In terms of ability, he is stronger than the other brothers.
"That's it for now. Okay, it's already noon. My father will let people pass the food around. Today we, father and son,... Hey, wait a minute."
Sheng Hong paused and looked at the screen beside him with raised eyebrows: "Li Aiqing, come here. Today is the deadline. Do you have any brilliant ideas?"
I almost forgot, there is also Li Qiao.
Since he originally ordered Li Aiqing to think about this matter, he must give Li Aiqing a chance to speak now.
Several princes present, especially the sixth prince, were a little surprised after hearing Sheng Hong's words. Do you still want to ask Li Qiao?
After being surprised, the Sixth Prince regained his composure.
He didn't believe that Li Qiao could make a comeback.
He will definitely win this round.
The seventh prince sighed slightly in his heart. Li Qiao had not disclosed any information to him before, which meant that Li Qiao was helpless.
In this round, it was indeed his sixth brother, who had already made a name for himself even though he was silent, who won.
ridiculous.
Fortunately, he wanted to play a game before.
It was because he was overestimating his abilities.
Li Qiao originally thought that the Seventh Prince had the advantage today, so he did not reveal the cement matter to the Seventh Prince.
But he never expected that the Sixth Prince would come up with a new trade route!
This embarrassed him.
Should he take out the cement now? If he intercepted Hu when the Sixth Prince was sure of victory, the Sixth Prince would probably hate him to death.
Just as he was hesitating, Sheng Hong suddenly called his name.
He was overjoyed, but on his face he looked like he was hesitating to speak, and he walked out from behind the screen with his eyes lowered.
"Your Majesty."
"Do you have any great ideas?" Sheng Hong repeated.
"this……"
His eyes subconsciously glanced at the Sixth Prince, his face full of embarrassment.
The sixth prince immediately smiled: "Master Li, it doesn't matter, this is a fair competition. Since my father asked you, you must answer truthfully."
"That's right, since I let you get involved, you don't have to be afraid of anyone. You just need to complete my instructions. You answer truthfully, otherwise you will be bullying me."
Sheng Hong directly put a big hat down on him.
He actually didn't have any expectations for Li Qiao, but he suddenly remembered it, so he asked one more question.
He was feeling happy now and didn't want to see Li Qiao hesitating. He wanted to celebrate with his outstanding sons as soon as possible.
But after Li Qiao heard this, his expression became stern, and he immediately said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen actually doesn't know how much this thing is worth, but Wei Chen has indeed obtained such a new thing, and it is still being tested."
"Since you asked, why don't you go to Wei Chen's house and take a look with your own eyes?"
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Sheng Hong was stunned.
He just asked casually, but did Li Aiqing really give him a new item?
The second prince and the fourth prince were also stunned. Can Mr. Li survive in this matter?
The Sixth Prince was surprised, narrowed his eyes, and then laughed: "I wonder what Mr. Li has done?"
The seventh prince couldn't help but open his eyes wide, but said nothing.
He really doesn't know anything!
"Returning to the Sixth Prince, this object was obtained by Xianguan accidentally. So far, Xianguan has not given it a name, but its effects are indeed somewhat magical."
"Xiaguan has been testing it at home for a month. Now you can go home and get this item. However, the effect of this item is a bit slow and takes one to two days. If you want to see it faster, it is better to go to Xiaguan's home. good."
Li Qiao replied calmly.
"Since Mr. Li claims that its efficacy is miraculous, I must see it."
The sixth prince said and looked at Sheng Hong: "Father, how about we go to Mr. Li's house and have a look?"
"OK."
Sheng Hong was no longer in a hurry to prepare a meal to celebrate.
If Li Aiqing could even praise it as magical, then you must go and see it.
So Sheng Hong changed his clothes, left the palace incognito, and took the second, fourth, sixth, and seventh princes to Li Qiao's house.
Li Qiao's house is near the palace, and the group arrived soon.
Li Qiao ordered someone to open the main entrance and respectfully led the Sheng family and his sons to the West Second Crossing Courtyard.
There are two courtyards on the west side. Currently, their family lives in the first courtyard next to the main courtyard. The second courtyard is used for enjoying the scenery, raising chickens and geese, and growing vegetables and flowers.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen accidentally discovered this thing when he was playing with his grandnephew and son in the mud. Wei Chen and his friends were not playing with ordinary mud, but adding water and plant ashes to turn them into mud."
"One time when there was not enough plant ash, Wei Chen casually burned a pile in the yard. A little duck made of plant ash and mud fell into the fire. When the fire was extinguished, the little duck was still in the same shape. Wei Chen The great-nephew put the little duck into a wooden basin and let it swim, but the little duck broke into plant ashes again."
