Chinese people have had a strong attachment to their homeland since ancient times. People of all generations have adhered to the principle of "relocating to their homeland and relocation". They were born here, grew up here, and are old here. If they were not forced to make a living, they would not leave their homes and careers to make a living in a strange place.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cixi decided to resettle these refugees properly. Living outside the city was not a long-term solution. Summer was coming, the weather was windy and rainy, and the shacks built by these people could not withstand the impact of strong winds and heavy rains.

Zhu Cixi decided to build a city to completely resettle the refugees, so he asked some masons to be found among the refugees.

Fortunately, among the 100,000 refugees, there were people from all walks of life. With the soup kitchen as a place where the news could be spread, and with the promise of wages, hundreds of masons immediately signed up.

At the beginning, Zhu Cixiang relied on his foresight and thought he was smart to describe a new "product" - red bricks in front of a group of masons.

As a result, hundreds of bricklayers stared blankly at the prince, wondering what the thousand-year-old man wanted to do? Zhu Cixiang thought that the bricklayers were shocked by his "intelligence", and continued to proudly describe the advantages and firing of red bricks.

method.

Finally, a young mason couldn't help but said: "Master Chitose, the red brick you are talking about should be a green brick. I heard that the firing process was already mature during the time of Qin Shihuang. We can all bake it..."

Scared! Is there such a thing? Zhu Cixiang was stunned on the spot. This is so damn embarrassing.

Just when Zhu Cixiang started to feel a little embarrassed, another old mason scolded: "What are you talking about? You don't know if you are a thousand-year-old master? Qiantose master must have new ideas!"

Seeing someone coming to the rescue, Zhu Cixiang's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he coughed to cover up his embarrassment and said: "What I'm talking about is not this red brick, but a new object called a 'hollow brick'."

Zhu Cixi asked people to find pens and inks from Shuntian Prefecture officials who were doing population statistics, and then simply drew the shapes of later hollow bricks.

A group of masons surrounded Zhu Cixiang, looking at the 'drawings' of this new object with their heads stretched out. Then they all scratched their heads and expressed that they did not understand why the bricks had to be hollowed out.

Zhu Cixiang told them that hollow bricks have many benefits. Firstly, they can save materials. Secondly, they can speed up the brick making process. Thirdly, they have high strength, thermal insulation, and good sound insulation and noise reduction properties.

Zhu Cihong didn't care if they understood it or not, he just asked them to do it. Practice is the only criterion for testing truth. What's the use of just talking if you don't let them try it?

As a time-traveler, it is natural to contribute to the construction of the motherland. With hollow bricks, cement is naturally indispensable. This has always been a necessary skill for time-travelers.

The material of cement is not complicated, just lime and clay, but the temperature required for firing Portland cement is more than a thousand degrees. The temperature may be a bit troublesome, so Zhu Cixiang used the "artificial pozzolana cement" production method.

This method is very simple, does not require complicated equipment and processes, and the calcining temperature is not high, only 600 to 800 degrees Celsius. It was widely used in some infrastructure construction in the rear during the Anti-Japanese War in later generations.

Zhu Cixiang even wanted to make reinforced concrete, but after thinking about it, he decided not to worry about it. He completed the task at hand first and then found someone to slowly study it later.

Zhu Cixiang wrote down the method of making hollow bricks and cement on paper and asked these masons to try it. Especially for cement, Zhu Cixiang did not know the specific ratio after all, so he had to rely on them to try it themselves.

In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of this group of masons, Zhu Cixi set a bonus and told them that whoever can successfully bake the hollow brick and have the hardest strength will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver; whoever can pound out the cement with the hardest strength will be rewarded with 1 silver.

Thousand taels!

Five hundred taels of silver was enough for an ordinary person to spend a lifetime in the Ming Dynasty. One thousand taels of silver could buy a hundred acres of fertile land and become a small landowner.

Under the heavy reward, there must be a master. After several days of continuous testing, the masons went through pk again and again, and finally two people stood out. The hardness of the hollow bricks and cement they produced was the strongest, and it was easy to use a big hammer.

Difficult to break.

"The wisdom of the people is infinite!" Zhu Cixiang sighed and handed out bonuses in succession, chatted cordially with the two men, and praised them loudly in front of many masons.

The name of the mason who made cement is An Shangda. He is 36 years old and has been working as a mason for 20 years. He was initially skeptical of Zhu Cixiang's method, but when he tried to make it, he discovered that

It's really strong.

The main reason is that the molding time is very short, which saves a lot of time and manpower than traditional loess rammed mud. Compared with the slurry bonding used in high-end rammed fort walls, it saves money and trouble.

This result opened An Shangda's eyes. It turns out that there is still such a way to make stucco. This craft is so useful. At the same time, he also admired Zhu Cixiang. Qian Suiye is really a descendant of the Ziwei Emperor. He can even do this.

Understand.

Zhu Cixiang smiled at An Shangda who was making cement and asked: "What are you going to name this?"

Master Qiansui actually asked him to name this thing. An Shangda was very excited and said: "This method was invented by Master Qiansui, so let's call this thing 'Thousand-year-old Clay'!"

Zhu Cixiang nodded and accepted his somewhat flattering naming.

Zhu Cihong was not satisfied with the name of the hollow brick, so he asked the mason who made the hollow brick, "What do you want to name this brick?"

The mason thought for a while and said: "Your Highness is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, so let's call this brick 'Ming Brick'!"

Zhu Cixiang looked at him in surprise and felt that the name he chose was very good. At the same time, he nodded and agreed with the name.

In the end, Zhu Cixang decided to organize the group of masons into a construction corps. Each person was given five taels of silver per month. With An Shangda as the leader, he was granted a hundred households, and the one who made the bricks was granted a hundred households.

Although I don’t know what the hell the construction soldiers are, the pay is higher than any other army in the Ming Dynasty, and it is several times higher than the ordinary masons, so the masons are also very happy.

"The Crown Prince not only saved our lives, but also allowed me to reach heaven and live such a good life. Your Highness is so kind that we will never forget it!"

"I didn't expect that I, An, would also be an official, or a hundred households. Life is really like a dream!"

Many masons were filled with gratitude and determined to repay Master Qiantose.

After having red bricks and cement, Zhu Cixi decided to officially build the city. He also thought about the name of the new city, which was called "New City".

After making a series of city construction plans, Zhu Cixi wrote a memorial and sent it to Qianqing Palace. In the memorial, he wrote a large page of city construction regulations, with the main purpose of completely eliminating the refugees.

Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied with the opinions in Zhu Cihong's memorial and repeatedly praised Lin'er for his intelligence. However, when he saw the money and materials needed to build the city, he frowned again.
Chapter completed!