Red Mansion: I relied on the AFK system to create a dynasty

Cen Mingche's emotions were a bit complicated.

It stands to reason that Li Yibin is his biological mother and he should respect her.

However, not long after he was born, the emperor ordered that he be given to Concubine Liang. It was Concubine Liang who worked hard to make him grow up healthily and safely.

Even his name was recorded in the name of Concubine Liang.

It can be said that in terms of etiquette and custody, he is the child of Concubine Liang.

Li Yibin is just his biological mother by blood and has no relationship with him.

But he always remembered that delicate hand gently touching his face when he was born.

"What's wrong with Li Yibin?"

"Back to Your Highness, your Majesty, your Majesty is suffering from madness. She cannot recognize people from time to time, and she is also making noises about looking for a child."

Cen Mingche was silent for a while, signaled them to take the person away, and then turned and left.

The two parties walked in opposite directions. After walking far away, Cen Mingche could still hear Li Yibin's heart-rending shouts.

"I am your mother! Your biological mother! Why don't you recognize me? Why don't you recognize me! I am your biological mother!"

Cen Mingche sighed softly.

"Thuja, you go to the palace tomorrow to find out the situation and see if she is really crazy or fake, and whether the palace people are taking good care of her. If she is short of money or medicine, I will pay for it."

"My minister obeys."

Mother...

The next day, Cen Mingche reported that he was going to the Ministry of Industry.

The Minister of Industry was also scratching his head in sorrow.

What job should I arrange for this man?

If you put such a giant Buddha here, let him do something. If he messes up, a group of people will have to clean up the mess for him.

Don't let him do anything - the prince comes to you as an intern, and you let him sit on the bench?Do you no longer want to sit in this position of minister?

The Minister of Industry decided to look at Cen Mingche's performance before deciding how to arrange work for him.

Unexpectedly, on the first day he came, after Cen Mingche learned about the operation process of the Ministry of Works, he immediately expressed that he wanted to go directly to the craftsmen to make something.

The Minister of Industry was very happy at that time.

I am not afraid that you will make demands, but I am afraid that you will not ask for anything!

As long as it's none of my business, you can do whatever you say!I don’t take credit for good work, and I don’t take responsibility for bad work. That’s good.

Cen Mingche’s idea was to get out the cement first.

Cement is a good thing.

Manufactured by local methods, only slag Portland cement can be produced. The required materials are: limestone, clay, iron ore and coal.

The production method is to grind limestone and clay into flour, and then calcine the clinker. After that, the clinker and the slag left after ironmaking are ground together.

What is produced in this way is indigenous cement.

The coagulation, hardness and high-temperature resistance of home-made cement cannot be compared with industrial cement. The level of discharging may also be uneven, and the standards are difficult to control.

However, even home-made cement has undeniable advantages in construction.

First of all, for the construction of the city, it can greatly reduce the use of manpower and speed up the construction speed.

Secondly, as for road paving, because of its extremely low cost, it is stronger and faster than loess pavement, lasts longer, and is smoother.

Finally, there is the issue of materials.Homemade cement uses cheap materials, which are particularly easy to find in this vast and abundant land, and even the firing process is considered simple.

What needs to be considered during the production process is the material ratio and firing temperature.

These can all be accomplished through experiments.

Because of his status as a prince, the Minister of Industry happily found several old craftsmen who made Sanhe soil for him, as well as several brick-burning craftsmen.

These old craftsmen were surprised and frightened when they learned that they were going to work under the prince.

Prince!That’s such a high status!

What does this prince want to build?cement?

Then they are making Sanhetu on one side and bricks on the other, so they are not on the same side!

Sanhe soil, as the name suggests, is a building material made from the preparation and compaction of three kinds of materials. Different regions have different kinds of Sanhe soil, but slaked lime is indispensable and widely existed in the era when there was no cement or there was a severe shortage of cement.

Many cities in the north are built with Sanhe soil.

Cen Mingche didn't talk nonsense to these people, he just said it clearly.

"If you have any objections, just say so. However, my orders must be carried out without compromise. Whoever dares to cause harm intentionally will be careful that the whole family will not be able to survive in the capital."

"But if things go well, I have a reward here."

"If you do it within one month, you will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver; if you do it within two months, you will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver; if you do it well within half a year, you will be rewarded with [-] taels of silver; if you do it well within a year, you will be rewarded with only one tael of silver."

"Silver reward, but everyone has it."

"So give me a good fuck!"

The power of silver is great.

So although these craftsmen were frightened and worried, they still felt motivated!

There are as many slag factories as there are for iron-smelting. After all, iron-smelting is indispensable in order to supply weapons to the Ministry of War.

Grinding limestone and clay is also one of the steps in making Sanhe soil.This ratio has been adjusted for a long time. There are formulas of three-component soil, one-to-one formulas, ones with more limestone, and ones with more clay. Finally, several varieties have been tested and are ready for calcination experiments.

The calcining step is left to the brick-burning craftsmen.

Bricks must be fired in a kiln, and kiln firing requires temperature, time, and annealing.Although the brick-burning craftsmen are good at burning bricks rather than cement, at least they have enough experience with kilns and fire. After burning two or three kilns, they quickly got into the groove.

Cen Mingche did not pretend to be a prince, but studied with these craftsmen and learned a lot of tricks.

During this time, he ate and lived in the Ministry of Works. He only went home when he was resting, took a comfortable full-body bath, changed his clothes, fell asleep, and then plunged into the work again. In my own experiment.

At this moment, the two concubines and four concubines of Prince Yijun's palace turned from hope to disappointment.

I originally expected the prince to come more often, preferably to conceive a child, but who would have thought...

But Cen Mingche doesn't have time to take care of those women who stay alone in empty rooms now.

When the time limit of one month was approaching, he received the good news from the craftsman.

He made something that looked very similar to the cement he was talking about!

Looking at the bag of fine gray-blue powder, Cen Mingche felt filled with emotion.

finally!It’s done!

"Reward! Everyone is rewarded! If it is made within a month, everyone will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver!"

The Gongbu workshop burst into cheers.

"Now let's burn this cement as much as we can! Then we'll start experimenting with how to use this cement, how to add water, how to mix it with sand to make mortar..."

"For every application you find, I will reward you with ten taels of silver!"

The craftsmen looked enthusiastic and their eyes were shining with money.