Science can make people realize their dream of immortality. Lan
Just this.
That was enough for the First Emperor.
But for Zhao Hao, this is a very important step.
Because all his plans are inseparable from the establishment of the Academy of Sciences.
Of course, even if the First Emperor agreed to establish the Academy of Sciences, he would not be able to establish it immediately.
After all, the conflict between the Mohists and the public losers has not yet been completely resolved.
Only by letting them love each other and become a family can they coexist harmoniously and seek common development. Lan
The following banquet also went very smoothly, and it could be said that the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
The next day, it is said that many people did not get up, and even the First Emperor rarely took a day off.
Only Zhao Hao painfully went to the cement workshop to bake cement.
After all, his two royal brothers are still in prison, waiting for his rescue.
Fortunately, the environment in the prison has improved, and it is said that he has been moved to a 'VIP' cell.
Except for the lack of freedom and women, the food and drink are the same as outside.
In addition, Zhao Hao also specially asked Yan Le to pack the unfinished dishes for the banquet and deliver them to them. Lan
This brotherhood is evident.
"Sir, everything you want is ready. Do you want to go take a look?"
Zhang Cang was not qualified to attend the banquet last night, so he felt refreshed.
When Zhao Hao heard his words, his spirit was shaken and he suddenly became sober.
The earlier the cement was fired, the earlier the Zhaoyang Palace would have been built, and the people would have escaped from the sea of suffering.
"Let's go! Let's go take a look!"
Zhao Hao flicked his sleeves and walked towards the cement workshop in three steps and two steps at a time. Lan
At this time, the lime, clay, and carbon residue for making cement are ready.
When Zhao Hao appeared in the cement workshop and looked at these things, his face was full of smiles and he praised: "Not bad!"
"necessary!"
Zhang Cang imitated Zhao Hao's tone and said with a smile, "I completely followed the Young Master's instructions and asked people to prepare these materials bit by bit!"
"Master Zhang is interested!"
Zhao Hao nodded with a smile, and then said with emotion: "Actually, you are an important minister of the Nine Qing Dynasties, there is no need to do everything yourself..."
"Master, what do you mean by this? Looking down on an old minister?" Lan
Hearing this, Zhang Cang pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Although I am a little older, my ability to do things is probably better than that of Zhi Su Nei Shi. Look at how much your Majesty uses him!"
"hehe."
Zhao Hao smiled noncommittally.
The Shaofu and Zhisu Neishifu are actually a pair of 'old enemies'.
Zhisu Neishifu is in charge of the country's finances, and the Shaofu is in charge of the royal family's purse, and the royal family's properties are also part of the country. There is some overlap in the functions of the two yamen.
In fact, I understand everything about the internal treasury and the treasury.
Zhao Hao is not very familiar with Zhisu Neishi Linghufan and has not communicated much, but he is very satisfied with Zhang Cang's ability to do things according to his requirements 100%. Lan
What he fears most is the perfunctory and perfunctory attitude of doing things.
Although the First Emperor was also paying attention to the matter of burning cement, there were policies from above and countermeasures from below, and there was nothing you could do about the people below trying to work hard for you.
Therefore, Zhao Hao valued Zhang Cang more than Linghu Fan, who was highly valued by the first emperor.
"Sir, take a look, is there anything missing? If it's not missing, can cement be fired?"
Zhang Cang saw Zhao Hao smiling and saying nothing, so he took the initiative to ask him.
After all, the surrounding craftsmen are waiting for Zhao Hao to give orders.
Zhao Hao pondered: "There is no shortage of materials for making cement. It's just the ratio of the various materials that needs to be tried bit by bit. If the quality is not enough, you have to try many times..." Lan
As he said that, he turned to look at Heifu in the crowd; "Heifu, you built this kiln, and I will leave the cement firing to you, how about it?"
"Don't worry, sir, I will do my best to burn out the cement!"
Heifu raised his hand to Zhao Hao and said it solemnly.
Zhao Hao nodded, waved his hand and said: "Go ahead, burn them in a one to one ratio first!"
"promise!"
Heifu promised, and then called to the craftsmen: "Boys, open the kiln——!"
After the words fell, the crowd became excited, and then everyone performed their duties and began to bake cement. Lan
Zhao Hao did not leave, but waited here with everyone, watching the charcoal fire in the lime kiln burning brightly.
After the lime had been fired for enough time, Heifu quickly ordered someone to turn off the fire, take out the fired clinker, and cool it down.
At this moment, Zhao Hao stepped forward to take a closer look and found that the color of the clinker after cooling was similar to the cement he had seen in his life, but he was not sure whether the effect would be the same.
"Come here! Get some gravel and water, let's mix it up!"
Zhao Hao stretched out his hand to squeeze the cooled clinker, clapped his hands, and gave instructions behind him.
Soon, the craftsmen brought sand, gravel and buckets and poured them on the prepared boards.
In the car, they were piled up in the shape of a small volcano. Lan
"Sir, can you add water?"
"add!"
"Yes, that's it, keep stirring!"
"The water is not enough, add a little more, okay, that's it!"
Through a series of instructions from Zhao Hao, it took the craftsmen a quarter of an hour to finally mix the cement mortar evenly.
"Yes, Not Bad."
Zhao Hao nodded with satisfaction, and then said to the craftsmen: "Pour the cement mortar into the mold, and today's work is over!"
"ah?"
All the craftsmen looked confused, thinking this is the end?
Zhang Cang on the side quickly stepped forward and said to Zhao Hao: "Master, is this okay?"
"Whether it's possible or not, I don't know."
