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Chapter 587 Cement Island (Additional update from the leader)

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    Zhao Hao didn¡¯t know that his old enemy came to Suzhou from Songjiang in order to deal with him.

    He was dragging Jiang Xueying and Hua Boxhen along, excitedly rushing to test the effect of building the wall the day before yesterday.

    I saw that the wall had been completely glued together, and the gray gaps between the bricks looked uneven, with white frost appearing intermittently.

    Zhao Hao took the dagger handed over by Gao Wu and slashed it towards the crack of the brick.  Amid the harsh sound of metal friction, only a shallow scratch was left on it.

    Then he walked to the wall that was previously bonded with Sanhe soil, and also made a sharp stroke towards the cracks in the bricks.  With a squeaking sound, the dagger pierced two full fingers and brought out a large piece of solidified Sanhe soil.

    Hua Bozhen couldn't help but widen her eyes. These are completely two concepts.

    He hurriedly stepped forward and pressed hard with his fingers on the new mortar that had solidified in the cracks in the wall. It was as solid as stone. No wonder the sharp dagger couldn't do anything.

    Hua Boxhen pushed the wall hard again, but it didn't move at all.

    Then he kicked hard with his feet and pushed hard with his shoulders, but the wall still didn't move.

    Zhao Hao quickly grabbed the more powerful brother Hua. He is over 40 years old. Why don¡¯t he know how to cherish himself?

    In order to satisfy Hua Boxhen's obsession, Zhao Hao asked Gao Wu to find a hammer and swung it hard several times before smashing a big hole in the solid brick wall.

    ¡°For walls bonded with Sanhe soil, Gao Wu achieved the same effect with just one hammer This is why the city wall must be thick enough.

    "The intensity needs to be improved." Just like that, Zhao Hao was still a little dissatisfied.

    "The time is still short." Yu Ben said softly: "Sir, Jiangnan is too tidal. I'm afraid we have to wait three days to achieve the same effect as in Beijing."

    When Hua Bozhen heard this, he thought that people had been studying this thing for a long time.

    "It's not just a matter of time." Zhao Hao frowned and said, "You still have to adjust the formula. Next time, try adding some iron powder."

    "Yes, young master." Yu Ben hurriedly responded in a deep voice.

    "The glutinous rice mortar is just that, you still think it's not strong enough?" After Yu Ben retreated, Hua Boxhen couldn't help but exclaimed: "If it is stronger, then don't even think about demolishing the houses built in the future.  "

    "Hahaha, that's true." Zhao Hao laughed and said, "This kind of cement is indeed enough for building houses. But if I want to use it to build embankments, I need to strengthen it."

    "Is this thing called cement?" Hua Bozhen's eyes lit up and he said, "'Smoke blooms and the green fan blows in the morning breeze; Cement is red and white in autumn.' What an elegant name."

    Zhao Hao was so surprised when he heard this. Sure enough, his literary talent was good at arranging it. This was the first time he heard that the name of cement was elegant.

    ¡°Brother, can cement really replace glutinous rice mortar?¡± Jiang Xueying, who had always been quiet, asked softly.

    She knew that there are currently two types of mortar used to bond masonry, the commonly used Sanhe soil mortar and the excellent glutinous rice mortar.

    But the former has limited strength and the latter is too expensive

    A new section of the Suzhou City Wall was built the year before last. It was originally built with glutinous rice mortar.  But after only two miles of construction, a hundred thousand kilograms of glutinous rice was consumed.

    Even the wealthy Suzhou Prefecture couldn¡¯t afford it, so they had to change back to Sanhetu mortar.

    Therefore, even the wealthy Mr. Zhao cannot afford to use glutinous rice mortar to build embankments.

    What¡¯s more, there¡¯s not that much glutinous rice available.

    "It can completely replace glutinous rice mortar, and with the improvement of the formula, its performance will surpass it." Zhao Hao said confidently: "And it can harden in water, which is incomparable to glutinous rice mortar."

    "Then you can build a dam as long as you want?" Jiang Xueying's beautiful eyes also radiated excitement.

    "Of course." Zhao Hao nodded proudly: "With this thing, I can build a dyke for the entire Kunshan!"

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    Zhao Hao¡¯s confidence comes from this Xishan Island.

    This magical island is rich in high-purity limestone for cement, and is also accompanied by a considerable amount of gypsum¡ªthese two, plus clay, are the three main ingredients for firing cement.

    But Zhao Hao did not use clay, but kaolin clay, which is abundant on the island - because the purpose of calcining clay is to obtain kaolin clay.  Therefore, this step can be omitted directly, which can greatly save time.

    There are also enough open-pit coal mines on the island - using coal instead of wood as the main fuel for calcining cement can shorten the calcining time from seven days to two days.

    There is even no shortage of iron powder or iron slag, another important ingredient of cement.  However, Mr. Zhao is currentlyThe location of the pyrite has not yet been found

    You can get high-quality cement without leaving the island, it¡¯s amazing!

    Mr. Zhao wanted to change the name of Xishan Island to Cement Island. Fortunately, he was also a scholar, so he finally resisted burning the harp and boiling the crane.

    He lowered his voice and said to the two of them: "Now you two know what our Jiangnan Company should do next, right?"

    "Build the embankment! Build the embankment! Build the embankment!" Hua Boxhen said the important thing three times excitedly.

    Jiang Xueying could not suppress her excitement and said: "If we can easily build an indestructible levee, the entire pattern of Jiangnan will be changed!"

    "That's right." Zhao Hao smiled and nodded: "This humble cement was born to change the shape of the world!"

    "Good brother, you must leave this job to me!" Hua Boxhen clutched Zhao Hao's arm tightly and almost begged.

    "As long as the eldest brother can walk away, of course the company will be happy for him." Zhao Hao smiled and nodded.

    "No problem, I will arrange it." After receiving Zhao Hao's approval, Hua Boxhen was extremely happy.  He got close to the brick wall with a big hole, and while stroking the rough cement between the bricks, he trembled with joy: "Brother, I rely on this cement to leave my name in history!"

    Zhao Hao couldn't help but look at him with admiration. He didn't expect that the eldest brother of the Hua family had such a keen eye that he could foresee the greatness of this invention at once.

    "It's too far to leave a name in Qingshi. Let's make some small money now." Zhao Hao smiled and said to Jiang Xueying: "Sister, I must have thought of what to do."

    "With the cement invented by my brother, my little sister immediately thought of a dozen ways to make money." Jiang Xueying smiled sweetly and said: "But we can wait for the rest. However, I think we should start immediately and deal with some  The land that will be completely transformed by cement embankments has been acquired in advance.¡±

    As she spoke, she whispered: "This is based on what my brother did at Xishan Company."

    "Hahaha, I think so too." Zhao Hao nodded with a smile, and then said with a smile: "But there is one thing, please forgive me. Jiangnan Company only rents and does not buy land in Kunshan."

    "This is as it should be. Your father is in power in Kunshan, so it really doesn't look good to buy the land to our company." Hua Boxhen smiled understandingly.

    "Of course it's all according to brother." Jiang Xueying naturally didn't hesitate.  "What about other counties?"

    "There are no restrictions." Zhao Hao smiled and said: "I see there is a large tidal flat to the east of the Huangpu River. We might as well focus on that section first and then move on to other places."

    "Okay, brother, if you don't mind, let me leave this matter to my little sister." Jiang Xueying volunteered.

    "That relationship is great!" Zhao Hao was so happy.  "This person is unfamiliar with the place and is worried about who will take care of this matter."

    "We will definitely live up to our mission." Jiang Xueying welcomed the elegant Yingying Yifu.

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