History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

The emperor and the princes are not in the palace, both the harem and the elder brother's place are very quiet, different from the big elder brother and the third elder brother, their Fujin can also follow them.

The fourth elder brother was called later, so that Si Fujin couldn't catch up with the excitement.

As for Min Ning, she would be honest even if the fourth master was not around. She could not be honest. It's already cold.

Biying had no choice but to build a small stove and put the vegetables on to heat up, but it was able to make do with it.

These Minning can bear it, Li Gege and other women squeezed her out, she didn't feel it, and it's not that she didn't think about suing Fujin, at least to let them restrain themselves, but when she found that Fujin was just watching the show and letting others bully her At that time, she dismissed the idea.

Forget it, let's wait until fourth master comes back. When fourth master comes back, these people will calm down.

In a blink of an eye, autumn has passed and deep winter has entered.

At the end of October, the emperor and his party had already left for Xingjing. Sifujin received a letter from Siye saying that he would be back at the beginning of the month, and she immediately told the good news to the woman in the backyard without hiding it.

Biying was very happy and said to Minning, "Gege, when Lord Baylor comes back, your life will be easier."

Minning buried himself in the quilt, and let out a "hmm" out of interest.

Come back and come back!

After a ten-day period of cooling down, Minning's affection for Fourth Master was almost worn away when the woman in the backyard targeted her.

Fortunately, she didn't put her true feelings into it, otherwise she would be sad and hurt her lungs.

Seeing her in such a hurry, Bi Ying persuaded, "Ge Ge, you should be more happy that Lord Belle is back, men don't like their women to put on a sullen face."

"Okay, I got it." Minning rolled up the quilt and buried his head in it impatiently.

"Gege, does your stomach still hurt? Do you want to add some charcoal to the charcoal basin?"

In the past two days, Minning's little days came, and he felt uncomfortable all over, and it was not a day to ask for peace, so he lazily hid in the bed and hibernated.

Minning shook his head, "No, we don't have much carrot charcoal in our house, so we should save some."

She is just a princess, and her daily allowance is only one catty of red charcoal and ten catties of black charcoal.

She is not alone in these, and points are given to the big and small court ladies and eunuchs below.

Black charcoal smells so strong and choking that it can't be used indoors.And red carrot charcoal is easy to use, but a catty a day is not enough to burn it. She has already burned more than half of this month's quota in advance, and there are still ten days left to know if she can make it to the end of the month.

As for black charcoal, it is actually coal. There are coal kilns near the capital, so there is enough coal, but what's the use of having too much?She was delicate and afraid of carbon monoxide poisoning, so she didn't dare to burn coal for warmth.

The earth in this era was still in the Little Ice Age, and the winter was frighteningly cold.At least twenty or thirty degrees below zero, the snow is often half the height of a person, and it can't be swept in the palace.I heard that Xiyuan Taiye Pond is covered with a thick layer of ice, and horse-drawn carts can pull people to run on it.

When Minning first came to this world, he stayed in Yangzhou all the time, wrapped in a quilt, but didn't feel so cold.

Later, when I went to the north, there was a kang in the house and it was easy to spend.But I didn't expect to enter the palace, but I felt the power of winter.

Putting a pot of fire in the house is useless at all, and you can't even feel the warmth.

What's even more hateful is that only the main hall in this palace has a kang, and their elder brother didn't get this kind of treatment at all.If there is a kang, those coals will also be useful.Now the coal can only be distributed to the few maids below, and Minning specifically told them that a ventilation hole must be left in the room when it is burning.

Having nothing to do, Min Ning began to think about coal. Although the smoke is heavy, it is not impossible to improve.For example, make it into briquettes and then make a stove, so that Biying will not have to heat up meals every time.

However, this is a good business to make money. If it is so easy to hand over, Minning is a little bit unwilling.Thinking about waiting for fourth master to come back, ask him to participate.The stove is a trivial matter, but the honeycomb coal is a steady stream of business, and it doesn't need good coal, just use a little cinder mixed with yellow mud, and then press a briquette with a mold and it will come out.

When Minning was a child, he saw people doing it in residential buildings. At that time, liquefied petroleum gas and coal gas were not widely used. Every household had a stove and put it in the aisle outside the door. He even made briquettes by himself.Buy a bag of coal cinders, find a flat place, pour it out, mix it with yellow mud, pour some water and cement, stir it with a shovel, press it with a briquette mold, and put it aside, a coal ball will appear.

They are neatly arranged row by row, put them in the sun for a day or two, and after they are completely dry, they can be used at home. It is very convenient and saves coal, and the smell of smoke is not so strong.

Three briquettes can be used for one day, which is very affordable for ordinary people.

Minning thought that if this business was done well, it would probably change the way people in the capital cook.

If this business starts, it might not be able to continue without fourth master relying on her.This is not like the soap business, because of the restriction of plant ash, the soap production rate takes a long time.

As for the briquette business, first of all there must be a coal kiln, and the coal kilns near the capital are all in the hands of those who hold them.

