"As for the sacred wall-building items like cement, all participating craftsmen will be rewarded with ten taels of silver each."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, with the cement house, even if there is a thunderstorm, the iron making will not be delayed. Even if the villain and others work hard, they will still make 600,000 kilograms of steel!"
Zhong Huo quickly assured with a solemn expression.
"Um!"
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, "As long as you refine 600,000 kilograms of steel, I will be rewarded heavily."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Zhong Huo and other craftsmen were even more excited.
On the side, Guo An looked at the cement and stone wall on the side, and then at the bumpy road in the distance.
After thinking about it, he still couldn't hold it back and said: "Your Highness, cement can not only build houses, but also pave roads.
The road in front of the iron smelting plant is so dilapidated that it is difficult to drive when it rains, and it is difficult to enter coal and other objects. If a road is paved with cement, coal and other materials can be transported in normally even if it rains or snows. "
Hearing this, the eyes of Zhu Di, Zhong Huo and others couldn't help but light up.
“Can cement also pave roads?”
"Your Highness, cement can be used as a wall when standing upright, or as a road when lying down. As for the use of the cement, it all depends on Your Highness's will."
"Very good!"
Zhu Di's face lit up and he asked again: "What's the cost of calcined cement?"
Guo An was stunned. He actually forgot to explain this to Zhu Di.
"Your Highness, cement is made by calcining limestone and clay from the mountains. At most, adding some gypsum to it is very cheap."
On the side, Zhong Huo and others nodded repeatedly.
Zhu Di said with great joy: "Tomorrow, I will send you thirty more craftsmen and ask you to build another factory in the Iron Smelting Works specifically for calcining cement."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Zhong Huo said quickly with a happy face.
Now, the Iron Smelting Institute lacks nothing but craftsmen.
…
However, what Zhu Di didn't expect was that as soon as his order was issued, the chief engineer and deputy assistant of the palace work station came to the door with sad faces.
"Your Highness, it's difficult for a humble minister!"
"Yes, Your Highness, it is really difficult for a humble minister to be upright!"
"Wait, what's going on?"
"Your Highness, there are not many craftsmen in our palace to begin with. You just sent 60 craftsmen to Shangzhuang Village Iron Smelting Works some time ago, and now you have to send 30 more craftsmen. I really don't have that many craftsmen. !”
Except for the chief minister and the commander, all the subordinates in the Yan Palace are close confidants of the Yan Palace, especially these high-ranking officials, who are Zhu Di's confidants who can be directly named. Everyone knows His Highness's temper. He will speak out directly if he has anything to say, never procrastinating.
When something happens, he speaks directly and clearly.
Of course, Zhu Di also knew these subordinates in the palace and sneered directly, "Xu Yun, Zhuang Guang, you two should stop giving me the wrong look. There are only less than a hundred craftsmen in the work station in my palace?"
"Your Highness, there are more than a hundred craftsmen working in the palace!"
Gong Zheng Xuyun gave a wry smile and quickly explained: "Gong Zheng Institute specializes in the production of the royal palace. Not all of its craftsmen are blacksmiths, but also carpenters, drum makers, chair makers, umbrella makers, lacquer makers, leather makers...
As for the blacksmiths, they have all been sent to the Shangzhuang Village Iron Smelting Works. Now even Wei Chen can't find a blacksmith! "
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, it seemed that this was really the case.
"I know this, please go down first."
"Your Highness!"
Xu Yun did not leave, but stood up again and asked Zhu Di: "I wonder what kind of treasures the iron smelting factory in Shangzhuang Village has made. As a workman, I can't even know about the iron smelting factory during this period of time." Case."
"..."
Zhu Di looked at Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang quietly, and said slowly: "One day, when Zhu Liang goes to the Iron Smelting Works, you can go and have a look, but you are not allowed to reveal anything. "
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
…
Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang were not the only ones who were curious about Tie Ye, the entire palace officials were also curious.
After all, Zhu Di had already rewarded Tieye twice.
Moreover, the amount of coal transported to Shangzhuangcun Iron Smelting Works in the past few days has more than doubled than in the past.
Now, they are starting to organize manpower to transport a large amount of river sand to the iron smelting plant?
Subconsciously, many forces silently sent people to investigate.
However, before arriving at Shangzhuang Village, they were driven out by a group of sword-wielding soldiers.
Yanwang Palace, in a side hall.
"Amitabha! Your Highness's face has been glowing these past few days. Monk congratulates Your Highness on the treasure."
Yao Guangxiao said happily to Zhu Di.
"Haha, Master is worthy of being an eminent monk!"
The forging of 600,000 kilograms of steel was promising, and the god of cement was refined. Zhu Di felt refreshed these days, and everything he looked at was very pleasing to the eye.
Daoyan grinned directly at the congratulations from the eminent monk.
"Amitabha!"
Seeing that Zhu Di did not take the initiative to tell him what kind of treasure he had obtained this time, Yao Guangxiao couldn't help but pause slightly in his hands.
He suddenly had a crisis. This royal mage might be falling out of favor!
Thinking about it, the speed of spinning the beads in his hand couldn't help but speed up.
Seeing this, Zhu Di asked with some concern: "Why is Master so uneasy?"
"Amitabha!"
Yao Guangxiao sighed slightly, "Your Highness, this poor monk heard that the people of Beiping Mansion are resentful!"
"Um?"
Zhu Di was stunned.
Zhu Fu on the side suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Yao Guangxiao in surprise.
"Master, what does this mean?"
Zhu Di asked hurriedly, "There is no war, no natural disaster, and no corrupt officials in Beiping today! The people live and work in peace and contentment, so why is there any resentment among the people?"
"well."
Yao Guangxiao sighed again, closed his eyes, and said slowly: "God has the virtue of a good life, people have greed, and the people also have greed.
The poor monk heard that His Highness opened a barbecue shop near Haizi Pier. The aroma of meat from the shop could fill the entire Haizi all day long.
For those people who have not been able to eat a single meal of meat for three or four months, the smell of meat is like the poison of tarsal bones, making their greed accumulate deeper and deeper! "
"You can't eat a single meal of meat for three or four months?"
Zhu Di's face suddenly darkened, and he turned to look at Zhu Fu who was standing aside.
"Zhu Qing, do you know about this?"
"Your Highness..."
Zhu Fu's expression changed slightly, but he still quickly replied: "Wei Chen is ashamed. Wei Chen has also heard about this."
"Um?"
Zhu Di asked directly and coldly: "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?"
"Your Highness, please forgive me. Wei Chen didn't pay much attention to it at first. In the past few days, the people's resentment has only risen. Wei Chen was afraid that this incident would spoil His Highness's mood, so he planned to wait until the officials of Beiping Mansion came up with a solution. , tell His Highness again!”
Zhu Fu replied hurriedly.
"Huh, tell me, what's going on!" Zhu Di said angrily.
Zhu Fu shuddered and quickly replied: "Your Highness, since Your Highness opened the barbecue shop and bought chickens, ducks, sheep and so on, there are not many chickens, ducks, sheep and so on in the entire Beiping Mansion.
As a result, the amount of meat on the market began to decrease, and the price also increased. Not only were many people unable to afford it, but even some people who wanted to buy it had nowhere to buy it! "
"Asshole!"
Zhu Di was immediately furious, "Do you mean that the entire people of Beiping Mansion blame this king for all this?"
"Your Highness, calm down!"
Zhu Fu said quickly.
"Amitabha!"
Zhu Di's face suddenly turned pale, and he still didn't understand.
The public resentment outside is boiling, but it actually means that the common people are complaining about him, the King of Yan!
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