Chapter 283 Do You Know What You Are Talking About?

"Well, it can't be retrieved! Mr. Fu was sent away two days ago!" Su Ying said embarrassedly.

"You, you!" Lu Zhaoshi brushed off the tea on his body and pointed at Su Ying with his finger. He was so anxious that he couldn't speak.

"It's useful for him to take it. In the future, he will have to sell it. Besides Chang'an, it will be sold to various ports." Su Ying explained.

"You're such a spendthrift, girl!" Lu Zhaoshi took a deep breath and said, "You really don't know the value of this thing?"

"I know! Originally it was planned to be carried out in Wuxian and Tongxian counties, but we haven't figured out how to run it yet, so it has been put on hold until the adults report to us." Su Ying was calm.

Technical papers are paper tigers, and they are worthless once they are punctured.

This thing involves the political achievements and promotions of many people from top to bottom, including my family and Huanggou Village, who also hope to benefit from it.

She hopes that there will be clear records in history books thousands of years ago that the natural colored silk silkworms came from the Su family in Huanggou Village, Wu County, Wuzhou, Lingnan Province, and that the county annals, historical records, and industry rumors all clearly state the person.

Instead, the two thieves, Bangzi and Xiaorizi, used it to gild their own reputations and shamelessly claimed that it was their intangible cultural heritage.

Su Ying didn't care about fame and fortune, nor did she want to steal the credit. This was originally developed by scientific researchers thousands of years later and is a shining pearl in Chinese civilization.

The purpose of advancing this technology by a thousand years was to promote the prosperity of silk fabrics and boost the economic development of Lingnan.

Lu Zhaoshi was silent for a moment after hearing this. "Do you know to whom the boss gave the gift?"

Scholars, farmers, merchants, and artisans, a small merchant dared to intercept the tribute, how audacious! He dared to enjoy the world's most precious treasure in front of the Khan!

"No question! Mr. Fu was able to build a huge business empire and travel far and wide. I think he is very powerful. This thing must be given to someone who can enjoy it." Su Ying said.

Lu Zhaoshi flipped through the report written by County Magistrate Hu and sighed, "Sir Hu, I'm afraid you'll have to revise this report."

"Ah? Yes, yes, yes! I will revise and rewrite it! I said not to include too many people!" said County Magistrate Hu.

When writing about the participants, in addition to the female members of her own family, Su Ying also included Gao, Zheng Niangzi and others.

Magistrate Hu felt that it was unnecessary and was just a matter of helping out, but Su Ying insisted, believing that since they were a group, everyone involved should be included.

"No! It's the color. There are four colors, and there are only two pure colors here. When I report it, the superiors will ask about the others. How should I answer?" Lu Zhaoshi asked.

“Uh…” County Magistrate Hu was stunned by the question.

"Sir, isn't there a seven-colored one? Isn't it in there? There's no need to mention it. If you ask, just say that the other colors are insufficient." Su Yinghua continued.

"Yes, yes, yes! Ah Ying is absolutely right!" County Magistrate Hu was overjoyed. Look at his own brain, it just can't work fast enough!

Su Ying's words made sense to Lu Zhaoshi. "You, don't you think the Fu family will give you another batch? How do you know what he'll do with it? Aren't you afraid he'll steal the credit?"

Thinking of this, Lu Zhaoshi stopped worrying about it and drafted the official document himself, and then asked Su Bucheng to copy it.

He also arranged for the post station to send the letter to Feng Xu, the imperial envoy of Lingnan Road, at an express speed of 300 miles. Just in case, he also sent a letter to Dou Jing, the Minister of Agriculture, hoping that it would be delivered to Chang'an as soon as possible.

Lu Zhaoshi determined that Fu Zhong's destination was also Chang'an. He had sent him out for two days, and he wanted to submit it to Lingnan Road and then send it to Chang'an.

It has wasted quite a bit of time, so I hope that through the Minister of Agriculture, I can use the power of special envoy to deliver it as quickly as possible.

