Zhao Ze had always been the type to do whatever his wife suggested. With a single message sent via carrier pigeon, he had his friends in the Capital track down a master craftsman with extensive experience.
The master set off after the Lunar New Year, by which time Du Chunzhi and Zhao Ze had already returned to the Prefecture City. The old man went straight to the town, where he belittled the existing brick kiln as worthless, leaving Yu Younian so furious he was huffing, puffing, and stomping his feet.
The old man drew up a list and had Yu Younian procure everything on it. The most difficult item was the clay produced in the Lu region; it wasn't hard to obtain, but it required a great deal of manpower.
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