Daqin: At the beginning, he revealed that he was a traverser, and Ying Zheng was paralyzed

"Staff tight?"

"I arranged for all the captive Huns to come here, and His Royal Highness also mobilized many people."

"Is it because the waterwheel hasn't been built yet?"

Chen Qing glanced at the river in the distance.

Xianglixi's apprentice led a large number of peasants to assemble the waterwheel.

The river water was freezing cold, and the peasants went down to dig the river channel in batches, and they had to rotate in a quarter of an hour.

Had it not been for the delay in progress, the water mill would have been completed long ago.

"My lord, what is missing is not ordinary civilian husbands!"

"Gunpowder is flammable, explosive, and extremely powerful."

"Such delicate tasks as refining and blending require those who are familiar with alchemy to be at ease."

Crane Immortal Weng said pointedly.

"Oh, it turns out that you are missing your fellow grudge."

Chen Qing turned to look at Fusu: "Isn't Commander Zhao in charge of this matter? Why haven't we seen more manpower these days?"

"This……"

Fusu couldn't give an answer either.

Crane Immortal Weng said hesitantly: "The villain listened to the talk of the newcomers. The alchemists who went to Xianyang to offer medicines could only go in and out. This matter has spread a lot."

"Unless they are daring or foolish, the rest of the local scholars have closed their doors and found places to hide."

"I'm afraid I will think about it as before..."

His tone was dull and his mood was very complicated.

Once upon a time, he was also a member of the group of big grievances, and he stepped into Xianyang with the dream of prosperity and wealth.

Then I met Chen Qing, a black-hearted and poisonous person, and His Majesty...

"I see."

Chen Qing rubbed his chin, and couldn't help feeling troubled.

Alchemists are different from simple people. They are educated and have vision, and they are all big fools who talk about running trains.

Seeing that something is wrong, who would foolishly go to Xianyang City to offer medicine?

"You call everyone over first, I have my own way."

Chen Qing soon had an idea.

"promise."

The Crane Immortal bowed and saluted, and trotted to greet the staff.

Not long after, thirty or forty alchemists with sad faces gathered carefully.

"See His Royal Highness."

"I've seen Chen Shaofu."

The crowd saluted.

If it was in the past, when people like them met high officials and dignitaries, they would wish to use all their abilities to win the favor of the big shots.

But facing Fusu and Chen Qing at this time, everyone lowered their heads shyly, as if they were afraid of being betrayed.

"I am the Shaofu of Leihuosi, can you recognize me?"

Chen Qing stood up and said loudly.

"The villain knows."

"promise."

"heard about it."

The alchemists whispered in a hurry.

Chen Qing was almost amused.

Why don't you all dare to look at me?

Could it be that Old Crane was speaking ill of me behind my back?

"cough."

"I came today and only said three things, which are closely related to you, so I listened carefully."

Chen Qing said loudly: "The first thing is, you practice alchemy, and you have been exposed to porcelain before."

"Today's porcelain is poorly made and made of inferior materials, making it unusable."

"I know that there is a kind of soil in the world, and the porcelain made from it is extremely exquisite. The color is as moist as jade, and the hardness is far beyond copper and iron."

"Whoever can refine this kind of porcelain will be exempted from slavery and appointed officials and nobles!"

Before the words were finished, the alchemists raised their heads in unison, their eyes full of hope.

"The second thing..."

"The limestone in the mountains must be known to you and others."

"I want to use it to refine cement, and you will see it in a few days."

"The formulas of supplementary materials added in it are different, and the effects are very different."

"Whoever can find better materials and recipes will also be appointed officials and nobles!"

Chen Qing saw that the eyes of the alchemists became brighter, and he was very satisfied.

"The third thing."

"Everyone should know a lot of friends of the same way."

"Lei Huosi is currently short of manpower..."

"Whoever can attract three people, I will be exempted from slavery."

"Bring five people and you will be officials."

"Bring ten people here, and they will be appointed officials and nobles!"

"Not only do you draw the calculations yourself, but the alchemists you recruited then draw the manpower, and the two of them can remember one of them on your own."

"Further down, four people can remember one person, and infer in turn."

