Emperor Xiaoyao of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 33 Here Comes the Giver (Part [-])

"Master Yan, I wonder if it is possible to enlarge the courtyard. This courtyard looks too small, which makes people feel stuffy." Since there is such a chief designer, Jin Yu put forward his request very bluntly. Build a house for yourself, and live in it in the future, and you must live comfortably.

"Okay, it's just a bigger area." Yan Lide promised, this is nothing technical.

"Then can we use masonry structure? Try to use as little wood as possible, it is too easy to catch fire." Jin Yu made a second request.

"It's okay, but it will require more money and take longer." Yan Lide persuaded.

"Aren't stones everywhere? Why are they so expensive?" Jin Yu was a little puzzled.

"Stones are heavy, and mining and transportation are not easy. Burning bricks is difficult, so they are expensive. And the glutinous rice used to bond bricks and stones is even more expensive. So even the imperial palace does not use much." Yan Lide explained.

"Ah? Let me think about it." Jin Yu was a little dumbfounded, it was so cheap in later generations, why is it so expensive now?Jin Yu recalled all kinds of later generations, and wanted to see if there was a way to get the best of both worlds.

The easiest ones to produce are clay bricks, lime, and cement. These have small workshops in Jinyu’s hometown, and Jinyu is often asked by Grandpa Tang to experience life. The production method is not a big problem, but the big problem is that these are far from Not burning fuel coal, not to mention burning paper clay bricks will destroy the cultivated land, which is the most important thing these days.Jin Yu looked at the architectural plan laid out by Yan Lide, and when he saw the pond in the back garden, Jin Yu had an idea.

"Master Yan, I wonder if you have heard of lime, cement and coal?" Jin Yu planned to find out before deciding what to do.

"Lime is common in pharmacies, and it is generally used to treat abscesses. But Guitang is sick?" Yan Lide asked.

"No, the types mentioned by the kid are all used when building a house." Jin Yu quickly explained, but before that, he really didn't think that lime could be used for medicine.

"Oh? Lime can be used as a construction material?" Yan Lide has been working in construction for so many years, and this is the first time he has heard of it.

"It's ok, at least brushing the walls will make them look much whiter, hehe." Jin Yu knows that pure lime isn't very effective.

"What about cement and coal?" Yan Lide, as the chief architectural designer of Datang, was very interested in anything related to architecture, and asked.

"The coal that Gui Tang mentioned should be coal, right? There is, but the price is much more expensive than wood, and it is generally only used by the palace and high-ranking officials. I have never heard of cement. Is it better than glutinous rice?"

"I dare not say that it is easy to use. Glutinous rice is food after all. You can't waste food." Jin Yu was a little disappointed. As long as coal can't solve the problem of burning paper, it will be very difficult to solve the problem of burning paper. It's about to build a house, so why don't you ask yourself to explore again? Unable to mine coal?Besides, I don't know geology, do I?
"That's true, glutinous rice is two cents a catty. If Tang Jian's mansion is all made of brick and stone, it will cost at least [-] catties. If Gui Tang Zhen does this, His Majesty probably won't agree." Yan Lide appreciated it very much. Jinyu's sense of frugality.

"Think about it again, kid, and see if there is a better way. When Mr. Yan is free, let's go and draw the foundation first." Jin Yu thought that he could only do it step by step.

"Okay, the gate of the workshop is closed today, so it seems that we can only disturb Guitang." Yan Liben said.

"Master Yan is willing to stay at the boy's house, it's for the boy's face. Lord Yan, Daochang Li, the boy will lead the two to the guest room, if you have something to do, just call the boy." Jin Yu arranged.

The three of them said a few more polite words before entering the room.

On the way back to the house, Jin Yu was ruthless: "Without Butcher Zhang, can we still eat hairy pigs? If you don't have coal, try using firewood." Although Jin Yu was ruthless, he didn't have much confidence after all, thinking about finding an opportunity first try it.If it is not possible, we can only build houses with wooden structures.

