Seeing soldiers coming to the village, an old man came over carrying a hoe.

"The military masters came to our village, do you have any business?"

Lu Liangjun was heartbroken and told the whole story, but of course he did not explain the purpose of building the road.

The old man raised his eyes with a strange look on his face, "Why do you want to build such a big road?"

"This is a military secret and cannot be discussed."

The old man signaled them to wait here, and followed a few middle-aged men inside. After talking for a while, these middle-aged men looked at Lu Liangjun and others with anger.

Lu Liangjun felt uneasy because his parents were also sharecroppers and they understood the hardships of farming better than anyone else.

The old man came over, cupped his hands and said, "If this order comes from Lord Wu An, we must obey it. If there is no order from Lord Wu An, I will not be able to obey it."

When Lu Liangjun wanted to say something else, Niu Gaojie interrupted, "Please wait a moment, father-in-law. I'll ask Wu Anjun for instructions immediately."

The old man said to everyone, "There is nothing to entertain in the countryside. Why don't you come with me to the house and drink a bowl of crude tea."

Niu Gaojie cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry."

Time passed quickly, and not long after, the messenger came back in a hurry and rushed to the resting place.

Niu Gaojie asked, "Has your order arrived?"

The messenger handed the official document to Niu Gaojie. When he opened it and took a look, he was stunned.

Everyone looked at him eagerly. Niu Gaojie coughed a few times and said, "Your Majesty has ordered that the entire Zhuangzi needs to be relocated."

The old man immediately handed over his hand and said, "I will obey Wu Anjun's order."

Niu Gaojie smiled and said, "It's not over yet. Your Majesty ordered that everyone in the village be relocated within three days. Compensation will be based on ten stones of grain per acre. In addition, ten cattle and two slave horses will be given."

The expressions of the old man and a few middle-aged men were dull, as if they had something stuck in their throats that they couldn't say.

After a long time, the old man was moved and said, "I will obey Wu Anjun's order."

Niu Gaojie immediately waved his hand and asked someone to command the army to help these tenant farmers move. A piece of Zhuangzi's belongings was moved in less than a day.

After all the materials, funds, and food arrived, the 250,000 slaves were divided into 25 teams, which was convenient for management and suitable for work arrangements.

Shi Yuanji is very busy now, but he has his own theory. Whenever a large-scale project requires a large number of slaves, it is necessary to select some obedient ones and dispatch and manage very professional soldiers.

Otherwise, if there is a mutiny, Lord Wu An will definitely have his head chopped off, if nothing else.

With the start of several major projects, the entire Yuntong County is like a precise machine.

"Boom!!!" started.

Everyone seemed to be in a hurry. Whether it was building a canal or a road, a large amount of materials were needed. In addition to Zhuangzi, each material also required a large number of suppliers.

In addition to slaves, there are also many landless tenant farmers who go to work. If it were in the past, it would definitely not be allowed, but now, Yuntong County is almost full of food.

After these people make money, they can buy food locally. There are also many tenant farmers who should work hard and be directly taken to train and then supervise the slaves.

The week passed by in a hurry.

Tang Long dragged his tired body, but his spirit was very high, and took a box full of design drawings to the fifth floor.

Yang Qian looked at the massive amount of information with a confused look on his face.

"I, I asked you to come up with five designs of warships. Why, how come you have so much information?"

Tang Long smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is the interior design of each ship. If the design is slightly different, the result may be completely different."

Tang Long pointed to a drawing and said, "This is the lucky ship that your Majesty said. I looked at the size and it is really a giant. For such a huge ship, my family and I discussed that the keel needs to be three-dimensional. It just needs to be higher, so as to ensure the safety of the warship in the event of a collision."

"Now we use sharp-bottomed seagoing ships. According to my design, the deck is flat, the side of the ship is sharply cut, and the cross-section of the ship is V-shaped. There is a keel running through the bow and stern under the pointed-bottomed ship to support the hull and make the ship more durable. It is sturdy, has a deep water draft, and has strong ability to withstand wind and waves.”

"I also designed partitions inside the inner warehouse. Ten to fifty people can live in each warehouse, and the partitions can be dismantled."

Yang Gan only remembered the appearance of the ship, but he really didn't know what was inside, but he asked if he didn't understand.

"The main battleship is so huge, does it have such a long piece of wood as its keel?"

Tang Long said nonchalantly, "Just use the splicing process. There is a technique among carpenters we call mortise and tenon. Without glue and a small amount of iron nails and wooden nails, you can make a strong keel from the best pine wood."

Then Tang Long began to introduce some other things, such as masts and sails, and how to make the sails rise at the fastest speed with the smallest amount of manpower. For example, anchors require thousands of kilograms of iron anchors.

