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The weather in late November is getting colder and colder, and there is even heavy snowfall. The entire inside and outside of Yiwu County was shrouded in a piece of silver, turning into a vast white world.
Up to now, many things have stopped, and the people are idle.
Du Qi didn't wear thick clothes, but loose clothes.
He is reading in the study.
It's just that when Du Qi was reading, the attendants entered several times and added charcoal to the brazier to dispel the chill. Although there are anthracite stones mined today, the taste of anthracite is not as good as such charcoal. In Du Qi's palace, the servants used coal, while Du Qi himself used charcoal.
When Du Qi was bored while reading, his eyes fell on the burning charcoal.
The charcoal burns without smoke.
On the contrary, there is still a hint of fragrance coming out of the charcoal, which makes the room smell very good. Du Qi's thoughts suddenly flew to the coal that is being sold now.
Coal has been widely sold, and many people can afford it, after all, it is not expensive. In addition, the people of Yizhou now, because Du Qi has exempted many taxes and carried out countless fortifications, the life of the people is generally good, and there is no shortage of money to buy some coal. After all, coal can be used for heating and boiling water, and has many uses, and many people are buying it.
It's a big industry today.
What Du Qi thought of was the honeycomb briquettes of later generations. At a certain stage in later generations, briquettes are necessary for every household. It was not until coal gas and natural gas began to be popularized on a large scale that briquettes gradually withdrew from the mainstream.
Even so, honeycomb still has a place, after all, it can be used in many places.
If Du Qi wants to make briquettes, he needs a machine for making briquettes. In the current environment, there is no mechanization at all, and now more is done by hand, so it is definitely impossible to make complex briquette-making machines.
What can be produced can only be the simplest manual twelve-hole briquette mold.
The production of briquettes by such molds is entirely manual. Although the speed is slow, it is sufficient to meet the current needs on the current basis. Moreover, with such productivity, many workers are needed to work, and it can also make people work to make money.
Du Qi searched in his mind and found a mold for making twelve-hole briquettes, and began to copy and draw sketches.
This mold is not complicated.
After the sketch drawn by Du Qi was corrected several times, he marked the condition of each part of the mold. When it comes to parts, the mold itself is actually the simplest, and there are not many labels. In a short period of time, Du Qi has completed all of them. After the ink dried up, Du Qi put away the drawing and said, "Liu Jian!"
"exist!"
Liu Jian entered the room to answer.
Du Qi said: "Get ready, let's go to the University of Science and Technology."
"yes!"
Liu Jian answered immediately.
When it comes to the production of briquette molds, the craftsmen in Du Qi's mansion can't do it, and they have to rely on the cooperation of many craftsmen from the Manufacturing Academy. Du Qi went to the University of Science and Technology this time, just to take a look at the situation inside the school.
It's snowing heavily outside now, but the main streets in the city are all cleaned. Moreover, the main official roads inside and outside Yiwu County, Yizhou are all poured with concrete. The roads are easy to clean and easy to pass, and the speed of driving is very fast.
It is easy to pass with the carriage driving on it.
Du Qi sat in the carriage, looking at the current Yiwu County, with a smile on his face. Because today's Yiwu County is quite clean, adjustments have been made everywhere, and the overall look is very good.
Du Qi raised the curtains of the carriage and looked outside, except for the concrete official road, it was still white.
In the sky, there are goose feathers and heavy snow falling.
The ground is a concrete road, and the snow melts quickly after falling on the ground. And even if there is some snow, the roads in the city need to be cleaned every once in a while, so there is no need to worry about snow blocking the roads.
"Drink! Ha!"
At this moment, Du Qi suddenly heard shouts. Curious in his heart, he looked through the curtains of the carriage and saw about a hundred people on the road ahead, hurrying neatly.
The clothes of these more than a hundred people are very ordinary, and some people's clothes are even relatively thin. Moreover, this group of people are all gray-haired, at least in their forties or fifties.
In their hands, everyone is carrying a broom.
This scene surprised Du Qi a little.
What kind of battle is this?
In particular, a group of elderly people carried brooms and walked neatly in the cold weather, and some of them were not dressed too thickly. Heavy snow dances in the sky, andThe cold wind is blowing, but a group of old people are on their way.
Du Qi said: "Stop!"
Hearing this, the groom who was driving the horse tightened the reins immediately, the carriage stopped, and stopped moving forward.
Liu Jian said: "Young master, what's the matter?"
He is sitting on the shaft.
As for Moredo, he rode along with him on horseback, and did not sit on the shaft of the chariot.
Du Qidao: "Liu Jian, go and ask, what are these old people doing when they are walking neatly? It's very strange for a group of people to walk on the official road in cold weather. Remember, don't reveal your identity, get to know first."
"yes!"
Liu Jian got the order and immediately jumped out of the carriage.
He hurried forward.
Liu Jian didn't ask the old man, but went straight to the front and saw the leader. The leader was an old man, about fifty years old, with a rather lean body and slightly thicker clothes.
Liu Jian came forward to strike up a conversation to understand the situation, but fortunately, the leader was kind and said with a smile: "Our group of people are all sweepers, and they are in charge of the streets in the city. Because the higher-ups have arranged, we have to rectify discipline. The higher-ups require that we You must have the spirit of a soldier and the discipline of a soldier, so let us practice walking in the city together in the cold weather."
After Liu Jian heard it, he was stunned.
He really couldn't understand why a street sweeper still needs to practice, to rectify discipline, and to have the spirit of a soldier.
Liu Jian said: "Old man, you people are only responsible for cleaning the streets, and don't go to the battlefield, and don't care about other things. Why, you also need to have the spirit of a soldier. What kind of reason is this!"
The old man in the lead smiled helplessly, and said: "How do we know that, anyway, we are generally around fifty years old. It's not easy to do things, and it's no longer good to farm."
"Now the government is willing to let us do things and give us the opportunity to make money. This is a great gift from heaven."
"Although the salary is very low, at least you can make money to support your family. Not to mention supporting your family, at least you can subsidize your family. It is also very good to be able to make money at this age."
Liu Jian said: "As for the practice, there is nothing to do anyway, just practice it, after all, the money is paid out every month."
Liu Jian frowned when he heard it.
He really didn't understand.
Liu Jian asked: "How long will you practice like this this day?"
The old man said: "It takes about an hour to walk around the city. Anyway, we have nothing to do now. If you want to go around, just go around."
Liu Jian shook his head when he heard this, but turned around and left without asking any further questions. He returned to the shaft of the carriage, and immediately said: "My lord, I have already found out."
Du Qidao: "What's the situation?"
Liu Jian reported: "Returning to my son, these people are all responsible for sweeping the streets. They are now practicing on the streets. According to the old man, the reason why they practice is because the officials above said that they want to rectify discipline, and even more so. There is a soldier-like discipline. That's why we practice like this."
Du Qi asked: "How long did you practice?"
Liu Jian said: "In about an hour, they will go around the city."
Du Qi frowned, with a look of anger on his face. The government recruited these many elderly people to do things in order to give them opportunities to make some money.
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