Fan Chenggui waved his hand disdainfully, perhaps because he thought the tea set was not of high quality and was beneath his status.

He himself took out a short-handled English pipe from the pocket of his woolen robe. The waiter hurriedly took out tobacco from the tobacco bag and filled it, then struck a match and lit it.

Fan Chenggui took two deep sips, then slowly exhaled a trace of smoke, turned his head and said to Chen Tianhua in an elegant manner:

"Tugen, speaking of which, your father and I are old acquaintances. He was a frequent visitor to my gambling house a few years ago. You can consider him my nephew after all."

Damn it, you are the one who caused harm to my father, yet you still have the nerve to say so.

Chen Tianhua felt like a hundred thousand grass and mud horses were galloping in his heart, but he still responded with hums.

"But how about you, you quietly caused such a big scene in your hometown, and I, the security chief, didn't know anything about it? If Chief Liu hadn't come to report and tried his best to invite me to come and take a look, I might have been deceived.

In the dark. Hehe!"

He changed the topic, and there was something in his words. He seemed to be complaining, but also seemed to be trying to get closer.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Bao Chief! I have indeed not reported this to the village yet. I just told the village chief, Mr. Liu. The main reason is that it is currently in the trial and commissioning stage. If it is going to be officially put into production, it must be reported to the village.

"

Chen Tianhua calmed down and explained calmly.

"Oh, Tu Gen! Lord Bao Chang is just joking with you. He is a fellow villager. He is also the parent official of our village. He wishes that all the people in the village would become rich. But in the future, Tu Gen, you need to talk to Lord Bao Chang more.

Walk around and ask the general assembly for instructions and reports."

Liu Wenjie saw this and quickly intervened to help.

He made a double entendre, which not only helped Chen Tianhua out of trouble, but also seemed to remind him of the wisdom of the world and not to act on impulse.

Insensitive, a low-ranking township security chief, if you offend him, you will get nowhere.

The reality is so cold.

"Of course, thank you Liu Shibo for your advice. My nephew Tugen has written it down."

Chen Tianhua is not stubborn either. Although he doesn't like Fan Chenggui in any way and still hates him a little, he can't offend him easily now.

When Fan Chenggui saw Liu Wenjie interjecting and trying to smooth things over, Chen Tugen also slightly accepted his offer and relented. Of course he knew the principle of giving up as soon as he got the point.

He came today not to interfere or cause damage, but to conduct a real inspection.

Of course, as the head of a township, he still had to give this arrogant young man a show of strength.

Otherwise, this stupid young man who doesn’t know the heights of the world still doesn’t know who is in charge of Shuangqi Town.

Then, he changed the topic and adopted another official tone.

"Tugen, look at the drawings spread out on the table. Can you show me and Liu Lichang your plan?"

"Okay...no problem." Chen Tianhua took two steps forward and quickly unfolded the closed design drawings.

Liu Wenjie leaned on his crutches and came forward.

Fan Chenggui couldn't understand the design drawings at all, but he pretended to read them carefully.

His current ability to read and write was entirely tempered by his father's fists and feet.

"Wow Tugen, did you design and draw this yourself?"

Liu Wenjie was extremely surprised when he saw it, "I can't believe it. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought it was painted by designers from the provincial capital who returned from studying abroad. Where did you learn your skills?"

Although Liu Wenjie is a stickler for Confucianism, he is not ignorant of advanced and scientific things.

He is knowledgeable and well-informed. Although he cannot understand the specific content of design, he can recognize concepts such as design drawings, floor plans, structural sections, etc.

Fan Chenggui is far behind. Looking at this drawing, I don’t know what it is.

"Shibo, I learned drawing and design from a foreign pastor in Shaoxing City, so I know a little bit about it. I also read the floor plans of workshops in the book. I have a good memory. These are all imitations of the cases in the book, and then I follow them.

The kiln masters discussed it and drew it based on actual conditions."

Chen Tianhua talks nonsense.

As for whether the foreign pastor understands design or whether he has learned foreign language from a foreign pastor, there is no way to verify it.

Anyway, the foreign pastor was said to have been wiped out by the Boxers. Liu Wenjie and Fan Chenggui had to believe it even if they didn't believe it.

If you don’t believe it, how did he come up with the design?

Could it be that it was really brought by the Yama Palace?

I'm afraid that the Prince of Hell himself knows nothing about it.

"It's a good soil! You can just build this lime kiln with peace of mind. The land declaration for the project has been done by me and the director. If you need funds, we will sit down and discuss it in a few days."

Liu Wenjie first concluded the coffin, then tugged at Fan Chenggui's robe and mantle and said, "How is it? Brother Chenggui."

"I don't have any objections to this. As long as your brother Wenjie agrees, I, Fan Chenggui, will support it. If you go to the county, I will sign and pledge it in the village." Fan Chenggui said frankly with a grin.

The Fan family, starting from his father, respected Liu Wenjie's family very much. Later, when the school became a shareholder, the Liu family also tolerated the situation and allowed the Fan family to become school directors. It seemed like they had gold on their faces.

Therefore, Fan Chenggui also respects Liu Wenjie very much.

"Then it's settled." Liu Wenjie felt a stone fall to the ground.

Before leaving, Fan Chenggui patted Chen Tianhua on the shoulder and said meaningfully:

"There's no problem with any of this. Tu Gen, let's just talk and do what Mr. Liu Lichang Wenjie wants. When the time comes, I want to invest in some shares. Don't buy it."

"Look what the adults said, you wouldn't even dare to lend me ten bear gall bladders. Besides, investing in shares is a kind of support for my career. I can only ask for it!" Chen Tianhua would still say these high-sounding words.

Start by setting up a small workshop. Once it grows bigger and has a certain level of strength, slowly build up connections. By then, you won’t be afraid of ghosts and monsters coming in.

"..."

After chatting for a while, Fan Chenggui, Liu Wenjie and the others left, and the project establishment work was concluded.

This is a very efficient on-site office meeting. Who said that work efficiency was low in the late Qing Dynasty?

Everything depends on human effort, and you really need to pay attention to human nature and strategy.

…

A lime kiln that was completely designed and installed and debugged by Chen Tianhua was initially built successfully.

Although there are instruments and meters to assist, when large-scale furnace calcination is launched in the future, skilled and experienced masters will be needed on-site to have the best control.

He first hired a master calciner named Geng Jizhong from a lime kiln in Yixing and became the chief technician of the kiln.

Master Geng also brought his two apprentices with him, which is even better.

The space of the originally built workshop No. 1 can accommodate two calcining furnaces. Now, a larger No. 2 furnace is built next to the No. 1 furnace.

The limestone first produced in the No. 1 kiln was infiltrated into a wall made of lime mortar. After more than a month of observation and testing, it was found that its sturdiness is much higher than that of limestone products from other places.

Many masons were invited for professional evaluation, and they all agreed that it was a high-quality limestone product.

In the yamen of the late Qing Dynasty, there was no product quality inspection department like that of later generations. It relied entirely on market recognition, especially those big-name master masons who dared and were willing to use it.

Therefore, he also invited a group of these big-name masons to come over, giving them gifts and treating them to guests.
Chapter completed!