Leaning on the Red Mansion, in the old bustard's room, in the shadows, a figure made a voice and said, "How, can the whereabouts of Ming Zhongxin be found out today?" ”

The old bustard replied tremblingly, "The secret envoy, it has been investigated, and now Shouning is waiting for the mansion." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Shouning Houfu?" The figure repeated.

"Yes, then Liu Daxia also entered the Houfu with a few people. What tests did they then conduct in the arena? The old bustard wondered.

"Testing?" The figure repeated slowly, obviously thinking, looked at the old bustard and asked, "What has been the big movement of Jingshi recently?" ”

"Big moves?" The old bustard was shocked, "No, Jin Yiwei's side seems to have believed what Huang Doudou said, and there is no targeted action." Moreover, Venerable Cai and the others have already moved to seclusion, waiting for instructions. ”

"I'm not talking about this, I'm saying, what's the big movement in the court?" After a year, I knew that this old bustard was thinking badly, and he made it clear.

"Oh, this!" The old bustard was stunned for a while, "It's the Pu'an thief Miru who is making trouble." Rebuild Qingning Palace. Martial arts of the military department. Champa, Uszang, Turpan, Java, and Samarkand are about to pay tribute. ”

"Could it be that Ming Zhongxin wants to participate in martial arts?" The figure said to himself, "No, it should be those students who want to participate in the martial arts, could it be that he invited Liu Daxia to test the school?" ”

"However, according to the insider, the content is completely different from martial arts!" The old bustard wondered.

"Well, tell me, what's the difference?" The figure came to interest.

"They seem to have only taken three exams, foot shooting, mounted shooting, and one was a competition with the generals of Xuanwu Town, which should not be the content of martial arts!"

"Really?" The figure fell into deep thought, and after a while, he said, "Forget it, don't talk about the affairs of the Hou Mansion, you let me keep an eye on the Ming Mansion, especially those martial arts students, to see what is abnormal, besides, no one has mixed into the Ming Mansion?" ”

The old bustard smiled bitterly, "Back to the secret envoy, the Ming Mansion has never recruited people at all, everything is done by their Ming family personally, and they haven't even recruited a subordinate, and their subordinates can't do it!" ”

"Oh, I know, just pay close attention, and report anything at any time!" The figure commanded.

Be! The old bustard should go.

"Ming Zhongxin, Ming Zhongxin, what tricks are you playing?" The figure muttered to himself.

Only a figure was left in the room, pondering there.

At the same time, inside the palace.

"What were the test results?" Hongji asked, sitting behind the dragon case.

The white-faced old man replied, "Tie!" ”

"Tie? Who decides? Hongji frowned and looked at the old man.

"Mingzhong is convinced! When he came, Lord Liu had already admitted defeat, but Na Ming Zhongxin had a sophistry and turned into a draw. ”

"Yo, how did he sophistry?" A smile came to Hongji's face.

The old man elaborated on Ming Zhongxin's words.

"How much do you think he really is?" Hongji thought for a moment and tapped his finger on the dragon case.

"Ten out of ten is sincere!" The old man affirmed.

"Yo, what do you think of the Governor of Dongchang?" Hongji was a little surprised.

The Governor of the East Factory? Chen Zhun? If Liu Daxia was here, he must know that this white-faced old man was Chen Zhun, the head of the East Factory.

"The minister thinks that this Ming Zhongxin is simply selling Lord Liu a good, and he is only afraid that he will cash in on that bet!" Chen Zhundao.

"You're saying that CITIC has already decided to cash out its bets regardless of whether you win or lose?" Hongji looked at Chen Zhun and said with squinted eyes.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Chen Zhun Shili said.

"You old thing, it's obviously your opinion, and you still slap like this, the older you get, the more you go back!" Hongji laughed.

"Don't dare!" Chen Zhun bowed down and smiled.

"Okay, put away that set, what do you think, what other deals will Ming Zhongxin have to share with Liu Daxia?" Hongji said curiously.

Chen Zhun was speechless for a while, Your Majesty, I am not the roundworm in Ming Zhongxin's stomach, how do I know!

But since His Majesty asked, he naturally couldn't help but answer.

"Chen thinks that this transaction will definitely bring great profits, and it will not lose money." Chen Zhun asserted.

Hongzhi rolled his eyes, this old guy is really slippery, if it weren't for this, then how could Ming Zhongxin get Liu Daxia involved, and how could he repay Liu Daxia's favor? It's really a fart to take off your pants and fart, it's too much!

However, he also knew that if Ming Zhongxin didn't say it explicitly, even if Chen Zhun had a capable spies under him, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to find out Ming Zhongxin's thoughts!

