The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 412 Volume Fairy Sister
A huge wooden table was placed across the doorway.

The workmanship of this wooden table is very poor, and obvious joint marks can be seen on the table top and legs.

There were some tools and a few molds piled on it, plus a large lump of yellow clay used to make bricks.

"Dear guests! Please come! But do you want to buy some bricks?"

As soon as I entered the room, a middle-aged man with a slight limp came up to me and started to enthusiastically promote his products.

"I can make bricks here, whether strips, long bricks or hollow bricks! If you need any pattern, just tell me and I can make it!"

Qin bricks and Han tiles.

The development of bricks has reached its extreme today.

Nowadays, brick-making craftsmen often work part-time as "painters" to paint exquisite pictures on these bricks. Some bricks are even carved with animal heads for decoration.

Liu Xie looked deep into the workshop and saw a large number of finished bricks piled up inside.

"Business is bad recently?"

Although the lame man didn't know why Liu Xie asked the question, he still nodded and admitted it.

"You know, bricks are used to build tombs or to pave the floors of government offices."

"These past two years are not like the previous years, when people often starved to death."

"With fewer deaths, fewer tombs are being built, so my business is naturally declining."

"As for the government... it's the same! In recent years, the government seems to have no intention of building government offices! Alas, the best time for business was when the Grand Tutor was still alive. At that time, the Grand Tutor was building Meiwu and repairing the Chang'an Palace at the same time, and business was very prosperous! But since the Grand Tutor passed away, these two projects have stopped!"

amount……

Liu Xie didn't expect that the other party's bad business was actually related to him?
As for Meiwu...even Dong Bai has moved into the palace, so there is naturally no need to repair it.

As for the palace... Liu Xie thought the expenses were too high, so he didn't let anyone start work.

Who among the government officials at all levels in Guanzhong didn't know that the emperor was preparing for the battle in Hebei a few years ago? They were crazy and would "go against the wind" to repair the government offices themselves without the emperor repairing the palace! So they just had to make do with the dilapidated state.

Touching the tip of his nose awkwardly, Liu Xie looked around and suddenly asked, "Aren't bricks made here?"

"Of course not! Now they are all fired in kilns, and together with those pottery, it can save some money!"

At this time, the lame man had already noticed something was wrong, and immediately asked carefully: "My dear friends, you don't look like you are here to buy bricks. May I ask what you are..."

Liu Xie waved his hand, and the guards around him immediately handed him a gold cake.

Putting the gold cake in the lame man's hand, he said: "I just want to understand the process of brick-making. It won't interfere with your business. I hope you can explain the brick-making technique to me in full."

The moment the lame man saw the gold cake, his eyes widened!

After feeling the weight of the gold cake, the man panicked and covered it with his clothes. Then he looked around vigilantly, afraid of being seen.

"My lord! My lord! Please feel free to ask me! I will tell you everything I know!"

The lame man knew that the opportunities in his life probably lay with these noble people in front of him!
Liu Xie nodded and said, "Tell me the whole process of brick making... If you think there is a 'secret', I will continue to pay you."

"What are you talking about, sir? That piece of gold... that money just now is more than I can ever earn in my entire life. How can I hide it?"

"I'm not the only one who knows how to make bricks, and it's not a secret! And as the saying goes, 'Don't show off your wealth.' If the noble person gives me too much, I don't know what to do!"

These words caused Zhen Yao and Lou Gui to nod silently, and it was obvious that they resonated with each other.

Liu Xie looked at the other person in astonishment: "I didn't expect you to understand these principles?"

"I didn't understand it at first, but now that I know some words and have read some books, I understand it now!"

The man with the sloping foot answered truthfully.

Then, the lame man told Liu Xie everything he knew about his brick-making skills.

……

After hearing this, Liu Xie realized that he had underestimated the craftsmen of that era.

Perhaps they do lack theoretical guidance and have not formed a systematic system.

However, countless years of experience inheritance have allowed their skills to reach the pinnacle.

Originally, Liu Xie wanted to try to improve the brick-making process and reduce the cost of New Chang'an.

But according to the lame man, today's brick-making technology is actually quite perfect, leaving no room for Liu Xie to improve.

The reason why brick making has not become popular is that the "demand" is too low, which has resulted in the industry being either half-dead or sluggish.

Zhen Yao and Lou Gui had actually guessed the emperor's intention at this time.

The two of them looked at this slightly dilapidated little workshop, and suddenly they felt a little excited!
"Zhen Yao."

"Grassroots...yeah, I'm here."

"Do you know about the 'Zhuge Structure' that Kong Ming invented a few days ago using arithmetic to improve it?"

"Zhuge Kongming earned 100,000 taels of gold with this technique. This is well known in Chang'an. I also know this."

"Then you should be able to imagine that when the imperial court builds a new Chang'an in the future, it will definitely adopt Kong Ming's method and abandon wooden and stone buildings from now on, right?"

