The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

However, when he entered the room, Lin Zhao just put him down and he woke up.

"I woke you up?" Lin Zhao asked in a low voice.

Jiang Ziyan woke up and shook his head, "No, I didn't want to sleep at first, but it was cool and the wind blew and I fell asleep somehow. You just came back?"

"Well, are you still asleep?"

"I'm not going to sleep anymore. I just went to have dinner. If I sleep again at night, I won't be able to sleep."

"Okay, I'll change the official uniform first, you go first."

Who knew that Jiang Ziyan smiled and didn't go out, he teased and said, "Why don't I come and undress your lord?"

Lin Zhao readily agreed, "Okay!"

Jiang Ziyan had never dressed him, but had undressed him several times.

He took off his belt from his waist, took off his official robe, and took out a light-colored gown from the closet next to him.

"I specially asked the embroiderer to make this dress, and I also picked the color." He said while helping him change.

"Don't always wear black and black clothes. You are not very old next year, so you have to dress up so maturely. When we stand together, it looks like you are older than me."

Lin Zhao smiled, "I will wear whatever you tell me to wear, okay?"

Jiang Ziyan ignored him and fiddled with his neckline.He stretched his sleeves and frowned slightly, "Your stature is much taller than before. This shirt is still made according to the previous size, and the sleeves are a bit short. Why don't you take it off? I'll take it out tomorrow." Go get people to change."

"No, it's just a little bit shorter. It's much cooler in this weather. Don't change it."

Jiang Ziyan thought about it, and he said the same thing, just make do with it, it will be cooler in summer.

It's very hot here in summer. If he doesn't go out, he usually only wears a thin obscene garment. In the yard, the servants serving at the left and right houses are all men, and there is no need to avoid suspicion if there is no maid or anything.

In fact, he wanted to wear short sleeves and shorts, but he was afraid that he would be seen wearing them in this era, and would be judged as a fancy dress.After thinking about it, it is better to have one thing less than one thing more, so forget it.

After changing clothes, the two went to eat together.

In their own home, Jiang Ziyan and the others never had the rule of not talking when eating or sleeping. The two of them were busy with their own affairs during the day, and apart from sleeping, they only got together at dinner.

Jiang Ziyan is probably a habit brought from his previous life, he likes to talk about things while eating.

He said: "In the past few days, I have made several kinds of detonators/pipes. I was afraid that the effect would be different due to the small proportions in the middle, so I made a few more, but I haven't tried them yet. Wait for you If you have time, take me to the mountain you mentioned before, let’s go fry/fry it.”

Lin Zhao didn't expect him to finish it so quickly. It took only half a month to complete the idea from the very beginning. Although he was surprised and obviously felt that Jiang Ziyan had a secret, he didn't ask.

A smart person only cares about what needs to be cared about, as long as the person is his, what else does it matter?

Lin Zhao nodded, and said, "Okay, or tomorrow. I've almost dealt with the backlog of official documents in the yamen these days! It's been a few days since I went to Heifeng Village last time. The dense forest is suitable for escaping the heat in summer. I will take you to see it tomorrow."

"Okay. Tomorrow then."

Jiang Ziyan actually doesn't want to go out in the hot summer. In this era, there is no air conditioner or fan, and it is very painful to go out.

However, he has been here for a few years anyway, and he has adapted.But at first glance, I heard that there is a place to escape the summer heat, so I still want to go and see it.

The mosquito net that he had someone make before has just come in handy now, even if he sleeps on the open-air floor with the window open in summer, he is no longer afraid of mosquito bites.

What Jiang Ziyan was thinking about in his heart was the matter of the mine/tube experiment, and when the date was set, what he had been thinking about recently was almost the same.

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "In Lin'an, it may be difficult to get rich in a short period of time. Road construction is a big project, and it may take a year or so. I'm afraid it won't be completed. What do you have? Any other ideas?"

Lin Zhao thought for a while, and said, "Don't be afraid, the solution is all thought up by people. For road construction, you only need to pay wages and provide food, and some people will come. But for those sugar cane in the mountains, you need to find a reliable one. Merchants come here to buy."

"I plan to let them grow cotton in the future, and how to sell a large amount of cotton is also a problem."

When Jiang Ziyan heard him talking about business, his eyes lit up, "I, am I just a businessman?"

"I know you are capable, don't worry, I won't be polite if I need you."

Jiang Ziyan smiled and nodded.In fact, according to Lin Zhao's thinking, his idea is very similar to the government's investment promotion in his previous life, but the plan has not yet taken shape, it is just a prototype.

