The next morning, Ren Baqian came to the Ministry of Industry again. When he saw Tong Zhenye, he asked, "Master Shangshu, how is the cement now?"
"Let's go and have a look together." Tong Zhenye said, "I haven't had time to see it yet."
The two walked to the backyard, but they didn't see Feng Hou and Zhe Hongbo. After all, they are officials with solid positions, and they have a lot of things to deal with every day, and they don't have so much time to stare at a concrete, as long as they know the result. .
And because Tong Zhenye is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, he sees things farther than others, and pays much more attention to this cement.
When the two arrived in the backyard, they saw a pile of cement that had been mixed yesterday and placed there, as well as the cube that covered the outside of the two stones with cement.
Ren Baqian stepped forward and tapped his toe, it was very hard.
"It's done?" Ren Baqian was slightly joyful in his heart. What he was most afraid of was that the ore in this world was different from the earth in some respects. After all, this was a different world, and he didn't even know if it was the same universe.
And from this world, there are spirit swords and super strong personal force, so it's normal that there are some differences in details.
He just stepped down to test the hardness of the cement, which gave him hope of success.
I squatted down and pressed my fingers, and it was really hard, like a stone. I went to check the cement that plastered the two stones together, and they were completely solidified together, covering the stones.
After lifting it up and throwing it to the ground, even a corner of the stone slab was smashed, and only a piece of cement collapsed.
"It's done, the cement is fine." Ren Baqian said with a happy face.
Tong Zhenye also saw Ren Baqian's movements, he knew what he was doing, and nodded slightly.
He leaned over to touch the cement block, and then slapped it down again. The pile of cement on the ground suddenly fell apart, and several pieces fell directly on Ren Baqian.
Ren Baqian took a deep breath, not because he was shocked, but because of the pain, a piece of cement hit his calf directly on the shin bone just now.
"Aw, hiss, ow!" Ren Baqian jumped up and down holding his calf.
"It's a little worse than stone, but it's okay. Although it needs a lot of materials, it's much easier than quarrying and polishing, and then transporting it over." Tong Zhenye nodded and looked at Ren Baqian with a painful expression on his face. His eyes turned to the side, as if he didn't see it at all.
After thinking about it, he felt that Ren Baqian had a lot of good things in his hands, and maybe there was something he was thinking about, so he showed an apologetic face: "Sorry."
Ren Baqian danced for a long time and lifted his trouser legs up, only to see that his calf was bruised and bleeding.
Thinking about it, he couldn't argue with Tong Zhenye about this matter, the people of the ancient tribe were so careless, so he was unlucky.
"Next, store more of this kind of cement, and wait for ten days to see how the red bricks are fired. If there is no problem, build the brick kiln first. First, we will go all out to produce cement and red bricks, and prepare to build a blast furnace.
Once the blast furnace is built, glass can be made. Moreover, this kind of blast furnace is also effective in iron smelting, and can even smelt steel directly, saving most of the effort.
In addition, this cement has many other uses, such as paving the road, and there is no need for stone slabs, just lay the cement directly on it. The same is true for repairing the city wall and other aspects, so the more the better, the consumption of this thing will definitely be a lot in the future. "Ren Baqian said to Tong Zhenye while rubbing his legs.
"I know, I will write to His Majesty today to send people to carry out this matter." Tong Zhenye nodded and said, he had no doubts about Ren Baqian's words. For example, paving roads and so on, even if Ren Baqian doesn't mention it, he can think of it in a few days.
If this cement is used well, it is indeed a sharp weapon, especially for the Ministry of Industry.
Then he looked at Ren Baqian and said, "The cement that Ren Fucheng took out is really useful to me, Dayao, and it is also very useful to our Ministry of Industry. To thank Ren Fucheng, I will be at Yunyan Building tonight The Fucheng is hosting a banquet, and then everyone from the Ministry of Industry will also come, and the Fucheng must come."
Ren Baqian nodded happily after hearing this. This was the first time that a bigwig from the court invited him to a banquet, and he didn't know if he accepted it. After all, I can't always rely on the empress and walk around the palace every day, can I
I hope this is a good start, so that I can quickly integrate into the Great Yao Dynasty Hall.
After leaving the Ministry of Industry, Ren Baqian went directly to the beast farm first.
Not long after entering, I saw Steward Shi playing with stone locks. The five or sixty catties of stone locks were flying up and down in his hands, and his body was covered with sweat.
Noticing Ren Baqian's approach, Steward Shi shook his hand, and the stone lock directly smashed into the house.
"Renfu Cheng." Steward Shi didn't even look at the loud noise and the dust rising behind him, and he had the feeling that a real man would never look back at the explosion.
"Guard Shi." Ren Baqian said with a smile.
"I'm still thinking about when Ren Fucheng will come. Those shaved ice shops have made a total of more than 400 taels of silver in the past two months. And the fans made by Ren Fucheng also earned 200 taels of silver.
