"What a cannon, what a cannon!"

On the site of Sun Yuanhua's display, two official-looking people are visiting the cannons used to test reinforced concrete buildings.

In order to improve the hit rate and appear mighty, the artillery group used in this test also has more than a dozen cannons, which are laid out in a row, and one is very powerful.

"Brother Menghou, these cannons are really powerful, this word is open, just for people to see it, it's amazing! …… It's only been a few years to not enter Beijing, I didn't expect that the change in the capital is so big, I used to hear people say, read it in the newspaper, it was like in a dream, and now I see it on the spot, and I dare to believe that this is zhende! A spotted leopard, a spotted leopard! If I hadn't seen more than a dozen Hongyi cannons pulled out to do this test cannon, Brother Meng Hou, I wouldn't believe that my Ming national strength is so strong......" An official said with a smile, he and Bi Maokang came early, not to visit, but to find Sun Yuanhua to understand the inside story, because it was too early, Sun Yuanhua did not arrive, and saw that the artillery here was very powerful, so he also went to the artillery position of the new army responsible for firing the artillery.

Looking at this mighty cannon, this official was full of smiles and was very emotional. These are all Hongyi cannons, each of which has the power of opening mountains and cracking stones, and now they are lined up like this, and they are used in the field, and they don't seem to take these things too seriously, this official saw it, and it is inevitable that he has some ideas, thinking that at the beginning, the court got twenty cannons, which are all "for" like a treasure, and there will be like this, for something to drag the cannons out as a "supporting role", this gap is really big. It has only been a few years since I entered Beijing, and the Ming Dynasty has changed so much.

"Brother Zhang said very much, in the past few years, I have changed greatly, if I didn't see it with my own eyes, I really can't believe that this is zhende, but also Bi Mou's luck, to stay in the capital in the past few years, to see this kind of change with my own eyes, this is indeed a rare experience...... I wanted to resign and return to my hometown, enjoy my old age in peace, but I didn't expect to be lucky, this event, but also Bi Mou's three lives are lucky! This time, Brother Zhang entered Beijing as an official, but he can just feast his eyes......" Bi Maokang said with a smile. [Bi Maokang: I finally played again, and I was a corner anyway, why did I have such a low chance of playing. 】

"Alas......, Brother Menghou, if you don't see it with your own eyes, it's really hard to believe, now I can pull out more than a dozen Hongyi cannons at will, this in the past, these cannons, I'm afraid they are all treasures and dependents up and down...... There will be as casually pulled out as it is now, alas, I Zhang is convinced ......" the official surnamed Zhang said with emotion, he is an official who was transferred to Beijing from the local government, after entering Beijing, he visited several must-see places, felt the changes in the capital, the whole person has undergone great changes, and the perception of the Ming Dynasty has also changed a lot.

"Brother Zhang, this is not wrong, these Hongyi cannons, in fact, are only used for training and testing artillery in the new army, they are really not good treasures, I produce artillery every year, not to mention that it can produce thousands, it is more than 1,000 catties of cannons...... Bi Maokang said with a smile.

"Alas...... unimaginable, unimaginable! This is just a lot of cannons used in casting training every year, and this cost is really huge! I don't know how it was maintained......" said the official surnamed Zhang with emotion.

"Hehehe, why should Brother Zhang worry about this, the Hongyi cannon is indeed powerful, but if you don't have enough training, you can't give full play to the power of the cannon! If you can't talk about being well-trained, how can you be called a strong army? And how can it be called elite? And how do you plan to win? Bi Maokang explained with a smile that he was very clear about these things, although he was not responsible for casting cannons, but he was also the squire of the Ministry of Industry, and he was also responsible for the development and manufacture of muskets, and he was also very familiar with the manufacture of weapons. [Bi Maokang: Since I am the imperial party, why haven't you arranged a scene for me for so long? 】…,

"Brother Meng Hou is right, or Brother Meng Hou can see it accurately and have insight! When I first arrived in the capital, I relied on the old man to take care of it......" The official surnamed Zhang looked at Bi Maokang and said with a smile.

