"Hurry up and go out and wipe it with the snow to avoid blisters!" Originally, he only wanted to let Zhou Jianliang feel the convenience of the stove up close, but he didn't expect to almost turn the other party's fingers into roasted sausages, Zhang Qian couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart, and hurriedly urged this person to go out and use the snow to cool down to alleviate the symptoms of burns.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jianliang turned a deaf ear to his words that day. He first put his scorched yellow fingers into his mouth and sucked casually, then took half a step back, and bowed for the third time, "Brother Zhao, can you pass the drawings of this furnace to Shuo Fangjun." In place of the 30,000 soldiers of the whole army, I will give a gift to Brother Zhao first! ”

"What's wrong with that, this furnace is extremely simple. The drawings are on the case behind me, and you can take them with the hot pot after dinner! "The furnace was originally prepared for the Shuo Fang army, and of course Zhang Qian would not refuse. He stepped forward with a smile and held Zhou Jianliang's arm again, "You and I hit it off at first sight." In the Zichen Hall that day, Zhang also received your help many times. Therefore, Brother Zhou should not be so outside! Third junior brother, go back to the cane department and make a set of stoves for Zhou Duwei to bring as samples. It also saves him from having to grope for the drawings from scratch after he returns to Shuofang. ”

"Yes!" The little fat man Ren Cong didn't know what to do, but he agreed very happily.

He had seen the structure of the stove, but it was just a matter of a few pieces of iron tapping, and the cost was far lower than that of a small red copper hot pot. And this week, Jianliang said that he was still in front of the emperor that day, and he went too far for his senior brother. Of course, it is worth him to be Rencong, and he also makes friends with this person.

However, when Zhou Jianliang heard this, he immediately twisted. With a red face and struggling again and again, he explained with beads of sweat in his head: "Brother Zhao, Shaojian Zhang, Zhou, Zhou asked for this furnace drawing, not for himself." Rather, it was to find a blacksmith in the Shuofang army, build it in batches, and give it to the brethren to use. I know that doing this is very unfair to Brother Yongzhao. But Zhou is a poor general, and the head of my family has always been honest......"

"Brother Zhou said this, since I gave you the drawings, of course you can dispose of it casually! Sensei said that it was used in the army, even if it was made by his subordinates to sell, it was up to you. My own brother, why do you have to explain so much to me?! "Playing tricks on kind-hearted people, Zhang Qian's heart is somewhat unwilling. However, for the sake of his own future and that of Ruby Girl, he still laughed and waved his hand.

As a result, the more generous he was, the more Zhou Jianliang felt ashamed. After hesitating again and again, he suddenly turned his heart sideways and stammered and promised, "After all, after all, we can't let Yongzhao suffer too much!" Anyway, Zhou couldn't take out too much to repay Zhao. The next time you fight against the Turks, you must be cheeky and ask the chief manager for a hundred heads, which will be recorded in the name of notoriety! ”

"Don't, don't, don't! What do I want a Turkic head for? Zhang Qian was taken aback, and quickly let go of Zhou Jianliang's arm, stepped back and waved his hand. Brother Zhou keep it for himself, I have no place to put that thing in Chang'an! ”

"It's not for Yongzhao to play, but for Yongzhao to be promoted!" When Zhou Jianliang heard this, he immediately knew that Zhang Qian didn't understand the magic of the enemy's head. grinned, and added with a smile, "You are now a Zhengwupin, but you have no position." And the Tang Dynasty is the most convenient for military exploits. The merit of a hundred enemy military heads should be enough to fight a founding man with Zhao Bo. Although it is not as good as upgrading to the next level, the mansion and car can be on a specification! In this way, Zhou is not too indebted! ”

"In this way, Guo will replace my senior brother and thank Captain Zhou first!" Before Zhang Qian could figure out what Zhou Jianliang's words meant, Guo Nu couldn't wait to jump up and knock bricks and feet with Zhou Jianliang.

"If Senior Brother can be promoted to the founding son, what kind of armor Brother Zhou wants in the future, just ask!" Ren Cong was not far behind, raised the wine cup, and joined in the fun.

The three of them each held a wine cup, drank it all, and then looked at each other and smiled, and they had a tacit understanding with each other. At this time, Zhang Qian finally pondered a little bit of the taste, and his heart was suddenly moved, so he simply raised the wine cup himself and took a big sip.

