As time passed, the Juhuanshan factory finally took shape.
Not only is cement on the schedule, but gas masks are also starting to be produced one after another.
Although this gas mask is not as good as modern ones, at least it can still provide good protection in the swamp.
And the shape of this gas mask is also a bit ugly. Except for the two respirators that can be advanced, the rest is made of animal skins sewn together...
Xu Que held the gas mask and looked towards the southern sky...
"Is it the seventh day?"
Just when Xu Que was thinking about Huang Qianying, the little girl Xin'er walked in with a big bowl of noodles.
"Brother, what are you thinking about?" Xin'er waved her hand in front of Xu Que.
"It's okay, I'm just thinking about something." Xu Que put down his gas mask, picked up the noodles and started eating.
Xin'er pouted, rolled her eyes, and left the study.
She had seen Xu Que in this state before, but after seeing it today, she always felt weird...
Just when Xu Que finished eating the noodles and wanted to go out for a walk, Hong'er hurried to the small courtyard.
Seeing that Xu Que was coming out, she quickened her pace: "Young Master, this is an invitation from Yuhua Tower."
"Who sent it?" Xu Que took the invitation.
"Yes, the waiter from Yuhua Tower." Hong'er said.
Waiter?
Xu Que was suspicious. After opening the invitation, he smiled...
"Young Master, what are you doing?..."
"It's none of your business, just take care of your mother."
Xu Que smiled and put away the invitation. He felt a little bored recently. He didn't expect these scribes to invite him. This was a bit interesting!
In the afternoon, Xu Que had nothing to do. He walked around the factory and then told Xu Si to prepare manpower to build the dam!
Hearing Xu Que's instructions, Xu Si was surprised at first, and then understood...
Although Xu Si has never read a book, he understands the ways of the world, so Xu Que is very convenient to use...
After going back in the evening, Xu Que hung the jade pendant on the window, then sat at his desk and waited for Sister Ye to appear.
After a while, Sister Ye's figure appeared opposite Xu Que.
"This is yours." Sister Ye took out the wooden box and handed it to Xu Que.
"How's the investigation going?" Xu Que put the wooden box aside.
"Young master, you guessed it right. They sent the wine to the capital for sale. The price is ridiculously high, fifty taels per pot..." Sister Ye replied.
"It seems that Boss Chai wants to pry a way out..." Xu Que thought for a moment: "Have you chosen all the other states?"
"Except for Liangzhou, which is close to the capital, arrangements have been made for the other four states. The rest is just waiting for you to bring out the wine." Sister Ye answered again.
Xu Cao nodded: "It seems that things are going smoothly. You can just keep an eye on me in the capital. As long as there is no trouble, I believe other forces will definitely keep an eye on me!"
"Young Master, aren't you worried that the secret recipe will be stolen?" Sister Ye asked doubtfully.
"Even if there is a secret recipe, we can't make that thing unless we figure out the entire industry chain. If that happens, even if they have the ability to brew Yellow River Drunkenness, they won't dare to sell it!"
Hearing Xu Que say this, Sister Ye finally understood the general idea... In fact, she had also seen the secret recipe of the wine, and the owner of the fragrance even tried it specially, but it only tasted like sour water...
In fact, everyone ignored two important things, which were Xu Que's koji and the brewing machine!
Only Xu Que and Uncle Liu knew the recipe for this koji, and the machine was exquisitely designed, so every time they found it in the dark, they only found purple seeds and other grains...
"Young Master, this is what the owner of the incense asked me to pass on to you." Sister Ye took out a sachet: "She asked you to help with the planning. If possible, Anxiang will focus part of its focus on this. "
Xu Que opened the sachet and took out the letter inside. After reading the letter, Xu Que frowned.
"Who asked you to do this?" Xu Que asked.
"It's the incense owner!" Sister Ye said bluntly: "A few days ago, the incense owner ordered his men to deliver the letter."
"Honestly, this idea is definitely not coming from the Xiang Master. Is there an expert from An Xiang?" Xu Que asked, looking into Sister Ye's beautiful eyes.
Sister Ye's eyes were a little evasive. She didn't know how to answer Xu Que's question.
