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Chapter 113 Stove vs Kang

After leaving the city gate, Zhang Junping began to run wildly, and there was no one on the pipes. There was no need to worry about a car accident, so you could run wildly.

The black horse is worthy of being a sweat-blooded BMW. It is full of snow, and the snow is nearly ten centimeters thick does not affect at all. When Zhang Junping knocked the horse's belly, the black horse made a cheerful neigh, and it immediately turned into a black lightning, disappearing into the heavy snow, leaving only snowflakes behind him.

Zhang Junping's first stop was the servant camp.

When they arrived at the camp, Zhang Junping blew the copper whistle to gather.

"Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest, but it is not good if the snow is too heavy, and it is easy to cause snow disasters!

Now, you have thirty squadrons,

Zhang Yang, take your team and the 22nd to 30th teams to the south of Chengnan Farm!

Zhang Yu, you will take your team and the thirteenth to the twenty-first teams to the east farm in Chengdong!

Zhang Ming, you will take your team and the fourth to twelfth teams to be responsible for the west farm in the city!

We went to three farms to inspect door to door, focusing on whether there were any houses crushed by heavy snow, whether there was any food at the farm tenants' homes, and whether they were burning charcoal. Those who burn charcoal must explain to them to be careful of carbohydrate poisoning!

If the house collapses, carbonifer poisoning will be rescued immediately and temporarily placed in a nearby tenant farmer's home.

In addition, count the grain from the tenant farmers' homes, and then go to the city to report to me!" Zhang Junping didn't say much, but started to give orders directly.

"Yes!" Sanbaijiading agreed loudly.

"Put on the straw raincoat and set off!" Zhang Junping ordered loudly.

Sanbaijiating quickly returned to the room and put on a straw raincoat and hat. Under the leadership of three temporary squadron leaders, they walked into the vast snow.

After giving orders to the servants, Zhang Junping did not stop and went back home.

"Honey husband is back?" Knowing that Zhang Junping is back, Zhang Fu and Zhang Lu rushed over to see him.

"Lu Bo, you can go to the grain merchant in the city and buy 200,000 stones of corn or millet!"

"Mr., why are you buying so much corn?" Zhang Lu asked in confusion.

The Zhang family is from the north and usually eats wheat and rice. They rarely eat millet, which is the food that only poor people eat.

"It's been snowing for almost a day and a night, and there is no sign of stopping! I don't think it's time to cause a snow disaster. I'll prepare the food in advance, and be prepared for any trouble!"

"Okay! I'll buy grain now... Do I just need corn and millet? Do I want rice and wheat?"

“How much food is left in the family?”

"There is still a lot of food at home, enough to eat for a few months!"

"Then you don't have to buy it. The food is sent directly to the academy, and you can also ask the blacksmith and carpenter to come to your house!"

"Here!"

Zhang Lu agreed and turned around to do what Zhang Junping told him.

"Uncle Fu, please inform me at home and don't burn carbohydrate in the room to avoid carbohydrate poisoning!

Is there still charcoal at home?"

"There are many more. When winter comes, I bought 200,000 kilograms of charcoal!"

The Zhang family has a great business, and 200,000 kilograms of charcoal are really not burned.

"Then let it go. Everyone uses charcoal to keep warm, and charcoal is not allowed to be heated!"

"Here!" Zhang Fu agreed and did not leave. "Langjun, if everyone burns charcoal, the charcoal is still a lot less!"

Carbonite is coal, which is cheaper and only costs three cents per catty. During the Song Dynasty, many people used carbonite to cook for heat, but there was a fatal disadvantage, that is, it was easy to get gas poisoning.

Charcoal does not have gas poisoning, but the price is twice as expensive as charcoal. It costs six cents per pound. This is the price in summer. In winter, each pound has increased to more than fifteen cents. Ordinary people are willing to burn charcoal to keep warm. Even a large family like the Zhang family is reluctant to keep warm for the servants.

The 200,000 kilograms prepared in the mansion were used to keep warm to Zhang Junping’s aunts and younger brothers and sisters in the backyard.

"It's time to burn it first. I thought of a way to burn carbohydrate and avoid poisoning. After a while, the blacksmith and the carpenter are here. I'll discuss it with them!

If possible, the mansion will burn all the charcoal in a while!"

"Here!" Zhang Fu took the order to make arrangements.

After explaining this, Zhang Junping only then did he change his clothes. His clothes had already been dry, but they were still a little fashionable and uncomfortable to wear.

Then I went to the study and began to design a stove for burning charcoal and a fire kang.

The kang has already existed, and it has been available in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but it has not been heard from Kaifeng.

Zhang Junping is also making preparations for both hands. If the blacksmith cannot make the stove and chimney that Zhang Junping wants, he can only use the kang to keep warm.

One hour, the blacksmith and the carpenter came to Zhang's mansion braved the heavy snow.

"I have met Guanren Zhang! I wonder what instructions did Zhangren Zhang tell each other?"

"Liu Dajiang, Wang Dajiang! It's hard for you to go there after such heavy snow! " Zhang Junping said hello with a polite smile.

"No, no, no! Official Zhang has something to do, just give orders!"

"Okay! Liu Dajiang, come and see. Can this thing be made?" Zhang Junping showed Liu Blacksmith the stove and chimney he drew.

"This is a stove, and this cylinder is small, although I don't know what it is for, the small one can be made!" Liu Blacksmith looked at the drawings, thought for a while and nodded.

“How much does it cost to do this set?”

"I haven't done it before, but according to Zhang Guanren's pattern, this set costs three jin of money!" Liu Tiejiang thought for a while and said.

The cost of a pound of iron alone in the Song Dynasty was forty cents. This set of stoves and chimneys weighed forty or fifty cents, and it was not much for three jin of money. Zhang Junping did not bargain and asked directly: "How long can it take to make it?"

"I haven't done this before, I guess it will take two days!"

"In this way, you summon the blacksmiths from Kaifeng Prefecture to do it together! According to the pattern I gave you, I want all of them to do as much as I can!"

"Okay, don't worry, Guanren Zhang. When I go back, I will call everyone to make these stoves and cylinders for Guanren Zhang!" Liu Blacksmith agreed happily.

It was snowing so heavily, and Liu Blacksmith and the others were worried that there would be no business, so Zhang Junping brought them a big business.

"Call more people and try to make a set of samples tomorrow afternoon. I have urgent use!"

"Yes, I just don't sleep at night, so Ming also made it for Zhang Guanren!"

"How much money is required? You can go to Fu Butler to withdraw it later!"

"Official Zhang was joking. What you want requires a deposit of money!" Liu Blacksmith said in a compliment.

"I want a lot of things. You need money to buy pig iron. You don't have to be polite. You can withdraw 100 guan in a while!

The rest will be made and settled together!" Zhang Junping smiled and shook his head, saying to Liu Blacksmith.
Chapter completed!
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