Xue Li's life can be said to be the same as hanging.

At the age of less than 30, he was already the head of the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps.

Although this is a new institution, it is at least equivalent to the level of a state's assassination.

As soon as the first batch of development areas of the Production and Construction Corps were selected outside Liaodong City, Xue Li arranged for someone to go to Chang'an City to pick up Li Xueyan and his son.

After all, he has to stay in Liaodong for at least a few years, and he can't live a life of separation all the time.

Soldiers who go out on the expedition are not allowed to bring their families, but Xue Li, who has been transferred to the Production and Construction Corps, is completely exempt from this restriction.

"Dudu, there was a heavy snowfall the day before yesterday, and looking at it like this, it seems that there will be heavy snow tonight. In previous years, in the winter of Liaodong, the snow did not fall so early. I don't know what's going on this year, it's only October, and it's already snowing, and the brothers are completely unprepared. ”

After Song Jian was named the captain of Xuanjie, he did not choose which city to garrison in Liaodong Province, but took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the production and construction corps with Xue Li.

It just so happened that Xue Li also needed some people who were familiar with the situation in Liaodong, so he asked Song Jian to be his deputy.

"Although the wooden houses have been built everywhere, the brothers of the Corps will not be able to sleep in the wilderness. But with such a heavy snowfall, I can't sleep at night when it's cold. Even if some businesses have made honeycomb coal stoves for heating, the effect is not very ideal. ”

Xue Li walked around the room with a sad face.

The Liaodong Production and Construction Corps has not been established at all, and if it suffers heavy losses, then his face will be too ugly.

"This is not the coldest time in Liaodong, besides, although those wooden houses can also withstand the wind and snow, but after all, they are easy to breathe, and relying on a honeycomb coal stove is not enough to keep the room warm."

"Song Jian, how did the Goguryeo people spend their winters in the past?"

Xue Li originally thought that the Goguryeo people could survive in Liaodong, and so could the Tang people.

But now it's just the beginning of winter, and his confidence has been hit.

"Governor, it's easy to say. Basically, every household prepares supplies for the winter before the onset of winter, and then when the weather is cold, they try not to go out and lie in bed to sleep. Of course, if the family is too poor, then there is no way. Every winter, it is the time when the elderly die the most, and basically in Goguryeo, ordinary people can live to the age of fifty, which is already considered to be healthy and long-lived. ”

Song Jian's words made Xue Li feel that the prospects of the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps were clouded.

"Husband? Our carrier pigeons have been on their way for two days? Calculating the time, the second brother should have received our message. In this world? Nothing can be difficult for him? At that time, it will definitely be able to solve the problem of keeping Liaoning cold in winter. You must know that in the cold winter of Chang'an City, it was also the second brother who came up with the honeycomb coal stove and honeycomb coal? Only then did the people of Chang'an City live a comfortable life. ”

Li Xueyan couldn't help but interject when she saw Xue Li's troubled appearance.

"How powerful is His Royal Highness the King of Chu? He's also in Chang'an City? Far water can't save the near fire. Seeing that the heavy snow in Liaodong will continue to fall, it will not be a matter of dozens of dead and injured people at that time. I'm afraid that the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps will suddenly encounter such a situation, and many Guanzhong children will not be able to adapt to it, and it will affect the overall situation of the prince's development of Liaodong at that time. ”

Xue Rengui's anxious mouth was full of bubbles.

At this time? He felt the pressure to be on his own.

The greater the right? The greater the responsibility.

"I heard that this year's cotton in Shuozhou ushered in a bumper harvest again, and the cotton picked down is currently being quickly processed into cotton cloth, quilts and cotton clothes.

Li Xueyan was also full of surprises about the extremely cold weather in Liaodong.

Logically? When the army was transferred to the production and construction corps on the spot, but everyone was left with a cotton coat? Don't be helpless in the face of winter.

Now it is found that these cotton clothes are far from enough in the face of extremely cold weather.

"This snow is so big? Roads must all continue to be blocked. Even if there are a large number of materials in Shuozhou, they can't be transported to Liaodong. I think I have to think again? Is it really not possible to put a military group of people in one room? Everyone huddles together to keep warm. ”

Xue Li's idea sounded very unreliable.

But? In this environment, it is actually a more practical idea.

As for a group of people huddled together and the living experience is very poor, this is not something to consider.

"Dudu, in fact, the idea of freezing to death is those slaves, as long as they survive this wave, it will not be a big problem. How relieved you are, don't worry about getting pregnant, it's not worth it. ”

Song Jian on the side obviously didn't treat those slaves as human beings.

