"The imperial court's money is indeed useful." Li Chengqi could not help but sigh. Repairing roads and water networks.
"Brother, I paid for the roads." Li Yi emphasized that he paid for the roads from Luoyang to Chang 'an.
"Haha! Brother Yi, I'm talking about the roads in Lantian County. "Li Chengqi recalled that the roads were indeed not from the imperial court.
"Before the imperial court built the roads in Lantian County, they were built by us in the mines. The things in the mines needed to travel on land, so we might as well fix them all."
Li Yi emphasized again that they could not be confused.
"Brother Yi, speaking of the roads in Lantian County, they were not built as well as other places. After connecting the roads, it did not affect the speed at all."
Li Chengqi could only change the topic again and praised the roads in Lantian County.
As there were a lot of stones in Lantian County, they built gravel roads and used large stones to press them down.
When it rained, water could seep down and there were ditches beside it.
The people were very happy that the stone carts would not sink when they walked on the roads.
Ordinary places did not have the same conditions, and of course, there were no heavy carts passing by.
Now that there were no tolls, Li Yi worked with the merchants to mine the mines. The roads were not easy to travel on, so they could only fix the roads themselves.
Otherwise, the imperial court would not have taken care of it at that time, and the people in the county would not have paid for it.
"That's right!" Li Yi did not want to say more. How could it not be good to travel on the stone carts?
"However, the road from Lantian County to Zhuangzi is still a gravel road, but it is more sturdy. It would be better if it was a gravel road. "
Li Chengqi found the problem. The road from Luoyang to Lantian County was good, and it was a cement road.
The road in Lantian County was also completely gravel.
The road from Lantian County to Li Family Zhuangzi was a mixed road that was normally built. It did not have cement and many stones.
The road from Li Family Zhuangzi to the city gate was a cement road with dirt roads on both sides. Cars could travel the fastest on it, but the disadvantage was the broken horseshoes.
Li Yi looked in the direction of Lantian County: "In a few days, free up some manpower to build a good road from Lantian County to Zhuangzi. The main problem is the oil."
"We've been sending oil to you, Zhuangzi. It's already turned into gasoline, diesel, and paraffin wax."
"There's more. There's also asphalt. I'm saving up asphalt. When they're done with the autumn harvest, I'll plant winter wheat. It'll be just in time to build roads.
The asphalt road was specially made to be six feet wide. A horse carriage could run on it.
When two cars meet, one car will go to the side first and wait for the other car to pass before getting in. "
"Brother Yi, the road is hard in winter."
"It's not really winter. It'll be cold when I put the asphalt on last. I used the pouring method. I heated the asphalt and poured it on top. After that, it has to be flat. It won't work when the weather is hot."
Li Yi said helplessly.
He didn't have the road equipment he had back then. The asphalt was a mixture, and the speed was fast. The crowd followed behind the car.
The car drove over, poured down the asphalt, and manually tidied up the edges, and placed them on the road roller behind.
The pouring type was usually used on bridges, but it was also used for other things.
The asphalt road that Li Yi wanted to build was the most primitive one. It was better to pour asphalt when the weather was cold.
"Asphalt road is better than cement road?" Li Chengqi had never seen an asphalt road.
"The asphalt road now is not good. When it's too hot in summer, it needs to be watered. Otherwise, it will become soft and sticky.
In fact, asphalt is good for defending the city. There's no need to boil anything on the city wall. Just boil the asphalt and pour it down.
When the asphalt touches people's skin, people will be burned. The key is that it's not easy to get it off. "
Li Yi actually had no way to deal with the asphalt from the oil refining process. He had to use it to build roads.
If he used asphalt as firewood, it would produce too much smoke.
Just like the houses in the northern countryside, the kang bed would be too dusty and affect the heat passing through.
At this time, he used linoleum paper to light the fire in the stove. The fire was very strong, and some of the kang beds were directly busted.
"Hey? Yes, you can make linoleum paper. It's waterproof. When people's houses leak, they have to urgently spread linoleum paper. "
Li Yi shouted. He had found another use for asphalt.
Making paper from messy rags and unusable animal hair was simple. It was simpler than making newspapers.
Then, he threw it into the asphalt to soak it in, took it out and pressed it a little, and the linoleum paper came out.
"Brother, I have a new business. Make linoleum paper and sell it to the imperial court at a low price." Li Yi thought of the business partner, the imperial court.
"What's it for?" Li Yi found that his knowledge level was low again. In fact, it was higher than Li Yi's.
"To replace the oilcloth. Don't people build sheds to provide water in summer? How do you deal with the sheds when it rains heavily?"
"Sheds? Use straw mats and bamboo mats to cover the sheds. The rain will be blocked outside. After a long time, the sheds will become moldy and water will also leak. "
"Yes, it's different with linoleum paper. With a thin layer, it will be fine no matter how the rain pours on it. Even if you pour water on it with a bucket, it still won't leak."
Li Yi discovered a new world. The biggest function of asphalt at that time was to build roads and waterproof.
Now, the houses in the Tang dynasty needed to be waterproof. What were the tiles used for? One by one, they were waterproof.
"Brother, not only to the imperial court, but also to the common people. Of course, this thing is not fireproof.
For example, if you want to put water in a big square wooden box, you have to deal with the gaps.
It's easy to use linoleum paper. You just have to spread the linoleum paper inside and bake it with fire. Then, the linoleum paper will stick together.
The linoleum paper in the canned bamboo tube has the same function. "
Li Yi explained the advantages of linoleum paper to Li Chengqi. The disadvantage was that it could easily catch fire.
Li Chengqi immediately said, "If you brush the inside of the bamboo tube with a layer of asphalt, can you directly put the canned food in it?"
Li Yi: "…"
"No, Brother, you can't. People will die from eating it. You can't put the asphalt in your mouth. For the common people who can't afford tiles, they can buy linoleum paper and solve the problem. "
Li Yi was in a good mood after finding something new for the common people.
"Make a lot of money? Let's change the place. We don't have to lay asphalt on the road. We can just make linoleum paper. No matter how expensive it is, can it be more expensive than tiles?
At the same time, no matter how cheap it is, can it be cheaper than stones? We can build stone roads. There will be enough stones. "
Li Chengqi decided not to use asphalt on the road.
"But I have too much asphalt in reserve. There are big pieces of asphalt like mountains. There's also a lot of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene. "
Li Yi was worried. He had never stopped the distillation of petroleum. The crude oil extracted from the open pit was constantly being transported over.
No matter how bad the craftsmanship was, it couldn't handle the large quantity.
"Make them into linoleum paper. You have to keep the gasoline and diesel well. Don't let them explode. Tell them not to bring the petroleum over first."
Li Chengqi knew the power of gasoline.
"We don't have enough manpower. Brother, you can find more people." Li Yi thought it was fine. Don't send the crude oil first. It was enough.
Then, they don't use the asphalt to build roads. They can just make linoleum paper and lay stones on the road.
"Brother Yi, for this matter, you should share the profits with Her Majesty." Li Chengqi reminded.
"Yes, but if I give it to Her Majesty, will I get 10% of the profits? The kind that I don't dare to spend? "Li Yi wanted to make things clear.
"Her Majesty will provide you with the site. How about … 20% of the profits?" Li Chengqi didn't want his third brother to keep reaping the benefits.
Brother Yi, don't you need money? The salt well is almost ready. It's enough to feed an army.
"Okay, I will write a letter to Her Majesty. Let's start making linoleum paper on the gravel road here." Li Yi agreed.
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