Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, and Yang Pu always felt that Zhu Yunwen was merely a political genius, possessing astonishing skills in handling many political issues.
However, no one expected that Zhu Yunwen was not only politically astute, but also capable of creating an adhesive that was even harder than lime mortar.
Once this thing is made, it will be absolutely excellent for construction.
Moreover, according to Zhu Yunwen, it is very simple to make.
It's just a matter of building specialized tools and more specialized equipment for mass production.
Looking at the hardness of the cement that had hardened in his hand, Yang Shiqi then looked at Zhu Yunwen and said:
"If this thing is used properly, it can be very useful in many ways."
Zhu Yunwen nodded: "That's what I meant too. You all saw the specific method just now."
These are all the things needed. You can talk to the Minister of Works later to see if you can make some larger, specialized tools.
The Ministry of Works will be responsible for producing large quantities of cement. Since the demand for coal has decreased in various regions, the workers who previously worked on coal production can now focus on cement manufacturing.
Yang Shiqi immediately said:
"Your Highness understands. That does connect perfectly. However, according to Your Highness, the cement should first be used to build roads, right?"
Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "That's right, it should mainly be used to meet the road construction needs of various places in the Ming Dynasty."
Once the main roads of the Ming Dynasty are completed, the cement produced can be used elsewhere.
For example, when it comes to building houses, don't we now have relatively mature brick-making technology?
Using this type of cement as an adhesive between the bricks will inevitably result in a house that is as solid as a rock.
Yang Rong said, "That's true, but we should still follow Your Highness's wishes and use it first to meet the needs of the Ming Dynasty in building official roads. With this, paving the ground will not be a problem."
Zhu Yunwen said, "Not only should the ground be hardened, but it should also be leveled and the cement should be scraped smooth. In the future, it will be much better for both carriages and pedestrians to walk on the road."
Hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, Yang Shiqi and the others were also very much looking forward to it.
What would it look like if the whole world were paved with cement roads?
Therefore, Yang Rong and Yang Pu, following Zhu Yunwen's instructions, went to communicate with the Minister of Works to prepare for the large-scale production of cement.
Meanwhile, Yang Shiqi and Zhu Yunwen began planning in the Eastern Palace how to design the official road to be built next.
According to Zhu Yunwen, the official roads would radiate outwards from Nanjing, spreading out in concentric circles, resembling a spider web.
In other words, the main roads from Nanjing to the east, west, south, and north must be wide, and there are branches on the main roads that extend to all parts of the country, forming an official road network, which is the highway network of later generations.
In this way, transportation becomes very convenient. Then, different names are given to these different road sections to distinguish and locate them.
It will be much more convenient for people to go anywhere in the future, whether it is traveling, doing business or trading.
So Yang Shiqi and Zhu Yunwen began planning the routes of the official roads to be paved on the map of the Ming Dynasty.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Works also followed Zhu Yunwen's instructions and began making cement using the methods he taught them.
At first, they used the simplest method to make it, and then expanded the tools needed for each step according to different processes.
For example, tools for crushing stones could be made into giant iron hammers, using the lever principle to achieve the effect of manually prying a giant iron hammer to crush the stone.
At the same time, a huge iron furnace was built, and coal was used to heat and chemically process the materials used to make cement.
In short, the Ministry of Works constructed a massive cement processing production line according to Zhu Yunwen's requirements.
It was personally named the cement processing plant by Zhu Yunwen.
Then, under the leadership of the Ministry of Revenue, cement processing began in full swing.
Initially, due to the immature technology, the cement produced was of decent quality but the output was very poor.
However, with the continuous improvements made by the Ministry of Works, the technology became more and more mature, and the workers became more and more adept at making cement, resulting in a rapid increase in output.
A production line requires a dozen or twenty people to work together, but it can produce several thousand kilograms of cement a day.
So the Ministry of Works added more production lines, and all the workers who used to work in the coal mines were put into the cement production process.
After all, it's already springtime, and most families only need coal for boiling water and cooking.
As a result, the demand for coal decreased by two-thirds, and correspondingly, these two-thirds of the workers joined the cement production project.
About a week later, when the Minister of Works came to Zhu Yunwen's Eastern Palace to report on his work, he presented data that shocked Zhu Yunwen.
In just over a week, the factory has produced hundreds of production lines, with tens of thousands of workers joining them, producing hundreds of thousands of kilograms of cement every day.
Such a huge production volume has already shocked Zhu Yunwen, yet the construction of such production lines continues.
Cement production is also increasing significantly every day. In addition, the Ministry of Works, following Zhu Yunwen's instructions, has begun paving roads with cement on the main roads of Nanjing.
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