Chapter 174: Indoor Pool
Is it hard to build an indoor pool?
In fact, it is not difficult at all, after Li Jie explained the planning of the swimming pool to several officials of the Ministry of Industry, they also immediately began to direct the craftsmen to work, the floor of the main hall was pried open, the soil was dug out, but it could not touch the pipe below, and then a small pool was made on the pipe, after all, the space in the hall was limited, but it was enough for Zhu Biao.
This is the side hall of the Chunhe Palace, and Zhu Yuanzhang deals with the official affairs of the warm pavilion, the hall is also paved with a dragon, in fact, it is a heating pipe, as long as the coal is burned, the hot smoke passes through the pipe below, just like the floor heating, which can make the whole hall warm like spring.
However, this side hall is not commonly used, and now it is favored by Li Jie, and he is ready to build an indoor swimming pool in the hall, of course, this matter has also been agreed by Zhu Biao, because Zhu Biao is very boring to walk briskly every day, and Li Jie also promised that swimming is better than brisk walking, so Zhu Biao also agreed very happily.
With the full cooperation of the Ministry of Engineering, coupled with Li Jie's supervision, the pool was also built quickly, the four walls of the pool were also tiled, after the pool was injected with water, under the heating of the flue below, it quickly reached a suitable temperature, although the water vapor in the room was a little bigger, but it was also very warm.
On this day, Li Jie invited Zhu Biao and others to come to the main hall, and when several people saw the completed swimming pool in the hall, they all showed a look of amazement, and then Li Jie took out the swimming trunks that had been prepared long ago, which were made of shark skin that Li Jie specially asked people to find, and of course he also specially prepared a king-size for Zhu Biao.
Several people changed into swimming trunks and came to the pool again, Zhu Biao's white fat was so conspicuous that even he felt a little embarrassed, in contrast, although Lan Yu had a big belly, he was full of tendon meat, and his arms were thicker than Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yunwen's thighs.
"Your Highness, do you know how to swim?" Li Jie asked with a smile.
"No!" Zhu Biao's father and son shook their heads together, when Lao Zhu wanted to kill Zhu Biao's teacher Song Lian, Zhu Biao once threatened to commit suicide by jumping into the river, which made Lao Zhu let Song Lian go, and it is obvious here that Zhu Biao does not know how to swim, in fact, as a prince, the people around him dare not let him go into the water.
"I will, I'll teach the prince!" Lan Yu next to him slapped his face excitedly, and after speaking, he jumped into the water with a "poof", splashing Li Jie and the others with water.
Then I saw Lan Yu wipe his face, and then showed his swimming skills in front of Li Jie and others-dog planing.
Not to mention, although the posture of the blue jade dog planing is very ugly, but the speed of swimming is very fast, and the movements are also very skillful, obviously the water nature of the blue jade is quite good, but this is also normal, the blue jade is not only a general on land, he has also commanded the naval army to fight, so he is also very familiar with the water nature.
"It's amazing, I didn't expect my uncle to have this kind of ability, I'll try it!" Zhu Biao watched Lan Yu come and go freely in the water, and immediately felt itchy in his heart, so he stretched out his legs to test the water temperature, and then jumped out of the pool.
"Huh? Am I not going to sink to the bottom? Zhu Biao jumped into the water only to find that he could float on the water without moving at all, and this discovery also surprised him.
Li Jie by the pool covered his face, Zhu Biao was too fat, the fat rate on his body was too high, and the density of his body would of course be lighter, so he was more likely to float on the water than ordinary people.
"Can you swim?" Zhu Yunxi leaned over and asked Li Jie at this time, he and Zhu Yunxi are both quite thin, after all, they only care about their long bodies at this age, so most of them have a body like ribs.
"Neither will I!" Li Jie spread his hands and said, in his previous life, he wanted to learn to swim, but maybe because of the incoordination of his hands and feet, he couldn't learn how to learn, and then he simply gave up.
"That's a coincidence, let's learn to swim with the general, and compete to see who can learn first?" Zhu Yunxi immediately proposed with great interest.
"Childish!" Unexpectedly, Zhu Yunxi, who was next to him, snorted coldly when he heard this, and then went into the water by himself, and the angry Zhu Yunxi gritted his teeth.
"Okay, then let's compare!" Li Jie smiled and agreed, he didn't learn to swim in his last life, so he didn't know if he could break through himself in this life?
At that moment, Li Jie and Zhu Yunxi also entered the pool, Lan Yu had already swam back and forth, and at this time he was also standing in the shallow water, teaching Zhu Biao some swimming skills, Li Jie didn't want to learn dog planing, mainly because the posture was too ugly, but there was no other choice, and in the end he could only follow Zhu Biao and them to learn.
Maybe it was Li Jie who opened his mind when he crossed, or maybe he had a new body, Li Jie found that he learned to swim very quickly, and Zhu Biao's father and son were not slow to learn, especially Zhu Biao, he had an innate advantage, his body floated on the water and did not sink, as long as his hands and feet were coordinated, he could swim around, so he learned faster than Li Jie.
