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Chapter 743

"Good shot, good shot!"

On Sun Yuanhua's showroom, two officials who looked like officials were visiting the cannons used to test reinforced concrete buildings.

In order to improve the hit rate and look mighty, the artillery group used for this test also has more than a dozen cannons, which are very mighty.

"Brother Menghou, these cannons are indeed extremely powerful. If you put this word out, it's amazing just to let people see it!... It's only been a few years since I went to Beijing. I didn't expect that the changes in the capital would be like this Big, I don’t dare to admit it. I used to hear people say that if I read it in the mansion newspaper, it would be like a dream. Now that I see it on the spot, I can’t believe it’s true! One glimpse of the leopard, one spot of the leopard If I hadn’t seen dozens of Hongyi cannons pulled out for this trial, Brother Menghou, I really wouldn’t have believed that my Ming Dynasty was already so powerful…” An official said with a smile, he and Bi Maokang had time It was early, not for visiting, but to find Sun Yuanhua to know the inside story, because it was too early, Sun Yuanhua did not arrive, and seeing that the cannons here are very powerful, so I went to the artillery position of the new army responsible for firing the cannons visit.

Looking at this row of mighty cannons, the official smiled all over his face, feeling very moved.These are red barbarian cannons, each of which has the power to open mountains and crack rocks. Now they are lined up in a row and used in the wild. It seems that they don't take these things seriously. Thoughts, back then, the imperial court got [-] cannons, and they were all "provided" as treasures. It would be like this, and the cannons were dragged out for a "supporting role" for something. The gap is really big .It's only been a few years since I didn't go to Beijing, and the Ming Dynasty has changed so much.

"Brother Zhang is right. In the past few years, my Ming Dynasty has really changed a lot. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't believe it. It's also Bi's luck that he was able to stay in the capital for these few years. It is indeed a rare experience to witness this kind of change with my own eyes... I wanted to resign and return to my hometown to enjoy my old age, but I didn't expect to be lucky. Bi Mou was lucky to meet this great event! This time, Brother Zhang Being an official in Beijing is just a feast for the eyes..." Bi Maokang said with a smile. 【Bi Maokang: I finally made an appearance again. Anyway, I am still a role. Why are there so few opportunities to appear on the stage? 】

"Sigh... Brother Menghou, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be unbelievable. Now that I, Daming, can pull out dozens of Hongyi cannons at will, in the past, these cannons were probably all treasures up and down. Let's rely on it...there will be used casually like now, alas, I, Zhang, is convinced..." The official surnamed Zhang said with emotion on his face, he was regarded as an official transferred to Beijing from the local area, After entering Beijing, I visited several must-see places and felt the changes in the capital. My whole person has undergone tremendous changes, and my views on the Ming Dynasty have also changed a lot.

"Brother Zhang is right. These Hongyi cannons are actually only used by the new army for training and test cannons. They are really not very good treasures. My Daming produces cannons every year, at least thousands of them. It's a cannon weighing more than a thousand catties..." Bi Maokang said with a smile.

"Ah..., unimaginable, unimaginable! This is just a lot of cannons used for casting training every year. This expenditure is really huge! I don't know how to maintain it..." The official surnamed Zhang sighed with emotion. Said.

"Brother Zhang, why worry about this matter? The Hongyi cannon is indeed powerful, but if you don't have enough training, you can't exert the power of the cannon! How can you be called a strong army if you don't talk about well-trained? So what Can you be called an elite? How do you plan to win the battle?" Bi Maokang explained with a smile, he is very clear about these things, although he is not responsible for casting cannons, but he is also the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and is also responsible for developing and manufacturing guns, and He is also very familiar with the manufacture of weapons, and he is also a member of the imperial party. In many respects, he is much more informed and accurate than ordinary people. [Bi Maokang: Since I'm an imperial party, why didn't I arrange a role for such a long time? 】

"Brother Menghou is right. Brother Menghou is more accurate and knowledgeable! When I first arrived in the capital, I had to rely on Lao Tongnian to take care of me..." The official surnamed Zhang looked at Bi Maokang and said with a smile.

