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Ang Lee flatly rejected Li Kunxiong's request. Although the temperature in the greenhouse was very warm, the longer one stayed inside, the thinner the oxygen concentration would be because the environment was too closed. This was not good for the human body. It was easy for people to feel weak because of the lack of oxygen.
In addition, vegetables were all planted in the greenhouse. The servants would come to work every few days. If they lived here, it would be too unsightly.
"Big Brother, I'm just joking. However, it's warm inside. It's really comfortable. It would be great if the room could be so warm."
Ang Lee smiled and said seriously, "The room can be so warm. When the renovation of the main house is completed, the room will become as warm as here. At that time, I'll let you all experience it."
"Really? That's great."
In fact, Ang Lee's renovation of the main house was the biggest project. In addition to building a bathroom with excellent thermal insulation, there was also the construction of a heating system.
The heating system was actually very simple. It was to build several fireplaces inside the room. Of course, these fireplaces could not be used to cook, but to warm the room.
A chimney was built to the roof for each fireplace, thereby excluding burning waste from the house and preventing gas poisoning from burning.
This kind of facility was very popular in Europe in later generations. Almost all Westerners' mansions had this kind of indoor fireplace for heating, and the Hua Xia area was popular with heatable brick beds. It was very warm when sleeping.
Ang Lee originally planned to build a heatable brick bed, but this way, the renovation of the original room was too big. Moreover, Ang Lee always felt that sleeping on the heatable brick bed was like being roasted on a fire. He was not used to it.
On the other hand, building a fireplace was much easier. Furthermore, a fireplace looked taller and was much more western-looking than a brick bed. The renovations of commercial housing in the future did not require a fireplace at all, and there was no way to build one. However, there were still people who would build a model of a fireplace. From afar, it looked like a fireplace flame was burning, but in fact, it was just the flame of an electronic screen.
Ang Lee asked the craftsmen to build several fireplaces in the room that needed to be heated. For the aesthetics of the room, the fireplaces were all wrapped with wooden boards, leaving only a small opening for firewood.
When Li Kunxiong and Li Feiyu heard that it could be very warm indoors, they hurriedly pulled Ang Lee and asked to go to the main house to take a look to satisfy their curiosity.
The amount of work required to build the main house was quite large. It was not something that could be completed in a day or two. However, the craftsmen had already begun to renovate it. At the very least, there should already be a certain prototype.
In the main house of Ang Lee's mansion, dozens of craftsmen were busy working nervously. Some were building fireplaces, some were building bathrooms, and some were building tables, chairs, and rocking chairs. There was even a craftsman who was frowning and studying the flush toilet. He seemed to be very curious about the new thing he had just built.
"General, this thing is done, but I really can't see what it is used for."
The craftsman fiddled with the flush toilet he had built with a puzzled face. He had lived for so long and built all kinds of furniture, but he had never seen such a new thing as a flush toilet.
Ang Lee walked over and tried the freshly built wooden flush toilet. He felt that the quality was not bad. He touched the inner wall and said seriously, "The inside is still not good. Continue to polish it. The smoother the better."
The inner wall of the flush toilet of the later generations was smooth porcelain. Even so, it was easy to deposit dirt. Ang Lee did not have the conditions to make a ceramic flush toilet for the time being. He could only use wood to replace it. During the construction process, the inner wall was rough and it was easy to deposit dirt. Therefore, Ang Lee asked the carpenter to polish the inner wall of the toilet until it was smooth. Even if it could not be as smooth as the porcelain of the later generations, it should at least be as smooth as possible to slow down the speed of dirt production.
"Big Brother, you said a few days ago that this is used for the toilet, but how should it be used?"
Ang Lee smiled and said, "No hurry. It's not completely done yet. When it's done, I'll let you try it. Now, no matter how much Big Brother says, you won't understand because you haven't used it before. Let's go in and see how the fireplace is."
Inside the main house, the fireplace was almost done. The craftsmen were cleaning up, removing the edges and corners of the wooden planks to make the fireplace look beautiful. At the location of the fire door, the craftsmen specially wrapped it with metal to prevent sparks from splashing out and igniting the wooden planks around it.
The principle of the fireplace was very simple. The craftsmen understood the function of this facility as soon as it was built. Especially the craftsmen who had seen the Kang, they understood the function of the fireplace immediately.
