While Qin Ming was carefully recalling the knowledge of future generations. There was a rapid knock on the study door, and Li Chun's voice.
"Sir, Li Chun needs to see you for something."
Qin Ming's thoughts were interrupted and he felt a little depressed. He frowned, put down the pen in his hand and said:
"Come in."
After saying that, Qin Ming saw that Li Chun opened the study door and walked in with a happy face:
"Master, I'm so happy. Someone from the brick kiln just came to report that the red bricks that Master mentioned were produced."
When Qin Ming heard this, he stood up from his chair.
This is indeed good news for Qin Ming.
He walked up to Li Chun excitedly and said:
"Come on, take me to the brick kiln quickly."
Along the way, Qin Ming learned about the general situation from Li Chun.
According to a servant's report, the red bricks were accidentally fired this morning by a craftsman named Chen San.
But Li Chun didn't know exactly how it was fried.
After a while,
Qin Ming was sitting in a small room in the brick kiln factory, holding a red brick in his hand.
At this time, he stared blankly at this ordinary brick, and kept stroking it with his fingers, as if he were stroking his beloved lover.
Unconsciously, his eyes gradually turned red, and a tear fell on the brick in his hand.
Three months later, I finally saw the red brick again, perhaps because I have been thinking about the textbook knowledge of later generations recently.
These days, he occasionally recalled some people and things in later generations.
Every time I think about it, there is always a feeling of emptiness in my heart, and I also feel lonely. It is a kind of loneliness that comes from the soul.
Although he traveled to the Tang Dynasty, for a person who missed his homeland, it was no different from traveling to the wilderness.
Because no one in this world can discuss games with him, no one can discuss TV series or movies with him, and no one knows who is Monkey King and who is Zhu Bajie.
This also led to Qin Ming's whole body exuding a touch of sadness recently when he was alone.
The appearance of this red brick seemed to take him back to that era.
At this moment, he was even a little impatient and wanted to build red brick houses on Zhuangzi. Because that way, he can lie to himself occasionally.
He just came to a remote countryside, and when he is done with his work here, he can go home. His parents must also be missing him at home.
Li Chun was a little confused by Qin Ming's manipulation. He didn't know why the young master would stare at a brick in a daze for so long.
Moreover, Qin Ming's eyes were red at this moment, and he couldn't help but stepped forward and said with concern:
"Sir, are you okay?"
When Qin Ming heard Li Chun's words, he broke away from his memories. He pretended to be nonchalant, rubbed his eyes and said:
"Uh, it's okay. Sand got into my eyes just now."
After speaking, Qin Ming looked up at the people in the room and asked, "Who is Chen San?"
After Qin Ming finished speaking, a simple-looking man with dirt on his body stood up, walked to Qin Ming respectfully and said:
"Going back to the young master, the youngest one is Chen San."
Qin Ming looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, nodded and said:
"Well, you did a good job. Then let me ask you, how did you make this red brick?"
When Chen San heard this, he scratched his head in embarrassment and said:
"Going back to the master, it's a coincidence. The person who was responsible for pouring water on the brick kiln last night suddenly had a stomachache when he was spraying half of the water. As a result, when the kiln was opened this morning, he found that the half of the bricks that had not been sprayed with water had become It’s red.”
Qin Ming heard this and asked:
"Well, you mean you can make red bricks as long as you don't pour water on them, right?"
Chen San heard this and said:
"Yes, Master, because I heard Manager Li say before that Master wants red bricks. After asking about the reason this morning, I immediately tried it in another kiln. It was confirmed that as long as the bricks are fired, the The process of pouring water can produce red bricks. I only let Manager Li know after confirmation."
Qin Ming was relieved when he heard this, but he was somewhat impressed by Chen San. He didn't expect him to be so steady.
After thinking about it, Qin Ming said to Chen San:
"Well, Chen San, you are very good. From now on, you will be in charge of the brick kilns in Zhuangzi. From now on, all the brick kilns in our Zhuangzi will only burn red bricks.
In addition, the house will give you ten coins as a reward for burning red bricks. Do your best in the future. Master, I will never treat anyone who has contributed to the house badly. "
When the other brick kiln craftsmen around heard this, they all showed envious expressions, and they couldn't help but regret why they didn't discover the secret of burning red bricks earlier.
Chen San was overjoyed when he heard this and bowed his head.
"Chen San thanks you for your trust. I will manage the brick kiln well and never let you down."
The expressions of everyone naturally fell into Qin Ming's eyes. This was actually his intention.
After all, although I know a lot of things from later generations, such as red bricks, cement, paper, steel, etc.
But he didn't know the specific craftsmanship. The reason why he offered a reward of ten red bricks before was actually to prepare the ground for today.
After all, when someone around you actually makes a profit from improving the process, it will unintentionally make other people burst out with greater enthusiasm for creation and invention.
He looked at everyone and then continued:
"Well, everyone has been working hard recently. Starting today, the wages of all brick kiln owners will increase by 30%. I hope you will work harder in the future. There will be other things on Zhuangzi in the future that need you craftsmen to study. As long as you make outstanding contributions, the government will There will be rewards in the city.”
Everyone's faces lit up when they heard this, and they thanked Qin Ming one after another.
Soon the people who worked in the brick kilns knew about the increase in wages.
When Qin Ming walked out of the brick kiln, he could still hear the cheers of the workers there.
On the way back home with Li Chun, Qin Ming thought about papermaking.
So he asked Li Chun next to him:
"Manager Li, are there any craftsmen in our house who can make paper?"
Li Chun thought for a while and said:
"Among the new batch of craftsmen who came to the house, several are paper-making craftsmen."
Qin Ming nodded and said:
"Well, I'm going to open another paper-making workshop in Zhuangzi. You can choose a site in the next few days and build the workshop first.
In addition, in the late afternoon, you and the paper craftsmen called to the study. "
When Li Chun heard this, he quickly said yes.
It was already noon when Qin Ming arrived at the gate of the mansion.
Xiao Qingwan was waiting for Qin Ming at the door of the house and saw Qin Ming coming back. He hurriedly took a few steps and said excitedly:
"Sir, you are finally back. Wan'er has been waiting for you for a long time."
Qin Ming stretched out his hand to straighten Qing Wan's long hair, which was slightly messy due to the wind.
He smiled and said:
"Wan'er, it's cold outside. Don't wait for me outside next time. If you catch the cold, the young master will have no one to take care of you."
Qingwan nodded, then smiled and said to Qin Ming:
"Sir, I've finished the soap you arranged for me to make a few days ago. Do you want to take a look now?"
