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Chapter 550 Hercules

The land in May is already green and the climate is much warmer.

A few days ago, Mangui came back from Zhangjiakou in a hurry, and Yang Reform only met him once, and sent Mangui away in a hurry. The Sancha River landed imminently. On the Songshan Fort, according to Tanma's news, It is estimated that the defense is quite difficult. Sometimes the explosions have not stopped all day long, so we must land as soon as possible.

However, since the arrangement has been made, all that remains is to wait. At this time, Yang Reform is more relaxed.

Without Sun Chengzong's help, Yang reformed himself to handle a lot of military intelligence. He should have been busier than before, but since the war has been arranged, he is not as busy as before.

After hastily dealt with the military information, Yang Reform looked through his "homework" from various places. The first one was Sun Yuanhua's. After reading it, it was really good news. The things Yang Reform needed were what Yang Reform needed. cement.

Through the lines in this "homework", Yang Reform can imagine Sun Yuanhua who is ecstatic, dancing and dancing like a lunatic, and Yang Reform is nodding his head when he sees it.

In the homework, the process of firing cement is mentioned, which is still exhaustive. According to different proportions, the three-component clay is fired one by one like burning lime, and finally something similar to lime is obtained. After mixing with water, you can get Condensed "very hard lime" is far more ideal than lime as a binder.

After seeing the end, Yang Reform was basically sure that this "very hard lime" was cement, but it didn't have an official name yet.

"Big companion, did Sun Yuanhua bring something?" Yang Reform shouted excitedly.

"Return to Your Majesty, yes, I have sent a lot." Wang Chengen agreed.

"Go, go out of the palace, take those things with you, find an open space in the imperial city, and try these new things." Yang Reform couldn't wait to see what the cement of the Ming Dynasty looked like.

Yang Reform left the Qianqing Palace, the Forbidden City, and arrived at the Imperial City. Under the leadership of Wang Chengen, he arrived at a place. Large chariots rolled up and down on it, testing the road, according to the emperor.

Today, I came to this place again.

Yang Reform got off the four-wheeled carriage. Apart from the sound of kowtows all over the place, what he saw at a glance was the muddy road in front of him. The three-in-one dirt road that was considered solid before has now been completely crushed into a "cement" road. , is full of mud, and there are many dirty carriages parked on one side, and there are many buckets on the side of the road, which are probably used to pour water on the road.While rolling over with a heavy carriage, while splashing water on the Sanhe dirt road, it would be really strange if the road wasn't bad.

Yang Reform was originally here to test cement, but seeing this road, he was disgusted, this road!Sure enough, it's not that easy to handle, even if it's a compound road, under this kind of high-intensity test, it's still bruised.

"Big companion, bring the thing that Sun Yuanhua sent, let me take a look." After seeing the shocking road, Yang Reform began to make cement. If the cement is okay, Yang Reform is ready to go on a large scale. After all The new Shanghai is just waiting for the cement. Yang Reform has repeatedly suppressed Shi Kefa and refused to let him build houses. Yang Reform wants to see a real new Shanghai.

"Your servant obeys." Wang Chengen agreed, and then asked someone to carry over the things Sun Yuanhua sent. There were several bags, which looked very heavy.

Yang Reform couldn't wait to open these bags of cement. Sure enough, the color was similar to the cement of later generations, except that there were more particles, not very fine, not as fine as gray.

"Mate, ask someone to build a ditch on the ground with bricks, and block both ends. No lime is used in the cracks between the bricks. Use this kind of thing, and wipe the surface inside and outside the ditch with this kind of thing, leaving no gaps." Yang Reform didn't care. Whether it is very fine or not, we have to try the effect of this cement first.

"Your servant obeys..." Wang Chengen agreed with some puzzlement. Although he was puzzled, he still carried out the emperor's order first.

Several craftsmen got the order and started to repair the water tank with this thing instead of lime. As for why, they didn't dare to ask, the emperor is here.Trembling with "lime" there, tremblingly began to repair the sink.

"Your Majesty, why are you building ditches on the ground?" Wang Chengen carried out the order before asking the emperor why.

"It's nothing. It is said that this kind of thing is not afraid of water, and it doesn't even leak. If it is true as Sun Yuanhua said, I will use this thing to repair the underground canal. It is time to repair the underground canal in the capital. Now that it is repaired, it is best to take care of it." In a few years, otherwise, repairing in a few years will be annoying." Yang Reform said.