It turned out that Zhou Jianliang had his own calculation method. On that day, he and Zhang Qian both made a contribution to the escort, and after that, he was promoted to three levels, and Zhang Qian jumped from the eighth grade to the fifth grade. The gap, in his opinion, is due to the fact that Zhang Qian also contributed a set of drawings of windmills and machine shafts more than him.

Therefore, Zhang Qian's furnace did not find a way to give it to the emperor first, but gave it to him for free, and allowed him to build it casually in Shuofang's army. In his calculations, it was equivalent to Shuo Fangjun taking away a promotion opportunity from Zhang Qian. Therefore, the compensation he can get for Zhang Qian is a hundred enemy heads.

Now the title of the Tang Dynasty is far less valuable than in the Zhenguan period. According to the usual practice, after the merits of a hundred heads are reported to the imperial court, Zhang Qian only needs to operate a little, and the title of a founding man is firmly in his hands. In this way, Zhang Qian is not too much of a loss. He, Zhou Jianliang, will not always feel guilty when he thinks of today's incident in the future.

"Don't feel ashamed of it. You're an iron furnace, and you're in the Shuofang army, but it's a divine weapon! "It's no wonder that Zhang Ren is willing to send Zhou Jianliang back to Chang'an for business, although this person is not scheming, he is absolutely comfortable in doing things.

Lest Zhang Qian feel that a hundred heads were deserved, after he put down the wine cup, he immediately took the initiative to explain: "In Shuofang's place, just after August every year, there is heavy snowfall. Even though they lived in the city, the brothers had frostbite on their hands and feet. Thousands of brothers in the army are injured or even die of illness due to the cold every year, and ......" (Note: It is not an exaggeration to say that the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the eighth month of Hutian is snowing. ）

It turned out that in Shuofang, the winter was very cold. There was also a lack of firewood for the army to consume. As a result, every year the army will be greatly reduced due to frostbite and frostbite.

The most readily available item for heating in the area is peat. However, the poison of peat is colorless and tasteless. If peat is placed in the ground cage for heating, the slightest carelessness will kill a room of people. Therefore, the use of peat has always been strictly forbidden in the army, and it is better to suffer when there is a lack of firewood and grass than to let everyone risk poisoning.

If Zhang Qian gave the drawings of the furnace to Shuo Fangjun, and allowed the army to manufacture it in large quantities. In the future, each group of brothers will live in a large tent and set up a tin stove to keep themselves warm with peat. (Note: The military system of the Tang Dynasty was composed of 10 people per group.) ）

And the peat can't help but burn at a higher temperature than firewood and grass, and it is far more resistant to burning than firewood and grass. The brothers put a stove of peat on it, so that they could warm themselves and sleep until dawn. When I woke up the next morning, whether it was fighting or daily training, it was like a living dragon!

"Peat? Over there, there's a lot of peat, right? Zhang Qian finally heard what he needed from the other party's mouth. As soon as Zhou Jianliang finished speaking, he immediately couldn't wait to ask.

"Many, near the Yellow River, there are some places that are directly exposed to the ground. In the summer, it can even be caught in the sun. From a distance, the smoke billowed out, like the legendary Ahbi Hell! Zhou Jianliang was in a happy mood, waved his big hand, and described loudly.

"In that case, why doesn't Brother Zhou make use of it?" When Zhang Qian heard this, his heart became happier and happier. grabbed Zhou Jianliang's arm, dragged him back to his seat again, and then dipped his fingers in some liquor, and quickly sketched a "few" in the blank space in the center of the table.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Yellow River should look like this, and Shengzhou, where your ministry is stationed now, is just around the corner of a few words. I once heard Brother Zhou complain that the chief administrator wanted to build a city along the riverbank, but the court was unable to allocate the money for a long time. Since peat can be dug everywhere like loess, why not dig it up and load it on a boat and go downstream. Once the stove is used by a large number of ordinary people, the daily consumption of peat may be hundreds of thousands of catties. Even if it's ten catties for a penny, it's enough for Shuo Fangjun to earn back......"

"No!" Before he could say anything, Ren Cong had already interrupted loudly, "Senior brother, sell goods for thousands of miles, and only transport gold, beads, silk and jade!" Shuofang is thousands of miles away from Chang'an? When peat is brought in, the price may increase by five to ten times. ”

"Senior brother said to use the Yellow River for water transportation!" Guo Nu heard this, and immediately frowned and retorted.

