Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

After the clay was pulled back, Xiao Yu was busy solving the bandit problem, and the ceramics were not fired.Now that I have finally finished my work, I have time to burn ceramics.

However, Meng Hong's brother-in-law, Fu Wang, was not idle. He and his children had pulled a lot of pottery blanks, many of which had been dried and were waiting to be fired in the kiln.

They are all beginners, so the pottery blanks they make are unavoidably clumsy, Xiao Yu didn't say anything, practice makes perfect in everything, clumsiness also has a use for clumsiness, in short, it will not be wasted.Seeing that there were a lot of them, Xiao Yu decided to start firing them in the kiln.

Although the small kiln has been tested many times, it is the first time to use a large kiln for firing. Xiao Yu can't guarantee success. After all, it is not 100% copying and magnification. The kiln needs to be adjusted and improved slowly during the firing process.

When firing the first batch of pottery blanks, Xiao Yu followed up the whole process, because the successful experience was all he experienced and summed up, and he had to pass on all these experiences to Fu Wang before letting them do it by themselves.

Compared with blue bricks and lime, firing porcelain is less troublesome, that is, the time is short, and it can be fired in a day and night.Burn the fire during the day, close the kiln for smoldering at night, and take it out early the next morning, so you can see the result soon.

However, being a stove worker in Yazhou is really not a good job. It is a hot weather, and you have to spend a whole day at the high-temperature kiln at thousands of degrees.Xiao Yu ridiculed that he was not tanned, but was about to be tanned.

The first batch of pottery came out of the kiln, and about [-]% of them were intact. As a test product, it is considered very good.Immediately after the pottery came out, it was dipped in glaze and continued to fire. The effect of the fired porcelain was not very good, and the glaze color fell off very badly. Only a few succeeded. It should be a problem of temperature control.

This is also within Xiao Yu's estimate, after all, it is impossible to burn perfect porcelain right from the start.Now this effect is not far from success, if you try and improve, you will always be successful.

Xiao Yu thought this was normal, but Fu Wang didn't think so. His boss hired him to work, and after spending so much effort, there were not many that could be used, and the cost couldn't even cover the cost.

He worked tirelessly at the kiln at high temperature all day long, tried and groped repeatedly, and after a few times, the success rate increased significantly, from less than [-]% before to [-]% to [-]% later.

Xiao Yu is very pleased. If this goes on, the success rate will be very high, and there will be a large amount of stock when he goes to sea next year.

This day Xiao Yu was teaching children how to do abacus multiplication. Before Arabic numerals entered our country, people used abacus and abacus to calculate. It was more complicated than Arabic calculation, but he couldn't directly teach children to write Arabic numerals, for no reason. There is a new way of counting, which is too abnormal.

A figure suddenly appeared outside the door, Xiao Yu raised his head and glanced, it was Wu Jia Dalang and a stranger.Xiao Yu didn't stop, and continued to attend class. After a while, he assigned homework to the children, and then slowly walked towards the door.

When he reached the door, Da Lang lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Lang, someone is looking for you."

Xiao Yu looked at the dark young man next to him, he felt a little familiar, where did he meet him?

The man was also looking Xiao Yu up and down, before he spoke: "I am Ju Mo."

Xiao Yu suddenly realized, and bowed his hands together: "So it's the owner of the village. I looked at Mian Shan, but I didn't recognize him for a while. I'm very sorry."

It's no wonder he didn't recognize it. Ju Mo's appearance is completely different from what he saw in the cottage. He is wearing ordinary clothes, the patterns on his face have been washed, and his hair is tied with a wooden hairpin. He is a man with regular features The spirited young man is still somewhat heroic, far from the impression.

The expression on Ju Mo's face was faint, and there was no displeasure. He looked at the group of children who were in class curiously.

Seeing his expression, Xiao Yu said, "The village master sit down first, I'm in class, and I'll chat with you after class. Dalang, ask your mother to prepare some food for the village master. Road, must be tired."

