Chapter 288: 288. Cement Concrete Pavement
"During the day, the sick and injured workers in the hospital need to be treated. At night, I have to take more than a dozen little guys around me to learn medical skills. I don't have time to come here and teach these children!" Bachelor Qyburn shook his head slightly.
"Okay, this school will be empty for now. You count the children who meet the admission criteria. After I find someone who can teach them, the school can start!"
Jason Liu had to say so.
He was now very much looking forward to the school city sending him more apprentices and assistant bachelors. Although these people were not very knowledgeable, simple reading, spelling, and calculation were absolutely no problem.
As a school teacher, they would be responsible for teaching these children from 5 to 14 years old.
After working at the logging farm for a few days, Jason Liu couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that nearly 300,000 logs had been accumulated in the warehouse.
While urging the construction team to quickly build a 50-acre warehouse in hitech-zone, he also had the logging yard workers slow down the rhythm of cutting trees and selected some people to start trimming the ground in the logging yard, as well as the paths connecting warehouses, hospitals, military camps, schools, and the west side—
The road to Wolf Forest.
Jason Liu watched as the snow melted and the roads became a little muddy. He couldn't stand it and asked McCann to take workers to prepare the road and build the ground in the logging yard into a concrete road.
Of course, the cement was purchased from modernworld, so Oliver contacted the cement factory and bought a batch directly.
A 50kg bag of (325) cement cost about 30 yuan.
Jason Liu asked him to purchase 1,000 bags—50 tons—of cement.
Jason Liu transported the cement to the warehouse at the logging yard. A full 1,000 bags of cement were enough to pour the ground in the yard and repair a few cement roads.
Old Torrante brought a few masons and, following the guidance of Master Jason, tried the cement himself and couldn't help but be amazed.
"My lord, this thing called 'cement' is really good, much better than lime and clay!" Old Torrante and a few masons were excited.
Jason Liu wasn't surprised by this. Cement was definitely a miracle in the construction industry, and of course it was easy to use.
"You have people dig some sand and stones from the river, mix them with cement and water according to a certain proportion, and then pour it onto the ground and roads.
Within a few days, these cement roads will be completely hardened, and they'll be absolutely strong and durable!"
Jason Liu explained how the masons should make concrete with cement.
Old Torrante, who had been building his entire life, quickly mastered the making and use of concrete.
As a result, the workers who were transferred from the logging team—one group went to the river to dig sand, and another picked up stones from the river.
There were also some who mixed concrete on the ground under the masons' command. Although the labor efficiency was relatively low, with hundreds of people working on it, the efficiency wasn't slower than using machines.
It was a bunch of people, anyway!
The most important thing in a lumber mill was manpower!
Looking at the square in front of the canteen that was poured first in the logging yard, the workers wore rubber shoes and carried the concrete in barrels to pour it into the frames surrounded by wooden boards.
A worker holding a plank immediately spread and smoothed out the concrete.
Hundreds of people started working at the same time, and sections of cement road were quickly poured.
Jason Liu looked at these masons—who, after just listening to his explanation once, were able to understand it and instruct workers to pour the concrete floor in an orderly fashion—and nodded in satisfaction.
After instructing Jon, McCann, and the others to manage the lumber mill, Jason Liu took a carriage back to the Easter store.
In the past few days, caravans had come to the store to purchase, and the number of purchases was very large. Jason Liu also had to go back to supervise.
Looking at the people who walked into the store today, obviously dressed differently from Westerosi, and hearing Valyrian and several other languages across the Narrow Sea, Jason Liu immediately knew where these merchants came from.
Lena and Martha, who didn't understand Valyrian, were asked to leave, and Jason Liu personally entertained the visitors.
"Oh, it's amazing, Lord East! You can actually speak Valyrian!" said a man with fair skin and blond hair happily.
Several other businessmen from the city-states of Essos were also excited.
"Language is just a skill. As long as you learn it, you can master it," Jason Liu said calmly. "Are you from across the Narrow Sea?"
Because when he first traveled to Westeros, Jason Liu had already mastered all the languages of Game of Thrones from the shuttle gate. This gave him the confidence to speak with merchants from all over the world.
"The villain is Falgar from Rhys—"
"My lord, I am Gmillus from Loras—"
"I'm Homelandoron from Braavos—"
"The villain is Bephos from Volantis—"
After more than a dozen businessmen introduced themselves, the smile on Jason Liu's face grew even wider.
It seemed that his products had already become famous on the Essos Continent. Otherwise, the Nine Free Trade City-States across the Narrow Sea would not have sent merchants.
"So, are you here for the goods in my store?" Jason Liu pointed to the products on the counter behind him.
"—Of course, my lord!"
"The name of the goods in the Easter store has begun to spread throughout Essos, and all the nobles are proud to be able to use your products!"
"We're all here to buy goods in bulk from you!"
"Excuse my offense, please hurry up and start trading! The whole city of Loras is waiting to use pen and paper and soap!"
The faces of these merchants flushed slightly with excitement, their eyes staring greedily at the goods on the counter.
This one-of-a-kind merchandise really sold well!
As long as they got it in their hands, it was a business guaranteed to make a profit. What could be more attractive to merchants than that?
Jason Liu shrugged, not letting the green-eyed merchants wait any longer, and started accepting their orders.
"Soap, I want 50,000 bars of soap—"
"10,000 pens and 50,000 refills!"
"200,000 blank sheets—yes, 10 million sheets!"
These merchants crowded to the counter, unable to maintain their composure, raising their arms one by one and shouting their orders aloud, afraid there wouldn't be enough stock.
Jason Liu had to speak up to calm these big merchants—who now seemed no different from ordinary hawkers—"Everyone, please pay attention to your etiquette!"
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