Don't make trouble, let's build infrastructure!

Tong Ran chased the little tiger out, and just opened the curtain and bent down to go out when she heard a commotion.

"Master Tong!"

"Hello, Mr. Tong!"

"Master Tong is here!"

It's like they're calling his name.

Dongqing moved the wooden steps over, and the little tiger jumped out of the car in twos and twos. Tong Ran stood on the car board for a while, and the black heads outside really startled him.

"My subordinate Gao Zhuo, please see Master Tong."

In front of the carriage, Gao Zhuo bowed and bowed, and Fu Xuan and others followed closely behind.

"Master Gao, don't be too polite." Tong Ran got out of the car, picked up the little tiger that was running around and said.He lowered his voice again and asked: "I didn't make a big announcement this time, how could there be so many people around?"

Gao Zhuo: "Returning to Mr. Tong, this row of houses has attracted a lot of attention today, so when the officials and Fu Tiangan arrived, they were noticed."

Tong Ran followed his words to look at the house behind.He ordered this house to be built, but it was all contracted to Fan. He didn't come to the site, so it was the first time he saw the finished product. "Go in and have a look." Tong Ran said, leading the way into the house.

Gao Zhuo and others naturally accompanied them.

"Go in." The people on the side of the road were still stopped by the yamen servants, unable to follow.

"Is this row of houses for Master Tong?"

"Impossible. How could Mr. Tong live in such a house? I think it looks like a warehouse."

"Joke, what are you doing in the warehouse here?"

A group of people were shouting, and another row of wheels came rolling.This time, the carriages that came were not the kind of carriage Tong Ran was in, but trucks, each drawn by two horses, and the goods were covered with cloth, so it was impossible to tell what they were.

There were eight more trucks, and they lined up to the end of the road, and two carriages came up behind them. They were the kind of big carts that ordinary people take, and there were about twenty people on them.The leader was a young man, he directed those people to gather in one place, and ran into the house that Tong Ran had just entered.

Tong Ran looked around the house, and there were three big houses and one small house in this row.The big ones are five rooms wide and three deep. There are only a few brick pillars in the house, while the small ones are about two rooms wide and one and a half deep.

Ke Yang asked the soldiers around Tong Ran, and soon found where Tong Ran was, walked in quickly and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the coal ash and workers have already arrived."

Coal mining has been going on for a period of time, and the coal shipped in varies in size, and each time there are many debris, which they call coal ash.Ke Yang felt that these things were useless, but Tong Ran wanted him to collect them all for the future.

Ke Yang thought he was doing it to prevent the lack of coal one day, but for some reason, Tong Ran suddenly sent an order to him yesterday to transport all the coal ash to the car, ordered [-] more workers, and came with him today.

"The workshop is well built." Tong Ran told Gao Zhuo, motioning Ke Yang to wait.

Ke Yang understood, stepped aside and stood aside, listening to the magistrate Gao in official uniform say, "Workshop? Your Excellency is going to use this place to build a workshop? May I ask what kind of workshop it is?"

"It's made of briquettes," Tong Ran said.

Gao Zhuo was confused.

Fu Xuan was not very energetic at first, but when he heard that briquettes were being made, his eyes lit up, and he rushed forward and said, "Mayor, what are briquettes? What are they used for? How to make them?"

Tong Ran glanced at him, was troubled by his series of questions, and said, "Take your people out with Ke Yang, and bring in a load of coal ash. I also brought in some of the soil and water I asked you to prepare. Holly, go get the tools from the wagon."

After a series of instructions, several people immediately took action.

This row of houses was built for the workshop, and there was a door at the back. Tong Ran's cargo carriage also opened the door at the back. After the back of the carriage was connected to the back door of the workshop, it was easy to dump the goods in.

The soot was dumped and there was dust, and it was not good to suck it in, so Tong Ran led people to avoid it.

Not long after, the loess and water prepared by Fu Xuan were in place, just outside.

"My lord, what exactly are you going to do?" Fu Xuan held back for a long time, then quickly asked again when he seized the opportunity.

"Honeycomb briquettes, didn't you tell me?" Tong Ran said.

