Chapter 16: The First Snow of Winter
A thick fog swept Chang'an without warning, and the slightly cool clothes shuttled through the thick fog, and after a while, they became wet.
Li Ke looked at the sun isolated by the thick fog and cursed at the damn weather. If it is clear and foggy for a long time, it will rain, but in this harsh winter, it is a signal that it will snow.
The conservatory in front of me is already the last of the conservatory project, but it is really difficult to build it before the snow!
Leng Feng looked at Li Ke, who was in a hurry, and didn't intend to point him out.
Since ancient times, a qualified commander must not only be able to make long-term plans, but also need to respond to unexpected situations. Leng Feng gave Li Ke the task of building a house in order to exercise his leadership skills.
Li Chengqian and his emperor's father performed a political show perfectly, and now he didn't dare to sit for too long, the dusty carriage was cleaned and lying inside, and when he opened the curtain to bring tea to Leng Feng, he was more like a spy joint.
Li Shimin gave Ergouzi and Li Erniu official titles, and now he is the prince Shaobao, responsible for the safety of the prince, although he still follows Leng Feng, but with an official position, if he is disabled and discharged from the army in the future, there will be at least one way out.
"Ergouzi, is it a very happy thing to marry a daughter-in-law? I see you've had a lot of fun these days! Li Chengqian asked.
Ergouzi completed this mission very well, not only from an ordinary soldier to the prince Shaobao, but also received a lot of rewards.
Just yesterday, he used his money status to impress a wealthy businessman, and he successfully married the daughter of a wealthy businessman, and I heard that the young lady was not bad-looking.
"Young master, you are still young, you will know when you grow up."
Ergouzi stopped laughing, but only for a while, he smiled again.
The two teams trained by Leng Feng directly belong to Leng Feng, but Li Chengqian, as Leng Feng's eldest disciple, is also qualified to order them, so he is called "Young Master" instead of "Prince" by the two dogs.
"Listen, everybody!" Li Ke found a chair and stood up, and roared loudly: "Don't make the beams, the mason will raise the north wall while the mud is still freezing, and let's build a house with an inclined side!" ”
Li Ke, who had been thinking about it for a long time, finally came up with a solution.
When the craftsmen heard the request clearly, they immediately took action.
Seeing that Li Ke had found a way, Leng Feng no longer paid attention to here, but went to the house to see Li Tai.
Li Tai was explaining the role of the kang to a few old people: "You see, as long as the stove here is lit, the smoke and fire gas will enter the hollow kang and finally come out along the chimney. During this period, the heat is left on the kang, and as long as there is enough fire, even if it does not continue to burn at night, it can still be warmed all night......"
Leng Feng looked at Li Tai, who was dressed in linen clothes and covered in cigarette ash, and was very pleased, such a prince would be respected by all the people.
There is a royal history in the court to impeach Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Shu, for building houses for civilians in tattered clothes, not doing their jobs, and before they finished speaking, they were scolded by Wei Zheng for being bloody.
The prince is clothed and close to the people, that is something that will only happen during the reign of the Holy King, this matter can only be rewarded, how can it be blamed!
The next day, a heavy snowfall covered Chang'an City, and Leng Feng and his three apprentices warmed themselves around the stove on the third floor, listening to their academic reports.
"Master, you told me that even if you command a group of craftsmen to work, you will find out the truth of using soldiers, I didn't believe it at first, but then I really found out. The sequencing of craftsmen should not be messy, and if it is messy, it will reduce efficiency. It's important to take regular breaks, it's much easier than resting once you're tired......"
Li Tai, who was on the side, was not interested in Li Ke's way, he cared about the white stone called "calcium carbonate" that Leng Feng put in the furnace, it is said that this kind of stone has many uses after being "cooked", and Li Tai wanted to know what the cooked stone would look like.
Li Chengqian was lying on a soft couch and drawing pictures, and in the coming year he was going to popularize the new style of military training in the army, but most of the current generals were illiterate, so they could only draw pictures for them.
The three masters and apprentices were enjoying themselves, and suddenly the waiter reported that someone had gone upstairs and handed over the answer.
