Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 315 Are you interested in working in my Ministry of Industry?
Commercial housing?
Duan Lun looked at the blueprint in his hand with a confused look on his face.

As the Minister of Works, he was naturally familiar with blueprints, and could even be said to be well versed in them.

But, this kind of two-story building is called commercial housing?
and.

What he needs is to transform West Hutong before the prince ascends the throne!
"Mr. Su, I don't quite understand what you mean."

Duan Lun pointed at the blueprint and asked, "From the blueprint, this is a one- and two-story building, right?"

Su Chen nodded.

Duan Lun continued: "According to our construction speed, it will take at least a month to build such a house..."

"No, no, no, you are wrong, Master Duan."

Su Chen smiled and shook his head, pointing to the blueprint and said, "Take a close look at the structure of these beams."

"With bricks as the foundation, steel as the frame, and lime and other ingredients, will it take a month to cast it into shape?"

"Besides."

“The houses of hundreds of residents in West Hutong all use the same construction, which can greatly reduce the construction time.”

Houses of uniform design are naturally much faster to build than those of individual units.

Because they only have to fulfill one requirement.

That's solidity.

There is no need to spend a lot of time and effort like other kinds of yards to achieve satisfactory results!
Duan Lun knew very well how fast lime mud solidified.

Duan Lun was thoughtful. "Master Su, do you mean to abandon the previous construction method and cast iron rods in lime as the skeleton?"

"Correct!"

Su Chen smiled and nodded, "The previous schools and workshops could not use this construction method due to some reasons."

"But it's different now."

"All the masters under Du He have already entered the Ministry of Works. With their abilities, there will be absolutely no problem in making the materials needed for the load-bearing columns."

"Once the four walls are built, they will be supported by wooden boards, covered with steel bars, and poured with lime slurry. It will take three to five days at most to complete the construction."

"Although it will take a little longer due to the cold weather right now, it will not take more than ten days."

Both the school and the cotton-padded jacket workshop used bricks for the walls and wood for the beams.

This would require continuous supply of wood.

However, commercial housing does not require this.

Commercial housing only requires the most basic bricks, lime and steel bars!
These things can be found in Chang'an City!
In addition, the masters in Du He's blacksmith shop have all made guns and musket parts for Su Chen. There is no doubt about these people's hands-on ability.

If it were in the past, Su Chen would definitely not have made such arrangements, but now Li Chengqian is the one in charge.

There is naturally no problem in using these things.

and.

Du He has a batch of ready-made steel in his hands!
That was the scraps left over from a previous attempt to build a gun!
Now, it is used in building houses, which is truly a waste utilization!

Su Chen continued with a smile: "With the existing materials in Du He's hands, the construction period can be further shortened!"

"Good idea, good idea!"

Duan Lun thought carefully for a moment and couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

"This way, we can not only save the trouble of transporting large amounts of wood, but we can also get wood nearby in the city!"

"Compared to wood, houses made of steel are obviously stronger!"

"Moreover, these steels are buried in lime, which can greatly avoid the trouble of decay..."

"Mr. Su, you are really my lucky star!"

Duan Lun looked at Su Chen with increasingly fiery eyes. How could such an imaginative and creative person be just a strategist?

"Mr. Su, are you interested in working in my Ministry of Industry?"

"As long as you nod, I will go to the palace and report this to the Crown Prince. At least I will give you a position as the Minister of Works!"

"..."

The corner of Su Chen's mouth twitched.

I come to help you solve your problem, but you want to solve me?
"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Duan. The officialdom is not suitable for me."

Su Chen waved his hand.

Being an official who has to attend court meetings before dawn every day and work all day long?
Wouldn’t it be good for me to sleep until noon?

"What a pity, what a pity..."

Duan Lun felt very sorry.

In his opinion, an imaginative talent like Su Chen is definitely an indispensable expert in the Ministry of Industry.

If Su Chen is really willing to work in the Ministry of Industry, he believes that with Su Chen's ability, he will definitely be able to make the Ministry of Industry the top of the six ministries!
"Come on, come on."

Duan Lun suddenly stood up and shouted towards the door.

An officer rushed in and asked, "What do you want, sir?"

"Go and fetch the jar of royal wine that His Majesty gave me last year!"

"Yes."

The officer ran out quickly.

Su Chen looked at Duan Lun in surprise. Duan Lun smiled and explained, "That jar of imperial wine was the aged wine that His Majesty gave me last year. It was too cold and I was busy, so I brought it from home to relieve my fatigue."

Su Chen immediately smiled knowingly.

"Now that Master Su has solved my big problem, Duan Moumou can't think of a suitable gift at the moment, so I will give this jar of imperial wine to Master Su as a gift."

"How does this work?"

"Hey, Mr. Su, with your talent, it's really a waste of your talent to be a businessman among the people."

Duan Lun waved his hand and said, "The door of my Ministry of Industry is always open to you. As long as you are willing, I will keep the position of assistant minister for you."

Su Chen was immediately amused, "Master Duan, if this word gets out, I'm afraid you'll be impeached by the Imperial Envoy."

