Datang: It's a showdown, my son-in-law is going to rebel!

Chapter 49 Building a Princess Mansion
Fang Qi naturally didn't know about this.

He dislocated his hand and needed to recuperate.

The recoil of Barrett's hand cannon is too strong.

But even though he was recovering from his injuries, he did not stop.

This marriage has been settled by Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.

Although Empress Changsun did not ask him to give a betrothal gift, his purpose at that time was also to delay time.

But if you speak out, water will be thrown out.

Since I said I would give it, I must give it.

This is a matter of attitude.

Fang Qicong, the prisoner, procured a bunch of workers for free, and brought them to the Princess Mansion, which was under construction.

This princess mansion will be where he will live in the future, and it will take about a year to complete the construction now. Fang Qi came directly to this princess mansion and began to take charge of the construction.

There is no way, this place will be his home from now on.

There was no need for him to intervene in the matter of building a house, but after thinking about it, Fang Qi realized that the house he built was more comfortable to live in, so he stopped the work himself.

The people who were in charge of the prison simply turned a blind eye.

Originally it was Yan Lide, a master craftsman, who was in charge, but after Fang Qi stepped in, Yan Lide was happy to be free, and let these people follow Fang Qi directly.

Of course, the work has just started now, and the Princess Mansion is digging the foundation at this time.

Li Shimin was not stingy about building the princess mansion. After all, this was where his daughter would live from now on. The money given directly exceeded the specifications. At the risk of being scolded by Wei Zheng, Li Shimin overspent a lot of money.

Fang Qi took all the money, and part of the money was used by Fang Qi to buy lime plaster and clay.

At this time, the ability of the green bricks is not very strong, especially when these green bricks are piled up with clay, it is easy to cause landslides when there is heavy rain.

After Fang Qi understood this, he decisively began to study cement.

Fang Qi didn't know the formula of cement, but he remembered the most important material, lime, clay and gypsum. After these three things are matched in a certain proportion, cement can be made.

Once cement is available, Fang Qi can use reinforced concrete to build a house.

Of course, the people Fang Qicong found as supervisors were not allowed to study cement.

Instead, they used the money given by Li Shimin to make money.

Although the money given by Li Shimin was enough, even exceeding the standard, the money was far from enough.

Not enough money, naturally Fang Qi can no longer reach out to Li Shimin, because the money given by Li Shimin has exceeded the standard, so he can only use the money given by Li Shimin to make money.

Of course, Fang Qi already had a plan for making money, so Fang Qi found a sculptor and a foundry master from the general supervisor, plus some miscellaneous craftsmen, and gathered them together.

"What? You want to melt these copper coins?"

Fang Qi's first move made these people shudder.

Financing money is against the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it is illegal to raise money privately.

These craftsmen simply don’t dare to do these things.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter, don't worry."

Fang Qi said to these craftsmen: "Since I dare to raise money, I have a way to get the money back."

"Privately minting copper coins is also against the laws of the Tang Dynasty."

At this time, a craftsman spoke, and Fang Qi said: "Young master, you are going to become a son-in-law, why are you a thief!"

"How can I cast copper coins privately? Don't worry."

Fang Qi said to these craftsmen: "I will not mint copper coins privately. I melted the money because I want the copper to make something that will transcend the times. You also know clearly that I invented the Zhenguan plow." I can guarantee that my invention this time will surpass the Zhenguan plow. Even if it is discovered, I will not be blamed. Moreover, I guarantee that as long as this thing is completed, you will definitely be punished by the court. of reuse!”

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All the craftsmen looked at each other in blank dismay, they were all craftsmen who would be prisons, they were already used to obeying orders, Fang Qi said so, they didn't say much.

Although this matter violates the laws of the Tang Dynasty, as long as they don't say anything about this kind of thing, nothing will happen. If this kind of thing is said, everyone will be punished.

Even if they surrendered themselves, given their status as craftsmen, they would not be able to avoid being punished at all.

Maybe there is nothing wrong with Fang Qi, and they will be punished instead.

Moreover, the person who surrendered himself might be given special care by Fang Qi.

Everyone was basically coerced by Fang Qi.

Melt the copper coins, and finally make all the copper coins into identical metal strips, and then the next thing is the work of the engraver.

Inscriptions are carved one after another on a section of the copper coin.

The so-called Yinwen, that is, anti-character.

In fact, what Fang Qi did was part of movable type printing.

After explaining these things, Fang Qi began to gather other people to start making paper.

Making paper is not a matter of a day or two, but fortunately, as long as there are no problems with the steps, the only thing needed is time.

Each of these steps requires a long waiting period.

Fang Qi used this time to start researching various aspects of the Princess Mansion's construction.

At this time, Fang Qi suddenly discovered a problem.

Regarding drainage issues, although there are drainage channels in Chang'an City, these drainage channels have been in disrepair for a long time and have long lost their original use. They are filled with all kinds of domestic garbage.

The drainage system of Chang'an City mainly relies on three canals: Longshou, Qingming, Yong'an, and Yong'an. These three canals were dug during the Kaihuang period. They have already been cut off and filled with all kinds of debris.

There is absolutely no way to take on the drainage problem of the entire Chang'an City.

After Fang Qi investigated the situation in Chang'an City, he almost went crazy.

The entire Chang'an City has been flooded seven or eight times since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, basically once a year, and the few times it was not flooded were due to drought.

As long as it rains in summer, the entire city of Chang'an will inevitably suffer disaster.

This has become the norm.

When Fang Qi heard the news, he almost went crazy.

The Princess Mansion is built in Chang'an City, and the drainage system of Chang'an City is not good, so no matter how well the Princess Mansion is built, the drainage will not be much better.

If you want to change all this, the only way is to rebuild the drainage system of Chang'an City.

But the scope of this matter is too wide, it is not something that Fang Qi can decide with a slap on the head, so Fang Qi is going to have a good communication with Li Shimin.

(End of this chapter)