Ang Lee came up with the idea of asking the imperial court to provide preferential policies to guide workshop owners to solve the housing problem of the craftsmen. With a place to live, the attraction of hiring workers would be greater. His subordinates actually thought of mobile houses, which was also a very good temporary solution. Although it was not very good, it should be enough to solve the urgent problem.
If these two methods were used at the same time, Ang Lee believed that they would be able to achieve good results and solve the housing problem of many people. At least, it would alleviate some of the housing pressure and reduce the price of housing and rent slightly.
Of course, these two methods had to be supported by the imperial court. Asking workshop owners to provide housing was not a problem that could be solved with just a few words. It required tangible benefits. The workshop owners had to feel the benefits of this approach. Only then could they be mobilized. This required the support of the imperial court. Both were indispensable.
As for the temporary mobile houses, naturally, it also required the cooperation of the imperial court. Once this method was popularized, there might be a large number of mobile houses in the periphery of the capital. With so many houses, it would more or less affect the city's appearance. If the imperial court did not allow these mobile houses to exist, or moved them far away, it would not have much practical significance. These mobile houses must be near the people who lived and worked, within ten miles should be ideal.
In the imperial court, there was no higher official than the emperor. The whole world belonged to the emperor. Therefore, if these two methods were to be implemented quickly, they had to first obtain the emperor's approval. Then, from the highest level to the lowest level, the progress would be greatly accelerated. It would also allow the people to live in a house that they were satisfied with.
Of course, if one wanted to find the emperor, they had to first make comprehensive preparations. They could not just go to the emperor as soon as they had an idea. This would make them seem unprepared and disrespectful to the emperor. They had to think about all the details clearly before going to the emperor and telling him their ideas and specific measures. Only in this way could they be persuasive and make the emperor feel that it was feasible.
It wasn't difficult for the owner of the workshop to prepare houses for the craftsmen. All he had to do was to sort out the idea and list out the specific measures. The second measure was to build a large number of mobile houses. Not only did he have to tell the emperor about this idea, but he also had to build such a house so that the emperor could see it for himself. He wanted to see if the structure of the house could meet the requirements. As long as the requirements were met, the plan could be carried out.
Of course, building a mobile house was not difficult. They just had to slightly modify an ordinary carriage to increase the space. Any carpenter could do it. However, if they were to slightly modify the carriage to the palace to show the emperor, it would be too shabby. There was nothing special about it.
What Ang Lee wanted to prepare was a standard mobile house. It was not as simple as simply modifying a carriage. It had to have a complete set of living equipment, such as a bed for sleeping, a basin for washing faces, a table and stool for eating, and a cabinet for storing clothes. It even had to have a small toilet room. All of these were indispensable. After all of these were satisfied, it would be a standard RV!
There were many RVs in the future. There were self-powered RVs and towed RVs. What Li An wanted to invent was naturally a towed RV. This kind of vehicle was relatively cheap. Those who were strong could pull it themselves or find someone to pull it with them. Of course, if they could find a horse or cow, the effect would be even better. In short, moving was not a big problem. After all, it was not like they had to move every day.
If it needed to be moved every day, it was best to get a beast so that it could be moved anytime and anywhere.
The advantage of a mobile house was obvious. It could be moved. After the working location changed, it could also be moved to a new working location. It was very convenient.
However, this advantage could also become a disadvantage. That was, it was easy to lose it. Since ancient times, the number of thieves was not small. There were also many very powerful thieves. These bold thieves dared to steal anything. Because the house could not be moved, no one had heard of stealing a house since ancient times. However, if the house could be moved, then it had the conditions to be stolen. As a result, it was not impossible to steal a house.
For this problem, the best way was to live in groups. More than a dozen mobile houses were placed together and connected with iron chains. Then, there would be a person at home. In this way, the thief had no good way.
Also, each mobile house could be branded with a special mark. In this way, it would be known whose mobile house it was at a glance.
Or there was another idea. That was, the imperial court would spend money to build these mobile houses and then rent them to every poor person. Since it was the imperial court's mobile house, each one must have a special code. As long as it was recorded, it was not difficult to check. Of course, only a professional could find out what the situation of each house was.
After Ang Lee thought of this method, he began to draw drawings in the research and development center. Since the mobile house was to be built, the drawings were naturally indispensable. Without the drawings, it could not be built.
In addition to Ang Lee, no one else was suitable for drawing drawings. Only Ang Lee could draw the best and most suitable drawings.
Drawing blueprints was Li An's forte. Over the years, he had drawn thousands of blueprints, if not tens of thousands. Therefore, his skills were becoming more and more proficient. With the growth of the talents under his command, sometimes Li An no longer needed to draw very precise and detailed blueprints. He only needed to draw the general structure, and the people under him would be able to understand the areas that needed to be modified. Then, they would make reasonable modifications and finally produce the most reasonable final product.
The blueprint drawn by Li An was a drawing of the interior of a tractor-type caravan, as well as its exterior dimensions. The interior of the caravan had all the necessary facilities. Eating, drinking, and defecating could all be done inside. There was also a lot of space for storing clothes and other items. It was more than enough for one or two people to live in. It could even accommodate a family.
In addition, since it was to design a mobile house, naturally, it would not be one style. There must be many styles. There were very small, medium-sized, and even large mobile houses. Of course, even if it was a large mobile house, it could not be very big. Otherwise, it would not be able to move. The road could not bear too large and wide vehicles.