"Brother Zhang is serious, and he doesn't dare to take care of it, but if Bi can help, he must not shirk ......it," Bi Maokang said with a smile.

"Alas, Brother Meng Hou is the same year as the old man, who doesn't know that your brother Meng Hou is the squire appointed by His Majesty, the word imperial party is almost written on the door of the brain, if the old man is not the imperial party in the same year, he can easily bring people to this artillery team to observe today? How could the new army be so warmly received? The official surnamed Zhang said immediately.

"This ......" Bi Maokang is a little crying and laughing, he is indeed an imperial party, but he is definitely not as beautiful as outsiders think, of course, Bi Maokang can't deny it, this head has a sign of the imperial party, many times to do things, there will always be some special care, such as today, if others want to visit this artillery team, maybe it will not be so easy, and it will not be so enthusiastic about the new army, of course, it is also related to his work, he himself is engaged in weapon design, and he always has to deal with the new army, But he can't deny that the brand of the emperor party on his body is working, and this kind of thing can only be faintly felt, but he can't actually say it too clearly.

"Don't shirk the old year, Zhang came to the capital, and in the future, he will rely on the old year to take care of it......," the official surnamed Zhang said without shirk.

“…… Alas, no matter what, Bi Mou has the ability to do it, he will never shirk it......" Bi Maokang said helplessly, this old year's words are really unshirkable.

"Then there is Brother Lao Menghou,...... Hehehe, it just so happens that there is one thing that needs to bother Brother Meng Hou today......" The official surnamed Zhang immediately said with a smile, there is also a reason why he came to find Bi Maokang, and there is also a reason why he came to find Sun Yuanhua with Bi Maokang. He and Bi Maokang are the same year, the relationship is relatively special, and the people are more familiar, but he wants to get to know Sun Yuanhua through Bi Maokang's relationship.

Bi Maokang looked helpless, smiled, and said, "But the matter of cement? After speaking, Bi Maokang breathed helplessly, although he is the imperial party, but in fact he does not feel that he is the imperial party, and the emperor did not call the imperial party together to discuss how to deal with this, nor did he call them together to plot that person, he felt that he was not an imperial party at all, of course, not only others did not believe it, but he himself did not believe it, if he was not the imperial party, how could outsiders come to him, xiwang go his way? If he is not an imperialist, then why is it that in many cases, he always has some convenience that others do not have? Another example is well-informed, which is not something that ordinary people can have.

"It is this matter, a distant relative of mine in the south, who has a few acres of thin fields at home, but the harvest has not been good in recent years, and I want to transform the water conservancy for irrigation, I heard that the cement is very strong, and the building built can also be waterproof, so I want to build these acres of fields into good paddy fields, so that I can also collect a few more stones of grain every year, no, this is why I asked for the old ...... here," the official surnamed Zhang explained.

Bi Maokang was speechless for a while, what do you mean by a few acres of thin fields of your distant relatives, is it good that your family is "thousands of acres of fertile land", and if you build water conservancy and irrigation, you can't stop a river? Blocking a river, I'm afraid it's powerless, I'm afraid it's not zhende who wants to block the river, I'm afraid it's for others.

After a little analysis, Bi Maokang understood what the other party said.

"Don't hide it from the old year, if the old one wants to ask if the cement is reliable or not, can it be used, then Bi can give a quasi-letter, although Bi did not directly participate in the cement experiment, but that Sun Chuyang is also Bi's old friend, ask him about this, there will be a quasi-letter, this matter, Bi can be the master of the ......, but if the old family wants to build a cement factory, then this, Bi can be powerless...... "Bi Maokang thought about it and said. …,

"Oh, is that so? To be honest, Zhang really wants to know whether the cement is reliable or not, and also wants to understand whether the reinforced cement is reliable ......or not. Can't you secretly make a fulcrum move or something? ......," the official surnamed Zhang said in a low voice.

