Take Taobao to ancient times

"What is this?"

"Uncle?" The two turned their heads together and looked at Song Jue in surprise.

"I just sent Young Master Qi back to the restaurant and said that you went back to another courtyard. I didn't expect you to be here. What is this?" Song Jue pointed at the thing in front of the two of them.

"Actually, we have just arrived, but if my uncle wants to know what it is, you can ask the owner of this house, uncle, can you ask how such a thing came about?" Lu Siyu asked proactively.

"This... these... young masters, I'm just an ordinary person." The other party was obviously frightened, and his whole body trembled.

"Uncle, don't worry. We have no other intentions. We just want to ask how such a thing was obtained and how firm it is." Lu Siyu pointed to the table that had been built for a long time. There are some differences from modern cement, but he can also see that this is the prototype of cement.

"Yes, yes, this is actually a coincidence. I accidentally mixed some soil into a house for someone before, but I didn't expect it to be very strong after it was built. It happened that I was going to build a house at home, so I mixed some soil." The other party said truthfully. , it can be seen that it is indeed a coincidence that he can make cement.

"What do you think, Uncle?" Lu Siyu looked at Song Jue, thinking maybe Song Jue had some special thoughts.

In fact, the earliest prototype of cement was not so good. It was only after many transformations that it could reach the firmness of cement in later generations. It may not have appeared in this era, but it may not be taken seriously, so it has not been popularized. .

"Alas—" Song Jue let out a long sigh, "Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, what do you want me to say about you?"

"Young uncle, just tell me what you want." Lu Siyu smiled, and everything he brought to Song Jue's attention ensured that Song Jue would be interested. Bicycles and sewing machines were accidents, but steam engines before, and cement today, Ordinary people don't pay much attention to the purpose of these things, but if it is Song Jue, he will definitely notice.

"You don't want to be busy yourself, but you are always looking for trouble for me. Isn't this looking for beatings?" Song Jue curled up his fingers, and slapped Lu Siyu hard on the forehead.

"Aren't I thinking of everyone?" Lu Siyu rubbed his forehead, "Have you ever heard a word, uncle?"

"Huh?" Song Jue asked back, looking at Lu Siyu with a displeased expression, as if if Lu Siyu couldn't say anything, he would definitely be held accountable.

"If you want to get rich, build roads first. I don't know if my uncle has heard of this sentence?" Lu Siyu smiled, not caring about Song Jue's face at all. He knew very well that the reason why Song Jue was unhappy was because he knew these things. He only worries when things are really useful.

"Building roads? Isn't this thing used to build houses?" Song Jue asked.

"Building a house is just one of them. My idea is that it can be used to build roads. But in fact, road building is not the only option. My uncle should know that the reason why our roads are prone to unevenness is because Dirt roads are prone to potholes due to heavy rain, so if something solidifies after drying and becomes as hard as a rock, paving it on the road will ensure that the road will not be potholed due to rain and other problems. "Lu Siyu said seriously.

Whether it is cement road, asphalt road or asphalt road, the most important thing is that they all have a solidification effect. Once the pavement is dry, it can ensure that they can remain flat for a long time, although there will be a certain degree of pits due to the ground There is a depression, but as long as it is filled, it can be unimpeded again.

There are two ways to build roads in this era. One is to directly press dirt roads, but this method is more troublesome. For example, roads on official roads will be maintained regularly to ensure that the road surface is smooth. There are many in the city. For example, the roads in the capital will be paved with stone slabs, but the stone slabs are too time-consuming, laborious and expensive, so even in the capital, not all roads are stone slabs.

In fact, the ancients also knew that building roads was very important, but due to the limitation of materials, they could only use the most earthy methods, but even so, there were still official roads to ensure that certain vehicles could pass smoothly.

"That is to say, if we can find another substance that becomes solid after drying, it can be used to pave the road." Song Jue said, this sentence is by no means a problem, just talking to himself.

"Yes, some things may exist, but we haven't discovered them." Lu Siyu looked at Song Jue seriously, "For example, if I hadn't mentioned gum, my uncle might not have noticed it, which means that there may be many things that are We don't understand."

When Lu Siyu thought of the asphalt road before, he thought that asphalt was the easiest thing to get at this time. Maybe it was because no one paid attention to it before. If Song Jue could find it with the idea of ​​looking for it , then it must be found.

"I'll make people pay more attention," Song Jue said seriously, and looked at Lu Siyu again, "You, you, when will you stop causing trouble for me, you just said a few words, I'm going to be very busy."

"It's because my uncle is too strong, and I still have to take the exam for a scholar, so I'm afraid I can't help him." Lu Siyu smiled and said, these things have to be done by someone, and Song Jue exists to share these things, and behind him there is an emperor.

"Alas—" Song Jue sighed, he wanted to relax himself, but this matter really couldn't be too easy.

"Actually, I don't need to sigh. I may not be able to find someone to share other things, but I can really find someone to share this matter." Lu Siyu said with a smile.