Although these slaves are basically his compatriots, for these Goguryeo people who have taken refuge in the Tang Dynasty, they are the most ruthless when they deal with the Goguryeos.

"The construction corps has developed so much land, if all the slaves are dead, who will plant this land after the spring next year? Besides, the prince asked me to sit in this position, not to enjoy happiness. Those slaves of Goguryeo were quite honest during this time, and they worked very hard. I want everyone to see that as long as you do things for Datang in a down-to-earth manner, you can get rewards. But the key thing now is the lack of a simple, cheap and effective way to protect everyone from the winter. ”

Xue Li has followed Li Kuan for so many years, and his attitude towards life is different from that of many people in this era.

Views like Song Jian's are actually the mainstream views of the nobles of this era.

What kind of person is a slave?

Just when Xue Li was worried there, in the courtyard of the Chu Palace, Li Kuan looked at the note handed over by Wang Xuance and was taken aback.

"It's just winter, and dozens of people have already frozen to death?"

Although Li Kuan knew that Liaodong was colder than Chang'an City, he began to freeze to death in early October, and he was still a member of the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps who had made preparations in advance.

"Lord Wang, this note is Rengui's own storytelling, he has always been practical and careful, I think I really encountered a problem, so I will use the flying pigeon to pass the book for help."

Wang Xuance naturally knew how high Li Kuan's expectations were for the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps.

Now seeing Xue Rengui's note, I am also worried in my heart.

"No, I don't understand. Even if it snows in winter, it is very cold, but can you still freeze to death if you hide in your room and sleep on the kang? Doesn't it mean that the Production and Construction Corps has built a large number of wooden houses to solve everyone's housing problems? ”

"Kang?"

Wang Xuance keenly grasped the key words in Li Kuan's mouth.

Faintly, he felt that this thing should be very important.

"That's right, make a fire kang, according to the stove, kang body and chimney three parts to build, the stove can be used to cook food, the kang body is covered with a quilt to sleep, smoke is discharged to the outside through the chimney, which not only solves the problem of eating, but also solves the problem of sleeping, what a simple thing. To build such an earthen kang, as long as the materials are complete, it will be completed in one day. Why don't you freeze to death? ”

Li Kuan didn't know when the soil kang appeared, but there were classmates in the countryside of Northeast China in his previous life, but he knew a little about the situation of the soil kang.

"Tukang? No one has used this thing, Lord Wang. Is this what the Goguryeo people use? ”

Wang Xuance asked curiously.

"I don't think I've heard of it. Is this earthen kang really so amazing? If it is so simple to solve the problem of winter cold protection in Liaodong, then the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps will no longer have to worry about freezing to death in winter. Even if it is a subordinate, you can build a few earthen kang for them to use in winter. ”

Wang Fugui, who was on the side, also followed Li Kuan back from his expedition to Goguryeo, and naturally hoped that the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps would be able to gain a firm foothold.

"In this way, I will draw a schematic diagram in a while, Fugui, you can call a few masons from any workshop, and then try to see what the effect of this clay kang is. Then we flew the pigeon and sent it to Xue Li, so that he could immediately organize manpower and take advantage of the fact that the winter in Liaodong had not yet entered the coldest mode, and quickly build a batch of earthen kang for emergency. ”

For Liaodong Province, the earthen kang is a more practical thing than a honeycomb coal stove.

There, from October to March, the temperature is not too high.

At night, if you don't have a clay kang, it's really hard to get a good night's sleep.

The kind of cold that doesn't work even with several quilts is definitely not something that can be resisted by willpower.

Besides, there are not many families in Liaodong Province who can be rich enough to have a few quilts to use together.

"Lord Wang, it is snowing in Liaodong now, even if there is cement, there is no way to construct it, right?"

Wang Xuance suddenly thought of this, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

If only this kang had been built a month earlier.

"It's okay not to use cement, first use loess and green bricks or slates, no matter what the material, anyway, build the kang first, and deal with this winter. In the coming year, when the farming season is not working, we will rebuild it. ”

Li Kuan naturally knows that there is no way to construct in winter, but the reason why this soil kang has the word "soil" is not only because its construction requires the use of soil, but because its construction is very simple and flexible.

There is no shortage of wood in Liaodong Road, and the quality of the construction of the soil kang is nothing more than the difference in the warmth effect.

It's a big deal to burn a little more firewood.

……

Outside the city of Liaodong, Yangjia Village.

It was snowy, and there were hardly any traces of people.

At this time, except for some hungry beasts that came out to feed, there were basically no living creatures.

The howling north wind carries showers of snowflakes and flies all over the sky.

If it is placed in the future generations, it will definitely be a beautiful picture, and this scene can also attract countless tourists.

