In a narrow sense, heating refers to a centralized heating facility. It transports the steam or hot water generated by the boiler to the radiator (i.e., radiator) in the room or car body, dissipates heat, increases the room temperature, and then flows back to the boiler for reheating and circulating.

Sometimes "radiators" are also called "heating". Cities north of the Qinling Mountains and Huai River in China have built a city-wide heating pipeline network, operated by a government or a company designated by the government, and provide centralized heating services, service levels, charging standards and heating start and end dates in winter, which vary from place to place.

Therefore, only people living in northern cities know the wonderful uses of heating.

However, Xia Bolong naturally would not say such a complicated explanation to Cai Xinrui.

"Heating... Heating is warm air as the name suggests. If the air is so cold today, if a stove can be created in the room, it should be very warm." Xia Bolong said.

Cai Xinrui laughed and said, "So this is heating, there is nothing difficult. I asked Xiaohe to prepare a stove and put it in the room, wouldn't it be fine?"

Xia Bolong said: "Don't worry, don't worry, they have been tired for a long time. It snows again today, so let them have a good rest. Wife, are you cold?"

Cai Xinrui snuggled in Xia Bolong's arms, nodded, hugged Xia Bolong even tighter, and said, "Yeah, it's a bit cold!"

Xia Bolong showed a bad smile on his face and immediately said, "Wife, I thought of a way to get rid of the cold!"

"What's the solution?" Cai Xinrui asked.

Xia Bolong chuckled and said, "The friction starts to heat. As long as we hug each other and use our bodies to warm each other, we won't feel cold!"

Cai Xinrui stretched out her fist, hit Xia Bolong's chest, and laughed and said, "Husband, you are so bad!"

"hey-hey!"

After Xia Bolong finished laughing, he picked up Cai Xinrui tightly, slowly took off her clothes, and then sat with her on the bed and exercised.

It was noon that Xia Bolong and Cai Xinrui came out to have dinner.

After dinner, Xia Bolong had to patrol the various tents and give necessary greetings to the soldiers.

Zhao Gou and Xia Bolong lived in the same courtyard. When they knew that Xia Bolong was going to the military camp, they followed them happily.

The two of them walked all the way in the wind and snow before they arrived at the military camp.

The military camp is not a simple tent or a temporary large tent, but a built house. These houses are rows and look very neat. They are located on the east side of Pingliang City, close to the school grounds, which are convenient for training.

There are only a few more than a thousand households in the huge Pingliang City. Due to the war, the people around Pingliang City migrated to the mainland, which gives people a desolate scene. However, in the snowy weather, the whole north is covered with white areas, so this desolation cannot be shown.

Pingliang City is very strategic, and even the city walls are built high and thick. In order to prevent the invasion of the Xixia people, as soon as the war begins, Pingliang City becomes the best place for the surrounding people and soldiers to avoid attacks on the Xixia cavalry.

Xia Bolong and Zhao Gou walked through the barracks in the military camp, and were also concerned about the soldiers, which made the soldiers feel a little fond of this newly appointed governor of the Pingliang Army.

After returning from the military camp, Xia Bolong felt that the soldiers were living a very hard life, so he went directly to Zhong Shidao's mansion.

After entering Zhong Shidao's mansion, Xia Bolong was respectfully welcomed to the hall by soldiers.

Not long after, Zhong Shidao walked out in casual clothes.

"Mr. Xia, there must be something important to visit at this time, right?" Mr. Zhong bowed and said.

Zhong Shidao was a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty. His original name was Jianzhong and also known as Shiji. His courtesy name was Yishu. He was from Luoyang (now Henan). The Zong family was a famous general in the northwest for three generations. His grandfather Zhong Shiheng was a general guarding the Western Xia. Zhong Shidao first served as a civil servant, but because of his strategy, he later changed his military position and made contributions to resisting the Western Xia and became a famous general. (Note: Zhong, chanting.)

Xia Bolong saw that Mr. Zhong was dressed very simply, and his hair and beard were already white. No matter how he looked, he looked like a very kind old man. Although he was a little bit tall in his official position, his compassion would naturally be moved when he saw such an old man.

Xia Bolong walked up and bowed and said, "General Zhong, I am a young young man, and I will inevitably be a little irritable when encountering things. You are a respected old general. Although my official position is a little higher than you, we don't have to be so polite in private. You can call me Xiaoxia, and I will call you Mr Zhong, how about it?"

Seeing that Xia Bolong was so approachable, Zhong Shidao smiled, nodded, and said, "Whatever the lord says is, I will naturally follow the lord's intentions."

When Xia Bolong saw that Master Zhong was still a little surprised to him, he shook his head and thought to himself: "No wonder, you and I have only met twice. We don't know each other very well, and we can't talk about any relationship. You are not surprised by how you do this. Master Zhong should be sixty-seven or eight years old at this time, right? The Song Dynasty is indeed a very good dynasty. Many people can live to be over 60 years old, which also shows that the Song Dynasty is good. Master is over 70 years old, his father-in-law Cai Jing is over 70 years old, Tong Guan is over 60 years old, and Master Zhong is over 60 years old, which is enough to show that they all have the way to maintain health."

"Sir... No, it's Xiao Xia... Xiao Xia..." Master Zhong hurriedly shouted when he saw Xia Bolong staying there.

Zhao Gou stood beside Xia Bolong and hurriedly pulled the corner of Xia Bolong's clothes, and then he said to Master Zhong, "Old Zhong, my master is here to find you today. I have something to discuss. I hope Mr Zhong can help you from the side!"

Zhong Shidao was very respectful to Zhao Gou and bowed and said, "Your Highness, even if you say that, I will do my best."

