I’m Marquis in Great Tang

Du’s house, back house.

In the study.

Du Qi is writing a book, and the memory of “Water Margin” in his mind is extremely clear.

For Du Qi, the excerpts are too simple, just keep copying them down. Of course, even if there is a part that needs attention, it is only slightly modified and will not have any impact.

When Du Qi was busy reading, it was Liu Jian who entered.

Liu Jian bowed and said: “Noble Son.”

Du Qi asked: “What’s the matter?”

Liu Jian replied: “Our house The craftsmen on the site came to report the news, saying that they found a novel item. I would like to ask Noble Son to see if it is useful.”

The craftsmen of the Du family are all in the house.

Especially after the manufacture of movable type printing and the improvement of Bending Plow, Du Qi put forward new requirements and awards to the craftsmen of the Du family. But if there are any new inventions in Fan Prefecture, if they have practical value, they can be rewarded. So from time to time, craftsmen will come up with new things.

There are just a lot of items, which are of little use.

Du Qi laughed and said: “Let’s go, take a look, and figure out what good things are.”

“Yes!”

Liu Jian Respond immediately.

Du Qi and Liu Jian go to the workshop in the mansion.

He came to the workshop, and many craftsmen in the workshop stopped to salute Du Qi. Today’s Du Qi is not just in name only, but also in reality, the God of Wealth. Everyone in the palace depends on Du Qi for their lives.

Especially for the craftsmen to research new items, they are all rewarded by Du Qi. Du’s family does not have this rule. It is Du Qi who has set new items to be rewarded for their practicality.

Not long after, Du Qi came to the open area of ​​the workshop area.

The people who released new items from Research & Development this time are also welcome. This person’s name is Yuan Kewang, and he is in his early sixties.

I’m quite old.

The fingers of both hands are extremely rough, and even a little dry and cracked because of the cold weather. His spine buckled, his stubble was messy, and his cheek was a little bloody because of the constant blowing.

This is often caused by strong winds.

Yuan Kewang saw Du Qi with a bright smile on his old face and saluted: “Noble Son, you are here.”

His eyes were looking forward to it.

Because he thinks his findings are valuable.

It’s just these Old Brothers who work together, but they don’t agree and think it’s worthless.

He wants to prove himself.

I also want to make money.

Du Qi said: “Master Yuan, what have you invented?”

Yuan Kewang immediately took Du Qi and walked a distance forward, and he saw Yuan Kewang squat down and watch Landing on a bulging mud bag on the ground, Yuan Kewang squatted down, hit it with a hammer, and said, “Noble Son, you see, this is my invention. Inside the mud bag is ordinary soil compaction. Outside, I use it. A layer of mud. After this layer of mud dries up, it is extremely hard. Even if it is slightly beaten with a hammer, it is not destroyed. This mud is my invention.”

Du Qi looked dried up. There was a slight smile in his eyes from the hard mud.

Isn’t this the concrete formed by Cement?

Able to freeze!

At the same time, a certain degree of hardness is formed.

Du Qi looked towards Yuan Kewang, and said: “How did you find out about this situation?”

Yuan Kewang said: “Noble Son, it is actually a coincidence. At the beginning, I mixed it with clay and water, it was too thin. There was lime next to it. By coincidence, I used some lime to mix together to make it thicker. Didn’t expect in the end, this effect was formed.”

“This is not my second test. I have tested it several times.”

“The mud mixed together will become extremely strong once it dries and forms. This is a discovery. , I think it can be useful, so I invited Noble Son, please Noble Son to comment.”

Yuan Kewang looked at Du Qi eagerly.

A person around him all looked over.

He has a smile on his face.

In ancient houses, why were wood houses dominated, and some were walls made of rammed earth instead of masonry. The reason was simple. There was no Cement in ancient times, and the stone could not be truly shaped stable.

With Cement, it is different.

The emergence of Cement will change the building and gradually become a brick structure. In particular, the emergence of Cement has caused changes to the road, which can trigger changes.

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. This truth exists.

Everyone’s eyes are on Du Qi.

Du Qi coughed lightly, opened the mouth and said: “I won’t say much about the mud situation. In short, I think it’s excellent. At the same time, give Yuan Kewang the highest First class Other awards, rewarding a house in Chang’an City, and rewarding five hundred pennies.”

“Thanks Noble Son!”

Yuan Kewang was immediately excited when he heard it. Up.

It’s done.

There is no such highest level of reward in the entire workshop.

Yuan Kewang is the first one.

Other people have inventions and have been recognized by Du Qi, and they have received some other awards.

“Noble Son, I am not convinced.”

At this moment, some of the craftsmen spoke.

This person’s name is Diao Peng.

He is in his early forties and is relatively young and powerful among artisans. He is mainly responsible for smelting pig iron. Diao Peng has also been commended, he mainly raised the temperature of smelting.

However, the effect of Diao Peng’s improvement is not particularly obvious. Therefore, Diao Peng received limited awards, but he felt that Yuan Kewang’s invention was not new, so he was not convinced.

Du Qi said: “This Noble Son recognizes you, you are called Diao Peng, tell me what you think.”

Everyone’s eyes fell on Diao Peng Body.

Many people actually look bad.

Because craftsmen like them are actually very low in status. Now that Yuan Ke is expected to receive Du Qi’s award, it is an excellent thing. But now that Diao Peng stands up to oppose it, which is tantamount to a very bad head, so many people are not happy.

Yuan Kewang did not speak.

He just looked at it.

After all, he is the inventor. How to make a specific judgment depends on Du Qi.

Diao Peng gritted his teeth and said: “Noble Son, the mud that Yuan Kewang found is stuck on the wall at best. It is not very useful. It seems to be useful, but in fact it is not very useful. So I think that Noble Son’s award is a bit overdone. Yuan Ke is expected to have a new invention, which is worthy of praise. The first class award is the highest, but there is still something wrong.”

“Wrong!”

Du Qi shook his head and talked.

Diao Peng said: “Noble Son, please.”

Du Qi looked around, glanced at the people around him, and said: “This mud, on the surface, It’s useless at the moment, but it’s actually very useful.”

“Slightly improved, this item can be used to build roads and even city walls. Just imagine a rugged The roads are muddy after rain. But this kind of mud solidifies to form slabs. When paved on the roads, the roads will be hard, and the roads will not be flooded, and the roads will be easy to pass.”

” Whether it is a road or a house, using this mud can make a big difference.”

“So the mud is extremely useful.”

Du Qi’s eyes Sharp, more expectant, said: “This is a new business opportunity. Of course, Yuan Kewang’s invention has many shortcomings, and there are many problems in details. These, then slowly adjust.”