Crossing Wu Dalang starts from selling cakes

Chapter 576 A new technology for road construction!Big chapter!

Wu Zhi knows a little bit about medical skills, and has a lot of experience in his mind.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of the words in the book comprehension.

It is recorded in "Mai Jing Volume Nine".

The original text is, "Woman", who is four months pregnant, wants to know the law of men and women. If the left disease is male, the right disease will be female, and both diseases will give birth to two sons."

This means that when a woman reaches the fourth month of pregnancy, she can know whether it is a boy or a girl.

The method is to follow the principle of male left and female right, a pulse on the left is a boy, and a pulse on the right is a girl.

If both sides are sick, it means twins of dragon and phoenix, giving birth to two sons.

Apparently, Li Qingzhao's sign is that both sides are sick.

Proper dragon and phoenix twins?
I go.

How many people dream of twins, and Qingzhao is pregnant with twins?
In order to be more sure, Wu Zhi turned on the system and saw Li Qingzhao closing his eyes amidst Li Qingzhao's incomprehensible expression.

Click on the system.

Search medical books.

A large piece of gleaming ancient books, including many books on traditional Chinese medicine, was hanging, and Wu Zhi bought fifty of them in one go to comprehend them all.

The back of his mind was tense, and he received a huge amount of information, which made him slightly dizzy.

In the end, Wu Zhi mastered more medical techniques, such as diagnosis, treatment, various Chinese herbal medicine reactions, tens of thousands of Chinese medicine formulas, and how to deliver babies.

He was even more convinced that his family Qingzhao was pregnant with dragon and phoenix twins.

Wu Zhi's face was full of joy.

Li Qingzhao, the most talented woman in the ages, is pregnant with her own twin?
What a happy event!

Li Qingzhao was a little scared: "What's the matter, master? Is there something wrong with my body? Or is there something wrong with my fetus?"

Wu Zhi said with a smile: "Nonsense, not only are you fine, but you are still pregnant with twins!"

"What? Twins?"

"Yes!"

Hearing Wu Zhi's words, Li Qingzhao stroked his stomach in disbelief.

She hoped that she would give birth to a son and a half daughter for Wu Zhi, but who knew they were twins.

Twins are very rare.

Li Qingzhao wept with joy.

Wu Zhi: "Qingzhao, I have to prescribe some medicine for you to take care of your body, twins need to consume more energy, you wait."

"Come on!"

"master!"

Xiao Wu came.

Wu Zhi took out banknotes from the study and wrote down the formula to Xiao Wu: "Go to the pharmacy and grab some medicines, grab fifteen pairs."

"Good sir!"

Xiao Wu didn't understand what it was, so she went to grab the medicine.

After getting the medicine, Wu Zhi boiled the medicine for Li Qingzhao himself, and carefully identified whether the medicinal materials were correct or not.

According to the pulse condition, Li Qingzhao was a little weak.

I don't know if it's because Wu Zhi exercised too frequently after being with her, and his energy and blood were seriously insufficient. To be safe, Wu Zhi took some mild medicine and didn't drink much. It's not a big problem to nurse the fetus.

"Master, do you still know Chinese medicine?"

"Master can even do hygiene today, what is medicine?"

What Wu Zhi said made Li Qingzhao burst out laughing: "Master is right, since I used the sanitation made by Master, I no longer worry about menstruation!"

"Master is really talented, but I'm worried that my body won't be able to bear it, can I give birth to twins?"

It was not unreasonable for Li Qingzhao to be worried. Giving birth to a child is a journey through the gates of hell.

Wu Zhi: "Don't worry, I will hire the best midwife when the time comes. If not, I will deliver the baby for you. I guarantee you will be fine!"

"..."

"That's so embarrassing! How can a woman give birth to a man, and besides, I heard that it will be dirty when giving birth."

In ancient times, there was no caesarean section. When a child was born, there were urine and feces everywhere, and things had to be plugged to prevent air leakage.

