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Chapter 80
After the success of the cement field, Luo Zining opened a cement factory to manufacture cement in large quantities.
This cement factory is strictly kept secret from the outside world. Only a few trusted high-level officials in the former brick factory have been promoted.
After the cement factory started production, Luo Zining also asked the brick factory to burn some bricks for the city wall.
Luo Zining brought the map of the fief and studied it with Huo Lingzhi.
How to build this city wall, the previous city wall only had two towers and a section of city wall on the entrance and exit sides of the city, and there was no city wall around the rest.
Luo Zining asked Huo Lingzhi: "Can we surround the entire fief with a city wall, and then arrange people to guard it at intervals like the Great Wall, and when we see an enemy attacking, we will light a beacon to let everyoneWe all see the signal, so that no matter where the enemy attacks from, they will not be able to break through us."
Huo Lingzhi glanced at the map of the fiefdom, "The project volume is too large, and it will definitely not be completed within a year or two."
Luo Zining also sighed, there are no future generations of machines, all of them have to be built by people, such a large project, don't know if it will be completed within five years, but they only have one year now.
They will not stay here for a lifetime, and they will be able to return to the capital in a few years, so there is no need to build a city wall around the fief.
Huo Lingzhi drew a range with a brush, "Just strengthen the city wall here."
"You are a professional, so just do as you say." Luo Zining put away the map, and quickly kissed Huo Lingzhi on the cheek, "I may be very busy recently, and I won't have much time to spend with youYou, I promise to stay with you all winter and not go out in winter, I have to leave beforehand."
Huo Lingzhi watched him leave in a hurry, "Only busy recently? Ever since you followed me to the fiefdom, you have never been idle."
Although Huo Lingzhi really wanted Luo Zining to be by his side from time to time, he also liked to see Luo Zining's radiant look when he was fighting for his career.
But his little princess can't control her work when she is busy, and she also likes to stay in bed when she is free in winter, or lazily nests on the rocking chair next to the fireplace and eats snacks all afternoon, asking him to move a fingerHe didn't even bother to lift his head, and even acted like a baby and asked him to help feed the snacks.
It will be fine when he enters the capital. When he enters the capital, his little concubine becomes a queen, so he doesn't have to worry about anything. He can stay in bed for as long as he wants every day, and eat whatever he wants, no longer have to be tired.
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When Luo Zining went out from the yard, he saw Chen Da come to him, and told him that the sock knitting machine had been improved, and that besides woolen yarn, it could also weave cotton yarn.
Luo Zining glanced at it, and felt that it was pretty good. Although it was not as easy to wear as the socks of the later generations, the socks woven by this machine improved by Chen Da were a whole piece, which fit the shape of the foot, which was better than before.Those fat ones that need to be tied with rope are too strong.
Luo Zining was very satisfied, and thought of other things. He took out a wound watch from his pocket and handed it to Chen Da, "Can you make this thing?"
Seeing the exquisiteness of this thing, Chen Da didn't dare to touch it, and quickly shook his head, "I'm afraid I can't."
"Don't deny yourself in a hurry. I believe you can do it. You have good calculation skills. The size of the gears inside is up to you. The parts inside are all made of metal. You can go to the old craftsman.The material on it..." Luo Zining was in a dilemma, he thought for a while, "I'll ask Fang Luoyu to see if he can make glass, and try to buckle it on the dial when the time comes."
Speaking of glass, he thought of the snowstorm again.
Now the windows are all papered. In winter, people will block the windows with animal skins. Although they are windproof, there is no light.
It would be great if there were glass windows, and glass can also be made into handicrafts, which can be sold for a lot of money. Then he can earn a lot of money for infrastructure construction, and can also sponsor Huo Lingzhi for a lot of military expenses.
After thinking of this, he first went to the yard to pick a basket of strawberries, and excitedly went to find Fang Luoyu with the strawberries.
Uncle Chen saw it on the way, and Uncle Chen wrote down the incident in his small notebook, which also recorded many special things about Luo Zining and Fang Luoyu.
For example, a large sum of money is given to the housekeeper of Fang Luoyu's yard every month. If the month is spent, just ask Luo Zining, and Luo Zining will send someone to bring it to him.
Not only money, but Luo Zining also sent many people to serve Fang Luoyu, asked Chen Da to make a wheelchair for Fang Luoyu, and gave Fang Luoyu a lot of new clothes, as well as other daily necessities in detail.
He specially found a cook to cook three meals a day for Fang Luoyu, and the dim sum master specially made snacks for Fang Luoyu. Recently, he also researched some milk tea for Fang Luoyu to drink.
Uncle Chen didn't know if the prince had this kind of treatment, even if he did, the two of them would probably be about the same.
Uncle Chen looked at Luo Zining's back, and then at his small notebook, wondering if he should tell the prince about it.
But he turned his head and saw Chen Da who came to look for him. Chen Da said that his machine factory had been built, and he was the factory director, and he would take his apprentices to work in the factory in the future.