Bi Maokang's face began to be abnormal, although he did not directly participate in the development of cement, but he also engaged in military research, how much and these things have some intersection, how much also know that the emperor engaged in these things, directly smashed out of silver, can produce some results, zhende is not easy, now he is the same year actually wants to go through the back door, want to give his own "branch" some tricks, he zhende doesn't know what to say, but some want to scold ......people, and xiangdao himself and this old year of the relationship, except for the black face, there is no way.

“…… Uh, maybe Zhang was abrupt, shouldn't have asked this......" The official surnamed Zhang saw the black line in Bi Maokang's head, and immediately changed his words,

"Alas, the same year! This matter, zhende is not Bi Mou's business, this matter, Bi Mou and Sun Chuyang can also give some advice, for the cement is not reliable can give a quasi-letter, this, the old year does not have to worry, but zhende can not have half the ability to point fingers at the cement factory, this matter, zhende is completely dependent on His Majesty's ,...... Alas, the old man didn't know that for this cement, His Majesty didn't know how much silver was thrown in, so that today's situation ......" Bi Maokang explained with great regret.

"This ......, Zhang understands......" Seeing this, the official surnamed Zhang could only say stupidly, his plan to go through the back door and "steal" the secret recipe was frustrated.

Bi Maokang was speechless for a while, these people can zhende can drill, zhende is open to money, actually fight this kind of idea, Your Majesty has already taken precautions against these, who dares to secretly help you build a factory? This is not something that can be done by inviting a few blacksmiths, not by inviting a few brick-burning masters, the things involved in it are quite complicated, even if someone helps you build a factory, is Jinyiwei a vegetarian?

As he was talking, Sun Yuanhua arrived. Just broke the awkward silence.

After some introduction, several people can be regarded as acquaintances.

"Lord Sun is worthy of being an expert in cannon casting, I didn't expect that my Daming would cast thousands of cannons every year, thanks to Lord Sun's credit!" The official surnamed Zhang got rid of the embarrassment and began to talk to Sun Yuanhua.

"Lord Zhang has won the award, in this matter, Sun is just an obedient person, or Your Majesty Shengming!" Sun Yuanhua said, after all, it was the first time to meet this official surnamed Zhang, but he was a little cold and unfamiliar, if it weren't for Bi Maokang's sake, maybe he would be even more cold.

"There are a few things, but I want to ask Master Zhang......" The official surnamed Zhang saw that Sun Yuanhua was so dark that his attitude was a little cold, so he didn't want to blame the outward relationship, and was ready to ask directly.

"Don't dare to ask for advice, Master Zhang has anything to ask, and he will definitely answer truthfully...... "Sun Yuanhua said, the official surnamed Zhang who came with Bi Maokang is much bigger than his official position, although it is colder, but this number of gifts is indeed not less.

"Well, that's right, Zhang has a relative in the south, and the family has some fields, because the harvest has not been good for several years, but he wants to transform a few small rivers near the fields for irrigation to better irrigate the fields,...... His family heard that cement is very strong and not afraid of water, and it is a good material for building water conservancy, but he wants to find out whether this cement to build water conservancy facilities will work, because the relative is far away in the south, and the news is not well-informed, so it happened that Zhang entered Beijing, so he asked Zhang to inquire......" The official surnamed Zhang asked. This time, I didn't say that I only had a few acres of thin fields at home.

Sun Yuanarc is engaged in technology and science, involving human feelings, calculating these things, it is not so bright, and it took a while to figure out what was in it, and this was only after the emperor reminded him that he figured it out. …,

This is not at all about using cement to repair water conservancy, but to build a cement factory, xiangdao here, Sun Yuanhua was speechless for a while, this cement factory, except for the emperor, who dares to build it? Who can build? Looking for him? He does know the recipe and the technology, but can he say that? Apparently not.

"This ......, Mr. Zhang, is like this, the cement built out of things, is indeed relatively strong, cement is not afraid of anyone, let alone seepage, but is a good material for building water conservancy, I don't know how many fields Zhang Daren's relatives have, if there are more fields, to build water conservancy with cement, I am afraid that the cost is expensive, such as the place where cement can be produced today, it is also Tianjin and Shanghai, and I don't know how far away Mr. Zhang's relatives are from these two places, if it is too far, I am afraid that the freight is extremely expensive, and I am afraid that it will not be able to draw cement with cement...... Sun Yuanhua explained that he was responsible for technology and research, and sales were not in his consideration.

