On the second day after Li Min's Cement Supervision Institute was established, a very ordinary thing attracted a lot of attention. In the most prosperous east and west cities of Chang'an, two main roads began to be renovated at the same time, and construction

One of the parties turned out to be the newly established Cement Supervision Institute. Many people knew that Liang Wang Li Min was appointed as the cement superintendent, so from the beginning, many people paid attention to every move of the Cement Supervision Institute. Unexpectedly

After Li Min took office, he actually neglected his job and put aside the cement production. Instead, he took the name of the Ministry of Industry and started building roads?

Several censors couldn't stand it and immediately impeached Li Min for overstepping his authority. However, they were scolded by Li Shimin because Li Min used cement to build roads, and the Cement Supervisor was in charge of all cement-related matters.

So this is not ultra vires. Although this reason is barely justified, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is obviously Li Shimin favoring Li Min. It is true that cement is used for road construction, but road construction is within the engineering department.

For this matter, Li Ming could have just provided cement and asked the Ministry of Works to send people to repair it. There would be no need for his Cement Supervision Institute to come forward.

However, with the construction of two main roads, everyone's attention has been attracted by the road itself, and no one cares about who built the road anymore. Because anyone who has seen a cement road will be as smooth as a mirror.

People in the Tang Dynasty were shocked by the cement pavement as hard as stone. In the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, mixing a pile of flour-like cement with sand and gravel, then pouring it on the road and smoothing it out, it turned into stone in a few days. This was simply too weird.

It’s unbelievable. So when roads are being built now, there are always a group of good-hearted people following them, and they can’t be driven away. Many people even make a special trip to the east and west cities to watch. Based on the flow of people in the east and west cities, almost everyone in Chang’an now

Everyone knew about the magical thing like cement, and also knew that the person who invented cement was the King of Liang who had held the Five Kings Banquet before. For a while, Li Min's name once again became the focus of the entire Chang'an.

Fang Xuanling had just finished his morning court that day. He was about to return to Zhongshu Province to handle government affairs, but he was unexpectedly stopped by Li Shimin, who insisted on taking him to see the concrete pavement built by Li Min. Fang Xuanling, as Zhongshu Ling, had

There were many things to do, and I didn’t want to go at first, but Cheng Yaojin who was beside Li Shimin insisted on it, so in the end I had to go with them. They all changed into casual clothes, except for Li Shimin, Cheng Yaojin and Fang Xuan

In addition to Ling himself, there are also Li Jing and Changsun Wuji, who happen to be both civilized and military, plus an emperor.

When a group of five people came to Dongshi, the first thing they saw was a busy scene. The entire main road in Dongshi was divided into two halves in the middle. The right side has been paved with cement and hardened, and it is now possible to walk on it.

There were people. The part on the left was also under construction. I saw craftsmen using wooden boards to divide the road into rectangles, and then poured the mixed concrete in little by little. There were craftsmen inside who smoothed the surface. In just a few quarters of an hour,

A section of cement pavement more than ten meters long was repaired, and then left to dry for a period of time. After the surface was almost solidified, straw was spread and left to dry in the shade.

"This speed is too fast. It has only taken more than ten days since Liulang started building roads. How come more than half of the main roads in Dongshi have been built in one fell swoop?" Li Shimin looked at the road surface that was quickly covered with cement.

, said with some hesitation.

"Your Majesty, this is actually a trick taken by His Royal Highness Prince Liang!" Fang Xuanling understood clearly. He smiled and pointed at the road construction areas and whispered, "Your Majesty, please see, those craftsmen are just paving the road on the original road.

Cement, because this road is originally paved with bricks and stones, which is quite solid. Just lay a layer of cement directly. But if you want to build a new road, you must first smooth and compact the road surface before laying cement. Then

The speed is much slower."

"Haha, I didn't pay attention to this!" Li Shimin took a closer look and found that it was exactly what Fang Xuanling said, so he laughed.

Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin walked curiously to the repaired road. They stamped it hard with their feet and found that it was almost the same as the cement slab they saw that day. The repaired half of the road was now in use, and there were many pedestrians and vehicles on the road.

