Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Before the ice was made, he only thought that everyone would not be allowed to stay in the ice cellar when there was too much ice, and that after the ice was made, he could just send it in, but he ignored the person who sent it in... he was also afraid of the cold!

It’s okay if the temperature inside is not too low now, but as more and more ice is sent into it, the temperature will drop further, and in the end it can even reach a degree below zero. It is precisely because of this that the ice in the ice cellar can be stored for a long time.

But the place they live in has always been relatively warm, and they don’t need all kinds of thick warm clothes in winter like in the north. Of course, the most important thing is... These little ladies were really poor and white before, and many clothes were from before. Xiao Zirong bought linen to make it.

Because it was spring and summer at that time, I didn't think about making thick clothes at all, or Xiao Zirong thought that he could do it when he needed it in winter. The result is that they don't have suitable warm clothes now.

Xiao Zirong: ...

Well now, how to send ice inside?You must know that if the ice storage capacity in the ice cellar does not reach a certain level, it is impossible to store it for a long time, especially if the weather here is relatively hot, even if it is underground, you must try to keep the ice cellar warm.

Seeing Xiao Zirong frowning, Liu Cainiang asked involuntarily, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Zirong explained the matter, and Liu Cainiang immediately said: "I thought it was something, it's okay, wait for me for a while."

After speaking, she left with two or three young ladies. Xiao Zirong was a little strange. After a while, she saw Liu Cainiang returning with someone, and at the same time, everyone was holding a coir raincoat made of hay .

Liu Cainiang said: "These coir raincoats were already hot in the sun just now. Wait until you wear them to deliver ice. Anyway, you just deliver ice and don't stay for a long time. It must be no problem."

Xiao Zirong stretched out his hand to touch those coir raincoats, felt warm, nodded and said: "Then let's try, let people take turns to go in, don't go in alone."

If you are alone, the first is that the coir raincoat will be soaked by the air-conditioning too many times, and it will become useless at that time. The second is that it is very easy to sweat when only one person runs back and forth outside. No wonder you're sick.

Anyway, Xiao Zirong didn't plan to fill up the entire ice cellar. The ice they are making now is more for cooling than for people to use it. When there is enough ice in the ice cellar, they will go outside Make edible ice from a clean water source and put it in.

The so-called clean water source... naturally refers to boiled water.

But now Xiao Zirong is the only one in the entire resident who insists on drinking boiled water. Although he has repeatedly emphasized that drinking unboiled water is easy to get sick, there is no way. Boiling water requires too much energy, and the first is firewood.

Now everyone is working tirelessly on the land. I am afraid that there will be nothing to eat in the coming year. How can I still have the energy to chop firewood?

So even Xiao Zirong is powerless in this regard.

After a busy day, the amount of ice in the ice cellar finally reached Xiao Zirong's satisfaction, and the unfrozen water would freeze into ice after a while.

But Xiao Zirong doesn't know how to use the ice cellar. The main purpose of the ice cellar is preservation, not cooling. If cooling is really needed, they can make ice outside.

Liu Cainiang watched as Xiao Zirong ordered Ah Yin and Ah Man to turn the boiled water into ice, then crushed the ice bit by bit with stones, and finally put wild fruits picked from the mountains together with the crushed ice .

Xiao Zirong gave Liu Cainiang a bowl, turned to Ah Yin and the others and said, "If you want to eat, pretend it yourself, cough, don't eat cold ones if you have special circumstances."

Liu Cainiang took the bowl and smiled at Xiao Zirong, "The city lord really loves people."

Xiao Zirong didn't answer, there was nothing he could do, who made him have a group of female soldiers, and these female soldiers often used themselves as men, no, they were not just men, they were not even as good as donkeys. they.

If Xiao Zirong didn't open her mouth, they would ignore some physical inconveniences at all, and would insist on doing things even in special times, and some would even go into the water.

Xiao Zirong didn't think of this at first, it was later that Ah Yin's complexion turned pale because of the cold and pain, and he remembered it. From then on, he would pay attention to this aspect before making a decision.

Ayin and Aman cheered and went to make a bowl of fruit smoothie by themselves. Just when their city lord made it, they were very greedy. The cool air from the crushed ice and the aroma of the fruit combined together It's really tempting.

Liu Cainiang took a bite with a wooden spoon and her eyes lit up. She had never eaten such a delicious ice cream before.

But then again, she hadn't eaten much ice cream before, and the one with the deepest memory was when she was a princess before she was ten years old.

Later, when we arrived at the bandit village, those robbers didn't have the money to buy an ice cellar, let alone ice, even if they got it, it was a precious thing, how could it be possible for them to eat it?

