HPDBC Chapter 227: The solution to natural disasters!
Chapter 227: The solution to natural disasters!
"Sir, what kind of crisis will my Daming face?"
Chongzhen looked anxious, and Li Yuanyin, who was sitting in the corner, was also worried.
What kind of sins did they Daming do?
"Hey..." Ye Yu shook his head and looked at Chongzhen pitifully: "Old Zhu, I was just about to say that you are also unlucky, just happened to meet the Little Ice Age, and there is nothing you can do if your luck is bad!
"Nian Daming is about to enter winter now, you have to prepare quickly, the coldest time of Daming is coming!
Ye Yu looked gloomy, remembering the warning given by the disaster predictor.
It was clearly written on the note that Daming was about to usher in a sparring cold disaster, and the disaster level had reached an astonishing 8.
You know, the disaster level of Datang's smallpox is only 8.5.
With the super destructive power of smallpox in ancient times, once it broke out, millions of people would be affected. If it wasn't for Li Shimin's quick response this time, he also made great efforts to collect smallpox vaccines from the modern world. This time the Tang Dynasty was the least. Hundreds of thousands of people could be killed or injured.
The scale of the disaster in Daming was not much different from that of smallpox.
When Chongzhen heard Ye Yu's words, his whole body tightened.
Yep, the Little Glacier climate!
Since Ye Yu said it last time, he has kept this thing in his heart and never dared to forget it.
However, the climate of this little glacier has been in Daming for more than ten years, and the weather changes have not been as fast as earthquakes or the epidemic "June 73". He really didn't respond for a while. This thing is terrifying.
But when Ye Yu heard it, he suddenly remembered.
Before every winter, many people freeze to death. The most terrifying cold disaster strikes. How many people will be killed and injured this year!
Chongzhen's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and said, "The weather is indeed getting colder and colder recently, and it's only late autumn, and even the rivers in some places have frozen over, and even the forests around Kyoto have been cut down by the people. Clean, if the weather is a little colder, then the people will be all over!35
"Sir, please save me Daming!" Chongzhen and Li Yuanyin bowed deeply to Ye Yu.
The suffering of Chongzhen made Ying Zheng, Li Shimin and others secretly sympathize.
Li Shimin, in particular, felt even more emotional. Although the smallpox he experienced was also terrifying, after all, the time was relatively short. Compared with the terrifying natural disasters of the Little Ice Age that were often epic for decades, he was a younger brother.
"You Daming has too many people, and this cold disaster is coming more quickly. The average temperature has even reached minus ten degrees. It is absolutely impossible to cut down trees and burn wood. billions of people."5
Ye Yu thought for a while and said, "You have three options now, two long and one short. As long as you continue to implement them, you can minimize the casualties of the cold disaster."
"First, make sweaters as soon as possible."
He turned his head to look at Ying Zheng and said, "Da Qin should have stocked up a lot of wool now, Lao Zhao, save some of your own, and then sell the rest to Lao Zhu, let him make wool sweaters as soon as possible, make more, and then Give it to the people, and let the people have clothes that can keep warm in winter, so that they can keep warm to the greatest extent."
"No problem!" Ying Zheng's face turned serious, and he immediately said, "The wool that I have hoarded now is enough to weave tens of millions of wool sweaters, and I am still in summer, so I can't use this thing for the time being. Let the servants go to Mobei to harvest the wool, and then hand it all over to brother Chongzhen.35
"Thank you, Brother Shi Huang!" Chongzhen bowed his hands to Ying Zheng: "I still have a lot of ammunition hoarding in Daming, so I will trade with Shi Huang at that time.
"It doesn't matter, I don't lack anything in Daqin now, you can just look at it." Ying Zheng waved his hand casually, looking like he was rich and powerful.
He Daqin was the first to accept Ye Yu's help, and there was no natural disaster. The surrounding small countries were either destroyed by him, or they had completely surrendered to Daqin.
Therefore, although Daqin has few people now, in terms of national strength, it is definitely the strongest existence among the three dynasties, and Ying Zheng also has the capital with this wealth.
Ye Yu smiled: "Just before this opportunity, the textile machine that was handed to you can also be used. With the textile machine, you can make the sweater as soon as possible, and it is best to be able to arrive at the coldest time. The sweater was pushed out before.
"Yes!" Chongzhen nodded immediately, heaving a sigh of relief.
Sweaters have a miraculous effect on keeping warm. If everyone can wear wool sweaters, the number of people who freeze to death in winter will be greatly reduced.
This made him curious about the next two aspects of Ye Yu.
"Sir, what is the second method you are talking about?"
Ye Yu didn't speak, but asked Hu Hai to go to the kitchen to get some briquettes.
After a while, Hu Hai appeared with a coal stove and a few pieces of briquettes, some of which were already burning red, causing tears in Hu Hai's eyes.
"This is, coal?"
Chongzhen glanced at it and immediately became interested.
Tianxia had already discovered the effect of coal during the Warring States Period, but this thing burns very slowly, and it also produces poisonous smoke that is poisonous. Even in the coldest times, few people in Daming use it.
Chongzhen observed it for a while, and couldn't help but curiously said: "Sir, why doesn't your coal smoke?
"Coal is also divided into anthracite and bituminous coal. The one in front of you is made of anthracite." Ye Yu pointed to the red-hot coal in the stove and said: "After mixing anthracite and soil in proportion, the briquettes that are dried will not only burn. The speed is very fast, the duration is very long, and the most important thing is that it will not produce poisonous smoke, which is definitely a great weapon for heating in winter!"
