frightfiction Chapter 274: The school is built
Chapter 274: The school is built
"Yes! That's absolutely fine! Just fix it like this!"
"Sir, here are the drawings. I have marked all the materials, dimensions, and workers needed. I have a favor to ask. Can you let me go with you to take a look? I have never designed such a novel school before."
Shi Yue took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. On the paper was a floor plan of the school, with densely packed small characters written underneath, and the structure was very clear.
Looking at the densely packed traditional Chinese characters one, two, three, four... Xie Ling felt it necessary to let Shi Yue go to school to take some math classes and learn some Arabic numerals, which would definitely save a lot of time.
After praising the building, Xie Ling quickly sent someone to hand over the blueprints to the construction craftsmen.
Just as Shi Yue hadn't left yet, Xie Ling asked casually, "What have you designed before?"
"Pig sty, cow pen, sheep pen, chicken coop, earthen workshop..."
Shi Yue counted on his fingers, "All the villagers in our village agree!"
"So you've never designed a proper house?"
Shi Yue gave a dry laugh.
"Uh-huh."
Xie Ling's forehead was covered with cold sweat. Who could tell that this person was an architectural genius...
Nong Yan dared to say that she was not afraid that her brother would design a cowshed.
"The guard outside the gate is my man. Ask him to take you to the construction site."
After sending Shi Yue away, Xie Ling began to sort out the matters related to making the kang.
During this dynasty, there were kangs in some areas of the north, but they were only available to wealthy families.
In order to keep the kang warm, charcoal must be burned. Whether it is charcoal or coal, the price is very expensive, and ordinary people simply cannot afford such a huge expense.
Therefore, every winter, people in the north would freeze to death.
Now that we have a coal mine, it is natural to make use of the kang.
At the end of the world in the previous life, there were several years of extremely cold weather. The global power system was destroyed at that time. The temperature was minus 70 to 80 degrees Celsius. Xie Ling survived by sleeping on a kang in the Northeast.
Just as I finished the simple drawing of the kang, I heard a call from outside the door.
"Thank you, sir. What do you want from me? I just came back from the pig farm. Our pigs are almost gone. When can we buy some more piglets?"
"Uncle Qizhu, let's talk about other things first. I called you here today to ask you to help with something."
"What do you mean by help or not? You are the Chief Clerk now, you need to be powerful and give orders!"
Liao Qizhu is a person who cannot sit still.
Xie Ling assigned him a lot of work, including inspecting Jile Building, managing the breeding farm, and occasionally visiting the salt field managed by the boy from the Gao family.
Xie Ling laughed. "Okay, it's like this, this winter is really too cold, I want to build a kang for the people. Have you heard of building a kang?"
When Liao Qizhu heard that there was something new to do, his eyes lit up immediately. "I've heard of it. When I was in the northern border with the general, I saw some rich families using it."
He paused, his eyes hesitant, "Sir, do you really want to build a kang? If you want to warm this thing up, you need a lot of coal or charcoal."
Xie Ling nodded, "Sure. I have opened a coal mine in Sinan, so there is no need to worry about the coal mine. We can just exchange it with centimeters when the time comes. It won't be expensive, and I guarantee that everyone can afford it."
Her tone was very calm, but Liao Qizhu was stunned for a long while after hearing it, then he bowed and slowly said, "Sir, Sinan is very lucky to have you."
He has fought on the battlefield for many years and is nearly sixty years old, so he has seen all kinds of things in the world.
Sometimes I wonder if there will be a day when people can live and work in peace, without war, and when everyone can hear the sounds of their chickens and dogs and live in peace and tranquility.
Now, all this is no longer a fantasy, but a reality, like a broad blueprint slowly unfolding before him.
Liao Qizhu felt inexplicably excited.
This is actually the emotion that surges deep in the hearts of all of Sinan's staff and soldiers every day.
Just looking at the people who came to exchange centimeters, the vibrant military camps, and the motivated workers, even Gu Wei would be excited and look forward to the future, let alone them.
Xie Ling had only been talking for half an hour when Liao Qizhu understood the trick. He immediately decided to use Xie Ling's study as an experiment and installed a kang for Xie Ling.
Liao Qizhu was half a craftsman himself. Under Xie Ling's guidance, he examined the orientation of the study and the wind direction, and built the kang in just one afternoon.
There was some coal that had not been burned out, so Xie Ling helped put it in. After a while, the coal burned up and the smoke came out through the chimney. The whole house became warm and it was not cold even after taking off the coat.
Liao Qizhu was busy and sweating profusely. Feeling the gradually warming temperature, his eyes were full of surprise.
This is much more comfortable than any kang he has ever seen!
The rooms he had seen before had a more or less pungent smell and were not as warm as this one.
Making a kang is a unique craft. If Liao Qizhu was just an ordinary citizen, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he could support his descendants for generations by making kangs.
But Xie Ling taught him this skill without reservation.
Liao Qizhu was deeply touched. It was more comforting than a warm house. This was the feeling of being trusted.
"Uncle Qizhu, you are amazing! I will give you funds and materials. Go find Gu Wei and ask the civil servants to promote the kang so that it can be popularized among the public as soon as possible.
You can't handle it all by yourself, it's better to teach a few more people to help you, I won't interfere. Everyone who participates in making the kang will be given centimeters, of course, you are the highest."
"it is good!"
Liao Qizhu received the order and went out with great enthusiasm.
He was thinking to himself that he had to find a few people with good personalities and good mouths to learn this technique, and he couldn't just find anyone.
Dozens of names flashed through Liao Qizhu's mind, and he rushed to look for that person.
On the second day, civil servants received the notice of Pankang and went around to publicize it.
The first group of targets were the people in the county town.
Although the 10-centimeter kang is expensive, there are still people who sign up for it. After all, it is too cold this year.
Xie Ling does not have free plates, and people cannot be allowed to think that these are their due. The enthusiasm of the people must be mobilized through public participation so that everyone is full of motivation.
All good things require hard work to create!
Sinan doesn't keep idle people!
After the first batch of kangs were completed, the coal arrived.
The price is very cheap. One centimeter can buy ten kilograms. If you buy five centimeters of coal, you can’t use it up in half a month.
The people all praised it highly and more and more people signed up to make the kang.
Xie Ling also made half of the coal into honeycomb coal. In this way, families who did not want to waste centimeters on making a kang could just build an earthen platform and burn the honeycomb coal on it, and the whole family would not feel cold while sitting around the fire.
The weather is getting colder, the water is freezing, and the wind is as cold as a blade.
The importance of coal is fully demonstrated. It can be used for making fire and cooking, and it is very practical.
Unconsciously, the population of Sinan and Changshou increased, all of them were relatives and friends of the original inhabitants who moved here from nearby counties.
The words "have enough food" and "not afraid of the cold" are simply the key words in today's Sinan.
Half a month later, under the supervision and guidance of Shi Yue, the school was fully built.
Even the weird academies built by Gu Wei before were transformed into elegant and exquisite small buildings by Shi Yue.
It contains more than a dozen classrooms, a training ground, public toilets, and a cafeteria.
The school is divided into two parts.
One is the school for adults, and the other is the school for children.
The news that the school had just been established and adults would also have to go to school immediately caused an uproar in Sinan.
On the second day after the news was released, the gate of the county government was crowded with people. It was a huge crowd. Feelings of confusion, surprise and opposition spread among the crowd.