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Chapter 280: The Royal Court's Logistical Officer, Li Qingyou!

Zhang Shouzhi had i for nearly his entire life In the Bureau of Works, he was the official with the highest qualification, and everything related to the topic ithin his grasp

And yet, Zhang Shouzhi had never heard of the term “cement” before

"Hehe Elder, all this while, you have been trying to research the ideal adhesive between bricks, right? This piece of paper I have here contains such a forht possibly provide so passed the formula paper which he had prepared beforehand over

This was the very first formula of ce was taking soinal world, but every time he did so, he would still feel an indescribable sensation striking hiistics and transportation were extremely inefficient

Just a normal journey between cities could easily take days or even months on end

Even a figure like Zhangchou Jianqiong, despiteat top speed, still took around twenty days to rush froht between countries wasn't just a coht To a certain degree, it was also a battle between the logistical efficiency of both sides

Having served as the Grand Marshal of the Central Plains once, he couldn't be any istical movement of both men and supplies means that allied reinforcements could arrive earlier than the enemy

On the scale of a battlefield, it could mean the difference between victory and loss But on the scale of a country, it could mean the rise and fall of an e had paid 's plans, cement formed an extremely important link

While it did come froy involved behind it The only reason why it wasn't in use was because no one had researched it to that extent yet

The paper which Wang Chong gave Zhang Shouzhi was the most fundamental formula behind cement As for how it should beShouzhi

As Zhang Shouzhi took that paper, the rooeable official in the Bureau of Works back then, he didn't really think anythingAht in the room, he casually pulled the paper closer to his face to look at it However, with a quick glance through it, his face sloarped in astonish an ideal adhesive forChong had just given hier than the product fro Shouzhi's world see Shouzhi stared at the for didn't interrupt hi ti the forht crease appeared on his forehead He was still hesitant

At thatThus, he sloalked forward and whispered into Zhang Shouzhi's ear, "If Elder Zhang agrees to my request, I can promise to help you deal with Cha effect of pushing Elder Zhang off the fence

"As long as you can get that bastard Xu Xizi down off his high horses, I'll agree to your request!" Zhang Shouzhi ileamed in his eyes

Back then, if not for that bastard Xu Xizi doing so cracks to appear on the royal palace that eventually collapsed a wall, how could he possibly be expelled from the Bureau of Works and end up in his current state?

Killing a person will onlyShouzhi didn't want the other party to die, it would suffice for the other party to be expelled from the Bureau of Works and suffer the saht? I know that you coround, but Xu Xizi is currently the Cha hi Clan possess the influence to do so?" Zhang Shouzhi suddenly recalled so, and he replied deeply

"You need not worry about that Difficult as it ood news," Wang Chong waved his hands leisurely

Getting rid of the Chas fro Clan, there was not a single clan in Great Tang who could stretch their hands into the royal palace easily

But Wang Chong need not go through thatthe Chas was truly no difficult feat

After convincing Zhang Shouzhi to take charge of the fortress he would be erecting in Jiannan, Wang Chong left the dilapidated old residence

At this ti Wang Chong's thoughts along with it

Building a fortress was no easy task, especially given the unique conditions required of this one First, it had to be able to house 180,000 soldiers and provide sufficient rations to them At the same time, it must also be able to fend off the attacks of any enee and sturdy On top of that, there must be an efficient distribution system for water, rations, horse feed

None of these was easy to deal with All of thenificant investly do so without batting his eyes

With his current strength and influence, the help he could offer Great Tang was severely liestures could easily determine the policies of the empire

Thus, all he could do noas to ithin his limits, and the fortress at the Lion Rock Hill was the most that he could do at the ins, I fear that the money I have on me will be far from sufficient I have to earn more money Seems like I'll have to push forward that hts filled Wang Chong's ht sky

Hualala!

A s and fleard the Zhang Clan's residence At the saots of Hyderabad ore was delivered over as well

Before long, another thirty more Wootz steel swords would appear in the capital, and every single last one of them would be delivered to the royal palace

Desperate situations call for desperatewasn't the type of person as inflexible in his actions

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The olden rays fell through the cracks between the clouds, scattering across Great Tang's royal palace Under the war sun, the royal palace seemed like a divine land

At that mo alone between the golden court walls with a conteh there was no one around, his er wide purple token that was hanging by his waist further revealed the extraordinary identity of this man

In the royal palace, anyone who carried a purple token by their waist possessed exceptional standing and privileges