novelhk Chapter 233
Chapter 233
The weather outside is getting colder and colder. Even though you have invented honeycomb coal and stoves, there will always be times when you have to leave the house or face a cold bed when you go to bed at night.
【At this time, you need some small heating objects. 】
[Essential skill for time travel—small heating and insulation items.]
The dignitaries outside the tent smiled. They now had special foot warmers when they slept at night. No other heating measures were as good as this.
Moreover, most of the heating appliances are not cheap, and these things should be targeted at wealthy residents. What about the poorer people? Can they be distributed by this force?
What is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality.
Doing so will lead to the collapse of the power.
Let's first talk about sleeping. If you have a kang (kang), you can be a little warmer. But if you just sleep on a bed, you'll suffer in winter.
This is when you need a hot water bottle. It's actually very simple, just a bottle filled with hot water, usually made of porcelain.
[It can be used interchangeably with the can we talked about last time.]
[However, porcelain has a fatal weakness: it is easy to break. If you don't sleep well at night, you might break it with just one kick.]
Some families outside the canopy have already thought of this. If there is no thread or lid, they will use a piece of suitable wood to block the opening. Of course, it is also common for it to break.
Looking at the sky curtain and saying this, they were eager to know if there was any good way to prevent it from breaking.
[You can actually change the material, such as replacing porcelain with copper or leather, but copper is very expensive and most families cannot afford it.]
[The method is actually very simple. Just sew a piece of cloth on the quilt and tie the hot water bottle to it.]
The people outside the sky suddenly brightened up. This method is indeed feasible. In this way, they can buy a hot water bottle and use it for several generations.
In ancient times, it was relatively easy to make bottles with porcelain clay. There were kilns all over the country, but some had high technology and some had low technology.
Don't delay use.
Daqin
Before Qin Shihuang, he also knew a little about the lives of ordinary people. If there was a cold winter, many people would freeze to death while sleeping.
With the stove and this hot water bottle, the situation should be relieved.
"Father, the most important thing is to find cotton. With it, we can make clothes and quilts. Together with a stove and a hot water bottle, we can spend the winter comfortably."
Fusu looked at the leaves outside being blown down by the wind and said with determination, "Can we give every household a hot water bottle? I heard that there are a lot of discarded cans and bottles at the kiln..."
"Go and discuss this with the ministers."
When you go out in the winter, do you feel your hands and ears are frozen? At this time, you need things like gloves and earmuffs. These two things are relatively easy to make and the effect is also quite good. 】
To make earmuffs, you just need to find a piece of wire of the right length, bend it into the right shape, and then cover it with a layer of fur.
[Gloves are even simpler. When we were little, we used socks to make gloves. These two things are easy to make and can be used as some labor protection supplies.]
Using socks to make gloves? Some people were surprised and opened their mouths wide.
Some didn't even know what socks were, let alone what wire was.
[The above are some civilian methods of keeping warm, but you should be prepared for the possibility of an enemy attack during snowy weather. Remember, some raids in ancient times were accompanied by extreme weather conditions.]
【So your army must be more powerful than the enemy's army. 】
[In addition to gloves, I recommend preparing some hand cream. This will protect your hands from cracking or chapped skin due to the cold.]
The main ingredients of hand oil are still various animal fats, and you can add a little beeswax or herbs.
[As for which oil to use, it depends on your own conditions. If you have a large-scale chicken and duck farm in your area, you can directly use roast duck oil.]
[Of course, you can also use lard. ]
[Other animal fats are also acceptable.]
[It is said that the Qing Dynasty also used hand oil. The army's ability to fight on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was related to this hand oil. It is said that their hand oil was made from badger oil.]
Daqin
Qin Shi Huang sighed. He knew how to grease his hands and face, but the productivity of the Qin Dynasty was still weak at that time. Not to mention the entire army, even the Great Wall Legion alone did not have that much oil.
It’s hard to catch sea beasts in very cold weather.
"Father, I heard that Li Si's chicken farm has grown quite large. Why not have him come to the court to share his experience?"
Qin Shi Huang laughed. It turned out that a representative figure of the Legalists had gained some experience in raising chickens.
"Sir, I'm not kidding. He hasn't grown dates worth a hundred thousand coins, so I can't let him return to the court." Qin Shi Huang thought for a moment. "There's no way to plant trees in winter, so let him build a large chicken farm. If he succeeds, I'll give him fifty thousand coins."
"Yes."
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Di liked to eat roast duck, and of course he knew that a lot of oil would drip off when roasting duck. That stuff was usually thrown away as waste, but he didn't expect that it could be used as hand oil.
He needed this thing exactly when he went north to conquer Mongolia.
However, relying solely on the roast duck restaurants in Beijing and Jinling is definitely not enough, and we still have to think of other ways.
"Gao Chi, do you have any good ideas?"
"Father, there must be a way in the future. If we draw one day, we can just ask directly." Zhu Gaochi paused. "I'm just worried that no one here will understand the method the host says."
For example, the generator mentioned last time has a very slow production progress.
"In the name of the Eastern Palace, send out a recruitment notice to the people."
Qing Dynasty
Emperor Qianlong folded the enameled water pot in his hand and curled his lips at Tianmu's video. He knew everything Tianmu said.
And use it to tell.
Besides, the hand oil used by the Qing Dynasty was not entirely badger oil. It was a secret recipe they had worked out with great difficulty between the white mountains and black waters, and it was very expensive.
Even elite troops may not be equipped with this thing.
Heshen, who was following Emperor Qianlong, knew what the emperor was thinking by looking at his expression. He must have thought that he knew everything that was said on the screen.
However, these things are very useful. For example, any fat can be animal fat, and there is no need to make it too complicated.
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After watching this video, Qi Cheng became interested in the production of hand oil. It seems that handmade soap or hand oil is very popular now.
Suitable for giving each other as gifts.