Water Margin: I, Wang Lun, will have many children and many blessings in Liangshan.

The standard was four meats and four vegetables, but Chai Jin only had two people, and finally divided half of it between the coachman and the five cavalry who followed the escort. Everyone was happy.

Chai Jin's thoughts were not on eating. Zhangqiuting's food was good, but it was not freshly cooked. It was kept warm over a warm fire, so the taste deteriorated after eating.

It is impossible for a noble person from a wealthy family to like to eat this way.

After eating a few bites of vegetables and a bowl of noodle soup, Chai Jin got up and walked around.

The lobby is paved with large square tiles, and straw mats are laid at the entrance. The house is clean and tidy.

There were glass windows in the north and south directions, but they were covered with cotton cloth in this cold weather. When Chai Jin looked outside, he saw that the sky was full of broken silver and snowflakes were falling, and the snow continued to fall.

The room was as warm as spring, which temporarily made people forget about the harsh weather outside.

In fact, there is no urgent business in this weather. Generally speaking, officials from various departments in Liangshan will not go out.

You can take the opportunity to complete some indoor work related to official documents, and it is not a waste of public time.

There are so many people in this booth mainly because it is located in an important location and there are many people coming and going.

Chai Jin walked to a stove and looked at the stove and coal cakes carefully.

The stove is more than half a person tall and is made of fine iron. There are coal cakes burning in the furnace, emitting blue and red flames. When you stand close to the stove, you can feel waves of heat.

There are three such stoves in a five-bay house. No wonder the whole house is so warm.

There is also a large pot and kettle on the stove, which is very convenient for hot dishes and rice.

Chai Jin did not realize that this was a product that was ahead of its time. This kind of heating stove did not exist in this era.

In this era, small heating stoves, that is, hand stoves or foot stoves, were used. A few pieces of charcoal were placed on them, which could provide heating for an hour or two.

Either a brazier or an open charcoal fire, but be careful of poisoning.

The real top nobleman is the earth-burning dragon. The underground fire dragon tunnel and the fire walls on both sides will keep the room warm when it burns.

But the effect is very poor and the cost is huge.

The palace of the Ming Dynasty required more than five million kilograms of charcoal in one winter, and dozens of counties in the north began to prepare charcoal in the summer, which could be used to offset taxes.

For ordinary wealthy people, whether it is a brazier or a fancy small hand stove made of agarwood charcoal, they are not a good solution to the problem of keeping warm.

Their house is exquisite, and the warmth is neither high nor low.

It can't compare to the royal family, and it's worse than some middle-class and well-off civilians.

Ordinary people, as long as they are not poor, will prepare half or even the entire house of firewood before winter.

And their way of heating is to burn pits to keep warm in winter, not for comfort, but in ancient times it was to save their lives!

In ancient times, the demand for firewood was absolutely rigid, which many people ignored.

Chai, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, Chai is the first one!

More important than rice!

We are short of food and oil, so we can eat at least a little, as long as we don't run out of food.

If the firewood breaks, people will freeze to death!

And...if you don't have firewood, how can you cook even if you have grain?

In more remote places, such as places with a lot of mountains and woodlands, firewood is not a big problem and you can collect it yourself.

But be careful. Most of the land in this era is owned by the owner. If you collect firewood into other people's woods, be careful of getting beaten.

Fortunately, there will always be some unclaimed barren hills.

But in Shaanxi, Guanzhong, northern Shanxi, and Hebei where development was early, there are big problems.

The easy-to-cut hills and forest lands near the city have long been cleared.

Henan, known as Henan in ancient times, also had elephants and rhinos. The northern Shaanxi Plateau was once a primeval forest, with lush greenery on both sides.

Why do you look like that in future generations?

As early as human settlements began, they cut down forests to turn into cultivated land, cut down trees to build houses, and then continued to cut down trees for cooking, and for keeping warm when it was cold.

The ancients had no awareness of environmental protection, so they cut down crops but did not plant them.

