"Coal?" Lu Wenfeng blinked and asked, "Are you talking about coal and stone for blacksmithing?"
Li Mu nodded.
"Uh..." Lu Wenfeng didn't know how to answer. He couldn't figure out what Li Mu meant. This is something that even a child with a yellow mouth knows. Wouldn't adults know? Or is he pretending to be confused because he understands?
You want to take the exam with me? No, no, no, what’s the point of taking the exam? Is it just to find trouble? But I didn’t offend him!
The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. Li Mu watched Lu Wenfeng's expression keep changing and said: "Mr. Lu, if you are really uncomfortable, I will allow you to take leave and go home..."
When he heard the word "go home", Lu Wenfeng suddenly woke up and said repeatedly: "My lord, I'm not feeling uncomfortable. I actually know it, but I... I don't understand why your Excellency is asking such a superficial question."
Question. Your Excellency, if I have offended you in any way, please make it clear to me that I am too young to withstand being frightened."
"I really don't know!" Li Mu said helplessly: "I am from the border area, and we don't have coal and stone there, how do we know whether it can be used or not?"
"So that's it!" Lu Wenfeng took a long breath and explained: "Sir, things like coal and stone have a peculiar smell when they are burned. They must be ventilated. If there is no ventilation, people will be poisoned by coal poison. In the cold winter, doors and windows must be
It is tightly closed and has poor ventilation, so coal and stone cannot be used for heating." As he said this, Lu Wenfeng sighed and said, "There are also extremely poor families who, due to their financial constraints, use coal and stone for heating, and their lives are fine.
If your fate is bad, your whole family will die."
"That's what happened..." Li Mu looked as if he was suddenly aware of it. It seems that in this era, all raw coal is used. Because there is no coal washing process, the coal contains a large amount of ash and sulfur. These
A large amount of toxic gases will be produced after the components are burned. At the same time, the air circulation is not smooth in winter, and incomplete combustion of coal can easily produce carbon monoxide. Most of those who died of so-called coal poisoning were carbon monoxide poisoning. People in this era do not understand it.
The truth is called "poison".
But these things can all be solved! Even if coal preparation is difficult to do, don’t forget that this is the Tang Dynasty, and there are mines everywhere that no one has touched. Coal with a lot of impurities should be left alone. Some of it is in the open air.
If you dig coal mines one by one, you can always find one with low impurity content. And Li Mu still remembers that there is something called anthracite. Although he doesn’t know where it is, he is the Minister of Industry and can send people to find it.
!
Find it, dig it! With coal, everything is easier!
Lu Wenfeng was shocked when he saw Li Mu's eyes. What happened to the Lord Assistant today? Why did he ask such nonsense?
"Mr. Lu, let me ask you one more thing. Where can I dig coal?"
"Coal is not rare. It can be found near Chang'an. Coal is found in Bin County, Changwu County, Tongchuan and other places. But the largest amount is undoubtedly in Shuozhou, north of Taiyuan, where there are pits and valleys everywhere.
"
"Taiyuan..." Li Mu muttered again, and murmured: "Taiyuan? Yes, Taiyuan, Shanxi! How could I forget this!"
Li Mu slapped his thigh and secretly cursed his bad memory. He learned geography in junior high school in vain and even forgot about Shanxi. Winter is coming soon, so we must hurry up!
"Mr. Lu, you are very good. I have one thing for you. Make a list of the places you know that produce iron, coal, copper and other minerals. Send it to my house before noon tomorrow. This is done.
Before that, let’s put everything else aside!”
After Li Mu finished speaking, he left in a hurry. Lu Wenfeng stared at Li Mu's back blankly, not understanding what he was going to do. He shook off his sleeves and wiped the place where Li Mu had sat. He picked up a file and thought
After thinking for a while, he put it down, found paper and pen, and made a list according to Li Mu's instructions. Lu Wenfeng had been in Yubu for decades, and he already knew the origins of various minerals, so there was no need to look them up.
Li Mu left Lu Wenfeng and took Li Chongyi and several guards to the stockyard of the Ministry of Works. He has now been promoted to the minister of the Ministry of Works and is the actual person in charge of the Ministry of Works. The stockyard naturally treats him
Completely open. What he wants, he only needs to give an order, and someone will pay it out. But the accounts must be recorded, otherwise if Li Mu sells these things, it will be the caretakers who lose their heads after being held accountable.
Li Muzhi picked up two carts of iron ore and three carts of coal, which were pulled by a few lean horses from the Ministry of Industry, and tremblingly returned to Zhuluhou Mansion. These lean horses seemed to have never walked such a long way before, and they arrived at
He almost fell to the ground at the door. Li Mu couldn't bear to see it, so he gave Chaozi a few coins and asked him to buy fodder to feed these meritorious horses of the Ministry of Industry. At the same time, he mentally mentioned the establishment of the Ministry of Industry's transportation team.
It's on the agenda.
With the help of Ergou, Zhang Tianai's food purchase went very smoothly. He paid deposits at three grain and rice shops and signed contracts. In two days at most, all the food needed by Zhangjiazhai could be raised. Zhang Tianai also had some time to spare.
