"What's that?" Li Yun suddenly saw a group of Mohist disciples setting up a tall model on the river's foundation. All of them had metal rods as thick as a thumb! At the same time, a mud-like substance was poured into it.
"You don't know about this! This is Mo Jiazi's secret weapon for building the three-story new house, reinforced concrete! "A man next to him said proudly.
"Is it strong enough to build a bridge?" Many people were puzzled. Everyone knew that building a bridge required stone materials. How could this mud-like material support such a heavy bridge?
"Is it strong enough?" The man couldn't help but raise his voice and looked at the crowd with disdain.
"It's not just sturdy, it's as solid as a rock. The son of the Mo Family personally admitted in front of the officials that his new house was the most sturdy and safest house in the world. The biggest contributor was the reinforced concrete. The three-story brick house was as stable as Mount Tai. Naturally, it wouldn't have any problems using it to repair a bridge.
"Cement?"
Li Yun couldn't help but feel a rush of excitement. He naturally heard of the rumors of reinforced concrete. Traditionally, when building a bridge, the best material had always been mixing glutinous rice with mortar to form a high-strength glutinous rice mortar. This was the best material for building walls since ancient times. Even the Great Wall of China used glutinous rice mortar. The Great Wall of China benefited from this building material.
However, Mohism and Taoism had developed a new building material, cement mortar. Once solidified, it would be as solid as a rock. Its effect was much better than glutinous rice mortar. It was said that Mo Jiazi proposed to build a plank road on Mount Hua to fill the gaps of the piling with cement.
Cement was not only as solid as a rock, but also solidified quickly and had a strong plasticity. Coupled with the reinforced concrete structure, it could be said to be indestructible. Li Yun couldn't help but be tempted.
"Immediately place an order with Village Mo and say that I want to use this cement mortar to build the bridge." Li Yun said firmly.
The old servant couldn't help but hesitate, "But will Mo Jiazi be willing?"
Cement was extremely rare and precious. It was not available in the market at all. The old servant was now not thinking about whether to use Mohism's material or not, but whether Village Mo would keep it to themselves and not sell it to them.
Li Yuan said meaningfully, "If you don't give it a try, how do you know the Mo Family Village is not willing to do it?"
Since Mo Jiazi had forced him to use the Mo Family's most advanced equipment, it was obvious that he was full of confidence. Naturally, he would provide him with cement. Moreover, when facing Mo Jiazi, he could not be too careful. In order to win this bet, he naturally had to use the best materials.
The old servant had no choice but to nod his head and place an order with the intention of giving it a try.
"What? Xiangfu's family is buying cement from the Mo Family Village?" Meton asked in surprise.
Fu Bo nodded. When the news of Xiangfu's family buying cement from Village Mo came, he came to report it immediately.
"Young Master, the production of cement is very low now, and we don't have enough. Why don't I go and refuse him?" Fu Bo said with a frown. The cement was now the Village Mo's secret weapon. If Li Yun used it, wouldn't it increase the opponent's chances of winning? From a selfish point of view, Fu Bo naturally wanted Moton to win this competition. One had to know that the appearance of the Xiangfu Clan was very unfriendly to the Village Mo's Village. Fu Bo naturally kept this in mind.
However, Meton waved his hand indifferently and said, "Li Yun wants to use cement, which must replace the glutinous rice mortar. Anyway, it won't cost much. Just give it to him."
"But!" Fu Bo was not willing to give up. This was the most advanced technology of Village Mo. If it was used by Li Yun, Village Mo would destroy their own martial arts.
Modun said seriously, "Since it's a fair bet, then let's defeat him fair and square. The Xiangfu Clan is still immersed in the glory of the past, stubborn and stubborn. Only by defeating them at their strongest point will they have nothing to say, and realize that they are only living in the illusion of the past."
Li Yun thought that the ultimate weapon of Mo's family was reinforced concrete, but he didn't know that his idea was very wrong. The real change was the construction technology brought by reinforced concrete. Once reinforced concrete was widely used, new construction technology would emerge one after another, and the old ideas would be overthrown. If they didn't keep pace with the times, they could only be eliminated in the end.
"Yes! Young Master! "Although Fu Bo was unwilling, he had to accept the order.
Meton waved his hand and soon put this trivial matter behind him. Now he had to go to the palace to pick up Changle. He had been there twice before, but he was stopped by Empress Zhangsun and Li Shimin who missed their daughter.
In the palace, Princess Changle was in high demand. Wherever she went, she was the target of the harem concubines and princesses. The biggest contributor was naturally the perfume.
"Sister Changle, just give me a bottle of perfume!" Princess Yu Zhang followed behind Changle and begged.
Princess Changle shook her head firmly and said, "No, girls under the age of sixteen are not allowed to use perfume. After your sixteenth birthday, I will definitely give you a bottle."
Only then did Princess Yu Zhang leave with satisfaction.
"Sister …" Princess Yu Zhang had just left when Prince Qi, Li You, sneaked over.
Princess Changle frowned and said, "You are a man, what do you want a woman's things for?"
"This little brother doesn't want to use it for himself, but to give it to mother." Li You said with conviction.
Prince Qi, Li You's mother was Concubine Yin. Her relationship with Changle was neither close nor distant, and they did not interact much.
Princess Changle did not believe Li You. It must be known that within the imperial palace, Li You was notorious for being a troublemaker. Immediately, her brows furrowed as she stated, "Since it is your filial piety, big sister will naturally assist you. In a moment, I will present a bottle of perfume to Consort Yin, saying that I have accepted your request."
Li You's smile, which he thought had succeeded, suddenly froze. He nodded helplessly and said, "Thank you, Sister Changle."
Just when Princess Changle was tired of dealing with the people in the harem who were fanatical about the perfume, Liu E hurriedly came to report, "Your Highness, Prince Consort has come to the palace again."
"Ah! Meton is here! "
Princess Changle's face immediately lit up with joy. She could not help but cover her mouth and laugh. She naturally knew that Meton's purpose in coming to the palace was to bring her back. The previous two times he had come, he had returned without success.
Sure enough, not long after, Meton came over in a valiant and high-spirited manner. He looked like he would not give up until he brought Changle back.
"Wife, let's quickly go back, let's go right now!" Meton's eyes seemed resolute, but he walked in front of Princess Changle and secretly whispered in her ear.
Princess Changle rolled her eyes at Meton and said, "How can we secretly leave? No matter what, we have to say goodbye to father and mother."
She was currently tired of dealing with the people in the harem and had long wanted to return to the Mo Estate. Now that Meton had come to bring her back, she was naturally happy to cooperate.
Meton took a deep breath and nodded heavily. This time, he had to succeed. He had to defeat the Great Demon King and take back the Princess.
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