However, for Yang Yang, it is not beautiful at all.

"Chief Wu, another subordinate froze to death in the village yesterday, and if it goes on like this, it is estimated that some people will make trouble."

Zheng Hua, as Yang Yang's former subordinate, is now crowded in Yang Yang's room.

Whether it is for safety or to keep warm, many families in various villages under the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps have gathered together to resist the first wave of cold snaps this year.

"If you boil it up a little longer, the governor will definitely have a way. Since His Royal Highness the King of Chu asked us to stay in Liaodong and form a production and construction corps, there must be relevant considerations. It's just that this winter's low temperature weather came faster than in previous years, resulting in no way to send the cotton clothes and quilts in Shuozhou as planned. Once the snow melts, things get better. ”

Yang Yang could only say some words that he was a little suspicious in his heart to comfort everyone, otherwise it would be completely messed up.

Fortunately, the slaves of Goguryeo are very resilient, and there has been no sign of resistance so far.

Otherwise, Yang Yang would really have to worry about whether Yangjia Village would survive until next year.

"I heard from those Goguryeo people that when the winter is at its coldest time, the snow can reach half a person's thickness, and there is basically no way to go out all day long. If there is no way to send this quilt, it will be troublesome. ”

Zheng Hua tightened the bullshit jacket on his body, and couldn't help but shiver all over his body.

"Yang Yang, Yang Yang, come out, hurry up!"

At this moment, there was a shout from outside the house.

"Captain Wu, it seems that Mao Sheng, who has come to instruct us on how to build a house?" Zheng Hua's hearing and memory are good, and he can tell who is outside at once, "What is he doing here on this cold day?" ”

"Let's go! Go out and check it out! ”

Yang Yang took a deep breath.

Not because of nervousness, let alone fear, but as soon as the door was opened, the cold wind would blow in, and he had to be mentally prepared first.

"Master Mao, what kind of wind blew you over? Do you want to go into the house and have a fire? ”

Yang Yang clasped his hands on his chest and went out with his neck tightened.

"What kind of fire to bake, good things are coming, hurry up and call everyone over, I will tell you how to build an earthen kang, anyway, you can use whatever materials you have." If there is really no suitable one, then you should work harder, make a fire on the land outside, and then dig a pile of yellow mud and go back to build it. ”

Mao Sheng was obviously in a hurry to go to the next village for a while, and he didn't want to waste a minute talking there.

"Tukang? What earthen kang? ”

Yang Yang obviously didn't understand what Mao Sheng was talking about.

On a cold day, do you still have to arrange for everyone to work?

Is this to force those Goguryeo servants to rebel?

"Oh, I don't have so much time to talk to you for a while, and when the villages have repaired the soil kang, I'll have a good chat with you. Anyway, you just need to know that this earthen kang is a simple and effective heating facility designed by Xue Dudu to fly pigeons to Chang'an to ask His Royal Highness the King of Chu for help. ”

Mao Sheng said as he walked towards Yang Yang's house.

He has instructed several villages on how to prune the soil kang one after another, and now he has come to the house with a clear goal and quickly locked the location of the soil kang.

"From here, all the way to this location, then open a chimney next to this one to the outside. Yang Yang, you have to hear clearly, if you don't do a good job, you will be the one who will be frozen. The governor has already personally tried the effect of the earthen kang of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, even if the snow outside is several times bigger, there is no need to worry about the soil kang not being warm. ”

In order to improve the effect of his speech, Mao Sheng began to put pressure on Yang Yang.

As long as Yang Yang's village can figure out how to build the earthen kang, Mao Sheng can go to the next village to work.

The Liaodong Production and Construction Corps has tens of thousands of people, and it is simply impossible to arrange personnel to guide the construction of the Corps one by one.

If you do this, it is estimated that you will not be able to complete half of the task by waiting for the snow to close the road.

"Master Mao, is the clay kang you are talking about what you painted on this wooden board? It seems simple. ”

Yang Yang heard that the earthen kang was specially designed by His Royal Highness the King of Chu in order to solve everyone's problem of keeping out the cold, and he did not have any doubts about the effect of this earthen kang at all, but began to concentrate on researching.

"That's right, this template is engraved on the drawing, I only got a piece, you can take a good look, and then I will combine this plank with this plank, and tell you how to trim this clay kang. As long as the materials are complete, it will not take an hour to repair the soil kang in your house, and you will know exactly what the effect will be when the time comes. ”

Mao Sheng knew that although everyone didn't say anything, there must be some people who had doubts in their hearts.

But he is not worried, because he has already experienced the effects of the kang himself.

