Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 261, Snowstorm, Huns
After a night of heavy snowfall, the whole of Xianyang was painted a layer of silver. With the first ray of sunshine, the merchants with closed doors opened their doors one after another.

As the gate was opened by the boy, the snow fell from the eaves, and then one after another people went out with brooms and other tools to clean up the snow. The Xianyang garrison under the lieutenant also sent some soldiers with tools to clean up the streets of Xianyang. Alley of snow.

Ziyou sat in the carriage and walked slowly towards the Academy of Sciences. Ziyou was wearing a white velvet cloak, and there was a copper basin burning charcoal in the carriage.After the snow on the road was almost cleared, there were more people in the deserted street, and the carriages of some rich families were also walking slowly on the street, and the grooms who drove were very serious.

Although the snow has been cleared, the streets are still a bit slippery. I am afraid that because of my haste, I will cause a car accident and hurt the nobles in the carriage. It is also because this is Qin State and Xianyang. If you hit someone or something on the road, the penalty is to run away. It's over, although under the auspices of Han Fei and Li Si, some harsh and backward punishments were revised, but the harshness of Qin Law is still very high.

Ziyou in the carriage kept rubbing his hands. After the first heavy snow fell this year, the temperature dropped significantly. Even with a stove and a big cloak, Ziyou still felt a bit cold.

"I don't know how many places will suffer from snow disasters this year." Ziyou said in a daze.

Natural disasters often mean irresistible death in today's era. It is really difficult to keep out the cold in winter when there is no cotton. Thinking of the problem of cotton, Ziyou couldn't help sighing. In addition to sending people south to search for Champa rice, They also sent people to the Western Regions to search for cotton, but it has been a long time now, and none of the people they sent have returned.

In the Warring States period when there was no cotton-padded clothes, powerful merchants, nobles and nobles mainly relied on animal fur to keep warm, while ordinary people could only rely on filling clothes or quilts with reed flowers, thatch, willow catkins, etc. to keep warm.

Just when Ziyou lost his mind, the carriage stopped, Mo Ya opened the curtain and said

"Sir, the Academy of Sciences is here."

After the guards at the gate of the Academy of Sciences saw Ziyou's carriage, a guard hurried forward to hold the carriage. After Ziyou got up and walked out of the carriage, the guards at the gate saluted Ziyou.
"See you sir!"

"Well, don't disturb the others, I'm here to find Patriarch Gongshu and Mrs. Xiangli." Ziyou said.

The Academy of Sciences is not when it was first established. There are only the dean Ziyou and Qin Mo and the two main forces. In the past six months, the general framework of the Academy of Sciences has also been perfected. Jingxi and Black and White Xuanjian are in charge of guarding. The government transferred a group of people from the recruiting office to serve as the chief bookkeeper and knife and pen clerk to deal with documents and other things.

"No," said the guard.

The guards returned to the door, and Ziyou and Mo Ya entered the Academy of Sciences after extensive body searches and inspections. This was stipulated by Ziyou. Except for Ying Zheng, anyone entering or leaving the Academy of Sciences had to go through strict body searches and inspections.

Because of the weather and the cold, the Academy of Sciences no longer had the usual buzz of people. Everyone returned to the room to work. Ziyou led Mo Ya and continued to walk in, while Gong Shuchou and Xiang Liguan greeted him at the door.

"Meet Master Wang!" The two saluted.

"The owner of the family loses, and the master is Xiangli." Ziyou returned the courtesy.

The three of them didn't say any other polite words, and walked directly into the room. There was no charcoal or stove burning in the room, but the whole room was extraordinarily warm, in stark contrast to the severe cold outside.

"This firewall is good, but the cost is too high to be used by ordinary people." Ziyou said.

During the Warring States Period, the main tool for keeping out the cold was the Liao furnace, that is, the brazier, but the Liao furnace was a processed brazier, and the Liao furnace was equipped with a charcoal dustpan, which was used to transfer the fire and add charcoal.The brazier is directly added to easily cause a fire.

"Yeah, this year's heavy snow was caught off guard. Originally, the court was preparing supplies to deal with the heavy snow after winter, but I didn't expect this heavy snow to come so fast, and the people were not prepared enough. I'm afraid the people who suffered from frostbite this year There will be many." Xiang Liguan said.

"So I came to you, can you see if this thing works?" Ziyou put a blueprint on the table.

Xiang Liguan turned the drawing over and Gongshuchou and Gongshuchou began to look at the things on it.

"This heated kang is not very difficult to make. It is equivalent to a simplified version of the fire wall. However, the fire kang is different from the fire wall and has good protection measures. If the fire is too large, it is likely to cause the bed to collapse. Moreover, the fire kang piled up with soil The common people may not be able to get used to sleeping." Xiang Liguan said.

