When there were Buddhist rituals like a sacred crow club in Yanjing City, there was still a busy scene in the north of Yizhou that was rare in winter.

The most fundamental part of the layout of the Daohai Sect in Yandi is naturally the blessed land that was inspired by Wei Ye. Not only did the Daohai Sect origin be established, the spiritual springs, Zhitian, and nearly a hundred kinds of spiritual wood and grass that were opened up and down in the Daohai Sect, and everywhere they were placed, it was a first-class family business of scattered immortals. Cheng Lingsu, the head of the Medicine King Sect, was in charge of the management. Only the alchemy and medicine were refined, was better than the Taoist officials in the Lihuojian Jinyuan.

The Taoist blessed land like Dongguang Lingxu is also the real body of Wei Ye. Although the authentic Xiayuan Taiyijun was enfeoffed in the spirit stone fairy fetus, he could only use the true form to represent his body and transform himself outside, but he never fell when he was supposed to be in the wind and rain. From the north of Yandi to the south sea of ​​the East China Sea, who didn't know that there was such a Shi Zhenjun who was killed by more than a hundred immortals and Buddhas in Tiangui Mountain in a row and was a terrifying and famous person?

The second is that Wei Ye personally led the Zhuozhou City where high-level Taoist officials from Daohai Zongyuan were stationed. This was originally an important town in the southern part of the Xijin Prefecture of the Liao Kingdom. There are many Dingkou in the city and the warehouse is sufficient. As long as you use powerful military control, you basically don’t have to worry about internal problems. Although there have been several in-depth demon forces inducing chaos in the city, it has been pacified in a blink of an eye.

Not to mention, Wang Chao, the newly released chief general of Yandi Water Mansion, has led a group of aquatic races to open up the waterway from Dongguang Lingxu to Zhuoyi Prefectures. Among the Zhuoyi Prefectures, Zhuozhou is the key target of care. Whether it is food and grass being subdued, basic military supplies, magic swords, talismans, magic mirrors, elixirs and spiritual herbs, they are all given priority to transport them to Zhuozhou.

Compared with Zhuozhou, Yizhou seems a little short of both manpower and military capital.

The Taoist officials with the highest ranks in Yizhou City are Yin Xiaolou, Zixu Lang at the sixth rank, Bixu Lang Xie Mingxian, and Mu Lan with a transcendent status. Even the Taoist officials of Lihuo Jue Jinyuan had only Qiongtai Lang at the eighth rank.

As for Zhong Yuncong, who was responsible for detecting the front enemies, he was just a ninth rank in the Daoguan sequence, and he was actually a figure with the top official rank in Yizhou.

The authority of the person in charge directly determines the direction of policy inclination, so many things in Yizhou cannot enjoy the convenience of Zhuozhou.

This is definitely the deepest experience of Lang Mulan, Qiongtai, is definitely the one who has the deepest understanding of this.

"Why is there such a small amount of reinforced cement transported to Yizhou? In addition to building the altar, Yizhou's city defense also needs to be strengthened, let alone Yizhou is still facing the enemy's front line!"

"Brother Mu, calm down, calm down! Yizhou is of course very important, but Zhuozhou is the base camp now. Not to mention the Jurchens and Northern Liao, the Zhao Song army and horses in the south are also the targets of guard against. Zhuozhou city defense must be as solid as a rock, otherwise none of us can be argued in front of Shijun! Otherwise, we will transfer a batch of refractory bricks and try to build a cement kiln in Yizhou City first? Anyway, lime and chalk soil are specialties in Yandi, so we can directly use local materials..."

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As a widely used building material, no matter whether it is Roman cement, natural cement that has been put into production in the Europa region, or the volcanic ash cement that the red copper crown and Daohai Zongyuan are committed to promoting, there are no technical barriers. Except for a few special cements, they are basically products of mixed calcination of limestone and clay.

But compared to the British who are still exploring, the astral adventurers who can directly access the Astral Gate database are much more relaxed. From the most basic combination ratio of limestone and clay, to the construction of high-efficiency cement kilns, and even the precise temperature control of the kiln, everything is not difficult for the Red Copper Crown and Daohai Zongyuan.

As a Taoist official from the Lihuojian Jinyuan, he has been in charge of civil engineering and infrastructure for many years. Whether it is the volcanic ash cement with the lowest technical difficulty or the special reinforced cement dedicated to the construction altar of Daohai Zongyuan, it is naturally difficult to defeat him. As long as he has sufficient manpower and materials in place, it is not a problem to build a high-temperature cement kiln that looks similar.

Soon, a simple cement kiln was built near the Jiangzuoying in Yizhou City.

