Chapter 271 The Birth of Cement

Zhu Xiongying obviously dared not underestimate the conspirator who left his name in history. In his heart, Monk Daoyan is indeed a conspirator. Those so-called dragon-slaying techniques and the like are justified in his reputation.

The crown prince obviously has little use.

It would be a pity to kill such a person, but if you stay in the Central Plains, you can't play a role, so you can only take advantage of the problem.

Although Goryeo was in turmoil and Li Chenggui could have the power to abolish the king, even if some old ministers of the Wang Goryeo declined, they never gave up resisting and wanted to eliminate Li Chenggui, a traitor who harmed the country and the people.

This seems to be the best opportunity. It can make monk Daoyan work together, make him more chaotic in Goryeo and weaken Goryeo's national strength.

But even if Feng Sheng led his troops to station in Liaodong, even if he crossed the Yalu River to the Tieling, which was the junction between Hamkyung Road and Gangwon Road, it seemed to confirm the previous concerns of the King and Minister of the Wang family, that the Ming Dynasty was as strong as the Mongol Yuan.

But Zhu Xiongying also underestimated Li Chenggui, although Li Chenggui had repeatedly requested orders before, seemed to be complacent to the Ming Dynasty. But in essence, what Li Chenggui was thinking was to be humble and polite to the Ming Dynasty in diplomacy, but in military terms, he used force to fight against it.

Simply put, it means not caring about a reputation. The vassal state is a vassal state. He doesn't care about those, what he wants is actual interests.

But now the Ming Dynasty took advantage of the situation and occupied Tieling, a subordinate of the Shuangcheng General Administration, which was lost to control by Goryeo, who took advantage of the decline of the Mongols. This is not possible. The fat meat in his mouth cannot be spit out. What Li Chenggui is promoting now is the bullying of the Ming Dynasty, the sect leader.

Goryeo.

It seems that the Goryeo government and the country were also sighing that the deposed King Jingming had foresight, and the Ming Dynasty was indeed a wolfish ambition.

The military confrontation continued, and Feng Sheng received the order to occupy the Tieling Guard under the Shuangcheng General Administration of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The Tieling Guard, which was originally set up in Fengji Fort in Liaodong, moved eastward, and now it will be in the Shuangcheng General Administration of the Shuangcheng General Administration!

Monk Daoyan is unable to get along well with everyone now. Goryeo has no sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty. Goryeo is loyal to Mongolia in China and has a stronger sense of belonging to Mongolia.

Now the government and the people are hostile to the Ming Dynasty, which naturally means that the situation of Monk Daoyan is even more difficult.

The Ming Dynasty's soldiers pointed directly at Goryeo, which made Monk Daoyan seem to have more support. Li Chenggui was also afraid of the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty and Wang's Goryeo, and did not dare to further abolish and usurp the throne, but he never slowed down the purge of Goryeo of Wang.

The actions of the old ministers will not reduce the confrontation with the Ming Dynasty in Tieling.

The monarch and minister of Wang's Goryeo were fighting against Li Chenggui on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was trying to win over and guard against the Ming Dynasty.

These three forces have formed a delicate balance. Although Li Chenggui is still powerful now, he just dares not overly hype.

The situation in Goryeo is very subtle now, and it can move the whole body with one blow. A little bit of accident may cause a complete change in the situation in Goryeo. Now no one dares to break the balance, and now no one dares to act rashly, but in private, small actions

Continuously, no one stopped to strengthen their own strength.

They are all friends and enemies. They are still working together the moment before, but they may be stabbing the knife the next moment.

Zhu Xiongying was helpless, although he had already had a lot of ideas, it seems that not everything is going according to some of his intentions.

Even the emperor cannot do everything according to his wishes, so naturally he should not be the emperor's grandson.

Some things cannot be done too quickly, they can only be carried out slowly, and it is obviously more appropriate to take steady steps. The current Ming Dynasty does not have much effort to deal with the Goryeo matters in one go, and maintaining the current situation is more in line with the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

When you are freed up, then it will be the time to achieve your goals and it is not possible at this stage.

After Zhu Xiongying finished writing the letter, one letter was given to Feng Sheng and the other was given to Monk Daoyan. These two were the key figures in the Goryeo strategy.

Monk Daoyan wants to show his strengths, but in fact, he doesn't need much mobilization for such a person who thinks he has talent in heaven and earth. Giving him a platform and a chance to display his talents is enough!
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For Feng Sheng, who has been successful and famous for a long time, it seems that he can retire successfully. However, Feng Sheng also has some of his own expectations. He does not want to be idle. He has only two daughters and hopes that his title can be inherited.

Without a son, isn’t this a nephew? If the emperor is kind, there is still hope for the inheritance of titles. At that time, there is no need to worry about losing the incense in a hundred years.

For people of this era, things like incense are really important, and this is also the biggest thing that many people think in their lives. Not to mention Feng Sheng, many of the civil and military officials in the court actually have this aspect.

Worry.

