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Chapter 197 The advent of cement
"What? Master, why do you want to stop?"

The governor of Jiuzhou was confused. Why did they stop for no reason? What was wrong?

But the person in front of him was the emperor, and if he asked him to stop, he dared not disobey.

So he quickly asked the manager on the construction site to stop the work.

The manager was also puzzled as to why the work stopped out of the blue, but he still dared not disobey his superiors.

It just so happens that the weather is very hot now, and the laborers don’t have enough to eat. The weather is hot, and the workload is huge, so their bodies can’t bear it, so they let them take a rest.

Ling Xiao then went down into the built ditch and touched the slurry filled with glutinous rice with his hand.

It is white, sticky, and has a rice aroma.

Then he looked at the gaps between the stones that had been filled with water and found that they were indeed stable.

But the cost is too high. Just as Su Nanyi wrote in the letter, these glutinous rice can be used to feed the people of Kyushu, and it is a pity to use them for filling.

In the letter, Su Nanyi wrote a recipe for cement that could replace the glutinous rice paste.

This suddenly occurred to her when she was delivering the letter.

Considering that they use glutinous rice paste for grouting here, I wonder how much glutinous rice is needed to build the canal.

Now is a time of food shortage, and using glutinous rice paste is simply a waste of resources.

So Su Nanyi thought of the skyscrapers, bridges and roads in Li Yuzhu's world, which were all built with something called cement.

Buildings built with that kind of thing are very solid.

She wrote the recipe for cement in the letter and asked Ling Xiao to try and see if he could make it.

Once this thing is made, it will benefit the country and the people.

That's why Ling Xiao went to the construction site in person to check it out today. It was just as Su Nanyi said, using glutinous rice paste for grouting was really a waste.

He also asked a steward how much glutinous rice was used every day, and the answer surprised him.

After Ling Xiao understood it, he decided to use the cement that Su Nanyi mentioned.

So he said to the governor of Jiuzhou: "Stop pouring all the grout, but continue with the others. I will use another kind of grout to replace it later. Cook all the existing glutinous rice and feed it to the corvées."

"Yes, Master."

Jiuzhou Ci agreed verbally but was secretly complaining in his heart that the paste used in the construction of the Great Yan Kingdom was all made of glutinous rice, and he had never heard of another kind of paste.

But what the person in front of him said did not allow him to refute or reject.

Ling Xiao also learned at the scene that the corvées now couldn't even get enough food to eat, and he was very angry and wondered why the Governor of Jiuzhou didn't tell him.

When he entered Jiuzhou, he saw people everywhere who were emaciated from hunger. He sent a message back to the capital, asking Anyi to prepare food for transportation.

But the Jiuzhou governor never told him that the corvée laborers on the construction site were also short of food.

Ling Xiao glared at the Governor of Jiuzhou fiercely. This man was terrible.

Afterwards, he quickly returned to Jiuzhou Prefecture and urged the governor to quickly find the things he wanted.

Of course, he also sent his elite soldiers to look for it.

Two days later, the elite soldiers who were sent out first found his things on the recipe. Of course, Ling Xiao was also careful and added a few things to the ingredients. Even if his recipe was leaked, no one would know what he was going to do.

He was completely disappointed with the governor's ability to do things. He would definitely remove him from the position of governor when he returned. However, there was no suitable candidate for the position now, otherwise he would have removed him now.

Ling Xiao gave the cement recipe to the secret guards. The secret guards were absolutely loyal to him, but the elite soldiers might not be.

There must be a spy among them, otherwise his whereabouts would not be exposed so quickly.

It’s just that Teng is not willing to clean up now.

As he expected, several of the things he gave away had fallen into other people's hands, but they couldn't understand what they were used for.

But they also arranged people to look for things.

Ling Xiao asked the secret guards to adjust the dosage according to the prescription, and he personally supervised from the side. If there was anything wrong, he would point it out on the spot.

After a day of mixing, cement was successfully prepared the next day.

Seeing the cement solidifying so quickly, the marketing officer was very satisfied and immediately asked the secret guards to conduct experiments with stones.

Let them pile the stones up like a ditch, and then use the cement to fill the gaps.

Once the gap is filled with cement, smooth out the excess and wait for an hour before observing the results.

"Master, is this really possible?"

A secret guard asked uncertainly.

Ling Xiao pursed his lips and said, "I don't know. We'll know after we do it. Let's just wait."

Ling Xiao really didn't know. Su Nanyi's letter stated that this was an ancient recipe and he was not sure whether it would be completely successful.

But she believed it, and he also believed in Su Nanyi.

While waiting, Ling Xiao had someone use the remaining cement to smear the floor of the room where he lived.

Many of the stone slabs in that room were missing corners, so this was a good opportunity to try it out.

An hour later, several pairs of eyes in the yard looked at the dried ground and the iron-hard cement in the cracks between the stones with surprise.

"Master, we succeeded."

Several secret guards cried out in surprise.

"Calm down."

Ling Xiao couldn't help but smile, he succeeded.

He then ordered people to pry the stone apart, but the secret guards tried their best and still couldn't move it.

The secret guards were very happy.

In the end, Ling Xiao used his inner strength to shatter the stone, but the cement remained intact and remained in strips.

Afterwards, Ling Xiao went back to the room and looked at the ground. It was not only flat but also unusually solid.

Everyone was very happy.

So Ling Xiao immediately gave orders to purchase those raw materials in large quantities, of course, still purchasing them according to the previous materials.

Ling Xiao, the cement workshop, had a small shed built on site to prepare for making cement.

This cement has a characteristic that it must be used immediately after it is made, otherwise it will dry up quickly and become useless.

After five days of preparation, the simple workshop was completed and the materials were delivered back one after another.

Soon the first batch of cement was produced.

"start."

Ling Xiao waved his hand, and the laborers on the construction site carried new mortar to start grouting.

They were all surprised when they saw that the gaps created by the grout were flat and solid.

This thing called cement is not only convenient for grouting, but also simple to make, low cost and fast, which made the governor sigh.

I never thought there would be such a convenient and quick way to make a paste in the world.

I used to think Ling Xiao was just bragging. How could an emperor know all this? I never thought that he would actually make it up.

Unfortunately, he didn't have the prescription, and the emperor didn't give it to him because he was on guard against him.

Otherwise, after Ling Xiao leaves, he can sell a lot of cement privately using this method.

He would be a bastard if he didn't make money. As a governor in this remote place, he couldn't get any benefits. He worked for several years in vain.

However, he still hadn't realized that Ling Xiao not only didn't trust him at all, but also faced the crisis of being questioned and dismissed.