Li Zhi tried two more bricks, and this time no matter how Li Zhi threw it, the second brick was firmly glued to the first brick. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Li Zhi took a knife to cut the interface of the two bricks, and found that the hardened cement was as hard as stone, and the steel knife cut it hard and splashed a spark, leaving only a small hole in the cement.

With such intensity, it is enough to make a city wall.

Several craftsmen were amazed when they saw the effect of cement. The most powerful adhesive they have ever seen is Sanhe soil, where have they ever seen such a hard adhesive as cement? The four craftsmen looked around the two bricks that were glued together for a long time, pulling and smashing, but they couldn't separate the two bricks.

In the end, Boss Feng shook his head and walked up to Li Zhi and said, "The official's methods are too powerful, this cement is used to repair the city wall, it is impregnable!" ”

made cement, Li Zhi was also very happy in his heart, and said loudly: "The four of you made cement, and if you have merit, you will be rewarded with five taels of silver each." ”

Five taels of silver is enough for a family of three for two or three months. The four craftsmen are also accustomed to living a hard life, and they are very grateful to have three taels of silver a month working here in Li Zhi, and at this time, Li Zhi gave another reward of silver, and immediately made the four craftsmen smile.

"Where do we make it? It's all done according to the instructions of adults! ”

"Your Excellency is so bold, thank you, your Excellency!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Li Zhi smiled and listened to the craftsman's thanks, and said, "But you can't leak the formula of this cement!" Once someone leaks secrets, military law will deal with it! ”

The four craftsmen hurriedly replied: "Yes! ”

"We know!"

The cement was made experimentally, and Li Zhi began mass production. He hired twelve more lime masons and erected three new cellars under the guidance of Boss Liang. All four cellars soon began mass production of cement. A vertical cellar produces three furnaces of cement per day, each furnace is 200 catties, and three vertical cellars can produce 2,400 catties of cement a day.

This cement is enough to supply Fanjiazhuang's civil engineering projects. If you have more, you can sell it on the market.

After the cement was produced, the masons in Fanjiazhuang got the new cementitious material for the first time. Li Zhi gave the finished cement to the masons who were building the barracks to replace the Sanhe soil.

However, these masons, who are accustomed to using Sanhe soil, are not very receptive to Li Zhi's cement.

Tao Youmao, the head of the mason, looked at the cement sent by Li Zhi, blew his mustache with some disdain, and said to the surrounding craftsmen:

"The steward, the captain, is joking with us! I've been a mason all my life, and I've never heard of anything better than Sanhe soil! The only thing I've heard is that the rich gentry in the south built houses and added brown sugar to the Sanhe soil, which was slightly better than the Sanhe soil, but the cost was higher. The 'cement' sent by the master of the management team is a very cheap thing at first glance, how can it be comparable to Sanhe soil? ”

Hearing Tao Youmao's complaints, the masons next to him also discussed:

"Yes, there is glutinous rice in the Sanhe soil, how can other materials be more useful than the Sanhe soil?"

"The master of the management team can't be blinded by lard and want to save some money by cutting corners, right?"

"It's really possible, is the manager out of money?"

For a while, the masons all talked about Li Zhi's view of money. Li Zhi challenged the worldview of these masons, and these masons damaged Li Zhi from beginning to end, and they didn't want to believe that cement was better than Sanhe soil.

A middle-aged mason walked up to Tao Youmao and said worriedly: "Potter head, a few days ago you said that the management team has money and wants to use us to build the city wall. Now that the team has used the means of cutting corners to repair the barracks, I am afraid that there is no money to repair the city wall! Shaking his head, the middle-aged mason said, "We have been building this barracks so hard these days, and the materials are so sufficient, just to take over the work of repairing the city wall and wrapping bricks. Now it seems that it is all a fantasy! ”

Hearing the discussion of his subordinates, Tao Youmao pondered for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's try the effect of this cement first, and then see if it's unbearable!" ”

Hearing Tao Youmao's words, the middle-aged mason said loudly: "What to try, potter's head, this cement is black, it won't work at first glance!" ”

Tao Youmao blew his beard and said loudly: "I said to try, just try." Try it out! ”

Hearing Tao Youmao's words, everyone stopped complaining and began to try the black and slimy cement. According to the small man who brought the cement, the masons mixed the cement and sand in a one-to-five ratio, and then brought water from the well and poured it on the mixture of cement and sand, and stirred it with a shovel little by little.

The black, powdery cement turned into a sticky paste when stirred. Seeing this scene, the onlookers were amazed.

"It's the same thing as cement!"

"It's kind of interesting!"

"Don't say it, although it's definitely not as good as Sanhe soil, maybe it's really a little sticky!"

"The master of the management team is still a little calculating, not all messy."

Tao Youmao was also full of surprise when he saw the change in cement. He had the cement used as a binder to build a four-foot-high wall in the dug foundation hole.

The masons were all veterans, and the cement was now as sticky as it had been before the clay had set, and a few masons were building the wall as quickly as possible. In less than half an hour, a brick wall four feet long and four feet high was built. After the wall was built, the people buried the foundation of the brick wall with earth, and waited for the cement to dry.

When the sun was setting in the west, the cement gradually dried up, and everyone returned to Tao Youmao and gathered. Tao Youmao saw that the guys were all back, so he said, "Okay, it's time to do it!" Let's try him! ”

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, seeing how Tao Youmao wanted to try this cement.

Tao Youmao pointed at the middle-aged mason and said, "Go and kick him a few times!" ”

The middle-aged mason exclaimed, "Okay," rolled up his sleeves, and took three steps back. He yelled and lunged up and kicked the wall.

When everyone saw the middle-aged mason kicking so hard, they were afraid that the wall would fall down and hit themselves, so they grinned and took a step back.

"Ahh

But they didn't see the brick wall falling, but they heard the middle-aged mason let out a scream, and then they saw him jumping up in front of the immobile brick wall, holding his feet.

"Oh my feet! Tao Youmao, you asked me to kick this wall to kill me! My feet are broken! ”

Seeing the appearance of the middle-aged mason, everyone was shocked, and they were stunned one by one, and looked at the cement wall anew.

The cement of this team is still a little useful, it's not that kind of thing. At least the cement can withstand the impact of a small area, not a hole in one foot.

Tao Youmao looked at the middle-aged mason who was moaning like a pig, blew his mustache, and pointed to another young mason and said, "You, come and hit this wall!" ”

The kick is not bad, which means that the cement is still very hard after drying. But when a person hits it, it is blunt force, and whether the cement can be supported by blunt force is another matter.