I am a corrupt official, but they say I am a loyal minister!

"The third invention launched by Chen is called cement!"

"cement?"Everyone was confused.

Lin Beifan smiled and said:"Cement is a kind of building material. It is usually in powder form. Once watered, it becomes gel, but it can solidify quickly! Once solidified, it becomes as solid as a rock! In this way, it can be used to build houses, repair bridges and roads, repair city walls, etc. It is really useful!"

"The materials used are relatively simple, mainly quicklime, clay and some iron slag. After calcining, cement can be formed!"

Looking at everyone's confused look, Lin Beifan was full of the arrogance of a science student.

What a bunch of science illiterates, they can't understand such a simple truth!

It's really like chickens talking to ducks, playing the piano to cows!

So he said angrily:"I'm just going to talk to you like this. Say it! If you use cement to build a house, you can build a house in three days! Moreover, the sturdiness of the house is not inferior to that of a mansion compound! Everyone's expressions finally changed.

Wang Rushui, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, blurted out:"It takes three days to build a house. How is this possible?" If you want to build a thatched house, three days is barely enough! However, if you want to build a house that is as sturdy as a mansion compound, how can three days be enough?"

"As far as I know, to build a large house, you must first excavate the trench foundation, which takes 3 to 4 days! The next step is to lay the foundation, which also takes 3 to 4 days, so don’t be sloppy!"

"The next step is to place the capstone and erect the large wooden pillars, which takes 2 to 3 days! At this point, the house is actually built, but it has already taken 8 to 9 days!"

"After erecting the big wooden pillars, we can start laying bricks and building the wall. If we go quickly, it can be completed in 4 to 5 days! The last step is to cap the roof and lay the tiles, which also takes 4 to 5 days!"

"Therefore, to build a house, it can take half a month at the fastest, and that’s if there are enough materials! You actually told me that it would only take three days. Isn't this a joke?"

Seeing what the Minister of Industry said so clearly, everyone began to question Lin Beifan's words.

"It’s really impossible to build a house in three days! For example, my official residence took another three years to finally be built and ready for move-in! It takes more than three months to build a small house in it!"

"When I was still a schoolboy, I liked to watch others build houses! They want to build a big house, but it's impossible in less than a month!"

"I will never believe that you built such a house in three days!"

……

Facing everyone's doubts, Lin Beifan was very calm:"My lords, just because you haven't seen it, it doesn't mean that you don't have it! Just like before, I said that I would research a flying artifact. Do you believe it? No, you don't believe it at all, but no. Are they still made by me? They are now in mass production!"

"this……"All the officials looked at each other

"There is also a hovercraft, a water weapon, which was also invented by me! Now it is also mass-produced and has already played a huge role! Whether transporting people or food, they are all excellent!"

The officials gradually fell silent.

Lin Beifan continued:"So, I am not targeting without aim! This cement is used so well that it is not inferior to big balloons and hovercrafts! In some aspects, he is even more practical than these two artifacts!"

"As long as cement is used, I am fully confident that within two months, millions of disaster victims will be able to afford strong and warm houses! Within three months, a new city was completely built!"

Everyone's expressions changed dramatically again!

Within two months, the problem of housing millions of disaster victims was solved!

Within three months, a new city was built!

How could it be possible?

Just when she was about to open her mouth to refute, the empress waved her hand decisively:"It's useless to talk more now, let Aiqing give it a try first! Ai Qing has been an official in the court for more than half a year. How has he ever let us down? Give it a try first, and then give your full support after you see the effect!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Lin Beifan clasped his hands.

The empress thought for a moment and said,"By the way, since it involves building a house, the Ministry of Industry will fully cooperate!""

"I obey the decree!"The minister of the Ministry of Industry took the order.

After getting the support of the empress, Lin Beifan began to organize vigorously.

Holding a hand-drawn map around the capital, he led a group of people to run around outside the capital.

"This is Panji Mountain, which contains a lot of limestone. You lead a group of victims here to mine limestone! There happens to be a river passing below, and it can be transported to this place through the river!"

"Yes, Lord Fu Cheng!"

Then he ran to another place

"There is plenty of high-quality clay here that can be mined to forge cement! You brought the victims here to dig out the clay, and then transported it all the way down the river to this place too!"

"Yes, Lord Fu Cheng!"

"Talk to the Ministry of Industry and transport the iron slag left over from their usual production of weapons and various iron tools here! In addition, collect iron ore slag from the private sector, the more the better!"

"Yes, Lord Fu Cheng!"

……

Next, Lin Beifan wanted to pull out the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and ask them to build a huge calcining factory in their own area, specifically for the production of cement.

Then some craftsmen are arranged to make molds.

Arranged some people to dig and transport sand and gravel

……

There was a lot of work and the content was very detailed, but Lin Beifan arranged it in an orderly manner.

