Jia Rong finally asked the right person. No one knew more about all project materials than Qin Ye.
The Department of Renovation and Cleaning is an executive department under the Ministry of Industry. Qin Ye, as one of the minor officials, is one of the people who, in addition to the supervisors of each office, has direct dealings with engineering materials.
If the institute is the worker with the best construction skills in the Ministry of Works, Qin Ye is the supervisor who supervises each institute and checks the construction materials.
Jia Rong said helplessly: "It's not like anything else. I just accidentally got a recipe called cement. It was said that to make it, as long as it is mixed with water and dried thoroughly, even if it is smashed with a sledgehammer, there will be no trace. But I didn't expect that, The Ministry of Industry already has this stubborn intention."
"Now, stop it." The more Qin Ye listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He cupped his hands to the brothers from all the clans in the hall and said, "There are some things going on here, so I have to excuse myself for a while."
The brothers of the Qin family present were not direct relatives of Qin Ye, and only Qin Ye was an official. As soon as these words came out, the others naturally retreated.
Qin Ye still felt unsafe, so he led Jia Rong into the study. Lock the door and instruct the servants not to allow anyone to come near the study.
Qin Ye advised: "Don't tell secrets like this to others easily in the future."
Jia Rong reacted at this time, "Is it possible?"
Qin Ye talked about the three-unit earth-making method, which has existed since ancient times. The formula ratios of each generation have been improved, but the materials are all compacted layer by layer. He also explained: "The cement you are talking about may be made of the same material as Sanhe soil, but the method of making it is different. It belongs to your Jia family's secret recipe and should not be revealed to others easily."
Only then did Jia Rong understand that the Sanhe soil mentioned by Qin Ye was rammed earth. Although it was also strong, it was very different from the usage of cement.
Jia Rong asked about the currently commonly used building materials. Currently, the most commonly used one is glutinous rice lime slurry, and others include mirage ash made from calcined oyster shells.
After hearing this, Jia Rong made a comparison in her heart. I feel that although mirage is similar to cement, it is not as strong. Although glutinous rice slurry is very good and strong, it is troublesome to make and requires very experienced craftsmen to make good glutinous rice slurry. In addition, transportation is difficult and the production cost is quite high. Compared with cement, it is still inferior.
This can be done!
Jia Rong felt happy. He wanted to ask Qin Ye to help him take a look at the recipe, but Qin Ye didn't want to look at it and always said it was Jia's recipe.
"Master, I was wrong. I got this recipe and it has nothing to do with the Jia family or the Ning Mansion. If this recipe is right, Keqing and I will have our own income."
"This..." Qin Ye hesitated.
According to etiquette and law, family descendants do not accumulate private wealth. In fact, it is difficult for parents and patriarchs to control it. Unless the patriarch has a grudge against you and wants to kill you, then there is nothing you can do.
However, Jia Rong had already made plans in his heart. If Jia Zhen was willing to participate and invest, he would be happy too.
Who makes Jia Rong have no money?
There is no money to even buy materials such as lime and sand.
Jia Rong and Qin Ye chatted in the study for a long time, and then asked about the sale of work and materials. Qin Ye refused to read the secret recipe himself, but was willing to find some familiar craftsmen to help.
Jia Rong was even more happy after hearing the news.
After having dinner with Qin Ye at the Qin Mansion, Jia Rong took Qin Keqing back to the manor with satisfaction.
In this era, people eat two meals a day, lunch before breakfast and lunch after evening shift.
Of course, wealthy families like the Jia family often hold dinner events, which can be regarded as a late-night snack or a meal.
When they returned home, it was getting late. Jia Rong heard from his servants that after his master came back from Xuanzhen Temple, he happily went to the outer city to buy some women, and they were playing around in Tianxiang Tower.
Jia Rong was speechless for a moment after hearing this.
After thinking about it again, I felt that it would be interesting if I ran over and called him now.
So, I couldn't wait to walk towards Huifang Garden, and I wanted to take the initiative to see Jia Zhen.
As soon as I got downstairs, I heard the laughter of the woman above.
Jia Rong didn't wait for the maid downstairs to speak, and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Is the master here? Is the master here? Ronger is here."