The craftsmen and refugees who were called by Mu Lan watched helplessly as these "Da Song Daoist officials" asked them to salvage the square bricks that were as solid and dense as the above white stone from the well, and then ignorantly built these excellent stone bricks into a strange shape that was not like a brick tower or a porcelain kiln, with chimneys, grates and large funnels made of fine iron.

This strange tall building and the strange words and deeds of the "Daoguan of the Song Dynasty" made these natives in Yan suddenly have many bad associations.

Someone who was smart enough to do it directly shook his head and found someone whom he knew and bit his ears: "These nobles from the Song Dynasty are afraid they want to refine alchemy in the city!"

For these craftsmen, alchemy is a mysterious and distant thing after all, and some people ask back in an incomprehensible way: "In the twelfth month of winter, what's the use of alchemy?"

"You don't understand, you don't understand, the mystery of alchemy is great. The older generation said that if you take a pill, you will never have any diseases from now on. You will not be afraid of heat in summer and cold in winter, and you will have more benefits. These gentlemen from the Song Dynasty are afraid that they value the good water and soil in our Yan land, so they will collect herbs and refine alchemy to offer them to the Zhao Guan family!"

For this kind of speculation, those who claimed to have seen the market sneered and made a more logical judgment on the strange iron-headed stove: "The Great Liao Dynasty looks like it is no longer possible. The Jurchens in the north are so fierce. What kind of pill is refined on this joint eye? I am afraid that it is combined with the yellow and white technique, whether it is shrinking tin into silver or turning iron into gold, and only then can the military spending be available!"

"This furnace is so tall that it is not just a gold-smelting silver, but a sword furnace. I heard that there is a group of sword immortals in the world who can use flying swords to seize people's heads thousands of miles away. The formation of the general among the troops is like exploring a bag to collect objects. However, Gan Tianji on this sword furnace. Back then, Gan General Mo Ye refined the sword, and he used his body to refine the Gan Mo Er Sword... I am afraid that all these craftsmen who were recruiting will not survive."

Rumors like this did not cause much trouble to Mu Lan. As long as someone said something strange, they were directly arrested by Yin Xiaolou's Taoist soldiers to sift the sand to sift the sand. Among the three elements of concrete, cement, steel bars, and sand and gravel, although sand and gravel are the most inconspicuous, they are also an indispensable part.

Then, when the first furnace of volcanic ash cement was released, all the rumors full of simple romantic imaginations of the working people were eliminated without a trace, and even people looked at the plaster produced in the cement kilns, and there was a lot of disillusionment.

Among the disappointed people, there is also an inconspicuous "little Tartar" who was taken out by Zhong Yuncong from Yin Xiaolou.

As a very few prisoners of war who could enter Yizhou City, Xiao Ding naturally became a member of the labor army in Yizhou City. Yizhou City does not raise idle people. From the perspective of Xie Mingxian and Mu Lan, there is no plan to build a prisoner of war camp at the moment.

Daohai Zongyuan basically used sweet potato flour mixed with insect meal and fish meal relief rations to feed. Although they were not full, they could not starve to death. However, for people who were strong and strong, the calories provided by these crude foods were far from enough to meet the demand.

At the beginning, the mixed grain cakes were distributed to the people. When the cement kiln was built and the project was accelerated, most of the chefs were sent to transport cement and sifting sand. The mixed grain cakes became aged grains and new grains in the official warehouse of the grain rice. Whether it was wheat kernels, yellow rice, beans or sorghum, they were thrown into the pot, and added water and cooked into rice.

Because there is a lot of sorghum in each meal, there is always astringent flavor in the rice. In addition to the mixed grain rice, Minzhuang also has some meat and fish meals. It is said to be meat and fish, but in fact it is shrimp paste. This pork liver-colored sauce with a strong smell, coupled with pork liver-colored rice with sorghum rice, and a pot of vinegar soup with kelp, seaweed, and sea lettuce is the daily food for Minzhuang.

Only those who do very well will have some rewards such as bacon, smoked fish.

Even the servants at Xiao Ding's family were not willing to eat these things before they were defeated. However, after many worries, he has eaten such crude foods sweetly. At least this thing is better than the help of the mushy mouth that is full of fishy smell when drinking! Not to mention, he can see some meat from time to time.

Relying on his good health in the past, Xiao Ding quickly made his debut in Minzhuang and specially transferred him to the cement kiln to work as a coal transporter.

The firing of cement requires a lot of fuel. Whether it is the Khitan or Zhao Song, they have begun to use coal as the main fuel for the iron smelting industry. There is no requirement for anthracite in this era. When coal is burned, smoke and dust will dance around the city. People like Xiao Ding who guard the cement kiln to transport coal every day have only their eyes and teeth.

