mousepad-d2 Chapter 147 [1 More] 147
Chapter 147 [1 More] 147
Standing outside, Huo Guang listened to Liu Tan sing the country words and slang songs he didn't know where he heard, the more he listened, the more he couldn't bear it. What is the majestic King of the North singing?
Therefore, he walked in without waiting for Miao Ruitong to report.
Then when he walked in, he saw Liu Tan pouring red mud into the grid with his hands full. Not to mention his body, even his face had a few mud marks.
Huo Guang rushed forward immediately, and almost fainted.
Liu Tan heard the footsteps and turned his head to see Huo Guang. He stood up and said with a smile, "Huh? Is Huo Xiang here for something at this time?"
Huo Guang said tremblingly, "Your Highness... what are you doing?"
Liu Tan took it for granted: "Brick burning."
When he spoke, he felt itchy on his face, so he couldn't help rubbing it with his sleeve, but mud was also rubbed on his sleeve, and this time there was another streak on his face.
Huo Guang felt that he was really going to be unable to bear it any longer. When he thought about it, His Majesty and the Crown Prince had talked with him separately, the content of the conversations were similar, and they all hoped that he could take good care of Liu Tan, and if he could, he would persuade him more.
Although Liu Tan is very thoughtful and precocious based on past events, but in terms of age, he is only 15 years old after all, and he still needs an adult to guide him.
Huo Guang agreed very well and was very confident at the time.
The result now?
A good and clean little prince is almost turning into a mud monkey now!
Huo Guang took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness is so precious, how can you hold on to such a humble job? Miao Rui, Bi Gao, don't you know how to stop His Highness?"
Miao Rui and Bi Gao stayed aside and dared not speak, Liu Tan quickly said, "It's none of their business, I'm going to do it myself."
Huo Guang looked serious: "In addition to serving His Highness, they also need to know how to advise, otherwise what's the use of them?"
After saying that, Huo Guang turned his head to look at Miao Rui and Bi Gao: "You two, give twenty whips, and go to Jiang Tingwei to get the punishment!"
Liu Tan almost didn't jump up: "Why is Huo Xiang so indiscriminate? What's more, you don't know what I'm doing. How do you know that this is a lowly slave?"
Huo Guang said with a serious face: "I don't need to know what His Highness is going to do. I just know that no matter what His Highness wants to do, he can be replaced by others. Why should His Highness do it himself?"
Liu Tan said: "They don't know how to do it!"
Huo Guang looked at the bronze basin on the ground and Fan Mo beside him, and said calmly, "I don't think there is anyone who can make mud."
Liu Tan: ...
Hey, it seems to be the same.
He just thought that no one would make porous bricks before, but now he is not the first to make porous bricks but solid bricks.
Originally, he wanted to do it step by step, so that it would be difficult if he didn't come up first, so that even if the porous bricks couldn't be made, he could use solid bricks first.
And solid bricks... Where is the technical content?It's true that he doesn't need to make himself so dirty.
Liu Tan was a little embarrassed at once, and thought about it for a while to spread the word that the King of the Northern Realm likes to play with mud, which is really not plausible, no wonder Huo Guang is so serious.
He had no choice but to whisper: "Understood, then...you can fine them a monthly fee, so you don't have to go to prison."
Huo Guang glanced at him lightly and said: "Your Majesty can give them as much as you punish. What effect will it have? I just want them to remember that everything cannot be left to His Highness's temper. His Majesty sent them to His Highness. It's not for them to follow His Highness to do whatever they want."
What kind of nonsense is this?I am contributing to the national infrastructure!
Liu Tan was dissatisfied, but he could not agree with Huo Guang, even if he was dissatisfied, he could only whisper in his heart.
However, even if he whispered Bibi in his heart, Huo Guang could tell.
After all, Liu Tan doesn't hide much in front of familiar people, and now his eyes are probably the kind of cowardly and unconvinced.
Huo Guang had a headache for a while.
As the Prime Minister, he can restrict the princes and kings, so he has many ways to punish Liu Tan a little bit, so that he can remember that his status is noble and his time is precious, not for this.
However, those punishments...according to Huo Guang's previous understanding of other prime ministers, they generally prevent princes and kings from listening to songs and dances, banquets, and games.
Anyway, it starts from the four aspects of eating, drinking and playing, among which eating and drinking are generally not very restricted.
Just having fun is enough to make other princes feel uncomfortable.
But are these useful to Liu Tan?
Useless!
Liu Tan will not call musicians and dancers over at other times except for the required music and dance during meals.
As for other fun, there is no such thing.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that Liu Tan spends all day in the study writing various documents, some of which Huo Guang can understand, and some of which he can't understand.
But he could vaguely see that Liu Tan was busy with the government affairs of the northern border country.
Thinking of this, Huo Guang suddenly softened his heart.
While other princes and kings were enjoying themselves extravagantly, his little Highness was racking his brains and energy every day thinking about how to make this barren land rich.
Thinking of this, Huo Guang said: "Your Highness has behaved inappropriately, just... I will punish His Highness not to set foot in the study for three days."