"Ah!" Wang Chengen said in surprise.

Yang Reform didn't care how surprised Wang Chengen was, this thing had to be released as soon as possible.Although the renovation of Beijing city cannot be carried out in an all-round way, the sewer can be done well, which can be regarded as a big progress. If the experiment is successful, Sun Yuanhua will send people to Shanghai to open a factory.

While watching the craftsmen busy, Yang Reform gave pointers from time to time, which moved the craftsmen so much that they worked extraordinarily hard and used their best skills to repair the ditch that was blocked at both ends.

Finally, under Yang Reform's guidance and request, the inside and outside of the pool were plastered with a thick layer of cement, and Yang Reform finally gave up.

"Big companion, remember to sprinkle some water on this thing after a day or two, and it will dry out." Yang Reform said without hesitation. Yang Reform still has some experience in repairing things with cement.

"Slaves obey!" Wang Chengen replied in surprise, when did the emperor learn to be a mason?

Looking at the pool that has been repaired, Yang Reform feels that it is not bad. This pool is almost the same as the pools of later generations, and it looks extraordinarily friendly.

"Hehehehe..." Yang Huaihe suddenly saw that the people around him were looking at him in surprise, and suddenly burst out laughing. These people would not understand what he was doing.

Only then did everyone come to their senses, and quickly lowered their heads, pretending not to see it.

"Big companion, I'm afraid this road won't work, so don't do it. I feel distressed when I see it. In a few days, Li Yanyi from Shaanxi will send over the oil residue. If you send it, remember to let someone use the oil residue. Pave the road, no matter how you pave it, you should send someone over there. If not, you should first build a road of three-component soil, and then spread oil residue on the top of the three-component soil road, and mix it with stones. I remember, Li Yanyi said this in his letter "Yang Reform pointed to the Sanhe soil repair road and said, Yang Reform doesn't care if others look at him strangely, the source of these things is not from him, they are all outside the palace, and he and the outside of the palace are always in touch with each other. It's no big deal to get in touch, to know something that other people seem to be miraculous about.

"Slave obeys the order!..." Wang Chenen replied, he was not surprised that the emperor said this, someone must have told the emperor in a letter, otherwise, how could the emperor be a mason?

"Let's go!" Yang Huaqiang saw the cement "with his own eyes", and "personally" repaired the pool with cement. After he was busy with the things he should be busy with, he was ready to leave. The cement is not ground fine enough, and many small particles can be seen with the naked eye, which is far from the level of flour. This should affect the use of cement. As for the extent of the impact, I don’t know. We have to wait for the pool to be repaired. Let's talk after he's done.

Wait a few days until the pool is dry. If the water can be stored, it means that the cement is basically successful, and the details can be corrected.

The cement came out, then, after the Sancha River landed, a fortress could be built with cement on the Sancha River, and it could take root in the Sancha River very quickly, making the Sancha River a forward base. A fortress is also extremely easy and strong, and it is a good thing to control the grassland and desert.

Once the pool does not leak, Yang Reform will directly use cement to repair the water conservancy facilities. In this era when there is no other large-scale power, using hydraulic power, this cement can play a great role, and it can be regarded as complementary.

When the carriage started, Yang Reform took a last look at the pool, and prayed silently that there would be no problem with the pool, as the cement had been applied thick enough.

"Big companion, let's go shopping, I haven't been on the street for a long time." Yang Reform said again.

"Your maidservant takes the order!" Wang Chengen agreed again.

Soon, the convoy clanged towards the gate of the imperial city.

……

Yang Reform has not been on the streets for some days.

Going to the street this time gave Yang Reform a very different feeling. The trees on the street were already full of greenery, and there were so many carriages. There were four-wheeled carriages everywhere, especially that kind of appearance. Similarly, stage carriages of different colors really caught Yang Reform's attention.

Now that the four-wheeled carriage, because of the warm weather, the windows have been opened, through the window, you can see a lot of people sitting in the carriage.

The flow of people on the street was more than usual, and it seemed that it was quite prosperous. Yang Reform almost subconsciously looked at the ground, and it was indeed as he expected. It’s a problem. You can see a pile of excrement almost every other way. In this green, crowded and bustling street, it looks so disharmonious. People on the street seem to be used to it and turn a blind eye. .