Besides, the barren land is full of business opportunities. In his opinion, as long as the cement road is repaired, Lin'an is a treasure land. How can he not seize this opportunity?

The two talked for a while, then washed and went to sleep.

But before going to bed at night, I told the coachman in advance that he would go out early the next day and asked him to prepare the carriage.

The next morning, they got up and had dinner as soon as the sky was polished, and the coachman had already harnessed the carriage and waited outside.

Because Lin Zhao started late last time and was delayed on the road, it was already dark when he arrived, so he had to stay overnight in the village first.

They set off early today, so they should arrive in the afternoon.

The carriage was very spacious, and it was the big carriage they took when they moved to Lin'an City together.This time, the two of them didn't take any of the servants with them, only Chen He followed.

Chen He sat under the eaves in front of the carriage, side by side with the driver.

The weather was hot, and Jiang Ziyan asked him to sit in the carriage, but he refused desperately.He brought a straw hat like a bamboo hat to shade the sun. Fortunately, the eaves of the carriage were wide enough to cover the shade. In addition, there was wind blowing on the road, so no one suffered from heat stroke.

When it was close to noon, they passed by a tea stand, and stopped for a short rest. They sat down at the tea stand and drank a bowl of herbal tea, listening to others say a few words about the local customs.

The horse was also very hot, its mane was already clinging to it, and it was exhausted.

I asked the proprietress of the tea stand to help feed the horse some water for the fodder, and then rested for a while before setting off for Heifeng Village again.

After arriving at Heifeng Village, Li Zheng came to greet him in person.This time, he was much more calm than last time. Although he was still groveling and cautious, it was much better than the last time when he was trembling when he spoke.

Lin Zhao told Li Zhengdao: "Tell the people in the village, don't be surprised or afraid when you hear any noise for a while. Send someone to spread the word to the nearest village."

Rizheng nodded, indicating that he would do it right away.

After ordering people to go down halfway, Lizheng took some young and strong men from the village and followed Lin Zhao to the last mountain.

The village is some distance away from the mountain, and there are all small roads. It is inconvenient to use a carriage, so you can only walk there on foot.

This time we only reached the foot of the mountain. Lin Zhao looked at the mountain in front of him, which was not too high compared to other mountains, and said to Jiang Ziyan beside him, "This is what I told you last time, it is very likely to be limestone." The mountain."

Jiang Ziyan looked at it, and if he wanted to explode/destroy, he had to choose a suitable location.He measured the approximate range, estimated the power of the mine/tube he made, and asked everyone to stand back and stand far away.

The dose he puts is relatively small, so it can be exploded several times, but it can't be too powerful, and it will be bad if it accidentally injures people and the village.

He climbed halfway up the mountain to find a suitable place to bury the detonator/pipe, and he made the lead wire very long, just to prevent accidental injury.

After everything was arranged, Jiang Ziyan saw that everyone was standing within a safe distance. He nodded to Lin Zhao, took out a fire pocket from his sleeve, and lit the fuse.

The weather is hot, and the fuse will not go out even if it is very long, but the waiting process is a bit long.

Suddenly there was a loud bang, and Jiang Ziyan felt the ground under his feet tremble because he was standing so close.The rocks in front of it were cracked, and the gravel was splashed with mud. In an instant, the dust was flying, and the whole air was muddy, with many white smoke and dust floating.

There were still a few villagers in Lizheng who were unprepared. Their heads were buzzing when they were shocked by the rumbling explosion.

If Lin Zhao hadn't told them in advance not to be afraid when they heard the loud noise, they might have already squatted on the ground, too frightened to move.

In their opinion, if they hadn't seen this scene with their own eyes, they would have thought that the mountain god was angry and wanted to punish them.

When the thick smoke dissipated, Jiang Ziyan patted the smoke and dust on his body, which was still rustic, and was about to go up to check the situation.

Lin Zhao stretched out an arm and stopped in front of him, "I'll go ahead, and you follow me behind."

Jiang Ziyan nodded. It has been quite a while since the bombing just now, and it seems that the power is not too great. Even if he went to check at this moment, there should be no danger.

But Lin Zhao loved him, so he obediently walked behind him.

After walking into the past and taking a look, the momentum was so great just now, and such a big hole was blown up. It seems that the power of the detonator/tube he made is not bad.

Looking at the gravel all over the ground, Jiang Ziyan knelt down and picked up a piece and looked at it. It was indeed limestone, and I am afraid that this mountain is full of it.

