"The lower officials will do their best to live up to the love of the Hou Ye."

Draw a pie! Who wouldn't.

The people lured them with profits, and the petty management added officials to the knighthood, and that's it.

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

The cake was also painted, and Zheng Xiong left.

Not far away, there was a burst of exclamations from the embankment, and then the entire embankment was full of gratitude to Zheng Xiong.

Enthusiasm is high, not bad.

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

It's early in the morning again.

Zheng Xiong rarely did not lie in bed.

I washed up early and went to the yamen.

The sky was gray, and the moderate rain turned into showers, and there were intermittent times.

The weather is improving, and it looks like it will stop in the near future.

After dealing with official business, nothing serious.

The news from the river embankment is also mostly good.

There is no sign of river backflow.

On the sixteenth floor, the wealthy businessmen inside are still living a drunken life, which has brought Zheng Xiong a lot of benefits.

Zheng Xiong waved his hand and sent all the money to the pharmacy.

There is also good news here from the general judgment, and Zheng Xiong is being reported.

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

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

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

"If you want to rise, give him a rise, buy it three percent higher than the market price, and cap it at three percent, and forget it if you don't want to give it away."

Profiteers, only profit.

If you can get benefits from yourself, you will never care whether you live or die.

Zheng Xiong looked very open.

In a momentary dispute, it is not worth the mistake.

When you come to your senses and eat mine, you will be told to vomit sooner or later.

"Yes, Master Hou."

"You will work hard later, send someone to buy the limestone in the city first, and then send it to Guanyao Mountain, Benhou will be useful."

"Yes."

After arranging the affairs of Ying Tianfu, Zheng Xiong walked towards the place of Guanyao Mountain.

Qixia Temple in Qixia Mountain.

Guanyao Mountain in Guanyao Village.

Three kilometers east of Qixia Temple is where Guanyao Mountain is located.

In this part of Guanyao Mountain, there are 110 kiln sites and 11 burning pits, which can basically meet Zheng Xiong's needs.

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

Zheng Xiong, who was dressed in an official uniform, had a very strong aura, and the adjutant he brought was behind Zheng Xiong, so he didn't have to say anything about that aura.

As soon as he arrived at Guanyao Mountain, the chief officer in charge of this place trotted over and saluted Zheng Xiong and a few people.

"Meet your lordship, the lower official is Yu Qilin, the chief of this place, I don't know what your lord is doing here?"

has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, Zheng Xiong is not in a hurry, but the adjutant is in a hurry.

"Blind your dog's eyes, now standing in front of you is the medical marquis, now Lord Yin of the Ying Tianfu Mansion, come to you, do you still want to ask for instructions?"

Stunned by the dog, come over and don't say anything, isn't this harming yourself?

"I didn't know that the Hou Ye was coming, and the lower officials never greeted him from afar, and asked the Hou Ye to forgive him."

Annoyance! I wanted to get along with you in a low-key manner, but the conditions didn't allow it.

Then don't pretend, there's a showdown.

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Hou Ye Haihan."

"Well, tell Ben Hou about the situation here, and accompany Ben Hou to go in and have a look."

"Yes, Master Hou, please."

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

Yu Qilin had just moved his pace, and hurriedly stopped, and said a few words to his subordinates on the side.

"Okay, Master Hou, please."

"Hmm."

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, and now it has stopped working.

Along the way, there is a little less fireworks.

After a round of shopping, the limestone that Tong Ju got was also sent to Guanyao Mountain.

A burning pit, Zheng Xiong is directing the firing.

"Put the limestone in this pit, put the clay over there, and wait for you to master the fire, and the temperature of the burning clay will be higher."

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

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

One is born, and the second is ripe.

Not in a hurry.

"Master Hou, you go to rest first, and when the burn is ready, the lower official will send it to Master Hou, you can see it."

Laymen guide insiders, Yu Qilin couldn't stand it and wanted to send Zheng Xiong away.

The high temperature burns people, Zheng Xiong readily agreed.

"Ben Hou will wait for you in the gazebo over there, you will have a snack here, remember that the heat is the key, burn it for about an hour, and grasp the time."

"Understood."

It's boring, it's a little idle.

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

The limestone was still snow-white, and when it was lightly struck with a small hammer, it immediately began to crumble.

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

Clay is different, after burning, it is, unsurprisingly, very hard.

The kind that is hard.

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

"Break the two, grind them into a fine powder, and send them over."

One sentence above, broken leg below.

Tired.

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

Take out a small porcelain cup, mix it in a three-to-one ratio, and stir well.

Finally, pick up the water cup 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 problem of heat, Ben Hou can't figure it out, you can use different temperatures to open a few more kilns to determine the temperature."

"I'll get it done, and I'll send it over."

There's nothing you can do.

Yu Qilin personally sat in the official kiln factory and felt the change in temperature.

Another hour passed, and in front of Zheng Xiong, several samples were being placed at this moment.

As concocted, the few samples that had just been sent turned to ashes, and they became experimental samples as they wished.

Make a mark, perfect.

It takes a bit longer for the cement to air dry to take effect.

Another day passed in waiting.

It's time to put the results to the test.

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

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

A few strokes, survival of the fittest.

In the end, a piece of relatively high hardness was left to play with in the hand.

"Do you know the temperature of this number?"

"Clearly, the lower official made a record."

"Then follow this standard."

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

"Yes, Master Hou."

"You don't have to worry about anything, in the future, according to the pharmacy and a building, the salary is also twenty yuan a day."

"You just need to do what Benhou has to do."

(End of chapter)