Chapter 214 Flushing the toilet
These two are here? Since Shen Hui has become a real actress in Yanyulou, even if these two people are related to Yanyulou, at least Shen Fu wants to come and see his daughter, right? Moreover, since the Shen family and Chen Feng have started doing business, the relationship between them has long been deepened. {Please read in Ha, first post}
"Please come in." Chen Feng said.
Thinking of the intimate contact with Shen Hui, Chen Wansan might be one of his father-in-laws again. When he thinks about it, Chen Feng is a little overwhelmed.
"Mr. Chen, I'm here to bother Wang'er again. Hui'er has caused a lot of trouble with you in the past few months." As soon as we met, Shen Fu was very polite.
"Brother Zhongrong, just treat Yanyulou as your home. When you come to Yangzhou, you can live here." Chen Feng said.
"How dare I disturb Lord Chen? Huier is an exception here." Shen Fu said: "This time, I transported two ships of porcelain stone powder. I was afraid that the people below would not do it well, so I personally transported it to Yangzhou."
The porcelain stone powder of the two ships? Chen Feng was overjoyed when he heard Shen Fu say this. The kiln factory had already prepared for large-scale production, and now he is waiting for this thing.
The Shen family is the one who does big business, and the number is always based on ships.
"Brother Zhongrong is so polite. As long as I transport it to the coast, I will send someone to get it. The journey is exhausting and hard," said Chen Feng.
"It is an honor to help Lord Chen." Then, Shen Fu said tentatively: "When will the floor tiles be loaded on the ship?"
Now it is winter, and the food and other businesses are done. If you transport the floor tiles to Nanyang to deceive the indigenous people, maybe a piece of floor tiles can be exchanged for ivory. Shen Fu is already a little impatient.
"With these porcelain stone powders, in one month, you can give Brother Zhongrong a batch of goods, 10,000 tiles, a lot? Wait until another month, before the New Year, I will give Brother Zhongrong another 30,000 yuan." Chen Feng thought for a moment and said.
This year ago, there were 40,000 tiles, and I had enough transport capacity of two boats. Shen Fu said: "For this reason, I would like to thank Lord Chen."
Both sides were polite, and Chen Wang, who was standing beside him, finally couldn't bear it and said, "Mr. Chen, the canal is not open now, can our goods be transported?"
Chen Wang already knew that the floor tiles were transported from somewhere in the north and had to pass through the canal, which was stuck in Xuzhou by sesame and plum.
"Wang'er, you're too careful again. Since Lord Chen said that, there must be a way." Shen Fu immediately taught a lesson, and then said to Chen Feng with a smile on his face: "Mr. Chen, I'll make you laugh."
"No, Wang'er thought very well." Chen Feng said: "This Xuzhou is probably at its last moment. I guess that at most half a month, Lord Tuotuo will be able to break Xuzhou and return. By then, the waterway will naturally be open."
In history, after a month of fighting, Xuzhou City was broken. Now, a month has passed. Therefore, Chen Feng has guessed that Sesame Li and the others will definitely not be able to hold on for too long.
Unfortunately, after the city was broken, all the people were in trouble.
Hearing Chen Feng's affirmation, Shen Fu and Shen Wang were both very happy. Their business was mainly about sea transportation, such as transporting grain from sea to Dadu. However, in winter, the climate in the northern seas is complex, and it is easy to get into the sea boats, so it is safe to go to the canal.
The food accumulated by the Shen family this time is not a small amount.
"Mr. Chen, thanks to your help, our cooperation is very pleasant," said Shen Fu.
"Brother Zhongrong, this time, I have a reluctant invitation, which makes Brother Zhongrong embarrassed." Chen Feng said.
Unwillingly requested? Shen Fu quickly rotated his mind, but he didn't think of what it was. Could it be for Huier's business? Shen Fu had countless questions in his heart, but he said, "Mr. Chen, if you need anything, you can just ask, and you will definitely do your best."
Let’s boast about Haikou first, anyway, the other party must say it.
"That's right. Our Chen family also wants to develop some business overseas, but there is no way. Therefore, if you want Brother Zhongrong to lead a way, we have already booked two sea boats in Pingjiang and should be able to get started next year." Chen Feng said.
It turned out to be for business. When Shen Fu heard this, he was thinking quickly.
The Shen family's ability to be rich has a lot to do with the sea business. Until now, more than half of the Shen family's profits have been obtained from sea. One big aspect of this profit is that there are not many people who dare to go into the sea to trade now.
There are dangers everywhere on the sea, and there are many unknowns.
The Chen family actually wants to develop to the sea. Isn’t it enough for them to be salt merchants? Now with Chen Feng, a person who is an official in the capital, the official salt business should be able to do even bigger.
And they have no other business. If they take them into business, wouldn’t they have to share some of their business with the Chen family?
