In fact, Xu Que wanted to say, you are so awesome, you dare to drink alcohol... But when the words came to his lips, he could only change it to, this wine has at least seventy-five degrees.
Watching the wooden spoon slowly ignite along with the alcohol, Huang Qianying remembered the principle of Xu Que's steam engine...
"Isn't this motivation good enough?" Huang Qianying asked in a low voice.
"No, it's too short-lived." Xu Que said: "For now, the evaporation of water from the coal is still the driving force."
Huang Qianying nodded. Although she still didn't understand many things, she understood how the driving force Xu Que mentioned was formed.
"Tell the workers that from now on, they are not allowed to drink wine that exceeds the alcohol content meter!" Xu Que ordered Xu Si.
"Yes, Master!" Xu Si agreed immediately, and then said with a smile: "Sir, what about the other two kinds of wine, let's go and have a look?"
Xu Si nodded and followed Xu Si into the other two new wine rooms.
Xu Que also defined these new products. Although one type was an upgraded version of purple fragrant seeds, the taste had not changed, so he set the price at eight taels per catty. As for the previous ones, he also discussed it with Boss Chai. Let's discuss it, five liang per catty.
Then there is the mixture of wheat and purple fragrant seeds today, which he named "Duiyue Drink", and the price is also twelve taels per catty!
As for the sorghum wine, Xu Que didn't plan to sell it, because it would be of great use in the future!
After explaining everything, Xu Que took away two jars and drank with Yue. He said he was drinking with Huang Qianying, but in fact he was trying to force her to sleep with her!
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Jiangtan, Zheyang County
As cement production increased, Xu Que asked Xu Si to count more than 30,000 refugees and prepare to build a dam.
Looking at the appearance of these refugees, Xu Que nodded to Xu Si.
"start!"
Xu Si shouted, and the refugees immediately picked up their tools and started rushing towards the dug foundation of the river embankment.
This foundation was laid out by Xu Que a long time ago. Although it is crude, as long as cement is poured into these rocks, they will become very strong.
"Can this thing of yours really work?" Mo Dongsheng asked, looking at the large number of working refugees.
"I promise there will be no problem!" Xu Que replied with a smile.
"Then when do you plan to build the wall?"
Mo Dongsheng looked at Xu Que with some worry. Although Xu Que said to build the river embankment first, the Beimang Iron Cavalry was coming soon. If the high wall was not built now, Zheyang County would fall into endless purgatory in two or three months!
"Uncle Mo, don't be anxious. They will attack Nanfeng City first, and then small towns in various counties. When they really come, our new Zheyang County will become that nail!" Xu Que said calmly .
"It would be great if that's the case. I'm afraid they might have some tricks up their sleeves."
Seeing Mo Dongsheng worried, Xu Que said nothing. He felt that Uncle Mo would naturally understand what the conspiracy was when that day came. He, Xu Que, was never afraid in his hometown!
With tens of thousands of people working together to build the dike, the speed was quite astonishing. Within one morning, the dike had already taken shape.
Looking at the embankment that was less than half a meter high, Xu Que nodded with satisfaction and said, "Tell them that if they complete the work within ten days, they will be rewarded with one tael of silver!"
"Yes, young master!" Xu Si agreed happily.
And these words sounded to Mo Dongsheng's ears like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, because when Xu Que gave him the bill for the cost of the dam, it was a full two hundred and fifty thousand taels...
"My dear nephew, for your consumption, the county can apply for up to 80,000 taels from the above." Mo Dongsheng reminded.
"Don't worry, the rest of the money will be paid by my Xu family. Don't be greedy for the money you will earn back by then." Xu Que said with a smile.
Mo Dongsheng was speechless. If he could really earn 250,000 taels, he would rather give the job to Xu Que!
Naturally, Xu Que didn't know what Mo Dongsheng was thinking. He was now considering how to plot against those big families!
If those big families were allowed to move into the new Zheyang County in vain, then Xu Que would definitely not be willing. After all, he paid for the construction, and when the Beimang army came, several families were destined to die...
Just when Xu Que was thinking about how to design a big business, Xu Fan came on the wind.
