The Emperor is a creature in another form of existence different from others.
When they face something, they often consider it from a different perspective and way of looking at the problem than ordinary people.
Just like now.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt the soreness and numbness caused by stamping his heels on the cement road, and he was amazed in his heart.
Facing such a solid cement road, Zhu Yuanzhang's first thought was how useful such a thing would be if used in building a walled fortress.
Secondly, whether it is convenient to make cement and whether it is simple to build a city.
If the Ming Dynasty applied it to the Nine-sided Great Wall, could it speed up the current construction progress of the Great Wall?
So, he didn't wait for the emperor's grandson, Xie Jin, Zhang Ergong and others to explain to him.
Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask: "What is the manufacturing process of this cement method? How much time and effort does it take to build a road? Can it be used to build a wall? Can it withstand an siege?"
The great master craftsman Zhang Ergong, who had already put on his green robe, stepped forward lightly under the look of the emperor's grandson Xie Xie, and came to the emperor's eyes with a trace of sincerity and fear.
He whispered: "Reporting to your majesty, cement is made by calcining mountain rocks and adding other methods. It only requires manpower to mine the rocks and transport them into the calcining cave.
When building a cement road, cement is also transported to the construction site in advance, water is added, gravel is added and mixed, and people can lift the cement slurry into the road by force. When it's hot, it takes a day and a night to complete the road. In autumn and winter, it can take three days and nights or five days and nights.
If you want to build a walled fortress, you need to build a cage with steel bars at the construction site, cover it with a wooden frame, and pour stone cement slurry. If the steel bars consume a lot, the thickness can be reduced and the cage can be thinned out. "
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that this cement method could only be obtained by calcining mined rocks, his brows twitched quietly.
When he heard clearly again that the solid concrete road under his feet would only take three to five days to be formed, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
And when he was convinced that the cement could be used to build a city wall.
Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward directly, stretched out his hand and put it on Zhang Ergong's shoulder.
Suddenly being attacked by the emperor, Zhang Ergong was so frightened that the bones in his body were almost weak, and his legs were trembling to support him.
I was touched by His Majesty!
Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled: "Zhang Qing, don't be cautious, we just want to ask you again, if this cement method is used to build a wall, can it become a strong city?"
As for the need to consume steel bars, Zhu Yuanzhang has automatically ignored it from his mind.
The current output of the Changhua Iron Mine discovered in Qiongzhou Prefecture is very gratifying. Every ten days, countless smelted steel ingots and iron ingots are transported from Changhua Port to the next day for storage.
Lao Shiqi also recently submitted a memorial from the Jiaozhi Road. There are also many mineral deposits discovered on the Jiaozhi Road and its west.
Nowadays, Jiaozhi Road is flourishing, and there are many indigenous people on Jiaozhi Road. Although it is impossible to be as harsh as the Japanese workers, the court will not be as kind to these people as the people who migrated there during the Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Ergong was very frightened at this time. Not only did he put on a green robe, but now he was touched by the emperor.
He tried hard to maintain his posture to prevent the emperor's hand from missing.
Then Zhang Ergong said in a deep voice: "I have used the cement method to build city walls in Taiping Mine. It is the most powerful artillery in the imperial court. Facing a one-foot-thick wall, it would take dozens of cannons to blast it open. .”
Zhang Ergong was proud of the fact that he had built a concrete wall that could withstand direct artillery bombardment.
But Zhu Yunxi on the side felt helpless.
The power of Ming Dynasty's artillery is still not enough!
"good!"
"Very good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, however, was in high spirits, his face flushed, he patted Zhang Ergong on the shoulder and praised him repeatedly.
"With this strong and fast cement method, the Ming Dynasty will be even more powerful from now on!"
In just a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's mind already had an image of a huge situation in the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty.
Beyond the nine sides, on the endless ridges of the mountains, are the Great Wall built by the cement method of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and looked at Zhang Ergong, who was standing in front of him with his head lowered, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes: "If I, the border people of the Ming Dynasty in the North, are no longer suffering from plunder, Zhang Qing can take the lead!"
First achievement!
Zhang Ergong lowered his head and his eyes immediately lit up when he heard this.
Recently, the imperial court really gave birth to a crane and a red-robed man. That was something I could only think about during the day, but it was something I didn't even dare to dream about when I fell asleep at night.
Your Majesty has always said that meritorious deeds will be rewarded.
