After the Wu Family’s matter was settled, the county returned to peace.
Mo Qingling had the wooden box sent to the capital as fast as possible.
As for how to deal with it, it was none of his business.
Then he publicly announced the discovery of the iron mine and recruited people to open the mine.
He also had the iron smelting recipe given by the Emperor, and the Ministry of Industry sent two people to assist.
Soon, an iron smelting workshop was built.
Shi Qingluo was wearing a sweater and a plush cloak that her husband had specially asked someone to go to the capital to make, but she still felt cold.
She found that all the people here used braziers.
Using ordinary carbon, the smoke was big and choking.
They had to use silver wire carbon to avoid this problem, but the brazier was also cold.
Putting more braziers would cost too much.
She held the hand warmer and squeezed on the sofa with Xiao Hanzheng: “Old Xiao, let’s go find Mo Qingling to get some iron.”
Xiao Hanzheng looked away from the book and asked: “Why do you want to get iron?”
Shi Qingluo replied: “Make an iron coal stove. The weather is getting colder and colder, and braziers are not as suitable as coal stoves.”
Only coal stoves that burn charcoal, which were made of mud or bricks in the kitchen, were available.
There were no iron coal stoves or honeycomb coal yet.
She added: “When the time comes, we will make some honeycomb coal. The cost is much cheaper than silver carbon.”
“Let’s make an iron stove like a table. You can put your book on the table when you read. Not only will your whole body be warm, but your hands will also be warm.”
“We also need one in the kitchen. You can eat on the table stove. The food will be kept hot and will not get cold all of a sudden.”
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that the iron coal stove and honeycomb coal should be made.
Not only will it be convenient for them, but it will also benefit the people.
Xiao Hanzheng knew that his wife was afraid of the cold. Seeing the sparkle in her eyes, he put down the book and smiled: “Okay, let’s go find Mo Qingling now.”
He was used to such a winter, but his young wife was not used to it.
What else could he do, he could only spoil her.
Shi Qingluo gave him a big kiss on the face: “You are the best!”
The two went to the county town, where Mo Qingling was handling official business.
There was a brazier under the desk. He was wearing a woolen sweater given by Xiao Hanzheng and woolen gloves on his hands.
It was much warmer than in previous years.
Hearing that the two were coming to visit, he put down his official business to receive them.
After sitting down and drinking a cup of hot tea, Shi Qingluo bluntly stated the purpose.
When Mo Qingling heard that she wanted to use iron to make an iron coal stove, he agreed very readily.
He decided to be a good person to the end: “There are many blacksmiths in our iron smelting workshop. You can draw a blueprint of the iron coal furnace you want to build, and I will ask someone to help you build it.”
Shi Qingluo smiled and nodded: “Okay, then I’ll trouble you.”
“I’ll draw it now.”
So Mo Qingling asked someone to prepare paper and pen, and Shi Qingluo drew the square table iron coal furnace she wanted.
Her drawing can be made of scrap iron.
She handed the blueprint to Mo Qingling and asked: “I want to make a few more. Can I spend money to buy iron?”
Mo Qingling laughed: “No, you contributed the iron smelting recipe. After the Ministry of Industry refined it, it was found that this method doubled the amount of iron produced before, and the hardness and toughness of the iron were higher.”
“Making a few iron furnaces is nothing compared to your contribution.”
The weapons they made with the newly refined iron were also twice as hard as the previous iron. The refined knives can even cut off the knives made of the previous iron.
This made them all very excited. As soon as they reported it, they believed that the Emperor would be happy and excited.
This was all thanks to Shi Qingluo’s iron recipe.
Shi Qingluo saw that he was serious and did not act pretentiously: “Okay, thank you very much!”
After reading the drawings, Mo Qingling sighed: “This kind of iron furnace requires too much iron. However, if it is easy to use and saves coal, it can be promoted.”
Shi Qingluo smiled and said, “This is what I want to build.”
“This kind of stove can also be made into a simple iron sheet stove, with a layer of iron outside, yellow mud inside, and a chimney.”
“You can also carry it around. If there is no chimney, you can open the window frequently for ventilation.”
“If you use honeycomb coal, it saves coal and is very durable.”
Mo Qingling was ready to quickly build the iron coal stove that Shi Qingluo mentioned: “Okay, I will follow the people you mentioned and let the workshop build it and try it out.”
He asked again: “How to make honeycomb coal?”
Shi Qingluo replied: “The key is to make a mold for pressing honeycomb coal.”
She drew the mold for making honeycomb coal on paper and wrote the method of making honeycomb coal on paper.
“Just follow this.”
Let Mo Qingling do it, the efficiency will be much higher.
She will just sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor.
After the Chinese New Year, she would accompany her husband to the prefecture and the capital to take exams, so she didn’t want to open a workshop to do it herself.
Besides, the government now had strict control over iron, and a large amount of iron was needed to make an iron furnace.
Even if Mo Qingling agreed to provide it, after they left Xiaxi Village, if someone took advantage of the situation or deliberately set a trap, and let the people in the workshop secretly take some iron to make weapons or something, it would be a big trouble.
So this kind of livelihood was more suitable for the government.
Mo Qingling put away the paper smiled and said: “When the iron furnace and honeycomb coal are ready, I will ask someone to call you to come and see it.”
Shi Qing nodded: “Thank you!”
Mo Qingling thought of a question: “By the way, sell me some sweaters, trousers, and socks from your wool workshop.”
He wanted to buy some to give to his grandparents and others.
As for the relatives of the Marquis’s Mansion, forget it. From his paternal grandmother to his father, they only have a face with him.
Shi Qingluo smiled and said: “No problem, are you going to transport it to the capital?”
Mo Qingling nodded: “Yes.”
Shi Qingluo smiled and said: “Then, can you help me transport some to the capital? I was originally planning to find a caravan in 2 days. If you want to transport it, then I’ll trouble you to help.”
The wool workshop has only been open for a short time, and the sweaters and trousers knitted by everyone before are not delicate.
So Shi Qingluo was not in a hurry to send it to the capital.
Now the female workers have all gotten started, and they can also weave different patterns according to what she said.
In addition, Shi Qingluo also sent a lot of sets to Xi Rong and others, so it took some time.
Originally, she thought about going to the county today and asking if any caravans were going to the capital recently.
Mo Qingling came to the door.
Mo Qingling laughed: “No problem.”
“But you may have to wait a while.”
He shook the paper in his hand: “I plan to make some honeycomb coal and iron coal stoves after they are made and send them to the capital together.”
The Emperor naturally has one, and then he also wants to prepare one for the Empress, the First Prince, his grandmother, and others.
Although the things Shi Qingluo gave have not been made yet, he thinks they will be good.
Hearing him say this, Shi Qingluo’s eyes lit up: “Then I will also make more than a dozen iron coal stoves to give away, and you can help transport them when the time comes.”
It just so happened that she also wanted to give Xi Rong and others iron coal stoves.
This kind of table stove has an air outlet, so the honeycomb coal will not burn so quickly, so it will not be too hot. It is just right to play mahjong on it, and your hands and feet will be warm.
“How about exchanging these papers in your hand?”
Mo Qingling probably won’t take money.
Anyway, her family couldn’t open such a workshop, so she might as well do a favor and exchange the recipe.
The Emperor can still remember it, which is quite cost-effective.
Mo Qingling nodded and smiled: “Okay, I will explain it in the memorial.”
This thing must be made known to the Emperor, in a clear way.
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