"It just so happens that we built a small brick kiln last month, which we are going to save for next year. It's such a cold day, you can't mix things with water, and there is no way for these green bricks to bond together. ”

Yang Yang's mind was thinking quickly about how to build the earthen kang on the wooden board.

As for the principle of this clay kang, there is no need for Mao Sheng to introduce it specifically, as long as you look at the model, it will be clear.

The soil kang and the soil kang are naturally to be quickly understood and accepted by all the people.

"It's okay, you quickly arrange for someone to move the green bricks over, and we will use the green bricks to get the shape of the ondol, and then you will be a little more careful when you use it in the future, and wait until next year to rebuild it."

Hearing that there was actually a small brick kiln in Yangjia Village, Mao Sheng had a smile on his face.

It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice!

No matter how good the clay kang is, it must be built before it can be useful.

Soon, several subordinates in Yang Yang's family began to get busy and quickly moved a batch of green bricks.

And Mao Sheng also had a rare hands-on hand and helped build a few bricks.

There was a lot of strength in the crowd, but half an hour later, a simple clay kang appeared in front of everyone.

"Considering the large number of you, I designed two stoves here, one for boiling water and the other for cooking. That way, you will have hot water and food to eat, no matter what time of day it is. If you're lucky, you might even be able to catch a few wild boars in the snow to add to your meal. ”

In Liaodong in this era, there was no shortage of wood, and there was no shortage of game.

Along the way, Mao Sheng saw many foraging animals.

"Smack!"

Yang Yang took out a lighter from his arms and lit the pine branches under the stove.

As a very practical ignition tool, the lighter caused a very big response in the army as soon as it was launched.

This time, Li Shimin personally drove to Goguryeo, and naturally equipped each Wu with a lighter.

As the captain of the army, Yang Yang naturally wants to have the right to use the lighter now.

"Luckily, there's plenty of wood here, so we're keeping warm by the campfire these days."

Yang Yang was busy working while talking.

Soon, a fire was lit in the stove.

"The materials are limited, the sleeping part is now a large formwork, don't overstuff it when you burn the firewood, but don't burn your planks by then."

Looking at the suggested earthen kang that was just built with simple green bricks and wooden boards, Mao Sheng couldn't help but remind.

In this situation, how to come, first solve the problem of sleeping and keeping warm, and everything else has to stand aside.

"Captain Wu, this plank will soon be hot. Sitting on the wooden board near the stove is a bit hot. ”

Zheng Hua couldn't help but go over and experience it first.

This time I sat down, but I was surprised.

"You can lay some things on this kang, thatch, wolf skin, etc., and then try to lie down and see how the effect is."

Every time Mao Sheng saw these people with surprises on their faces, his heart was full of a sense of accomplishment.

"Comfortable! It's so comfortable! Such a large earthen kang can completely solve the sleeping problem of seven or eight people. As long as each family builds two ondols, the sleeping problem of the whole family will be solved. ”

In order to maintain the special status of the master, Yang Yang naturally would not squeeze on a clay kang with his subordinates.

Besides, he has two women from the court.

"Haha! Just do what you think! The method is already known, Yang Yang, you guide other families to build the kang as soon as possible, and I have to go to the Linjia Village next door to give them another demonstration. Listening to a few old people who have lived in Liaodong for more than 20 years, this year's winter is likely to be much colder than in previous years. ”

Mao Sheng's guidance task was very heavy, and he didn't even leave saliva to drink, so he began to go to the next station.

In the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps, there are still many people who are busy guiding everyone to build an earthen kang like Mao Sheng.

It's just that in just ten days, the soldiers under the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps have built earthen kang in every household, and solved the problem of keeping out the cold in winter in one fell swoop.

"Whew!"

After listening to Song Jian's report on the situation, Xue Li breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The cotton clothes in Shuozhou can't be transported, and it doesn't seem to be a big problem now." With these earthen kangs, as long as you don't go out, you are not afraid of how cold the winter in Liaodong is. As for food, most people have already prepared it in advance, and there will not be much shortage. There is really no food left, and everyone will pick up bows and arrows and go hunting. ”

"That's right! As long as you have a bow and arrow, you don't have to worry about starving to death in Liaodong. Now that we have the soil kang, we can easily solve the big problem in eastern Liaodong, and our production and construction corps can be regarded as having a firm foothold. The next thing to do is wait for the spring planting. ”

Song Jian chose to follow the Liaodong Production and Construction Corps, so he naturally hoped that the Corps would develop prosperously, and his future would be guaranteed.

"Well, tomorrow I'll personally go around and recheck everyone's situation."

Xue Li is an idle person, and in this long winter, he naturally won't stay in his room.