Looking at the baked cement pillars, Abu nodded with satisfaction, as long as it looks similar to the concrete structure of later generations on the surface, the next step is to see the specific degree of solidity.

He first asked Yang Qiyong to find a sledgehammer, round it and began to smash the cement pillar hard to test its strength.

Bai Boda looked unconvinced from the side, asked for a sledgehammer from Yang Qiyong's hand and said, "Come, give me a try, I still don't believe that it can be strong with stones and iron." ”

Then he slammed the cement pillars with an iron stance, but except for the height of the bounce, there was basically no major damage to the two cement pillars.

He threw down the sledgehammer, clapped his hands and said, "Good girl, this cement is really not ordinary mud, how can it be so strong, sir, you are really amazing, I am convinced." ”

Abu smiled: "Haha, since Uncle Bai said so, it means that the strength of this cement is still good, let's try its toughness again." ”

Several people put up the two ends of the cement column and began to press it with heavy objects or many people to step on it together, but the cement column is basically not moving, even if there is no added steel, which can basically show that the manufacture of cement is successful.

Abu said to Li Baotian: "According to this recipe, we can increase production, and when we build a new ten-story building next to Abu's hotel, cement will become a hot commodity." ”

When Li Baotian heard Abu say this, he thought that he had heard it wrong, and he was a little stumbling when he spoke: "Much...... How many layers? Did I hear me wrong? ”

Abu replied: "Don't doubt your ears, it's rare to build more than ten floors, and when the technology is advanced in the future, it's okay to build a high-rise building with more than 100 floors, haha." ”

Wang Zhan Guo interjected beside him: "Sir said so, wouldn't that be higher than the palace hall?" ”

"Hehe, in fact, I haven't visited the imperial city much, but after we have cement, it's their turn to look up to us."

Wang Zhan Guo turned to Yang Qiyong and said excitedly: "Qiyong, this is amazing, we must build a tall building that is taller than the palace." ”

Then he said to Abu, "Sir, how can you build such a tall building, and what do you need to learn?" With that, he looked at Abu with hopeful eyes.

"Uh......" This stopped Abu, he knew that in the later generations, whether it was to build high-rise buildings, bridges and dams, it would require professional people to design, and then build according to well-reasoned drawings, but he didn't know much about this, but in order to cheer up the young man, he said, "There is more knowledge involved, mechanics, structure, mathematics, and so on."

But if you want to devote yourself to the development of this aspect, you can learn mathematics well, and then follow Mr. Fang Zhengyi to learn how to design drawings, and if you have the opportunity in the future, I will find you a gentleman who specializes in this field. ”

Wang Zhanguo's face was full of joy, and he hurriedly bent down and saluted Abu.

In the palace hall and Xingqing Palace, where Wang Zhan was determined to surpass, Yang Yuhuan bent his knees and sat cross-legged in front of the couch. Yang Meiren, who has painted eyebrows and a round face, is wearing a pale yellow narrow-sleeved shirt today, with a round neck and half arms, and a long green skirt tied around her waist.

She was bending her cheek with one arm, stroking the other hand on the desk, and looked intently at the villain book in front of her, which was the latest edition that someone had just brought to her from Abu's inn today. Her personal maid Cuinong was also sent out of the door, so as not to affect her interest in reading.

Suddenly, she heard Cuinong waiting at the door shouting "Shengshang", she knew that it was Emperor Xuanzong who had arrived, so she hurriedly stood up, stretched out her legs and stayed down, ready to meet the Shengshang.

At this time, I saw that Emperor Xuanzong had already walked in, and Gao Lishi and Yahuan were next to him to help lift the door curtain.

"Holy Lord, please forgive the concubine for being out of the distance." Yang Yuhuan knelt on the couch and bowed to apologize.

Emperor Xuanzong stepped forward and lifted Yang Yuhuan's wrist to flatten his body, and sat opposite Yang Yuhuan with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, there have been a lot of affairs in the court and China in the past two days, but I have snubbed the beauty, and I don't have me by my side, what do the beauties do every day, do you feel bored?" ”

"The saint is eloquent and strategic, and he has a lot of opportunities, so he naturally has to focus on state affairs, I have a good life here, you see that I am accompanied by a villain book, this is a new villain book from Abu's hotel."

As he spoke, Yang Yuhuan flipped the book on the case and pushed it over to Xuanzong.

Emperor Xuanzong laughed and said: "I didn't expect this villain book launched by Abu Hotel to become a treasure of beauty, let me see what this issue is about?" ”

Emperor Xuanzong looked at it casually and said, "A Chinese Ghost Story? What kind of story is this telling, it sounds like something interesting. ”

Well, the story begins with a scholar who, because of his poverty, went to help people collect debts and stayed overnight at a temple. Unexpectedly, in this temple, there is a thousand-year-old dryad, and this dryad controls many female ghosts to help him confuse human beings and achieve his goal of sucking human blood in turn.

