The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

Jiang Ziyan didn't know about these things that happened in the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, nor did he know about Lin Zhao's encounter with Princess Qingyang on the way back from the Ministry of Industry.

After all, there were only Lin Zhao and Chen He at that time, and Chen He would not talk too much.

Besides, Jiang Ziyan has something to do recently, he got a new batch of red bricks out.

This red brick is still an idea I had when I discussed business with Zhou Xing last time.

According to Zhou Xing, the cement produced by the cement factory has two main sales purposes. The first is to build roads, and the other is to be bought by rich people to build houses.

Zhou Xing said this: "The business of the cement factory has been very good these days, and several villages near the capital have built large courtyards."

Jiang Ziyan said: "Really? Why?" He knew that the cost of cement was very high, but he didn't expect that there were quite a lot of people buying it to build houses.

"Lang Jun, the official roads near the capital are being built one after another, and a few short ones have almost been completed and passed through. Although life is dull now, the common people don't want to build their own courtyards. , green brick and tile houses, one family with one yard, quiet and spacious. Besides, the official roads have started to pass one after another, the time for them to enter the city has been greatly shortened, and now there are more small businesses in the capital."

People in the surrounding villages can take their things to the capital and sell them, exchange them for money and save them, and life is getting better day by day.

As the days got better, the common people thought about building their houses.But now that the blue bricks and tiles are expensive, he remembered the red bricks used to build houses in the countryside in his previous life.

It's just that if this thing is built, someone must believe that he can build a strong house.

Otherwise, it would be miserable if the fired red bricks could not be sold.

After Jiang Ziyan, who had been checking the business outside for a day, went back to the palace directly. When Lin Zhao came back from get off work from the Ministry of Industry, he saw his frowning expression as soon as he entered the room.

Lin Zhao changed his official uniform, sat next to him and asked, "What's the matter, what are you worrying about?"

Jiang Ziyan said: "I want to fire a batch of red bricks. The price of these red bricks is much lower than that of blue bricks. Although they may not be as strong as green bricks, they are relatively cheap and suitable for building houses. I am just worried. If the red brick is fired, how can it be sold to the common people."

After he finished speaking, he asked Lin Zhao, "Do you think there are many people in the village who want to build their own houses?"

Lin Zhao thought for a while and said, "The villages around the capital depend on the market in the capital for their livelihoods, and the increased income of the people after solving the food and clothing problem probably wants to build a new blue tile house.

When I was working in Lin'an, I specially visited the farmers below, almost all of them were thatched huts with earthen walls, and the earthen walls made of straw mixed with the earth embryo were not warm.

Although the thatch on the roof is pressed thickly, the capital city belongs to the north, so the house will be very cold in winter due to the cold wind, and the house will be stuffy in summer because of poor ventilation.Therefore, if the surrounding people save some money, they will want to renovate their houses and build a green brick house. "

In fact, Lin Zhao didn't mention one more thing, that is, the common people's life is better and their families have more money, so they want to build green brick and tile houses, which has another meaning.But in any of our villages, if someone builds a house with blue bricks and tiles, they are all prominent figures in the village and will be envied by others.

The common people work hard all year round, and the vanity they have is probably just that little.

Jiang Ziyan said: "Then according to what you say, my red bricks should be very marketable."

Lin Zhao nodded, "You know that many officials in Beijing are still living in rented courtyards."

"Why? Can't they afford a house?"

"Because the green bricks are expensive, housing prices in the capital are very high. Not everyone can afford to buy a house in a better location in central Beijing."

Jiang Ziyan thought about it. If he hadn't been doing business to earn money, he probably wouldn't be able to afford a house in the capital.

"Since you said so, then I will let go and do it. When the red brick is finished, I will trouble your Ministry of Industry to promote it for me."

"I know, you just let go and do it, and leave the rest to me."

……

The process of firing this blue brick is complicated and the materials used are expensive, which has led to the high price of this blue brick.

But the quality of the blue bricks is very good. Not to mention the sturdy and beautiful houses, the durability is also very good.

In contrast, the price of red brick is much lower, and it can be bought for only one-third of the price.

Moreover, although the red bricks are not as durable as the blue bricks, and the service life is not as long as the green bricks, it is easy to burn paper, and the materials are also common, and it is also fireproof and has the function of heat insulation.

Houses made of red bricks are neat, firm and beautiful. Except that they are not as durable as green bricks, they have considerable advantages in other aspects.

It's just that the brick kiln for firing blue bricks is needed for firing red bricks. Jiang Ziyan didn't want to spend time and money to build one, so he asked Lin Zhao to open the back door for him.

Using his rights as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he can try a nearby official kiln for free trial firing, but a large part of the profits earned after firing and selling will go to the state treasury.

