There are thousands of words in my heart, but I dare not speak to others.
Bai Fu's face twitched, and he was going crazy.
It was better to build a heated brick bed in the Imperial Residence than to have a warm winter!
Logically speaking, shouldn't I have told you about this before you asked me to prepare the materials?
Who would prepare everything before revealing their true purpose?
There was no such person in Chang 'an!
Thinking of this, Bai Fu looked at Li Yuanfang with a complicated expression.
"Your Highness, I have something to say.”
“？？？”
Li Yuanfang tilted his head in confusion.
Bai Fu took a few deep breaths and then poured out a basket of words in one breath.
"Your Highness, your order of doing things is reversed.”
"If I had explained the function of the brick bed first, then even if I had to run my legs off, I would still be able to gather everything within a day.”
"Taking a step back, we can ask the Imperial Palace for help. Although the Imperial Palace has been in chaos these days, His Majesty is not stingy enough to lend a few people to help.”
Li Yuanfang was covered in a thick blanket and bear skin. Even though he was wrapped up in a ball, he still felt a little cold. He immediately trembled and retorted.
"Heh, words are all empty words. I can't bring out the real thing. I'm a prince who has just received attention. I'm afraid that I'll only be ridiculed by the masses.”
"I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Bai Fu lowered his head in shame. It had only been a few days since he had been independent, and he had actually forgotten such a serious matter. He really shouldn't have.
Li Yuanfang shook his head and warned.
"Since it's your first offense, I'll deduct half a month's salary. I hope you'll remember one thing in the future!”
"I am the master and you are the servant. I am usually tolerant to others, but that doesn't mean that I am someone you can question.”
Bai Fu subconsciously shivered when he heard that and hurriedly promised.
"Yes, yes, I will definitely remember Your Highness's teachings and definitely won't dare to do it again.”
Li Yuanfang nodded his head in satisfaction. He had no intention of replacing Bai Fu for the time being. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to wake him up.
"After you receive your punishment, this matter will be over.”
"I order you to call the craftsmen over now and tell them that we're going to start building the brick bed.”
"If those three craftsmen ask what a heated brick bed is, you just have to tell them that it has been built.”
"Once the brick bed is successfully built, it won't just benefit me, but all the people of the Great Tang will be able to enjoy a warm winter.”
" As for this year, if we speed up, the people of Chang 'an will be the first to benefit. They will have a good New Year and get through this cold winter.”
Bai Fu understood that this was a serious matter. He bowed to Li Yuanfang and ran away without looking back.
At present, the most important thing for Bai Fu was to complete his master's request and bring the craftsmen to the main courtyard.
……
The fat Bai Fu ran very fast, which showed how agile he was.
Bai Fu barged into the servants 'courtyard like the wind and knocked on the door of the room where the three craftsmen were.
"Wake up, all of you, wake up. Prince Zhou wants to see the three craftsmen now!”
"Ping Ling Pang Lang…"
The room was in a mess. The three craftsmen who were huddled together for warmth heard Bai Fu's words and quickly separated.
The craftsman closest to the door quickly opened it.
A bone-scraping cold wind blew into the room!
Bai Fu stood at the door with a straight face and repeated his intention clearly.
"His Highness wants to see you. Pack up and follow me.”
"Yes, yes."
The craftsmen nodded and bowed in agreement. The three of them followed closely behind Bai Fu, not daring to fall behind.
In this era, the status of craftsmen was very low.
Li Yuanfang had carefully selected three skilled craftsmen and signed a death contract according to the rules of this era. Therefore, this deal was quite worth it.
In the bedroom of the main courtyard.
Li Yuanfang had already ordered his servants to carry the things that Bai Fu had prepared and piled them up in the corridor outside the door.
Bai Fu led the craftsmen around the pile of tools and materials and entered the master bedroom.
"Your Highness, I've brought her here."
"Since you're here, come over and look at the blueprint!”
Li Yuanfang didn't say anything else and directly gestured for the craftsmen to look at the blueprints spread out on the table.
"Actually, I don't need to say much. You all know the Guanzhong region and the northern land. Once winter comes, people will really freeze to death.”
"Not only that, someone has to watch the brazier to keep warm. Otherwise, the brazier will go out in the middle of the night and the sleeping person will be woken up by the cold.”
"This thing I drew is called a fire brick bed. It's used to keep warm in winter. I order you to build it as quickly as possible.”
The three craftsmen looked at the blueprint and whispered a few words to each other. Finally, the oldest one was pushed out to be the representative.
"May I ask, Your Highness, why are there two different blueprints for this fire bed?”
Li Yuanfang was not annoyed and carefully explained his intentions to the craftsmen.
"The picture on the left is that the fire is outside the house, and the room that is heated is like the master bedroom.”
"As for the other picture, it was designed for the common people. The test site is the servant's room connected to the kitchen.”
"Moreover, the design is targeted at the common people. They can only cook by starting a fire. It's enough to warm the bed. They can sleep well at night and spend the winter in their rooms during the day.”
"Other than the fact that it's easy to keep warm, we don't have to endure the smoke from burning firewood. So, answer this king seriously. How long will it take for you to build a fire bed?”
Hearing this, Bai Fu was embarrassed. He always felt that His Highness addressed himself as this king because he had had enough of the baptism of the brazier.
The three craftsmen's eyes lit up. Just imagining the appearance and effects of the brick bed made their hearts and hands itch.
Assuming that Prince Zhou didn't exaggerate the effect of the brick bed, then this was definitely the most suitable thing for northerners to keep warm.
"The shape of the brick bed is simple. With the three of us working together, it won't be a problem to make both in a day.”
"Very good. After you are done, I will reward each of you with ten strings of money.”
Li Yuanfang made a sign of ten with both hands, then changed the topic and warned the craftsmen coldly and sternly.
"This king won't waste time with you. After you learn the method to make the fire brick bed, before obtaining this king's permission, all of you must keep your mouths shut.”
"Of course, this king guarantees that this king will naturally use the Imperial Court's channels to publicize the fire kang and strive for the commoners to use it as soon as possible.”
Being stared at by Li Yuan Fang, the three archers felt their hearts being crushed. They were timid and did not dare to look Li Yuan Fang in the eye, nor did they dare to challenge his patience. They immediately patted their chests and promised.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. We will definitely do our best to build the fire brick bed.”
"Yes, we believe in you, and we also believe that the fire bed will definitely have the effect you need.”
"As long as Your Highness can let the commoners use it, then…then if you point east, the commoners will never go west!”
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