"Okay, don't fool me, anyway, sooner or later, Ming Zhongxin will make this business public, so it won't be difficult for you!"

"Don't dare!" When Chen Zhun heard this, he immediately bowed down and apologized.

"How is the prince doing? Or is it just like that? Hongji no longer dwelled on this matter and changed his words.

"Nope! The prince is sensitive and studious, and he can learn everything he should learn quickly! Chen Zhun replied when he heard Zhengse.

"Really?" Hongji is full of smiles, at this time, he is just a parent who is full of joy when he is praised.

"The minister doesn't dare to be a king!"

"Okay, let's arrange their meeting as soon as possible! I'm really looking forward to it, if Ming Zhongxin knows the identity of the prince, will he still be so calm? I really want to see his expression! For a while, Hongji's bad taste exploded.

Chen Zhun looked at Hongzhi, and was speechless for a while, Your Majesty, you are the king of a country! Don't be so unreliable!

But he couldn't persuade him, so he just didn't hear it, stood on the ground, bowed his head and said nothing.

Hongji reacted, a little embarrassed. Alas, this is a gaffe today, for him who has always been generous and peaceful, such a look is really rare!

"Okay, you can make specific arrangements!" Hongji waved his hand to hide his embarrassment.

Chen Zhun left in response.

Ming Zhongxin and others traveled all the way, but they saw that the number of people in Jingshi seemed to have increased in an instant, and there were five big and three thick men everywhere, burly and strong.

Oh, these are all candidates who are going to participate in the martial arts! Everyone understands in their hearts, it seems that in the future, the Jingshi will become more and more lively!

"Alas, Jingshi has been troubled since then!" Liu Daxia sighed.

"Are you worried about Suncheon Mansion Yin?" Ming Zhongxin looked at Liu Daxia who was speechless amused.

As soon as he mentioned going to the Ming Mansion for a banquet, Liu Daxia pulled Ming Zhongxin and got into his own carriage, and the beautiful day was to discuss the shortcomings of the students in the test with Ming Zhongxin, so as to check and fill in the gaps in the next few days, and find a way to improve the students.

Under these words, the two Shou Ninghou brothers, who originally wanted to share the car with Ming Zhongxin, had to let go of their minds and honestly rushed to the Ming Mansion by car.

And those test officers, since they were literati in carriages, military generals rode horses, and rushed to the Ming house.

But they didn't stop them from being stopped by the flow of people all the way, so Liu Daxia sighed a little.

However, at this time, although Liu Daxia's mouth was compassionate, there was a burst of expectation and schadenfreude in his eyes.

"Cut, that kid still needs me to worry?" Liu Daxia scoffed when he heard it.

Yo, it seems that this Lord Yan has a holiday with Liu Lao! Otherwise, how could Liu Lao react like this? Mingzhong moved in confidence and guessed.

Facing Ming Zhongxin's skeptical gaze, Liu Daxia was slightly embarrassed, put down the car curtain, sat upright, and changed the topic.

"That's right, Ming Xiaoyou, although you said that we were tied this time, but we know that it was Lao Liu and I lost, and I am willing to lose the bet, and my Lao Liu is not a person who can't afford to lose, and I will cash in on the bet!" While speaking, Liu Daxia looked at Ming Zhongxin, his eyes full of non-refusal.

Ming Zhongxin smiled and nodded, indicating approval.

Now, it's Liu Daxia's turn to feel unbalanced, this kid, I don't know how to excuse myself, let's show a firm will and an atmospheric response again! Something is not good in my heart! After all, it doesn't feel good to throw in the towel!

"Old Liu!" Ming Zhongxin slowly spoke, "Since you want to say and do this, CITIC is not easy to refuse, so I have to accept it." However, since CITIC has said before that it is a tie, then we can't go back on our word, the tie is a foregone conclusion, but let's take it as a draw, since you want to teach the students, then I can't help but take action, so let's do it, business, or cooperate with your Liu clan, in this way, both worlds are perfect! What do you think? ”

"This?" Liu Daxia was stunned for a while, and after reacting, his face was frosty, "CITIC, it must not be like this!" ”

Ming Zhongxin smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly, "If you are like this, then I can't accept it either!" ”

Liu Daxia looked at Ming Zhongxin's tepid appearance, frowning for a while, he knew that although Ming Zhongxin was usually gentle, he had a very good idea, if he didn't agree, he would never do it! I was already ashamed, if I accepted his exchange again, then how could I gain a foothold in this heaven and earth!