It is enough for me to share the part of the shaved ice shop, and I should give Fucheng Ren four hundred and fifty taels of silver. It's not easy to see Renfu Cheng these days, and I'm still thinking about how to send it to him. " Steward Shi was elated when he mentioned this matter. The shaved ice shop earned more than four hundred taels of silver in just over two months, and more than two hundred taels were distributed to him. This year, he can earn about one thousand taels of silver. , It is definitely a huge sum of money for him.
Of course, what he didn't expect the most was that Ren Baqian had been running around again and again within a few months, from a manager who was one level lower than him directly to a fifth-rank Zhongyufu Cheng, and even this Zhongyufu Cheng... No one takes it seriously, the important thing is that he was chosen as husband-in-law by His Majesty.
Thinking about the changes in the past few months, he felt a little embarrassed.
Ren Baqian didn't pay much attention to this aspect recently, and only after hearing Guanshi Shi's words did he remember the mess he made before.
Although money doesn't mean much to him now, he is still a little happy to get more than four hundred taels of silver, and it's not bad to use it as a reward for others. The most important thing is that this is still his own property, which is completely different from what the empress gave him.
"How's the shaved ice business going?" Ren Baqian asked with a smile.
"The shaved ice is okay, but the fan has nothing to do, and now several shops sell it." Steward Shi said slightly regretfully.
"No problem." Ren Baqian said indifferently.
Originally, I wanted to say that there would be good things for him to sell in the future, but I swallowed the words again.
In terms of Steward Shi's status, the current business is already at his limit, if there is no guarantee that someone will be jealous.
At least on Earth.
As for the future, it depends on Steward Shi's luck. If I have the opportunity to mention a few words, I will definitely not lose his money, and I will not waste my time with him when I come here.
"When the time comes, I'll have someone come pick it up. This time I'm here to find Steward Shi and need two people." Ren Baqian said to Steward Shi.
"No problem." Steward Shi agreed without hesitation.
"Bring the rattan gourd and the iron knife, and I'll ask them if they'd like to follow me on business."
"How could they be unwilling? These days, they have been thinking about Mr. Fu Cheng, just because they are afraid that Fu Cheng will forget them." Steward Shi laughed loudly.
After a while, Goto Gourd and Tie Dao were found, and when they saw Ren Baqian, they were overjoyed to salute.
"Are you two willing to work with me?" Ren Baqian asked while watching.
"Of course I would. I would like to thank Mr. Fu Cheng for remembering us." The two said happily. Working with Ren Baqian is a good thing.
Even before, neither of them would refuse. Not to mention that Ren Baqian's tide has risen all boats now.
Both of them have self-knowledge, and their own strength is relatively average. If they hadn't joined Ren Baqian when he was still in charge, such a thing would never happen to the two of them.
"That's good. I'll give you this sign. Come to the palace to find me tomorrow morning. As for the residence, you two can rent a place in the city, and get the money from Steward Shi." Ren Baqian said.
This brand is what he asked for from the Empress, after all, whether it is the field or some of his other ideas, it needs to be done by someone.
After seeing a few people, Ren Baqian went back to the palace, first inquired about the location of the Empress, and then went to the garden, after all, she still needs to be notified about going to the banquet at night.
In fact, the Empress usually stayed in only a few places, either in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, or in the garden, and occasionally went to places like the Hall of Pure Heart and the Beast Garden, which seemed very boring to Ren Baqian.
Seeing the empress, Ren Baqian sat aside after paying respects and said with a happy face, "Your Majesty, the cement has succeeded."
"It's a good thing, but you have nothing to reward now, so I won't reward you." The empress nodded and said. She has seen many tall buildings on the earth, and she knows more about the importance of cement than Tong Zhenye.
Ren Baqian laughed: "Being by His Majesty's side is the greatest reward."
After hearing this, the empress raised her face slightly, squinted her eyes to bask in the sunlight. She always liked hearing him say these things.
The two sat there, chatting occasionally, but most of the time they were silent. The main empress doesn't talk much, and Ren Baqian always doesn't say much by herself.
However, both of them were in a relaxed mood, and the atmosphere was very warm, even Qing Yuan and Hong Luan stood a little far away, so as not to disturb the two of them.
After lunch, Ren Baqian told again about Tong Zhenye's invitation to the dinner party.
The empress raised her forehead, and after thinking for a moment, she asked, "Where is it?"
"Yunyan Tower." Ren Baqian replied.
"Well, I got it." The Empress said: "Then change your clothes in the evening and go after getting ready. If you encounter anything interesting, come back and tell me about it."
Ren Baqian then left for Qingxin Hall, and in the evening, he changed his clothes and left the palace to go to Yunyan Tower.
When he mentioned the location, the surrounding guards had weird expressions.
"Why, what's wrong with this place?" Ren Baqian asked doubtfully.
The expressions on everyone's faces became even weirder.
There's nothing wrong with the place, it's a really good place.
The key is that the wrong people go.
"My lord, Daxia calls that place a brothel." Xu Wei, the leader of the guards arranged by the Empress, couldn't help but said to Ren Baqian.
"Pfft!" Ren Baqian spurted out a mouthful of old blood after hearing this.