kingnovel Chapter 502 Anti-slip Test
Chapter 502 Anti-slip Test
Liang Fu squeezed out of the crowd at some point. He stepped forward to salute Yu Shizhang, then squatted down beside the cement floor in two or three steps. He didn't look old at all.
Under the gaze of everyone, he slowly reached out and touched the hole that had just been created.
"As expected..." He was a little excited, and a little proud of having guessed correctly, "Just as I guessed, once this three-in-one soil is formed, it will be difficult for external forces to decompose it."
These days, except for resting at night, he almost stayed in Xiahe Village.
The construction materials for the cloth shop were being transported here like flowing water, the earthen kiln had just started to calcine limestone, and the people from the Grain Transport Bureau were also preparing the land at the dock. He would be worried if no one was watching over it.
Therefore, the three-in-one soil was taking shape right under his nose. With every passing day, his guess became more certain - just as Lord Shen had said before, once the three-in-one soil was formed, it would be the most suitable soil for paving roads in the world.
As soon as he touched the cement, he was reluctant to let go, muttering, "I, Gongbu Yi, must pave this ground..."
"Get up here, Benbo." Yu Shizhang stood beside him without knowing when, and pulled him up. "The cloth workshop and Tongan County haven't laid the cement yet, why do you have to lay it in the Ministry of Industry?"
Liang Fu was choked by his question, and after a while he said, "I just thought that the Ministry of Works should also lay the foundation, but I have no intention of stealing the credit from Lord Shen."
Yu Shizhang was such a petty person that he immediately said, "Anyway, you have to wait until Shen Zheng has finished paving the way before sending a message back. This Sanhe soil is not like rice seeds and cotton cloth. Now that you know the formula, the Ministry of Industry can make it by itself. By then, there will be dozens of mouths full of important people in the Ministry of Industry. How can Shen Zheng argue with you?"
Liang Fu's face immediately turned red, and he had no way to refute it. He could only purse his lips and said, "I will listen to you, my Lord."
It is strange, but in fact it is not Yu Shizhang's fault for being narrow-minded. Some officials in the Ministry of Works have problems with their work style, which is well known far and wide.
It is not uncommon for some people to take advantage of their official status and the official hat on their heads to take the hard work of others as their own.
After this incident, the surroundings became much quieter, and the villagers all had the expression "watch a show" written on their faces. Seeing Liang Fu standing aside with a pout, Shen Zheng stepped forward and started a conversation.
"Master Liang, in your opinion, why can this three-combination soil remain the same under the action of two different forces?"
Liang Fu's grievances immediately vanished, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "In my humble opinion, this three-in-one soil cannot withstand any amount of force. But just now, neither the Lord nor the Magistrate of Ba County could exert enough force to break this three-in-one soil apart."
His words were a bit vague, so Shen Zheng summed it up in two words - upper limit.
The force that mortar can withstand does have an upper limit. Not only mortar, but even cement has this limit.
But it is almost impossible to do it by human power.
Shen Zheng nodded and said, "Master Liang is right."
She turned to look at the villagers and Bale Zhan and said with a smile, "Sanhe clay is not indestructible. It is harder than soil and more resilient than stone. It is a combination of the advantages of both. Take the force it bears for example. It is difficult for an ordinary ox cart or horse carriage to change its shape."
Hearing about it in the past was one thing, seeing it with your own eyes today is another.
The villagers were eager to join the effort, and finally a "representative" was chosen to step out and ask, "Sir... when can we pave the land? How much money will it cost?"
It was also the first time for him to talk to Shen Zheng, and he was really a little embarrassed. He scratched his head anxiously and added: "Don't worry, sir, we will never take advantage of the county! The land in the village is all paid for by ourselves!"
The words were simple and plain, perhaps this was why Shen Zheng liked being with them.
What is said is what is meant, without any beating around the bush, without any unclear thoughts or temptations.
She smiled faintly and said to them, "The stone mountain is being mined, and the earth kiln is also calcining limestone. After the main street of the county is paved, the remaining lime powder will be used to pave the roads in each village! The harvest in the county was poor in the past, and this year everyone's life has finally improved, so..."
The villagers seemed to have guessed what she was going to say, and they all shook their heads like rattles.
"No, no! Sir, the county doesn't need to pay. We just said that no matter if it's from the village or our own families, we will pay for it ourselves!"
Over the past six months, they have received countless favors from the adults and the county. Why should they ask the county to pay for just paving a road?
They couldn't do such a cruel thing!
Shen Zheng smiled helplessly, raised her hand and said, "Let me finish what I want to say."
"Hey hey hey! Sir, please tell me!"
She bent down and picked up the bucket that was placed aside. There was still half a bucket of water in the bucket. She guessed that it was the water that Wu Quan had fetched to wash his hands.
"My Lord, this is..."
Under the curious gaze of everyone, Shen Zheng poured the water in the bucket onto the cement floor.
"Is there anyone willing to come up and step on it and feel it for himself?" Shen Zheng asked.
Her question was clearly giving the villagers a chance. Although Yu Shizhang and the others were curious, they did not speak.
“Can I be a villain?” The villager who had been pushed out before stood up and secretly rubbed the soles of his shoes on the dry grass.
The mud after the rain is sticky to shoes, not to mention the mud beside the river dam. If you don’t rub it from time to time, you will probably step on the "stilts" after just a few steps.
"Of course." Shen Zheng waved at him, "Come up and walk a few more steps, rubbing your shoes against yours."
Walking on the soles of your shoes?
What a strange request.
Everyone became more and more curious.
The villager did not ask why. He just rubbed the soles of his shoes clean on the dry grass and walked onto the Sanhe land with a nervous look on his face.
He followed Shen Zheng's instructions and rubbed back and forth on the Sanhe land for several times, the soles of his shoes making a rustling sound as they touched the ground.
The more steps he took, the more surprised he looked.
"What's going on?"
The villagers looked at his mud-spattered shoes curiously, but after looking left and right, they could not see anything else but -
"Loudmouth's shoes really need to be repaired. His big toe is about to come out and find its own way."
“Hahahahahaha——” a burst of laughter.
The man called "Loud Voice" subconsciously retracted his toes when he heard this, and glared at them, "What do you know? Why are you wearing such nice shoes to help the county? You probably don't know, my wife loves me! She just made me a pair of new winter shoes, stuffed with straw, so warm!"
After this was said, no one laughed at the loud voice anymore.
Everyone in the village knew that the loudmouthed couple had a good relationship. A few days ago, he went to the town and bought two pieces of thick cloth, saying that they were going to make winter clothes for his wife and children.