"Little brother, Beijiang has replied to the letter. Father asked me to call you back." Xu Fan said, "Uncle Mo is also here, so my nephew doesn't have to go to the county government office. I also asked Uncle Mo to go with him."
Xu Que quickly asked: "Has it started?"
"Not yet, the army is gathering now, that is, in the past few days." Xu Fan replied.
"It seems like there's something going on here!"
Xu Que showed an inexplicable smile and left with Mo Dongsheng and Xu Fan...
The main hall of Xu Mansion
Xu Maocai and others were already sitting here waiting. When they saw the letter, they were all surprised because they didn't understand what Hu Shichang was going to do!
"I've seen the county magistrate!" When everyone saw Mo Dongsheng approaching, they immediately stood up and clasped their fists.
Mo Dongsheng nodded and looked at Xu Maocai: "Brother Xu, has something big happened in Northern Xinjiang?"
"Well, that's about it." Xu Maocai handed the letter to Mo Dongsheng.
After Mo Dongsheng read the letter, he passed it to Xu Que.
"What did Hu Shichang see?" Mo Dongsheng asked doubtfully.
"Impossible, because only those of us here know about the gas mask, and even if he finds this thing, he doesn't know how to use it, so I conclude that there is something wrong with the government!" Xu Maocai explained.
As Mo Dongsheng communicated with Xu Maocai, Xu Que also put down the letter.
He had a different opinion on this matter, because the imperial court could not do such a thing at all, or perhaps the identity of Hu Shichang was already known!
Just when Xu Maocai was suspicious of the affairs of the court, Xu Que stood up and interrupted: "Father, Uncle Mo, you don't need to guess. This matter has nothing to do with the court, or in other words, the court does not know about it!"
Everyone was stunned, and all their eyes fell on Xu Que.
"How?" Xu Maocai asked.
"This Hu Shichang is a masterpiece from Beimang!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked...
"How is it possible? He is an official of Dayan, and he is also a Jinshi appointed by the emperor." Mo Dongsheng stood up and said.
"So what if you kiss him?" Xu Que bowed his hand and said, "Although he is an official from Great Yan, Uncle Mo, can you ensure that he is from Great Yan? Besides, there is no rule of law that says that literati cannot be craftsmen. As long as he takes the oath, he will be a soldier fighting for the country."
Xu Que's words were like thunder, shocking everyone present and dumbfounding...
Yes, there is no clear indication from the literary level that if Hu Shichang is from Beimang, it is okay to enter Dayan and get Jinshi. Then the person who created his identity...
"Qu Zhongyi is so brave! He actually made up identities for Beimang people!" Mo Dongsheng slammed the table and said angrily.
"The thieves are ruining the country!" Xu Maocai sighed.
Xu Que stood up at this time and said: "I said before, Qu Zhongyi may not be that meticulous, because he doesn't have to do this!"
"Xiannephew, what do you mean by this?" Mo Dongsheng asked immediately: "Hu Shichang is Qu Zhongyi's man, is there anyone else here?"
Xu Que thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Mo, let me ask you, when did Qu Zhongyi become prime minister, and what was his previous official position?"
"He became the prime minister when the new emperor ascended the throne. Before that, he served as the minister of the Ministry of War and the editor of the Hanlin Academy." Mo Dongsheng said casually.
"Yes, then the time is not right. If you want to fabricate Hu Shichang's identity, you must communicate with the Household Department, and Qu Zhongyi obviously has not entered the Household Department!" Xu Que said with a smile.
"Is it Ge Li?" Xu Maocai asked: "Ge Li is also Qu Zhongyi's person, and his position was entirely promoted by Qu Zhongyi."
Xu Que shook his head and said, "Dad, you forgot one thing!"
"What's going on?" Xu Maocai asked in confusion.
Everyone also looked at Xu Que at this time, and they all wanted to know what Xu Que wanted to say.
"The time, the time doesn't match up. I asked you earlier where Hu Shichang was from and when he was admitted to the Jinshi!"
Hearing what Xu Que said, Xu Maocai and Mo Dongsheng looked at each other, and they seemed to understand something in an instant!
Hu Shichang, originally from Yuzhou and Liangxiang County, was a Jinshi eight years ago. At that time, there were only two people serving as officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs!
