Borrow the day to change the day

() Besides, Zhong Jinwei and Xu Guangqi rushed back to the ceramics factory and saw smoke from the chimney of the new kiln from a distance, and the cement should be still being fired.

When the two arrived at the gate of the ceramics factory, Zhong Jinwei found an old acquaintance waiting for him at the gate.

Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng came to the ceramics factory early in the morning, and they were waiting for Zhong Jinwei at the concierge.Zhong Jinwei and his party made a lot of noise on horseback. The guard first reported to them when they saw it. Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng rushed to the door to welcome Zhong Jinwei.

When Zhong Jinwei came up to him on horseback, Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng hurried forward to pay respects on one knee.

Zhong Jinwei got off his horse skillfully, helped Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng up and said, "A great hero, I don't even know how to thank you. First you sacrificed your life to protect me, and now you help me avenge you. This, this..."

Zhong Jinwei was clumsy and didn't know what to say.Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng hurriedly said: "Uncle Zhongxing is too polite, it's all his job as a subordinate, just doing his duty."

Zhong Jinwei looked at the two of them, shook their shoulders vigorously, and said nothing.He immediately thought of Gu Baichuan's injury again, and asked with concern: "How is your injury?"

Gu Baichuan smiled, waved his arms as a signal, and then replied: "As long as you don't use too much force, it will be fine as usual."

"Okay, that's good." Zhong Jinwei was very happy to hear that, and suddenly remembered that Gu Baichuan's injury was almost healed, so his brother-in-law's injury was almost healed, too.

"Uncle Zhongxing, we have meritorious service this time, and the factory owner specially ordered us to come here and lead Uncle Zhongxing's guards in case of accidents." Gu Baichuan explained his purpose to Zhong Jinwei.

This is actually the meaning of Emperor Chongzhen. After all, it is up to Wang Chengen to ask Dongchang to increase its manpower to protect the nobles.

Zhong Jinwei thanked them politely, and then led them into the ceramic factory.

Xu Guangqi watched silently from the side all the time, thinking in his heart that Dongchang sent people to protect, but it could be regarded as surveillance.Uncle Zhongxing didn't mind at all, and he didn't shirk at all, he was really a gentleman with a magnanimous heart.Thinking of this, his understanding of Uncle Zhongxing deepened.

Zhong Jinwei and Xu Guangqi turned to the new kiln familiarly, and found that all the craftsmen gathered in the square of the new kiln, surrounded by An Guiyi, waiting for the firing results.

When they saw Zhong Jinwei coming over, leaving An Guiyi aside, they all came to greet him with smiles on their faces.

Wu Shengda happily said to Zhong Jinwei: "Uncle Zhongxing, the temperature of the new kiln is indeed much higher than before, and the cement is expected to be fired."

Zhong Jinwei was very happy when he heard that Wu Shengda, an old craftsman, said so, and he only said it to himself when he was confident.Under the leadership of Wu Shengda, I went to observe the fire of the new kiln.

In fact, he couldn't distinguish what kind of fire represented how much temperature, but Wu Shengda knew it, and combined with the color of the previous flame, he explained it to Zhong Jinwei in detail.

After listening, Zhong Jinwei asked, "How long has it been burning?"

"It's been about three hours, and the fever started early in the morning."

"No need to burn anymore, turn off the fire and start the kiln." Zhong Jinwei thought that as long as the chemical reaction conditions are met, the firing process should be completed soon. Now it is almost six hours, which should be enough, so he gave Wu Shengda an order.

An Guiyi had already arranged tables, chairs and hot tea in the shed in the square, and let Zhong Jinwei and Xu Guangqi in to wait for the result.When the eunuch is strong, see the third grade of the official; when the object is strong, he is nothing, and he has to return to his role as a slave.

In the anticipation of everyone, the five samples were moved to the square for Zhong Jinwei to inspect carefully.

Zhong Jinwei checked the samples one by one, and Xu Guangqi followed behind him, watching the samples on the long table together.

The samples have all changed, but the lime and clay particles in the past are relatively large, not the powder form that Zhong Jinwei has seen in later generations.

Zhong Jinwei asked people to grind them finely, and then added water for experimentation. He found that the ratio of lime and clay was five to one, which was most similar to the cement of later generations. In other words, the cement should have been fired.

In fact, Zhong Jinwei didn't need to announce that when the craftsmen saw the experimental results, they couldn't help cheering.

Although Zhong Jinwei was excited, he was not as happy as them.I called Wu Shengda and told him to adjust the ratio again, grind the raw materials finely, increase the contact area, and try another furnace.

After Xu Guangqi came to the ceramics factory, he slapped soy sauce like a passerby.Now hearing Zhong Jinwei's instructions to Wu Shengda, he finally interjected: "If you don't soak this raw material and mix it into small balls, it will increase the contact area."

