Chapter 196 First acquaintance with cement
Li Xiaojiu, who was contemplating, suddenly heard An He's words, his eyes were slightly condensed, and he turned to stare at An He and said:
"An Aiqing, I won't pursue the previous matter, but now we are talking about military affairs, and it is not something you can participate in without permission, so don't step back quickly!"
Li Xiaojiu waved his hand when he said this, although the altitude sickness that An He just explained helped him, but in Li Xiaojiu's opinion, it was just a coincidence, so he didn't believe that An He could have any good way to repair the road. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Li Jingye also quietly pulled his clothes behind An He's back, signaling An He not to talk anymore, after all, as a prince, if they were caught by someone who was interested in discussing the government, it was very unfavorable to themselves, just now An He stood up and explained altitude sickness and scared him, but he didn't expect An He to jump out again this time.
"Your Majesty, what the minister wants to say is not a major military matter, after all, these things the minister does not understand, but the minister knows that there is one thing, if you use it to build a road, it is not only convenient and fast, low cost, and it is as solid as a rock and is not afraid of water and fire, even if the road is flooded, as long as the water is not too deep, you can still walk unharmed."
Anhe bowed again.
"Oh? Is there such a thing in this world? ”
Li Xiaojiu was also intrigued by An He's words. Zhang Xingcheng and the others below also looked at An He with interest, they were now full of curiosity about An He, and they didn't understand what an unexpected An He was going to do?
"Emperor Qi, this thing is called cement, it is fired from several very common materials, usually like gray flour, when you use it, add water, sand, gravel and stir, and then pave it on the road, after a few days it will become a slate-like cement pavement, the hardness is almost the same as that of a real stone, even if it is soaked in water for several years, it is fine."
An He was very satisfied with everyone's reaction, and told the new invention of cement in 1510.
"Okay, An Aiqing, you can make some samples as soon as possible, and then I will check them with all Aiqing!"
Li Xiaojiu slapped the table excitedly, although he hadn't seen the real thing yet. But only listening to An He's introduction, Li Xiaojiu was already sensitively aware of the great significance of the emergence of such a thing as cement.
"Obey orders!"
An He immediately got up and took the order. Making cement is really not a difficult task for Anhe. In his previous life, in order to work and study in college, he once spent a month in a small unlicensed cement factory, but then he couldn't stand the dusty environment in the factory, and his hair was full of cement blocks after a day's work, and he couldn't wash it off. Therefore, after a month of work, he paid the money and left, and most of Anhe still remembered the materials and firing process of cement, so he was still very confident in making cement in Datang.
Zhang Xingcheng and others were noncommittal about cement, although they believed that An He would not dare to lie about such a big thing, but after all, they had not seen the real thing, and they didn't know what the performance of cement was, so they all kept silent.
Next, An He proposed to Li Xiaojiu that he should ask some craftsmen to assist him. But I didn't expect Li Xiaojiu to wave his pen and directly seal Anhe as the cement superintendent, temporarily manage the superintendent, and have the right to call all the manpower and material resources of the superintendent.
The name of the superintendent is good, but in fact it is only a temporary official position, and there is no record at all in the history department in charge of the promotion of officials, and there is no grade, and it will be automatically dismissed after the cement is made.
An He gladly accepted the order, and then Li Xiaojiu drove him and Li Jingye out of the hall, and ordered him to go to the post of supervisor immediately. Try to make cement as early as possible.
As soon as he walked out of the hall, Li Jingye grabbed An He and asked with an anxious face:
"Brother An, are you really sure to make cement? We usually mess around a little bit, but it doesn't matter. But in these militaristic affairs, you must not come nonsense! ”
"Hehe, don't you worry, isn't it just a little cement, don't you see that I made new tea and distilled spirits before?"
An He said with a smile on his face, "Other junior brothers don't dare to guarantee it." But when it comes to making these novelty items, An He dares to say that in the entire Tang Dynasty, absolutely no one can be better than me. ”
For the aspect of invention, An He is definitely full of confidence, he is from later generations, more than 1,000 years of knowledge than the Tang Dynasty, coupled with the experience and technology accumulated by working around in later generations, inventing something new is not easy to catch?
"This ......"
Li Jingye was still a little hesitant, after all, this is not a trivial matter, in case An He can't do it, and if he is caught by someone with a heart at that time, it will be very unfavorable to An He.
"Brother Li, otherwise you will follow me all the time, see what the little brother is doing wrong, and help me point me out?"
An He still didn't believe Li Jingye, so he could only say helplessly. They don't know who is bigger, and in order to respect each other, they call each other brothers.
"That's fine, there is an acquaintance who will be the prisoner, and I can help you introduce him."
Li Jingye's eyes suddenly lit up, he remembered a person, and said very happily at the moment.
An He was sweating in his heart, but he didn't expect Li Jingye to really communicate broadly, and there were people he could know anywhere.
It's just past noon, so it's still early, so Li Jingye and An He rushed to the prison together.
The prison will be located in the imperial city, out of the Taiji Palace through the Chengtian Gate turn right, next to the palace wall is the will be the prison. will be in charge of the construction of civil engineering, with two master craftsmen, from the three products; There are two young prisoners, and from the fourth grade, there are also left schools, right schools, middle colonels, Zhen officials and other offices in the prison, and there are two officers and one person in the department.
When they came to the prison, they saw that the person who was going to be the prisoner was already waiting for them, and it was estimated that they had already received Li Xiaojiu's will, but they saved An He and explained again.
"Will be the master craftsman Yu Wenhu, and I have seen General An Zhonglang!"
The young black-faced official at the head saluted with a human salute.
"Haha~, Brother Yuwen, don't play these false courtesies between you and Anhe!"
An He was about to return the salute, but he didn't expect Li Jingye to go up and punch Yuwen Hu, and said with an intimate smile.
An He suddenly realized that the acquaintance Li Jingye knew turned out to be a master craftsman who would be a prisoner, no wonder Li Jingye had to introduce himself, with the help of this Yuwen brother, he could indeed be much easier.
"Brother An, come on, let me introduce you to you, this is my good brother Yuwen Hu, his grandfather is the former dynasty builder Yu Wenkai, Brother Yuwen has a family history, and he has a deep accomplishment in construction, and he has won the true inheritance of Yuwen's predecessors."
Li Jingye beckoned over An He and patted Yuwen Hu's shoulder to introduce him.
Li Jingye's Yuwenkai is a cow, he was born in a family of military generals, well-read since childhood, proficient in the rules and regulations of the past dynasties and a variety of craft skills, personally designed the construction of many big cities, such as Chang'an, Luoyang, the two world-famous big cities, are from his hands, but also participated in the design of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it can be said that in the Sui Yang Emperor period of large-scale projects, almost all have Yu Wenkai's figure in it.
"Hehe, I've heard the third brother mention Brother Yuwen's name for a long time, but unfortunately I haven't had the chance to meet, I didn't expect to meet today because of business, and I must get drunk with Brother Yuwen another day."
An He also hurriedly came up to set up a friendship, anyway, Li Jingye would not expose him.
"General An Zhonglang is polite, the lower officials have really admired General An Zhonglang for a long time, and now in the entire Chang'an City, who doesn't know your name?"
Yuwen Hu is also very polite, although he has some friendship with Li Jingye, but when he faced An He who met for the first time, he still didn't dare to be too presumptuous. (To be continued.) )