, many people, like Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin, are very curious about the smooth and hard cement pavement under their feet. Some people even bent down to touch the pavement, which was almost exactly the same as Li Shimin and others did when they first saw cement.

"Your Majesty, if you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would never have imagined that cement pavement has so many benefits. If cement is used to build roads across the country, not only will there be no need to worry about rainwater erosion, but also the carriages transporting goods will travel at higher speeds on it.

It can run faster and save horsepower. According to the veteran's estimate, if a carriage could run a hundred miles a day in the past, it can run three to four hundred miles a day on a cement road. In the future, whether it is transporting grain, grass, soldiers or horses,

It's several times faster than before." Li Jing also came back to report with excitement. Although they were patrolling in casual clothes, there were guards around them to separate the people around them, so they were not afraid that anyone would hear their conversation.

"What the pharmacist said is true. If the cement road is built, it will not only be of great use in the military, but also speed up the circulation of goods in various places, making all industries more prosperous and the people richer. It is really a feat that will benefit the future!" Li Shimin also agreed!

He said with emotion, if he had some doubts about the large-scale road construction before, now that he saw half of the street that had been built, he immediately strengthened his confidence in building the road. However, he did not realize that Changsun Wu was behind him.

Ji's face was full of gloom.

Li Shimin walked around the cement road with interest and listened to the discussions of the people around him. He found that most of the discussions were about cement and Li Min. Among them, the rumors about Li Min aroused his interest.

The whole of Chang'an knew how Li Min used to be a bastard, but after the last time he was injured and lost his memory, he began to show his unique talents and was extremely legendary. Therefore, many people rumored that Li Min had the blood of the royal family of two dynasties, and his identity

It is extremely noble, so it is favored by the gods and can be taught the magic of heaven, so it begins to become so extraordinary. And there is evidence in the rumors. For example, the Five Kings Drunk is actually the fairy brew from the sky, and cement is the legend.

The soil used by Zhong Dayu to control floods, etc., are more outrageous than the last, but the more outrageous they are, the more people like to hear them.

Li Shimin laughed after hearing these rumors. He didn't believe the lies about gods liking Li Min. If a god really liked his son, it should be Li Ke. No matter how you look at it,

In the past, Li Ke was much better than Li Min.

However, some people praised their son. As a father, Li Shimin was very happy. Moreover, Li Min has really done well recently. His literary talents are shocking, and he also presented cement, a rare thing that benefits the country and the people, and also helped

Having decided on the strategy of destroying the Liao Dynasty, he really gained face as a father. Recently, even Concubine Yang had more smiles on her face.

After wandering around the East Market for a while, Li Shimin and the others went to Li Min's Cement Construction Supervision Institute. Now the sign of the Supervision Construction Institute has been put up, and there are two government officials standing at the door, which looks pretty decent.

Li Shimin's bodyguard went up and showed the sign of the Imperial Guard. The government officials did not dare to stop him and immediately let them go. However, before they could enter, they saw several clerks running out of the house in a hurry, seemingly holding something in their arms. Li Shimin

The others didn't pay attention and walked straight into the service hall inside.

"Your Highness, for every ton of cement produced by merchants, they have to pay a patent fee of 20 yuan. Isn't this too little? Based on this calculation, we don't seem to be able to earn much money a year?" Before Li Shimin could enter,

, I heard a young voice inside asking loudly.

"Haha, Yifu, you still underestimate the production of cement. The whole country will soon be overhauling cement roads. This requires not just a little bit of cement. According to my estimate, it will be at least one million tons per year. And when the private sector

After seeing the various effects of cement, it will definitely attract many people to use it. They are the largest users of cement. Their output of several million tons cannot meet the national demand. Calculated in this way, they collect ten dollars a year.

Wan Guan's patent fee is more than enough." Li Min said slowly, his voice looking very tired.

"But this is only the output when the market reaches its maximum. The demand in the first few years will definitely not reach several million tons. Then in the first few years we will not be able to meet the minimum cost guaranteed to His Majesty." A young voice said.