He stood up and said to Lin Zhao: "The power is a bit weaker, but it is enough to blow up this mountain. If the force is too loud, it will easily cause panic in the surrounding villagers. I brought a lot of mines/tubes today, let's blow them up a few more times." That's it."

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "Listen to you."

He found a place near the pit where he had brought the mine/tube and buried it. After pulling out the lead wire, he retreated to a safe distance.

But before this bombing, he specially reminded everyone present to cover their ears.

This time, he buried the mines/tubes in three places at once, and ignited them all at once. Then there were three loud bangs, and then the stones fell to the sky, and the white powder mixed in the air made it difficult to breathe.

Jiang Ziyan raised his arms, covered his mouth and nose with his wide sleeves, and took a few steps back, waiting for the dust to return to calm.

After three or four blasts, it was obvious that there was a huge gap in the middle of the mountain. The color of the gap was white, and the originally dark soil was covered with a hazy white spot.

The hill is gentle, and it is easy to climb halfway up the mountain.Jiang Ziyan waited until there was no movement above, then ran up quickly, followed by Lin Zhao, and Chen He also followed.

Only those few villagers in Lizheng were too frightened to move. They stood down and waited tremblingly, for fear of offending the county magistrate, they were also wiped out by a bang.

Jiang Ziyan took a closer look, and found that a lot of rubble had collapsed. It would be labor-saving and convenient to dig the mountain again at this time.

"It's done!"

Jiang Ziyan's eyes were full of surprises. Although his encyclopedia recorded detailed production steps, the feeling of making it by himself is completely different.

It is actually not easy to successfully practice the knowledge in the book in reality.

Because the purity of the materials mentioned in the book is not the same as the purity of the materials he bought, he has undergone multiple purifications to achieve the current effect.

Lin Zhao was also very happy. After guarding him down the mountainside, he brought a group of people back to the village.

After working on the mountain for a long time, it was already dark at this time, and Li was going through today's bombing of the mountain, and he respected the county magistrate Lin Zhao even more.

In the evening, I personally arranged a place for them to live in, and entertained them with a meal that was quite sumptuous for ordinary people.

After resting for the night, Lin Zhao planned to go back the next day.

But before that, he still has something to explain.

After breakfast, he gave Li Zheng a task, "Yesterday, you sent people to guard the mountain. The people who guard the mountain don't work for nothing, and they pay two pennies a day. You can send a half-grown child to watch over it, so as to prevent people from stealing stones." .

Now it is the busy season of farming in June, so I went to several nearby villages to inform them, and they said that I said that if anyone has spare money at home, they can sign up to dig stones.Adult men are paid eight Wen per day, women and children can also come, six Wen per day. "

"In addition, recruit another woman in the village to cook the big pot of rice. Every day at noon, she will be responsible for cooking for the rock diggers on the mountain, and she will be paid monthly, [-] Wen a month."

Considering that there are many half-aged children in the village, they have nothing to do when the farming is busy, and they can't do the work in the field, so they are idle when they are idle.

He said again: "If there are half-grown children who want to pick up stones, let them go, and they will be paid six Wen for a day of hard work."

If there are some children like him who have not been raised since they were young, they can earn money to fill their stomachs by picking stones here.

Lin Zhao explained the request, and Lizheng looked at him with eyes full of excitement. He always felt that this was a fake, so he repeatedly confirmed: "My lord, is this true? Is it true that you will pay for a meal?" ?”

"This official always keeps his word. The wages are paid out of the yamen's account. I will send a supervisor and an accountant over in two days. As long as you don't steal, cheat, and work hard, your wages will be settled every day."

"Oh! Don't worry, my lord, the little old man will definitely handle this errand well!"

Originally, it is now in the busy farming season, if the common people are required to do coolies for free in the yamen at this time, not only will no one want to come and say nothing, but there will be complaints.

Giving money is different now. Everyone has worked so hard to grow food. Who doesn't want to save more money to live a better life?

Not to mention having a meal at noon.

After explaining this matter, Lin Zhao found an open space near Stone Mountain, and stored the excavated stones in this open space for the time being.

After arranging everything, he and Jiang Ziyan got into the carriage and went back to the city.

He arrived at the gate of the city before dark. Unfortunately, the gate had just been locked, but he had an official seal, so he entered smoothly after telling the guards of the gate.

Lin Zhao didn't say much on the way back, and Jiang Ziyan probably guessed where the difficulty was.

He asked, "What's the matter? Is there no money in the Yamen's account?"

