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After one night, it seemed that the title of Mason Emperor was increasingly recognized by everyone in the capital. For this reason, some people are worried, some people are secretly happy, some people just ignore it, and so on.

In the afternoon, in a teahouse, some people were drinking tea and chatting. Logically speaking, with so many things happening in the capital this winter, there shouldn't be too much to talk about.

But there was a short man who, seeing the group of people changing in the teahouse, would bring up the topic of masons. He looked very regretful, as if Emperor Chongzhen was already addicted to the work of masons and couldn't extricate himself. He asked others to discuss this topic, but he was led into a ditch, and they were all worried about the emperor.

"Let me tell you, those three masons are really damned. They dared to seduce the emperor and indulge in this. I know that one of them is called..."

Before the man finished speaking, a man suddenly rushed in from outside. Ignoring the waiter's greetings at all, he said loudly with a look of surprise on his face: "Stop chatting here, go quickly, go to Tiananmen Square to see..."

The short man recognized this person as a tea guest who had left not long ago. He was very emotional after being told about the emperor's affairs. He was a little curious, so he immediately interrupted and asked: "What are we going to see? Is there anything interesting to see? They are still working on the foundation over there!"

The man was not annoyed when he saw that he had interrupted his speech. The expression of surprise on his face remained unchanged, but there was something more, as if he wanted everyone present to understand his mood at this time: "We have all misunderstood the emperor. , Come and take a look. The emperor spent a few days specifically to build the Ming Zhonglie Hall and invented a thing called cement. Wow, that thing is really good! You go quickly..."

"What? Did the emperor summon masons to invent something for the construction of the Ming Dynasty Zhonglie Hall?" Someone was surprised, "What is cement?"

Not long after, a large group of people crowded out of the teahouse, and the short man was among them. He took the opportunity to run away, even saving money for the tea.

On the street, people were seen rushing towards Tiananmen Square from time to time, just like streams converging into a river. In a short time, many people gathered in the square. Each of them looked at everything in front of them in surprise, feeling a little incredible.

Iron bars were inserted into the foundation one after another, and craftsmen poured concrete mixed with sand and gravel inside. It seems that there is something else in there, not the ordinary kind of mixture. Nothing else is needed, just water it on the foundation.

There is a section of the ground that has been exposed, and you can see a wall made of sand and gravel, with iron bars inserted inside. Logically speaking, these things cannot be piled up and should be scattered, but it doesn't look like them at all.

People who came earlier, either to show their knowledge or to gain a sense of accomplishment from others, introduced the situation of the construction site over there to the people around them.

"Look, that's cement, the kind they use to bind sand and gravel. Yes, the bricks over there are also cement. Let me tell you, this kind of thing is comparable to Sanhe soil, or even worse. Lots of benefits.”

"Do you know how this came about? If a relative of mine hadn't been working in it and happened to know about it, you would never have guessed it!"

"What, you think this cement is bad? Okay, then I will talk to you about the benefits of this cement!"

"You should know that the emperor attaches great importance to the Ming Dynasty Zhonglie Hall. There is no doubt about this, right? Then the emperor considered that the Ming Dynasty people can come to pay incense and pay homage to this Zhonglie Hall. What is the most important thing? Fire prevention ! Yes, just be careful of the water!"

"The emperor was worried that using wood would be unreliable, so after thinking about it for a few days, we came up with this cement. Think about it, the entire Zhonglie Hall is built of sand and stone, how can it not be fireproof? The emperor has good intentions!"

"..."

This kind of exciting publicity appeared around the construction site of the Zhongmarty Hall, and it spread from one to ten, and then to a hundred people. Later, the people in Tiananmen Square knew about this situation.

At the beginning, many people were a little worried about the new thing called cement, fearing that if it was not good enough, it would collapse as soon as it was built high. But as they looked at it, they discovered that using this cement was not only stronger, but also the construction speed could be described as fast.

At this time, the onlookers exploded, this cement is really so good! It wasn't until dark that the onlookers had to disperse due to the curfew. As they left, the news about a magical building material called cement also spread.

This time, if anyone dares to say that the current emperor may be like the previous emperor, someone will immediately attack him. After all, this is completely different from the former emperor.

The late emperor liked to do carpentry, and he ignored state affairs for the sake of what he liked alone. But the current emperor studied the work of masons for the Ming Dynasty Zhonglie Hall, and specially invented a very easy-to-use cement. The difference is huge.

It is foreseeable that this cement will bring great changes to Daming. Or in the final analysis, what the emperor did was not done for himself. The things made are not just hidden in the palace, but will benefit people all over the world.

Early the next morning, those who heard the news and rushed to see what happened were even more shocked. They had never seen such a fast construction speed. In just one night, the prototype of the front hall of the Ming Zhonglie Hall was already erected.

The eyes of the businessmen in the crowd of onlookers were bright, and they were keenly aware of the business opportunities. Start asking how this cement is made, how much it costs, etc.

However, they were soon disappointed as they found nothing. It is precisely because of this that the cement has become more mysterious, and the emperor who invented this cement has gained more respect in the hearts of the people in the capital.

However, at noon, King Qin's army arrived one after another. It somewhat attracted the attention of the people in the capital.

These King Qin's troops were all those who had been ordered to Shanhaiguan before and obeyed Sun Chengzong's dispatch. Basically, he didn't make much contribution in this battle of Gyeonggi, he just showed his loyalty. Therefore, their arrival did not cause as much of a sensation as Lu Xiangsheng's army.

At this time, the number of King Qin's troops who had arrived in the capital was nearly 20,000. If King Qin's army stationed in Tongzhou had not been completely wiped out, there might have been even more troops in the capital.

In the next few days, King Qin's army is expected to gather in the capital. This makes some people in the capital who are too idle to start commenting on those King Qin's troops, and the focus finally focuses on the three King Qin's armies.