Capital, Dongshuiguan Wharf.
Li Jiu put his hands in his hair and rubbed it. He looked at Li Laosan with a puzzled face and asked, "Whose pharmacy can take so much lime? I heard there will be more lime later."
Li Laosan smiled and said: "No matter whose house it belongs to, as long as our money is indispensable, we will move."
Li Jiu nodded, what he said was true.
boom!
A bag of cement fell to the ground, and the sack broke open, revealing gray-white powder.
Li Jiu hurriedly stepped forward to help, found a sack, made it again, and asked the man to continue to resist leaving. He said to Li Laosan beside him: "This lime is different from what we have seen. Why is it not white, but off-white?" ?It seems like something has been added, you see.”
Li Laosan pinched some remaining lime from the ground, rubbed it on his fingers, then smelled it and frowned: "It seems to be mixed with some clay. Well, this gray one is a bit like cinders."
Li Jiu was a little strange and asked: "How come the good lime is mixed with something? If you eat it in your stomach, you might be killed, right? Squad leader, do you think the person who bought the lime is a profiteer?"
Li Laosan is not sure either. According to his knowledge, lime is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine that can be mixed with other medicinal materials. He has not heard that clay, cinders and other things can be added.
"Put away this bit of lime and ask the doctor later. If there are really profiteers who are harming the people and passing the bad as good, we will..."
Li Laosan's eyes became hesitant. If he reported this kind of matter to the officials, the officials might not accept it. He might lose his job in the end.
How can a common man take care of the affairs of merchants?
"Um?"
Li Laosan suddenly saw a familiar figure, grabbed Li Jiu's arm, and whispered: "That person, look at that person, is he the miracle doctor who saved the girl in Qingshui Pond?"
Li Jiu felt some pain in his arm. He broke away from Li Laosan and looked in the direction of his gaze. He saw a familiar figure walking towards the dock not far away.
"Yes, that's him."
Li Jiu thought about it, looked at Li Laosan whose legs were trembling a little, and asked: "Old class leader, what's wrong with you? When he left last time, you knelt on the ground and couldn't get up for a long time. This time you want to Kneel down? It's just a doctor on the left and right, that's it?"
Li Laosan glared at the confused Li Jiu, gritted his teeth and said: "The matter of profiteers can be solved, but you have to listen to me. If you dare to mess up, you may lose your head."
Li Jiu looked at Li Laosan in confusion, then looked down at the strange lime in his hand, gritted his teeth and said: "As long as you can prevent this lime from harming people and arrest the evil profiteers, I will listen to you."
Li Laosan gave a few words of advice and led Li Jiu towards Zhu Yunwen. Li Laosan noticed that there were several eyes locked on him. As long as he made the slightest movement, he would probably lose his head and body.
There are many masters hidden among the pedestrians around.
"There are profiteers who are harming people."
When Li Laosan was still five steps away from Zhu Yunwen, he shouted to Li Jiu on the side.
Li Jiu nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, this unscrupulous profiteer will kill many people."
Zhu Yunwen stopped and looked sideways at Li Laosan and Li Jiu. Gu Sanshen took a step forward, blocked Zhu Yunwen's sight, and whispered: "Your Majesty, these two people seem to be approaching intentionally, so you must be on guard."
Gu Sanshen was very vigilant. His sharp eyes were always staring at the movements around him. When Li Laosan and Li Jiu were muttering in front, they had already noticed them.
Zhu Yunwen turned his head and looked, squinted, thought about it, and said: "These are the victims of the Huaiyuan disaster. I met them at the fan bone platform and had some impressions. Since they all tried their best to get close to me, let's give them a try." If you have a chance, call them to the boat and wait.”
Gu Sanshen nodded slightly, greeted someone, and gave instructions
After a few words, he walked forward with Zhu Yunwen.
After boarding the boat along the wooden plank, Gu Sanshen temporarily sealed the boat for safety.
Zhu Yunwen took out the knife from his waist, stabbed it into the sack, made an opening, took out the cement, looked at it, and nodded slightly.
Limestone is prepared from lime, but cement is used in concrete construction. Lime and cement are not the same. Only clay, iron ore powder, cinder, etc. are added to the lime and calcined at high temperature to convert the raw meal into clinker. Finally, it is crushed and ground, and the result is cement.
These processes are not complex to say the least. As long as the problem of high temperature is solved, there are no technical problems in other aspects. It is just the efficiency of the work that makes people a little depressed. After all, crushing and grinding is very difficult to rely solely on manual labor.
I heard that a large waterwheel is being built in Jurong now, and I don’t know if a hydraulic pulverizer can be produced.
The craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were great, and they did a good job indeed. The cement in Zhu Yunwen's hands was no different from the cement of later generations. At most, it was still somewhat insufficient in crushing degree.
But this does not have a big impact. Some roads in later generations have a load capacity of tens of tons, which translates to tens of thousands of kilograms. However, the Ming Dynasty did not need such high-end roads, and a small cart could not reach tens of thousands of kilograms. The heaviest artillery weighs five to six hundred kilograms. Even if it gets heavier in the later period, it will not exceed two thousand kilograms.
Building a concrete road can fully meet the demand for carrying capacity, and there is even a large margin. If it is built carefully and overloading is impossible, it should not be a problem for 30 to 50 years.
Even if there are some deficiencies in materials, it will not affect the practicality of the concrete road.
Zhu Yunwen was very satisfied. As the cement arrived, other materials also arrived one after another. The first concrete road was not far away.
Concrete preparation requires mainly cement, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, water and additives.
Coarse aggregate is crushed stone or pebbles, and fine aggregate is sand.
There are many mountains and rivers around Nanjing, and there are a lot of stones, natural river sand, and lake sand, and you don’t need to spend money to buy them. You can just send someone to pull them...