Xia Bolong was pulled back to reality by Zhao Gou, and said to Master Zhong: "Old Zhong, I am a guest here, you are the master. It is not good to stand for a long time. Old Zhong should sit down quickly!"

Master Zhong said "Oh" and laughed: "I am so confused that I forgot this. Hurry up, please sit down! Come on, have a tea!"

The three of them sat down separately, and Xia Bolong cut into the topic directly and bowed and said, "Old Zhong, I went to inspect the military camp today. I saw that the soldiers in the military camp were enduring the cold winter and wanted to fundamentally adjust this state."

"There are only these clothes for keeping cold, and I have no choice. I have asked Xuan Shuai many times, but Xuan Shuai always refuses for various reasons, so I can't think of a way to get rid of cold at the top." Zhong Shidao said helplessly.

Xia Bolong said: "You can't rely on Xuan Shuai. Xuan Shuai is arrogant. How can you know our hardships? I have an idea. Why not make a stove in each barracks and then ignite the stove. It can also make the barracks warm. After this severe winter, you will undergo collective transformation and lay heating. You don't have to be afraid of the cold in winter."

"Making a stove? Where can I get so much charcoal?" Master Zhong said in a slight understanding after hearing Xia Bolong's words.

Xia Bolong said: "No charcoal is used. There is a lot of coal in the northwest. Coal can be used as fuel, and coal can be used as burn-resistant. With such resources, why don't you know how to use it?"

"Coal? It's called coal?" Zong Shidao asked curiously.

Xia Bolong laughed and said, "It's something similar to charcoal, like a black stone."

"Black Stone? There are a lot of black stones on the mountain outside Pingliang City. I wonder if it is the kind of thing you are talking about called coal?" said Master Zhong.

Xia Bolong said: "Don't worry, even if it is not, I can find coal. If we don't use such resources well, it will only be a waste of resources. Zhuan Lao, how many troops are there in Pingliang?"

Zhong Shidao said slowly: "In addition, you have arrived at more than 20,000 troops, with a total of 35,000 imperial guards and 60,000 wing troops."

"Ninety-five thousand people? This number is very huge!" Xia Bolong said.

Zhong Shidao shook his head and said, "Actually, I don't know whether the rules of the army are clear or not. There are so many people on the surface, but in fact there is water in the 60,000 xiang army. All the 60,000 xiang army is in the hands of the Deshun army, Zhenrong army, and Huaide army. The commanders of the three armies are all Liu Fa's old subordinates. In fact, there are only 10,000 Pingliang garrisons under my control. Once there is a war with Xixia, those Xiangjun will definitely retreat without fighting, and the Pingliang garrisons of Pingliang will become the target of public criticism. That's why I repeatedly asked to mobilize the imperial guards from the capital to come."

"So that's it. That means, is the only army I can command directly, the only one who can do more than 30,000 troops in Pingliang City now?" Xia Bolong asked.

Zhong Shidao nodded and said, "I'm afraid this is the case. Liu Fa is the strategic appeasement envoy of Qin Fenglu, and his official position is the third rank. In addition, he is the old subordinate of Xuan Shun, so no one dares to provoke him in the northwest area. Although my Deshun Army, Zhenrong Army and Huaide Army under my command were nominally on Jingyuan Road, in fact, they obeyed Liu Fa's orders. This is why I wanted to build Xiweiping City. Xiweiping City is on the edge of Pingliang. When the three armies of Sedishun Army, Zhenrong Army and Huaide Army are stationed in the three armies, if they retreat, they will definitely pass by Xiweiping City. I can also block the retreating army and force them to fight against the Xixia people. Xiweiping City is also a must-pass place for the Xixia people to invade the Song Dynasty. As long as the city is well repaired, the Xixia people will have to change their course."

After hearing this, Xia Bolong praised: "The veteran general's way of using troops is really sophisticated. He is worthy of being a famous general of the Song Dynasty. By the way, the veteran general, how many more artillery cannons are in the army?"

"Architecture? Humph, this thing is only available in the imperial guards in the capital, and it will only be taken out when sacrificed to heaven. I am a frontier garrison, so how can I be worthy of having such things?" Zhong Shidao sneered.

After hearing this, Xia Bolong thought to himself: "Gunpowder has actually appeared a long time ago, but it has not been promoted. It seems that although the Song Dynasty had artillery, they did not let them exert their power, but were used to sing cannons during sacrifice to the sky. If there were artillery in the army, it would not be easy to deal with which army? By the way, wasn't there a person named Hongtian Lei Lingzhen in the Liangshan Army? I heard that Ling Zhen is an artillery expert. The artillery he made can hit 14 or 5 miles away. If he was asked to build some artillery and guard the northwest border, it would not be so troublesome."

"Veteran General, I would like to ask you to help me. In the past few days, we will work together to transform the lives of soldiers and the combat capabilities of the troops. What do you think about this military training?" Xia Bolong asked.

Zhong Shidao quickly waved his hand and said, "It won't be done, but I don't have so much time. Now the construction of Xiweiping City has not been completed yet. The 10,000 troops under my command are stepping up construction. If the Xixia people invade at this time, what should I resist? Sir, these things are small things, just ask some people to do it. Sir should lead the army to join the team building Xiweiping City after the rest period. Only in this way can the construction of Xiweiping City be faster."

Xia Bolong said: "It's not easy to build Xiweiping City in such a cold winter, but since the old general has spoken, I have no choice but to do it. Tomorrow I will lead the troops to join the construction team. I will send people to do the coal and artillery matters, and I will grab both hands and be strong at the same time."

Zhong Shidao laughed and said, "It seems that I don't have to hand over it anymore. The lord can lead all the troops directly. However, Deshun, Zhenrong and Huaide may not be willing to listen to the lord!"
Chapter completed!