Squeak Squeak......

The pig iron mill was filled with sand, and four horses were used to drag it in front, and the old style had to be stared at, and the horses could not be allowed to run as if they were in the market, so that the mill could be as smooth as possible to roll the construction surface.

A foul smell permeated the air, and in the rudimentary funnel there was an even flipped oil sand. Not far away, the black liquid was tumbling in the huge iron bucket, gurgling, and bursting bubble after bubble.

"How?"

The construction roadbed is a test pavement, separated by an area, and there is a cement experimental road from two years ago.

"The material is not as good as the north of the Western Regions, Mr. said that the natural asphalt is not easy to get, and our asphalt is from Lizhou. Then again, asphalt is a thing, could it be that there is artificial? ”

"Since there is artificial stone, it is normal to have artificial asphalt."

"But I haven't seen it."

"You've never seen a lot!"

The testers were busy observing and calculating the dosage. Since the discovery of natural asphalt, it has been used as a binder. The sudden use of the road repair also caught the disciples and grandchildren in the construction industry a little off guard.

Lao Zhang actually didn't expect to find a small mine, and the natural asphalt in Zhang De's impression is definitely not this grade, but the lake asphalt of Tobago.

Of course, I don't have the ability to go to the Caribbean right now.

Messing around on the offshore platform, I always have a little impression of this thing, at least more impressive than "The Moon on the Sea". Lao Zhang almost went to Myanmar to develop a century-old oil field, fortunately, that is, almost, fortunately, the leader of the liberal arts students before the illegal crossing was slapped upside down.

Di Di –

The hurried whistle sounded, and the testers looked at the hour, and it was time for lunch.

"Gorou, you keep an eye on it."

"Okay."

Someone went to eat first, and after eating, they came over to change shifts.

After the experimental appearance was laid, two days later, Zhang De called the staff adjutants responsible for creating a French style, as well as the "rich local tyrants" in Ezhou, to a political and business meeting.

There are no pure businessmen, either white gloves or out-of-the-box family children.

"All sit, all sit!"

The conference hall was originally chaotic, noisy like a vegetable market, after Zhang De and his party came, they were suddenly quiet, and they got up one by one to salute him, and Lao Zhang hurriedly greeted him.

The attendants refilled the seats, and then left two at the door, most of them waiting outside.

"Today's meeting is mainly related to road construction."

As he spoke, Zhang De nodded and motioned for Zhang Qian to send the materials down. In a short time, printed materials were placed in front of the attendees.

"I didn't expect it to be so fast, I thought I would have to use cement to build roads all the time, but now I can save a lot of money. It can be regarded as God blessing, His Majesty the Emperor. ”

Hearing him say this, everyone laughed.

"This asphalt was originally discovered by the expedition team near the Turkic royal court after the Western army conquered Shule. The locals use it to stick things, make up a roof and so on. Oh, there is a tribe of the Hulu Bebori tribe of the Western Turkic Plain Wulu Land Department, which is nomadic in Shatuo, and sticks arrow feathers with asphalt, and it is not known whether it is easy to use or not. To get back to the point, this thing is used to build roads, it is really a lot of convenience, you have also read the documents in hand, and the preliminary estimate is that the two-lane road is a mile and the material is 3,000 stones. ”

The congregation listened and watched. Ezhou was in charge of Fangang Wharf and asked directly: "Observation, if it is transported from the Western Regions, it is too expensive, but I am afraid that it will not be used." There is a mine of this kind of thing in Lizhou, and if it can be excavated, it will definitely save a lot. If we communicate properly with Lizhou, we can still take the waterway, which will be more economical. ”

"In addition to Lizhou, the northern border of the Bi Kingdom in the southwest of the Liuzhao Dynasty has also found natural asphalt, but the truth is not known, it was brought back by a tea merchant, so it can only be said to be true."

"Didn't it say that Guangzhou also has it?"

"Guangzhou doesn't have it, it's overseas."

