Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 81 Perfect display of cement and stone walls
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Li Wang blushed, and then veins popped out on his forehead, and the strength on his feet increased a little again.

"Hey!"

Unfortunately, the cement stone wall only wobbled a little.

Li Wang's expression froze, while Zhong Huo and a group of old craftsmen around him were full of complacency.

In order to show His Royal Highness the strength of the cement and stone wall, they spent a lot of effort on this stone wall. They also dug the stone wall down a foot deep according to Guo Xianzun's instructions. There are also many iron bars mixed in the wall.

Most importantly, these iron rods are as thick as a thumb, without any jerry-building!
Therefore, it is even more difficult to be kicked down, and even smashed with a sledgehammer, it may not be able to crack.

In the distance, Zhu Liang grinned directly, "Brother Li, use a sledgehammer if you can't fall down!"

"No, it's just a wall, I can definitely kick it down!" Li Wang exclaimed angrily.

Immediately, without resting, he took a few steps back, started running to help, and kicked in the air.

It's a pity that the cement and stone wall is still shaking, but it hasn't fallen yet.

"Your Highness, let me sit down and wait slowly..."

Guo An smiled lightly.

Half an hour passed.

Guo An, Zhu Di, Zhu Liang and others were already sitting together in the shade beside them, each holding a bowl of herbal tea and drinking slowly.

Not far away, Li Wang was still sweating profusely towards the cement stone wall in front of him.

And the cement stone wall swayed back and forth to save face, but it just didn't fall down.

"Your Highness, do you want to call Li Baihu over and let him have a rest?"

What Guo An said was sincere.

After all, it is really tiring to toss in the sun for so long.

Moreover, the cement and stone walls seemed to be unable to bear it!

Hearing this, Zhu Di was also moved. After kicking for so long, Li Wang still hasn't knocked down the small stone wall, which is enough to prove that the cement stone wall is really what Guo An and Zhu Liang said. Very strong.

However, before Zhu Di could speak, Li Wang in the distance had already opened his mouth and said: "Your Highness, I just need to kick a few more times, and this stone wall will surely be knocked down."

Zhu Di didn't care, and said casually: "If that's the case, then let's put it down and come back!"

Guo An held his forehead speechlessly, why do these generals seem to be a little careless?

"Your Highness, if you kick down this stone wall, how can you smash it with a hammer?"

Zhu Di wondered, "Why did you hit it with a hammer?"

Guo An explained again helplessly: "Your Highness, Li Baihu's carrying the stone wall is just to prove that the stone wall is not easy to be kicked down. But it is not enough to prove the hardness of the stone wall. Only by hitting it with a hammer can His Highness see it more clearly. How strong can a masonry wall be!"

Zhu Di was stunned, "His mother..."

In the distance, Li Wang, who was about to kick hard again, also froze, and his foot froze in the air.

Guo An was a little puzzled and said, "Your Highness, could it be that these Zhu Baihus didn't tell you?"

Zhu Di: "..."

Li Wang: "..."

Now, they all remembered that Zhu Liang had indeed told them, but they all subconsciously ignored it.

After regaining his senses, Li Wang looked miserable, "Your Highness?"

Zhu Di said helplessly: "Don't kick it, just hit it with a hammer and see how hard this stone wall is?"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Li Wang's face turned hard, and the sledgehammer beside the wheel, with veins popping out of his arm, smashed directly towards the cement stone wall in front of him.

It seemed that the cement and stone wall in front of him had a blood feud with him.

"Boom..."

After a loud noise, only a large white mark appeared on the stone wall, but there was no crack at all.

"This?"

Li Wang was a little dumbfounded.

Zhu Di also widened his eyes and stood up straight away.

"Smash it again!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Boom...boom..."

After several hammerings, Li Wang's entire arm was already throbbing with pain, but the entire stone wall just fell to the ground, and a big hole was sunken, but it was not completely shattered.

"how can that be?"

Zhu Di couldn't believe it, "This stone wall is stronger than the boulder?"

"Li Baihu can smash in from the corner of the stone wall!" Guo An chuckled.

Zhu Di quickly said, "Smash it in from one side!"

"Yes, Your Highness."

This time, as Li Wang began to smash from one side of the cement stone wall to the middle, it was smashed with a hammer.

The thumb-thick iron bars in the cement stone wall were also exposed, but the entire stone wall was not completely broken.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Di's eyes widened even more, and his face was still a little shocked, "The walls made of cement are so strong?"

"Your Highness, is it okay to use this thing to build the house of the giant iron furnace?" Guo An asked with a smile on his face.

"Totally enough!"

Zhu Di nodded very satisfied.

Afterwards, he turned his head to look at Zhonghuo beside him, "You wait to burn a large amount of cement as soon as possible, and then use the cement to build a house for the iron furnace!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Zhong Huo responded quickly.

At the side, Guo An thought of something, and quickly told him: "Guard Zhong, when the cement is calcined, there will be a lot of dust, you must pay attention to protection, otherwise the craftsman will easily get lung disease if he can't work for two years."

Zhong Huo and all the old craftsmen around were startled, and quickly asked: "Dare to ask Guo Xianzun, how can the dust of calcined cement penetrate into the soil, how to protect it?"

Guo An thought for a moment, then slowly said: "Pile up several layers of coarse cloth, cover your mouth and nose tightly, as long as you don't suffocate, cover as thick as you can!

In addition, each craftsman can calcine inside for at most half a day, and then come out to rotate once. "

"Thank you Guo Xianzun!"

Zhong Huo and the other veteran craftsmen expressed their gratitude.

On the side, Zhu Di also looked at Guo An with a solemn expression, "Can calcined cement make craftsmen get lung disease?"

Guo An smiled lightly and explained: "Your Highness, calcining cement will not cause the craftsman to get lung disease. However, when calcining cement, the cement is dry stone powder, and the whole room will be filled with this powder, just like a strong wind Dusty sky.

If people inhale these dust powders into their stomachs, it’s okay to inhale less, but if they inhale more over the years, they will naturally get lung disease. "

"Calcined cement is so harmful to the human body?"

"naturally!"

Guo An said: "Actually, not only the craftsmen who calcined cement, but also the craftsmen who made iron in the iron smelting institute, and even the craftsmen who mined mines, worked with their lives all day long!"

Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help feeling something was wrong, and looked at Guo An.

"What do you mean by that?"

"The lower official just wants to tell His Highness how dangerous the work of Zhong Huo and other craftsmen is, and I hope His Highness can give these craftsmen some more subsidies."

Guo An replied honestly.

"Can they be dangerous to my Ming soldiers?" Zhu Di said coldly.

Guo An quickly replied: "Of course it's not comparable."

"Hmph, the craftsmen want to subsidize, so they have made some achievements for this king. Naturally, this king will not be reluctant to give up money."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Guo An, Zhong Huo and the others all thanked Zhu Di with joy on their faces.

The low status of artisan households has been deeply rooted in people's minds since ancient times, and Guo An was not prepared to change Zhu Di's view of artisan households even once.

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(End of this chapter)