Three Kingdoms

Power is like real estate. What determines the power is not the area occupied, but the specific location. Pingyang City is slowly starting to turn crimson, which seems to be a sign of something.

The craft of burning bricks reached a very mature stage in the Qin Dynasty, as did the so-called "Qin Bricks and Han Tiles".

But few people really use red bricks, because in the concept of the Han Dynasty people, red bricks are actually...

Scrap.

Why are blue bricks, or Qin bricks, blue?

Because it is the best, it is cyan. If it could be burned black, people in the Qin Dynasty would probably like it more.

The process of burning red bricks and burning blue bricks is exactly the same in the early stage, except that in the later stage, the green bricks need to be slowly leached with water, and then the temperature of the brick kiln is lowered, so that the high-priced iron oxide in the bricks is reduced to low-priced iron oxide, causing the color to change. Is cyan.

Of course, in this complicated process, if there is a mistake in pouring water, or if the restoration is incomplete, red bricks will appear.

But for Fei Qian, this is nothing. Building a Pingyang city wall is not intended to be passed down through the ages. What's the harm in the slight difference between blue bricks and red bricks?

Red bricks save labor. The craftsmen who burn the bricks do not need to keep an eye on them at all times, and they do not need to control the water spray at any time. They can directly burn the kiln. When the time comes, turn on the air cooling, and do not need to control the pipes. After the cooling is completed, they will be transported. This way, the efficiency will increase instantly. Moreover, there is no problem of scrap or defective products. It is simple and trouble-free. While reducing the personal risk of the kiln craftsmen, it can also be produced on a large scale. Why not do it?

And it can be regarded as a little bad taste of Fei Qian.

The motherland is awash in red...

Is there actually a difference between red bricks and blue bricks?

Red bricks have no technical content...

Red bricks can also be mixed with some impurities and do not need to be completely clay, so the manufacturing conditions are suddenly relaxed a lot...

But what’s funny is that the brick-burning craftsmen actually refused to bake red bricks at first, openly disobeying orders!

If you say that you will smash your own sign and make people laugh, you don't understand the rules, you are untrained, and your skills are not good, so you would rather lose your head than destroy the sign!

Later, we made a compromise and used a large amount of fired red bricks here in Pingyang City, and then used a smaller amount of fired green bricks in the school palace above Taoshan. This proved that these craftsmen were truly knowledgeable brick makers, and everyone was happy.

As a result, it is said that these brick masters are all looking closely at the caves that burn blue bricks, holding back their efforts to bake a few kilns of good green bricks to justify their reputation. As for the ordinary caves that burn red bricks, they are all left to their apprentices. …

But for Fei Qian, it doesn't matter. Use the good bricks to build the city wall, and don't waste the inferior ones. Use them to build brick houses in Pingyang City, making the best use of them...

Just like the local tycoons in Hedong who were borrowed a lot of supplies by Cui Hou, they still have to make the best use of them...

Military control has now been fully implemented in the areas controlled by Fei Qian, not to mention Pingyang and Beiqu. Yong'an was actually destroyed by Bai Bo, and it was almost a blank slate. The only exception was Puzi County, which was not affected at all. However, in a county and in a marginal area, materials are relatively scarce. Therefore, we fully control the supply of materials and implement a military rationing and distribution system. Although there were some complaints at the beginning, these people soon became part of the military control system. Strong advocate.

There was hyperinflation in Chang'an, followed by large-scale money-minting, and the spread of bad money driving out good money was extremely rapid. It seemed that there were people behind the scenes who not only failed to control it, but also deliberately pushed it forward...

But this thing is really a good thing for Fei Qian. Previously, Huang Xu and Huang Xianliang led a group of grassroots officers to briefly learn some words and numbers, but now they are put to use. Basically all the supplies are controlled in Fei Qian's military camp. Those who get the news are trying to get some. Cheap people only found out when they came to Pingyang that not only Pingyang, but also Yong'an, Puzi, and Beiqu were under military control, and transactions entered the stage of barter.

All copper coins, including the five-baht coin, are out of circulation.

Bad money drives out good money, and the basis is information asymmetry. Only when the party receiving the bad currency does not know the value of the bad currency can a successful transaction be carried out. Once the other party knows the actual value of the bad currency, will anyone be willing to accept it?

Just like the counterfeit currency in later generations, only those who have been deceived will accept it if they think it is genuine. Otherwise, who would an ordinary citizen be willing to receive counterfeit currency in their hands?

However, bartering has the most serious impact on commerce, but there is no better way at the moment. At least we have to wait until after the autumn harvest, when grain and grass prices are relatively stable, before making some adjustments. Now is not the time.

Du Yuan came over in a hurry, as if his butt was on fire, sat down in the hall, and then exhaled a long breath: "My lord, these people from Hedong and Hanoi always stay here, looking sad all day long. It's not a big deal to gather in a crowd in front of the government office..." Every time they come here, those people's eyes are like pitiful puppies, staring at them full of hope, which makes Du Yuan... The little hearts of today's big logistics managers are a little bit intolerable.

"Hahaha, don't be in a hurry..." Fei Qian said with a smile, "Wen Zheng, don't be deceived by the appearance of these people... These people just care about money, and they are still far from being truly broke..."

By the time of Emperor Ling in the Han Dynasty, these local nobles had already built a large number of forts, storing more food and grass than they could eat and a large amount of money. Now they only see that the food and grass stored in their homes have been plundered by Fei Qian. Yes, most of the family's money was turned into a pile of scrap copper again. It was so sad...

This heartache feels like...

But if they can't even put food on the table, or if their families are ruined due to this inflation, that's not a problem. With the current situation, they can still afford it.

It was only the continuous natural disasters in the following years, either drought or floods, coupled with the plague caused by the war, that finally completely destroyed the economic estates of these noble and rural tycoons.

"Wen Zheng, tell me, I've been letting them go for so many days, why hasn't anyone gotten up yet and caused us some trouble?"

Du Yuan was not polite, picked up the jug next to him, and poured a bowl of water by himself. After finishing the drink, he said: "This journey has been so tragic that my courage has been shattered. Who dares to do anything without permission?" the official said. Even he himself was too scared to look at the several execution grounds set up there. Now basically everyone in Hedong knew that Fei Qian's methods were cruel and vicious, and he punished them so much that even the barbarians were frightened and submissive. Who dared to come out easily? Breaking ground on this devil's head?

"This..." Fei Qian scratched his head a little. He originally wanted to say that if someone dared to jump out, he would catch a few small ones and get some more by the way. But now it seems that he can't do it?

Demon King Fei is dispatched...

The folk customs of the North are tough...

But then again, why do kind people usually get bullied wherever they go?

Don't people like kindness?

This question is worth pondering...