For the time being, Ang Lee didn't have time to care about the agricultural machines. The existing machines were enough for the spring plowing. It was enough to let the craftsmen make some slight improvements to increase the reliability of the machines.
The urgent problem in the capital now was not the problem of the spring plowing machines, but the problem of housing for many foreigners. Without a large number of foreigners, it was not enough to support the continuous development of the capital. Since the capital needed enough foreigners, it was necessary to prepare houses for them to live in and let them have a place to live and settle down in the capital.
Building a house and settling down wasn't something that could be done overnight. It required a lot of time and needed to be done step by step. In the case of someone deliberately disrupting the buildings in Beijing, it was necessary to take more flexible measures.
Ang Lee and his subordinates each came up with a good idea. Although it was not perfect, it could temporarily solve the urgent problem. It was good to be able to alleviate some of the problems.
No matter what the final result was, for the happiness of the foreigners in the capital, Ang Lee had to give it a try. Three sets of mobile houses were under construction and would be completed in two days. This made Ang Lee very satisfied. This meant that Ang Lee would soon be able to enter the palace to see the Emperor and point out this temporary solution to the problem of housing for the common people.
Ang Lee believed that the Emperor would definitely support this because the situation of the poor people in the capital had been reflected in the Tang dynasty newspaper. When the Emperor was free, he would flip through the Tang dynasty newspaper to learn about the situation of the Empire. He would read it almost every day. Sometimes when he was tired, he would close his eyes and lie down, letting the little eunuch beside him read it to him.
"Assistant Minister Li, these are from the various yamen of the imperial court. Most of them are related to the spring plowing machines. Please take a look."
A subordinate handed Ang Lee a large pile of documents.
Ang Lee took a look and said disdainfully, "A bunch of guys who only know how to talk big. If you have the ability, study it yourselves! Usually, you always look down on craftsmen. Why do you do it when spring plowing comes … "
Ang Lee complained a few words and said, "Do as you see fit! I don't have the time to care about this for the time being. "
It was not that Ang Lee did not have the ability to develop better agricultural machines. It was just that he did not have enough time. Industrial machines were not farming tools. It was impossible to design them in a short period of time. It required long-term research. It was useless to do it at the last minute.
Before getting off work in the evening, Ang Lee inspected the three mobile homes under construction. The construction progress was not bad. The general framework had been built, but there were too many parts inside. Many of them were not ready-made and had to be produced temporarily. The progress was thus delayed.
"Assistant Minister Li."
The craftsman who was working hurriedly greeted Ang Lee when he saw him.
Ang Lee nodded and encouraged him, "It's okay. The progress is already good. Do it well, do it well."
After saying that, he returned to his residence.
These craftsmen worked in three shifts, and each group worked for eight hours. In order to speed up the progress, they had to eat, drink, and defecate in advance and at the end of the day. They had to work non-stop for eight hours, which was the most efficient way.
After returning to his residence, Ang Lee went straight to bed. The next day, he woke up early when the sky was still gray.
After waking up, Ang Lee was not in a hurry to eat. He walked to the large backyard and prepared to see if there were any new results from the continuous rat cages that were placed yesterday.
"Haha, there must be some gains again."
Ang Lee heard the sounds of rats from far away. In the early morning, rats would usually hide and would not make a large number of sounds. Only rats trapped in cages would scream and bite in panic.
The temperature in the morning was still cold. Even a strong man like Ang Lee could feel the chill. Although spring was coming, the power of the late spring chill could not be underestimated. It was necessary to add and remove clothes in time. Of course, this was targeted at weak people who did not have good physical strength. For a strong man like Ang Lee, whether or not to add clothes was somewhat insignificant.
"Haha! Not bad! There are six little rats again, hahaha! "
Ang Lee happily picked up the continuous rat catching magic tool. Then, just like yesterday, he removed the small cages and put them in a small pool to suffocate them for a few minutes. After the rats were completely suffocated to death, he threw the bodies of these little rats into the fertilizer pool to be made into manure.
