Building a swimming pool was only the first step in renovating the mansion. Next, Li Ang reclaimed the garden, renovated the warehouse, and buried sewage pipes underground. Finally, he went to the West Market and brought back the previously booked items in a horse-drawn carriage from the ceramics shop.
...ceramic toilet parts.
Eating the wind and drinking the dew, obeying the Qi and fasting the grain, that is the realm of immortals. At least contemporary monks still need to eat.
Li Ang finished assembling the parts, and under the curious eyes of Chai Chai and Jia Luo, he connected the toilet to the water tank, and when he pressed the button, the water poured down.
"Is this a flush toilet?"
Chai Chai had a weird look on his face, and tapped the thin toilet seat with his knuckles, making a crisp sound, "It's still white porcelain..."
"It was made by the old master at Yuhua Palace Kiln."
Li Ang said casually: "It failed three times, and it probably cost six hundred guan each time."
The white porcelain from the Yuhua Palace Kiln has a smooth and bright color, and its pure white color is like both gelatin and ivory. Under the light, the glaze core appears faintly pink and white like peach blossoms.
"So expensive?"
Both Chai Chai and Jia Luo were a little shocked. Just one toilet can buy two or three bungalows, or four cattle.
"After all, it was their first time to fire, and many of the products were burned out. Moreover, the technicians needed to control the temperature in the kiln to ensure that they were formed in one piece without cracks."
Li Ang couldn't help feeling a little emotional when he looked at the exquisite toilet, which was not inferior to the one used in the palace.
If someone who didn't know about it saw it, they would probably think it was some kind of novel vase with flowers placed in it - but they didn't see that it was connected to a water tank and there was water at the bottom, so it was just a vase.
"The Suzhou case has proven that public toilets can indeed effectively reduce the probability of disease spread. Chang'an City also plans to expand the scale of underground sewage pipes and build toilets in the streets and alleys."
Li Ang said: "This kind of toilet should become popular in wealthy families by then."
High-quality porcelain is expensive, let alone such a large piece of porcelain. Even a wealthy family may not be able to spend hundreds of dollars on a toilet.
Before the price comes down, it is still a "luxury product" that only Zheshe people can afford.
After installing the toilets upstairs and downstairs, Li Ang used various tools to build a refrigerator - a Liliang Talisman driver to refrigerate meals, vegetables and fruits.
Washing machine - pulsator barrel, with washing, rinsing, dehydration and other functions. It can be directly controlled by telekinesis or driven by water talismans.
"What is this?"
Chai Chai pointed to the stickers on the refrigerator (one black and one white, two boys wearing only underpants) and asked curiously.
"Brothers Haier,"
Li Ang said casually: "A partnership as famous as Golden Horn, Silver Horn, Shuke Beta, and Phoenix Legend."
"Oh,"
Chai Chai was used to not being able to understand Li Ang's words, and pointed to the strange panda-shaped ice cubes in the freezer, "What about this one?"
"Bingdundun,"
Li Ang rummaged through the broken memories of another world in his mind and said uncertainly: "It's a mascot doll in the shape of an iron-eating beast. It lives on a snow-capped mountain and likes to lift snowballs and hit its own feet?"
Chai Chai and Jia Luo looked at each other, not really understanding what it meant, and continued to put the beef and mutton on the trolley into the freezer.
We had hot pot with clear soup for lunch. Since Jia Luo is temporarily staying at home, he has been eating a lot of mutton recently.
In the afternoon, an unexpected visitor came.
Lu Yunan.
This businessman from Montenegro in the north greeted Li Ang with a smile and handed over a wooden box filled with long gold ingots. "It's a bit abrupt to visit me unexpectedly. I hope Mr. Li Xiaolang doesn't mind."
"Easy to say,"
Li Ang casually handed the wooden box to Chai Chai, whose eyes were shining, turned slightly sideways, and took Lu Yunan to the living room to sit down, "What can I do?"
"That's right,"
Lu Yunan retracted her gaze towards the courtyard swimming pool and said: "Midsummer is approaching, and I want to buy a small amount of artemisia annua medicine for my compatriots in the north.
I wonder if Mr. Li Xiaolang can write a letter of introduction..."
The State of Yu attached great importance to artemisinin and opened workshops in Chang'an, Luoyang, Lingnan and other places to produce the drug around the clock.
