The three of them sipped fragrant tea and chatted about some topics, among which it was inevitable that the locust plague incident would be mentioned.

Zhong Qinghan was more well-informed, and she told Su Ziheng that the current situation was not ideal. The plague of locusts is faster than ever, and they are very greedy and cunning, gradually eating away at the territory they have occupied.

Everywhere you go, it's really a little grass. Now that many of the refugees are coming in the direction of Fucheng, if they join the ranks of the displaced people, it is estimated that the large families outside the city will not be able to hold on to the pressure and stop the disaster relief in advance.

If this is the case, the group of displaced people will definitely fight with the victims, and it is likely to cause a catastrophe.

Originally, Xu Xiuping, the governor of the prefecture, still wanted to suppress the locust plague, but now it seems that he is no longer an official from the fifth grade who can suppress this matter. If it is not handled well, his position will be very worrying.

Hearing this, Su Ziheng sneered, he didn't have a good impression of Xu Xiuping. Ever since Xu Bohan learned that Xu Xiuping was planning to deal with him, he hated Xu Xiuping even more.

If it weren't for Su Ziheng's fear that killing the official would attract the attention of the Great Xia court, he would have wanted Cai'er to secretly kill Xu Xiuping. If Xu Xiuping was dismissed because of this, he would be happy to see it, and when Xu Xiuping returned to his hometown, he would find a way to kill him, and then his influence would be much smaller.

When Ji Xiaoxiao heard this, he asked worriedly: "Sir, according to the current direction of the locusts, they will definitely reach this area in the end." Dare to ask Mr. Zhuangzi, is he ready to deal with the locust plague? ”

Su Ziheng heard her concerned tone and said with a smile: "Little girl, don't worry, there are not many crops planted in the village this year. I have asked the steward to arrange for the harvest, and the warehouse has stockpiled enough grain for the entire farmer to eat for three months. ”

Ji Xiaoxiao breathed a long sigh of relief, "That's good, three months is almost enough." She thought in her heart that Meng Yuan Dadu was already recruiting troops, and it would take almost a month to prepare and go out.

She had no doubt that this time, a total of 300,000 troops went out to attack Xiliang, plus she had her own secret report, she could definitely attack the territory of Xining Mansion in two months, maybe if she was lucky, Xining Mansion could be defeated.

As for the Zhongjia army led by Zhonggang of Xiliang Gong, it has now been dragged by the Mengxi coalition army, as long as Zhonggang reacts quickly, this war will definitely end with the victory of the Mengyuan Empire.

Su Ziheng sighed, "I'm not worried about food and locust plagues, what I'm most anxious about now is the lack of lime mines, coal mines and iron mines." I wonder if Miss Qinghan knows where these things are sold? ”

Zhong Qinghan frowned slightly, and asked curiously, "Young Master Su doesn't know what the use of these items is?" You must know that iron ore is a controlled item of the imperial court, and private individuals are not allowed to mine it without authorization. ”

Su Ziheng said: "I plan to make cement, and I need to use these ores for experiments to see if I can configure high-standard cement." ”

"Cement, what's that?" Zhong Qinghan and Ji Xiaoxiao asked in unison.

So Su Ziheng explained the role of cement to the two of them, telling them that with cement, they can quickly build all kinds of buildings, and even building a city in 100 days is not a dream, and the city wall built is not only cheaper than the city wall built now, but also has better quality.

Zhong Qinghan heard Su Ziheng say that cement can build a city in 100 days, his eyes instantly opened wide, and his small mouth unconsciously opened slightly into an "O" shape.

You must know that in this era, it often takes years to build a formal city wall. The small city wall is basically rammed with earth; Only large city walls, such as Tay Ninh Province, are constructed of bricks and wood, with glutinous rice and eggs in the middle. As a result, the cost is very high.

If the cement is really as magical as Su Ziheng said, it is really a key weapon of the country, not to mention selling limestone mines, coal and iron ore to Su Ziheng, even if these mines are given to him, it doesn't matter.

Ji Xiaoxiao's pupils shrank sharply when he listened to it, and he couldn't help but sit up straight, wanting to listen to Su Ziheng's detailed explanation. If this was not said by Su Ziheng, but by someone else, I am afraid that she would have arranged for her assassins to assassinate Su Ziheng a long time ago.

For a nomadic people like the Mengyuan Empire, she is not afraid of war, and the Mengyuan Empire has elite warriors. What she feared was siege warfare, and the last thing cavalry was good at was siege warfare.

In the face of the towering city walls, the proud riding and archery skills were useless, but were condescendingly repelled by the soldiers defending the city with bows and arrows. This is also one of the important reasons why there have been many wars on the border between the Mengyuan Empire and the Great Xia Dynasty, and they have not been able to attack the hinterland of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Seeing the two of them looking focused, Su Ziheng scratched his scalp and said embarrassedly: "I also read it from an ancient book, and I don't know if it's true or not, so I'm planning to find someone to test it." ”

Zhong Qing Hanfeng's eyes widened, his eyes were bright and terrifying, and he said solemnly: "Whether it is true or not, you must no longer be told to outsiders at this time." The recipe for making cement must not be leaked in the slightest, and if you need any items, just tell me, and I will arrange for the Crow Army to send it to you. ”

Su Ziheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and arched his hand: "Thank you so much Miss Qinghan." ”

"But after Su Gongzi makes the cement, he needs to share it with me." Zhong Qinghan put forward her conditions.

Before Su Ziheng could answer, he heard Ji Xiaoxiao snort coldly, "Miss Zhong's wishful thinking is too good, right?" The ancient recipe discovered by Mr. Su was fortunately tested again, you want to take a benefit with your mouth, where is there such a good thing in this world? ”

Since she and Su Ziheng had an overnight relationship, she unconsciously regarded herself as his person, or regarded him as her own person. Naturally, I can't see that he has been taken advantage of by others, not to mention that cement is still such an important item.

Zhong Qinghan's eyebrows were raised, and he said with a displeased face: "How can you say that you have the advantage of taking advantage of Young Master Su?" We're collaborating. Such a magical item, if there is no support from my Zhong family in the middle, do you think Su Gongzi alone can keep it? Besides, I don't ask for it for nothing, I will produce raw materials. ”

Ji Xiaoxiao said coldly: "How much money is that raw material worth?" Compared to cement, I'm afraid it's worthless. ”

"You ......"

Zhong Qinghan has been saying everything since he was a child, especially after taking charge of the Crow Army, no one dares to take advantage of it, but today there is a guy who is not afraid of death, and he is still a woman from a green building.

When she was about to be furious, she suddenly seemed to remember something, and her eyes swirled suspiciously on Ji Xiaoxiao and Su Ziheng. Su Ziheng, who was watching it, straightened up in his heart, "Could it be that she has seen through the relationship between herself and Ji Xiaoxiao?" ”

Ji Xiaoxiao didn't scare her at all, and glared back at her. Zhong Qinghan's identity Ji Xiaoxiao naturally knows that she was named the princess of Donghai County by the current Xia Emperor, and she can be named a princess with her different surname, even if she is just a county lord, it is enough to prove her noble status.

However, Ji Xiaoxiao thinks that her identity is not weaker than her at all, and even much more noble than her. After all, she was named Princess Yongning, and she was a real princess of the country, several nobles than her small county princess.

Su Ziheng scratched his head, he didn't know if it was okay just now, there were two people who were talking and laughing, why did they suddenly turn their faces when they said that they turned their faces, he really didn't understand this woman's thinking.