The story is really attractive, and the picture is very good-looking, but this backer Hou Abu is really hateful, a good story, but it stopped abruptly when it reached the most critical point, which is really infuriating. ”

Xuanzong turned to the back page, only to see a painting of a scholar reading at night, and a beautiful woman standing outside the door, raising her hand as if knocking on the door, but there was a hesitation on her face.

The lines are simple and smooth, the characters are vivid, and it is clear that the skill of the painter who painted the villain book has been refined, except that the words "to be continued" are written underneath, followed by three playful dots.

Emperor Xuanzong is versatile, and he also has a lot of experience in the way of painting, like the previous Wei Chi Yi monk, the technique is characterized by "using the pen tightly, such as bending the iron coil wire", and is good at using calm and heavy colors to express the convex and concave feeling.

Wu Daozi's painting skills are skillful and comprehensive, the pillars and beams of the house are accurate and accurate, and the characters are vivid and elegant, and he has the reputation of "Wu Belt Wind".

And the characters on the villain book are all expressed by lines, perhaps the purpose of this is to facilitate printing and save ink.

Sometimes, in order to show a certain part or action of the character, it will even be exaggerated in a disproportionate way, and in order to express the cute expression of the character or animal, it will be expressed in some child-like shapes, but it makes people look a little weird, but it is very vivid and harmonious.

I have to say that such a shape and painting style should be very popular and loved by women, and it can be seen from the performance of Yang Meiren around her.

Xuanzong comforted Yang Yuhuan and said: "This is also a matter of urgency, I have already sent someone to keep an eye on the Abu Hotel, and after it was printed there, I immediately sent someone to send it back, but it will take nearly half a month." After all, it's a bit of a distance. ”

"I'm just sighing, after all, it takes time for them to write stories and then print them."

"Hehe, beauty, you are wrong, I heard the people who came back say that these stories were first told by Abu to the people inside, and then a gentleman cut and wrote, and finally let the painter draw them, and then make and print them, which means that these stories have already been written."

Yang Yuhuan had an angry and wanted to laugh expression on his face, and said coquettishly to Xuanzong: "Holy Lord, this Abu Duan is hateful, obviously the story has been written, but only half of it is issued, hanging people's appetites. ”

"Why don't I arrest him, beat him up, and vent my anger for the beauty?"

"That's not going to be necessary, it takes time for a painter to paint, and that's no wonder he can't blame."

"Speaking of this Abu, I remembered one thing, someone reported that he had invented a new big monster called a steam locomotive, all made of steel, extremely powerful, as long as coal was burned, it could pull tens of thousands of catties of goods."

Yang Yuhuan covered his mouth cutely, opened his eyes, and was stunned: "Tens of thousands of catties? Incredible! If you can pull such a heavy load at once, it is really an out-and-out monster. ”

"If Yang Meiren likes it, I can ask that Abu to help the beauty make one."

Yang Yuhuan looked at Xuanzong and smiled: "Saint, this kind of national affairs can be decided by His Majesty, there is no need to tell our women, anyway, it has nothing to do with us, and what do I want to do with such a big monster." ”

"Hehe, the beauty is wrong again, it is said that this kind of steam locomotive is not only powerful, but also very fast, an hour can travel nearly one hundred and fifty miles, which is close to the speed of our expedited express, the key is that as long as the steam engine has coal, it can run forward without eating or drinking. In addition, according to Abu, if it is improved, it can be even faster.

If this steam locomotive is really as good as they say, you can consider laying one in Chang'an City, and then the villain book that the beauty likes to read can be delivered in a shorter time. ”

Yang Yuhuan got up to give a salute, with all kinds of charms, moved to the side of Xuanzong, helped Emperor Xuanzong massage his shoulders over and over again, and said with a smile: "This can be a concubine, if the saint really leads the steam locomotive to Chang'an, it is estimated that there will definitely be Zhengchen below to write a letter to admonish, saying that the saint is to help a little woman transport the villain's book; did not hesitate to spend the treasury to build a railway that I don't know what to do, and the slave and maid really became sinners who corrupted discipline and brought disaster to the country and the people. ”

Emperor Xuanzong closed his eyes slightly, comfortably enjoying Yang Yuhuan and me, and said with a smile: "If you like the beauty, then no matter what you do, it will be worth it, I want to take a look, who dares to be in the limelight." ”

Yang Yuhuan was moved in his heart, and couldn't help hugging Xuanzong from behind, plump and soft, clinging to this most powerful man today.

Xuanzong also put his hands behind and stroked her delicate boneless body, and the room was full of charm for a while.

At the same time, Yun Niang and her party, who set off from the Abu Hotel and went straight to Chang'an City, also came to Chang'an City on this day, and their first performance will be held in Chang'an City, and the storm wave caused by them gradually began to brew and circle.