The days when I fished in Daming

The rain kept falling without stopping.

Zheng Xiong here thought it would be a troubled time.

As a result, there was no news about him in the court hall, and the commotion on the sixteenth floor was like nothing but nothing, and did not attract the slightest attention.

If we had done it this way and made it difficult for others to do their jobs, there would have been a lot of opposition.

It's calm now, and I'm still a little uncomfortable.

However, judging from the news that Fu Cheng brought back from the court, it should be that he was slowed down by the heavy rain in the past few days, so he didn't have the energy to find trouble.

It seemed to be a good thing, but Zheng Xiong didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

Fan Xianzu's reminder yesterday was still in his ears.

Always be aware of yourself.

Every time I think about it, I always feel that the other party is deliberately reminding me.

Otherwise, with such a cold attitude, others will not always use hot faces to iron it out.

When the construction period was not reached, the iron ox died and peeled off its own skin.

The military order issued before is also a hidden danger. Even if he can't die, he still has to peel off his skin.

As for Lao Zhu's promise, to avoid death and not hit the board, let it be a fart!
To place hope on Lao Zhu is to take his own life for granted.

There is no rush to increase grain production. We can plan slowly and put it on the agenda.

But the construction of city walls was not possible.

Because the river has been dragging for a long time, Tie Niu must be too late.

Masonry materials.

The difficulty lies in this.

Thinking of this, Zheng Xiong frowned.

After taking over the project of building the city wall, the development behind it was faintly not quite right. The projects of the city wall and the central capital were both important, but it was not something that one person could do if such a large project stopped one party.

The other party will definitely not know about the heavy rain now.

But if others have already started to target themselves, then this opportunity has been caught by them.

Zheng Xiong is lazy, but not stupid.

The eight-core brain was working at full capacity, and he quickly thought of this unusual place.

Combined with Fan Xianzu's words.

I'm going, things are getting a little rough.

Masonry materials will never be delivered so easily.

When it was delivered, the construction period did not meet expectations and it was too late.

Although everything is just speculation, and it is still unclear whether it is directed at him, but as long as possible, he cannot take it lightly.

If it is not delivered, there must be remedial measures.

And this measure, from Yingtianfu's urgent firing of clay bricks, will definitely not work, even if the stone can be broken, it will take time.

Then there is no other way.

Just because you haven't done something yourself doesn't mean you don't know how to do it.

Since you are in a hurry, make arrangements.

After all, he is a time traveler. Even if others know about it, they may not be able to remedy it, but I will definitely not be stumped.

Cement is basically popular in later generations, and it is easy to buy.

All kinds of buildings are also indispensable.

Nothing could be more appropriate.

The method is also very simple, and the raw materials are also very common.

Limestone and clay are fired, ground and mixed in a ratio of three to one.

It's easy!

Raw materials are also available all over the country.

It's time to make arrangements now.

We have money, just buy, buy, buy.

The money that had just been sent to the drugstore for shopping was taken back by Zheng Xiong before Yang could warm himself up.

He did whatever he thought of. After getting the money, Zheng Xiong immediately called Fu Cheng over.

"Where are the brick-burning places in Yingtianfu?"

Although he didn't know why Zheng Xiong asked, Fu Cheng quickly told Zheng Xiong the news he knew.

"Official kiln mountain."

Never heard of it, but it's okay. "Can it be requisitioned?"

This question is originally from a government-run kiln factory, and you are the person in charge, but you still ask me.

"Yes, Lord Marquis is in charge of Yingtian Mansion, so of course he can requisition it."

"Okay, let them stop all their work. I have other things for them to do. I will give you one day to arrange the aftermath. I will be of great use next, so go quickly."

ah!The Prime Minister is numb.

Don't know what to do?

"Master Hou, Guanyao Mountain is currently firing bricks for the construction of the city wall. Stop now, what about the construction of the city wall?"

What else to do, cold salad.

Eyebrows are on fire.

Without local support, the bricks burned are of no use.

If it wasn't for the loss of his own glass factory, there would be no such trouble.

"Don't talk nonsense, if you can do it, if you can't do it, you can replace it with someone else."

Well, the attitude is quite bad, but you are the boss, you have the final say.

"Your Majesty, let's make arrangements."

After Fu Cheng left, Zheng Xiong called the judge over again.

"The news was released to the outside world that Ying Tianfu purchased a large amount of limestone and clay, which was [-]% higher than the market price. The time limit is half a month, and we will not wait when it is out of date."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Money can make all the difference, and the price that is [-]% higher than the market price must be able to impress many people.

The deadline is half a month. Even if you are pressed for time, it should be enough to transfer raw materials from the nearest state capital.

After making these arrangements, Zheng Xiong breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.

Walk out the door and look at the sky.

The rain hasn't stopped.

It shouldn't be able to flood here, even if they borrowed their courage upstream, they wouldn't dare to let the water flow down and flood the city of Nanjing.

In the evening, the heavy rain gradually became lighter and turned into moderate rain.

Although it is still raining, it is a good thing if there is a change, maybe it will stop tomorrow.

With a responsible attitude, Zheng Xiong took an umbrella and took a few people to the river embankment for inspection.

A construction team of 2 people is busy reinforcing the river embankment.

He was a little tired, but Zheng Xiong walked around and no one complained.

Sure enough, as long as people are not used as livestock and wages are not paid, the people can still endure hardships.

Tieniu is commanding from a distance, but it is different when he becomes an official.

Zheng Xiong walked slowly along the embankment to Tieniu's side, and gently patted Tieniu's shoulder from behind.

On conditioned reflex, Tieniu turned around sharply, and just as he was about to ask, he saw Zheng Xiong's big face.

Then he saluted respectfully.

"I have seen Lord Hou."

Nodding his head, Zheng Xiong led Tieniu to the riverside, looking at the rolling river.

"how is the situation?"

"Fortunately, the water level is rising quickly, but there is still a long way to go from the embankment."

"Occasionally, if there is any looseness, our people can quickly find it and reinforce it."

"The rising water potential is still within control. The Marquis just leaves it to Xiaguan, who is confident that the river water can be isolated outside Nanjing."

After listening to Tieniu's story, Zheng Xiong looked at the long embankment.

It’s similar to the description of Iron Bull.

Coupled with the less rain, this is not a big problem.

"Well, you've worked hard these past two days, and my brother Yi Jian has also worked hard."

"Remember, those who participated in the defense of the embankment in the past two days have been paid three times the salary, and told the people below that as long as they do things for the Marquis, they will not be treated badly."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Patting Tieniu's shoulder, Zheng Xiong also drew a cake for Tieniu.

"The same goes for you. When this flood passes, I will ask for your credit from His Majesty."

(End of this chapter)