Take the mall to Datang

Then the servant changed his guard and went to do other things.

Some of the farmers in Wulizhuang came to help with stone mining, some went to dig coal, and the rest stayed and continued to work in Yuanjia Manor.

The back mountain of Yuanjia Manor is now the busiest place in Yuanjia Manor. Craftsmen and householders who come to help work are all here. More than 400 people are divided into several waves for quarrying, transportation, and helping to build brick kilns. and new cement kilns.

"Master, the cement is ready." Zhou Tao said excitedly.

Yuan Shan was looking at the design drawing of the new cement kiln in the stone house of the kiln factory at this time. He didn't expect Zhou Zhou to come in suddenly. When he heard that the cement had been fired, he immediately put down what he was doing and went to meet Zhou Zhou. go out and see.

"This is not enough. We must cool down the cooked clinker, disperse these raw materials quickly, and add gypsum powder to grind them into powder." Yuan Shan was looking forward to it at the beginning, but now it is only a semi-finished product. There is still a process behind. The first batch of cement is not much, but it is more than ten tons. This is just a preliminary test, so we need to see the effect.

"Butler Zhou, now that we have cement, let's use the cement and bricks to build a more efficient kiln," Yuan Shan said.

"Yes, young master, the old servant will arrange manpower to build it right away, just to test the adhesion of these cements." Zhou Butler said.

"Well, you can build a wall next to the kiln first, just to experiment with the effect of cement." Yuan Shan said, now he really can't guarantee that the cement can reach the strength of modern cement, but at least it is better than that used by Datang now. The plant ash and clay are strong for it.

Only practice can test whether it is easy to use, so under the help of housekeeper Zhou, a small wall was quickly built, and the craftsman who built the wall said: "Master Hou, this cement is very viscous. You can see the effect."

"Well, wait, it will take at least ten hours, let's start building the kiln, at least it won't be too bad anyway." Yuan Shan said.

Then he asked people not to touch the small wall that was just built. He planned to go to Chang'an City to make samples after this was done. At that time, it is better for people to watch the finished product directly.

However, this turning around means that the 90-point wall is too thin, so Yuan Shan added another turn on the wall. He built it himself. This wall is also very particular. An eight-point wall is just an extra face-turning veneer, which is well-proportioned and neatly put together. The reinforced wall has increased to more than [-] bricks per square meter. If a single brick is used, it will be more than sixty. a brick.

The specifications of the red bricks fired now are all made according to modern specifications, because the dimensions given in the books purchased in the mall are like this, and Yuan Shan is too lazy to change it. Besides, he is not a panacea, and this is not just a change. .

Besides, those brick clips are all of the same specification. It is much more convenient to buy directly than to build them, and they are not too expensive. Yuanshan knows how to get more cost-effective, so he must make good use of them when he has a mall.

"Hahaha, something that changes the times is coming. I don't know what will happen if a Tang version of the Empire State Building is built in Chang'an." Yuan Shan was excited, and immediately began to dream about it. The cement is famous all over the world for the Empire State Building. ...

Five days later, the cement wall has been placed outside the newly opened store in Hepingfang, which has now hung a new plaque, Hepingfang Building Materials Store.

Today is the opening time of the store. Yuan Shan brought Dugu Ruolan and others all to the door of the store. The walls of the store have been painted, and the interior has also been decorated simply. The decoration in the back yard is a little more intensive.

For no reason, he set off a blasting rod first, which immediately attracted the attention of the neighbors in the neighborhood. For this reason, some musicians were invited to beat on the door. Anyway, how to make the sound louder, it came.

Behind the shop, Shan's, Mrs. Xue heard voices from outside in the hall, and asked Shan Fangfang: "What's going on outside, why is it so noisy, maybe something happened."

"Mother, I saw it when my daughter came back from getting you some medicine. It's the first day that the rented shop opens for business. It's naturally going to be more lively, but that Lord Hou is really, and attracted a lot of people to watch the excitement. And give candy to the onlookers." Shan Fangfang said.

"Oh, with such a big budget, I don't know what kind of shop he opened." Mrs. Xue said curiously.

Chapter 87

The Hepingfang building material store opened, and Yuanshan didn’t prepare too many things. The drum team, a large number of explosive poles, and the newly made marshmallows at home, those cane sugars are very expensive, but the made marshmallows are delicious. Still very good.

Before opening the store, I didn’t do much preparation, and the original store didn’t go through intensive renovations, because it’s a building material store and not a high-end hotel, and there’s no need for it. It’s good to maintain the current state.

The opening is naturally going to be lively, so under Yuan Shan's plan, the current news came about. He didn't know many people in Datang, but he also handed over invitations for the opening, and the first one was sent to Qin Mansion, the second post was sent to Prince Qin's Mansion, and the third post was sent to Yaman Yang Shan.

The first person to arrive was Yang Shan. This was the first time he had received such an official invitation. When he saw that Yuan Shan had invited him to the opening ceremony, he was completely taken aback, but so was Yang Shan. A sensible person, after receiving the post, he changed into the clothes under the suitcase and came here early.

"Brother Yang Shan, welcome. Let's talk in the first room. It's thanks to you that Ben Hou Ye can open this shop."

While Yuan Shan was chatting with Yang Shan, housekeeper Zhou immediately walked in and said, "Master, Mr. Gao Ming is here."

