Early the next morning, Ren Baqian came to the Ministry of Industry again, and when he saw Tong Zhenye, he asked, "Lord Shangshu, how is the cement now?"

"Let's go check it out. Tong Zhenye said: "The official hasn't had time to see it yet." ”

The two walked to the backyard, but they didn't see Feng Throat and Sha Hongbo, after all, they are all officials with real jobs, and they have a lot of things to deal with every day, and they don't have so much time to stare at a cement, as long as they know the result.

And because Tong Zhenye is a secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he sees things farther than others, and his attention to this cement is much higher.

When the two of them arrived in the backyard, they saw a pile of cement that had been mixed there yesterday, and the square that had been plastered on the outside of both stones with cement.

Ren Baqian stepped forward and tapped it on his toes, it was very hard.

"It's done?" Ren Baqian was slightly happy in his heart, what he was most afraid of was that the ore in this world was different from the earth in some way, after all, this was a different world, and he didn't even know if it was the same universe.

And from this world, there is a spirit sword, and there is also super personal force, and it is normal to have some differences in details.

Just now, he went down to test the hardness of the cement, which made him see the hope of success.

I squatted down and pressed it with my fingers, and sure enough, it was very hard, like a stone. Then I went to look at the cement that had plastered the two stones, and it had completely solidified together, and wrapped the stones.

When he lifted it, he threw it to the ground, shattering even a corner of the stone slab, and only a piece of cement collapsed.

"It's done, it's okay with this cement. Ren Baqian said with a happy face.

Tong Zhenye also saw Ren Baqian's movements, and he had a number in his heart, and nodded slightly.

Leaned over and touched the cement block, and slapped it again, and the pile of cement on the ground suddenly fell apart, and several pieces collapsed directly on Ren Baqian's body.

Ren Baqian took a breath, not shocked, but painful, just now a piece of cement directly hit his calf shin.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Ren Baqian kept jumping around holding his calves.

"It's a little worse than a stone, but it's okay. It also requires a lot of materials, but it's much easier than quarrying and polishing and then transporting it over. Tong Zhenye nodded, turned his head to see Ren Baqian's face in pain, and turned his gaze directly to the side, as if he didn't see it at all.

After thinking about it, he felt that Ren Baqian had a lot of good things in his hands, maybe there was something else he was worried about, so he showed an apologetic face: "I'm sorry." ”

Ren Baqian jumped for a long time and lifted his trouser leg up, only to see that the calf was bruised, and the skin was broken and bleeding.

If you think about it, you can't worry about Tong Zhenye for this matter, the ancient people are so arrogant, they are considered unlucky.

"Next, store more of this cement, wait ten days to see how the red bricks burn, and if there is no problem, build the brick kiln first." First, we will go all out to produce cement and red bricks, and prepare to build a blast furnace.

As long as the blast furnace is built, glass can be made. Moreover, this kind of blast furnace also has a good effect on ironmaking, and can even directly smelt steel, saving most of the effort.

In addition, this cement has many other uses, such as paving the road, and there is no need for slates, just pave the cement directly. The same is true for repairing the city walls and other aspects, so the more the merrier, and the consumption of this thing will definitely not be a small number in the future. Ren Baqian said to Tong Zhenye while rubbing his legs.

"This official knows about it, and today he will write to His Majesty and send people to carry out this matter. Tong Zhenye nodded, he didn't have any doubts about Ren Baqian's words. Such as paving roads and the like, even if Ren Baqian doesn't talk about it, he can think of it in a few days.

This cement is used well, and it is indeed a sharp weapon, especially for the Ministry of Industry.

Then he looked at Ren Baqiandao, "The cement that Ren Fucheng took out is indeed of great use to my Dayao, and it is also of great use to my Ministry of Industry." In order to thank Ren Fucheng, this official will hold a banquet for Ren Fucheng in Yunyan Building tonight, and everyone from the Ministry of Industry will also come, and Ren Fucheng must come. ”

Ren Baqian nodded happily after hearing this, this is the first time that a big man from the DPRK and China has invited him, I don't know if it is an acceptance. After all, you can't always rely on the empress and wander around the palace every day, right?

I hope this is a good start, so that I can integrate into the Dayao Dynasty soon.

Leaving the Ministry of Works, Ren Baqian went directly to the Beast Garden first.

Not far after entering, I saw the stone steward playing with the stone lock, and the fifty or sixty pound stone lock flew up and down in his hand, and he was sweating all over his body.

Noticing that Ren Baqian was coming, the stone steward shook his hand, and the stone lock smashed directly into the house.

"Ren Fucheng. Steward Shi didn't even glance at the loud bang and dust behind him, and he had a direct sense that a real man never looked back at the explosion.

"Steward Shi. Ren Baqian said with a smile.

"I'm still thinking about when Ren Fucheng will come, those shaved ice shops have earned a total of more than 400 taels of silver in the past two months. and those fans made by Ren Fucheng also earned two hundred taels of silver.