Of course, Mu Lan, as a Qiongtai Lang, had some ways to keep himself from getting dirty. When inspecting the progress of the project, he also recited Shen Kuo's "Carboniferous Poem" with great pleasure:

"It's snowing on Erlang Mountain, and the Xuanzhuoqiongluo learned to keep people from learning. After all, they can't grow old in winter. The stone smoke is like the dust in Luoyang."

Although Xiao Ding was born as a noble child of the Khitan, the Liao Kingdom had been established for more than a hundred years, and poetry and prose were also compulsory courses. Listening to the Taoist official of the Song Dynasty, he couldn't help but repeat it again. Finally, he shook his head gently and said, "If you use winter to never grow old, it will not match the level and tone."

His voice was as low as possible, but the Taoist official like Mu Lan, who had a keen six senses, could still hear it clearly, and he couldn't help but look at him more.

The manager of the coal transporter on the side thought that it was the little Tartar who caused the great nobles of the Song Dynasty to be unhappy, so he hurriedly walked up and before he could speak, he heard the young Taoist official in front of him respond gently: "There are two books in Shen Cunzhong's "Carboniferous Poem" in this world, some are not old in winter, and some are not old in winter. If it comes to the level and tone, it is better to be old in winter."

This sentence immediately made Xiao Ding feel a sense of soulmate. Although his family fell into defeat in the political struggles of Northern Liao and became a dilemma, he could ride a horse, drive a bow, and understand the dialects of several tribes in Liaodong. He was not ignorant of the classics and poems. Not to mention the Liao Kingdom where most people were blind, even the Song Dynasty, which was said to have a very high literacy rate, he was also a scholar.

However, such a scholar is now just a coal-carrying coolie covered in carbon black!

But now there seems to be a path to get rid of the identity of coolie. Xiao Ding seems to be able to see the bright prospect of being appreciated by the officials of the Song Dynasty, then making a name for himself in the Southern Dynasties, and even becoming an official.

But his dream was mercilessly shattered by Mu Lan's next words: "Wenhan's poems are important, but in the military affairs, the talented people of talent have Song Yu's talent, and Sima Xiangru's writing skills are not suitable at this time. No matter how good the article is written, should I give it to Yelu Dashi for appreciation, or should I hand it over to the Jurchens to listen to the heavenly books? Compared to this, a young man like you can transport an extra truck of coal here and a furnace of cement, and the city defense in Yizhou will be strengthened one more minute, which is the most important thing at the moment. Do it well, do it with your heart, and wait until the Yanyun war is settled and you will return home. In the future, there will be blessings singing outside Donghua Gate!"

After saying this, the Taoist official of the Song Dynasty turned around and left, leaving Xiao Ding again next to the cement kiln covered with coal ash.

Xiao Ding's eyes were filled with loss, staring at the Taoist official's round-leader's uniform, and gritted his teeth silently: "You southerners, don't bully the young man's poor..."

Before he could finish his ruthlessness, he was kicked away by the foreman in charge: "What are you still standing there? Didn't you hear what Lord Mu said? Go transport coal, the faster the better!"

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After returning from the inspection of the cement kiln, Mu Lan returned directly to the Yangsuifang Pavilion. In this temporary official office, a concrete octagonal altar about meter high had long been poured.

On the altar, the four images are erected in the direction of the four images. At twelve hours, the rune banners of the twenty-eight constellations are listed on them. The true form of Luotian Zhusu, led by the Qinglong Mengzhang, the White Tiger Supervisor, the Zhuqueling Lingguang, and the Xuanwu Zhengming Shenjun.

Under the protection of many long flags of stars, in the middle of the altar is the Tai Chi diagram of Yin and Yang Pisces circling out. There is a magic mirror on each of the two poles of Yin and Yang. One is the golden crow in the sun and the other is the toad in the moon.

Mu Lan climbed to the altar, held the sun mirror with both hands, recited the mantra silently, and stimulated the Taoist true energy in his palms.

The mirror flashed, revealing the face of someone in the bamboo-capped Taoist suit, who was always serious: "Xiaomu, it seems that your inference is correct. Through the Sun and Moon mirror, it can indeed complete the message transmission work well. Now we directly enter the field of video calls from the telegram transmission step, which is a good job."

"Mr. Shi, I am not here to seek credit from you this time, but based on our investigation, the Jurchen soldiers and the Northern Liao army have approached Yizhou City, and the cement reinforcement project of the city wall has not yet been completely finished!"

"Well, regardless of the Yizhou City Fortifications, with Yin Yasha's character of blowing up, isn't it a problem to wipe out the invading enemy?"
Chapter completed!