After everything was arranged, everyone immediately started to work.

One million disaster victims, except for about 300,000 old, weak, sick and disabled, all went out to work.

Strong men are responsible for the hard work on the construction site. Women who are not able to do physical work are responsible for logistics work, boiling water, cooking, etc. It is a lively scene!

A week passed quickly.

The empress and the officials were very curious about how Lin Beifan was doing, so they went out of the city to have a look.

As soon as the results came out, I immediately felt as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden. Everything was new and I didn’t understand anything.

"Dear, please explain to me what these things do!"

"OK, Your Majesty!"

Lin Beifan first took the empress and the officials to a steaming place.

"Your Majesty, this is the workshop that makes cement. It is simply called the Cement Workshop! All the cement needed for our city construction is produced here!"

"What kind of cement do you mean? Can you let me see it?"

"certainly! Lin

Beifan led the crowd forward, pointing at piles of gray soil, and said,"This is cement!"

Everyone was shocked:"Is it cement?" Isn't this... too ugly?"

"You may not think it is ugly, but it is very useful!

The empress asked curiously:"How to use this cement?""

"This cement needs to be mixed with sediment and water in a certain proportion, and then it becomes extremely strong! There's no point in talking. Come with me!"

Lin Beifan brought everyone to a flat land with gray bricks on it.

"This is where bricks are made, and we're making bricks out of cement!"

"Bricks made of cement?"Everyone was confused again.

Lin Beifan explained:"First make bricks before you can build a house! Compared with traditional bricks, our cement-made bricks have an unparalleled advantage!"

"What are the advantages?"

"It’s fast, saves time, effort and money! Lin Beifan smiled and said:"In the past, when we made bricks, we first excavated the clay, and after about half a year of accumulation in the open air, it was exposed to the sun and eroded by rain, causing it to decompose and loosen internally. Then it was processed through certain procedures. Only fine pure soil remains!"

"Then, the pure soil and water are repeatedly hammered into thick mud before being made into brick embryos, which are dried in the sun and put into the kiln for firing! After more than ten days of firing, bricks that can be used to build a wall are finally formed!"

"The whole process is time-consuming, laborious, and especially charcoal!"

After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nodded.

"But our cement bricks are different!"

"We produce cement, which takes about three days!"

"After the cement is produced, as long as the cement, sand, gravel, and water are mixed in a certain proportion to form a soil-like shape, bricks can be made according to the current mold, and exposed in a dry place to let them solidify! In 2 to 3 days, bricks ready for building a wall can be formed! The quality is not much different from the bricks fired before!"

Everyone's expressions changed.

Lin Beifan grabbed two dry and solidified cement bricks from the ground and said with a smile:"Come and take a look, are these bricks any different from the bricks you usually see?"

An old minister pondered for a moment and said:"Except for the different colors, they are almost the same in terms of sturdiness!"

"This is another major advantage of cement, it sets quickly and is very strong! Lin Beifan smiled and said:"With such bricks, building a house will be much easier and cheaper!""

Everyone has a little more expectation in their hearts.

"Everyone, please follow me! Lin

Beifan led everyone forward again and came to rows of bungalows.

Lin Beifan said proudly:"This is a house built with cement. It took a total of five days!""

"It was built in five days?"Everyone was shocked

"How to build it in 5 days?"Someone asked

"As you can see, the cement bricks are transported here, laid brick by brick, and reinforced with cement! In this way, it will be built naturally! Lin Beifan smiled and said

"No need to dig trenches to build foundation?"The Minister of Industry asked

"Yes, but you don’t need to dig so deep, it can be solved in half a day! Because all the houses here are connected together with cement and rely on each other to be as stable as Mount Tai!"

"No need for uprights?"The Minister of Industry asked again.

Lin Beifan shook his head:"No need!" Because the city walls built with cement are very strong! So we just skip this procedure and build the wall directly! It took a total of two days, one day to build the wall and one day to wait for the cement to dry and solidify!"

"How to cap it?"The Minister of Industry asked again

"This is the simplest, everyone look up!"

Everyone looked up and saw only a few large horizontal logs on the house, and there was still a cement wall on top.

"After we wait for the walls to be built, we put a few crossbars on the roof! Then, lay the already made cement board on top and solidify it with cement! The whole process takes less than half a day!"

"So, give it another day to wait for the slates on the roof to dry and solidify, and you're done!"

"This is the process of building a house. You only need to make cement, and you can turn the cement into bricks and cement boards, which can then be stacked according to the process of building a house. The whole process is as simple as stacking wood! Lin

Beifan smiled slightly:"Your Majesty, and all my lords, are you satisfied with the speed of building houses?""

The empress and officials were shocked!