"Exactly, exactly! My relative, precisely because it is too far away from Tianjin and Shanghai, wants to use cement to build water conservancy, but it is too expensive to make a row, so my relative wants to ask if there is any way to burn cement nearby, if so, the cost ......of this cement will be greatly reduced, and my relative can use cement to build water conservancy, and it is reliable," the official surnamed Zhang immediately said.

Sun Yuanhua was speechless for a while, sure enough, he came for the cement plant and the formula, he was used to thinking about problems with logical and rational thinking, when he encountered this kind of thing, he didn't come back to his senses, this matter, fortunately, the emperor had already mentioned it to him, telling him not to block the emperor's financial route, if he leaked the cooperation and technology, wouldn't it be to block the emperor's financial route, he was not so stupid.

“…… If Master Sun can solve this matter, my relative is also a little wealthy, and he is willing to pay him a lot! The official offered the price.

“…… Don't hide it from Lord Zhang, the matter of cement is indeed not something that Sun can decide, this matter has to be built by His Majesty's hands, His Majesty agrees to build, then it can be built, His Majesty does not agree to build, that cannot be built...... "Sun Yuanhua simply refused.

Why is that? If we can solve the irrigation problem, we can also increase production and income a lot every year, which can be regarded as benefiting the people......," the official surnamed Zhang continued.

"Alas......, this matter, in the next zhende is helpless, Your Majesty has already explained, it is strictly forbidden to leak these things studied in the next, if it is leaked, it should be 'leaked forbidden Chinese language', Sun's difficulties, please forgive Zhang Daren!" Sun Yuanhua immediately sacrificed the emperor as a shield. He was not good at officialdom communication and officialdom drilling, and he did research for the emperor himself, and his mind was even more used by the salt merchants, and his ability in those aspects was not very decent, and he was even weaker, and now, when he encountered something, he took out the emperor as a shield.

"Oh, that's right!" The official surnamed Zhang was a little disappointed, he didn't get the desired result, and he had to go the emperor's way, and he wanted to take a shortcut through the back door, which was impossible.

"There is no need to be disappointed, now Your Majesty is Shengming, if the old one explains the situation to His Majesty, it is to fight against natural disasters, and His Majesty will not care, and this cement factory matter may not be impossible to ......," Bi Maokang said.

"This, maybe......" The official surnamed Zhang said disappointedly, taking the emperor's path? You have to do things according to the emperor's rules, there are too many rules and regulations, and it is far better to do it alone, but obviously, the emperor can't let him do it alone.

Sun Yuanhua looked at the somewhat disappointed official surnamed Zhang, and thought about what the emperor had said. So he said: "Master Zhang, there is a sentence below that I don't know whether to say or not......

"Oh, Master Sun has nothing to say, Zhang listened attentively...... "The official surnamed Zhang has some xiwang again.

"Lord Zhang, can you see the lime-coated thing in the distance, that is the reinforced concrete body to be shelled today, this thing is extremely strong, can resist the bombardment of Hongyi cannons, other things may not be able to give a positive answer, but this matter, Sun is certain, this reinforced concrete thing, will be popular all over the world in the future, to build a cement factory, should be early!" Sun Yuanhua also became a salesman by the way, although he was not familiar with this matter.

"Ugh! …… Is that so? Maybe so......" The official surnamed Zhang looked at the white pillars in the distance and said. He is also very hesitant in his heart, the prospect of running a cement factory, he is not unclear, but the competition is too fierce, he has to find a way to go through the back door, looking for a relationship, if it is so easy to run a factory, he will not come to find a relationship, although his family is also a big family with a face in the local area, but compared with the big family, and the real big family, there is still some gap, the matter of the cement factory, people like him want to fight, it is also very difficult.

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