Zheng Tai came back early in the afternoon after delivering the things, and told Zheng Yu that Mr. Gou had signed a confidentiality agreement with the craftsmen and began to let them divide the work to make glass. When there are more people in the future, they will bring out some apprentices to take over, and then return to their own work. and arranged for Zheng Xing to take the villagers to make a few thatched houses, and those who bought them tomorrow will not have no place to live.

Zheng Yu is glad that he is simply discerning, and he has picked up such a great talent as Gou Chuanxin. What Zheng Yu urgently needs now is this kind of person who can accept other people's ideas while also having his own ideas, and has subjective initiative in doing things. You just have to tell him what you want and what he should do, and then he will grope his way all the way forward and be faithful to you. It's not a person like Zheng Xing who pushes and takes a step, and doesn't move if he doesn't push, and it's not a person like Zheng Tai who whips a whip and regresses.

Of course, Zheng Xing and Zheng Tai are not useless. In this troubled world where human life is like a mustard, they are your capital to save your life and gain a foothold, and they can give everything for you, including their lives, at any time and place, and they have no hesitation. Both types of people are indispensable. But at the beginning of the business, it became more important to pass on the salary.

In the case that the output of the farm is not yet self-sufficient, a large amount of material input is required for the time being. The money you have and the money you have coming in a few days is enough to last a while, but it's not a long-term solution. The top priority is to open up wasteland, there are nearly 1,000 acres of saline-alkali land within the farm, considering that there is sufficient water source, and according to the memory of later generations, there is very little saline-alkali land near Beijing, even if there is, it is mild, combined with the above two points, Zheng Yu decided to use the soaking method. And he also wants to get out the cement as a building weapon during the time he digs into the canals, drains, and ridges. The lime firing technology of the Ming Dynasty was already very mature, and there was no technical difficulty, but there was one less person who pierced the window paper. And that person is himself.

arranged for Zheng Tai to buy materials for making cement, and he took a beautiful hot bath at home, and stayed at the farm for a long time in the future, where there were no conditions for hot baths. Even if there is, it cannot be soaked, and at the beginning of the revolution, it is necessary to give the villagers a good impression that the owner of the village shares weal and woe with everyone.

The next morning, Zheng Yu packed his bags, briefly instructed Zheng Ying, turned on his horse, and rushed to the farm. Zheng Xing and Zheng Tai had already gone to Yahang to pick up the people, dragging several carts of supplies and materials at the city gate.

The group arrived at the farm just in time for lunch. When the villagers saw Zheng Yu coming, they greeted him one after another. Compared with the indifference of the villagers when they first came, this is a huge improvement, and it won't take long for these people to be the core of their foothold in this troubled world in the future.

After Zheng Yu greeted the villagers, he deliberately asked Zheng Xing to arrange for the newcomers to sit opposite the villagers to eat. There is an obvious gap, there is soup, meat and dry food on the one hand, and white rice porridge and pickles on the other, although the rice porridge is quite thick. Zheng Yu saw that the newcomers kept throwing jealous glances at Zhuang Min, so he took a bowl of mutton soup and squatted between the two groups of people. First, he smiled and asked the villagers, "How is today's meal?" ”

"Eating like this every day, I'm too fat to work", "Thank you, young master" A voice of praise made it look messy.

Zheng Yu smiled and stretched out his hand to press it, and when the villagers quieted down, he said to the newcomer: "Do you envy such a life?" Most of the newcomers, with the exception of a few who ignored and just ate, nodded in response.

"Don't envy them, as long as you work hard, you can be like them, or even better. The meal they eat now is called a working meal, so it looks more hearty. As for what you eat at every meal at home, it depends on your personal ability! After becoming an official farmer, you can even get rid of your slave status, so let's work hard! "After listening to Zheng Yu's words, can the newcomers get rid of slavery when they hear it?? That's a bit of a temptation! It's all full of anticipation.

After eating, Zheng Yu asked Zheng Xing to tell the newcomers about the rules of the village, and then asked the villagers to take them to work together. I went to the newly renovated glass workshop. In a small courtyard on the side of the mountain, the courtyard wall has been raised to about three meters, and it looks like a small fortress from a distance, and you can't see the inside from the outside. As he approached, a tightly closed wooden door was closed without a single gap. Zheng Yu pulled a rope hanging from the door, and there was a crisp sound of bells striking inside. In a few moments, a door the size of a human face on the wooden door was opened from the inside.

"Young Master! When did you get here? Gou Chuanxin opened the wooden door as he spoke.

"Uncle Yuanshan, you are busy, no matter how busy you are, you can't skip eating" Zheng Yu complained a little. Mr. Gou is a treasure now, but there can be no mistakes.

Seeing Zheng Yu's appearance, Mr. Gou was a little moved in his heart, and quickly said: "Eat, eat." There are special arrangements for people to come and deliver meals. ”

"Really?" Zheng Yu will be skeptical.

"Really, can this still deceive the young master? Young master, the 10 glasses you asked for were all fired this morning, and there was no flaw. The workers are resting in the workshop now, do you want to go and see it? ”

Zheng Yu nodded, and then took a look at the appearance in the courtyard. Facing the gate is a shadow wall, around the wall is a small courtyard, the front is connected to five houses, used as a workshop, two rooms on each side, the two rooms on the left are the place to store materials and products, and the two rooms on the right are opened to make a staff dormitory.

Zheng Yu followed Mr. Gou to the workshop, got to know the craftsmen one by one, and exchanged pleasantries for a while. He said: "Everyone is now their own people, and they are the backbone of our Zhuangzi's development and growth, so some skills will not be hidden from everyone, let's work together."

Zheng Yu asked like a master who had burned porcelain: "Master Huang, you are good at firing lime, I want to ask you to help me make something now..... Zheng Yu told Master Huang about the calcination method and ratio of cement materials.

After hearing this, Master Huang said, "Young Master, this production process is not complicated at all, but what is the purpose of this thing?" ”

"You don't care about what to do with it first, you'll know when you make it, I've brought all the materials and everything, let's start now"

Everyone should be, and then began to be responsible for getting busy, the furnace, stone grinding equipment should be ready-made, there is an experienced master like Master Huang to operate the first batch of cement quickly, and after mixing with sand and gravel with water, the tank is in a wooden mold, and then wait until it is naturally dried to see the effect. After doing this, he exchanged the method of small blast furnace steel refining and the idea of coke refining with Master Liu, who was the leader of the three blacksmiths, and handed over the detailed information to Mr. Gou, so that Mr. Gou could assist Master Liu to try it according to the information. After all, don't mix it up if you don't understand it, it's right to leave professional things to professional people.

As soon as he came out of the workshop, he saw Zheng Xing hurriedly walking over with a villager.