"The mouth of the pot is dangerous, and the boat can't pass. The boat must be reversed once there, and the labor required is not calculated! "When it comes to long-distance goods, Ren Cong is really an expert. Without thinking about it, he shook his head vigorously again. "What's more, peat is not available for 100 miles in Gyeonggi, but it takes some labor to dig it up. But far less than thousands of miles trafficked! ”

"Huh? Such? Zhang Qian's fingers froze on the table, and his face was so ugly and ugly.

The first time he "opened up the territory", he didn't wait for it to be implemented, but he was slapped to death on the wine table by the little fat man Ren Cong. If he feels good in his heart, it's strange!

And you can't use interests to tie Shuo Fangjun to yourself. In the future, if he wants to use Zhang Renyuan's power to support himself, it is tantamount to a fool's dream!

Even if Zhang Renyuan is as kind as Zhou Jianliang, he will not risk provoking a war just because of an iron stove to destroy the marriage between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. What's more, Zhou Jianliang had already agreed just now to return him a hundred enemy heads!

"Master Ren's words are reasonable, but compared to your senior brother, it is more than a step worse!" Just when Zhang Qian was so depressed that he almost hit the wall, Zhou Jianliang's deep voice suddenly came from his ears, "If the iron furnace can be used on a large scale by the people, why should I transport the peat to Chang'an by myself?" As long as the price is low enough and the safety along the way is guaranteed, after digging it out and piling it up in the open space, there will naturally be traders who come to buy it. Bingzhou, Fenzhou and other places near Shuofang are as bitter and cold as winter. The local people are densely populated, and if every household can light a stove, our Shuo Fang army is equivalent to being stationed on a golden mountain! ”

Pingsu was so poor that he suddenly found that the peat that could be seen almost everywhere in Shuofang could be dug up and sold for money, Zhou Jianliang was so excited that he even changed his voice, "And my Shuofang army captures so many prisoners every year, and the chief manager always can't bear to kill them all." Instead, they had to take a few days of dry food, eat and drink, and then send them away. If they dare to commit crimes in the future, Lao Tzu will arrest them and dig peat! ”

"Bang!" Speaking of excitement, he slapped the table hard, shaking the soup in the hot pot and splashing around.

And Guo Nu and Ren Cong didn't care about wiping it. One quickly turned his head to Zhang Qian, and asked with a smile, "Senior brother, Wang Ziyu was born in the Taiyuan Wang family. Although he is high, he will not let go of such a large new source of wealth and not inform his family. Anyway, the blueprints of your furnace are going to be circulated, so why don't you let me copy a copy and give it to him? In this way, the more stoves his Wang family sells, the greater the profit from selling peat on Zhou Duwei's side! ”

The other sat on the seat and rubbed his fists, "Senior brother, the stove near Gyeonggi, although it is handed over to my Ren family." This winter, I promise that at least 10,000 households will be able to install this item! ”

"Senior brother, I'll also ask my grandfather for a copy of the drawing. Near Gyeonggi, my family does not compete with the third junior brother. My family is going to do the Eastern Capital, Luzhou and Xiangzhou! ”

……

Next, there was basically nothing to do. When it comes to doing business, the two junior brothers are family scholars, and they are more expert than him. In less than a stick of incense, a specific "spoils" plan was proposed. In addition, there was a discussion about how to work together to supply peat to thousands of households in Gyeonggi in the future.

In this way, Zhang Qian's initial plan to recruit Shuo Fangjun to be his backer was made, and although he made some discounts, he could still continue to push down. Suddenly, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

However, before he could finish his breath, outside the house, there was a soft knock on the door, "Tuk tuk, tuk tuk, tuk tuk ......", followed by the voice of Wang Jun, who was the director, came in, "Young eunuch, Li Fengyu of the Shang Yuan Bureau, I want to see you." The others are already in the courtyard, are you free? ”

"It smells so good!" Before the words fell, a voice that was not too unfamiliar had already sounded outside the window, "Young Eunuch Zhang, is this also one of your master's masters?" In the Xia Shang Bureau, Li Qi is uninvited, can you be lucky enough to join in the fun?! ”