Anyway, it would be a shame for the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty to be asked by such a sloppy country boy.

Seeing that the civil officials did not speak, and the military generals who had a good relationship with Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong and others, Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an, stood up, pointed at Zhang Yifan and shouted: "You kid, Hugh is rampant. Do you think that with your mud, you can deserve the reputation of a national treasure? How many worlds have you seen? ”

This Lu Zhongheng is indeed a military general with great achievements, and he has left his achievements in both the north and south of the Ming Dynasty. However, he also has a lot of problems, which have been masturbated by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhang Yifan sprayed the civil official, he was worried that he had no opponent, and when he saw that a military general actually came to embarrass himself, then needless to say, continue to work!

So, I saw him turn to look at this general, and sneered: "I haven't seen much of the world, so if it's something I don't understand, I won't talk nonsense." But if I want to say that cement is a national treasure, there must be a reason for me. As for you, you don't even remember your name, so you come to question, is this why you have seen the world? ”

"You ......" When Lu Zhongheng heard this, his face was immediately flushed with anger, and he walked towards Zhang Yifan with his fists clenched, and shouted with a hideous face, "Extremely arrogant, Lao Tzu killed you!" ”

When Zhang Yifan saw it, he was not afraid at all, held his head high, and watched him approach.

This is not to say that he is very bold, but he believes that without Zhu Yuanzhang's permission, who would dare to do it in the hall? Ignoring Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor, is impatient!

Seeing Lu Zhongheng approaching viciously, but Zhang Yifan was not afraid at all, and then, attentive people found that Lu Zhongheng's steps were getting smaller and smaller, and later, he was even about to become a small broken step, like a girl!

If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, I guess someone would have laughed.

Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted softly, making Lu Zhongheng immediately stop moving, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak to him, but said to Zhang Yifan: "Your cement, the name is ordinary, and the use is the same as Sanhe soil, but it will be much cheaper, and you can be a national treasure of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yifan ignored the general, turned his head to look at Zhu Yuanzhang, and immediately explained respectfully: "Your Majesty, please think, not to mention all the roads in the Ming Dynasty, but all the official roads are paved with this cement, so the roads will be smooth, and they will not be muddy in rainy days, and the transportation will be convenient, shortening the time for transporting materials." For example, the transportation of grain and grass materials can save the consumption on the road, and the local news can also reach the capital faster and reduce the delay time on the road; The mobilization of troops is also more convenient, and it is easier for the imperial court to grasp the situation on the frontier......"

No one had ever thought about this before. But when he mentioned it, the people in the main hall, not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang and those generals, most of the civil officials have also experienced wars, and you can know at once that he is right, how much impact the convenience of roads will have on the war. Even Lu Zhongheng, who wanted to beat Zhang Yifan, had to admit this in his heart.

They were still thinking about it, so they heard Zhang Yifan still say there: "In fact, how wide the territory of a dynasty is depends entirely on the control of the imperial court over the frontier. And cement can make transportation more convenient, in other words, as long as the Ming Dynasty has cement, it can expand its territory and control more places! ”

Hearing his words, most of the people in the hall participated in the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and they had their own enthusiasm for expanding the territory. Therefore, they listened to it with a bright eye.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang was a little excited.

At this time, in the Ming Dynasty, because of the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, most of the northern areas were sparsely populated, and there was a shortage of grain and grass materials to provide border defense. The main enemy of the Ming Dynasty, the remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty, fled into the northern grasslands and the northwest desert, and if they wanted to conquer them, the materials needed to be transported from the south.

In order to solve this problem, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted the system of guards and solved it through the army tuntian. However, before it is completely solved, it is still necessary to rely on the south to transport grain and grass materials, and a lot of materials are consumed along the way.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang planned to make Tokyo (Kaifeng) or Chang'an one of the capitals, but he did not act because of the lack of materials.

The benefits that Zhang Yifan mentioned just now hit one of the things that Zhu Yuanzhang cares about the most now, this cement, he immediately paid attention to it.

However, Zhang Yifan didn't finish speaking, and continued to introduce to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Also, once the cement is built and solidified, it will be very strong and will not be afraid of water impact." In this way, in addition to building roads, it will also become very convenient to build water conservancy. In particular, there is a lot of rain in the south, and if cement is applied on a large scale, it can reduce a lot of flooding and irrigate more crops, which is of great benefit to the country and the people. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Yifan raised his voice a little and said: "One of the prerequisites for such a large-scale use of cement is that cement is not too expensive, so that the imperial court has the ability to use it on a large scale." In short, it is cheap and easy to use, for a country, can this cement be called a national treasure? ”

If Zhang Yifan introduced cement before, for these people who have not seen cement, the impression is still relatively vague, at this time he explained in such detail, as long as you are not a person who is too stupid, you can know that this cement is really too useful!

In fact, the reason why Li You was so anxious to eat cement was because he realized the benefits of cement.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but smile and said: "If this cement is really as you said, it can indeed be called a national treasure!" ”

He is definitely a pragmatic emperor, and this cement is very useful for both the military and the people. You can even make associations and use it in more places, and it's hard to be happy with such a good thing.

At this time, Hu Weiyong heard that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to characterize this cement as a national treasure, and he was unwilling.

I was slapped in the face just now, and I was in a bad mood, so I will make a conclusion on this cement coffin? Absolutely not!

So, I saw him play to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, this son is just talking like a river and talking about it, but he has never seen the cement." It's too early to be called a national treasure! ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded and said, "Hu Qing is reasonable!" ”

Although he has already deduced from other aspects, this cement is definitely good. But in the court, it is better to be cautious after all. Therefore, he is not in a hurry to draw conclusions.

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he glanced at King Yan. A look hit the past: Fourth brother, it's your turn!

In this regard, Zhu Di did not shirk, and immediately stood up and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Father, the cement roads, canals and houses have all been seen by the sons and daughters in Liujia Village, thirty miles outside the city, which is really good. However, Erchen suggested that his father go to see it in person, so that he could count better. ”

With his endorsement, it's almost certain that cement is a good thing.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he thought for a while, and immediately nodded: "Whether this cement is really a national treasure or not, I naturally have to verify it myself." I have said that if it is really a national treasure, I will be rewarded! ”

Zhang Yifan was waiting for this sentence, he didn't need any other reward, just be quiet.

But before he could speak, Li Shanchang, who had been silent and had not spoken, suddenly came out and played: "Your Majesty, no matter whether the cement offered by this son is a national treasure or not, it should not be sacrificed by beating the drum." If it is not punished, if others do the same, where is the majesty of Your Majesty? ”