For a moment, Shen Fu hesitated. He knew that it would be unwise to reject Chen Feng, but if he led them on the road like this, he would suffer another loss.
Seeing Shen Fu's appearance, Chen Feng said, "Brother Zhongrong, please move."
After saying that, Chen Feng stood up and walked outside.
Where are you going?
Shen Fu was a little confused. He was just hesitating and did not refuse. Isn’t this Lord Chen just going to drive him away like this?
Looking at Chen Feng, he was walking towards the stairs and really wanted to go downstairs.
Shen Fu was a little dizzy. If Lord Chen was driving people like this, then this person would not be worthy of close friends.
However, now there are officials who use their own power to suppress others everywhere.
After going downstairs, Chen Feng did not walk towards the front door, but walked backward.
When Shen Fu left, he became confused again.
Shen Wang also followed behind, full of doubts. What is this Lord Chen selling in the gourd?
"Crill!" A door was opened, and Chen Feng said, "Brother Zhongrong, please come in."
So he was here to visit? Shen Fu stretched out his left hand and said, "Mr. Chen, please ask first."
The two of them gave in and walked in. Suddenly, a room that had never been seen appeared in front of Shen Fu.
It is neat and clean. The wall is extremely bright and seems to be able to reflect human figures. Is this the floor tiles sticking to the wall? It is not like floor tiles. The floor tiles are not so smooth and the glaze is so clean. It is the imperial porcelain used in the palace, and I am afraid it is at this level.
Looking at Shen Fu's expression, Chen Feng knew that this guy was moved.
I saw Shen Fu walk up, stroke the wall, then tap it with his fingers, and then break it with his hands.
"Mr. Chen, how did this special floor tiles stick to the wall? They are so strong?" Shen Fu asked.
How to stick it on, of course it is cement.
Chen Feng used cement and wall tiles that were pre-produced by the kiln factory to take the lead in transforming this house in Yanyulou into a bathroom.
Chen Wang also came in. Compared to Shen Fu, Chen Wang was attracted by another thing placed on the ground.
The bottom is small and the top is large, like half a pear placed on the ground. Of course, this is a pear that is a hundred times enlarged, with a cover on it and a small cabinet behind it.
This thing has a white surface and seems to be able to reflect human figures.
Chen Wang squatted down and tapped it with his hands. It was all porcelain. Then, he curiously opened the lid and saw that it was also smooth and delicate. At the bottom, a pool of water could be seen.
It turns out that this is a bucket! But, the shape of this bucket is too peculiar? The servant is too lazy, why don’t you fill it with water?
"Mr. Chen, such a precious bucket, it should be holy water, right?" Chen Wang said, wanting to stretch out a finger, dip it, and taste it. It's not all of it, so it should be fine, right?
Chen Feng turned his head and saw Chen Wang's actions. He was shocked: "Wang'er, that's the toilet!"
The word "toilet" made Chen Wang stop his hand in the air without stuffing it under the water. Even so, he remembered that he had studied the toilet for a long time and still felt like he wanted to vomit.
He stood up and couldn't help laughing and crying: "Mr. Chen, how come this thing looks like a toilet?"
"Whose yard is locked in the green willows? I saw a beautiful lady walking in a hurry. She turned over the pink wall and came on the spot with golden lotus. A stream of silver thread broke through the green moss marks and splashed pearls on the ground. I didn't want the horses outside the wall to see it." This song "Sai Hongqiu" shows the convenient habits of ancient people, where there is no one, they can be scattered at will.
Of course, this is during the day, so it’s okay to find a place, but at night, people have to use something to store this dirty thing, which is called a toilet.
This kind of snatching tool was widely used in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. It was called "Hu Zi". In the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed "Hu Zi" because of taboos. In the Song Dynasty, it was commonly called "Hu Zi" and "Ma Zi".
However, this kind of toilet is actually just a wooden barrel of faith. Even if it is used by the emperor, it is just tied with gold painted iron hoops or copper hoops.
This kind of wooden barrel is used to collect dirty things. Although it is cleaned every day, it still has a smell.
However, Chen Wang didn't smell this smell just now. Otherwise, unless it was a dog, how could he be interested in studying this kind of thing?
"Of course this is a toilet, this is a flush toilet." Chen Feng said, flipped the lid and put down the washer.
Chen Wang still hasn't studied it thoroughly. It turns out that even a lid has a mechanism.
"After sitting on it, comfortable and convenient, press the thing above." Chen Feng said, demonstrating.
I saw the water flow spewing out from the surroundings, forming a vortex below, and finally, it completely flowed away, leaving only the water nest just now.
So that's it! Adding a bucket made it into a toilet that can be flushed spontaneously, which is called flushing toilet. Chen Wang immediately understood.
Chapter completed!