Yu Ruhai's words made Zhao Feng laugh a little, and he shook his head and said with a smile.
"Master Prefect, haven't I already told you? I want to do the concrete business."
"There happens to be a lot of stones I need in this mountain. This is the raw material for making that concrete!"
Yu Ruhai was puzzled. He had no idea how the concrete was made. He thought Zhao Feng just made some mud to fool those people.
But thinking that Zhao Feng himself had invested five thousand taels of silver, Yu Ruhai was a little surprised and asked Zhao Feng in a low voice.
"Mr. Zhao, if this business can really make a lot of money, why don't you take me with you too!"
Zhao Feng looked at Yu Ruhai's very curious expression and couldn't help but laugh.
"Yes, if the prefect wants to participate, you only need to spend some money to occupy some shares!"
Yu Ruhai scratched his head in embarrassment, but he did not dare to take out all his salary.
"This... okay, then I'll take out two hundred taels!"
Zhao Feng smiled and took out an equity contract. Yu Ruhai had no choice but to sign it and took out another two hundred taels of silver. Zhao Feng nodded.
"Master Prefect, I will definitely let you know how profitable this business is!"
"Then I'll go to that mountain first. Aren't the people who came here to work previously out of work? Just put all these people here with me!"
Yu Ruhai sighed, now he could only trust Zhao Feng.
Zhao Feng rode a fast horse and soon led Sun Peng and Zhou Fei to the foot of the mountain he had just bought.
This mountain is not only made of limestone, but there is also a river at the foot of the mountain, which can be used to drive a waterwheel.
Zhao Feng planned this place, and all the people who came to work came here. Seeing the sallow and thin appearance of these people, Zhao Feng couldn't help but shook his head and said directly to these people.
"Everyone was assigned to work here by the prefect. On the basis of the original wages, I not only take care of the food every day, but also pay you an additional 50 Wen per day!"
"But the premise is that you must follow my instructions. If anyone wants to continue to work here in the future, the wages will not change!"
Zhao Feng's words immediately made these people couldn't help but widen their eyes, and they looked at Zhao Feng in disbelief.
You know, when they heard that the prefect asked them to come over to work and paid them wages, they all thought that this uniform was too sinister!
They have all suffered from drought, and there is not much food to eat at home, but they are still asked to come over to work.
But then they heard about the salary, and they were willing to come over and give it a try. Unexpectedly, they were photographed here again and asked to dig rocks. This made many people a little dissatisfied.
But now Zhao Feng not only promised them, but also paid an extra 50 Wen per day, and also took care of the food. This made the common people want to try here first.
Seeing that these people did not raise any objections, Zhao Feng nodded.
Under the leadership of Zhao Feng, these people quickly got into work. Some were responsible for excavating the limestone, some dug some clay, and some worked with Zhao Feng to build several aircraft. Waterwheels are all set up on the river.
The reason why Zhao Feng allowed these people to come here to work was not because he wanted to exploit these people, but because although the work seemed very arduous, once you actually do it, you will find that it is not as heavy as you imagined.
Because under the action of the waterwheels created by Zhao Feng, many tasks that require heavy physical labor can be powered by waterwheels. Whether it is smashing those stones or grinding those stones into powder, the waterwheels can be used to power the waterwheels. to replace manpower.
What really requires manpower is nothing more than moving these stones and digging out those stones.
The texture of limestone is not particularly hard, and its structure is also very loose, so this is not a particularly labor-intensive job, and carriages can also be used to transport the stones.
After working here for a day, these workers suddenly felt that the work was not as tiring as they imagined, especially since there was so much wages to be earned here.
Seeing these workers working enthusiastically, Zhao Feng nodded with great satisfaction, turned his head, and said to Sun Peng and Zhou Fei.
"I don't know what it was like when you followed Liu Cang before, but now that you are following me, you must obey my orders."
"Furthermore, Wang Ping has been here for so many years, and nothing has changed until now. Do you really want to be like him, worrying about whether you will be driven away by me when you are old? "
Zhao Feng's words made Sun Peng and Zhou Fei lower their heads and start thinking. However, Zhao Feng didn't give them much time to think. He walked over and patted their shoulders.
"You should think about this slowly in the future. I believe that within a few days, you will be able to see the changes here."
Sun Peng and Zhou Fei both nodded solemnly, and Zhao Feng explained the matters here to Sun Peng and Zhou Fei.
In fact, cement manufacturing is not particularly complicated. You only need to grind limestone and clay, add some slag in proportion and calcine, to make the most basic cement.
Whether it is calcining or grinding these things, it is a process that can be completed without being too complicated.
The real complexity lies in the proportions of various ingredients in these cements. Different proportions can produce different grades of cement, but at the same time, there are also some proportions that cannot be used to produce cement at all, so this proportion is the most important.
Zhao Feng only asked them to supervise the production of cement. As for the proportions, etc., he did not tell Sun Peng and Zhou Fei, so that he would not worry about his cement formula being leaked.
After arranging things here, Zhao Feng returned to the city and saw Yu Ruhai leading some government officials to inspect the wall that Zhao Feng had built before.
Seeing that the wall had completely solidified and became harder than stone, Zhao Feng couldn't help but smile, walked over and said.
"Master Magistrate, why do you have the leisure to come over and see the wall I built?"
Yu Ruhai turned his head and looked at Zhao Feng, his eyes radiating brilliance.
"Mr. Zhao, you didn't tell me before that this wall would be so hard after it is built!"
