After crossing, I spoil my husband

The adults nodded in understanding. Since it is still in the drying stage, they still have to wait for a few days.

Fu Mingyou chatted with everyone for a while, and after everyone left, he went directly to the waterwheel to have a look. Now that the cement came out, the result would not be known until it was dry, so Fu Mingyou took it directly The craftsmen went to the place where the waterwheel was made next door. They had heard about the function of the waterwheel before, but they had been making cement before and hadn't seen it much. Now they just had the opportunity, so of course they wouldn't refuse it.

Fu Mingyou took everyone to the waterwheel, and now the craftsmen are still working on it. The waterwheels are mainly carpenters, and they are all good at this aspect.

"Master Fu, you are here." Several craftsmen greeted Fu Mingyou and his companions when they saw him coming.

Fu Mingyou smiled, and said: "The cement has been finished, and it will take a while to dry, so let's take a look at the waterwheel, how is it doing now?"

In fact, I'm not in a hurry, but I don't have anything else to do, so I just come and have a look.Upon hearing this, the craftsmen couldn't help but smile: "It's almost finished."

Now it's in the final stage, and when it's fully done, it's almost time to test it out.Fu Mingyou nodded clearly: "It's okay, we just came to take a look."

Now it’s ok to proceed as scheduled. First do the preliminary work well, and then it will be better later. In the next period of time, Fu Mingyou took the map and began to plan the route. Most of the probability must start from the official road. After all, the official road is the main path leading to various places.

The country of Li is very large, and there are many countries bordering it. No matter where it is, there will always be merchants. Before relying on glass and other things, the merchants of the country of Li also made a lot of money.

After going through the specific plan in his mind, Fu Mingyou knew it in his mind. It happened that the cement was almost dry at this time, so he went directly to see.Because the cement had to be sprinkled with water, Fu Mingyou had someone sprinkle it with water these days, so it wouldn't crack.

"Master Fu." The craftsmen were watching the cement. The cement was black before, but now it is gray, and they just don't know whether it is strong or not.

Fu Mingyou responded, walked over to take a look, and found that the cement was almost dry.After knocking and kicking, Fu Mingyou found that the cement was still very strong.

"Craftsman Li, please go and invite Mr. Cen and the others to come." Fu Mingyou stood aside, seeing that the cement had been finalized, he immediately said to Craftsman Li who was at the side.

Craftsman Li responded immediately, and then went directly to invite Lord Cen and the others to come over.

Lord Cen and the others came over immediately after they knew the cement was finished. "Xiao Fu, is the cement already ready?" Master Cen and the others gathered around, looking at the things in front of them and said.

Fu Mingyou nodded with a smile, and said, "Yes, my lord, this is the cement that has been finalized, but there is still one thing I need your help with, my lord."

Upon hearing this, Master Cen couldn't help but smiled and said, "I don't know what you want me to do?"

Could he have something to help this cement?

Fu Mingyou smiled, and said: "I want to test the firmness of this cement, and I want to try it with a sword, but Shuxia is not familiar with the guards in the palace, so I need your help."

He didn't know much about the situation in the palace, and they were all civil servants, and they didn't have weapons on them, so only the guards had them. Mr. Cen was the minister of the Ministry of Industry anyway, so the other party could still do this.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Cen nodded clearly, smiled, and said, "No problem, leave this matter to me."

He asked his entourage to bring his waist card to find the guards.After the entourage found the guard, they brought him over directly.

When the other party arrived, Fu Mingyou looked at the other party and smiled, and said, "Little brother, please chop this thing with your saber."

The guard who came was a little surprised, but he still went so much according to the other party's instructions. The quality of the guard's saber must be excellent, but unexpectedly, everyone did not expect that the saber did not damage the cement a little after cutting it up. On the contrary, the blade of the saber has curled a bit.

"What is this? It's too strong." The guard was taken aback, and said in disbelief, this is a saber issued by the guards in the palace, and the quality is definitely first-class.

Seeing this, Mr. Cen was also a little surprised, then remembered something, and said: "Xiao Fu, can this thing be used for mud walls?"

If it can be used for mud walls, the walls in Xinjiang can also be used.Fu Mingyou smiled and said, "My lord, this can be used for mud walls."

It has to be said that Mr. Cen is really very smart, he can even think of making cement on the wall, but Fu Mingyou also thought of it before, so what the other party said is okay.

Mr. Cen was thoughtful: "This matter has to be carefully calculated. But Xiao Fu, since this thing is out, then proceed according to your plan." Now that this thing has been made, it can be carried out according to the plan up.

Fu Mingyou responded with a smile, and said, "Okay, my lord, I will proceed according to the plan."

The cement has been made, so other things can be done next.Since roads are going to be built, there must be some money. There is not a lot of money in the treasury now, so Fu Mingyou has to find a way to get money.