Xu Guangqi is old and has a lot of knowledge. It can be seen from his "Nongzheng Quanshu" that he happened to propose a standard procedure for cement in later generations.

Zhong Jinwei thought so, and quickly ordered Wu Shengda to do the same.

Wu Shengda led the craftsmen to work in full swing.This time, I worked extra hard and knew that there would be results, but it was a different feeling.

When Zhong Jinwei began to wait again, he remembered that he hadn't eaten lunch. Seeing Xu Guangqi, an old man in his 60s, also forgot to eat.I can't help blaming myself a little, if Xu Guangqi's body is exhausted, the loss will be great.

Therefore, Zhong Jinwei blamed himself to Xu Guangqi, and at the same time explained to Gu Baichuan that he must remind him when it is time to eat.

Xu Guangqi didn't take it seriously, as long as he was able to achieve results, it was nothing to eat late, as he had always done.However, in his heart, he was still grateful to Zhong Jinwei for his concern.

These days when the new kiln is being built, the cement raw materials have been equipped, and after the first firing, the second firing is much more proficient.But even so, it was still busy until dark before confirming the best formula ratio of cement.

Zhong Jinwei was overjoyed and asked An Guiyi to add food to the craftsmen and serve delicious dishes.However, unfortunately, the cement fired just now was finished by the experiment.

Zhong Jinwei asked the craftsmen to fire another kiln overnight after dinner, and report the victory to the emperor early tomorrow morning.

The ceramics factory is peaceful, everyone, whether it is a craftsman or a guard, is beaming and happy from the bottom of their hearts; while in the capital, the mansion of Wenchen Xungui is full of sadness.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't show any face to Zhang Fengxiang, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and directly approved his resignation, which quickly spread among interested people.

People with ghosts in their hearts think more, and people with bad hearts tend to think in the bad side.

Various ideas and speculations began to ferment in the capital.

Some decisive officials began to write their resignations overnight, wanting to learn from Zhang Fengxiang, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and resigned voluntarily when Emperor Chongzhen had no evidence to preserve his wealth.But more people are still reluctant to bear the power in their hands and are on the sidelines.

On the ninth day of the third year of Chongzhen, Zhong Jinwei took Xu Guangqi and a cart of cement samples that were ground into powder, and went to announce the good news to Emperor Chongzhen with a relaxed face.To be honest, Zhong Jinwei has always been worried about whether the cement can be fired. After all, he has only seen cement firing from time-traveling novels, but has never actually done it, so he is relieved now.

At the same time, on an official road at the junction of Xichuan and Shaanxi, an army is advancing rapidly in an orderly manner, and it can be seen that it is very disciplined.All the soldiers wore light rattan armor and carried white pole spears on their shoulders.

On the side of the official road, a group of generals surrounded a female general in her fifties, with a big flag behind her and the word "Qin" written on it.The female general is none other than Qin Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Xichuan, saying goodbye to a group of civil servants headed by the scarlet-robed civil servants.

"There is no need for Zhongcheng to send you off again. This time, Qin Liangyu will definitely defeat Jianlu." Qin Liangyu clasped his fists and said to the official Feipao.

"Okay, then the Zhongcheng will be sent here. It is a blessing for Sichuan and Ming Dynasty to have Qin Zongbing here. I wish Qin Zongbing a victory and relieve the siege of the capital. Please!" Xichuan Governor Zhang Lunye With a salute, please Qin Liangyu.

"There is no need for Zhongcheng to say more. It is my duty to be king. The emperor summoned me last year and I was rewarded. The king's kindness is great. If I give up my life, I will keep the emperor safe. Farewell!" Qin Liangyu was used to his military career. He's not a wordy person, but since Zhang Lun gave supplies to seven thousand and five soldiers, he said a few more words.With the last bow, she got on her horse and took her nephew, Qin Yiming, to chase after the troops.

Zhang Lun said: "Take care." Then he watched Qin Liangyu go away.

Seeing Qin Liangyu's arrogance and impoliteness, Zhang Lun's Deputy Chief Envoy said indignantly on Zhang Lun's behalf, "It's unreasonable. Qin Liangyu dared to be rude in front of Zhong Cheng. Zhong Cheng was too tolerant of her."

Zhang Lun turned around, looked at him, and reprimanded him with a cold face: "If you can be like her at any time, you can win every battle, and this time you will break the family for the country and spend all your wealth. You're also allowed to be arrogant and rude."

Xichuan Chief Envoy and Deputy Envoy were bored and withdrew embarrassingly.

Qin Liangyu, the general soldier of Xichuan, took [-] soldiers from the court to provide food and grass and [-] soldiers who had lost their wealth to provide food and grass, a total of [-] white-armed soldiers, and more than [-] horses.