Uncle Chen thought of Chen Er, who also became the director of the factory and married his wife. Although Chen Da has not yet married a wife, he also became the director of the factory, because the technology in his hand is more pleasing to the princess, and the princess treats him better..
The two sons have been taken care of by the princess. If he goes to report to the princess again, he is afraid that if the princess gets angry, the future of the two sons will be ruined.
He could only reluctantly tear up the little book. The prince can't sue, and the princess can't persuade him. He can only attack Fang Luoyu. He is going to persuade Fang Luoyu, don't worry about other people's familyWife, a cripple, how long will the servant of Israel be good?It's better to stay in the mansion honestly, just relying on the relationship between the prince and concubine and Fang Ziye, it is not a problem for Fang Luoyu to enjoy the glory and wealth in the palace for the rest of his life.
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When Luo Zining went to find Fang Luoyu, Fang Luoyu didn't know what he was studying. He looked at it for a while and felt that he couldn't understand anything, so he gave up and wanted to wait for Fang Luoyu to be free before talking to him.explain.
Fang Luoyu noticed him coming, stopped what she was doing, and turned to look at him: "What do you want me to do?"
He is like this, speaks directly, and never enters the topic after a while of greetings. He thinks that greetings are a waste of time.
Luo Zining also liked this way of getting along, so it didn't delay things.
"Can glass be made?" Luo Zining asked him.
"Yes." Fang Luoyu took out the paper and began to write only the materials needed to make glass, "What do you want to make?"
"Make windows to keep out the wind in winter." Luo Zining said and patted his window, "Your windows are all made of paper. You haven't spent the winter here. I don't know how cold it is here. In the past, every yearA lot of people will freeze to death in winter. Last winter was fine. Most of them lived in the house and dormitory I shared.It would be even better if this glass window is installed, not only can people survive, but it can also improve people’s quality of life.”
"You are really a kind person." Fang Luoyu thought that Luo Zining wanted to make glass handicrafts to sell. After all, there was no glass in this dynasty, and it would not be a problem for a handicraft to sell tens of thousands of taels of gold.
With this money, he can recruit troops and let Huo Lingzhi enter the capital faster.
In the end, Luo Zining wanted to save the people here from the cold, so he gave away such a good thing for nothing, isn't he a great kind person?
"What kind of person are you talking about? I'm sorry. Everyone here calls me a Bodhisattva." Luo Zining rolled his eyes when he said this, "Can you use glass to make a one-to-one portrait of me, and then IBuild another temple and put this glass figure in it. Anyway, everyone says I am a Bodhisattva, so let’s make it real. I am a Bodhisattva who descended from the sky to the mortal world, or don’t say Bodhisattva, but change it to other gods. Wait for meMake up a name, and then this glass is a gift from the gods to the world."
Fang Luoyu looked at him, and didn't say that he was shameless and wanted others to worship him, "Are you trying to use religion to control people's hearts and consolidate your position?"
"Yes, many emperors did this before, but the religion they used was others, and I used myself. No, it was to make everyone think that all the gods in the sky came to assist Huo Lingzhi, and Huo Lingzhi wanted to ascend the throne in the future.If he proclaims himself emperor, the common people will feel that he is the destiny of heaven." Luo Zining said.
"Yes, but the time is not so fast. I can make the portrait you want this year, but it will be difficult to replace the glass windows in every household." Fang Luoyu said.
"I can send you more people to do as much as I can, and even if the windows are not installed, they can temporarily seal the windows with animal skins." Luo Zining didn't want to put too much pressure on him.
Although he and Fang Luoyu were anxious to get Huo Lingzhi back to the capital, Huo Lingzhi's leg hadn't healed yet. He was able to stand up for a while recently, but he still couldn't walk normally, even with a cane.
How could Huo Lingzhi like this go back to Beijing?
They suspect that Huo Lingzhi will follow the timeline in the original text, when his legs will be healed in the original text, Huo Lingzhi's legs will be healed at that time now.
Luo Zining went out after telling him about the glass. He still had more important things to do.
As soon as Luo Zining left, Uncle Chen came to look for Fang Luoyu. He wanted to tell Fang Luoyu not to confuse the princess anymore, but before he could speak, he saw Fang Luoyu turn around and enter the room.He also said to him very coldly: "If you want to say anything, go directly to the steward in my yard. I have nothing to say to you."
Uncle Chen chased him to enter the house: "You haven't heard what I said, how do you know you have nothing to say to me?"
Fang Luoyu said bluntly: "Because we are not on the same level, you can't understand what I said, and those trivial things you said will only waste my precious time, so it's better not to listen."
Uncle Chen still wanted to say something to the past, but with a "bang", the door was slammed shut by Fang Luoyu in front of his eyes.
Apart from the concubine, Uncle Chen has never been humbled by anyone. He never expected that Fang Luoyu would rely on the concubine's favor and be so arrogant, which made him angry.
But he couldn't do anything to Fang Luoyu, so he left in a huff, cursing Fang Luoyu in his heart, hoping that the princess would despise him soon, and no matter how much Fang Luoyu begged him to help win back the princess' heart, he would nothelp!
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