It's very windy and snowy outside.
Chen Zhou knew very well that the end of Han Dynasty was about to enter the Little Ice Age.
It is certain that the weather is cold, and it will get colder and colder. This is also one of the important reasons for the demise of the Han Dynasty.
Chen Zhou hid in the carriage, listening to the cold wind howling outside, and felt shivering from the cold.
Come to that factory.
Cao Tai and the others were there today and quickly invited Chen Zhou in. When they arrived at the place where distilled liquor was made, there was a stove and it was so hot that there was no snow around, so it became warm.
This factory has been expanded to a large area by them.
The scale is also larger than before the snowfall.
The pig farms were moved to other places, and the breeding and factories were separated. The pigs received special care and would not die of cold for the time being.
"Sir, are you here? Do you have any instructions?"
Cao Fu asked.
Chen Zhou said: "I want to make two very special things. You find a group of literate craftsmen and a group of craftsmen who know how to make paper. I will be of great use."
During the Three Kingdoms period, there must have been paper.
However, the paper of this period was unable to be written on, the manufacturing method was complicated, the cost was high, and the quality was poor.
Even in the Tang Dynasty, paper was still difficult to use on a large scale.
They didn't quite understand what the use was for Chen Zhou to find such a craftsman, but they could only arrange for someone to find him.
Printing is relatively simple. What Chen Zhou wants to do is still movable type printing. When the literate craftsmen come back, first let them carve a batch of word blocks, or vice versa.
As much as possible, carve all the characters into more than ten blocks for each character, and the size should be uniform.
This really tests the skills of the craftsmen.
When the craftsmen who knew how to make paper came back, Chen Zhou taught them the papermaking techniques he had seen in textbooks or on the Internet based on his impressions, and improved the papermaking techniques of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Although the new papermaking technology has many steps, it is not complicated, the process is better, the papermaking speed is faster, and the paper produced can be written and printed on.
Those craftsmen never thought that paper could be made in this way. After recording Chen Zhou's skills, they hurriedly made arrangements and prepared various things needed for paper making.
"Sir, make paper and carve those blocks. What's the use?"
Cao Tai asked without understanding.
Chen Zhou pretended to be mysterious and said: "I can't tell you yet, but you will see its use soon. It shouldn't be difficult to build it now, but the weather is too cold, so the action may be a little slow."
In this case, they are looking forward to it even more.
When it came to the weather, Cao Fu said worriedly: "The weather is now very cold, getting colder year by year. I don't know how many people are suffering from the cold outside. How many people's houses have collapsed due to the weight of snow, leaving them homeless." .”
This was the case in ancient times.
A slightly severe natural disaster will kill many people.
What's more, this is not an ordinary natural disaster, but a Little Ice Age, and more people may freeze to death.
"Is it cold?"
"I have an idea."
"Bring us our coal."
Chen Zhou thought for a while and decided to make a briquette for heating and a heater.
Population is an important reason for development.
If Cao Cao wants to develop, he needs a huge population base.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and people will freeze to death sooner or later. Chen Zhou is preparing these things in advance to avoid them being in a hurry when the time comes.
Cao Tai and the others learned that the heating problem could be solved, and quickly gathered a group of craftsmen to follow Chen Zhou's instructions.
As long as it can be truly done, it will be a great achievement in the future.
This contribution is not small.
They don't know how active they are.
Until evening, Chen Zhou taught them those techniques and made sure they had mastered them before returning to the city. As for how to use them next, it was up to them to use them freely.
As long as the direction doesn't deviate, it's fine.
After returning to the city and shaking off the snow, it was time for dinner.
Chen Zhou accompanied his family, had dinner happily, and could wait for dawn with nothing to do.
But, tonight.
The ladies arranged Lu Lingqi to stay in Chen Zhou's room.
Lu Lingqi understood that something needed to be done. Although there was no wedding banquet, they were still considered a couple. Lu Lingqi was considered a concubine of Chen Zhou and needed to have a wedding tonight.
"I want you to take a look at the wounds on my body. If you think they are ugly and hideous...then I'll leave."
Lu Lingqi blushed and said, feeling a little uneasy.
The wounds were getting better at that time, but those scars were very hideous, especially where they were sutured. The traces of wounds and stitches were like a centipede crawling on the snow-white skin.
The stitches had been removed from the wound long ago, and Lu Lingqi felt scared every time she saw it.
Even she was afraid and thought it looked ugly, and she thought Chen Zhou might think so too.
"show me."
Chen Zhou hugged Lu Lingqi, his belt gradually widened.
Seeing those wounds, they were indeed ferocious and gave people a terrifying feeling, but Chen Zhou was not afraid and even kissed them gently.
"Husband..."
Lu Lingqi gave a soft cry and hugged Chen Zhou's head.
Tonight, cheerful and joyful sounds came from the room again.
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The next day.
Weijun, Jizhou.
Liu Bei crossed the river and came here.
Before that, he was reminded by Chen Gong and sent a letter of surrender to Yuan Shao in advance, telling Yuan Shao that he would come to Yecheng.
Yuan Shao got the letter and sent someone to reply to Liu Bei, saying that he was willing to accept surrender.
Because Liu Bei fought out of Xudu, it was very important for Yuan Shao's strategy of crossing Henan.
Although the news that Liu Bei pretended to be the emperor's uncle was spread throughout the Han Dynasty by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao didn't care. Everyone who understood whether the genealogy was true or false would understand, and it was useless to say more to those who didn't understand.
Yuan Shao welcomed Liu Bei's arrival.
"Lord, there is news."
After receiving Yuan Shao's response, Sun Qian hurried back and said, "Yuan Shao agrees for us to take refuge."
He also handed a copy of Yuan Shao's reply to Liu Bei.
After reading the reply, Liu Bei handed it to Chen Gong and asked, "What do you think, sir?"
Chen Gong said: "Of course it's good! Let's borrow Yuan Shao's power to deal with Cao Cao, the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family. Yuan Shao has many soldiers and generals, so it won't be a big problem to defeat Cao Cao! When the time comes, I will plan for the lord to seize the Runan area and annex it. In Yuzhou, I will help my lord to seize a place. But in the early stage, my lord must temporarily rely on Yuan Shao and submit to Yuan Shao. When Yuan Shao leads his troops south, I will help my lord break away from Yuan Shao's control."
"Cao Cao can rely on Yuan Shao, so naturally I can too."
Liu Bei said indifferently: "But how can Gongtai help me get the Runan area?"
You must know that Runan and other places are in the south of Yingchuan.
They are about to set off for Yecheng. The distance is so far, so it shouldn't be possible to capture Runan, right?
"We only need to convince Yuan Shao to do one thing."
Chen Gongxin said: "That is to open a second battlefield and attack Cao Cao from both the north and the south. In fact, my lord is in Yecheng, just like in Xudu, there is a certain danger. I do not recommend that my lord stays in Yecheng for a long time."
After all, the master of Yecheng is Yuan Shao, and they may not be able to accept him for a long time.
If you have the conditions to leave, you must leave as much as possible. This is Chen Gong's idea.
