The production of Linqing Gong bricks includes soil extraction, stacking, screening, mud filtering, billet making, kiln loading, kiln firing and other processes, among which the longest time is stacking. The upper stack is to take the unique lotus soil of Linqing, to transport the soil to the storage yard into a large mound, a wind and sun, frost and snow drifting, the purpose is to reduce its alkalinity, while making its viscosity become uniform, so that the raw soil becomes a usable cooked soil, only this process takes about 3 years.

Fortunately, there is cooked soil directly in Zhangjiayao.

Soon, Zhu Cihong saw a big man pick up an iron fork and scoop up a piece of wet mud, hit it to the ground, and then shovel it up and continue to fall, and after repeating this several times, the big man threw the piece of mud aside and ignored it.

In this regard, Zhang You on the side was sullen and did not explain this strange move.

Zhu Cihong looked at it, but asked directly: "Hit hard to reduce the bubbles in the mud, right?" Leaving it to the side for a while should be like the dough needs to be rested when steaming buns, giving the puree a time to rest and rise to make it softer. No wonder it can make tribute bricks, the minds of Linqing craftsmen are really attentive. ”

"Big ...... Did the old man burn bricks? This ......" Zhang You was stunned. But then I found myself speechless. How could such a big man do the menial work of a craftsman like burning bricks.

But...... If you haven't done it before, how do you know it?

This is a secret related to the survival of tens of thousands of people.

Zhang You's question did not get a positive response from Zhu Cihong, only he knew that of course the tribute bricks in this era could not be sold, but later generations could. He's done with it.

But of course he wouldn't say anything about this, so everyone looked at Zhu Cihong in amazement.

And Zhu Cihong just said lightly: "If you read too much, you can just make sense of everything." ”

Zhu Cihong's answer did not solve everyone's doubts, but only made everyone more awe-inspired. And Zhang You simply let go and continued to explain. It's just that the nobles have many hobbies. Fortunately, only Zhu Cihong, Fu Rugui, Zhang Zhen and Lao Seventeen are there, and Zhang You is not particularly worried about leaks.

"In fact, we are not only careful about the process, but also about the fuel we burn. There is a saying, "It is Xiucai who fights lawsuits, and it is soybean straw that burns bricks", which means that we must use soybean straw to burn tribute bricks. Because the bean straw is burned evenly, the quality and color of the bricks burned are very good. ”

"In addition to that, we have to be patient. This treatment is a day, especially when it comes to the critical days when you need to master the fire, a kiln brick, it takes 30 days to fire, and when it is burned for more than 20 days, it will be stopped. But when there is a ceasefire, then there is a special one. If this heat is not well controlled, the fired tribute bricks will be broken, and more than 20 days will be in vain, and the court will be even more to blame. So we burn bricks, we have to look at our skills. For example, I only need to smell the smoke coming out of the brick kiln and smell the fragrance, that's right. ”

Zhang Youhe smiled and continued to explain.

It's just that there are obviously no tribute bricks to be fired at the moment, and everyone obviously has no way of knowing why Zhang Youhui said that the smoke of this brick kiln is actually fragrant.

In this regard, Zhu Cihong and Fu Rugui are not very interested.

They were staring at the artisans who fired the red bricks at work.

Zhang Zhen came here much earlier than Zhu Cihong, and he also gave a deposit early in the morning to buy bricks and stones for the military camp outside as building materials.

For this reason, Zhangjiayao also has a little more fireworks atmosphere, and it does not seem so decayed.

Now, Zhangjiayao obviously understands that this is indeed a big order, and they are working hard.

And what Zhu Cihong and Fu Rugui saw was such a scene.

The two walked to a high ground and looked at it quietly.

When Zhang You saw this, he realized that people were not interested in the secret of brick firing at all. When I think about this, this is relaxation and tension.

However, Zhang Youlao became a refinement, and he didn't dare to offend when he saw the two nobles behaving like this, so he waited quietly on the sidelines and watched.

"There are many processes involved in firing bricks. Soil extraction, stacking, sifting, sludge filtering, billet making, kiln loading and kiln firing. None of this can be done by one person. You see, they all need a division of labor and they need to cooperate. Moreover, there are many people, and if you want to do things well, you need discipline. Here, it is the clan lineage that manages them, and the relationship that unites them is blood and wages. It's a lot like the military. Zhu Cihong chuckled and said: "What maintains the army is military salary, military discipline and the most important belief. And the soldiers use firearms, pour guns, load guns, load real medicine, and shoot medicine. The mastery of the fire rope, the setting up, the vertical placement and the distance can be broken down into small steps. Craftsmen, on the other hand, will break down the steps and study carefully. This means that a soldier who is a worker can master the use of the gun more quickly and become a qualified soldier......"

After listening to Zhu Cihong's words, Fu Rugui sighed lightly: "Indeed, as the adults said, this is a rare source of excellent soldiers." Moreover, although the craftsmen are poor, they are open-minded, and there are still some remnants of blood and bravery. As long as you train hard for a while, you can become a combatable soldier. ”

There were still some things that made Fu Rugui sigh, but he didn't say it. That is, the existence of Zhang Zhen proves Zhu Cihong's skill and scheming. Zhu Cihong pinched the lifeblood of the craftsmen by buying bricks and stones, and was able to give them another livelihood. With this kneading, the soldiers who entered the barracks inherently had a belief in loyalty to Zhu Cihong.

Coupled with Zhu Cihong's method of training soldiers, that inspiring witty words......

Such a person......

It's good that it's the people you follow, not the ...... Enemy.

"Zhang Zuotou, in addition to the purchase and sale of 100,000 red bricks, this official also plans to give you a big gift." Zhu Cihong said with a smile.

Subsequently, Fu Rugui saw that Zhu Cihong only said a few words softly, and saw Zhang You immediately bow down, and he can almost be described as crying with joy: "Enter the tax division, we will succeed, we will succeed!" Thank you, old man, for your kindness......"

Zhu Cihong smiled and helped him up, then glanced at Fu Rugui and nodded.

Fu Rugui understands that the expansion of the army will soon be in full swing. Liu Zeqing may still have a little trickery, but soon he will realize that he is extremely wrong.

And he himself has to accept an important task from Zhu Cihong and leave Linqing. This task is so important that it ...... Zhu Cihong had to send out the only general who could get his hands on it.

"Let Fu Zhen take thirty people with you, and prepare Lu Mi Gong." Zhu Cihong said in a deep voice, his words were not easy.

"It's just a thief, and you can't help me." Fu Rugui smiled and said, "Lord Qin is waiting for my good news." I'm waiting for you too...... Attack the Central Plains! ”

Zhu Cihong nodded heavily.