Rise From the Humble

After Zhu Pingan said goodbye to Shang Zhifu, he returned to a courtyard on Fulu Street in Lumenli. The gate was in the style of a golden pillar gate. There were two stone lions sitting in front of the house, and a plaque with the name "Zhu Mansion" was hung on the house.

Yes, this is the house Li Shu settled in Suzhou.

Li Shu sent someone to buy it and arrange it the day before yesterday. The former owner of the house was a local official in Suzhou. He had just been transferred out of Suzhou and took his family to live in his post, so he put the house up for sale in Yaren. Because I was in a hurry to sell, the price was 20% off compared to the market price, but the full amount was required to be paid on the same day. This is a big sum, and there are many people interested in it, but no one has spent money to buy it. Maybe they are waiting for the price to be lowered. In short, it has been on the market for nearly half a month and there is no transaction yet.

Then Li Shu sent people to capture it.

Li Shu has never wronged herself. Although the house was purchased the day before yesterday, it has been renovated and decorated to make it elegant, warm and comfortable.

Fortunately, if paint was not used in ancient times, there would be basically no pollution such as formaldehyde. Moreover, Li Shu remembered Zhu Pingan's reminder and specifically told the people below not to use paint when decorating the house.

So, there is no problem in checking in so quickly.

Li Shu arrived half a day later than Zhu Ping'an. She arrived in Suzhou in the evening and had just moved into Zhu's mansion.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the night wind was as sharp as a knife and bitingly cold. There is no doubt that winter in Suzhou is also very wet and cold.

But compared to the humid and cold Suzhou, this house is much warmer, especially indoors, as if it is not in the same season.

One in winter and one in summer.

Looking from the outside, if you look at the right angle, you can see that many rooms in this house are steaming with white steam. It is caused by the cold air outside liquefying when it comes into contact with the hot air coming out of the house.

"Wow, wow, miss, how come the room is so warm? Along the way, people's noses were almost runny due to the cold outside, but the room is so warm, as warm as summer? I took off my fox fur, and Bijia also I took it off, but it’s still so hot that I want to sweat.”

As soon as Hua'er opened the door curtain, a billowing heat hit her face. Stepping into the room was like walking from winter to summer. It was so hot that she had to take off her fox fur and then her armor.

At first, Hua'er thought that there were many braziers in the room to keep it so warm, but after looking around, she didn't find a single brazier. She couldn't help but opened her mouth in surprise and said with disbelief.

"Hua'er, have you seen those iron pipes on the wall? That's why the room has become so warm. This is the heating equipment that Brother Zhu said. It was installed yesterday. Brother Zhu told me at that time that it can When I made the room feel as warm as early summer, I thought Brother Zhu was exaggerating. I didn’t expect that it could really make the room so warm.”

Li Shu took off her mink fur and wore single clothes. She looked at the heating pipes in the room with a look of happiness and excitement and said to Hua'er.

"Heating equipment? Are these just these pipes?" Hua'er's eyes widened in curiosity. She couldn't believe that the pipes on the wall could make the room so warm. Then she couldn't help but stretched out her little hand to touch it out of curiosity.

"Be careful because it's hot." As soon as Li Shu said this, Hua'er's little hand was already touching it.

"It's hot..." Hua'er suddenly cried out in pain, blew her hands in aggrieved manner, and looked at Li Shu pitifully.

"Stupid girl, it can make the room so warm, can it not be hot?" Li Shu felt distressed and funny at the same time.

Fortunately, although the heating pipes were very hot, Hua'er's little hands were not burned, just a little red.

"It's clean, warm, and you don't have to worry about fire. Now you can wait for the baby comfortably. My uncle is really caring and considerate for you." Qin'er walked around the room twice and said happily.

"Hmm, when Brother Zhu comes, I will ask Brother Zhu for the design drawing of the heating equipment. The north is much colder than ours. We can enjoy the warmth of summer in winter. The rich people in the north will definitely be crazy about it. "

Li Shu's big eyes narrowed into a crescent shape, and she looked at the pipes in the room, which were full of golden light.

This is not a heating device. This is clearly a sparkling gold mine.

Now is the coldest time in winter, and this winter is extremely colder than in previous years. It is a good opportunity to sell heating equipment. When the weather is freezing, being able to enjoy the warmth of summer is simply a magical day. Even if a set of one hundred taels of silver or more is sold, people will rob it like crazy.

Brother Zhu needs money just when he is training his troops. If he doesn't sell the heating equipment at a high price, he would be really sorry for himself.

Well, just build a heated model house in the capital, and invite some stewards and grandmothers from wealthy families to visit. It will definitely attract their masters.

If restaurants and shops in the capital are retrofitted with heating systems, people who can afford to go into the stores will naturally notice the heating.

Forget it, heating equipment has been installed in the Hou Mansion to avoid being gossiped about behind your back. Moreover, they like to show off. They often hold handkerchief parties, tea parties, garden parties, etc., and have frequent contacts with the female relatives of many noble and official families. , it is just right to use them to promote heating equipment... Based on my knowledge and understanding of them, after installing heaters on them, within a few days, most of the noble families in the capital will know about heaters.

Honorable nobles and officials like to enjoy themselves and compare with each other. The Marquis of Linhuai's house has a heater, and winter is as warm as summer. So we, the Duke of Wei, must also have a heater, otherwise the ranking will be lower than that of the Marquis of Linhuai...

Brother Zhu once said a word, what is it called, oh, I remembered, advertising, yes, it is advertising.

Once heating equipment spreads in the capital, it will not be a problem in the north. Beijing naturally leads the national trend.

There are so many rich people in the north, and no one can refuse to enjoy the warmth of summer in the freezing cold winter, regardless of whether they are men, women, young or old.

This is a huge market, just like a gold mine. As long as you have the key technologies in your hands, you will have inexhaustible resources.

I want to open a business that specializes in outside sales and installation of heating equipment. Well, what should I call it? Let's call it "Zhurong Trading Company". It specializes in selling heating equipment. Brother Zhu will not have to worry about lack of money in the future...

Li Shu narrowed her eyes happily.

"Miss, miss, my uncle is back." The girl's report outside made Li Shu even happier.

Zhu Ping'an did not stay overnight at Zhu's Mansion. He had dinner with Li Shu and took a walk. He drew a heating design drawing for Li Shu and carefully explained the key technologies, such as installing water tanks, height differences, pressure reduction, and exhaust. Wait, Zhu Ping'an returned to the Zhejiang Army's Fengqiao Camp overnight and took charge of military affairs.