Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 280: The Royal Court's Logistical Officer, Li Qingyou!

Chapter 280: The Royal Court's Logistical Officer, Li Qingyou!

Zhang Shouzhi had immersed himself in the research of civil engineering for nearly his entire life. In the Bureau of Works, he was the official with the highest qualification, and everything related to the topic was well within his grasp.

And yet, Zhang Shouzhi had never heard of the term “cement” before.

"Hehe. Elder, all this while, you have been trying to research the ideal adhesive between bricks, right? This piece of paper I have here contains such a formula, and it might possibly provide some inspiration to you."

Saying so, Wang Chong passed the formula paper which he had prepared beforehand over.

This was the very first formula of cement in this world.

This wasn't the first time Wang Chong was taking something out of his original world, but every time he did so, he would still feel an indescribable sensation striking him.

The world he was currently in was fine, just that the logistics and transportation were extremely inefficient.

Just a normal journey between cities could easily take days or even months on end.

Even a figure like Zhangchou Jianqiong, despite moving at top speed, still took around twenty days to rush from Jiannan to the capital!

In this era, the fight between countries wasn't just a competition between their respective military might. To a certain degree, it was also a battle between the logistical efficiency of both sides.

Having served as the Grand Marshal of the Central Plains once, he couldn't be any more aware on this.

To put it in explicit terms, swift logistical movement of both men and supplies means that allied reinforcements could arrive earlier than the enemy.

On the scale of a battlefield, it could mean the difference between victory and loss. But on the scale of a country, it could mean the rise and fall of an empire.

But so far, no one except for Wang Chong had paid much heed to this crucial aspect.

In Wang Chong's plans, cement formed an extremely important link.

While it did come from the modern world, there was a

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