Cui Shanyou was' entrusted with an important task 'by Li Er and was sent to the Hongwen Library to revise history. The group of supervisors at the Imperial College did not dare to cause any more trouble. For this reason, the Zheng Clan of Xingyang even sent someone to warn Zheng Huaibo to behave himself.
Not only did Li Zexuan have the emperor's heart, but the power that was related to him was also deeply rooted. It was almost equivalent to half of the entire Tang Empire's military power! Most importantly, Li Zexuan might be hiding something extremely terrifying in his hands. Back then, the Seven Cultivators Sect of Snake Spirit Mountain was destroyed in a single night. The aristocratic families still remembered this in their hearts!
The Zheng Clan was not willing to provoke Li Zexuan. It was not that the Zheng Clan was afraid, but that they did not have any deep grudges with Li Zexuan. It was not worth it to fight to the death with him!
Aristocratic families were all profit-oriented!
The days suddenly became leisurely. For several days, no one came to disturb Li Zexuan.
As the end of the year approached, the weather became colder. Although it was not snowing yet, Chang 'an was located in the north of China. Once winter came, the north wind would often howl. The wind was like a knife to the face. Recently, Li Zexuan had been wondering if he should let the students of the academy have their winter break in advance. After all, the weather was indeed a little cold!
The cold weather made Lan-er, who usually liked to go out and play, unwilling to go out anymore. The little girl stayed at home all day, wrapped in a thick fox fur coat and wearing cotton clothes inside. Her chubby appearance made her look even cuter!
Take note, cotton clothes were not cotton clothes. Although there was cotton in the Tang Dynasty, it was only used as an ornamental flower. At this time, it was not used to make cotton clothes. The so-called cotton robes were made from extremely high-grade silk. This type of silk was also known as' Bi '. It was mainly used to make cotton robes. In the' Book of Songs', the saying 'Qiyue has no clothes, so he robes with his son' referred to this type of robe.
This kind of robe made of silk had excellent insulation properties. Of course, it was also quite expensive to make. Only wealthy families could afford it!
However, for the poor, wearing a robe with a 'bi' on it was a luxury. Basically, they would wear a 'bi' robe. The so-called 'bi' robe 'was a robe filled with a type of low-grade silk, and its ability to resist the cold was extremely poor. Even when some famous people were not successful, they would cause a lot of trouble because of this. For example, the famous Zeng Zi of the Warring States period, when he was not successful, he wore this robe. When he rolled up his sleeves in the middle of winter, his elbows would be exposed.
Of course, in addition to silk materials, animal fur clothes were also necessary to keep out the cold. However, high-grade fur clothes were basically the patent of the rich and nobles. Of course, the common people could not count on them.
It was conceivable that winter was a difficult season for most people in an era without cotton. Just listen to the great poet Du Fu's poem and you'll know: The cloth quilt has been cold as iron for many years, and the proud child is evil. Even the blankets were as cold as iron!
Was this the Du Fu family in late autumn? What was the colder winter like? Just thinking about it made one shiver.
Therefore, Li Zexuan could not help but sigh recently. Who knows how many poor people would freeze to death in an ordinary winter!
"Brother! Look at how cold it is, hurry up and think of something! "
Lan-er clung to Li Zexuan and said pitifully. It was cold outside, but it was also cold inside the house!
Although there was a charcoal brazier at home, she did not know why her brother went crazy and said that the charcoal brazier had to be ventilated at home. But this way, it would really be ice and fire! The front would be hot from the fire, and the back would be cold from the cold wind!
At this time, she began to envy Li Zexuan. Although it was cold outside, Li Zexuan had internal energy and only wore a few layers of clothes. However, his big hands were always so warm. Therefore, whenever Lan-er saw Li Zexuan at home, she always liked to put her hands in Li Zexuan's palms to warm them up!
"Ha ~! You little girl! Hot summer and cold winter is a natural cycle. How can your brother change the weather for you ~? "
After hearing the little cutie's cute request, Li Zexuan was a little amused.
Lan-er blinked and said cheekily, "Hehe! Brother can't change the weather, but there must be other ways! Brother is the best! "
"Ha! You little girl, you call it cold when there is a charcoal brazier? Why don't you go out and see? Is there anyone in the Li family outside who can afford charcoal? "
Mrs. Li said to her daughter in a bad mood.
Lan-er pursed her lips and did not say anything.
Li Zexuan said happily, "If you want to talk about that, it's not like there's no way …"
"Young Master, Faubert sent someone to deliver a furnace and a batch of strange-looking charcoal balls. He said that he wants you to try it!"
An idea popped up in Li Zexuan's mind. San Bao suddenly came in and bowed.
"Oh ~? Haha! You came at the right time! Where are the things! Quickly bring them in! "
Li Zexuan's face lit up with joy as he said loudly.
Ever since the last batch of bauxite, Fubin sent people to deliver a few more batches of iron ore, sulfur ore, and coal! The furnace in the workshop was almost completed recently, so Faubert started to study how to make honeycomb briquettes. As for the furnace used to burn honeycomb briquettes, the structure was too simple. Faubert directly asked his trusted craftsmen to build it!
Li Zexuan gave Faubert a very detailed method of making honeycomb briquettes. It only took two to three days for the first batch of honeycomb briquettes to be ready. How could Li Zexuan not be happy when he thought that he had brought a very practical modern item to the Tang Dynasty?
"Young Master, it's all in the yard! I'll bring it in for you now! "
Seeing that his young master was happy, San Bao was naturally happy as well. He smiled and replied.
The rest of the family did not understand why Li Zexuan was suddenly so happy. Old Lady Ye smiled and asked, "Xiao Xuan, isn't this just a furnace? Do you have to be so happy?"
"Hehe, Grandma, this is not an ordinary furnace. You'll know in a while!"
Li Zexuan smiled and kept them in suspense.
After a while, San Bao and Ah Fu worked together to move the furnace and honeycomb briquettes into the yard. Li Zexuan went forward to take a closer look. A familiar feeling instantly rushed to his heart. This was because from the appearance, this furnace and honeycomb briquettes were very similar to the ones he used at home in his previous life.
"Brother! Can this thing warm me up? "
Lan 'er looked at the furnace that was almost as tall as her and asked crisply.
Li Zexuan rubbed her little head and smiled knowingly. "Hur hur! Lan 'er, you guessed right, but there's no reward, haha! "
After that, he did not care about the little girl's coquettishness and went forward to personally pick up the fire tongs (this was something that existed before the Three Kingdoms). He clamped a piece of honeycomb briquettes to death and put it into the charcoal basin. Then, he lifted his head and said to Old Lady Ye, "Grandma, this thing is made of briquettes. I call it honeycomb briquettes! You'll know the magic of this thing in a while! "
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