Chapter 403 Flush Toilet
"Flush toilet?" Xiao Qi suddenly became curious and asked Lian Man'er, "Sister, what is a flush toilet?"
Lian Man'er was thinking hard, but when she heard Xiaoqi ask her, she came to her senses and realized that she had just read the full text. The toilet is something that had been around in this era, also called the descendant bucket. The village households usually have toilets outdoors. During the day, people are convenient to the toilet, and they go to the toilet to solve the problem. However, at night, especially in winter nights, it is very inconvenient to do so. Therefore, every household has a toilet, and when it is convenient to use the toilet, they will use the toilet. After dawn, they will pour the dirt in the toilet into the toilet and then wash the toilet.
This is a village household and a town residents. Not every household has a toilet, so toilets are more widely used, and therefore, night fragrance has become an indispensable profession.
When wealthy families have maids and servants, they are naturally responsible for reading the full text of the toilet and scrubbing the toilet. However, ordinary families have to do it themselves.
Even Man'er has been here for more than a year. She has been used to other things, but she has to get used to the toilet...
Now, with the conditions of Lian Man'er's family, he can fully afford to use someone to fill the toilet and wash the toilet. However, the habits of his previous life made Lian Man'er more inclined to flush the toilet.
"Sister, what is a toilet?" Xiaoqi waited for a long time, but when Lian Man'er answered, he asked again.
Lian Man'er looked at Xiaoqi. This little guy was very clear-headed and wanted to fool him and say that he had heard it wrong. These books were impossible. Then, I could only find a way to explain it.
"The toilet is the toilet we use." Lian Man'er thought about it and explained to Xiaoqi, "I was thinking that if I could have a toilet that I could flush, it would be great. It was clean and convenient. In the future, it would save our parents and mother from having to clean the toilet every day."
"The toilet that can flush himself..." Xiaoqi climbed onto the kang, sat next to Lian Man'er, and hugged the cat Dahua lying on Lian Man'er's legs. "If there is a toilet that can flush himself, that's great."
Obviously, Xiaoqi was also attracted by Lian Man'er's idea.
"With a toilet that can flush by yourself, we can build the toilet in the house." Lian Man'er continued, "In this way, in winter, we don't have to run to the toilet outside during the cold weather."
In the past year, Lian Man'er has fallen in love with this kind of rural life from the bottom of her heart. The only regret is the hygiene problem. Lian Man'er wants to have a toilet, an indoor toilet, and she also wants to build a bathroom.
Lian Man'er felt that after solving these three problems, her rural life could almost be called perfect.
"Sister, can you really repair the toilet in the house? It's not smelly? Sister, let's repair it quickly." Xiaoqi's eyes immediately shone after hearing Lian Man'er's description.
A more comfortable life, who doesn't like that.
Seeing Xiao Qi like this, Lian Man'er became even more determined to build a flush toilet.
As the saying goes, one person has a short mind, two people have a long mind. Lian Man'er thinks that it is better to find a few more people to do this. She has the basic principles and creativity of the toilet, and then find some skilled craftsmen. The wisdom of the working people is endless, and Lian Man'er firmly believes in this.
In the evening, after dinner, Lian Man'er took out the sketch of the toilet she drew and showed it to everyone. During this day, after Xiaoqi's publicity, everyone was full of expectations for the toilet.
After explaining the concept of a flush toilet, even Man'er explained a series of related upper and lower parts on the sketch to everyone one by one.
Lian Man'er's flush toilet mainly includes a flush toilet and a water tank connected to the toilet. She initially plans to use a larger water tank to supply water. As for the drainage device, it uses thick pipes.
Compared to Lian Shouxin and Zhang, several children were obviously more interested in Lian Man'er's design. Mr. Lu was the most interested.
Mr. Lu took the drawings and looked at them several times, then asked Lian Man'er tirelessly, and Lian Man'er explained to him as carefully as possible.
For example, the bend at the connection between the toilet and the sewer pipe, Mr. Lu felt that it was not conducive to flushing. After all, it was intuitive to look at it. It was more convenient to flush directly. Lian Man'er explained to Mr. Lu that this bend would not hinder the flushing, and it could store some water, causing partitions and not overflowing the temperature of the sewer.
Mr. Lu was surprised at first, then thought for a while, and couldn't help but nod.
"It's worth a try, it's worth a try. Man'er, you can think of it." Mr. Lu exclaimed.
Lian Man'er touched her forehead, and this bend was one of the essences of the toilet. This was not what she thought of, but the knowledge she remembered in her mind.
"What is in this water tank?" Mr. Lu asked.
Lian Man'er explained the functions of components such as water inlet pipes, outlet pipes, water plugs, floats and levers to Mr. Lu. These things were not new in this era, but no one has combined them for this purpose.
Mr. Lu is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and is quite able to learn from Lian Man'er's narrative.
