Xin Guogong Tang He explained to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Now that you're here, come up and talk."
Tang He and Li Wenzhong looked at each other, both of them a little undecided.
"What's wrong with you today? I've never seen you being polite to us before."
Seeing the emperor talking, Tang He and Li Wenzhong got on Lao Zhu's carriage one after another.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and the carriage continued to move forward.
The moment the wheel hit the concrete road, Lao Zhu opened his eyes slightly and clearly felt something different from before.
The roads in the capital are paved with stone slabs. There are always gaps between the stone slabs. It is impossible to make them fit perfectly. There are always slight differences in height between the stone slabs. Therefore, when the carriage drove on it, it became normal to bump up and down and sway.
But when the carriage drove onto the cement road just now, Zhu Yuanzhang clearly felt that the familiar bumps and the sound of the wheels hitting the stone slabs disappeared instantly.
Calm and peaceful.
If the scenery on both sides hadn't been receding, sitting in the carriage would not have felt like the carriage was moving.
Suppressing the surprise in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang asked the two people in front of him in a deep voice, "What do you think of this road?"
Facing the emperor's question, Tang He hurriedly spoke, "Sir, this road is really well built. We just felt it down below. The road is smooth and it feels like stepping on stones. This road is better than before." Those dirt roads are much better, even better than the roads built with stone slabs.”
Zhu Yuanzhang had a smile on his face.
"Sir, who built this road? I also heard from the people that this road was built in just a few days? How many civilians were used, who has such great ability?"
"Haha, what a big deal, he is just a brat who is still young." Zhu Yuanzhang was tickled by Tang He and suddenly laughed out loud.
The people under his command are proud of themselves, and Lao Zhu, the emperor, also has face. In fact, this principle is similar to that in the workplace. The people under your command can do things effectively, and the leader's face will be bright.
"Well, he spent 20,000 people building this road and it took three days."
Tang He's eyes widened after hearing this, "Isn't this possible? Is it so easy to build roads?"
But seeing Lao Zhu smiling and nodding towards him, Tang He had to believe it. Maybe he would be suspicious if others said it, but he always believed in Lao Zhu's words.
Building thirty miles of road in three days is unbelievable. Tang He was shocked and murmured to himself, "Twenty thousand civilians built thirty miles in three days. If two hundred thousand civilians were recruited, wouldn't it be possible to build three hundred miles in three days? What about recruiting one million civilians?" Cultivation of 1,500 miles in three days?”
Tang He said, looking straight at the emperor.
Lao Zhu looked stunned. He really hadn't thought about Tang He's calculation carefully, "But according to Tang He's algorithm, it is indeed like this." '
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed. Building a road of 1,500 miles in three days was something he had never dared to think about before. As for recruiting millions of civilians, it's impossible...how is it impossible? During the Ming Dynasty's several Northern Expeditions to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, weren't hundreds of thousands of civilians recruited during that time? Even if it is a matter of recruiting hundreds of thousands of civilians at a time, it is common.
Although it is difficult to recruit millions of civilians, it is not impossible if you work hard.
If you think about it this way, can you really build a road of 1,500 miles in three days? Then you can insert this sharp blade into the grassland so easily?
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head to get this unrealistic idea out of his mind, and sighed: "That's that easy. To build such a road, you need to use something called cement. Without cement, no matter how many civilians are recruited, it will be impossible. It cannot be built even one mile. And cement requires complicated skills to make. The cement used on this road is not a small number. Although it only took three days to build the road, the boy made it. The cement took eight days.”
"Cement?" Tang He didn't know what he was talking about. He turned to look at Li Wenzhong and found that he also had a confused look on his face. "Sir, what is cement? Why have we never heard of it?"
"That boy also made cement."
Tang He was surprised, "Oh? When did Ming Dynasty have such a handsome man? We want to meet him."
"Don't worry, you'll see it soon." Lao Zhu smiled, stretched out his hand and knocked on the frame a few times, signaling the driver to speed up.
"That's a good relationship..." Tang He nodded and put the topic down, and turned to chat with Lao Zhu about past battles on the battlefield.
The two of them exchanged words with each other, and Lao Zhu's hearty laughter spread along the carriage.
Han Du looked angry, and Magistrate Zhou smiled. The two of them were in a stalemate like a cockfight, neither giving in. The county magistrates nearby were either trying to persuade him or not, and it was even more impossible to leave him in this situation. Several people looked at each other and had to stand awkwardly aside.
While the two were in a stalemate, they were broken by a loud shout.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Why is the emperor here?
Han Du turned his head and saw Minghuang Chaijia. He reluctantly let go of Magistrate Zhou's arm.
"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"The common people pay homage to His Majesty..."
