Now Emperor Zhou Ping's actions obviously still trust them, and he also wants to take the opportunity to occupy Beiyun City.

Li Yuanqing nodded, full of confidence in the future, "Yes, I will do my best to obey the destiny of heaven next." ”

Liu Pan'er pursed her lips and smiled, "My husband must be able to, and in addition, the farming on my side is also going well." I thought it would take a lot of words to persuade the local people to grow wheat in the sandy land, raise rabbits and pigs, but I didn't expect the people to quickly agree. ”

Li Yuanqing praised, "Because you are Mrs. Drey!" In the south, because most of the rice is grown, the cultivation of sweet potatoes is only a small part, but in the north and northwest, it is different. Sweet potatoes and potatoes, as well as corn, are relatively hardy, and they are grown in these places not only to survive, but also to produce much higher yields than local crops. ”

"It can be said that as long as the people who grow these two crops can basically eat enough and do not have to go hungry. You may get bored if you eat too much, but it's better than being hungry. ”

Liu Pan'er thought of the feeling of being hungry when she was escaping from the famine, it was simply too painful.

"Actually, sweet potatoes taste good, at least improved, not heartburn, and sweet. I was very surprised when I saw that there was sweet potato candy, sweet potato flour, potato flour, and I was very surprised to make the grain that was not easy to preserve. ”

Although when she was in the south, she wanted to eat sweet potato vermicelli and potato flour and made some, but she didn't specifically promote it, but the wisdom of the common people is infinite and self-taught.

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Yes, there is also tofu, it is no longer an outrageous white jade paste with a high price in the capital, it is made of beans, and ordinary people can afford it." ”

The husband and wife talked about people's livelihood from the military to the small life, and they were full of interest.

Li Dabao took two tools for making honeycomb coal, "Dad, it's already been made, while the sky is still bright, let's make some honeycomb coal you said?" ”

Li Yuanqing saw that the children were very curious, "Okay, let's leave now." ”

Liu Paner also found it interesting, if there is a stove, it will be more convenient to cook in the future, even in the barracks, it is also much more convenient.

According to different proportions, Li Dabao mixed three mixtures of soil and coal.

Li Yuanqing had great strength, began to hold the tools, pressed down on these mixtures, repeated several times, compacted, moved to the side, and then gently pressed the handle above, and the honeycomb coal fell off the ground from the inside.

It is round and has twelve holes in it.

Li Xiaobao and Li Nan ran over to see, "No wonder you want honeycomb coal, it is indeed like honeycomb." ”

"Next, let's see if it will work! But dad is as powerful as his mother, so he can definitely use it. ”

Li Dabao nodded, "After getting this tool, I thought about it carefully and felt that Daddy's idea was very good. ”

"Iron stoves consume, there are too many iron products, and the cost is too expensive, and the common people can't afford to use them at all, so I have asked craftsmen to make ceramics."

Li Yuanqing nodded, "When we test out which proportion of honeycomb coal is good, we will start making it." ”

"You can build a big stove in the camp, use a big pot, not a stove, put more honeycomb coal in it, and you don't need to put firewood in it while cooking rice."

"Especially when marching and fighting, it is particularly inconvenient to bring firewood. This piece of honeycomb coal can top a bundle of firewood, and it is small in size and easy to carry. ”

Everyone has high hopes for the newly made honeycomb coal.

In the process of making honeycomb coal, the family goes into battle together, which is equivalent to parent-child time.

Three days later, the honeycomb coal was dried and the stove was delivered.

To Liu Paner's surprise, there was a gap next to the stove, in which a clay pot was placed and filled with hot water.

When the briquette stove is cooking on the fire, the water in this clay pot will also become hot water through the residual heat of the stove.

Although it is not boiled, this hot water is enough for washing your face and hands.

Liu Paner once again sighed at the wisdom of the working people.

"Dabao, go back and reward this person for making a stove, his mind is very ingenious, and the things he makes are also very practical."

Li Dabao nodded, "My son also thinks this stove is very good." ”

"In the summer, you may not think that the hot water is precious. But in the winter, when the water is dripping into ice, the stove is sealed the night before, and the hot water from this crockpot is filled with the side, which is enough for the family to wash their faces. ”

"As long as the stove is burning, there will always be hot water. For ordinary people, quite practical. ”

These people in the city bought firewood for burning.

Therefore, in addition to cooking, ordinary people will not deliberately boil hot water at all. Even in winter, laundry is done in cold water.

If this stove had been used, it would have been different.

Liu Pan'er nodded, "Taking advantage of the high temperature in summer and the short time for drying honeycomb coal, hurry up and gather more people to make honeycomb coal now." ”

"By the way, there is also a sturdy and durable furnace for this kind of ceramic, which ordinary people can afford to use, and it can't be too expensive."

Li Dabao nodded, "Mother, I wrote it down." These cinders can also be used to build roads, and they are very useful. Daddy's side specially explained, can't be littered. ”

Liu Pan'er nodded, "Your father has always thought thoughtfully, you pay attention." By the way, the way this honeycomb coal is made, don't forget to pass it on to Your Majesty. ”

Li Dabao smiled, "Excerpt, I have already written it and sent it away, although it is inconspicuous, but it is also the credit of our family." ”

Liu Paner smiled and disagreed, "You think it's just a small thing, but for many people, it can make their lives better." ”

"Your Majesty is the co-lord of the world, and it is his duty to let more people live a good life. There is coal in many parts of the country, and His Majesty will make good use of it. ”

Li Dabao nodded, "Yes, mother." ”

Soon after, the people of the mall learned that there was a stove that was more cost-effective and convenient than burning firewood.

Cooking is available to every household, so the people pay special attention to it.

They came over to try it out, and after counting their fingers, although it was a little more expensive to buy a stove, this thing could be used for many years.

After that, coal is much cheaper than firewood, and there is a lot of hot water.

So many people bought one after another, and for a while, the business of selling firewood in the city was much worse.

When these people lost their jobs, they thought they were going to go hungry, and then they saw the recruitment of craftsmen to make honeycomb coal.

It doesn't matter if you don't know how to do it, as long as you have the strength and are willing to endure hardships, twenty dollars a day.

This is more cost-effective than them chopping firewood and selling firewood, they sell a cart of firewood, and they sell it for 20 yuan, and they also cut firewood together as a family, on average, each person does not earn much.

As a result, many strong laborers were attracted to it, and more and more people made honeycomb coal.

The coal surface that was originally useless, but it was blown away by the wind, and now it is collected and used to make honeycomb coal.

The men in the barracks were originally unimpressed by the honeycomb coal sent by the general.

But after using it, I think it smells so good.