Generally, the smallest model could only accommodate one person. There were no cooking facilities. The medium-sized model could accommodate two people. There were also no cooking facilities. They could only eat and drink tea inside. As for the large mobile house, it could accommodate a family. There was no problem with five or seven people. It also had the function of cooking. There was also a place to store vegetables. It could also accommodate more items. Yes, the large mobile house was double-layered. The lower layer was for various facilities. The upper layer was for storage and sleeping. The lower layer could stand people, and the upper layer could only accommodate children standing. It really could not be higher. Otherwise, the house would be blown down in a strong wind.
Ang Lee completed the design of three types of mobile houses in one breath. Then, he handed it over to his subordinates and asked them to build these three types of mobile houses as soon as possible. In addition, he also had to prepare some horses. One horse for the small and medium-sized mobile houses was enough, and two horses were needed to pull the large mobile house.
The research and development center had enough manpower and materials. Therefore, building such a mobile house was very fast. However, no matter how fast it was, it still needed time. It was very unrealistic to want to complete it on the same day. After all, a mobile house was not a small object. The internal structure was still quite complicated. Even if the craftsmen worked late into the night and worked every day and night, it would still take several days to complete it.
However, the mobile house was completed relatively slowly, but the cage to kill mice was built relatively quickly. That night, a complete continuous mouse cage was built. Li An was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. This was a good thing. No matter what, he had to take it to his home to try it and see how effective it was.
In Ang Lee's house, there were rats, especially near the vegetable greenhouse in the big backyard. People often saw rat activities. Ang Lee had personally seen rats, and they were big rats. After all, rats were burrowing animals. No matter how bad the environment was, they could survive. It was very difficult to eliminate rats. Even if some of them were eliminated, the remaining ones would soon reproduce in large numbers.
Since ancient times, people had come up with many ways to fight against rats, but they had never been able to eliminate these stubborn harmful animals. Rats were really a headache. Even in the later generations of buildings with a height of more than ten stories, there would be rats in the house. People couldn't figure out where these rats came from. Did these rats fly up from the height of more than ten stories?
The most terrible thing was when you were squatting on the toilet, and your butt was suddenly poked by something. When you stood up and looked, there was a rat in the toilet. This horror would probably scare a lot of people to death! If it was a timid girl, she would probably be scared and scream.
Of course, no matter where rats appeared, the most basic condition must be met. That was, there must be something nearby that attracted these little rats. In other words, there must be food nearby. In a place without food, there generally wouldn't be rats, because rats also needed to survive. If there was no food in a person's house, would a rat climb more than ten stories to be a guest? This was obviously impossible.
In the big backyard of Ang Lee's house, there was naturally a lot of food. The food grown in the greenhouse was harvested all year round, especially the sweet potatoes and corn harvested in the autumn, as well as various fruits and plants. These were all delicacies that rats loved to eat. Although there were often people patrolling here, and there were also rat traps, in front of delicious food, these were nothing. Rats were a typical example of people who loved to eat without caring for their lives. No matter how many of their companions were killed by rat traps, it couldn't stop the rest of the rats from continuing to eat the delicious food. Even if they were near their companions, these rats would eat with a clear conscience.
It was like the herbivores on the African grassland. When their companions were being eaten by wild beasts, they could eat grass quietly nearby with peace of mind. They didn't care that their companions were being eaten at all. They had the mentality of a bystander.
When he got off work, Ang Lee took the continuous rat trap cage and returned to his house. Whether this thing was useful or not, he first had to do an experiment in his house.
"Alang, what are you doing with the cage?"
The servant driving the car asked.
"To catch rats. The rats in the house are too rampant. There are rats in every yard. It's impossible to catch them all!"
Ang Lee said helplessly.
"Alang, there is too much food in our house. It must attract rats. Every house is like this. It's really not easy to deal with."
The servant driving the car said.
"Yes! Only where there is food will there be rats. Some poor people have no food at home, so there are no rats! "
Ang Lee said with a sigh.
There was a saying to describe people who were poor. It was that even rats were not willing to visit. It meant that if a person was too poor, the rats couldn't find food. Naturally, they wouldn't come and work for nothing.
Soon, Ang Lee arrived home. There were a lot of luxury cars parked at the door. At first glance, it was obvious that a distinguished person had come to visit!
After taking a closer look, it was Li Yu again. This guy had been very busy recently. Ang Lee didn't know how he had time to come over. This made him a little surprised.
"Alang, Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon …"
"Got it. How long has he been here?"
Ang Lee asked.
"Not long. He just came."
Ang Lee frowned and thought, "Why did he suddenly come to my house? He used to go to the workshop. What happened this time?"
"Alang is back! Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon is already waiting in the main hall. "
The housekeeper said.
Ang Lee walked in and didn't put down the cage in his hand. They were all old acquaintances. There was no need to care about etiquette. Otherwise, it would be too polite.
"Assistant Minister Li, why are you suddenly carrying the cage? What are you doing?"
Li Yu looked at Ang Lee in confusion and asked.
Ang Lee said, "Nothing. There are too many rats in the house. This cage is for catching rats."
After saying that, he put down the cage for catching rats. "
"A cage for catching rats? It's so complicated? "
Li Yu frowned and looked at the cage. He was lost in thought. After a while, he asked, "How do you catch and kill rats?"
Ang Lee picked up a Wen Wan walnut on the table and threw it into the cage. The Wen Wan walnut went against the momentum and climbed from low to high. When it reached the highest point, due to gravity, the iron plate below directly overturned and the Wen Wan walnut fell into the cage. Then, due to gravity, the iron plate was unbalanced again and returned to its original state.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon saw clearly! This walnut can't be taken out. If it was a rat, wouldn't it be caught? "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon nodded and then asked, "In that case, what are these for?"
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