After going down the mountain, we followed the national highway to the edge of Xiangzhou City, which was considered to have completed the survey of the entire route.
With everyone confused and worried, it was finally over.
"Crush the stone, grind it into powder, mix it with the clay, and then calcine it. After that, mix it with the ash from the burned pebbles, and add appropriate amounts of semi-finished gypsum..."
Back at the guard camp, Zhao Xi told Su Song this.
It was time to attract business again, and Zhao Xi himself didn't know if he could still take money out of the pockets of these scholar-bureaucrats.
As for the imperial court... forget it! Yin has been eating grain for how long. He has saved the imperial court the cost of tens of thousands of soldiers, and he can't even make up for the shortfall.
Zhao Xi doesn't like the work of being inked for half a month. It's easy to work but troublesome to argue.
Therefore, he still had to rely on merchants' methods.
The key is that the manufacturing of cement made Zhao Xi think about coal mining again... How should I put it, Zhao Xi didn't want to be manipulated in anything.
This stall is so big that I feel like I can’t keep it up.
It has been three days. Is it possible that the gentlemen have not come to report today? Is it possible that there has been nothing that needs to be discussed recently?
Zhao Xi tested it in the guard camp. Although the method is primitive and there are no adhesives or the like, after the cement is formed, it is still harder than Sanhe soil, even as hard as stone... Exaggerated.
On the third day, before following his father to deal with the memorial every day, Zhao Xi would mix a little cement based on the time when the husband-in-law would come to Chui Gong Hall every day, in order to let the husband-in-law explore.
He also discovered that the ones he warmly posted to ask people to invest always failed, while those who didn't come forward from Dong Gong were able to win over some people.
Checks and balances? Zhao Xi really doesn’t believe how determined these ministers are in checks and balances. If they really want to check and balance, then they should not mix any of the copper and iron ore, including wool, and let the East Palace do it by themselves.
...At worst, if it takes a few years, Zhao Xi really doesn't believe that he can't get the money.
This time he wasn't straightforward anymore. Let's put it mildly. Don't we all like this? To put it bluntly, it seems that he can't show his intelligence if he doesn't do this.
Perhaps they are all trying to hide their lies. In the face of interests, they have no choice but to get involved, but they have to watch each other... We cannot abandon the original intention of the ministers to check and balance the emperor.
Zhao Xi really didn't want to make the whole court enemies, and even dug a hole without thinking of burying all his ministers in it.
Zhao Zhen is very happy to cooperate with his son in singing this opera. He has always been the one who understands last.
Given the opportunity to lure his ministers in, Zhao Zhen was even more anxious than his son, and he even thought of finding some excuse to summon his husband.
But my son said, if you want to do a show, you have to do a full set...then just do a full set.
The princes finally came. No matter if there was something urgent or not, they had to see the emperor in three days...
I thought the father and son would be very busy, but unexpectedly they were playing in the mud together. This scene really made the husband-in-law not know what to say.
For a moment, I felt a bit grim, and lost my mind playing with things! What a shame!
"The official family..."
"My lords, please wait a moment..."
This is a bit too much. Even if there is nothing urgent, when the princes arrive at Chui Gong Hall, two generations of emperors are just having fun, and they are still allowed to wait?
"The official family, Your Highness, is it fun? It's much more fun than the complicated state affairs! Have you ever found childishness? You should be an emperor!"
Sure enough, it became popular.
"My lords, don't be anxious! This thing is not a plaything, it is a new construction material created by the prince. It was originally in powder form, mixed with water, and after drying, it became as hard as stone."
"I don't believe it. The prince also needs to verify it repeatedly. Therefore, in order not to slack off in government affairs, the prince brought this thing to the palace. Mix it a little every day and watch its changes the next day..."
A calm explanation is in line with the official temperament.
At this time, Zhao Zhen also dropped the small shovel in his hand and stood up slowly...
"This was three days ago, this was two days ago... What was mixed yesterday has also been condensed. You can take a look."
"If this thing really has such an effect, it would save the people from the heavy burden of Sanhetu..."
Zhao Zhen showed off the cement lumps placed on the low table and tapped them a few times.
And Zhao Xi also felt that the pretense was almost done. Just pour some water into the cement and stir it. How much detail is there? If it hadn't been for the gentlemen to come, it would have been over long ago.
As long as it involves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's new affairs, the princes are still very cautious.
Wen Yanbo directly picked up the block placed on the low table...it was very heavy and should be hard. Then he touched it lightly with one hand and the other.
Hey...it really does feel like rocks colliding. With a little more force, it hasn't broken yet, but some powder has fallen off.
So, he tried harder again...
Everyone stared at this action. Even Zhao Zhen heard from his son and didn't dare to try it like this.
"Pap..."
This time it was knocked open and turned into blocks. However, with such force, even such a thin piece of stone would break into pieces.
"Your Highness, is it made of mud?"
As he spoke, Wen Yanbo pointed to the mud in the wooden box that the father and son had played with just now.
"It's true. The calcined lime in the guard camp was accidentally exposed to rainwater. There is a place in it that became stronger after exposure to water and sunlight."
"I traced the origin and used it as a reference. After many attempts, I came up with this thing. Xi dares to make false claims. I wanted to verify it before telling everyone..."
No one cares why the guard camp needs to calcine lime. Anyway, there are a lot of weird things in that place.
The court regarded that place as the Crown Prince's personal business, just like the Imperial City Department.
But this muddy thing...
"Is there still powder?"
How could it not be possible? I have been waiting for you for a long time.
However, Zhao Xi still pretended to be very reluctant to give up, and took out a bag without any fuss.
"The object is bonded to the masonry. If it is placed on the ground, it cannot be peeled off after solidification. However, it is not bonded to paper and wood. If you can verify it, please don't place it on the ground."
This is nonsense. If the bricks and stones are not bonded, it is useless to simply mix the mud to make it strong.
Although they got the powder, these people had more doubts in their hearts.
Not only was he confused about the powder, but he was also confused about the behavior of the officials and His Highness the Crown Prince.
His Highness the Crown Prince has always produced the finished product and then sold the secret formula or only granted the right to sell it. I heard that there is another kind of sweet that has come out, which was also pioneered by His Highness the Crown Prince.
Why is this happening this time?
Zhao Xi didn't care whether they were confused or not, as long as they verified the effect of this thing and could think of its use, that was enough.
All doubts cannot stop them from seeking wealth.
There are prospects there, and Zhao Xi doesn't believe that these people are willing to miss them.
Besides, Zhao Xi really doesn't want these ministers to play the trick of exchanging old and new coins. That's not what they did.
The purpose of the new coin campaign is to harvest a batch of leeks, so that the already wealthy merchants and landowners of the country can contribute to solving the country's financial difficulties.
He didn't want to provoke the court officials and bury the whole court at this time.