Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Examination

At the end of the eleventh year of Hongzhi, the first brick-earth clay-making method cement was finally prepared. The last recipe came up with the cook from the Xie family.

Cui Xie only remembered that there was another ingredient in the cement formula that could solidify after adding water. When it was given to the Xie family to make it, everyone tried glue, lacquer, resin, clay, etc., but in the end it was the southern cook who thought of them ordering bean curd. The plaster used at the time is something that can slowly harden even after adding water.

Northern cooks who make brine tofu can't think of this.

They mixed the brick dust and lime with cement one by two, and finally tried a ratio: about 70% brick dust, 25% lime and half gypsum. If you don't put gypsum, the cement will set into a pile of rocks very quickly when water is added, and you can't do anything. The more gypsum is mixed, the slower the setting will be. The speed of setting is relatively moderate after being mixed. It can be set in about two or three hours. Later, it will be cured with a little watering, and it will be hard after two or three days. , Not afraid of smashed.

Xie Ying wiped the well-kept yard in a mess. The walls and floors were covered with a layer of gray cement, which was smashed several times with iron rods and stone locks after drying. This cement dries many times faster than plaster and sanhe soil, and it solidifies so hard that it can withstand a few hard blows.

He tried several times, but his complexion was flushed with excitement, and the corners of his eyes were slightly wet. He grabbed Cui Xie and smiled: "If there is any gate on the nine sides that is broken by the enemy, use this soil to fall down and sprinkle it. Water, won't it be another good wall after a night?"

Cui Xie was also full of joy and nodded frequently: "This limestone is not very expensive. In the future, we can try to use the clay with lime and gypsum to make it directly, so we don't need to grind the bricks. At that time, the border gate You can use bamboo tendons to pour cement mortar, build countless gates, and beacon fires are connected everywhere. Tartars are no longer allowed to enter the gates."

Not only can it build city walls, but it can also build river embankments and fill flood waters. It is often shown on TV. During the flood, the soldiers carried cement bags and threw them in.

Xie Ying couldn't wait to ask people to build a kiln on Zhuangzi to burn cement, and then put a table on the table and asked Cui Xie for the work of making cement.

Cement, as the name suggests, is muddy with water. The more water you add, the harder it is. It dries quickly in three days, and it is stronger than masonry after drying.

As soon as Xie Ying wrote out the properties of cement, everyone from the emperor to the cabinet knew what it could do and how many places it could be used. Building cities, building dams, paving roads, building houses... From the army to the place, this cement is useful everywhere!

The materials used are also extremely cheap and easier to obtain than legal plaster.

After the emperor Hongzhi watched the play, he was shocked and immediately summoned Cui and Xie into the palace and asked them to try out the usage of cement.

Xie Ying pleaded guilty, took off his official uniform, personally took water to test the cement mortar, poured it on a hand-woven bamboo board, and poured it into a concrete slab.

Cui Xie submitted the test record of the cement and reminded the emperor: "This material needs to be mixed with coarse and fine sand and gravel to be stronger. And it cannot be as long as the sandstone. It can only be used for ten years. To peel off and dump, the old mud must be smashed away in time and new ones must be added."

In fact, in the 1960s and 1970s, houses with bamboo-reinforced concrete floors could stand for 20 years. However, this is his own cement, he has no experience, and the quality is not so good, so let's make a half-fold for the shelf life and let it be safe.

The emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: "There is nothing in the world that is not bad, ten years...but it is much more useful than plaster. If this thing is really practical, the two Aiqings can be regarded as great contributions to the country, and I have my own reward. "

Both of them refused to resign, so the emperor ordered them to go back first, and sent an order to the cabinet, and ordered the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War to study together and test the powdery cement.

Li Dongyang, Xu Pu, Liu Jian and Xie Qian, who was newly appointed as a bachelor in February, also looked at the concrete slab made by Xie Ying in front of Sheng. The four elders who have all been or are serving as bachelors in the Imperial Academy, look at this hard as a rock board, and then look at the thick test report in the hands of the high eunuch, there is a kind of inexplicable disapproval in my heart. Sense of harmony.

Cui Xie also grew up as they watched, walking the path of orthodox literati step by step. Why does this path of promotion seem to be different from those of the predecessors?

In general, Hanlin’s promotion involves making qualifications in the courtyard, compiling books, drafting edicts, and working as an examiner to accumulate actual results; Divide actual performance, present a few examples of benefiting the country and the people, as well as courtesy and officialdom...

