Yinreng was personally mixing sand for the materials he had fired that morning, and he didn't even raise his head when he heard this.
"Did they file the complaint against you?"
Yinzhi was sweating profusely, and he felt a little angry when he saw Yinreng's unhurried attitude.
"Yuan Zhi shouldn't have thrown the red-hot iron at Zhang Gousheng, but you only need to punish him. Why punish the person who spoke up for him? If this gets back to the capital, you'll probably be impeached again!"
"Impeach them if you will. Haven't I been impeached enough in all these years? These lazy, clueless people are incompetent at everything. Do you think I'm willing to keep them around?"
Yinreng rolled his eyes.
Upon hearing this, the anxious look on Yinzhi's face froze.
"Did you do this on purpose?"
Yinreng marked the ratio of this time on the wooden board and sneered when he heard it.
"Are they worthy of Gu Hua's efforts to deal with them?"
Although he was not involved in this incident, it cannot be said that he had nothing to do with it.
If he had restrained himself earlier, what happened today would not have happened.
But he was deliberately unrestrained.
Because from the very beginning, Yinreng had decided to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, and Yuanzhi was that chicken.
No matter how much of a stir this incident would cause inside and outside the military camp, after it happened, no one in this place dared to touch his sore spot.
This is the most important thing.
Yinreng didn't want the military factory he had worked so hard to build to be ruined by a few bad apples.
When Yinzhi heard Yinreng's denial, the expression on his face finally softened.
"Then you can't brand them. If the Emperor finds out..."
"Even if they knew, what would happen? These five hundred people were assigned by the old man to maintain law and order here, but they themselves became troublemakers. If the old man knew, he would only scold them!"
Yinreng didn't take it seriously.
"Besides, it's been almost a year since construction began last year, and this place has never had such a big incident. They've only been here for a few days and are already getting restless. How can they have the nerve to complain? If they really can't stay, they might as well return to the capital as soon as possible to avoid embarrassing themselves here!"
Yinreng looked at the boards he had mixed two days ago and found that they were the same as before. They were fine if he didn't touch them, but they would break into pieces if he put too much force on them. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This thing is so difficult!
Yinzhi originally wanted Yinreng to write a letter of apology, but now he saw that Yinreng did not look like he could be persuaded, so he left with a sigh.
He planned to submit a memorial in person to explain the situation when he got back, at least to persuade the Emperor to keep Yinreng here. Otherwise, if he was asked to run this military factory, he would be completely confused!
What Yinzhi didn't know was that everything they said today was quickly recorded word for word, and then tied to the legs of a carrier pigeon and quickly transmitted back to the capital.
After Kangxi learned the whole story, he cursed Yinreng bitterly.
But he also understood that this matter could not be blamed on Yinreng. If he used this matter to force Yinreng to come back, it would also give people in the court the opportunity to attack Yinreng directly.
So he stepped forward and took it all upon himself.
The behavior of the 58 Banners Army that did not abide by military regulations also made him feel ashamed, so he wrote a letter to severely scold Tash and asked them to cooperate with Yinreng and just be careful about the Han people getting the blueprints for making firearms.
Seeing that the emperor did not support him, Tash became obedient.
Even the Eight Banners Army under his command could not be obedient.
There is no way. If they do something wrong, the prince will be merciless!
Of course, this is all in the past.
Yinreng was unaware of the chaos in the capital, nor was he interested in knowing, because when he went to see the boards that had been mixed the next morning, he discovered that the cement that had been in the works for half a year was finally ready!
This surprised him very much!
With this cement, he will be able to build a building here quickly, and he will no longer have to worry about housing problems in the future. He can also use cement to pave roads!
This is the first step in reinforced concrete!
Yinreng happily waved his hand.
"Save extra food today!"
As soon as the word "extra meal" was uttered, the craftsmen and soldiers here also cheered happily.
An extra meal means that there is meat to eat today. In this era of scarcity, it is extremely rare for ordinary people or these low-level soldiers to eat meat.
In Yinreng's first life, he did not eat much meat as a child. Except during festivals, he could only eat meat twice a week. This was thanks to the fact that he lived in the city. If he lived in the countryside, he might not be able to eat meat in a month.
In today's Weihaiwei, people can eat meat almost every day, but that is the fat used to grease the bottom of the pot. I don't know if there are actually two pieces that can be eaten by each person.
But even so, it is much better than the ordinary people outside.
When Yinreng said they would have an extra meal, it meant that they could eat as much meat as they wanted at noon today. How could this not make them happy?
Ever since Yinreng came to Weihaiwei, the food in the military camp has improved by more than one level, and there are three meals a day. Although each person only has a bowl of vegetable soup and a steamed bun for the evening meal, it is better than going to bed hungry before!
Who wouldn't praise and protect such a prince who is willing to seek welfare for the lower-class soldiers?
The news of the extra lunch spread like wildfire. After the logistics department learned about it, they went directly to Yinreng's tent to withdraw money, and then assigned people to drive horse-drawn carriages to several nearby towns to buy meat.
They are very familiar with this process and there is no need for anyone to notify them.
Yinreng took down the markings on the lime board and told the craftsmen around him to prepare the materials immediately. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and boil two more pots for experiments!
Yinreng's two pots in the afternoon were also successful, but after they were done, he always felt that the strength was still a little bit behind that of later generations, so he started to add some auxiliary ingredients.
After a few more days of research, I finally figured out the correct formula for cement.
The subsequent things are much simpler.
Yinreng also set aside a piece of land not far from the military factory, specifically for making cement, red bricks and tiles.
After all, there was no waterproof coating in this era, so traditional tiles had to be used for drainage on the roof.
Before the world's first high-rise building made of reinforced concrete was completed, news came back from the port that the pirates had reappeared without knowing the consequences.
They also robbed a merchant ship from the Yin'er Police Station.
When Yinreng found out, his face darkened several shades.
The pirates came out to plunder in September two years ago, and last year it lasted for more than seven months. Now this year, it’s not even May yet and these beasts are out again to make their presence felt!
This time, Yinreng didn't want to indulge them anymore, so he went straight to Yinzhi to discuss the deployment of troops to the Japanese island.
Yinzhi's expression wasn't looking good either.
"I will send a letter to you tonight. You should go back and gather your men. Tomorrow you will lead 3,000 men to attack the Japanese island!"
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