Adorable Genius: Miracle Physician Concubine Cai Mi

Chapter 330 Once and for all
After Ji Wutian and Qi Susu came back, people in Fucheng who received the news and were acquainted with them sent invitations one after another, and then visited them in person.

In addition to caring about their safety, a large part of the reason is to inquire about Jiangnan's situation in person. It may be out of curiosity, or it may be that people who know Jiangnan are concerned about it.

What happened in Jiangnan was not a secret, and Qi Susu had nothing to say. He told them what he saw, and made those who had never witnessed or experienced the tragic disaster feel a little bit embarrassed.

Bai Qing said with emotion: "Fortunately, the Anyang Mansion has always been in good weather, and there have never been any natural disasters. I really can't imagine if I can survive such a thing."

Tao Xi was also frightened by the horrors he imagined, his face turned pale, "Fortunately, the prince and concubine went to save people in person this time, and I heard that all the relief money allocated by the above was sent to Jiangnan. If the prince and concubine If I didn’t go, I don’t know how long the disaster in the south of the Yangtze River will be resolved.”

Not enough money and materials, not enough medicinal materials, more people died, and the consequences were naturally more serious.

Bai Qing sighed and said: "After such a flood, so many people died, I don't know how many years it will take to get over it. If there is another disaster in a few years, those people who survived this time will have to wait again. Suffer a crime." At that time, it may not be possible to survive.

Time and time again, how long can a person live in this life, how many times do you go through, even if you don’t die from the plague, you lose your relatives and friends again and again...it’s so pitiful.

Tao Xi felt concerned: "You are right. I heard that the dams in the south of the Yangtze River were completely destroyed because of this flood. Even if it doesn't rain in the south of the Yangtze River now, the disaster has passed. It doesn't take much to rebuild the dams. It takes a lot of time, money, and manpower."

In this way, the new dam that was finally built does not know what level of flood disaster it can withstand. It is unimaginable if it does not withstand the next time the levee bursts again.

Qi Susu listened to their discussion and felt that it was reasonable.

This time in the plague, she managed to save as many people as possible by gathering strength together and a few plague improvement prescriptions in her hand, but in the end, this method only cured the symptoms but not the root cause.

Rather than trying to make up for it after the disaster, it is better to eliminate the possibility of the disaster from the root cause.

"Build the embankment..." Qi Susu stroked her chin thoughtfully, a certain light flashed in her eyes, as if she had thought of some brilliant idea.

"Fix the embankment?" Ji Wutian, who was looking through the official documents, unexpectedly looked up at Qi Susu who came to the study to bring her some snacks.

He knew why she suddenly wanted to give him snacks for no reason, and she didn't make it herself, so she really had another purpose, right?

Ji Wutian put the official document on the desk, grabbed her wrist and pulled her directly into his arms, letting her sit on his lap, "Why did you suddenly ask this, brother Huang is indeed planning to rebuild it recently Regarding the dam, the Ministry of Works is still preparing a new blueprint of the dam, calculating the money and manpower needed, all the data has been calculated, and it is estimated that there will be a result in a month or so."

Qi Susu asked him: "How many years can the dams of Dayin be built once?"

Ji Wutian didn't know her intentions, but still answered honestly: "Usually no more than ten years. If there are too many floods, it is the most to survive three times. If the money for building dams is stolen by corrupt officials and cut corners, maybe Even a single flood can't bear it and destroy it directly, causing countless casualties to the people."

After Ji Wuye ascended the throne, there has never been a case where the dam cannot survive even once, but it happened once during the period of the first emperor. Many people died at that time, and the officials who were traced afterwards were all implicated in the nine clans, and blood flowed like a river. It caused huge turmoil, and now that it is mentioned, some veterans may feel lingering fear.

After Qi Susu heard him say something about that year, she twitched her lips mockingly: "For the embezzlement of money, regardless of the lives of countless people, they deserve it when they die." Maybe many relatives implicated are innocent, but the laws of this era That's it, once you commit a serious crime, you will be implicated, and since you enjoy it when it is beneficial, you will naturally have to bear it when something goes wrong.

Qi Susu quickly put away the thoughts in his heart, and asked Ji Wutian seriously, "If I say, I have a way to make the newly built dam not damaged for at least decades after it is repaired, would you believe me?"

Ji Wutian was shocked, his eyes widened suddenly, and his breathing was a little short, "Is this true? Do you know how to build dams?"

Qi Susu replied very quickly, "I don't understand!"

Ji Wutian: "..."

Qi Susu saw that his expression was different, and quickly explained: "It's good if I can study medicine as a profession, and how can I study other things, as the saying goes, 'there is a specialization in surgery' and 'interlacing is like a mountain' .”

Ji Wutian nodded understandingly, but at the same time he was puzzled, "Then you just said that?" It's not like he was playing tricks on purpose, right?
Forget about other trivial matters, he didn't think she would joke with him on such matters.

