Borrow the day to change the day

() These craftsmen were still asking if they could have enough to eat just now, obviously they were moved.But why go back on it now?

Zhong Jinwei asked the craftsman who asked himself just now with doubts: "Old man, why don't you participate?"

"My lord, I have a granddaughter in Caomin's family. After Caomin's death, no one will take care of her. I beg your mercy." After speaking, the craftsman fell to his knees on the ground with a "plop".

The other craftsmen who did not raise their hands knelt down when they saw someone taking the lead, leaving only the craftsman who raised his hand standing alone.

"You, what do you mean? This life is not dangerous!" Zhong Jinwei wondered if something went wrong in their minds.

These craftsmen just kowtowed and did not speak, and Zhong Jinwei was confused by them.

An Guiyi on the side saw these craftsmen stealing glances at the factory guard behind Zhong Jinwei while kowtowing, his heart moved, and he guessed the reason. was silenced."

Zhong Jinwei was taken aback, what else?He looked at An Guiyi, then at a large group of factory guards standing behind him holding knives, and then turned to look at the group of craftsmen kneeling on the ground.

"Are you afraid of being silenced by me?" Zhong Jinwei asked in surprise.

After waiting for a while, still no one answered his words, Zhong Jinwei asked the craftsman who was still standing there: "What's your name, why are you not afraid of being silenced by me?"

The craftsman had been looking at Zhong Jinwei, and now seeing him asking himself, he replied indifferently: "My lord, Lu Liang, a grassroots man, is a bachelor. Instead of starving to death, it is better to be a hungry ghost."

It seems that they are really afraid that I will silence them. The highest state of secrecy is of course that the dead are the most secret.But how could I do such a thing!Zhong Jinwei was a little speechless.

He turned his head and asked An Guiyi, "Eunuch An, did this happen?"

An Guiyi approached Zhong Jinwei, and replied in a low voice: "It's impossible to silence. For example, the craftsmen who built the imperial mausoleum will be locked up in one place and not allowed to leave for life. If they are rumored by others, they think they have been silenced. But the legend used to be There have been dynasties."

Zhong Jinwei understood the reason of the matter, and said to the craftsmen kneeling and kowtowing: "Get up, get up, who said that I will kill you."

Hearing what Zhong Jinwei said, the craftsmen looked at him suspiciously, and although they stopped kowtowing, they didn't get up either.

"As long as the thing is made, not only will I not kill your mouths, but I will also ask the emperor for credit for you. Well, yes, I may send you all over the country to be master craftsmen and lead others to make this thing in the future. You may have both. Get up, all of you."

The craftsmen are not completely convinced yet, only a few people got up.Seeing this, Zhong Jinwei had no choice but to use a trick that the ancients believed in: "I, Zhong Jinwei, Uncle Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty, hereby swear to the sky that if there are false words, the sky will strike five thunders!"

When An Guiyi wanted to stop it, it was too late, so he could only blame Zhong Jinwei: "Uncle Zhongxing, you are a nobleman, why bother to swear by these lowly people!"

Zhong Jinwei shook his head with a smile and said: "It's okay, if I can say it, I can do it, so naturally I won't be afraid of a thunderstorm."

Seeing Zhong Jinwei swear to the sky, and listening to him and An Guiyi's talk, these craftsmen were finally relieved, stood up, and chose to trust Zhong Jinwei.

When Zhong Jinwei saw it, he repeated the raising of hands to participate. This time, everyone raised their hands. Since there is no life-threatening danger, no one wants to eat and wear warm clothes.

Zhong Jinwei was very satisfied and asked them to put their hands down.

At this time, the craftsman who had negotiated with Zhong Jinwei before said: "My lord, what do you want us to do?"

The other craftsmen all looked at Zhong Jinwei, trying to hear clearly what they were going to do that needed to be kept secret.

"I call it cement, and it's not very complicated, just mix lime and clay and burn it together." Zhong Jinwei explained what he was going to do.

"That's it?" the lead craftsman asked doubtfully, blinking his eyes.

"Well, that's it, it's very simple, but I forgot the ratio of lime and clay, and we need to do it a few times to try out the best ratio." Zhong Jinwei said the difficulty he thought.

"My lord, what is the best ratio of this cement?" The leading craftsman slowly entered the state.

