On-site bidding meeting.

There was a lot of people and the scene was very lively.

The bidding for the four urban areas was divided into four parts.

The other three cities are all proceeding smoothly, but Northeast City was quickly closed after opening, and all previously received bids were returned.

Not long after, a notice was posted in front of the door.

"Isn't the appearance of Qi Hou looking too ugly when he eats?" someone immediately questioned after seeing the notice.

"That is, he actually wants to take over such a large Northeastern city?"

"The imperial court said it should be open, fair and transparent, but in my opinion, it's nothing more than that!" someone sarcastically said.

If Han Guang also participated, then Tian Dan and Han Guang would divide the Northeast City between them, and they would have nothing to say.

But now that Han Guang is not participating, Tian Dan has taken over the Northeast City alone.

How could they not feel resentful about this?

Where is Northeast City?

That is the most powerful place they can come into contact with right now.

Ever since the imperial court informed that Northeast City might be opened, this group of people had become excited.

"Brother, what should we do now? Do we want to continue voting?" A man who was lagging behind looked at his brother beside him hesitantly.

"Let me think about it..." Yin Qiao frowned tightly.

The sudden change caught him off guard.

Originally, he had taken a fancy to the fact that the people living in Northeast City were all dignitaries and senior officials of the imperial court.

In addition to the limited space size, you can choose to customize it.

During the customization process, communication was needed, so he recruited a group of honest farmers to do this.

Do your job well, work hard and satisfy your employer, thus bringing the relationship closer between the two parties.

To put it bluntly, he will definitely make money, but he doesn't plan to make too much. What he invests in is connections.

This is also his only opportunity to contact those senior officials.

Although people may not think highly of him.

But now, the imperial court suddenly gave the entire Northeast City to Tian Dan, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Is it the same to accept a job from the imperial court or from Tian Dan?

"That's wrong..." Yin Qiao suddenly remembered something, then looked at the little brother beside him and asked: "I remember that the court didn't say it would open up, right?"

The little brother thought for a while, then nodded sharply: "I never said it, it was all spread from outside."

"Vote!" Yin Qiao suddenly decided.

He also figured it out. The court never mentioned this matter at all.

Although Tian Dan is not a court official, he is still a Marquis of Qi. In terms of rank, Tian Dan is now the number one marquis in the Han Dynasty.

Isn't Tian Dan not a high-ranking official?

And since Tian Dan was able to capture the entire Northeast City, it meant that he had already opened up the relationship above.

If I could keep up with Tian Dan, would I have no work to do in the future?

Will I have no money to make?

Maybe, I can make some money this time.

…

On the other side, Xiao He, who was personally responsible for the bidding, complied with Tian Dan's wishes.

The Northeast City tender was temporarily closed and opened again after changes were made.

But this time, the imperial court was no longer involved. Tian Dan was responsible for who to choose and who not to choose.

Anyway, after the court draws a line, the final price can only be lower than this price. How much profit can be made depends on Tian Dan's own ability.

"Is anyone bidding?" Tian Dan asked nervously.

It was half an hour after the market opened, and there were quite a few people outside the Northeast City Gate, but Tian Dan didn't receive a single bid, which made him a little anxious.

If you wait until the end and fail to subcontract, you will be blind.

"There is one, but..." The servant shook his head helplessly.

"Tell me!" Tian Dan asked anxiously. It's always a good thing if someone bids.

"The bidder's name is Yin Qiao. He has hundreds of people under him, all of whom are farmers. The most luxurious ones have built rammed earth houses and helped local tycoons build courtyard walls. The price is not high, but they don't have much money, so they may not be able to afford the advance.

..." the servant said, he only read the tender document once and threw it aside.

If you don’t have money, what will you bid for?

If the Marquis of Qi has enough money and food, wouldn't it be better to just find someone to do it himself?

What else are you looking for?

But the current situation is a bit embarrassing. The rich people are outside watching and cursing, while the bidders are all people with little ability.

"If you can't afford the advance, just recruit people to help us. I am also short of people now!" Tian Dan said directly.

"Brother, we may have gone too far this time..." Tian Rong looked at his brother and suddenly said.

I originally thought there was no problem, but now it seems that the problem has become bigger.

For the construction of new cities, rammed earth structures are no longer sufficient.

And the reason lies with Wang Buxian...

What's the point of building a rammed earth city?

Decades later, will it be rebuilt without repayment?

Moreover, the construction of a rammed-earth city is actually not very labor-intensive. Fried earth, ramming, etc. are the most labor-intensive links.

The wealth he had brought back from Xianyang had already been squandered by Wang Buxu.

Of course, this money was not made randomly, most of it was used on armaments and agricultural tool reform.

As an emperor and a qualified Wang Papi, how could he not try his best to plunder something from his own pocket?

Therefore, the first step that Wang Buxu requested was to build with bricks.

Bricks have been around for a long time, and the technology has been mature for a long time.

The reason why less is used is because the adhesive cannot keep up.

Using soil as an adhesive, the adhesive strength is not enough. If exposed to wind and sun for several years, it may collapse if pushed hard.

What is currently commonly used and has good results is clay, some hay, and rice milk.

But the cost is too high, so this thing is generally used for strategic things like building city walls.

The other is a natural adhesive, volcanic ash, but the quantity is too small and not enough.

Therefore, under the guidance of Wang Buxu, a great invention was born.

cement!

In later generations, Wang Buxu once helped people carry cement, and also went to the cement factory with a car to carry it.

So I have seen some raw materials, although I don’t know the proportions, but is it important?

Wouldn’t it be enough to let the craftsmen do their own research?

Therefore, the three raw materials of limestone, sandstone, and iron powder were piled here, and then clay was added, and they were constantly tested and mixed.

"Zhang Shangshu, have you calculated the cost?" Wang Buxu looked at Zhang Cang, who was sweating profusely and still calculating, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Time is money, and construction will begin immediately after the bidding is over.

The location of the brick factory has been selected, and the location of the cement plant has also been selected, but construction will take time. What if the construction starts too late and cannot keep up with the demand?

This is all money!

Zhang Cang wiped the sweat from his forehead and secretly cursed the emperor for being so special and not worrying at all.

"Your Majesty, the brick workers have already been calculated. The labor cost is twelve taels per month. Twenty people are needed, two hundred taels per month. There is no money for the soil. It takes 200 taels to bake 10,000 bricks at a time over charcoal fire. One furnace will be used every two days.

The monthly brick production capacity is 150,000 yuan, and the charcoal fire requires 3,000 taels. Forty or fifty yuan is about one tael..." Zhang Cang wiped the sweat on his forehead again. This account is too difficult to calculate, but as a householder

Minister, if you don’t even understand, then why are you still playing?

That is to say, Wang Buxu pushed too hard, otherwise he would have been able to calculate exactly how many pieces can be made from one tael.

"Then just one or two dozen yuan!" Wang Buxu said directly.

It is said to be one tael, which is just one and a half taels, and the current price of grain in the Han Dynasty is fifteen qian for grain and stone.

In other words, at this wage, you can’t buy one stone of grain for a month’s work, while a normal labor force consumes two and a half stone per month.
To be continued...