Said again.

Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this. This reminded him that in order to take charge of the cement affairs, Li Min had promised him that he would pay at least 100,000 yuan every year. Listening to the content of their conversation, this fee seemed to come from something like that.

It comes from 'patent fee'. What Li Shimin doesn't understand is, what is that 'ton'? It sounds like it is used to calculate cement production?

"It doesn't matter. There are so many craftsmen under the Construction Supervision Institute. Except for some capable ones who are used to study the improvement of cement, most of them can also be used to produce cement. The profits from the sales of these cements can be used to make up for the lack of patent fees."

Maybe there will be some surplus." Li Min seemed confident, and it seemed that he had indeed put a lot of effort into this aspect.

"Well, this way, it is feasible." The young voice pondered for a moment, and then said again with a wry smile, "His Highness's plan has been sorted out by the subordinates. It is indeed feasible in theory, but for the 'Cement Industry Association'

', I am still a little worried, after all, no one has ever done this before."

"Hahaha~ It's better that no one has done it before. We just want to create a new model and let everyone follow our model. In the future, no matter what kind of industry it is, we must copy the operation method of the Cement Industry Association

, this is a good opportunity to leave a name for eternity, and it is also a good opportunity for your brother Yifu to stand out." The camera zoomed into the office hall, Li Min was half lying on the chair with two dark circles under his eyes, and said to Li Yifu excitedly

.

In the past few days, he had to organize craftsmen to build roads and write the regulations of the Cement Industry Association. He was busy during the day and had to work overtime at night. It was not easy to get the regulations completed.

In fact, Li Min's idea of ​​​​cement operations is very simple. It is to imitate the patent model of later generations, with the cement manufacturing institute providing technology, attracting powerful people from all over the country to fund the construction of factories, and then every time they produce a ton of cement, Li Min will

Twenty coins must be collected as patent fees. Li Min represented the most powerful imperial power in feudal society, so he was not afraid of others defaulting on his debt. As for the Cement Industry Association, it is a semi-official organization that manages all cement manufacturers, mainly

Coordinate and deal with the difficulties and problems encountered by various cement manufacturers, and hold a manufacturers meeting in the association every year to agree on the price of cement in various places for the next year. After all, the manpower and prices are different in each place, and it is impossible to set unified prices.

Unless all factories are located in the same area, this is obviously unrealistic.

Today, Li Min called Li Yifu to explain to him. After all, he would definitely not be able to handle such a big matter by himself. It would be a waste to not have such a good helper like Li Yifu. However, as a traditional scholar, Li Yifu had no regard for Li Min.

Li Min was unable to adapt to his advanced ideas for a while, which cost Li Min a lot of time.

"But... I really don't have much confidence." Li Yifu still obviously lacks confidence. After getting along with him for this period of time, Li Min's temper has been fully understood by him. He knows that His Royal Highness the Prince of Liang has always been informal and usually does not stick to trivial matters.

Being casual in front of him would gain his favor, so Li Yifu slowly paid less attention to it. He really didn't have confidence in this matter today, so he hesitated again and again, but he didn't have to worry that Li Min would be blamed for it.

"Okay, the matter is settled. From now on, you will be the vice president of the Cement Industry Association. I have asked people to post the notice. Maybe someone will come to inquire tomorrow. You should be well prepared." Seeing that Li Yifu is still there.

After hesitating, Li Min simply suppressed it and made the decision for him with a wave of his hand.

"A real man should have the courage to 'dare to be the first in the world'. Mother-in-law and mother-in-law are not like my generation?" Li Min then encouraged. But Li Yifu secretly cursed in his heart: You are the boss, which is easy to say, but it is us who do the actual work.

These petty officials!

"Good! What a 'dare to be the first in the world'! Min'er, you are indeed my son, hahaha~" At this moment, Li Shimin, who had been listening outside for a long time, praised loudly. If he hadn't heard it with his own ears,

, he really couldn’t believe that his son was so courageous?
Chapter completed!