Fu Xuan: "...You said it, but I don't know what briquettes are."

Tong Ran came very suddenly, yesterday sent an order, and he will come today. The person who sent the message only mentioned the arrival time and asked them to prepare loess and water, but didn't know anything else.

Fu Xuan discussed with Gao Zhuo, but Gao Zhuo was very boring, he didn't mean to speculate at all, he just said that he would know when Tong Ran came.The newly appointed county lieutenant and fellow magistrates didn't know Tong Ran well, and Fu Xuan didn't know them very well, so he didn't have much to ask.

"I'll know in a while." Tong Ran said, he explained a few more words to Ke Yang, and Ke Yang immediately ordered the workers to act.

The coal ash dumped into the workshop was piled up into hills by shovels, and a hole was dug in the middle.

After the hole was dug, Ke Yang directed his workers to bring in the water from the outside and pour it directly into the soot pile.

"Use a shovel to shovel in the coal ash bit by bit. Be patient, just like you are mixing flour at home." Ke Yang also held the shovel and started to do it himself while talking.

Fu Xuan couldn't stay idle, asked Tong Ran and Tong Ran didn't say anything, so he also took the shovel and mixed with Ke Yang and the others.

Tong Ran stood not far away holding the little tiger in his arms, and asked Gao Zhuo while waiting, "How is Xiaoguo County these days?"

Gao Zhuo said respectfully: "One month ago, the Ministry of Officials issued a document officially appointing the lower official as county magistrate, and the lower official has not yet thanked you for your kindness."

Tong Ran: "Just do it well, you're welcome. Did the new Tongzhi and County Captain give you a warning?"

"Of course not." Gao Zhuo said in a muffled voice, he remembered what Tong Ran did when he first came here, and thinking about it now, he was really confused.

Tong Ran glanced at him and smiled.

Gao Zhuo was a little embarrassed, and remembered that he hadn't answered Tong Ran's question, so he reported: "Since the road with Shanlin North Road was opened, the number of pedestrians coming and going in the county has more than doubled, most of them are merchants, and there are also people who come to the county. The business of the stalls in the city is booming, and the officials have raised some rents for the stalls, and the county government’s treasury has gradually become a little surplus, and soon the adults will be able to pay back the money that the adults borrowed from the county.”

Tong Ran nodded: "How about the autumn harvest?"

"Thanks to your lord, the new Fu Tiangan is very capable. He has improved the irrigation system left by your lord. This year, all the villages have a good harvest." Gao Zhuo said.

"Very good." Tong Ran smiled gratifiedly.

The coal ash was already mixed, Tong Ran took Ke Yang's shovel, tested the consistency, and asked someone to add a little loess into it and mix well.Finally said: "Holly, bring the mold."

The grinding tool was made by Tong Ran earlier, and he thought about making honeycomb briquettes as soon as he opened the coal mine, but he never found the right time.

Holly brought the grinding tool, which was very long, with a T-shaped handle at one end, and a cylinder with an open mouth at the other end, and there were many small solid cylinders standing inside the cylinder.Tong Ran first soaked the grinding tool in water, then held the handle, and pressed the grinding tool onto the mixed coal ash, which immediately filled the grinding tool.

Tong Ranyong walked out with the mold, and the others followed, with the little tiger following closely at his feet.

There is an open space outside, which Tong Ran also ordered.When he went outside, he erected the long mold with the mold facing down, and when he pressed the mechanism at the handle, the coal balls fell to the ground.

"All the finished briquettes are brought here and arranged. They can be stacked in two layers, but they should be staggered up and down to facilitate ventilation. One day is enough if the weather is good, and two or three days if the weather is bad." Tong Ran said, and the rest listened carefully Especially Ke Yang and Fu Xuan, the little tiger also looked up and listened carefully, and nodded subconsciously.

"What do you nod?" Tong Ran handed the mold to Ke Yang, picked up the little boy, "Is it dusty?"

After all, Soot was a little dirty. Tong Ran was worried that this tigress would make a fuss, but he didn't expect that it not only didn't make a fuss, but was also very obedient, following closely by his side the whole time.

