Easier said than done.

The officials in the capital are in large households, and generally their own families have masons and carpenters, and small transformations are done by themselves, and large transformations cannot be done.

Ordinary people have limited costs, and they will definitely be very cautious about the transformation of kang stoves.

Therefore, you can't start this work directly, you need to make full preparations, especially the need to set up a special construction team.

Moreover, it is a construction team specializing in flue renovation and housing civil engineering, which directly transforms high-quality projects that are efficient, safe and carbon-saving.

At this time, the houses in the capital are all main houses, sitting in the north and facing south, the windows are in the south, every household has an earthen kang, the earthen kang is against the window, and the chimney is against the south gable.

Most of the stoves are in the north corner of the soil kang, and the north side of the stove is the bellows, which can be pulled at any time to make the fire burn faster, and this kind of flue is the most difficult to transform.

There are two ways to do this: one is to remove the stove and replace it with a floor stove; The second is to build a chimney outside the outer gable or back wall, which has the disadvantage of wasting a lot of heat.

Individual households are floor stoves, which are in the middle of the ground for the convenience of squatting and cooking, and there is a pit with wooden planks behind them, and the pit stores ashes and has no stove. Just install the honeycomb coal stove next to the wall of the earthen kang.

There is also a dedicated kitchen in the northeast corner of the wealthy household, and the flue leads directly to the north of the earthen kang in the master bedroom, and the master bedroom does not need to light a fire, which is safe and clean. The honeycomb coal stove in the master bedroom is placed in the same position as the stove in the bedroom.

Some of the west bedrooms have stovetops, and some have floor stoves.

In some households, the north side of the master bedroom is connected to the hall to set up a kitchen, and the stove flue leads to the master bedroom earthen kang, which is against the gable. In this case, as long as the honeycomb coal stove is placed at the root of the north wall or by the window sill, it is determined according to the conditions.

Wang Hongyu and Li Tiezhu personally drew the construction plan and sample drawing, taught several masons to understand the drawings, and made various types of model rooms. And calculate costs and profits.

Let Meng Biao first investigate the market situation of the construction team in the capital, and rely on Wei Zhongxian to open up some interpersonal relationships, after all, there are many officials and their families in the capital, and they can make a lot of money in this business, so they must have this relationship.

Then, at the end of summer, we will recruit manpower, and in the autumn and winter, we will start with daily mason work, and at the same time do training in coal furnace and flue construction.

After the unsalable honeycomb coal, the people's demand increased, but there was a lack of flue renovation and the situation of suitable coal furnaces, and then opened to make money.

This is called controlling the market through the industrial chain, preparing the industrial layout, and entering the construction market to make money when the commanding heights of the market are arranged.

As for the drawings of new houses, Wang Hongyu has drawn many types, and after the renovation project opens up, he will solicit new projects, especially large courtyard houses, two courtyards and even five courtyard projects; Public works projects can also be contracted gradually.

Wang Hongyu also envisions real estate development, road and bridge construction, and urban construction and renovation projects.

Steel plates and iron sheets require rolling mills and water pressure; There is also the manufacture of seamless steel pipes, which need to be discussed, and water pipes and gun pipes are inseparable from seamless pipes; Now it is too laborious to make a barrel by drilling holes in an iron rod.

Boilers and steam engines are also indispensable, and an industrial revolution is needed to realize these ideas, and there is a long way to go.

Meng Biao deeply agrees with Wang Hongyu's development ideas and directions.

After talking about the coal industry, let's talk about the self-striking bell.

Several of the dozen or so missionaries are skilled in this way. Not only did they produce exquisite self-striking clocks that cost hundreds of taels, but they also produced pocket watches.

Pocket watches are a good thing.

Wang Hongyu immediately thought of military use.

In ancient times, wars had to be lined up, and most of the commanders were beyond the sphere of influence within the sight, so they had to use flags, fireworks, and fast horses to convey messages.

It's a lot easier to have a pocket watch.

For example, if it is agreed that Shen will attack at three o'clock, several people will have a good pocket watch, and the time will be accurate and consistent, and they only need to listen to the sound of the horn cannon to accurately launch an attack at the same time.

This is not needed, send heralds to the front line and tell when it is time to attack.

"We don't sell pocket watches first, we buy them ourselves at cost price."

"Cost price? The enthusiasm for making pocket watches will not be as good as the production of self-striking clocks. "For every bell he sells, Meng Biao now gives at least 20% of the profit to the missionaries and 20% to the apprentices of the craftsmen.

According to the cost price, the enthusiasm of missionaries and apprentice craftsmen will be affected, and some people will even want to change jobs or go it alone, to make and sell pocket watches alone, and earn hundreds of taels a lot

"Hehe, of course I thought about it."

Wang Hongyu said happily: "I will take the missionaries who are good at making pocket watches and bring them to Yunyang together." And their motivation will only be higher. ”

Meng Biao thought about it, this is so difficult. These missionaries chattered to the gods all day long, and if they had not looked down on the craftsmen, and the doctors did not like them, they would have fled the workshop to do something else.

"Remember that General Zhou is from Yunyang, is your lord going to send him back to his hometown?"

"That's right, after Your Majesty has seen the remains of my eldest brother, I will be ready to set off. There are still a few days until June, and the weather is hot, and even the remains that have been treated with lime will gradually become problematic. So, I'll be gone in a few days. ”

Meng Biao hesitated twice, swallowed his saliva and said: "My lord, take me with you this time, Yunyang has the relationship of General Zhou, more things can be done there, and there are two families in the southwest, it is estimated that it is only a matter of time before there is chaos." ”

"You are still in the capital, I don't worry about you here."

Wang Hongyu thought about taking Meng Biao with him, but now is not the time. When the base area is bigger, let him come from the "white zone" at that time.

"By the way, did Wei Liangqing pump too much oil and water from the workshop?"

At the mention of Wei Liangqing, Meng Biao was almost speechless, but there was no problem with this problem.

"He is very fun, he spends his money excessively, and half of the store's dividends are given to Grandpa Wei and him, and most of them are squandered by him. However, he respected us very much, and did not act excessively, nor did he behave badly towards the poor.

On the contrary, he liked nothing more than to see the once high priests now kneeling at his feet to give money and gifts, begging him to do things. He was very happy to bully the doctor, and he had no intention of bullying us people. ”

Speaking of this, Meng Biao shook his head with a smile, should he say that he doesn't like this kind of greedy ink, or laments that he is too willful?

"Okay" Wang Hongyu couldn't cry or laugh, this kind of guy who is angry with a doctor will generally become the worst character in the history books.

Wang Hongyu arranged for him to start the construction team, and this matter should be carefully planned and not rushed.

As for the missionaries, they would consult with the Kinney Pavilion and leave some people, including the Kinney Pavilion, to try to persuade them to take them away.

It's difficult, but it's very important.

And Wang Hongyu has a great idea.

"I'll take 5,000 taels this time, and you can put the rest into reproduction. After that, you send in the funds on a quarterly basis. ”

"Yes!"

Experienced and stable people are the most suitable for doing this job, and Wang Hongyu is currently surrounded by Meng Biao.