"…This toilet and this small water tank, I plan to use porcelain." Lian Man'er said again.
The process requirements of the toilet and the water tank are relatively high, and the requirements for comfort and beauty must be taken into account, so fine porcelain is used.
"For such a fine work, I have to find the porcelain kiln in the county." Lian Shouxin said.
"Yeah." Lian Man'er nodded. Only craftsmen with superb skills and more professional porcelain kilns could produce the effect she needed.
As for the large water tank used for water supply and the coarse water pipes for drainage, Lian Man'er planned to find Zhao Liansheng and his son from Zhaojia Village. His family can burn various large tanks, and it should also be able to burn stone pottery pipes. The large water tank itself is equivalent to a large water tank.
Doing this not only saves costs, but also reduces the difficulty. After all, burning porcelain is an exquisite task, and burning large-scale things is probably not what those porcelain kilns are good at.
"You have to find a copper smith." Mr. Lu pointed to the parts in the water tank and thought.
"Yes." Lian Man'er nodded quickly, "Sir, look, I have this general idea, and the drawings are not good. Sir, please help me to improve it and draw another picture if you can."
Lian Man'er took out the floor plan of the new house and pointed out the location where she planned to build a toilet to Mr. Lu. The layout of Lian Man'er's new house and this floor plan were all planned by Mr. Lu. Therefore, Lian Man'er was very confident in Mr. Lu.
She had already thought about it, so she was responsible for developing a concept and basic principle, and the other detailed designs were handed over to Mr. Lu and the skilled craftsmen.
Of course, she was also responsible for paying. For the sake of flushing the toilet, she was willing to do so even if the purse was bleeding heavily.
Mr. Lu did not disappoint Lian Man'er's expectations. She took back Lian Man'er's sketches and completed the design drawings in two days.
Lian Man'er looked at the design drawings drawn by Mr. Lu, and couldn't help but secretly admire him. Mr. Lu is really a talented person. The drawings are not worse than those drawn by computer-aided designers she had seen in her previous life. Moreover, Mr. Lu also marked out the specific dimensions of each component.
With this picture, the next step is to find someone to make it according to the drawings.
"I'm afraid that ordinary craftsmen can't make this water tank and toilet. If I do what I want, it's better to ask Lord Jiang for help." Mr. Lu said.
Lian Man'er nodded immediately after hearing this.
Lord Jiang is the official sent by the Fucheng to supervise the construction of the Imperial Palace. These days, Lord Jiang and Lian Man'er's family have become very familiar with each other. As far as Lian Man'er knows, this Lord Jiang is responsible for many manufacturing and construction projects in the Fucheng.
Lord Jiang is not only half an expert, but also an official in charge of this field, with the most top craftsmen in all walks of life.
It was simply too appropriate to ask him to help with this.
On that day, Lian Man'er's house prepared a sumptuous banquet and invited Lord Jiang to come. After drinking and eating, Lian Shouxin took out the drawings designed by Mr. Lu.
Lord Jiang looked at the drawings and his eyes immediately lit up.
This was a look of joy when seeing the hunt, Lian Man'er immediately knew that this matter was basically done.
After Mr. Lu explained the drawings in detail, Lord Jiang's posture as if he was holding a priceless treasure in his hand.
"... I have to trouble Lord Jiang. Just our Liaodong Prefecture can do this, except Lord Jiang, there is no one else." Lian Shouxin said with a smile.
Seeing that the heat was almost done, Lian Man'er and Xiaoqi and two brought out the tray. There were five silver seals on the tray, totaling one hundred taels.
"Mr. Jiang, this hundred taels of silver is for Lord Jiang to find craftsmen and apply for materials. Lord Jiang takes it first. If it is not enough, we will add it at any time. When the things are made, we will thank Lord Jiang again." Lian Man'er said with a smile.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Lord Jiang also smiled, "When this thing is sincere, maybe I will thank you, it's unknown."
Lord Jiang took away the drawings and immediately summoned the craftsmen to start the work. During this period, he came to ask Mr. Lu for some detailed questions, and Mr. Lu answered them one by one. When he encountered something that he really couldn't explain clearly, he also found Lian Man'er.
Lian Man'er looked at him and Mr. Jiang was obviously selling something. Obviously, he was more concerned about the toilet than Lian Man'er expected, and he was more concerned about the kind of person who was entrusted.
Lian Man'er thought this was not bad. As long as she could use the toilet, everything was easy to discuss.
More than half a month later, Lian Man'er's anticipated toilet finally burned out.
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ps It is said that more than two thousand years ago, ancient Rome had a simple flush toilet. In 1596, the British invented a practical toilet for the first time. There are also information that the earliest flush toilet was found in the tomb of the royal family of the Western Han Dynasty two thousand years ago.
Chapter completed!