"cement."

"He said this cement can be worth five years of military pay?! Is that how you fooled me?"

When Ying Zheng heard that it was sent by Ying Chengyu, his calm expression disappeared, and he became angry and furious.

The First Emperor stamped his feet angrily, causing dust to rise everywhere, and the black bird on his imperial robe seemed to be floating in the clouds.

Gai Nie looked at the cement-stained Mianfu on Ying Zheng's body with an expressionless expression.

Waste of my sword.

"Your Majesty, calm down your anger. Your Majesty, calm down your anger. Let me cover up the wonderful use of this thing for Your Majesty." Fu Zikang said hurriedly when he saw that the First Emperor was angry.

The First Emperor looked on with cold eyes.

"I remember correctly, you came here on the recommendation of that prince?"

"Yes, Lord Chang'an treated me with great kindness. When I was about to starve to death, it was Lord Chang'an who took me in. I gave him my surname, Zikang."

When it comes to Ying Chengxiang, Fu Zikang still seems a little timid.

But his tone was obviously much firmer, and his eyes were full of reverence.

During the Qin Dynasty, many people did not have surnames, and only noble people had surnames.

Wooden Slips No. 6 and No. 11 of the Qin Slips in Sleeping Tiger Land are letters home written by brothers Jing and Heifu respectively to their elder brother Zhong. The three of them are brothers.

Even the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty did not have surnames. It can be seen from this that people with surnames in the Qin Dynasty had at least a certain status.

Ying Chengyu gave Zikang a surname and a name, which was an extremely glorious thing in the Qin Dynasty.

"Then why don't you speak for Chenglong in the court?"

"The Lord of Chang'an does not need your words."

The First Emperor narrowed his eyes and said in a dangerous voice: "Then if Chenglong wants you to speak."

"Then the minister will speak."

Ying Zheng looked at this important minister who frankly admitted that he was one of the Nine Qings, and he said coldly: "You are eating my salary and being loyal to me. You are disloyal."

"Zikang is indeed unfaithful to Your Majesty. Zikang's work as a governor of Su Nei is like managing accounts in the Chang'an Lord's Mansion. The Lord of Chang'an recommended Zikang to be a governor of Su Nei. As far as Zikang is concerned, he is serving the Lord of Chang'an. Your Majesty

If you think Zikang is not good enough, Zikang can just resign and go back to be the accountant of the Chang'an Junfu."

Fu Zikang didn't even address me as a minister, which shows that he really wanted to resign.

"My Jiu Qing is not as good as the accountant in the Shuzi Mansion?"

"Two thousand dan per year for governing Su Neishi, the salary given by your majesty is more..."

Ying Zheng saw Fu Zikang cowering, but with a firm look in his eyes. It was difficult to understand why Fu Zikang dared to talk to him like this despite being afraid of him.

"During the reign of the Nine Ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty, Su Neishi was loyal to Cheng Xi, but not to me. Do you know that I can kill you just by doing this!"

There was a look of fear in Fu Zikang's eyes, but he said: "Mr. Chang'an said that as long as I tell the truth to your Majesty, your Majesty will not kill me. As long as you take care of your accounts, no matter what you think in your heart, your Majesty will not bother to care about me."

"snort!"

The First Emperor snorted coldly, and the murderous aura just now disappeared with this cold snort.

"That Shuzi has been extremely stubborn these years and likes to read people's hearts. He actually used this trick on me. How outrageous! Fu Zikang, now is the time for you to atone for your loyalty to the Lord."

"If you can prove that the dust you call cement can be worth five years of military pay, I will forgive you and Ying Chengyu today. If not, you two have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, so you should go to the execution ground."

Fu Zikang was still scared at first, but after hearing the whole words of the First Emperor, he breathed a sigh of relief and replied easily: "Wei."

When the First Emperor saw Fu Zikang's confident look, he knew that there must be something strange about this cement.

I couldn't help but take advantage of Fu Zikang's busy schedule to squat down and take a closer look at the cement.

But the First Emperor looked around and saw nothing special about it. He thought it was just gray soil.

He wanted to grab it with his hands, but then he thought about what Fu Zikang said about burning his hands just now...

"Gane."

"I'm here."

