Chapter 153 Cement Recipe
Pin Fangcheng was carrying a potion and medicine, and he was talking about Fulai Inn slowly. He was so fast that he was afraid of attracting other people's attention... He heard that a yamen of the Public Security Bureau of Heicheng had established a yamen of the public security bureau, which had hundreds of yamen runners alone, and the joint defense team established by Geli and Geting had nearly a thousand people.
This is a great thing for ordinary people. Since Heicheng built the city, the public security in Heicheng has never been as easy as it is now. It is absolutely not a matter of saying that you don’t pick up the road and don’t close your door at night. However, Zai Licheng is not an ordinary person. He has a purpose in coming to Heicheng. If he can’t attract attention, he will try not to show off.
Walking through the restaurant with a swagger, it did not arouse anyone's suspicion.
Even the good thing was called some master. You came back and didn't pay attention to what he was holding.
When he arrived at the backyard, Zai Licheng personally took the medicine to suffer. Since entering the Yue Palace, he had never done such a job as serving people. He made himself dirty and boiled three bowls of water into a bowl of water. After carefully pouring the medicine juice into the bowl, he threw the medicine jar casually and took the medicine into Meng Qing's room tremblingly.
Dai Licheng entered the room and saw a figure appearing where he decocted the medicine just now. He looked around carefully and saw that there was no one around. Then he picked up the medicine jar on the ground and smelled it. Perhaps because he couldn't smell it correctly, he took out a square scarf from his body and picked out a little of the medicine residue in the medicine. He was afraid that he would not be able to see it accurately, so he simply took out a small half of the medicine residue in the jar, and then trotted and disappeared.
"Meng Qing, the medicine is ready, drink it while it's hot. Dai Licheng put the medicine on the small stool at the head of the bed. Meng Qing's original status was lower than him. If he hadn't been injured, he wouldn't care about this at all.
"Thank you, brother Dai, this time my brother was hurt. Thanks to you, Meng Qing held up half of his body, picked up the bowl of medicine, and drank it all in a few sips.
Meng Qing observed outside Dake Cement Factory for several days and found that the defense of the cement factory was not tight. The cement factory covers a wide area. Not to mention that there are only a few hundred people, even a few thousand people cannot fully protect it. Moreover, the guards only sent dozens of patrols, which made Meng Qing feel that it was an advantage.
He entered Dake Cement Factory last night and Xiaoke stepped on a landmine before he took two steps. Fortunately, he was always on guard. A donkey rolled around and escaped. But he could only avoid important parts such as head, chest, hands, feet, and backs. If Heicheng had not conducted preventive publicity on the clinic and pharmacy, Meng Qing would not even dare to go back to the inn and could only hold on outside. But even so, he would not dare to let the doctor come to the inn. After forcing him to go to the clinic, he would never dare to go out again.
"All of your own brothers, you don't have to be polite. You should rest more and go to the cement factory after you have good health. You must get the cement formula. Dai Licheng reminded that the cement factory is strictly guarded, but this just shows that there is a secret hidden there. Judging from the speed of building the Black City Wall, even if it costs a lot, it is worth it.
"Go to the cement factory again? My brother Dai, there are many mechanisms and extremely dangerous. This time I am very lucky. I will never dare to go to that ghost place again if I beat you to death. Xiao Mengqing shook his head repeatedly. The cement factory is no different from the ghost gate for him.
"Didn't you say that the cement factory is lax in defense, and it's like you're entering the world of no one?" Dai Licheng sneered. If Meng Qing no longer goes to the cement factory, then he wouldn't serve him anymore. He wouldn't just serve him without saying he would serve him tea and water every day, but he would still serve him medicine and rice. He served him in the Yue Palace. Could it be that he still serves people after Zhongxing Palace?
"I have a small mistake. If you want to get the secret recipe for cement, you have to find another way. You either send someone in to be an insider, or you can buy the person in the cement factory. Meng Qing saw Dai Licheng change his face, and quickly laughed out loud. He came out this time to cooperate with Dai Licheng, and now he is injured and wants others to serve him. No matter how arrogant he is, he can only lower his head. As for Dake Cement Factory, he will never dare to go again even if he dies immediately. The unknown danger makes people even more frightened.
