In the next few days, Lu Buwei was busy allocating money, raising military pay, and purchasing tools.
As for Ying Zheng, he went to Jing Kiln every day to check the manufacturing process of "my vessel" and analyze the drawings of the tomb of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty.
As for the forging of Jiuding, we can only postpone it for a while. After all, it is not the time to study Jiuding yet.
In the past, Ying Zheng would find something and leave it to the Jing family to study, but this time he stayed with the craftsmen all day long. Except for going back to the palace to sleep, he almost spent the rest of the time in the Jing Kiln.
Lu Buwei's reminder was timely. We really couldn't wait any longer to build the royal tomb.
However, Ying Zheng also really learned a lot about construction and forging, and sometimes he was eager to try it himself.
Finally, on this day, the alloy material for making "my weapon" was smelted.
I don't know what method Li Si used, but the alloys were soaked in a pool of water.
But the water in the pool is not water. Most of it is tin water mixed with various liquid materials.
The mold for "my device" has also been made, and I don't know what material Li Si chose to make it out of.
The next procedure was very complicated. Although Ying Zheng was watching from the side, he couldn't figure out the reason.
In ordinary people's understanding, smelting metal requires very high temperatures. However, the liquid used to refine the alloy does not need to be burned for too long, nor does it need to be beaten to remove impurities as usual. It just keeps using various methods. Various types of liquid mixtures are soaked and boiled.
According to Li Si, it is called tempering, not smelting.
Not only Ying Zheng, but also most of the craftsmen had never heard of this magical technology. It simply exceeded their knowledge.
However, Ying Zheng had a vague feeling that Li Si seemed to have been familiar with this tempering method for a long time and was just pretending not to know it. It was like the formula of gunpowder. If it didn't require mining of minerals, he would not have told it.
However, Ying Zheng didn't want to ask further. Maybe Li Si still said: "We'll talk about it when the master comes."
As the class leader, Jing Fan is the most attentive to learning this alternative forging process. Every time he goes to a link, he will ask several questions and record all his questions.
When it comes time to use molds to make "my utensils", all the craftsmen gather together.
Except for those who performed their duties, the rest watched this breakthrough moment nervously.
According to Li Si's instructions, the craftsmen first dissolved the alloy material in a light green liquid, and then started firing. After about an hour, they saw that the alloy material was still dissolved in the liquid.
The entire solution turned light yellow.
The craftsmen began to pour this solution into the mold, and after the filling was completed, the entire mold was buried in sand.
Finally, charcoal fire is placed around the pile of sand and baked slowly.
The waiting process was very long, it actually took three days.
Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, seeming to have slightly relieved the tension caused by the anticipation.
There is no other way, no matter how anxious you are, you have to wait.
But it’s okay, let’s take advantage of these few days to deal with other things.
Ying Zheng took Li Si to Wen Lei Ju.
After meeting Cao Liao and Chen Li in Yongcheng, Ying Zheng wanted to ask Sima Jie what happened, but after returning to Xianyang, he plunged into the Jing Kiln. If Zhao Gao hadn't been waiting beside him attentively, Ying Zheng would have They all forgot that they were the King of Qin.
If I continue like this, I'm afraid I will really become a craftsman.
After Wen Leiju sat down, Sima Jie asked: "Did you enjoy your trip this time, Your Majesty?"
"It's okay." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "But I regret not taking you with me."
"Bring the minister with you?" Sima Jie thought Ying Zheng was referring to Sima Hong's search for minerals, so he said, "My father is more familiar with the minerals in the family. It is enough for my father to accompany the king."
"What I want to talk to you about is not about minerals." Ying Zheng said.
"What's that?" Sima Jie asked with some confusion.
"Think again
Think about it, who do you know in Yongcheng? "Ying Zheng deliberately let it go.
"Yongcheng?" Sima Jie frowned, as if he had thought of something, "Back to the king, Weichen once sent two guest ministers to Yongcheng. Apart from these two people, they were all Weichen's childhood playmates. .”
"What I want to talk about is these two people." Ying Zheng said.
Sima Jie nodded and said: "These two people are Weichen's acquaintances before Wen Leiju was established. These two people are extremely talented, but quite reserved. Although they are not from Qin, they want to work in Qin." Ambition.”
"Wait a minute." Ying Zheng interrupted Sima Jie, "If these two people are both talented, why do they choose to display their ambitions in Da Qin?"
"How could the ministers not consider it if they want to help the king select talents?" Sima Jie said, "These two people were moved because they saw Wen Leiju, a place that had never appeared in other countries. Different people are attracted by each other, and among the people in the same batch, these two people are quite far-sighted.”
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "The people you trust are okay with me. Otherwise, why would you choose just two of them to go to Yongcheng? What I want to know more is, what are their abilities?"
Sima Jie thought for a while and said: "At that time, because Wen Lei Ju had not been opened for a long time and the standards for scribes were not considered, the ministers could not judge whether the two of them had great talents and whether they were suitable to serve in the court. Officer, it’s better to wait for them to come back and let the king consider it himself.”
"I have already considered this aspect." Ying Zheng looked at Sima Jie and said.
"Could it be that the king has already seen the two of them when he went to Yongcheng this time?" Sima Jie asked in surprise.
Li Si said from the side: "Yes, at that time the king ordered Meng Tian to send a few sergeants to infiltrate Lao Ai's soldiers. Then he remembered that you had sent two people to live in Yongcheng. After asking around, I learned that that Two people have already entered the residence of Marquis Changxin."
Sima Jie was a little confused about Ying Zheng's intention and said: "Sneaking into the Marquis Changxin's Mansion? Is there any problem with Marquis Changxin? Didn't the king say at the beginning that he wanted to find two reliable and knowledgeable people to live in Yongcheng so that he could be ready at any time? Do you want to find out the news about the Queen Mother?"