"After adding water, test its adhesiveness, just like glutinous rice juice, the degree of adhesion to sand and stones."

The craftsmen thought that lime and clay are both sticky, and if they are mixed together and fired, they should be almost sticky too. It seems that this job is not difficult.

Zhong Jinwei saw that they had almost understood, so he asked the leading craftsman, "What's the old man's name?"

"Grassman Wu Shengda."

"Uncle Wu will take the lead in doing this, how about it?" Zhong Jinwei asked.

"You don't dare to be a grassroots, my lord, please call Caomin Wu Da." Wu Shengda was a little panicked.

"There's nothing to dare to be or not to be. Your age is a factor. Let me ask you, can you take the lead?"

Wu Shengda didn't dare to argue with Zhong Jinwei on the title, and agreed to the matter with a nod. Originally, he was the head of these craftsmen.Otherwise, he wouldn't be the first to open his mouth to negotiate with Zhong Jinwei.

Wu Shengda led the craftsmen to start working, to move raw materials, to tidy up the kiln.Zhong Jinwei was sitting in a shed on the side watching the progress, wondering if it could be done today.

An Guiyi turned around and ordered the two heads of the factory guards to lead people around the area.

Not long after Zhong Jinwei sat down, that Wu Shengda came over to report the situation: "My lord, there is lime and clay, but there is no charcoal."

There is no charcoal in the ceramic factory, Zhong Jinwei is not convinced.

It turns out that this ceramics factory has been shut down for a long time, and the charcoal has already been deducted. After the shutdown, it will not bring the charcoal.The craftsmen were hungry and cold, so they shared the remaining charcoal for warmth.

After Zhong Jinwei figured it out, he asked An Guiyi to coordinate the matter of Fo Tan.Just as An Guiyi was about to leave after taking the order, Zhong Jinwei stopped him again and asked him to stop by to solve the problem of the craftsmen's clothing and food.

Zhong Jinwei could see that the ancient artisans not only did not have enough food and clothing to keep warm, but also had to worry about it.This is impossible, the development of Ming Dynasty cannot be separated from them in the future, they are an important source of technological development, and this situation must be changed.

In fact, Zhong Jinwei didn't know that the highly skilled craftsmen had a relatively high status in the late Ming Dynasty. They were often the guests of scholar-bureaucrats, chatting with each other, and they were not looked down upon at all.There are also some craftsmen in key positions, together with the officials, they embezzle public funds for materials in partnership, and they are very fat.

The craftsmen are sorting out the lime and clay brought in in this open space in front of the downturn furnace.

Zhong Jinwei was bored while sitting, so he ran over to watch, and he could command nearby.

In the first step, let them crush the lime and clay separately.Good man, it's freezing, lime and clay are hard.First, it is smashed with great effort, and then ground into powder with a millstone.This time it was only experimental, and the amount was not much, and it took about an hour.

接下来第二步，钟进卫让他们把石灰和粘土分别按1：1，1：5，1：10，10：1，5：1的比例调配混合。

Zhong Jinwei used the half-way search method. This ratio will quickly locate the optimal ratio. He is lucky that the materials are just enough for this time.

Then there is no need for Zhong Jinwei to worry about it, and the craftsmen will do the next work.

While Zhong Jinwei and the others were working on raw materials, the head of the Ministry of Industry and other officials who were not there came to see Zhong Jinwei.Zhong Jinwei bothered them and asked An Guiyi to deal with them, he was too lazy to see them.

It was getting dark before it was fired, so Zhong Jinwei ate with the craftsmen, imitating the way in the red movie, which is more friendly to the people.

As a result, the craftsmen were smiling while eating, but Zhong Jinwei was grinning.

The craftsmen feel that today's meal is enough, and they have a few more dishes than before, which is really a blessing.

Zhong Jinwei felt that not only was the meal unpalatable, but even several dishes were bitter.In the end, Zhong Jinwei couldn't eat anymore. He thought that the food in the university was bad enough, but he didn't expect the big pot of rice in the ceramic factory to be a hundred times worse than the food in the university.Zhong Jinwei asked someone to find the cook, and he ate and watched by himself.

Who would have thought that Uncle Zhongxing would get so nervous and eat with the craftsmen.The chef and the officials in charge have repeatedly accused them of crimes and must redo them.