Is he going to be promoted again this time?
Zhang Ergong has already begun to fall into reverie and have wild thoughts.
Zhu Yunxi stepped forward silently with a smile: "Grandpa, if we talk about building the Nine-sided Great Wall with cement method, the solidity of the wall is the second."
"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, retracted his hand, and looked at the eldest grandson who walked beside him with dull eyes.
The steam engine was made by this boy and Zhang Ergong and other craftsmen. Zhu Yuanzhang knew this very well.
Now look at the eldest grandson in front of him.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but have some speculations in his heart.
Could it be that the cement law was also created by this guy and his people?
Zhu Yunxi had already spoken softly: "With the cement method, whether it is building the Nine-sided Great Wall or a city, the most important thing is that it is simple to build and saves time.
A section of the city wall only needs to be built with a cage of steel bars, then covered with a wooden frame, and then poured with stone cement slurry. After the cement slurry is drained and solidified, this section of the city wall can be formed.
Let’s not talk about city building in the interior, just talk about the Nine-sided Great Wall. The terrain in the North is complex and rugged, and the cement method can also save manpower. "
What is the most important advantage of technological advancement?
Save human time and improve production efficiency.
How did the Ming Dynasty build cities and build the Nine-sided Great Wall?
Whether it is a city or the Great Wall, the foundation is first dug deeply, and the lower layer is laid with gravel and strips of stone. Then pile gravel and loess on top as the wall embryo, and then use well-shaped strips of stone or green bricks on the outside, stained with glutinous rice ash, and build them layer by layer.
Not only is it time-consuming and labor-intensive, but if it is located in an area with difficult terrain, even the stones used to build the Great Wall will require manpower to be transported from far away.
But using cement is different.
Packs of cement are delivered to the construction site, and even gravel can be used as materials.
In addition to the rapid construction, the cost for the imperial court to build the Nine-sided Great Wall in the future will be far more economical than the current method.
Zhu Yuanzhang could only sigh now, and finally understood why this boy, who was getting married tomorrow, was dragging him out of the city to see this cement road today.
He sighed: "This method is good!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled: "Grandpa Qi, the use of the cement method is not limited to this. As long as this method is used properly, it can have countless uses."
Zhu Yuanzhang was instantly aroused and felt itchy.
He immediately looked around, chuckled, and took Zhu Yunxi's hand to a construction shed on the roadside that had not yet been demolished.
"Come along one by one. Grandpa is listening."
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "As long as the court increases the calcined cement in the future, after meeting the needs of the court, the cement can also be used to build houses for the people.
Local governments can also use the cement method to build bridges and connect places where they were afraid to do so in the past.
Even if the local city is damaged in the future, it can be repaired through the cement method, saving national funds.
In the eyes of my grandson, the most important thing is that if there is another flood in the Central Plains in the future, we can quickly plug the gap and repair the river embankment with the cement method. Then, the cement method was used to build canals that would never burst and nourish local fertile fields. "
After hearing this series of benefits, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely moved. He knew clearly that these benefits were probably only what the eldest grandson said now, and there were many more that he had not said.
"good good good good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang cheered again.
Mu Ying, who was only waiting for Zhu Yunxi's wedding before she would be officially awarded the official position of Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, quietly stepped forward, came to Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile on her face, and bowed.
"I would like to congratulate your Majesty. I have obtained the method of cement today, and my Ming Dynasty has added another help. I am not talented, but I can only think that if cement roads are used between the mountains and rivers of Yunnan, our army will be able to move at lightning speed from now on." Suppress local native rebellions.
Walled cities can also be built in dangerous places to block the connection between the natives and prevent the local natives from becoming bigger. As we are currently doing in parallel with the earthly movement, we can stop and focus on our officials of the Ming Dynasty to thoroughly educate Yunnan. "
Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but be surprised when he heard what his father-in-law said.
Unexpectedly, my father-in-law, who has been in charge of Yunnan for so many years, has already thought that if the Central Plains wants to completely conquer Yunnan, it must focus on replacing officials and returning to the country.
But after thinking about it, Zhu Yunxi calmed down.
This policy of converting native people to return to local people was originally a big policy that took hundreds of years to build on the policy of paralleling local people.
It's not that people can't think of it now, but even if they can think of it now, they can't do it all at once.
Everything in the world can be changed, but people are the most difficult to change.
