The news of the reward spread like the wind to every corner of Chang'an City, and interested parties went out of the city to watch and inquire about the news.
In this age of struggling for food and clothing, only ten taels of silver can make someone dare to kill someone, a hundred taels of silver can make many people crazy, and a thousand taels of silver can make people have no scruples and risk everything.
The street thugs and scoundrels who like to cause trouble were stimulated, and even the common people who were responsible were interested in asking for information. Various gangs could not calm down and ordered the people below to take action.
One thousand taels is enough to change your life, not to mention that life is tight and there is no time to eat, so it is better to work hard.
Suddenly, the streets and alleys of Chang'an City were filled with people seeking information.
Snakes have their own snake ways, rats have their own rat ways, and each uses its own abilities.
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Li Jing laughed when he heard the report from the people below, and hurried into the palace to report to Li Er. It would be impossible not to report such a big thing as transporting the body out of the city, but with the reward, the impact can be suppressed. After hearing the report, Li Er was in a good mood and was satisfied.
Said: "Pharmacist, I didn't expect this kid to have such a method, so some people will be unable to sit still."
"Your Majesty, do you want to add some fire?" Li Jing reminded with a smile, since Qin Huaidao took action, as an elder, there is no reason not to help.
Li Er also wanted to know who could not sit still first after this move, and asked with a smile: "What good advice does the pharmacist have?"
"The Holy One has everything in his mind, so why bother letting the humble minister show his embarrassment?"
"Hahaha!" Li Er was very satisfied with Li Jing's hiding ability and raised his voice and shouted: "Here comes -"
Wang De hurriedly came in from outside, his eyebrows lowered but his ears pricked up.
"Post the reward in the main hall of Dali Temple on Anhua Gate and seal it."
"According to the order!" Wang De hurriedly went to do it.
Li Jing said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this will greatly increase your persuasiveness, and it will definitely make all kinds of demons and monsters jump out. In order to ensure the safety of Chang'an City, I suggest that we increase the intensity of patrolling the city."
"allow!"
"In addition, I want to allocate manpower from the Ministry of Justice to keep an eye on the 22 counties under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Mansion, especially Wannian, Chang'an, Xinfeng, Weinan and other counties, to prevent anyone from jumping over the wall and destroying the reports and archives." Li Jing reminded.
Li Er nodded knowingly: "This matter is important, please do it quickly!"
Li Jing resigned and hurried away.
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Qin Huaidao didn't know that Li Er and Li Jing were helping to check for leaks and fill in the gaps. He knew that he would definitely object and wanted to destroy it. Only by destroying it could he pull out a big series.
Luo Zhang proposed to go back to the mansion for a visit, but Qin Huaidao did not object and returned to the Duke of Yi's mansion alone. After careful calculation, he had not been back for more than three months.
"Little Lord?"
When He'er, the personal maid, saw Qin Huaidao coming back, her eyes were filled with tears in excitement, and she said repeatedly: "The young master is back, I thought he didn't want any more slaves."
"It won't look good if you cry. Go, your young master wants to take a bath." Qin Huaidao smiled and felt a little emotional in his heart. The little girl is only sixteen, and it is really not easy to guard the backyard alone.
I strolled to the backyard. Most of the wing room I lived in was burned down by a fire last time. It has been repaired. When I went in, I saw that all the items had been replaced with new ones and arranged neatly. There was a small courtyard out the back door, where I usually practice.
All the equipment was well placed and the floor was very clean. Apparently the little girl did a lot of cleaning.
Not long after, He'er came over and shouted: "Young Master, the hot water is ready."
Qin Huaidao walked out of the room and followed He'er to a side room in front, which was specially used for bathing. There was a large wooden barrel in the middle of the room, filled with water vapor. There were clean clothes on the shelf next to it. He'er stepped forward and tested the water temperature.
Then he said: "It's just right, my slave can help you take off your clothes."
"I'll do it myself." Qin Huaidao said casually.
"Young Master——" He'er suddenly burst into tears, looking disappointed.
Qin Huaidao was startled, and suddenly realized that this girl was scared in her heart, worried about being abandoned, and her mind was sensitive. She couldn't bear to be hurt, so he opened his mouth and said, "Why are you still standing there?"
"Hey, here we go." He'er laughed through her tears and quickly came up and undressed skillfully.
Qin Huaidao looked a little embarrassed, and secretly reminded himself that he had always been like this before. His body had already been seen, so it didn't matter. After taking off all his clothes, he walked into the big wooden barrel, soaked in hot water, and relaxed his whole body. He closed his eyes to rest and let He Er
Helping to wipe the body, my heart is full of emotion, this evil ancient times - so good!
Not long after, a careful voice sounded: "Young Master, aren't you leaving?"
"I'm afraid not, there are a lot of things going on over there in Qinjiazhuang."
"How about taking your slave with you?"
"There's no place to live." Qin Huaidao said with a bitter smile.