"If stone bricks and loess are mixed with other things, the collapse of the kang can be avoided to the greatest extent." Gong Shuchou said looking at the drawing.

"I will leave the matter of the heated kang to you. If you need anything, just let me know. You must find the most suitable materials and building methods for building the heated kang in the shortest possible time." Ziyou nodded and said.

There is nothing wrong with saying that professional things should be left to professional people. Ziyou remembers the general structure diagram of the heated kang, but the specific feasibility and masonry methods are very vague. At this time, Qin Mo and the public loser are needed. Professionals come to make up.

"No!" The two said, clasping hands.

Facing the heated kang, both of them treated it with [-] points of energy. This is a matter that benefits the country and the people. If it is messed up, the two of them will face the rejection of the entire Qin people. Not to mention the rewards from Yingzheng, they can not only increase the influence of their sect, but also improve their reputation. Who doesn't want to occupy more space in future history books? ,

"Is Gongshuhai in the Academy of Sciences?" Ziyou asked.

"He's here, this subordinate will call him here." Gong Shuchou said.

After Gongshuchou left, Ziyou explained to Xiangliguan some things to pay attention to, such as choosing the most suitable materials for masonry, and ensuring safety while ensuring maximum heat transfer capacity. Also write down one by one.In matters within the Academy of Sciences, the public loser and Qin Mo have made a strict division of labor. The public loser on both sides is responsible for the research and development and supply of military weapons, while Qin Mo is responsible for civilian needs.

Soon Gongshuchou brought Gongshuhai to the main hall. Ziyou's eyes widened when he saw Gongshuhai walking in. The current Gongshuhai is not the strong young man he was back then. Gongshuhai's left hand and right leg have changed. It has turned into mechanical hands and legs, and there is an extra mask made of iron sheet on the face.

"Greetings, Master Wang!" Gong Shuhai said with a salute.

"Excuse me, how did you do this?" Ziyou asked.

"Returning to my lord, the disciple accidentally got injured during the experiment, but these are not important. The disciple has already developed the most stable gunpowder ratio, and some weapons that the master imagined have also been developed, but they are still the simplest. The weapon is not stable enough, and the damage caused is not enough, so the disciple is speeding up the development of a more powerful weapon recently, so I forgot to report the progress to the adults during this time."

Gongshu Hai’s eyes were filled with fanaticism. Although he lost two legs and one arm in the experiment, these were nothing. After all, many people in Gongshu were like this. I am ashamed to say that I am a big killer.

Gong Shuchou and Xiang Liguan looked at Gong Shuhai with relief in their eyes, and the two of them also suffered countless injuries from the experiment. If they didn't have any mechanism parts on their bodies, no matter whether it was Qin Mo or Gong Loser, everyone would think that this was the case. People haven't realized the Tao yet, and mechanism skills are not enough to get started.But thinking of the damage caused by Gong Shuhai's research on gunpowder, the two of them could only feel infinite emotion in their hearts.

They remembered that the scariest time was when Gong Shuhai was experimenting in the middle of the night, an explosion would blow up two houses, scaring them who hadn't left the Academy of Sciences to think that the earth dragon had turned over.

It even alarmed Yingzheng in the Qin Palace. Heibingtai, Luowang, Lieutenant, Tingwei, and the imperial army all came, and Gong Shuhai, who had just crawled out of the ruins, was directly pointed at with dozens of swords.

Fortunately, Ziyou reported to Yingzheng in advance, otherwise Gong Shuhai would not have been sent to Tingwei prison, but would have been reprimanded.

After Ying Zheng knew that the explosion was just a product of failure, he immediately conferred the title and reward on Gong Shuhai, telling him to develop it as soon as possible.

Seeing the enthusiasm in Gong Shuhai's eyes, Ziyou swallowed what he wanted to say, and said

"This matter will not be accomplished overnight. Take your time. Safety is important. I will ask people to build a separate gunpowder test site. The developed gunpowder must be stored as I said, and open flames are strictly prohibited."

Ziyou is very clear about the power of gunpowder. He is not afraid that Gong Shuhai will blow himself up to death, but he is afraid that Gong Shuhai will blow up the entire Academy of Sciences.

"No!" Gong Shuhai said.

A sudden knock on the door caught the attention of five people in the room. Mo Ya stepped forward to open the door, and a soldier stood outside the door.

"Your Majesty has an order to call Master Wang into the palace." Said the armored soldier.

"Let him in."

Mo Ya stepped aside and let the soldier walk into the room. The soldier saluted Ziyou and the others and said
"Master Wang, the king ordered you to enter the palace immediately to discuss important matters."