Ying Zheng sighed lightly and said, "The situation at that time was indeed just an idea, but things can change at any time."
Then, Ying Zheng explained his and Li Si's views and plans for the Queen Mother and Lao Ai, and also gave an overview of their meeting with Cao Liao and Chen Li.
Sima Jie frowned slightly and said, "In this case, Yongcheng's matter is not a trivial matter."
"So, those two bachelors just entered the Marquis Mansion and wanted to find out more information but have not returned yet." Ying Zheng said.
"No wonder, Cao Liao wrote in a letter before saying that he would stay in Yongcheng for a while longer." Sima Jie said.
"They also noticed Lao Ai's strange phenomenon, so they decided to do this temporarily." Li Si said, "From this point of view, these two people have both strategy and courage."
"One of them, Cao Liao, is said to be a disciple of Gui Guzi and knows how to create his own military formations." Ying Zheng added.
"Since he is Guiguzi's disciple, we all know about it." Sima Jie said, "However, we can't say whether he can create his own formation."
"I came to you because of this matter." Ying Zheng said, "The Jing Kiln is busy forging 'my weapon'. If it is forged, someone really needs to create a formation for it."
"The king's intention is to recall Cao Liao to Xianyang?" Sima Jie asked.
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, I have this intention. It is most appropriate for you to handle this matter."
"That side of Yongcheng..." Sima Jie hesitated slightly.
"On the Yongcheng side, just let someone else keep an eye on it." Li Si said with a smile, "Besides, even if no one is spying in Yongcheng, it's not a big problem."
Sima Jie looked at Ying Zheng and saw Ying Zheng nodded, and then said with relief: "Then I will write a letter and ask them to return to Xianyang immediately."
"Wait a minute." Ying Zheng said urgently, "Just recall Cao Liao. Let Chen Li stay there so that his replacement can be replaced."
Don't be too busy, and don't let them show their flaws. "
"Okay!" Sima Jie responded cheerfully, then sat down at the desk and began to write a letter to Cao Liao.
At this time, Zhao Gao came in from the door with a man.
It was Sima Hong, Sima Jie's father.
Sima Hong seemed to have known that Ying Zheng was here and came here specially. He saw him entering the door and bowed: "We heard that the king came here, so we came here to ask about the minerals."
It's no wonder that Sima Hong was impatient. Ever since he came back from Yongcheng, there has been no news from Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng said apologetically: "I originally wanted to recruit enough people who know how to dig graves to dig out the minerals. I don't want Lord Sima to be anxious."
"That's it." Sima Hong said, "It seems that the king has already made a plan."
Li Si said: "The king's idea is to make sufficient preparations, and then let Meng Yi lead this team to directly temper it for the purpose of building the royal tomb in the future."
"It turns out that the king has another deep meaning." Sima Hong said suddenly.
Compared with building royal tombs, the importance of mining minerals is still slightly less, not to mention, mining minerals is also to better build royal tombs.
But at this moment, after Zhao Gaotong made a report, he brought in another person, it was Lu Wen, the manager of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion.
Lu Wen bowed his hands and said, "I have met the king."
Ying Zheng had a good impression of Lu Wen and said with a smile, "How did you find yourself here? Is there something going on with Father Zhong?"
"Back to the king, Xiangbang has already selected the first batch of gravediggers. There are six people in total. Since Xiangbang has some matters that need to be dealt with temporarily, I have ordered him to come and take over."
"Father Zhong is still so quick in doing things." After saying that, Ying Zheng whispered a few words in Zhao Gao's ear.
Zhao Gao responded, turned around and walked out the door.
Ying Zheng ordered Lu Wen to bring in the gravediggers.
I saw that these people were all dressed like farmers, and their looks were ordinary. Each of them held a tool in their hand, but if you look closely, it was slightly different from ordinary farm tools.
Ying Zheng greeted Li Si politely, and then glanced at Li Si.
Li Si understood the situation and stepped forward to question everyone about their past and expertise.
It's not that Ying Zheng is too big, but that he really doesn't know what to ask, especially in front of Lu Wen.
After a while, Zhao Gao brought back two more people, Meng Yi and Tian Yi.
Li Si stepped forward and pulled Meng Yi over and said, "Everyone, this is the young general of the Meng family, Meng Yi."
How could everyone not know the prestige of the Meng family, and they all said in unison: "I have admired you for a long time, I have admired you for a long time."
"We have long heard of the reputation of the Major General."
"We are truly lucky to have the young general leading us."
"We are willing to follow the king and the young general to the death."
Meng Yi was praised and said happily in his heart: "Thanks to the king's wrong love, I entrusted you with the vital task of digging the grave. I hope you can give me more advice in the future and take care of each other."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Ying Zheng glanced sideways at Meng Yi. His words sounded a bit awkward, but there was nothing wrong with them.
Then, Tian Yi also introduced himself.
Li Si added: "This is the deputy leader of the Jing family class, and also the class leader of our Touching the Golden Shadow. From now on, class leader Tian will lead you to explore the tomb."
What?
Touch the golden shadow?
What is this? It doesn't sound very tasty.
Ying Zheng saw everyone's doubts and said: "This golden shadow is the name given by me. From now on, you will all work for the Wang family, so you can't be called tomb robbers."
Everyone giggled and nodded.
It seems that there are big trees that are good for shade, and even the name of the thief sounds so nice!
Lu Wen arranged things properly, said goodbye and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion for business.
Tian Yize took this team back to Jingyao, planned to repair it, and then followed Sima Hong and Meng Yi to Qishan to dig graves.
