"This thing is called cement? I thought it was made of stone slabs?”
"Wonderful, this floor is flat and firm when stepped on. If it is used to build roads, it will definitely be able to build a healthy path!”
"Sir, how is this cement made? Please consult me!"
Ying Zheng and Chong Zhen were immediately interested!
They studied the cement floor under their feet while fantasizing about building countless roads and palaces with this thing. How awesome would that be?
After all, whether it was Great Qin or Great Ming Dynasty!
At this moment, their roads and houses were either paved with mud or made of stone slabs.
The former had low cost and poor effect. Once it rained, the road would be muddy and difficult to walk on. People who had walked once would definitely not want to walk a second time.
As for the latter, the cost was too high. The stone slabs had to be transported from a long distance and then carefully carved by craftsmen before they could be laid. Ordinary people could not afford this thing at all.
If there was cement, then everything would be solved!
This was definitely an epoch-making significance for the infrastructure of the Great Qin Dynasty.
Now, Ying Zheng and Chongzhen only cared about one thing: Was this thing expensive? How about the cost?
"Actually, this thing is very simple to manufacture and the cost is low. It's very suitable for mass production!”
Ji Han explained casually!
Then, he took out two pieces of white paper, which were filled with the precautions and procedures for producing cement!
Ji Han had been bored these two days, so he had specially prepared these gifts for them. One was written in small seal script, and the other was written in regular script. It just so happened that they could understand it.
"When it comes to cement, lime is indispensable!”Ji Han continued to explain," This thing has been used in the Land of the Nine Prefectures for a very long time. The Qin Dynasty used this thing to build the rammed earth layer of the Great Wall.”
"Go back and get lime and clay. Mix them together in a ratio of three to one, and then use the kiln to burn them into grog!”
"After taking out the dry cement, we will use the millstones pulled by cows and horses to grind it into powder. Then, it will become the cement that is closest to modern times!”
"When you use it, mix cement with gravel and sand. It can be used to pave roads and build houses. It will be as hard as stone in two to three days!”
"If it's paving a road, it will have to dry for seven days after it's paved. From time to time, water will be poured on it to maintain it!”
Ji Han reminded them one by one!
Actually, this thing didn't have much technical content at all.
Although the cement produced by Ji Han's method was not as good as modern high-grade cement, it was definitely enough for ancient times.
"Thank you for your guidance, Mister!"
Ying Zheng and Chong Zhen bowed in admiration excitedly!
This thing was definitely an epoch-making product for the Great Qin Dynasty.
Although it wasn't as eye-catching as guns, it was definitely very useful. It could be said that it determined the level of infrastructure in an era.
How could they not be excited when Ji Han bestowed such a divine item?
Once they built a highway that extended in all directions, their empire's territory and control over the remote areas would be greatly strengthened. They would no longer have to waste time on muddy roads when they mobilized their troops.
"After I return, I will immediately have people produce cement and recruit 100,000 laborers to repair the roads. I will try my best to make this highway as smooth as possible. I want all roads to lead to Xianyang, hahaha!”
Ying Zheng was full of pride, looking forward to the future with great ambition.
Ji Han could not help but roll his eyes!
"Old Zhao, have you forgotten the national policy I formulated to stabilize the people's livelihood?" You even conscripted corvee to build roads? Do you want the people to rebel again?”
"But if we don't recruit corvee, how can we build roads?”Ying Zheng was speechless.
Ji Han was speechless.
Right now, Great Qin was still a semi-slave society.
At this time, their vision was very limited.
He could not look too far into the future, nor could he hire people to work like in a capitalist society!
For example, the current Great Ming Dynasty had already seen the budding of capitalists!
At this time, if Chongzhen recruited slaves and corvee to work, he would definitely be scolded to death. It was even possible for the common people to rebel.
However, Great Qin did not have too many problems at the moment. It only increased the burden on the people, which was something that Ying Zheng and Wang Ben thought was normal.
Ji Han was unable to change their minds!
He could only say," Great Qin's future conquests will definitely be very fast, and there will be many Outlander races to conquer. As such, it is very important for the residents to rest and recuperate. We can't just let the residents put down their farm work and go all the way to build roads; this will greatly damage Great Qin's national strength.”
Ji Han's explanation was acceptable to Ying Zheng!
He thought about it. If he wanted to build roads in the various prefectures, he would have to mobilize hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. How could so many people not drag down the strength of Great Qin?
"Mister is right. Zhen almost ruined the country!”" But how can we build the road without conscription?" Ying Zheng said with shame.”
"Contract it out!" "You only need to contract out sections of the road to merchants and let them hire people to repair the roads when the people are idle, right?" Ji Han said with a smile.”
"This way, you don't have to worry. Just send someone to check on time. It's convenient and fast. I don't think these merchants would dare to pass off inferior goods as good ones!”
"Of course, you can also recruit the convicts from the various prefectures. All the criminals who have committed crimes will be sent to build roads. They will be given three good meals a day and will be released after their sentence. As long as they are not exploited too hard, I guarantee that these convicts will be very happy!”
"You don't have to pay for the road that you contracted to the merchants. You only need to collect a fee after the road is repaired, and then split the fee with the merchants who repaired the road.”
"Think about it, how can the commoners and merchants not take such a good road? Many merchants transported their goods from afar. The easier the journey, the more profitable it was for them. They would definitely be willing to pay!”
"How could they not be happy to give a portion of this money to the merchants who built the road? In this way, wouldn't he be free? You don't even have to pay much to build a road that is 108,000 miles long.”
Ji Han patiently imparted the road repairing experience of the later generations, which shocked Ying Zheng and the other two.
……
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]