I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Li Hu trembled all over, and quickly stood up excitedly, rubbing his hands and looking at Jiang Yuan.

"Your Excellency's idea is like a sparrow landing on a cow's butt. It's really awesome!"

"Please wait for me here for a while, sir. I'll be back soon!"

As he spoke, Li Hu's figure had disappeared from the spot. Jiang Yuan looked at the direction he left with suspicion.

The direction of the military camp? What is this kid going to do?

A moment later, when Li Hu, dressed in extremely bulky clothes, appeared in front of Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

"That's right, you've finally gotten the hang of it. You even know to put on leather armor. This way, you won't even have to worry about the pain."

"Sir, please leave quickly. Too many people know you. No one dares to attack you here. Please leave quickly and don't delay my fortune." Li Hu urged repeatedly.

Jiang Yuan glared at Li Hu with disdain and continued walking along the street.

Before he knew it, Jiang Yuan had reached the outer city gate.

"We've come this far, so why not go up and take a look?"

"Sir, how come you have time to come here!"

A voice sounded, and Chen Qing jumped down the stairs directly.

"It's okay, I'm just taking a look." Jiang Yuan smiled faintly. After so much development, Taiping County has become more and more powerful.

Soldiers were even stationed on the city walls.

After following Chen Qing on a tour, Jiang Yuan's gaze fell on the city wall: "Chen Qing, I remember that the inside of this city wall is made of cement, right?"

"Yes, our inner city and the outer city are both like this. The inside is made of cement mortar, and the outside is covered with a layer of stone slabs." Chen Qing nodded and replied.

Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you think a wall of this strength can withstand a direct attack from a catapult?"

Chen Qing was stunned, his hands trembling slightly. Catapult?

What is this for? The horse thieves on the grasslands don't have this kind of firepower. Only the regular army of the Great Duan Dynasty has this kind of equipment, but what does this have to do with Taiping County?

We are all family, we can't just...

Thinking of this, Chen Qing's eyes suddenly flashed with light.

"Sir, this hasn't been tested yet, so no one knows for sure, but based on my guess, it should be possible."

Jiang Yuan touched the hand warmer with both hands and his eyes fell on the mine outside the city.

What does it take to make cement?

Clay, limestone, and iron ore ground into powder are the three main raw materials for cement.

In addition, sand and so on are needed.

The reason why he knew all this was that Jiang Yuan was very poor in his previous life and had to carry cement buckets at a construction site for a while.

However, Jiang Yuan couldn't remember the specific proportions clearly, but it was not a difficult task. There was no shortage of raw materials, so he could just mix them slowly.

Jiang Yuan still remembers the scene until now.

"Taiping County is surrounded by mountains, so these materials are easy to find!"

Jiang Yuan excitedly said goodbye to Chen Qing, and rushed to the mine without stopping. He picked up a backpack and a quarter of an hour later, Jiang Yuan came to the mine manager carrying a few pieces of limestone.

The person in charge is named Wang Yang, an old man who came to Taiping County with Chen Qing. Of course, he is only responsible for the daily operation of the mine. The person who is truly responsible for the mine's output and various handovers is Ma Zhi.

"Sir, why didn't you tell me you were coming?" Wang Yang hurried over and took the backpack from Jiang Yuan's hand.

"My Lord, what are you doing with these scraps?"

"Oh, nothing. I have a task for you. Assign some people to look for this kind of stone among the waste. I want to find a warehouse to store it."

"Besides this, find some clay. Don't rush it. Let these workers find it after the New Year."

After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, Wang Yang nodded rapidly. "Okay, I've taken note. I wonder if finding a thousand pounds would be enough for the adults?"

"Okay, let's arrange it this way."

Jiang Yuan nodded and turned to leave. Now that the two raw materials were solved, there was no need to look for iron ore at all, as there was plenty of it in the mines.

