Early the next morning.
Now that Chen Zhou was rich, he couldn't help but go out shopping and buy some things.
It was already the end of December, and the New Year would soon be coming. He was not sure whether the New Year in the Three Kingdoms was lively or not, but he still had to have a sense of ritual to celebrate the New Year himself, so he bought a lot of things and went back.
Thinking that it is still winter and the weather is still cold.
Chen Zhou also wants to buy some charcoal to keep warm. If he has time, he can also use it to barbecue and warm wine on New Year's Day. It can be said that he kills two birds with one stone, which is very pleasant.
In ancient times, farmers would cut down trees to burn charcoal and then sell it in the city. This was also a way for farmers to make a living.
But winter is coming to an end, and spring will start in a while.
There are not many people selling charcoal in Puyang City now. Some large households have already accumulated enough charcoal to burn through the whole winter. The market has become smaller, and the number of people selling charcoal has also decreased.
Chen Zhou walked around the city and bought a little, but it seemed that it was not enough.
"Master, do you want carbon?"
At this time, a middle-aged man came over with a cart of carbon and said with a smile: "I still have carbon here that I can sell to you. They are all very good quality carbon."
"Let me see."
Before Chen Zhou traveled through time, he grew up in a rural area as a child and was very familiar with carbon. After briefly checking it for a while, he suddenly smiled: "Are you sure these are really carbon? You didn't lie to me?"
Faced with such a questioning tone, the middle-aged man obviously felt guilty, and reluctantly said: "Of course it's carbon, how dare I lie to you?"
"I think you really dare to lie to me. Don't think that I don't know Carbon."
Chen Zhou hummed softly: "If you continue to quibble, I can only take you to see an official and ask Puyang Lingping for a review."
"Here……"
The middle-aged man became anxious, struggled to the end, and apologized: "Young Master, I'm sorry, I also..."
Chen Zhou interrupted: "Okay, I bought all your carbon, but the price is lower."
"Really? Well, well..."
Seeing that there was an unexpected surprise, the middle-aged man no longer dared to ask for a high price, so he gave Chen Zhou a low price and was also responsible for door-to-door delivery.
Chen Zhou also bought his cart.
After returning home, Chen Zhou asked Cao Cao to arrange for his soldiers to take these things away. He went to the military camp outside the city and found Cao Ang.
To make things like the Vajra Umbrella and Flying Tiger Claws, you have to forge iron.
People in this era still don’t know how to forge steel that is too hard. Even if they can forge it, it still requires a lot of money. Even if there are not many weapons in the military made of iron, the cost is too high. Although it is sharp and hard and can improve combat effectiveness, Not able to use it, and reluctant to invest so much.
After all, a lot of weapons will be lost after a battle.
Therefore, most of the weapons used by soldiers in the army are ordinary iron weapons.
The tomb robbing tools Chen Zhou needed were not strong enough for ordinary iron tools, so he had to use iron.
"gentlemen!"
Cao Ang was nearby and rushed over and asked, "What are your orders?"
Chen Zhou said: "I brought a cart of coal over. Coal is something with a higher temperature than carbon. I want you to help me build some special small objects."
The middle-aged man just now was selling coal, not carbon, but I don’t know where he got so much coal.
Coal and carbon are both black. The man wanted to get away with it, thinking that Chen Zhou was well-dressed and would not be able to tell whether it was coal, but Chen Zhou knew how to tell the difference.
It was instantly recognizable as coal.
However, Chen Zhou still accepted it.
Prepare to make a self-defense tool, just in case.
After all, these are troubled times, and he is not as good at fighting as Dian Wei, so he has to fend for himself with a few little things.
Safety issues are very important to him.
Chen Zhou told them everything that needed to be built, and then told the skilled craftsmen how to use coal. The next step was to wait.
As long as the technology is there, I believe they will not let Chen Zhou down.
"Don't worry, sir, we know what to do."
Cao Ang agreed.
Chen Zhou left the camp and went home to sort out the things he bought today.
time flies.
Before we knew it, it was the day before the New Year.
Chen Zhou went out and bought some mutton and some dog meat. He also bought honey, pepper and other things at a high price to make dipping sauce, and then made a barbecue grill.
Of course, wine is a must.
Although Cao Cao had already ordered that no more wine be brewed, the inventories of those merchants had not yet been cleared.
As long as you have money, you can still buy it.
It's not snowing now, but there's still snow outside.
The weather is still cold.
At this time, it is more appropriate to make a hot pot or barbecue.
Chen Zhou didn't start the hot pot, so he asked people to clear the snow on the ground, set up a barbecue grill, and prepared to barbecue for the first time in the Three Kingdoms period. He also invited Lao Dian over.
Dian Wei understood that there was wine to drink, so there was no way he would not come.
After Cao Cao banned alcohol, he became very greedy.
I drank almost a jar of wine as soon as I arrived, and I drank very happily.
"Du Zhi, it smells so good!"
Cao Cao came in at just this time and said with a smile: "I wanted to come and see if there was anything missing in the Tozhi family. I didn't expect that Mr. Sir would be so comfortable tonight. It turns out that Lao Dian is here too!"
"Lord!"
They stood up and said.
"Sit down, no need to be polite!"
Cao Cao smiled politely.
Chen Zhou warmed a glass of wine for Cao Cao, then handed the roasted mutton over and said with a smile: "My lord, this is called barbecue. Eat it with those dipping sauces and drink some wine. It's very comfortable."
“It’s really comfortable and tastes pretty good.”
Cao Cao took a bite and laughed and said, "I came uninvited. Is everything enough to eat?"
Chen Zhou said: "If you have enough control, my lord can let you go and eat!"
Dian Wei looked at the wine jars longingly and asked, "My lord, can I have some more wine?"
"Haha... drink whatever you want!"
Cao Cao agreed: "Tonight is an exception."
Dian Wei said happily: "Thank you, Lord!"
In this case, he would not be polite.
Drinking wine is the same as drinking water. I can finish the whole thing in a few times and eat some barbecue. I don't feel bloated at all.
"My lord came to me, maybe it's not as simple as having a barbecue with me, right?"
Chen Zhou saw what Cao Cao was thinking. If he came here at this time, he must have other requests.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Those who know me can cross over! I am indeed here for something, and our food is not enough."
"So you're done eating soon?"
Chen Zhou asked in surprise.
"The grain purchased needs to be distributed to the people who are short of food throughout Yanzhou. The amount to be distributed is huge."
"Those grain merchants knew that I was rich, and they took the opportunity to raise the price of grain. The money that Watazuki brought back was not enough to buy much grain. Now that it has been distributed, it will not take long to find out. I would like to ask Watanabe to dig again. .”
Cao Cao said embarrassedly.
After all, it would be inappropriate to invite Chen Zhou to rob a tomb during the Chinese New Year.
Chen Zhou thought for a while and asked: "How long can the food on hand, my lord, be used?"
"Everyone in Yanzhou can eat it for about a month."
Cao Cao said: "It sounds like a lot, but you will be hungry again in a month. However, the snow has fallen well, and the weather should be good next year. When we can open up wasteland smoothly for spring plowing, we will not be short of food this year."
"My lord, let me send you some classics. Let me see if there are any other royal tombs nearby."
Chen Zhou agreed immediately and continued: "But I have another idea. My lord will raise the price of food regardless of this month. The higher the better."
