Since the two of them made a lifelong agreement three days ago, the relationship between the two has also heated up rapidly, as long as there are no outsiders present, Xia Yiyu will not let go of the opportunity to be able to grind with her ears and temples.

The rain has stopped today, the sun is clear, and the weather is getting hotter in mid-April.

Taking advantage of the sunny weather, Xia Yiyu accompanied Xie Yufei out to survey and plan the street, and he took over the project of renovating the appearance of Chang'an City, renovating the gutters, building public latrines, planting trees, and setting up garbage cans, which is a great good deed for the benefit of people's livelihood.

On the streets of Yongxingfang, Xie Yufei is followed by a group of civil engineering craftsmen, and after careful investigation and design, she answers the questions raised by the craftsmen.

At this moment, more than a dozen people in coarse cloth shirts surrounded her, and she always talked to them with a smile on her face.

Xia Yiyu couldn't get used to seeing her surrounded by a group of middle-aged and old men, and once shouted to stop, she was pushed aside and asked her not to make a sound to obstruct her.

Xie Yufei's archaeological excavations in his previous life have learned a lot about ancient architecture!

Ancient ruins, underground tombs have been preserved for hundreds of thousands of years, and archaeologists have to find out how they were done. So she was able to talk to these craftsmen.

"Gongzi Xie, are you saying that cement is harder and more durable than glutinous rice sanhe soil, and the price is low? Xiao Lao'er has never heard of anything more durable and durable in his life. "A mason head doesn't believe it, he has been a mason all his life and thinks he has a lot of experience.

Xie Yufei glanced at the questioning old man, and asked with a smile, "May I ask this old man?" ”

"Little Lao'er's surname is Liang! It's a little craftsman," replied Captain Liang.

As soon as this remark came out, many people around him smiled kindly, and the craftsmen who knew him knew that he was humble.

Liang Jiangtou is famous in several workshops in this vicinity, and he is a good person and sincere, Liang Jiangtou has been a mason all his life, and there are hundreds of apprentices who have learned the craft from him.

Xie Yufei bowed to him, and she wanted to teach the craftsmen a lesson in the scientific spirit of exploration and innovation.

It is necessary to change their old thinking, and if they can pass on this spirit, it will also benefit future generations.

Xie Yufei smiled and said: "It turned out to be Mr. Liang, the old man only traces back to his predecessors, and he is a little complacent, he will only imitate and not innovate, innovation is to discover things in life that the ancients did not discover.

If the ancients, like you, only learned and only imitated, then now we may be just savages with wooden forks foraging, pioneers who dare to take the road that no one has walked before, and will always be immortal.

Any innovation will encounter the problem of breaking through the traditional resistance, we must dare to challenge the unchanging precepts and laws of the millennium, as long as we dare to break through the shackles of tradition, in order to promote progress, bring forth the new to create more perfect things. ”

With that, she looked hopefully at the thirty craftsmen in front of her, to see if they could accept this idea, and as long as one of them could accept it, it would spread and pass it on.

Fortunately, she found that the craftsmen seemed to be acceptable, and they were all nodding their heads frequently and discussing with each other. A smile appeared on the corner of Xie Yufei's mouth, and it seemed that his efforts were not in vain.

Xie Yufei stretched out her hand to signal them to stop the discussion, her eyes were full of hope and looked at the people in front of her, and said with a smile: "Do any of you want to make cement?" ”

An old craftsman preemptively said: "I am old and talented, and I want to explore a thing or two." It's just that the old decay doesn't have a formula, this..."

Xie Yufei bowed to him and said with a smile: "Old man, if you want to be a pioneer, I naturally want to be successful, everyone present can join in the exploration, and making cement can benefit the world, this matter only takes time, but there are still people who are willing to join?" ”

Xie Yufei's voice fell, and only four people raised their hands to express their willingness, and Lao Liangtou was also among them, a total of five people were fifty years old.

The craftsmen who did not say anything lowered their heads slightly, or looked into the distance, but did not dare to look at her.

Spending some time? Time is money. It's better to waste time than to earn more wages.

It's not bad to have five people, these old people are willing to put down their working hours to devote themselves to research, and they are all pure people with dedication.

Xie Yufei looked at the five people and said with a smile: "A few old gentlemen, please come with me." ”

She left the group and the five of them, took them to a secluded place, and ordered the guards to keep them from approaching.

Xie Yufei looked at them with a serious face and said, "Old gentlemen, let's introduce ourselves first. ”

Craftsman Liang smiled and said first: "Little old man Liang Zhiliang." It's the masons of the workshop."

They stood in order, and the second old man introduced himself: "The old Li Zhi is also a mason in this workshop."

The other three looked honest and honest, and their clothes were not as elaborate as those worn by the first two, and they were all shabby coarse cloth shirts.

The old man in third place introduced: "Old decay Wang Youmao, the three of us are from Wangjia Village outside the city, come to the city to be some guys, these two companions are brothers, Wang Zhan and Wang Lei." ”

Xie Yufei asked, "Why are you willing to put down your work to test cement?" ”

Wang Zhan replied respectfully: "The three of us are not short of money in our families, and an old bone should have been at home for a long time, but after a lifetime of work, I feel that I can't live a life, so the three of us occasionally come out to pick up some casual work to live, and we can supplement the family." ”

The other two answered the same thing, they both had enough money at home, and they came out to find work to pass the time when they couldn't stay idle.

Xie Yufei sighed when he heard the words; I think it's bad.

It turned out that they were all to pass the time, and I thought they were generous people with a spirit of dedication.

However, they can enjoy happiness but are willing to endure hardships, and their hearts are also simple, and people with such a heart are not bad. It's just because she wants an honest person who won't be easily lost by interests.

Xie Yufei talked about cement when chatting with craftsmen, and she had a whim to make cement, which was completely feasible with the craftsmanship level of this era.

Although there is no steel frame in the world today, it is impossible to build a reinforced concrete house in later generations. However, cement concrete can also be used to build houses, build bridges and pave roads, especially to build embankments, and the triad soil is not durable when soaked in water for a long time.

Being able to find five suitable craftsmen, Xie Yufei's idea of making cement has taken the first step.

She looked at the five people and said with a smile: "A few old men, I want you to secretly test cement, as long as you make cement, each person will be rewarded with a hundred taels." ”

The five craftsmen present were stunned when they heard this, and they were rewarded with a hundred taels of silver? Didn't you hear it wrong? They looked at each other, and they both saw the incredible in each other's eyes.

Reward 100 taels? This can allow their whole family to eat and drink without having to work for the rest of their lives, and they can also buy a servant to serve from a small maid and live a small rich life.

Liang asked timidly: "Gongzi Xie, is it true that you said that you would reward a hundred taels of silver?" ”

Xie Yufei smiled gently: "Naturally, it's true! Would you like to experiment with cement? But you must keep it a secret, otherwise King Qin..."

"We are all willing, and we will absolutely keep it a secret." The five of them all responded happily, not caring about Xie Yufei's intimidation, because they would keep it absolutely secret.