Liu Mingqi has never been responsible for the specific construction of the road.

Of course, these things should not be considered by Liu Mingqi.

Otherwise, Liu Mingqi would be too tired.

"You don't have to worry about how to repair this, where the wider and thicker the place is." After thinking, Emperor Jing He asked: "Does the dirtmakers know the thickness of the thickness by themselves to achieve the standard of hardness?"

"Yes."

Liu Mingqi said: "I have a standard formula for hardness at present, and I can give it to them at that time... Of course, this can also be changed according to changes in the terrain and situation. As long as they carefully test dozens or hundreds of times, they can draw practical conclusions."

"Don't worry, your highness, they dare not neglect. Our Mo family's children have never been careless about experiments." The answer here was Wu Yu, the Minister of Works, and Liu Mingqi's old Taishan.

On formal occasions, his name is not at all sloppy.

As the representative of the Mohist family in the court, his attitude also represents the attitude of the Mohist family.

After this matter is done, it is of course not careless to benefit all living beings in the world.

"Study various proportional issues and put them in the end." Ge Songdao interrupted: "Your Highness, you can build three miles of roads with more than 300 bags this day, more than 3000 bags in ten days, and a production of one hundred days isn't it? Such a speed is too vague!"

"Ge Xiang, don't panic."

Liu Mingqi smiled and said, "Isn't this just in the experimental stage? When we have confirmed that its function meets the needs, we will start to expand in the next step! I have prepared a total of 2,000 acres of land!"

"Two thousand acres?" Jing Hedi didn't understand this concept. He simply asked: "You just say that after you start the construction with all your might, just do as much cement you can make every day!"

"Enough manpower, sufficient raw materials, proper logistics support, sufficient money... I can guarantee 100,000 bags a day, which is five million kilograms."

"That is, seven miles away is less than eight miles."

An expert like Wu Yu immediately took paper and pen to calculate it.

He was holding a piece of paper and a pencil made by Liu Mingqi. Because these equipment are simple and practical, portable and convenient, they have already penetrated into all aspects of the Ministry of Industry, and even the Ministry of Revenue is promoting it on a large scale.

“Too few!”

The emperor frowned first, "You can't expand the scale and then produce more?"

"Your Majesty, I have to cultivate enough skilled workers first, so that they have enough experience and good yields before they can expand!" Liu Mingqi was amused and crying, "Is it a big deal to start with it. If I make poor quality cement, wouldn't it be useless?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you can't panic." Zhong Chang also persuaded him.

Ma Haoqiu asked Liu Mingqi, "According to what Your Highness said, how long will it take to expand?"

"In half a year!" Liu Mingqi said, "It's still a model of a honeycomb coal workshop. First, one is built in the Gyeonggi area, then one is built in Sichuan, and one is built in the south of the Yangtze River, the northwest and the northeast. This should be enough. The whole process will take about two years."

"Two years have been too long?" Ma Haoqiu frowned.

"soon."

Liu Mingqi shook her head, "It's just two years later that sweet potatoes can be grown on a large scale. These cement workers are working hard. They eat a lot and leave the farming ground. With sweet potatoes, they can replenish a lot of food... Then, when building roads, don't they also need a lot of people? Their food rations must also be considered!"

"right!"

Jing He Di He said, "It's just to think carefully! It's only two years, we can still wait, otherwise we won't even have the money to buy cement."

Speaking of this, he asked, "How is the price of cement? You can't be a bad businessman! We have such a large amount, so we have to be considered cheaper."

Liu Mingqi had already planned this matter, and he immediately said: "According to the current raw materials and labor, a bag of 50 kilograms of cement costs 200 cents, we will have a meager profit."

As a science student, Liu Mingqi of course had plans when making cement.

Princess Yu had calculated the price with him before.

Women are very familiar with and like things like calculating costs.

According to limestone, clay is transported from Shaanxi, and then gypsum, iron ore powder, etc., which is added together, which is the raw material cost.

Then there is the treatment of workers.

The cement factory is very polluted because it is too dusty.

Liu Mingqi instructed Princess Yu to look for a mountainous depression with many trees around it, which was more than 30 miles away from the capital, but this was not enough. At that time, he would build a cement workshop to produce most of the production areas.

This can not only resist wind and rain, but also prevent excessive dust from floating out.

Then, although the dust removal equipment in the workshop is not modern, all kinds of useful measures must be used, including placing more buckets, cleaning every day, strengthening protection... etc.

This requires workers to wear masks when entering the workshop to produce, otherwise they will suffer from severe lung disease in three to five years and will die in their thirties.

This also requires workers to take shifts.

Although the cement factory must work three shifts of calcined cement, the workers do not have to work three shifts!

