Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 281 Unlucky Tang Jian

Waiting is undoubtedly a very painful thing!
And if you have been sitting withered and watching a mass of mud slowly drying up, then this kind of waiting is undoubtedly even more difficult!
Niu Jinda sat for an hour, looked at the slightly dry, but still wet concrete and frowned again.
This is already the number of times he looked up, but every time he looked up, he still found that there was no change, even if Zhang Yi repeatedly asked him to wait, and even repeated assurances, he felt that he was delayed a lot. time.
Now he still has a lot of things in his hands. One is that he has just taken over the defense of Shuofang City. Whether it is the deployment of troops in the city, the composition of residents, or even related management, he needs to do everything by himself.
Of course, in addition to this, he also needs to organize manpower to send food and fodder to the place where Li Jing's army is stationed from time to time, so as to ensure the normal operation of the army.
But he hadn't figured out anything yet, but Zhang Yi dragged him here to watch a puddle of concrete dry out, which undoubtedly made him very unacceptable.

"Lizi, how long will you have to wait for this lump of mud to dry?" Tang Peng is undoubtedly the least determined person among the four. He also ate a lot of beef, but according to the current situation, in his opinion, this kind of waiting will continue indefinitely, which makes him feel like he has hemorrhoids on his ass, and he can no longer sit still.

"Wait, wait!" Zhang Yi chuckled, and said to Tang Peng and Niu Jinda and Xue Wanren who couldn't sit still: "Don't look at this as a lump of mud, you will know its benefits after it solidifies Already!"

As he said that, Zhang Yi looked at Niu Jinda who had already lost his patience and said meaningfully: "And Uncle Niu, if you find out the benefits of this thing, you will have to arrange another person to give birth at that time, so that the next official can give birth." Anyway, take some time off, I have been busy tinkering with this thing for the past few days and haven't slept well, look, the circles under my eyes have turned black!"

In fact, as Zhang Yi said, looking for raw materials for cement, and then burning it with a bunch of old fritters, although the recipe is ready-made, it will undoubtedly require a lot of effort to pull the new rods on the shelves.

Therefore, in the past two days, Zhang Yi has only slept for less than eight hours in total, which can be regarded as a serious lack of sleep, so that he is already tired and sleepy, but he is still supporting himself.

After all, more than half of the work has been done, and it is time to reap the rewards. He can still accept such things as sitting for a while.

However, time is like the mountain in the distance. It can be seen, but it seems to be like the end of eternity, which makes people's heart break down infinitely.

Finally, Niu Jinda couldn't sit still any longer.

"Boy, let the old man sit here with you and wait for a full two hours. You are so courageous!" Niu Jinda stood up, glared at Zhang Yi fiercely, and suppressed his heart. Angrily said: "If you can't satisfy the old man, the old man will ask you to rhyme grain later!"

Rhyming food and fodder is undoubtedly a difficult and dangerous task. Not only do you have to carry a large group of auxiliary soldiers to carry a large amount of things on your shoulders, but you also have to walk a distance of nearly two hundred miles.During the journey of more than 200 miles, they must also face the attacks of the Turkic tribes at any time, and they will end up dead if they are not careful.

And not only that, even if you are lucky enough to save your life, it is an unforgivable crime even if you lose the fodder, so rhyming the fodder is simply a thankless job, except for forcing it to be arranged. In terms of rhyming, no one asks for a rhyme like a challenge.

You must know that although Zhang Yi is originally a Marquis of Wu, in fact, in the hearts of almost everyone, Zhang Yi is actually a civil servant standing in the ranks of military generals. Whether it is martial arts or his small body, he is not expected to take the path of the military. .

If he is really asked to escort the grain and fodder, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for Zhang Yi.

Although Niu Jinda was just here to scare people, he was still in a cold sweat when he heard Zhang Yi standing up.

"Uncle Niu, don't scare the kid!" Zhang Yi hurriedly took the wine jar and filled the bottomless sea bowl in front of Niu Jinda again, and said with a smile, "For things like escorting grain and fodder, you can find someone with strong martial arts skills." Brave and resourceful general, let the boy be in charge of such a big event, it’s not a big deal if he loses his life, but it’s really going to be a loss of food and fodder. We don’t have extra supplies!”

When it comes to food and fodder, Niu Jinda frowned even deeper.

Just as Zhang Yi said, the current situation of grain and fodder is indeed very worrying.

According to the accounts, the remaining food and fodder left by the army is only more than 4 shi, and beans account for 4% of the more than [-] shi of grain, and they still need to meet the needs of the army in Shuofang, where it is impossible to get supplies. Gucheng sticks to the road at the end of next autumn and waits for the next year's food to be delivered. This is undoubtedly an impossible thing to accomplish.

Thinking of this, Niu Jinda's old face couldn't help but worry!

"Hey!" Niu Jinda sighed, looked at Shuofang City in front of him and sighed, "There is no shortage of food and fodder for the army. For the present plan, we have to squeeze on the side of the city. I hope it can be delayed until the fall of next year!"

In fact, everyone could see that Niu Jinda himself knew it was impossible.

After all, the defenders of the entire Shuofang City, including the auxiliary soldiers added later, are only a few thousand people, but even if these thousands of people have to eat, the saved food will be thrown among the entire Youwuwei There was no splash of water either.

The time, just like this, slowly reached the sun in the midst of your words and complaints, but except for Zhang Yi, what no one noticed was that the concrete had turned into a large gray-black mass at this time. If it is not for the slight moisture on the surface, then this square brick is no different from the cement prefabricated panels of later generations.

Not only that, in order to save materials, the prefabricated panels of later generations have hollow holes in the middle, but Zhang Yi's is simply the conscience of the construction industry, not only for solid pouring, but also for the proportion of cement and sand as much as possible. High grades and high ratios are placed, forming a concrete pier that is almost like an infrastructure!
After noon, the food and wine were served again. The wine was still made from grapes, but the food shocked everyone!
Because they discovered that, in addition to Zhang Yi's unique stewed beef, there are actually two whole plates of vegetables that look like sprouts
(End of this chapter)