Chapter 378 Who the hell dares to object to my brother-in-law’s work?
East Palace.
Courtyard.
Lime and hard clay were piled in the yard.
A group of craftsmen gathered in the courtyard, shivering from the cold.
Qin Yu and Xiao Nan were wearing fur clothes and felt a little cold.
Qin Yu really doesn't want to make any cement in the winter, wouldn't he suffer the consequences?
He was afraid that the cement would freeze immediately after it came out.
"Brother-in-law, it's too cold today, why don't we go inside and light the stove?"
Xiao Nan looked at Qin Yu and suggested.
When Qin Yu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he felt that it was a good move. It happened that the room where they had originally experimented with stoves and heated kangs was still vacant, and there were many stoves in the house.
"good."
Qin Yu nodded, then looked at Deng Bao, "Go and light all the stoves and fire pits in the room where the fire pit is tested. Let's go to that room to do it."
"Yes, Prince Consort." Deng Bao bowed and left in a hurry.
After a stick of incense.
Qin Yu and his party came to the house, and lime and clay were also brought in.
At this time, the kang and stove were burning in the house, making it warm.
Immediately afterwards, Qin Yu began to lead a group of craftsmen to build a large furnace in the house and prepare to make cement.
In fact, the method of making cement is not complicated. You only need to mix lime and clay in a ratio of three to one, then calcine it at high temperature, and finally crush it into powder, and the result is cement.
The biggest feature of cement is that it has hydraulic hardness. When cement meets water, it will undergo a series of chemical reactions. It is a very good industrial adhesive and can greatly improve the strength of city walls.
If fine sand is added to cement, it is cement mortar. If gravel is added, it is concrete. If it is supplemented with steel bars, it is reinforced concrete.
The process of making cement is not complicated.
Xiao Nan is also very interested in cement and participated in the whole process.
It wasn't until dusk and sunset that Qin Yu and his team were able to get the cement out.
It was getting late, so Qin Yu made no further arrangements.
...
Until noon on the second day.
Qin Yucai gathered a group of craftsmen together again.
"Brother-in-law, what are we going to do today?"
Xiao Nan rolled up his sleeves and was full of energy.
Qin Yu said calmly: "We have already made cement. Today we will lay a wall to test its sturdiness."
As he said that, he walked outside the hall, looked around, and pointed to a red wall not far away. "In a while, we will use concrete outside that wall and pour another wall out."
Concrete is a semi-liquid substance, and its biggest feature is "pouring". As long as you open the mold, it can be poured for you no matter what shape you have.
Listen to Qin Yu's words.
Deng Bao was startled and said anxiously: "Prince-in-law, this... the palace walls will be covered with paper. This... this will ruin the feng shui of the palace. I'm afraid those officials in the Ministry of Rites will
If I want to join you, Your Majesty will also be unhappy!"
Qin Yu hasn't spoken yet.
Xiao Nan raised his neck and said in a deep voice: "Fart! Who the hell dares to object to my brother-in-law's work? I will stick the bastard into the wall! This is the father's instruction. Why is he unhappy?"
Now Xiao Nan is Qin Yu's die-hard fan, and he will fight anyone who goes against Qin Yu.
"this......"
Deng Bao hesitated and did not dare to speak.
However, he thought that now in the palace, anyone who dares to cause trouble for the Prince Consort and the Prince is simply seeking death.
Then a group of craftsmen began to build a circle of blue bricks outside the red wall, and then poured concrete into it.
The current conditions are limited, so forget about reinforced concrete.
With the power of these current siege engines, it is more than enough to make concrete.
Under Qin Yu's heavy reward, these craftsmen worked very hard, pouring bucket after bucket of concrete into the sky surrounded by blue bricks.
In fact, Qin Yu didn't make cement just to go to Guyang Pass. He went to Guyang Pass to actually use concrete to reinforce it. The idea of Guyang Pass city defense was why he bet with Emperor Wei.
When the Uro army, which originally had no heavy siege equipment, saw the fifteen-foot-high city wall, they didn't know what they would think.
Xiao Nan looked at the buckets of concrete poured into the empty space and asked: "Brother-in-law, you...don't you use bricks to build a base of concrete? Can you just pour it directly?"
"certainly."
Qin Yu nodded confidently, "How else can we show the strength of reinforced concrete? But this is just a preliminary version. When we get to Guyang Pass, we will need some steel bars."
Xiao Nan raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, but didn't ask any more questions.
After explaining the matter.
Qin Yu and Xiao Nan went back to the side hall to listen to music.
They have a consort and a prince, so naturally they don't have to do everything themselves.
...
Three days later.
East Palace.
Qin Yu and Xiao Nan stood in front of a gray concrete wall.
Qin Yu touched the cold wall and nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that the concrete was successful.
Xiao Nan was a little confused. He still felt that concrete poured directly would not be that strong.
However, out of his trust in Qin Yu, he still did not question it.
at the same time.
General Meng Zhan of Yulinwei led a group of soldiers and horses in and said, "The last general has met the Prince Consort and the Prince."
Qin Yu nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "General Meng, have you brought the things?"
"Brought it."
Meng Zhan responded and then waved his hand.
Immediately afterwards, several soldiers pushed out a small catapult and crossbow.
The catapults and crossbows were all forged according to Uluo tribe-level siege equipment.
I saw slings and crossbows.
Xiao Nan regained his energy by the way, and hurriedly ran to the catapult and crossbow and stroked it gently. He couldn't put it down, "Let me take a look at the four-arrow crossbow, a masterpiece of the third ordnance supervisor. It should have a range of seven hundred steps."
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The words fell into place.
Everyone looked at Xiao Nan in surprise.
Qin Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and said in disbelief: "Just by looking at the crossbow, you can tell which weapons supervisor made it."
Xiao Nan was stunned and shook his head, "No."
Qin Yu looked puzzled, "Then how do you know it's the work of the Third Ordnance Supervisor?"
Xiao Nan pointed to a line of words on the crossbow, "Isn't this what it says? Third Ordnance Supervisor."
Qin Yu: "..."
Meng Zhan: "..."
99: "..."
Qin Yu really thought that Xiao Nan's understanding of ordnance had reached a superb level.
at the same time.
Emperor Wei, accompanied by Qin Wenyao, Jiang Honglang, Lu Jianping and others, came at the same pace as tigers and dragons.
"Good son-in-law, how can you get things done so quickly? Your efficiency is still as high as ever!"
Emperor Wei walked towards the courtyard, shouting at the top of his lungs.
Emperor Wei was also looking forward to the raw materials that could strengthen Guyang Pass to a height of five feet.
If the city defense of Guyang Pass can be reinforced, it will be of great help in resisting Wuluo's attack.