Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

Su An looked at Zhou Li in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"Haha... No, no, it's just that this is a renowned master craftsman. I admire him!"

"Really!" Su An's eyes suddenly brightened. No wonder this craftsman looked so impressive. It turned out he was very capable!

She looked at Fu Zhun with joy, "This is really timely relief. Thank you, God of Wealth!"

Fu Zhun slightly raised the corners of his lips, nodded and said nothing more.

"Okay, girl, let's talk about the pleasantries later. First, tell your uncle about the cement in detail!" Lu Ming interrupted loudly. He could no longer suppress the excitement and curiosity he had felt along the way.

This uncle's enthusiasm also gave Su An a boost, and he took Lu Ming directly to the foot of the mountain to see the cement.

After the two men left excitedly, Zhou Li looked at Fu Zhun in shock.

"Your Highness, are you competing with the Emperor for someone?"

"Isn't this... isn't this... pampering the young boss too much?"

Fu Zhun calmly sipped his tea and said slowly, "Lu Ming is a studious person. He heard about cement and came here to get interested."

Zhou Li couldn't help but twitch his eyes and laughed.

My Lord, do you think I believe this?

"Lu Mingyuan is in the capital. If the prince hadn't sent a message, how could he know about the cement?"

"So?" Fu Zhun raised his eyelids and glanced at him calmly.

"Well, as long as the princess is happy?"

Anyway, it’s not me who will be targeted more by the emperor!

And it was just as Zhou Li guessed.

At this moment, inside the imperial palace in the capital, Chu Yi smashed the objects on the table and shouted angrily, "That damned cripple was able to pry people away from the palace today, and he will be able to empty the entire palace tomorrow!"

He was filled with rage, his eyes filled with viciousness, and he glared at Fu Hai viciously.

"I can't wait any longer. You go and deliver the letter. You must quickly capture Su An for me. I want to keep her and make her my concubine. I will definitely make that cripple Fu Zhun mad to death!"

"Yes, yes!" Fu Hai responded fearfully.

Your Majesty, are you planning to go to war with the King of Zhenbei?!

At the foot of the mountain on the other side.

Su An talked incessantly to Lu Ming about cement made from mortar.

As an experienced craftsman, Lu Ming understood the principle instantly after listening to a simple explanation.

He looked at Su An with a look of shock and admiration, "The so-called three-in-one material is recognized by all craftsmen like me, but it is only you, a little girl, who can develop cement based on the characteristics of the material. It's really amazing!"

"Oh..." Su An felt guilty after being praised.

This is all the wisdom of our ancestors.

"The current problem is that there is nothing suitable to lay the cement evenly."

Looking at the crooked cement road in front of him, Su An felt troubled.

"I currently have some ideas. I want to make some tools that can assist in paving the road." Su An said, taking out two prepared drawings.

"This is the rough outline of the tools I drew. They are a roller and a level, but these are just rough shapes. I haven't done much research on the details. Uncle, do you think it will work?"

When Lu Ming saw the drawing, his eyes widened and he took it to look at it with rapid breathing.

Su An was also half blind, and he roughly drew these two things when he thought of them. "The roller is used to compact the road surface, and the level is used to measure the flatness of the road surface..."

"Wonderful! Very wonderful!"

Lu Ming understood it almost immediately. The fire in his eyes was ignited. He praised Su An several times and couldn't wait to discuss it with Su An.

Su An was stunned by the man's excited spirit, and the two of them immediately devoted themselves to research.

Half a month later.

With the help of tools, a cement road for testing was completed.

Lin Yong also had people pave the bluestone path.

Su An and Lu Ming did not hide their actions of making cement. When the test began, most people came to watch with great interest.

"You know what? A week ago, I saw this cement, which looked like mud. Now, after drying, it's become hard and smooth."

"I think the cement road is fine for a few people, but it's made of mud after all. If there are too many people or carriages passing on it, wouldn't it be in danger of cracking at any time?"

"Is there even a need to compare? The bluestone slab definitely wins!"

The two paths were filled with people, talking about something.

Lin Yong also looked at the cement road for a moment, and finally shook his head in disapproval.

"Miss Su, your cement road is indeed smooth. Aside from being a little plain, it's even better than bluestone."

"But as for the load-bearing capacity...how do you want to test it?"

Su An was refreshed at the moment, and he stood on the side of the cement road with great confidence. He chuckled and said, "Each of you should send out a bullock cart to pull a hundred kilograms of stones along the road, then five hundred kilograms, a thousand kilograms, and so on."

"When the time comes, we'll know at a glance which road surface will collapse first."

"Okay!" This method is fair in testing, and Lin Yong immediately waved his hand and asked people to prepare.

Zhou Li glanced at both sides and teased Su An in a low voice: "Young Boss, are you really so confident? If the test fails, you will be hit hard under the spotlight."

Su An couldn't help but snorted with a smile, "Who knows who will be shocked when the time comes."

If she were alone, she might not have been so confident.

Ke Luming later improved the plan, which is very close to modern cement.

Fu Zhun was on Su An's side, and said with a smile in his dark eyes: "I believe you."

"..." Zhou Li walked silently to Lin Yong, not fighting for victory but for face.

Two ox carts were tested on two roads respectively.

Everyone watched helplessly as the 100- and 500-jin stones were pulled over, leaving only wheel marks on the cement road, and the discussion became even more heated.

"It seems that a hundred pounds is still too light. Let's quickly increase it to a thousand pounds!"

The crowd was eager, and Lin Yong was also a little surprised. He quickly asked people to continue the third round of the thousand-jin test.

A thousand pounds is not a small weight, and because it is a test, the ox carts are deliberately slowed down.

Just as the two ox carts began to move, the bluestone road suddenly made a slight "cracking" sound as if it was being squeezed. It was a bit frightening to hear, but they still managed to finish the journey.

Looking back at the cement road, it was still steady and motionless.

"How can it be?!"

"Add more stones, and I won't believe it!"

Lin Yong stared in disbelief, then waved his hand and shouted, "Add another five hundred... and another thousand pounds!"

The total weight is one ton, he really doesn't believe it!

However, when the one-ton hit the road, everyone was shocked again!

The bluestone road surface was actually pressed down a little!

And the concrete road… was completely intact! As immovable as a mountain!

Everyone gasped and subconsciously looked at Su An, so shocked that they didn't know what to say.

Facing the fiery gazes from all sides, Su An smiled with a crescent moon and said shockingly: "In fact, one ton is not enough. We can continue to test. Two tons and three tons are not a problem!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Zhun's eyes were filled with surprise.

If this is the case, then it is not an exaggeration to say that cement is a weapon of the country!

Lin Yong looked at Su An, shocked beyond words.

He didn't know what kind of mood he was in, and finally ordered the weight to be increased to three tons.