After the live broadcast, the fourth elder brother changed to take the group favorite script

Yinzhen is a man of action, and he did not rest for a few days when he came back, so he called the princes together.His eyes were serious, "Brothers, I have an idea, I think our official way needs to be repaired."

Yinfeng laughed out loud, seeing how his fourth brother looked, he thought it was such an important matter, but it turned out to be road construction.In what year is the official road not repaired?This matter is also brought up by the fourth brother?

He glared at the prince with a stern and somewhat chubby face, and the prince raised his hands in surrender and repeatedly begged for mercy. "I was wrong, the fourth brother continued."

Pursing his lips, the fourth elder brother asked Su Peisheng to send the things he sorted out to all the brothers, and then continued: "Look, everyone, I asked the third brother to help find this. It is used by the Qing Dynasty to repair the official road every year. .According to records, the entire Qing Dynasty used no less than 2 taels of silver for the maintenance of official roads every year. If there was too much rain that year, [-] taels of silver is also possible. Among them, the Jiangnan area is the most."

There are many rainy seasons in the south of the Yangtze River, and the rainy season can last as long as five or seven days, and as long as more than a month.It is impossible for the people not to travel for a month, which has made the roads in the south of the Yangtze River potholed and muddy become the norm.

The emperor is merciful, although the people benefit the most from the repair of the roads, he still has no time to waste work.The money is basically used for wages, on the contrary, very little silver is used for materials.

The Qing Dynasty has a vast territory, and 2 taels of silver does not seem to be much. Don't forget that this is only one year's worth of silver.There is a rainy season every year, and although the official roads are crushed and hardened, they are also repaired every year.

Not counting other things, judging from the materials they found in the past ten years, the Qing Dynasty spent 30 taels of silver on the maintenance of official roads.

Putting away his carelessness, the prince began to look dignified. 30 taels is not a small amount.He carefully looked at the information in his hand, and after a long time, he asked: "Why, the fourth brother has a good idea and a good countermeasure."

The fourth brother is a practical person, if he is not completely sure, he will not bring them together.

Everyone put their eyes on the fourth elder brother and waited for him to speak.

Glancing at the information in his hand again, Yinzhen said, "Second brother, do you know where we dump the cinders we used for charcoal?" Before the crown prince could speak, he said, "I once heard Wang Shun say that he It is said that the roads are slippery in heavy snow in winter, and many farmers will pour cinders at the door to prevent slipping. At that time, I wondered if we could make something similar to cinders and mix it with soil and pave it on the official road.”

The essence of snow water and rain water is the same. Since snow water is useful, rain water should be no problem.

"Second Brother, do you still remember that Nan Huairen used to show off the Western route back then?" The inner city of the capital is paved with marble. It doesn't matter if it rains, but marble is expensive and cannot be used throughout the country. It can be used in the inner city Already the limit.

In fact, he didn't remember whether Nan Huairen had said anything about it, but anyway, the other party had passed away, and there was no proof of his death, so Yinzhen was not guilty at all of using him as a shield.

They don't lack sand and stones, but the key cement...

Yinzhen pushed the declaration in his hand to the middle, "I have recently figured out this, and I think it should be made into cement. With these, we can create a road that is not inferior to the West. The most important thing He is not afraid of wind, snow and rain on this kind of road."

Yinzhen is not aimless.To avoid revealing his secrets, he also searched for information all night without sleep, and the third elder brother and the eldest elder brother who lived with him in Ganxi No. [-] all knew about it.

"Of course, the cost of cement needs to be calculated experimentally, but I think no matter how expensive it is, it will definitely be cheaper than the cost of road construction. If it can be popularized, let alone private roads, it will only be used on official roads. In the future, we will not have to suffer from bumps when traveling. bitter."

Brother Ninth's eyes were full of brilliance, and his eyes were shining brightly. If it weren't for the eighth and tenth brothers beside him, he would have been lying on top of fourth brother at this time. "Fourth brother, this thing should have more than this effect, right?"

He glanced at Brother Jiu in surprise, he nodded and then shook his head, "I just figured it out based on the data, it's hard to say whether it will work or not, as for its role, I think it must be more than that, but it still needs to be verified."

When I lowered my head, I saw people from the Azure Star swiping the screen again, this time it was about Lao Jiu.It said that Lao Jiushan invented and made money, and this matter can be completely entrusted to him.Others may not be able to figure it out, but brother Jiu will certainly be able to.

Lao Jiu is only so old, if he pushes the matter to Lao Jiu, wouldn't it be exploiting child labor?Is it child labor?

