Chapter 174 Produce cement first!!!
Chao Chao, "..."
"Me, me?"
Uncle Qi actually regretted what he said. He just slipped up and asked such nonsense questions.
He laughed dryly and looked at Jian Yunsang and He Nanzhou, who looked like city dwellers. He explained, "I just saw that the child was quite curious, so..."
He Nanzhou hurriedly smiled and said, "I'm just afraid of causing you trouble."
"No, no, I'm just trying." He answered subconsciously, and wanted to bite his tongue after he finished answering. Why did he say it so easily when someone was being polite?
He was just about to add a few words when He Nanzhou asked Chao Chao, "Do you want to do it yourself?"
Emperor Jingxuan's eyes lit up again, "Yes, yes, Chaochao, why don't you try brushing it yourself." Although they had just seen Uncle Qi brushing cement, it was not as good as seeing Chaochao do it himself, which would allow them to understand it more clearly and intuitively.
They even hoped that Chao Chao could try his hand at anything strange and bizarre that Da Qi didn't have, which would definitely be of great help to their research.
Chao Chao was indeed a little tempted, but she was worried, "I'm afraid it might get broken."
Uncle Qi, "No, there's nothing bad about this thing." Why is he so quick to speak?
He laughed dryly twice, and seeing that the little girl was a little hesitant but still took a cautious step forward, he didn't say anything else.
Instead, he picked up the smallest scraper from the tool bag beside him and said, "Little boy, are you using this?"
"Thank you, uncle."
"Hey, no thanks, just be careful and don't cut your hands. This thing won't break, but you, don't bump into it."
He was really afraid that the little kid from the city would cut himself.
Thinking of this, Uncle Qi couldn't help but look at Jian Yunsang and He Nanzhou, thinking that this couple of parents were really generous. Why not let their children play with anything else? What's so fun about cement?
But Jian Yunsang and the others were fine. Chaochao was five years old and had two years of experience in "independent survival", so this little experience was of no importance.
Chao Chao took a deep breath, holding a small scraper, and watched Uncle Qi shovel a lump of cement onto the bricks.
She also shoveled a small piece, but the scraper in her hand was too small, unlike the one in Uncle Qi's hand. Chao Chao failed to control the amount well the first time, and before she hit the brick, the cement fell softly to the ground.
Chao Chao was completely stunned. She looked at Jian Yunsang helplessly, an expression of "I seem to have gotten into trouble and done something wrong" appeared on her face.
Jian Yunsang stepped forward and touched her head, "It's okay."
Uncle Qi also said, "It's okay, it's okay. You see, a lot of cement fell off when I was brushing." As he spoke, he shoveled up the cement that Chao Chao had dropped on the ground, put it back into the cement pile, and stirred it. "See, isn't it better now?"
Chao Chao, “…” Is it possible?
Even if it falls to the ground, can it be remade?
Emperor Jingxuan's eyes became brighter and brighter. "This cement is really a good thing. It won't be wasted at all."
"The key is that the cost is low." The Minister of Revenue was also very satisfied.
Obviously, this thing is cheap and very useful, and it will definitely make the court a lot of money in the future.
However, "Your Majesty, the whole Daqi can see the sky curtain, and everyone has heard the method Mr. He said. I'm afraid that the people can make the cement themselves."
The Grand Tutor said, "That being said, not everyone can make cement. Mr. He only explained the basic procedures. We still need to figure out the details ourselves. Ordinary people can't do it. Only those who are rich and powerful can do it. If they develop it and sell it..."
The Minister of Revenue said loudly, "It is absolutely unacceptable to compete with the imperial court for profits. Your Majesty, it is better to prohibit the private sector from developing and producing cement and bring this technology back to the imperial court."
Emperor Jingxuan pondered, "What do you think, my dear ministers?"
A heated discussion broke out below. Some people felt that this was a difficult matter. They were developing and producing it privately, so who would know?
But most officials still feel that cement should not be allowed to be sold by merchants on their own.
After much discussion, it was decided that cement would be temporarily developed by the imperial court, and then the government would select merchants in various places to manufacture and sell it. Price fluctuations would be limited and would not be too high.
As for those that were developed privately and just used to paint the roads of their own houses, the imperial court would not and could not intervene, but they were not allowed to be sold privately.
However, these should be short-lived. The demand for cement will be huge in the future, and at a certain time, private manufacturing and sales will still be allowed.
This first wave of money must be earned by the imperial court.
Emperor Jingxuan asked the Ministry of Revenue to draw up a set of regulations, and then asked the Ministry of Works to develop the cement as soon as possible, and put other things off for later.
After the discussion, when Emperor Jingxuan looked up at the sky again, Chao Chao had already completed his first record of brushing cement.
The little girl was a little excited and her face was red.
Uncle Qi gave her a thumbs up and said, "You are really skillful, little girl."
"Thank you, uncle. I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
Having seen the cement and painted it himself, Chao Chao followed his parents back to Su Fangrong's house next door.
Chao Chao washed his hands, then took a big sip of water from the cup.
Su Fangrong cut oranges for them, cut a plate of kiwis, and washed the cherries that Jian Yunsang sent and placed them in the main room.
"Teacher Jian, please sit here for a while. I'll go cook lunch."
Chaochao sat obediently on the chair. When she saw Su Fangrong going to the yard to bring in firewood, she was stunned for a moment.
firewood?
Does Sister Su use firewood when cooking?
She couldn't help but want to go to the kitchen to take a look.
Jian Yunsang saw what she was thinking, smiled, took her hand and walked towards the kitchen.
As soon as he stood at the kitchen door, Chao Chao exclaimed "Huh".
The Daqi people under the sky also let out a "huh".
Lin Lan was surprised. "Is this a stove? Although it is a little different from our stove, I didn't expect that there would be stoves in the future that also burn wood. Obviously, they always use gas stoves to light the fire."
Daya speculated, "Perhaps this is the difference between the city and the village?"
"But we in Daqi also use stoves in the city."
...Well, there's no way to explain this.
Chao Chao raised her head and looked at Jian Yunsang, the confusion in her eyes was too obvious, "Mom, doesn't Sister Su's family use a gas stove?"
The gas stove is very convenient.
Su Fangrong was cutting vegetables. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "Our village doesn't have a gas pipeline yet. We can use gas, but my grandparents are the only ones at home on weekdays. They are used to using the stove and haven't thought about changing it."
Gas pipeline? Coal gas?
The Daqi people under the sky seemed to be thinking about something.
So the principle of igniting a gas stove by hand is that you need to clear the pipe first?
From what Su Fangrong said, does it have to be connected to the entire village?
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