"Please inform me. Fu Mingyou is in the Ministry of Works. I have something to talk to Mr. Mu." After going to the Ministry of Households, Fu Mingyou asked someone to inform him, and the person responded immediately, and then invited Fu Mingyou in soon after. .

After Fu Mingyou entered, he went directly to find Mu Shangshu. When Mu Shangshu saw Fu Mingyou coming, he immediately smiled: "Is there something wrong?"

The other party should be busy with the cement business now, so why would he have the time to come to him.

Fu Mingyou clasped his hands and said, "Mu Shangshu, the cement has been finished and is very strong now, so let me discuss with you about road construction."

Mu Shangshu paused and looked at the other party: "About money?"

Fu Mingyou nodded, and then asked an unrelated topic: "My lord, are there many treasures in our treasury?"

"Indeed, why do you ask?"

Mu Shangshu looked at him and asked with some doubts.

Fu Mingyou smiled and said: "My lord, that's what I think. Since those things are useless to put there, it's better to put them up for auction. For the merchants outside, His Majesty's things are the best. Yes, so a lot of money can definitely be auctioned off.”

Then they don't need to pay the money for cement roads out of the treasury, and they can get some money from the hands of the merchants.

For those people, no matter what it is, once it is stained, it is valuable.And those things are also treasures, so it's not a loss to buy them back.

Hearing what the other party said, Mu Shangshu was a little hesitant. The thing he was holding was not from their household department, but from His Majesty, so he had to consult His Majesty about this matter.

Mu Shangshu looked at Fu Mingyou and said, "I can't decide this matter, I will take you to find His Majesty."

Fu Mingyou was taken aback for a moment, then nodded directly.I made a draft in my heart, thinking about how to persuade the other party if His Majesty disagreed.

After Mu Shangshu brought Fu Mingyou to look for His Majesty, His Majesty was also dealing with the memorial, and he was a little surprised to hear that two people had come.

"Lord Mu, Lord Fu, please come inside."

After someone went in to report, not long after, a father-in-law came to invite them in.

After Fu Mingyou went in, he saluted behind Mu Shangshu, His Majesty raised his hand to let the two of them stand up: "Master Mu and Lord Fu are busy?"

Mu Shangshu nodded, and then looked at Fu Mingyou. The matter of persuading the emperor was left to him.

Fu Mingyou took a step forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, the cement has been tested now, and the cement road can be paved next. Since the cement road will cost a lot of money, I have an idea."

His Majesty looked at him with great interest, and said, "What do you think?"

He knows that it takes a lot of money to build a concrete road. Could it be that the other party has some way to get money?

Fu Mingyou smiled and said: "I have an idea, you can write a picture and use it for auction, and then you can take out some plum vases, jade wares and other things in the palace. It will definitely not be cheap. And we made it clear before the auction that each person only needs to buy one piece, so that the auction fee for traffic roads will be used for road repairs.”

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first. This road is really important, and if the road is good, he can also create a famous scenic spot in the suburbs of Beijing that integrates entertainment and entertainment.In this way, the road is good, and the rich people around will definitely come.

After hearing this, His Majesty was a little silent, the other party was worthy of being a businessman, and all his ideas came to him.

But I have to say that he was a little moved by the other party's words. Compared with money, those things are not much even if they are bought, but if they are auctioned, it will definitely be a lot of money.After a pause, His Majesty still agreed, he looked at Fu Mingyou and said, "Okay, then follow what you said, there are my calligraphy and paintings in the treasury, you can pick whatever you want, but you need someone to assist Fu Mingyou in this matter." Adults do it together?"

This matter is indeed very big, and Fu Mingyou must be too busy alone.

Hearing this, Fu Mingyou immediately smiled and said, "If possible, please send someone from the Ministry of Accounts to help me, and before the auction, we also need to create momentum, so next, I will write Some invitations, inviting famous and wealthy businessmen from the Li Kingdom to come to the capital."

There is definitely no way around this matter in a short period of time. Fortunately, he had already thought about it before and sent invitations to those merchants in advance. He also has the mentality of breaking the boat. It will grind the other party to make the other party agree.

"Okay, then leave this matter to Mu Shangshu."

His Majesty nodded with a smile. There are still quite a few people in the household department. The specific person in charge should be selected by Mu Shangshu himself. They must be first-class experts. In this way, if the other party helps Fu Mingyou, he can help Fu Mingyou. Effect.

Mu Shangshu immediately bowed his hands and said, "Yes."

His Majesty waved the two of them to leave, and then told the manager that if Fu Mingyou and the others wanted something from the treasury, they could just ask the people in the household department to open it. He remembered that he had written a lot of calligraphy before. It's also nice if someone buys it.

Although His Majesty hesitated before, he finally agreed.

This matter is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Although those beautiful bottles and jade objects are also good, the common people don't know that what they value is the tangible benefits they get.

Once the official roads are paved with concrete roads, it will also facilitate the interaction between the state capitals, which will also boost the economy, and maybe help the common people earn some money.

