Liu Liangzuo had his own reasons why he was so firmly opposed. Since ancient times, the role of city walls in military affairs has been unparalleled. There have been many famous generals and heroes who have made immortal achievements with the help of a city wall. General Yuan Chonghuan, to mention a few, became famous in one battle with a strong city wall. Therefore, since ancient times, this city wall has been an extremely important war preparation fortification, and the court has also attached great importance to it. Whenever we inspect the defense of a place, those with city walls are the most important consideration. The construction of the city wall is also extremely difficult.
Whenever a city needs to be built, it requires at least one million city bricks and as many as hundreds of millions of city bricks. For example, the city of Nanjing is said to have used 380 million city bricks. In a big city like Nanjing, it took nearly ten years for all the people to bake bricks. The process of firing bricks is also extremely particular and strict. Each brick is engraved with the name of the person responsible from organization to firing to final quality inspection. When it comes to the final acceptance check, two soldiers have to hold the bricks and hit each other. Only if the bricks are not broken or peeled off can they pass the test. If the rate of failure exceeds the requirements, you will be prosecuted according to the inscriptions on the bricks. If it is serious, your head will be cut off. The city bricks are made into city walls. If they fall down, the person with the inscription will be infamy for thousands of years. If they don't fall down, they will be famous for generations to come. This is a powerful move. []
Although Chao County is not as good as Nanjing City and has only three sides of the siege, it still uses nearly ten million city bricks. Like Nanjing City, it is also fired in strict accordance with the firing requirements. There is no nationwide mobilization like Nanjing City. , so it took more than twenty years before it was finally completed.
Precisely because the city wall is so important and consumes immeasurable time and money, the imperial court's management of the city wall is also extremely strict. It is natural that damage is not allowed. Once there is damage due to war or sand erosion, the place must be repaired in time. Any delay or failure to report will be punished.
It was too late to protect him, and now Zhuo Bufan actually wants to demolish the city wall. This is incredible. It is easy to lose his head. It is enough to kill the Nine Clans back and forth dozens of times.
Liu Liangzuo persuaded him bitterly: "General, please think twice. This is really no joke. The city is under the direct control of the imperial court. Who dares to move it without the imperial court's permission?" Liu Liangzuo knew that Zhuo Bufan had some intentions towards the imperial court. The plan to ask for Chao County as a fiefdom is very promising, but even if the fiefdom is obtained, the city is still not their own.
Zhuo Bufan disagreed and said: "Since the current city wall does more harm than good, why can't it be demolished? The court, what does the court want the city for? They can't eat or drink. What they want is the long-term peace and stability of the place. Besides, Emperor Tiangao Far away, let's just say that most of the city wall collapsed during the battle, and we are making preparations to rebuild the city."
Liu Liangzuo was dumbfounded. He looked at Zhuo Bufan who was snickering and stretched out his thumb. He had forgotten that General Mighty was a well-known dandy. This kind of thing could easily happen.
Therefore, the military and civilians of Chao County's reconstruction had a rare night's rest. On the second day, Zhuo Bufan's reconstruction headquarters was listed. A group of commanders went deep into the front line with the drawings. With Sergeant Dahua as the backbone and the common people as the support, they began. A vigorous and vigorous undertaking of poaching the walls and knocking down the bricks of the city.
Batch after batch of city bricks were dismantled and stacked neatly, the ruins in the city were also cleared, white lime lines were made, and the new city area was planned to be three horizontally and vertically based on the original main road, and the streets and alleys based on the main road were also Neat planning. As for the houses along the street, there are also well-designed drawings as a unified standard, using city wall bricks as the main material, and a unified style of ridge-level brick and tile houses were built in a row. In fact, according to Zhuo Bufan's original idea, he also wanted to build some multi-story houses similar to dormitories or brick-concrete buildings in residential areas. However, there was no concrete in this era, and it was naturally difficult to make floor slabs. It would be too late to use large bluestone slabs. , and it¡¯s not safe enough. This design was used as a compromise.
Even so, this brick house made of city wall bricks is already extremely good, solid and fireproof. Even if the wooden beams and tiles on the top are burned and fall down, the wall should still be able to stand upright. Moreover, houses built with city wall bricks are warm in winter and cool in summer, making them the most comfortable.
At the same time, a complete drainage system and water supply system were also started simultaneously. Chao County's unique waterfront location provides great convenience. The genius from the strategic planning department skillfully designed an integrated water supply and drainage system based on the natural conditions of Chao County. According to the water level of Chao Lake, a set of canals were dug throughout the city and passed through the streets and alleys. The lake water naturally flows through the whole city. After using the water level, it flows to the east of the city, then turns back into a set of drainage canals, and finally converges and returns to Chao Lake. Cooperating with the original wells throughout the city, the problem of water supply and drainage has been completely solved.
¡°In this way, the ingenuity of the Strategic Planning Department was fully unleashed in Chaoxian County, and the prototype of a city that was completely different from any other city in the past began to take shape. The few small dots drawn by Zhuo Bufan, which are the core defensive strongholds of Chao County, were also built simultaneously. With city bricks, the construction of strongholds is easier.