"Did Your Majesty say what it is?" Ziyou asked.

"I didn't say anything, but the Taiwei, Prime Minister, Doctor Yushi and Jiuqing are all on their way to the palace." Said the soldier.

Gongshuqiu and Xiangliguan were taken aback for a moment, the three lords and nine ministers were all summoned, this is a major event, and it might shake the foundation of the country.

Ziyou didn't dare to delay, he left the Academy of Sciences with Mo Ya and the soldiers, and headed towards Zhangtai Palace.

When Ziyou arrived at Zhangtai Palace, and many people arrived, Ziyou came to Lu Buwei and asked in a low voice
"My lord, what happened?"

"I don't know, but it should be related to the performance of the Xianyang Order this morning. Within Xianyang, dozens of people died of freezing due to heavy snowfall." Lu Buwei said in a deep voice.

"Is there a mistake?" Ziyou asked.

"At least not many, these dozens of people are just a rough count of the Xianyang Order."

Ziyou also fell silent when he heard this sentence. This rough statistics should only be the number of people who died of freezing in Xianyang City, not to mention the snowy places outside Xianyang City, or even the whole Qin Kingdom. Thousands, even thousands of people.

Thousands of people froze to death. This is already a shocking thing. After all, the only places where it snows in Qin State are Beidi County, Shangdang County, Xianyang and Yingchuan County in Qin State.

Especially Yingchuan County, Yingchuan County has just been established, and various matters are still in the preparation and starting stages, and its ability to deal with snow disasters is the worst.Moreover, the people of South Korea have just surrendered to Qin, so if the impact of this snow disaster is huge, it will inevitably cause another wave.

But now everything is unknown, I can only pray that the snow in Yingchuan County will be less.

As the gate of Zhangtai Palace opened, Zhao Gao shouted the order from the court, and everyone hurried to the main hall.

After the courtesies of the emperor and ministers, Ying Zheng said with a heavy face
"Nowadays, the four counties of our state of Qin are experiencing heavy snowfall. According to the rough statistics in Xianyang alone, dozens of people froze to death, not to mention Beidi County and Shangdang County. My dear friends want to send people to the three places to count the number of victims on the spot, and Carry out disaster relief.

All aspects of the court must fully cooperate in disaster relief. "

After Ying Zheng finished speaking, Lu Buwei stood up first and said
"Your Majesty is kind and cares about all the people. It is the blessing of the people of our country of Qin. According to the plan before the snow disaster in the Prime Minister's Mansion, there are some disaster relief items that can be sent to the place for disaster relief.

According to the usual practice, the localities will also prepare winter supplies before the winter, in order to prevent the snow disaster from occurring and not be able to provide disaster relief in time. Your Majesty can let the localities count the number of victims and provide disaster relief at the same time.At the same time, let him escort the court materials to the place. "

"Father Zhong has worked hard. The Xianyang Order reported that many houses were damaged by heavy snow. Can the Shaofu provide craftsmen and manpower to repair the house?" Ying Zheng looked at the Shaofu Order.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, if the artisans of the Shaofu in Xianyang can still be satisfied, there are also craftsmen in the local area, but the number may not be able to meet the needs of the entire county, and there is also a slight shortage of manpower." The Shaofu Ling said bravely.

It's not that he doesn't want to cooperate with Ying Zheng, but that the Shaofu really can't produce so many craftsmen.

"The locality can temporarily recruit folk craftsmen, as long as they are paid, the craftsmen will definitely not refuse." Ziyou said.

"According to what the teacher said, if the local area has financial difficulties, it can be transferred from the court. As for the manpower problem, can the Taiwei ask the army to send extra manpower." Ying Zheng looked at Wei Liao.

"There is no problem with the army, we can send people to help the Shaofu," Wei Liao said.

"That's good, the Shaofu can't let the army fight for nothing, and pay the participating soldiers according to their normal wages." Ying Zheng said.

If it was before, Yingzheng would definitely not ask the Shaofu to give money, but now he is the richest person in Qin State, and he is not short of this money.

"Your Majesty is merciful!" Shao Fu and Wei Liao saluted and said.

"Aiqing Zhang Cang, is there enough grain in the treasury granary to allocate relief without affecting the overall situation?" Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Cang.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the national treasury is sufficient to deal with disaster relief and stabilize local food, and charcoal and firewood can also be allocated to support local areas." Zhang Cang said.

"That's good, dear dears, do you have any other questions?"

"Report to Your Majesty, I have one more thing to do." Ziyou stood up and said.

"Teacher, what questions do you have?" Ying Zheng asked.

"I believe that Beidi County should strengthen its defenses and deal with the Huns going south at any time," Ziyou said.

"Hun!?"

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