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Seeing this, Zhang Zhen also led a jujube red horse, controlled the horse and followed Zhu Cihong a little, and said in a slow voice: "Master." Linqing's camp division has Zhangjia kiln, Baita kiln, Kawakuma Zhangzhuang and Hanging Horse Bridge and other kilns. We are Zhangjiayao here, and the other Baita kilns and Hanging Horse Bridge kilns are south of the canal. The subordinates of the camp branch inquired about the matter, and there were only 3,000 households registered with the officials here, but in fact, there were nearly 60,000 Dingkou, not counting those who were pulling fiber and carrying work outside, and there were about 50,000 Dingkou in several kilns. Those who have been working, there are about 10,000 people who are skilled, and there are fewer and fewer people who have been working in the brick kiln in recent years, and there are fewer and fewer people who have been working. ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and asked, "Sixty thousand dingkou, are you not counting the woman?" ”

Zhang Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then quickly replied: "Yes, master." Not a woman. ”

Zhu Cihong said "um" again, without words.

In order to facilitate transportation, all Linqing brick kilns are distributed on both sides of the canal. The specific distribution is, from the east and west hanging horse bridge 15 kilometers southwest of Linqing City to the east and west Baita kiln, and then to the Zhangjiayao in the northeast of Linqing City, and finally to the Kawakuma Zhangzhuang kiln in the southeast of Linqing City, with a total length of more than 30 kilometers.

Some sections of the kiln distribution is very dense, such as the east and west hanging horse bridge to the east and west Baita kiln, less than 10 kilometers on both sides of the canal, every 20 meters there is an official kiln (two kilns). According to statistics, there are 72 official kilns in the east and west of the Hanging Horse Bridge; There are 48 official kilns in the east and west of Baita kilns; There are 72 official kilns in Zhangjiayao and Kawakuma Zhangzhuang. There are a total of 192 kilns, and since each official kiln has two kilns without exception, there are 384 kilns in total. According to the calculation that each kiln is allocated 40 acres of land (specially for kiln households to take soil, build kilns, pile firewood, store bricks and make bricks), 192 kilns cover an area of 7,680 acres.

Each of these nearly 200 kilns has to be equipped with nearly 100 people to operate, so it is not surprising that there are 20,000 Ding Zhuang under the Linqing Camp Division.

"I'm going to see what's going on in the kiln." Zhu Cihong said for a long time, and then waved forward to clean up.

In a short time, nearly twenty horsemen galloped towards the nearest kiln.

Under the leadership of Zhang Zhen, Zhu Cihong soon ran to the mouth of Zhangjiayao.

It's just that when Zhang Zhen came here, it was Le Ma who stopped and said quickly in Zhu Cihong's ear. After Zhu Cihong listened, he also made people stop.

At this moment, there is a huge black and red stick in front of the kiln.

On both sides of the kiln gate, there are even royal tiger head signs.

"These are all things left by Grandpa Cheng. This black and red stick is three feet long and seven feet long, although it is wooden, but it has the same power as the monk's sword, and anyone who trespasses into the kiln or makes trouble in the kiln can be beaten to death with this stick, and the potter can even bear no responsibility. Of course, the lord is an official, and these potters definitely dare not be rude. Besides, over the years, the Jingshi has not asked for tribute bricks, and it is difficult to endure in the camp division, not to mention these kiln households who have broken their cooking. Zhang Zhen introduced it carefully.

Zhu Cihong squinted his eyes and chuckled: "I was in a hurry." In this way, this potter is quite brave and ruthless. ”

Zhang Zhen smiled and said: "The master is wise, and his subordinates enter the kiln first." The head of this Zhang Jiayao was recognized by his subordinates, so he was invited to come out to greet him. ”

Zhu Cihong nodded.

Zhang Zhen suddenly dismounted and quickly stepped into the kiln.

Sure enough, what Zhang Zhen said was true. It didn't take long for Zhu Cihong to see an old man with a tough body, dark and yellow skin, the old man had white hair and a shaved beard, and he was Zhang You, the head of Zhangjiayao.

"Grass people Zhang You, meet the adults." Zhang You saw Zhu Cihong on the horse and had already learned Zhu Cihong's identity from Zhang Zhen in advance. Although I heard that Zhu Cihong was very young, but today I saw this six-rank official who was almost seventeen or eighteen years old and the same size as his grandson, he was still surprised in his heart, and became more cautious.

Zhu Cihong dismounted with a smile and helped him up: "The old man doesn't have to be polite. Today, I came here to send a big happy event to Zhangjiayao, but I didn't come here to be a blessing. ”

"Yes, sir." Zhang You listened to Zhu Cihong's straightforward and undisguised words, and he was even more unsure of Zhu Cihong's meaning in his heart, and became more cautious in his words and deeds.

At this moment, Zhang Zhen said on the side: "Uncle, my lord came in plainclothes today to buy bricks. Isn't 100,000 bricks a great event? You know, the old man still didn't go to the White Tower Kiln, the Hanging Horse Bridge Kiln and the Kawakuma Zhangzhuang Kiln. ”

Hearing Zhang Zhen say this, Zhang You's face suddenly relaxed a lot, and he felt glad that he had paid attention to this family that came here some time ago. If he didn't let it, the sale of these 100,000 bricks would be given to other families, and he would have to die of heartache.

"Little old man understands, little old man understands." Zhang You said with a smile.

At this moment, Zhu Cihong spoke again: "In this case, can the old man take me to see how this Linqing Gong brick is fired?" Of course, all I need is a normal house. There is no need to bear weight, and there is no need to break the ban for the sake of prestige. You can rest assured of this. ”

Hearing Zhu Cihong say this, Zhang You's heart suddenly became entangled. You have no problem buying red bricks, but this Linqing tribute brick is for the royal family, not to mention taboos, even this firing ability is not easy to spread. Otherwise, the guy who lost the meal is small, in case someone secretly burns tribute bricks, how is it good?

But when I thought of Zhang Zhen's promise of buying and selling 100,000 red bricks. Zhang You was even more entangled.

A tribute brick is two cents and seven cents of silver, which is time-consuming and laborious, and it is not easy to make money. But the red bricks are easy to burn, and you don't need to burn the bricks for three years, and you can get the silver money soon after receiving the order. Converted, ten red bricks are two cents and seven cents, and these 100,000 red bricks can be credited with 2,700 taels of silver. For Zhang You, this is equivalent to a huge amount of money that can revitalize the entire kiln.

thought of the scene of Zhangjiayao's decay over the years, and thought about Zhu Cihong's background.

Zhang You sighed in his heart, it's just that, people are not afraid of officials, they are afraid of Mao!

With a ruthless heart, Zhang You smiled and said, "Yes, the little old man will lead the old man over." ”

Zhu Cihong didn't care about Zhang You's careful thoughts, but paid attention to these craftsmen who were doing kiln burning in full swing.

Here, Zhu Cihong can finally see these craftsmen working.

Zhang You led Zhu Cihong directly into the kiln, and then gave an order, and the entire firing process of Linqing Gong bricks was displayed from scratch.