Burning bricks was not an easy job in ancient times, because the firepower was not enough and the air-cooling design of the kiln was not reasonable, so the bricks fired in ancient times were all blue bricks.

This kind of blue brick is more durable than later red bricks. It can still maintain its original appearance after thousands of years of wind and frost. It is a crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients. Unfortunately, it takes time and effort to burn it and the cost is a bit expensive. The ancients would rather dig stones than burn bricks when building a house.

The so-called Qin bricks and Han tiles, burning bricks appeared in the Qin Dynasty, but due to the complex process, it was difficult to promote, and at least it could not be used on a large scale in the Tang Dynasty.

Now Han Yue proposed to burn bricks, and everyone in the tent was a little surprised.

Yuchi Baolin was stunned for a moment and subconsciously said, "Burning bricks is feasible, but this move is too time-consuming and labor-intensive, and there are too few craftsmen who know this technology. As far as I know, all the kiln-fired industries in the Tang Dynasty are controlled by the Li family of Zhaojun. Most of the craftsmen who know how to make a living with him. Marquis, you have some relationship with Li family of Zhaojun...some..."

He Ai Ai for a long time and was embarrassed to continue talking.

"We don't need to beg him!" Han Yue waved his hand suddenly and smiled: "But just burning bricks, this craft is better than anyone else. Besides, what I want to burn is not a troublesome thing like blue bricks. What we want to burn is red bricks. The craft is simple and the cost is low, so it is most suitable for building a house."

"Red brick? What is that?" Yuchi Baolin was slightly stunned, and everyone in the tent looked at each other.

Han Yue said: "Red bricks must also be fired in kilns, but they are simple to make and have little requirements for clay. They do not cause learning to make blanks like blue bricks. Anyone who can master them after learning for a few days."

Tian Doudou suddenly pulled his sleeve and said with some concern: "My husband, you need firewood to burn the kiln. This place is full of grasslands, and there are no woods around it. Where can we chop firewood and burn the kiln?"

The little girl has been thrifty since she was a child. She may not have much knowledge, but the opinions she put forward are directly at the center. When burning a kiln, you have to use firewood. If this problem is not solved, everything will be empty talk.

Everyone frowned and began to ponder.

"Do you want to go to the pass to purchase charcoal?" Yuchi Baolin scratched his forehead, then smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "That would be a lot of money."

Han Yue smiled faintly, his eyes slowly swept across everyone, and found that everyone was thinking hard. He didn't care and said directly: "Don't worry about firewood, this marquis is already in his heart."

He looked bright, opened the curtain of the tent door and pointed out, and said leisurely: "Fifty miles southwest of this place, there is a Black Stone Valley, which the local people call it the Heavenly Fire Valley. Because this valley has black smoke rising every summer, and occasionally burning fire lights. The people think it is a divine fire from heaven, but in fact, the things burning in the valley are coal."

Han Yue was right. Their current location was outside the pass in the Tang Dynasty, but in later generations, it was northwestern Shanxi. What is the most common in Shanxi? Naturally, it is coal, and many of them are open-air high-quality coal.

In ancient times, ordinary people didn't know much about coal. Except for local people who accidentally discovered its combustion characteristics, most of them didn't know that this was the best fuel.

With coal and open-pit coal, it is possible to burn cement if you open a kiln and burn bricks.

Han Yue is full of hope for the future!

If you live in an open-pit coal mine and have 100,000 people under your command, it would be a waste of your life.

Everything is done, but the east wind is not available! Now, you only need to wait for the snow to stop...

...

The heavy snow fell for two more days, and at the early morning of the third day, it finally began to weaken and become smaller.

Countless common people began to walk out of the tent. Those with shovels used iron shovels, and those without shovels used wooden sticks. Hundreds of thousands of young and old all took action. The seven or eight-year-old kids also started to clean up the snow.

If you want to build a home, you must first clean the ground. In the past two days, the people have heard that the Marquis made a great wish to build a huge market town here, and all houses will be funded by the Marquis, and everyone just needs to work with them.

What a great marquis.

Although the weather is very cold and the north wind is biting, no people give in.

After four feet of snow was covered with snow on the ground, the majestic man stepped in and reached the base of his thighs. No matter how strong a man was, he would shivering.