"Shhh...... Want to cross a thousand miles of stone ponds? ”

"At present, the South China Sea is still easy to walk, and the newly opened shipping route can reach the end of the South China Sea. Earlier, several ships had already made deals with the princely state called 'Brahmanai' at the end of the South China Sea. To the south of 'Boranai' there is a ridge and a dense forest, and beyond that, there is the sea. There are two boats that have bypassed the eastern soil of 'Brahmanai', and there is a sea, first east and then south, and they can go around. Across the sea, there is a big island, and there is also this thing on that island. ”

"The road surface is not good on the official road of Chang'an, the test appeared, do not hide it from you, after the observation said, I went to see it, and I also walked on the road, which is really good. At present, the cement road is really expensive, and the cement used in other places is even more powerful, so it is a pity to build the road. ”

Everyone started talking, and once they discussed, it was half an hour, and the tea was changed twice. The accountants who put together each of them are calculating how much money to invest.

Strictly speaking, as long as the price is the same as the cement road, it is a net profit. Because the cement is saved, not to mention self-use, throwing it to Luoyang is another sum.

Last year, the most profitable cement business was smuggling to Fuso. The local warlords with real power in Fusang like to build secret fortresses and fortifications, and it is not a problem to exchange a stone of cement for dozens of Japanese slaves, which is a huge profit among huge profits. And because of the three major fleets, the nearly 100 countries of Fuso could not even be nominally integrated under the Fuso court, and now they have reached the verge of "supporting the army and respecting themselves" and "warlord melee", and the outbreak of civil war is a matter of time for it to break out.

In addition, the interception and killing of the "Tang envoy" in the early years was completely covered up under the huge profits, not to mention the dignity of nearly 100 countries in Fusang, that is, Silla, and even the "queen" became the foot-washing maid of Princess Hanhai, what else is there to say.

"I think I'll let go of this kind of thing first."

Zhang De held the teacup and looked ahead, "The road must be repaired, otherwise the white lacquer characters painted on the walls of Hanyang City will not be brushed in vain?" If you want to get rich, build roads first. In recent years, the expansion of the workshop in Jiangbei has been very fast, I am sure of this, encouraged, fast speed is not necessarily a good thing, but slow speed must not be a good thing. There are few people who farm in Wuhan and many people who work, if you are slow to expand and expand production, I, the Jianghan observer, and my colleagues from the Wuhan Records Department next door, will have a headache. ”

Seeing Zhang De's index finger tapped his temples, everyone laughed again.

Lao Zhang also smiled, and then continued: "The new factory area in Jiangbei is a little far away from the Yangtze River. What's more, I, the Jianghan Observer Envoy, still have to listen to the words of the Governor of Jingchu Province, otherwise who will give it to me, and everyone here will shelter from the wind and rain? However, our governor-general, life is not easy, and we have to be managed by others if we wear the official hat of the Chinese order. The three provinces and six ministries asked him for cement one by one, and he used to be stubborn, saying that if he didn't give it, he wouldn't give it, but now he can't give it? If you don't give it, you are not afraid that the official will scold him for having two hearts? Relatives, just have to be a little more angry, otherwise how to call relatives. ”

Everyone laughed even more, Zhang De took a sip of tea, and then continued: "The face of the governor, we Wuhan people, must be taken care of." Therefore, cement, the tribute that should be paid. Since there is asphalt, let's think of a way from here, let's calculate an account, even if the newly built factory area in the south and north of the Yangtze River has been repaired, according to the two-lane calculation. Even if...... Even if we use asphalt south of the South China Sea, 500 'built in eight years' and transported once, isn't it enough? Maybe I can build one more to go to Wuchang and go to Xianchuan, but I don't know. ”

"Observe, if there are really 500 'built in eight years', I'm afraid that all the roads will be built to Suzhou, and we will still wait for these hundreds of big ships?"

"That's why you really go to get together 500 boats and go south of the South China Sea to transport asphalt? There are no 500, there are always 20 and 50, and they can't be shipped in a day, a year, or two years? The methods are all thought out, just a little bit of flexibility. ”

Everyone discussed, and thought about the adaptations, and they all felt that it would definitely not be a loss to build the road, but they didn't know whose new workshop could plan a road first, and who would be a little later.