"The second child is only talking about one aspect."
Zhu Biao's gentle voice sounded: "Every earthquake is accompanied by mountain collapse and river backflow. Each of these is enough to kill those people."
In comparison, the cracks caused by the earthquake are the most inconspicuous.
After the earthquake, it is very likely that a plague will occur.
Along with the plague, the death toll was also a horrific number.
And these will be a great test for the court.
Once a disaster occurs, the court will definitely send someone to take charge of disaster relief.
Let’s not talk about whether the disaster relief officials are corrupt or not. Even if all the officials are not corrupt, the money and food for the disaster relief and the subsequent resettlement of the victims will be a long-lasting and big trouble.
If it is handled well, the people may be able to continue to live a good life smoothly.
Once handled improperly, the consequences will be disastrous.
Chu Ze knew that at that time, people would be starving everywhere and their bones would be thousands of miles apart.
The most important thing is that the court does not have enough money.
Then the court will find a way to collect it.
And Baixing has nothing to eat, so where will the money come from to pay taxes?
So the officials forced the people to rebel.
The demise of the Ming Dynasty was also related to taxation.
Chu Ze said: "We understand what you said, but we have to do this one by one."
Now that you know the problem, deal with it one by one.
Chu Ze understands the principle of biting off more than one can chew.
"Let's talk about earthquakes first. When earthquakes occur, the biggest impact is on the mountains. The second is on the houses.
We can't control the mountain, but we can.
And if we build the house firmly, even if there is a sudden landslide, the people in the house can survive for a while and wait for rescue.
But if the house is vulnerable and collapses due to an earthquake, then the house will become a tomb when the landslide hits again. That person didn't even have to wait for us to rescue him, he was gone immediately. "
If a country wants to develop, population is the key.
This is what Chu Ze has always insisted on.
There are no people left, so development is nothing.
"As for the plague and disaster relief you mentioned, we have to put them back later." Chu Ze said.
Zhu Biao felt that what Chu Ze said made sense.
He pondered for a moment, raised his head, and said to Chu Ze: "Even so, how are you going to strengthen the house?"
Today's houses are all made of wood.
Even if a wealthy family uses good wood, it is just wood.
There are very few people who can stop the earthquake, so how can they stop the landslide?
Chu Ze began to miss cement.
The hardness of this thing is much better than that of wood.
If it can be developed in this era, it can definitely save countless people.
But how to make cement?
Chu Ze remembered seeing him once.
But what exactly it is, Chu Ze doesn't have the slightest idea now.
"What is it..." Chu Ze was spinning around in the yard.
Suddenly I heard the sound of grinding coming from the kitchen.
Chu Ze was upset and had nothing to do, so he decided to go in and take a look.
As soon as I walked in, I saw a woman in her forties or fifties sitting in front of a stone mill. Next to her was a large bucket filled with soaked soybeans.
The woman was holding the handle of the stone mill in one hand and grinding it hummingly, and holding a wooden ladle in the other hand, she was scooping up soybeans and pouring them onto the stone mill.
As the stone mill continues to grind, the tofu paste slowly flows down the stone mill.
The woman noticed someone looking at her and subconsciously raised her head.
"Ah, why are you here, Lao Yang? Are you hungry? Do you want us to cook you something delicious?" When the woman saw Chu Ze, her eyebrows suddenly widened.
Chu Ze is arrogant and easy-going.
These servants all like Chu Ze very much.
Whenever Chu Ze comes, he can chat with him.
Chu Ze waved his hand and glanced at the things piled on the ground.
Suddenly, Chu Ze saw a small dustpan of white powder.
Chu Ze stepped forward, picked up the dustpan, which was not much bigger than his palm, looked at the powder, and said, "What is this? Lime?"
The woman puffed and became happy.
"Master, I don't want to talk nonsense. Where can I eat this lime? This is gypsum. I will use it to make tofu later."
Plaster.
Chu Ze didn’t recognize plaster and lime very clearly.
Seeing this powder, he subconsciously recognized it as lime.
He coughed lightly and put the dustpan back: "Okay, I won't delay your work."
"Master, don't you want to eat?"
Chu Ze waved his hand: "I won't eat."
Not long after Chu Ze walked out, his steps suddenly stopped.
plaster?
lime!
Yes, lime!
Doesn’t making cement require lime?
The so-called one-size-fits-all approach to making cement instantly flooded into Chu Ze's mind.
He immediately called Zhao Si and said, "I'll give you a list, and you can go and buy it for us right away."
Chu Ze quickly wrote down the required materials and handed them to Zhao Si.
Zhao Si took the list and took a look, only to see the names written on the list: limestone, iron ore, and clay.
"Is Master going to be a mason?"
Otherwise, why would we need so many stones?
Zhao Si was puzzled and went to do it non-stop.
The next day, all these things were put together.
After Chu Ze got the materials, he started grinding them.
Chu Ze couldn't come up with a good cement making method, but he could still do something as simple as this.
Chu Ze decided to boil the water and test the water first.
If the effect is good, take out the Renfangzi and make it in large quantities.
Once cement is available, we can build stronger houses and protect people's safety in earthquakes to the greatest extent.
The most important thing is that this thing can also be used for city defense.
When the time comes for them to attack the city, with current technology, those enemies will have to invite gods to break through.
Chu Ze felt very motivated just thinking about it.
…
This matter reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.
He called Zhu Ming and asked, "We heard that Chu Ze hasn't left home for a few days?"
"Yes, even if we call him, he won't move." Zhu Xi curled his lips.
"Did he say what he was doing?"
Zhu Qing knew this.
He immediately replied: "Chu Ze said he was refining cement."
"What is cement?"
Mud in the water?
Is it possible to reach water and scoop it out?
Does this still need to be refined?
A series of question marks popped up in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.
Zhu Xi didn’t know what cement was either.
He remembered that Chu Ze said that after the cement is made, the wall can be made stronger.
But what exactly the cement is, he still doesn't know.
Seeing that his father didn't know, Zhu Xi encouraged him: "Father, if you want to know what that is, let's go to the Chu Zexuan Underground Palace and ask, and we'll know everything about it, right?"
this is a good idea.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Xuan Chuze!"
When Chu Ze received the imperial edict, the production of cement was at a critical moment.
Hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see him, Chu Ze immediately rolled his eyes: "No, don't you see that we are busy?"
When is the best time to meet him? You have to choose when he is busiest.
Chu Ze didn't even bother to look back and continued to play with the cement.
The chamberlain had no choice but to go back and recover.
(End of chapter)