Suddenly a horse came on the snow, and the horse knight kept shouting loudly, shouting: "The Marquis wants to build a brick-burning kiln. Now we are widely recruiting craftsmen. Anyone with experience in burning can sign up, and those who do not have burning experience are willing to learn. This job is very rewarding, and once selected, you can give at least five contribution points a day..."

The knight shouted and ran all the way, and many people who were shoveling snow were stunned when they heard this, and their faces all showed enthusiasm.

"Five contribution points, a lot!"

This contribution points are original by Han Yue. It is guaranteed by his own credibility and family wealth. Anyone who makes contributions in the construction and trade will give points according to the size of the contribution. This point is hard currency, which is even harder than the copper coins of the Tang Dynasty. One point can be exchanged for at least five large coins.

With such a high redemption rate, no one is willing to exchange it. No matter who gets the contribution points, they will be collected as treasures.

Why?

Because points can be exchanged for money, its most important function is to exchange treasures. For example, the fairy medicine made by the Marquis is placed in a crystal-like treasure bottle. No matter what kind of injury or illness, just one bottle will be given, and you will be a lively person the next day. The price of fairy medicine exchanged is as high as 100 points per bottle, but no one feels expensive. Instead, he thinks that the price is a bit low.

In addition to the magic medicine, there are also various strange treasures. For example, a few days ago, Lao Sun received fifty points according to his merits because he saved a child who went out to play with snow. Lao Sun had no other hobbies and liked to drink a small sip of wine. As a result, he only took out two points and changed from the Marquis' warehouse to a jar of good wine. The wine was fragrant as soon as it was opened. It was simply a fine wine drunk by the gods in the sky.

There is also Li Erlangzi, who hunted a yellow sheep on a heavy snowy day and handed over. This behavior is to make up for the insufficient food in the migrant army. According to the provisions of the merit contribution table, he can get two points. Li Erlangzi used two points to exchange a magic crossbow from the Marquis' warehouse. This crossbow is really amazing. As long as you put on the winch in advance, you can shoot thirty feet away without exerting your own strength. Li Erlangzi no longer participates in the shoveling of snow now, and goes to the north to hunt yellow sheep every day. The harvest is so rich that it is very envious.

Contributing points has become what the people most long for. Nowadays, people rarely work and work to ask for copper coins. What can copper coins do? It may be useful to get them inside the pass, but it is not popular here.

No matter how good the copper coins are, can you exchange your treasures from the Marquis’ warehouse?

...

Niu Niu's mother suddenly pushed her man and whispered: "Boss, have you worked in the Li family kiln for a few years? Now the Marquis wants to recruit someone to be a kilnmaker. If you want to go, you can not only repay the Marquis for saving Niu Niu, but also earn a lot of points. Don't shovel the snow, hurry up and register. I just saw your brother running away. He can understand better than you..."

Niu Niu's father is Liu Laosan, a simple man. He threw down the wooden stick in his hand and grinned, "I have the same idea. In the past, I was a famous master in the Li family kiln. Every time the blue bricks come out of the kiln, I have to check it myself. This time, the Marquis recruited kiln craftsmen, and I, Liu Laosan, can definitely be the foreman."

"Then why don't you go quickly!" Niu Niu's mother's eyes shining, and she pushed the man forward hard, and said while walking: "I don't ask you to be the foreman, as long as you can be selected. How good is this to earn five points a day? Niu Niu has long wanted the collection of Jingyang Hou's fairy tales created by Marquis, or the kind with colorful pictures. If you earn points, go and change it quickly."

"Okay!" Liu Laosan agreed, and walked away desperately while walking in the snow, one step deep and one step shallow. He was also worried that he would not be able to report his reputation if he went too late.

Liu Laosan is just a microcosm of the migrating army.

There are so many people of 100,000 people. Since ancient times, the cavalry only ran back and forth in the camp and shouted a few times. Two or three hundred kilnmakers escaped, and thousands of young people who were interested in burning kilns signed up to study.

This number made Han Yue stunned. The army of nearly 1,500 kilns was enough to build twenty brick kilns. Could it be that there would be another industry that sells red bricks in the future?

His eyes flashed slightly, and he stood in the snow and looked south. He suddenly felt that this was really a good way to make money.

Since ancient times, blue bricks were too expensive, and only by the imperial court building cities or wealthy houses could it be afforded. If his cheap red bricks were promoted, would it be possible to rewrite some ancient architectural history?
Chapter completed!