After some time, Yang Liu told him that he should go back to work the next day, and only then did he go downstairs.

Su Qing's G-Wagon was still parked in the same spot, and she was scrolling through Douyin on her phone.

Seeing Lin Mo open the car door and get in, she handed him a wet wipe to wipe his sweat. She opened her mouth, but the words she was about to say didn't come out.

"Back to the warehouse."

Then you'll need to purchase another batch of grain, cloth, tools, and building materials. I'll give you the list shortly!

"it is good."

Su Qing started the car, and the G-Class smoothly drove out of the residential area.

After returning to the warehouse, Lin Mo gave Su Qing ten beauty pills and ten golden spear pills, asking her to pass them on to Xin Lu.

With a thought, he arrived at the Lianhai County Government Office.

For the next period of time, Lin Mo traveled between the main world and Lianhai County almost every day.

The supplies brought in from the main world were stacked into the county government warehouse in batches, and then Liu Si led his men to haul them to the limestone mine, cartload by cart.

Those workers, who came from humble backgrounds and had rarely even ridden in oxcarts in their lives, stared wide-eyed when they first saw handcarts, pulley systems, winches, and other basic engineering equipment from the main world.

Someone reached out to touch the steel cable of the pulley system, but was so startled by the icy touch that they pulled their hand back, muttering that it was the iron cable of a celestial being.

When Lin Mo took out the diesel generator and the handheld electric mixer, the crowd of onlookers dared not utter a sound.

These peasants had never seen anything like it before.

Terrified, he could only kneel far away, forehead to the ground, barely daring to breathe.

"A deity has descended to earth! A deity has descended to earth!"

Lin Mo was too lazy to correct them; this respect actually saved him a lot of management effort.

It can even instill fear in them, making them hesitant to betray you.

They unpacked, assembled, and tested the equipment they bought from the main world one by one, and taught the refugees how to operate it step by step.

The refugees were initially hesitant.

It wasn't until Lin Mo threatened to withhold food that they started to follow along and learn.

However, most of them are illiterate, and reading blueprints is like reading gibberish to them. They have to explain the function of a button more than ten times before they can remember it.

Lin Mo had no choice but to break down the operation of each position into a few simple actions.

This person is only responsible for pressing the switch, that person is only responsible for reading the thermometer, and the third person is only responsible for shoveling materials.

Each person takes notes on one point, a streamlined training process, and then they teach and learn from each other.

And so, Lin Mo taught for over a week, going back and forth!

Even a second-rate expert like him felt backache, leg cramps, and pain.

It's several times more tiring than carrying a bag of rice up several flights of stairs.

My lips were cracked countless times, and my voice went from clear to hoarse, but the result was still good; I finally got the whole process working.

On the day of the trial production, the limestone mine was bustling with people.

A small rotary kiln, built according to the blueprints provided by Lin Mo, stands beside the mine pit. The kiln body is made of refractory bricks and wrapped with iron hoops. The chimney pierces straight into the gray-blue sky.

The entire kiln is several meters taller than the observation deck, the tallest building in Lianhai County. Looking down from the top of the kiln, the people below look as small as ants.

Not only the miners came to watch, but also the children from the county town who had shaved their heads were brought over by Long Qingxue and stood at a distance from the safety line to observe.

Liu Si, Zhang Tie, and Wang Laonian each led a group of men, who stood in their pre-arranged positions, all with a layer of fine sweat on their faces.

Lin Mo stood on the command platform in front of the kiln and gave a final check on the preparations of each post.

The thermocouple indicator light flashed on the control panel, and the roar of the diesel generator echoed through the valley.

He took a deep breath, raised his right hand, and swung it sharply downwards:

"ignition!"

The workers responsible for feeding the materials put the first shovel of prepared raw materials into the kiln opening. The flames from the diesel spray gun burst into flames inside the kiln, and the orange-red light overflowed from the kiln opening, making everyone's faces glow red.

The kiln rotated slowly, emitting a deep and rhythmic rumble that echoed through the valley, like the awakening of some long-dormant beast.

Everyone held their breath, staring at the towering chimney.

At first, there was only a wisp of smoke, but then the smoke grew thicker and whiter, like a giant white flower blooming in the blue sky.

After an unknown amount of time, something started to come out of the discharge port.

Gray powder poured continuously from the discharge port, gleaming with a strange luster in the sunlight. It was neither loess nor lime, but a uniform and fine gray powder.

None of the people present had ever seen cement before, but everyone could tell that this was no ordinary ash.

Several elderly craftsmen gathered around, squatted down, and rubbed the gray powder between their fingers. The sensation on their fingertips told them that the powder was finer than they had ever imagined, finer than anything they could grind with a stone mill.

When the first bag of cement was being filled and sealed, the workers couldn't help but gather around. Some curiously reached out and gently touched the gray powder, but immediately withdrew their hands, as if afraid of desecrating some sacred object.

Many people simply stood there, watching the endless gray waterfall gushing from the discharge port, their faces covered in sweat, dust, and silly grins, their eyes shining with an astonishing light.

Most of them were starving refugees just days before, surviving by picking clams on the mudflats.

Today, however, I stand here, having personally created the first batch of cement in the history of Lianhai County.

They had heard that the gray powder spewed from this kiln was harder than stone when used to build city walls, ports, roads, and barracks.

Lin Mo stood on the command platform, watching the cement being produced continuously, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

To be honest, constantly traveling back and forth to the main world to transport supplies is not a good idea; it's too expensive.

The money earned from the pills has now been mostly spent on the development of Lianhai County.

"Grandma's is finally on the right track!"

When I ascend the throne, the first thing I will do is select concubines.

I want them all, except for the black ones!

Tens of thousands of people are coming!

I've missed court for three years, making up for everything I've lost, hehe!

After a moment of disorientation, Lin Mo came to his senses and stepped down from the command platform.

"Liu Si! Take the sample."

Three samples were randomly selected from each batch, labeled with batch numbers, and delivered to the county government office.

Before Liu Si's smile had even fully blossomed, he immediately straightened up upon hearing the order and turned to arrange for sampling.

Lin Mo picked up a bag of cement and weighed it in his hand. It was substantial, and the gray color was pure, so the quality looked good.

However, whether it meets the standards or not still needs to be taken back to the main world to have a building materials testing agency conduct tests on its compressive strength and initial and final setting times.

He instructed Zhang Tie to maintain order, while he took several bags of samples and returned to the county government office first.

Long Qingxue led the children back, and along the way the children chattered about the big iron barrel that smoked. One child tugged at Long Qingxue's sleeve and asked her if a dragon lived inside.

Long Qingxue smiled, a rare occurrence, and took the opportunity to give them a lesson in chemistry and physics.

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