Chapter 949 If you don't plan carefully, the little nephew can't drink the northwest wind
Chapter 949 If we don’t plan carefully, my nephew can’t drink the northwest wind to satisfy his hunger, right? (Please subscribe and vote)
Li Ke quickly spoke first and answered.
"Father, brother Chu Bi made a peat-burning stove and dedicated it to father."
Li Ji next to him immediately became happy, with a surprised expression on his face, and exaggeratedly exclaimed.
"Hey, this is the first time I've heard that there is a stove that can burn peat."
Li Shimin laughed loudly, holding his belly and pointing at Li Ji, a close confidant who liked to joke with his juniors the most.
"I tell you, Li Qing, don't talk nonsense. There is no furnace that can't burn peat."
Seeing these three elders looking playful and uncharacteristic, Cheng Chubi felt extremely evil.
How dare you humiliate me like this? Do you know that you should not deceive young people into poverty? Do you know that thirty years are to the east of the river and thirty years to the west of the river?
Believe it or not, I will jump on the graves of the three of you thirty years later.
Cheng Chubi, who was complaining crazily in his heart, could only force out a smile.
"But the stove presented by my nephew can prevent peat smoke from reaching those who are keeping warm."
"In addition, only one stove of this kind is enough to keep such a large room warm as spring, and the price is very low."
When Li Shimin heard this, he finally put away his gleeful smile and saw his own sons Li Ke and Fang Jun standing beside him to prove it.
I couldn't help but feel curious. When I came outside the house, I saw the iron stove, the ceramic pipe, and the two baskets of peat used for test combustion.
Li Shimin couldn't help but subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the two huge copper carbon stoves in the room.
Compared with the two copper carbon stoves, this very crude thing is not even as big as the copper carbon stove that is half a person tall.
Li Shimin glanced at it, pointed to the room next to him where the sand tables of Chang'an City and surrounding areas were placed, and gave instructions.
"Since you have all brought it into the palace, let's give it a try. Well, there happens to be no fire in the room next to it. Where can you place the stove?"
The disapproving attitude of these three elders made Cheng Chubi, the inventor of the iron stove, very unhappy.
Under his command, the iron stove was quickly installed in that room.
Cheng Chubi took matters into his own hands and punctured a high window so that the ceramic pipe could be extended outside the house.
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When the hearth of the iron stove began to glow faintly red, the kettle that touched it was still spitting out white steam vigorously.
Li Shimin, Li Ji, and Ashinadur surrounded the iron stove.
He looked at this simple and rough iron stove with admiration.
The billowing smoke was being drawn outside along the pipe, and there was no smell at all inside the room.
Li Shimin was curious and wanted to reach out and touch the extended edge of the iron stove. Cheng Chubi was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward.
"Uncle, please don't do anything. Just watch. This thing is too hot."
"Is it hot even if it's so far away?" Li Ji looked at the iron plate that stretched out almost a foot from the bottom of the kettle in all directions, and couldn't help but feel a little unbelieving.
Cheng Chubi rolled his eyes and simply took action, picking up the kettle on the iron stove and pouring some water towards the edge.
Hearing a chirp and seeing white air billowing up, Li Shimin couldn't help but grin, raised his head, and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead.
"My nephew Chu Bi, why does this feel so much warmer than a charcoal fire?"
Cheng Chubi ignored the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who had no basic knowledge of physics, and explained in the simplest language very reservedly.
"That's because the heat of coal is two to three times that of firewood, and the maximum temperature at which they burn is nearly twice as high."
"In addition, iron is a good conductor of heat, so the temperature generated by burning peat causes the iron stove to heat up.
In addition, there is water vapor in the room, which makes the indoor air warmer..."
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Chubi who was talking about Kankan. He was completely numb to the fact that this guy knew so much knowledge.
But he was still very curious, why would this kid want to tinker with this thing again?
"My dear nephew, why didn't you get such a good thing out earlier?"
Li Ke Hehe Yile, as an excellent spy and spy who was placed next to Brother Chu Bi by his biological father.
At this time, he needs to stand up bravely and expose Brother Chu Bi's good intentions of being diligent and thrifty.
"Father, that's because Brother Chu Bi is worried about the heating problems of the teachers and students of Cheng University. Maybe he thinks charcoal is too expensive, so..."
Having said this, Li Ke wisely shut up when he saw the dangerous look that Brother Chu Bi was giving him.
But the leaked information was enough to make the three big bosses look dumbfounded.
Li Ji, a bad elder who loved to tease and tease the younger generation, slapped Cheng Chubi on the shoulder.
"Cheng Sanlang, Cheng Sanlang, how poor are you? You have to be so prudent all day long. Aren't you tired?"
Cheng Chubi snorted unhappily, cocked his neck and said pointedly.
"Then what should we do? Not to mention this year, the salary for the first half of next year is all gone. If we don't plan carefully, my nephew can't drink the northwest wind to satisfy his hunger, right?"
Suddenly there were popping sounds in the room, and Cheng Chubi could hear smoke rising from his orifices.
I really want to take the pot of boiling water and pour it over the consciences of these guys and ask them if their consciences hurt?
Li Ke was so happy that he wanted to clap his hands, but his fingers rubbed against the iron stove, which made the guy scream strangely and wave his hands repeatedly.
Seeing this scene, Cheng Chubi finally burst into laughter.
"Brother Xian, when you heard that Brother Yu I am diligent and thrifty, you shouldn't be so happy that you jump up and down, right?"
"Brother Chu Bi, don't talk to me..." Li Ke blew on his burned fingers and turned his head away with a dark face.
Ashinadur on the side was secretly observing everything in front of him with a smile. He had not been in the Tang Dynasty for a long time.
I came to Datang last year, and later gained His Majesty's attention, and even married a Princess as my wife.
It can be considered that I have finally entered the circle of dignitaries in the Tang Dynasty. Although I am not familiar with Li Ke who is jumping up and down in front of me and Cheng Chubi who is laughing and taking pleasure in others' misfortune.
But I have heard about it for a long time and heard a lot about Cheng Sanlang.
Even his wife once told Ashinadur that in the official circles of the Tang Dynasty, it was best not to offend the Cheng family.
That guy has a bad reputation, but he is very favored by His Majesty, especially Cheng Sanlang.
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Sanlang with an extremely strange expression, who had just pulled a sullen face and was gloating about Ke'er's accusation that he had burned his finger.
He shook his head in confusion, these young people were really speechless.
But then again, in order to save a little money, this guy actually came up with a good treasure that benefits the country and the people.
This made Li Shimin not know whether to despise this boy for being too stingy, or to praise him for being diligent and thrifty.