Of course, when it comes to straw fabrics, we can't forget the adobe houses that Marin promoted very early. This kind of rammed house made of yellow mud and thatch was a symbol of poverty in China at the end of the 20th century. But in Europe at the beginning of the 16th century, it was a "mansion" in the eyes of the poor......

After all, this kind of adobe house, which is fully equipped. There is an earthen stove with a chimney, and a kang where you can make a fire to keep warm in winter. For the poor serfs of Germany, living in such adobe houses was tantamount to living in a mansion.

What's more, the construction cost of this kind of house is very low, and there are no woods, mainly yellow mud and thatch, and the construction is relatively fast. Living in such a house is many times better than the thatched huts that the serfs used to live in.

At present, in the countryside of Beihai Country, except for the rich and large families, almost every family lives in adobe houses. Although the main body of this version of the adobe house is the same as the thatched hut of the poor in Europe in the past, the thatched house in Europe is built with branches and thatch, and then the net is plastered with earth. However, this structure is very unstable and the soil is prone to falling off. Once the dirt comes off, the whole house becomes leaky. The adobe house built by the plate is built because of the yellow mud with thatched "bones" for the plate construction, and the rammed earth and fire roasting links are added in the later stage, so that the firmness of the house has been greatly improved. Moreover, the thermal insulation and moisturizing performance is very good, which is better than that of brick houses.

The disadvantage is probably that the earthquake resistance effect is not good, and the fear of flooding is too much. After all, a house made of mud is not so reliable, and it is also afraid of being soaked in water for a long time. However, earthquakes appear to be rare in Germany. As for the problem of flood soaking, Marin dug a lot of ditches in Beihai to drain the water, and it seems that it is not very likely......

In addition to adobe houses, the people of Beihai would also use thatch to weave a kind of straw fabric called grass cover. This kind of thing is like a kind of blanket, and its function is to cover the body as a quilt to keep warm in winter......

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As the clock ticked into January 1514, Europe also ushered in the coldest month of the year. During the month, the temperature in Europe dropped significantly. In the northern part of Germany, the temperature even fell below -10 degrees.

Such low temperatures caused people to freeze to death in many parts of the German region. Only Beihai Kingdom, because of the existence of adobe houses and fire kangs, almost a few people froze to death.

In order to ensure that the population does not shrink, Marin ordered that the forests be opened nationwide in December and January, and farmers can enter the forests duty-free to cut firewood for heating. In other months, it is not allowed to enter the forest to cut firewood. Even if allowed, there is a certain amount of tax to pay. Of course, there is no restriction on entering the forest to pick up dead branches and leaves for firewood. In addition, the straw after harvesting rye in rural areas is also the most important source of firewood for farmers.

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However, the eight vassal states newly included in the rule of the Beihai State seem to have encountered many problems, and many serfs froze to death in their own thatched huts in the cold winter......

According to the statistics of local officials, but in the cold wave in early January, hundreds of people in the eight vassal states froze to death, which shocked Marin.

Therefore, Ma Lin quickly ordered 3,000 Beihai engineering troops, together with 10,000 people, to divide into several groups and go deep into the disaster area to help the affected people repair their houses. Even, the construction of new adobe houses.

Ma Lin's move surprised the people of the 8 vassal states newly included in the Beihai State - hey, the nobles actually care about the lives of the poor? It's so strange......

But after everyone watched strongly, they had to admit that Ma Lin, the Grand Duke of Beihai Kingdom, was indeed a good nobleman who cared about the lives of the common people......

But they don't know that in later generations, this is the most basic operation of the government. If there is a disaster somewhere, and the official does not respond accordingly, it will be scolded to death......

In addition to helping the common people repair their houses, Ma Lin also purchased a batch of lily clothes and straw covers from the original ruling area of the Beihai Kingdom at a low price, and urgently sent them to the disaster area to provide them to the victims. In addition, the engineering troops and the people who are good at weaving straw shoes are also asked to teach the local people how to weave straw shoes, and even wear clothes and straw covers.

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These measures, as well as the novelty of the straw fabrics, amazed the people of the eight vassal states that were newly incorporated into the Beihai Kingdom. They were amazed to know that the North Sea State had a mysterious fertilizer that greatly increased crop yields.

However, when the weather was cold in winter, the official Beihai State sent people to promote the version of adobe houses and straw fabrics, which subverted their cognition......

They never imagined that the thatch, which had never been put in their eyes, could be made into so many practical things. In the cold winter, it can even save their lives......

Even Marin didn't know that this wave of operations, which seemed to be normal in the eyes of later officials, actually helped him win the hearts of the people of the newly annexed 8 vassal states at once. Because those common people know that Marin is a good nobleman who cares about their life and death......

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Unbeknownst to Marin, who had inadvertently won over the hearts of the people, he was working in a military-affiliated blacksmith shop outside of Aurich, supervising blacksmiths, carpenters, and potters to build what he needed......

"Yes, then, you make the stove like this...... Well, it doesn't have to be too big...... Keep an eye here, the kind of ...... that can be plugged."

Half a day later, from the stove where the pottery was fired, a small stove with eyes on the bottom came out. On top of the stove, there is also a movable movable handle......

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Marin then instructed the carpenters to build a set of wooden tools that could be used with pedals, disassemble them, and give them to the blacksmiths who were transferred from the cannon foundry, so that they could use the sand box casting method to produce iron tools of the same size as the wooden tools......

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When the set that could be used to pedal was successfully cast, Marin immediately instructed his men:

"Quickly, add water to these anthracite coals, mix them with yellow mud in a ratio of 8 to 2, and stir well. Then, put it in this container......"

"You...... Pedaling ......"

"Loosen it and remove the contents ......"

Then the big guy saw a cylindrical black thing with 12 holes in it......

"Grand Duke, what is this?" The craftsmen were curious.

Marin said mysteriously:

"Don't ask, this is an epoch-making artifact!"

The craftsmen were all startled—oh my god, the artifact......

Then, they were more curious......

However, Marlin didn't let them touch the Hesse's perforated cylinder, and they didn't dare to touch it casually, so they could only tilt their heads and keep looking......

When a few new black perforated cylinders were almost dry, Marlin beckoned to the craftsmen to bring over the small stove that had been fired earlier. Then, he put the first piece of Hesse's perforated cylinder in the blacksmith's furnace, and when the surface was red, he threw it into the bottom of the furnace, and then added two more pieces to it......

"What the hell is this, Grand Duke?" A craftsman asked curiously.

"Honeycomb Coal ......"