The elder brother raised his eyebrows, "Old Nine, could it be that you have researched on this stuff?" But he heard that the old Nine is a little clingy to his fourth brother recently, and the little brat wants to compete with them, and he is overwhelmed.He reached out and took the rice paper, "Leave it to me, fourth brother, I'll find someone to make it."

Yinzhen was a little anxious, he didn't care about the gap between himself and the elder brother, so he opened his mouth and said, "Brother, can you do it?"

Men don't like to be asked like this. The elder brother stood up awkwardly, "I can't do it, can you do it?" He looked up and down the old nine, what does such a little guy know, and dare to choke him, he crushed him every minute other side.

Seemingly not understanding the yin and yang in Big Brother's words, Yinzhen nodded honestly.Brother Ten also shook his head triumphantly, "Don't talk about it, big brother. Among our brothers, I admire Brother Nine the most." He leaned forward mysteriously and whispered, "To tell you the truth, Liuli knows, right? Brother has already started researching and has some clues."

Those glass cups in the west are valuable, Brother Jiu has long been envious, before living in Yikun Palace, Concubine Yi watched over them, but now he has no scruples in Qianxisuo.

Yinzhen opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Jiudi can really make colored glaze? I wonder if you can tell me?" He has a glazed prescription in his hand, and Zhengchou doesn't know how to get it out. It couldn't be better.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are low-ranking and low-ranking. He originally thought so, but it wasn't until he was popularized by the Azure Star that he realized how wrong his thinking was.How many of those corrupt officials were corrupted by the money of the businessmen, and how much can those businessmen accomplish with the money?

He felt that the Celestials were right, they shouldn't underestimate businessmen.No, no one should be underestimated.

"Why, the fourth brother is also interested in this?" Yinzhen moved a stool and squeezed between the elder brother and the fourth elder brother. He smiled provocatively at the elder brother, and then talked about his research with the fourth elder brother.

The more Yinzhen listened, the more surprised he became. He didn't expect Lao Jiu to study this far.Judging from the prescription given by Wei Lanxing, Lao Jiu will be able to research the core immediately, as long as he does a few more experiments, he will definitely be able to find the correct prescription.However, there are too few equipment in the Qing Dynasty. Judging from the current technology, it is still relatively troublesome to make colored glaze.

Unobtrusively revealing a little bit of content, the ninth elder brother suddenly realized, he hugged the fourth elder brother, "fourth brother, why don't you move here and live with me, let's study together."

All the yards in Ganxi Institute are the same, they are divided into front yard and back yard. Other people’s backyards are reserved for the future Fujin to live in, even if there is no one there, it will be empty, such as the fourth elder brother and so on.Brother Jiu's backyard remained unchanged except for the main courtyard, and the largest side courtyard was directly converted into a laboratory by him, specializing in colored glaze experiments.There is also a study room. Others' study rooms are basically full of "serious books" such as the Four Books and Five Classics, while Jiu Age's study room is full of miscellaneous studies, with everything in disorder.

Studying alone is lonely. He usually makes good friends with the tenth brother, but the tenth brother is restless, can't help at all, and often drags his feet.He thought that he would be lonely forever, but he didn't expect his favorite fourth brother to understand this, and it seemed that the fourth brother was more profound than his research.

He has benefited a lot from the brief exchange just now, and now he can't wait to go back and test what the fourth brother said.

The eldest elder brother slapped the ninth elder brother away politely, "Don't think that you can think beautiful just because you are beautiful. If you have nothing to do, you can go to play with the eighth brother, or you can also find the tenth brother. Don't bother the fourth brother."

Who told me before that the ninth brother and the eighth brother are friends, why did they come to pester the fourth brother again?The eighth brother and the fourth brother are at odds.

The eighth elder brother and the fourth elder brother can't say that they are at odds, but the relationship is erratic from time to time, but whoever tells everyone to get along with the fourth elder brother, it seems that something is wrong with him, and there are rumors of discord.

The elder brother believed in this rumor, and other people did not believe it, especially the third elder brother often looked at the eighth elder brother with a see-through expression, which made the eighth elder brother very uncomfortable.

The fourth elder brother knew how much he weighed, but he didn't dare to really be with Lao Jiu, a research madman, that was not self-inflicted.He hesitated and reached out to caress the top of Brother Ninth's head, and said, "It's not that Brother Fourth is unwilling, Brother Four is only stronger in theory, and he has never done a real experiment, and Brother Nine has no ambitions. Don't worry, Brother Ninth." Boldly research, Fourth Brother will support you spiritually."