"Big Brother, this is a stove!"
"No, it's called a fireplace. It's built on the wall. As long as the firewood is lit inside, the temperature of the firewood will quickly be transmitted to the wall. In this way, the wall will become very hot, and then the wall will transmit the heat into the house. In this way, the house will become as warm as the greenhouse."
Ang Lee explained patiently. However, such a simple principle did not need to be explained. Li Kunxiong and Li Feiyu also understood it.
"Haha, this is really ingenious. I'm going to build such a fireplace in my house. Hey, Big Brother, how did you come up with this?"
Of course, Ang Lee would not say that he was from the later generation and had already understood this. After thinking for a moment, he said seriously, "This thing is very simple. Big Brother is so smart that he just thought of it and came up with it."
"Yes, Big Brother is so smart."
Looking at the admiring eyes of Kunxiong and Fei Yu, Ang Lee felt a burst of pride. These things were nothing to the later generation, but in the era of the Tang dynasty, they could cause a sensation.
"General, the rocking chair is ready. Would you like to try it?"
After the craftsman finished the rocking chair, he shook it himself and suddenly understood the wonderful use of the rocking chair. However, this rocking chair belonged to Ang Lee, so he did not dare to sit on it casually.
Ang Lee stepped out of the house and came to the side of the rocking chair. He stretched out his hand and shook it. He felt that it was good and sturdy, so he lay down comfortably.
With his eyes closed, he lay comfortably on the rocking chair and basked in the sun. From time to time, he would press his body down and make the rocking chair shake. The feeling was really cool.
However, the only imperfection was that there were several rough men standing beside him. If there were soft girls standing beside him, taking turns to massage him and let him smell the fragrance, the feeling would be even better.
Ang Lee wanted to leave and let the maids in the mansion come and massage him, but now was not the time. The most important thing was to marry Yan Ruyu, the beauty, as soon as possible.
Seeing Ang Lee's intoxicated appearance, Kunxiong, Fei Yu, and the craftsman all opened their eyes wide and looked at Ang Lee without saying a word.
Ang Lee rocked for a while, then slowly opened his eyes and looked at the craftsman. "Not bad, you did a good job. This rocking chair is very comfortable. Kunxiong, Fei Yu, you two try it too."
Kunxiong glanced at Li Feiyu and lay down on the rocking chair roughly. Then, he imitated Ang Lee and rocked back and forth on the rocking chair with his eyes closed.
"Big Brother, lying on the rocking chair is really comfortable! This is fine too. "
When Ang Lee was lying on the rocking chair and enjoying himself, Kunxiong didn't think much of it. He thought that it was just rocking on the chair, what was so great about it? How comfortable could it be? In the end, he tried it himself. Sure enough, it was so comfortable that he didn't want to get down at all.
"Second Brother, get down. It's time for me to try."
Seeing Li Kunxiong's comfortable expression, Li Feiyu pulled Li Kunxiong up and lay on top of him. Then, he started to sway comfortably.
"Big Brother, this is really comfortable. However, why only make one? Make a few more. We brothers can each have one. That way, we won't have to fight over it. "
Li Feiyu loved the rocking chair so much that he couldn't put it down. He really wanted to have one of his own.
Ang Lee smiled. "Big Brother isn't that stingy. It's just that before Big Brother asked the craftsman to make it, he wasn't sure how effective this thing would be. Now that he's sure, we can make it in batches."
"Make it in batches? Big Brother, how many are you going to make? "
Ang Lee smiled slyly. He looked at the craftsman and housekeeper Zhao Liu beside him and said seriously, "Do you two think that if this thing is sold on the streets of Chang 'an City, it won't be difficult to sell?"
"Alang, if this thing is really comfortable, then it won't be difficult to sell. Zhao Liu has been in the capital for thirty years and has never seen such a comfortable rocking chair."
"General, I also think that it won't be difficult to sell, but I really can't guarantee it!"
Ang Lee said straightforwardly, "You two lie on it and try it."
"We don't dare, we don't dare."
Zhao Liu and the craftsman didn't dare to sit on Ang Lee's chair.
How could Ang Lee be so dogmatic? He grabbed Zhao Liu and put him on the rocking chair, saying loudly, "Relax, rock it and see how it feels."
Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Zhao Lu boldly shook his head. As a result, he immediately showed an excited expression, got up and said: "Ah Lang, as long as you put this thing on the market and allow others to try it, it will definitely sell for a good price, there's absolutely no need to worry about sales, Zhao Lu dares to guarantee it with his head."
It was clear that Zhao Lu, as an old housekeeper, had been in the capital for 30 years. He already had a thorough understanding of the capital's aristocrats' personalities. Such a comfortable rocking chair would definitely become the favorite of those lords.
Ang Lee was delighted. He looked at the craftsman and prepared to put him on the rocking chair.
"General, I'll do it myself, I'll do it myself."
Seeing that the housekeeper Zhao Liu had already made the rocking chair, the craftsman's courage grew. He gently lay down on it and felt the joy of the rocking chair.
The craftsman didn't dare to enjoy the rocking chair too much. He hurriedly stood up and exclaimed, "General, there's absolutely no need to worry about sales of the rocking chair. However, the rocking chair's structure is relatively simple, so it's not that difficult to make. I'm afraid that it will soon be copied by others.
Ang Lee didn't care about how long it would be in the future. As long as he could make a lot of money in the early stages, it was fine. As for the future, Ang Lee's mind wasn't limited to the rocking chair. When others started to copy the rocking chair on a large scale, the rocking chair would be cheap. At that time, Ang Lee could release a new product.
Of course, Ang Lee was already a fifth-rank official in the court. The salary given by the court was enough to support him and his servants. There was no need for him to earn extra money. Of course, money didn't bite. Seeing the rocking chair being made, Ang Lee felt a moment of greed. He felt that there was nothing wrong with making a big profit. After all, he was making money from the nobles.
Ang Lee looked at the craftsman and Zhao Liu and sternly said, "To make the rocking chair on a large scale, we need a large number of carpenters. I plan to leave this matter to the two of you. Make the rocking chair in the open space in the rear courtyard. The finished products will be piled up in the front courtyard. All carpenters will receive double the daily wage. The two of you are special, so you will receive triple the daily wage."
"Thank you, General. May I know how many carpenters General plans to recruit? This lowly one knows a lot of craftsmen, several hundred of them. As long as they receive double the daily wage, they will definitely fight over it."
The craftsman seemed quite excited.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and heroically said, "Recruit as many as you can. I want all of them. Zhao Liu, you will be responsible for buying the wood and paying the wages. In addition, remind the kitchen maids in the front courtyard to cook according to the number of people in the mansion. Don't let any craftsman starve."
"Alang, don't worry. I will definitely do these tasks well."
Zhao Liu could play a role for Ang Lee. He felt that he had become a useful person again. Although it would be very tiring, he felt very happy.
The craftsman who made the first rocking chair of the Tang dynasty was a very skilled craftsman. He was also an old acquaintance of Zhao Liu. This time, when he heard that Ang Lee would give him triple the daily wage, his enthusiasm suddenly increased by many times. He immediately ran to recruit people. He believed that with double the daily wage, he would be able to recruit a large number of craftsmen.
The New Year was more than half a month away. Ang Lee wanted to use this half a month to build the rocking chair as soon as possible and sell it during the New Year to make a huge profit.
There was a famous saying that money made the world go round. Stimulated by double the daily wage, more than 50 craftsmen gathered in Ang Lee's mansion. Among them, 40 craftsmen immediately started to work. Zhao Liu led the remaining 10 craftsmen to push carts to Xi City to buy all kinds of wood to build the rocking chair.
The reason why Ang Lee chose to build the rocking chair in the big backyard was that the backyard was big enough for 50 craftsmen to work well. In winter, the weather was colder, so it would not rain. At most, it would snow, which would not destroy anything. When necessary, a shed with linen could be built to block the impact of the falling snow.
The large amount of wood purchased from Xi City was quickly transported to Ang Lee's mansion and piled up in the big backyard. In this way, it would be much more convenient for the craftsmen to take out the wood.
When the carpenters began to process the wood, Ang Lee observed from the side. He found that different carpenters had different habits. With 50 carpenters gathered in the big backyard, it seemed a little chaotic. The efficiency of the rocking chair was relatively low.
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