Yang Reform closed the car window, and made a note in his heart that the feces problem on the street must be solved. How did future generations do it?Sanitation workers?Fearing that he would indeed have to be a sanitation worker, Yang Reform thought for a while, and came to the conclusion that this problem must be solved after returning home.

Yang Reform's carriage strolled along the roads of the capital for a few laps, and Yang Reform was also tired. After all, if he kept staring at the feces on the ground, no matter how good he was, his mood would turn bad.

Just looking at the street is disgusting. Yang Reform gave up his plan to visit the slums. Presumably the sanitation there is even worse. Looking at the street, other places can be imagined, that is to say, the sewer Environmental sanitation measures such as public toilets and sanitation workers have to be put on the agenda. According to historical records, plagues often broke out in Beijing, especially at the end of the Ming Dynasty, especially the plague in the 17th year of Chongzhen, which was directly related to the change of dynasty. Yang Reform also paid enough attention to the problems detected by history, and they must be changed.

"Housekeeper, are all these carriages going to Liulizhai?" Yang Reform is already very familiar with Liulizhai. As for the passing carriages, he can tell where they are going by looking at them. Many carriages seem to be going to Liulizhai When Liulizhai opened, he just asked by the way.

"My lord, yes, now the big square in front of Liulizhai has become the center where carriages gather in the capital, and most of the carriages have to gather there..." Wang Chengen introduced.

"Well! Let's go to Liulizhai Square to have a look." Yang Reform knew that Liulizhai Square is the gathering and distributing center for carriages. Reform wants to take a look, and has been thinking about it all the time.

"I understand." Wang Chengen agreed.

Yang Reform's carriage convoy followed the traffic flow to the big square of Liulizhai.

……

In Liulizhai Square, there is a very special place, where there are many people watching.

"Look at Jinshan..." A man stood on a high platform, knocking on a gong, and shouted loudly. With each shout, the crowd in the audience also stretched their necks to watch.

Yang Reform's convoy had to stop far away. Yang Reform wanted to go up to have a look, but Wang Chengen refused to let him die, saying that it was too dangerous to be mixed in the crowd, and it would be better to stay in the carriage. Yang Reform could not hold back Wang Chengen. , I had no choice but to take a binoculars and hide in the carriage to watch. Fortunately, the carriage itself was taller, and the platform was also taller. With the help of the telescope, I could see clearly, but there was no sound.

From time to time, bursts of exclamation erupted from the crowd, and many people stared at the huge silver ingot on the table, all of them were attracted by seeing Jinshan.

"Kang..." The man on the stage slammed the gong, and then shouted at the top of his voice.

"Look at Jinshan, one silver coin at a time, people who look at it quickly! Tens of millions of silver are all in front of you, you can see enough, let you have enough fun..."

This is the place where Yang Reform shows off his silver. In order to make the common people believe that they have silver and that banknotes can be traded at any time, Yang Reform specially set up a place for the common people to visit the silver, which is this "golden mountain".

Originally, Yang Reform meant to build a large glass house, pile all the silver in it, let the common people see it for free, and shock the common people with the mountain of silver, but in fact, Yang Reform waited until the silver was in the warehouse. Only then did I realize that these 2000 million taels of silver are actually not that big a pile. Calculated, it is only more than 100 cubic meters, how big is a hundred cubic meters?It is three meters high, ten meters long, and five meters wide, which is 150 cubic meters. In fact, it is slightly larger than the living room of many people's homes in the 21st century. It is indeed a little bit reluctant to call this small house a mountain.Today, the "golden mountain" is relatively large, and the actual 2000 million taels of silver are piled up in it, accounting for only a small part.

Yang Reform had to think of other ways. The common people believed in their own eyes. Few people knew how much tens of millions of taels of silver were and how much it weighed. .

The person who was beating the gong shouted a circle, no one was willing to pay a silver coin to see Jinshan, they were all waiting for a good show.

"...Since there is no one, then it depends on everyone's strength..." Seeing that no one came up, the person who beat the gong didn't talk nonsense, and started the following program directly.

"...The one who is strong, as long as he pulls out this silver ingot from the stone box with one hand, he can go to see Jinshan for free..." The gong beater slammed the gong, and pointed to his feet with his stick A silver ingot wrapped in red cloth, this silver ingot is only more than 30 centimeters long, 30 centimeters wide, and 100 centimeters thick, not too big, but in reality, it weighs more than [-] kilograms, a veritable iron lump.