Over time, large areas of high loess slopes in Gansu, Ningxia, northern Shaanxi, and northern Shanxi came to be in this way.

The water conservancy in Guanzhong was broken and could not be used as an imperial residence. This was mainly due to water and soil erosion. The original fertile fields and fertile soil disappeared, large tracts of forests disappeared, and water and soil were lost. Not only was the land poor, but there were frequent waterlogging disasters. Therefore, the Qin and Han Dynasties were able to establish an imperial empire in Guanzhong. By the Song Dynasty That won’t work.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang also considered moving the capital to Xi'an, but Zhu Biao went around and said it would not work.

Can not afford.

In the Tang Dynasty, it was no longer affordable. The emperor had to regularly bring people from Chang'an to Luoyang to eat. He was ridiculed as the"Eating Emperor" by later generations. The main reason was that the population of the capital during the feudal period was far greater than that of ordinary cities. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, an ordinary county town The number ranges from several thousand to as many as 20,000 to 30,000.

A prefectural city has a maximum of hundreds of thousands of people, which is already considered a quite prosperous city.

Only a few famous cities, such as Guangzhou in the late Tang Dynasty, Quanzhou in the Song Dynasty, Hangzhou and other cities, would gather about 500,000 to 600,000 people, and they were already the most prosperous trading cities in the world at that time.

The capitals of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties all had over a million people.

With a population of one million, many people are either rich or noble and consume a lot of money.

Chang'an couldn't afford it, so he could only live in Luoyang regularly to reduce Chang'an's burden.

Why go to Luoyang?

Water transportation is convenient!

Taking the current Tokyo of the Song Dynasty as an example, there are the ancient Qing River, also known as Jishui, the Yellow River in the north, the Bianshui River in the southeast, and the Yingshui River in the southwest. There are four main canals. One is the Huai River running north from the south of the Yangtze River and entering Bian River. The water reaches Kaifeng, the second is grain from Shaanxi reaches the Yellow River from Sanmenxia, ​​transfers to Bianshui River, and reaches Beijing. The third is grain from Shaanxi and Cai, which passes through Huimin River, transfers to Cai River, and then enters Bianshui River to Tokyo. The fourth is grain from Jingdong, passing through Rivers such as Jishui and Yishui flow into the Wuzhang River, and then into the Bian River to reach Tokyo.

These are the four major canals, and countless people and materials reach Tokyo through the rivers.

It was precisely because of the formation of water transportation that the Northern Song Dynasty also considered moving the capital. The most wanted place was Luoyang. After all, Kaifeng was really undefeated.

However, due to the convenience of water conservancy and the fact that the capitals of the Five Dynasties were all established in Kaifeng, there were four capitals in the Song Dynasty: Daming Prefecture in Beijing, Guide Prefecture in Nanjing, Luoyang Prefecture in Xijing, and Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo. Only Kaifeng was not greatly affected during the Five Dynasties, with a large population and developed water transportation. , enough to support the capital of more than one million people.

Kaifeng also has a big problem, which is the lack of heating materials.

The Song Dynasty was also the first dynasty in China to start burning coal for heating on a large scale.

There are charcoal fields everywhere, and the city of Tokyo is filled with smog in winter. Coal is used not only for heating, but also for cooking.

In a capital city with millions of people, and in the Central Plains, which was very early in development, how could there be so much firewood to draw?

In the early Northern Song Dynasty, because there were no forests around Kaifeng, the people did not hesitate to cut down jujube and mulberry trees in order to survive in winter.

Later, Renzong had to issue a decree that anyone who cut down jujube and mulberry three times would be punished by death!

From this decree, we can see how rare firewood is.

By the time of Huizong, coal was used extensively for heating and cooking.

The nobles still use firewood, but ordinary people, most of the restaurants and restaurants outside use coal.

In Sichuan, people even use fire oil, which is petroleum, and well salt, which is natural gas to boil well salt.

The charcoal of the Song Dynasty had too many impurities and the manufacturing process was relatively backward.