Jia Zhen was having fun with her concubines in Tianxiang Tower. When she heard Brother Rong's voice, she felt quite happy.
It was quiet for a while upstairs.
Jia Rong thought proudly that he came at the right time.
What would it feel like to be forcibly pulled out of bed when you were about to go to bat?
It must be great!
Jia Zhen sent a maid to say: "Uncle Xiao Rong, if you want anything, I'll talk about it tomorrow."
Jia Rong didn't reply to the maid's words and shouted to the people upstairs: "Master, I have something important to repay, why don't you do it tomorrow?"
Jia Zhen didn't understand it for a while, but she understood it after thinking about it. His face suddenly turned red and he became angry, shouting in the room: "Get out of here!"
Several newly bought singing and dancing concubines also blushed.
Jia Rong was smiling proudly downstairs, but had no intention of leaving, and then shouted: "Master, this is a good thing that affects the income of the house."
Income?
Jia Zhen was stunned for a while, talking about money?
How is money as important as these concubines?
Jia Zhen has never been a business person. For him, money is used for eating, drinking, having fun, and buying women.
Is Ning Mansion short of money?
Jia Zhen doesn’t feel lacking! And he doesn't think Jia Rong can do anything good!
Rong'er knows shit!
Jia Zhen looked at the way some people were trying to refuse but still welcomed them. This was a good thing. She just wanted Brother Rong to get out of here.
How could Jia Rong be willing? If he made up his mind that Jia Zhen couldn't come down, he would keep howling downstairs to entertain Master Zhen.
"Master Rong, come back quickly, it's time for the master to be angry." A little maid said worriedly.
In terms of status, Jia Rong is the direct eldest son of Dongfu and the future heir to the title; in terms of appearance, Jia Rong is also of high rank, and is the most handsome person in the Jia family besides Jia Qiang, who has a beautiful appearance.
Many maids in the mansion want to get close to Master Rong. If they become aunts one day, they will feel that their lives have changed.
Therefore, several young maids in the courtyard and outside the building also looked at Jia Rong secretly, and they would sound a reminder.
Jia Rong said: "No, no. I have serious things, really serious things, and the master will not be angry."
As he spoke, he howled upstairs again.
Jia Zhen was so angry that she suddenly lost interest. She pushed away the person next to her and got up from the bed. She angrily went downstairs and asked the maid inside the building to open the door. Pointing at Jia Rong's nose and yelling: "What are you going to do? What are you going to do?"
Looking at Jia Rong's innocent eyes again, I really had the urge to slap him.
Jia Rong looked at something in Jia Zhen's robe and felt happy. But with a look of innocence and pity on his face, he said: "Master, I really didn't mean to cause trouble for you. I got a formula by accident. If I can make this thing, the house will definitely make a lot of money."
Jia Rong took out the paper she had prepared earlier. On it was the most original local cement formula, and she kept telling Jia Zhen about the benefits of cement.
He looked extremely anxious, as if missing this thing would be a huge loss to Ning Mansion.
Jia Zhen just wanted to get rid of him early, but she couldn't listen. However, Jia Rong held on to his sleeve and refused to let go. Jia Zhen was so angry that she yelled impatiently: "What a bullshit, our Ning Mansion is ever short of money? Zhuangzi, Bing Jing, Tan Jing, etc. everywhere say that there are two or three in a year." How can you do such humiliating things with ten thousand taels of silver?"
Twenty to thirty thousand taels sounds like a lot, but it is actually a lot. But the Jia family couldn't stand such squandering. Not to mention the 10,000 taels spent on Jia Rong's wedding, just talking about the hundreds of mouths in the house, the daily food consumption, and the monthly money were not a small expense.
Moreover, due to Jia Zhen's lax management, many people in the Ning Mansion received false claims, and the ledger was in a mess.
Jia Zhen also frequently bought some beautiful singers and dancers from outside to entertain her.
A lively, beautiful and highly skilled dancer and actress costs nearly a thousand taels each. Not counting the money spent on entrusting people to do things in the house and treating guests to drinks.
It’s no wonder the Ning Mansion is not short of money!