The unknown wild fruit in the mountains has a unique sweet and sour taste, coupled with the ice-cold smoothie, Liu Cainiang instantly felt happy.

While everyone around was feeling happy because of the fruit smoothie, Xiao Zirong was frowning.

The fruit itself wasn't sweet enough, and it was far from the fruit smoothie he remembered. Now it was just iced fruit at best.

It seems that there is no sugar or not.

Xiao Zirong was a little helpless, forget it, there is no white sugar these days, even brown sugar is an imported product, the price is very high, and most people can't afford it, as for caramel... it's made of grain, and most people can't eat enough At that time, no one except the nobles could afford sugar.

If only he could find sugar cane, he knows how to make white sugar!

After Xiao Zirong took two bites and put it down, he turned his head to see Liu Cainiang and the others eating happily, then smiled, and then turned his head and said to Bai Yan: "Wait a minute to hang up the new product, you can exchange points for ice, Regular ice and clean ice are priced differently."

After Xiao Zirong finished speaking, he felt a little guilty. Although ice is a very luxurious thing in warm places, his method of making ice is very simple, and it consumes almost nothing except manpower and some water.

And even the investment is only in the early stage, so it is basically equivalent to selling water. I don't know if some people will think it is inappropriate. After all, this method is too simple and anyone can do it.

It’s just that saltpeter belongs to the treasury. Xiao Zirong hasn’t planned to open it for exchange for a while. It’s not that he’s worried that others will use it to make ice. What he’s worried about is that someone can make black powder after getting the saltpeter. Sulfur and charcoal are common things in everyone's hands.

Not to mention that charcoal is easy to get, and sulfur can repel mosquitoes, so everyone has a lot of it.

Even if there are not many people who know the formula, Xiao Zirong must beware of possible consequences if the formula is leaked.

It sounds like it's not good to doubt yourself like this, but Xiao Zirong feels that since he has become the leader, he must prepare for the worst of everything. It is certainly the best if it doesn't happen, but it can't be just because of this. Take precautions.

In the end, what he didn't expect was that everyone was only elated by the news, mainly because the price Xiao Zirong advertised was so low that one point could buy a piece of ice.

Everyone has some points in their hands now. If it is not very hot, there is no need to use ice. If it is really hot, just change to a piece of ice to cool down.

Then Xiao Zirong found out sadly that few people went back to buy clean ice even if it was worth two points.

As for the question of whether everyone thinks he is a profiteer that he was worried about, it didn't arise at all, because everyone was rumoring that their city lord knew magic!

Even though there were a lot of people involved in making ice at that time, those who participated did not understand the reason. Later, when someone asked them, each of them said something different. In the end, everyone simply thought that their city master was turning stone into ice, but The stones required are quite special.

Since it can turn stone into ice, what is it but fairy art?

Zhai Xi casually said this rumor when he brought his younger sisters to him to get the textbooks. Xiao Zirong was a little helpless after hearing this, but he couldn't say anything.

The main reason is that he found that the respect of the little ladies for him has increased to a higher level recently, which is probably related to the so-called fairy art.

It wasn't until this time that he understood why many regimes in history were linked to religious theology. This thing is indeed a ruler's sharp weapon, which can keep the people in awe to the greatest extent.

Xiao Zirong is not greedy for this feeling of dominance, but needs everyone to be obedient. It has been very difficult for them from such a difficult start to now. Basically, it is a rhythm that if one wrong step is lost, everyone will die together.

So now he needs everyone to keep pace with him, and he can have different voices, but he can't do destructive things.

It's not a bad thing that he has a bit of mythology. Anyway, he will always open up the wisdom of the people in the future. After all, even if he doesn't open up the wisdom of the people, this land has bred a nation of "princes, generals, and relatives." The so-called myth You will believe in color when your life goes on, but when you are desperate and are about to starve to death, who cares whether you are a fairy or not?

Even the gods have to turn their backs first, the gods who can't satisfy everyone are not good gods!

So Xiao Zirong kept silent about this and did not explain, but said to Zhai Xi: "You go back and take a look first, then summarize the problem and ask me."

Zhai Xi took those books, or the books were not quite right, because the binding of this thing was not at all like ordinary books, it just cut the paper neatly and bound it with twine, which looked very sloppy.

But Zhai Xi could see that the words on those books were written by their city lords, and he was immediately moved.

Xiao Zirong didn't realize how moved she was, so he took out another piece of paper and said, "By the way, if you have time, let's make this thing too."

Compared with the textbook in his hand, Zhai Xi is more interested in this blueprint.

Looking at the strange shape on the drawing, she couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"