"I'm not afraid, slave. I'm just not sleeping. I'm scared if I'm alone in the backyard!"
"You can go live with others for a while, and I will pick you up after the house is built. It's a mess over there, and it's not convenient for you as a girl." Qin Huaidao comforted him.
When He'er heard that it was not that she didn't want her, but that she was thinking about herself, she felt much more at ease. She hesitated for a moment, but didn't dare to insist. She said softly: "Okay, all slaves will listen to the young master. The young master is so powerful. Look at the official uniform."
You look very impressive, have you been promoted again?"
Qin Huaidao said jokingly: "He'er, you used the word 'you' so cleverly. It's not like you have been promoted again. Your young master doesn't want to do it either. There's no way. My strength doesn't allow it."
"That's because the young master is so powerful. The princes and young masters in other houses are not as powerful as the young master." The little girl said happily, her eyes were full of light, and she felt proud.
"What's so great about your young master?"
"Young Master is awesome everywhere!"
Qin Huaidao suddenly thought of something, his old face turned red, and he didn't dare to joke anymore. Although he was only fifteen in body, his mental age was that of an adult. It was a bit weird to tease an underage girl.
After scrubbing clean and putting on new clothes, Qin Huaidao walked outside and warned: "I'll go to the blacksmith shop in the west courtyard and have dinner early in the evening."
"Remember, I asked the kitchen to prepare the young master's favorite food." He'er happily agreed.
Qin Huaidao hurried to the west courtyard. Uncle Ma, who was good at blacksmithing, was there, so he called out: "Uncle Ma, come with me to make something. You can do it, learn it, and I will leave it to you to take charge later."
When Uncle Ma heard that he was going to teach the skills, he quickly agreed: "Okay, thanks for the advice, young master."
Qin Huaidao originally wanted to make a handmade briquette machine. There is a small cylinder below. When the coal pile is pressed, the coal is squeezed into the cylinder to form a round briquette. When the top is pressed down, the briquette will come out, and the briquette can be passed through the piston with the children's water gun toy.
The same principle applies to pushing water out.
But without a machine, the lower cylinder cannot be made well.
Qin Huaidao decided to change a mold. First, he asked Uncle Ma to find a thick wooden board. It was best to use an iron plate, but the demand would be great later, iron was too expensive, and iron plates were difficult to make. It was much easier to use wooden boards, and it was easy to repair if it was broken.
Smooth the surface, then draw a line, calculate the distance between the circular holes in the middle of the honeycomb briquettes, and mark it on the wooden board.
After that, mark each hole with a red-hot iron drill, and then find an iron bar as thick as your little finger. After it is red-hot, it becomes soft and can be cut off. Then, drive it into the hard board one by one and stand it up.
In the future, it will be a small hole of honeycomb briquettes.
After it was done, Qin Huaidao found wooden boards to surround and reinforce them to form a rectangular box, with regular iron rods standing inside. He then found a log about the same size as briquettes and cut the iron sheet into briquettes.
Width, wrap the round wood and beat it slowly to form a cylinder. Heat the two sections and beat them into a whole.
I made ten cylinders in one go and placed them in the box, one next to the other, just enough to fill the entire wooden box. There were iron bars inside each cylinder. Just put the prepared coal into the cylinder and squeeze it hard.
Shape it, lay it on a longer wooden board, turn it over, take out the box, and then take out the cylinder, and you will have briquettes one by one.
This method is similar to laying bricks by hand and directly molding them. Although it is a bit more complicated, it can be achieved.
Without a machine, we couldn't make a handmade briquette machine, so we had to improvise. Fortunately, there was no shortage of wooden boards, and the iron bars were simple and easy to repair if they were broken. Qin Huaidao looked at the simple mold and felt that it was quite strong and felt that it could be used.
Asked: "Uncle Ma, have you learned it?"
"It's not difficult at all. I just don't understand the distance between each hole."
"It doesn't matter, use this as a template and just apply it directly. It can also ensure that the spacing between all the holes is consistent. The biggest problem is that the iron bar and the wooden board must be firmly combined. When it is hot, drive it in and flatten the end so that it is not easy to loosen.
, ask your family to help you make a hundred sets first, and complete them as soon as possible. Remember, keep it secret."
"Here!" Uncle Ma solemnly agreed.
At this time, He'er came to call for dinner, and Qin Huaidao washed his hands and went over.
While he was eating, a junior official from the Ministry of Justice came to visit him in a hurry, saying that Li Jing had something urgent to see him and asked him to come over immediately. He asked but did not know the specific matter. Qin Huaidao realized that something was wrong, so he quickly asked He'er to get his official uniform, and he finished the meal in three or two mouthfuls.
After He'er returned with his official uniform, he quickly changed into it and hurried out of the house.
When they walked to the gate, Luo Zhang happened to come over to join them. They had originally arranged to go back to Qinjiazhuang together, so Qin Huaidao said: "Something happened, come with me!"