"I……"

"I……"

"I……"

Following this person's words, the people below couldn't hold back any longer and shouted one after another.

"Okay, you, you, you..., and you, you, you... you..." The gong beater casually pointed with a stick, and ordered a lot of people to come up.

Around this stage, there were officers and soldiers standing around, and those who were pointed to went up to the stage happily, and the officers and soldiers did not stop them.

There was a burst of yelling from the crowd when they saw someone come on stage.

"Okay, now the strong men who want to try their skills have arrived, so let's not talk nonsense, let's start, let's talk about it first, this silver ingot is three feet long, three feet wide, and three inches thick, with a single weight of 180 catties , 880 taels, if anyone can pull out this stone box with one hand, even if he passes the test, he can visit Jinshan for free..." The person repeated the rules, and emphasized the size and weight of this silver ingot .

The crowd let out an exclamation!This piece of silver ingot, which doesn't look that big, actually weighs more than 180 catties, which is really surprising.I can't believe that such a small thing is so heavy.

The silver ingot tied with the red cloth was put into a stone box with great effort by two big men, and only about ten centimeters were exposed outside. This ten centimeters is the place for people to hold it, and the person who tries it must hold it Pulling the silver ingots out of the stone box by the ten centimeters is not as difficult as one side.

This is also carefully designed by Yang Reform. After knowing that money cannot actually be piled up into a "mountain", Yang Reform had to show the characteristics of the large proportion of silver, so that people can have an intuitive understanding of the money in "a room". Only then did this activity of raising money come into being.In order to visit Jinshan, in addition to paying a silver coin, you can only pass this test.

"Ah..." Immediately after the silver ingots were put into the stone box, the first person lifted the silver in front of the public.

However, the silver ingot doesn't seem big, but it actually weighs 180 catties, so it can't be lifted at all.

180 catties was not very heavy for the ancient people who were used to labor. Carrying and carrying a stone of rice is a manifestation of the maturity of the labor force. There are many people who can carry more than 100 catties. To put it forward, the difficulty is not ordinary, not to mention that the silver ingots are not easy to use, most of them are in the stone box, only three or four inches are exposed outside, it is really difficult to use.

The person who picked up the silver ingots had exhausted all his efforts, but still couldn't pick up the silver, his face was flushed, and he gave up helplessly.

The people in the audience sighed for a while, this is too difficult, that seemingly small silver ingot is so heavy, it is really unexpected.

A few more people were changed, but they all lost the strength to suck milk, and they couldn't draw it out, except that the silver ingot itself was extremely heavy, and it was hard to bear the force.

Under the anticipation of the crowd, a strong and strong man clasped his fists at the crowd, and then clasped his fists at the "host" who was beating the gong. , shouted violently, and the silver ingot was lifted abruptly.

Yang Reform was holding a binoculars, and his eyeballs were about to fall from the carriage. This silver ingot was specially designed by himself, so that no one could bring it up. Unexpectedly, there was such a fierce person who brought out the silver ingot. This is really unexpected.

"Drink!!!" The person who raised the silver ingot with a full posture was also blushing. Although he had made enough preparations, the weight of the silver was still beyond his expectation, so he had to shout again and increased his weight. strength.

"rise……"

"rise……"

"rise……"

Seeing the silver ingot being lifted up little by little, the audience in the audience began to cheer for this person, and with a sound, the silver ingot was really lifted up little by little, and even the officers and soldiers who were in charge of security all around They all looked at this great man in surprise.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh from , hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…

"Bang..." Seeing that the silver ingot was brought out, the "host" immediately rang a gong.

"Okay! It's successful, it's successful, someone finally proposed it, you can put it down, you can put it down..." The host who was in charge of beating the gong was also the first time he met someone who could raise the silver ingot, and he was also dumbfounded. , with some adoring gazes to make that person stop, he has succeeded.

The person who picked up the silver ingot dropped the silver ingot.There was a dull sound of "Kang Dang", and the table shook accordingly.

"Where is this strong man?...What's your surname?..." The "host" began to ask.

When the questions are almost finished, the book office on the side is also almost finished. After finishing writing, another big seal will be stamped, and a "pennant" will be ready.

I saw "Silver Mountain Hercules" written on it.In the back, the person's name, place of origin, appearance, age, and the title of Hercules he won in a certain place in a certain year are recorded in small characters, and finally there is a big bright red seal.

(End of this chapter)