"Brother Zhang is too serious, I don't dare to take care of him, but if Bi can help, I will definitely not shirk..." Bi Maokang said with a smile.

"Oh, brother Menghou, this is the same year as the old man. Who doesn't know that you brother Menghou is the servant appointed by His Majesty. The word "imperial party" is almost written on the forehead. If the old man is not the same year as the imperial party, today Can you easily lead people to observe in this artillery team? How could the new army receive such a warm reception?" the official surnamed Zhang said immediately.

"This..." Bi Maokang couldn't help but cry. He is indeed an imperial party, but he is definitely not as beautiful as outsiders think. Of course, Bi Maokang can't deny that he has a signboard of an imperial party on his forehead. There will always be some special care, such as today, if others want to visit this artillery team, maybe it will not be so easy, and the new army will not be so enthusiastic. Of course, it is also related to his work. Those who engage in weapon design always have to deal with the new army, and he can't deny that the brand of the imperial party is working on him. This kind of thing can only be felt faintly, but it can't be said clearly.

"Don't refuse, Lao Tongnian. Zhang came to the capital, anyway, I will depend on Lao Tongnian to take care of him in the future..." the official surnamed Zhang said without refusal.

"...Well, no matter what, what Bi has the ability to do, he will never shirk it..." Bi Maokang said helplessly, it is really impossible to shirk what the old man said.

"Then I have to trouble Brother Menghou. It just so happens that I need to trouble Brother Menghou with something today..." The official surnamed Zhang immediately said with a smile. reason.He and Bi Maokang were of the same age, had a special relationship and were familiar with each other, so he wanted to get to know Sun Yuanhua through Bi Maokang's relationship.

Bi Maokang looked helpless, smiled, and said, "It's about the cement?" After finishing speaking, Bi Maokang let out a sigh of resignation. Although he is an imperial party, he actually doesn't think he is really an imperial party. On weekdays, the emperor did not call the imperial party together to discuss and deal with this, nor did he call them together to plan that. He felt that he was not an imperial party at all. Of course, not only did others not believe this, but he himself did not believe it either. If he is not an imperial party, why would outsiders come to him, hoping to follow his path?If he is not an imperial party, why does he always have certain conveniences that others do not have in many cases?Another example is the well-informed news, which is not something ordinary people can have.

"That's exactly what happened. I have a distant relative in the south. My family has several acres of Susukida. However, the harvest has not been good in recent years. I want to improve the water conservancy for irrigation. I heard that the cement is very strong. The buildings built It can also be waterproof, so I want to transform these few acres of land into a good paddy field, so that I can collect a few more grains every year, no, this is why I asked Lao Tongnian..." The official surnamed Zhang explained.

Bi Maokang was speechless for a while, what do you call a few acres of Susukida by your distant relatives? Your house is "thousand hectares of fertile land", okay? If you build water conservancy irrigation, then you can't stop a river?Blocking a river, I'm afraid it's because of powerlessness, I'm afraid I don't really want to block the river, I'm afraid it's for other reasons.

After a little analysis, Bi Maokang understood what the other party said.

"Don't hide it from me, if I want to ask whether the cement is reliable or not, and whether it can be used, then Bi can give me a letter. Although Bi didn't directly participate in the cement experiment, Sun Chuyang is also Bi. An old friend of a certain, if you ask him about this matter, there will be a certain letter, and Bi can make the decision on this matter... But if the old Tongnian family wants to build a cement factory, then this, Bi can really decide There is nothing I can do..." Bi Maokang said after thinking about it.

"Oh, is that so? To be honest, I really want to know whether the cement is reliable or not, and I also want to know whether the reinforced concrete is reliable or not. As for the cement factory..., the old Tongnian really has some ideas No? Can't you secretly recruit something?..." The official surnamed Zhang said in a low voice.

