Liu Tan really never thought that there would be no kang these days!
He originally thought that ground dragons had appeared, but kangs were completely different from ground dragons. There was nothing wrong with nobles or wealthy families using ground dragons and common people using kangs, right?
The question is why there is not even a kang now?
If Zhu Shanfu had a better family background, Liu Tan would definitely think that he had never experienced the life of ordinary people and didn't know that it was normal.
But Zhu Shanfu's background was neither good nor bad. It was true that his father was executed for his crime, but his house was not raided.
Zhu Shanfu's mother did not choose to return to Wu County at the beginning, mainly because she had too many acquaintances there. Although the Zhu family was poor, they still had several relatives, but those relatives were also poor.
Zhu Shanfu's mother was carrying a child and had some money on her. She was worried that she would be bullied by her clan when she returned, so she took Zhu Shanfu to the Northern Border Country and pretended to be fleeing.
Then, not only did they find a village to settle down, but Zhu Shanfu's mother even supported the family and raised him alone.
When Liu Tan heard about Zhu Shanfu's experience, he only felt a little sympathy for Zhu Shanfu's childhood changes, but he admired Zhu Maichen's wife.
Even in later generations, it would be difficult for a woman to raise a child alone after divorce, let alone in this era.
As a result, Zhu Shanfu's mother actually gritted her teeth and persevered. If there was no such thing as imperial decrees for women in those days, he would definitely make an exception and give this woman an imperial decree.
However, since it doesn't exist, Liu Tan doesn't want to create this thing.
Because the appearance of the title of Consort meant that the court would have to pay salaries to the families of these officials, which would be a considerable burden on the national treasury, unless he was shameless enough to stipulate that only honorary titles were given and nothing else.
Anyway, based on Zhu Shanfu's experience, he would definitely have used a kang if there was one. After all, for ordinary people, this thing is really the most convenient way to keep warm.
So in this era... there really were no kangs.
Liu Tan and Zhu Shan stared at each other for a long moment before he sighed resignedly and said, "The principle of a kang is very simple. It's just like the stove we use for cooking, doesn't it? You connect the kang to the stove, then build walls between them. There's a flue between the walls, and the top layer of the kang is paved with stone slabs. Oh, and there's also a chimney. When you want to keep warm, you light a fire in the stove, and the whole kang will be warm."
Zhu Shanfu was stunned. His family had a stove and a kang, but he didn't know that the two could be connected together for heating.
Seeing him like this, Liu Tan said, "If you don't believe me, just try it. I've given you the method. If it doesn't work, it must be something you did wrong."
Zhu Shanfu: ...
Is this the confidence of a god?
However, Liu Tan has always had a very good reputation, and even Zhu Shanfu has heard many stories about him.
Let's not talk about anything else. Since he came to Liu Tan's side, he heard that the King of the Northern Territory wanted to make colored glaze, and none of his craftsmen knew how to make colored glaze, but he actually made colored glaze.
Now, for the officials of the Northern Territory, if the King of the North says that something is useful, then it must be useful, and basically no one will doubt it.
Although Zhu Shanfu was puzzled, he said nothing more, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty will immediately send someone to try it out."
Liu Tanxin waved his hand tiredly. He was so careless. There were no kangs among the common people!
Ever since he came here, he had no idea what the lives of ordinary people were like, so he naturally thought that if there was a ground heating system, there must be a kang. He was really getting carried away.
The people of Shuofang City were very wary of the arrival of refugees. In fact, not only them, but even Liu Tan was very wary.
Because these refugees were so decisive that they would rather risk freezing to death on the road than run to Shuofang City. It is hard to believe that no one instigated them.
Sure enough, after arriving, these refugees were quite resentful when they heard that they had to build their own houses.
There were even rumors among the refugees that the King of the North only cared about the capital and didn't care about their lives.
Not only that, there are also rumors that those county governors offended the King of the North, and the King of the North holds a grudge and hates them as well.
These rumors became more and more intense. The refugee camp was not far from Shuofang City. Many people from Shuofang City would pass by there frequently. They were naturally angry when they heard such rumors. They had received many favors from the King of the North and protected the King of the North from the bottom of their hearts, so they naturally had to refute some of the rumors.
These refugees themselves had a hard time, and when they saw the people of Shuofang City well-dressed and well-fed, many of them felt jealous. You know, the people of Shuofang City actually had a harder time than them before.
After all, it was a place often visited by the Huns, and the land was not fertile, so all the people in Shuofang City who could leave had left.
As a result, in just over a year, they turned things around. How?
Jealousy can always change a person's character beyond recognition. In this case, these refugees actually clashed with the people of Shuofang City.
At first it was just a small-scale fight, but later people started fighting with their friends.
Now Wei Buzhi and Jiang Chong had something to do. Wei Buzhi was responsible for maintaining order, while Jiang Chong was responsible for judging penalties.
Wei Buyi escorted the men away. Seeing that Jiang Chong had already ordered his men to interrogate them, he leaned over and whispered, "Tell me... Did His Highness anticipate the possibility of something like this happening, and therefore send you here specifically?"
Jiang Chong hesitated a bit: "This...I'm afraid Your Highness hasn't thought about it so much?"
Wei Buyi touched his chin and said, "It's hard to say for sure, and this rumor is too strange. Let's investigate and report it. If His Highness knew that we were hiding it from him, he would probably be angry."
Jiang Chong said, "You watch here, I'll go talk to Prime Minister Huo."
Wei Buyi nodded: "You go, I need to sort out things here."
Before Jiang Chong left, he said, "Keep an eye on those Xiongnu people."
The refugee camp is a mixed crowd. Their prince is kind-hearted and wants to give the Huns some work so that they can have a peaceful year, but he doesn't have a good impression of these Huns and will naturally be suspicious of them when something happens.
Wei Buyi patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I know."
Jiang Chong left feeling uneasy. He found Huo Guang, who sneered, "Your Highness really guessed it right."
Jiang Chong was a little surprised: "Your Highness guessed it?"
"My guess isn't particularly accurate, but I think it's somewhat suspicious. Go find out where the rumor originated. Once you find it, I'll report it to His Highness."
Jiang Chong nodded immediately. Ever since Liu Tan issued various bans on Shuofang City, the number of illegal and criminal incidents has dropped sharply. Jiang Chong has not done any serious work for a long time. He has been looking through old files recently, overturning those cases that were obviously wrongful convictions.
But the problem is that it is not easy to overturn some cases. In some cases, there is basically no one on the defendant's side, and in some cases, there is no one on both sides. He can only re-sentence and re-file the case, and there is no way to proceed to the next step.
After Jiang Chong had filtered through all the case files, he was considering whether he should transfer the files from other counties to take another look. As a result, this incident came up. He finally found something to do, and he rubbed his hands and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister Huo, I will definitely find them all!"
Huo Guang warned, "Don't disturb His Highness until the results are out."
Jiang Chong was a little surprised: "After His Majesty left, His Highness rarely showed up. What happened?"
He swallowed hard and asked himself if he missed home and his parents.
To be honest, all of Liu Che's previous sons were made kings at a young age and were driven out directly. The youngest one seemed to be only about ten years old, much younger than Liu Tan.
At that time, no one thought there was anything wrong. When it came to their prince, he was already eighteen years old after the New Year, so he couldn't be called young. But they just felt that it was really pitiful for their prince to be away from his family and parents at such a young age.
Huo Guang said with some melancholy, "Your Highness has been busy with the sand these past few days, so he probably has no time to deal with those people."
Jiang Chong: ...
After playing with mud, he played with sand... This was probably why he thought their prince was young.
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