novelhk Chapter 270 Rebellion
Chapter 270 Rebellion
"I can't bear to leave! Jingzhi, let me tell you, this old man Hua is really capable."
They have become more familiar with each other in the past two days and have common views on Wujiyuan.
Taking this opportunity, Bai Yuchan told Bai Jingzhi about their ideas:
"Jingzhi, there are few people now, and not many houses have been built. Let's not build the city wall for now. We need to build a circle of walls around the current residential area. Old Man Hua and I will set up mechanisms and formations around it..."
The two of them turned from the Bai family's affairs to their main business, and became more and more excited as they talked.
Later, Bai Jing simply called Bai Zhao, Wei Liu and Hua Kezhen over, and the five of them held a small meeting.
This time, Zhou Yue'e and Yu Erniang were still guarding outside, not letting anyone else get close.
After arriving at Wujiyuan, they finally settled down.
On the road of exile, Bai Jingzhi put away his original innocence and playful smile.
She didn't like to laugh in her original world.
In order to lower people's guard when she came here, she would just smile when talking to people and try to please them, saying only nice things.
But when we arrived at Wuzhiyuan, we couldn't do that anymore.
There was no expression on Bai Jingzhi's face. She pretended to be serious, which made Bai Zhao laugh.
"Okay, now let's talk about the infrastructure of Wujiyuan. Dad, how are things going over there?" She didn't know what her father was grinning for, so she simply asked him first.
Bai Zhao sat down quickly and said seriously, "The brick kiln is ready, and all that's left is to burn the bricks. People from Yanzhou said this is about right, and it's solid."
After saying this, Bai Zhao picked up a few sample bricks from the ground and gently placed them on the table, "Take a look."
There was some dust on the table, and Bai Jingzhi coughed a few times:
"I don't understand these, Dad. Aren't you the best at this? What do you think?"
Bai Jingzhi is not an architect. She studied agronomy and really knows nothing about these things.
"Hua Kezhen, take a look! As a mechanic, you will definitely need these! See if those craftsmen have fooled me!"
Bai Zhao pulled the man over and said, "We have tried so hard to rescue you. You can't just eat and not work, right? Come here and give me some advice on which brick is better and can be used longer."
"Longer? How long?" Hua Kezhen broke free from his hand. He picked up a piece at random and looked at it. "This one won't do. It's too brittle. It will collapse in a few years."
Bai Zhao was surprised. "No way. These blue bricks are made with similar materials. How can they break so easily? Then how long can the bricks and tiles of those wealthy families last?"
"Aren't you also a wealthy family? Why are you asking me these?" Hua Kezhen frowned, a little confused.
He has been very busy these days. He couldn't find out anything from the three members of the Bai family, and he couldn't find out anything from the Wei family either, as they were very tight-knit.
The Bai family and the Zhou family are different.
Both families came from humble backgrounds and did not have so many requirements.
It was also during these few days that he learned that they were related to the Wei family.
The Wei family is the family of Duke Jing of Wei.
Hua Kezhen is an outlier in the Hua family. He did not learn martial arts like his father and brothers. He left home at a young age and learned the tricks of mechanisms.
The Wei family was a family with hundreds of years of history, but it was beyond his expectation that it would collapse like this.
There's something wrong with the family of Wei family's son-in-law Bai Zhao.
"Ah, I haven't paid attention to these things before. This time I want to build the house stronger, so that it will not fall down for a hundred years."
Bai Zhao had seen in some historical documents that there were houses that were hundreds of years old.
In the original world, there were also some palaces that existed for hundreds or even thousands of years.
He does not dare to adopt modern technologies easily.
Besides, even if he wanted to adopt it, he didn't have the materials.
"It seems that you are only interested in reading the books of sages. You are just a pedantic scholar." Hua Kezhen narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "To tell you the truth, these blue bricks are not good. The color is not dark enough and the firing time is too short."
Bai Zhao studied modern architecture in his original world and only had some understanding of ancient times. He was not very familiar with ancient craftsmanship.
"How about you come with me and give me some pointers?"
Now that there are people who know the business ready, Bai Zhao doesn't want to miss this opportunity.
Some of those Yanzhou craftsmen are not craftsmen with top-notch skills.
"You can let me go, but you have to agree to one condition."
"What conditions?" Bai Zhao glanced at Bai Jingzhi, and then asked after seeing her nod.
"It's very simple! We need to make some improvements to the big ship." Hua Kezhen said, but did not get the expected answer.
"What do you want to improve?" Bai Jingzhi knew that this man was a little crazy and didn't dare to let him do it.
"This big ship can actually sail faster. I was itching to improve it because I already knew its structure."
Hua Kezhen said embarrassedly.
He has had this bad habit for most of his life and he can't change it for the time being.
When he saw something new, he couldn't help but try to figure out the structure and cause and effect.
"Of course you can. But I have a suggestion. Why don't you build a smaller one so you can practice first." Bai Jingzhi knew that this man was a scientific research lunatic in his original world and had no bad intentions.
"I just feel like trying something new. I've lived most of my life and have never studied anything about the sea." Hua Kezhen said truthfully.
"I have the blueprints for building a ship."
"Really? You give it to me?"
Bai Jingzhi nodded, "I can give it to you, but you will be responsible for designing all the mechanisms of Wujiyuan in the future. You have to make Wujiyuan both offensive and defensive, but there is no rush. Your mechanism skills can be combined with Sister Yuchan's formation to turn Wujiyuan into an iron barrel."
"Okay." Hua Kezhen rubbed his hands and took two steps forward. "What about the blueprint?"
"You go and settle things with my father first, and I'll give you the blueprints later." Bai Jingzhi let them leave without raising his eyelids.
"Sister Yuchan, you should think about the Wujiyuan formation these days. Once the bricks are fired, we will be able to build the house soon." Bai Jingzhi saw that Bai Yuchan's expression looked a little strange and knew that she was upset about the Bai family's affairs, so he specially found something for her to do.
"Okay!" Bai Yuchan accepted the task and slowly left.
Gu Tinglou came back at this time with a smile on his face, "Dayong sent a letter, saying that there is a big move in Jinhua. By the way, a large number of refugees came from the south of Wujiyuan, and they will reach our side after crossing two more mountains."
"Big move? What is Jinhua going to do?"
"It is said that there was a rebellion! She made some moves, and the capital may attack Mingzhou."
What Gu Tinglou said was just speculation and not reliable.
"The emperor shouldn't be so stupid, right? If we act now, the winner will most likely be the wise king. Those refugees stopped them, but we haven't fenced off the land here, so don't let them come over."
Bai Jingzhi has grown a lot along the way. He has compassion but will not abuse it. He will solve the housing problem first and get through this winter.