Li Zhiyun didn't have any requirements for food, so he told Yuwen Wen to keep everything simple.
Yuwen Wen was ordered to leave, and Li Zhiyun turned around and headed to the side courtyard, where he discussed with Yuwen the scholar about building 'deep well ice'.
It's winter now, so it's a good time to store ice. When summer comes, you'll be able to enjoy ice-cold fruits, which won't be too pretty.
As the son of Yu Wenkai, Yuwen Rutong is extremely talented in metallurgy. He knows the construction methods of many projects from his father's handbooks. Shenjing Bing is not very difficult. After Li Zhiyun's explanation, Yuwen Rutong has already mastered it.
The trick is pretty much figured out.
"It seems that adding mortar and straw will help the ice to be stored for a longer period of time."
Rutong Yuwen watched the guards start work, put pieces of ice into the well, and directed people to cover the ice with straw and other materials.
"Okay." Li Zhiyun is familiar with this. This is a normal method of storing ice, and with the addition of a deep well, it will definitely work.
Long before the expedition, Li Zhiyun had already asked people to hide the ice, and now it was just a matter of moving the ice. After all, it was already the end of February, the weather was getting warmer, and the ice could not be left outside for long.
Yuwen Rutong actually wanted to complain, how could he end up doing the work of a laborer despite being a literary talent?
But now he is Li Zhiyun's subordinate. He will naturally do whatever the boss says. Fortunately, his father Yu Wenkai left him a lot of useful things.
"Mr. Chu, I have got some clues about the stone you asked your subordinates to find from my late father's letters. I wonder if you have time to take a look at it now?"
"Oh, it's so quick, then let's go."
In terms of manufacturing experience, no one can match Yu Wenkai's profound experience. With the information he left behind, it can save Li Zhiyun a lot of trouble.
No matter what, let’s start with cement and concrete. The materials for these two things are readily available. The trouble is the proportion. However, Li Zhiyun, who graduated from the School of Arts and Sciences, is still clear about this. It is nothing more than extra procedures to experiment.
Anyway, all he has now is time.
It was not until noon that Li Zhiyun and Yuwen Rutong finished sorting out the preliminary stone materials and used the available ones and some of the drawings to draw them.
"Does Mr. Chu also like craftsmanship?" Yu Wen, a scholar, looked at the standard straight lines and curves on the paper and was immediately shocked. In addition, the blast furnace after Li Zhiyun's transformation also appeared on the paper, making it clear to everyone.
"If you want to bake this special stone, you can't do it without this kind of furnace. You can go to Xue Shou later and ask him to allocate money to you. I have a piece of land on the other side of the Wei River. I will put the shelf there first.
Set it up."
Li Zhiyun didn't know whether it was a craftsman's way or not. Anyway, this was the craftsmanship he used to make a living in his previous life.
"Next time you draw a drawing, use this kind of charcoal pen." Li Zhiyun handed the charcoal pen to Yuwen Rutong, "It's more convenient than you using a brush."
"As commanded."
Li Zhiyun still has a lot of money on hand, which are the wages and bonuses awarded by Lao Li. In addition to funds, it is real estate and land. There happens to be a piece of land on the other side of the Wei River. Originally, the land belonged to Yin Shishi, but he has been
After beheading, the piece of land was transferred to Li Zhiyun.
Yuwen Rutong received money and land deeds from Xue Shou, and headed to the Weihe River under the leadership of Li Zhen.
Dou Mansion.
After Li Yuan's uprising, the Guanlong clan that had been suppressed by Yang Jian and Yang Guang's father and son has risen again. Among them, the Dou family and the Dugu family are especially close. These two families have a close relationship with Li Yuan. Li Yuan's mother was born in the Dugu family, and Li Yuan's wife was born in the Dou family.
Therefore, the Dou family and the Dugu family played an important role in Li Yuan's plan to raise troops to replace the Sui Dynasty.
However, they soon discovered that Li Yuan seemed to be neglecting them. The neglect here was not suppression, but that they were not as close as before.
Dou Wei is currently the Chief Minister of the Prime Minister's Office and has joined the army. He is responsible for court regulations and is a top celebrity around Li Yuan.
Opposite him were Dou Kang and Dugu Zhen.
Dou Kang and Dou Wei are a generation apart, but they are close in age. They are uncles and nephews. Dugu Zhen is the head of the Dugu family and currently serves in the army in the Prime Minister's Office.
"Shu De, it seems that he has no intention to replace Sui. I make insinuations, but he always pretends to be deaf and dumb. It seems that he has no such intention." Dou Wei closed his eyes and spoke slowly.
