Villager of Daming

Chapter 487 Liuli Haozhi Road Grinding (Fourth)

"Hey hey hey...they don't know, it's right, they know, what are we digging now?"

Zhu Xi felt that the sky was clear, and the wisps of rain falling were the rays of the sun.

He didn't know which county was mentioned elsewhere, but he remembered the one from Xi'an Prefecture.

He usually looks at the map, ponders over the various conditions of his fiefdom, and considers how to build roads, build bridges, clear silt, etc.

In addition to growing wheat there, is there an additional way to increase production when growing soybeans?
How to breed poultry and livestock, transport a large amount of iron from Yingtianfu to make farm tools for the people in the fief.

Now I heard that there are iron ore and coal mines, what to transport?Ask people to dig there.

Xianyang County knows that it is very close to Chang'an County. It is more than 20 miles away and 120 miles away. However, there is the Wei River, which is upstream, and the ore can be transported down the river.

And there is no need to transport it to Chang'an County. It will pass through Xianyang County on the road and be smelted in Xianyang County.

With the river nearby, it is also convenient to divert water to wash and prepare coal, and it can be used for direct coking.

"Li Zhang, is there a lot of coal in Xianyang?" Zhu Xi had an idea in his mind.

"With our coal mining technology, if we mine hard, we can't finish it in 100 years. Your Highness, feel free to use it, and the people will be grateful to Your Highness."

The head of the village knew what the other party wanted to do when he saw Zhu Xi's appearance.

Sure enough, Zhu Xi rubbed his hands: "Let's give it to the common people... uh! Is there any clay there?"

"There's a ceramic kiln there," replied the chief.

"We make briquettes for free and give them to the people on a per capita basis so that they don't have to burn so much firewood. We have to plant trees.

There just happens to be so much slime after washing the coal, and adding clay is the most suitable. The operation method is the same as in Baofeng County.

We have the Yellow River transportation, blow up all the dangerous places, and then use the steam engine boat to run back and forth.

It is simple when going downstream, you can raise the sail on the boat, and rely on the power of the steam engine when coming back.

You can make a lot of money just by selling coke and good steam coal. People have coal...Li Chang, can cement be burned there? "

Zhu Xi talked about his vision for the future, thinking that the people not only need fuel, but also other things.

"The quantity of local limestone is no less than that of coal, and it will not be exhausted in 100 years." The head of the village nodded.

"Limestone, plus clay, plus iron slag, alas! God has it all ready for us.

If we want to burn pottery, we can burn pottery, bricks and tiles if we want to burn bricks and tiles, and cement if we want cement to build houses for the people.

Let the people live and work in peace and contentment, let's let the department stores come over, and the roads should be repaired.

We can’t build a greenhouse this year. We have to bring glazed panels from Yingtian Mansion. It’s too far and the Yellow River has dried up.

If we take the land route, everything will be ruined accidentally, which is troublesome, really troublesome. "

Zhu Xi continued to dream about his future life, and his fiefdom was prosperous.

"Your Highness, there is quartz sand in the area, and with the addition of limestone and alkali, you can burn glass. The alkali needs to be taken from Henan Province, and you can also go by land. You can transport a lot at a time, and you are not afraid of bumps." The chief continued.

"Forget it, without craftsmen, the craftsmen who burn colored glaze cannot leave the place where they live and work.

You can help burn it once, but there is no time to build the kiln, so we can't waste any more time.

When the rain stops, Chief, tell us the specific location. We will send people there to dig coal and iron ore first.

They have almost finished planting winter wheat. We will give them money to dig it instead of asking them to work in vain. "

It's a pity that Zhu Xing gave up on building a greenhouse this year.

"Your Highness can send someone there to build a glass kiln first and burn refractory bricks first.

Xianyang's clay-fired refractory bricks are not very good, and Tongguan County in the north has good refractory clay and bauxite.

Use that to burn out bricks and build a glazed kiln, which we just happened to be able to use in the past.

We brought a lot of alkali with us in our team, and sent people to Henan to get it. We also sent more horses, and we got the alkali and came back quickly.

During the journey, there were glass-burning materials around, so I built a simple crusher and grinder, and used a steam engine to grind it.

After grinding the powder to a certain place, we put it in and burn it into glass, and we can blow it out at will. "

The head of the village didn't think it was too late, so he ground the materials on the road and prepared them, and then sent a horse over there to tell them to burn the refractory bricks and build the kiln.

When you get to the place, just throw the ground material into it and burn it, and it will be burned out soon.

"Really? Where are the materials for making glass?" Zhu Xi looked at the director steadily, fearing that his hope would turn into disappointment.

"Luonan County! The county where His Royal Highness is entrusted has a lot of good minerals and a lot of medicinal materials. It is a good place."

Li Chang pointed to the front, the end point of the water team was Luonan County, and then everyone climbed over the mountain to Lantian County over there.

In Luonan County, there are materials for burning glass, which are brought over and ground along the way.

"Luonan is ours? Yes, in Luonan County, Xi'an Prefecture, let's send people to dig stones first, and the steam engine ship will be loaded there, and you will grind it first, come here! Come here for this king, there is a big deal... "

Zhu Xun made arrangements, brought over the box containing the map, and found the location of Li Changzhi on the map.

Then let the clever people take the manpower to order, and some of them ran back to install the alkali. The alkali in the team may have other uses and cannot be consumed in Xi'an.

Others rushed to Luonan with tools to find materials, and the steam engine boat on the river ran forward.

Zhu Biao was watching and listening with a smile all the time. He actually wanted to get a fief and build it by himself, but unfortunately he couldn't. He had to lead the entire Ming Dynasty.

However, Xiaqiu Village is really reassuring, and its ability to solve problems is so strong that it teaches the second brother how to develop resource advantages alone.

For other farming and breeding, I think the second brother is very proficient, so I don't need Xiaqiu Village to give me any pointers.

Now the arrangements for burning the colored glaze are also clear. When we get there, we will blow out some colored glaze panels. The greenhouse will be built soon and sold to rich people in the winter.

After some things were dealt with, the team stopped and it was time for lunch.

The rain was still falling, but the wind had subsided. Everyone put up a shed and cooked food underneath.

Zhu Xi, who was always excited, poured himself a bowl of rice wine and drank while watching the people in Xiaqiu Village cooking. He grabbed a handful of fennel beans and chewed one from time to time.

He was happy, feeling that he could help the people when he came to the fief for the first time, and the people would definitely love him as the King of Qin.

He also planned to give generous rewards to those who helped build the palace after making money, so that they could speed up the work.

He can't wait to come to the fief to take care of things, only if the palace is repaired, otherwise he can only wait.

What Zhu Xi thought was that he could use more people from Xiaqiu Village if he came to the fief first and became a vassal.

Otherwise, when the other brothers arrive at the fiefdom, Xiaqiu Village will be too busy to take care of them.

As for whether you can go back after you come?Simple, find a reason to go back during the holidays, as long as I manage the fief well, my father will not drive me away.

"Lichang, you said that we don't need to pay land taxes for our fiefs in the future, but leave them to us. Can you be rich like an enemy?"

Zhu Xi thought about it, and with a comparison, he had to make a lot of money, which was higher than the income of the imperial court.

(End of this chapter)