Leng Feng was very surprised, in fact, the Shanglian he left behind was not absolute, but the ancients were limited to their imagination and mentality of swallowing bulls, so they would find it difficult.
Li Tai took the blank paper diligently, and then read: "The thunder is the drum and the lightning is the general, who dares to fight!" ”
Leng Feng stood up, this person is probably an extremely outstanding general, most of them are characters like Li Jing, he must be seen!
He was dressed in a white winter coat, a cloak of black bear skin, and a long sword hanging from his waist.
This is how Li Shimin is dressed today, followed by Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling, as well as two eunuchs with steady steps. Just look at the footsteps and know that you are a master.
Wei Zheng can't bring it, otherwise if he knows that the emperor is traveling in microclothes, he will definitely make a fuss in the court again.
Li Chengqian didn't expect that it was his emperor's father who was facing the couplet, and he wanted to get up and salute, but was stopped by Li Shimin.
"Go inside, make room for your father!"
Li Shimin sat on the soft couch and said with a smile: "Today I have a very good face, and I have climbed these three floors with my knowledge, my lord, I don't know if there is a reward for me?" ”
Li Shimin, who was in micro-service, did not have the shelf of an emperor, and even Fang Xuanling was obscenely squeezed onto the soft couch, which made Li Chengqian complain.
Leng Feng instructed the waiter to get some wine and food, and took out a handful of three-edged thorns with leather sheath from the cabinet and threw it to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin took out the triangular thorn and found that the triangular thorn was black as a whole, with a blood groove on the blade, which looked extremely sharp. With a stab in his hand, he stabbed into the floor.
"The meteorite iron that Zhang Wen gave me, I built this one, there is a card slot in the handle, if you like to use a gun, you can also make a gun barrel for it, and it is a gun when you install it."
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, this kind of weapon that can be long or short is very suitable for him.
Wei Zheng was very interested in the iron stove, looked at the structure, and said: "This kind of furnace is much stronger than the charcoal basin, it can burn coal, there is no trace of fireworks, and the residents of Chang'an are often smoked to death by charcoal poison every winter. ”
Now Li Ke manages a blacksmith shop specializing in this kind of furnace, so he answered: "Hundreds of such furnaces have been built, but the cost is very expensive, and it is difficult for civilians to buy them. ”
Wei Zheng just wanted to say that it would be good to give it to civilians for free, Fang Xuanling, who was familiar with Wei Zheng's temper, said: "Brother Xuancheng, there is nothing in this world that is not earned, if the people are famine and have national relief, and someone will send the stove if they are afraid of charcoal poison, and after a long time, who will work." ”
Wei Zheng let out a long sigh after thinking about it and stopped talking.
Li Shimin played with the three-edged thorn for a long time, and then reluctantly took it back into the leather sheath and handed it to a eunuch to take it.
"Leng Gongzi, don't tease Wei Zheng, just talk about what you can do."
Leng Feng smiled slightly: "I plan to exchange this furnace for next year's labor." ”
"Oh?" Fang Xuanling was unexpectedly surprised by this answer.
"Everyone who receives the stove needs to make an agreement with Tianxialou, and next year Tianxialou plans to reclaim a large amount of wasteland outside the city, and a lot of labor will be needed at that time, and the stove will be used to offset part of the wages."
Wei Zheng praised this approach.
After a while, the wine and food were placed on the table, and Li Shimin sat in the north, not caring about the arrangement of eating at a large table. refused the eunuch's behavior of wanting to try it, picked up a piece of braised pork and stuffed it into his mouth, delicious! Meatballs, delicious! It's called flower chicken, it's delicious!
"Well, it's delicious! Xuancheng Xuanling, move chopsticks! ”
Wei Zheng had eaten braised pork, but Fang Xuanling had eaten it for the first time, and he tasted it in his mouth for a long time, and praised it: "The dishes made upstairs at a price of ten times are really unique!" ”
Where could Wei Zhengfang Xuanling drink Li Shimin and Leng Feng, they were quickly poured down.
Li Shimin's steps were vain, and he dragged Leng Feng to listen to the music, but Leng Feng couldn't resist him, so he could only arrange three students to do their homework and follow Li Shimin to listen to the music.