0p0 Chapter 426 Smooth Cement Road
Chapter 426 Smooth Cement Road
Duke Zheng shouted excitedly: "Stop the car, stop the car!"
Qingfeng heard the sound and stopped the carriage. Duke Zheng jumped out before the carriage stopped, then squatted on the ground to look at it carefully.
I looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out what it was repaired with. I touched it with my hand and it felt a little bumpy, but it was a very subtle touch and it was very hard. There was no trace of any ruts from a carriage passing by.
Several people got off the carriage and were shocked when they looked at the road beneath their feet.
Duke Zheng stood up and looked around. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he said happily, "It's really smooth. I just noticed that it was made with the same mud as the one used to decorate the food court. I didn't expect it to be so easy to use. It's fine even if it rains, and the journey will be much faster."
Sheng Zhen had to admire the old general, who guessed it at a glance.
The people playing mahjong in the back felt that the carriage had stopped. Zheng Sisi stuck her head out and asked, "Sheng Zhen, why don't you leave?"
Sheng Zhen walked a few steps to Zheng Sisi's carriage and said, "Grandfather, come down and look at the road, and leave right away."
When Mrs. Zheng heard this, she asked, "What road?"
Zheng Sisi: "Grandma, this is the road we are walking on now. It is made of cement. It is flat and not easy to rot. It won't be muddy and difficult to walk on even when it rains."
Mrs. Zheng and a few of her young sisters moved to the car door and looked out. They were amazed at the smooth concrete road and the endless grey road surface that was so clean.
They knew that the food street was decorated with cement, but they didn’t expect that cement could also be used to build roads. How much cement would be needed?
After getting back in the car and setting off again, Duke Zheng asked about the cement. Sheng Zhen told them everything he could and also told everyone that the cement factory was currently under the name of the emperor and would be handed over in two years.
Duke Zheng Lao asked: "How could the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue let go of such a good thing? Aren't they jealous?"
Sheng Zhen smiled and said, "They are too busy now."
Duke Zheng Lao thought: "The Ministry of Industry is making money by making farm tools, and the Ministry of Revenue is making ice cubes, so they have no time to take care of cement."
Sheng Zhen nodded: "When the cement production is large, we will use cement and blue bricks to build the city wall, and the border will no longer be afraid of harassment from other countries."
Duke Zheng Lao didn't expect that Sheng Zhen had already thought of this. He asked so many questions just because he wanted to repair the city wall. Since the emperor has made the decision, he won't worry about it.
Sheng Zhen continued, "I'm telling you this because Sisi taught us what she learned, but we have to keep it a secret for her and to ensure her safety.
That’s why when Father wrote the imperial decree to promote Sisi, he only mentioned the new farm tools and the yield of new crops, and didn’t mention ice and cement. ”
Everyone nodded in understanding. The emperor did this to protect Zheng Sisi, and they felt relieved.
"Come on, continue playing mahjong, hehe!" Old Duke Zheng called out to the three people.
Zheng Zhiyuan and Zhong Ruiyu only now realized that the third prince and Zheng Sisi had done such a big thing without telling them. When they heard that this was the emperor's property, they immediately gave up the idea of asking more questions. When they heard about playing mahjong, they put everything aside and immediately joined the battle.
Today they were going to Wohushan Farm. Because the road was easy to travel on, it would have taken two hours to get there, but now it only took less than an hour and a half.
The cement road connects the village road of Wohushan Farm with the official road outside, which is very convenient.
Before entering the Wohushan Farm area, everyone put away their mahjong games and looked at the scenery outside.
This is someone else's area, where they planted a crop of rice. The rice grains have already filled with grain and are hanging in bunches. They should be ready for harvest in a dozen days. But the rice ears are not full, even in a year of good weather and good harvests, which proves that this is a problem with the grain.
Not far from here, I saw a green field. The rice plants were still growing, but the stalks were very strong. Unlike the fields just now, which were densely packed and messy, and the stalks were not strong, and they felt like they would be blown down by the wind. The rice seedlings here were straight in rows, with gaps in between.
Everyone knows that this is the planting method taught by Zheng Sisi, called thinning. Because this method allows the seedlings to have enough space to grow and absorb nutrients, thereby increasing the yield.
Although many people were skeptical about this at first, as time went on, they found that this method was indeed effective, and their trust in Zheng Sisi grew.
Walking along the way and seeing the green, Zheng Sisi was in a good mood.
She knows that her efforts have paid off, and these green rice fields represent the hope and future of the villagers. She feels extremely gratified looking at this vibrant scene.