The days when I fished in Daming

"The next official will do his best to live up to Lord Hou's love."

Draw cakes!Who wouldn't.

The common people lure them with profits, and small managers add officials to the ranks, that's all.

However, most of Zheng Xiong's promises can be fulfilled, which is obviously different from those who can only draw cakes.

The cake was also painted, and Zheng Xiong left.

Not far away, there was a sound of exclamation from the embankment, and then the entire embankment was filled with the voice of thanking Zheng Xiong.

Enthusiasm is high, yes.

Zheng Xiong didn't care, turned around and went home.

Another morning.

Zheng Xiong rarely stayed in bed.

Washed up early and went to the yamen.

The sky was gray, and the rain turned into showers, intermittently.

The weather is developing in a good direction, and it seems that it will stop in the near future.

Handle the official business, no big deal.

The news from Jiangdi is also mostly positive.

There is no sign of river backwashing.

On the sixteenth floor, the wealthy businessmen and wealthy households inside were still living a life of intoxication and dreams, which brought Zheng Xiong a lot of profits.

With a wave of his hand, Zheng Xiong sent all the money to the pharmacy.

There is also good news coming from Tongpan, who is reporting it to Zheng Xiong.

"Master Hou, there was a reply to the news that was released yesterday, and a few people contacted the lower officials this morning, willing to deliver the materials."

"It's just that the river transportation is blocked, and the transportation is inconvenient due to the heavy rain for several days. I hope that Lord Hou will increase the purchase price again."

Glancing at Zheng Xiong's face, fortunately, his face was as usual, and he didn't seem to blame him.

"If you want it to go up, let him go up. Buy it at [-]% higher than the market price, and cap it at [-]%. If you don't want to give it away, forget it."

Profiteer Well, mercenary.

If you can get benefits from yourself, you will definitely not care about your life or death.

Zheng Xiong looked quite open.

Temporary disputes, mistakes are not worth it.

Wait for yourself to recover and eat mine, and sooner or later I will tell you to spit it out.

"Yes, Lord Hou."

"You will work harder later. Send someone to buy all the limestone in the city first, and then send it to Guanyao Mountain. This will be useful to you."

"As ordered."

After arranging the affairs of Yingtian Mansion, Zheng Xiong walked towards Guanyao Mountain.

Qixia Temple in Qixia Mountain.

Guanyao Mountain in Guanyao Village.

Three kilometers east of Qixia Temple is Guanyao Mountain.

Guanyao Mountain has a total of 110 kiln sites and eleven burning pits, which can basically meet Zheng Xiong's needs.

Moreover, there is still a large amount of clay left on site, which is enough for Zheng Xiong to fire some cement to test its performance at this stage, and small batches can also be fired in advance.

Zheng Xiong, who was wearing official uniform, had a very strong aura, and with the assistant officer he brought following Zheng Xiong, there was nothing to say about his aura.

As soon as he arrived at Guanyao Mountain, the chief in charge here trotted over and saluted Zheng Xiong and the others.

"My lord, the next official is Yu Qilin, the general manager of this place. I don't know why your lord is here?"

With eyes that don't know Mount Tai, Zheng Xiong is not in a hurry, but the assistant officer is.

"Blind your dog's eyes, the one standing in front of you is the Marquis of Medicine, now Lord Yin of the Yingtian Mansion, come to you, do you still want to ask for instructions?"

If you stare blankly and don't say anything, isn't this hurting yourself?
"I don't know that Lord Hou is here, but the officials have not greeted you from afar, so I ask Lord Hou to forgive me."

Worry!I wanted to get along with you in a low-key manner, but conditions do not allow it.

Then stop pretending, let's showdown.

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Lord Hou Haihan."

"Well, let me introduce the situation here, and accompany me in to have a look."

"Yes, please, Lord Hou."

"By the way, there will be something delivered later, you can arrange for someone to receive it."

Yu Qilin just moved his pace, stopped quickly, and gave a few words to his subordinates.

"Okay, please, Lord Hou."

"Ah."

With Yu Qilin as a guide, the entire kiln factory in Guanyao Mountain clearly appeared in front of Zheng Xiong.

The kiln factory asked Fu Cheng to say hello yesterday, but now it has stopped working.Along the way, there is less smoke and fire.

After walking around, the limestone obtained by Tongpan was also sent to Guanyao Mountain.

In a burning pit, Zheng Xiong is directing the firing.

"Put the limestone in this burning pit, and put the clay over there. You can control the fire, and the temperature of the clay should be higher."

"Limestone is cooked, do you understand, do you know how to burn it?"

I really don't know, it's all about feeling.

One is born, the second is cooked.

There is no rush.

"Master Marquis, you go and have a rest first. When the burning is done, I will send it to you, Master Marquis. You can see how it goes."

Yu Qilin couldn't stand the layman guiding the expert, and wanted to send Zheng Xiong away.

The high temperature burns people, Zheng Xiong readily agrees.

"Benhou will wait for you in the gazebo over there. Serve some snacks here. Remember that the temperature of the fire is the key. It will take about an hour to burn, so grasp the time well."

"clear."

Bored, a little idle.

After waiting for two hours, Zheng Xiong finally got the finished product.

The limestone was still white, and when it was lightly tapped with a small hammer, it immediately began to shatter.

Knead slightly, and it becomes a pile of fine powder.

Clay is different. After being burned, it is, as expected, very hard.

The hard kind.

Zheng Xiong was not interested in studying this, so he called Yu Qilin over again.

"Crush the two into fine powder and send them over when you're done."

The above sentence, the following will break your leg.

tired.

After a while, semi-finished cement powder appeared in front of Zheng Xiong.

Take out a small china cup and mix in a three to one ratio, then stir well.

Finally, pick up the water glass and pour water, and the ancient version of cement is ready.

It's just that the effect still needs to be tested.

Pour the cement mixed with water on the ground.

The process of waiting for it to harden is a bit long.

During this period, Zheng Xiong called Yu Qilin over again.

"The Marquis is not sure about the temperature. Next, you can use different temperatures based on your feeling, and open a few more kilns to determine the temperature."

"It's done, send it over."

There is no way.

Yu Qilin personally sits in the official kiln factory and feels the temperature changes.

Another hour passed, and several samples were placed in front of Zheng Xiong.

In the same way, the few samples just sent turned into ashes, and became experimental products as they wished.

Mark it, perfect.

It takes a long time for the cement to dry to take effect.

Another day passed while waiting.

It's time to test the results.

Taking out several different types of cement for testing, Zheng Xiong tested them one by one with a realistic attitude.

There are not so many bells and whistles, whoever is the hardest is the cement.

With a few bang bangs, the winner will survive the abuse.

In the end, a piece with a relatively high hardness was left, which I held in my hand to play with.

"Do you know the temperature of this number?"

"It's clear, I've made a record."

"Then follow this standard."

"In the next period of time, don't have any worries, and start firing with all your strength."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

"You don't have to worry about anything. From now on, the salary here will be [-] cash per day according to the pharmacy and first construction."

"You just need to do what the Marquis told you to do."

(End of this chapter)