Liu Mingqi decided to work one class every two days, that is, work four hours every two days. At the same time, he also asked Liu Bianque to prescribe a medicine soup for clearing the lungs and nourishing the food, which was cooked by the factory for them to drink.

At the same time, they will be asked to have a doctor for a physical examination every six months. If their lungs are damaged, they will change their positions and stop working here.

In this way, although all work-related injuries cannot be prevented, it can at least be greatly relieved and will not become a sweatshop.

To achieve this goal, the cost should not only be high, but also the rewards should be high and the benefits should be good, otherwise I would be sorry for my life-long money.

Princess Yu thought her son had a good idea.

Only a businessman with a conscience can go further.

So after calculating the entire cost, the commercial tax was added. The total cost of a bag of fifty kilograms of cement should be about 180 cents.

Liu Mingqi yelled 200 meter, but the profit was really not high. At best, it was just volume.

Don’t forget that the journey of transporting raw materials is long and the various losses and consumption cannot be controlled, so some room must be left.

"Two hundred texts?!"

Nangong Ji, who was not talking much, couldn't help but exclaim, and looked at Liu Mingqi as if he had seen a ghost, and then looked at the concrete floor on the ground.

It was not just him, Zhong Chang, Ge Songdao... and other ministers added the emperor, and they all acted like this.

Liu Mingqi was a little guilty when they saw it, and said, "The main reason is that the raw materials must be transported from Shaanxi and Hubei. There is no such thing as our Jingji area. Then there is coke needed to refine clinker, and there is also a lot of labor required. I am planning to recruit 20,000 people..."

"No! No!" Nangong Ji smiled bitterly and said, "A bag of cement costs 50 kilograms and 200 kilograms, and a kilogram of cement costs only 4 cents. You... I know that you are kind-hearted, but you don't lose like this! Our Dakang will use thousands of cement. If you continue to lose like this, how many days can you support it? You still have to make a long-term plan!"

Liu Mingqi: "!?"

When he saw everyone next to him, he had a look of approval and immediately woke up.

Is it coming again?

Last time it was honeycomb coal, but now it is cement. Do you think I can make money?

But I can't admit that I made 10% of the gross profit!

The boy scratched his head, "Actually, there is still a profit. The more I buy, the more I earn..."

No one believed it, including the emperor.

A pound of cement costs only four cents, and the raw materials must be transported from other places. You still have so many workers, how can you make money?

Emperor Jing He sighed even more in his heart.

This Mingqi is not only more appropriate in his work than Mingguan, but also incomparable to Mingguan!

It is obvious that this is because the court's financial difficulties are extremely difficult, so it is barely losing or making money, and it is desperately contributing its own strength to the court.

"This is how it goes!"

Jing Hedi said in a deep thought: "Prime Minister, please see if you want to reduce the taxes of this cement factory? Mingqi is a good child, but we can't always let good people suffer! Otherwise, who in the world is willing to be a good person?"

"Old minister understand!" Cao Yi nodded.

How many ministers present did not do business at home?

It would be strange if you can make money if you can make money if you can make money!

Even if it is one million kilograms or ten million kilograms of cement, how much can it be earned?

The total selling price of one million jin is only 4,000 taels of silver!

Liu Mingqi had no choice but to deal with them.

However, because there was the example of a honeycomb coal workshop before, he also gained concentration.

It doesn’t matter. I will invent more good things in the future so that everyone can make money and the court can also gain more funds!

After thinking about it, the young man asked, "Your Majesty, you see that the homes of these ordinary people are full of mud. Can I sell them some cement to build the home a little flat, so as not to be dirty and not live a good life."

"This method is OK." Jing Hedi nodded, "A common family should not have such thick concrete floors. It takes about a thousand kilograms of cement as the main material, right? Five taels of silver, plus river sand and pebbles, it does not exceed ten taels of silver... Well, it is more expensive, but this is a one-time investment and can be managed for decades and is acceptable!"

"Forget it!"

Ge Songdao quickly stopped it, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, this must first ensure our military use and the cost of the imperial court! There are so many residents in the world, what should we do if they snatch all the cement?"

"Too!"

Jing Hedi laughed silently, "Then let's do it, it's better to sell it to the common people in two years, depending on the situation... What do you think?"

"Your Majesty's wise!"

Liu Mingqi compared her thumbs up.

"Haha... the biggest hero is you!" Jing Hedi patted his shoulder, his face full of happiness: "Mingqi, this Dakang is not OK without you!!"

...

The cement price is comprehensively judged according to the standards of 325,425,525, and combined with the horizontal comparison of the corresponding rice prices, it should be no problem to convert it into four pounds per catty.
Chapter completed!