The next day, Jin Yu woke up early, and as soon as he entered the kitchen, he saw Yang Ying busy there.

"Yinger, why don't you sleep more?" Jin Yu was somewhat surprised.

"You can't let the young master cook every time. If you let others know, you will laugh at the young master and say that Ying Er is too lazy to cook." Yang Ying said, looking straight at Jin Yu with her face flushed.

"Oh, that's fine, you can do it for now, and you have to recruit some people when you have time, the three of us are exhausted and can't do it." Jin Yu said.

"Recruit? They are all slaves now, where do you want to recruit?" Yang Ying burst out laughing when she heard Jin Yu's ridiculous words.

"Buying and selling human beings?" This is really the first time Jin Yu heard of it, and he thought it was all dependent relationships, but he never expected that even the enlightened Zhenguan would do human beings trading.

"That's right, some criminals confiscated their property by servants, and some sold themselves if they couldn't survive." Yang Ying explained to Jin Yu.

"Then let Uncle Chen go and have a look today, and buy some." Jin Yu thought that he couldn't do this job by himself, so it would be better for Chen Rui to be the "villain".

"Young master, Mr. Du's family is asking to see you." Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao had arrived, and Chen Rui reported outside the kitchen.

"Oh? What is he here for?" Jin Yu didn't have a good impression of him.

"With a large group of people, the old slave closed the door."

"Let's go and have a look." When Jin Yu heard that Du Gou had brought a lot of younger brothers, he thought to himself: "Could it be that Du Xiang is in an accident? Did he come here to make trouble?" Although he thought so in his heart, he still followed what he said, Go to the door.

"Mr. Du, is Du Xiang better?" As soon as he opened the door, Jin Yu saw that Du Gou's expression was devoid of grief and indignation, and he knew that he wanted to make a mistake.

"Thank you son for saving my father's life. I will take my father here to thank you son." After finishing speaking, Du Gou knelt down, completely expressing his gratitude for great kindness.

"Mr. Du can't do it! Please get up quickly!" Jin Yu was taken aback, not daring to accept such a big gift, so he quickly dodged and helped Du Gou from the side.Jin Yu had already asked Chen Rui about the etiquette these days. Ministers don't need to kneel when they see His Majesty. Kneeling is only for the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Hall and parents.

"Master Jin deserves it. Please don't blame Mr. Jin when Du Gou's words collided that day." After Du Gou got up, he bowed deeply again and apologized.

"Young Master Du is dedicated to serving the country, what's wrong with it? It's just a misunderstanding, don't take it to heart." Looking at the teenage boy in front of him, Jin Yu only had one impression in his heart: he is really precocious!
"Young Master Jin's kindness to my father for saving his life, the Du family can't repay it. I heard from Uncle Fang that there is a shortage of manpower in Young Master Jin's house, so I obeyed my father's order and brought some servants for Young Master Jin. I hope Young Master Jin will not refuse." The lord said respectfully and presented the boxes of these people's deeds to Jin Yu, and said the main purpose of coming today.

"Du Xiang has made contributions to the community, and Jin saved Du Xiang not for personal rewards, so His Majesty has already rewarded Jin, and dare not accept Du Xiang's favor again." Jin Yu refused.

"How can this be done? Young Master Jin refuses, and he can't explain to his parents when he goes home." Du Gou was a little anxious, and really hoped that Jin Yu would accept it.

"How about this, Jin is going to build a yard in the near future, and there is not enough manpower, so let's borrow these people from Mr. Du's house first, and Mr. Du will help Mr. Jin, okay?" Jin Yu gave a step, asked in a discussing tone.

"Then``````Okay." Du Gou saw that Jin Yu was determined not to accept it, and it would be even more difficult to take it back. It would be better to do this first, and it would be considered a little favor.

(End of this chapter)