At this time, Liu Tan was being served by Miao Rui and Bi Gao, washing his hands, washing his face, and changing his clothes.
Although the place inside the kiln is not big, it is not suitable, but he can't let him go out covered in mud.
When he heard Huo Guang's words, he was stunned for a moment: What kind of punishment is this?Isn't this really giving me a vacation?
This really sounds like giving Liu Tan a holiday, but Huo Guang knows very well that according to Liu Tan's personality, it would be very uncomfortable for him not to go to the study and write down his thoughts.
In order to make him remember better, Huo Guang even said: "The minister will order you not to provide paper and pen to His Highness."
Liu Tan couldn't laugh or cry: "You are really ingenious."
Huo Guang was also very helpless, who told His Royal Highness not to take the usual path?
After Miao Rui and Bi Gao waited for Liu Tan to finish, Liu Tan recruited the disabled soldiers outside, explained the operation process to them in detail, and promised: "If you can make it out, this is also a piece of cake." In the future, when I open a kiln, I will give priority to you."
The soldiers instantly became excited.
Throughout the ages, no matter when people know that there is a craft that is the safest and most popular.
Although Liu Tan treated these soldiers very well, these soldiers still felt uneasy, mainly because they felt that what they did could be replaced by others, and even healthy people could do it faster and better than them.
They feel that they have let down the kindness that the King of the North has given them. If they can have a craft now, they can be regarded as repaying the King of the North.
Liu Tan explained to them what he was going to do. In fact, the steps of burning bricks are quite simple.
The only thing that needs to be careful is that after putting it into the model, it needs to be smoothed a little bit, and even this step is the most difficult.
All that remains is to dry the bricks in the shade first, and then put them into the kiln for slow firing after the bricks are dried in the shade to a certain extent.
After Liu Tan finished speaking, the veterans were a little confused, and couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, how long will it take to dry in the shade, and how long will it take to fire?"
Liu Tan: ...
To be honest, he didn't know either, otherwise how could it be called groping?
Liu Tan thought for a while and said: "Try it all, you can make a few more pieces in the early stage of drying in the shade, and open one piece in three days to have a look. After it is completely dry, it can be fired in the furnace. The fire should not be too high first." ,Take it easy."
When Liu Tan said this, he wanted to roll up his sleeves again, because many things came from feeling, and he couldn't describe what that feeling was like, let alone his feeling might not be right.
In the end, I had no choice but to simply say: "When the firing reaches the fifth day, you start to give me samples every day."
After Liu Tan finished speaking, he followed Huo Guang and went to accept the "punishment" honestly.
But Huo Guang obviously underestimated Liu Tan's energy.
Even if Liu Tan didn't step into the study, he could still play with flowers - he himself stopped playing with mud, but he started playing with a group of people!
Play not only with mud but also with wood!
What a hobby!
Huo Guang was so angry that he couldn't control himself, so he had to close his eyes and let him go.
However, Liu Tan is actually testing the perforation position of the perforated brick.
No way, if hollow bricks are used, porous bricks are used for load-bearing, so the holes must be drilled well, otherwise they will not be able to bear the load.
At first, Liu Tan thought about making a brick out of mud for experimentation, but later he found that doing so was too slow because it would take many days to dry in the shade, so he simply used wood instead.
The material is different, but the principle is the same. As long as the wood can bear the load to a certain extent, the porous brick must be stronger than it and not worse than it.
After leading people to make the county government run wild for half a month, Liu Tan finally got relatively rough data. Rough is rough, and now the details need to be obtained through practice.
Anyway, it is no problem to cover only one layer of the porous brick load-bearing, and it should be no problem if the brick is strong enough to cover two layers.
Liu Tan was thinking about whether to change the main buildings of the palace to two floors. As for the third and fourth floors...forget it, who wants to climb the stairs when they have nothing to do, and the second floor is because he wants to reduce the height of the rammed earth platform .
These days, there are regulations on the height of the rammed-earth platforms from the palace to the palaces of princes and kings. Anyway, in order to reflect the status, people with high status should live higher, and then the steps make me dizzy at a glance. It is better to leave half of the rammed-earth platform empty. Make it a house.
Thinking of doing it, Liu Tan started to draw directly by himself. He doesn't know how to draw architectural drawings, but he can draw a schematic diagram for the craftsmen to study how to build.
After the drawing is completed and the craftsmen start to study the load-bearing of various structures, what Liu Tan needs to do is to wait for the bricks to be born, and then he can start building the palace.
Speaking of which, he still doesn't know where his palace will be built!
Thinking of this, Liu Tan just wanted to find Huo Guang when he saw Li Buyi hurried over with a stone in his hand.
It wasn't until Li Buyan approached Liu Tan that he realized that the stone was in a regular square shape, which was not formed naturally at first glance.
Liu Tan's eyes lit up immediately: "Is it done?"
Li Buyan scratched his head and said, "Your Highness, it seems that what I told you is not quite right."
While talking, Li Buyan brought up the brick and put it on Liu Tan's desk. Liu Tan looked down and the corner of his mouth twitched—although the brick was similar in shape and color, its surface was not smooth. Instead, there are various large and small potholes all over, just like the surface of the moon.