But Yang Gan also put forward his own suggestion. If a large anchor cannot be built, two anchors can be used. An anchor that is too small will basically not be able to fix such a huge warship.

After looking at it for a while, Yang Qian pointed at the drawing and said.

"For the edge deck of the ship, I need you to raise the deck, then separate it, and raise it again to create a structure similar to a parapet."

Tang Long was dumbfounded: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, ship railings have been allowed to do this, but what is the reason for doing this on the deck?"

Yang Gan took out a charcoal pencil and drew what he wanted on the blank space of the drawing.

"Nowadays, water battles are nothing more than collisions and melee combats on board ships. But have you ever thought about what would happen if I arranged bed crossbows on the deck?"

"Bed crossbow? This, isn't this the defender of the city?"

"The bed crossbows are huge. If they are arranged flat and lined up, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold much. But if the base is concave and convex, the number of storages can be doubled. Before the enemy can get close to our warship, it will cause heavy damage. them."

Tang Long was stunned. This was the first time he heard such an unconstrained idea. After trying hard to digest the content, he also wrote and drew on the drawings.

"Your Majesty, I think that if you want to place the bed crossbow like this, you can add a concave and convex deck to extend it. In this way, the soldiers can also have a place to stand. Instead of having to put the bed crossbow, the soldiers can't squeeze in."

Yang Qian blushed. Sure enough, professional things should be left to professionals, and Tang Long still needed to perfect the things on this ship.

Yang Qian took a hand-cranked fan from beside him and took apart the side panel to reveal the gear-like structure inside.

"You see, this structure allows us to do more things with very little force." After saying that, he grabbed the handle and shook it a few times. Just turning it gently, the fan started to rotate violently.

Obviously, the rotation of the fan is much greater than the power output by my own hand.

Yang Gan took out a round, flat object from the drawer again, with dents on it.

"This is a pulley structure. After passing the rope, it will be very easy to pull the heavy object. The components are the wheel body, the bearing and the bracket. I don't know whether it will help you to raise the sail. If you still don't understand, You can find a boy named Zhang Xiaoguo in Zhuangzi."

"The semi-automatic planting machine in Zhuangzi was invented by him. The effect is remarkable, and the efficiency has been directly increased by ten or twenty times."

Tang Long licked his lips, feeling melancholy in his heart. The status of craftsmen was slightly higher than that of farmers, but they were still looked down upon by others, especially the scholar-bureaucrat class.

No feudal lord has ever treated me like this. It seems that I am not facing Lord Wu An, but a mentor who can make me continue to improve and broaden my horizons.

He calmed down his mood, thinking about how noble Mr. Wu An was, how could he become a good teacher and helpful friend with him.

"It really opened my eyes. I didn't expect Mr. Wu An to have such in-depth research on the craftsmanship."

Suddenly he became frightened and hurriedly apologized, "Yes, I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I didn't mean to say that you are proficient in craftsmanship, I..."

Yang Gan quickly stopped, stood up, and said with a smile, "It's nothing. A good invention can benefit countless people and even change the destiny of the country."

"Just like the semi-automatic planting machine invented by Mr. Zhang, it can save a lot of manpower. When planting granular seeds, one person can be worth more than ten or twenty people."

"There is also a triangular leaf harvester, which can harvest food at a speed that can match dozens of people. In other words, a family of four or five people can complete the work of dozens of people and cultivate hundreds of acres or even hundreds of acres. acres of land, do you know what that means?”

"In my opinion, both scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are important and both are indispensable."

Tang Long breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling for no reason that this was the perfect stage for him to show off his skills.

"Then when can construction begin?"

Tang Long laughed and said, "Shipbuilding requires a dock and a large area on the beach. It is best to dig out a large open area on the beach when the tide is low."

"How much land do you want?"

"It is 500 feet long and 180 feet wide."

Yang Gan was surprised and asked, "Do you need such a big land?"

"Your Majesty, after this dock is built, more ships will be launched into the sea in the future, and you need to be able to use them next year. I only have half a year. Wouldn't it be great if we could build them at the same time?"

Yang Gan opened the book that recorded the number of slaves. At this time, there were not many slaves free.

About 200,000 slaves dug mines and built canals, and 250,000 slaves built roads, among other things. At this time, Yang Gan only had about 250,000 slaves left.

Among these 250,000 slaves, there are still some who are clearing up wasteland, planting crops and clearing up wasteland. Yang Gan has never stopped. Otherwise, how could there be so much food? Now the output is constantly rising every quarter. It is these people who are risking their lives. Obtained from land reclamation.

"How many people do you want?"

"50,000 people, 500 carpenters, preferably shipbuilders, and 100,000 gold are needed to buy wood."

"Huh~~!"

Yang Qian sat on the sofa, let out a fierce breath, and kept scratching his head.
Chapter completed!