Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

Concrete is available, but it is a pity that the steel bars are hidden. In terms of the current iron-making capacity, if iron is used as a frame to build a house, the cost of the house will not only save money, but will cost more. But in terms of safety and height Although it is not as good as a steel frame, it is also much stronger than an ordinary brick building.

The walls of the house are supported by iron?Zhao Si had never heard of it before. After asking, Zhao Si stared wide-eyed. Even in the capital, the tallest building is only two stories. Whether it can bear the weight is a problem. After a long time, a rough wood needs to be added to the side of such a wall. "Is it really possible to build up to three or four floors?"

"Naturally." If it's a steel bar with a hundred layers, there's no problem. With iron as the frame, there's no guarantee for a hundred layers, but three or four layers shouldn't be a big problem.Wang Xiujin spoke very confidently. Although it cost money, he had already planned to build a small two-story building when building a house. "If Brother Zhao doesn't believe you, why don't you go and have a look when I build a house?" When it comes to building a house, Wang Xiujin wanted to ask Zhao Si to borrow some people. to keep him safe, while he used it to arouse his curiosity.People have a kind of mentality, the more they still hold the pipa half-hidden, the more curiosity can be aroused, and the more they want to see what is inside.

Wang Xiujin didn't plan to use people from the village to build a house. Firstly, it was almost spring, and secondly, the rumors in the village were too fast, and he didn't want to be approached by some people every day to say something.Borrowing someone from Zhao Si, Wu Xiujin had no intention of finding out, but he also clearly told the other party that if the formula was revealed in the future, it would not be his business.

Zhao Si pondered for a while and nodded in response. After sending Wang Xiujin away, he wrote a letter to his father, writing what he heard from Wang Xiujin and what he had seen before, and then sent someone to rush to Beijing.

After seeing the letter, the emperor was a little shocked, and then skipped the matter because of the war at the border.The matter of the emperor's son was handed over to the relatives around him. After the relatives received it, they immediately selected a few reliable and unambiguous people and sent them to Wu County. It took more than two months to go back and forth.At this time, spring plowing is coming to an end, and those with less land have already finished, looking for odd jobs for those with more land.

This year, Wang Xiujin's family's land is only cultivated by him. Even if he has very handy tools, the family has a lot of land, and most of it is rice. The farm tools are easy to hand and cannot be dragged into the water. people help.Speaking of spring plowing, some things happened in the first month. People who went to visit relatives at Lao Liu’s house wanted to rent a few acres of land from Lao Liu’s house except for snacks. To open a shop in the city, the land should be leased to the villagers.All those who wanted to rent land were kicked out by Lao Liu. Later, when Wang Xiujin heard about it, he went to find the village head. Not only would he not rent out the land, but he would buy a few more acres of land.

As soon as the people who came to build houses from the capital arrived, the newly purchased homesteads were surrounded by the cheapest dark brown cloth. The iron rods ordered from the blacksmith were pulled into the yard every day, and the people of Wangcun lived outside the rough cloth every day. Looking inside, I wondered what was going on in Lao Liu's house.People who had good things went to Lao Liu's house to ask. Wang Xiuyun had already learned from his younger brother. If someone came to ask, he would only say that the owner of the grocery store in the city sent someone to help build the house.

Don't say whether other people believe it or not, the sixth child believed what his daughter said, and whoever told Zhao Si to go to the place where the new house was built if he had nothing to do.Before the new emperor came to the throne, Zhao Si had never shown his face, so the sixth child naturally couldn't recognize Zhao Si, he only thought that Zhao Si had a slightly good-looking face, and he would not think of him as a royal.After Zhao Si had contact with the former prime minister a few times, he felt that the emperor's grandpa's eyes were a little awkward. Zhao Si was not happy, and even more so for Wang Xiujin.

The building of the old six house not only made the villagers curious, but also the city people inquired about it.It turned out that the blacksmith who went to Wangcun to deliver iron rods came back and told the wife, and the mother-in-law told others that this story was spread ten times and ten times, so some curious people went to Wangcun to have a look. The place surrounded by cloth is quite high. I learned from the villagers that a house is being built inside, but no one knows how to build it. There are no bricks or wood inside, but I just watched someone give it away in a few days Stack iron bars.

The people who had seen it came back, and they added more details, which attracted more people who had nothing to do to talk about it, and some people heard that they were sent by the owner of the grocery store, so they went to the grocery store to inquire. The shop's business is much better than usual.Among the inquirers, there are many wealthy households in the city, and even people from the county government. Shopkeeper Wu is too busy to deal with this and that. He also only knew that Wang Xiujin was building a new house.

Those who came to build houses were doing it for the first time. Wang Xiujin only knew the principles, and the drawings were so incomprehensible to ordinary people. The speed was much faster. During this time, Wang Xiujin knew that the height of the base of the house was not as high as he wanted, and there were many sayings inside.