Swimming is much more interesting than walking, after all, the fetus grows up in amniotic fluid, so even when people become adults, most people have a natural affinity for water.
Li Jie felt bored after swimming for a while, so he sat on the edge of the pool to rest, only to see Zhu Biao swimming around in the pool with his two sons, which looked very warm, the only bad thing was the dog planing style of the father and son, which looked a little spicy.
"If this is passed down from generation to generation, it won't become the family heirloom swimming style of the old Zhu family, right?" Li Jie looked at Zhu Biao's father and son and muttered to himself thoughtfully, I don't know what Lao Zhu would think if he saw the appearance of Zhu Biao's father and son?
The question in Li Jie's heart was quickly answered, because when he came to the main hall again the next day, he found that not only Zhu Biao's father and son were there, but Lao Zhu actually came, and he also heard that Li Jie had dug a big pool in the main hall, so he was curious to come and take a look, and as a result, Zhu Biao also kept pleading Lao Zhu to swim in the water twice.
Lao Zhu was also moved in the end, so he changed into swimming trunks and went into the water, and sure enough, he was a chic dog planer, swimming better than Lan Yu, after all, he was a man who fought with Chen Youliang on the water, and he couldn't do it if he didn't understand water.
In fact, Lao Zhu and Lan Yu are not big families, when I was a child, a group of poor boys ran all over the mountains, and it was common to go up the mountain and into the water, the swimming technique of dog planing was simple and easy to use, even if no one taught them, learning the appearance of dog swimming can also be self-taught, so it is normal for Lao Zhu and Lan Yu to only be able to dog planing.
Looking at the three generations of the old Zhu ancestors and grandchildren floating in the pool paddling the dog, Li Jie suddenly had a strange idea, no matter which dynasty, as long as it is stained with the word royal, it will immediately double its value, maybe the dog planer will become a special swimming posture for the royal family in the future, and may even be changed to a more majestic name, such as dragon flip, tiger pounce and the like.
Lao Zhu swam a few laps in the water, after all, he was old, and his physical strength could not keep up, so he went ashore to rest, Li Jie immediately asked people to move the recliner, and then cooked tea to chat with Lao Zhu, Zhu Biao has not completed today's exercise, he has to swim for at least two hours a day.
"The prince seems to have lost some weight?" Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of tea and said.
"It's true that I've lost weight, it's only been half a month, the prince has lost nearly twenty pounds, and it is estimated that it will be no problem to lose thirty or forty pounds by the end of the month!" Li Jie immediately replied, Zhu Biao's body has a large base, so it is easier to lose more catties now, this is still Li Jie's consideration of losing weight at the beginning, and he can't use too much force, otherwise Zhu Biao will lose more weight.
"Yes, your method is indeed effective, especially this swimming, which is fun and consumes a lot of physical energy, it is indeed a good method!" Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded with satisfaction when he heard this.
"Swimming is indeed a good sport, in fact, if Your Majesty has time, you might as well take half an hour every day to come here and swim a few laps, which is also good for Your Majesty's body." Li Jie hesitated for a moment before he opened his mouth to persuade.
Lao Zhu was physically strong when he was young, but since he became the emperor, he has always sat still, and as he gets older, his health is getting worse and worse.
"I'll try my best!" Lao Zhu Wenyan thought for a moment before he spoke, after swimming a few laps today, although he was physically tired, he had an indescribable ease and comfort, and he felt as if his whole body was alive, so Lao Zhu also carefully considered Li Jie's suggestion, but he usually had too much government affairs, and it was not easy to take time out.
In fact, Li Jie wanted to persuade Lao Zhu not to hold all the power in his hands, as the emperor, he could completely delegate some power and hand it over to the ministers to deal with, after all, the ministers were originally to assist the emperor in managing the entire country.
However, Li Jie only dared to think about the above words in his heart, and he would not say it if he was killed, because he knew that Lao Zhu was a person with a strong desire for power, coupled with his suspicious nature, he was absolutely not at ease to hand over power to outsiders, and Hu Weiyong was a good negative example back then.
"By the way, the Iron Book Army is about to leave for Goryeo in the next two days, you have time to go to the Iron Book Army, and talk to Mu Sheng about the situation in Goryeo and the Japanese Kingdom, so that he can also be prepared." Lao Zhu thought of another thing at this time, so he spoke again.
"Yes!" Li Jie agreed, and then asked curiously again, "Is there any new news from King Yan, after Zheng Mengzhou's death, there should be some changes in the situation in Goryeo, right?" ”
"Zheng Mengzhou once sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, I have also seen him, this person is indeed a talent, if he is willing to submit to our Ming, it can make the fourth child control Goryeo faster, but unfortunately this person is only loyal to Goryeo, it is a pity."
I saw that Lao Zhu first sighed with emotion for Zheng Mengzhou, and then said again: "With Zheng Mengzhou's prestige, of course his death will affect the situation in Goryeo, and there are good and bad things for the fourth child, but the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for the fourth child, so I asked the Iron Book Army to rush over as soon as possible, so that the fourth child can solve the internal problems of Goryeo as soon as possible." ”