"They dare!"

Duan Lun looked disdainful.

Not to mention that he was a third-rank minister of industry, even if Su Chen was a businessman without any official position, he was still a popular figure around the prince, extremely popular. Which blind imperial envoy dared to cause trouble for them?

Aren’t they afraid that the prince will chop them to pieces?
Moreover.

Su Chen made suggestions for the Ministry of Works, contributed to the Ministry of Revenue, and trained elites for the Ministry of War...

Who among the six departments has not dealt with him?
Ok.

Apart from some unpleasant disagreements with Kong Jijiu of the Ministry of Rites, everything else was not a big deal.

"Then I would like to thank Master Duan for the good wine."

"You've seen someone else, haven't you?"

Duan Lun pulled the chair and moved closer to Su Chen with a smile. He then carefully inquired about the detailed arrangements of the commercial housing. It took him more than an hour before he was satisfied and let Su Chen out of the Ministry of Industry.

On the way back, Sun Qiang held the imperial wine happily, and his nose couldn't help wanting to smell the aroma of the aged wine from the jar.

But it's a pity.

The sealing is very good.

Jin Yong licked his lips and said, "Sir, shall we go back and try it?"

This is the imperial wine.

The imperial wine that His Majesty bestowed upon the Minister of Works!

Even Sun Qiang, who was born in the Eastern Palace, was envious, let alone him?

Su Chen smiled and said, "Of course no problem."

However, what surprised Su Chen was that as soon as he returned to Taizi Residence, he saw several familiar faces.

"Cao Yuan, Lu Fei..."

"Why are you guys here?"

"Son."

Lu Fei and his companions smiled and bowed.

"My Lord, the Crown Prince wants to arrange for us all to join the Ministry of War or the army."

"But once all of us guys are arranged, there will be no one available for you, young master."

“So, a few of us stayed.”

Su Chen patted Lu Fei's shoulder, smiled and pointed at the wine in Sun Qiang's arms, "Okay, drink this jar of imperial wine with us later."

"Thank you, sir."

Jin Yong pouted and said, "Did Wang Xuance and Xue Li ever think of staying?"

"Of course they want to stay, but it takes time to build a new army."

Cao Yuan smiled and said, "The prince said that we should first disperse everyone to various military units, and then recall them all after the training has shown some results."

"At that time, it doesn't matter whether you stay in the army or work with the young master."

Su Chen nodded, "The prince's arrangement is very reasonable."

Two thousand nearly modern elite troops and a budding air force, all of whom have been carefully trained by Wang Xuance and his men.

If they pick up knives and fight each other, some of them may get injured, but after being equipped with weapons, they can be worth ten or even a hundred.

If these people were scattered throughout the army like stars in the sky, they would soon be able to train out a large modern army.

That is the real terror.

In the cold weapon war, the Tang army defeated all the other armies. When equipped with hot weapons...

Who else can fight head-on?
Who else!
What king of kings? Li Chengqian is obviously being conservative. Unifying the world is not a big deal!
The great unity left by our ancestors cannot be changed.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Jin Yong, ask the kitchen to prepare some dishes. We'll have a nice drink today."

"Yes!"

Jin Yong happily ran to the kitchen.

Everyone took their seats.

Lu Fei said in a deep voice: "Sir, actually when we came back this time, the prince asked us to bring you a message."

"what news?"

Su Chen asked casually, and suddenly remembered the Liangzhou postman, "But what was the news sent by the Liangzhou postman?"

Lu Fei nodded heavily, "Yes, Liangzhou sent news that the King of Gaochang refused to come to Chang'an and joined forces with the Western Turks to attack Yiwulu and Yanqi."

"Ok?"

Su Chen raised his eyebrows.

Before Your Majesty went to Jiucheng Palace, you sent people to Gaochang to ask the King of Gaochang why he blocked the countries in the Western Regions from entering the palace.

Now he refuses to come to Chang'an to explain and joins forces with the Western Turks to attack Yiwulu?

Did the King of Gaochang hang himself because he was an old man?

Sun Qiang: "Why did the King of Gaochang and the Western Turks join forces to attack Yiwu and Yanqi?"

Su Chen glanced at Sun Qiang and explained, "After Jie Li was destroyed, most people from the Central Plains went to Gaochang, Yiwu, and Yanqi."

"Yiwu first submitted to the Western Turks, and then tricked the Western Turks into submitting to the Tang Dynasty."

"Your Majesty summoned the people from the Central Plains back to Tang, but the King of Gaochang refused to release them. Yanqi reported the matter. The Western Turks wanted to save face, and Gaochang wanted people and land, and wanted to take revenge. Isn't this a very normal thing?"

Sun Qiang suddenly understood.

Su Chen asked, "What did the prince say?"

Lu Fei: "Yanqi and the Tang Dynasty have always been on good terms, and Yiwu has also pledged loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. In addition, the King of Gaochang was disloyal before, so the prince decided to send troops to help Yanqi and Yiwu."

This is understandable.

"besides……"

"What else?"

"And the prince hopes that you can go with the army this time."

(End of this chapter)