Chapter 7: Dredging sand to make glass, mining rocks to make cement!
Simply fishing in the Yellow River can solve the immediate problem, but it is not a long-term solution: the victims can accept eating fish every meal as long as they don't starve to death, but ordinary people cannot accept it.

If you want to train a large army, you can't just rely on fish and meat.

Therefore, Ji Hao has follow-up plans.

First of all, it wasn't tomb raiding, he just couldn't think of a name, so he just used the official title. As a time traveler, he didn't need to dig graves to earn military pay.

He has plenty of profitable businesses.

"Meng De, take a few people with you and use the coarse salt I prepared to marinate the fish." Ji Hao said, "The rest of you, follow me to the mountains, chop some firewood, and make a fire to roast the fish!"

He roasted all the 4,000 kilograms of fish he had harvested that afternoon, and then gave half of them to the victims.

There were more than two thousand kilograms of fish meat, and even though there were tens of thousands of disaster victims gathered there, everyone still got a piece - don't underestimate it, it's just a bite, if you eat it, you can prevent many people from starving to death tonight.

After distributing the fish and meat, most of the victims looked at him with gratitude.

And trust.

Seeing that the time had come, he spoke again, "I still have fish meat, but I won't give it away for free. If anyone is willing to go fishing with me, you can have some more. Young and old can also follow and do some light work. As long as you go and do the work, I guarantee that you will have food!"

When this was said, many people were excited.

They signed up enthusiastically and followed Ji Hao to the valley with their families.

Among the tens of thousands of disaster victims, including the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, nearly eight thousand of them were killed - this is a very large number. Of the nearly two thousand kilograms of fish and meat left, each person could only get a little more than three taels of meat (one pound and sixteen taels), which also includes bones.

It's impossible to eat enough.

But with more people, there are more ways to get food: there are wild vegetables, wild fruits, and even some weeds and tree bark in the valley. The victims are not so particular about what they eat, so they can eat it with fish and meat.

Although they are all disposable resources, they will be gone the next day after being eaten.

But fishing did not stop.

Not only that, Ji Hao also organized people to weave ropes with hay, pick rattan to weave cages, and add fishing equipment - although the victims' manual skills were appalling, their work efficiency was low, and the things they made were not good.

But because there are so many people, the fishing efficiency has improved.

So much so that the next day, when everyone woke up, those who had stayed up all night fishing had accumulated thousands of kilograms of fish again, even though everyone was full!
"Everyone, do you want to have a home and a stable residence?" Ji Hao asked from a high place.

Hearing this, everyone said, "I want to."

"of course."

"How to do?"

They were in high spirits.

After being hungry for so many days, I was naturally excited to suddenly be able to eat my fill.

They wanted to work on their own initiative without Ji Hao's persuasion, so Ji Hao immediately led them to carry out the second step of the plan: dredging sand to make glass, and mining rocks to make cement!
There is quicksand in the Yellow River, which can be used to make glass after being scooped up.

This is the business that Ji Hao is going to do.

In this way, he earned money from the powerful people in Luoyang City to buy food and recruit soldiers.

In addition to quicksand, there is also flowing clay in the Yellow River, which is one of the raw materials used to make cement. Together with the limestone in the nearby mountains, it just meets the conditions for cement production.

Using rocks and cement, he will first build homes for the victims so that they can settle there.

Then build camps and construct city walls.

Develop power step by step.

"Meng De, are you curious about how I got the glass cup that I gave to the emperor?" Ji Hao said to Cao Cao after fiddling with it for a while and when the glass was about to take shape.

Hearing this, Cao Cao wondered, "Isn't this a treasure that has been treasured for a long time?"

"Of course not!" Ji Hao smiled and said, "It is a handicraft made by sifting sand, adding some special things, and finally firing it!"

After that, he poured the hot raw materials into the container. After cooling, he opened the container.

Soon I got a crystal clear teapot.

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment.

"this?"

"The firing of colored glaze is the foundation of our future survival, so I'll leave it to you, Meng De. You must keep it confidential!" After Ji Hao said this, he made four teapots and eight teacups in a row.

He packed everything up, put it on his back, and headed to Luoyang City.

Once again met with the "Money Emperor" Emperor Ling of Han.

"What kind of official position are you going to buy this time?"

His Majesty Liu Hong was still very enthusiastic about Ji Hao's arrival. He pulled him to sit down and said, "Do you have any colored glaze in your hand? If you bring it out, you can discuss the official position."

Obviously, he was very satisfied with the cups and plates last time.

"I'm not buying an official position. This time I want to join hands with Your Majesty to do a very profitable business!" Ji Hao smiled and said, "You are responsible for the endorsement of the colored glaze products, and I will be responsible for selling them. We will split the profits 50-50!"

Hearing this, Liu Hong's eyes lit up.

Colored glaze originated in the Zhou Dynasty. It is actually a kind of glass, but it is extremely difficult to make and cannot be mass-produced.

Only highly skilled craftsmen can make it by spending a lot of time.

But it is handmade after all. If Ji Hao really masters the production process and can produce it in large quantities, it will be completely transparent without any impurities.

He believed that he could make a lot of money.

“But what does endorsement mean?”

"Well, you can use it in public and let others know that Your Majesty is using it. That way, even if it's a little more expensive, it can still be sold easily!" Ji Hao said: "In addition, you can add your label to the product to deter those scoundrels who prevent us from making money!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Hong, a business genius, immediately understood.

"It just so happens that I am short of money, this business is a great help!"

At noon that day, Emperor Ling of Han used his power to suddenly convene a "noon court", which confused all the ministers and they had no idea what he was trying to do.

However, Liu Hong did not issue any orders.

Instead, he used his newly acquired "glass teacup" to drink a cup of tea with General He Jin, Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, and Prime Minister Wang Yun respectively.

Then he asked, "This teapot and this cup, are they nice?"

"good."

"Good."

"As if it were nothing, a rare treasure in the world!"

The three people said one after another.

When the emperor praises something, who would say it is bad?
Naturally, everyone praised it.

"Well, I will give each of you a glass pot and two glass cups. Take them home and use them!" Emperor Ling of Han said, "Don't break them. I spent a lot of money to buy four sets!"

These words reveal a message, which is: this thing can be bought!
Immediately, Liu Hong withdrew from court.

But people in the court were talking about it. Yuan Shao, Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo and others, after returning, began to inquire where Liu Hong bought the colored glaze, preparing to make one for themselves.

At the same time, in Luoyang City, a "Chengtian Grocery Store" opened grandly.

(End of this chapter)