"Lao Liu, how many floors of high-rise buildings can you build with this cement?"
"If conditions permit, a tall building with dozens of floors is not a problem, but it is not that easy to climb such a tall building!!"
"Hiss! A tall building with dozens of floors, is it real or fake??"
Zhu Yuanzhang actually already had the answer to such a question in his mind.
After all, Zhu Zhen built a ten-story building in front of everyone.
Moreover, his ten-story building is very stable and has a very large area.
In this case, adding a few more layers doesn't seem to be a problem.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang has determined in his heart that cement does have such ability.
"Then when will you start selling cement??"
"I have started recruiting workers to make cement in various places in Ming Dynasty. When the production is almost complete, I will start selling cement!!"
“However, before selling cement, we still need to formulate our requirements!!”
"First of all, private houses cannot be too high, no more than two or three floors!!"
"As for the houses of the princes and ministers, they cannot be too high. They can only have five floors at most!!"
"Firstly, if the house is too high, there is a risk of being struck by lightning. Secondly, if the house is too high, it will reduce the status of our palace. At the same time, there will also be safety hazards!!"
"Therefore, no houses over two stories tall can appear near our palace!!"
When the house is high, many places cannot be seen.
Once the enemy takes advantage of the situation, the danger to everyone in the palace will be greatly increased.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Zhen's words, he agreed very much.
He had been thinking about this issue before.
In the Ming Dynasty, ten-story buildings were everywhere.
That will really breed comparison and ambition among many people.
It will make Lao Zhu feel like he is looking up at the sky.
Only by letting them land on the ground could Zhu Yuanzhang feel more at ease.
He was very satisfied with Zhu Zhen's statement.
However, he still felt that five floors was too high. In his mind, princes and nobles could not exceed three floors, and ordinary people could not exceed two floors.
Although this would result in less cement being sold, Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied.
At this time, Zhu Zhen also mentioned another thing.
"We must let the soldiers at the border note that our cement cannot be sold to other countries for the time being!!"
"Otherwise, other countries will easily build tall cities. By then, it will not be so easy for us to win over other countries as we want!!"
At this time, Zhu Zhen showed his ambition to win over other countries without hesitation.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but take another look at Zhu Zhen. He could really feel that Zhu Zhen had the ambition to conquer the world.
This made him feel happy.
There is no problem for Prince Zhu Biao to govern the world. Under his governance, the Ming Dynasty will definitely prosper.
However, he was too kind and not strong enough.
Just like before, he never thought about attacking other countries.
But Zhu Zhen is different. Although he is only ten years old now, he is like a killing machine, always thinking about attacking other countries.
This is not a bad thing for Daming.
Because Zhu Zhen can bring money to Ming Dynasty, and he also knows how to bring money to Ming Dynasty.
As the Ming Dynasty became richer and richer, the wider the Ming Dynasty's territory, the better.
Especially in the previous Beiyuan Dynasty, Genghis Khan fought far away.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, didn't he have such ambition?
However, not long after Daming was established, he really felt like he couldn't move.
Therefore, it is very appropriate to leave the matter of territorial expansion to Zhu Zhen.
He immediately agreed with Zhu Zhen's statement.
"That's right, cement is such a precious thing that it really cannot be obtained by people from other countries!!"
"Whoever sells cement to other countries is simply digging up the roots of our family!!"
"We will definitely handle this kind of thing well and not let any cement leak out from our Ming Dynasty!!"
"But, do we really produce enough cement? We still need to build dams, strengthen city walls, and build roads!!"
"Father, you can rest assured that our cement is absolutely sufficient. Even if we build dozens more cities, there will be no problem at all!!"
The process of making cement is not difficult. If Zhu Zhen is full of firepower, he can definitely provide it.
However, when it came to building a city, he had another idea in his mind.
After this idea came out, Zhu Zhen couldn't hold back his excitement.
"Father, if we conquer the territory Beiyuan currently occupies, will you build the Great Wall there?"
"The Great Wall? It should be possible!!"
Lao Zhu was keen on building cities because building cities could protect the safety of the people.
After Zhu Zhen heard Lao Zhu's answer, he promptly gave his opinion.
"Then can we build a city belonging to our Ming Dynasty where Beiyuan is now? With the city as the foundation, it will be easy for us to send troops to attack Beiyuan!!"
"Building our Ming Dynasty's city in Beiyuan?"
"That's right! It's not just Beiyuan. It can also be done to attack other places. The cities we built are our fortresses. We can rely on these fortresses to spread our Ming Dynasty's territory outwards step by step. As long as we build them well Once our city wall is broken, it will not be easy for the enemy to counterattack us!!"
The location of Beiyuan has reached the northern prairie. On the prairie, the people of Beiyuan just find a place to set up camp.
Even their royal court is like this.
In this grassland, they built only a handful of cities.
It is precisely because they may migrate at any time that it is difficult for the Ming Dynasty to go on an expedition. Therefore, the current Ming Dynasty has not yet destroyed the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
If they could really build a city belonging to the Ming Dynasty on the grassland, the situation would be completely different.
With a city, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty would have shelter from wind and rain and a place to supply supplies.
Moreover, their people are guarding a strong city. Even if the number of enemies is several times their number, it is impossible to easily capture their city.
And their Ming army can really rely on the cities they built to advance step by step and eat away at the enemy's territory bit by bit.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart skipped a beat.
"We, can we really build a city belonging to our Ming Dynasty on the grassland??"
"Absolutely. As long as we transport our cement and steel bars from the border, within two months, we can have a city of our own!!"
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