Sure enough, Qi Susu said: "I really don't know how to build dams, but I may be able to help with the materials used to build dams."

Ji Wutian asked her how to help with his eyes.

Qi Susu asked him first, "What materials did you use to build dams in the past?"

Ji Wutian said: "Usually it's just sand and some stones, just like some ordinary people who build earthen houses, the materials used are almost the same."

Qi Susu nodded clearly, as she thought.

The mud houses built in small villages may not look very good on the outside, but the houses built with mud mixed with grass are still very strong, and it is not a problem to live in them for decades.

But a big disadvantage of this kind of house is that once there is a heavy rainstorm, the soil will be washed away by the rain, and the house is in danger of collapsing.

On the embankment, the reason is the same.

The dam is meant to prevent floods. The more water there is, the faster it will collapse. If there are more large rocks mixed in it, it can hold up. If you cut corners and use all the sand, then the collapse should not be too fast.

Qi Susu said: "I know a material called 'cement'. After the cement is dry, it is as hard and flat as a stone. It can be used to build dams. As long as the building is high enough, the scale of floods like this one will come ten times or eight times. Don't worry about it falling apart."

Ji Wutian couldn't believe it, "Is there really such a miraculous material in this world?"

Qi Susu raised her eyebrows, "If you don't believe me, let's try it out and you'll know. Instead of repairing the embankment, just get a little raw material and spread it on the ground. After it's dry, you can check the hardness yourself, and you'll know at a glance."

This time is no small matter, Ji Wutian knew that Qi Susu would not be indiscriminate, but to be on the safe side, she asked her what she needed specifically, and asked her to get it as quickly as possible, and then according to what she said, mix them together according to a certain proportion, pour water , Then find a piece of land in the Wangfu and apply cement on it, smooth the surface as much as possible, and then wait for it to dry naturally.

It takes about three to five days for the cement to dry naturally, and it may be extended to seven days if the weather is humid.

Fortunately, it may have rained a lot before, and the sun has been scorching every day recently. Just three days later, the concrete floor was completely dry.

Ji Wutian and Gu Steward stepped on the concrete floor tentatively, and then touched it with their hands, and found that the touch was indeed very hard and flat, and surprise, even surprise, gradually appeared on their faces.

"Go get a hammer!" Ji Wutian's tone contained a bit of urgency.

When the hammer hit the concrete floor vigorously and still failed to cause too much wound, the expression on Ji Wutian's face was definitely joyful, and as for Gu Steward, it was ecstasy.

"Great! This is a good thing! It's so strong, I can't believe it!" Obviously the things used are ordinary things, how can they become so hard when mixed together, it's unimaginable, really unimaginable!
However, Qi Susu knelt down and touched a small hole made by the hammer, saying: "It's a bit too brittle, and the proportion needs to be adjusted."

The dissatisfaction revealed between the lines made Steward Gu secretly speechless, isn't he still satisfied to this extent?

Qi Susu raised his head and met the surprised eyes of the ancient butler, and said happily: "This kind of hardness is enough to resist floods, but it's not a bad thing to be stronger, isn't it? After all, cement is not only used for repairing dams , it can be used for many purposes, building houses, repairing city walls, repairing roads..."

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the heart. Ji Wutian and Gu Butler thought it made sense at first, but after hearing the other uses, they all took a deep breath.

Ji Wutian even grabbed Qi Susu's wrist, "You think this cement can be used to build city walls?"

Qi Susu let out a cry, as if wanting to realize something, nodded affirmatively, "Of course, you can tell by its hardness, you can use it to easily build a tall and thick city wall at the border, blocking any intention People on the border. Internally, the main livelihood uses of cement are building houses and road repairs. Once the cement road is paved, the distance will be at least doubled or even more when traveling in the future, and it will not be so bumpy and comfortable. The speed has risen in a straight line." Mom no longer has to worry about suffering from long-distance travel!
Ji Wutian knew that the other uses she mentioned would also be of great help to the people's livelihood of the Great Yin, but as the God of War of the Great Yin with great military exploits, what Ji Wutian valued most was the use of building city walls.

Ji Wutian couldn't help being excited when he imagined building an extremely hard city wall with cement, so that Mandala and other small tribes could only look intimidated, unable to invade even an inch of Great Yin's territory.

Then he lowered his head and looked at the dusty, ordinary cement. His eyes became different. People who didn't know thought he had seen gold.

However, perhaps in Ji Wutian's eyes, cement is more valuable than gold.

"Is this cement really harder than it is now?" Ji Wutian asked her.

Qi Susu said: "Yes. After all, I don't specialize in this research, so I don't know the specific ratio. You can ask the people from the Ministry of Industry to study it later, adjust the mixing ratio of several raw materials, and experiment to find out the most suitable hardness."

(End of this chapter)