"Wow——" the little tiger lazily called out.

"Master Tong," Ke Yang and Fu Xuan brought people to make briquettes again, Gao Zhuo came over and said, "Your Excellency, do you want to use this place to make briquettes in the future?"

It was inconvenient for Tong Ran to hold the little tiger, so she called Dongqing over, put down the sleeves she just rolled up for him, and said at the same time: "This room should be enough for the coal balls, and you can arrange some people in the other room for the cement workshop in the future." The workers I brought will go back with me, so you have to recruit more people. In the future, these two workshops will be run by the Xiaoguo County Government. I haven't figured out the other two. You can figure it out. .”

"Yes." Gao Zhuo said.

He also wanted to ask Tong Ran what the two workshops were doing, but Tong Ran went out with the little tiger in his arms.Gao Zhuo hurriedly followed and ordered the yamen guards to guard him.

"Master Tong!"

"Master Tong is out!"

Most of the people were busy, but there were always idlers. Most of the idlers in Xiaoguo County probably gathered outside the workshop of the county government at this moment. As soon as Tong Ran came out, they waved their hands one after another.

Tong Ran smiled and waved to them.

There were many people outside, not only those who were waiting to see him, but also many small vendors.Maybe it's because there is a lot of people here, there are actually many vendors selling melon seeds and dried fruits, and there are also small benches. Many people were sitting on the benches to knead melon seeds. When they saw Tong Ran coming out, they all stood on their benches. Come on, wave to Tong Ran.

Most of the crowd was blocked by the yamen servants, and no matter how noisy they were, they couldn't get into Tong Ran's voice, but an old lady walked slowly to Tong Ran's side with her back bent: "My lord, do you want to buy kapok?"

"Protect Master Tong." Gao Zhuo suddenly saw someone who shouldn't be here, and he was highly alert, commanding this person to separate Tong Ran from the old woman.

The old woman seemed to have bad eyesight, and the person dragging her was obviously a yamen servant, but she yelled: "It's a robbery!" She also tried to punch and kick people, but they were stopped by the yamen servant.

After the initial shock, Tong Ran calmed down and said, "Let her go."

The yamen servant stopped and looked at Gao Zhuo, Gao Zhuo nodded.

Tong Ran carried the little tiger over, while the old lady stood up tremblingly, holding her little cloth bag tightly.Tong Ran realized that there was a hole in her shoe.

"Mother-in-law, do you have anything to do with me?" Tong Ran approached her and said gently.

The old woman leaned over, her face almost touching Tong Ran's. She looked around for a while, then looked at the little tiger in his arms, and after making sure that he was not a robber, she whispered: "It's almost winter, I have kapok here, do you want to buy it?"

"Kapok?" Tong Ran asked.

"Yes. It's cold in winter, so put some kapok wool in your clothes to keep warm." The old woman said seriously, she hooked a corner of the cloth bag to reveal the kapok inside, "Touch it, the quality of my kapok is very good."

"Lord Gao, who is that old lady?" Fu Xuan came out and saw a rare old lady talking to Tong Ran, so he asked Gao Zhuo casually.

Gao Zhuo glanced at him: "I don't know, it seems to be selling kapok."

"Kapok?" Fu Xuan frowned. He never used that thing, and it looked swollen and not warm. "What kind of kapok does Mr. Tong buy, please ask someone to send the old lady away."

Just as Fu Xuan finished speaking, Tong Ran said, "Fu Xuan, come with me to my mother-in-law's house."

Fu Xuan was startled, subconsciously said: "What are you going to do, my lord?"

"Buy kapok." Tong Ran put down the words, and asked someone to help the old lady into the carriage, and then urged Fu Xuan, "Hurry up!"

Fu Xuan shrugged, gave Gao Zhuo a questioning look, and chased after him.

The author has something to say: Zai Zai: Whoa!I am not a clean freak!

Second update~

I originally wanted to save this chapter for tomorrow morning, so think about it and post it sooner~ Also, tomorrow is the winter solstice, my grandma will be buried, no update will be made at noon, and it will be updated at [-] pm~ Any changes will be notified in the copy.

Thank you for your support, okay~