"Sir, do you still have that iron slag?" Su Ying was not in a hurry to leave.

"What do you want it for if it's not enough? It ran out so quickly last time?" Lu Zhaoshi asked.

"To produce cement, that amount of iron slag is not enough. If we really want to produce it, the required amount will be huge!" Su Ying said.

"Cement? What's it used for?" Lu Zhaoshi suddenly felt that he could not keep up with Su Ying's thoughts.

"It's made of cement road materials that are better than our village roads. It has more than one use. It can also be used to build city walls and military fortresses. It's indestructible and unbreakable!"

Su Ying felt that her second uncle had some clues, so she could spread the word.

"Swish!" Lu Zhaoshi stood up, moved closer to Su Ying, and looked her over carefully. After a long pause, he asked, "Are you a human or a demon?"

Even Magistrate Hu looked at Su Ying in surprise and doubt. Su Ying had mentioned it last time, and she hadn't expected it to be revealed soon! What a surprise!

"It's a demon!" Su Ying said with a sly smile, "Sir, do you want to burn me to death?"

"Aying, don't talk nonsense with adults!" Su Bucheng shouted softly.

Then he explained to Lu Zhaoshi, "Sir, my daughter has been fond of studying miscellaneous books since she was young, including the art of smelting. The mortar road for the village road was her idea."

Su Bucheng didn't expect that his eldest daughter would make so much noise at home when he was away for a few days.

If he hadn't been brought up by his side since childhood, he would have suspected that it was a monster, too outrageous!

"It's okay, it's okay. I actually hope it's really a monster. We can get whatever we want. How great! Hahaha!" Lu Zhaoshi laughed heartily.

“Sir, all the roads leading to the outside world in Wu County have been widened. Once cement is developed, it can be paved. The roads will be clean and easy to travel on, and there will be no more potholes.

This material can also be used for road construction in Lingnan Road. It is recommended that the official roads in Wuzhou be paved with it as well. This will require a large amount of iron ore slag, so please prepare it as soon as possible." Su Ying said seriously.

“Uh…” Lu Zhaoshi stroked his beautiful beard and thought.

This is a great thing, but there are few iron ore mines in Wuzhou and not much iron slag. It has to be transported to Huanggou Village and then shipped out after being processed, which is extremely costly.

Even if forced labor was used to pave the roads, the cost of building materials was high, and with so many official roads within the jurisdiction, it would not be a small expense.

"Sir, the cement can be produced in kilns near the official roads! Mr. Fu will cooperate with us and provide the iron ore slag from other places..."

Su Ying was conflicted when she saw Lu Zhaoshi, and told him about her cooperation with Fu Zhong.

"Him?" Lu Zhaoshi was shocked. "He's so omnipotent?"

Iron ore slag is worthless. Iron ore miners have government and local forces. Even the chief official has to go through a lot of connections to get this worthless thing.

If cement comes into the market, the price of iron slag will definitely increase.

Fu Zhong is just a mere merchant, how could he have such great power? A dignified governor is actually inferior to a merchant, what a joke!

"He is a businessman. Business is business. It should be an exchange of interests. Maybe it's the connections he has made over the years of doing business!" Su Ying defended Fu Zhong.

"Okay, I'll take care of the iron ore slag in Wuzhou! I'll deliver it to you later!" Lu Zhaoshi waved his hand. He didn't want to be considered as less capable than a small businessman.

"Sir, why not have the provincial government, the county government and Huanggou Village run the business together?" Su Ying suggested.

"You, you!" Lu Zhaoshi paused as he was about to drink from the teacup. "Girl, do you know what you are talking about?"

County Magistrate Hu looked at Su Ying with burning eyes, while Su Bucheng seemed to have guessed his daughter's motives and smiled without saying a word.

"I know! I'm just thinking that the cement factory in Huanggou Village will be able to enjoy the shade under a big tree in the future!" Su Ying smiled.

In modern society, it has the support of the local government. If outside forces want to swallow it up, they have to think carefully and dare not act rashly.