Xu Guzhi, who had just woken up, was filled with endless emotion when he received the mountain of items brought by Prime Minister Qin.
After expressing his deepest gratitude, he received the Emperor's permission and immediately set off at full speed for Linyuan County.
Xu Guzhi secretly resolved to repay the great kindness and virtue shown to King Jinrui Zhao in the future.
The most important thing right now is to send those three people back to the old house. We must not give them any more chances to bully our lady.
Half a month later, Qin Qianluo received a message from her secret guards.
Xu Guzhi not only successfully sent the three people back to their old house, but also recovered all their belongings, leaving them to fend for themselves.
Upon learning of this follow-up, Qin Qianluo finally felt relieved and focused wholeheartedly on her own affairs.
These days, Qin Qianluo has devoted herself entirely to the research of building materials for reinforcing house roofs, to the point of almost neglecting to eat or sleep.
The scene of that visit to the outskirts of Beijing remains vivid in my mind, every detail as clear as yesterday.
At that time, she strolled through the village, watching the people enthusiastically building houses.
For the wall section, everyone worked together to neatly stack the sturdy red bricks.
Under the sunlight, the stacked outlines seem like the hope of life being built up little by little.
However, when you look at the roof, the view is completely different.
The vast majority of roofs use simple wooden frames. Craftsmen skillfully assemble thick timbers into a sturdy structure, and then begin to lay thatch.
Bundles of thatch were carefully laid over the frame, and people's hands moved quickly and nimbly through them.
The thatch is pressed down and secured so that it remains relatively stable in the wind.
Looking around the entire village, it was rare to see any roofs with tiles, which puzzled Qin Qianluo.
Upon returning to her residence, Qin Qian immediately began in-depth research.
She visited craftsmen familiar with building materials and consulted various materials, finally understanding the complexity of modern tile making.
From the very beginning of the soil selection process, it is necessary to strictly screen specific clays that are fine-textured, moderately sticky, and free of impurities.
After selecting the right soil, the long process of refining the clay begins, involving repeated stirring and kneading to achieve optimal plasticity.
Next comes shaping. With their superb skills, the craftsmen mold the clay into the shape of tiles, striving for uniformity in every piece.
The drying process is also crucial. The tiles need to be allowed to air dry naturally under suitable temperature and humidity. If not handled carefully, they may crack.
Finally, the kiln is fired, which is the key step in the entire production process.
The temperature and time inside the kiln need to be precisely controlled. If the temperature is too high, the tiles may deform or crack; if the temperature is too low, they will not achieve the desired hardness and waterproof performance.
Such a complicated process not only consumes a lot of manpower and resources, but also keeps the cost of the tiles high.
Ordinary people work hard all year round, but their income is meager. Faced with the high cost of roof tiles, they can only give up and have no choice but to choose the cheaper thatch to build their roofs.
Qin Qianluo secretly made up her mind to find a solution so that people could use both practical and economical roofing materials.
After countless reviews and comparisons, she gradually sorted out the improvements to terracotta tiles and the production methods of cement tiles.
To ensure the method was feasible, she went to the farm to conduct a trial production.
After countless attempts and improvements, the first batch of terracotta tiles and cement tiles were finally successfully produced.
Without the slightest slackening, Qin Qianluo immediately began testing the waterproof and heat-insulating effects.
Only after confirming that all performance aspects met or even exceeded expectations did she hand over these fruits of countless hours of hard work to the Ministry of Works.
They should be encouraged to promote these two new types of tiles among the people as soon as possible.
To enable more people to live in safer, warmer, and more comfortable houses, and to ensure that every family has a solid shelter from the storms.
As for cement boards, they were already made long ago, and the technology for cement boards is now mature, so there is no need to invest time and effort in researching them.
Now, she eagerly anticipates developing steel reinforcement, because in her vision, the perfect combination of steel reinforcement and cement will bring about revolutionary changes to the construction industry.
Unfortunately, current smelting technology and production processes are quite limited, and both production efficiency and product quality fall far short of expectations.
Even though she was extremely anxious, she could only suppress her eagerness and helplessly choose to wait patiently, hoping that the Ministry of Works could break through the bottleneck as soon as possible.
After handing these over to the Ministry of Works, Qin Qianluo went to study the construction of the greenhouse.
The greenhouse she had been longing for had already been built. The first greenhouse to appear on the farm was constructed using a multi-functional longevity film taken from the space and a steel frame.
These multifunctional long-life films not only have excellent light transmittance, allowing ample sunlight to enter the greenhouse without obstruction, but also provide abundant light for the growth of crops.
Furthermore, it possesses excellent heat preservation and moisture retention properties, creating a stable and suitable growing environment for crops.
The steel frame has excellent strength and stability, and can firmly support the entire greenhouse, undaunted by wind and rain.
But Qin Qianluo was not satisfied with this. She was still thinking about whether she could find a greenhouse construction plan that was more suitable for ordinary people.
So she began to experiment with using bamboo, which has excellent flexibility, as the main structure.
This type of bamboo is readily available in the mountains, inexpensive, and easy to obtain.
During construction, the craftsmen skillfully shaped the bamboo into suitable forms and bound them together with tough rattan to create sturdy frames.
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