Lin Zhao nodded. Although he agreed to pay the stone diggers, he knew the situation in the public account of the yamen best. It was enough to send monthly bills to the yamen servants every month. The tax of the entire Lin'an City had never been paid. Having been to the minimum standard stipulated by the imperial court, one can imagine how bad the yamen's account is.

Jiang Ziyan said: "When I came here, my grandfather secretly stuffed me with a lot of money. Let's put it on the table first, so we can't hurt the common people."

Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "No, I have a solution."

Jiang Ziyan was surprised. Didn't this person look very sad just now? No matter what, there is a way.

"Don't lie to me, it's not my money, it's from my grandfather. He was afraid that you wouldn't want it, so he stuffed it all for me when he left."

"I didn't lie to you. Haven't you already developed this mine/tube?"

Jiang Ziyan didn't understand for a moment, what did he mean by mentioning this suddenly?

"The old craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry haven't developed it yet. Didn't they say that when you develop it, you will write down the formula and send it to the Ministry of Industry?"

Jiang Ziyan nodded, "Yes, according to the formula I wrote, the power is as great as what you have seen. The Ministry of Industry can widely apply it to digging rocks, saving manpower and time. This is a good thing for the country and the people .”

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "It's a good thing, but we have to make the best use of it."

"for example?"

"For example, ask the imperial court to allocate some money for road construction for this reason. They can also ask them to provide us with some iron ore powder."

After hearing what he said, Jiang Ziyan widened his eyes in surprise and said, "It's not a natural disaster at this time. Can the court transfer money? Instead, it's the iron ore powder you mentioned. I think it's possible."

"It depends on human effort, the key depends on how to say it."

The old guys from the Ministry of Industry have spent half their lives studying the art of thunder/pipe, and now that the secret recipe is thrown in front of them, no matter how important things are, they have to stay aside.

After dinner, Lin Zhao took a brief shower, then went to the study room, spread out the pen and paper, and prepared to write the notes for the play.

There is a way to write this booklet, and the allocated money will be settled after it is written well.

Lin Zhao knew a lot about the Great Wei Emperor now, so he thought about it for a while, and began to write notes.

As soon as the scripture was finished, Jiang Ziyan opened the door and came in.

"How is it? Have you finished writing?"

"Why did you come here?"

The two asked questions at the same time.

Jiang Ziyan said first: "I'm here to give you the formula for the mine/pipe."

After that, he took out a folded paper from his sleeve and handed it over.

Lin Zhao opened it and saw that there were various ingredients, quantities, and the order of claim materials, including the appearance, written in black and white on it. Jiang Ziyan also carefully drew a drawing and attached it, which was very detailed.

"I've finished writing the manual, and I'll send someone to send it to the emperor tomorrow. Attach this blueprint to it and send it along, so that our emperor can see how difficult it is to develop this thing."

Jiang Ziyan smiled and yawned, "Go and rest when you're done, it's getting late."

Lin'an is not far from the capital city, and there is a special passage for officials to submit letters.

This was the first time Lin Zhao wrote a booklet to the emperor after arriving in Lin'an, and the emperor was very happy after reading it.After the court, he called the minister of the Ministry of Industry to the imperial study.

After the fall of Li Que, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry, the emperor promoted Zhou Sheng, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry.

This Zhou Sheng is much stronger than the previous Li Que. He was originally trained by the emperor. Regardless of other aspects, in the Ministry of Industry, he pays great attention to technical research.He is following up on the research technology of mine/tube.

At this time, the emperor called him to the imperial study room, and said that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, and when he went to the court, the weather was calm, and he didn't see whether the emperor was happy or angry, so he asked him to come to the study room alone, and he felt a little trembling in his heart .

After waiting, seeing the joyful face of the emperor, his heart finally fell down.

The emperor said: "Zhou Sheng, do you still remember the elder son of Uncle Rong's family?"

Zhou Sheng replied sternly: "Go back to the emperor, I remember that I was sent to Lin'an by the emperor two months ago."

"Hahahaha, this kid is really uplifting. It's only been a while since I've been here, and there's good news coming."

Zhou Sheng subconsciously asked, "What good news?"

"Come on, let's see what this is?"

Zhou Sheng took the piece of paper handed over by the emperor, opened it, and was startled, "Thunder/Guan? Is this the recipe for success?"

"According to what he said in the brochure, I have personally seen the power of the mine/tube made according to this method."

Zhou Sheng couldn't help being excited. The Ministry of Industry has been researching this for many years, and the progress is very slow. This is equivalent to directly solving their problem!

