A crisp sound of "dang" was heard, and a strong force came from his hand. The long knife bounced directly. Li Shiji took a breath of cold air, because there was obviously only a white mark where he cut, and Li Shiji took the long knife in his hand and took a look at it. The blade was slightly curled. Although it was not serious, it proved that the ground was no worse than stone.
Li Shiji showed Li Shimin the blade of the long knife again.
"Come on, let's try the sledgehammer." Li Ke waved, and soon someone behind him handed the sledgehammer prepared in advance to Li Shiji.
Li Shiji: "..."
However, he still picked up the big hammer and hit it hard on the concrete floor. There was a huge rebound and a dull sound. There was still a white mark on the ground, but other than that, nothing was left. .
"Dad, look, this is a newly researched material by my craftsmen. It's called cement. Although the cost is relatively high, the effect is outstanding. The key point is that it solidifies quickly and has strong plasticity. It will become almost deformed in about 12 hours. It's like this. I heard that the prices of bricks, stones, slates, etc. around Chang'an City have skyrocketed several times recently. I thought that I should save money and build as many roads as possible in Chang'an, so I decided not to use these things. ."
"No, the craftsmen and I worked together to develop such a thing. Dad, don't tell me, it's quite useful! The river sand and gravel that can be seen everywhere should not increase in price." Li Ke said seriously.
"Pfft..." Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Dasha behind them couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
The other ministers were also unable to hold back at this moment. Li Ke's words... were simply murderous and heartbreaking!
Who among you still doesn’t know why the prices of masonry and slate have doubled? But you said that you made this cement because of this, which is pure nonsense. There is no way this thing can be produced within a day or two anyway, and there is such a large quantity.
In other words, His Highness the King of Shu had already made this cement, but he was just covering it up and not telling anyone. He was just preparing to use it this time by renovating Chang'an City. It would be nothing if a wealthy family didn't jump out. But who knew, a wealthy family would just jump in.
Li Ke made it clear and made a smooth move. Now all the ministers understood why Li Ke suddenly took the initiative to go to court? Why did you suddenly buy all the non-registered households in Yahang in Chang'an City? Why are you willing to sign with these people after buying them for the same salary as those around Chang'an City, which is five times the original salary? !
Everything is for digging holes!
Now in the court, this matter has become a resolution of the court. Although it has not been officially passed, through "Chao Cuo Lun", Li Ke has made it clear that this matter is a huge hidden danger, so he must maintain the stability of his salary. There is only one thing called labor law.
For this reason, Li Ke was willing to take the initiative to sign labor agreements with the people around him at a high monthly salary to maintain price stability, just to solve this problem. Just like what is said in "Chao Cuo Lun", truly capable people must foresee Hidden dangers, causing hidden dangers, and solving hidden dangers prove to the people around you that this is a capable person.
This is what Li Ke did, which made Li Shimin and the court see the hidden dangers of this matter.
So in this case, in the brick factories and quarries around you, you suddenly raised your monthly payment, and now you want to suddenly lower it again in order to avoid losses. Do you dare? Are you not committing a crime against the odds? ! Do you really think Li Shimin doesn't dare to kill anyone? The heads of the 127 members of the Zheng family are probably just rotting now, and the stench is still very strong.
This pit alone, the masonry quarries around it, and the craftsmen in the quarry that have been greatly expanded in recent times will have to be employed by these wealthy families for at least one to two years! During this period of time, the rich and powerful family would lose hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in total monthly money alone!
This money may be nothing to a wealthy family. If there are more people, more bricks, stones, and slates can be produced, and it will be one thing to sell them, and part of the cost can be recovered.
But Li Ke has now made cement, which means he doesn't want these materials.
This is so much fun, there is no place to sell this thing! The annual consumption of materials such as bricks and stones in Chang'an City is limited. Now the surrounding brick factories and quarries have expanded their scale by at least three to five times.
The originally normal consumption has suddenly expanded so much. Tell me, who are you selling it to?
What if Li Ke sells cement to people who originally intended to buy bricks and stones at this time?
This means that the masonry and slates will rot in your hands, and there will be no need to think about recouping the money for at least the next one or two years.
What's more... His Highness the King of Shu just temporarily tricked Changsun Sikong... All the fabrics, grain stores and property rights in the entire Chang'an City have suffered losses of at least millions of dollars!
"So, what do you want the slate to test?!" Li Shimin's face looked a little constipated. I'm being used as a weapon by you again, right? Your boy is getting bolder and bolder now!
"Test the hardness. The slate is hard enough. Erchen is going to have someone hit the slate and cement floor with a sledgehammer to see which one is stronger." Li Ke said matter-of-factly.
Li Shimin: "..."
Ministers: "..."
Changsun Wuji: "..." I'm just a fucking dog thief. You fucking call this a test? Is this for testing? How many hammers did you hit on the road just now? Doesn't that explain the problem? Do you want to go out of your way to find a slate? And he also asked Li Shimin for a slate? Can't your old tattered slate be used?
Changsun Wuji was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe. He was so careless, so careless! Just now, Li Ke asked Li Shimin for new slates, without mentioning the old bricks dug up from the road. He thought that Li Ke wanted new slates to pave the road...
"What's the output?" Li Shimin took a deep breath and asked.
"The output is good. Although the cost is higher, Erchen has borne it himself. It just so happens that the renovation of Chang'an City requires expansion of production and a large number of manpower. Although Erchen has recently increased his monthly salary, he can still hire a large number of people. , it’s worth it.” Li Ke was still killing people and killing people.
The expressions of all the ministers were weird, although many ministers were not on the same route as Li Ke, and there were even various wealthy families behind them, and this time these wealthy families also lost money.
But after all, it wasn't them who lost money, and the one who suffered the biggest loss was undoubtedly Changsun Wuji.
Speaking of which, the nephews and uncles are really filial and kind to their uncles.
Hearing this, Li Shimin, who was quite angry at first, calmed down somewhat. After all, he also knew that it was inevitable that Li Ke was cheated and his monthly salary increased by five times.
"So, this road of about 260 steps is ready for use?" Li Shimin simply changed the subject first. As for the matter between Li Ke and Changsun Wuji, anyway, they have to make a bet with Li Shimin. It doesn't matter.
"Yes." Li Ke waved his hand, and Su Dingfang over there immediately ordered the soldiers below to begin to lift the straw on the entire road, and a gray road about 300 meters in modern times appeared in front of everyone.
The entire road is extremely smooth, and the entire road is in gray tones. There is only a thin gap across the road every 10 steps or so, and a vertical gap extending out every five steps. It feels like It is a large square that cuts the entire road into pieces.