Since it was useful in another place, what would happen if he left it in the same place? Ang Lee continued to talk about the magic of continuous rat catching and placed it in the same place as yesterday. He was ready to catch it again to see the effect.
After breakfast, Ang Lee was preparing to go to work in the research and development center. Old Zhao rushed over. It could be seen that this guy came very early. Because of the delay on the road, he was a little late when he arrived at Ang Lee's residence.
"Ah Lang, you're amazing, you're really amazing."
Old Zhao said excitedly when he saw Ang Lee.
Ang Lee naturally understood that it was the continuous rat catching magic tool that worked. He said with a smile, "How many did you catch?"
Old Zhao replied, "Alang, this morning before dawn, a few of us went inside to check. Not many, just ten cages. There was something in each cage. Among them, the most were rats, two weasels, and some unknown things. They were all drowned. They are still cleaning up. I came back to report first."
"Oh, ten cages, how many rats did you catch?"
Ang Lee asked.
Old Zhao said with a smile, "Alang, at least fifty rats were caught. On average, there were five rats per cage. The two weasels were interesting. They were all caught in cages hanging on trees. However, when we went to catch them, we suffered a lot. The weasels saw us and came directly. The smell was so strong that we all ran away. We went back to take a wet cloth to cover our mouths and noses. Then we re-entered the valley and caught these two weasels."
"Hahaha! This is very interesting. However, the smell of the weasels is not ordinary. I am afraid that it will take many days for the smell to slowly dissipate. You will suffer. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
After continuing to explain, Ang Lee left the house and went to work in the R&D center.
Another day later, the continuous rat catching magic tool that Ang Lee set up once again showed its power. It caught eight rats, and there were even more rats in the valley. It needed to be cleaned up almost every day. Otherwise, it would be impossible to continue hunting.
As the number of weasels caught increased, the valley almost became a poisonous gas station. There was a stinky smell everywhere, which was emitted by the captured weasels. The smell was so overbearing that even wild boars couldn't stand it. Wild boars didn't want to stay in any place with a stinky smell, so they immediately turned and left.
The stench of the weasel was very strong. Many animals that were not afraid of the smell couldn't stand it. On the grassland where the weasels lived, the more powerful grassland wolves never attacked the weasels. The reason was that the grassland wolves couldn't stand the stinky smell. Another reason was that the meat of the weasel was not much, and it was not delicious enough. It was not cost-effective to take the risk of fainting from the smell to hunt the weasels that only had sporadic pieces of meat.
In fact, the weasel's meat was poisonous, but it wasn't very toxic. However, even if it was slightly toxic, most people wouldn't be willing to try it. Who would be so bored as to taste the meat of a slightly toxic weasel? Did they not want to live anymore?
After many days of hard work, the three mobile houses were fully completed. When Ang Lee arrived at the R&D Center, the three mobile houses were already displayed in front of Ang Lee.
"Assistant Minister Li, these three mobile houses have been completed."
The subordinate reported.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Good, good, very good. It seems that I can go to the palace and report to His Majesty. Has Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon come? We agreed to go together."
"Assistant Minister Li, Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon didn't come."
The subordinate said.
Li An responded and said, "Then let's wait! Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon won't go back on his word. "
After that, Ang Lee first walked to the largest mobile house to see the workmanship inside and whether all kinds of living facilities were ready.
After all, it was a pocket-sized house, so the internal space was very compact. There was no extra space at all. Every inch of the space was used. Obviously, living in such a house for a long time would be a little depressing. However, there was a shortage of housing in the capital. There was no other way. After all, they couldn't sleep on the street! Renting a house was too expensive. The cost of these mobile houses was much lower than the cost of cement houses. They could be moved at any time. If the parts were damaged, they could be replaced with parts. It could be said that there were many advantages. It was a very suitable transitional house at the moment.