It is inevitable to be a little embarrassed to hold back all the strength in the place where the baby is born, and there is blood and urine and feces on the scene.

"It's okay, don't worry, the master is here, you can take care of your baby and make sure you're okay!"

"En!" Li Qingzhao nodded.

In fact, Li Qingzhao's stomach is already a little big.Will be born in a few months.

For the sake of Li Qingzhao's twins, Wu Zhi recruited two maidservants to take care of them. At the same time, he also found a well-known midwife in Bianjing to be there at any time.

Of course, the money spent is naturally a lot, after all, there are still several months before the delivery.

Looking at the midwife so early, there are not many families who do this.

The midwife was reluctant when she heard that, but when she learned that Prime Minister Wu had issued 10,000+ banknotes, she was immediately cheerful and had no complaints.

After all, money is willful.

Of course, the midwives can also give some precautions in addition to prevention, which is the key point.

Li Qingzhao was pregnant with twins, Pan Jinlian, Li Shishi and the others were quite shocked when they found out.

They are all just one.

Li Qingzhao will be twins?

All the sisters congratulated Li Qingzhao one after another, and they were also very envious.After all, after giving birth to dragon and phoenix twins, you can have one less birth.But I am also a little worried, because twins are not so easy to give birth to.

The mansion was bustling.

In addition to being with his family at home, Wu Zhi also handles official business during the day.

In the court hall, the issue of road construction is also being discussed recently.

Wu Zhi proposed to build a road.

Song Huizong didn't feel much about building roads.

Fortunately, Wang Juan and Wu Zhi agreed on this point, roads lead to wealth, and roads are a very critical issue.

Song Huizong thought for a while and agreed, but road construction is a matter of the Ministry of Industry, and Wang Pan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, must stop this work.

I don't know if it's for construction or corruption?

Wu Zhi doesn't feel like corruption, and Wang Ping is not like Cai Jing's kind of corrupt and scary.

After all, Wu Zhi didn't find his evidence last time.

Then, Wang Ping is trying to take some credit.

Think about it, the official roads of the Song Dynasty in all directions were built by you, and the people talked about who did it, and they were proud of it.

Naturally, Wu Zhi would not give the road construction project to the Ministry of Industry. Although the Ministry of Industry is responsible for these, Wu Zhi refused.

First of all, road construction consumes a lot of resources and money, and it is also very lucrative.

What impressed Wu Zhi in his previous life was that in some places, roads are built every day, and it is said that the cost is tens of millions. However, the places that should be repaired are full of potholes. To rebuild, in short, is not stopping.

Why not repair the place that should be repaired, because it belongs to the intersection public area of ​​an area, and it may not be of any benefit.

In order to ensure that the money Wu Zhi earns for the treasury is used in the right way instead of being corrupted, Wu Zhi has to do it himself.

So he and Wang Ping are fighting for the management right to build roads.

It has to be said that there is no chance of winning the battle between Wang Judgment and Wu Zhi, but this guy can speak.

Wang Judgment: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Wu has been dealing with many affairs at the same time recently. It is relatively busy. It is better to let Prime Minister Wu take a good rest. This road construction will not happen in a short time. The project is huge. It is necessary to build every main road in the Song Dynasty. Very amazing!"

"Prime Minister Wu has more important matters to deal with, why not leave it to Wei Chen!"

"Weichen is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and has a lot of experience in building roads. He will definitely complete the task!"

Song Huizong nodded: "What Mr. Wang said makes sense, what do you think, Wu Aiqing?"

Wu Zhi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I am not afraid of hard work. The reason why I want to build roads is because I have new technology. The research and development team of the Commerce Department has made new breakthroughs, which can save manpower and material resources, reduce overall investment, and build roads." The road that came out can be maintained for decades, since it is a once-and-for-all matter, it is more beneficial for the road project to be handed over to the humble minister."

