Capital Datang

ps: At the request of book friend Xiaolou, I uploaded another chapter today. Not much to say, Lao Yu has to code overnight to prepare tomorrow's chapter.

Li Yin curiously followed Li Ke into the small door, and found that there was something different inside. It was a room similar to a warehouse, but the area was not large. Except for two rows of wooden shelves for placing items, there were basically no other decorations.

Li Yin stepped forward and took a closer look at the items placed on the shelf, and found that these items were either delicate or clumsy, and some were still half-finished products. It was estimated that these were all items made by the craftsmen in the prison.Suddenly, Li Yin’s eyes were attracted by a group of pottery. This group of pottery was made up of ladies, horses and camels, and these pottery were all colorful. Whether it was human figures or animals, they were all vivid and vivid. The reason why Li Yin noticed They are because they have seen a set of pictures of Tang Sancai in their previous life, and this set of pottery is almost exactly the same as the picture.

"This is the legendary Tang Sancai. It really deserves its reputation!" Li Min said to himself obsessively. This group of Tang Sancai was auctioned by later generations, and the price is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions.

"Sixth brother, why are you staring at the pile of ghost objects all the time, don't you think it's bad luck? Come and see the good things you found for brother!" Just when Li Yin's breath was about to flow out, Li Yin raised his hand beside the shelf. shouted at a cylindrical object.Capital Datang 34

Hearing the word 'Murder Artifact', Li Yin was immediately dejected. Tang Sancai was indeed a burial artifact, and it was worthless now. Fortunately, he had been masturbating for a long time just now, but Li Yin was soon caught by Li Yin again. The thing in Ke's hand diverted his attention.

"This... Could this be the legendary fireworks?" Li Yin looked up and down the arm-thick bamboo tube in his hand. This is what Li Ke found just now. Something was placed to make the bamboo tube very heavy. A small hole was drilled in the middle of the upper bamboo joint, and a rope-like thing passed through the small hole. The more Li Yin looked at it, the more familiar it became. Almost the same.

"That's right, these are the fireworks developed by the general supervisor. I don't know how effective they are, so why don't we go and set one off to see?" Once Li Ke became interested, no one could stop him.After speaking, regardless of whether Li Yintong agreed or not, he went to the front hall with a few fireworks in his arms.

"Chi~" After Li Ke lit the fuse, he quickly backed away. After a short while, he saw a burst of green smoke rising from the bamboo tube fireworks, followed by a burst of red and green sparks, which lasted for about 1 minute. Left and right, it stopped after the gunpowder inside was burned out.

"Well, it's really good. It's much more beautiful than last year's fireworks, and it lasted a little longer. It seems that the supervisor has put in a lot of effort." Li Ke nodded in satisfaction.

Li Yin next to him curled his lips. The fireworks in front of him are probably not even children willing to play in future generations. Even in Li Yin's view, they are not real fireworks at all. The fireworks in his impression should be It's the kind of firework that hits the sky with a salute and then explodes to fill half of the sky. That's the real firework.

Although the fireworks in front of me are not worth mentioning, it also reminded Li Min that gunpowder appeared as early as the Jin Dynasty, but it was only used to make fireworks until the Tang Dynasty, and even firecrackers had not yet appeared, let alone applied to it. On the battlefield.The emergence of gunpowder marked the official entry of hot weapons on the stage of history, and then replaced cold weapons step by step, directly changing the form of human warfare. If such a good thing is only used to make fireworks, it would be too prodigal!

It seems that there is a chance to improve the gunpowder.Li Yin secretly made up his mind that the current gunpowder can only be used to make fireworks, and there is probably a problem with the formula, which cannot reach the optimal ratio of gunpowder, so the power is very small. This is not difficult for Li Yin. The blessing of the Chinese education system in later generations, Li Yin learned the best ratio of gunpowder when he was in middle school.