"Ping Shen." Lao Zhu's voice came from the car.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Han Du and others got up and saw Lao Zhu getting out of the car.
Han Du was surprised when he saw that after Lao Zhu got out of the car, two more people followed him.
Who are these two people? He was actually able to ride in the same carriage as Lao Zhu.
But when Han Du saw clearly the prince's brocade clothes on their bodies, Han Du moved his eyes away knowingly.
This is a big boss, you can't afford to mess with him.
"Handu!" Lao Zhu shouted.
"I'm here." Han Du bowed.
"I'm very pleased that you can build such a road in three days." Along the way, Lao Zhu has understood the convenience of cement roads from all aspects and is very satisfied with Handu.
"I'm scared. Your Majesty's command is decisive, and I don't dare to take credit." At this time, Han Du still had a good idea of what he should say and what he shouldn't say.
Perhaps Lao Zhu had heard such words too much. After hearing this, the expression on his face did not change at all. He turned to several county magistrates and said: "You are indispensable for being able to recruit civilians to help with the construction. Thank you for your hard work. I will ask the officials to reward you based on your merits."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will not give up even if I die."
Lao Zhu just nodded in greeting to the words of several county magistrates and said nothing more.
Turning back to Han Du again, he said: "Last time you said that building roads with cement would be very convenient and fast. I originally thought it was just a little faster. I didn't expect that the speed of building cement roads would be so amazing."
Is this amazing?
Lao Zhu, have you ever seen a more crazy infrastructure maniac, building a hospital with thousands of wards in ten days? Do you want to know?
Of course Han Du would not let Lao Zhu understand, and he did not dare to let Lao Zhu understand, otherwise although Lao Zhu would not beat him to death in anger, he would make his head fall to the ground.
Just when Han Du didn't know how to answer Lao Zhu, a man stood in front of him.
"Your Majesty, is this the boy you are talking about?" Tang He asked.
Lao Zhu nodded.
When Han Du saw that someone happened to come to the rescue, he was grateful and saluted quickly, "Your Majesty, Han Du, has met your father-in-law."
"This is Duke Xin." Seeing that Han Du didn't recognize him, Lao Zhu extended his hand to introduce him.
Xin Guogong, Tang He, this name is so popular among historical idiots like Han Du. Xu Da and Tang He are Lao Zhu's brothers who have gone through life and death, and their relationship is unparalleled by ordinary people.
In fact, it can be seen from Lao Zhu's attitude towards the founding heroes that Xu Da and Tang He are different from the general founding heroes. Both of them died a good death, especially Xu Da, who was posthumously named the King of Zhongshan.
It turns out to be this man, Han Du thought to himself. No wonder he was able to get out of Lao Zhu's car. Most people would be frightened to death, let alone sitting with such a big thorn.
So what is the origin of the other one? How dare you take Lao Zhu’s car?
Fortunately, Lao Zhu was considerate enough to Han Du and explained to him after changing hands, "This is Li Wenzhong."
Cao Guogong, Li Wenzhong!
Lao Zhu's nephew.
Han Du suddenly understood and saluted quickly, "Han Du, the lower official, has met Duke Xin and Duke Cao."
"Haha, no courtesy, no courtesy." Tang He smiled and gave Han Duxu a hand.
Li Wenzhong also smiled and nodded at Han Du.
"You guys are really capable. You built such a road in three days. I heard that you also made something called cement? What exactly is it? Can you tell us about it?" Tang He was straightforward and patted Han Du directly. asked over his shoulder.
Lao Zhu stood aside and watched with a smile. What he liked most about Tang He was his straightforwardness. He said what he said. Even after he became the emperor, Tang He was still the same as before in front of him, never beating around the bush.
Tang He just slapped Han Du on the shoulder casually, but how strong is the general? Han Du felt as if his shoulder had been burned with a branding iron, and numerous needle-like pains erupted from his skin instantly.
Forced to hold back, Han Du gritted his teeth and stammered: "I trust the Duke to ask questions, but I will tell you everything I know."
"Tsk, tsk," Han Du grinned and saw Tang He shook his head, sighing: "You are so young, but your body is not very good. I think back when I was like you, fighting on the battlefield and fighting head-on with the enemy. We are together without even frowning. If you keep going like this, what will happen?"
What does it mean to have a weak body and bones? Han Du was extremely depressed. What a man hates most is probably being told that he is not in good health. If someone else had said this, Han Du would definitely fight him, but it was Tang He who said this, and he could only bury his depression in his heart.
After sorting out their thoughts, Han Ducai and Tang He explained: "Xin Guogong should know about lime, right?" Seeing Tang He nod, Han Du continued: "Actually, this cement is similar to lime, both are used to solidify sand and gravel. thing."
