Chapter 43 Cement Highway
The advent of cement has made Xu Guangqi and other more pragmatic officials seem to see a new dawn. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Today's emperor decides to be a pragmatic emperor, this is the hope of the Ming Dynasty, the prosperity of the Internal Inspection Yuan, so that Xu Guangqi, who hates corrupt officials and corrupt officials, is secretly happy, these days, Xu Guangqi feels that he is a few years younger, and the more he lives, the more energetic he is.
Cement, such a mysterious thing, quickly spread in Beijing after the court meeting. Everyone in the alleys, after tea and dinner, and even the song shop prostitution can hear the discussion of cement.
A stone stirs up a thousand waves, and the mysterious veil of cement is like a silk scarf for a girl to hide her face, which makes people think about it, and everyone wants to see its true face.
Just after ten days of anticipation, news came from the palace again. Two days later, on October 20, a concrete road will be built on Xi'anmen Avenue to the west of Xi'anmen in the Forbidden City. After the emperor list was posted, it immediately spread all over the streets and alleys. Everyone is looking forward to what kind of surprise this legendary cement will bring them.
In the expectation of everyone in Jingshi, this day has finally arrived.
Jinyi Wei and Hu Ben Zuowei were all dispatched to be responsible for the emperor's safety. On the north and south sides of Xi'anmen Street, Jin Yiwei is dressed in a flying fish suit and has an embroidered spring knife pinned to his waist. And the tiger Ben Zuowei was dressed in a python suit, and the standard waist knife Blazing Sun Blade was pinned to his waist.
After the early dynasty, Chongzhen and the civil and military ministers came to Xi'anmen Street. When Chongzhen just came out of Xi'anmen, he saw a dense crowd of people on the street.
"Your Majesty, it's here!" The leading eunuch shouted loudly.
The crowd all knelt down and saluted, shouting hooray! Chongzhen didn't know how loud the sound of thousands of people shouting in unison was, but now the sound was enough to break the eardrum, which made Chongzhen feel a little complacent. But Chongzhen's heart is like a mirror, no matter how loud this shout is, it is not for him Chongzhen, but in awe of this imperial power, if there is another emperor, they will still do it. If Chongzhen wants to change all this, he must let the people of the world see that he can bring a stable and happy life to the people of the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, Yang Shan stepped forward and said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, everything is ready, and you can start construction." ”
Chongzhen looked at Yang Shan and smiled slightly: "Very good, then let's start." Lord Yang, you inform all the craftsmen to exert all their strength, and if you do a good job, I will be rewarded. ”
Yang Shan gave an order to the construction crowd, and the craftsmen in charge of the construction immediately began to get busy.
The workers were seen carrying bags of dirty things, and then using shovels to cut them open, pouring the gray-white powder into the flat ground, and then someone gradually mixed the small stones and sand piled aside into it, mixed well, hollowed out the middle, and poured a bucket of water.
The craftsmen are very skillful and fluent. The cement, which was originally grayish-white powder, immediately became viscous as water soaked in.
Under the command of Yang Shan, a group of craftsmen quickly and efficiently stirred the cement, just like a child playing with a beloved toy.
Xi'anmen Street, originally paved with green bricks, has long been lifted and transported. Craftsmen load buckets of mixed cement and pour them onto the pavement.
After receiving the emperor's order, Yang Shan temporarily summoned a lot of craftsmen, of course, due to today's special situation, for these newly recruited craftsmen, Jin Yiwei investigated the identities one by one, and was sure that there were no suspicious characters, so he was arranged to enter today's construction site.
Compared with the busyness of the workers, the ordinary people watching on both sides of the road feel completely different.
Ordinary people just think they are watching a show, just to have a good time. Others, however, seem to see business opportunities in it, and are thinking about how to get this production recipe one by one.
Time is passing little by little, and the entry of Xi'anmen Street soon comes to an end. The original green brick floor is gone, replaced by a road full of cement. The craftsmen are performing the final process when bales of straw are brought in, which they carefully spread over the pavement. After Chongzhen and the minister left, the craftsmen also ended the fatigue of the day. The noisy Xi'anmen Street seemed to be calm again in an instant.
Is this soft watery pavement really walkable? Ordinary people couldn't help but be a little confused when they looked at this pavement.
However, ten days later, when Yang Shan came to Xi'anmen Street again and instructed the craftsmen to clean up all the straw that had been laid on the road, the entire Jingshi was boiling.
The neat and smooth road surface is presented to everyone with the clearing of straw.
This time, Chongzhen didn't make a big fanfare, because even if Chongzhen didn't watch it, he could predict this scene. Because, Chongzhen has already started a new layout.
On the tower of Xi'an Gate, Chongzhen looked at the Ming people who were as excited as children on Xi'an Gate Street, and Chongzhen felt happy from the bottom of his heart.
"Your Majesty, it's been a long time since the concubines have seen you smile." Empress Zhou couldn't help but be happy when she saw the smile on Chongzhen's face. The emperor is all she has, and if the emperor is happy, she will be happy!
"Queen, it's been a long time since I've been so happy." Chongzhen stretched out his hand to take the queen into his arms, and looked at the crowd downstairs in the city, firm and confident!
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