Chapter 68: Railroad Foreshadowing

After entering the winter, the Forbidden City also becomes gentle.

The weather was much colder though.

But a lot of things are free.

For example, the day talks, such as the early dynasty. It seems that the whole world cares about the emperor's dragon health.

Especially after the winter, Zhu Qizhen caught a cold, and he was even more laborious, eager to move the entire Tai Hospital roots. The Empress Dowager Sun even moved to the Qianqing Palace and took care of Zhu Qizhen day and night.

Zhu Qizhen had just started and didn't understand their nervousness.

It's not just a little cold.

But then I figured it out, you can't use the thoughts of the future to think about the current condition, in this era, even if it is a small cold, it is possible to die.

Especially for children, the premature mortality rate is so high that future generations cannot imagine.

When Zhu Qizhen thought of himself, his life would be in danger because of this small illness, and he was suddenly scared into a cold sweat. In this way, the cold is cured.

But Zhu Qizhen thought it was good, but others didn't think it was good.

The Sun family has not yet left the Qianqing Palace. The Empress Dowager also instructed Wang Zhen, so that now in the first month, none of the outside can go to the Qianqing Palace.

When the emperor is in good health, it is not too late to watch the government.

Zhu Qizhen had no choice.

He could only think about the little things.

One of them is to renovate the Qianqing Palace.

Is Qianqing Palace bad?

The Qianqing Palace can be said to be one of the best houses in the Forbidden City. It's even much better than the Palace Museum in later generations. The reason is simple, the house is to be maintained.

A house that is inhabited by people is two different from a house that is inhabited by no one.

No matter how good the Palace Museum is, it is like a packaged mummy, and it is dead. Today's Forbidden City is alive with fireworks.

What Zhu Qizhen doesn't like about Qianqing Palace is that Qianqing Palace is too big.

In terms of square meters, the Qianqing Palace has 1,400 square meters. Although there are quite a few cubicles, there is also a lot of space in the cubicles.

If it's a spring and autumn day, it's fine.

As soon as winter came, Zhu Qizhen felt the biting cold.

Even with a brazier, his bed is a step shaker like a small house. But Zhu Qizhen still felt cold. He caught a cold this time, and it is estimated that he is frozen.

Maybe the weather in ancient times was colder than in modern times, or maybe the ancient heating methods were not as good as in modern times. Anyway, this kind of chill, Zhu Qizhen can't stand it.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen's illness was slightly better, so he summoned Ruan An in.

Tell the task to continue. There is only one word for the requirement, which is small.

Zhu Qizhen asked that his bedroom only need to be able to put down a bed, a table, and a chair. It is also required to dig out a fire tunnel in the ground and make a fire underneath every day to make the room warm like spring.

Zhu Qizhen even said with an analogy. He didn't even know he had made it clear.

But Ruan An is the great master of this line, and the entire city of Beijing was built by him. Let him do this little project, it's just too big to do it.

But Ruan An was very happy.

However, it took only three days to divide this small room. Zhu Qizhen stayed inside for a while, and it was really much warmer.

If you move in it for a while, you can sweat slightly.

Zhu Qizhen was overjoyed and said, "Okay." Ruan An immediately drew this pattern, presented it to the Empress Dowager, and prepared to build a warm pavilion in Ci Ning Palace and Kun Ning Palace. ”

Ruan An said: "The slave obeys. ”

In the warm pavilion, Zhu Qizhen felt the warmth, and seemed to be in much better spirits, and said, "Ruan An, how is the situation in Mentougou?" ”

Cao Jixiang was beaten Zhu Qizhen's side, and he may not be able to go to the ground in three months. The matter of this coal supervisor was naturally handed over to others.

Zhu Qizhen trusted Ruan An more, and this errand fell into Ruan An's hands.

Ruan An said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, all the fires in the palace and all the workshops have been changed to coal. It's just that the soot is too big, and the minions are trying to figure it out? ”

Zhu Qizhen said secretly in his heart: "Soot? Does coal have smoke? ”

Zhu Qizhen didn't know much about this, but he didn't know that the coal in later generations was processed layer by layer to make briquettes. This kind of raw coal burns with a lot of smoke, which is a common thing.

