Chapter 144: Seeing the Power of Cement

"Yo! It's so early! ”

Seeing that everyone was there, Xiao Zhengtai took the initiative to come forward to say hello.

"I've seen Your Majesty, I've seen Little Boy......!"

The four of them bowed.

"Hmmm! No need to be polite! ”

Outside, Ying Zheng didn't want to be noticed about his identity, so he tried to avoid giving them a salute as much as possible.

Fortunately, this is in Xiao Zhengtai's wine shop, and the craftsmen are all old craftsmen from before, even if they know that he is the emperor, no one will do anything!

"Feiyu, isn't the money I gave me enough? Why do the walls of this brewery look so strange, as if they are muddy? ”

Ying Zheng was sharp-eyed, and after a simple turn around the wine shop twice, he immediately found the problem.

"Yo! Really! ”

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Han and others also found out and walked near the wall.

Now only ordinary people will use mud to build houses, and people like them who have money and status use double-layer green bricks!

The worst is also to use a layer of green bricks, and the outside is muddy!

But looking at the thin layer in front of me, it is definitely not this one.

Because of the blue bricks and the front and back layers of mud, the thickness of the wall is almost two palms combined.

There is only a thin layer in front of you!

It's very flat!

"Father, you are really right this time, this thing is called cement, and it is also a kind of mud!"

Xiao Zhengtai slapped the wall and introduced.

"Cement? With water and mud? ”

"Isn't all the mud made with water? What's so unusual? ”

Ying Zheng disagreed.

"This one of mine is different from what you usually see, I am not afraid of wind and rain, durable, even if I hit it with a hammer, I can't break it!"

"What? It's just such a thin mud wall, and it can't be broken with a hammer? ”

Except for Huang Yuan, none of the people present believed it.

Not to mention the mud wall, even if it is a green brick, you have to smash the slag with a sledgehammer!

"If you don't believe it, try it, if it's smashed, I'll cover all of your Wuliangye this year!"

Xiao Zhengtai smiled confidently.

"Really?"

As soon as they heard this, the eyes of Zhang Han, Wang Ben and others suddenly lit up.

Especially Wang Ben, he has been practicing martial arts for many years, even if there is no war recently, he has practiced with Lao Tzu for several hours every morning, never stopping!

Although the strength in his hand is not as big as this little guy, he still has three or five hundred catties, if he picks up a sledgehammer, let alone a mud wall, even if it is a blue brick, he can smash a hole!

"Of course, can this son still lie to you?"

After Xiao Zhengtai finished speaking, Wang Ben was eager to try and began to move his wrist.

Zhang Han couldn't be happy, hurry up and find a sledgehammer!

Wuliangye costs ten gold per catty, and if it doesn't cost money, they can drink at least three hundred catties a month, which makes it feel delicious when you think about it!

"Puff ......"

Getting the hammer, Wang Ben spit a few mouthfuls on his hand to prevent slipping, and the preparations were sufficient.

"I said Lao Wang, whether we can drink free Wuliangye or not, it's up to you!"

Zhang Han had high hopes for him.

"Just look at it!"

Wang Ben glanced at the thin cement wall contemptuously, revealing a confident smile.

Ying Zheng has a big belly and is very confident in him!

This guy is full of tendons and meat, and it is not a problem to sweep thousands of troops on the battlefield, let alone a small mud wall!

"Your Majesty, you stand far away first, my hammer is not heavy, if you don't know that the whole wall will be shattered, don't hurt Your Majesty!"

Wang Ben reminded with confidence.

"Yes, yes, let's stay away!"

Zhang Han protected Yingzheng and hurriedly retreated.

"Little boy, you should also step back!"

"No, it's good if you can smash some pieces!"

Xiao Zhengtai scoffed.

"That little boy should pay attention!"

With Xiao Zhengtai's ability, self-protection must be no problem, so Wang Ben stopped persuading and began to pick up the sledgehammer.

"Bang ......"

Wang Ben concentrated all the strength of his body into his hand, and hammered it down, making a huge sound.

However, the mud wall in front of him didn't move at all, not even a scumbag!

"Oops!"

The mud wall shook back, and Wang Ben's hands and arms were numb, and he immediately threw the hammer out.

"Haha, how's that? Father-in-law, do you want to try again? It's smashed, there's a free Wuliangye to drink! ”

Seeing this scene, Xiao Zhengtai immediately laughed.

"No, no, no, don't try, try again and my arm will be useless!"

Wang Ben squatted on the ground, shaking his head again and again, not even daring to raise his hand.

Seeing this scene, Ying Zheng turned a huge wave in his heart, walked to the wall, and looked at the place where Wang Ben had smashed with a hammer just now, "I didn't even leave a mark?" ”

"Of course, this cement is several different kinds of mud, configured in different proportions, and it is stronger than any kind of mud now!"

Xiao Zhengtai briefly introduced.

Although this era will also combine different soil qualities to increase firmness, compared with cement, it is completely incomparable, otherwise it will not be widely used in later generations!

"Yes, yes, if you use this kind of mud to build the Great Wall, it will not be a problem to resist the Huns!"

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.

"The application of cement is very extensive, to build houses, city walls, if conditions permit, you can also use it to build roads, cement to build the road is very flat, not afraid of wind and rain, even if it rains will not be muddy, easy to use!"

"Well, your idea is good, if you use cement to build a gallop road, it will be more convenient to travel in the future!"

"I just don't know how much your cement costs?"

"It's just a mixture of mud, and the cost is not high!"

In this era, sand and gravel do not need to be purchased at all, and the only thing needed to make cement is labor and transportation, which does not cost much money at all.

"That's good, you kid will produce it in large quantities when you turn around, and I will strengthen the Great Wall!"

Ying Zheng waved his hand and gave the order.

"No problem, the price...... Shall we go back and talk about it in detail? ”

Xiao Zhengtai rubbed his fingers very meritively and laughed.

"What? You kid still want money? ”

Ying Zheng immediately quit.

"Of course, Erchen hires craftsmen, and it costs money to transport materials, so Erchen can't do a loss-making business!"

"In this way, the son-in-law gives his father a sentimental price, as long as it is needed in the palace, how about the son-in-law only receive half of the profit?"

Knowing that Ying Zheng was stingy, Ying Feiyu directly gave a discount.

The palace is a big customer, and the cement needed in the future is countless, and the small profits are quick turnover!

"Uh...... This one......? ”

Ying Zheng stroked his beard and began to think, and nodded after a moment, "Okay!" Then let's do it, you kid hurry up and increase production, I will first strengthen the Great Wall, and then renovate the houses in the palace, and slowly, I will build all the roads in Daqin with cement, and it will not be difficult for the people to pull food in the future! ”

"Okay! Erchen then ordered to go down and expand the cement plant! ”

Xiao Zhengtai was very relieved to respond.

It is worthy of the first emperor, and the vision is long-term!

If the roads are made of concrete, won't that become the highway of future generations?