Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Zhangzhou had already been conquered, and in the Ming Dynasty Zheng's control areas in Fujian and Guangdong were connected together. However, at this time it was almost the end of the year and the weather was freezing, so the Zheng army, who had worked for more than a year, was transferred to rest and reorganization. According to Chen Shengwu's plan Fanglue, we will go south to fight in Guangdong until the next year when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming

Although there is a bluestone-paved road between Anping Castle and Chengtianfu City, it is rainy in Taiwan and the Kunshen Peninsula is located on a seashore with high salinity, so it is exposed to the sun and rain, sea wind erosion, and trampled by people and vehicles. The traffic conditions in this era are already considered very good, so when I saw Zheng Kezang leading a group of craftsmen to set up barricades in the middle of the road, but separated them in sections and then poured substitute cement, and the resulting muddy water overflowed Therefore, the left-behind officials of Ming and Zheng, who often used official channels to communicate, could not help being suspicious and surprised.

The low-status ministries, principals, and six departments did not dare to directly criticize Zheng Kezang for his nonsense, but the worker Yang Xian, as one of the left-behind bosses, yelled out unceremoniously. Zang didn't care about what kind of brick factory and what kind of cement was built on Shengren Avenue. He was a little uncomfortable, so he just came straight to the door.

"What is the eldest son doing? Turning a good road into a mess!"

"Oh, it's Lord Yang." Zheng Kezang, who was covered in a ragged coat, was still disheveled despite the protective measures. Feeling that the pollution was too heavy, he covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and at the moment his voice was changing again, So the sound is very weird. "I'm paving the flattest road, and even if I fill the carriage with water in the future, it won't be easily spilled."

"Is it just to prevent the speeding carriage from being sprayed?" Yang Xian didn't say anything when he heard this. "My lord! This is really ridiculous. You have to look at it yourself. The ashes on your body, this is the same, this is also the same. Could it be that the lord wants to imitate Emperor Xi Zongxi, who is ignorant and inexperienced and entertains himself with a cheap career, and finally ruins his father and ancestors?" Your foundation? Eldest son, please stop immediately and go back to read, otherwise the servant will fight to be an official and refuse to be an official, and he will have to speak directly in front of the king!"

"Master Yang, why is he so fierce!" At this time, Chen Yonghua also got the news, and just heard Yang Xian's words. "My lord, Lord Yang is also for the future of this domain," said Chen Yonghua, kneeling in front of Zheng Kezang with a plop. "Please don't be indulged in playing, the eldest son, and focus on the future of this feudal clan!"

Seeing Chen Yonghua's behavior, Zheng Kezang also panicked, so while letting the restless craftsmen go to rest first, he helped them up: "Mr. Chen, you are the minister of the father's humerus, and Yu How can I afford it?"

When Chen Yonghua stood up, Zheng Kezang peeled off the handkerchief covering his face, and bowed slightly to the two: "Mr. Chen, and Mr. Yang, I know that the two adults are doing everything for Yu Zai's sake. Yu is very grateful, but the two of you have misunderstood this matter, cement really has great uses, and it is definitely not Yu's whimish joke."

"This kind of nonsense is of great use!" Yang Xian intuitively felt that Zheng Kezang was arguing, so his face became even more ugly.

Compared to Yang Xian's fiery temper, Chen Yonghua's attitude can be described as kind: "Master Yang, let the eldest son talk."

"Last time, Mr. Chen refused to report the actions of the eldest son to the king, and now he has to listen to the explanation made up by the eldest son! Do you need to explain this matter? Everything is clearly in front of your eyes, and it is obviously a nonsense. !" Yang Xian was so angry that even Chen Yonghua's words were harsh. "Master Chen, I have been with you under the king's command for many years. You were not like this before. Could it be that now you are in a high position and have a different ambition? , in the future, I will have a monopoly on power!"

Yang Xian's accusation was very serious, so severe that Chen Yonghua was speechless. Seeing Chen Yonghua's embarrassment because of his support, Zheng Kezang suddenly laughed loudly: "Master Yang, you have a good mouth, but why should Master Yang say that I am This is nonsense, why accuse Mr. Chen of preparing to become a power minister? Does Mr. Yang know what cement is? If you don’t know, just talk about it. Is it possible that Mr. Yang wants to bring down Mr. Chen so that he can sit on the head of Dongning? s position!"