"We are outsiders. There are hundreds of people in the public security bureau yamen set up in Heicheng. Whether it is to sell or send people in, it is impossible for Dai Licheng to shake his head and said, "Then is the cement factory really that scary?"
"Brother Dai, you have also seen it. My injuries are not fake. I have just climbed into the exterior wall of the cement factory. If I had taken a few more steps, I would probably not even know how I died. Meng Qing still had lingering fears. If he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, he might have been in the ground.
"You have a rest. Dai Licheng knew that Meng Qing was already scared. Fortunately, he bragged to himself at that time. As long as he did his job, he could get the formula immediately, at least he could bring out a skilled craftsman. But unexpectedly, he almost died without even touching the edge of someone else. He is still lying on the bed all day long and dare not even go out of the door.
Dai Licheng seemed very careful when he went out this time. He first sat in the Fulai Restaurant for a while, drank a pot of tea, and observed carefully for a while. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he slowly walked out of the restaurant, as if he was parading at night. During this period, the curfew was stopped in Heicheng. Now the city wall and the Buddha have reached the most critical moment. They are working day and night. Walking on the street, you can still hear the noise surrounding the city walls in the east.
Although Dai Licheng was very careful, he had not undergone anti-stalking practice after all. He did not wander around the street. After walking across a street, he went directly to his destination, a divination courtyard that did not appear.
"Dongdongdongdongdongdong"
The sound of the copper rings interlocking is very clear and can teleport very far. The sound of footsteps quickly came from the yard. The person who opened the alchemy was an old man about fifty years old.
"Who are you? What do you want to see?" The second watch is the housekeeper who reads the yard, and it seems that there is no one living in the yard with Tingkou and Wenwen.
"My surname is Dai. I came from Zhongxing Mansion and was an old friend of Lord Ma. Please give me a message." Ji Licheng said in a deep voice. He did not want to find Ma Wanli, but now he pays attention to the progress of the city wall every day. This seems irrelevant, but if you observe carefully, you can see some clues. At least Dai Licheng will know in the future. If there is enough cement, it will take how long it will take to rebuild a city wall.
Just yesterday he didn't expect to meet Ma Wanli on the construction site of the city wall. Although they had only met once, and more than half a year ago, both of them recognized each other at a glance. But neither of them made any noise and pretended not to know each other. But both of them showed surprise in their eyes, especially Ma Wanli, and even a little panicked.
Yide came from Zhongxing Mansion, and the old man's face softened, "You wait."
Soon the gate of the yard opened again, Dai Licheng didn't say anything, hugged his fists and walked in quickly. It was not a good place outside Ma Wanli's residence, and two joint defense teams were passed in just a while. If he hadn't seen him standing there calmly, he would have come to ask.
Ma Wanli was very cautious about Dai Licheng's late-night visit. He was a 32-year-old sergeant and has been an official for nearly twenty years. The rules of the officialdom are very clear. Since Kehou came to Heicheng, Zhongxing Mansion has never sent any official here, and even the usual official articles have been missing. It seems that Zhongxing Mansion has forgotten Heicheng and let Heicheng die.
As the prefect of Heicheng, Ma Wanli knew very well what this meant. The marquis might be able to cover the sky in Heicheng, but it was obviously not popular in the capital. Even the prince of Yue, Li An, who was always close to him, did not send anyone to congratulate him. It was the Yue Palace who sent Dai Licheng's manager, and he was secretly involved. If he hadn't known him, he wouldn't have known that the Yue Palace had actually sent someone to Heicheng.
Hearing that someone named Dai was still from Zhongxing Mansion asking for a meeting, Ma Wanli immediately guessed that it was Dai Licheng. He quickly changed into his official uniform and met him in the main hall.
"Mr. Dai arrived late at night to fight, and it was a long time to welcome him." Ma Wanli smiled and greeted him, giving Dai Licheng enough face.
"Dai takes the liberty to visit, I should be the one who is rude." Dai Licheng bowed and smiled.
"King Yue, is everything okay for the prince?" After sitting down to tea, Ma Wanli asked with a smile.
"Mr. Toma is blessed, King Yue, and the prince is in good health." Dai Licheng said.