Seeing Sister Ye's expression, Xu Que understood, and then lit the letter: "Xiang Master, she is not stupid, at least she knows to ask me, if you really do this, the end will not be much better than Mingde Tower!"
Hearing Xu Que's words, Sister Ye was stunned. She immediately asked, "Is there something wrong with this person?"
"I can't tell for the moment, but this person has some weird ideas. Have you investigated clearly?" Xu Que asked.
"This person's surname is Kang, and the result of the investigation is: a person from Jiyang County, Yanhuang Prefecture, has cast bones and will take part in the palace examination this year." Sister Ye said.
Xu Que didn't think anything and said directly: "The information is inaccurate, continue to investigate!"
"But the people sent there..."
Xu Que interrupted: "There's nothing much to do these days. Just let the people below handle the wine business. You can do it yourself."
"Okay, I understand!" Sister Ye stood up and left...
Seeing Sister Ye leaving, Xu Que took back the jade pendant. He always felt that An Xiang was being targeted, and the person being targeted had a very good background!
Xu Que came to the table and opened the wooden box. There were stacks of banknotes totaling two hundred thousand taels!
"Good, at least I know how to do it!" Xu Que put away the banknote and lay down directly on the bed.
The wine he sells to Anxiang will definitely not be that expensive, but he still has to earn back the cost. After all, he is not a Bodhisattva, and there is no need to use his own money to support Anxiang's people.
Ten taels, if you go to the prefecture and sell it for 30 taels, you can earn an extra 20 taels. It seems that Boss Chai is going to lower the price!
Xu Que thought about it and fell asleep...
Early next morning.
After Xu Que came back from running, he changed his clothes and went to the factory. As for the wine shop, he didn't need to worry about it. Uncle Liu would go there and check it out if nothing happened. He didn't have to worry about safety issues. After all, Shiyi and the others were there, and there was no one else. Dare to go there and cause trouble...
"Good morning, young master." Xu Si ran over cheerfully: "Sir, the refugees have been summoned. According to your instructions, all the broken houses and graves on the river beach have been cleaned up. They will start construction this afternoon."
"Yes, very good." Xu Que patted Xu Si on the shoulder: "Let Shi Qing and the others supervise it carefully. After all, it is building a dam, and there must be no mistakes."
"Sir, don't worry. I asked Shi Qing and the others to follow the design. If I find out, I will kill them myself without you taking action!" Xu Si promised.
"Okay, then go ahead and do your work. I'll go inside and take a look." After Xu Que finished speaking, he walked towards the iron-making workshop.
Xu Que is quite satisfied with this large mixing factory. After all, this place is big enough. As long as a high wall is built, they can be separated...
As soon as he walked into the ironmaking workshop, Xu Que saw cartloads of impurity iron ore being transported in.
"Sir, why are you here?" Zhao Shi trotted out to greet him, wiping his sweat.
"Just here to take a look around." Xu Que said with a smile: "How is it going? How many have you given birth to now?"
"Everything is going well. Now I can produce 5,600 kilograms of molten iron in one day." Zhao Shi replied with a smile.
Hearing this number, Xu Que didn't have any surprised expression, because this number came out a few days ago, and judging from the current labor force and iron ore, this is already a lot...
In fact, compared to the Ming Dynasty in that world, Xu Que's current technology has already caught up, but the iron ore is really not good enough. If it can be replaced with high-purity iron, more than 10,000 kilograms a day will not be a problem...
"Sir, I heard from Lao Fu and the others that you are much more powerful than the imperial court. When he worked for the Iron Casting Department, he could only weigh more than two thousand kilograms a day." Zhao Shi flattered.
Xu Que smiled and nodded. He naturally knew who the old master Zhao Shi was talking about was, and he also knew where the current smelting technology of the imperial court fell short.
"Let's go to the forging room and have a look." Xu Que said and walked inside.
Hearing that Xu Que was going to the forging room, Zhao Shi followed happily. He most hoped that the young master would come here to hang out if he had nothing to do. Not only would it bring them benefits, he would even have many techniques they had never heard of...
