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Chapter 152 Entering the Palace (4)
Yun Shu heard Emperor Yuanxi's words, and then raised her face, looked at Emperor Yuanxi generously, and couldn't help but said in her heart that it was indeed a tiring job for her to keep her head down like that just now. Looking at a talent is also a kind of politeness, if you ask her to speak to people with the top of her head, it is still a first look, if she keeps low for a long time, I am afraid that my neck will definitely hurt by then, this ancient man is also trouble.

Emperor Yuanxi saw that Yun Shu raised her head and looked at him generously. There was no fear in her eyes. This little girl was not afraid of him as an emperor at all. Instead, she looked at him with clear eyes. Come here, this is indeed a rare thing, even his princes and princesses sometimes have no way to face their expressions calmly when facing him.

"Since you are the one who is going to do this, then today you have to tell me in person." Emperor Yuanxi said.

"Yes." Yun Shu responded, and then took out a cloth bag made of simple colors from her sleeve. The cloth bag was heavy as if it contained something, and Yun Shu offered it with both hands, "Your Majesty, this is cement."

Emperor Yuanxi glanced at Quanfu, Quanfu got the idea, and immediately took the things from Yunshu, he tore open the mouth of the bag, revealing the gray-black powder inside, and then took the things Handed it in front of Emperor Yuanxi, Emperor Yuanxi looked at it carefully, but felt that it was a bit like ash.

"Just use this thing to build roads?" he asked.

"No, Your Majesty, the composition of this cement road is not just cement, but cement mixed with sand and gravel, mixed with water, and after a few days in the sun, it will become a solid ground, and it will not sink when it rains." , as long as the pavement is leveled, it will not be bumpy. The courtiers don’t dare to brag about it, but the speed of this carriage is much faster than usual. If there are such things in the whole country The concrete road makes it convenient for businessmen to do business, and it can also speed up the journey and promote the development of Daqing. If all the official roads in the country are repaired into this cement road, it will naturally strengthen the military supplies and national defense. This cement can not only be mixed with sand and gravel to repair roads, it can even be used in housing construction, and even can be used Blue bricks and cement are used to build a house." Yun Shu looked at Emperor Yuanxi and said seriously, "A house built with blue bricks and cement is also very stable, and it can also be used to build fortresses in border areas."

Of course, there are still many uses for this cement, for example, building cement ships is also good, but Yunshu thinks that some things should be said in moderation, and the use of cement is said too much all of a sudden. However, if Emperor Yuanxi asked her how she knew so much, it would be against her.

Hearing what Yunshu said, Emperor Yuanxi looked at the cement with a little more surprise. At first, he didn't think it was special that it looked like plant ash, but after what Yunshu said, Instead, I feel that these things that I have looked down upon just now have so many uses.

He also looked at Yun Shu with some hesitation, and said, "How can you know so many things, a little girl?"

Yun Shu didn't look panicked when Emperor Yuan Xi asked her this, she said: "Your Majesty, the court ladies have a few shops that do those kinds of business, as for the cement, it happened to be drilled once, because this The forging furnace is outside the city. It is fine when the weather is clear, but once it rains, it will be very muddy. The entrance of the forging workshop is muddy. Originally, the courtiers thought it was useless. The cement was mixed with the sand and used to pave a short section of the road at the door, but I didn't expect that after a rain, the function of this cement would appear in front of me. That short section of road is still very safe now, the minister I also experimented a few times afterwards, so I knew it had such a use, so I thought of using it to rest the road.”

Yun Shu didn’t blush at all when she said it. There was indeed a short road in front of her forging workshop that was built with cement, but in fact it wasn’t just like what Yun Shu said, it was just made by chance, but she specially calcined it. The cement was used for construction, just to deal with those individuals when they mentioned that the cement road was going to be built. Even now Emperor Yuanxi sent people to look at the cement ground, but they couldn't find any clues.

Seeing Yunshu's seriousness, Emperor Yuanxi felt a little bit more thoughtful, thinking about sending someone to the workshop to see what the so-called cement floor was like.If it is feasible, it is indeed a feasible method to repair the pipeline into the concrete floor.

However, apart from these, Emperor Yuanxi also cared about other things. He said: "It is true that it is as you said, so what about the method and cost of making this cement?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the cost of making this cement is not high, as long as the limestone is calcined and combined with clay, it can be made," Yun Shu said slowly, "My minister and His Highness Jin Wang have also mentioned it, because now in Daqing No one has ever used this kind of thing. The courtier made these things by mistake. If she rashly decides to repair all the official roads into concrete floors, no one will be convinced. So the courtier thought, by The court lady invested in the construction of half of the official road from Yongdu to Huicheng. When the concrete floor is fully built and ready to use, I will ask someone to compare it to see if it is what the court lady said. If it is really possible then It saves time and is safe and light, and it’s not too late to mention the rest of the concrete floor, after all, it’s well-founded and convincing, don’t you think so, Your Majesty?”

Emperor Yuanxi nodded. This is indeed the reason. Of course, some people will raise objections to the decision to sit down rashly. But if the concrete floor is really rested, the facts will be in front of you by then, and no one else will be able to question it. What, plus listening to Yunshu saying that the cost of forging limestone is not too high, Emperor Yuanxi was somewhat moved.

He suppressed the slight excitement in his heart, and said again: "You told Xiao Shisan before that you have a way to not use the treasury for the money for the rest of the officialdom?"

The topic has already come to this point, and Yunshu also understands that Emperor Yuanxi has almost accepted the matter of cement roads in his heart, but she also thinks that Emperor Yuanxi is a fairly enlightened emperor after all, and what she fears most is If she meets an emperor who can't accept new things and keeps her country closed, if she does something wrong in the future, her life will be really hard to save.

Yun Shu lowered her head and considered for a while, then raised her head to look at Emperor Yuanxi again, she bowed to Emperor Yuanxi and said: "Please forgive me first, Your Majesty, I am afraid that some words will not be heard Offend Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)