Jiang Ziyan agreed. In his opinion, this is a bit like the public-private partnership in his previous life, that is, a business jointly operated by the public and private individuals.

After negotiating this matter, he started to fire the red bricks.

Materials for firing red bricks can be found in some workshops, and the court’s workshops still have a complete range of materials.He had all the shale, coal gangue, and clay he needed.

As for the craft production process, he refers to the encyclopedia. Every production step recorded on it is very detailed. As long as you follow this process and try a few more times, it is only a matter of time before you want to burn out the perfect red brick.

……

Half a month later, the first batch of red bricks were fired successfully.

The person in charge of the brick kiln was grinning from ear to ear looking at the red bricks that were fired, but he didn't expect that Mr. Jiang could really succeed.

When Jiang Ziyan first went to the brick kiln, the person in charge still dismissed him, thinking that he was here to make trouble.But now that he saw the first batch of results, his eyes towards Jiang Ziyan were almost starry.

Not long after the first batch of red bricks were successfully fired, the Ministry of Industry issued a notice that the imperial workshop fired red bricks, the price was only one-third of the green bricks, and the firmness and durability were very good .

Although it is not as good as blue bricks, it has been appraised by a professional civil engineer from the Ministry of Industry that it is no problem to build a house, and it is also fireproof to a certain extent, reducing the possibility of water leakage.

Under the premise of meeting the most basic construction needs, the most important point is that the price is low, which can be affordable by many people.

This notice attracted many people to look at it. At the notice board, it took no more than one stick of incense from the time it was posted to when the people watched it. Many people had already watched it here.

The illiterate people asked the literate people to read the notice and explained to them what it meant.

After understanding the content, some people asked: "Is this true? The price of red bricks is so much lower than that of blue bricks. Is it good to use? Will the built house collapse after a long time?" "

There were also some knowledgeable people present, and after listening to it, they said: "It should not be a lie. This is an announcement written by the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court. It has a seal on it. It can't be fake, it should be true."

The notice posted by the imperial court is an official event, and there is no possibility of fraud, so most of the people know that there is such a thing as a red brick.

"Furthermore, the notice also mentioned that only one batch of red bricks has been fired now, and the first batch of people who go to buy them can enjoy a discount and sell them at a discounted price from the original price."

"There is such a good thing?" said a vegetable farmer who brought vegetables into the city to sell them early in the morning.

In less than half a day, all the vegetables were sold out, and on the way back with him, he chatted with some fellow villagers: "Lao Li, Lao Wang, I remember that both of you want to build blue-brick houses?" ? This new red brick looks good to me, do you want to try it?"

Lao Li said: "Actually, I knew about this red brick a few days ago. My father heard it from someone who worked in a brick kiln. It can't be faked. And it seems that there are people in that brick kiln who are responsible for popularizing the knowledge of red bricks." of.

My father took a peek at it yesterday, and found that the color is really good and the texture is hard. He said that many people went to inquire about the price! "

"Is what you said true?"

"Can I still lie to you from the neighbors and villages?"

"Then I have to go and have a look after I go back. The notice said that this is the first batch of red bricks. It will take a long time for the next batch to be fired. If I go late, it might be gone."

Old Ji, the vegetable farmer who asked the question at the beginning, said: "I'm going too, I'm going too, and I'm going to buy a batch too."

Lao Li asked him: "Old Ji, didn't your family just build a house the year before last? Why are you buying red bricks again?"

"The green bricks are really too expensive. My family's green brick and tile house didn't dare to build too big, so I just built the main house. This time I plan to buy more red bricks, and repair the side rooms and pigpens on both sides." one time."

"Hey, old Ji, your family has made a lot of money in the past two years. You spend so much money, and you need to build a second house and a pigsty. I'm so envious."

"Don't, don't, Lao Li, I know that you two have saved a lot of money, but you just don't want to spend it. But don't make fun of me, I don't have much money left since I built the house. But this Living in the new house is comfortable, no matter how much the outside wind blows in the house in winter, I can’t feel it.”

"Hurry up, hurry up, let's go back quickly, maybe the brick kiln is already full of people at this moment."

The three of them either carried poles or baskets, and walked towards the brick kiln step by step.

……

Rongwang Mansion.

The secret guard who was sent to check the teacher on the list sent news, and it was exactly what Lin Zhao thought. After inquiring around, the teacher was indeed good at imitating other people's handwriting.

In this way, the source of Feng Yi's autographed letter was found, and it should be specially copied by the teacher.

Just imitating other people's handwriting in this way does not mean that you can write successfully if you just want to write. First, you must be very familiar with this person's handwriting, find out the writing habits from the lines in his writing, and then imitate it. It also takes a lot of time.

So Marquis Wu'an should have conspired carefully for a period of time.