Except for a few people who were close to Zhu Zhen, no one else said a word about this matter at all.
First, Zhu Zhen's status was too high. Others who wanted to speak in front of Zhu Zhen were not qualified to speak.
Secondly, many of them wanted to see Zhu Zhen in trouble.
Only Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely anxious after learning that Zhu Zhen had done this.
"You, are you really building a city with mud? Are you going to make us angry to death??"
"Father, I did not use mud to build the city wall, but cement!!"
"Cement? Water and mud??"
The name of cement is easily misleading.
Even when Zhu Yuanzhang heard the word cement, he couldn't help but wonder whether cement was water and mud.
If cement is water and mud, what is the difference from what he asked before?
At this time, Zhu Zhen clearly saw Zhu Yuanzhang's doubts.
This made him smile.
"Father, cement is a new construction material I have come up with. Using it together with steel bars, I guarantee that Jinling City will be as stable as a rock!!"
"With some more modifications, Jinling City can be completely restored to its original state!!"
What Zhu Zhen said about retouching is actually just creating a little more texture.
Such things are all work later.
Their existence will not affect the strength of reinforced concrete.
Moreover, what everyone is more interested in is the solidity of the newly built Jinling City.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Zhen's words, he was obviously stunned for a moment.
"New construction materials? How did you get them?"
"Well, it's just what you thought, Father!!"
"Again, the immortal gave it to you again!!"
Zhu Zhen didn't explain too much, just smiled.
Anyway, it is up to Zhu Yuanzhang to understand it how he wants, as long as Zhu Yuanzhang can understand it himself.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhu Zhen did not refute, he immediately confirmed this idea.
After knowing about it, he became obviously more concerned about the existence of cement.
"If you had said this was a new building material given to you by the immortal, we wouldn't have to worry so much!!"
"Even if we don't believe in other people, we will still believe in immortals!!"
"Haha, it would be great if you, my father, knew about this matter!!"
"Yes, this matter cannot be spread outside or let others know!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang would not tell anyone else about this, but he was obviously more concerned about the existence of cement.
The next day, I went to see it with my own eyes.
At this time, the fixing plates of the cement in Jinling City had been removed.
They have solidified, you just need to water them some more and let them solidify for a while.
Judging from the current temperature, it is almost completely solidified by the third day.
After the fixed plate was removed, everyone immediately saw what the cement looked like.
This appearance is different from the earth wall. It is blue-gray, more like the color of stone.
After the appearance of such a cement wall, people can't help but talk about it.
"This color does look like the color of stone, but there are no big stone bricks inside, it's just water and mud!!"
"Yes! This looks good, but it is useless!!"
"Hey! Your Majesty has come to see you in person. I hope you won't disappoint Your Majesty tomorrow!!"
They all just watched from a distance and had no way of touching the cement wall.
Therefore, in their view, the cement wall is just a fake and not solid at all.
You can even cut a hole with a few casual cuts with a knife.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang is different.
Zhu Yuanzhang got close to the cement wall and personally tested the hardness of the cement wall with his hands.
Although the cement wall is not completely dry, it is almost as hard as stone.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang punched it, there would be no change on it, and Zhu Yuanzhang's hand would hurt from the punch.
If Zhu Zhen hadn't told Zhu Yuanzhang that the cement wall was not completely dry, Zhu Yuanzhang would have wanted to cut it with a knife to test its hardness.
However, after seeing the cement wall, Zhu Yuanzhang still had great expectations for the cement wall.
"Okay, this cement wall is really good. I hope I can see how hard it is tomorrow!!"
"Father, you can rest assured, I promise I won't let you down!!"
“Moreover, the uses of this cement are beyond my father’s imagination!!”
Cement does go a long way.
Just for road construction, it cannot be compared with other materials.
Moreover, its manufacturing process is simple and its cost is low.
This is definitely another artifact for Ming Dynasty.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang did not realize this at this time, and he did not realize the importance of cement.
Others were equally unaware of cement's existence.
They are all waiting, waiting for the third day to come.
After their wait, the third day finally arrived.
It was not until noon that Zhu Yuanzhang led people to the location of the cement wall. He was going to test the solidity of the cement wall in front of everyone.
The people were also very concerned about this matter, so the surroundings were full of people.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not use other tools to test, but directly used the sword.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang holding a knife and preparing to cut down the cement wall, everyone's discussion never stopped.
“Tell me, can this cement wall withstand His Majesty’s chops!!”
"Probably not. We have all seen it. It is a city wall made of water and mud. This kind of city wall is not as strong as the wall of my house!!"
"Hey! I hope this cement wall can withstand His Majesty's swords, otherwise His Majesty will definitely be disappointed!!"
In their hearts, the people hoped that the cement wall built by Zhu Zhen would be stronger.
Firstly, they hoped to have a strong city wall, and secondly, they did not want to disappoint Zhu Yuanzhang.
As for the ministers, many of them were watching with smiles on their faces, as if they were expecting something good to happen.
In fact, they had already defined Zhu Zhen's cement wall before.
This cement wall cannot withstand Zhu Yuanzhang's three swords.
Therefore, they were ready to prosecute Zhu Zhen.
In the eyes of everyone, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the sword and chopped it directly on the cement wall.
"Dang~"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not use much force, but the strength of the cement wall exceeded Zhu Yuanzhang's imagination.
The power fed back to him by the knife even gave him the illusion that it was greater than the power he could cut through.
More importantly, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that where he slashed with his sword, there were no traces left, not even white marks.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang instantly happy.
"Hahaha! It's indeed something made by an immortal, it's just different!!"
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the sword in his hand and slashed at the cement wall continuously, so fast that the cement wall sparkled with lightning.
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