However, Cui Xie has done a good job of benefiting the country and the people, and he is also on the table...

The high **** watched the four elders silently, and took the initiative to say: "The cement presented by the two elders of Cui Xie is a good thing, and your majesty likes it very much. If the two try out it can really be used for side affairs and water conservancy. With this credit, Master Cui will be promoted another grade after the plan next year. The four bachelors can have a discussion with the master of the school."

Cui Xie entered the dynasty in the 23rd year of Chenghua. He first edited and edited and then served as a lecturer. In the meantime, he had been keeping filial piety at home. He has not served for three years. He cannot be promoted according to the normal process. He has to rely on the chief official. Cheng Bachelor promoted.

Because Xie Ying is Jin Yiwei, she doesn't have as many rules as civil servants. Only after the effect of cement is tested, he will be promoted to the commander.

The position has not changed, and it is still the Fusi of Zhangbei Town.

The time at the end of the year passed in a busy schedule, and on New Year's Day, in addition to the pilgrimage to the palace, the officials also returned home to rest at ease. Crown Prince Zhu Houshao, who had studied hard for a year, finally got a moment of leisure.

There should have been many good things this year. Suddenly, his father and the uncles stopped forcing him to study. The two uncles even gave him several new comic books brought from outside the palace.

The last time I returned to the country, my uncle showed him a book, but it was still when he was not open. Later, the Zhang brothers suddenly changed their minds and forced him to study upwards all day long. When he wanted to see such books with pictures, he could only rely on the filial piety of the sensible eunuchs around him. And even after I got the book, I didn't dare to look at it clearly, I had to look at no one before I dared to close the door and look for a while.

The crown prince let out a heavy sigh, looked at the colorful book in his hand, smiled again, and dignifiedly placed the stack of "Daily Agricultural Classics" on the desk, from the top "Xie Qianhu Qiao" Look at "The Case of Snatching the Pig."

Ok?

Why is it different from the eunuchs who got into the palace, it was actually a full-color version, and the story was different?

That set of full-color comics was printed extremely delicately. The two black pigs in the book were black and pink, and their eyes were bright. He looked at the paintings and wanted to take the pigs out to play. The Xie Qianhu inside is also better-looking than the embroidered portrait, looking younger and more dignified. The slight changes between the front and back pages with only one eye and one glance back show the demeanor of his wisdom pearl.

it is good! good looking!

Although the little prince had read the "Daily Agricultural Economics" obtained by the eunuchs from outside the palace, Xie Qianhu had even read this book more than once. He was still shocked when he saw the color version, and he immersed himself in it. in the afternoon.

When he came back to his senses, Liu Jin, the courtier, had sent a few books that they had smuggled in from outside the palace before the servant, and sent them to the prince for comparison.

No need to compare, Zhu Houzhao has already discovered that this book is abridged. In the original version, some vulgar words in the market, and some places involving love between men and women and fraud have been deleted; the part about raising pigs is no longer drawn in that detail, but the investigative story is more detailed and the plot arrangement is more dense Properly, it seems that there is a rush of joy.

After reading this book, the embroidered version bought on the market in Benfang looked like a defective product that had not been arranged. He didn't want to read it again just thinking about it.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's take those away. It is enough to keep the set sent by Guojiu." He glanced at the black and white comic strips he had loved before, gritted his teeth and said: "These are all rare good things. You pack them up and send them back to Brother Wei. The uncles don't care if he reads, they often send him some free books and gadgets, and won't bother about the origin of the book. "

The second prince Houwei was born in Hongzhi's seventh year and is six years old this year. Because he is not a prince, he has no responsibility on his shoulders, and his enlightenment is not as early as the prince, as long as he listens to lectures, writes and writes in the inner study, he is much better than the prince who has a bunch of gentlemen staring at books and doing questions.

However, Zhu Houshao is a good brother, and he won't be jealous of his brother. He still needs to lend his younger brother the little books he doesn't read.

Liu Jin stepped forward to take the order, picked up a delicate small box, packed the book, and personally sent it to the second womb of the emperor. The waiter who had searched for the Prince's book winked at each other behind his back, and one of the more impatient said: "The books sent by Uncle Guo are less than those on the market. I heard that the new book "Little "After the Week", the slave servant has sent someone to stare at it. Whenever it is printed, he will get him into the palace for the little master."

If the prince had heard of such a book, he would have been looking forward to it day and night, but now he has so many colorful books with more intense and exciting plots. He has never heard of the story of weaving after a little week. No expectations at all.