When it is discovered that only cheap cinders are used for briquettes, who is willing to give up this mouthful of fat to satisfy the population of several 10 in the capital? This is not a small amount.

Those royal nobles would give up such a large amount of wealth because of the princess in the prince's backyard?Even fourth master himself doesn't necessarily have this face.

Minning wanted to cooperate with Fourth Master because he was going to eat a bite of meat, so as not to be squeezed out and not even have a mouthful of soup.

However, although the briquette is very good, it can't solve her current difficulties. Minning wraps the quilt tightly to prevent the air-conditioning from entering the bed.

At noon, they ate duck pot, but when Minning saw the duck, he had an inspiration.

Yes, although there is no way to increase red radish charcoal, and briquettes can't quench your thirst for the time being, you can go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to buy some duck and goose down that you don't need. How many ducks and geese are killed are allocated to each palace.

Although most of the masters in the palace were absent, not all the masters went with the emperor on the east tour, and there must be fifty ducks and geese killed every day in this winter alone.

If all the fluff is taken over, it will be enough to make a down quilt, let alone a down jacket.

Minning's eyes lit up, he quickly finished his dinner, and asked Biying to call Zhang Qilin.

Zhang Qilin was in charge of the fourth master's backyard, so he naturally dealt with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If Minning wanted to find the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he couldn't avoid him.

"Slave pays respects to Ge Ge, Ge Ge is auspicious!" Zhang Qilin flicked his sleeves as soon as he entered the room.

"Excuse me." Minning looked at Bi Ying beside him again, "Show Eunuch Zhang a seat."

"Yes." Biying came out, brought an embroidery pier over, and asked Zhang Qilin to sit down.

Zhang Qilin refused for a while, and then sat down carefully with half of his buttocks. "I don't know why Grid is looking for a slave?"

The An Gege in front of him was confronted by Li Gege and could retreat to the house without protecting himself. This alone made Zhang Qilin not to be underestimated.Not to mention the news he got out of Su Peisheng's mouth, I still have a bit of love for Angege.

Tolerant and pampered, doesn't he understand what this means?

"That's right. I want to buy some duck and goose down from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I don't know if it's convenient." Minning said softly.

"Duck down, goose down?" Zhang Qilin looked puzzled, what is this?

Minning explained to him, "It's the softest fluff on the breasts of ducks and geese. The Ministry of Internal Affairs kills many ducks and geese every day. These are thrown away when they are not needed. I think it's a pity that I want to buy them with some money." .”

Minning didn't explain to him what's the use of buying these back. The people in the palace have this advantage, and they will never take the initiative to ask if they shouldn't know.

Zhang Qilin thought it was something to call him here, but he didn't expect it to be such a trivial matter, he simply agreed, "Don't give the money to Gege, it will be thrown away anyway, I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send some eunuchs to take what you want You can just pick out the fluff, and it doesn't take much effort."

Minning thanked him immediately, and Zhang Qilin got the task and left.

I told Zhang Qilin about it at two o'clock in the afternoon, and before it was dark at five o'clock, a little eunuch was ordered to deliver a sack of fluff.

The little eunuch said with a smile on his face: "It's snowing recently, and I haven't thrown away all these furs. Master An, are these enough? If not, I'll ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to keep them for you."

Minning looked at the blood-stained fluff in the sack, and grinned from ear to ear, "Enough, enough, as long as there is still left, but remember to separate the duck down and goose down next time." Ying gave the little eunuch a reward.

The little eunuch thought it was a waste of time, but he didn't expect to get a windfall, he was surprised, and then he smiled happily, and auspicious words kept popping out of his mouth.

Minning smiled and asked him to back down, and then told Biying, "Let the little maid in the room soak the fluff here in soapy water, remember to use warm water, and be careful not to freeze it."

Biying was about to reply, when the voice of the little palace maid greeting Li Gege came from outside the door, "Li Gege is auspicious and healthy."

As soon as Minning turned her head, she saw Li Gege walking in with the support of her eldest maid, Qiuyun!

"Sister Li, who is this?" Minning couldn't figure out who Li Gege came to visit today, what's the matter?

But she soon found out.

Li Gege covered his nose and looked at the fluff protruding from the mouth of the sack with disgust, "Sister An, you can't take all the dirty and smelly things into the house, my sister can smell this smell from far away in the yard." It smells bad." She said and gave Bi Ying an order directly, "Hurry up and throw this thing away!"

Before Biying could react, Minning stood up to intercept it. It seemed that Li Gege was not a good person today.

She has already taken a step back, what else does she want?

"Li Gege, if I remember correctly, you seem to live in the east courtyard, and there is still a long distance from my west courtyard. My sister can smell it so far away. Could it be that you have a dog's nose?" For Li Gege For making trouble out of no reason, Minning went straight back.

"You!" Li Gege pointed at her, trembling with anger, and then directly asked Qiuyun beside him to invite Fujin, "Then let Fujin judge, there are still several children living in this courtyard, you marinate these What is the intention of bringing the dirty things in?"

Minning's heart skipped a beat, as expected Li Gege still used the child as an excuse.