Looking in this direction, Lin Ying suddenly thought, "I remember there's a river outside the family compound. I heard that river never freezes, even in winter. Does that mean it flows this way?"
Zhao Qinghuai had thought about this before: "Yes, but the distance over there is quite far from here, and the water is strange. The drinking water doesn't freeze, but the water that is diverted more than ten meters away will freeze."
Lin Ying said, "Ten meters is enough. That's what I think." Lin Ying then shared her thoughts with Zhao Qinghuai.
The general idea is that the bathwater also needs to be drained, so a water channel will be dug. The channel needs to be one meter deep.
Through connections within the military, we should be able to locate the water pipes. The pipes will then be positioned to block the irrigation ditch.
The discharged water is hot water, and since hot water flows out every day, there is no chance of the water freezing.
There's no need to worry about the water supply issue. The water pipes can be multi-ended, and they can be buried along the river. The water pressure from above will be used to send water in.
What they need to do is dig a large pool to store water.
In this way, if the weather is too cold and the outside is frozen, there is enough water inside for a group of people to take a bath, and then the hot water is drained out to melt the ice in the pipes.
Of course, there is a technique to this. The water outlet should be opened wider. Only in this way can the entire water outlet be prevented from freezing.
Upon hearing Lin Ying's suggestion, Zhang Shanlin immediately approved it, saying, "This is a great idea! I'll apply right away! I'll prepare everything, including cement and all other materials!"
Hearing Zhang Shanlin's cooperation, Lin Ying quickly added, "Also, the floor can be heated with water. The bathtub is positioned higher, just like underfloor heating. The water doesn't drain directly but flows onto the floor, circulates around, and then flows out. This way, the temperature in the entire bathroom won't be too cold."
Hearing this, Wang Shan's eyes lit up. Just imagine how wonderful it would be to take a hot bath in the pool once it was built!
With the regulations in place, things became much easier. Originally, the plan was to build the bathroom next to the dormitory building, but now the plan is to build it directly behind the dormitory building against the wall.
That place is closest to the river.
Lin Ying made adjustments based on the local conditions. The space wasn't small, but it was a long row, so there wasn't room for a large bathroom. Therefore, she decided to build three bathrooms instead.
Lin Ying heard from Zhao Qinghuai that he had bought nine large iron pots. There were three stoves in one bathroom, and each stove was used to manage seven bathtubs.
Like Lin Ying's family, the stove is positioned higher. After the water heats up, cold water is continuously added to it, and the stove keeps heating up while hot water keeps flowing out.
Each pool will have a water valve. After the water in one pool is filled, the valve will be closed so that water can be poured into another pool.
This continued until the last pool was filled with water.
Not only that, now that we have plumbing, we also need to install heated walls.
Each pool has a hollow side. The flue will vent smoke outwards from this area.
Because Zhao Qinghuai said time was tight and the house would be built as a wooden cabin due to the freezing weather, it seemed impossible to build a heated wall. Otherwise, he would have said that the smoke coming out of the chimney would have to go back into the wall and circulate before going out again.
Because the stoves are constantly burning, Lin Ying suggested making the walls of the first bathtub thicker to prevent it from getting too hot. Of course, each stove also has a direct smoke vent with a valve. In summer, the smoke can be directly vented.
Or if the pool is too hot, you can simply vent the smoke out.
Of course, besides this, Lin Ying's proudest achievement was getting her hands on the gray tunnel.
The stove platform is built quite high, enough to create a chute. This would allow the ash to drain directly from the room to the outside. We can then dig a pool outside to store the ash. It will be excellent material for next year's planting.
The three of them were completely excited when they saw the blueprints Lin Ying provided.
The three quickly divided the tasks: Zhang Shanlin went to apply for the materials, Zhao Qinghuai went to fetch the supplies, and Wang Shan began to arrange the shift schedule.
Their primary task is to complete the patrol, which is absolutely crucial and cannot be taken lightly.
After Zhao Qinghuai took Lin Ying back, he left.
Lin Ying watched Zhao Qinghuai leave, then looked at the two banners in her hand with a sigh. Including the one from last time, she now had a total of three banners.
She didn't react much when Zhao Qinghuai told her about the bonus.
One reason is that she is truly not short of money, and the other is that she understands better than anyone else that these three banners are her lifeline, more important than money.
Besides, compared to Zhao Qinghuai's pure selfishness towards the army, Lin Ying admitted that she herself was originally motivated by self-interest. Now that she had gotten what she wanted, as for any additional rewards, she believed that since they had given her a reward the first time, there would be a second time!
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