The emperor entered the Bitong Academy in a hurry, his steps were so fast that even Chen Shengwen behind him couldn't catch up, the emperor trotted into the Dongnuan Pavilion, and after saluting, he said to Cixi who was sitting on the pit, "Huang Eniang, the things sold by foreigners are really useful." Read the full text of the latest chapter"

The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and put down the scroll in her hand, "What, what kind of novelty is there?" ”

"The British took a bag of powdered things to Xiao Anzi, that thing seems to be called cement, and after mixing it with water, after a few days, it is extremely hard, and the eunuch who supervised the palace of the Internal Affairs Office said that other adhesive things are not as good as this, but the price is expensive." Emperor Tongzhi sat opposite Cixi, "Erchen thinks that if it is used in the construction of the Ministry of Industry, it must be invincible, and if it is a casting fort and a city, it is also excellent!" ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi was slightly surprised, she forgot about the construction weapon of cement, but the emperor turned out the cement from the horns, and the emperor can also draw inferences from one another, and use cement in city construction, the Empress Dowager is very pleased, cultivating a successor is not to ask him how smart he is, but to let him learn the ability to think independently, "Emperor, you are right, cement is indeed an excellent thing, you don't say it, I forgot about it, Xiao Anzi," the Queen Mother raised her voice, Xiao Anzi walked in from the bright room, and hurriedly agreed," The Ministry of Internal Affairs set up a cement factory. ”

"Yes, but the price of this British businessman is very high, and I am afraid that the money of the Internal Affairs Office will not be enough," An Dehai worried.

"It's easy to say, ask them to buy the formula! If you don't want to sell it, we make it ourselves, I remember. [The latest chapter, please ask for a book]" The Queen Mother rolled her eyes hard and recalled the chemistry she had learned before, but after thinking about it, she had to give up, after all, she was a liberal arts dog, and she couldn't do science at all. "It's nothing more than limestone and clay, burn it, you can use it, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will try so many craftsmen after buying it. Are you afraid that no one will? If it really can't be helped, I think the French will too, and when the time comes, ask the French for the formula, and ask Hurd to help ask too

An Dehai smiled in response, "Follow the queen mother's decree." ”

"I didn't expect the emperor to have such thoughts. Very good, very good. The Queen Mother was quite pleased.

"Yes," An Dehai also joked, "The slave was still a little distressed before, and dedicated the best carriage to the emperor, but I didn't expect that the rich people in these four or nine cities saw that the emperor was in and out of the carriage, and they all learned." Horse-drawn carriages are in short supply. An Dehai smiled, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs has made a lot of money. ”

"Although this carriage is convenient, this official road is not very smooth." Emperor Tongzhi complained about the infrastructure of Beijing, "The official road from the Old Summer Palace to the palace seems to have been built by Lord Qianlong. I can fly. ”

"It's time to repair this official road, and the Ministry of Industry doesn't know what's going on." The Queen Mother continued to speak with the emperor, but suddenly stopped. There was a confused look on her face, "I can't always repair the official road...... "The Queen Mother seemed to remember something extremely important, but she suddenly couldn't remember it, so she was stuck there, and it seemed that her soul was out of the world, and the emperor waited for a long time, and he didn't see the Queen Mother speak, so he asked with some confusion: "What's wrong with you, Huang Eniang?" ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi was interrupted in her thoughts and woke up suddenly, "Emperor, what did we just say?" ”

"Talking about this cement, saying that the official road is not well repaired."

"Cement, official road, official road cement!" There seemed to be a flash of righteous lightning in the Queen Mother's mind, "I understand!" The Queen Mother was radiant, "I understand!" She hurriedly instructed An Dehai, "You go and find that British businessman immediately, and you must take down the cement formula!" Call Muyana in again! ”

The emperor was a little puzzled, "Why did you suddenly call Muyanga in?" ”

"Thanks to the emperor, otherwise I would have almost forgotten the most practical effect of this cement," the Queen Mother looked extremely happy and took the emperor's hand, "Emperor, you said that once this cement is solidified, it will be extremely hard?" ”

"Yes, so Erchen thinks that it must be a miracle to use it in construction."

"So you can cultivate the official road!" The Queen Mother was overjoyed and said, "If the official road is smooth and smooth, wouldn't it be possible for the carriage to be popular?" ”

"Yes," Emperor Tongzhi was originally ignorant, but at this time he also understood the meaning of the Queen Mother, and nodded with great joy, "In this way, the official road is well cultivated, isn't it that the carriage can make a lot of money," the Empress Dowager Xi smiled and said nothing, the emperor thought about it, and thought of something, his eyes suddenly lit up, "The official road is repaired, and the logistics of the counterinsurgency army are worry-free!" ”

"It is this reason, I am afraid that Xinjiang is far away in the sky, even if Shaanxi and Gansu collect grain on the spot, it is also extremely far, the logistics are unstable, and the army is difficult to be safe.

"But how can the road be paved between eagerness?" The emperor also had his own concerns.

"Well," the Queen Mother thought slightly, "This original official road can be used, so use it first, repair it first," the Queen Mother went down the pit and squinted at the map on the wall, "The jade gate is closed to Hami, regardless of the cost, so that the grain road is unblocked." Emperor," the Queen Mother said excitedly, her eyes full of smiles, "You, you, you are so smart!" ”

"It's all the emperor's mother's teaching," Emperor Tongzhi also said with a smile, "Emperor's mother, for the sake of the minister's advice, why don't you let the minister take a few days off?" ”

Empress Dowager Cixi grinned and smiled, "No," the emperor looked depressed, and the Empress Dowager sat back on the kang, "Prince Li originally supervised your studies, and has already said several times that he wants to turn your half homework into full homework, I think that you have to learn riding and archery again, and you have to learn Chinese, and you have to take four books and five classics, and you have to go to the Tongwen Hall to hang it in three or four days, and you have to accompany me to the court every day, which is very busy, so I don't agree to become full of homework, if you are full of homework, you will be busy," the tired color faintly revealed on the face of the Empress Dowager Zhi, and his heart was also distressed"I know you're very tired, but this thousand pounds of burden will always be handed over to you." ”

"Erchen looks at this horse shooting and doesn't practice, and this Chinese," Emperor Tongzhi yawned, his eyes were full of tears, "Wu Yundi went to the northwest, and this horse shooting usually has nothing to practice." There is also the Chinese language," the Tongzhi Emperor complained greatly, "Don't say the Manchu ministers in this dynasty, even few people in the Eight Banners understand Chinese, I did say a few words of Chinese to Uncle Qi, but I didn't expect him to be dumbfounded, but he didn't react at once, if the imperial lady hurts the courtier, just bow this Chinese." (To be continued)

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