281. Construction of civil engineering
After Jingwen and Emperor Li Shimin negotiated the division of shares in cement investment, the next step was to maximize the benefits. Jingwen is a profiteer, and there is an emperor with the potential of a profiteer, and the two bastards will definitely not have any good results here. They are all thinking about how to make money and how to "compete with the people" so that they can make their pockets more bulging. And Jingwen knows that the way to make a lot of money from cement is to build a lot of construction, otherwise it is impossible to consume a large amount of cement, and it will be impossible to make money.
"Your Majesty, I still have a lot of projects that need to be built in Datang, such as the city wall. We have to build Chang'an City first once, so that the city walls that have not yet been built in Chang'an City must be built with this cement, so that a large amount of cement can be consumed. Jingwen said first.
And Li Shimin immediately heard the song and knew the meaning of the song, and said: "That's right, this cement is really good, and it is good to use it to build the city wall." Even, when the world builds city walls in the future, cement must be given priority, but that is after Yan Lide researches better cement. You don't have as much water as stone now, so you can only use it to build the walls of smaller towns that are not very important. If it is an important city or a strategic location, then you still need to use real stones. However, with that explosive, it's much easier to get stones. Moreover, several of my ancestors also want to honor the emperor, so they also have to rebuild the mausoleum, so that the people of the world can bear less labor, then I will use this cement! ”
"The emperor is really benevolent, it is really rare through the ages, and catching up with Yao Shunyu soup is just around the corner!" Jingwen immediately said with a shameless fart.
Li Shimin seems to be very comfortable here, obviously accepting this Jingwen's sycophancy. When other eunuchs saw this situation, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that Jingwen was able to rise, it turned out that they were all so shameless! Jingwen can open his eyes shamelessly and say nonsense, this is already beyond shamelessness, it is simply shameless. What emperor is comparable to Yao Shunyu soup, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that Li Shimin is not as good as them, but Jingwen still said so. Saying this in front of the emperor, isn't this a shameless sycophant? And seeing the emperor so comfortable, it is obviously self-absorbed, so sycophants are still very useful.
"Okay, okay, is there anything else to build? Tell me about it! Li Shimin said.
Now Li Shimin wants to build a good construction project, so that the state's funds can be converted into money in Li Shimin's own pocket. Don't you see those corrupt officials in later generations, don't they all rely on large-scale construction projects, and then designate a company to provide cement and other building materials? When the time comes, the chain of large-scale construction can allow many people to gain benefits. Although there was no such long chain of interests in ancient times, Li Shimin knew how to sell cement and stone. It can bring itself a lot of benefits, that is, to convert the country's funds into its own small treasury.
"Your Majesty, the minister thought that a monument could be built to commemorate your merits. Your Majesty, for the sake of the people, you will strive to sweep the world and give the people a peaceful world. And in the end, I suffered here, dealt with government affairs, and rested for less than an hour every day, and my hair turned gray! Jingwen said with pity.
Li Shimin couldn't help but look at his hair. A thick black hair was on his head, and then he thought for a moment and said, "That's right, that's it." My hair was a little gray because I was too tired. The other day, the queen also found some gray hair on my head! ”
"Shameless, shameless!"
The chamberlain next to him saw these two guys touting here, one was shameless to praise, and the other emperor was obviously accepting it calmly, and he was making it up according to this nonsense. These two guys really smell like each other and get together. The other chamberlains almost threw up when they saw it. They all threw themselves to the ground one after another, admiring Jingwen's ability to open his eyes and tell nonsense. Obviously, for a shameless villain like Jingwen, he secretly wrote the word "service" in his heart.
"So, isn't it possible to build a monument to this merit? Therefore, a monument must be built, and people are embarrassed to meet without being ten feet high. Even, to use relief carvings to carve the great achievements of the emperor when he fought the world, and even to carve the emperor to work day and night, in order to return the people to a peaceful world and stay up late. Also, you have to carve the emperor's idea of being thrifty for the people, so that it can be regarded as a monument! Jingwen said.
When Li Shimin, the emperor who was so happy, heard this, his blood immediately boiled. This can be said to be a history in front of everyone's eyes! Originally, historians recorded history, and it was all for later generations of literati to see. And if this monument is built, then ordinary people can be said to be able to see the great achievements of the emperor. For the ancient people, the emperor was too far away from them, so although they were more afraid of the emperor in their hearts, they did not have much real fear. And the person they fear is the magistrate, and the magistrate is the ruler that the people know. But now if the emperor can engrave his image on the monument and his exploits on the monument, then I am afraid that the people will support the emperor and the royal family even more!
"But, this stone is too expensive!" Li Shimin said.
But Jingwen immediately said: "Your Majesty, you can use cement concrete!" We can use cement concrete and cast it in sections, so that we can directly make a large monument ten feet high. When the time comes, you can directly carve a relief on the cement concrete, so that the people can see it? Jingwen said.
"With cement?" Li Shimin was also surprised, it was the first time he had heard of the use of cement in this kind of monument.
In fact, the use of cement as a monument in later generations may make people laugh off their big teeth. But now in the Tang Dynasty, even cement has just been invented, so the use of cement to make a monument is not only not an act of a turtle, but a very lofty act. Using cement to make a monument can make countless people see the benefits, so that many people can see the cement?
This is a very huge promotion effect, which can let countless people know about such things as cement. Therefore, this is also a method of large-scale construction, which can use this monument to stimulate cement and promote cement, so that cement has become the first choice for countless people to build civil engineering in the future. (To be continued......)