Yuan Shan greeted Yang Shan and went out, and saw two carriages, Gao Ming led Li Ke, Li Tai and a few people, and Li Zhi and others all arrived behind.

At first glance, they were all children, and I thought I invited you, why did you bring a lot of children here? This is the opening ceremony, not the opening of kindergarten. There are several children who come who he doesn’t know, but they are dressed luxuriously. Presumably not relatives but buddies or something.

The servant who put the explosive stick outside doesn't care who comes. His task is to throw the explosive stick into the brazier without listening. There is another person on the opposite side who is also doing this repeatedly.

Then Qin An, the housekeeper of the Qin residence, also came over.

"Master Hou, my master is busy with military affairs, so I specially asked the old man to come over to congratulate." Qin An asked his servant to bring all the gifts over.

Yuan Shan was very moved. He finally received a gift for the opening, and then looked at Gao Ming, feeling speechless, thinking that as the eldest son of King Qin, he would not even prepare a gift. It turns out that he did not see this group of children bringing him a gift. Here comes the gift.

"Haha, everyone is here, let's start." After Yuan Shan finished speaking, he asked everyone to go outside the door of the shop. The explosion stopped, but the collaborator did not. Announced loudly: "The Hepingfang Building Materials Mall has opened."

Then the servants who had been prepared for a long time began to distribute a piece of marshmallow to each of the people who came to pay the bill.

"What is this?" Someone asked curiously.

"It's called cotton candy, and it's for eating." The servant replied.

Soon someone put the marshmallow into his mouth and immediately shouted: "It's sweet, it's sugar."

"It turned out to be sugar, it's really sweet, and it's still soft." Another person shouted.

"How much candy do you have to hand out to so many people?" Some people sighed when they saw more than 100 people around after eating candy.

"What's the history of the owner of this shop? He's so generous. Everyone who is onlookers can get a piece of marshmallow. Is it really sweet? I'll bring it to my daughter when I go back, hehe..."

In the store, there was not even a single product in the lobby, only a few round tables. After everyone returned to the room, they saw that some servants had already started serving food. For the opening ceremony, we should go to Zuixianlou to have a good banquet, but it’s a bit far away, so I’ll entertain everyone in a small shop, I hope you don’t feel disgusted.”

"How can you dislike it? It's definitely a pleasure to eat the food at Lord Hou's mansion." Qin An said.

Li Tai on the side looked unconcerned. He came here today completely because of the trend, and he didn't expect that Li Chengqian would invite a group of brothers from the Li family to come here. What an opening ceremony.

It would be fine if he went to Zuixian Tower, but now in such a poor place, he has to eat at the same table with a group of low-status people, how could he be willing.

But he also wanted to know what the hell his elder brother Li Chengqian was going to do. He wondered if he deliberately made himself embarrassed in front of the Li family's children. The more he thought about it, the more he calmed down. When he calmed down, he continued to endure, wanting to see what happened. .

"Haha, Yuan Shan, today's menu is written on your invitation card. Hurry up and serve the dishes so that my brothers know what real delicious food is." Gao Ming said excitedly.

Originally, this group of people was going to the hunting ground to hunt, but Gao Ming was too embarrassed to leave alone, so he directly called a group of people to come directly, and he didn't forget to call Lizhi when he came, that's why so many children came to visit.

There are so many relatives in the Li family, and Yuan Shan couldn't figure out which one was which. After Li Chengqian's introduction, he remembered a name, Li Jingheng. The father of this child was the son of Li Daozong.

In the Tang Dynasty, his father was considered a celebrity, but among the Li family relatives, there were very few people who were reused, and Li Daozong was one of them.

"Yuan Shan, why is your table full of vegetables and meat, why are they still raw?" Li Ke asked suddenly.

In fact, it’s not just Li Ke who wants to know why, even other people don’t know what’s going on. Just now, the servants have been busy for a long time, all the vegetables and raw meat on the table, and the raw meat is very thin, it smells like mutton , but it seems that there is no such way to eat raw. I am very curious, but I didn't ask directly.

"Haha, don't worry, it'll be ready right away." Yuan Shan thought it would be easy to burn charcoal, he didn't wait to blow it in a sealed box, so that the water would boil quickly.

After a while, I saw two servants coming over with a thick wooden board. On the wooden board, there was something like a large oil lamp. When I got closer, it was a round thing with a long empty tube in the middle. It is very strange, there is charcoal in the ground, and this thing is still smoking.

After the servant placed the copper hot pot on the table, Yuan Shan immediately stood up and said, "Okay, let's start the meal. Let everyone try the latest hot pot developed by Lord Ben Hou."

Yuan Shan lifted the lid, and the hot water inside had begun to boil, and there were some scallion seasonings and other things in the water. When the servant came over again, he had already brought some hot pot seasonings, and helped everyone mix the seasonings. After distributing to their respective Wanzhong, they withdrew.

"Is this hot pot used for cooking meat? How do you use it?" Gao Ming asked curiously. Obviously, he is more interested in this strange pot than the food on the table.

"You'll know if you order more meat." Yuan Shan poured a plate of frozen and sliced ​​mutton rolls into the hot pot, and within a short time of two suctions, he took it out with chopsticks and put it in a bowl, dipped it in some hot pot seasoning, Then eat it with a big mouthful.