Wang Pan's expression changed: "Technology? What technology? Will Prime Minister Wu still build roads?"

Wu Zhi nodded: "Naturally, Master Wang's method is more or less familiar, your method is outdated!"

Obsolete?

Is there a better way to make roads?Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

Song Huizong also became interested.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were curious about what the new method Wu Zhi was talking about.

Song Huizong: "Wu Aiqing, what is the new method you are talking about?"

Wu Zhi: "Your Majesty, the new method of building roads is to use a material called cement mixed with stones to form a solid road, which can not only be preserved all year round, but also carry heavy loads. Ten times the mass. And faster to build!"

Not bad.

What Wu Zhi said was cement.

Wu Zhi has already studied in the Commerce Department. The method of making cement is not difficult, as long as you find the material formula.

Without Wu Zhi's formula, it would be difficult for the ancients to research it.With the formula and some materials provided by the Wuzhi system, it is very simple.

After a little experimentation, Wu Zhi has achieved results.

cement?

This word has never been heard by many people.

Wang Juan smiled: "Your Majesty, I have been an official for many years. I have rich experience in presiding over road construction. I know how to build roads. I have never heard of cement. And I haven't tried it. How do I know how it works?"

"Well, it is true!"

The crowd nodded.

The road construction in the Song Dynasty has been extremely perfect, and the quality is still good.

They don't think cement can do much.

The road of the Great Song Dynasty was somewhat understood by the ancients.

In ancient road construction without cement, mellow soil, floor tiles, stones, burnt lime, or mortar techniques were used successively.

The so-called cooked soil.

It is to fry the soil with fire, so that there will be no insects or weeds, and the quality of the soil is guaranteed. This is how the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang were made.

Such as floor tiles.

The floor tiles fired with loess are very hard, and there were no heavy vehicles in ancient times, which can fully meet daily use.

Then there are the stones. Many palace floors are made of marble, which is a very good material. Nowadays, many ancient alleys still have well-preserved stone roads, which are smooth and smooth with traces of time.

Then there's the lime.

The history of burning and using lime by the ancients can be traced back to prehistoric times. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty of the Western Zhou Dynasty, lime was used to treat the plinths, foundations, roofs, etc. of buildings.

Since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, lime has been used in tombs. For example, "Zuo Zhuan" records that the tomb of Song Wengong used lime made from fired clam shells.

At least in the early Western Han Dynasty, mixed materials made of lime, loess and sand appeared.

This material is very strong, similar to later generations of "sanhe clay".

In the Tang Dynasty and before, many masonry buildings were built with sticky loess mortar.

This is also an important basis for identifying the age of ancient buildings.

But these are not as strong as cement.

Cement can be erected from high-rise buildings on the ground, and it can carry heavy loads with steel bars, so the quality is better.

Ancient technology is definitely not as strong as modern technology on the road.

At this time.

Wu Zhi took out a small bag of cement.

And let people lift out a prepared piece of cement stone.

"Your Majesty, this stone cube is made of cement!"

Wu Zhi pointed to the stone on the ground.One foot square, gray in color, neat on all sides, it looks like a hard lump.

Hundreds of civil and military officials came to watch the cement poured stonework, which was very hard to the touch.

Seeing the small bag of cement that Wu Zhi took out again, he couldn't understand.

Wang Jue was surprised and said: "Mr. Wu, you said that this hard block is made of this powdered cement?"

Wu Zhi: "That's right, that's it, cement!"

"With it, you can mix sand and gravel to form concrete, which can be waterproof and fireproof. It can bear the weight of many people and keep it for 60 years. At present, cement is only available in the factory of the Commercial Division. This is the new technology I am talking about!"

Some materials in the cement are provided by the Wuzhi system, which is the only one, and there is no semicolon.

But everyone couldn't imagine how the powder mixed sand and stone.

Isn't this Arabian Nights?

