The craftsmen who delivered the stove arrived. They had never made this kind of stove, and they thought it was good. Later, they heard that the picture was drawn by the princess, and they were even more impressed.

Before they came, they were a little scared. They used to make things for some small households, but now they want to make things for the palace. They were afraid that they would be dragged to beheaded by the prince if they didn't think carefully.

When they entered the door, they saw the handsome scholar from last time. They never thought of this handsome scholar as the princess, but they didn't think that this handsome scholar looked like a servant, could it be the housekeeper.

They were led by the handsome scholar to a small courtyard. This small courtyard used to be lived by the servants of the palace, but in the eyes of these craftsmen, it was different, thinking that it was the residence of the master.

They went into the house with the stove and cut a hole in the wall for the chimney.

When they entered the house, they saw the plastic sheet on the window, and they were amazed in their hearts, thinking that this wealthy family is different from them, even using such a good material to seal the windows.

It’s just that this house is a bit strange. There is only one stove in such a cold day, and there is no kang and no fire wall. Can it survive?

They were puzzled but dared not say anything, Luo Zining took the initiative to talk to them, and asked Zhao Xiaoyu again yesterday: "Do you people sleep on the kang?"

"Families of big families sleep, and those who are not rich like us can't afford it." One of the old craftsmen said nervously.

"What about the fire wall and fireplace?" Luo Zining asked happily.

"Yes." The old craftsman continued to answer with his head down.

"That's great." Luo Zining asked them again, "Do you know how to make kangs? How do you get paid?"

"We don't know how to do it. We need to go to other places to invite people to come here. Now the soil is frozen hard, and it is not easy to start work. We have to wait until the snow melts next spring." The craftsman said.

It turns out that can only sleep on the kang next winter, but with this stove, can make ends meet.

He took out another piece of paper and handed it to the old craftsman, it was the still he drew, "Can this be done?"

Luo Zining drew in great detail, and wrote down the dimensions in detail. Although he didn't know what the appliance was for, such a fine object still caught his eye, "It should be able to be made."

He didn't dare to speak too harshly, what if he made a mistake.

Seeing him carefully put away the paper, Luo Zining asked him, "How many apprentices do you have?"

The old craftsman said honestly: "There are five people in total, two are sons, one is nephew, and two grandsons."

"How do you earn every year?" Luo Zining asked him again.

"Barely enough to make ends meet." In fact, it's just that there is no next meal, and he is often charged protection money by local ruffians.

"Are you willing to work in the palace? I will give you two taels of silver every month." Seeing their eyes widen, Luo Zining wondered if it was too little.The money is all from the palace, so you don’t need to be a slave, but everything I entrust you to make is not allowed to be passed on outside.”

The craftsmen were dumbfounded. They used to earn a few hundred taels a month, but three or four taels of silver a year would be good. Now they only make two taels a month, and a few dozen taels a year.Food and lodging, living and cooking for the palace, listening to leisure, this is a great thing like a pie in the sky.

But they were still too afraid to answer, for fear that the pie would be poisonous.

Seeing that they were unwilling, Luo Zining stretched out his hand and said to them, "Since you are unwilling, then return the blueprint to me, and I will find other people who are willing to work in the palace."

The young craftsmen were eager to try, and tugged on the sleeves of the old craftsman, trying to get him to agree.

The old craftsman looked at the sky, and it was snowing again. His house was still made of thatch and adobe. If he moved here, he could still live in a brick house and take care of the food. The family's life would be easier..

But big families have many rules, and they don't know if they can get used to it.

They didn't answer right away, but said to Luo Zining, "Let's go back and think about it."

"Okay, but I'm a little anxious, I'll give you three days." After Luo Zining said, let them go back first.

These craftsmen walked out of the gate of the palace and walked for a long time before they dared to speak loudly.

