Chapter 857： cement plant

Chapter 857 Cement Plant

Su Binglan and Su Chun are going to the capital, and they have to pass through Fucheng on the way.

When they came to Fucheng again, the scene they saw was different from before.

Fucheng became lively.

There are more and more people setting up stalls and shopping on the street.

is not as deserted as before.

And everyone had big smiles on their faces.

From a distance, there are several factories built on the wasteland east of Fucheng.

There are a lot of people near the factory, and everyone comes in and out.

And the surrounding wasteland is green.

Su Binglan knew at a glance that crops were grown there.

Looking to the west of Fucheng, you can also see that a large area of ​​wasteland has been planted with crops.

Su Binglan knew at a glance that potatoes and sweet potatoes were grown in many fields.

With these potatoes and sweet potatoes, the food in Fucheng can be stored.

In addition to the grain from Teng County, a certain amount of grain will be stored in the granary.

After harvesting in summer, these crops in reserve can be used as seeds to spread throughout Dingzhou and Bianzhou.

When it comes to the harvest season in late autumn, there will be a lot of grain harvested in Dingzhou and even Bianzhou.

For the surplus grain, my brother can come forward to buy it, and the grain purchased can be used as reserve grain.

As the output of potatoes and sweet potatoes is so high, it is conceivable how much food can be stored in the granary at that time.

The food supply is sufficient, and the military strength is also sufficient.

At that time, even if it is a war, you don’t have to be afraid.

Su Binglan thought of this and said to Su Chun, "Let's go to Dingwang's mansion first."

Su Binglan still wanted to see her brother first.

"Yes, Master."

When Su Binglan went to Prince Ding's mansion, Lan Ruozhu was practicing martial arts in the martial arts field.

Lan Ruozhu was very excited when she knew that her sister was coming, and hurriedly put down her weapon and went to see her sister.

"Sister, you finally came to see brother, you don't know how much brother misses you."

Hearing her brother's words, Su Binglan's mouth twitched, and she had just been here when the spring was coming.

The older brother used to be relatively silent, so he couldn't say anything like that.

Since my brother got better, he also likes to talk.

Actually, Su Binglan was very happy to see her brother's healthy appearance.

"Brother, didn't I come to see you, I brought you some good things."

Lan Ruozhu asked curiously, "What good thing?"

Su Binglan took the tomatoes he brought to Lan Ruozhu and said, "Brother, these are tomatoes, I'll make tomato noodles today."

"It's ketchup."

Looking at the tomatoes and ketchup, Lan Ruozhu said with emotion, "This is what you found in Yangxian, the ketchup made by the ketchup factory in Yangxian, right?"

Su Binglan said: "I made this tomato sauce by myself."

What Su Binglan gave to his brother, Su Binglan did as much as he could by himself.

Lan Ruozhu was moved, "Thank you sister."

What    his sister gave him, he cherished very much.

"Brother I don't need to say thank you."

After the two brothers and sisters had a conversation, Lan Ruozhu happily told Su Binglan about the factories she built.

"Sister, the method you mentioned before is very effective. Now the soldiers can go to grow food crops when they are resting, and the soldiers' families can go to work in the factory. After everyone has received the salary bonus, these soldiers are trained in the military camp. The positivity is also very high.”

"And many people have come to ask when the military camp is still recruiting soldiers, and they all want their children to come to the military camp."

"I have never seen such a scene."

Su Binglan smiled and said, "I saw it on the road when I came."

"By the way, brother, the parcel post that you got someone to do is very good."

Lan Ruozhu said: "That's the method that my sister came up with. This method is really good, and it will be much more convenient to send letters and deliver things in the future."

"On weekdays, it can deliver things to ordinary people, and in critical times, it can be used as a transport team."

As if thinking of something, Su Binglan asked, "By the way, brother, how's that Caoyun?"

Speaking of this, Lan Ruozhu became energetic, "Sister, the water transportation you proposed earlier is very good, I arranged for people to start to rectify the water transportation and standardize the water transportation, and found that the power of the water transportation is in my hands, and there are tens of thousands of them. These people are at a critical time. can make a big difference.”

"Also, this is the water transport map of the entire Chu State. Now the water transport of Dingzhou and even the Bianzhou generation is under our control. It's just that other places need to slowly penetrate the power."

"I've sent people to do these things, and in a few months, the entire water transport force will be under our control."

Hearing these words, Su Binglan felt relieved.

In this way, no one else can move my brother.

Just having the power of transport can contain other forces.

Su Binglan smiled and said, "That's very good."

"By the way, brother, I'm going to open a cement factory in Fucheng."

"Cement factory?" Lan Ruozhu had never heard her sister talk about a cement factory before.

He didn't even know what the cement factory was used for.

Su Binglan explained patiently: "Brother, the cement factory specializes in making cement. Cement can build roads and city walls. The hardness of cement is very high..."

Su Binglan briefly explained the usage of cement and the benefits of cement to Lan Ruozhu.

Lan Ruozhu stood up excitedly when he heard this, he said in disbelief, "Sister, is there really such a thing in this world?"

"Yes, my brother will know after making it."

Said, Su Binglan handed the plan she had already written to Lan Ruozhu and said, "Brother, this is the plan I wrote."

Lan Ruozhu took it over excitedly, "Greystone, clay, iron ore powder?"

Cement was originally made out of these in proportion.

But Lan Ruozhu didn't know what these were.

Su Binglan said: "Brother, don't worry, last time I came to Fucheng, I went to the surrounding villages to have a look, and found that there is limestone and clay on a mountain, and iron ore powder is also in the valley not far away, my brother gave me a batch of Credible people, divided into three teams, each team is responsible for only one kind of thing."

"This secret recipe must be in our own hands, so the cement factory can only use confidants, and when necessary, we can use secret guards to manage the cement factory."

"After the cement is ready, my brother can first use it to reinforce the city wall, and then use it to build other buildings. He can also give some cement to the county towns and let them build roads."

"I promised the people in Yangxian that they would build the road after the cement was done."

Lan Ruozhu nodded and said, "This is natural, this kind of good thing, we have to make it quickly."

"Some roads are built with cement, which makes it much easier for caravans to walk."

In the future, even if it is a war to transport things, it will be much more convenient.

Lan Ruozhu also realized that building roads is a very important thing.

Lan Ruozhu said earnestly: "Sister, don't worry, I will arrange this matter and there will be no problems."

Sister gave him the detailed plan, he knew how to do it.

Su Binglan knew that her brother was meticulous, so she didn't have to worry about that.

Su Binglan stayed in Fucheng for a few days to find out what the cement needed. All he needed was his brother to arrange for someone he could convince to mine, and things would be easy after that.

(end of this chapter)