It was also difficult for Song Huizong to understand the mystery.

Wu Zhi won't explain too much to them, and they don't understand if they talk too much about professionalism.

Just prove it with facts.

"Everyone, if you don't believe me, we can do an experiment!"

"How to test?" Wang Ping asked curiously.

Wu Zhi: "I have someone build a section of road with cement mixed with sand and stones. You will know when you see the results the next day!"

"Concrete?"

"That's right! Cement can be called concrete. In the future, our roads in the Song Dynasty will all be made of this material!"

"The so-called road leads to wealth, and the Song Dynasty has transportation roads extending in all directions, and trade will be more convenient and prosperous!"

Wang Pan looked suspiciously, what kind of thing can make roads?

How could he not believe it.

Wang Juan laughed and said, "Mr. Wu, if you succeed tomorrow, the subordinate officials will not compete with you for the right to build roads! But if you lose, the subordinate officials will be responsible, how about it?"

After Wang Juan finished speaking, he blushed a little, after all, he couldn't compete.

Wu Zhi nodded and agreed instantly.

Song Huizong also nodded: "Let's get started!"

Everyone really couldn't believe how amazing this powder is.

Wu Zhi had already prepared everything.

There is a group of craftsmen outside the temple, a template, and prepared sand, cement, and stones.

Stir the things evenly, and after the various materials that everyone has seen are mixed together and smoothed by the craftsmen, a ground that is one square meter and one finger high appears.

Wang Juan was going to step on it with his feet.

"Wait a minute! My lord, the cement hasn't solidified yet, stepping on it now will damage the road surface!"

A craftsman was taken aback and hurriedly reminded him, wondering if Wang Ping was a fool.

But think about it, this is a new technology, and it is normal for others to understand it.

Everyone also sighed.

Wang Pan stopped his feet, his face was ugly, he was actually despised by a craftsman?

But Wang Juan didn't give up. He tapped the road with his hand and poked a hole directly. He smiled: "I can't bear it with a single finger. I have never seen such a fragile ground. Wu Zhi, Just wait to lose!"

He simply didn't believe that such a fragile ground could be solidified harder than the road they built.

Many people around are suspicious.

"Wu Xiang, this... soft road, can it bear the weight the next day?"

Wu Zhi: "That's right, it doesn't work now. On the second day, even if ten people stand on it, there will be no cracks! Even if it is hit by a hammer, it is not so easy to damage. It is stronger than the traditional road surface."

"Ha ha……"

Wang Pan shook his head, getting more and more outrageous: "I, Wang Pan, have been building bridges and roads for so many years, and I have never seen such absurd things. Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible."

Wu Zhi said with a smile: "What is the truth, don't you know tomorrow?"

"Okay! I'll wait until tomorrow to see the results. If it doesn't work, the road construction project will be judged by my king! Your Majesty..."

Song Huizong nodded after hearing the words: "This matter will be in accordance with your agreement, whoever loses will give up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Juan was a little excited.

He is professional in road construction, and he doesn't believe that Wu Zhi can surpass him.

Wang Judgment, Zheng Shen, Zheng Gong, and other courtiers looked at the gray concrete on the ground and shook their heads.

If this comes true, it is not a joke, it is equivalent to completely overturning and changing the traditional road-building method of the Song Dynasty.

In fact, they don't doubt Wu Zhi's ability, they just feel that a soft thing can be used as a road for people to walk on the next day, which is a bit incomprehensible no matter how they look at it.

After a while, everyone dispersed.

There are guards here.

Until the morning of the next day.

Song Huizong waited on the cement road with hundreds of civil and military officials. The densely packed officials were standing and looking down.

It's also a matter of worry if the peripheral people can't squeeze in.

"My lords...is the cement dry, can you stand up?"

Gao Lian couldn't squeeze into the crowd at the moment, his forehead was covered with sweat, there were too many people, so he could only ask from the side.

(End of this chapter)