The main hall, which was originally spacious, was filled with ministers in a short time, and even Zhu Yong, who came with him as a guard, was arranged by the king of Luzon to sit down. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Everyone has a smug look on their faces, perhaps in the eyes of the ministers and kings of Luzon, this is their highest standard feast, and it is also a sign that they are strong and wealthy in Luzon.

But these are just as ordinary in Tang Ming's opinion, compared to those gentlemen of Da Ming, with such a banquet of this size, they can do it casually. And at this moment, the king of Luzon is equivalent to a government official of the Ming Dynasty, maybe he is indeed stronger than the government officials of the Ming Dynasty in terms of financial resources, but unfortunately the world still sees less. There is no corresponding background, and at best it can only be regarded as an upstart.

There is such a king and such a large group of officials, Tang Ming is really worried about them at this moment, but he is also secretly happy in his heart. Isn't that the prospect he needs? Cement was sold to the king of Luzon, and it was absolutely fine.

The iron needs to be struck while it is hot, Tang Ming didn't want to waste such a good opportunity, so he drank a glass of wine like boiled water to moisten his throat and hurriedly flattered: "The king is so gracious, Tang really can't help it, such a high-standard treatment really makes me ashamed." But Tang's goods are still docked at the dock in your country, and I also brought some good things this time, and I hope it can meet the king's taste! ”

As the king of Luzon, Luzon is also one of the main trade routes in Asia, and I have seen many strange things outside the territory. Judging from the ornaments placed on this hall alone, Tang Ming knew that the king of Luzon was a person who was easy to accept new things.

The king's young face immediately had a look of curiosity, and he asked, "Oh, I don't know what kind of good things Weihaihou brought, has this king seen before?" ”

More than 60% of all the maritime merchants on Luzon Island came from the Ming Dynasty, and the goods flowing in from the Ming Dynasty were also the most varied. Therefore, the young king seemed to have doubts about the good things in Tang Ming's mouth, and the other ministers were also indifferent, as if they already knew everything about the things of Da Ming.

Tang Ming smiled, and with a confident face, he was not in a hurry to reply, but gave Zhu Yong beside him a look, and Zhu Yong understood that he took out a small bag made of oiled paper from his arms and handed it over. Tang Ming then explained that he had transferred the results to the king: "This good thing of mine is called cement, which is an excellent material for construction, and even in Daming, it is unique to me. If the king is interested, he may wish to open it and take a look. ”

Cement, the king had never heard of the name, and with curiosity he tore open the bag and looked inside, and saw something gray in the form of powder, but he did not see anything magical about it! He opened his mouth and asked, "Can this thing be used for construction?" ”

Tang Ming nodded and said: "This thing looks ordinary, but it actually has its magic, as long as it is stirred with river sand or gravel according to a certain proportion, it will be as hard as a stone after being stirred evenly with water and naturally dried." It is an excellent material for building a house or a city wall, and if the king wants to see it, Tang can show it for you. ”

Now it was not only the king who was curious, but even the ministers were looking at the small bag of cement. Especially Yan Ruwei, the light in his eyes can almost blind other people's eyes. And he didn't wait for the king to reply first, he stood upright and hugged his fists and said to Tang Ming: "Then there is Marquis Lao to demonstrate it for us!" ”

From Yan Ruwei's expression, Tang Ming suspected that he knew something, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and after returning the salute, he took the lead and walked outside.

In the open space in front of the main hall, Tang Ming asked Yan Ruwei to bring river sand, gravel and a poke of water. Since there was not much cement with me, I could only mix a little bit of everything. Then put it into two small wooden boxes, and then press it hard and then put it in the sun, because the thing is not big, the water evaporates quickly, and you can see that its surface has condensed in about a column of incense.

In order to prevent the cement board from cracking, Tang Ming dried a little water on it, and then removed the wooden box containing the cement board after another hour. At this time, it was already possible to see the completely solidified shape, Tang Ming tried it with his hands, and felt that its hardness was about the same, so he took a small iron hammer and gradually increased his strength to hammer the two cement slabs from light to heavy.

The crushed stone was even harder, and Tang Ming almost used all his strength, but he couldn't break the cement block that was mixed with the crushed stone. However, the final column of the stirring river sand was cut in half, and Tang Ming was still very satisfied, such a degree of solidity was already very close to the hardness of the stone.

At this moment, all the onlookers showed a look of surprise, only Yan Ruwei was full of surprise, and after a while, he leaned into the king's ear and muttered for a long time. I don't know what he told the king? The king went from astonishment to ecstasy for a short moment, and at the end he burst out laughing.

This move made the ministers present unclear, but the king ignored the reaction of the ministers, and strode up to Tang Ming with a smile: "Lord Hou really brought good things to this king, but I don't know how much this thing Lord Hou bringed?" Valence geometry? ”

The king could no longer care about his eagerness to hide himself, and showed his love for cement with one mouth, which really should not be a king who started out in business. But the importance of cement no longer allowed him to talk to Tang Ming idlely, just now Yan Ruwei had already made a statement to him about the places where this cement could be used, especially when it came to the fact that this thing was used to build docks, city walls and roads, the king couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

Luzon is just a small island, about the size of Ryukyu Island, but it is not as rich in resources as Ryukyu Island. Especially in stone and wood, the shortage of these things has constrained the development of Luzon, the so-called bottleneck. Wanting to continue to expand the size of the wharf and all the corresponding facilities will inevitably destroy the bad situation of the island of Luzon, and the shortage of building materials has always been a headache for the king and his ministers.

Tang Ming smiled, his smile was very hypocritical, he could already predict that the silver of the white flowers was slamming towards him. Holding back his ecstatic expression desperately, Tang Ming said with a look of pity: "This cement has its magic, so it takes a lot of effort to manufacture, and its price is naturally not low!" And I didn't bring much with me this time, about 10,000 catties. If the king wants it, Tang can sell it to you at cost price! (To be continued.) )