It's a pity that I can't study Brother Jiu with my fourth brother, but he is still very happy that my fourth brother can support him.This is the first brother who trusts and supports him unconditionally, and even the tenth brother did not say a few words of frustration before.

Nodding vigorously, Brother Jiu said: "Don't worry, fourth brother, I will work hard. When I research Liuli, I will share half of the money with you." He made up his mind, and went to study later, and he must not let down the trust of fourth brother. .

The fifth elder brother coughed lightly in disapproval, and he didn't understand, Er Niang had never been short of Lao Jiu's money, so why did he take advantage of Qian Qian's eyes.

Seeing what Fifth Brother meant, Yinzhen couldn't help defending Ninth Brother, "Fifth Brother, I don't think there's anything wrong with Ninth Brother's love of money. None of us brothers have any hobbies, he just likes something special. Besides, if It is also a good thing for the Qing Dynasty to be able to manufacture colored glaze. Those dignitaries are obsessed with colored glaze to the point of spending a lot of money. We do not have this ability ourselves, and the money has been earned by Westerners. If we can manufacture it ourselves, you Do you think they will still buy foreigners?"

Before foreigners came to the Qing Dynasty and never paid taxes, they came and left whenever they wanted.After the Nan Huairen Incident, Kangxi imposed strict controls on these merchants traveling to and from the Qing Dynasty, and added a tax.Foreigners have to pay different proportions of silver for each item they bring, and the same is true for each item they take away.

Take Liuli as an example. Before, a glass cup could be sold for at least 50 taels of silver. After adding taxes, they would have to double it and sell it for a hundred taels so as not to suffer a loss.The Qing Dynasty was not as unusual as the people of the country, and a hundred taels was just a trivial matter to the rich.If the Qing Dynasty could make it themselves, they would not have to sell it for a hundred taels, and the cost price alone would have a great impact on the business of foreigners.

Yinzhen talked eloquently, now not only Yinzhen but also Yinreng were thoughtful.

After Yinzhen finished speaking, he looked at Yinzhen, "Old Nine, if you can really get this colored glaze out, I will personally suggest to Huang Ama when you are an adult, to get you a business department separately from the six departments."

Before he finished speaking, Yinzhen saved his thigh, "Second brother, you are my second brother, can we count what we say? As long as you count, I, Yinzhen, will go up the mountain of swords and go down into the sea of ​​fire, and sacrifice all my flesh and blood for you." go."

Yintang's eyes were a little wet. His hobby was often criticized by others, especially Er Niang's hair was graying, but he just loved it, and he was helpless.Well now, first the fourth brother, followed by the second brother, he has the support of his brothers.

He also knew that the second brother was willing to support him because of the fourth brother.Thinking of this, he turned his head and looked at the fourth elder brother eagerly.

The sixth elder brother blew his hair, he stood in front of the ninth elder brother, with a bad face, "Old ninth, your brother is over there, don't try to rob me." All the brothers except the prince have scruples, the rest are He even dared to fight for the big brother, let alone the little brat, the old nine.

Yinzhen raised his forehead, and had a very serious meeting, how did it develop into this weird direction in the end, but fortunately, he has said all that needs to be said.

Fearing that Lao Liu would fight Lao Jiu in the future, Yinzhen immediately opened his mouth to drive people out. He not only kicked out Lao Jiu and Lao Liu, but even the prince was no exception.

Looking at the closed door behind him, the sixth elder brother snorted coldly: "Isn't it just to make a glass, who knows how to do it. Brother, give me a copy of your cement recipe." When he researches the cement, the fourth brother will Knowing that he is more useful than Lao Jiu, she will rely on him more.

The eldest elder brother ignored the sixth elder brother and went out, jokingly, the things in his hands belonged to him, and it happened that he could use this as an excuse to find the fourth elder brother.Give it to the sixth child, let the sixth child get close to the fourth child, does he look so stupid?

After Yinti left, the third elder brother also left immediately.He suddenly remembered that when the fourth brother asked him about the steam engine, maybe he could start from this aspect in private and make a surprise.

The other elder brothers looked at each other, and each chose a direction to go back.From their frowns, it can be seen that they are also thinking about something, but I don't know if they have the same idea as the third elder brother.

Brother Jiu deliberately said before leaving: "Yeah, knowing Liuli is nothing special, but some people don't even know Liuli." It goes without saying who he is talking about.

After waiting for a while to make sure there was no movement outside, the fourth elder brother quietly opened a crack in the door, and he was relieved when he saw that there was no one in front of the door.

Wiping off the non-existent sweat, he sighed softly: "There is nothing you can do if you are too favored."

That's right, old Versailles.