Chapter 480: An Alternative Deterrence (Part II)

As the important ministers of one side, they have every qualification for pride and smugness, and no other force has expanded so fast since ancient times, expanding so much territory in less than two years, and at the same time winning all but a slight defeat in foreign wars.

A variety of new tools are widely used, and the manpower, cost, and speed required for construction have been greatly accelerated, and the speed of its recovery is simply so fast that it is reluctant to blink, and I am afraid that I will miss something in the blink of an eye.

It's right, the appearance of the crane wheel can make a person easily lift a hundred pounds of things, and then there is a folding building frame with very strong protective performance without fear of the danger of hanging in mid-air work, there are other kinds of tools, not only save manpower but also speed up the construction period because of the mature use of emerging tools.

For them, the only thing to worry about is whether Lu Zhe can be safe and secure, and not to think about fighting all the time. Let's be honest, although the war has been won, the materials consumed in each war are not a small amount, and if it is not for the corresponding spoils of war that have been obtained in the course of the war, the financial situation alone will not be bearable.

The reality is that Lu Zhe has not lost money financially in launching foreign wars, and even said that he can always get a surplus, but every war will kill people, and even if the war is won, there will be casualties. Moreover, the army has a period of fatigue, even if it is rich in captures, but the continuous fighting of soldiers and pawns must not be bearable, and it is always necessary to slow down and take a breath. Under this premise, the rotation system of troops for the attack on Lingnan will appear.

The battle of Lingnan, which has continued to be fought from the beginning of Yiling to the present, no matter who is under whose command it is, whether it is defeated or won, the number of battle losses on Lu Zhe's side has accumulated to more than 110,000.

110,000 young men, if it weren't for the new occupation of a lot of territory, and the people of the nations have been continuing to immigrate to them, just 110,000 young men killed or crippled in battle are enough for a country to start a new war within 20 years.

The resilience of the executive group is also one thing. Lu Zhe is a modern person, and he has long been deeply rooted in the high-speed pace of life, but what about anyone else besides him?

Other people basically grew up living in a social environment where the sun rises and earns a day, and it is okay to do one big thing a year, and if there is a second big thing, you can stick to it, and when the third big thing happens, you should feel out of breath.

This is also the main reason why the Wenchen generals who have been nervous for a year are eager to take a break, and Lu Zhe can't be forced not to let people rest because he is used to the high-speed pace of life.

Although Xiao He was not a beautiful young man before he came to Nanjun, he seemed to be full of energy no matter how he said it, he was responsible for the dispatch of civil affairs and military baggage since the Battle of Huizhang County, and now it has only been half a year. A middle-aged man looks tired every day, which shows how heavy and tedious his workload is.

If there is such a description as "pain with joy" now, it is absolutely suitable to describe Xiao He's state of mind, he can be regarded as being excavated by Lu Zhe and entrusted with a heavy task, and a small county town has become the ruling power of such a huge territory, which should be a more glorious thing, even if it is hard and tired, he is willing to support it.

There are still many people with almost the same state of mind, such as Kuaitong, who saw Lu Zhe being supported by many armor soldiers, and Kuitong, who is very fond of business.

"Lord!" Everyone saluted before Lu Zhe approached.

Lu Zhe, who is sleep-deprived, seems to be a little unresponsive. It took two or three seconds before the words "please" were spoken. He also stopped and looked up at the council hall, and in addition to the majestic buildings, the last thing he saw was the flags that had been deliberately lengthened and hung vertically.

"It's a pity that we haven't been able to increase production because of the rebar. Such a building can last five years at most," no one understood what Lu Zhe was saying, as if he was talking to himself: "Fortunately, the magnitude of the last earthquake was very small, but those unfinished buildings of a real nature collapsed." Because of the new construction, enough cement application knowledge has been accumulated here. ”

Regarding the construction of Miyagi, the reason why Lu Zhe asked for a postponement actually had a lot to do with the steel bars, and there were only a small number of buildings supported by substandard iron bars. Cement solidification plus the corresponding iron bars and timber can indeed be built, but this kind of building is also the nature of "playing a vote", more than three years waiting for the moisture of the cement to completely evaporate is sure to crack, if one is not lucky to collapse is not surprising, it must be demolished and rebuilt.

"The height is very high, and enough load-bearing pillars are added to build the third floor, and the top floor does not reach the peak of bearing, otherwise I would not dare to come to this kind of house." Lu Zhe was pouting.

The Parliamentary Hall and the Judge's Hall are both "playful" buildings, but the dormitory is in line with the architectural pattern of this era, basically except for a small amount of cement masonry structure, the rest are wood and marble.

Speaking of marble, the floors of the council hall and the trial hall in the palace are paved with stone called "Indian red" in later generations, simply put, the main body is red, but there are slight black spots, and it looks very solemn after being polished.

