Chapter 1495 What Are You Talking About?

"Have you heard that Wangyou Bookstore has released a new book called "Practical Guide", which tells us how to make a winter stove."

"I heard that I made one at my home yesterday. It is the briquettes mentioned in the book. They are not sold in Chang'an City at all."

"Do you think this "Practical Guide" is a lie to us?"

"How is it possible? This "Practical Guide" was compiled by His Highness the King of Han himself. How could he lie to us?"

"Then how..."

"There is news that the briquettes mentioned by His Highness the King of Han have not yet entered the east and west cities of Chang'an."

"But it should be available before New Year's Eve."

"Lunar New Year's eve?"

"How much does that cost?"

"I didn't know that!"

That afternoon, on Chang'an Street, the emperor came out of the palace in plain clothes. When he walked here, he heard the people talking about the book "Practical Guide" by Wangyou Bookstore.

He had just watched Duan Lun and the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry busy repairing the Kang in the palace, and he wanted to come to Chang'an Street to have a look.

Unexpectedly, I heard people talking about Wangyou Bookstore’s new book.

Zhao Chen hasn't personally compiled a book for a long time, and the emperor knows it.

Suddenly he heard that Zhao Chen had compiled a new book called "Practical Guide", and the emperor was also very interested.

Fortunately, not far ahead is the Wangyou Bookstore.

Not long after the emperor left, he came to the door of Wangyou Bookstore.

The crowd at the door really made the emperor not want to step forward.

There are so many people here, it’s like going to a market.

Even in the east and west cities, there are not so many people!

"I have finally seen what it's like to have a large number of people." The emperor said to himself.

He turned around and went to Zhao Chen's house again.

He had to ask Zhao Chen what the stove and briquettes that the people were talking about just now were about.

It was already noon when we arrived at Zhao Chen's house.

The emperor felt that he

I had calculated the time and came here. When I walked into the Zhao Mansion, I saw Zhao Chen and his family having lunch.

The emperor is here, and we still have to eat.

Even if Zhao Chen really didn't welcome the emperor in his heart, he still didn't show it in front of Ping An.

After eating and drinking, Li Ruoshuang took Ping An for a nap, leaving Zhao Chen and the emperor staring at each other in the living room.

"Boy Chen, can you stop looking at me like that!"

"I didn't come here specifically for dinner. I do have something to ask you." When the emperor said this, he felt that he had no confidence.

What a coincidence. It's really too much of a coincidence to come here when others are having dinner.

Zhao Chen said nothing, waiting for the emperor's eloquent words.

"Today I asked the Ministry of Industry to start repairing the Kang, and after retiring from court, I came out of the palace to have a look. On the way, I heard people talking about it, saying that you wrote a book called "Practical Guide"."

"I was thinking about buying a copy, but the Wangyou Bookstore was overcrowded. Why don't I come directly to your place?" the emperor and Zhao Chen explained.

"If you want to read a book, just send someone to get it from me. You don't have to go there in person." Apparently Zhao Chen didn't believe the emperor's explanation.

The emperor smiled awkwardly.

Looking at Zhao Chen, he then said: "Actually, I am here because I still have something to ask you."

"For example, what kind of briquettes are the people in Chang'an talking about?"

The emperor was very curious that what Zhao Chen wrote in the "Practical Guide" book was not sold in Chang'an.

Since it's something you can't buy, why did Zhao Chen write about it?

In other words, the thing I wrote will appear on the market soon.

The emperor has figured out the rules, as long as it is something Zhao Chen comes up with, it will definitely have different reactions.

It is best for me to follow Zhao Chen closely from the beginning.

pace.

Only in this way will you get more benefits.

"Look at that." Zhao Chen walked out of the living room and came to the corridor.

Pointing to a row of dark cylindrical objects placed in the corner of the corridor.

"What is this?" The emperor came over and took a look, suddenly full of doubts on his face.

It was his first time seeing this thing.

Not only was the whole body dark, but there were holes in the middle as big as a little finger.

It’s really strange!

"Aren't you curious about what briquettes are? This is it." Zhao Chen explained to the emperor.

"This is?"

"What's it for?" The emperor was still full of doubts.

Even if he knew that the strange thing in front of him was the legendary briquette, he still didn't know what it was used for.

"Next to it is the stove mentioned in the book, which is specially designed to burn briquettes."

"You can use this thing to make a fire and cook."

"Although it is possible to bake over a fire, it is not recommended as it may lead to carbon dioxide poisoning."

"carbon dioxide?"

"Why is it another thing that I have never heard of?" The emperor was confused.

Yesterday I learned that carbon monoxide causes death when burning firewood. Why did it turn into carbon dioxide again today?

"That's not important. Please help me change this briquette." Zhao Chen did not explain the carbon dioxide to the emperor.

Instead, he asked the emperor to help replace the stove.

The emperor was also curious. Looking at the yellowing flames in the stove, he did not dare to reach out and try it directly.

Anyone who is not a fool knows that this stove can roast him directly.

"How... how to do this?" The emperor hesitated for a moment before asking Zhao Chen.

He didn't want to ask Zhao Chen, but it was obvious that if he didn't ask, he wouldn't know what to do.

"There are iron pliers next to it. Put it into the hole and clamp it out." Zhao Chen stood aside and said leisurely.

Letting the emperor help with work is a very comfortable thing.

Zhao Chen felt that he had to find a chance to enjoy it.

Otherwise, Lao Li would come looking for me from time to time, which would be really annoying.

"Oh!" the emperor responded, and then carefully inserted the iron tongs into the stove.

The scalding heat wave hit his face. Fortunately, he was far away from him, otherwise his beard would have been set on fire.

After finally replacing the briquettes in the stove, the emperor was sweating all over.

"How long can such a briquette be burned?" The emperor sat aside and looked at the steaming briquettes on the ground.

"If you let it burn, it will certainly burn very quickly. There is a hole under the stove to control the air entry and the burning time."

"Then what is this briquette made of, Lin Mu?" the emperor asked Zhao Chen again.

In fact, this is his biggest concern.

Wei Zheng said in the morning that he was worried that the people would go to the mountains and cut down trees.

It not only embezzles the resources of the imperial court, but also may endanger the safety of the people themselves.

The emperor was thinking at that time that if there was no need to cut down trees, he could also burn a kang for the winter.

Wouldn't it be more wonderful?

It wasn't until he saw the briquettes that the emperor had more expectations in his heart.

It would be great if the briquettes were not made of forest wood.

"Actually, the predecessor of this thing was a forest tree." Zhao Chen said, looking at the emperor.

When the emperor heard this, he was discouraged.

We still have to use forest trees, what's the difference between that and going directly to the mountains to cut firewood.

"But these forest trees were built hundreds of millions of years ago. They were buried in the ground and then turned into stone..."

"Hundreds of millions of years ago?"

"Buried in the ground?"

"Turn into stone?"

"Boy Chen, what are you talking about?" The emperor looked at Zhao Chen with suspicion on his face.