"So be it!" Ming Zhongxin said indifferently, "I'll say something about business, if you think this business can't be done, I won't say a word, and I won't mention it again." ”

Hey, what's wrong with this business? Liu Daxia's heart moved, and he looked at Ming Zhongxin with some expectation.

"Liu Lao, take a look at this book, let's talk about it!" As he spoke, Ming Zhongxin took out a booklet from his sleeve.

Liu Daxia curiously took the booklet and flipped through it.

Ming Zhongxin looked at Liu Daxia with a smile and didn't say a word.

Liu Daxia watched quietly, and gradually the ground became more and more surprised and happy.

Finally, he looked up at Ming Zhongxin.

"This is what you said, the deal you want to cooperate with the Liu family?"

"Not bad! I don't know what Liu Lao thinks? Ming Zhongxin smiled lightly, and changed his words, "Of course, if Liu Lao has no intention, and CITIC doesn't dare to force it, then CITIC has no choice but to discuss with Shou Ninghou how to cooperate!" ”

"No way!" When Liu Daxia heard that he wanted to cooperate with Shou Ninghou, he objected at the first time.

But then he looked at the increasingly obvious smile on Ming Zhongxin's face, and he was angry.

This kid is just playing our old Liu! It's really a big ghost!

The anger in my heart swelled up, but then I looked at the booklet in my hand, but I felt funny in my heart, what did I have to be angry about, I said I couldn't ask for it first! At this time, what is the reason for blocking people like this?

Alas, it's cheeky again! Liu Daxia sighed in his heart, since he met this Ming Zhongxin, it seems that he sighs a lot more than before!

"How, have you made up your mind?" Ming Zhongxin looked at Liu Daxia playfully.

"Alright, boy, squeeze me again! My old Liu confessed! Liu Daxia looked helpless.

"What did you recognize?" Ming Zhongxin frowned, pretending not to know, and continued to laugh.

"You kid has itchy skin, don't you?" When Liu Daxia heard this, his eyes widened, he looked at Ming Zhongxin viciously, and threatened.

"Alright, no more fuss! Let's talk about the details of the cooperation! Ming Zhongxin put away his unserious face and said with a straight face.

Liu Daxia pursed his lips, "Don't say anything, three seven points, three and seven points, I three and you seven!" ”

Yes! Ming Zhongxin was a little surprised, but in a blink of an eye, it was a little clear, Liu Lao was afraid of taking advantage of himself, it seemed that his proposal of five or five points was destined to be impossible to achieve! I had to change it!

"Old Liu!" Ming Zhongxin is waiting to speak.

Liu Daxia's face was full of seriousness, and he raised his hand to stop, "CITIC, if you talk about anything else, we don't need to talk about it, it's a big deal, Lao Liu, I make everyone think that he is the kind of person who cheats, and he will never cooperate with you again!" ”

Ming Zhongxin shook his head and smiled bitterly, it seems that Liu Lao has made up his mind, so be it!

"Good! Just rely on Liu Lao! ”

"That's right!" Liu Daxia instantly smiled all over his face, and asked Ming Zhongxin enthusiastically, "What about this water, water or something?" ”

Apparently, he didn't remember the name he had never heard of.

"Cement!" Ming Zhongxin reminded.

"Yes, cement!" Liu Daxia nodded frequently, and asked with a full face, "Is this cement really that magical?" Can you really do what you describe? ”

Ming Zhongxin smiled slightly and explained, "Actually, this cement is the same as the lime we use now, it is a building material, which is made of limestone and clay as the main raw materials, which is crushed, batched, and ground into raw material, and then fed into the cement kiln to calcine the mature material, and then the clinker is added to an appropriate amount of gypsum (sometimes mixed with mixed materials or admixtures) and ground finely. ”

"What is this plaster?" Liu Daxia was puzzled.

"It is recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica that this thing is a fine stone that can be used as medicine."

"Oh, I see!" Liu Daxia suddenly realized.

"Cement, which can be used in construction, can make it stronger; Building roads can make the roads more compact, and horse-drawn carriages can travel faster on them; Repairing bridges can make bridges more stable and durable. Ming Zhongxin continued.

"These are civilian, in fact, military uses are more extensive. If you can build a wall to block external enemies, the city wall will be more slippery and unable to focus without any gaps, and at the same time, it can also make the city wall stronger and not collapse. In addition, we can also use it to build roads to the border, so that the troops can be quickly assembled to support the border defense. Of course, the bigger role depends on us to continue to explore. In any case, the future of cement will be bright! Ming Zhongxin said confidently.

After some explanation, Liu Daxia was full of excitement, as a senior military department, he knew what these functions could bring to Daming! That's why he was excited, this is about to be born in his own hands! What a feat!