"Who?" Song Jue asked back.

"Didn't my uncle turn the corner yet?" Lu Siyu smiled. Song Jue had been talking about him because he was at a loss about politics before, but now he finally had a chance to talk about Song Jue.

"What do you mean?" Song Jue was still a little confused.

"It should be that my uncle worries too much and is used to taking everything on himself," Zhuang Jinhan answered from the side, with a smile in his eyes, "What Brother Yu means is that my uncle is just an imperial businessman, mainly to earn money for the emperor , but it costs a lot of money to build the road, so naturally it is not my uncle's business, and it is not my uncle's responsibility to build roads, is it?"

"Why didn't I think of that!" Song Jue clapped his hands, stomped his feet excitedly and said, "I'm going to find the people from the Ministry of Industry, no, it's better for the emperor to go to the people from the Ministry of Industry!"

"You don't need to be so anxious, the road construction is on the agenda anyway, so don't be in a hurry, maybe we can make something that the emperor is interested in, and let my uncle take it into the palace, maybe we can get unexpected results. "Lu Siyu said with a smile, if people want to know the function of cement, they have to make related things, and they can't say anything just by talking.

"Ah—?" Song Jue suddenly thought of something, looked at Lu Siyu, "Why didn't you say it earlier? I remember we passed by here when we went to the restaurant just now, if you had said this at that time... "

"Isn't this inconvenient?" Lu Siyu was embarrassed. He just had a whim just now, and it was Zhuang Jinhan who reminded him to react, "We can take our time, but Master Qi's time can't be wasted. Fortunately, Brother Zhuang reminded me, Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be a little embarrassing."

Song Jue stared at Zhuang Jinhan: "It was you, Jinhan, who made the mistake this time."

"I didn't expect Brother Yu to talk about this." Zhuang Jinhan was also very helpless. If he had known earlier, he would not have stopped Lu Siyu's whim and asked the emperor to stay and watch together, but because he didn't know, as a subject, he How can you waste the emperor's time.

"Forget it, maybe it's fate." Song Jue shook his head helplessly, not to mention Zhuang Jinhan, even he himself would stop Lu Siyu's whim before he knew what Lu Siyu's plan was, but who would have thought that Lu Siyu's sudden whim was so important thing.

"What's wrong?" Lu Siyu was a little puzzled listening to the conversation between the two.

"It's nothing, but Xiaoyu, you did solve a big problem for me. Road repairing is not my task, so it's right to leave it to the people from the Ministry of Industry." Song Jue stretched her waist , patted Lu Siyu on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"People in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households have been worrying about those crops recently. Once the matter of my uncle is mentioned to the emperor, they will probably be even busier." Zhuang Jinhan laughed.

"Just let them get busy. I heard that they are still thinking about troubles for you recently. They should be free. Give them more things so that they don't have nothing to do to trouble others." Song Jue laughed. It means that you come and go, unless you are forced to, otherwise there will be no malicious retaliation, "This road construction is the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry. If you don't hand it over to them, I think the emperor will agree with me. .”

"What my uncle said is true." Zhuang Jinhan also smiled.

"Naturally, by the way, before my sister said that I would hold a family banquet at home, isn't it almost time?" Song Jue asked.

"Well, it happens to be tomorrow, and I'm about to talk about it," Zhuang Jinhan looked at Lu Siyu, "My mother hopes that brother Yu and Yueyue will also go to the family banquet together."

"Ah? Isn't this your family banquet? It's not good for us to go?" Lu Siyu hesitated.

"What's wrong, it's just because it's a family banquet, so you can just do whatever you want. My mother said that since you came back, she hasn't seen Yueyue and the others for a long time, and she misses them a little bit, and there are only four of you, together Participate, and it will be more lively." Zhuang Jinhan smiled.

"But……"

"This is what my mother said. If Brother Yu doesn't want to, I'm afraid I have to tell her." Zhuang Jinhan saw Lu Siyu's hesitation, and immediately moved out of her mother's mountain.

"Let's go together, this family banquet is actually mainly people from the Song family and the Zhuang family's family. Neither of our two families have concubine sons and concubine daughters, so there won't be so many troubles, and you also know almost everyone in the two families. Worry." Song Jue chimed in, although he probably knew what Zhuang Jinhan meant, but Zhuang Jinhan didn't take the initiative, and he wouldn't make it clear, not to mention that it was his sister, Zhuang Jinhan's mother who invited him this time.

"Okay, then I'll go back and tell Yueyue and the others. In fact, they miss Auntie a little these days. This time I came to thank them." Lu Siyu said. Before he handed Yueyue and the others to Song Jue, mother Zhuang Taking care of them a lot, he can also see that Zhuang's mother is really taking care of the three little ones very hard. This time, Zhuang's mother took the initiative to invite him, but it was not good for him to decline.

"Okay, then I'll pick you up tomorrow." Zhuang Jinhan smiled.