There is another important thing, sand, but it cannot be found here. Jiang Yuan plans to get a boat to the Qianlong River after the New Year to have a look.

The Yangtze River is so long that there must be a lot of sand. It is not difficult to scoop it out with some special tools.

After finishing all this, it was already noon before I knew it.

Jiang Yuan walked to the outer city, found a small stall to have a meal, and then strolled around the outer city for half a day before returning to the inner city.

During the half day in the outer city, Jiang Yuan strolled around and met many people.

Generally speaking, the lives of these people are relatively stable. Everyone has a house to live in, and even the poorest can afford two meals a day.

Taiping County has specially assigned people to take care of orphans, widows, and the disabled.

Don’t think these are trivial matters. To be able to achieve this, Jiang Yuan spent a lot of money on it.

After returning to the county government office, Jiang Yuan stopped busying himself with official business and sat calmly on the doorstep.

At some point, two street urchins, Zhao Kai and Kong Xuan, came over.

"Sir! What are you doing?" Zhao Kai raised his hand and greeted Jiang Yuan from a distance.

"I'm free. The New Year is coming the day after tomorrow. Have you two bought everything?" Jiang Yuan said with a smile.

Whether in China or there, there seems to be a custom of posting Spring Festival couplets during the New Year. In addition, cleaning the house and worshiping ancestors are also necessary.

"I've already bought it."

As Kong Xuan and the other man were talking, they had already walked in front of Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan then noticed that the two men were each holding a dog in their arms, and immediately asked, "Are you two going to steal a dog?"

"Bah! What do you mean by stealing? We adopted them at Erniu's house. That bitch at Erniu's is awesome! She hooked up with another wolf king this year. Look at these two puppies, they're so energetic!"

"Damn, can Erniu give them to you?" Jiang Yuan looked at the two of them in surprise. His own Black Tiger was stolen last year when Erniu was not paying attention. How could this guy be willing to give away two of them at once?

Zhao Kai looked back slyly and smiled wickedly: "Hehe! We didn't say he gave it to him."

"I knocked this guy down with half a jar of wine."

"That kid has a terrible alcohol tolerance, but you, Zhao Kai, are not much better. Fortunately, I was the one who was fine and directly embraced the eldest brother of this litter of puppies." Kong Xuan said proudly.

Zhao Kai was immediately displeased, and looked at the puppy in Kong Xuan's arms with a look of dissatisfaction: "Bullshit, mine is the biggest, and yours has to call me brother!"

"Bullshit! I told you to call me Big Brother!"

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you, believe it or not!" Zhao Kai, who had just broken through the fourth realm during his trip to the grassland, said angrily.

"Who's afraid of who! Come on! Whoever wins will be the boss." Kong Xuan said with equal dissatisfaction.

Jiang Yuan, who was watching the fun, clapped his hands and said, "Alright! You two can have a fight, and I'll be the referee. Whoever wins gets to be the boss!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two men handed the puppy to Jiang Yuan and started fighting with their bare hands in the heavy snow.

I have to say that although these two people are usually not in tune with each other, their strength is still very good when they are serious. The fight between them is so fierce.

Whenever he moves his legs, he will definitely aim for the lower three routes, and his hands will use insidious tactics such as plucking eyeballs.

After a while, Jiang Yuan was tired of watching, and the two finally decided the winner. Kong Xuan had already broken into the fourth realm first and defeated Zhao Kai with a slight advantage.

Kong Xuan proudly took the puppy back and raised his eyebrows at Zhao Kai, saying, "Remember, from now on, my dog ​​is the big brother!"

"So what, big brother?" Zhao Kai still said unconvinced.

Kong Xuan raised his head and looked at Zhao Kai with disdain: "How is it? I'll tell you how it is."

"When these two dogs go out to play together, your dog will have to be my little brother."

"Even if I eat shit, it has to be dry. My dog ​​eats the tip of the poop, not the thin one that slips away!"