The north wind blows and the sun sets.
On this day, the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the warm sun shines brightly.
In the general's prison, armored warriors and nobles in purple can be seen everywhere, and there are countless civil and military officials here.
Everyone was watching the masons building a half-finished house.
In their opinion, they used blue bricks.
Actually not.
It's cement brick.
Bluestone tiles are rare.
To carve out the mountain.
And transportation.
There is no need for cement bricks.
As long as cement and fine sand are used, many cement bricks can be made quickly.
Of course, at this time, we were actually still studying the firing of red bricks.
The hardness of red bricks is above that of cement bricks and below that of bluestone bricks.
And firing red bricks is much easier than bluestone bricks.
With red bricks and cement bricks, the construction industry will definitely usher in a huge change.
Of course, the officials looked at it from a distance and had no idea what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd.
Extremely curious.
"You can see clearly, it doesn't look like bluestone bricks, bluestone bricks are darker."
"Could it be that the sharp weapon that His Highness mentioned to benefit the country and the people is the gray stone brick?"
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"It doesn't look like it to me. How come these stone bricks are beneficial to the country and the people?"
"A mere stone brick shouldn't make His Highness so mobilized and so happy, right?"
Di Yan also twisted his beard and guessed: "Have you seen that the craftsmen are not using ordinary clay, the color is gray and black, this is the first time I have seen it."
Just like that, you say something and I say something.
Everyone began to speculate on what this weapon that could benefit the country and the people was.
It's really appetizing.
Back to the present.
Prince Xiao Yi did not hang around all the time.
Wait until the craftsmen are finished.
There was some cleaning up on the grounds.
Then, let go.
Xiao Yi stood up and said, "Your Majesty."
"Let's go and see it with Gu."
The ministers were also itchy.
Follow him quickly.
Only then did we see the complete picture of the half-finished house.
It occupies a small area.
He was just surrounded by the ministers.
Xiao Yi picked up a small cement brick and introduced: "The one you see is called a cement brick."
"It is made of cement, and the process is relatively simple. The fine sand and cement are mixed with water, and then placed inside the model. If the sun is good, it will dry in four or five days, and then it will be formed."
"Just take a look, what's the texture like?"
Xiao Yi asked Eunuch Sanbao to bring a dozen cement bricks left on the ground to the ministers to see how strong they were.
One by one, I tried them all.
Um.
Very hard.
Knocked.
There is also a crisp sound.
Xiao Yi has supernatural power, so naturally he cannot demonstrate it on the spot.
So I found Lu Chong next to me and asked him to demonstrate it to the ministers.
Two bluestone bricks collide.
Or it could be struck with an axe.
Demonstration completed.
Xiao Yi continued: "In the future, when Daqian builds houses, paves roads, or builds city walls, there is no need to waste people and money by digging mountains and then carving out bluestone bricks."
"No matter where you are, as long as there is fine sand and cement, you can quickly make a lot of cement bricks."
The ministers looked at each other.
If so.
It is indeed very convenient!
Some people quickly wanted to flatter me.
Xiao Yi continued: "My lords, the sharp weapon that Gu mentioned to benefit the country and the people is not cement bricks."
"I think some of you have guessed it."
"good."
"The real weapon that benefits the country and the people is cement!"
Xiao Yi directly asked someone to place a bag of cement on the table.
Then, he introduced: "This is the cement that Gu Rangjiang has been firing for more than a year."
"Don't think it's just fine ash. If you add water, mix it, shape it, and wait until it dries, it will become a hard stone."
"It's more sticky than clay and has a harder texture when it dries."
"It has many uses."
"Building reservoirs, paving roads, building bridges, building water reduction dams, building river dams, canals, houses, city walls, the Great Wall, etc. are all possible."
"My lords, you have all seen it."
"In less than an hour, twelve craftsmen can quickly build half of a house."
“You can build a house in a few days.”
hiss…….
So scary.
Many civil and military ministers did not react.
Those who reacted were breathing heavily and looked at the bag of cement on the table in disbelief.
It is really a weapon that benefits the country and the people!
With this.
In the future, there will be no need to waste manpower on cutting bluestone bricks.
With this.
A house can be built in a few days.
Ordinary people can also have a place to shelter from wind and rain.
Got a home.
There is hope.
With this.
The Great Wall of North China in Daqian can also be completed faster and better, saving a lot of financial, manpower and material resources.
It is definitely beneficial to the country and the people.
Think about the changes that will happen to Daqian with this cement.
Someone's heartbeat speeds up.
The key is that the interests involved are relatively large!
Every time Jiang Zuojian creates new items that benefit the country and the people, they bring great benefits.
It's like a plow.
The first batch of orders directly reached hundreds of thousands.
After the first batch.
Only when the generals are in charge can they be directly opened to the public.
The common people followed Quyuanli and built it themselves.
There are also some carpenters among the people.
This kind of thing is beneficial to the country and the people, and it is a weapon that can cultivate more land.
It is impossible to cover up the prisoner to death.
And after this.
Many carpentry workshops can make curved shaft plows and then sell them to farmers, gentry, tenants, etc. to make some money.
Now that we have cement, we must sell another batch and build a factory, right?
Xiao Yi said loudly: "Zhang Shangshu."
"I'm here."
Standing next to Xiao Yi, Shangshu Zhang Taiyue quickly bowed and saluted.
