Passing through the mud brick array, there are ten huge brick kilns covering an area of three acres and five zhang high.

Seeing these brick kilns, Zhou Zhengxiong couldn't help but say:

"Your Highness, this brick kiln built by the craftsmen is a bit unreasonable, and it is very different from what the old man has seen in the past."

He is a senior official who has been in charge of the local government, not a simple general, and he also has certain opinions on civil affairs.

"It's really unreasonable, I'm afraid it's difficult to fire the green bricks."

Zhuge Xuan also nodded and agreed, he has learned a wide range of things, and he has also dabbled in engineering and architecture, which can be seen from the fact that he can teach Zhu Gaoxuan "Qi Min Technique".

"It's too big, it's too high, can the fire burn?"

Even Zhu Anlan couldn't help but question.

Zhu Gaoxuan was a little worried when he was said, and hurriedly stepped forward and shouted:

"Liu Laoshi, has the brick kiln cooled down? Is it time to unload the bricks? ”

"Back to Your Highness, although it's a little hot, there should be no problem in unloading the bricks."

"Let's get started."

"Yes!"

Liu Laoshi, who had just knelt down, hurriedly got up and shouted loudly: "Open the kiln...... Open the kiln. ”

Not far away, craftsmen and prisoners who were concocting mud bricks immediately gathered in Hula.

Zhu Gaoxuan beckoned Zhuge Xuan and the others to dismount and walk to the open space on the side.

These new brick kilns in front of them have eighteen wheel doors, and the bricks are unloaded quickly, and the first batch of red bricks is delivered to them in a blink of an eye.

"Your Highness, this kiln has burned out."

Along with the red bricks, there were also Liu Laoshi, Wang Tong, and Wu Yuping, and the three of them knelt down as soon as they came.

"Give me a hammer."

Zhu Gaoxuan was not in a hurry to get angry, but asked for a hammer, took two steps forward, and smashed it down with one hammer.

Burst...... Burst......

Click...... Click......

While...... While......

Some bricks break apart like sand as soon as the hammer goes down, some break directly, or crack into several pieces.

Such bricks are obviously not going to work.

Zhu Gaoxuan became more and more disappointed the more he smashed it, and after smashing more than 30 pieces in a row, he had no confidence to smash it again.

But he still took a few deep breaths and walked back to the three masters and said:

"It's just one kiln that burns out, and we still have nine kilns;

Tell them to go down and let them open in unison, and pick some out to test first. ”

"Yes."

The three masters were surprised that Zhu Gaoxuan didn't scold them, so he quickly kowtowed, turned around and ran to open other kilns.

"Ahem...... Your Highness, it's okay, and then the ten kilns have failed, so just kill a few small workers and sacrifice them to the furnace. ”

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxuan's face was not good, Lan Hu made a joke, and the others all nodded slightly, saying that this was a good way.

This made Zhu Gaoxuan wonder, could it be that there was really such a tradition in ancient times?

Or............

Try?

"Your Highness, another kiln of red bricks has been sent for you to try again."

Just when Zhu Gaoxuan thought of the legend of the sword-forging of the cadre Mo Ye, Liu Laoshi personally pushed a cart of bricks over.

"Hmm...... Good. ”

Suppressing the devil's thought in his heart, Zhu Gaoxuan lifted the hammer at his feet and smashed it down.

It's a pity,

It's "click" again...... The sound of a click, .......

Zhu Gaoxuan's face was a little dark, Liu Laoshi's face was a little white, and the faces of several people around Zhu Gaoxuan were also a little disappointed.

But no one will say cool things at this time.

Zhu Anlan was even more hurried

"Your Highness, there is no hurry.

There are eight kilns in the back, let's smash them slowly. ”

It's just that Zhu Gaoxuan listened to it and directly gave him a roll of his eyes and said:

"I'm not in a hurry. Even if this batch is all scrapped, learn from the lessons and burn the next batch. ”

Zhu Gaoxuan just thought of the legend of the cadre Mo Ye, and felt a little sorry for the two people in the story, and he would not really go to the murder furnace.

To put it bluntly, the fire of human sacrifice is to use the iron and oxygen components in the human blood to accelerate the melting of some hard-to-melt metals, which can be solved by increasing the furnace temperature.

Even if he really wants to sacrifice the furnace, he has so many cattle and sheep, just pull the cattle and sheep over.

After thinking about it, Zhu Gaoxuan looked up at the ground around him again, and said to Zhu Anlan:

"You command, from here, to Lantian County, pull out a straight line, and the red bricks burned will be paved here, and you will find someone to smash them."

"Ah...... Your Highness, this brick is too brittle to pave the way. ”

Zhu Anlan immediately refused again.

Zhu Gaoxuan wanted to give him a hammer.

The official is a good official, and he will think about the people, but he is a bit brainless.

Zhu Gaoxuan turned his head to look at Li Yuan and said, "Old Li, you come." ”

"Good!"

Li Yuan nodded very dryly, and took the hammer that Zhu Gaoxuan had placed on the ground.

"This ......" Zhu Anlan was a little incomprehensible, but he still hurried after Li Yuan to make arrangements.

And Zhu Gaoxuan turned his head and invited Zhuge Xuan and others to enter the brick kiln area together, and they would take a look at these kilns.

Zhou Zhengxiong walked unceremoniously in the forefront, not only circling around the brick kiln, but also knocking and beating from time to time, and pulling the craftsman to ask, looking very interested.

Zhuge Xuan was full of interest in the wheelbarrow researched by Li Sen, the grappling hook for taking bricks, the sliding crane for lifting bricks, and the simple cargo crawler.

After the brick kiln is ignited, it takes a day to burn, and in this day, Zhu Gaoxuan put forward various ideas and instructed the craftsmen to produce a lot of tools.

"Your Highness, you have a deep understanding of that saying: If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools."

After looking around, Zhuge Xuan sighed.

"Even if these ten kiln bricks are all scrapped, with the invention and manufacture of these tools, the work of building a brick kiln this time is not in vain."

"Teacher, don't worry, this brick kiln will definitely work."

For Zhuge Xuan's change of direction, Zhu Gaoxuan nodded and accepted his heart, but he had confidence in the brick kiln.

Sure enough, at this moment, Liu Laoshi, Wang Tong, and Wu Yuping came running all over in black ashes.

"Your Highness, we have succeeded, we have succeeded, and we have burned out the bricks that have been smashed by the hammer."

"What? Hammer smashing?

Take me to see it! ”

Hearing Liu Laoshi's words, Zhu Gaoxuan was also surprised.

You must know that the thickness of these bricks is only three inches, and the length is three feet, and the width is one foot, which can be said to be a very thin shape.

In a word, this kind of red brick that is constantly smashed by the hammer is stronger than ordinary bluestone.

It may not necessarily have the quality of bluestone, but the tolerance is definitely comparable to bluestone.

When Zhu Gaoxuan and Liu Laoshi walked to the place, Zhu Anlan, a scholar and county magistrate, was smashing a big maroon brick with a round hammer.

Syllable...... Syllable...... Syllable......

Seven or eight hammers in a row, going down to the middle of the brick, Zhu Anlan was out of breath, and the brick was still intact.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Gaoxuan couldn't even call a good guy.

This is an accidental burning of black technology, and the bricks fired by the machine in the previous life are not so good.

"Liu Laoshi, how many such bricks are there? Which kiln fired it? ”

"Your Highness, for the time being, there are only 19 such bricks, which were fired from the No. 6 kiln, and they are being moved to the back."