Ju Mo was sitting at the entrance of the hall, listening to Xiao Yu giving lessons to the children. He looked at the group of children in class, ranging in age, some of them were in their teens, like in their village, the teenage children were already The master of the family is working hard, but he can still study and study here.

The children knew that outsiders were watching, and they were very active in class, raising their hands to answer questions, and the classroom atmosphere was extremely active.Xiao Yu had a calm demeanor, calmly and confidently lecturing to the children, like a wise man full of scriptures.

When Ju Mo saw Xiao Yu for the first time, he felt that this man was extraordinary, and he couldn't possibly be a shopkeeper. Later, he said that he was a farmer, but he didn't believe it. After thinking about it for a few days, he still couldn't restrain his curiosity. coming.

As soon as he entered the village to inquire about Xiao Langjun, someone immediately pointed to the most magnificent tile-roofed house in the village and told him that it was Xiao Langjun's home.It happened that Mr. Wu Jiada came back from Zhifang, so he came back with him.

As soon as he arrived, he saw Xiao Yu dressed as a scribe giving a lecture, and Ju Mo felt that this was in line with his identity.Xiao Yu is neither a salesman nor a Tian family man, but a master.

When Da Lang came over with a bowl of fermented glutinous rice eggs, Xiao Yu just finished his class.The children stood up and bowed respectfully: "Teacher, you have worked hard." Then they left the classroom one after another, went out laughing and making a fuss, and greeted Jumo politely when they passed by, calling him uncle.

Ju Mo has never seen such a battle. The people in the village are respectful and polite to him because they know that he is the owner of the village, but outside the village, few strangers would speak to him in such a polite tone.These children were strangers to him, but they were so polite, which made him extremely surprised and felt a huge gap.

Xiao Yu strode towards Ju Mo: "Master, please come in and sit down. This is our self-brewed sweet wine, you can try it."

Da Lang put the fermented glutinous rice eggs on a table near the door. This table is not only the children's desk, but also everyone's dining table.

Xiao Yu sat on the ground at the table next to this table: "Master Ju, please sit down!"

Ju Mo didn't refuse. He had driven all morning and was thirsty and hungry at the moment. When he saw something to drink, he was no longer polite.The fermented glutinous rice egg exudes an attractive sweet aroma, which makes people's mouth water. Ju Mo took a sip with a wooden spoon, and a sweet aroma with the taste of wine filled the mouth instantly. It was an indescribable delicacy.

At this moment, Da Lang put another bowl in front of Xiao Yu: "Your Majesty, please use it slowly."

Xiao Yu laughed: "I have it too, well then, I'll drink with the guests."

Ju Mo took two sips before he stopped and said, "Are you a teacher?"

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment: "It's okay. Some of these children are from the village, most of them are from my family, and they are all homeless beggars. I think they are young, so I teach some simple Knowledge, so that they can read and write, and they can tell right from wrong in the future, and maybe it is a skill for making a living.”

When Ju Mo heard this, he was surprised again, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "You took them in?"

"Yes. They only teach for half a day, and they help me with some work in the afternoon. I am indeed a farmer. Have you seen the field outside the door? It belongs to my family." Xiao Yu said with a smile.

Ju Mo turned his head and glanced behind him, he didn't say anything, although he didn't farm the land, he also knew that farming alone would not be able to support so many people, and looking at this house, he knew that Xiao Yu must be very rich.

Xiao Yu said again: "I have also engaged in some other business, and I will take the village master to take a look later." Just after he finished speaking, he heard the neighing of a horse. Get up: "Rinzhi is back. Look who is coming."

Pei Linzhi threw the reins of the horse to Ji Hai and asked him to tie the horse, and walked quickly into the house.Ju Mo looked back as if, because the other party was too tall, he had to raise his head, and found that it was the man who accompanied Xiao Yu to the village last time.

Pei Linzhi looked at Ju Mo: "The village master?"