Letting the natives in the southeast area change their customs is something that can be done in a short time.
Zhu Yuanzhang was now extremely happy: "Okay! This is a great thing!"
After sighing, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately stopped his smile and lowered his eyes: "This method must not be passed on to outsiders and be in the hands of outsiders!"
This is the emperor's oral decree.
Zhu Yunxi, Mu Ying, Xie Jin and others immediately stepped forward and bowed.
"I obey the order."
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's face returned to a smile, he waved his hand, took Zhu Yunxi's wrist and stepped on the cement road again.
"Tomorrow is your wedding. What do you want grandpa to give you?"
Zhu Yunxi silently turned around and glanced at Zhang Ergong behind him.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately shook his head and whispered: "It is harmful to promote someone too high."
Zhu Yunxi understood and nodded silently: "When you work for your family, your grandson does not need to be rewarded by grandpa. As long as grandpa thinks that grandson has done nothing wrong, it is fine."
"You really don't want any reward?" Zhu Yuanzhang curled his lips and looked at Zhu Yunxi sideways.
Zhu Yunxi scratched his head and finally whispered: "If grandpa wants to build the Nine-sided Great Wall and other things using cement method, can he ask his grandson to appoint officials from the DPRK and Central Government to do it? This way, it can also prevent the cement method from being leaked to the outside world. "
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but look at his eldest grandson twice, with a smile on his face. It's a good thing to err on the side of caution and nip things in the bud.
"Grandpa agreed."
Zhu Yunxi immediately bared his teeth and said, "My grandson thanks grandpa for the reward."
Zhu Yuanzhang burst out laughing immediately, patted Zhu Yunxi on the shoulder, and looked at Mu Ying: "Go back to the palace, the wedding is tomorrow. If something goes wrong, we won't be able to explain to your father-in-law."
Mu Ying immediately bowed and said: "I am afraid, the daughter of the Mu family can become one with the grandson, it is all because of the emperor's grace."
Zhu Yuanzhang moved his mouth: "I changed my surname, so I am so cautious. Now that I have become this boy's father-in-law, you have to discipline him more in the future. Don't let the monarch or his ministers have other ideas."
Mu Ying nodded and nodded silently.
The emperor clearly said that he wanted him to discipline his grandson as the father-in-law, but in fact he just wanted the Mu family to be his grandson's supporters.
After seeing the cement road and knowing the other uses of cement.
Zhu Yuanzhang no longer had the idea of staying outside the city, and immediately drove back to the palace.
…
The next day.
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on August 15th, the 27th year of Hongwu period.
Originally, according to the rules of previous years, the court would have a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and the monarch and his ministers would dine together in the palace.
This year, because of the grandson's wedding, the two things were done together.
Early in the morning, officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion, representing the imperial court and the clan respectively, went to the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Earth to offer sacrifices and comfort heaven and earth.
The first and second envoys of the wedding stayed in the palace last night. After the palace door was opened, they were responsible for the corresponding etiquette.
Although the palace had made it clear that local officials were not allowed to send congratulatory gifts, the clan and court officials still sent congratulatory gifts to the palace early.
Today, the wedding banquet was scheduled at Fengtian Palace, so on the steps outside Fengtian Palace, there were piles of congratulatory gifts decorated with red cloth and red satin.
It's still dark.
Zhu Yunxi was woken up by his younger uncle Zhu Huang, who was even more excited than him.
The little guy was wearing a thick coat and was jumping on the bed like crazy, roaring that he could finally eat today.
When Zhu Yunxi got up, Cai Die and Cailian dressed themselves up and put on the Tongtian crown clothes.
The chief envoy of the wedding, Ren Hengtai, a bachelor of Wenhua Palace and the Minister of Rites, and the deputy wedding envoy, Fang Xiaoru, a bachelor of Wenhua Palace, arrived at the East Palace accompanied by Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Shangbing and other princes from the imperial clan.
Not to mention Xiaopang, Binghan and others, Ren Hengtai and Fang Xiaoru were all glowing today.
When the two men saw that Zhu Yunxi had put on the Tongtian crown uniform, they immediately stepped forward.
"My grandson is getting married today. I would like to congratulate His Highness."
After finishing the matter, Fang Xiaoru added softly: "Your Majesty's grace, my grandson is getting married, and we have a glass of wine in the East Palace. Your Highness should bear in mind your Majesty's kindness. After the wedding, you will become an adult. From now on, you should be upright and do everything right. Thinking about Sheji, the blood of the early clans and royal families multiplied."
