The prince took Cui Renjie's words to heart. He was not a fool and naturally knew that the world would belong to him after he ascended the throne. His current dormancy was just a temporary consideration.
"Besides, our emperor won't be on the throne for much longer. You can rest assured. This temporary hibernation will bring endless good days."
Cui Renjie spoke earnestly.
Early morning, dawn.
Ji Wan stood in the bluestone imperial kiln, waiting for the first batch of bluestone calcined using formation techniques in Tongcheng to come out of the kiln.
The spiritual fire caused by the formation in the imperial kiln kept flickering and jumping in the furnace.
The workers around were all under a silencing spell, so they couldn't tell anyone if they saw it.
The soil in Qingshi State is special. It is estimated that only the soil in this state in the entire Donglin Kingdom can be made into bluestone bricks.
To make bricks from soil, it needs to be dug out first and then exposed to wind and sun for up to half a year before it reaches the point where it can be made into bricks.
Then it needs manual crushing and screening.
Only fine pure soil is left, and the pure soil needs to be moistened with water and repeatedly kneaded with oxen's power like kneading dough to make thick mud.
Finally, put it into the mold to dry in the shade and shape it, then it can be fired.
It's not difficult to make, but it takes too much time to dry it in the shade.
Ji Wan was a little restless. This was her first big move to guard the fiefdom.
If the formation fails, then her use of the formation to quickly achieve technological development is simply empty talk.
The main source of finance for Qingshi State is bluestone. If the firing speed of bluestone cannot be increased, it may remain the same as before.
Then the money-making plan will be completely shelved, and Qingshi State will be unable to move forward without money!
Ji Wan is now supporting a group of slaves that he had rescued before, the servants of the princess's mansion, and the construction team that he had found for Tuoba Feng a few days ago.
There are really a lot of people.
"Your Highness, this... is truly amazing. I wish I could use this thing forever!"
The craftsman in dusty clothes standing beside Ji Wan said timidly.
Although Her Royal Highness the Princess told him that this was a quick way to make bluestone bricks, he still found it hard to believe.
It is hard to imagine that there really is such a magical ability that can make a fire burn without relying on tree branches and leaves.
Tuoba Feng had great confidence in his formation and could tell without even looking that the bricks inside were about to be baked.
He improved the rules of the formation's operation.
The formation can be controlled by a wooden button embedded in the outside of the kiln.
He embedded a piece of broken spirit stone on the button. As long as he turned the button, the spiritual power in the spirit stone would be connected with the formation.
In this way, anyone can control the opening and closing of the formation by pressing the button.
Isn't this electricity! Electricity in the form of spirit stone!
A series of electronic products suddenly appeared in Ji Wan's mind, including computers, mobile phones, and tablets.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but get excited. If computers and mobile phones could be realized, then the world would be very interesting.
But it’s too far away to say that now.
Live your life well first, then talk about enjoyment!
The flame in the small window gradually went out, and the bluestone bricks were successfully fired.
Ji Wan was so excited that she subconsciously squeezed Yang Guan's arm.
"Hurry, I want to go check out the quality of the bricks."
"Come and take a look. Is there any difference from the previous firing?" Ji Wan waved to the craftsman behind him.
After Ji Wan finished speaking, he opened the furnace door without waiting for the craftsman to come up.
Can't wait for the oven temperature to drop low enough.
Ji Wan rolled up his sleeves, picked up the shovel beside him, and carefully shoveled out a square brick.
This brick looks similar to modern red bricks.
However, the piece in Ji Wan's hand was completely green in color and was still steaming.
The steam, with a burning smell, rushed straight towards Ji Wan, but she didn't care.
He held the brick on the shovel, turned around and placed it on the ground in front of the craftsman.
The craftsman seemed even more excited than Ji Wan. He took three or two steps forward, squatted on the ground and looked at it carefully for a while.
"Your Highness! It is indeed exactly the same as the one we made before.
Because the flame burns evenly, the quality is even better than before.
This quality can basically be supplied directly to the royal family.
Now we can keep using... fired bluestone bricks."
The craftsman smiled and said with a simple grin.
He wanted to talk about the formation, but the silencing spell prevented him from opening his mouth, so he spoke in a halting manner.
"Okay, okay, what's your name? I'll hire a few more craftsmen for you.
Help me quickly fire the bluestone bricks ordered by the remaining states and counties."
The craftsman bowed respectfully and said, "Your Highness, I am Gao Qu. I will definitely live up to your trust."
Being asked by royal relatives was something Gao Qu had never experienced in his life.
The princess used the word "please", which gave this peasant like him an unprecedented feeling.
Her Royal Highness the Princess is so gentle.
Moreover, he had never seen a fire made with a formation before, and the bricks made now were even better than before.
It really made him, a person who spent all day in the cave, very excited.
Ji Wan stretched out his hand and felt the still hot bricks with his fingers.
His fingers were burned red but he didn't react at all.
The only thing he was thinking was that if he succeeded this time, he could use the formation to make bricks and even more things in the future.
Accomplish something that you simply cannot do in modern society.
Ji Wan thought that traveling through ancient times to fight for the throne was exciting and fantastic enough.
What’s even more exciting is that there is a shortcut to ascending the throne.
It's like a holographic game!
Yang Guan saw the princess stroking the hot bricks and didn't move for a long time.
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