Xiao Yu laughed: "Your eyesight is better than mine, you can tell at a glance."

Pei Linzhi nodded towards Ju Mo: "Last time I concealed something, and I apologize to the village master." He clasped his fists as he spoke.

Ju Mo murmured, “Are you pretending?”

Xiao Yu smiled and said: "Yes, he is my companion, this is our home. He has to pretend to be a fool for my safety, please forgive me, the village master."

Pei Linzhi watched Xiao Yu drink half a bowl of fermented glutinous rice, and sniffled: "Grain glutinous rice?"

"Yes, there should be some in the kitchen, ask Mrs. Wu to serve you a bowl." Xiao Yu said.

"No need." Pei Linzhi picked up Xiao Yu's leftover fermented glutinous rice and drank it down, "I'm just a little thirsty."

Xiao Yu was speechless, he found that this person was really careless, it was his leftovers.

Ju Mo was a little stimulated, he lowered his head, drank his fermented glutinous rice silently, and raised his head after a while: "It turns out that you are all lying to me, is what you said still believable?"

Xiao Yu sat down on his knees again, and said: "Master Ju, this concealment is not considered deception. Now you have seen my details clearly, whether it is credible or not, I believe you have already made up your mind."

Pei Linzhi was very calm, took the bowl and walked towards the kitchen.

After Ju Mo finished drinking the fermented glutinous rice, Xiao Yu accompanied him to visit his own workshops: ceramic workshop, paper workshop, green brick kiln, lime kiln, all of which shocked Ju Mo.

Ju Mo is not an ignorant Sairen, he is the person in the village who has the most contacts with the outside world, he knows that the living standard outside the mountain is much higher than that in the village, and he also knows the price of ceramics, no wonder Xiao Yu can support so many people, He has enough confidence.Ju Mo also began to believe that it was possible for Xiao Yu to cooperate with him in mining iron ore.

Ju Mo stayed here for a short time, and after lunch, he set off to return.Xiao Yu wanted to keep him until tomorrow, but he was worried about the affairs in the village and insisted on going back.

Xiao Yu didn't insist on staying, so he went straight to the topic: "How did the village master consider my previous proposal?"

Ju Mo asked: "You said that there are iron mines in the mountains, is it true?"

Xiao Yu nodded: "It's true, but I don't know how big this ore vein is, but judging by the purity of this ore, even a small ore vein is of immeasurable value. It can temporarily relieve the plight of the village."

Xiao Yu went on to say: "Even if there is no iron ore, I still have a way to relieve the worries of the Juzhai clan. It is not suitable for farming food in the mountains, but it is very suitable for growing tea. Both women and children can pick tea, and tea making is not easy." Disaster."

Ju Mo asked, "What is tea?"

Xiao Yu explained: "It's just a kind of young leaves of trees that can be soaked in water."

"Who would want that?"

"I want it. I want as much as I have. You can exchange tea leaves for what you need, or you can exchange money. You go and buy what you need." Xiao Yu said.

Ju Mo looked at him, and after a long time: "Why do you help us like this?"

Xiao Yu laughed: "No, no, it's not considered helping you, we just get what we need. I need tea, but I don't have a place to plant it, and I don't have the manpower to pick it. I need your manpower. This is a benefit for both parties. Why not do it?” In the age without mechanical power, manpower was the greatest productivity.

After thinking about it for a while, Ju Mo felt that planting tea was feasible: "Where is the tea tree?"

Xiao Yu said: "I have to look for the tea tree. After the bandits are wiped out, I will go to your village again. I may stay for a few more days."

Ju Mo nodded: "Yes."

"You must never interfere with the bandits, and you can't exchange things with the bandits again." Xiao Yu reminded Ju Mo again.

Ju Mo nodded: "I know."

Xiao Yu gave him his gift, which was eight porcelain bowls in a small basket: "This is the porcelain made by our porcelain kiln. Give it to the village owner. From now on, it is better for the people in the village to drink boiled water and eat Cooked food. You can also bring Ju Yan to play when you have time."