The vast majority of artemisinin is supplied to the royal family, court officials, hospital doctors, and the people of Yu State.
A very small amount of artemisinin will be given to diplomatic missions from various countries as national gifts.
Those aristocratic families and wealthy businessmen have exhausted their connections and it is difficult to obtain large quantities of artemisinin at this time.
"Okay, no problem."
Li Ang nodded. As the inventor of artemisinin, he undoubtedly has this authority. Montenegro is vast and sparsely populated, and there are not many malaria drugs used.
In Suzhou at that time, it was Lu Yunan who transported a large amount of tartar, which enabled Li Ang to produce antimony potassium tartrate and emergency treatment of many people in Yu State who were suffering from severe malaria.
He went to the study and took out his personal seal, wrote a letter of introduction, stamped it and handed it to Lu Yunan.
"Thank you, Mr. Li Xiaolang,"
Lu Yunan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded sincerely.
"Just call me Risheng."
Li Ang waved his hand and asked curiously: "Is malaria serious in the north?"
"Yeah,"
Lu Yunan nodded and said: "Black Mountain is located in the cold zone, with vast frozen soil. Rainwater cannot penetrate, forming swamps where fallen leaves and dead trees accumulate.
The mosquitoes bred there are huge, ferocious and bloodthirsty, and will bite humans and animals in groups.
People die from malaria every year."
"That's it."
Li Ang nodded and asked about the natural features and folk customs of the North. It is indeed a bitter and cold place, but it also has a lot of precious resources.
Logs, coal, gold, silver, copper, iron and other minerals, fisheries, fresh water, fur...
The only problem is that the traffic is bad.
Lu Yunan said: "For four months of the year, everything is covered with ice and snow, making it difficult to walk. In the other four months, the ice and snow melt, making the land muddy and full of swamps. Let alone carriages, people will get stuck if they walk on it."
Li Ang frowned slightly and asked, "Have you never thought about moving?"
"Nowhere to go."
Lu Yunan smiled bitterly and said: "Although the world is big, there is no place for us."
Fengshun Company has many ocean-going ships, but where can they move to?
Even the Yu State, which has a fanatical desire to expand its territory, has no interest in the bitter cold northern border and will not spend the energy to incorporate it into its territory.
The Zhou State would not welcome the barbarians in the north, and the Jing State was xenophobic and ruthless.
Further south, in Nanzhao, Java, and northern areas, it is okay for people from the north to sail for business, but if they really want to live there for a long time, they will never be able to adapt to the local hot and humid climate.
In comparison, Shiwan Barren Mountain, which has the same harsh environment, has received more attention because it is located between the Yu, Jing, and San kingdoms.
Let all three countries send troops to garrison, and there will be an endless stream of caravans.
The State of Yu also sent disciples of the Confucius family to build a Confucius Institute there to teach the barren people benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, and trust.
"Right,"
Lu Yunan took a deep breath, smiled and asked the maid next to her to take out a stack of ancient books, "I heard that the academy will use Jialan Sect as the address of the final competition, so I asked someone to collect some information."
Li Ang took the books and found that these were materials left by explorers in the past who were looking for the secret treasures of the Jialan Sect, including historical materials of the Jialan Sect, maps of Lingtai Mountain, etc.
"Thank you."
Li Ang closed the book and sincerely thanked Lu Yunan. These information are not very confidential and valuable, but it definitely took a lot of energy and financial resources to collect them all.
"It's good if I can help."
Lu Yunan smiled and nodded. After saying goodbye, he and the maid got on the carriage and left Jinchengfang.
The wheels of the carriage were turning, and the maid looked at the mansion through the curtains, and whispered: "Master Eagle, why is this Mr. Li Xiaolang so... innocent? Documents with his personal seal can be passed unimpeded no matter where in the Yu Kingdom.
Right?"
"Don't be too troublesome. He treats me sincerely, and I should repay him with sincerity."
Lu Yunan shook her head, thinking of the Turkic girl she saw on the second floor of Jinchengfang Mansion.
Turk...
Montenegro has a deep blood feud with the Turks. They can only find a way out by heading west, using bows, arrows, knives and axes to kill the Turks whose hands are stained with the blood of the Montenegrins.
The Turkic Khan is old and frail, and his younger brothers, sons, and nephews are gradually unable to restrain their ambitions. Storms are coming in the grassland. The time has come.