False eunuch in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 37 What Can Cement Do?

Except for building a few sheds at the new factory, no house has been built.All of them still live in simple sheds.In the past, Cao Qing didn't need to live in a shed, but directly lived in Xing's house.Playing jokes and bickering with a few flower-like girls every day is also a great joy in life.

Cao Qing felt that movies and TV were a little unreliable, and the girls in ancient times were not like those described there, locked in a deep boudoir and not going out.Do not greet men.At least these three girls completely shattered Cao Qing's previous ideas.

"It's really killing people by reading dead books." Cao Qing thought to himself.

It's just that these three girls don't regard Cao Qing as a man, Cao Qing is just a eunuch in their eyes.The more contacts you have, the more casual you get.

"Eunuch Cao, it's a pity that you are not a man." Xing Xiuniang, the youngest of the Xing family, said suddenly.

"What if I were a man?" Cao Qing said.

"If you are a man, you can marry my eldest sister, or my second sister. I will be my brother-in-law in the future. During the holidays, someone will buy me beautiful things." Xing Xiuniang said.

"You little girl, you are actually going to sell your sisters for a little benefit?" Xing Hongniang immediately slapped Xing Xiuniang on the head, and she didn't feel embarrassed.After all, Cao Qing is a eunuch.Can eunuchs still marry wives?It's just that he didn't know that Cao Qing was just a fake eunuch.

"Hey, Eunuch Cao, where are you going?" Seeing Cao Qing riding out on horseback, Xing Hongniang immediately chased after him.

"I'll go to the construction site to have a look. The machinery over there has been installed, and I need to get something out in the next two days." Cao Qing said.

"Can I go over and have a look?" Xing Hongniang said.

"We want to go too!" Xing Yuanyuan and Xing Xiuniang also chased after them.

"As long as Mr. Xing is not afraid that I will kidnap your three sisters, you can follow." Cao Qing said with a smile.

Xing Shanhai didn't mind that his three daughters got very close to an eunuch, after all, he was an eunuch, no matter how close they were, there would be no gossip.The three daughters stayed in the barracks all day and went crazy, and they didn't look too good.

When Cao Qing appeared on the construction site, the craftsmen of Bingzhan Bureau immediately surrounded him excitedly.

"Eunuch Cao, the thing has been made. But what can this thing be used for?" Yang Fayi, a plasterer, asked.

"Let me see, let me see. Are these things matched according to what I said?" Cao Qing asked.

"It's definitely true. But what can these ashes be used for?" Yang Fayi asked.

"It's very useful. Once you know how to use it, you'll know how valuable this thing is. Master Yang, go and call some people over. We've lived in a shed for so long, and it's time to build a house. To build a house is to wait for something." Cao Qing said.

Yang Fayi called a hundred people over.Cao Qing had already had someone measure the foundation.After placing the sample, the foundation has also been dug.

"Come here, mix the cement and fine sand with one part cement and three parts sand. The viscosity is about the same as the lime mud you usually use to build houses." Cao Qing said.

The architectural layout here, from the very beginning, Cao Qing directly designed it in the shape of a fortress. All the houses are connected together, and there are no windows on the outside side, which can be directly used as a city wall.But now only one layer can be built. The cement has come out, but the steel bars have not been smelted. The top is covered with tiles, and after the steel bars come out, they can be added on top.

Naturally, Yang Fayi has never used cement before. After mixing this stuff, it is similar to lime mud.Yang Fayi thought that the big deal was something similar to lime mud.Eunuch Cao likes to tinker with new gadgets, so naturally he can't spoil Cao Qing's interest.Everyone knows that Eunuch Cao has become more and more powerful recently.Not long ago, I went to copy the home of Master Cui Chengxiu Cui.

Cao Qing was gearing up at the construction site, but couldn't get in.The three sisters of the Xing family looked at each other for a while to build a house, but after a long time they lost interest.However, they are very interested in the hydraulic equipment that Cao Qing worked out.Watching some stones enter the pulverizer and finally come out, they are ground into powder.The three sisters of the Xing family are extremely novel.

"How did you come up with this thing?" Xing Yuanyuan asked.

"Is this? I read it from a book in the palace. There are also some who spread to the capital from overseas aliens." Cao Qing said.

"You really know a lot." Xing Hongniang said.

Xing Hongniang only has sisterly feelings for Cao Qing, and the sister does not regard Cao Qing as a man at all.What the girl admires is the great hero on the bloody battlefield.Naturally, there will be no love between men and women for the little eunuch Cao Qing.

"I learned it all from books. Don't underestimate this place. I will build it here in the future. There are still many novelties." Cao Qing said.

"Can you create a peerless sword?" Xing Xiuniang asked.

"Yes, but no matter how sharp a sword is, it will be useless in the future. Personal bravery, in the face of new weapons, has no chance of winning." Cao Qing said.

"You're talking nonsense! It's like the two of us are fighting, no matter how sharp your sword is, I can capture you without any effort." Xing Hongniang said.

"However, if we meet a hundred paces away, I'll knock you down before you reach me," Cao Qing said.

"My shooting skills are far superior to yours. How can you be my opponent?" Xing Hongniang said.

Cao Qing pointed to a big tree in the distance.

"Did you see that? Can you hit that tree?" Cao Qing asked.

"Naturally." Xing Hongniang said.

"Then let's compare." Cao Qing said.

"How to compare?" Xing Hongniang was very strange.

"You will know later. You shoot that tree with a bow and arrow first." Cao Qing said.

"Okay!" Xing Hongniang took the bow and shot the arrow very quickly, the arrow flew out with a whoosh, and in the blink of an eye, it was already nailed to the tree.But because the distance was too far, the strength of the arrow was exhausted, and after a while, it fell down.

Cao Qing took a musket from the guard, loaded the ammunition, and aimed at it. It took several times longer than Xing Hongniang.

"If you shoot a bullet, I can shoot you into a hedgehog." Xing Hongniang said.

"But if it is on the battlefield, I will definitely load the ammunition in advance, so I can definitely shoot at the same time as you." Cao Qing said.

Cao Qing pulled the trigger, and there was a bang, and a puff of white smoke came out of the musket, which was a bit choking.However, Cao Qing's shooting level is still relatively high, and it is not a big problem to hit a target around 150 meters away.

"Come on, let's go and have a look." Cao Qing said.

Several people galloped over on horseback.A small hole was punched in the tree in between, and went deep into the tree, but the hole left by Xing Hongniang's bow and arrow was extremely shallow, only damaging a layer of old bark of the big tree.

"Is it still worth comparing now?" Cao Qing asked.

The result is naturally obvious. If both sides are wearing armor, then Xing Hongniang's arrow can't hurt anyone, but Cao Qing's shot can break through the armor and kill the opponent.

"On the battlefield, how could the enemy give you so much time to prepare?" Xing Hongniang said.

"Ordinary soldiers are not equipped with firearms. It only takes a few months to fight against veterans who have practiced for several years and gain the upper hand. Isn't it obvious which is better?" Cao Qing said.

"Unfortunately, you are..." Hongniang Xing suddenly stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)