Not two days after the cavalry battle drill ended, Zhao Hao started building Zhaoyang Palace.
After all, the two brothers Gongzi and Gao are still in prison, waiting for him to rescue them.
With the success of papermaking, Zhang Cang became more and more "obedient" to Zhao Hao, and Ying Zheng had no objection to this.
Just let Zhang Cang fully assist Zhao Hao.
Today, Zhang Cang took Zhao Hao to a brick-making workshop.
This brick-burning workshop will be the temporary cement factory in the future.
"We pay our respects to the young master."
Zhao Hao looked at the crowds of people in front of him, who were bowing respectfully, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Although the Qin State treats craftsmen more favorably, it is still better than ordinary people. At most, they will starve to death, but if this continues, they will definitely lose people's hearts, and the gains will not be worth the losses. "
"Everyone is free of charge!"
Waving for everyone to stand up, Zhao Hao continued: "From today on, you don't need to bring dry food. Since you are working for the country, the country has reason to support you and solve your life problems."
After saying that, he turned to Zhang Cang and said: "Let people prepare. Starting from tomorrow, the cement factory will purchase ingredients uniformly so that everyone can eat well so that they can have the strength to work!"
"yes"
Zhang Cang answered very reluctantly.
In his heart, he must be unwilling. After all, once this case is opened, he doesn't know how much trouble it will cause.
But now that Zhao Hao has spoken, and considering that the money came from Zhao Hao, he is not so deviant.
Well, it's acceptable.
"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaw...
This is the gratitude of the older generation of craftsmen to Zhao Hao.
The younger generation of craftsmen are much more direct: "Young Master Wannian."
But as soon as he said these words, he was immediately slapped by the older generation of craftsmen.
"What are you talking about? Have you been kicked in the head by a donkey? That's your Majesty for ten thousand years, your Majesty for ten thousand years!"
The craftsmen here are grateful to Zhao Hao, because this is a treatment they never dared to think of before, and they don't want to cause trouble to Zhao Hao.
The young craftsman was beaten, but he was not angry at all. Instead, he laughed and said: "Yes, yes, your majesty will last ten thousand years, and your master will last a thousand years?"
This time they learned well and were not so sure.
But Zhao Hao couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, thinking in his heart: Thousand-year-old bastard, ten-thousand-year-old turtle, feelings have given you such good treatment, are you still a bastard?
"Shut up, everyone!"
Seeing that everyone was getting more and more outrageous, Zhao Hao quickly asked them to stop and went straight to the topic.
"I don't care what you did before, you only need to do one thing now, which is what I arranged for you!"
"Master, please make it clear!"
An older-looking craftsman bowed to Zhao Hao.
"I plan to transform this place into a cement factory, consisting of two lime kilns. Will you build the kilns?"
As soon as Zhao Hao finished asking, the elderly craftsman waved behind him: "Hei Fu, come here quickly!"
After the words fell, a thin black young man moved left and right, came to Zhao Hao with a smile, raised his hands to him and said: "Hei Fu pays homage to the young master!"
As the name suggests, he is always black and white.
Forget about his dark face, even his hands were dark, and he was wearing coarse linen clothes. If he didn't know his identity, he would have thought he was a beggar begging for food.
Seemingly realizing that there was something wrong with Zhao Hao's eyes, Heifu quickly bowed and said: "Sir, don't look at me as a humble person. I also come from the Mo family and am proficient in building kilns. In this workshop, I am the best!"
When he said this, the old craftsman couldn't help but sigh: "I heard about Chu Mo's assassination some time ago. Qin Mo was frightened, for fear that His Majesty would blame him. I watched Hei Fu grow up, and I couldn't bear to have anything happen to him. This talent Come help here.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hao turned to look at Zhang Cang.
Zhang Cang nodded slightly, indicating that this was indeed the case.
"You don't need to worry about things outside, just do your own thing."
Zhao Hao waved his hand, not wanting to talk more about this topic, and asked Heifu directly: "Tell me, how long will it take to build two lime kilns?"
"Sir, if we have enough manpower, we can do it in five days!"
Heifu replied without any hesitation.
If it takes five days, the speed is pretty good, Zhao Hao thought to himself.
After all, there were no excavators in this era and we had to rely on manual digging. It took five days to build two lime kilns, which is already very good.
"Five days then! If you need someone to take charge, the other young masters will make arrangements!"
Zhao Hao immediately made the decision, and then said to Zhang Cang: "Should the young man pay this money?"
"Don't worry, young master, the money will naturally come from the young master."
Zhang Cang nodded amusedly and said: "Don't worry about the manpower issue. I have already made arrangements and guarantee that two lime kilns will be built within five days."
People at this time will not make promises easily, even if they are empty promises, they will work hard to fulfill them.
What's more, it was the promise of Jiuqing Shaofu, so Zhao Hao didn't need to worry at all.
Without further ado, after giving instructions about the cement factory, Zhang Cang started to make arrangements, then selected the site, prepared tools and so on.
However, these have nothing to do with Zhao Hao.
He returned to Chunan Pavilion again.
However, as soon as he returned to Chunan Pavilion, he saw Ying Zheng and Wei Liao sitting in the hall eating hot pot, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
This is your base camp!
If they were to discover the real secret, wouldn't it be over for me?
With anxiety in his heart, Zhao Hao walked towards the hall calmly, saluted Ying Zheng and Wei Liao, and asked doubtfully:
"Father, teacher, why are you here?"
After saying that, he couldn't help but look at Laifu and Chang Wei.
