The heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) was naturally one of the ways Li Xin came up with to cope with the cold winter.
In some places in later generations, the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) is an indispensable item for every household.
Upon hearing that the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) was completed, Li Xin hurriedly said, "Let's go take a look!"
Upon entering the bedroom, one finds that the place where the bed was originally placed has been replaced by a newly built heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove).
He patted the heated kang bed from later generations; it was ice cold.
"Not bad, not bad!"
Li Xin asked, "Have you tried it? Start a fire and give it a try!"
"Okay!"
The servant responded and hurriedly went outside, lit some firewood, and stuffed it into the stove hole.
The firewood crackled and popped as it burned, and before long, the kang (heated brick bed) was warm, making the whole room very cozy.
"Not bad!"
Li Xin said approvingly, "It's already autumn, and the evenings are getting a bit chilly."
With this heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed), it will come in handy when it gets cold!
very good! "
After praising him, Li Xin turned to the servant and instructed him, "You did a very good job on this matter!"
Go down there and collect your reward!
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The servant quickly replied.
"Oh, right,"
Li Xin then instructed, "There's one more thing I need you to do."
This heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) shouldn't just be used in our palace. You should lead some servants to form a technical team and go to the residential areas inside the city and the communities outside the city to share your experience with the people.
We must provide shelter for all the poor and needy, so that they may all rejoice!
Dongning has a cold winter, but we want to make sure that the people can stay warm and comfortable during the winter.
Keep up the good work!
"If you do a good job, there'll be a reward!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The servant quickly replied, "I will do my utmost to live up to Your Highness's trust!"
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Having a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) is just one solution.
Fortunately, Dongning is surrounded by many mountains and forests, and the locals can go into the mountains to cut some firewood to get through the cold winter.
However, Li Xin's second way of surviving the winter would involve using coal!
Last winter, while warming himself by the fire in the Prince's mansion, Li Xin was thinking about when to make a coal stove.
It's much better than a brazier, and it can also be used for cooking and boiling water, killing two birds with one stone.
Unfortunately, no coal mines had been found near Dongning at that time.
This idea will be put on hold for now.
In Dongning today, the coal mining bureau extracts a large quantity of coal every day.
Besides supplying cement kilns, brick and tile kilns, and steel plants, there is a large surplus of coal.
This coal will naturally come in handy!
After searching through smart technology resources, Li Xin found the method for making a coal stove.
Immediately, Li Xin instructed his servants to collect supplies.
He planned to try it out first within the Prince's residence.
Once successful, the coal stoves can be mass-produced.
At that time, we can make a huge profit by selling them in Dongning!
The coal stove was quite simple, consisting of an outer iron shell and an inner ceramic ring. Insulation material was filled between the iron shell and the inner ring, and an iron mesh was placed on the base to facilitate ash leakage.
This type of coal stove was frequently used by Li Xin when he was young.
Some farmers, tempted by lower prices, did not install chimneys.
However, Li Xin knew that using this kind of coal stove indoors could easily lead to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Therefore, Li Xin also instructed the blacksmith to build a thin iron chimney and install it on the coal stove.
The kettle and iron pot are also ready.
Even the honeycomb briquette mold has been completed.
"Start mixing the coal, tamp it down evenly!"
Li Xin stood aside, directing the servants to do their work.
The servants all worked hard, because they all wanted to be like Xiao Wang, who was appreciated and rewarded by the prince for repairing the heated kang.
Before long, the broken coal and loess on the ground had been mixed evenly.
"Come on, like this!"
Li Xin held the honeycomb briquette mold and guided the children step by step: "Press the coal firmly, then push it out to the side to dry."
Come on, you try it out!
A servant took the honeycomb briquette mold and, imitating Prince Xin, began to make it little by little.
In no time, a standard honeycomb briquette appeared on the ground.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad!"
Li Xin nodded in satisfaction and said, "Do it this way, and do a good job!"
With servants doing the work, Li Xin was quite idle.
Sitting aside and giving instructions, in no time all the honeycomb briquettes were made.
However, the honeycomb briquettes on the ground were still wet and needed to be dried for a day or two.
Autumn has arrived, and the weather is clear and crisp.
The sorghum in the fields outside the city is almost ready for harvest.
This was also the first time Li Xin had harvested grain since taking up his post in Dongning City.
Li Xin naturally did not want to miss such an important moment.
He led the officials of Dongning Prefecture to a field in the north of the city, and his face lit up with a smile as he looked at the bright red sorghum.
"Come on, let's harvest the sorghum!"
Immediately, Li Xin also took a sickle and began cutting sorghum ears.
The entire field was bustling with activity.
These fields were mostly reclaimed by the Xinwangfu Agricultural Reclamation Team, and the harvest belonged to the entire Xinwangfu.
Women, children, and other young people in Dongning City all pitched in to help with the autumn harvest.
Those who harvest sorghum, those who transport sorghum.
Nearby, several strong men were setting up a threshing machine to thresh sorghum.
Seeing the vast fields of sorghum being cut down and threshed into golden sorghum grains, Li Xin's face broke into a wide smile.
The Dongning State Farm Team reclaimed a large area of wasteland and harvested it over two days before finishing.
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