Crossing Wu Dalang starts from selling cakes

Chapter 616 Timber problem!

The time has entered winter, and a large area of ​​snow is covered, covering the city of Bianjing with a layer of white snow.

The cold came suddenly, and Wu Zhi rolled back to lie down under the blanket.

Still warm in bed.

Li Shishi on the left and Pan Jinlian on the right.

"What are you thinking, master, come and eat some honey?" Pan Jinlian suddenly turned around and stuck to her.

Pan Jinlian and Wu Zhi are the most familiar. Wherever the two of them have something to avoid, they can do whatever they want.He is also very courageous.Wu Zhi was pressed down by the mountain, and he was a little out of breath.

Li Shishi crossed his legs and knelt on the couch to work.

Suddenly, Wu Zhi forgot everything in his mind... He is not cold at all.

Outside Bianjing, many people came out to do errands, shivering with cold.

"It's too cold. Suddenly, it snowed heavily overnight without any warning."

"This year, prepare more firewood."

"It's okay, there are sweaters for sale anyway."

"It's nice to have a sweater, but it's even better to have a charcoal fire."

Due to the sudden cold, some people who are weak still caught a cold.

Just like the flu, there are not a few people in Bianjing who catch a cold.

Many people sneeze while walking.The snot was flowing.

"Damn, it's too cold."

"Yeah, I haven't been sick for a long time, this is the first time this year."

"Stay at home!"

The people kept warm at home, and the courtiers in Bianjing also stayed at home.Wearing a sweater, I feel that this year is colder than last year. Fortunately, there is a sweater to warm up, otherwise who can bear it.

As the weather turns cooler, sweaters are also on sale across the country.At the same time, it has driven the enthusiasm of the timber industry.

Whoooo!The cold was like a cold knife. If it weren't for the popularity of sweaters this year, many people would have died due to this weather.

Archie... Empress Xiansu sneezed in the palace.

"It's unbearably cold this winter." The court lady said, "This year Song Dynasty may have a hard time."

The queen was wrapped in a thick sweater. Although she had a cold and felt uncomfortable, she didn't have to worry too much. Anyway, she was in the palace, as long as she didn't go out.

In ancient times, the most feared things were natural disasters and man-made disasters, as well as infectious diseases.

A flu swept across the whole country of the Great Song Dynasty, and countless people, including high-ranking officials and nobles, got sick.

This morning, there were hundreds of memorials about these illnesses.

Don't think that the flu is not a big deal, now Da Song has already started to die.

The cold and the flu caused some otherwise weak people to die.

Although there are warm clothes, it is indeed too cold this year.

Many people have died in many places.

Throughout the Song Dynasty, timber was being transported to various places to keep warm.

In the court hall, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were discussing the matter of the dead.

Now that the weather in Da Song is colder than in previous years, it is easy to have this phenomenon, and Wu Zhi also has some headaches.

This kind of sudden heavy snow has come to Da Song before, but this time it is the cold that is more serious, and the heavy snow is second.

Because the snow stopped soon, but the cold air swept through Da Song.A thick layer of ice has frozen on the river.

A mouthful of saliva will turn into ice cubes in a short time.

It's that cold.

The natural disaster was so violent that everyone was worried about it.

Since ancient times, heat and cold have been problems that cannot be ignored by any living organism.This is still killing people in the presence of sweaters, which is too bad.

"It would be great if there was an electric heater!"

"Of course, it's better to have air conditioning!"

Various thoughts flashed in Wu Zhi's mind, but the incident was urgent. Even if air conditioners and electric heaters were developed, they would not be able to expand to all parts of the country on a large scale.

Only local materials can be obtained, and measures must be taken now.

As for the heating equipment, Wu Zhi still can't be sloppy, Wu Zhi will operate it.

At this time, Wang Juan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Song Dynasty has a large population, and the wood is completely insufficient. Many trees on the top of the mountain have been cut down. If the felling is carried out in the depths, it will inevitably cause a large area of ​​forest loss. , It will also cause mudslides and floods, and the process of logging and transportation in the deep mountains is not so fast, and I am afraid it will be too late."

"What should we do? Could it be that the people of Song Dynasty are really going to have a disaster year this year?"

Zheng Juzhong said: "Mr. Wu, what good solution do you have? We all know that you have great supernatural powers. Now there is no way for civil and military officials in the whole dynasty."

Zheng Shen also said: "Right now, we can only see what solution the military minister can come up with!"

Song Huizong looked at the ministers around and sighed. When it came to the critical moment, he could only look at Wu Zhi.

Wu Zhi's voice came: "Your Majesty, the matter of timber is under the management of Mr. Wang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. Is there nothing Mr. Wang can do about this?"

"This..." The matter of timber is indeed under the control of the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry has no choice but to rely on Wu Zhi.

If the timber problem causes the deaths and injuries of the people all over the world, the Ministry of Industry cannot escape the responsibility.

In fact, Wu Zhi didn't think of any solution, so he refused and let the Ministry of Industry solve it by itself.

Jiang Wang was very anxious.

Song Huizong didn't blame him when he saw this, after all, it was the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry.

After retreating.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty complained somewhat to the Ministry of Industry, but there was nothing they could do about it, so who could be blamed for it.

The next day, both the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry came to Wufu, with nice words, and wanted to ask Wu Zhi for a solution.In fact, Wu Zhi was also very anxious.

Now that the economy of the Song Dynasty is developing, if many people freeze to death this year, it will undoubtedly hit the economy of the Song Dynasty.

But he went to the Commerce Department to have a look. Although the research and development of air conditioners has made progress, it is not so fast to fully popularize them.

This is somewhat different from building an atomic bomb.

Only a few atomic bombs can be used, but how can a few air conditioners be used by tens of thousands of people.

Not enough at all.

Minister of the Ministry of Industry nodded and bowed to Wu Zhi, hoping that Wu Zhi could come up with a solution.

In cold weather, the supply of wood was not available, causing many deaths and injuries, which gave the Ministry of Industry a somewhat bad reputation.

After Wu Zhi's analysis, apart from air conditioners and wood, the only thing that can be used for heating is coal.

In ancient times, important materials were firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

Chai, or fuel, came first, even before rice.

The firewood in ancient times included reeds, various grasses and straws, but in the northern cities, fuelwood, that is, firewood, was mainly burned.

Pay attention to burning charcoal, which is also processed from firewood.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the population has increased and the forests have become less and less. In addition, wood is needed for building houses and making furniture, and the supply of firewood has gradually become insufficient.

Kaifeng is currently too cold, so there is a problem of firewood.

Kaifeng is on the Great Plains, and there is no natural forest around it.

According to records, in order to survive, the common people did not hesitate to cut down economic trees such as mulberry trees and jujube trees to serve as firewood.

For example, the imperial court was very concerned about this matter. For example, when Song Renzong stipulated that stealing mulberry trees from other people's homes would be counted as one piece of 42 feet, and if three pieces were full, he would be sentenced to death.

But it still couldn't stop the common people from cutting down trees. Later, even the trees in ancestral halls, temples, and emperor's tombs became the targets of felling.

Song Dynasty already has such a phenomenon now.

(End of this chapter)