"God bless my Great Wei dynasty, God bless your majesty! To be able to get this recipe, our national strength will definitely be further improved!"

This made the emperor feel comfortable all over, he said: "You can take this recipe back and let the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry develop it according to this formula and try it out."

"Yes, I understand."

The emperor said again: "Jingqing also said in the brochure that a limestone mountain was found in Lin'an, and she also proposed the idea of ​​a cement road. It's just that iron ore powder is needed to build this cement road."

What Jing Qing was talking about was Lin Zhao, and Li Jing was his official name on the imperial jade certificate, but he was rarely called by this name.

He handed the booklet presented by Lin Zhao to Zhou Sheng. After Zhou Sheng read it, the emperor asked, "What does Zhou Aiqing think about this?"

The Great Wei had very strict control over iron ore, and most of it was used to make weapons and farm tools.Now it is said that this is also used in road construction, the emperor is a little surprised.

Zhou Sheng thought for a while, and said: "According to what was written in the brochure, this kind of cement road is durable and load-bearing. The key is that it can be as flat as a mirror. Think carefully, if this effect can really be achieved, then the transportation Isn't it more convenient to trade? From this point of view, I feel that I can try it first."

"Try it first? How do you say that?"

"I think it's better to let Mr. Jing use Lin'an as a test site and try to build a so-called cement road there first. It shouldn't take much iron ore powder to build this road. Why doesn't the emperor send him some to go there? "

"Besides, if the cement road built is not as good as he said, we will lose some iron ore powder. Compared with the preciousness of this mine/tube formula, it is really nothing. But if it is built , is exactly the same as what he said, then you can use this method to build other roads in our Great Wei territory, Your Majesty."

"If the road is open, it will be much more convenient. Then the price of silk from the south will not be so high when it is transported to the north, and some seasonal fruits will be kept fresh. There are indeed many benefits."

The emperor was gradually persuaded, he said: "If I think about it carefully, you should step down first."

As the emperor of a country, there are many things to consider. After he consulted Zhou Sheng's opinion, he weighed it up, made a decision, and then called the Minister of the Household Department.

No one else, just because Lin Zhao also mentioned the money for digging stones in the memorial. From the perspective of the people, he said it very emotionally. The emperor thought that he didn't want much money, so he also looked at the thunder/tube formula The face was approved.

It was because of this that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance was called over.

The national treasury was empty due to wars in the past few years. Although it has improved in recent years, situations like Lin'an are very common. The lowest tax standard of the imperial court cannot be paid, and the treasury is still not rich.

It is really difficult to get the Minister of the Household Department to pull out the money.

When Hubu Shangshu came out of the imperial study, his face was stinky, every day this and that would open their mouths to ask him for money, is it easy for him to manage the treasury?

Although Lin Zhao originally planned to use the funds allocated by the imperial court to pay the villagers' wages, but he didn't know when the funds allocated by the imperial court would arrive, so he had to pay for them first.

When the money allocated by the imperial court arrives, it will be deposited in the Yamen's account first, and a lot of money will be needed to build roads later.

Although the money was allocated slowly, there is good news that the emperor promised to give iron ore powder.

This means that as long as the iron ore powder arrives, you can start making cement.

Before that, Jiang Ziyan planned to start a cement factory. The location of this cement factory should not be too far, so that it is convenient for the villagers to come to work.

In the end, Lin Zhao located one of the cement factories in a deserted site 2000 meters away from Heifeng Village.

Making cement is not like making plastic, because the purity of the stuff is not enough.For cement, as long as the materials are in place, just follow the order of the methods.

Let's build a cement factory to produce cement first. If the effect is good, then build several cement factories near other villages.

When the nearby villages are slack, they don’t need to go to the city to look for work. They go directly to the nearby cement factory to work, and the food is paid and the wages are paid.

But this time Lin Zhao didn't let Lizheng spread the word about the recruitment of workers in the cement factory. Instead, he asked people to write a lot of recruitment notices, just like Jiang Ziyan's recruitment of workers in the paper mill, and post them up. Those who are willing can come to sign up voluntarily.

However, the cement factory is basically manual work, so most of the workers hired are men with strong physiques.

Regarding setting up a factory, Jiang Ziyan was more experienced, and basically handed over the matter to him.Lin Zhao would occasionally discuss road construction plans with him.There are also ways to build roads. You have to pick up the crowded places near Kuan Street, and the distance to the destination is as short as possible.