Bi Maokang's expression became abnormal. Although he didn't directly participate in the research and development of cement, he had also done research on ordnance industry. He had something to do with these things, and he also knew that the emperor made these things out of money. It's really not easy to produce some results. Now that my old man actually wants to go through the back door and give "Zhi" some tricks, he really doesn't know what to say, but he wants to scold others..., and thinks about himself and There is nothing to do with this old and same-year relationship except black face.

"...Uh, maybe I was being abrupt, I shouldn't have asked this..." The official surnamed Zhang saw the black line on Bi Maokang's forehead, and immediately changed his words,

"Oh, Old Tongnian! This matter is really not something that Bi can decide. Bi and Sun Chuyang can also give some advice on this matter. They can give a certainty about whether the cement is reliable. On this point, Old Tongnian Don't worry, but I really can't have the ability to control the cement factory. This matter is really completely up to His Majesty... Sigh, the old man didn't know how much His Majesty spent for this cement. It is because of the money that we are in today's situation..." Bi Maokang explained regretfully.

"This..., oh,...understood..." Seeing this, the official surnamed Zhang could only say bitterly. His plan to go through the back door and "steal" the secret recipe failed.

Bi Maokang was speechless for a while, these people are really capable of making money, they really want to make money, they actually have such an idea, His Majesty has long been on guard against these, who dares to help you build a factory secretly?This is not something that can be done by hiring a few blacksmiths or brick-burning masters. The things involved are quite complicated, and Sun Yuanhua himself is still figuring it out.Even if someone helps you build a factory, is Jin Yiwei a vegetarian?
Just as he was talking, Sun Yuanhua arrived.Just broke the awkward silence.

After some introductions, a few people can be regarded as acquaintances.

"Master Sun is indeed an expert in casting cannons. I didn't expect that I, Ming Dynasty, can cast thousands of cannons every year. This is all thanks to Sir Sun!" The official surnamed Zhang got rid of the embarrassment and began to chat with Sun Yuanhua.

"Your Majesty Zhang has praised me. In this matter, I just obeyed orders, and I am still His Majesty's sage!" Sun Yuanhua said, after all, it was the first time to meet this official surnamed Zhang, but he was a little cold and unfamiliar, if it wasn't for Bi Maokang's sake In the future, it may be even more indifferent.

"There are a few things that I would like to ask Mr. Zhang..." The official surnamed Zhang saw that Sun Yuanhua was so dark, and his attitude was a little cold, so he was not good at beating around the bush, so he was ready to ask directly.

"I don't dare to ask for advice. Just ask Mr. Zhang if you have anything to do, and the subordinates will answer truthfully..." Sun Yuanhua said, the official surnamed Zhang who came with Bi Maokang has a much higher official position than him. Although his attitude is colder, this courtesy is true. Never less.

"Uh, it's like this. I have relatives in the south. There are some fields in my family. Because of the drought in recent years, the harvest has not been good. I want to transform a few small waterways for irrigation near the fields so that some dry land can be converted into paddy fields. , with better irrigation... His family heard that cement is very strong and not afraid of water. In the south, there is no good news, and it happened that Zhang went to Beijing, so I asked Zhang to inquire..." The official surnamed Zhang asked.This time, he didn't say that his family only had a few acres of Susukida.

Sun Yuanhua is engaged in technology and scientific research. When it comes to human relationships, he is not so smart when he calculates these things. .

This is not about using cement to repair water conservancy at all, but to build a cement factory. Thinking of this, Sun Yuanhua was speechless for a while. Who would dare to build this cement factory except the emperor?Who can build it?Looking for him?He does know the formula and related techniques, but can he say it?Obviously not.

"This..., Mr. Zhang, it's like this. Things made of cement are indeed stronger. Cement is not afraid of water, let alone water seepage. It is a good material for water conservancy construction. I just don't know how many relatives Mr. Zhang has. If there are a lot of fields, it will cost a lot of money to build water conservancy with cement. Nowadays, the only places in the world where cement can be produced are Tianjin and Shanghai. I don’t know how far Mr. Zhang’s relatives are from these two places. If it is too far away, I am afraid that the freight will be extremely expensive, and it may not be worthwhile to use cement to build water conservancy..." Sun Yuanhua explained that he is in charge of technology and research, and sales are not in his consideration.