Zheng Kezang's accusation made Yang Xian's accusation against Chen Yonghua even more severe, making Yang Xian's nose wheeze, but this kind of thing became more and more black, so Yang Xian could only get angry but dare not speak up.

Seeing that Yang Xian was listless, Chen Yonghua didn't dare to speak easily, Zheng Kezang rolled his eyes and said, "There are too many people here, it's not a place to talk, so I will do it for you today, so I'll go to Mr. Chen's Talk to the signing room."

When Yang Xian heard this, he snorted, shook his sleeves and walked towards the government office on one side. Chen Yonghua frowned slightly, glanced at Zheng Kezang, shook his head, hesitated to speak, and then followed quickly.

Seeing the two leaving one after the other, Zheng Kezang stretched out his hand and beckoned to the craftsmen who were poking their heads: "The piece that was just laid, shoveled and re-laid, and the rest should be smoothed according to Yu's previous care." up"

When Zheng Kezang changed his clothes from the inner court and came to Chen Yonghua's office, he saw the officials outside surrounded the door like frightened rabbits.Zheng Kezang dismissed them with a smile, and when he walked inside, he saw Chen Yonghua and Yang Xianzheng sitting opposite each other in anger. Who is better at raising qi than anyone else.

Seeing Zheng Kezang coming in, the two of them remained motionless, but they were elders and Zhu Jin's trustworthy ministers, so Zheng Kezang didn't dare to trust him. First of all, he bowed deeply to Chen Yonghua: "Mr. Chen wronged you just now. Lord Yang's leader."

Without waiting for Chen Yonghua's reaction, Zheng Kezang bowed to Yang Xianji again: "I know that Master Yang is doing it for Yu's own good. I have offended you just now, so Master Yang must take care of you."

Ordinary people have to stretch out their hands not to talk about smiling people, not to mention that China has always had the habit of tabooing the venerable. Although Zheng Kezang is not yet a venerable, he is Zhu Jin's preferred future successor after all. Therefore, Yang Xian and Chen Yonghua It's really hard to care about anything.

Seeing that the attitudes of the two men had finally calmed down, Zheng Kezang repeated the old saying: "Before, when Yu wanted to talk about cement, Mr. Yang refused to listen, so now Yu will talk about it again. Cement can be said to be a military weapon. "

At first, Yang Xian and Chen Yonghua listened with disapproval. When they heard that cement mud can replace brown syrup and glutinous rice juice as an adhesive, they just nodded slightly. Then they heard that cement mixed with concrete can be used instead of stone. When they came to build seawalls, river embankments, and bridges, their faces changed. When they heard that bamboo-reinforced concrete could even replace rammed earth and be directly used to quickly build city walls and fortresses, Yang Xian opened his mouth completely, and Chen Yonghua even jumped directly from his chair. stood up.

"Is what the eldest son said is true?" The unbelievable Chen Yonghua confirmed again and again, for which he even used a threatening tone. "Eldest son, if it's just playing in leisure time, the servants are at most admonishing. If the eldest son is playing tricks in order not to be reprimanded by the king, the servants are not just as simple as one."

"How dare Yu deceive each other with cunning words." Zheng Kezang said with a look of scorching words, and then pointed to the outside with his hand. "The concrete road is still being paved. If the adults don't believe it, they will see it in a few days. If they still don't believe it, I can immediately let them demonstrate how to make large concrete bricks."

Because the Ministry of Industry is Yang Xian's supervisor, and he is the highest authority in Dongning in terms of construction, so after hearing Zheng Kezang's assurance, Chen Yonghua turned his gaze: "What does Master Yang think?"

"No more," Yang Xian also stood up. "Just now the eldest son said that he could try to make big concrete bricks on the spot, and he wanted to see the beauty of it right away."

Chen Yonghua turned his head to look at Zheng Kezang, Zheng Kezang clapped his hands knowingly, and a follower came in from outside the door

Since Zheng Kezang intentionally created the eyeball effect, the mold was prepared in advance, a pair of concave-convex molds that can be snapped together.Since the process of making molds is saved, the subsequent stirring will not take too long, but the condensation time will take several hours.But no matter how long it takes, Chen Yonghua and Yang Xian must stick to the scene---although they are not worried that Zheng Kezang will deceive them, but they are also afraid that the people below will deceive Zheng Kezang together---it is winter , although Taiwan is not as cold as in the north, the normal temperature is around ten degrees. Zheng Kezang, who was afraid of freezing the two Zhu countries, persuaded Chen Yonghua to put the experiment site next to Chen Yonghua's office.