"I wonder what it's expensive for Lord Dai to come here?" Ma Wanli and others finished their clichés and immediately went straight to the point. Now Heicheng is not the final word, and everything has to be cautious. For example, the Public Security Bureau has an supervision officer section. Who knows whether they have supervised themselves? If someone saw Dai Licheng coming to his mansion late at night, the Marquis might take his anger on him.
"Mr. Ma, the Dake Cement Factory in Heicheng was attracted by the prince's connection. It seemed to be clear at the beginning that all the cement produced by the Dake Cement Factory was used by the Daxia army, but now Heicheng itself uses a lot of cement. Is this a matter not in accordance with the rules?" Dai Licheng despised Ma Wanli in his heart. Do he hate it so much?
"At the beginning, the prince stated that this cement was first supplied to the Fuwei Military Office, and the Fuwei Military Office must have used cement on the walls of Heicheng. Now, although the troops of the Fuwei Military Office were transferred away, the Marquis still kept his promise and reconstructed the east and north walls of Heicheng with cement. If the agreement was really followed, the court would have to give Dake Cement Factory millions of dollars." Ma Wanli smiled and said. Now that the construction of the city walls was repaired, the Marquis not only did not ask the court for a penny, but the labor service also provided food, which was a lot of money.
"Hehe, the wall of Heicheng will be almost completed in a few days. I wonder how much cement the cement factory can provide at that time?" Dai Licheng was furious. Ma Wanli, the old man, only Zhong Wei was in his eyes at this time, and there was no other King Yue and the prince.
"I don't know how much cement can be supplied, but as long as the prince sends personnel money to pick up the goods, I believe that the marquis will not fail to abide by the contract." Ma Wanli pondered. His meaning was very clear. Cement was fifteen cents per pound. This was the agreement between the prince and the marquis. Now that the prince wants to buy cement, he will bring the money. Since Heicheng will not obstruct it.
"This matter is not to be a concern for Lord Ma. The prince will send someone to buy cement soon. In addition, the prince also has a saying to me to take Lord Ma with him." Dai Licheng knew that it would be impossible for him to not meet the truth with Ma Wanli.
"Mr. Dai, please give me a message." Ma Wanli immediately sat upright when he heard Li An's words. "The prince asked, Lord Ma, do you want to go back to Beijing, and the Ministry of Works still lacks a minister." Dai Licheng said lightly. In fact, this is completely nonsense. Li An's original words were to make him adapt to the situation. He is now making Li An's words.
The Minister of Works is a fat man. Even if it is not a fat man, it is very touching to be the Minister of Works, Gu Heicheng, the Minister of Works, and the Minister of Works, is a second-level seniority, and it is also very touching to be able to stay in the capital, let alone the place where the birds do not shit. Dai Licheng has reason to believe that Ma Wanli will definitely be moved.
Sure enough, when Ma Wanli heard the prince agree to let him return to Beijing to serve as the Minister of Works, his face tightened. He was first happy and then sad. Of course, he could return to Beijing to work, but he was worried that he had only met a few times and could not have any friendship in the past. Why did the prince smash the big pie on his head this time? Ma Wanli is not stupid, he will give others a gift and ask for something. But can he agree to this "quest"? Do you dare to agree?
After a long time, Ma Wanli had a lot of thoughts in his heart, and then he slowly said: "What kind of virtue is the lower official?
To be honest, Ma Wanli is still satisfied with his current situation. Because of the extra public security bureau, he was still in a grudge at first, but later he felt that the Public Security Bureau shared many of his troubles. After doing his best, he did not accomplish anything. The Public Security Bureau has suffered, so he was much more free and at once.
In terms of income, the Marquis also used the money to support the money, which was 100 jin per month, which was more than he had racked his brains to make money, and this did not include the master he hired and the servants in the mansion. According to the Marquis, they were also considered as "civil servants" who could pay the salary of the yamen. In this way, their monthly income was several times higher than before. Even if they really went to the Ministry of Works as the Minister of Works, their salary was not as high as they were now.
"Actually, what the prince asked for is just a small task for Lord Ma." Dai Licheng saw Ma Wanli pondering for a long time before speaking, and did not dare to say in confusion anymore.
"Please tell me bluntly." Ma Wanli would not feel that being a minister of the Ministry of Works only requires a mere effort, otherwise, such good things would not be my turn.