I saw the two of them quietly making OK gestures to themselves, and they were immediately reassured.
"I heard that you and Zhang Cang went to burn cement. How did things go?"
Ying Zheng picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of mutton, put it into the pot, and asked without raising his head.
Zhao Hao answered truthfully: "Master Zhang is already arranging to build a kiln, and cement should be fired in five days!"
"Well, we must hurry up on this matter, time waits for no one."
Ying Zheng nodded, then picked up the mutton, wrapped it in hot sauce on a dipping plate, put it in his mouth, took a delicious bite, and said: "In a while, it will be Hu Ji's birthday, I will hold a party How about preparing some delicacies for her during the family dinner?"
"Hu Ji? Are you Hu Hai's mother-in-law?"
"Um."
"Understood."
Zhao Hao nodded, although he didn't know what medicine was sold in Ying Zheng's gourd.
At this time, Wei Liao suddenly said: "Master, what do you think of the Xiongnu?"
"Hun?"
Zhao Hao was stunned and looked at Wei Liao with some confusion.
But Wei Liao glanced at Ying Zheng and said solemnly: "Mengtian sent news that the old Shan Yu Touman was so angry that he suffered a recurrence of his old illness because of his defeat in the battle with the Qin Dynasty. He was bedridden, and the Xiongnu left and right the wise king. The army is being assembled with the intention of seizing power by force!"
"this"
Zhao Hao hesitated and did not make a conclusion immediately. He turned to look at Ying Zheng: "What do you think, General Meng?"
"Meng Tian thinks this is a God-given opportunity and requests not to wait for the next year to conquer the Xiongnu again and solve the troubles in northern Xinjiang in one fell swoop." Ying Zheng said calmly.
The Xiongnu respected the Shanyu as the most respected king, followed by the virtuous kings on the left and right, and established their own royal courts in different directions on the grassland.
According to the past traditions of the Xiongnu, when the old Chanyu dies, King Zuoxian should take charge and succeed the Chanyu.
However, after the Youxian King Maodun escaped from Donghu, he made careful plans, and finally won the support of many tribal leaders, and began to become ambitious.
Therefore, when he gathered his troops, he must have wanted to seize the Shanyu position.
Since Da Qin was in this situation, it was natural for him to send troops to the Northern Expedition while they were both losing.
The effect is definitely twice the result with half the effort.
"General Meng's idea is good, but he ignores a practical problem, that is, there are not only the Xiongnu in the north, but also the Donghu and Dayuezhi. They cannot sit back and watch us destroy the Xiongnu!"
Hearing Zhao Hao's words, Ying Zheng and Wei Liao looked at each other, frowned and asked, "How do you judge?"
"Not only do we Central Plains people understand, but also the grassland people understand the principle of lips dying and teeth falling cold. Moreover, the grassland is now in a state of balance, just like the original state of Qin and the Six Kingdoms!"
Zhao Hao explained seriously: "For example, the Dayue clan and Donghu have always been in close contact. When the old Shanyu Touman was still in his prime, they jointly suppressed the Huns and forced the old Shanyu to send his son Maodun to Donghu as a hostage. !”
"Now that Mao Dun has escaped and has become more mature, what do you think will happen to him after he seizes the position of Shan Yu?"
"this"
Wei Liao hesitated for a moment and then said, "Young master, you mean that he will take revenge on Donghu and Dayue clan?"
Zhao Hao smiled and said: "As the saying goes, a gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years. Didn't the Zhao Kingdom offend my father? What was the result? My father was the first to destroy the Zhao Kingdom!"
Hearing this, Wei Liao's pupils shrank and he subconsciously looked at Ying Zheng, only to see Ying Zheng's expression change slightly.
Because they thought of a possibility at the same time.
Will this Mao Dun become a hero?
"Is what my son said true?"
"If Father doesn't believe it, we'll find out later. We were planning to wait anyway!"
Zhao Hao glanced at Ying Zheng meaningfully, and then looked back at Wei Liao: "Since the teacher came to see me, I guess he didn't convince my father to stop sending troops, right?"
"Well"
Wei Liao was seen through by Zhao Hao at a glance, and couldn't help but smile and shake his head, without any explanation.
Ying Zheng frowned and said thoughtfully, "You don't think it's suitable to send troops either?"
"Why use stupid methods when there are better methods?"
Zhao Hao shrugged.
"A smarter way?"
Ying Zheng's eyes widened and he couldn't help but look at Zhao Hao with stern eyes: "Do you have a plan to go north?"
Zhao Hao smiled noncommittally and asked: "Father, do you still remember the business affairs that I discussed with you before?"
"business?"
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and said, "Is it possible that you plan to imitate Guan Zhong and buy horses, cattle, sheep, etc. from the north at a high price to attract them to rob them?"
"The effect of this is not big, right?" Wei Liao pondered.
Zhao Hao glanced at them and said with a smile: "Not only is the effect of this insignificant, I even dare to say that it is definitely like a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return!"
After all, those guys were most accustomed to burning, killing, looting, and not farming. They completely copied the Chu State's routine, and their lethality against them was almost zero.
But Ying Zheng seemed to be more interested in meat buns, so he asked, "What are meat buns?"
"Well, this is similar to Roujiamo. I'll make it for my father to eat some other day!"
As Zhao Hao spoke, he suddenly changed the topic: "However, this is not important. What is important is that we have what the prairie people lack most!"
"what?"
Ying Zheng and Wei Liao spoke at the same time.
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