The eldest son of the old craftsman said: "Father, I heard that some nobles will cut off the tongues of the craftsmen to prevent them from leaking secrets. When they die, they will have to be buried with the craftsmen. Although we are suffering a bit, we are safe."

The second son stretched out two fingers and said excitedly, "That's two taels of silver."

The little nephew said: "If we enter the palace, will we no longer be afraid of being bullied?"

They discussed it all the way, and when they got home, they found that the house had been smashed. The old craftsman's daughter and mother-in-law knelt on the ground and cried, asking them to accommodate.

The craftsmen immediately realized what was going on. Lin Heihu was originally a gangster in this area, and he came to collect protection fees when he had nothing to do. Later, Lin Heihu's sister became the prefect's sixth concubine.My brother-in-law bullied the people even more unscrupulously.

"Master Tiger, what are you doing?" The old craftsman nodded and bowed his head, and his sons and grandchildren did not dare to make a sound.

"Your family owes me fifty taels of silver." Lin Heihu raised his hand and picked up the collar of the old craftsman, patted his cheek with his hand, "When will I pay it back?"

The craftsman's family was terrified when they heard this. For a family like them, fifty taels was an astronomical figure. "When did we owe you fifty taels?"

Lin Heihu: "I owe you what I said, and I will give you three days. If you don't get the money after three days, I will arrest your daughter and go to a brothel to pick up customers. You will all go to my house as slaves to pay off the debt."

The family was terrified. Lin Heihu walked away for a long time, and the eldest son cried out: "Otherwise, let's go to the palace. No matter how tyrannical Lin Heihu is, he won't dare to go to the palace."

"I heard that the prince is the younger brother of the current emperor, how can the prefect's brother-in-law dare to provoke the younger brother of the emperor?" the nephew said to the old craftsman trembling.

The old craftsman thought of the scene where Lin Heihu often came to the house to collect protection fees. It was okay before, and he gave some money away. Since his daughter grew longer and more beautiful, Lin Heihu has been thinking about robbing his daughter. Lin Heihu isLet their family be ruined.

He immediately made a decision, "Pack up your things and go to the palace. Even if you get your tongue cut out, it's better than being tortured by Lin Heihu."

...

When the stove was first lit, there was a lot of smoke, Luo Zining didn't stay in the house, but went outside to find Uncle Chen.

Seeing Luo Zining calling him, Chen Bo wondered what the princess wanted him to do?Could it be that he was urging him to take care of the family account?

He was still a little worried, fearing that the concubine would take away all the money and delay it for a few days.

But today it seemed that he couldn't drag it any longer, so he had to take out the account book from his sleeve and hand it to Luo Zining, thinking about handing over the account book first, and then saying after the money: "Master, all the money and the remaining food in the palace are recorded on it.", firewood, etc..."

Luo Zining took a cursory glance, then his eyes widened suddenly, "Our palace has a total of five thousand taels of deposits? How dare you cry poor with me just because of this?"

Uncle Chen curled his lips when he heard this, "It's just five thousand taels. In the past, our palace used to cost tens of thousands of taels a month, but now we have to live with the five thousand taels for decades. How will we live in the future?"

Luo Zining stuffed the ledger into his sleeve speechlessly, "I'll look at it when I go back tonight, and I want to ask you something else, do you know who built this palace, why all the rich merchants in the city can live on the kang, why is this palaceBut there is no heating at all?"

Uncle Chen knew something about this palace: "You don't know, this palace was built by the virtuous king. The sage king is the elder brother of the first emperor. Unlike us, he built a house here just to escape the heat in summer.It's a pity that King Xian died unexpectedly later, and not long after, his descendants also left one by one, and this house was left unused."

Luo Zining felt that there was some unknown royal secret here, and was about to ask a few more questions, when Chen Er called him, saying that there was no smoke in the room, but it was warm.

He didn't care too much, and walked quickly to the door of the room, and when he lifted the curtain, a gust of hot air rushed towards his face, and he almost cried out of excitement.