As winter approached, the Holy Church of Caleb sent a Templar Order to the royal capital of the Dawn Kingdom, Junhui City, in accordance with the Winter Agreement.In the council hall of the castle of the Royal Palace, the head of the Knights Templar, Orn Thornen, came to meet with King White Wells.After a period of greetings, White suddenly said, "Commander Tofin, it's good that you fully support the Red Sand Fortress this time, and you don't have to go to the border town." ”"Your Majesty, why is that?"
Orr asked knowingly.Long before he set out, he had already obtained some information from the Pope about the Dawnlight Kingdom."
It's not convenient to disclose the reason."
White touched the scepter in his hand, he knew that the Holy Church of Caleb knew the reason, but it was not easy to pierce it on the surface."
Anyway, the scale of the undead monsters encountered in Frontier Town is far less than that of the Red Sand Fortress, even if it is lost, it will still have the Dongsheng Fortress as a backing.Behind the Red Sand Fortress is a vast and fertile plain, and once it is lost, the consequences are unimaginable. ”"You can rest assured, Your Majesty."
Orr politely refused: "We Knights Templar will allocate the number of reinforcements reasonably, most of the knights will go to support the Red Sand Fortress, and only a small team will be sent to the border town.The undead are the common enemy of mankind, and our two countries should join hands to fight together. ”"Then let it be."
Having said that, it is not good for White to continue to make mandatory demands on the Templars, after all, they still have to have a good relationship with the Caleb Holy Church, and they can't make enemies.The next day, Orr led most of the Templars to the Red Sands Fortress, while the team sent to support the Frontier Town was still led by Bray Gurdjief.…… Frontier Town.Entering late autumn, the weather is getting colder and colder.In the past few days, Owen has had another major renovation of the castle.Copper pipes, thicker than the water supply pipes, were spliced together and ran through most of the castle's rooms, connecting them to the radiators in each room.The copper pipe is also isolated by an iron fence to avoid being touched by mistake as much as possible.In addition, a new boiler room was built in the courtyard of the castle, and a large chimney was built on the roof to boil water.All the copper pipes in the room are connected to one place, and finally to this boiler room.On the day of the renovation completion, Winnie asked incomprehensibly, "My lord, isn't there a running water system installed in the castle?"
Why install a second set?
”"It's not a water system."
Owen smiled and shook his head, "You don't need such thick copper pipes for water supply. ”"And what are these brass pipes for?"
Winnie scratched her head in confusion."
Isn't it about to be winter?"
Owen explained: "The weather will get colder and colder, and I want to install the heating system in advance and have a warm winter." ”"Aren't all nobles kept warm by scorching magic stones?
Why go to such a great deal of trouble to get a heating system out?
”Angelica then asked.Indeed, the hot magic stone will not produce toxic gases, just close the doors and windows, and add new hot magic stones in time, and the heating effect will be very good."
It is indeed enough for nobles and wealthy merchants to use the Scorching Magic Stone for heating, but the common people cannot afford to consume the Scorching Magic Stone."
Owen said.Last year was a special circumstance, and Owen distributed scorching magic stones to the public for free in order to retain people and other reasons.At present, the population of Frontier Town has already exceeded 10,000, and it is impossible to continue to provide free scorching magic stones to civilians, which is too costly.The Scorching Magic Stone is sold as a commodity, and the common people are certainly reluctant to buy it, and they should use firewood for heating as before.Owen continued: "Actually, I installed the heating system in the castle as a test, and after confirming that the system is working properly, I plan to make it as popular as the tap water system, so that they can be protected from the cold winter in the future." ”Although it takes a lot of money to build a heating system in full, you can charge a relatively affordable heating fee every year and slowly recoup the cost.The same goes for the water system.Winster said that infrastructure construction is a huge project with a huge investment in the early stage, and it will take a long time to gradually turn losses into profits, so be patient.Of course, before installing an apartment house, the factory must be equipped with heating facilities.In this way, workers can work in a warm working environment without the cold affecting their productivity."
I see."
Angelica nodded a little understandingly, and then said, "Seriously, Marquis Eisen, you are the most commoner lord I have ever seen, it is really too rare. ”"Well, I want to be a good lord who is praised by the people, isn't it unusual?"
Owen smiled slightly.The size of the population is one of the indicators of how strong a place is.If it was before, Owen tried to improve the living conditions of his people just to attract more people to settle down and expand his territory.Now, after more contact with Winster, he has deeply realized that the power of the people is infinite, and the people are the creators of social history."
How does this heating system heat the castle?"
Yucina asked a question that everyone was curious about.Teresa is usually in charge of explaining to everyone, but since she became the Minister of Education, she has become more and more busy.Since Teresa is not there, it can only be explained by Owen."
Isn't there a boiler room in the courtyard?
The high-temperature steam produced by boiling water enters the castle through the copper pipes, raising the temperature of the room through the radiator.As long as the doors and windows are closed to prevent cold air from coming in, the room will soon warm up. ”"This is also the reason why the copper pipe should be isolated with an iron fence, the inside of the pipe is full of high-temperature steam, and the temperature on the surface of the copper pipe will also be very high, and if you accidentally touch it, you will be burned."
Seeing Marpel's confused expression, Owen couldn't help but smile and said, "Wait for the heating system to be tested, you can experience it for yourself." ”Water and fuel were added to the boiler room, and the heating system was put into operation.As the water in the boiler is boiled, the resulting steam pressure sends hot steam into every corner of the castle's heating pipes, and the radiator diffuses this heat energy to gradually warm up the interior of the castle.After a while, the people in the castle felt a rush of enthusiasm and had to change out of their autumn and winter clothes and put on their summer cool clothes.Maids, especially subhuman maids, also changed into maid outfits that showed their fair thighs, which was pleasing to the eye just by looking at them......
AhhAll in all, the heating effect of the heating system has been unanimously recognized.Moreover, after the trial operation, Owen also confirmed that the system is safe and reliable, and can be safely spread to the public.Geeta has already made a breakthrough in alloys, and stainless steel is about to enter mass production.By the spring of next year, it should be possible to start laying water supply pipes and building a water supply system in Bianshu Town.Heating will also be installed at a later date.This lord is backed by a tech tycoon