"It's not that exaggerated. Just help me collect some materials.”Zhu Xiong Ying said.
"Xiong Ying, tell me what you want. I'll arrange it for you immediately!”
Zhu Di quickly patted his chest and promised. Zhu Xiong immediately perked up his ears and listened carefully.
" Prepare limestone and clay, grind them into fine powder, then put them in the kiln to be incinerated, and then add the plaster to grind them into fine powder…"
Zhu Xiongying recalled the relevant memories and instructed him on the proportion and craftsmanship.
Zhu Di memorized it carefully and then said with some doubt,
"But what do you want these things for? Limestone was very brittle, but it couldn't repair roads.”
"Limestone is not good, but it can be made into cement." Zhu Xiongying smiled.”
"What's cement?"
Zhu Di was stunned.
"Why are you asking so many questions? Just do whatever Xiong Ying asks.”
Zhu Xiong was very self-aware and quickly said to Zhu Xiong Ying,"
"Xiong Ying, I'll go prepare it now. I'll have the materials ready for you tomorrow morning!”
"Thank you, Fifth Uncle." Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and said.
Zhu Di was also anxious. He quickly said," I'll go too. The Construction Division has a lot of materials. I'll go and get them now."”
After saying that, the two of them left in a hurry.
"Who said that Emperor Yong Le is ruthless, he is still very enthusiastic.”
Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and yawned. He closed his eyes to rest and slowly returned to the residence.
The next morning.
Zhu Xiong Ying's carriage arrived at the outskirts of the capital.
The place was already bustling with activity. Many craftsmen were leveling the road with shovels.
Zhu Di was under the sun, rolling up his sleeves and revealing his calves as he directed the distribution of supplies.
Zhu Rong sat at the table, writing and listening to the reports of his subordinates.
When they saw Zhu Xiongying, the two of them stopped doing anything and hurried over.
Zhu Di came up and asked,
"Xiong Ying, why didn't you sleep a little longer? It's too early. I'm watching over you, so you don't have to worry.”
"Fourth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, did you stay up all night?”
Zhu Xiongying glanced at them and saw that both of them had big dark circles under their eyes. They were obviously exhausted.
"It's a small matter. It's fine as long as you can do your job well.”Zhu Di quickly said,
"By the way, I've already transferred the things you want overnight. Take a look at the quality. If you're not satisfied, I'll get someone to change it immediately.”
"I, I also transferred a lot of limestone.”
Zhu Rong was afraid that he would fall behind, so he hurriedly took credit.
"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Zhu Xiongying smiled and nodded, but he could already see that not far away, there was a pile of limestone, plaster, gravel, and other materials.
Furthermore, the craftsman beside him was using a large mill to continuously grind it and sieve out fine powder.
Although it was a little troublesome to do it manually, there were too many people. There were even some strong men wearing guard uniforms.
Obviously, these were Zhu Di and Zhu Xi's guards. They were all warriors who had been through hundreds of battles and had a much higher status than the ordinary soldiers.
But now, he didn't even have time to change his clothes and was directly pulled to work.
To be able to prepare these things overnight, Zhu Di and Zhu Xi seemed to have played with their lives.
"According to what I said last night, mix these things with water and spread them on the road.”
Zhu Xiong Ying ordered, and Zhu Di immediately led his men to do it.
With his highness leading the way, the craftsmen below hurriedly went to help.
Zhu Xiongying watched from the side as the cement gradually took shape. He nodded to himself. Of course, the quality of the cement was not as good as modern ones.
But even so, this was still a product of the industrial era. It could surpass the road of this era by several streets.
It was not like they had to pass through tanks on this road. They just had to walk on horses, and that was enough…
However, Zhu Rong said worriedly,"
"Xiong Ying, isn't this a little too much of a joke? The craftsmen I brought said that this isn't how roads are built.”
He had already tried his best to be tactful.
In fact, when those experienced craftsmen in the Ministry of Works heard that he was preparing limestone, they were all confused.
In their eyes, this was complete nonsense.
Although Zhu Rong had forced them to carry out the plan, he still felt a little apprehensive in his heart.
It didn't seem very reliable for these old craftsmen to say that it was impossible.
But now, Zhu Xiongying was looking at the cement that was gradually being stirred. He nodded in satisfaction and said,"Don't worry about what Blacksmith says.”
Following his order.
Under the command of Zhu Di and Zhu Xiong, all the craftsmen began to move.
The road they were going to build was originally an official road of the Yuan Dynasty, but it had been damaged due to years of disrepair. Fortunately, there was still some foundation.
Therefore, the craftsmen first leveled the land, filled in the pits, and flattened the foundation of the previous official road. Soon, a generally flat road appeared.
If it was placed in the lower state capital, this road could already be used.
But now that Zhu Xiong Ying was personally supervising the work, the craftsmen did not dare to neglect.
On the foundation of this road, they used oxen to pull stone rollers and walked back and forth on this road until the official road became flat.
On the other side, the craftsmen had already mixed out a large amount of cement and were using small carts to pull it onto the official road.
"Xiong Ying, are we going to lay this cement?”
After a while, Zhu Di wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked at Zhu Xiongying in confusion.
According to the normal steps, the next step should be to lay a layer of sand and gravel, and then fill it with fine sand.
But now that Zhu Xiongying suddenly took out this cement, he was a little confused. Could that thing really be used?
Zhu Xiongying nodded and said," The cement must be laid completely. In about six hours, the cement will be completely solidified. At that time, even knives and spears will not be able to hurt it."”
"This…"
When Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help but look at the cement. It was covered in dust and looked like it was wet.
It was no different from mud.
After this thing solidified, could it block knives and spears?
He muttered in his heart.
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