Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

"Shi Nie?"

Hearing Lord Mo speak, the ministers all turned their heads, and then they heard Changwen Lord Xiong Dian sneer: "Mr. Shengping, must he be in a hurry and start talking nonsense? Items like Shi Nie can only be used to smelt bronze. If it is used for heating, it will kill people!"

Mo Jun glanced at him. The situation was urgent now, so he really didn't bother to talk to this guy.

Zi Guzi said: "I naturally know the dangers of Shi Nie, so I don't plan to use Shi Nie for heating directly, but I plan to use it to burn the Kang."

Ying Zheng asked curiously: "Burning the kang?"

Mo Jun nodded and said: "Yes, this is a heating method similar to setting up a stove and burning a pot. It is a method of heating the earthen kang by adding fire to the outside of the house."

Mo Jun briefly explained to Ying Zheng the principle of heating the ‘earth Kang’.

In fact, Mo Jun has many methods of heating in his mind. The best one is undoubtedly to forge iron pipes from steel and then make them into heaters.

But unfortunately, things like ‘heating’ are destined to not be popularized under current conditions.

The simplest method is to directly use Shi Nie for heating.

But this method is too dangerous. In this era where writing is not yet popular, even if Lord Mo gives the people of Qin the correct way to use the 'Stone Nirvana', many people will definitely make mistakes. resulting in loss of life.

Stone nirvana.

Also known as "coal".

The use of coal in the Central Plains region has been recorded since the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

However, the current use of coal is mainly for open-pit smelting of bronze or iron ore, because this is the only relatively safe method of use.

long, long ago.

Some people have found that the gas after burning Shi Nie is 'poisonous', but they have never been able to figure out how this 'poison' makes people fall into the trap.

Some people have speculated that the emission of 'toxic gas' is related to the airtightness of the room.

But later someone burned Shi Nie in the room, but he was unscathed. But even if some people open all the doors and windows, they will still be poisoned and faint.

So this guess was rejected.

But actually.

This guess cannot be said to be completely wrong, because burning stone nirvana can cause poisoning, and part of the reason is indeed related to the airtightness of the room.

However, the real main reason is that the burning of stone is not complete enough, so harmful gases such as 'carbon monoxide' are produced.

In fact, even if you burn the kang from outside, there is still a risk of 'toxic gas' penetrating into the room.

But in the moment.

This is already the best solution.

The principle of 'burning the kang' is very simple. After Mo Jun briefly explained it, the ministers in the court could roughly judge the probability of success by deducing it in their minds.

Then, Changwen Jun Xiong Dian closed his mouth.

Ying Zheng praised with satisfaction: "Qing Mo is really a talented person. I and all the ministers have been worrying about the problem for several hours, but Qing Mo only spent a moment and figured out a way to deal with it. He is really my humerus."

Mr. Mo bowed humbly and said, "My lord, I am so ashamed."

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There is a solution.

Naturally, Ying Zheng quickly issued the edict to the governors of various places.

Subsequently, county guards from various places also began to take action. The Qin State was very skilled in dealing with disasters, because the natural and man-made disasters in various places in previous years had accumulated a lot of experience for the Qin State.

In fact, things like 'natural disasters' may be a devastating disaster for ordinary people.

However, for the upper-class officials and nobles of the Qin State, 'natural disasters' were the least trivial matter worth mentioning.

As the saying goes, "take care of big things, be careful with small things."

Especially for officials, bigger things are often easier to deal with.

Just like the heavy snow disaster that Qin State encountered this time, it seemed that the situation was very serious, but it could be assigned to the heads of major officials and local governors and magistrates. They were just acting in accordance with the edicts issued by them.

Faced with such a major disaster.

Officials from various places only need to carry out disaster relief in accordance with the procedures, and do not actually need to worry too much about other aspects.

As long as the rules and procedures are correct, no matter how much loss the civilians suffer in the end, the officials themselves do not need to bear any responsibility.

certainly.

Again.

If there are no other surprises, everything will be fine.

But with the temperament of the old nobles and landlords in the counties and counties of Qin State, how could it be possible that nothing could be rectified?

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It was only the third day after Yingzheng's edict arrived in various counties.

An urgent letter was urgently delivered to Xianyang Palace from the north. At this time, in the back hall of Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng was playing chess with Gai Nie, while Mo Jun sat aside and watched.

Um!

Mo Jun really doesn't know how to play Go.

Ying Zheng dropped one son, then turned to look at Mo Jun and said, "What do you think, Mo Qing, of my son?"

Mr. Mo said helplessly: "I am stupid and can't see it."

When Ying Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's really surprising that Mo Qing also has an unreasonable way."

Mo Jun said: "I am not a saint, so naturally I cannot be omnipotent."

During the conversation between the two.

I saw a pale-faced chamberlain with reddish hair walking in, holding a scroll in both hands, and said respectfully in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent message from the east of the river."

When Ying Zheng heard this, his smile suddenly became serious and he said majestically: "Put it there!"

The waiter said: "No!"

After saying that, the chamberlain placed the urgent letter next to Ying Zheng and then quietly exited the palace.

When the chamberlain left, Ying Zheng lost another one, and then he began to unpack the scroll, and at the same time said casually: "Mo Qing has been staring at the chamberlain, does he know the chamberlain just now?"

Mr. Mo was startled, and then said: "On the contrary, it is precisely because I have never seen the chamberlain before, so I was a little curious for a while."

After saying that, Lord Mo asked again, as if unintentionally: "By the way, Your Majesty, is the chamberlain just here new?"

Ying Zheng obviously didn't care much about a small chamberlain, so he said casually: "Well, the previous chamberlain was ill and could not be treated in time. I saw that this little chamberlain was a bit clever, so I let him stay in Xianyang temporarily. Palace servant. If I remember correctly, his name seems to be 'Zhao Gao'..."

Hearing this name, although he had already made a guess in his mind before, Mo Jun couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

At this moment, Ying Zheng had also opened the scroll. When he saw the contents of the scroll clearly, he suddenly sneered and said: "Ha~~ It seems that I lost the bet between me and Mo Qing! "

After saying that, Ying Zheng opened the scroll and placed it on the desk.

Mo Jun took a look.

It was discovered that this was an urgent letter from the governor of Hedong County, and the content recorded in it was also very simple. Generally speaking, it can be summarized in one sentence:

The disaster relief work in Hedong County is not going well.

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