Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 403
"These things, shouldn't they look like goods? They look solid, but they're actually not that good?" Some craftsmen questioned.

Zhu Han was already prepared for this, and directly ordered to his guards: "Give them the hammer and let them try it themselves."

The guards handed the hammer to the craftsman, and turned back to Zhu Han's guards.

Wei Chi couldn't wait to grab a hammer, ready to test the strength of the new wall himself.

He was so excited that he completely forgot his age.He had just lifted the hammer up, and before he could hit it down, his movements suddenly froze.

"Ouch, my waist!"

As soon as the hand holding the hammer was loosened, the hammer fell straight down, almost hitting someone.

The people next to him were in a hurry, supported Wei Chi, who was covering his waist and screaming, and sat down slowly.

While screaming in pain, Wei Chi directed the craftsmen: "Leave me alone, try this wall quickly."

Seeing this, the other craftsmen who came up didn't dare to make any more fuss.

At this time, those who can come to the front are basically those craftsmen with relatively high qualifications.The biggest characteristic of these people is that they are relatively old.

He hurriedly called over a dozen young people and handed them the hammer.

"Hit me with all your strength!"

The young craftsmen spat on their hands, grabbed the hammer one after another, and smashed it against the concrete wall when the wheel was round.

Not to mention, after all, they are craftsmen who work all year round.Although their strength may not be much stronger than Zhu Han's guards, they are still better at swinging a hammer than the guards.

After hundreds of hammers were thrown down, the concrete wall was finally overwhelmed and cracks appeared.

"Look, look, it's cracked!" Someone excitedly pointed at the crack on the wall and shouted.

The old craftsmen hurried over and studied it carefully.

"The inside is made of the same material as the outside."

"Look, there are iron bars embedded in the wall, no wonder it's so strong, it's all cracked and hasn't collapsed yet."

"The iron bar fits so tightly with the wall, how did it get in?"

Listen to the exclamation of those craftsmen.

The students of Huangzhuang, when you look at me and I look at you, they all feel incredible.

Why are the walls of Yanjing Ministry of Industry built with reinforced concrete?
Why are these craftsmen completely unaware of such a thing?

It doesn't matter if the other party doesn't know, even they don't know when the prince did these things.

"This... what the hell is going on here?"

Left servant Cheng Jin's mouth widened in disbelief, completely unable to understand the current situation.

Zhao Helun, Shangshu of Yanjing Ministry of Industry, found it even more inconceivable.

He still had a little impression of repairing the wall.But since it wasn't something important, I didn't care about it at all.

It's just that he never thought that Zhu Han, His Highness the King of England, would get involved.

After the initial surprise, Zhao Helun suddenly felt chills down his spine.

If he remembered correctly... Zhu Hanren hadn't even arrived in Yanjing when the Yanjing Ministry of Industry was repairing the walls.

Could it be that he has already started planning since then?Everything that happened today is within the calculation of His Royal Highness?
Zhu Han said with a half-smile: "I think you all know the time when this wall was built?"

"It took no more than two days to complete the construction. As for whether it is strong or not, you have also tested it yourself. Have you found any problems?"

The craftsmen couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they looked at the wall that was already full of cracks but not falling down.

Next to it is the wall originally built by the Ministry of Industry, which has completely collapsed now, and the gap is not too obvious.

"My lord." Wei Chi ran over in a hurry, and knelt down in front of Zhu Han with a bang.

"We lost this game, and we were convinced of the loss. Just please tell me, what did you use to build this wall."

"I have studied it carefully and found that this wall is completely a whole. However, if such a huge wall was sent to the Ministry of Industry manually, it is impossible for us not to know."

"Also, how are the iron bars in the wall embedded, and why they fit so closely with the wall, almost blending into one..."

This guy was like a cannonball, asking a lot of questions.

Zhao Helun snapped: "Shut up! Who are you to inquire about the prince's secrets? Is it possible for someone like you to know such things?"

This guy is clearly diverting his attention again.

Naturally, Zhu Han would not give Zhao Helun this chance: "Shangshu Zhao, please be patient, this is not a secret. In order to build the capital, this king has asked Yingtian to supply a large amount of cement. Have you never used it?"