Because there are too many impurities, burned carbon residue has brought serious environmental problems. It not only accumulates in the way, but also degrades the soil quality of farmland.

There was a poem at that time:"Three roads in the sand, two cities in the coal smoke." It is a slight exaggeration to describe the excessive carbon residue, but it does have this drawback.

What Chai Jin noticed was that there was a hearth in the stove, and the coal cakes were not directly shaped into cakes as was customary in the Song Dynasty, but rather three-dimensional, with many honeycomb-like holes in between.

At this time, the concierge had finished eating and came over to accompany him.

"Sir, this is honeycomb briquette. Use this form to match the furnace, you can effectively use the heat energy of the charcoal fire, burn it quite fully, and will not produce too much charcoal fire smoke."

"good.

Chai Jin said sincerely:"This pavilion is an eye-opener. The small coal and stove for heating are also very impressive.""

What Chai Jin admires even more is the large boiling water bucket above the stove. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Because the stove is always burning, the water in the bucket is always boiling.

There is a boiling water bucket below. As soon as the small"bridle" is unscrewed, the boiling water will boil out. On this cold day, you can drink it wherever you go, which will not only quench your thirst, but also keep you warm.

These appliances cannot be said to be ingenious.

But they are really. Careful, and quite practical and easy to use.

Chai Jin also said it sincerely at this time.

He has seen too many unique things in this small post.

The official system flows smoothly, the rules are strict and there is no lack of warmth.

Everyone The equipment and items are all carefully thought out, easy to use, strong, and have excellent results.

"I didn’t see much coal residue?"

Outside the city of Gaotang Prefecture where Chai Jin is located, there are hills formed by coal residue in winter, which later spread to nearby wasteland and farmland.

This is just a prefecture, and the city of Tokyo is filled with smog in winter. When Shen Kuo was an official in Hebei Province, he complained that he would fall behind when he went out. He was covered in gray and his clothes were all black, which shows how heavy all kinds of pollution are.

"Carbon residue is collected every few days to accumulate for road paving."

"So that's how it is... so clever."

While chatting, the wind outside became lighter, and the snowflakes also changed from dense to sparse. Gradually the wind stopped and the snow stopped.[]

Everyone stopped chatting, walked outside, got in the car, and continued on their way.

"Sir, it's afternoon now. We'll be on our way to Shouguang County, Qingzhou tonight. The whole journey is nearly three hundred miles. We change horses every thirty miles. We can arrive there in two and a half to three hours. It's a state road all the way. , the cement road was swept by someone, and there was no snow or ice, so we could drive like this. Tomorrow, we will go to Weizhou. The Agriculture Department over there is presiding over the final liquidation and land distribution. You can go and take a look."

Chai Jin knew that the arrangements made by the concierge here in Liangshan must be reasonable.

When I first arrived in Zhangqiu, I first looked at the pavilions, villages, roads, and various utensils. It was a quick tour.

When I arrived in Weizhou, the land distribution there had not yet been completed. Finally, from the land distribution, we can see the operations of the farming, construction, fish husbandry, and security departments.

Then go to Laizhou Ye County to see the gold mines, where there are also a small amount of iron ore and coal mines.

The largest base of the Construction Department is also in Ye County, after all, it is close to the water. First come the moon.

When the iron ore in Yizhou is developed, the scale there will be larger.

Then go to Dengzhou to see the business and travel trade, learn about the Trade Department and the Du Branch Department. Take a circuit back to Yunzhou and see the Yunzhou Camp. Understand military supplies, ordnance, inventory, and the army.

This will lay a solid foundation for Chai Jin to integrate and take charge of the Department of Internal Affairs.

In fact, it is not only for Chai Jin, but the same process will be followed when giants come back in the future.

These things were all thought up by the Protocol Department , of course Wang Lun approved it.

As more and more famous heroes from this world join Liangshan, there are really not many masters worth looking forward to.

But the Protocol Department is not without achievements.

Han Bolong and Gongsun Sheng have also been there. On the road.