In the afternoon, I followed Bai Qiaoqiao to go shopping in the East Market. Finally, I got what I wanted and bought the rouge gouache from Chang'an City.
Zhang Tianai likes rouge and gouache, but she doesn't like it as much as ordinary women. When she bought rouge and gouache, she seldom used it to apply it, but kept it for collection. Just like many people in later generations bought sneakers not for wearing, but for wearing.
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The climate in Longyou is dry, and the sky is full of wind and sand. When you go out for a ride on horseback, you will come back disgraced, and you don't have a lover. Who will you show her rouge? She bought rouge just out of a woman's instinct.
Not only rouge, but also clothes. As the eldest lady of Zhangjiazhai, no one can be missing hers. Growing up, she has many beautiful clothes. She basically has all the popular styles in the Central Plains, but she also has them all.
She has not worn it much. She grew up in Zhangjiazhai, and all she saw were horse bandits. The environment was not suitable for wearing it, and because her father had no sons, she had to bear some things that a daughter should not bear. Horseback riding and archery
Can I wear satin?
Therefore, Zhang Tianai's daughter always wears clothes on the inside, and always wears a leather armor on the outside. With the armor on her body, there is no distinction between male and female. This time she came all the way to Chang'an to sell furs.
All the clothes were changed into men's clothes, and she didn't bring any women's clothes. Seeing this, Bai Qiaoqiao secretly bought her two sets of the most popular undershirts in Chang'an in Dongshi, and insisted on letting her change into them. Zhang Tianai
Sorry, the two of them got into a big fuss. One tried to persuade him, the other tried to hide.
Finally, with the help of Li Zhien, Zhang Tianai still couldn't resist Bai Qiaoqiao and put on the underskirt half-pushed. Zhang Tianai is naturally beautiful and has a slender figure. She usually looks a bit masculine because of her clothes. After putting on the underskirt,
Big difference. Even the trace of heroic spirit between the eyebrows seems to be much lighter, just a little less charming than ordinary women.
Bai Qiaoqiao playfully touched Zhang Tianai's chest and said, "Sister Tianai, always wearing a corset will cause qi and blood to be sluggish. Do you think this is good?"
"You!" Zhang Tianai said helplessly: "You are going to die. Qiaoqiao, why didn't I realize you were so good at teasing others before? You must have learned it from your bad husband."
"No..."
Bai Qiaoqiao was about to speak when suddenly Li Mu's voice came from outside the house: "Who is saying bad things behind my back? Why am I a bad husband..." Li Mu walked in and saw Zhang Tianai in a skirt, and was stunned for a long time.
, and spit out a 'wow'.
Zhang Tianai was so embarrassed that she hid behind Bai Qiaoqiao, but she was half a head taller than Bai Qiaoqiao, so there was no way she could hide. Bai Qiaoqiao pulled her over from behind and said with a smile: "Sister, you look like you're scaring your husband."
Come on. Husband, I didn’t expect Sister Tianai to be so beautiful in a skirt, right?”
"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it." Li Mu told the truth. Li Zhien next to him secretly rolled his eyes when he saw this. My silly lady, I have never seen a woman as silly as you. Do you think he is not enough of a love rival?
She was already a beauty when she was wearing armor, and you helped her dress up... If this continues, in a few days, you will have to help arrange the wedding!
"This underskirt is very good, it suits you very well!" Li Mu couldn't help but praise again. Zhang Tianai felt very pleased when she saw his sincere tone. She endured shyness and raised her head to look at Li Mu and asked, "Is it really good-looking?
?”
"Well, I'll look better with some makeup."
"Yes!" Bai Qiaoqiao took the rouge Zhang Tianai bought, waved it in front of Li Mu, and said, "I also bought the rouge, and it's here."
Li Zhien couldn't bear it anymore, so she turned around and hid. Why did she follow such a heartless lady?
Li Mu had some idea in his mind and did not stay to watch Zhang Tianai put on his makeup. He simply asked if everything went well today. After getting a positive answer, he left to work in the studio in the front yard. There was still some time before dinner, so he
I'm about to think through the things to do next, prioritize them, and arrange them in order, so that I won't be in a hurry.
Bai Qiaoqiao's makeup skills were gradually developed after coming to Chang'an. Before in Mayi, Bai Nao'er rarely gave her money, but occasionally gave her a little, and she saved it to help Li Mu's family. She almost never bought rouge and gouache.
, after arriving in Chang'an, Sun first took her to Dongshi to do some shopping, and then Li Mu told her several times to be willing to spend money, so Bai Qiaoqiao gradually bought a lot of rouge and gouache.
At first, she wasn't very good at putting on makeup. After Li Zhien came, he taught her a lot of makeup techniques, and she gradually became proficient.
"Okay!" Bai Qiaoqiao put a plum blossom tincture dipped in isinglass and placed it between Zhang Tianai's eyebrows, completing the last step of her makeup. Zhang Tianai looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and suddenly thought of something, and a smile appeared on her cheeks.
Two blushes.
Bai Qiaoqiao watched from the side and murmured: "Sister Tianai, you are so beautiful."