After the moon passed, the result finally came out. The appearance of the dried concrete was as hard as a rock, and the interlocking stones seemed to be one if they were not moved.Seeing this result, Chen Yonghua immediately called in a sledgehammer, and the wrestler smashed it seven or eight times in one go, before smashing the concrete that had not yet completely solidified.

"It's not as good as the stones taken from the mountain." Yang Xian finally came to a conclusion. "However, the labor required for quarrying is saved, and it can be produced on the spot, and the manpower and animal power for transportation are also saved. What's more frightening is that if it can be produced in dozens of squares, it will be like a mountain. The eldest son is right. , but it is a military weapon!"

Chen Yonghua and Yang Xian talked for a while, then raised their heads, and the two looked at Zheng Kezang with the eyes of a wolf grandmother looking at Little Red Riding Hood: "My lord, this kind of fetish has a very important relationship and should not be easily spread. This feudal lord is not in a good position, please return the workshop and all the craftsmen to the Ministry of Industry."

"The two adults don't think that Ke Zang is stubborn and ridiculous?" These words made Chen Yonghua and Yang Xian blush slightly. "Since that's the case, I won't wait anymore. It's so late, and my mother will definitely scold me when I go back. Alas, it was all caused by the two adults."

Seeing Zheng Kezang turning around to leave, Yang Xian couldn't sit still: "The eldest son will definitely inherit the throne in the future. The so-called family is the country, and the country is the family. For some foreign things, the eldest son should hand over to the Ministry of Industry."

"Good!" Zheng Kezang looked back at Yang Xian. "The Ministry of Industry must, and Yu can hand it over, but Yu cannot be handed over in vain." Looking at the displeasure in Chen Yonghua's eyes, Zheng Kezang smiled lightly. "First, let the two adults figure out what Yu will do in the future. Don't make random judgments." These words made the faces of the two of them feel hot again. "Secondly, the remaining cement kilns will not be handed over, but some craftsmen involved in cement production can be handed over to the Ministry of Industry, but the Ministry of Industry will exchange an iron smelting workshop." Zheng Kezang did not give it to Chen Yonghua and Yang Xian. opportunity, just say it straight. "Third, Yu spent 1000 taels on the cement kiln, and the Ministry of Industry wants to reimburse him."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xian immediately said: "It is said that the Ministry of Industry can't take out 1000 yuan. It is the government-run iron smelting workshop, and the Ministry of Industry only manages two places. How can it be possible to take out half of it?"

"Can't the Dongning Ministry of Industry even afford 1000 taels of silver?" Zheng Kezang shook his head. "Master Yang is really good at joking, but what about the iron smelting workshop?" Zheng Kezang frowned. There were only two iron smelting workshops in Dongning, which he never expected. "Forget it, there is no iron smelting workshop and you can replace it with a shipyard."

"Eldest son, this is a lion's mouth." Yang Xian looked at Chen Yonghua with a bitter brow. Although they had a stiff fight with each other just now, they are officials in the same hall, and they have to look at the Buddha's face instead of the monk's face. He got a hint Chen Yonghua had to go up to help him. "In this way, the Ministry of Industry will suffer a great loss. Can we change the conditions?"

"The cement kiln is not handed over because there are other kilns in use by Yu, but Yu can agree that he will never sell cement except for his own use." Zheng Kezang explained. "As for the regulations on how to make bamboo-reinforced concrete, Yu will also explain it to the Ministry of Industry separately, but if the Ministry of Industry only wants to take advantage of it, this matter will be difficult to handle. Well, Yu will take a step back and don't want money, but the shipyard of the Ministry of Industry "

Seeing Zheng Kezang, who had just slaughtered him ruthlessly, walking towards the inner court, Yang Xian suddenly smiled, and then his face became serious: "Master Chen, how did the eldest son know how to make cement? Could it be where he came from?" Read it from a book?"

"This? My lord asks the servant, who should the servant ask?" Chen Yonghua sighed. "Eldest son doesn't like to read, and he prefers miscellaneous studies, which is not a good thing."

"It makes no sense," Yang Xian, who thought Zheng Kezang was stubborn before, changed his color at the moment. "In a prosperous age, it would be unbearable for the eldest son not to read, but now that wars are raging, how can the words of a sage be worth the practical work?"

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