Such action cannot be completed in a short time. In the evening of that day, half a month later, Li Weisheng accompanied Zhuo Bufan on an inspection of the city, and finally climbed to the top of a stronghold in Linshui that had been capped. , here, looking to the west is the endless Chao Lake with rippling blue waves under the sunset, and to the east is the new city of Chao County that has been reborn from the ashes.
Li Weisheng still wore the characteristic square crown. He looked at the neat and clean new city with his sleeves and said with emotion: "Zhuo Bufan, is this the one you are talking about, that modern city?" Li Weisheng always called Zhuo Bufan this way. He didn't call him general. Don't listen to Zhuo Bufan calling him brother or something like that.
Zhuo Bufan nodded and shook his head: "The appearance is very close, but it is still far away. In a modern city, there are many tall buildings and busy traffic. At night, it is not completely dark, but with lights shining everywhere, as bright as day. "Of course, what Zhuo Bufan hasn't mentioned yet is the flashing neon lights and the alluring and criminal exposure.
Li Weisheng opened his mouth slightly and said: "There are many tall buildings and busy traffic? Isn't the capital like this? The lights are shining like daytime. Is this an exaggeration? How many candles and lanterns are needed!"
Zhuo Bufan laughed dumbly and said: "That's not a carriage from the capital. It's, that's, let's put it this way, it's an iron carriage with four wheels. It doesn't need a horse or anyone to pull it. It can run very fast as soon as you step on the accelerator. That's not a wax tree lamp, but an electric lamp. If there is electricity, just press the switch and, tsk tsk, it will light up immediately. If there is no flame, it will not burn out. When it is dawn, close the switch and everything will go out.", Speaking of this Zhuo Bufan couldn't help but be a little distracted by the topic. If you hadn't been to this ancient time, you wouldn't be able to appreciate the convenience and advancement of modern society.
Li Weisheng¡¯s mouth opened even wider. This was the reason why he was only convinced by Zhuo Bufan. I wonder who else in the world can let himself fall into dementia so easily, and his proud mind is also quite obscure.
The small courtyard where Zhuo Bufan originally lived is still preserved, but it is surrounded by a wider courtyard. This is the county government included in the design. However, Zhuo Bufan does not call it that. He said that it should be called the People of Chaoxian County. government. Originally, he wanted to call the name Revolutionary Committee, but as soon as he said it, he remembered that he couldn't, so he might as well call it according to the organizational structure he was more familiar with. From now on, the Shenlongshan Central People's Government, the Central Military Commission, etc. will all have to exist, and there can also be ministries and commissions. There is still one party left for the party, government, and army, but it is really not suitable to form a party at the moment. After all, it is still a constitutional monarchy for the time being, and the imperial party of my own will be the top for the time being.
The road is long and long, and there are still many artificial things. With the current Chinese elites in Shenlong Mountain and myself as a brick-and-mortar family, everything will be possible.
Suddenly, a crisp voice sounded on the ground, waking up Zhuo Bufan and Li Weisheng who were deep in thought. Looking down, I saw a cluster of flowers gathered downstairs, and outside the cluster, there were many people surrounding it.
After taking a closer look, Zhuo Bufan said with joy on his face: "Xiao Yuhuan, why are they here?"
I quickly went downstairs. At this time, there were already crowds of people outside the stronghold. The female soldiers and actresses from the Ministry of Culture looked at Zhuo Bufan excitedly, while more people outside looked at the girls excitedly. I have never seen so many beautiful girls. Look, look, look at that figure wearing a military uniform and a belt. I have never seen that figure on a girl wearing Hanfu. Those people are wearing beautiful clothes. Those clothes are different from our clothes. They are equally beautiful and show off their proud figures. My God, are these all fairies?
The Guards came out and spent a lot of effort to disperse the crowd. Zhuo Bufan invited the leading actors from the Ministry of Culture to settle down in the county government office that was ready for use. After inviting the minister and deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture and others to sit down and drink tea, he could talk to Xiao Yuhuan.
"Minister Li, why are you here? I remember not letting you come." Zhuo Bufan asked strangely.
Xiao Yuhuan saluted sideways and said with a chuckle: "General, didn't you say at the beginning that the most important job of our Ministry of Culture is to enrich the cultural life of the people with excellent plays and boost the morale of the army? Our army's victory in Chaoxian County has made it famous It has become the best in the world. Naturally, our Ministry of Culture should go to the front line to show condolences to the performance. Shouldn't we express our condolences to the hard-working soldiers of the Shenlong Army? This is our job, and naturally we don't need to ask for instructions and reports."
"Uh", Zhuo Bufan was dumbfounded, okay, he had learned so thoroughly that he couldn't even say no, so naturally he could only nod his head in agreement, and at the same time severely punished the little guy who was making excuses with his eyes. Yuhuan, I have been a vegetarian for more than half a month. Hehe, isn't this like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?
Xiao Yuhuan naturally felt the eyes that were burning with fire as if her spiritual power had materialized. Xiao Yuhuan, who was sitting upright, straightened her back, her eyes were respectfully looking forward, but her tongue was slightly exposed, and she licked some dry red cheeks. lip. Zhuo Bufan, who was picking up the tea cup to hide his anger, trembled with his hands and almost burned himself.