Zhu Zhen's words really convinced Zhu Yuanzhang.
He didn't even discuss it with the ministers, and directly issued his order to build a city belonging to the Ming Dynasty on the grassland.
This city must not only be strong, but also huge.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also asked for confidentiality.
He wanted to build the city before the people of Beiyuan could react.
And after their city is built, it will definitely be a heavy blow to the people of Beiyuan.
If they want to capture Beiyuan, it will become even easier.
In this regard, Zhu Yuanzhang not only thought so, but also did so.
He had people secretly transport cement and steel bars to the place where Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to build the city.
At the same time, in order to attract the attention of others, Zhu Yuanzhang also officially promoted the sale of cement.
He asked Zhu Zhen to start selling cement throughout the Ming Dynasty.
And the cement started to be sold, which really attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the cement.
Many of them looked at the cement, their eyes shining.
"Is this cement? It's really different from other mud!!"
"It's really different. This cement is like powder, but it's as heavy as mud!!"
"We have indeed never seen this thing before. His Royal Highness the King of Chu is really amazing! He can actually create such a rare thing!!"
"Buy, I want to buy cement, sell me the cement quickly!!"
Many of them are very interested in cement and want to buy cement as soon as they open their mouth.
Of course, the main buyers of cement now are high-ranking officials, nobles and wealthy businessmen.
The price of cement is not expensive, but for ordinary people, it is still a lot of money.
When ordinary people have to spend a lot of money, they naturally have to think carefully.
Therefore, most of them are waiting and watching and do not buy immediately.
However, those high-ranking officials, nobles and wealthy businessmen are different.
In their eyes, the price of cement is the price of a meal.
Faced with such cheap things, they didn't need to hesitate at all and bought a large amount of cement directly.
They not only bought it, but also hired people to repair it for them.
Later, it was said that Zhu Yuanzhang restricted the height of their houses, but did not limit the size of their houses.
They would also be very happy if a tall flat floor could be built.
Zhu Zhen was responsible for many things related to cement house construction, and he disseminated the key to it for free.
In order to make others more aware, he also printed a book with drawings.
This made the craftsmen of Ming Dynasty more clear about building houses with cement.
Even many high-ranking officials and nobles have begun to build their cement houses.
Although before, Zhu Zhen had a ten-story building rise from the ground in front of everyone.
However, it still feels different when they build their own houses.
Especially after their cement pillars dried, the feeling when they touched them was even more different.
"Sturdy, this house made of cement is so strong, no wonder it can be used to repair city walls!!"
"I even think that if my house doesn't have windows, it will be no different from the city wall outside. It can be used as a small city!!"
Of course, he was talking about the surrounding walls being reinforced with cement.
However, except for a few beings who do this, no one else does this at all.
After all, Zhu Zhen had already built a ten-story building in front of them before, so they naturally built their cement building according to Zhu Zhen's pattern.
Their houses are still made of blue bricks and look good.
Many of them have their own aesthetics, and they have even begun to design their own cement houses.
It must be said that the construction of the cement house attracted everyone's attention.
Especially in the Ming Dynasty, after the comprehensive sales of cement houses began, countless people couldn't take their eyes away.
Therefore, no one noticed that Xu Da had received Zhu Yuanzhang's order on the grassland.
"Building a city on the grassland, and it will take two months to complete, how is this possible??"
"Wei Guogong, you don't have to worry about this kind of thing. Since His Majesty asked us to do it, we can naturally build our city in two months!!"
"However, two months is such a short time. Even if it is not enough to lay the foundation of a city, how can it be possible to build a city?"
"Haha! That's because Wei Guogong doesn't know the power of steel and concrete. If Wei Guogong knew the power of steel and concrete, he would definitely not think so!!"
The people who came to build the city were actually the people who were led by Zhu Zhen to build the ten-story building.
The ten-story building was born from his hands. Under such circumstances, he was naturally full of confidence in the existence of cement.
If he hadn't built a city on the grassland before, he even felt that he could build the city in two months.
Because Xu Da has been training troops in the north, he really doesn't know about the existence of cement.
In fact, he didn't even know about the ten-story building in Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, after hearing this official who came to build the city, he was sure that a city belonging to the Ming Dynasty could be built on the grassland in two months.
He felt that the official in front of him was probably a liar, and Zhu Yuanzhang was probably deceived by him.
If it were so easy to build cities on the grassland, then the Beiyuan people would have built a large number of cities on the grassland long ago.
There is no need for them, they just want to fight back to the Central Plains.
Therefore, he secretly wrote a memorial to remind Zhu Yuanzhang of this incident.
In his memorial he wrote:
"How is it possible to build a huge city in two months? Your Majesty, don't be deceived by villains, the city is not that easy to build!!"
"Your Majesty, please also find out the identity of the person who proposed to build a city in two months. I suspect that he is a Beiyuan master who is consuming the financial resources of our Ming Dynasty!!"
"If your Majesty's investigation yields results, please summon Wei Chen. Wei Chen will definitely capture these people who built the city as soon as possible!!"
Seeing Xu Da's memorial, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't laugh or cry.
The person who suggested building the city was Zhu Zhen. How could he be the mastermind of Beiyuan?
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was certain that as long as the steel and concrete were in place, they would be able to build a huge city in two months.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote back to Xu Da and said:
"Building the city is the idea of King Chu and us. You just need to arrange to cooperate with those people to build the city!!"
"After it is built, the city will be used by your army!!"
If you want to avoid being noticed by the people of Beiyuan, you naturally have to drive away the people of Beiyuan.
Therefore, Xu Da's army is also crucial.
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