All the copper coins have been distributed, and it's believed that some changes will occur in the territory soon.
On this day,
Ed was writing and drawing in the castle hall when Roderick suddenly appeared in the hall.
"My lord, I've finished making the cement you mentioned. What do you think?"
He then placed a basin of powdered cement and a piece of cement that had dried and hardened completely on the long table.
Roderick was very excited; this cement had taken him a lot of effort to make. But his efforts weren't in vain; the finished cement was indeed very impressive.
He has studied it repeatedly according to the lord's instructions, and it is indeed as hard as iron.
Ed picked up the hard lump of cement from the long table. It was heavy, and then he threw it to the ground.
The cement block didn't break with a "bang," so it seems to be quite strong.
Ed picked up the cement block and dropped it again, but it was still intact, so it seemed to be almost done.
Ed picked up the cement block again. Don't get me wrong, he didn't drop it again, but instead examined it carefully.
There are still some small pores inside the cement block, and the color is not the common color of cement.
"Who cares? As long as it's hard enough, that's fine," Ed muttered to himself.
Hmm? Isn't there something wrong with this sentence?
"My lord, is there a problem?" Roderick asked when he saw Ed talking to him but couldn't hear him clearly.
"Hmm, there's no problem for now. Have you tried adding this cement to the mortar used for laying the bricks?"
Yes, all this cement will be used by Roderick to build houses and roads in the future.
"I've tried it, my lord. After adding this cement, it sticks very tightly and works very well."
"How tight is it?" Ed wanted to see how the cement with added mortar would work.
How tight?
Roderick still remembers how tightly the bricks he experimented with were glued together.
"My lord, it's really hard to say. You'll know once you try it."
"Hmm, let's talk about it later! Is this powder freshly calcined?"
Ed looked at the contents of the basin again. He pinched some powder between his fingers and rubbed it. It had a slightly grainy texture, but it was acceptable. It was already quite good that it looked like this.
"Yes, my lord, this is the final product, and it's much better than the previous ones."
Roderick was very satisfied with this final product, which was a significant improvement over the previous cement block.
"Yes, that's good. We need to make more later. After the snow completely melts, we'll build the houses for the breeding farm."
"My lord, I understand. However, there is a problem: this dry cement cannot come into contact with water, otherwise it will harden very quickly."
Ed glanced at Roderick, who was somewhat puzzled.
"My lord, that's true. The cement is fine in other places, but not so good in this part."
Perhaps Ed's gaze caused him to misunderstand, or perhaps the lord did not hear him clearly, so he repeated himself somewhat uncertainly.
"Yes, this is indeed a rather troublesome place. How about this, we put them in a relatively sealed and dry place, and then pack them in boxes."
Ed originally wanted to use a cloth bag, but cloth was still a luxury item, and the circumstances didn't allow it.
"Yes, my lord." That's the only way; Roderick had no better solution.
Ed felt that the farm's buildings should be built in the style of Peach Blossom Village.
"Roderick, the houses at the farm will still be built like those in Peach Blossom Village, only they will all be made of brick."