Zhu Yunwen put away the knife, walked to the cabin, looked at Li Laosan and Li Jiu inside, smiled calmly, and said: "Where are the profiteers, let me tell you."
Li Laosan plopped down on his knees, pulled Li Jiu to kneel down, and then said: "The common people have seen the emperor."
Li Jiu turned to look at Li Laosan, his eyes widened and he couldn't say a word.
emperor?
The guy in front of me is actually the emperor?
Old squad leader, you killed me!
Zhu Yunwen was a little surprised and asked: "How do you know my identity?"
Li Laosan raised his head slightly and seemed to see Gu Sanshen pressing his hand on the handle of the knife, and quickly explained: "Cao Min used to be a government servant and recognized Xiuchun Dao. When the emperor rescued the child who drowned in Qingshui Pond, Cao Min was there. Later, a teahouse said that the emperor drank their tea, and the common people knew that it was the emperor who treated the child."
"He is a smart man. It seems that as a government servant, you have mastered the ability of observing words and emotions and guessing people's hearts quite well."
"The First Cause of All Realms"
Zhu Yunwen chuckled.
Li Laosan kowtowed quickly and said: "How dare a commoner do this? It's just for a bite of food."
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand and said: "Get up and answer. I don't like people kneeling. What are your names?"
After Li Laosan and Li Jiu introduced him, Zhu Yunwen asked: "Who do you mean by profiteers?"
Li Jiu was a little anxious. After finally seeing the Emperor of Heaven, he couldn't let Li Laosan steal the limelight by himself. He quickly took out the lime wrapped in a cloth and said: "Your Majesty, the merchant who bought this lime He is a profiteer, a huge profiteer."
"..."
Zhu Yunwen stared, unable to understand, how could he become a huge profiteer by getting some cement by himself?
"Profiteers, where do we start?"
Zhu Yunwen asked in confusion, could it be that there were other twists and turns in the transaction process?
Li Jiu quickly said: "Although the common people have little knowledge, they also know that lime is white and a medicine for treating diseases. But the lime transported on this ship is all inferior quality. Not only is the color wrong, but it also seems to be mixed with a lot of debris. , if these limes enter the drug store and are used by others, wouldn’t it be harmful to people? A businessman who harms people is nothing but a profiteer..."
Zhu Yunwen suddenly realized.
This group of simple people only thought that lime was a medicinal substance, but they did not know that what was carried on the ship was no longer pure crushed lime, but cement.
Their lack of knowledge does not affect their kindness.
"The person who bought this special lime is me..."
"ah?"
Li Jiuyi trembled and scattered the lime in his hand. Even Li Laosan was surprised and looked at Zhu Yunwen at a loss.
It's over, completely over.
Calling the Emperor a profiteer and saying it in front of the Emperor is insulting the Emperor and will cost you your head.
"Damn the grasshoppers!"
Li Laosan and Li Jiu hurriedly knelt down and shouted.
Zhu Yunwen stood up, looked at the uneasy two people, and said comfortingly: "This lime is not for medicine, but for road construction. I accept your kindness."
"Building roads?"
Li Laosan was confused. When can lime be used to build roads?
This dusty thing disappears when the wind blows. How can we build roads?
"I think you two still have some kind hearts. How about this? I want to build a road and need some manpower. Are you willing to help me?"
Zhu Yunwen asked gently.
"The grassroots are willing!"
Li Laosan and Li Jiu did not hesitate at all. Being able to work for the emperor was better than carrying goods at the dock. If they were lucky, not to mention getting a part-time job, at least they would have enough food and clothing.
Just when Zhu Yunwen was about to test concrete, an appalling thing happened in the Prince Zhou's Mansion in Kaifeng.
Shi Wanghan, the chief minister of the Zhou Dynasty, went crazy. After running out of the good doctor's office, he smiled at people, his fingers were still in his mouth, and his mouth kept opening and closing.
Zhu Tie didn't believe that Wang Han was crazy and went to see it in person. He saw Wang Han shouting that he wanted to eat meat and biting leaves to eat. When he saw that it was not meat, he started to bite his own fingers.
The terrifying scene made Zhu Rui realize that Wang Han was really crazy. Who in the right mind could laugh and eat his own fingers at the same time?
"Drive him away, drive him away!"
Zhu Rui couldn't bear it anymore and ordered Wang Han to be thrown out of the Zhou Palace.
Wang Han, who left Zhou Wang's Mansion, staged a horror movie in Kaifeng City like this. The people were all shocked. Even Yu Xin in the government office couldn't help but be surprised after hearing about it.
"Is Wang Han really crazy?"
Yu Xin couldn't believe it. He was talking eloquently and praising King Zhou for his contribution to the country. But after just one night, he went crazy?
Xiong Wucheng looked a little pale and said, "If he's not crazy, then I'm crazy. Mr. Yu Ge, have you ever seen someone eating his fingers while laughing? Xiong has fought in a war and has seen people eating other people's fingers, no? I’ve seen people eating themselves, then Wang Han..."
Yu Xin felt uncomfortable in his stomach and quickly waved his hand: "Okay, don't say any more."
Xiong Wucheng chuckled and said no more.
Yu Xin looked at everyone and asked, "What do you think about Wang Han's matter?"
Jing Qing sighed: "It's a pity. This person is still somewhat talented, and he has done his best in assisting King Zhou."
Gao Wei and others also sighed.
Song Li shook his head slightly and said: "Mr. Pavilion, gentlemen, Wang Han is the chief historian of the Zhou Dynasty. He has a superior mind and ability. If he goes crazy, I think it is unlikely. Although his methods are a bit terrifying, he pretends to be crazy." It is not uncommon to avoid disaster. Maybe he knows some secrets that cannot be told..."
