Chapter 36 Trust
Ying Zheng looked at Xu Fu's back being pulled away and tried to calm down. Although he had already known that Xu Fu was a liar, after hearing his personal admission, Ying Zheng was still very angry and wanted to kill someone.
But in the end, reason defeated anger. Qin An said that reputation is very important. Although killing Xu Fu was temporarily satisfying, his reputation was ruined.
For the sake of his reputation, Ying Zheng could only work hard to adjust his mentality and resist the urge to kill.
Then Ying Zheng set off. Outside the palace, Fusu, Li Si and a group of people had been waiting for a long time.
"See Your Majesty (Father)." Everyone saluted when they saw Ying Zheng's carriage.
Ying Zheng opened the car curtain, looked at everyone and said, "No need to be polite, Li Si, Meng Tian, you lead the way."
"promise."
Then a motorcade went all the way to Zhaojiacun.
In Zhaojia Village, since there was no help from Li Si, Qin An could only do it himself.
Based on Qin An's idea, we first need to build a brick kiln, but building a brick kiln requires bricks, tiles and cement.
Immediately, Qin An asked everyone to use the most primitive method to make bricks and tiles, using brick and tile grinding tools. The bricks and tiles were very rough and took time to make. The time spent was to air dry and powder dry naturally.
So in one morning, Qin An and the villagers made tens of thousands of green bricks.
Although these green bricks are very rough, they are enough for building a brick kiln.
After the brick kiln is built, the remaining green bricks can be thrown into the brick kiln for the second process, which is firing.
Baking bricks is also very particular. After the bricks and tiles are put into the kiln, the kiln door, skylights, and floor windows must be sealed after the kiln installation is completed.
Heat slowly over low temperature and slow fire for the first two days to prevent cracks from occurring if the temperature rises too quickly. After the temperature reaches a certain height on the third day, start to heat up the fire and check the color changes through the observation window.
In this way, after three days of continuous high-temperature calcination, there is no need to add coal.
After the seventh day, all the gaps are sealed with mud, and then water is injected to allow the inside of the kiln to cool down under anaerobic conditions.
After the cooling in the kiln is completed, the kiln door can be opened to take out the fired bricks.
The whole process takes about fifteen days.
The most important thing is that it may not succeed every time. If it fails, red bricks and red tiles will be fired.
Qin An made these things clear to everyone.
At first, the villagers were very unfamiliar with making adobe, but after half a day, they became much more proficient.
After Ying Zheng and a group of people arrived outside the village, Ying Zheng once again reminded Fusu and the other four that they must not reveal their identities, nor should they reveal that this is a matter for Da Qin.
Although the four Fusu people seemed confused, they still followed Ying Zheng's orders.
Ying Zheng’s orders are greater than those of Heaven.
Li Si asked the Black Dragon Guards guarding the village and learned that no one had entered or exited the village, so he reported back to Ying Zheng.
"Your Majesty," Li Si said, "Sir has not left. Let's go directly to your home now."
Ying Zheng nodded: "Let's go."
However, when they entered the village, they saw Qin An and a group of people making bricks and tiles, and Qin An was explaining to everyone.
"Sir." Ying Zheng shouted loudly.
Qin An heard the news and went to find Ying Zheng's group.
All the villagers put down what they were doing and saluted Ying Zheng respectfully: "I've seen the village before."
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "No need to be polite, just go and do your own work."
So the villagers continued to work, and they looked more enthusiastic and harder than before, as if everything was done for the 'village chief' to see.
Qin An has become accustomed to this. In the village, the village chief is the emperor, and his words can really determine a person's life or death in the village.
Ying Zheng came to Qin An, pointed at the four Fusu people and said: "Sir, these four are me, the children of Lao Li and Lao Meng.
Zhao Su, Zhao Gao, Meng Meng, Li Xiao. "
The four Fusu people saluted Qin An at the same time and said, "I have met you, sir."
Qin An smiled and waved his hands: "You four don't have to be so polite. We no longer bow and salute outside. It is now popular to shake hands.
However, I like to do as the Romans do, but I also hope you can understand that I will not give you a gift in return. "
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "Sir, you are worrying too much. From today on, these four little guys are your disciples. You can use them as you please, no need to be polite."
Qin An smiled and said: "The village chief's words are serious. I can't say what I want to do, but my knowledge is not only in the classroom but also in practice, so they sometimes have to do something. I hope the village chief won't feel heartbroken when the time comes."
"It's their blessing to be able to study with Mr. Zai, and I won't be heartbroken."
"That's good, let's go back to the house first. Let's take a rest when lunch time comes. We'll do it again in the afternoon." Qin An said.
The villagers did not stop and continued working because Ying Zheng did not give the order. ,
Ying Zheng said: "Sir, let's take a rest. Let's take a rest."
"promise."
Immediately everyone stopped what they were doing and began to rest.
Qin An took Ying Zheng and others to his residence, and then moved all the tables and chairs to the yard.
"Everyone, please sit down. I'm going to make some dishes. Let's have lunch first."
"Thank you, sir." Ying Zheng and others said in unison.
When Qin An went in to cook, Fusu said, "Father."
"Huh?" Ying Zheng looked at Fusu with an unkind expression.
Fusu immediately woke up and said, "Father, this gentleman looks younger than us, why do we still want to worship him as our teacher?"
"Li Si, please tell me," Ying Zheng said.
"No." Li Si replied, "Young master, people should not be judged by their appearance. Although he is young, he knows much more than us.
If the eldest young master has any questions that he does not understand, he can ask his husband. For example, if the eldest young master has been studying Confucianism with Chunyu Yue, he wants to restore Zhou rites and divide the world.
You can ask your husband whether it is better to enfeoff the country or establish a system of counties and counties. "
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, I also want to know about this."
Fusu asked suspiciously: "Sir, can you really answer this?"
"I believe it can." Li Si replied.
"I believe it too," Meng Tian said.
When Fusu and the others saw Li Si and Meng Tian being so sure, their doubts became even greater. Why would a man about their age be so sure of Li Si and Meng Tian?
Gongzi Gao suddenly said: "Father, the child looked at the husband in a strange way just now. Is there something wrong with the child, or is it because the child is not dressed well?"
Ying Zheng also noticed it, shook his head and said: "I noticed it too, but you are doing everything as usual, there is nothing wrong with you.
If you have any questions in your mind, why not ask your husband later. "
"promise."
Immediately, everyone was waiting for Qin An to bring out all the food.
Every so often, Qin An lived up to expectations and brought out home-cooked dishes one after another.