Ju Mo didn't refuse, picked up the basket and left.

Standing behind Xiao Yu, Pei Linzhi looked at Ju Mo's figure walking away under the scorching sun in the afternoon, and said, "Mr. Lang successfully persuaded another person."

Xiao Yu looked back at him and smiled: "Yes, it means I'm lucky haha."

Pei Linzhi said seriously: "No, it's because Mr. Lang has qualities that others don't have, and he is very tolerant and convincing."

"It's not that exaggerated. The main thing is that there are people who are pursuing. If I meet someone who is stubborn, even if I have Kong Ming's eloquence, it won't help." Xiao Yu said, "It's your turn to do the work next, let Xue Zhao prepare to besiege Tiger Village Bar."

"I'm going to discuss with Xue Zhao now." Pei Linzhi said.

Xue Zhao quickly agreed to send troops, because he was worried that Sairen's attitude towards the bandits would startle the snake, so he had to attack the bandits as soon as possible.

They initially adopted the siege method with the lowest casualties, but found that this method was not feasible.Because in places like Yazhou, especially in the mountains in summer, there are poisonous snakes and mosquitoes everywhere. Once you catch a lot of mosquitoes, and the officers and soldiers are in the mountains, it is equivalent to feeding mosquitoes.

After several days of siege, the bandits didn't see any movement, but the soldiers of the siege reacted uncomfortably. Xue Zhao received frequent reports from the military, and soldiers fell ill one after another, saying that they might have been poisoned by miasma.

The siege was not enough, so the only option was to attack by force. The first proposal was fire attack, but it was rejected by Pei Linzhi. To be precise, it was rejected by Xiao Yu.Pei Linzhi has always been involved in the decision to besiege the cottage, and Xiao Yu is the military advisor behind him.

Xiao Yu had long expected that fire would be used to attack the village, but Longhu Mountain is a virgin forest. Once it spreads, it will burn all over the sky. Unless there is heavy rain, it is impossible to extinguish it manually. Those who live in the mountains What about racers?Animals and plants cannot suffer such a catastrophe.

Fire attack was not enough, and finally Xiao Yu suggested water attack. Pei Linzhi sneaked into the village and added a large dose of croton to the water source. The bandits were so weak that they completely lost their fighting ability, and they were all caught up.

When the loot was finally counted, a mountain of looted grain was found in the cave where the bandit hid grain. Therefore, if only the siege is used, it is estimated that the energy consumption may not be able to deal with the bandit in the first half of the year, but the soldiers who were besieged outside lost money. will be bigger.

On the night when the bandits were wiped out, a hurricane made landfall, with strong winds and heavy rain.This time, Xiao Yu could finally sit quietly under the lamp and listen to the rain.Thinking of the embarrassing hurricane last year, the memory is still fresh, he and Pei Linzhi looked at each other and smiled, everything was said in silence.

After this hurricane, the roofs of countless houses were overturned, among which the roof of Meng Hong's house was overturned, especially the one on the far side where the old people lived was most damaged, so the old people had to Move back to Xiao Yu's house.

This incident also made Xiao Yu realize that it was time for him to move, and he couldn't let the old man borrow Meng Hong's house all the time.

When Xiao Yu proposed to move, everyone was overjoyed. Some people could live in a new house, and those who couldn't move could sleep more spaciously.

Only Pei Lin was the exception.In fact, the furniture in the new house has already been laid out, and the masters have all gone back, but Xiao Yu has been busy with other things, it seems that he forgot to move, and he didn't remind him.Moving to the new house meant that he and His Highness had to sleep separately, and when he thought of this, he felt a little lost.

But what should come will still come.Xiao Yu picked an auspicious day, and the whole family happily moved into the new house.The bunk beds designed by Xiao Yu were reinstalled for those who stayed in the old house, so that each child could have his own bed.