Chen Qing said solemnly: "This method is the fastest and most effective."

"Lei Huosi is still vacant in the positions of the left and right Zhonghou, as long as you recruit enough people, even if this official is a young mansion, it is not impossible to allow it!"

The alchemists were bewildered and shaken.

Crane Immortal Weng hurriedly turned his head away, not daring to let others find out that his expression was abnormal.

Lei Huosi's left and right Zhonghou, just because he knew about it, Chen Qing promised no less than ten people.

He and Lu Xianweng are also listed here.

That's all. The method of lifting the head that Chen Qing mentioned just now makes one shudder after thinking about it.

Those who can come up with such vicious schemes must be people like Chen Shaofu who are distorted in human nature and have lost their morals.

"You have to think about it carefully. I never force others. After all, the melons that are forced are not sweet."

"Anyone who volunteers to work for this government can tell the steward."

"The official will not reveal it."

After Chen Qing finished speaking, he glanced around, and saw emotion in the eyes of more than a dozen people.

The saying that a dead fellow is not dead is not a joke.

Facing the cruel reality of being slaves for generations, I believe there will be people willing to work for him.

Chapter 185 The Father-in-Law Serves Tea, Turns Against Tiangang

The coal and steel industry is about to set sail, and gunpowder plays an unparalleled role in it.

Blow up mountains to open roads, blast mines, and even use it in exchange for more Hun captives.

Chen Qing will never let the shortage of manpower be the reason to hinder the increase of production.

"Sir, why don't I pick some smart and reliable civil servants to come over and support them for a while."

Fusu knew that this matter was very important, so he said caringly.

Chen Qing shook his head slowly: "Your Highness, civil servants can't do this kind of rough work. They read the articles of sages and sages, talk about their family, country and world, and they are full of thoughts of 'learning the arts of literature and martial arts, and the goods and the emperor's family'."

"You let them stay in the mill every day, dealing with saltpeter, charcoal and sulfur?"

"It's okay if it's not bad."

Fusu groaned and remained silent, feeling that what Chen Qing said was reasonable, but he was not convinced.

Literary officials have read more books than alchemists, so they must be smart and agile to be able to serve in Yichun Palace.

Why not?

"Your Highness, you will know in the future."

Chen Qing didn't explain too much.

After all, there was no Donglin Party at this time, and there were no "masters" who were touted to heaven during the Republic of China.

Anyone can talk about it, and there are countless learned people who say that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world.

But in the end, it is the most ordinary and humble workers and farmers who have paid the most for the prosperity of this country.

What Chen Qing wanted were craftsmen with superb skills and hard work, the more the better.

Those literati and counselors who are proud of their talents and arrogant, let them go far away as soon as possible.

"Mr. Xiangli is here."

"Let's go take a look."

While the two were talking, Xianglixi walked quickly with more than a dozen disciples and various measuring tools.

Chen Qing saw him from a distance, and immediately went up to him with Fusu.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two sides chatted about business affairs.

"Your Highness, the grinder Chen Shaofu needs is quite difficult."

"The two rollers together weigh more than [-] catties, and they run continuously day and night."

"According to Chen Shaofu's order, the gap between the two should be able to crush the ore the size of a head to the size of a fist, and then continue to be crushed by the next small crusher."

"Weichen has redesigned the output structure of the waterwheel. For the sake of completeness, we have come here to measure it on the spot."

Xianglixi respectfully reported his work to Fusu.

"Mr. Xiangli has worked hard."

"It's really a blessing for the imperial court to have a talent like you in Daqin."

Fusu praised without hesitation.

Chen Qing smiled and pointed in the direction of the hut: "I still have a lot of details to discuss with Mr. Xiangli, why don't we sit down and talk about it."

Xianglixi arranged for his disciples to go to the river bank to survey and map first, and then followed the two of them and sat down on a simple desk.

"Crushing and grinding has always been time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is most suitable to replace it with a water wheel."

"There is one more thing, Mr. Xiangli, please prepare early."

Chen Qing said in a serious tone.

"Is there anything new about Chen Shaofu?"

Xiangli Xi said with a smile.

Compared with before, he feels that his current life has been enriched many times.