The coal used by Zhu Qizhen himself is also screened out by the people below, but in fact, the effort consumed may not be less than charcoal.

This is not what Zhu Qizhen knows.

Zhu Qizhen said: "On the way from Mentougou to the city, it is very inconvenient to use a boat first, and then a car. ”

Ruan An said respectfully: "Your Majesty intends to do this, the slave and maid will do it?" ”

Zhu Qizhen stopped and said: "Actually, I don't pay attention to this trivial matter, it's just that I don't know what to do when I study, what kind of road is the gallop road in the Qin Dynasty?" ”

Ruan An said: "Your Majesty doesn't know, the slave naturally doesn't know?" ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Ruan Gong is the builder of my dynasty, this matter naturally has to consult Ruan Gong, it seems that the gallop of the Qin people is a horse-drawn carriage galloping on a continuous track?" I want to ask Ruan Gong to think about it, and see if I can build a gallop road between Mentougou and Jingshi. Let me see what it looks like. ”

Ruan An immediately said: "The slave obeys the order. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the slave and maid will definitely handle this matter properly. It's just that the slave and maid may not be able to create the gallop of the Qin period, so they can only do it according to His Majesty's words. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just my temporary interest." Ruan Gong will do it first. ”

"Yes." Ruan An said.

Zhu Qizhen sent Ruan An away quietly.

After Ruan An left, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Since that time he was taught a lesson by the Empress Dowager, Zhu Qizhen has learned to be obedient. Don't meddle much in outside matters. The affairs in the palace can only be investigated for corruption and deal with a few disobedient eunuchs.

However, after a few months of thinking, he felt that the foreshadowing should still be placed.

For example, he thought about it for a long time before he came up with a solution.

If anyone checks it up.

Naturally, the lecture records between Zhu Qizhen and Wang Zhi and the discussion of Qin Chidao will be found. It seems that the emperor listened to Wang Zhi's lecture and had a whim, wanting to create a gallop.

Zhu Qizhen was scheming and trying to accumulate technology for the future horse-drawn railway.

Because the more he understands this era, the more he understands one thing, and that is the importance of water for food production. But the existence of the canal forms a paradox.

If you want to transport by water, you need to keep as much water in the river as possible so that the boat can float. But if you want to increase food production, you need to pour more water into the ground as soon as possible.

In this way, the crops can be harvested.

Although there is a shortage of water in the north, it is not as dry as later generations imagined. However, in order to supply the Grand Canal, many places in Shandong are not allowed to irrigate the land.

This has seriously affected food production.

Many Ming people in history have also said this problem, of course, not only the canal and the farmland water conservancy compete for water, but also the low price of grain in the south suppresses the grain in the north.

Let the common people farming become an unprofitable thing.

Therefore, agriculture in the north has not been able to develop.

If the horse-drawn railway can be used to replace the canal, and more communication lines can be arranged in the north, it will not only reduce losses, but also have great benefits for the future northern expeditions. Maybe some water can be returned to the fields. 、

No matter how you think about it, it's all positive.

It's just that now, Zhu Qizhen can only do it secretly.

After all, the best way to do things in China is Togu. It's just that Zhu Qi Zhentuo is a little bad about this ancient place, in the eyes of Confucianism, the things of Tyranny Qin are all bad.

If Zhu Qizhen doesn't want to fight a lawsuit with someone, it's best to do it secretly.

In his mind, Nguyen An was a first-class architect and civil engineering expert of this era. I think it can also make a set of wooden rails gallop out of the way.

Anyway, Mentougou also needs such a track. Historically, wasn't the railway the first to be used in mines?

Just when Zhu Qizhen was intoxicated by what he was doing, a voice came from outside: "The Queen Mother has arrived." ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he immediately got up, took two steps out to greet him, and saw the Sun family coming over with a few palace maids. Sun was wearing a mink cover, and the snow-white fluff was piled up in front of his face, and he naturally had a very bright face. After entering the house, a palace maid immediately took over the cover.

Zhu Qizhen went over and hugged Sun and said, "Queen Mother, why are you here?" ”