After all, the eyesight of the servants is not good, and they are not as attentive as relatives like Uncle Guo. I only know how to get a book in the palace, and I will not find someone to rearrange it and change it in with a beautiful colorful book.

He said twice, frowning, and said: "Don't worry, just wait to ask the uncles. If you don't come over there, you can go in again."

It's better for Guojiu. When he grows up, he will reuse Guojiu, let the Guojiu follow Xie Zhen to fight against Japanese pirates, and seal them down!

By the way, these people who write the book should also reuse it.

This Zhu Zhishan, Li Kongtong, Bian Huaquan, and Wang Mingpi are all promoted to be gentlemen when he grows up. Don't let the boring old gentlemen like Mr. Wang teach him! It's that Cui Xie...Cui Xie...also because he helped write some unsightly pig raising and farming matters, I don't dislike him, and let him be a household officer and let him take care of the food. Right.

The little prince read the new book happily, but the neglected eunuchs were not in a good mood.

At the beginning, they were able to be favored by the prince, because they were able to figure out what they wanted. When the prince was angry with the prince, he stood beside the prince and rebuked the prince. . Nowadays, the uncles don’t force the prince to go to school anymore, and even find a better book. What kind of favor do they like the eunuchs?

Is it also possible to find someone to draw a full-color book?

Not to mention that such painters are not easy to find, but they have been found and painted. They are not picking up the teeth of Uncle Guo, and they can't show their ability...

Except for the eunuchs like Qin Ji and Gao Feng, who are dedicated to serving the prince to study, the several inmates who relied on pampering their superiors all cast a shadow in their hearts and tried their best to invite them again.

If the prince is a few years older, they have a way to immerse him in enjoyment, but the prince is only nine years old after the new year, a nine-year-old child, you just want him to indulge in enjoyment, what does he take to enjoy it?

The eunuchs are so anxious that they can do everything, the more they do, the more flaws they have. Since the second issue of "Young Jinyiwei" was published, the Zhang family brothers, who had been conscientiously staring at Donggong, wanted to do another big and important case, finally seized the opportunity again.

Before the Lantern Festival, the Zhang brothers went to the imperial court again, claiming that there are treacherous eunuchs in the East Palace as a fortune, and they actually lured the prince to approach the fierce dogs and do the evil things in the market!

The crown prince is the crown prince of the East Palace, the foundation of the country, if such a problem is contracted, Daming Tsunji will be destroyed immediately! Besides, all the people living in the palace are Jinzhiyuye. The prince is only nine years old and the second prince is only six. Empress Zhang is personally taking the little emperor who is under three years old. If the dog breaks away and runs out, which prince and prince will be shocked , Who can afford this responsibility!

The two uncles were both humans and dogs, and on the spot they seized Nai Shi Gu Dayong who wanted to smuggle fine dogs to the East Palace. When they went to this, they also asked people to use iron cages to cage two bulldogs with slender limbs and human arms from head to tail.

The emperor Hongzhi fell silent after seeing this.

The courtiers also sighed slightly.

The hounds are long and slender, and the large ones can even grow to more than two feet four inches. The two in the cage are only a foot long, and they are still not grown puppies. Ordinary people would also raise a dog for their children to play with. It is not a serious crime that Yanai Shiruo just showed the prince the puppies.

Everyone felt that the uncles of the country were eager to ask for kindness, which was a bit overkill. But if it wasn't a serious crime, how could the two uncles who were precious relatives, but who were too careful about history, would arrest him?

Zhang Heling ordered people to carry the dog to the hall. Zhang Yanling took the magnifying glass from the attendant and magnified the wound on the dog through the cage for others to see: "Gu Dayong is not playing with the prince and the puppies, but making the two dogs. Fight with each other and take the Prince to watch and have fun!"

There is a special dog garden in the imperial palace. It is not a new thing for the prince and the prince to watch the birds and exotic animals through the cage. Gu Dayong knew how much interest the prince couldn't be attracted by the two puppies alone, and deliberately caused the two dogs to fight each other, and used this bloody, primitive and brutal fighting dog to bring the crooked prince's temper.

How can such a castration allow them to be by the Prince's side!

The small dogs in the cage barked in a low voice and looked agitated because of pain and crowds. The emperor Hongzhi also seemed to have something restless in his chest, and coldly decreed: "Catch Gu Da Yu, and hand over to Dongchang to examine him carefully, and ask him what he has a party with!"