Relying on his professional knowledge, Zhu Heng began to draw the structure of the fort on the blueprint with a brush.
Although the various data were not very complete, as long as he built a model first, he could solve these problems.
This kind of thing no longer required Zhu Heng to personally take action.
As the saying goes, a mouth above, a leg below.
Zhu Heng called Sun Chuanting over.
"Bastion? Was this fortress really as magical as Daren had described?”
Zhu Heng handed him a stack of blueprints.
When Sun Chuanting saw the blueprint of the fort, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
"This looks like an upgraded version of our Horse-faced Corner Terrace. The design is also very reasonable.”
"If they were all built with bricks, and cannons and Divine Armament Soldiers were placed inside, then every bastion would become a fortress.”
Zhu Heng's face turned slightly red.
He had thought that there was no such thing as a bastion in Great Ming, so it was just a different name.
Fortunately, the design blueprint he gave was perfected in the future, so he did not lose face.
However, it made sense. To China, which had a 5,000-year-old civilization, fortresses were things that their ancestors had used up.
"However, Milord, although this kind of castle is very strong, it consumes a lot of bricks.”
"Now that the court's finances are not enough to make ends meet, and even the border pay for the Guanning Army is delayed, they won't give us so many bricks.”
The production of bricks was very troublesome. Just the placement of the clay would take several months to undergo natural weathering.
After that, it would take three to four months to dry it in the shade. Then, it would be made into a brick embryo with a mold.
During the firing process, they would use chaff to smoke for a month, chop wood for a month, then use whole wood for a month, and finally use pine branches for 40 days.
Of course, this was the best brick firing process.
However, the bricks used in the fortress also had high requirements in terms of firmness, and the firing process could not be simplified.
From this, one could see how troublesome and costly it was to make bricks.
This was also the reason why the side fortresses were built with rammed earth.
However, Zhu Heng's brick-making skills were different.
First, the raw materials were turned into shales, coal gangues, and so on.
Not only were the raw materials more abundant, but the strength and corrosion resistance of the bricks were also not inferior.
At the same time, the fuel for the kiln had changed from firewood to refined coal.
It only took about half a month from the selection of materials to the firing.
This was the efficiency brought about by the evolution of technology, if there was a steam engine involved in the production line.
This time would be greatly shortened, and he would be able to make a kiln of bricks in ten days.
With this brick-making technology, Zhu Heng could build a brick-making factory on a large scale.
One had to know that Da Ming's demand for bricks was also very high.
Perhaps he could even earn some money with bricks.
After all, Zhu Heng was still short of money.
The whole of Guangning was poor. It was impossible for the imperial court to distribute food and pay. The national treasury of Chongzhen was about to run away.
After being fooled by the Dong Lin Party, the Ming Dynasty's tax system completely collapsed.
The Great Ming Dynasty fell into the abyss with the collapse of the tax system.
After all, one could not do anything without money. This principle was the same in the country.
Zhu Heng smiled and said,"That's why I called Magistrate Sun over to resolve this matter.”
Under Sun Chuanting's puzzled gaze, Zhu Heng continued,""Magistrate Sun, out of the 138,000 people, how many of them are craftsmen?”
Sun Chuanting had already engraved these data in his mind and immediately blurted out.
"Because the Hou Jin focused on robbing these craftsmen, the proportion of craftsmen is very high.”
"Among these 138,000 people, there are more than 30,000 craftsmen.”
Zhu Heng immediately said in surprise,"There are actually so many. Huang Taiji really lost his wife and lost his soldiers this time."”
Not only did he suffer heavy losses, but he also sent so many talents to Zhu Heng.
"For the time being, I will transfer 1,000 craftsmen related to clay tiles to build this brick-making factory according to the blueprint.”
"We don't have much time left. We have to build it as soon as possible.”
"Moreover, I plan to establish a state-run trading company in the Jingji area to sell food for the time being. Otherwise, I won't be able to afford the food and salary.”
The food reserves in Guang Ning City were very rich, and they could take out a portion to sell.
In addition, the price of grain was relatively high during this period of turmoil. If he sold grain, he could quickly sell it and make a profit.
Many of Zhu Heng's plans needed money to be carried out.
In any case, the system would give him food from time to time when he signed in.
Therefore, Zhu Heng was not worried about not having any food to eat.
Besides, he had saved enough food for a year.
365 check-ins. The frequency of food appearing was not low, so he was not worried about running out of food.
"It would be great if I could sign in to technology like glass.”
"This thing was worth a lot in the Ming Dynasty.”
Glass was not particularly rare in the Ming Dynasty. It was not as exaggerated as in various novels.
However, it was still considered a luxury item, and the market demand was very high.
Zhu Heng could only place his hopes on the system.
Sun Chuanting's speed was very fast.
On that day, 1,000 craftsmen related to clay tiles were selected, and the construction of various facilities began on that day.
Sun Chuanting's disciple, Feng Sheng, was fully responsible for this matter.
Sun Chuanting still had a lot of things to do. He couldn't keep an eye on them. Naturally, he had to choose a reliable person.
After Zhu Heng handed over the brick-making work to Sun Chuanting, he began to formulate a set of ration system.
To put it bluntly, work-for-relief was to use labor in exchange for a small amount of remuneration in place of government relief under special circumstances.
After all, if they were given something to do, they wouldn't have the energy to cause trouble.
Therefore, a simple exchange system was invented.
Their salaries were also settled by food stamps.
Other than food, Zhu Heng did not have anything else.
For these people, food was the most important thing.
Therefore, when this kind of food stamps was implemented, it was quickly implemented.
Food tickets were also distributed according to the intensity of the labor.
At the same time, there was also a minimum security system. Even if you didn't work, you would still have food to eat, but you would barely not starve to death.
Those who worked hard could even get five to six catties of rations a day.
When people went to work for food, they were very motivated.
The brick kiln in the brick-making factory had already taken shape that day.
Although it was just a small brick kiln for trial firing, it also confirmed one sentence: Strength in numbers.
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