Zhao Hao shrugged, and then changed the topic: "But it will be clear in the morning, so just wait for now!"
"Okay, okay..."
Zhang Cang's eyes showed worry and his heart was filled with sadness, and in the end he had no choice but to agree. Lan
It wasn't until the early morning of the next day that Zhao Hao came to the cement workshop full of excitement and asked someone to dismantle the mold and take out the concrete inside.
Zhao Hao couldn't help but feel chilled when he saw only about two feet of concrete, white in color.
Sure enough, nothing can be done overnight, and this concrete is not as easy to work with as I thought.
And it seems that the hardness is completely unable to meet the standards of future generations.
"Sir, is this done?"
Zhang Cang couldn't help but smile as he looked at the concrete that looked like stones, and then happily came to Zhao Hao's side.
Zhao Hao threw it casually, smashed the concrete block in his hand to the ground, broke it into two halves, and said angrily: "What will happen! Change the proportions and continue mixing!"
"ah?"
The smile on Zhang Cang's face suddenly froze, and he couldn't help but feel bitter, wondering why it hasn't been done yet! How can it be done?
Although he was unwilling to do so, he did not dare to disobey Zhao Hao's order and quickly ordered the craftsmen to continue mixing the cement mortar.
In the next few days, Zhao Hao kept experimenting and failing.
He simply asked Laifu to prepare a homemade wooden bed, move it to a cement workshop, and live and eat with the craftsmen.
This morning, while Zhao Hao was still sleeping, he was woken up by a "Dongdongdong" knock on the door.
He opened the door sleepily, rubbed his bloodshot eyelids, looked up at the visitor, and said sadly: "Hei Fu, it's so early in the morning, you don't have to be so dedicated..." Lan
"Sir! It's done, we're done!"
When Hei Fu saw Zhao Hao, he was so excited that he couldn't speak incoherently and didn't know where to put his hands.
Zhao Hao was stunned for a moment, tilted his head and said, "What have we accomplished?"
But he saw that Hei Fu didn't say anything, just picked up Zhao Hao and ran towards the door: "Young master, come quickly and follow me!"
"Hey, what are you doing? You are indecent..."
"Oh oh oh, I get it, I get it, it's made of cement, right? Put me down quickly, what a shame!"
Zhao Hao was frightened by Heifu's actions. Lan
Ever since he traveled to the Qin Dynasty, he had always kept himself clean. Even if he went to the balcony, he rarely communicated with others in depth. But now, he was actually hugged by a stupid young man in public, and this and this... .This is so painful!
He seemed to realize that he was a little too excited. After running a short distance, Heifu quickly put Zhao Hao down and apologized: "Don't blame me, sir. I am a villain..."
"Okay, okay, let's go quickly before anyone sees us!"
Zhao Hao waved his hand, looked around, then hugged his robe tightly and ran forward with his head down.
Oh shit!
Although I look cute and petite, at least you should wear women's clothes!
This is so embarrassing! ? Lan
When Zhao Hao arrived at the lime kiln, he was already surrounded by people.
"Master!"
"Master!"
"Sir, we are done, this thing is so damn good!"
"Yes, sir! It's amazing!"
Hearing the chatter around him, Zhao Hao paid no attention to them and stared at the concrete test blocks on the ground.
I saw that the concrete test block was blue-gray in color and occasionally reflected a little sunlight. It was what real cement mortar looked like after it solidified, exactly like the concrete in my memory. Lan
"Has anyone tried it?"
Zhao Hao turned around and saw Hei Fu in the crowd.
The two looked at each other awkwardly, then quickly moved away.
At this time, another person in the crowd, Zhang Cang, stood up: "Sir, I have ordered someone to test it. It is just like what you described. This thing is as solid as a rock. A small hammer can weigh forty, and a big hammer can weigh eighty. In perfect condition!"
After saying this, he couldn't help but sigh: "I have never seen such a magical thing in my life. I didn't expect that sand and gravel can be condensed into rock. Master, this is a powerful weapon for the country!"
The weapon of the country?
This must be a weapon for the country, otherwise why would you bother to make it? Lan
Zhao Hao shook his head in confusion.
.......
At the same time, the emperor's study.
Zhao Gao got the news about the success of cement and told Ying Zheng immediately.
Ying Zheng stopped the imperial pen in his hand, let the ink drip on the memorial, and looked at Zhao Gao with wide eyes: "Is this true?"
"Zhang Shaofu ordered people to report, there should be no lies!"
"Oh? Then tell me, what are the functions of this cement?" Lan
"Your Majesty, according to Zhang Shaofu, the cement made by Gongzi Hao can condense sand and gravel into rock. It cannot be chopped by a sword or smashed by a hammer. It is harder than ordinary rocks!"
Zhao Gao lowered his head and reported to the First Emperor truthfully without any selfish motives.
Condensing sand and gravel into rock?
And it's harder than stone?
Every sentence heard in the ears of the First Emperor was like a bell, deafening and enlightening, making people's minds shake and unable to calm down for a long time.
The first thing he thought of was the Great Wall being built.
Although it only connects the Great Wall of the Six Kingdoms, the city wall built with masonry, glutinous rice, and lime will be greatly reduced in strength after being tested by wind and sun. This also makes the maintenance of the Great Wall necessary almost every year. Lan
Moreover, the cost of building the Great Wall with bricks, glutinous rice, and lime was also a considerable expense.
In the past, each of the six countries was responsible for their own section of the Great Wall, but now the Qin State is responsible for it, and the expenditure is huge.
"Immediately, immediately, prepare the car, I am going to the cement workshop!"
After recovering from the shock, Ying Zheng immediately gave the order.
