at all.

Its construction method does not strictly require cement.

Instead, it is the castle in the west, which is the so-called wall.

It is not good to build city walls, but it is good to build houses and repair paved roads.

But this involves another issue, that is cost...

Ordinary people cannot afford it at all.

For wealthy households, at least for now, it is not a necessity.

But it's different in Hainan. Just because of the threat of typhoons, if you want to build some strong and tall houses, cement still plays a role.

In particular, simple concrete buildings can also be arranged.

On Longhu Mountain, religious buildings have their own style.

Lao Zhang didn't let him mess around, and now he finally encountered the Xuanwu Army who wanted to select a site, and the gene of the infrastructure madman in Zhang Yi awakened.

become very enthusiastic.

"How does this thing work?"

"Sturdy towers can be built quickly! But if you want to build a large number of buildings, I'm afraid you will need the support of the local government..."

Zhang Yi told the truth.

He doesn't care about selling the formula of cement as a secret recipe, so there is no need to keep it secret.Up and down Longhu Mountain, there are many Taoist priests who can make cement.

Just small-scale production and large-scale production are completely different things.

Hainan's resources are relatively scarce.

The father and son of the Zhang family looked at each other and smiled. Zhang Yi stroked his beard and said with a smile:

"Xiao Zhenren is not curious, why can I accompany Cun Dao here?"

"Ok?"

Zhang Yi changed his name, and Zhang Yicai was shocked to realize that something was wrong. Yes, why could Zhang Yi accompany Zhang Cundao here.

"After General Chang came to Zhejiang, His Majesty appointed me as the political minister of Pingzhang of Guangdong Province!"

Zhang Yi suddenly realized when Zhang Yi exposed his official position.

It turns out that Mr. Zhang was transferred to Guangdong, so it is not surprising.

Qiongzhou Prefecture is under the control of Guangdong, and Zhang Yi is in charge of the place and can speak up.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang's restructuring, the Pingzhang political affairs of Xing Zhongshu Province, which held military and political power, properly belonged to the officials of one party.

Zhang Yi was a little strange about the emperor's appointment.

When father and son are in the same place, doesn't the emperor have to worry about problems?
In addition to emphasizing the emperor's trust in Zhang Yi, this also has another reason.

Zhang Yi glanced at Zhang Yi. This old gentleman from eastern Zhejiang was probably going to be reused.

If we follow the original historical trajectory, the grass on Zhang Yi's grave would be three feet tall now.

But it is not surprising that he was reused by Zhu Yuanzhang after he escaped.

Indifferently, Zhang Yi also understood that it was just that Zhang Yi had suppressed the rebel army in the past, so it was definitely impossible for him to enter the Zhongshu Province.

There is a high probability that he will still go back to be his censor Zhongcheng.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to serve as a political official in Guangdong Province, which was just a formality.

If that's the case, you're welcome.

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October, the eighth day of the lunar month!
Zhu Yuanzhang was in the imperial palace and his study room.

"What is that kid doing?"

Zhu Biao read the information about Qiongzhou, and Zhu Yuanzhang asked casually.

"The Zhang family's younger brother invented something called cement..."

"I know this!"

Zhang Yi didn't deliberately hide the cement formula, it was already copied into the palace by Jin Yiwei.

Zhu Yuanzhang only regarded this thing as a small invention and didn't take it seriously.

Zhu Biao said:
"Brother Zhang's brother built a tall building using iron bars beaten by a blacksmith as bones, cement and mortar and stones!
He also spread these things on the road and built a stone road comparable to a road..."

"So fast?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. It was not strange to build tall buildings, but so fast?
Zhu Biao handed a drawing to Zhu Yuanzhang.

This is a painting made from a sketch.

Since Zhang Yi popularized pencils, sketching has gradually spread and has long become a popular painting style among the people.

As for Jin Yiwei, the person responsible for intelligence, sketching has become a basic skill.

Although not as good as Zhang Yi's painting, Zhu Yuanzhang could see a more realistic appearance of the camp from the painting.

A building completely different from the Ming Dynasty style stands on the seaside. Jinyiwei's painter faithfully restored the surrounding sea and the high-rise buildings on the seaside.