Xiao Yu touched the polished and shiny furniture, which still smelled of tung oil, turned his head and smiled at Pei Linzhi: "This is what a home looks like."

Pei Linzhi leaned against the door with her chest folded and looked at Xiao Yu: "It's as long as His Highness likes it."

Xiao Yu heard this: "Rinzhi doesn't like moving to a new house? Don't you like the furnishings in the room?"

They each live in the left and right rooms of the main room, separated by a hall. In fact, the furnishings inside are similar, except that the outside of Xiao Yu's bedroom is a study, and the outside of Pei Linzhi's bedroom is a practice room.

Pei Linzhi said: "I like it." He straightened up, looked and looked in Xiao Yu's study, and even stretched out his hand to gesture back and forth.

Xiao Yu said, "Rinzhi, what are you doing?"

Pei Linzhi said: "I see if there is a small couch here."

"Why add a couch?"

Pei Linzhi said, "I live here to protect you."

Xiao Yu blinked: "This house has a high wall and a courtyard built with blue bricks, so it should be very safe."

"For masters, any high wall is like walking on flat ground."

"After Mei Bing came last time, there was no movement afterwards. I think the imperial court should be relieved of us." Xiao Yu said.

Pei Linzhi raised his hand to brush away his strands of sweaty hair, and sighed: "If everyone was as pure and kind as my husband, there wouldn't be so many wars and massacres, intrigues, disasters and pains in this world."

Xiao Yu shrugged: "How tiring to live like that."

Pei Linzhi said: "Some people like to base their happiness on the pain of others."

Xiao Yu raised his eyes to look at him, with apology in his eyes: "Before, we couldn't do anything, we could only share a bed, but now we have enough room, and let you sleep on a small couch, I'm so wronged."

This is the promise, Pei Linzhi smiled: "I'm not wronged, I can sleep anywhere, as long as I can protect my husband well."

He went out after saying that, and soon moved a long and narrow couch, put it next to the wall, and patted the couch: "Let's put it here. It can be used as a seat when someone comes. I'll sleep here at night." .”

Xiao Yu looked more and more regretful, but he knew Pei Linzhi's stubbornness, and he believed in certain aspects that he would not change.

After the bandits were wiped out, Xiao Yu and Pei Linzhi went to Jumo's cottage again. This time, he found Agou's brother and asked him to lead the way, leading them to the magnetite vein.

It is a mountain depression not far from the stockade, and the magnetite is exposed on the surface, and many of them have been weathered into fine gravel, which can be mined directly without deep digging.I can't tell how big the ore veins are, but iron ore is all around as far as the eye can see, Xiao Yu is very excited, this is equivalent to a golden mountain.

Ju Mo grabbed a handful of gravel from the ground and asked Xiao Yu suspiciously: "Is this the magnetite you mentioned?"

Xiao Yu said: "Yes, there is a lot of iron sand here, and it can be processed into iron lumps. It still needs to be smelted. I have to study how to make iron." Xiao Yu tried hard to recall the chemistry he learned in middle school, iron The ore is generally composed of iron oxide and ferric oxide. What should be added to get iron?

But this time there is a shortcut, because there is a blacksmith shop in Zhoucheng. Although it is not directly smelted from ore, the process of iron smelting should be the same. Going to observe and learn can save a lot of effort and time on your own.

Xiao Yu said: "There is one thing we have to agree on first. The imperial court strictly forbids private mining of iron ore. I did not inform the government. This matter must be done in secret, and it will be smelted in your village. It needs to be kept strictly secret from the outside world. It may be the crime of beheading, can the village master do it?"

Ju Mo said: "I will ask everyone in the village to keep secrets. It's just that the iron produced is not for our own use, what to do with the excess?"

Xiao Yu said: "I will try to sell it, and I will give you a share when the time comes. Iron smelters in your village are responsible for manpower, and I am responsible for technology and sales. The [-]-[-] split, what do you think of the village master?"