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

Cement can be used for overall pouring, paving the floor, making cement bricks, or being mixed into mortar for bonding masonry or filling holes.

Cen Mingche knew how to use it, but didn't know how to adjust the ratio.

But it doesn't matter, he now has professional help.

The ancients were just less knowledgeable than modern people, but they were really no stupider than modern people.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the ancients were able to use bronze to make linked cars.

When there is no cement, you can also think of using glutinous rice slurry as an auxiliary bonding material to build an extra strong city wall.

Therefore, Cen Mingche never underestimates the abilities of these craftsmen.

Because he knows that in this regard, he is just standing on the shoulders of giants.

The craftsmen did not disappoint him.

When the first yellow leaves of autumn fell, Cen Mingche already had everything he wanted.

We have the materials and the formula, now we just need to experiment.

Cen Mingche set the location of the experiment in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of his own country.

Pave the way first.

You need to first pick up the big stones on the ground, level the ground roughly and tamp it down, then lay a layer of cement mixed with gravel, smooth it out and let it dry, then apply a layer of fine cement and draw thin lines on the surface. To avoid damage due to thermal expansion and contraction, lay a layer of straw mat and wait to dry.

It requires a lot of manpower and masons.

It doesn't matter, as long as you have money.

Cen Mingche simply ordered to give money and recruit people.

The autumn harvest is coming soon, and manpower is already tight. Rural families have men, women, old and young working together. It takes a lot of effort and money to recruit enough people.

But there is no other way. Autumn in the north is short, and it will get colder after the harvest is over.

Portland cement is heat-resistant but not cold-resistant. It will have problems solidifying in cold weather and is prone to cracking.

The experiment must be completed before it gets cold.

After paving the road, a drying area was built in the village to dry the grain harvested in autumn.

and building houses.

Today's houses are of mortise and tenon frame structure, and the load-bearing pillars are not the walls.Columns and columns and beams are often connected with complex mortise and tenon joints, which can be described as an ingenious work.

But this also created a problem.

expensive.

Very expensive.

After all, the demand is huge, it’s labor-intensive and time-consuming, and there are only so many people who can do it, so won’t the cost go up?

When a rural family builds a house, the most expensive thing is the carpenter who can add beams to the house.

But what if it is directly adhered by cement?

The cost of cement is not higher than that of Sanhe soil.

And cement is stronger and more waterproof.

In this era, whether it is for military or civilian use, it is a good thing.

It can even be used for emergency rescue and disaster relief!

Under Cen Mingche's extravagant spending, his small village soon took on a completely new look.

The houses are all built with cement, the roads are paved with cement, and a big cement drying yard is also paved.

The people in Zhuangzi are also very proud.

After all, they are involved in all of this!

The head of the village said that as long as someone from his family helps, he will not need to pay for cement materials when the time comes to build his house!

The bricks are cement bricks, and the adhesive is cement-mixed mortar. The roof is not made of tiles, but is made of wood and then sealed with cement.

Overall, I save a lot more money than before!

Cai Cen Mingche also tried to have the plasterer build the kang and stove with cement, and the effect was very good.

Hurrying slowly, Cen Mingche finally renovated the entire Zhuangzi cement factory before the winter solstice.

At first glance, it looks like a modern new rural area.

"It's done. Find a good time and invite the Minister of Industry to visit. Then you can write a letter to your father."

Now, in his opinion, this Zhuangzi is more like his home than the palace.

After all, the palace is ready-made, just move it in, but Zhuangzi built it bit by bit!

"This... Your Highness, have you forgotten?"

"Huh? What?"

"You... haven't been home for two months. Your change of clothes was sent to you by the princess."

Ah this...

It would be okay if he was far away from home, but in the suburbs of Beijing, he actually worked hard for two months at a stretch without even entering his house. It was a bit unreasonable.

Fortunately, his princess is special. If she were an ordinary woman, she would have exploded by now.

"Then, let's go back to the palace today."

Carrying the dust of the construction site, Cen Mingche finally returned to the palace after two months of absence.

"My lord, you are finally back!"

Lu Zecheng, the second-grade eunuch beside Cen Mingche, is now the director of external affairs, and Fu Rong, the first-grade female official, is the director of internal affairs.

With the princess here, the housekeeping can still run smoothly.

But without the prince, the foreign affairs really can’t move!

There are so many posts!

Lu Zecheng was about to cry!

"Xiaoguan has divided you into categories according to their importance. Those who can give gifts without leaving have already asked the princess to prepare gifts, and I personally sent them to you. These gifts are really impossible to deal with. Please take a look. …”

Cen Mingche took a look and found out that he had to pay a visit in person to show his closeness to Zhong Zhou and Le Xian's family as well as Li Guo's residence. Even if he had missed it, he had to make up for it again.

He also had to visit Prince Kang's Mansion, Prince An's Mansion, and some more important clan houses.

Human society is nothing more than this.

"Have you prepared the gift list?"

"It's all ready, please take a look."

"Put it in my study first. I'll be at home these two days. I'll look at it tomorrow."

"The minister obeys the order."

"correct."

Cen Mingche remembered something.

"Where's Thuja?"

"The minister is here."

"What happened to what I asked you to check that day?"

"Go back to Your Highness and find out."

It turned out that Li Yibin was quite normal and doted on Cen Mingche in the first year or two when she was taken away, but she was never able to have another child.

Later, as she grew older, many pretty young girls came into the palace, and she gradually fell out of favor.

But Li Yibin was unwilling to give in. As time went by, she blamed her loss of favor on the fact that her child was taken away.

If the child had been raised under her knees, she would certainly not have fallen out of favor so quickly. At least the emperor would have remembered who she was!

I have to say that this idea makes some sense.But she overlooked one thing, that is, did she have the ability to raise a baby well in this deep palace?

As he thought about it, the person became more and more paranoid, and gradually got into trouble, desperately trying to get his child back.

That's why when Cen Mingche was a child, Li Yibin blocked him on his way to and from school.

Concubine Liang would definitely not tolerate such behavior, and Li Yibin's behavior also placed a burden on Cen Mingche, so she was naturally stopped quickly.

As a result, okay, Li Yibin became even more confused.Considering her age, she is about to go through menopause now.

Li Yibin, who was in menopause, developed mania.

His mind is clear, but his emotions can go to extremes and he is prone to extreme behaviors. ,

I couldn't sleep every night, and I was very energetic during the day, talking endlessly, and being moody and angry.

She attributed all her current suffering to the fact that her child was taken away.