Marry the wildest man in the village

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Chapter 131 The briquettes were successfully made

. Liang Ping's heart dropped. Even if all the surrounding trees were burned down, they would not be short of fuel.

Otherwise, let alone cooking, the weather is about to get cold. They are hiding in the mountains with nothing to keep warm, but they will freeze to death.

Except for a few injured people, everyone was working. Li Fangpeng stood aside and was at a loss. Only now did he know why Liang Ping and the others asked him to make those strange molds. It turned out that they were making these things. It really made him Learned a lot.

He had a lot to ask, but Liang Ping had been busy and had no time. Lu Tingyuan had an ice face, which was scary to look at.

After looking around, Liang Manman still looked kind. He scratched his head and said sheepishly, "Husband... Madam". Everyone else called her that, so he had no choice but to follow suit.

Liang Manman smiled warmly, "What's wrong?"

"There are so many of you hiding in the mountains, who are you?"

Liang Manman guessed that he was curious about their identities, but there was nothing he couldn't say, so he briefly explained their situation. Once, after hearing this, Li Fangpeng was stunned for a long time.

He had heard of Mantingzhuang, but he did not expect that the people he met were actually people from Mantingzhuang, and he did not expect that the entire Zhuangzi could escape this disaster safely.

This made him have some respect for Lu Tingyuan and the others. Only the leader who has foresight and strategy can lead a good life for his subordinates.

There is a saying that the incompetence of a general exhausts the entire army, which shows how important a good leader is.

The work of digging coal, transporting coal, washing coal, and making briquettes is still going on. It will get cold soon, so we need to make more briquettes as soon as possible.

Liang Ping told the women not to save firewood, but that the most important thing was to dry the formed briquettes as soon as possible.

Although Lu Tingyuan didn't understand briquettes, he could understand the steps after seeing the complete set. But what worried him more was the situation outside.

According to what they saw today, the entire Ping'an Town was destroyed by floods. How widespread was the impact of this heavy rain? Has the capital been affected? How are your grandfather's family doing?

There is another problem. I am really unfilial. I moved my mother's grave here, but it was hit by a heavy rain. I don't know if my grandfather will blame me when he finds out, let alone whether my mother will be angry with me...

He My grandfather's family is concerned about him, and my grandfather's family is also concerned about him.

Information about the southern floods was delivered to the capital. As far as they knew, 70% of the southern areas were hit by devastating floods, and the remaining 30% were also severely damaged. The grandson was in the worst-hit area. place.

The two old people were worried and worried about them every day. Webster didn't know how many times he cried, and his eyes were almost blinded by crying. Their daughter was just a child. If something happened to their grandson again, how could they have the face to go underground in the future? See your daughter?

The Protector was also heartbroken, but he still wanted to comfort his wife: "Don't cry yet. The people sent out will probably arrive soon. For now, no news is the best news."

He was right, as long as If there is no news of the grandson's death, then the grandson may still be alive in the world.

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This flood affected half of Dashun Dynasty.

Contrary to the south, the drought in the north continues. From the beginning of winter last year to the beginning of autumn this year, there has not been a drop of rain in the entire north.

There was no grain harvest, and the people could not survive and fled in all directions. Some originally fled to the south, but a flood killed them.

There are still many people who have fled to the capital. These common people are thinking: The emperor will be at the feet of the emperor, and the court will not ignore it, right? You have to give them a way to survive, right?

But the facts proved that they were wrong. The gate of the capital was tightly closed and they were not allowed to enter at all. It was fine if they didn't go in. There were no porridge helpers.

Occasionally, some ministers and nobles who really care about the world will spontaneously donate porridge, but this is just a drop in the bucket and cannot save them.

Seeing these people struggling on the verge of death, many ministers were anxious and signed a letter asking the emperor to open warehouses for disaster relief.

In the court hall, there was chaos again.

The emperor wore a bright yellow dragon robe and sat on the dragon chair with his body tilted, listening to the performance of the courtiers below.

I have been practicing immortality recently, and I feel very tired. I always feel weak, as if the essence of my body has been sucked away.

But the Taoist priest around him said that this is normal. This is the only way for the mortal body to cultivate and become an immortal. Only by enduring these hardships can one obtain the art of immortality.

When I got up to go to court today, I felt extremely tired. Now I am sitting on the throne, listening to the noise of the ministers below, and I feel even more bored.

As before, the court was divided into the Liang faction, represented by the Protector of the Country and the Minister of Civil Affairs, who advocated opening warehouses to provide disaster relief and opening city gates to accommodate these refugees.

Represented by the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Zhenyuan, they advocated closing the city gates to prevent the refugees from affecting the order or even safety of the capital.

The emperor had a headache. Every time he went to court, this group of people would argue endlessly. Sitting here was really a waste of his cultivation time. He would deal with these people after he succeeded in cultivation.

The emperor who was obsessed with cultivation did not even notice that his fifteenth prince did not come to court today.

The Fifteenth Prince always had a low presence in the court. He would not speak unless it was something that concerned him. Sometimes he would take leave of absence from court again and again.

Therefore, a group of ministers did not notice that the fifteenth prince did not come.

Not wanting to listen to the noise of his ministers anymore, the emperor told the prince to preside over the affairs of the court, and then dragged his tired body away.

The courtiers have become accustomed to this situation. It was just a time of peace before. But now there is drought in the north and floods in the south. The people are in dire straits, but the emperor is still like this. Those ministers who are really worried about the country and the people are all anxious, but they are worried. Nothing can be done.

They begged the prince to open a warehouse to provide disaster relief and accommodate the refugees. As you can imagine, they were ridiculed by the princelings for a while.

In recent years, the national treasury has been in dire straits. Where is the extra food to help the refugees? Once the refugees enter the city, who can guarantee that they will not steal or rob because they are so hungry?

Anyway, those are just some untouchables, they will starve to death.

If the emperor and the prince do nothing, what else can the ministers do?

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Although Lu Tingyuan didn't know what happened in the court, it goes without saying that he knew the current situation in the court. This disaster was both a natural disaster and a man-made disaster.

The women kept turning the briquettes over. After two days of baking and ventilation, the first batch of briquettes was put into use.

Honeycomb briquettes burn bright red and are very powerful, and the burning time is much longer than that of firewood. Even if it is burned open, it can burn for three hours. If you boil water for cooking, it can burn for six hours. This Much easier to use than firewood.

With the experience of the first batch, the subsequent production of briquettes went much more smoothly. In two or three days, a large amount of briquettes was produced, and firewood was replaced for boiling water and cooking.

Now that the temperature has dropped at night, coals are burned in the stove, and the surrounding area is warm all night.