Chapter 82 The poor monk heard that the people of Beiping Mansion were resentful!
"As for the sacred wall-building object like cement, all participating craftsmen will be rewarded with ten taels of silver each."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, with the cement house, even if there is a thunderstorm, the iron making will not be delayed. Even if the villain and others work hard, they will still make 600,000 kilograms of steel!"
Zhong Huo quickly assured with a solemn expression.
"Hmm!"
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, "As long as you refine 600,000 kilograms of steel, I will be rewarded heavily."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Zhong Huo and other craftsmen were even more excited.
On the side, Guo An looked at the cement and stone wall on the side, and then at the bumpy road in the distance.
After thinking about it, he still couldn't hold it back and said: "Your Highness, cement can not only build houses, but also pave roads.
The road in front of the iron smelting plant is so dilapidated that if it rains, it will be difficult to drive, and coal and other items will be difficult to enter. If a road is paved with cement, coal can be transported in normally even if it rains or snows.
etc."
Hearing this, the eyes of Zhu Di, Zhong Huo and others couldn't help but light up.
"Can cement also pave roads?"
"Your Highness, concrete can be used as a wall when standing upright, or as a road when lying down. As for the use of cement, it all depends on Your Highness's will."
“Very good!”
Zhu Di looked happy and asked again: "How much does calcined cement cost?"
Guo An was stunned. He actually forgot to explain this to Zhu Di.
"Your Highness, cement is made by calcining limestone and clay from the mountains. At most, you can add some gypsum to it, and the cost is very low."
On the side, Zhong Huo and others nodded repeatedly.
Zhu Di was overjoyed and said: "Tomorrow, the king will send you thirty more craftsmen and ask you to build another factory in the Iron Smelting Works specifically for calcining cement."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Zhong Huo quickly said with a happy face.
Now, the Iron Smelting Institute lacks nothing but craftsmen.
……
However, what Zhu Di didn't expect was that as soon as his order was issued, the chief engineer and deputy assistant of the palace work station came to the door with sad faces.
"Your Highness, it's difficult for a humble minister!"
"Yes, Your Highness, it is really difficult for a humble minister to be upright!"
"Wait, what's going on?"
"Your Highness, there are not many craftsmen in our palace to begin with. You just sent 60 craftsmen to Shangzhuang Village Iron Smelting Works some time ago, and now you have to send 30 more craftsmen. We really don't have that many craftsmen.
!"
Except for the chief minister and the commander, all the subordinates in the Yan Palace were close confidants of the Yan Palace, especially these high-ranking officials, who were Zhu Di's confidants who could be directly named.
Everyone knows His Highness's temper. He will speak out directly if he has anything to say and never delay.
When something happens, he speaks directly.
Naturally, Zhu Di also knew these subordinates in the palace and sneered directly, "Xu Yun, Zhuang Guang, you two should stop giving me the wrong look. The work station in my palace only has less than a hundred craftsmen?"
"Your Highness, there are more than a hundred craftsmen working in the palace!"
Gong Zheng Xuyun smiled bitterly and quickly explained: "Gong Zheng Institute specializes in the production of the royal palace. Not all of its craftsmen are blacksmiths, but also carpenters, drum makers, chair makers, umbrella makers, painters, leather makers...
As for the blacksmiths, they have all been sent to the Shangzhuang Village Iron Smelting Works. Now even Wei Chen can't find a blacksmith!"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, it seemed that this was really the case.
"This king knows about this, you will go down first."
"Your Highness!"
Xu Yun did not leave, but stood up again and asked Zhu Di: "I wonder what kind of treasures the iron smelting factory in Shangzhuang Village has made. As a humble official, I can't even know about the iron smelting factory during this period of time." situation."
"..."
Zhu Di looked at Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang quietly, and said slowly: "One day, when Zhu Liang goes to the Iron Smelting Works, you can go and have a look, but you are not allowed to reveal anything. ”