There is no throne at home, but there is a title at home. If the title you have won for half a lifetime has lost its inheritance, you will not be willing to die!

Just as Zhu Xiongying finished writing the letter, He Zhongxian came over with a smile, "Your Highness, the middle master has sent an urgent report."

Seeing He Zhongxian's happy look, Zhu Xiongying became interested, "Oh? This is He Xi's event. Why don't you send the memorials quickly?"

He Zhongxian hurriedly sent the secret letter over and said, "Your Highness, Prince Xinguo sent someone to report that the lime and volcanic ash were mixed together, and according to Your Highness's instructions, it can now form mud blocks that are harder than stubborn stones!

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Zhu Xiongying suddenly felt energetic when she heard this, and snatched the secret report. Resisting the impulse, Zhu Xiongying carefully checked the sealing mud.

Cement has taken Zhu Xiongying for a long time, and he has also invested a lot of resources in this matter. He has been stuck in a bottleneck before, but has never made any breakthroughs.

I tried the method I had to try many times, and after repeated mistakes and experiments, it seemed that there was really some good news this time. Zhu Xiongying couldn't be excited. This news came too timely!

This is not as simple as a sense of accomplishment. Although the continuous experiment finally gave a result, it was pleasant to have it. But the most important thing is the importance of cement. In Zhu Xiongying's eyes, this is more meaningful than steelmaking, copper ore.

Even compared to granulated gunpowder, it is more strategic, and it is also the most urgent material needed in the Ming Dynasty!

Wash it with clay, ceramic fragments, slag and slag ash, etc., then dry it and grind it carefully.

This is not enough to be smashed, it needs to be ground until it is like a powder, the thinner the better. Then mix the various powders together and add some volcanic ash powder. This is quicklime.

Then it is normal construction, add water and stir, and then it can be put into use.

However, according to some current testing, the maintenance time is more than ten days before it can be truly hardened. That is to say, the hardening degree is not high at the beginning, and the strength is not enough at the beginning.

Zhu Xiongying suppressed the excitement in his heart and immediately issued an order, "Let the Prince of Xinguo make thousands of stone cement and send it back to the capital within half a month. The skilled craftsmen make booklets together, and the Jinyiwei and the Ministry of Works send personnel to all take it into the sacrificing salary.

Si!"

He Zhongxian didn't know why His Royal Highness was so excited, but he didn't dare to be careless.

Xixinshi, which is one of the four departments and twelve supervisors, is an important institution belonging to the royal family.

Now letting the Jinyiwei and the Ministry of Works send people together, which shows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attaches great importance to those craftsmen. Such a degree of importance is even comparable to those of the Gunpowder Department.

Not even just ordinary gunpowder warriors, but those craftsmen who were able to make granulated gunpowder at first!

These people must not make any mistakes. If someone loses his skills, I believe His Royal Highness the Grandpa will definitely be furious. If such a situation occurs, a lot of people will be punished or even beheaded.

The people below can naturally figure out what Zhu Xiongying's attitude is. There are some things he doesn't need to explain, and many people know how to pay attention to some things.

Zhu Xiongying was extremely excited at this moment. The advent of cement could bring the infrastructure of the Ming Dynasty into a new stage.

Whether it is building a new capital, or building a city in Liaodong, south of the desert, northwest, etc., this is of great help.

These are also useful for the construction of water conservancy and so on. These good things are really useful. The Ming Dynasty now needs cement everywhere. With such building materials, it will inevitably lead the infrastructure of the Ming Dynasty to a new level.

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Cement is not omnipotent, Zhu Xiongying naturally knew this. But he knew better that even if it is earthen cement, its effectiveness may be relatively ordinary, but it is stronger than some existing materials, which is enough!

Resisting the excitement, Zhu Xiongying felt that he still had to think about it. It is not suitable to report the good news immediately. Wait until he has checked it himself, and then he has to report the good news, it is obviously more appropriate to report the good news.

Just when Zhu Xiongying was so excited that he couldn't suppress himself, Zhu Biao rushed to Wenyuan Pavilion, "Xiongying, have you made the cement you mentioned?"

Yes, Zhu Xiongying has no secret at all. Tang Ding sent a good news, obviously it was not just for Zhu Xiongying alone.

"Dad, it's probably true!" Zhu Xiongying was not humble and immediately said, "That thing is good. Ordinary city construction requires glutinous rice and clay. With my cement, bricks and stones can be stuck together, which is more common than ordinary glutinous rice mortar.

Better!"

Zhu Biao was also extremely excited. He said hurriedly, "I came to ask you only after receiving the report from Duke Xin. Is this the thing I have been working on over the years?"

"Dad, it hasn't been delivered yet!" Looking at Zhu Biao excited, Zhu Xiongying said hurriedly, "I have asked someone to get the cement and make more cement in the soup. I think I can send some back in two days.

, Then we will find out again!"

Zhu Biao didn't care about that much, he just paced back and forth excitedly. He believed in Tang He, and Tang Ding and his son did not dare to talk nonsense about these things. He believed in his son's ability even more.
Chapter completed!