Chapter 187: Construction of the Sect Hall Begins, Proposing Cement Manufacturing
Although Xiao Ying was unable to share her joy with him at the first time, she believed in Chen Xinghe's ability from beginning to end.
Even if I fail the exam this time because I haven’t studied enough time, I will definitely pass it in the future.
Chen Xinghe is really smart and very talented in studying. Even if he doesn't become an official in the future, he will probably have no problem passing the imperial examination.
He is still young and Xiao Ying doesn't want to put any pressure on him.
She also never expected Chen Xinghe to become an official to protect the family. No matter how high or powerful the official he became, could he be as powerful as the immortal family?
Haven’t you seen that among the five great immortal cultivation families, there are no ministers except the royal family?
This shows that even with the family background and power of kings, princes, generals and ministers, they cannot be called a noble family.
As long as her strength reaches the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining, naturally no one would dare to move her, let alone establish a sect.
For her grand plan, she went into the mountains again when Xiao Xing brought Wang Da Chong back.
After this trip, Wang Da Chong's gratitude to her had reached its peak, and he also felt immense respect for her.
It turned out that his wife recovered after drinking the potion only once last night.
When she heard that he had sold himself into slavery, she was originally filled with pain and remorse, but when she heard that the medicine was given by his master, she was moved and told him to work hard in the future.
Wang Da Chong naturally agreed. He asked his wife to drink a second bowl of medicine early this morning, even though she was able to get out of bed and walk.
The couple knew very well that this pill must be extremely valuable, perhaps even more expensive than the price Wang Da Chong would get from selling himself. They were lucky to have met a good family this time.
Because he might not be able to go home for the next month, Wang Da Chong left the fifteen taels of silver to his wife, asking her to buy some good things to replenish her body.
With this money, the family doesn’t have to worry in the short term.
After Xiao Xing came back and reported all this, Xiao Ying had a better impression of Wang Da Chong. He was indeed a man of affection and righteousness.
When they arrived at the mountain, Xiao Ying first blindfolded the dozen people selected by Xiao Kun and sent them into the Immortal Palace. After they reached the top of the main peak, he released them.
In this way, these people will not know the secret of the fairy space, and will only be more shocked by Xiao Ying's methods.
Including these people selected from the Immortal Palace, there are a total of twenty-nine people.
Four of the women were responsible for cooking, and the other twenty-five were responsible for repairing and building the house.
Xiao Ying also moved out the three uninhabited wooden houses for everyone to live in temporarily.
Each wooden house has four rooms, which can accommodate everyone if they squeeze in.
Various daily necessities had been prepared long ago and were no worse than those used at the foot of the mountain or in the immortal palace, so everyone was very satisfied.
"According to Madam's drawings, the main hall is best built here."
After looking everywhere on the top of the mountain, Wang Da Chong pointed to a place and said.
Once he gets to the field he is good at, he seems like a different person. He no longer has the caution he had before, but is full of confidence.
The mountain is not small, and the length and width of the top of the mountain are at least seven or eight hundred meters. This was also a very important reason for choosing to buy here.
Although it is not particularly flat, this cannot stop them who possess earth-based magic.
Such a large area naturally needs to be well planned.
Although only the sect hall is being built now, important places such as residential courtyards, teaching halls, ceremonial halls, and law enforcement halls must also be planned first.
Of course, if we really grow bigger in the future, we can buy a few more hills to disperse these places.
"I'll do as you say." Xiao Ying nodded slightly. "Besides you guys, I'll also leave Xiao Kun here. If anything comes up, you can have him come back and report."
In addition to this function, it is also for monitoring just in case.
Wang Da Chong and others naturally had no objections. After determining the location of the sect hall, they officially started construction.
The sect's main hall covers an area of at least two acres and is magnificent. A large piece of land is reserved in front of the hall as a square, which will be paved with bluestone slabs.
A reception building will also be built in front of the square to receive ordinary guests. The reception building is at least 100 meters away from the edge of the mountain.
The residential area is on both sides of the main hall, and construction will begin after the sect hall and the reception building are completed.
However, there are special rest rooms in the sect's main hall and reception building, so the disciples can stay there when the time comes.
“It would be nice if there was cement.”
Seeing Ling Yun put the bricks out and stack them neatly aside, Xiao Ying couldn't help but sigh.
In this era, glutinous rice mortar was generally used as an adhesive. Although the quality of the houses built was very good, it was still not as convenient as cement.
More importantly, glutinous rice is relatively expensive as a food, and it is a bit of a waste to use it in construction.
Furthermore, if cement is available, it can replace bluestone or marble, and the cost of using it for paving the floor is much cheaper than these two.
"Ma'am, what is this cement you're talking about?"
Wang Da Chong bravely asked, why had he never heard of this thing?
Xiao Ying didn't expect him to be curious, so he patiently said, "It's a very good building material. It can replace glutinous rice mortar, bricks, and stones. It's also very strong and solidifies very quickly."
"There are actually such good things in the world?"
Wang Da Chong was stunned for a moment, his eyes lighting up with excitement and curiosity.
"Madam, what is this cement made of? Do you have any?"
Xiao Ying shook his head, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, and his tone became gentler.
"The materials used to make cement are actually very simple. It is generally made from limestone, which is the white lime we use, and clay, which are fired at high temperatures. Gypsum, iron slag, etc. can also be added."
"I've only read about it in books and never seen it in person. But the temperature must be very high, much higher than that used for firing bricks and tiles."
Seeing that Wang Da Chong seemed to be lost in thought and his expression was unpredictable, she said something more.
"If you're interested, you can try making it later. If you can actually make it, I'll give you 10% of the shares, and we can make money together."
Wang Da Chong's eyes suddenly brightened, his hands trembled slightly with excitement, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
"Madam, can I really try to make it?"
As for the 10% of shares, he simply ignored it. His indentures were in his wife's hands, so what belonged to him also belonged to his wife, right?
"Of course." Xiao Ying smiled. "Just tell me what you need. I'll do my best to satisfy you. You just need to focus on making the cement."
It’s too late to build the sect’s main hall, but we can still build other things later. The most important thing is to sell it.
This thing is not like insignificant things like spicy sesame oil and soap. It will definitely change the entire construction industry. You can imagine how big a storm it will cause.
Therefore, she must wait until she has a certain level of strength and foundation before selling it, otherwise she will be making wedding dresses for others and even bring about a catastrophic disaster.
"I...I will definitely try my best!"
Wang Da Chong was so excited that he stuttered when he spoke. He seemed to be in ecstasy and felt a little dizzy.
He must make this thing called cement!
Not for anything else, but for the trust and respect of my wife!
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