"What?" The craftsmen of the Yanjing Ministry of Industry all exclaimed.

The materials for the construction of this wall were provided by the imperial court. Why didn't they know about this?
Zhu Han clapped his hands: "Bring it up, by the way, let's do a live demonstration by the way."

Soon, two guards came in carrying a bag of cement.

Judging from their actions, it is obvious that the cement has been prepared long ago.

The craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, after seeing the cement brought in by the guards, exclaimed again.

"Oh my god, it turned out to be this thing?"

"These things are obviously similar to sand, how could they become such a solid wall?"

"By the way, the person who sent it told me how to use it. It seems that you can mix water and sand evenly. As long as you leave it for two or three days, this thing will become as hard as a rock."

"Damn it, why didn't you say that earlier?"

"At that time, I didn't believe it at all. Can you believe that adding a little water to sand and adding this thing can make it as hard as bluestone?"

Amid the discussions among the craftsmen, Zhu Han's guards opened the cement and mixed it with water and sand.

Soon a stone pier was made.Their craftsmanship is not very good, but no one cares about that now.

All the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry watched eagerly, wanting to see how such a soft thing became harder than a stone.

Seeing that they hadn't moved for a long time, Zhu Han said dumbfoundedly: "It will take a day or two until the cement is fully formed."

"When it's completely dry, he'll be as hard as the wall over there."

The entire Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, whether officials or craftsmen, was silent.

Although they did not participate in the construction and repair of this wall.

But in the huge engineering department, there are so many people coming and going every day, many of them have seen the wall construction.

Although during construction, they were all surrounded by wooden boards, no one knew what happened.

But this wall was indeed not like this a few days ago.

The generals of the Ministry of Industry are very excited now, especially those craftsmen who are responsible for the construction, their eyes are even red.

In the past, when they built city walls or various masonry buildings, the most troublesome thing to deal with were all kinds of stone materials.

Not only does this thing have to be collected from the mountains, but it is also quite troublesome to polish and transport.

And what about this cement?

When transporting, just pack it in a sack.

Most importantly, the plasticity of this thing is really strong.They could see clearly just now that the two guards could easily mold the cement into any shape they wanted.

It would be even more handy if it was them.

"With this thing, no matter what we build in the future, it will be convenient for Dora."

"I heard that the prince made this thing?"

"His Royal Highness is mighty!"

I don't know who yelled, but everyone cheered together.

"His Royal Highness is mighty!"

Many people even shed tears with excitement.

In addition to being pleasantly surprised, the craftsmen were also full of remorse.

If they hadn't had such a big prejudice against cement at the beginning, they would have been able to use this convenient building material long ago.

Even now, the cement is still piled on the construction site, and no one cares about it.

Nothing can satisfy everyone.

For example, now, many officials of the Ministry of Industry have red and white faces.

The game that was thought to be a winning match, turned out to be lost.After finally finding the flaws of the Huangzhuang students, he thought he could win back a victory.

As a result, Yingwang Zhu Han shattered their hopes with a random finger movement.

The cheers gradually died down.

Zhu Han looked at Cheng Jin, the left servant of the Yanjing Ministry of Industry with a half-smile: "Cheng, if you have any doubts, you can raise them now."

Cheng Jin could no longer maintain the appearance of pleading for the people, his legs softened and knelt on the ground, his face was as pale as paper: "Your official... I am ignorant, I don't even know that there is such a god in the world, please ask the prince punishment."

At the critical moment, Cheng Jin's brain was also making money quickly, and he directly described his actions as ignorance.

Officials are incompetent, so great that they are dismissed from office and return to their hometowns, at least their lives are saved.But if it is considered that there are ulterior motives, then the matter will be serious.

To everyone's surprise, Zhu Han took it lightly: "It's okay, this king understands that Cheng Shilang is also dedicated to serving the country, and this king will not punish you. I hope Cheng Shilang can learn from it and don't Make the same mistake."

"Okay, Cheng Shilang, step back, let's proceed to the next competition as soon as possible. I think the craftsmen are also impatient and want to try the effect of cement as soon as possible."

