Sure enough, hearing this, Li Wang's face turned red, and then his forehead was bruised, and the strength on his feet increased a little again.

"Hey-ha!"

Unfortunately, the cement stone wall only shook slightly.

Li Wang's expression froze, and the surrounding Zhong Huo and a group of old craftsmen were full of pride.

In order to show His Royal Highness King Yan the solidity of the cement stone wall, they spent a lot of effort on this stone wall, and according to Guo Xianzun's instructions, they specially dug the stone wall down to a depth of one foot, and the cement stone wall was mixed with a lot of iron rods.

Best of all, these iron bars are as thick as your thumb, and there are no corners left!

Therefore, it is not easy to be kicked down, and even if it is smashed with a sledgehammer, it may not be able to be smashed.

In the distance, Zhu Liang grinned directly, "Brother Li, if you can't kick it, use a sledgehammer!" ”

"No, it's just a wall, and the old man can definitely kick it down!" Li Wang said angrily.

Immediately, without resting, he took a few steps back, and began to run to help, kicking in the air.

It's a pity that the cement stone wall is still only shaking, and it has not fallen yet.

"Your Highness, I'll sit down and wait slowly......"

Guo An chuckled.

Half an hour passed.

Guo An, Zhu Di, Zhu Liang and others were already sitting in the shade on the side, each holding a bowl of herbal tea in their hands and drinking it slowly.

Not far away, Li Wang was still sweating profusely and tossing towards the cement wall in front of him.

And the cement stone wall is also very face-saving and swaying back and forth, but it just doesn't fall.

"Does Your Highness want to call Li Baihu over and let him rest?"

Guo An said this sincerely.

After all, it's really tiring to toss in the sun for so long.

Moreover, the cement stone wall seems to be unbearable!

Hearing this, Zhu Di also had some intentions, Li Wang had kicked for so long, and he hadn't kicked down the small stone wall, which was enough to prove that the cement stone wall was really as strong as Guo An and Zhu Liang said.

It's just that before Zhu Di could speak, Li Wang in the distance had already spoken first: "Your Highness, as long as the general kicks a few more times, he will definitely be able to kick this stone wall down." ”

Zhu Di didn't care either, and said casually: "In this way, then I will come back again!" ”

Guo An was speechless and supported his forehead, why do these generals seem to be a little lacking?

"Your Highness, if you kick this stone wall down, how can you hit it with a hammer?"

Zhu Di was puzzled: "Why do you want to use a hammer to smash it?" ”

Guo An reluctantly explained again: "Your Highness, Li Baihu is carrying the stone wall, just to prove that the stone wall is not easy to be kicked down. But it is not enough to prove the hardness of the stone wall, only by smashing it with a hammer, His Highness can see more clearly how hard the stone wall made of cement can be! ”

Zhu Di looked stunned, "Into his mother's ......"

In the distance, Li Wang, who was about to kick hard again, also had a stiff face, and his foot was directly frozen in the air.

Guo An was a little puzzled and said, "Your Highness, could it be that Zhu Baihu didn't tell you about these?" ”

Zhu Di: "......"

Li Wang: "......"

At this time, they all remembered it, Zhu Liang did tell them, but they all subconsciously ignored it.

After coming back to his senses, Li Wang looked sad, "Your Highness? ”

Zhu Di said helplessly: "No need to kick, smash it with a hammer to see how hard this stone wall is?" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Li Wang's face was ruthless, the sledgehammer on the side of the wheel, and the green tendons on his arms rose, and he smashed directly towards the cement stone wall in front of him.

It was as if the cement and stone wall in front of him had a deep enmity with him.

"Knock ......"

After a loud bang, only a large whitish mark appeared on the stone wall, but there was not the slightest crack.

"This?"

Li Wang was a little dumbfounded.

Zhu Di's eyes widened and he stood up directly.

"Smash it again!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Knock...... Knock ......"

After several hammers, Li Wang's entire arm was already shaken and painful, but the entire stone wall just fell to the ground, denting a big hole, but it was not completely shattered.

"How is this possible?"

Zhu Di couldn't believe it, "This stone wall is even stronger than a boulder?" ”

"Li Baihu can be smashed from the corner of the stone wall!" Guo An chuckled.

Zhu Di hurriedly said: "Smash it from the side!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

This time, as Li Wang began to smash from one side of the cement stone wall to the middle, he smashed it one by one.

The thumb-thick iron bars inside the cement stone wall were also exposed, but the entire stone wall was not completely shattered.

Looking at this scene, Zhu Di's eyes widened even more, and his face was still a little shocked, "The wall made of cement is so strong?" ”

"Your Highness, can you use this thing to build the house of the giant iron-making furnace?" Guo An asked with a smile on his face.

"Totally enough!"

Zhu Di nodded with great satisfaction.

Then, he turned his head to look at the bell fire on the side, "Wait until you calcine a large amount of cement as soon as possible, and then use cement to build a house for the iron-making furnace!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Zhong Huo hurriedly responded.

On the side, Guo An thought of something, and hurriedly instructed: "Steward Zhong, when calcining cement, there will be a lot of dust, you must pay attention to protection, otherwise the craftsman will not work for two years, and it will be easy to get lung disease." ”

Zhong Huo and the old craftsmen around him were startled, and hurriedly asked: "Dare to ask Guo Xianzun, how can the dust of calcined cement be protected from the soil?" ”

Guo An pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Fold the coarse cloth in several layers, cover your mouth and nose tightly, as long as you don't suffocate, you can cover as thick as you can!"

In addition, each craftsman calcined it for a maximum of half a day, and then came out to rotate once. ”

"Thank you Guo Xianzun!"

Zhong Huo and the old craftsmen were full of gratitude.

On the side, Zhu Di also looked at Guo An with a solemn expression, "Calcining cement can make craftsmen suffer from lung disease?" ”

Guo An smiled lightly and explained, "Your Highness, calcining cement will not cause the craftsman to suffer from lung disease. However, when the cement is calcined, it is a dry stone powder that fills the room like a windy dusty day.

If people suck these dust powder into their stomachs, it is easy to say that they will suck less, but if they smoke more over the years, they will naturally get lung disease. ”

"Calcined cement is so harmful to the human body?"

"Self!"

Guo An said: "In fact, not only the craftsmen who calcined cement, but also the craftsmen who smelted iron in the iron smelting plant, and even the craftsmen who mined, worked all day long!" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a little wrong and looked at Guo An.

"What do you mean by that?"

"His Royal Highness just wants to inform His Highness how dangerous the work of these craftsmen is all day long, and hopes that His Highness can give these craftsmen some subsidies."

Guo An replied honestly.

"Can they be in danger of my Ming generals?" Zhu Di said coldly.

Guo An hurriedly replied: "This is naturally not comparable." ”

"Hmph, if the craftsmen want to subsidize, they will make some achievements for this king, and this king will naturally not be reluctant to give up money."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Guo An, Zhong Huo and others all thanked Zhu Di with a happy face.

The low status of craftsmen has long been ingrained in people's hearts since ancient times, and Guo An was not prepared to let Zhu Di change his opinion of craftsmen once.

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