Not long after the carriage of Chai Jin and others moved forward, they overtook another medium-sized carriage carrying several people.

There were a few people on it who were in the same process as Chai Jin, and they were also the heroes who had successfully been invited by the Protocol Department to come to Liangshan to gather together for the cause of justice..

Moyun Golden Wing Ou Peng, the head of Huangmen Mountain, admired Liangshan and Wang Lun after the First World War in Yunzhou, and volunteered as soon as he was invited by the Chief of Protocol.

He brought more than a hundred elite minions with him and were taken directly to the military camp for training , Ou Peng, like Chai Jin, was arranged to visit Liangshan first, and then go to the camp to receive general training. Also in the car with Ou Peng were the three village masters of Mangdang Mountain, Fan Rui, the devil incarnation, and Nezha Xiang, the eight-armed king. Chong and the Flying Sage Li Gong are not weak in martial arts. Fan Rui is good at using meteor hammers, Xiang Chong is good at using regiment cards and flying knives, and Li Gong is good at using regiment cards and twenty-four throwing spears.

These three They are all considered generals and first-class masters of foot formations. Among them, Xiang Chong and Li Gun are in line with Wang Lun's ideas about future foot formations, so the Protocol Department has also put in a lot of effort. Initially, there was no progress, and these three people They were still very arrogant and threatened to conquer Liangshan.

As a result...

After the battle in Yuncheng, they heard that the Shijiedu was defeated and the imperial army of 150,000 was annihilated. These three people were simply stunned. They were originally located in Xuzhou, which was far away from Liangshan. , are not afraid of Liangshan coming.

Now Xuzhou is under Liangshan’s military front. If Liangshan hadn’t digested the previous states, Xuzhou, Jinghaijun, and Haizhou would all have fallen into Liangshan’s control. Anyone with a discerning eye can see it at a glance. After coming out, it would be a matter of time for Liangshan to take over these states.

The Protocol Secretary asked again, and Han Bolong and Gongsun Sheng went up to the mountain in person, both soft and hard.

The three village leaders immediately decided to surrender to Liangshan.

They brought more than 200 elite men with them. , the same approach as Ou Peng.

Four people per car, the car is also exquisite and comfortable, the interior space is not small, more than ten people can fit in it.

Originally, there were two cars for these four people, and these four are available They are accustomed to enjoying the scenery in the car, bragging about the scenery, and drinking wine with beef. They are reluctant to separate. They are simply crowded together. Even with the concierge, it is not crowded. At this time, the carriages are parallel, and the four people are also watching Chai Jin arrived in the car

"Who is this, one person and one car?"

"The four of us didn’t volunteer to be in the same car, and besides, it wasn’t crowded."

"That's not what you're saying. We are all the masters of the same village after all.……"

The person in the concierge department in the car smiled and said:"Of the four village owners, that one is from Chai Daguan.""

"hiss! But in the current generation, Mengchang Junchai, a senior official, was in person?"

"It's him. Most people don't have this noble appearance."

"After all, the former dynasty’s dragon son and phoenix grandson!"

"I went to Green Willow Village with someone a few years ago, and I only saw him once, but I didn't recognize him at the moment... Yes, he was from Chai Daguan."

The four of them were immediately convinced.

Chai Jin's reputation and status in the green forest are far beyond what the owners of these four small villages can compare with.

The four of them stood up in the carriage, bowed their hands in greeting, with respectful expressions on their faces.

They decided to go the same way with Chai Jin. Okay.

Chai Jin also waved to everyone in his car.

The wind stopped and the snow subsided, and the two carriages continued to move forward quickly on the hard road.

In the evening, the sun shone for a while, and the golden crow was above, giving people a sense of warmth.

It is true that the temperature has risen compared with the blizzard, but people also know that tomorrow will probably be even more cold and unbearable.

At this time, many people from the villages along the way came to sweep the snow with big brooms.

Chai Jin and others were also frightened.

This Changzhou state It is with such an organization that Tao can travel unhindered in such weather.

Người mua: Tê Tê Ka