The common people didn't know much about what was going on in the court. Anyway, it was true that when His Royal Highness came, they could have three meals a day.
Then you can casually get some briquettes to earn piece-rate wages, and you won’t lose any money if you get more than three to five cents.
When the weather gets cold and it snows, I won’t be able to do anything! Fortunately, there is coal here, and you are allowed to take some of the good coal home.
Can the court give other things in winter? Now when giving masks, we have to replace old ones with new ones, which is different from before.
Soap is given as normal. I heard that if the soap is not used up, you can replace it with glycerin and wipe your hands and face without fear of the cold wind.
The wind here in winter is so strong that my face is covered with tiny cuts that hurt when touched.
Next to a radish patch, Zhu Biao stood there and looked at it: "How long will this radish last for two months?"
“It’s not like Nanjing, where we have to harvest everything within a month, including Chinese cabbage.
There are still some late-planted cowpeas, eggplants, cucumbers, chrysanthemums, lettuce and other vegetables in the ground.
After the frost, we should ask Zhaojiacun to help harvest eggplants, cucumbers, cowpeas, and lentils.
We all want the small ones, bring them over, and we will make shrimp oil side dishes, the big ones are not delicious.
The vegetables after frosting are sweet, especially the eggplant, which is a small one-inch eggplant. When you take a bite, it feels like eating fruit. "
The head of the village collects small vegetables that have been beaten by frost after the frost. These are similar to grapes. They only taste sweet after the frost!
For example, the mountain pears in the north are sour and astringent, and no one eats them. When they freeze in winter and turn black, they can be pulled out with cold water to make them sweet and smooth.
The most delicious pickles are made from side dishes like this. Don’t worry about selling them for money. When an opportunity comes, your village must first reserve it.
"Eggplants beaten by frost will wilt! Okay, let's try it when the time comes, and let others collect it along the way."
Zhu Ping strongly supports this action. Jubiqi pickles are the most famous, and the pickles in Xiaqiu Village are the most delicious.
“It’s not too far north now, at least it’s south of the Yellow River. When we get north of the Yellow River, people will have more vegetable fields.
Everyone must grow a large amount of cabbage, radishes, green onions, carrots, and dried vegetables made in autumn to survive the winter.
Then there are pickles and pickles, otherwise there would be no vegetables to eat in winter. Now that the price of salt has dropped, people in the north can make more sauerkraut. "
While the chief was talking, everyone came to a cabbage field again, and the cabbages were growing well.
It will take another month to harvest, and the longer it is at this time, the longer the heart will grow. When the frost comes, the cabbage heart will be sweet.
The same is true for radishes. If you dig them out now, they will soon become chaff.
"What's the north like now?" Zhu Biao looked north.
"It's very cold. It's snowing in some places and the water is slowly freezing. When we get there, we don't need to find a bridge to cross the river. We can just walk on the ice."
The director thought for a while and gave an answer, listening to what Hanhan said.
The few people chatted and returned to the camp to rest. Zhao Li left in a hurry to find people in the village to ask about things.
The villagers are very busy. Except for the children who must stay behind to study, the older people go to other villages to collect vegetables.
While there are still vegetables in the fields, harvest them as soon as possible, otherwise you won’t be able to support lunch boxes in the winter.
Coal mines continue to be mined in winter without seasonal restrictions. In order to save money, the village can only use dried vegetables.
Young people even rushed to other counties to check the situation and see the radishes, carrots and cabbages in other people's vegetable fields.
There are probably only these three fresh vegetables in the winter lunch boxes. When everyone collects them, the village buys them in large quantities at low prices.
Fortunately, there were craftsmen who helped repair the cellar. The villagers wanted to help, but the craftsmen drove them away because they thought they were in the way.
The advantage of having a lot of clay is that it is easy to dig holes. Craftsmen built three types of cellars.
One method is to dig a trench first, with plant ash at the bottom and straw at the top. Then put radish, cabbage, and carrots in, then use straw and wooden sticks to build a shelf horizontally, spread straw mats, and finally cover it with soil.
You can dig more of this type, it doesn't need to be too big, you can use it as you go, and you can quickly use up the vegetables in a cellar.
The second method is to dig a hole. The upper soil layer is not destroyed, but the lower layer is hollowed out, leaving a hole for a ladder or steps made of mud.
You can put more vegetables in this category. Remember to put a lit candle every time before coming down to see if it goes out. If it goes out, open the mouth and blow more air.
It preserves vegetables longer than the first type, but it will have to be filled in next year and dug again for use.
An extra hole will be dug out in the middle of the top and then covered up to let out the wind and form a flowing wind with the entrance of the vegetable cellar.
The last type is a fixed cellar made of bricks, which is for long-term use. A warehouse will be built on it, and a wellhead will also be left.
The warehouse is designed to be ventilated at any time, which is convenient for drying vegetables and making sausages and bacon. In the vegetable cellar below, there are water tanks of vegetables and other things for making pickles.
Children must be told clearly that they are not allowed to go down casually. Before going down, they must open the door of the vegetable cellar and put out candles, and then put candles from the vent above to ensure that they are not extinguished.
The fixed cellar will not be dismantled and can be used for a long time. It is very practical in conjunction with the warehouse above.
It is impossible for craftsmen to build fixed cellars for every household. They can only build twenty cellars for the village, and the village pays for the materials.
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During dinner, Zhao Li got three brochures, about building brick kilns, building cement kilns, and building ceramic kilns.
Zhu Biao said to Zhao Li: "Zhao Li, there is an iron smelting place locally. Go there to find slag to burn cement and grind the cement to drive it with a water truck."
The brick and tile kiln prepares the village for building houses in the future, as well as for people from other places who come to the coal mine to build houses.
As for ceramic kilns, porcelain can be sold for more money, and pottery is the most practical, and people can't live without it every day.
The coal mines are starting to increase their business. Once your kilns are built and you understand simple techniques, the coke over there will begin to be supplied.
You have to spend money to buy it, you can't steal it, and you have an account. Coke can provide higher temperatures and more continuous and stable heating, and is easier to control than wood kilns. "
Zhao Li held three booklets in his hand. After listening to Zhu Biao's words, he knelt down and kowtowed vigorously: "Thank you, Your Highness, Your Highness, Thank you, Your Highness..."
"Get up!" Zhu Biao said, and someone came over and pulled Zhao Li up.
"I want to build Zhaojia Village into another Xiaqiu Village in Ruzhou. I don't expect you to develop new technologies. I just want you to become rich and make other villages willing to learn."
Zhu Biao explained the reason and set a benchmark so that more villages can see how to work hard to improve their living standards.
The land still needs to be planted. During the planting process, mineral fertilizers and farmyard manures are used flexibly, as well as natural pesticides.
With the increase in land production and income, local coal, clay, and iron ore resources can be used to develop small handicraft industries.
The cluster effect is formed, allowing businessmen from other places to come here to purchase goods, and coupled with the guarantee of shipping, it drives the development of the overall economy.
When more and more villages with such guidance appear, other villages will naturally become anxious.
The state capitals next to Ningguo Mansion and Taiping Mansion are already worried. The income of their people in one year is as high as that of people in other places for two years, or even more.
(End of chapter)
