When the New Year's bell came, the transportation team in Sanshui County was already on the way.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were unable to eliminate the cold current. The only thing they could do was to send the cotton that was planted and harvested early this year in Shuzhou and just shipped to Sanshui County to make clothes to the northernmost area of Datang. Originally, this batch of clothes He quilt is ready to sell a good sum of money in the capital.
In addition to the quilt and cotton-padded clothes, Wang Juan also took the military map there and circled a few places with a pen on it, so that local people could find a way to dig. The approximate locations of those places can be found in coal mines. .
Zhang Xiaobao thought about it more than once. If there is heating, it will be fine. If it doesn’t work, hide in the house and go out as little as possible. Unfortunately, this wish is too difficult to realize. Relying on the strength of his own family to build a small boiler, maybe it will work, think If heating is provided in a certain state or several states at the same time, the money will not be able to support it, even the materials will not be available.
The place where heating can be used now, perhaps the room made of marble in the imperial palace later, I hope Li Longji will not forget that some people will freeze to death when he is warm.
When the hot dumplings arrived on the table, the sound of New Year's greetings sounded among the family members who were celebrating the new year together.
There are still people performing on the built-up stage.
In the excitement, a group of little guys ignored the singing and dancing of people on the stage. They were led by maids and handymen to play with flowers. The winter in Shuzhou was not warm either, at least this year it was dry and cold.
It is a pity that there is no heavy snow and no ice conditions. The lack of snow scenes and ice lamps makes many people living in the north uncomfortable.
In the lively atmosphere, the four old man Bi always had a trace of worry in their eyes. They had no choice but to find Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who led the fireworks display, who didn't want to mention things at a happy moment.
"Xiaobao, do you think someone will freeze to death in the north?" Old Man Bi frowned, listening to the explosion of fireworks one after another, and shouted to Zhang Xiaobao.
When Zhang Xiaobao heard the sound, he opened his mouth twice, and simply pulled the four old man Bi into the next room. The speech here was at least stronger than outside. When the crackling firecrackers rang in his ears, he did the same to the four old men. Shouted:
"My family can't do anything about it. Hasn't it been a few years ago that a large number of kangs have been built there? There is nothing to think about."
When he said this, Zhang Xiaobao felt a bit contrary to his intentions. No matter how many Kangs are repaired, some people will freeze to death and others will freeze to death, but he has no way. Let alone now, it was when he and Wang Juan were in winter. When the cold current comes, it is impossible to keep everyone safe, and there are people who die from heatstroke in the summer.
"Can you send some more cold-resistant things? For example, the stuff in the shells you sell? Putting it on your hands and face will at least prevent the skin from cracking."
Old Man Bi shouted again.
He also knows that people die every year. He couldn't think of any way before. Now there are things from the Zhang family and he thinks he can do his best to do better.
It’s a drop in the bucket. Zhang Xiaobao doesn’t think antifreeze ointment can save people’s lives. But now that Old Man Bi has proposed it, he can only accept it, nodded and shouted: "Then send a few more cars to the past, and wait for the new year. My family will specialize in making a kind of heating supplies. I hope people in the north can have money to make it. Next year, oh, this winter, it will be better if we encounter such a situation again."
Zhang Xiaobao thought of a soil boiler. It is a very simple thing. It is built in the furnace, equipped with water circulation, and connected to the outside of the pipe. It can be heated. It is stronger than the Kang, and the heat dissipation of the Kang is too poor. , If the house is bigger, standing far away from the kang, it will still freeze people.
Zhang Xiaobao once experienced this kind of cold. When he slept at night, he was lying down, his back was hot and uncomfortable, and his nose was red and cold. People in the countryside all use earthen boilers. As long as there is a fire in the stove, it will be more comfortable. Up.
Old Man Bi is satisfied now, "I know your family has a way, can the biogas digester be used there?"
Zhang Xiaobao felt that Old Man Bi was really whimsical. When it was cold to the north, the efficiency of the biogas digester was too low. He shook his head slightly, and did not speak this time, but his meaning was very clear.
"Forget it, go out and watch the excitement." Old Man Bi said regretfully, this voice was directly obscured by the sound of firecrackers and fireworks outside.
During the New Year this year, the people in Shuzhou are much better than before. Every family has spare money, so there is no need to worry about a meal of dumplings. Even people who lack labor at home also have white flour and meat.
According to tradition, Zhang Zhong still delivered things to poor households this year, and the people next to the state capital would personally deliver them, and send them to those far away, hoping that everyone would have a good year.
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The capital is also very lively at this time. Since the introduction of such a good propaganda method as Ice Lantern, the merchants have spared no effort to dress up the capital.
As the emperor, Li Longji is also enjoying the happy new year. He has a very beautiful house, which is built entirely of white marble. Even if the outside can freeze people into ice, the inside of the house is still that way. warmth.
With fireworks blooming in the night sky, Li Longji had to come out of the warm house to enjoy with the people. He looked at the ice lanterns on the distant street with clairvoyance, and then looked at the bright fireworks in the sky, the night The cool and lively atmosphere makes people feel like in a dream.
A blast of cold wind blows, and people can't help but shiver. After taking the holding furnace handed over by him, Li Longji finally remembered that there is another place in Datang where even the news could not be reached. The people there did not know it would freeze to death. How much, turned his head and asked the person next to him: "Gao Qing, what do you think will be like in the north at this time?"
"The emperor does not have to worry, the minister has already received the news that a large number of carriages were moved in Zhangjia, Sanshui County a few days ago, and all the cotton-padded quilts that had just been transported from Luzhou were transported to the north. Please look over there, the emperor. The light there is different from other places. It is the light bulb sent here by the Zhang family."
Gao Lishi replied, and immediately pointed to a place not far away. There were colored lights, which looked very beautiful at night, so that it could be used to divert Li Longji's attention.
Li Longji nodded slightly and said, "Every time the Zhang family moves the fastest, it's a pity, it's still too late. If you can come earlier, you will die a lot less, Gao Qing, you said if Zhang Zhong was sent there. In the case of the Northland, will it be able to stabilize there even if it encounters such weather next year?"