Chapter 525 Briquettes

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

Yunzheng and the others were finally approaching Gubian.

After working hard for so many days, Yunzheng was exhausted both physically and mentally.

This battle has gone too far!

There wasn't much fighting, the whole thing was on the road.

Just as Yunzheng was sighing secretly, there was suddenly a dark crowd at the far end. Those people seemed to be busy building something.

"Send someone to find out what's going on."

Yunzheng ordered Gao Jia.

Soon, a bodyguard rushed over on horseback.

Not long after, Yun Zheng saw his bodyguards and several people galloping towards them on horseback.

Who's coming?

Yunzheng looked curiously.

When those people came closer, Yunzheng finally knew who it was.

Zhangxu!

There should still be a bright moon!

Zhang Xu's figure is too conspicuous!

Even if you can't see the face clearly, you can roughly judge it from the body shape.

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

"Senior sister, senior sister..."

Still far away, Zhang Xu let out an excited shout, and Mingyue's voice could still be vaguely heard.

Soon, Zhang Xu and Mingyue ran over with several people.

They were still more than twenty miles apart when they stopped, turned over and dismounted.

Zhang Xu's dismounting posture was a little awkward, causing Mingyue to scold him again.

Yunzheng and Miaoyin also dismounted.

Zhang Xu and Mingyue trotted over.

"I have met His Highness!"

The two of them stepped forward to salute, Zhang Xu was still out of breath.

Although they were close to Yun Zheng, they still had to use some etiquette in front of so many people.

"Okay, okay!"

Yun Zheng waved his hand and asked curiously: "Why are you two here?"

"Didn't His Highness ask me to build a kiln?"

Zhang Xu took two breaths and said with a smile: "I just straightened out the fine salt business a few days ago, so I picked some field soldiers and brought them here to find a place to build a kiln! Your Highness, I only know now that that Peat is really useful, haha..."

When he talked about peat, Zhang Xu was so excited that he danced for joy.

They refine salt, which requires a lot of firewood.

Those peats solve this firewood problem very well.

It was precisely because of the peat that they dared to come here to build kilns.

Otherwise, when the kiln is built, there won't even be a decent place to collect firewood around, and the bricks and tiles will still be burned.

The location where they are building the kiln is not far from Bailang Lake, so the water source problem can be easily solved.

Once it is built, it will be much more convenient to transport bricks and tiles to Qingbian or Weibian in the future.

"You've thought it through quite a lot!"

Yun Zheng glanced at Zhang Xu approvingly and joked: "You must be quite tired all day long, right? I don't see you losing weight, but getting fatter? Are you taking too much supplements?"

Yun Zheng said, and gave Zhang Xu a look that only a man could understand.

Zhang Xu chuckled and glanced at Mingyue with a red face.

That means, it goes without saying.

Mingyue heard the implication of Yunzheng's words, glared at these two dirty guys with shame, stepped forward and took Miaoyin's hand, "Sister, don't talk about this husband!"

"How dare I say anything about him!"

Miaoyin smiled brightly and teased Mingyue: "Don't keep giving him supplements. If he keeps taking supplements, the horse may not be able to bear his physique!"

Zhang Xu's current weight is estimated to be around three hundred kilograms.

Although Yun Zheng gave Zhang Xu a fine war horse after the last battle in Muma Grassland, she estimated that even that fine war horse would not be able to run for long carrying a fat man like Zhang Xu.

"Senior sister!"

Mingyue's face was red with embarrassment, and she grabbed Miaoyin's arm angrily.

"Okay, you two sisters, let's talk later!"

Yunzheng smiled and said, "We are here anyway, let's go see the kiln factory!"

"it is good!"

Miaoyin pursed her lips and smiled.

Several people got on their horses one after another.

"Shall I go and take a look?"

At this time, Jiayao suddenly asked Yunzheng.

"You'd better not go!"

Yunzheng looked back at Jia Yao, "I don't want to hide it from you. Our kiln factory involves many secret skills. What if you learn them secretly? Otherwise, you can use 10,000 war horses as apprenticeship fee. ?”

Ten thousand war horses?

Not to mention Jia Yao, even Miao Yin and others couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

What are you thinking!

Want 10,000 war horses?

If you don't want Gayao to go, just say so!

"Husband..."

Gayao is acting coquettishly.

The soft voice made Zhang Xu feel as if he had seen a ghost.

what's the situation?

Yunzheng sent the heads of Jia Yao's father and brother to the imperial city.

Jia Yao still calls Yunzheng that?

Still like a little bird?

"You don't have to go."

Yun Zheng refused directly and called Zhang Xu and the others, "Let's go!"

In fact, it is just a kiln factory with no technical content at all.

The only thing that's a bit new is probably the replacement of firewood with peat.

But the kiln hasn't been repaired yet, and the peat hasn't been shipped yet. Even if I take Gayao to have a look, it won't be a big deal.

But the same is true for Gayao, the more he doesn’t take Gayao to see it!

"Your Highness, what is going on with you?"

Zhang Xu rode up to Yun Zheng and asked coquettishly, "Are you two okay?"

hello sister!

Yun Zheng complained feebly in his heart, shook his head and said, "Just think of her as Beihuan's messenger for peace!"

"oh oh."

Zhang Xu laughed dryly and asked again: "Shouldn't she hate you? Why are you still shouting like this..."

"You also know that she should hate me?" Yun Zheng looked sideways at Zhang Xu, "She is playing tricks, leave her alone!"

Little trick?

Zhang Xu thought for a moment, then asked with a look of astonishment: "Princess Gayao doesn't want to play a beauty trap with you, does she?"

"probably!"

Yun Zheng shrugged helplessly.

Apart from this, he seemed to be unable to think of anything else.

Zhang Xu glanced at Yunzheng with gloating, then looked back at Jia Yao, shaking his head and muttering to himself: "It's so hard for a hero to pass the beauty test!"

After listening to Zhang Xu's words, Yun Zheng suddenly had a dark look on his face and almost kicked the guy off his horse.

Seeing Yunzheng's appearance, Miaoyin and Mingyue paused and couldn't help laughing.

Yunzheng looked at a few people speechlessly and followed them to the kiln.

The scale of the kiln is quite large, with four kilns under construction. In addition, there are also places for drying bricks and tiles, including places for kiln workers to eat and sleep.

Yunzheng also saw some peat that was delivered, which was brought over for cooking.

After all, so many people work here and have to eat and drink.

The current kiln farm is just an early stage of planning.

Zhang Xu was thinking that after firing some bricks and tiles, he would further expand the scale of the kiln. At that time, he could directly use the bricks and tiles fired in the kiln, which would save a lot of time.

Yunzheng followed Zhang Xu for a brief walk around the kiln, and was quite satisfied with the kiln.

After finishing the transfer, Yunzheng told Zhang Xu: "We will build a big workshop next to the kiln later to make briquettes."

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Xu asked unclearly.

"Coal briquettes!"

Yun Zheng smiled and explained: "It's honeycomb-like peat. It's very simple. You grind the peat into fine pieces, mix it with yellow mud, and then make some molds to get it out..."

With briquettes, it will be much more convenient for soldiers and civilians to cook and cook.

As for the iron stoves dedicated to burning briquettes, they are unlikely to become popular in a short time.

The iron he smelted was given priority to ensure military supplies.

Anyway, it’s just a stove, built with yellow mud and adobe bricks, as long as it works...