"Weichen didn't take it seriously and poured the mud and water into the vegetable field. When he went to look at it two days later, the ground turned out to be extremely hard."
"Weichen was so surprised that he quickly recalled the previous details. After repeated experiments, he finally made this object."
Following Li Qiao's long and convincing explanation, the group came to the vegetable patch in the West Second Crossing Courtyard.
This is a vegetable plot newly cultivated by Tao Zhu. A month has passed and the vegetables have sprouted.
In this vegetable field, there is an obvious gray, hard-looking but very flat ground, which does not match the surrounding brown soil.
"The chicken coops and goose pens next to them also have this kind of floor. After Weichen made this object, he laid a layer on the ground of the chicken coops and goose pens, which makes it easier to clean the chicken coops and goose pens."
Li Qiao pointed to the chicken coop and goose pen next to the vegetable patch.
Before Sheng Hong and his party arrived, Li Qiao had already ordered people to quickly clean the chicken coop and goose pen.
But even so, livestock themselves can still carry unpleasant odors.
Sheng Hong sniffed the faint smell of domestic animals in the air, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Li Aiqing did not forget her roots. Even though she was a third-rank official, she still grew vegetables and raised livestock.
In such a nice house, the begonia flowers blooming not far away are in full bloom. The bright red flowers paired with the green branches and leaves are rich and eye-catching.
Behind the begonia flowers is a small stone arch bridge with gurgling water under the bridge and lush green plants growing beside the bridge.
The white walls and black tiles are just behind the green plants. Although I have not gone to the south of the Yangtze River, it feels like I have gone to the south of the Yangtze River in this courtyard.
As soon as he looked away, he saw a simple vegetable field under his feet, with chicken coops and goose pens next to it.
This Li Aiqing is really...
Of course, the renovation of the house is not the focus.
Sheng Hong just complained a little in his heart, and then walked towards the gray and flat ground in the vegetable field.
Several princes also followed.
Stepping on the gray ground, Sheng Hong raised his foot and stamped it. The gray ground did not move at all. At this time, Li Qiao duly handed over a scooter used by Li Xiaorui.
"Your Majesty, you can use this little car to test its flatness."
Sheng Hong glanced at the scooter in Li Qiao's hand, took it and placed it on the gray ground.
The gray ground was about three square meters. Sheng Hong pushed the car around on it with one hand, and then his eyes lit up.
This kind of silky smoothness is comparable to the tightly paved bluestone floor in the palace.
But the smooth bluestone floor in the palace was paved by craftsmen who took a long time and painstaking efforts.
But the gray ground under our feet now is made of plant ash?
Several princes also marveled, this kind of gray ground is indeed unusual.
The seventh prince even stood in the chicken coop and goose pen to carefully check the situation on the ground.
The chicken coop and goose pen cover a large area, about one hundred square meters. The ground is gray, flat, and wet.
Obviously, someone from the Li family had just rinsed it with water.
"Won't this crack when exposed to water?" The seventh prince turned to look at Li Qiao.
"No, the reason why I haven't mentioned this thing to the Holy Lord for so long is because I keep using it for water tests."
"Xiaguan poured water on it every day, and even made bricks into them and threw them into the pond to soak for a long time."
"Xiaguan has been experimenting repeatedly, many times, and in large quantities. As of now, there is no problem at all in pouring water on it every day. If it is kept soaked in water, soaking it for three to five days is not a problem."
Li Qiao explained.
When building roads, of course they must withstand wind and rain, so in addition to "exploring" the correct method of cementing, he has also been experimenting with water during this period.
This kind of cement made from plant ash is quite strong and can be used to build roads and houses.
The weight of Li Qiao's words was extremely heavy. After he finished speaking, the seventh prince's face suddenly flashed with joy.
The same goes for Sheng Hong.
Compared with the dirt road, the adobe brick road is indeed very smooth, but the gaps between the bricks on the adobe brick road are too large, and the carriage still feels bumpy when walking on it.
Moreover, over time, adobe bricks will become pitted and eroded by wind and rain.
Those houses built with adobe bricks have become pitted at the base of the walls over time.
But this gray ground seems to have no such defects. However, even if it is also eroded by wind and rain, it will definitely last longer than the adobe brick road.
The second prince and the fourth prince looked back and forth on the sixth prince and Li Qiao just like they did just now, with anticipation in their eyes that they wanted to watch the excitement.
Good guy, I thought the dust had settled, but who knew that Li Qiao would come out halfway!
The new thing Li Qiao came up with is not inferior to the Sixth Prince's new trade route at all!
Who doesn’t like to see this kind of reversal?