"Daming should have a lot of open-air coal yards, these are called black gold, and the reserves are 100 million tons. After you go back, send someone to collect it, and then make it into honeycomb, isn't it simple to protect hundreds of millions of people through the winter? "9
"This……"
Chongzhen's face flushed with excitement, if this thing really works as Ye Yu said, it is truly black gold!
Moreover, Chongzhen also knew that the number of coal mines in Daming is very large, and people usually avoid these things for fear of being poisoned and never use them too much, so this mine is very rich.
The coal reserves are definitely more than Ye Yu's income!
Li Yuanyin also danced with excitement: "Sir, how should this thing be made, is it difficult to make it?"
"It's very simple!" Ye Yu said lightly: "As long as you master the method, you will be able to make it. 39
"When you go back, set up a large coal manufacturing factory in the name of the royal family, recruit people to work, the production method is also very simple, first grind coal and soil into powder, and then filter the powder with iron mesh , then mix one in a 2 to 1 ratio, and finally add 10 percent water and stir.""
"Also, the shape must be made into a honeycomb shape. This shape is more conducive to the rise of oxygen and makes the combustion more sufficient. The mold is also very easy to make. I will give you the drawings later, and it can be used directly after drying."
"The briquettes are simple to make, and the cost is almost nothing. When burning, the firepower is still large. Whether it is used for heating in winter or cooking with fire, it is a very useful treasure. After the establishment of this royal coal yard, it can definitely become your future. A profitable industry.
Ye Yu patted Chongzhen's shoulder as he spoke: "Old Zhu, whether you are making woolen sweaters or making briquettes, it is to reduce the loss of this cold disaster, you must not focus on one or the other to make money. At the beginning, the price of wool sweaters and briquettes must be reduced, and it is not even a matter of losing money. When this disaster is over, it is the time when you should really make money."
Ye Yu's attitude was serious, and Chongzhen listened very seriously.
He nodded solemnly to Ye Yu, and said in a deep voice, "Please rest assured, sir, Chongzhen is very clear, this first batch of woolen sweaters and coal must go to every common people's house, and they will never make their money!
Ying Zheng patted Chongzhen on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Chongzhen, anyway, you have so many corrupt officials in Ming Dynasty. If you kill a few corrupt officials after you run out of money, wouldn't you have money!"
"That's right!" Wang Ben couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty is right, these corrupt officials have coveted so much of the people's fat, and this time they should spit it out.
"Okay!" Chongzhen nodded with a smile on his face.
What Ying Zheng said really made sense. There were still many corrupt officials in Daming that he didn't have time to clean up. This time, he just took advantage of this opportunity to clean up them once, and let them finally shine for Daming.
Chongzhen bowed his hands to Ye Yu again: "Sir, I understand the two methods you mentioned. You just said two short ones and one long one. I don't know what the last method is?"
"It's very simple, heating!" Ye Yu raised a finger and spit out two words lightly.
"Heating?" Ying Zheng and the others were taken aback for a moment, their faces showing doubts, what is this thing?
Ye Yu said lightly: "The so-called heating means that the hot water after being boiled is distributed to various regions through the pipes running through the four places, and the room is warmed by the temperature of the hot water.
"The effect of this heating is stronger than that of coal. With heating, you can even wear a short shirt in the room. The cold disaster in Daming is not a one-off event, it will last for more than ten years, so you can take advantage of it. It takes a few years to build the heating structure during this time, but it can be reused for hundreds of years. It is definitely a great cause for the present and the future!
"Sir, you're not kidding..." Chongzhen was startled when he heard this, and his tone was a little stuttering.
Connecting all parts of the country with pipelines is a bigger project than building the Grand Canal.
Daming's land area is so large, even if this project can be completed, it will take at least ten years!
Not only Chongzhen, but also Ying Zheng and Li Shimin were taken aback.
If this project can be completed, it is definitely the largest project completed by the three dynasties!
"You look like I'm joking with you!" Ye Yu rolled his eyes and said helplessly: "This project is indeed quite a lot, but if it can be completed, you know how much time it will save in the future."
"Also, you can take the Qinling Mountains as the boundary, you can build a heating system in the north of the Qinling Mountains, and the temperature in the south of the Qinling Mountains is higher, you can use the 0.6 method of interweaving heating and coal, and you can also take the villages and counties as the point, each village They have built a heating supply point specially to supply the heating of this village, and let the people pay for the construction and maintenance. You only need to hit the heating every winter. Isn't this greatly reducing the workload!
"Can it still be like this?"
Ye Yu's words made Chongzhen's eyes widen.
Take it from the people, use it for the people, let the people do it themselves, and the imperial court only plays a role of integration.
Chongzhen's eyes lit up at that time.
If nothing else, just this heating project, if it is really built, people all over the world will be grateful.
Even if he Chongzhen dies tomorrow, he will definitely be remembered in history and be praised by future generations!
"Hahaha, the methods that Mr. said, I can send someone to do it after I go back!" Li Shimin also smiled happily, feeling that he had gained a lot today.
"These three methods can not only ensure people's livelihood, reduce the loss of my Tang Dynasty in winter, but also provide a large number of employment opportunities, so that the people have something to do, wonderful, really wonderful! 99
"Not bad!" Ying Zheng also nodded with satisfaction: "This heating project is really good, and when the widow goes back, let people do it!"
Both Ying Zheng and Ying Zheng could see how great this heating project really is.
Such feats, even an emperor would not miss it!