The so-called high-rise buildings are actually not too high, at least not as high as the towers of monks and Taoist temples, nor as high as restaurants such as Zuixian Tower.

But it is not high, it does not mean that this building does not have its own advantages.

Jin Yiwei deliberately spent a lot of pen and ink in order to faithfully show the characteristics of these buildings to the emperor.

First is the big...

Although it is only three stories high, the building built by Zhang Yi is dozens of meters tall!

Zhu Yuanzhang saw the note on the picture, barracks!
Is this where the Xuanwu Army soldiers lived?
Is this a barracks?

Did he build his barracks into tall buildings?

Lao Zhu looked at the barracks built by Zhang Yi and felt indescribably weird.

However, it seems to make sense.

"Zhang Cundao seems to have mentioned this in his memorial. He said that Taoists from Longhu Mountain invented a unique adhesive!
I didn't expect this effect to be so good, Biao'er, send your second son to check it out later!
If it's good, open this cement factory for me! "

In October, Yingtian has begun to have the tendency of winter, but there is no winter at all in Qiongzhou.

"My son, I obey! Father, Mr. Zhang also mentioned that after the immigration, our first batch of potatoes, sweet potatoes, in the Ming Dynasty were also planted in Qiongzhou!
Qiongzhou, a place like summer all year round, is the perfect place to grow these crops!

The people migrated, and there was a big gap in the sound stage of the food for a while, but he had made arrangements!
What if crops like potatoes and sweet potatoes were really that magical!
You can continue to immigrate next year! "

Zhu Yuanzhang was the one who immigrated to Qiongzhou against all opinions and wanted to build it into an important town in the South China Sea. It seemed to serve the Xuanwu Army, but in fact the fundamental goal was rubber.

Unknown to Zhang Yi, the imperial court also planted a large amount of rubber in Danzhou, Wanzhou and other places.

These rubber fields were directly designated as royal fields by the imperial court, and ordinary people were not allowed to get involved.

Since Zhang Yi attaches so much importance to rubber, Zhu Yuanzhang will not refuse to follow.

Unknowingly, under Zhang Yi's guidance, Qiongzhou seemed to be gradually becoming an important town of Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Yi didn't know about this.

During the snowy season in the mainland, he was still busy working on infrastructure construction in Qiongzhou.

The emperor was quite amused. Among the original [-] people who immigrated, many were craftsmen.

The arrival of these people brought a lot of convenience to Zhang Yi's work.

Under the leadership of Zhang Yi, these craftsmen quickly built the dormitory building.

Three floors, brick-concrete structure, concrete foundation.

It is estimated that the typhoon of category [-] will be fine.

A three-story building doesn't look like much, but a building with an area of ​​more than 1000 square meters and a total of [-] square meters is rare in ancient times.

He was planting rubber in Hainan, and he was idle at first.

Helping Zhang Cundao build a military camp is like a child playing with building blocks. The main purpose is to have fun.

When the military camp was built, everyone couldn't believe it.

Zhang Yi took into account the nature of the Xuanwu Army, and the entire military camp, dock, tower, city wall and dormitory were all available.

In the land of Ming Dynasty, in order to verify his ideas, he added many designs used during Qingxin Guan.

Such as a good sewerage system, such as bathrooms and toilets that can be used in the building.

With the hand-cranked water pumping equipment, Zhang Yi was able to successfully pump water to the water tower on the third floor by segmenting it!
The running water problem is solved.

It was only after Zhang Cundao actually accompanied Zhang Yi to inspect the military camp that he was truly shocked.

His mood was a bit complicated. The Xuanwu Army's station in Nanhai seemed to be better than his home.

People are more than people, so mad!

"By the way, Xiao Zhenren, there is a noble person who may come to Qiongzhou...

You should be familiar with him! "

"Who?"

Zhang Yi didn't know many people, and even fewer could be said to be noble.

Zhang Cundao didn't show off and replied:
"His Royal Highness King Qin!"

"It's Zhu Xiang, no, His Highness the Second Highness!"

Zhang Yi found that Zhu Ming's presence in this time and space seemed a bit high.

Aren't you the dandy you promised to be?

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(End of this chapter)