After going out, Mu Shangshu smiled at Fu Mingyou who was beside him, and said, "Since His Majesty has agreed, then you should prepare to auction this matter next."

Only with money can cement roads be implemented on the entire official road of Li country.

Fu Mingyou responded with a smile, and said, "Okay, I have already confirmed the auction time, and it will be on the fifteenth or 20th day of next month, which is enough time for those merchants to come over."

There must be enough time. After the auction is successful, the cement road can be paved.

Mu Shangshu responded with a smile, and said, "Okay, then when you need someone, just tell me, and I'll ask him to help you."

Fu Mingyou nodded: "Okay, if necessary, I will tell you directly, there should be no rush during this time."

Since the matter of cement had to wait until after the auction, Fu Mingyou focused on the waterwheel during this time.

After the unremitting efforts of the craftsmen, everyone finally made the waterwheel.

"Master Fu, look, is this okay?"

The craftsmen invited Fu Mingyou over, pointed to the waterwheel not far away, and said to each other.

The current one is a small water truck, but Fu Mingyou tried it, and the water in the water truck can indeed be transported, so he couldn't help but smiled and said, "No problem."

This is the waterwheel he modified according to the drawings of the plane system. Basically, all kinds of disadvantages have been thrown away, and it can be used by ordinary people.

"We tried it before. If it's downstream and the water is turbulent, manpower is not needed. But if the water is weak, manpower is definitely needed."

The craftsmen had gone through many tests before, and if they didn't succeed, they wouldn't have called Fu Mingyou over.

When Fu Mingyou heard this, he couldn't help smiling, and said, "You all are indeed talents in this field, I didn't even think of it before."

He had ignored some places where the water was relatively rough. In those places, there was no need to use manpower to transport the water, and the water could directly shake the water truck.

Looking at the waterwheel not far away, Fu Mingyou said decisively: "I'm going to report to Mr. Cen, if possible, put this waterwheel down as soon as possible."

The weather will be colder in the coming years. Take advantage of the years ago to get this thing done. The cement road is also like this. It can be regarded as hard labor, but Fu Mingyou didn't want to do this. When he wanted to auction it, the most important thing was to let those ordinary people get some New Year's Eve through this work.

Several craftsmen immediately agreed, and then Fu Mingyou went directly to Mr. Cen.

"My lord, the waterwheel is ready, would you like to go and see it?"

Fu Mingyou went directly to look for Mr. Cen, and continued: "I think this waterwheel can be implemented earlier years ago, so that the common people can suffer less."

This water wheel is really very convenient, not only for them to water, but also very useful for growing crops in the future.

"The waterwheel is ready?" Mr. Cen was a little surprised, and then immediately followed the other party to have a look.

After the craftsmen demonstrated how to use the waterwheel, Mr. Cen couldn't help but smiled, and said, "It's really hard work for you, I will report to His Majesty right now."

Sure enough, when Cen Shangshu went to visit His Majesty, and then told about the waterwheel, His Majesty immediately asked Cen Shangshu to implement this matter, and at the same time, asked his father-in-law to send a reward.

Although this idea was conceived by Fu Mingyou, some of the things that were put into operation were done by craftsmen, so this time His Majesty rewarded each of them with 50 taels of silver, which was considered a kind gesture.

The craftsmen were very excited. They didn't expect that His Majesty would reward them with silver. Their work in the Ministry of Industry was considered a great deed, but they didn't expect His Majesty to be so benevolent.

"You have all worked hard during this time, go back and rest earlier."

Master Cen looked at Fu Mingyou and the others, and said with a smile.

Now that all these things are done, it will only be implemented next, and it can be regarded as a sigh of relief.

Fu Mingyou smiled, did not refuse, cupped his hands, and then went home directly.

During this period of time, he was very busy in the Ministry of Industry, almost leaving early and returning late, and sometimes he couldn't spend time with his husband and children. Now he was finally relieved and could take a good rest for a few days, of course he had to take a good rest Stay at home for a while.

When Fu Mingyou arrived home, Xia Yanxi and Xiao Tangyuan were very happy.

"By the way, Mr. Mu, Mr. Mu Xingzhou came to see you today, but you were not here, so he left a letter at home, and I put it on the table in your study."

Xia Yanxi looked at her husband and said with a smile.

Fu Mingyou smiled and nodded in response, hugging the other party, his tone apologetic: "It's been hard for you to take care of the family affairs during this time."

He has been busy with the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, and Xia Yanxi is doing all the big and small things in the house. It is really hard work for him.

Xia Yanxi leaned in her husband's arms, hooked the corners of her mouth, smiled and shook her head: "I'm not tired, there are Aunt Li and the others at home, so I basically don't do anything."

Although he is alone at home, Xiaotangyuan has begun to be enlightened now, and Aunt Li and the others are there. On weekdays, he only reads and writes, which is very comfortable and relaxed.