"Grab some cement and see if there's anything strange about it."

"..."

Gai Nie had no expression on his face and looked at the First Emperor with a look that made you think I was stupid.

"If this were Zhao Gao, he would have arrested you. You are not as loyal to me as Zhao Gao."

Ge Nie remained silent for three breaths.

"What does Your Majesty want me to do?"

"Grab some cement and see what's weird about it."

Ge Nie remained silent for another three breaths.

"What does Your Majesty want me to do?"

"Catch some...Gane, you are becoming more and more bold now, how dare you tease me!"

"His Majesty has issued an order. I want my memory to deteriorate. I can't remember three breaths in any text I have read. I dare not disobey it."

"What I say is words, words can be remembered!"

Gai Nie was silent again for three breaths: "What did your Majesty just say?"

"……nothing."

"only."

I didn't even give an order, you're just a piece of shit!

The First Emperor felt that Zhao Gao was more suitable to be the official seal official.

It doesn't matter if you approve the memorial more slowly, it's important not to get angry to death.

The skill with which the two of them talked.

Fu Zikang has prepared all the items.

On the ground were half a basin of water, a shovel, half a basin of stones, and half a basin of yellow sand.

In front of the First Emperor's eyes, Fu Zikang first shoveled half a shovel into the cement and placed it on the ground, then shoveled half a shovel's worth of yellow sand and piled it on the cement, and then shoveled half a shovel's worth of stones and piled them on the yellow sand.

Then Fu Zikang picked up the ladle and poured water on the cement, yellow sand and gravel mixture while mixing it back and forth with a shovel.

But Fu Zikang probably had never done similar work before, and the yellow sand, cement, and stones were scattered everywhere.

The First Emperor looked at it for a moment, frowned, and saw that Fu Zikang wanted to mix the three.

So he took the shovel from Fu Zikang's hand and used it himself.

Fu Zikang exclaimed: "How can your Majesty do this job!"

The First Emperor said impatiently: "If you do well, will I be willing to do it?"

The First Emperor brought the three together three times, five divided by two, and stirred them back and forth. He was infinitely better than Fu Zikang.

After stirring, the Emperor felt that it was no longer sticky, so he asked without raising his head: "Should we add more water?"

"Oh? Oh! Yes, yes! Add water, add water!"

Fu Zikang looked a little dull and was woken up by the First Emperor's words. He hurriedly scooped up water with a ladle and poured it on slowly.

While pouring the water, Fu Zikang wanted to speak but stopped.

"If you want to ask, just ask. Are you no longer brave enough to say you were disloyal to me?"

Fu Zikang said cautiously: "Your Majesty has known about cement for a long time? Have you ever worked with this thing?"

The First Emperor still didn't raise his head, and continued to stir the mixture of cement, yellow sand, and stones, and said naturally: "No, but this is not much different from mixing mud. When I was young, I lived in the Kingdom of Zhao with my mother, and our houses were always destroyed by the Zhao people.

You have to fill it with mud. If you don't fill it, you and your mother will suffer the cold."

"Haha, thanks to my good skills in Heni, no matter how hard those Zhao dogs tried to tear me apart, I could still repair it. My mother and I were woken up by the cold twice. I dare not say that I am the best in the world in governing the country, but Heni, no one in this world

Can be stronger than me."

Listening to the first emperor's proud words, Fu Zikang unconsciously felt a little dazed again.

There was some mist in his eyes. He had never thought about the mighty First Emperor, the lord of the world.

What I am most proud of is not governing the country, but peace...

"In a daze again? Add water!"

After being together for a while, the First Emperor found that the stickiness was no longer there anymore. He looked up and found that Fu Zikang had deserted again, and said impatiently.

"There is no one in the world who has never been frozen. Why should you cry if I have been frozen? Don't think that I won't punish you if you cry. If the cement cannot be worth five years of military pay later, you will still have your head beheaded."

Fu Zikang shed tears while pouring water.

His tears mixed with water and flowed into a mixture of cement, gravel and yellow sand along the shovel wielded by the First Emperor.

The great Qin ruler Su Neishi, who was loyal to Ying Chengyu, said in a whimpering voice: "I will not disappoint Your Majesty!"
Chapter completed!