"Nature knows."

Seeing that the emperor's words were getting closer and closer to their own guesses, Zhen Yao and Lou Gui's eyes were filled with irrepressible anticipation!

"I came here today thinking about building a large brick kiln factory."

"I can leave this matter to you two!"

!!!

Although they had expected this, when the emperor actually said this in person, they couldn't help but blush!
Brick kiln factory!
How much profit is there here?
Just the bricks and stones needed by the court to build the new Chang'an City can earn a profit of one million taels of gold!

Not to mention……

As long as the emperor really uses brick and stone buildings as the main body of Chang'an, this method will surely become popular in the Han Dynasty! Not to mention the entire Han Dynasty!

Even if this brick kiln factory only does business in Guanzhong, how much profit can it make? ? ?

Lou Gui was originally somewhat skeptical about the emperor's statement that "the court is not trying to rob you, but wants to do business with you."

But as the emperor handed over the brick kiln factory business to them, Lou Gui no longer had any doubts about the emperor!
The one million taels of gold spent on purchasing the official position will definitely pay off!

Lou Gui felt uneasy for a moment. He wanted to pay his respects and kowtow, but he was afraid that the emperor would blame him for exposing his identity...

"However, you have to listen to me on how to build the factory."

Liu Xie stared at the two of them.

"You should have heard about what I did in Hebei."

“It’s the same with this brick kiln factory.”

"We need to give people a monthly stipend so that they have the capital to fight against the 'agricultural loans'."

"This includes the training methods for craftsmen, which can also be differentiated in detail..."

At this moment, other workshop owners have gathered around out of curiosity.

Only then did Liu Xie realize that this was not the place to talk.

"You can ask Kong Ming for the specific details."

"You also need to discuss the style and quantity of the bricks with Kong Ming first, understand?"

Liu Xie currently has no good way to reduce the cost of brick-making technically, but he can reduce the cost of brick-making through management.

As long as large-scale brick kiln factories are established, the cost of brick making will be further reduced.

In this way, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of taels of gold can be saved.

The money saved can be invested in the military, so that the court can fight more swiftly in the future and complete the unification as soon as possible. It can also be invested in people's livelihood, so that the economy of the Han Dynasty can recover faster and improve people's livelihood conditions.

“Knowledge is money!”

Before leaving, Liu Xie gave a few strings of five-zhu coins to some of the children who had gathered around him, and then decided to go home.

"His Majesty."

"how?"

"My sister..."

"Oh, I almost forgot!!!"

……

The Wei River surrounds the northwest side of Chang'an and becomes a natural moat for Chang'an.

The north bank was the workshop cluster where Liu Xie and others went.

On the south bank, willows are swaying, and the water is calm.

It's like two different worlds separated by just a river, which is really amazing.

Zhen Mi's carriage stopped here, and the suffocating feeling inside the car was finally gone.

But she didn't know if it was an illusion, but Zhen Mi always felt that after walking to the north bank, the air in the carriage became a little turbid, so she got off the carriage and walked slowly to the river.

The breeze blows and the willow leaves caress my waist.

There are clusters of flowers and trees at your feet, and birds dancing and butterflies flying around you.

Zhen Mi looked towards the north bank, and at this moment she felt some unknown touch in her heart, and really began to think about what the person next to her had done.

And just downstream of Zhen Mi, there were three young men sitting there to rest.

"Tell me, what exactly is father thinking? Why is he still unwilling to surrender to the emperor?"

"Father has now retreated to the east, but he can only survive in Xuzhou and Huainan. How can he resist the imperial court?"

"Otherwise, let's write a letter to our eldest brother and ask him to surrender to our father!"

"Why don't you just write to your father?"

"I can not……"

"..."

Cao Pi and Cao Zhang are discussing how to make their father Cao Cao surrender.

But Cao Zhi had no interest in these things. He just looked around casually, looking for a place where he could feel at ease and comfortable.

The three brothers were all born to Lady Bian and had a very close relationship.

After all, there is no throne to fight for in the family. We are all brothers, so why should we be so anxious to fight each other?
……

Ok?
At this moment, Cao Zhi saw Zhen Mi standing upstream!
As graceful as a frightened bird, as graceful as a dragon swimming.

The autumn chrysanthemums are shining brightly, and the spring pines are blooming brightly.

It is like a light cloud covering the moon, and it is like snowflakes blown by the wind.
How can there be such a beautiful woman in this world?

Do not!
Not a good look!

It is a beauty that cannot be desecrated!
How could there be such a beautiful woman in this world!
"Zihuan! Ziwen! I saw a fairy! No! Not a fairy! It's Sister Fairy!"

Fairy sister?

Cao Pi and Cao Zhang were both young and full of vigor and vitality, and they immediately looked in the direction Cao Zhi was looking.

But there was nothing there, only the river flowing quietly, so where did the trace of human beings come from?
(End of this chapter)