Xiao Yi ordered: "Cement is a sharp tool that benefits the country and the people, but it is different from the Quyuan plow."
“The curved-wheel plow can help farmers improve their farming efficiency, allowing them to plow more fields in a day.”
"Cement has many uses, and at the same time, there will definitely be a lot of demand."
"However, many major projects today are being carried out by the Daqian court and the Ministry of Industry."
"It's impossible to hand over this cement."
"Because the Daqian court will use it in many places in the future, this kind of forging technology must also be in the hands of the court."
"I plan to build cement factories in three places."
"The craftsmen recruited must also be kept confidential. You will do this."
The prisoner suddenly became quiet, and only the whistling of the north wind and the whistling of the autumn trees could be clearly heard.
His Royal Highness is going to build a cement factory by himself, and is he not going to let the royal businessmen be responsible for it?
Zhang Taiyue quickly replied: "Here."
Xiao Yi continued: "Fang Zhongcheng."
Fang Xuan bowed and said, "I'm here."
"Remember, if anyone leaks the cement forging process, the Nine Clans will be killed."
"If anyone dares to selfishly build a factory to produce cement, the ten tribes will be punished!"
Fang Xuan was stunned and did not dare to respond.
The atmosphere was completely frozen, and everyone, both civil and military, was shocked.
Kill the nine tribes.
Kill the ten tribes.
This is the first time such a serious Daqian law has appeared, and it was settled by His Highness the Crown Prince.
I immediately wanted to remonstrate whether this kind of law was too heavy.
And some people took the lead.
Fan Zhongyan bowed and said: "Your Highness, this method is too heavy. Cement is originally a thing that benefits the country and the people, even if the court builds a factory to produce it."
"Of course, even if someone secretly learns the craftsmanship and then produces it himself, he will be bound by the laws and regulations and will not dare to produce on a large scale, and it will not affect the overall situation."
"Since the founding of Da Qian, there has been no such thing as punishing nine or ten tribes."
Xiao Yi looked at all the ministers, and they all had different thoughts.
but.
He said solemnly: "It didn't happen before, it does now, and it will happen again in the future."
"Cement is an important asset of the country."
"No private communication."
"It cannot be produced by civilians."
"Because they only make crude products. If the cement produced does not meet the standards, it will be like flour."
"If you use this kind of cement to build a house, it will collapse within a few days!"
"If it is used to build a reservoir, the reservoir will burst within a few days!"
"Cement that does not meet the standards will only bring very serious consequences. Therefore, the cement must be produced by the imperial court and inspected by the general supervisor. Only after it passes the standard can it be used!"
Fan Zhongyan did not continue to object and quickly replied: "If this is the case, it is reasonable for His Highness to strictly prohibit it with a heavy code."
The ministers actually had mixed reactions at first.
But soon, under the leadership of Fan Zhongyan who reacted, Di Yan, Dai Guang, Guo Ziyi, Zhang Taiyue, Li Daliang, and Bao Zheng, the civil and military officials on the left and right did not dare to delay for a moment, and stood up one after another, and started shouting around the half-finished house. And worship.
He said that His Highness is a wise man.
In fact, no one dared to hesitate.
By now, everyone knows that cement is as important as a large dry fire weapon.
"Everyone get up!"
Xiao Yi waved his hand and sighed again. "You don't know how much the supervisor has done over the years."
"A big piece of artillery, a piece of cement, how much hard work has been put into it."
"But there is no other way. If you want to establish an unprecedented prosperous age and achieve eternal achievements, you can't do it without putting in your hard work."
"Without hard work, there will be no big artillery."
"If you don't put in your hard work, there will be no three years of success."
"Without hard work, there would be no concrete today, nor the plows of the past."
"The supervisors can focus on the top craftsmen to work hard to innovate, practice hard, and work hard."
"Experiments fail one after another."
“Stay up late and study one day at a time.”
"Learn from failures again and again."
“That’s how successful we are today.”
"The same goes for you. Don't think that you can enjoy your achievements in three years and go against the general trend."
"We have been through so much, don't we still understand?"
"The so-called heroes of the moment are just mortals. Mortals grit their teeth and become heroes of the moment. So don't be self-righteous because of your achievements."
Di Yan was alert and immediately expressed his stance.
"I will never fail His Highness."
"It's not like I'm a loser."
Xiao Yi looked at the military minister he trusted most and shook his head for a moment.
"Gu is just a prince who oversees the country. He is the leader who wants to create a prosperous age in the Qian Dynasty."
"And below this, there are thousands of people who have been working hard for a prosperous age for the Great Qian Dynasty, including the ministers here."
"What I live up to is the great prosperity of the Qian Dynasty."
"What I will live up to are the thousands of people who are working hard for a prosperous world!"
"What I will live up to are the hundreds of thousands of heroic souls who died on the battlefield for the great prosperity of the Great Qian Dynasty!"
Standing here, whether they are civil and military officials, craftsmen who will serve as prison guards, or officials who will serve as prison guards, or even the soldiers of the Forbidden Army guarding the generals who serve as prison guards, all were moved after hearing the words of Prince Xiao Yi. .
Some people's eyes were already red.
Think about it now.
These years have indeed not been easy.
Now that life is getting better, it seems that this is a peaceful and prosperous time, and it is time to enjoy it.
But is this really a peaceful age?
Is there no more glorious, richer, and more prosperous age than this?
Need to know.
The cement is out!
What will it look like after the cement comes out?
