I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 146 Core Technologies

In the main hall of the Tiangong Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, Li Tianzheng smiled and looked at Zhou Zhen with a dull face.

Born as a stonemason, he became an official and lived in the third rank. There was only Zhou Zhen in Ming Dynasty.In Li Tian's mind, Zhou Zhen can be regarded as a treasure, and this is a rare technical talent in Ming Dynasty.

Waiting quietly for Zhou Zhen to recover from his sluggishness, Li Tian poured out two cups of tea himself, and said while drinking:

"Let's have fun, I won't punish you for your disrespect."

Zhou Zhen suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, picked up the teacup with trembling hands, and drank it all in one breath, his voice was full of unbelievable exclamation:

"It's really... really inconceivable that mortals can compare with Tiangong."

Heavenly work!

The two big characters flashed across his mind, Zhou Zhen's face became serious, and he stared at Li Tiandao with disrespectful eyes:
"It turns out...so that's what His Majesty meant by Tiangong."

Sipping tea, listening to Zhou Zhen's stammering words, Li Tian pursed his lips irresistibly.

This kind of moisturizing and silent pretense is really very comfortable.

After being in a daze for another long while, Zhou Zhen finally calmed down his emotions, and the poise of a third-rank official returned to him.

"Your Majesty, I think this cement is comparable to gunpowder, and it is the national weapon of my Ming Dynasty.

I implore Your Majesty to ban all the craftsmen involved in the firing for life. "

Previously, he had been watching Zhou Zhen stunned like an idiot, and Li Tian almost forgot that the person sitting in front of him was the Minister of Industry, a serious third-rank official.

Now that he heard this, Li Tian felt that his painting style was a little more normal, and said with a teacup in his hand:
"I will discuss this matter with the cabinet, and you will also participate in the cabinet meeting at that time. I will explain to you first how to continue firing."

Zhou Zhen nodded emphatically when he heard the words, and pretended to be listening attentively:
"Your Majesty please speak."

"I know that all the expenses of the Tiangong Bureau are paid by the Household Reform Bureau, so I'm here to give you an accurate statement today.

The Hukou Reform Bureau will pay at most another month of money, and from then on, all the expenses of the Tiangong Bureau will be borne by itself. "

"Wei Chen understands."

Zhou Zhen has worked in the Ministry of Industry for more than ten years, and he has handled various civil engineering projects, if not one thousand, there are eight hundred.

After witnessing the amazing nature of cement, Zhou Zhen knew very well what terrifying business opportunities were hidden in this cement.

Seeing that Zhou Zhen understood, Li Tian nodded slightly, and continued:

"According to the construction period you told me, the Tiangong Institute should be almost completed in the future, and the firing of cement will be transferred to the Tiangong Institute.

I will ask the cabinet to draw up an order in a while, and transfer you to Tiangongyuan to be responsible for this matter. When the official salary comes, I will discuss it with the cabinet. Would you like it? "

Hearing the first half of the emperor's words, Zhou Zhen's heart skipped a beat. If the firing of cement was transferred to Tiangongyuan, it would have nothing to do with him, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

But when he heard the second half of the emperor's words, Zhou Zhen's heart suddenly sank again, full of joy.

Having been immersed in officialdom for 20 years, Zhou Zhen knows very well that it is a taboo in officialdom to be affected by external factors, but in the current situation, Zhou Zhen can't control his mood no matter what.

He worked tremblingly and diligently as an official for 20 years, never thinking that his family background would be famous in history.

But the cement gave him hope, the hope of leaving his name in history!

"Your Majesty, this thing of cement can change the color of the earth, the sun and the moon, and the sky. The fact that I can manage this thing depends entirely on His Majesty's trust. There is no reason why I don't want to."

Looking at Zhou Zhenzheng's eight scriptures, as if he was about to go to charity tomorrow, Li Tian couldn't laugh or cry.

But he can also understand, after all, for people of this era, cement can give them a unique page in the history books.

With a hum, Li Tian pointed to the teacup next to Zhou Zhen's hand, signaling him not to get too excited about drinking some tea, cleared his throat and continued:

"There is also the firing of cement, don't be afraid that Huang Zhun won't give you money, try it boldly.

Before trying out the best ratio, all expenses are normal. I can guarantee that the cabinet will not have a booklet of your impeachment. "

After taking a reassurance, Zhou Zhen relaxed even more. The emperor even considered such trivial matters for him. If he didn't do his best, he would become a beast.

Seeing that Zhou Zhen was showing his loyalty again, Li Tian hastily stretched out his hand to stop him, climbed up the stairs and went down in front of him and said:
"About firing, I have nothing to teach you, but there are two points that you must keep in mind, and don't talk too much with others."

The emperor came down suddenly, with a solemn expression on his face, Zhou Zhen understood that what he said next must be unusual, so he quickly sat up straight.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, maybe talk to Wu Shangshu?"

"Wu Shangshu can do it, of course." Zhou Zhen is Wu Zhong's confidant, and Li Tian didn't want to hide it from Wu Zhong, so he responded casually and said in a deep voice:
"The temperature when firing cement must be high, I will teach you a set of methods, you remember.

When the flame color is dark red, the heat can reach [-], when it is deep red, it can reach [-], when it is orange, it can reach [-], when it is bright yellow, it can reach [-], and when it is dazzling white, it can reach [-]. This is the best temperature for firing cement. color. "

"It's the first time Weichen has heard of the ability to distinguish the temperature from the color of the flame."

Zhou Zhen opened his eyes wide when he heard the words, his face was horrified, if this idea was spread, the blacksmiths in the world would probably enshrine the emperor as their patriarch.

Not caring about Zhou Zhen's amazed expression, Li Tian pursed his lips, and continued in a deep voice:
"The second is the necessary materials for high-grade cement. One is kaolin, which has a higher viscosity than ordinary clay, and the other is mineral powder made of pyrite."

If Li Tian doesn't mention these two materials, Tiangong Institute will try them out sooner or later, but only God knows how long it will take.

Hearing the emperor's eloquent narration, Zhou Zhen kept it all in his heart, and couldn't help but wonder how the emperor knew these things.

But soon, Zhou Zhen was attracted by Li Tian's words elsewhere, and no longer entangled in this matter.

"It's been a few days since I entrusted this matter to you, you should be very clear that the skill of firing cement is not very good, once the imperial court fires a large area, there will be counterfeiters in the market.

The two points I just told you are the fundamental magic weapon for the court to compare with the public, and it must not be leaked, do you understand? "

"Wei Chen understands."

With serious eyes, Zhou Zhen stood up and bowed deeply.

After explaining the most important thing, Li Tian nodded, no longer put pressure on Zhou Zhen, pushed open the door and walked to the courtyard door.

The yamen of the Tiangong Bureau is more important than the reform of the household. The accompanying eunuchs are all waiting outside, not daring to rush in. Seeing the emperor coming out, they all hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"I passed on my oral order, the Minister of Industry Wu Zhong, Huang Zhun, Director of the Household Reform Bureau, and Yang Rong, President of Tiangong Academy, will immediately enter the palace, and will go to the cabinet to discuss matters in half a quarter of an hour."

"Here."

(End of this chapter)