"What the prince asked for was just a cement formula. As long as Lord Ma handed me the formula, within three months, the travelers from the Ministry of Personnel would definitely go to Heicheng Dai Li's sincere way.
The cement formula is a small task? Ma Wanli hummed in his heart, if this is a small task, then you, Dai Licheng, will you do it yourself? Why come to see yourself in the evening?
"Sir Dai, the affairs of the cement factory are not under the jurisdiction of the lower officials. Not to mention the cement formula, I want to buy some cement and repair the steps in front of the courtyard. It is a must." Ma Wanli knew that the Minister of Works was a moon in the water for him. He was in the mirror. He had been to the cement factory once, but the management there was strict and the defense was strong. He was still a little sure before the Marquis came to Heicheng. But now he asked himself that he would definitely not be able to get the cement formula with such a small prefect, and he might not be able to keep the black hat on his head.
"Mr. Ma has no choice? Dai Licheng saw that Ma Wanli said frankly and refused, so he couldn't help but be discouraged. It seemed that it was difficult for him to present the cement formula to the prince.
"I forgive the officials for being powerless. I really have to bear the burden of the prince. Ma Wanli shook his head firmly and said, "He will definitely not be able to do this, and even if it can be done, he will not dare to do it. One is a cake in a painting, and the other is a seal of the official in his hand. He is neither stupid nor naive."
"Master Ma, what if the Minister of Works is missing?" Dai Li spoke honestly. Anyway, he just wrote a blank check now and didn't need to be cashed immediately. Even if he was named king by Ma Wanli, he could say it.
"Mr. Dai, Ma said in such a word, Ma Wanli said in a deep voice. He was filled with anger. If Dai Licheng had not come on behalf of the Yue Palace, he would have driven him out of the palace. Could he be a person who was changing his power when he saw the wind? A minister was not good enough and a minister was given to me. Even if he gave me a prince, it would be almost the same unless he went directly to grab it. But in Heicheng, who has such strong strength except the Marquis?
Dai Licheng left the Ma Mansion in disappointment. It seemed that he would be powerless and powerless in addition to seeing the magical uses of cement. But if he just went back like this, even if he didn't talk about the prince's place, he would not even be willing to accept it.
Dai Licheng lowered his head and thought, without feeling that there was someone who was intercepting him on the way ahead. He stopped in surprise until he was about to touch the other person's body.
"You are Dai Licheng? The person who came looked stern.
"Who are you waiting for? Dai Licheng's way of saying everything.
"We are from the Public Security Bureau. Dai Licheng's incident has happened. Let's go with us.
When Dai Licheng heard this, he was confused. He had no acquaintances in Heicheng. He could call out his name, and he was from the Public Security Bureau. It seemed that this matter was in trouble.
There were four great men on the other side, and they were wearing knives around their waists. Dai Licheng asked himself that he was not their opponent and had to surrender. Now he only hoped that he was the manager of the Yue Palace, otherwise it would be difficult to protect himself.
The person who arrested Dai Licheng was from the Municipal Dynamics Department of the Public Security Bureau, led by Lin Rufeng himself. Since a landmine in the cement plant was triggered the night before yesterday, the entire Public Security Bureau has secretly increased its vigilance. Yesterday, Meng Qing and Dai Licheng entered Lin Rufeng's sight, but the reason to close the net tonight was that Dai Licheng actually went to Ma Wanli's house. If this matter involves Ma Wanli, Ding Chuan would not dare to be self-determinate, so he could only make the case clear and then Han Zhongwei decided.
Heifeng Village originally had a set of ways to deal with people, and when Han Zhongwei visited their punishment room, he put forward constructive opinions on their torture instruments. Starting from physiology and psychology, the top ten tortures of the Qing Dynasty, the tricks of the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty, and the detrimental benches used by the Kuomintang reactionaries often seen on TV, pepper water and other damage tricks, plus the spiritual and psychological breakthroughs of the later public security bureaus, Han Zhongwei has also heard of many of these, and they are all used in the public security bureau for experiments.
Dai Licheng is obviously the first test piece with enough weight. The Public Security Bureau simply ignores his identity as the manager of the Yue Palace. You are a manager of the royal palace and are not an official of the court. If others respect you, you will give you some face, but in fact, a manager is no different from an ordinary person.
Chapter completed!