While Li Yin was thinking about gunpowder, Yu Wenhu walked in from outside the hall and was taken aback when he saw the fireworks set off by Li Ke, then he smiled and said, "Your Highness is so excited, this improved firework has just been delivered to me. There is room for further improvement, and I will definitely send some to your house when it is finished."

"Then thank you, Brother Yuwen!" Li Ke was not polite, and returned the courtesy generously.

Yu Wenhu smiled slightly, then turned to Li Min and said, "Your Highness, the manpower and materials are ready, please move forward!"

"Brother Yuwen, you are being polite. From now on, you will be the same as my third brother. You can just call me Liuying. It's too much to call Your Highness." Li Min walked up and smiled.

"This..." Yu Wenhu was taken aback for a moment, his background was not comparable to those of Li Yong and Cheng Huailiang, and it was the first time he met Li Yin, so it was a bit shallow to call him Liu Ying.

"Brother Yuwen, don't refuse. Liulang and I are not outsiders, and we will have more contacts in the future. You call Your Highness Your Highness all day long. If you don't bother me, Liulang and I will be bothered." Li Ke also laughed. With persuasion.

"Hehe, if that's the case, it's better to obey orders than to be respectful." Yu Wenhu saw that Li Ke and Li Min were sincere, so he didn't refuse any more, "Then please brother Liu Ling and Ke come with me and check Check the manpower and materials, if there is no problem, then start refining immediately, so that Liu Lang can hand over the work as soon as possible."

"Okay, brother Yuwen will lead the way!" Li Ke and Li Yin said at the same time.

The three of them went through several yards, until they reached the westernmost side of Jiangzuo Prison, a yard next to the city wall.As soon as he entered here, Li Yin smelled a pungent smell of lime, and beside the wall of the yard, there were several earthen kilns. It seemed that the yard was used to burn lime.

"See your Highnesses!" As soon as the three of them entered the courtyard, they saw a ninth-rank official in a light blue official uniform leading a craftsman to kneel down to welcome them.Looking at the ranks of officials in the Tang Dynasty, they can be distinguished only from their official uniforms. Among them, the third rank and above are purple; the fourth rank is deep scarlet; the fifth rank is light scarlet; the sixth rank is dark green; the seventh rank is light green; , dark green; ninth grade, light green.

"Everyone get up!" Li Ke waved his hand and asked them to get up very kindly, and everyone hurriedly thanked them.Capital Datang 34

Yu Wenhu stepped forward and pointed to the 50-year-old ninth-rank official and introduced: "Brother Ke, Liu Lang, this is Bai Qing, the right school prime minister. He has always been in charge of refining lime, and Bai Shucheng will be the supervisor. He has been working for more than 20 years, and he is a loyal and reliable person. Therefore, he led people to assist Liulang in the cement refining work this time. In addition to the original lime craftsmen, there are also porcelain firing craftsmen transferred from other departments. They are all highly skilled, honest and reliable people.”

"Your Majesty, Bai Qing, see your Highnesses!" Bai Qing winked, hearing Yu Wenhu introduce himself to Li Yin, and immediately stepped forward to salute again.He has been a ninth-rank official for more than 20 years, and he has never been promoted. This time, Yu Wenhu promoted him and gave him this great opportunity. If he can help Li Yin to complete the cement project , the credit is definitely indispensable to him, and maybe his grade will be raised by then, so I made up my mind to hug the thigh of Li Yin, the King of Liang.

Li Yin looked at Bai Qing, and found that although this man had a dark complexion and thick hands and feet, if he took off his official uniform, he would actually be no different from the craftsmen behind him, except that his wrinkled face had a pair of shrewd little eyes, looking at him from time to time. Blinking up and down nimbly, it's obviously a flexible and ingenious temperament.

"Well, in the future there will be a minister of the Labor Department!" Li Yin was very satisfied with this person, he could guess from his appearance that he was a craftsman, and he was also very smart. This kind of person is not only down-to-earth, but also flexible. It is a talent that can be made.

