They had only heard of concrete from Zhu Long, but they had never seen concrete before.
Everyone's faces were filled with curiosity. They looked at the concrete on the ground for a while before moving their eyes away from the concrete.
He looked at Zhu Long, his face full of doubt. His meaning was obvious. The concrete was not as godly as his highness had said!
Wasn't this just mixing sand and cement with water?
There was nothing special about it!
This thing was soft and looked no different from mud. Could it be used to build roads?
It looked a little dangerous!
At this moment, even Li Hu looked at Zhu Long in confusion.
The concrete that his highness was bragging about was really very ordinary!
In an instant, the status of concrete in everyone's hearts plummeted.
Only the little loli from Chang Le blinked her eyes and squeezed Zhu Long's palm. She raised her head and said seriously,""Your Highness, Le 'er feels that this concrete can definitely be used to build roads.”
Zhu Long's heart warmed. As expected, his wife was still the best. She trusted him unconditionally.。。
In fact, there was something he didn't say. The mixture of sand and cement in front of him couldn't be considered real concrete. Only after it solidified could it be called real concrete!
If these 17th-century bumpkins had seen the skyscrapers of the 21st century, they probably wouldn't think so.
Zhu Long's gaze swept across the people present. He did not explain, nor was he bothered to explain. It was better to wait for the concrete to solidify and let these country bumpkins broaden their horizons.
"Li Hu, come forward and listen to my orders." Zhu Long suddenly said.
"This subordinate is here, please give me your orders, Your Highness." Li Hu stepped forward and bowed.
"Later, this king will plan the route. You lead the workers and lay the concrete and steel bars on the route, understand?”Zhu Long hugged Chang Le and sat on the horse's back, looking at the city in the distance.
"It's starting."
"Did you hear what His Highness said just now?" Li Hu announced. Let's get to work."
A total of six regiments and 7500 laborers were all mobilized.
He picked up the shovel and laid the concrete on the marked route. At the same time, he also placed steel bars inside.
……
Unknowingly, five days had passed.
Along the route that Zhu Long had planned, a layer of concrete was laid.
Zhu Long announced that everyone could rest for five days. After five days, it would be time to witness a real miracle. A real concrete road would appear. Everyone, please wait and see.
Everyone was skeptical and took a break.
Hoes, shovels, sifts, and carts were produced very smoothly. Under the leadership of the Han, the production increased every day, and the number required on the list was getting closer and closer.
Soon, five days passed.
On this day, Zhu Long changed into a brand new robe and walked out of the mansion with Chang Le.
Today was the day to witness a miracle!
The world's first reinforced concrete road was born!
Hoes, shovels, sifts, and carts had all reached the production targets on the list. Everyone in the encampment, 2100 classes, and 7000 Han civilians who did not participate in labor, gathered by the lake and stretched their necks, ready to witness the miracle Zhu had mentioned!
The temperature difference between day and night around Lake Baikal was large. Zhu Long was worried that the temperature at night would affect the quality of the road, so he had people cut down many branches and cover the road as a thermal insulation measure.
Because of this, no one knew what concrete looked like now.
Zhu Long and Chang Le appeared by the lakeside on their white horses. Everyone immediately bowed.
Zhu Long waved his hand and ordered the people standing on both sides to move away all the branches on the concrete.
When these people received the order, they immediately took action!
After a while, all the branches on the road were removed!
At this moment, an unbelievable scene happened!
A smooth and flat road appeared. It was completely different from the scene when the concrete was first laid!
"There seems to be a change…The concrete has solidified!”
At this moment, everyone's faces revealed an incomparably shocked expression!
No matter what, they had never expected this scene to happen!
It turned out that Zhu Long wasn't bragging. They were just too ignorant. The concrete was really amazing!
It looked like a man-made stone.
At this moment, Chang Le and Zhu Long, who were riding on horseback, suddenly turned around and asked,""Wangye, can we go up and take a walk?”
Everyone immediately turned to look at Zhu Long with longing in their eyes.
They also wanted to step on it and experience what this concrete road was like. However, he was still a little worried. He was afraid that the concrete had not fully solidified and that his feet would sink into it and make a big joke out of himself.
Zhu Long pulled the reins with both hands and smiled. He nodded and said,"Of course, we can ride up.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Long pulled the reins. The white horse ran onto the road and ran into the distance along the road.
Everyone stared at the road carefully and found that the road did not sink in. There was no change at all. It looked very hard.
"It's really great!"
He ran to the road and walked up and down, partying.
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