I'll just divide the part of the shaved ice shop, and I should give Ren Fucheng four hundred and fifty taels of silver. It's not easy to see Ren Fucheng these days, and I'm thinking about how to send it. Steward Shi's eyebrows fluttered when he mentioned this matter, and the shaved ice shop earned more than 400 taels of silver in more than two months, and more than 200 were distributed to him, and he could have about 1,000 taels of silver in this year, which was definitely a huge amount of money for him.

Of course, what he didn't expect the most was that Ren Baqian ran around again and again in a few months, from a steward one level lower than him to a five-grade Zhongyu Mansion Cheng, and even this Zhongyu Mansion Cheng was not taken seriously, the important thing is that he was chosen by His Majesty as a husband.

Thinking about the changes in the past few months, he is a little embarrassed.

Ren Baqian hadn't paid much attention to this aspect recently, and when he heard Steward Shi's words, he remembered the mess he had made before.

Although money doesn't mean much to him now, he is still a little happy that more than 400 taels of silver has arrived, and it is usually good to use it to reward others. The most important thing is that this is his own industry, which is completely different from what the empress gave herself.

"How is the business of shaved ice lately?" asked Ren Baqian with a smile.

"The shaved ice is fine, but the fan doesn't have to be made, and now several shops sell it. Steward Shi said with a slight regret.

"It doesn't matter. "Ren Baqian doesn't care.

I wanted to say that there would be good things to sell to him in the future, but I swallowed the words again.

In terms of the status of the stone steward, today's business is already his limit, and if it is difficult to ensure that no matter how difficult it is, some people will be jealous.

At least on Earth.

As for the future, it depends on the luck of the stone steward. I have the opportunity to mention a few words, and he will not lose his earnings, and it will not be in vain to have a fellowship with him when he comes.

"When the time comes, I'll let people come and pick it up, this time I'm looking for the stone steward to ask for two people. Ren Baqian said to Steward Shi.

"No problem. Steward Shi agreed.

"Bring me the vine gourd and the iron knife, and I will ask them if they will follow me. ”

"How could they not be willing, they have been thinking about Lord Fucheng these days, but they are afraid that Fucheng will forget them. Steward Shi laughed.

After a while, the vine gourd and the iron knife were found, and when they saw Ren Baqian, they were overjoyed.

"Are you two willing to follow me?" asked Ren Baqian.

"Of course I do. The subordinates thanked Master Fu Cheng in advance, and he still remembered the two of us. The two of them were overjoyed. It's a good thing to follow Ren Baqian to do things.

Even before, the two would not refuse. Not to mention that now the tide of Ren 8,000 is rising.

Both of them are self-aware, and their strength is relatively average, if they hadn't worked for the eight thousand when they were still in charge, they wouldn't have been able to do such a thing.

"That's good, this sign is for you, and you will come to the palace tomorrow morning to find me. As for the accommodation, you two can rent a place to live in the city, and ask the stone steward for the money. Ren Baqian said.

This brand is still what he asked the empress to come, after all, whether it is the matter of the field or some of his other ideas, people have to do it.

Ren Baqian went back to the palace after seeing a few people, first inquired about the location of the empress, and then went to the garden, after all, he still had to be informed about going to the banquet at night.

In fact, there are only a few places where the empress usually stays, either in the Heart Cultivation Palace, or in the garden, and occasionally goes to places such as the Qingxin Hall and the Beast Garden, which is very boring in Ren Baqian's opinion.

Seeing the empress, Ren Baqian sat on the side after seeing the salute and said with a happy face: "Your Majesty, the cement has succeeded." ”

"It's a good thing, but now that you have nothing to reward, I won't reward you. The empress nodded. She has seen the tall buildings on the earth, and she knows more about the importance of cement than Tong Zhenye.

Ren Baqian laughed: "Being by Your Majesty's side is the biggest reward." ”

After hearing this, the empress tilted her face slightly, squinted her eyes and soaked up the sun. She always liked to hear him say these things.

The two of them sat there, talking occasionally, mostly silent. The main empress doesn't talk much, and Ren Baqian always can't say much by herself.

However, the mood of the two was very relaxed, the atmosphere was very warm, and even the green kite Hongluan stood far away and did not disturb the two.

It wasn't until after lunch that Ren Baqian told him about Tong Zhenye's invitation to the dinner again.

The empress looked at her forehead and thought for a moment before asking, "What is it?"

"Yunyan Building. Ren replied.

"Yes, I know. The empress said: "Then change your clothes in the evening, and get ready to go." If you encounter something interesting, come back and tell me about it. ”

Ren Baqian then left to go to the Qingxin Palace, and in the evening, he changed his clothes and left the palace to go to Yunyan Tower.

When he said the location, the guards around him had strange expressions.

"What, what's wrong with this place?" Ren Baqian wondered.

The expressions of the crowd became even more weird.

There's nothing wrong with the place, it's really a good place.

The point is that the person who went was wrong.

"My lord, Daxia calls that place Qinglou. Xu Wei, the head of the guards that the empress had arranged for him, couldn't help but say to Ren Baqian.

"Poof!" Ren Baqian spurted out a mouthful of old blood directly after hearing this.