Fang Xiaoru is such an old scholar, but at this time, it is hard to dislike him, and he looks quite cute.
Zhu Yunxi, who hadn't gotten enough sleep, nodded in confusion.
"Yunxi remember Mr. Fang's teachings."
Ren Hengtai glanced twice and pushed Fang Xiaoru: "Since the grandson is ready, I will follow your highness to the Ancestral Temple to worship the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty. Don't miss the wedding ceremony later."
Fang Xiaoru nodded with a smile on her face. Looking at Zhu Yunxi, who looked so heroic against the backdrop of the bright red crown and uniform, she felt that her decision in the rain was not wrong at all.
In the past two years, no matter what the DPRK and China say.
Everything this young grandson, who had been treated as his disciple, did was based on the common people.
Although his promotion of Xinxue was very different from the Neo-Confucian principles he had adhered to all his life, there were countless learnings in the world. Since Xinxue was only a corner of Confucianism, Fang Xiaoru thought about it for a long time and felt that it was nothing.
The saint also taught his disciples to be kind to the people.
Now seeing that the people of the Ming Dynasty were gradually living a better life, Fang Xiaoru began to enjoy the days of teaching the princes and princes of the clan in the main hall.
The group of people went to the East Palace where the prince lived.
Zhu Shangbing put his hands in his sleeves and bumped Zhu Gaochi next to him with his shoulder: "Tell me, who will brother Xi have sex with first tonight?"
Zhu Gaochi looked at him sideways: "I heard that Mu Cheng, Mu Ang and several brothers from the Tang family got together yesterday. Don't you worry about this first?"
Zhu Shangbing chuckled.
Today he has to play the role of welcoming the bride and resisting the beating. He has finally come to terms with this matter recently.
When Zhu Gaochi mentioned this, he immediately moved closer to him and turned his back towards him.
Then he lowered his head and said with a sinister smile: "I spent a long time in the palace arsenal last night, and finally found a few pieces of soft armor, and now I'm wearing them. There is also a thin scale armor on the outside, I'm waiting now Anyone who doesn’t open their eyes will just hit me with their fists.”
Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes, looked at Zhu Shangbing's bulging back, and hummed: "It's okay, my second uncle still has several sons anyway."
Faced with such a squeeze from Xiaopang, Zhu Shangbing immediately glared, then snorted coldly, and quickly walked to Zhu Yunxi who was walking in front.
"Brother Xi, we agreed that after today, you have to find a job for me in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. No, Brother Chi is now working as a clerk at the tax office, and I can still only study in the main hall every day. "
Zhu Yunxi nodded and said casually: "Uncle Ying will serve as the governor's house, and one of Mu Cheng and Mu Ang will stay in the capital. When the time comes, you can go there together."
Zhu Shangbing suddenly opened his mouth.
If you co-write, you can't hide from the Mu family?
He also wanted to persuade Zhu Yunxi to avoid the two capable guys from the Mu family, but Zhu Shangbing saw that Zhu Yunxi had already entered the prince's palace.
"My son pays homage to his father. He is getting married today and will be leaving the palace to welcome his bride. Could you please give me some advice from my father?"
Zhu Biao, who also got up early in the morning, also put on a festive outfit today. He sat in the hall with his hands folded, looking at his son in front of him who was wearing a bright red crown, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Go ahead, leave early and come back early to spread the branches and leaves of my Zhu family."
Zhu Yunxi nodded silently, looked at his father who was alone, suppressed his worries, and bowed back.
Later, under the guidance of the two wedding envoys, Ren Hengtai and Fang Xiaoru, Zhu Yunxi went to the Qianqing Palace to meet the old man, and then went to the Ancestral Temple to worship the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty.
After that.
The chamberlains and imperial guardsmen in the palace who had the same birthday as him had already formed a procession to welcome the bride outside Fengtian Gate and were waiting.
When Zhu Yunxi arrived at Fengtian Gate with a group of cousins who acted as guests and were responsible for being beaten.
Bang bang bang.
Between the left and right gates of Chang'an in front of Fengtian Gate, countless fireworks sounded, and bright lights climbed to the sky, exploding into clusters of bright lights.
This was a signal to the other side of the city that Taisun's wedding team was about to set off.