It took nearly half a year to build the whole house. The most time-consuming part was digging the foundation, but building the house later was quite a simple matter.After the prototype of the house came out, Zhao Si liked it more and more.Wang Xiujin followed behind Zhao Si and gave Zhao Si some very useful suggestions. If it is said that this group of people who help build houses, they can form a special team for building houses.You can plan a piece of land in the capital, build a few more two-room buildings, plant more flowers and plants around, set up a pond to raise some fish, and sell it to literati.Zhao Siyue became more and more moved when he heard it, and wished he could go back to Beijing immediately to start the shop.

The prototype of the house has been completed, but there are still some follow-up renovations to be done. The person who built the house can't leave easily, not to mention that the crabs have grown, the rice in the field is about to be harvested, and Wang Xiubai is about to usher in the rural examination.Wang Xiujin was as nervous as if he was going to take the imperial examination, and he was not in the mood to take care of the house, so he ran to the city every day to bring his eldest brother nourishing soup.On the day of the township examination, Wang Xiujin rushed to the gate of the academy and sent his eldest brother into the examination room.

Zhao Si looked at the friendship between the brothers of the Wang family, and when he thought about the palace, he couldn't help feeling envious. He was not close to his brothers, and he didn't realize the deep brotherhood. Brothers were friendly if they didn't stab each other in the back. Like the brothers of the Wang family, it is difficult.

The township examination does not come out on the same day as entering the examination room. After several days in a row, when Wang Xiubai came out, he had lost a lot of weight and his spirit was very bad. Compared with the candidates who were carried out, he was much stronger .Wang Xiubo returned home, saluted his parents, then went back to his room and lay down on the bed to sleep.Seeing that his elder brother had finished his exams, Wang Xiujin was busy with other things.

After the rural examination, the autumn harvest begins.This year, shopkeeper Wu took the initiative to bring someone over to help without Wang Xiubo asking for it. In addition, shopkeeper Yu brought the harvester, and Wang Xiujin's harvest of grain and crabs was much faster than last year. "Brother Zhao, do you want more crabs in Beijing?" Wang Xiujin asked while tying up the crabs. Zhao Si squatted on the ridge and stared. of.

"Send it." Send it to Beijing to eat for the emperor, he can't eat alone here, "I also send more rice that has been harvested, at least two more cars than last year."

"Success." Wang Xiujin responded.There are a lot of crabs this year, but shopkeeper Wu ate them all. A lot of crabs were sent to Beijing alone, and they were still being sent to Xiangcheng, so some locals had to keep some.Wang Xiujin only kept food for his family, and sold all the rest. Villagers in several villages have a few books like this. Shopkeeper Wu has been very busy recently, running around in several villages that raise crabs, so he can eat a little. I don't feel tired at all.

Wang Xiubo didn't appear on the ground until he slept at home for three days.Seeing Zhao Si, he first saluted and thanked the other party for finding someone to help build the house, and then talked about other things.After doing some odd jobs in the field, Wang Xiubai was driven home by his younger brother to rest, but he didn’t go home directly, but went to his big house. If you look closely, you can see that they are all angular gravel.Walking into the yard, the houses have already taken shape. The main thing that catches the eye is the three-storey house in the middle. Looking around in a blink of an eye, Wang Xiubo becomes more shocked and worried. How much will this house cost? Maintenance is also a small expense.

Walking home from the small path in the mansion, Wang Xiubai wanted to have a good talk with his brother along the way, the house was so eye-catching.The tallest building in the city is only two floors, and their house has three floors, not to mention whether the house is safe or not, whether the family can keep the house is a big problem.

When Wang Xiujin came home, he saw his eldest brother sitting in the yard with a serious face. Wang Xiujin didn't think it was strange. Even in autumn, the weather was still hot. It can't always be on display. "What is brother thinking?"

"Think about the house, it's eye-catching." Wang Xiubo looked at his younger brother with very serious eyes. He thought that his younger brother was not a rash person, and the blueprints he drew during the Chinese New Year were not so ostentatious, so why did he look like this.

"Big brother is here just to wait for me to ask about the house?" Wang Xiujin understood why the big brother wanted to feed the mosquitoes here. "There is a reason why the house is so tall. I will tell my big brother in detail after the house is officially completed. Right now, big brother just needs to take care of himself and take good care of his body."

"You don't say it's easy, can I rest assured?" Wang Xiubo was anxious, and his tone couldn't help but quicken. The house was built with the help of Zhao Si's people, and he couldn't believe that there was no handwriting of his younger brother.

It is because I am afraid that you will be more worried, so I can't say it!Wang Xiujin said silently in his heart, but said with a calm smile on his face, "Brother, don't worry, if there is something to worry about, Fourth Brother Zhao will take care of it."