The ginger slices in the tea cup rose and fell, the heat rose, and the peculiar smell filled the air. Dugu Zhen raised his head and said: "He didn't ascend the throne because he just wanted to wait for a suitable opportunity. At the moment, Yang Guangyuan is still alive in Jiangdu, and he doesn't want to fall into the trap.
Really. As long as Yang Guang dies, we can promote him to the throne."
"Don't act too hastily." Dou Kang pursed his lips and reminded.
"Don't be too hasty?" Dou Wei didn't understand. "With us supporting him, Guanlong's people will fall in love with him. Why not?"
"It is precisely because of this that we cannot threaten the people's support." Dou Kang said.
Dugu Zhen was thoughtful and could probably understand what Dou Kang meant. However, he did not continue to struggle with this matter, but said: "Some time ago, I heard that he wanted to recruit Wang Gui, Zheng Shanguo and others to join the court.
Is this happening?"
"Yes." Dou Wei said: "The imperial concubine is the daughter of Zheng Shanguo's brother, so Zheng Shanguo temporarily serves as minister of Dali Temple. As for Wang Gui, it seems that Prime Minister Si Lu Li Gang recommended her to serve as the imperial concubine and join the army."
Dou Kang straightened his back and frowned slightly. Li Yuan did this for an obvious purpose.
Dou Wei and Dugu Zhen also understood Li Yuan's purpose, and both looked sad.
"And today the world is undecided, but he is busy trying to contain us. If he doesn't ascend the throne, I'm afraid he is just waiting for news from Xiao Yu."
"Xiao Yu is here?" Dou Wei asked in surprise.
Dugu Zhen nodded, "When Li Shimin was crusading against Xue Ju, he wrote a letter inviting Xiao Yu to come to Chang'an to assist Li Yuan. The day before yesterday, the Dugu family's daughter wrote a letter, saying that they will return."
Xiao Yu's first wife was from the Dugu clan, and the marriage was brokered by Queen Dugu at that time.
"In addition to Xiao Yu, I heard that Wang Tong, Pei Ju and others are also in contact with Li Yuan." Dou Wei said.
Dugu Zhen leaned back slightly and leaned on the table with a dissatisfied look on his face.
"Maybe we have to teach him a lesson."
Dou Kang said quickly: "Isn't this inappropriate?"
"What's wrong?" Dugu Zhen asked back, "Jinyang armored soldiers, liaison matters, food and supplies are all gifts from us. How can Li Xiuning, Li Shentong and others in Guanzhong survive if they don't hide in various houses in Guanlong?
, not to mention the soldiers and horses under their command, they are all our protectors."
No one is qualified to say this. Only Dugu Zhen can say this openly, because they provided more than 80% of the start-up funds and manpower for Li Yuan's army. Especially for Jinyang's recruitment, they used various means.
Send the elite soldiers of Goguryeo's Xiaoguo Army to Taiyuan to help Li Yuan.
Even Jinyang Jiaku was protected secretly by their people.
Otherwise, how could we wait until Li Yuan took it!
"Since entering the customs, the road has been smooth. Chang'an is under control, the government is harmonious, and the people are living and working in peace and contentment, accepting the existence of his prime minister. Doesn't he know who is secretly helping him?"
The more Dugu Zhen talked, the angrier he became. He thought he had shown great sincerity, but he didn't expect that Li Yuan's sincerity was insufficient. Now that Guanzhong has been decided, he has to play with balance. If he had known this, he should have supported Yang Xuangan back then.
!
Of course, this is just a joke. The Guanlong people and the Hongnong people are mortal enemies, and this involves Yang Su's generation.
"Brother Dugu, please be patient." Dou Wei advised, "Don't push him too far. We can warn him first."
"How to warn?" Dugu Zhen asked.
Dou Wei thought for a moment and made plans in his mind.
"Ji Hua Shi De Duoji in the North may be able to use it."
"Ashi Deduoji?" Dugu Zhen said: "How many armored soldiers are there?"
"Fifty thousand armored men."
"good."
Dou Wei pursed his lips, "Previously, Shize failed in his campaign against Xue Ju. This time I would like to ask Brother Dugu to recommend Shize to put down the rebellion."
A few days ago, Dou Gui accompanied Li Shimin to attack Xue Ju, but he missed the chance to fight and was defeated.
"Dou Gui, it's okay." Dugu Zhen agreed.
Listening to the calculations of the two elders, Dou Kang sighed in his heart, but did not say anything after all.