Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

After finally coaxing Yue Zhenchuan into submission, Shen Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor still held the broken sword in his hand, and had already begun to imagine the future in his mind.

What about steel helmets, steel armor, steel swords, steel knives, steel arrows...

Just thinking about it, he wished he could lead the army in person right away.

When the box containing the steel blocks was closed, the generals were still reluctant to let go. If their eyes could exert force, they would have lifted the lid of the box again.

Seeing that the emperor ordered people to carry the box into his bedroom, Yue Zhenchuan's lips moved several times, but finally he couldn't resist the temptation of the steel block and spoke.

"Your Majesty, that steel..."

Should we first ask the Ministry of Industry to think about it?

"Come down and divide it among you." The emperor said righteously, "In the whole palace, my bedroom is the safest."

Yue Zhenchuan tasted it and nodded stiffly in agreement.

But on the other side, Shen Zheng had been surrounded by military officers.

They surrounded her tightly and kept asking her questions.

——How long does it take to make steel?

——In addition to the dagger, can you also use steel-cast knives, guns, sticks and clubs?

——Why don’t you not go back to Tongan County and stay in Shangjing to make steel?

In the end, it was General Lin who drove the people away.

But he was actually not idle either, and kept winking at Lu Botang.

What did he say? Xiao Shen has a lot of good things in his hands!

Fortunately, he had established a good relationship with Xiao Shen last night, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get a number today even if he wanted to curry favor with her!

The military officers' side was as lively as a monkey park, while the civil officials' side was a little deserted.

That steel is truly extraordinary, but why... wasn't it made by them?

Why do all the good things happen to Shen Zheng?

After the hall was bustling for a while, someone finally set their eyes on the lonely box.

How bad can something that can be put together with steel be?

Just as he was about to sneak forward to take a closer look, a pair of familiar hands picked up the strange-shaped stone.

The man was wearing bright yellow clothes and was someone he couldn't afford to offend.

"Mr. Shen, what is this?" The emperor asked, holding a piece of cement in the shape of a flower, "Is it a stone sculpture?"

But he actually knew in his heart that it shouldn't be.

Carved stone will always leave marks of the chisel.

The stone flower in his hand was obviously made in one piece.

This appearance actually looks more like mud that has been dried.

But in this world, is there any mud that can be dried into stone?

Now that the emperor had spoken, Shen Zheng was finally able to take a breath and almost squeezed next to the emperor.

General Lin was so enthusiastic that if the emperor hadn't said something, the second young master of the Lin family, who was a general, would have been almost promised to her by General Lin!

What else did General Lin say?

The second grandson can marry into the family with a dowry!

God saw that she didn't say a word and almost got a man home.

Seeing Shen Zheng jumping to the side of the emperor, General Lin couldn't help but sigh. He was feeling depressed when he was suddenly bumped by someone.

When I turned around, I saw Yu Shizhang's face, whose nose was not a nose and whose mouth was not a mouth.

"Sorry, I didn't stand steadily." Yu Shizhang snorted.

General Lin sneered.

Don’t think he doesn’t know what Yu Shizhang is thinking!

When the enemies met, their eyes were full of jealousy. They pushed and bumped each other, making it so no officials dared to step forward to stop the fight.

These two people have been at odds with each other for decades!

On the other side, under Yue Zhenchuan's anxious gaze, Shen Zheng began to introduce.

"This is cement." She picked up two pieces of cement and tapped them together.

A wisp of white ash was knocked down by the force and fell on the golden brick ground, looking particularly abrupt.

"It is an improved version of cement." Shen Zheng signaled the emperor to try the hardness of cement as well. "But cement is harder than cement, can withstand greater force, and is more waterproof than cement."

I don't know when the hall became quiet.

Almost everyone in the hall has heard of and seen the name of Sanhe soil, but few have actually stepped on the Sanhe soil.

But isn’t the ground meant to be stepped on?

But few people know that there is a piece of land in the Imperial Garden whose bricks had long been pried up and paved with Sanhe soil.

For the extravagant imperial palace, the Sanhe land was actually not good enough.

After all, the palace is paved with bricks everywhere, so there will be no muddy ground, and there will be no trouble on rainy days.

However, the emperor still issued an order and ordered people to pave a section of cement road in the palace.

Just because something is of little use in the palace doesn’t mean it is useless among the people.

Just because emperors and nobles don’t need something doesn’t mean the people don’t need it.

After all, there is only one imperial palace in this world, and wealthy people are only a minority.

Those who truly want to live are the cornerstone of the Great Zhou.

As the Son of Heaven, he enjoyed the offerings from the people, so he understood their sentiments, knew their sufferings, and listened to their wishes.

The cement in his hand sank slightly, and he touched it like Shen Zheng did.

When the two pieces of cement touched each other, there was a muffled and crisp sound, which was indeed very similar to the sound of ordinary stones touching each other.

But Shen Zheng said that this was the result of land improvement in Sanhe.

This means...

"When this cement was first made, it was in a paste state?" Although the emperor felt that it was against common sense, he still chose to believe Shen Zheng.

"Your Majesty, that's right." Shen Zheng said, "The production of cement is similar to that of cement mortar, but the raw materials are slightly different. And after the cement is laid flat, it does not need to be pounded, it can be dried naturally."

Before the emperor even spoke, Yue Zhenchuan shouted, "No need to beat me?!"

You know, after mastering the method, it is not difficult to prepare the Sanhe land, but tamping it after paving is a big project that requires a lot of manpower.

This cement... is not only much harder than cement, but it can also be shaped without hammering?

Shen Zheng nodded seriously: "Some of the cement blocks in the box are molded, and some are pinched."

Her words were like a fire that directly set Yue Zhenchuan's heart ablaze.

In just a moment, he thought of several uses for cement.

The most important one is also the one he thinks is the most impossible to achieve...

"Master Shen, cement...maybe used to build the embankment?"

"River embankment?" Shen Zheng had already thought of this great use when he first started casting cement, so he nodded and said, "Of course, but the embankment has a long service life, and the cement needs to fight against the river water day and night, so the raw materials still need to be adjusted."

Apart from the four words "of course", Yue Zhenchuan couldn't hear anything else.

Using cement to build the dam, he can build it however he wants, whether it is higher or thicker, he can build it in the best way!

In this case, will the people living around the river still suffer from the bursting of the dike?

Not to mention that I can prevent it 100%, but 70% to 80%, is that enough?

Seeing that he was so excited that he almost fainted, Shen Zheng choked back the words she hadn't finished saying.

The river embankment made of cement and steel bars is truly indestructible.