Zhamu grabbed Princess Yuye's chin. "Why are you unhappy? If you stay here, you'll only end up marrying a useless coward. I will be the princess of the grasslands, and this land will belong to me sooner or later. What's there to be unhappy about?"
Princess Yuye forcefully shook off Zhamuhe's hand, "I have nothing to say to you. You have no idea what mutual consent means. What you have done is despicable."
"It's okay. No matter how stubborn you are now, once you come back with me, I will slowly teach you a lesson. Then you will understand that only by being obedient can you avoid suffering."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhamuhe pulled hard on the rope in his hand, dragging Princess Yuye forward again.
Princess Yuye's eyes were filled with reluctance as she looked back at the land that had nurtured her, which was getting further and further away from her. Her heart was filled with despair.
Princess Yuye had imagined many times that someone would rescue him, but even now that they had arrived here, no one had succeeded, and no one had even realized that the Turkic prince was not in the delegation at all.
This journey means we're already quite close to the border. If we leave now, we'll never be able to return here in this lifetime.
Ning Ye was somewhat concerned about the princess's matter, but it wasn't considered a big deal. In his view, it was all dispensable. Even if there were so many rewards, Ning Ye didn't know whether he should go to the capital to claim them.
On the contrary, the news sent by Shen Yuanzhi made Ning Ye more interested, because the special venue had been built and the first kiln opening was just around the corner. Of course, Ning Ye wanted to go to the site to see it for himself. After all, this was the first time Ning Ye had explored this thing, and if any problems arose, he could provide guidance on the spot.
The newly set-up site looked rather rudimentary, but the sight of three brick kilns firing at the same time was quite interesting.
Upon seeing Ning Ye arrive, Shen Yuanzhi walked over with an account book in his hand. "Young Master, these are our recent income and expenditure figures. Please take a look."
After taking a quick look at the ledger, Ning Ye realized that the manpower and resources consumed were indeed quite large, and it was still uncertain how many albums the current special performance would produce.
If the expenses far exceed the income, then this special event can only be used by Ning Ye alone, and there is no way to turn it into a profitable business.
Ning Ye casually asked, "You followed all the steps I taught you, right? Did you keep a close eye on things?"
Shen Yuanzhi quickly replied, "Please rest assured, young master, there is absolutely no cutting corners at any step. If any problems arise, I am willing to take responsibility."
Ning Ye patted Shen Yuanzhi on the shoulder, "Everything can go wrong. Don't be too absolute about it. Just take it seriously."
“Young master, we’ve never heard of these red bricks before. Will they even be usable after they’re fired? And the clay we’re using looks pretty bad.”
Ning Ye pointed to Qingmei Village in the distance and said, "Have you ever seen a building like this outside of my area? These red bricks are a completely new thing. I can only say that with these red bricks and cement, I can build this house to at least five stories."
Ningye has already been very conservative in building this height. After all, if it goes any higher, the overall strength must be considered. Without reinforced concrete, building any higher would just result in a truly dangerous building.
Even so, it was already outrageous enough. Even Shen Yuanzhi subconsciously swallowed. But nowadays, when most buildings are only two or three stories high, such a height is something that ordinary people would never even dare to dream of.
"As expected, everything around you is different from ordinary people. If anyone else said this to me, I would just say they are daydreaming."
"Alright, stop flattering me. Go check on things quickly. The fire absolutely cannot be stopped. If the fire is interrupted, it could cause a lot of problems."
This work was originally supposed to be done with coal, but now it can only be done with wood, so the requirements for the flame are much stricter. It cannot be stopped for a moment and must be kept in the best condition at all times.
Ning Ye looked at them one by one, and everyone was doing their job very seriously. No one dared to slack off.
After all, they have other jobs to do after this one is done, and if someone tries to cheat or shirk their responsibilities, then those other jobs are no longer their concern.
Another hour or so passed, and all the furnaces were at their peak heat. With all the time allotted, whether they would succeed or not depended entirely on whether fate would cooperate.
And so, as time passed, it was soon afternoon, and all the flames in the furnaces had gone out. Although the temperature was still very high, Ning Ye knew that he had to open them and check them out, otherwise he didn't know how long he would have to wait.
When the workers nervously opened the seal of the brick kiln, a very strong heat began to emanate from inside. Ning Ye waited until the heat wave subsided before sending people to take out the bricks.
Looking at the brick in his hand, Ning Ye still felt a bit disgusted, because the brick looked too big. It was made this way to make it more convenient, otherwise a normal red brick would only be half this size at most.
Grabbing the brick, Ning Ye began to pry it apart with force. With a crisp sound, the brick was indeed broken by Ning Ye's bare hands. However, this was enough to satisfy Ning Ye, since he knew best how much force he had used.
If it were an ordinary person, this brick would have smashed their eyes and made them see stars, but the brick itself would have left them completely unharmed.
After the other furnaces had all started shipping out the red bricks, there were still some defective bricks among them, but this small portion was not important.
Overall, the success rate this time is quite high, with at least 90% of the bricks being intact.
Ning Ye gathered all the refugees who had worked at the brick factory together. “I know some of you are afraid that you will have no work to do after this job ends, but I want to tell you that you don’t need to worry about that, because some of you will be staying here.”
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