Cheng Jin couldn't help being taken aback, originally thought that he had lost face to the King of England, and this time he must be in bad luck.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Han let him go so easily.

Get up quickly: "Thank you, my lord, for your kindness!"

Zhao Helun's flattery followed closely: "The lord is magnanimous, and the officials really admire him."

"Young man, it is inevitable that there will be times when he makes mistakes. As long as he is dedicated to serving the public, he will be a good subject of my Daming, and this king will naturally not make things difficult for him."

Zhu Han's words were beautiful, but he kept sneering in his heart: "Wouldn't it be cheaper for him to be dismissed from office and return to his hometown now? Just wait, I will settle accounts with you one by one when I have time later."

Naturally, Zhu Han would not show half of these thoughts.He said with a smile: "Zhao Shangshu, the second round of competition is worse than drawing lots again. How about choosing a topic?"

Before Zhao Helun could open his mouth, Wei Chi, who was kneeling below, hurriedly said: "My lord, there's no need. It's the officials and others who treat the heart of a gentleman with a villain's heart, and they are beyond their control, and doubt the lord's students."

"Now Xiaguan and others have understood that your lord, your students are unparalleled in talent, so naturally you don't bother to cheat."

"For the following competition, it is better to follow the previous questions."

Although they lost badly in the last round.

But for the second round of competition, the Ministry of Industry has absolute confidence.

Limited by time, of course it is impossible to really build a bridge.After discussing with the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, they proposed to the students of Huangzhuang.

"Our two sides will build a bridge together, three feet long and one foot wide. After the construction, we will judge and score each other. The one with the highest score wins. Are you willing?"

The students in Huangzhuang showed strange expressions on their faces.

Zhang Yunjie turned his head and glanced at a Huangzhuang student who was only about sixteen or seventeen years old and looked extremely young.

Ninja couldn't help but nodded and agreed: "No problem, seniors, please start first."

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Although the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry felt strange, they were still a little unconvinced when they lost to the students just now.

He didn't say much at the moment, and directly sent three craftsmen to start working.

Wei Chi smiled, and said to the students of Huangzhuang: "Our Ministry of Industry does not bully you children. The level of these three craftsmen is only at the middle level in our Ministry of Industry. You may not have no chance of winning."

While he was speaking, the three craftsmen were already busy.The sound of chiseling and cutting wood is as clear and sweet as playing music.

Zhu Han didn't pay much attention at the beginning, no matter how powerful these craftsmen are, they are definitely not as good as his students.

However, when Zhu Han saw a craftsman at work holding a carving knife and brushing it a few times to carve a lifelike flower relief amidst the flying sawdust, he was also a little stunned.

"In your Ministry of Industry, this can only be regarded as a middle-level level?"

He seriously suspected that the people from the Ministry of Industry were bragging that the craftsmen they sent to compete were definitely the highest level craftsmen.

Zhao Helun felt extremely refreshed by Zhu Han's surprised and unfamiliar appearance.

Now you know how powerful our Yanjing Ministry of Industry is?
Pretending to be humble, he pretended to be humble: "Xiaguan and others will never dare to lie to the lord. The level of these three people is indeed not high in our Ministry of Industry."

"Their craftsmanship seems to be good, but in fact it's nothing more than practice makes perfect, rigid and rigid, with too much craftsmanship."

……

Zhu Han's hands were a little itchy, and he had the urge to beat someone up.

The Ministry of Industry of the imperial court is worthy of being the gathering place of the world's top craftsmen.

In just half an hour, a wooden bridge about one meter long and thirty centimeters wide appeared in everyone's eyes.

This is a kind of corridor bridge, the top of the bridge is covered by a shed, with cornices, bucket arches, carved beams and painted buildings.

On the fences on both sides of the bridge body, flowers of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter are carved.

The ridge beasts on the corners of the eaves are lifelike, as if they may come alive at any time.

The newly carved bridge still has a faint woody fragrance.

This thing is simply a work of art.

After Zhu Han finished reading it, he couldn't help but uttered the highest admiration for such works from later generations.

"Fuck you, awesome!"

(End of this chapter)