Oh, the bright red is the "national color" specially chosen by Lu Zhe, and now hundreds of thousands of soldiers are basically changing their clothes, and the bright red robes have almost replaced the heavy black of the Qin system, and even the flags have all been replaced with red, but the "Qin" symbol on the banner has been retained.

There is no shortage of marble under Lu Zhe's rule, after all, so many mines have been mined, and marble itself is one of the "companions" of the mine, and the biggest trouble in turning marble into paving tiles is about cutting and polishing, after all, there is no such thing as a cutting machine. Fortunately, the ancients' research on stone has never stopped, and there is no cutting machine to use manual layering technology.

After entering the council hall, the first floor is not the main hall, and after passing through the gate, you need to pass through a vestibule, through a defensive corridor, and through several auxiliary halls to the main hall.

Lu Zhe naturally walked towards the main seat, and when he sat down, Kuai Tong and the others were already standing on the side of the long case on the left.

"Sit down." Lu Zhe sat down after speaking, and after his buttocks were gone, he turned his head and kept looking left and right, the windows on both sides were opened, and the sunlight caused by it could already shine into the hall, but the building was sitting south to north, and it was destined to not shine the first ray of the morning sun, but the light was absolutely enough. "It took me about two quarters of an hour to get from the dormitory," he said. ”

This sentence made everyone stunned, there seems to be nothing wrong, right? The area of Miyagi is already very large, but it is still not completely repaired, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to walk here from the eastern position for more than two hours.

"How long did it take you to get here when you came in through the palace gate?" Lu Zhe asked and didn't know what this sentence meant.

In fact, how can they deliberately calculate? Kuaitong answered, and replied vaguely: "Should there be half an hour?" ”

It is impossible to walk in a straight line from the palace gate to here, and there will inevitably be a wall in the palace city, and there are also many intersections that need to be interspersed, and the twists and turns are the real culprits of wasting time.

"So what do you think is your impression along the way?" Lu Zhe asked again.

Others didn't understand it, and Kuaitong raised his eyebrows: "Presumably, the envoys of the nations will be dazzled." ”

That's what Lu Zhe needs!

Li Shiqi added: "China has great etiquette, so it is called summer; There is the beauty of chapter uniforms, which is called Hua. ”

Lu Zhe looked at Li Shiqi, who was speaking, and Xiao He, Kuai Tong, and Mian Biao also looked at Li Shiqi.

Everyone saw that Li Shiqi had different feelings, Lu Zhe was stunned because of that "China", and the rest of the people were blaming Li Shiqi for not being light or heavy, Kuai Tong spoke because of his identity as the chief military advisor, Li Shiqi is only a guest now, Xiao He is in power, and the person who is higher than Li Shiqi has not yet spoken, and Li Shiqi is in a hurry to show what he is doing.

China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia; There is the beauty of chapter uniforms, which is called Hua-the source is "Left Biography? Ten years of Dinggong", it can be seen that there were definitions of "China" and "Huaxia" in the Spring and Autumn Period. Lu Zhe's surprise was completely out of ignorance.

"China, China." Lu Zhe didn't seem to notice that Li Shiqi rushed to speak, completely savoring the sweetness of that sentence. He doesn't blame, others can only act as if they didn't see it, and they don't respond in any way.

Li Shiqi realized his faux pas when he saw that the scene was quiet, and couldn't help but bow his hand to Xiao He and Mian to apologize.

“…… Okay, China, Huaxia, it sounds so beautiful. Lu Zhe finally saw Li Shiqi saluting and apologizing, but now it is obviously in the past. He straightened his face: "What about the envoys of the nations?" ”

As the ruler, Xiao He was the first person to answer, and immediately replied: "When I entered the (palace) city, the envoys of the countries except Tian Guang and Tian Rong of the Qi State were waiting in front of the palace gate. ”

Speaking of which, they entered the palace without informing Lu Zhe and came in when they knew, in fact, it was precisely because the etiquette system was not standardized, otherwise even cronies and henchmen would not be able to enter if they wanted to. However, Lu Zhe obviously didn't care or even think about it at all, and now when he heard that the envoys of the countries were already waiting in front of the palace gate, he immediately asked, "Is there anything special about inviting them in?" ”

The difference between inside and outside, Lu Zhe, who lives in modern times, doesn't care about Kuaitong and others entering the palace at will, but the envoys of various countries belong to outsiders, so of course he should pay attention to it.

"Lord, the envoy represents the kings of the nations, and according to the usual practice, Xiao Zheng should go to greet you on your behalf." Li Shiqi said very slowly and steadily this time. He dared to speak, because his identity as a guest secretary should exist as a puzzle solver when Lu Zhe asked.

"Oh......" Lu Zhe looked at Xiao He who was about to stand up, and thought to himself that Xiao He had just walked for more than half an hour to come here, and he should go to the palace gate to receive him later, but he really didn't know what to say. He waved his hand to signal that there was no need to worry, at least let Xiao He rest: "Hmm! I'm looking forward to what they'll say about what they've heard and seen when they enter Miyagi. (To be continued......)