Seeing Li Yin treat him with such a pleasant face, Bai Qing was very sincere and frightened, and dared not even say anything.He is a small official of the ninth rank, his background is low, and his status in the general prison is only a little higher than that of ordinary craftsmen. How could he have received such courtesy?

"Bai Shucheng, now you command the craftsmen to grind the limestone, clay, slag and gypsum into powder, then mix the limestone and clay at a ratio of 5:1, and add a small amount of slag powder!" Li Yin looked at Yuwen. The materials prepared by the nurse found that they were all good, so he gave instructions to Bai Qing who was following him.

"Yes, the villain will do it now!" Hearing Li Yin's order, Bai Qing acted immediately, directing the craftsman to run back and forth, apparently wanting to show off in front of Li Yin.

The crushing of materials is an essential process of cement firing, and the dust raised is extremely harmful to the human body.Li Yin couldn't leave, but the three of them were choking and coughing again and again. Bai Qing knowingly gave them three wet towels to cover their mouths and noses, which greatly increased Li Ke and Li Yin's affection for Bai Qing.

After a while, all the materials were ground into powder, and then under Bai Qing's command, the limestone, slag and clay were mixed according to the ratio Li Yin said, and the gypsum powder was put aside for later use, and then the mixed The materials were calcined in the lime cellar. Li Yin did not need to direct this process at all. Those craftsmen often played with fire, and they were much more proficient in calcining than Li Yin.In addition, the calcination time is relatively long, and Li Yin and Li Ke can't wait here, so Bai Qing will be responsible for the management and supervision of the following work. This is the advantage of being an official, and most things don't have to be done by yourself. , Naturally, there are subordinates to do it.

Before Li Yin left, he explained to Bai Qing some precautions, and Bai Qing wrote them down one by one with a pen. Li Yin was very satisfied with this serious attitude.The three of them came out of the cement-burning courtyard and came to the hall. Li Yin looked at the sky and said, "Brother Yuwen, it's still early, and thanks to your help today, why don't we find a place to have a drink?"

As soon as Li Ke heard that he wanted to drink, of course Li Ke would not object, and tried his best to persuade Yu Wenhu to go, but Yu Wenhu was a little hesitant, and refused with embarrassment: "It is said that Liu Lang invites you, and of course I will go as a brother, but these few days Mr. Zhou, who is in charge of the general prison with me, is absent, and the entire general prison is managed by my brother alone, so I really can't leave."

Yu Wenhu stopped here for a while, then smiled and pointed to Li Yin and Li Ke and said: "And today is really not a good time to treat guests to dinner, among other things, take a look at yourself. A prince?"

When Li Ke and Li Yinjing Yu Wenhu mentioned this, they realized that their clothes were all tattered. They had a fight in the restaurant in the morning and they haven't come to change their clothes yet. The big hole, plus the fact that the dust was blowing all over the body just now, and even the hair is dusty, if they are not familiar people, I really can't believe that they are noble princes.

"Hahaha~, if Brother Yuwen hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have realized that I was so embarrassed. Even if I entered a restaurant like this, I would be kicked out as a beggar!" Li Ke looked at himself and then at Li Yin, Then the two laughed together.

"If that's the case, then don't bother brother Yuwen. When the cement is finished in the future, we must not get drunk with brother Yuwen!" Li Yin also laughed.

"Hehe, to be invited by Liu Lang is a big wish for a brother. I have long heard that the food and wine in Prince Liang's Mansion are unparalleled, but I have never had the chance to taste it. I must drink to my heart's content." Yu Wenhu said with a smile.Don't look at him wearing purple clothes as a member of the third rank, but firstly, the strength of the family is not obvious, and secondly, the general supervisor who presides over it is not an important department, so he was not qualified to participate in the last Five Kings Banquet.

"Okay, my little brother must prepare the food and wine by then, and wait for Brother Yuwen in the mansion." After Li Yin finished speaking, he cupped his hands, and then left together with Li Ke. . ..