"Yang Xu, where is your cement?"

As soon as King Qin arrived, he immediately inquired about cement.

"King Qin, please come here."

Yang Xu had already made all the preparations, and led King Qin and the others to an empty field in the manor.

"King Qin, please look, this is cement."

Yang Xu pointed to a section of road more than ten zhang long and two zhang wide on the empty field, and said with a smile.

At this moment, there is a horse-drawn carriage moving back and forth on that section of the road.

In Yang Xu's words, the section of the road built with cement is being subjected to load-bearing tests in the form of horse-drawn carts rolling back and forth to see if the quality of the cement is up to standard.

"What do you mean...... Is this section of the road paved with cement? ”

King Qin stood on the cement road, walked back and forth a few steps, and stomped a few more times, only to feel that the cement road was hard and solid, far beyond his imagination.

Yang Xu smiled: "That's right. And that's just the result of our initial trials. If it is improved in the future, it can be even harder. ”

King Qin was a smart man, and soon thought of the many uses of cement, and his eyes gradually brightened.

"How much does this cement cost?"

King Qin pondered for a moment and asked.

He knows that although cement is good, if the cost is too high, it will not be able to be promoted and used on a large scale, and it will not make much money.

Yang Xu smiled "hehe" and said, "Except for labor costs, everything else is nothing." Anyway, it's much cheaper than building walls. ”

He whispered to King Qin about the raw materials for making cement, and after King Qin heard it, his eyes brightened.

The limestone, clay, slag and other materials needed to make cement can be sourced locally in the mountainous area near the imperial capital, and the entire Zhao country belongs to their Zhao family, so as Yang Xu said, except for the cost of manpower such as transportation, the others are almost negligible.

Therefore, if this cement can be manufactured in large quantities, it can be said to be a profitable business.

"Cement can be used to build roads, houses, cities, and even dikes on the banks of large rivers to protect against floods......"

Yang Xu followed King Qin's side and talked endlessly about the application prospects of cement.

And King Qin couldn't stop nodding.

"Yang Xu, what kind of water, soil, slag and so on are this cement really made of? Is it really as strong as you say? ”

Yang Xu said that cement can solidify overnight, and after solidification, it is as hard as stone, but Zhao Duobao is a little unconvinced.

Yang Xu smiled: "If the princess doesn't believe it, you can find a hammer and try it a few times!" ”

Zhao Duobao said: "No, no, no, I have little strength, I can't try ......"

She rolled her eyes, found a burly man from King Qin's guards, and then asked Yang Xu to find a hammer and let the burly man try to smash it on the cement pavement a few times.

The burly guard glanced at King Qin, and when he saw King Qin nodding, he rubbed his hands, picked up the money hammer, and smashed it down.

I only heard a muffled sound of "Tong", the hammer fell, and a fist-sized white mark appeared on the cement pavement, but it was not broken.

Yang Xu and other Yangjiazhai villagers were smiling and silent.

King Qin nodded again and again, obviously very satisfied with the hardness of this cement.

Zhao Duobao said "Huh" and said to the burly man: "You use some strength, continue to smash again!" ”

The burly man smashed it, and his hands were numb and painful, but the princess had an order, and he didn't dare to disobey, so he raised the hammer high, and smashed it several times in succession.

Finally, after seven or eight blows, a fist-sized shallow hole was smashed into the concrete pavement.

Zhao Duobao said triumphantly to Yang Xu: "It seems that your cement road is just like this!" ”

Yang Xu smiled and said, "Princess, you are picking bones in eggs!" Even if my road is built of steel, if you smash it a few times, I can smash it down. ”

King Qin smiled and said, "Duobao, don't mess around!" Yang Xu, you cement, you are really a baby! For the people, roads and bridges can be built to benefit the people; It is used in the military, which can strengthen the defense and effectively resist the attack of the enemy. It's a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people! ”

Yang Xu said: "So...... Shall we continue to work together according to the old rules? ”

King Qin was in a good mood, nodded and said, "I'll let Su Cheng come over tomorrow, how to cooperate, you can talk about it." ”

On that day, King Qin and others stayed in the Yang family manor to eat.

And Yang Xu had already prepared everything.

He transferred a few cooks from the Yang Family Restaurant, and then used the chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep raised in the manor, as well as the fresh vegetables grown in the greenhouse, to make delicious dishes and entertain King Qin and his party.

At this time of year in the imperial capital, it is not easy to eat fresh vegetables.

When King Qin heard Yang Xu talk about his greenhouse vegetables and the large-scale breeding industry he was about to carry out, he couldn't help but be interested.

After eating, he, Zhao Duobao and Zhao Duofu, under the leadership of Yang Xu, went to visit the greenhouses built in the manor, and then went to the site of breeding chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep.

Greenhouses and farms have begun to take shape and will expand exponentially in the future.

It is conceivable that relying on a city with a population of more than one million people like the imperial capital, it will be a big deal when these industries form a scale.

This manor, Yang Xu has spent a lot of effort to design and plan, and now there are mountains and rivers, flowers and grasses in the manor, as well as houses, courtyards, and pavilions with different architectural styles.

Smooth cement roads connect those buildings together, with some trees planted on both sides and some rockeries dotted with rockeries, which has a unique scenery.

Zhao Duobao was pleased to find that there are several places in the manor for villagers to exercise or recreation.

Those fitness equipment were designed by Yang Xu and specially created by someone, and those who practice martial arts like it the most.

In addition to mahjong cards, there are also some swings, wooden horses, rockers, etc., for some children in the village to play.

After Zhao Duobao saw it, it was as if he had found a treasure, and he pulled Zhao Duofu to run forward, and played with everything to his heart's content.

When Yang Xu saw it, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart, thinking that this princess Roufu was really as innocent and romantic as a child, and it seemed that she would never see worries.

"Yang Xu, you're so fun here, what if I don't want to leave? Why don't you help me build a small courtyard here, and I'll live here, okay? ”

Waiting for enough madness, Zhao Duobao appeared in front of Yang Xu with sweat and asked.

In her eyes, there are many people in this manor, the scenery is good, and there are many interesting things, and she can eat dishes that are difficult to eat even in the palace, which is really like a paradise.

It would be a pleasure to stay here for a long time.

Yang Xu smiled and asked rhetorically: "Little princess, I can build you a small courtyard, but do you think you have a chance to live here?" ”