This mobile house was very similar to the luxury carriage previously studied, but there were also many differences. Among them, the biggest difference was the raised ridge at the top. The previous luxury carriage did not have a ridge and the top was flat. However, the mobile house built now had a ridge on the roof. Moreover, the angle of the ridge was the same as the angle of ordinary houses. This was to show that this thing was a mobile house and not a luxury carriage. In addition, the existence of the ridge also had a practical purpose, which was to prevent rain from leaking.
The resistance to rain with and without a ridge was obviously different. When the general luxury carriage was not in use, it would definitely be placed in a shed that could block the rain. Therefore, there was no need to worry about being eroded by the rain. However, these mobile houses were different. They had to be placed in an open environment all the time. In the face of a large amount of rain, they could only use their bodies to resist it. As a result, the practical use of a flat roof and a ridge were naturally different. In addition, the raised ridge could also be designed as a storage space or increase the height of the middle part of the upper floor to make the people living inside more comfortable. The slanted ridge was also very good for wind protection. The wind could pass smoothly through the roof in a streamlined manner, and the wind protection effect was better.
In addition to the biggest difference of the ridge, there was another very important difference. Below this mobile house, in addition to the two big wheels on the left and right, there were six supports that could be removed at any time. After the stopping position was determined, these six supports would be fixed. In addition to the two wheels, there were eight supports. The existence of so many supports was to ensure that the mobile house could be very stable when it was fixed. It would not shake back and forth, which would affect the living experience and increase the sense of security. On the other hand, the lower than ordinary luxury carriage obviously did not have this problem. The luxury carriage was used for transportation. Once it stopped, the people on it would come down and live in a high-end house. How could they live in a simple carriage? Therefore, the luxury carriage only had two wheels. There were only two temporary supports in front to ensure that the carriage would not fall forward when the horses were unloaded.
The largest mobile house had the most complete equipment. It had all the equipment for eating, drinking, and going to the toilet. Moreover, it could be divided into two floors. The lower floor had places for cooking and eating, as well as places for toilets and storage. On the upper floor, except for the storage space, the rest was all the master's sleeping quarters. According to the limit, it was not a problem to sleep ten people. Of course, it was too crowded, but it was not difficult for five or seven people to live in it.
The internal facilities were obviously different from the luxury carriage because all the facilities inside were practical. There was no place that was impractical. For example, in the luxury carriage, there would be an area with a living room function for drinking tea, but this large mobile house did not. There was only space for eating and no space for receiving guests. If guests came, they would sit directly around the dining table. If they were so poor that they did not have a house to live in, why would they need a living room? It was simply a waste.
As for the more luxurious reclining chairs and sofas, needless to say, there was definitely no such thing. The cabinets were also made of ordinary wood. There was no expensive wood. In this way, the cost of the entire mobile house was controlled so that ordinary poor people could afford to rent it. The poor people with a little money might be able to afford it. It was much cheaper than buying a house.
Ang Lee was very satisfied with this rough but very practical design. It was very suitable for the poor to use. It was of great significance to alleviate the housing situation in Beijing.
After coming down from the largest mobile house, Ang Lee entered the two smaller mobile houses. These two mobile houses were very small. The smallest one could only sleep one person. In addition to a toilet space, the rest was storage space and a set of tables and chairs. The sleeping space took up one-third, the toilet took up nearly one-third, and the last one-third was storage space and a set of tables and chairs.
Such a small mobile house could only accommodate a single person. It would be very uncomfortable for people to live in it, but if they were poor, they could not care so much.
The medium-sized mobile house was between large and small. The bed inside also took up one-third of the space, but the bed was wider and could accommodate two people. If the body was thin, three people could barely fit in it. The toilet took up one-sixth of the space, and the remaining half was the dining table, dining chairs, and storage space. The arrangement was also quite compact.
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