The two of them walked by the Dian River and slowly walked towards Afang Palace.
The road is muddy, and a little mud is stained on the weeds that are quietly showing their heads. They are gray and green, and have a unique scenery. The place that was originally quiet was broken by the roar in front.
The emperor was not in a hurry and deliberately slowed down his pace, but Li Zhao did not dare to overstep. Although he was impatient, he walked step by step. Slowly, the corner of Afang Palace appeared in front of him.
This was the second time Ying Zheng saw that giant thing crawling. Even so, he was still very interested.
"Li Zhao! How did you make these giant objects? What a blessing to our Great Qin! If such giant objects were used everywhere in our Great Qin, what a great scene it would be."
Inadvertently, the emperor suddenly asked, and Li Zhao was unable to answer for a moment. Can he tell how these things were made? No one would believe it even if I told it, but why don’t you tell me! The emperor will definitely hold on to it.
The emperor was in Shanglinyuan, and he probably knew every move of Shanglinyuan. If he lied outrageously, it would inevitably damage his image in the emperor's mind.
But how to say it? Could it be that it fell from the sky? Impossible, I can only say: "One day your Majesty will know how it came about."
This is a refusal to answer. In fact, the emperor is not entangled. He only wants to lead to the next words by saying this: "Everyone has his own secrets. It's okay if you don't tell them. But there is something I must say, which is Black Water."
"Why do you want to transport the black water back to Shanglin Garden?"
Li Zhao paused, knowing that the emperor asked so many questions just to say this, he couldn't help but secretly despise him, how could his thoughts be known by ordinary people, even if the emperor was not an ordinary person.
"It's of great use."
"What's the big use?" The emperor stopped and looked at Li Zhao intently.
Li Zhao handed over his hand and said without any hesitation: "It is an epoch-making use. It should be noted that Black Water is the blood of industry. As long as it is available, Shanglinyuan can be modernized."
This is a bit difficult to understand. Of course, Li Zhao also did this on purpose. The purpose is that His Majesty will not ask further questions. Some things must wait until they are done before they are known to the public, and the best results will be achieved.
But the emperor did not follow his wishes and scolded: "Let's get to the point."
Li Zhao scratched his head, knowing that he could no longer fool him, so he pointed to the moving soil compactor not far away and asked, "Your Majesty must have seen this thing before!"
The emperor came here and saw those machines without much reaction. He must have seen these machines before.
"Of course! This giant thing is a good thing, and it can make our great Qin prosperous."
This is the highest rating.
Li Zhao smiled and continued: "Does Your Majesty know what is needed for this thing to operate?"
"Gasline, of course."
Li Zhao nodded. He must have understood everything about the machines in Afang Palace, so this would be easy to handle, as there would be no need for further explanations.
"Then does your Majesty know how to get the gasoline?"
The emperor also wanted to know this, but Xiao He didn't tell him. No, even Xiao He didn't know. I'm afraid the only one in the world who knew it was Li Zhao.
Shake your head and listen carefully.
"It's from Blackwater."
"Blackwater?" Ying Zheng raised his head suddenly and glanced at Li Zhao, thoughtfully.
In the minds of the Qin people, black water was not very useful. At most, it could play some role on the battlefield, but it was completely incompatible with gasoline.
Gasoline can make these giant objects run. No matter how heavy the object is, no matter how fluffy the soil is, or how much work is done, it can handle it. It is hundreds of times more powerful than ordinary people. How can such a good thing be used by black water? Than?
Not to mention the gasoline comes from blackwater.
"What's the explanation?"
The amount of knowledge involved was so great that even Li Zhao couldn't explain it clearly. Even if he knew it, the emperor might not be able to accept it, so he made a long story short: "To put it simply, gasoline is extracted from black water, and the process is too complicated." It’s too complicated and I can’t explain it at the moment. In short, without black water, there would be no gasoline, and black water is more valuable than gasoline.”
“In addition to refining gasoline, black water can also extract asphalt and other chemical raw materials, which has many benefits.”
"As long as I master the black water in Shanglinyuan, I can make it look like a new one, ten times better than Xianyang."
He said so much in one breath because he didn't want the emperor to ask any more questions. In fact, his time was very limited.
However, precisely because of this, the emperor's appetite was whetted, and he was in desperate need of milk like a baby waiting to be fed.
"Asphalt? Chemical raw material? Ten times better than Xianyang? Seriously!"
The emperor actually showed a childlike desire for knowledge.
Li Zhao hated the cold and really underestimated the emperor's thirst for knowledge. Perhaps this was the king's desire for strength!
"really!"
Ying Zheng raised his eager head, his wrinkled face suddenly became rounder, and asked urgently: "What is asphalt? What are the chemical raw materials for?"
Li Zhao scolded himself a hundred times in his heart. He really had nothing to do, so why did he talk to a person from an uncivilized place? This is asking for trouble, but the emperor asked this, how could he not answer?
Then he responded: "Chemical raw materials are very profound. Your Majesty can go to class to learn more when you have time."
After these days of development, the amount of knowledge in the school has developed from breadth to depth, and it has already involved chemistry, which can be learned.
Ying Zheng nodded. He had also heard that there were countless obscene techniques that could be learned in the academy, which attracted more and more people. If he had time, he would really like to explore them.
"In short, asphalt is a kind of chemical raw material and can be used to pave roads, which is comparable to cement roads."
"Compared to a concrete road? There is such a thing in the world."
Ying Zheng was surprised!
The cement road is the most magical road he has ever seen in his life. Even Xianyang has no such road. He once hinted to Li Zhao to lay a cement road in Xianyang, but Li Zhao tactfully said that cement is rare and there is no such road at the moment. extra.
In other words, cement is hard to come by and gold is hard to find.
Asphalt paved roads are comparable to cement roads. Then, if black water is used to extract asphalt, wouldn't Xianyang Road be as good as Shanglinyuan cement road?
This is surprising news.
But, what’s the price? Is it easy to get? This is a problem.
He couldn't wait to ask: "Is it easy to refine asphalt? What's the price?"
Li Zhao said truthfully: "It is not difficult to build a chemical workshop and achieve mass production, and the price is much less than that of cement."
This is not a lie. Asphalt is a waste produced in petroleum refining. It was not too expensive in previous societies. Therefore, in order to save costs, some cities have laid asphalt roads.
“So, asphalt is better than cement?”
"You can say that." Li Zhao nodded.
Ying Zheng was happy, but he suppressed the joy and showed his normal expression, saying: "That Qing." Maybe he wanted something, even the title became friendly, "Let's build a workshop! Refine it as soon as possible. Producing asphalt can also contribute to Xianyang."
(End of chapter)