"That's right, that's right! My relative wants to use cement to build water conservancy projects because it is too far away from Tianjin and Shanghai, but it is too expensive to be worthwhile. Therefore, my relative would like to ask if there is any way. Those who can burn cement by themselves nearby, if they can do this, the cost of this cement will definitely be greatly reduced..." The official surnamed Zhang said immediately.

Sun Yuanhua was speechless for a while again. He really came here for the cement plant and the formula. He is used to thinking about problems logically and rationally. He mentioned that he was told not to block the emperor's way of making money... If he leaked his coordination and skills, wouldn't he be blocking the emperor's way of making money?He's not that stupid.

"...If Mr. Sun can solve this matter, my relative has a little money and is willing to reward him with a lot of money!" The official offered a price.

"...Don't hide it from Mr. Zhang. The construction of the cement plant is indeed not up to Mr. Sun. This matter has to go through the hands of His Majesty. If His Majesty agrees to build it, then it can be built. If His Majesty does not agree to build it, then it cannot be built. It's..." Sun Yuanhua flatly refused.

"Why is this? I think that my relatives have many people who rent their land. If the irrigation problem can be solved, the production and income will increase a lot every year, and it will benefit the people..." the official surnamed Zhang continued.

"Hey..., this matter, I really can't help you. Your Majesty has already explained that it is strictly forbidden to disclose these things that I have studied. If it is leaked, it should be "disclosed by the forbidden Chinese language." Sun's difficulty, please also Mr. Zhang Be considerate!" Sun Yuanhua immediately used the emperor as a shield.He is not good at officialdom communication and officialdom. Since he has done research for the emperor, he has devoted his mind to research. Those abilities that were not very decent in those aspects have been weakened even more. Now, when encountering problems, he takes the emperor as Came out as a shield.

"Oh, that's right!" The official surnamed Zhang was a little disappointed. He didn't get the result he wanted, and he had to follow the emperor's path. He wanted to take a shortcut through the back door, which was impossible.

"Lao Tongnian need not be disappointed. Now Your Majesty is wise. If Lao Tongnian reports the situation to His Majesty, it means that it is to fight against natural disasters. Your Majesty will not ignore it. The matter of the cement factory may not be impossible..." Bi Maokang comforted.

"This, maybe it is..." the official Zhang surnamed said disappointedly, following the emperor's way?He had to follow the emperor's rules. There were too many rules and regulations, and it was far less cost-effective to do it alone, but obviously, the emperor couldn't let him do it alone.

Sun Yuanhua looked at the somewhat disappointed official surnamed Zhang, and thought about what the emperor had said.So he said: "Master Zhang, there is something I don't know whether to say or not..."

"Oh, if you have anything to say, Master Sun, just say it, Zhang will listen to you..." The official Zhang had some hope.

"Master Zhang, can you see that lime-coated thing in the distance? It's the concrete structure made of reinforced concrete that will be bombarded today. The answer is affirmative, but Sun can be sure about this matter. This concrete building made of reinforced concrete will definitely become popular in the world in the future. If you want to build a cement factory, it should be early!" Sun Yuanhua also became a salesman by the way. , although he is not familiar with this matter.

"Uh!... Is that so? Maybe it is..." the official surnamed Zhang looked at the few white pillars in the distance and said.He also hesitated a lot in his heart. It's not that he didn't know the prospect of setting up a cement factory, but the competition was too fierce, so he had to find a way to find a relationship through the back door. If it was so easy to set up a factory, he wouldn't come to find a relationship Well, even though his family is a well-known and well-known family in the local area, there is still a gap between them and the aristocratic families, and the real big family. It is very difficult for a family like him to fight for the cement factory.

(End of this chapter)