Chapter 323: Get in the car
Ang Lee had originally planned to open a door on each carriage, but considering that the interior of the five carriages was interconnected, there was no need for such trouble, and too many doors would ruin the overall design and be detrimental to comfort. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After thinking about it like this, Ang Lee decided to open the door in the first, third and fifth carriages, and leave no doors in the second and fourth carriages, which also looked more beautiful.
Of course, the main reason is that these five carriages are not civilian, but Li Longji's royal carriages, and there will not be many people in each carriage, especially the first and second carriages, all of which belong to Li Longji alone, so what's the use of asking for so many doors.
"Your Majesty, the interior of these five carriages is interconnected, even if there is only one door, there is no problem, and the front carriage is Your Majesty's resting place."
Li An explained, and stretched out his hand to the first carriage, signaling Li Longji to board the car for inspection.
Li Longji walked into the first carriage along the ladder that had been prepared long ago, supported by a little eunuch, and Li An naturally wanted to accompany the inspection, so he boarded it up closely.
As soon as he entered the carriage, Li Longji was immediately stunned, the layout of the carriage was even more gorgeous and comfortable than his bedroom.
On both sides are a large area of tempered medicine jade windows, two layers of curtains are hung inside the window, the outer layer is semi-transparent silk, and the inner layer is opaque brocade, and the curtains are embroidered with a lot of dragon and phoenix and flower patterns, which looks very gorgeous.
The innermost is a huge luxury bed, four or five adults sleeping side by side are no problem, enough for Li Longji to hold the beauty and roll the sheets on it, under the window on one side are two rocking chairs side by side, and it is a padded rocking chair, lying on it is very comfortable, and you can clearly see the beautiful scenery outside the window, and under the window on the other side are several fixed chairs, and a coffee table for storing items is placed in the middle, and all of them are decorated magnificently, even the porcelain tea set is placed on it.
Of course, there are also some auxiliary facilities, such as two ultra-slim all-copper fireplaces in the two inconspicuous corners, which can be used in cold weather, so that the whole car is warm like spring.
In order to keep warm and insulated, except for the window part of the tempered medicinal jade, the rest of the parts are double-layer and three-layer wood, and even the roof is double-layer thick wood, and the thermal insulation performance is still very good.
"Your Majesty, these medicine jade car windows can be pushed and pulled, if you feel stuffy in the car, open the medicine jade car windows to breathe."
Li An stretched out his hand to open a car window, and suddenly, a breath of fresh air blew in.
"Li Shilang, isn't this medicinal jade fragile? Isn't it dangerous to use it as a car window in case it is touched by a hard object? ”
Li Longji was excited, frowned and asked worriedly.
"Your Majesty, these medicinal jade are different from medicinal jade mirrors, this is Weichen's newly invented tempered medicinal jade, which is not easy to break, and even if it is broken, it will not hurt people, Weichen will demonstrate it."
Li An stretched out his fist and smashed it into the Yaoyu carriage with relatively large force, and the entire carriage was buzzing, but the Yaoyu glass did not even have a crack, and it could be said to be intact.
This move surprised Li Longji and everyone, but after finding that the medicinal jade was intact, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly sighed that the quality of the tempered medicinal jade was excellent, and cast a worshipful look at Li An.
"Tempered medicine jade, good thing!"
Li Longji praised it, walked towards the second carriage, and saw two small doors, one on the left and one on the right, at the crack position, and asked curiously: "Li Shilang, what's going on with the two small doors in the gap?" ”
"Your Majesty, this one on the left is the room for washing hands, and this one on the right is the room for worship."
Li An introduced softly, and opened two small doors, allowing Li Longji to enter one by one to visit.
There is clean water on the top of the toilet, as long as you turn on the knob switch, you can easily and happily wash your hands, and the tap of later generations, there is not much difference, the function is completely the same.
The Gong room on the other side has only one flush toilet, and the water stored on the top is enough to be used fifty times, which is more than enough to meet the needs of Li Longji and the concubines.
"Li Shilang, after all this water and dirt is washed down, will it be directly washed on the railroad tracks?"
Li Longji felt that if he rushed directly on the railroad tracks, after a long time, the entire railway line would become stinky, and what a terrible thing it would be.
"Your Majesty, the water in the bathroom will be directly washed on the railroad tracks, but the water and dirt in the Gongfang will be washed into the pottery jar below, and there will be special people responsible for cleaning it, and it will definitely not pollute the railway tracks."
Li An easily introduced that this is also a problem that he has considered for a long time when designing the carriage, and whether to install a defecation recovery device is a problem that has troubled him for a long time.
Loading this thing, will greatly increase the pressure on logistics, now there is only one emperor's royal carriage, it is not a big problem, but in the future the train will definitely be popular, in this way, it will need a large number of recycling clay pots, as well as a large number of related logistics personnel, which will undoubtedly greatly increase the cost of vehicle operation.
And if you don't install this clay pot, a large number of feces and drowning things will be sprinkled on the railroad tracks along the way, which is very damaging to the environment, and when the weather is hot, it will even form a foul smell, spoil the scenery, and if you let people clean up along the way, the cost will be high to the sky, first pollute and then treat, it will never be cost-effective.
After careful consideration, Ang Lee decided to add this equipment to collect feces, and in order to save a little cost, he could let people specializing in the fertilizer industry go to various stations to be responsible for collection, after all, in the era of Datang, human and animal manure is the best fertilizer for food, which can be used to sell for money.
Seeing that Li An was so thoughtful, Li Longji nodded with great satisfaction.
After entering the second carriage, Li Longji found that this carriage was brighter, the coverage area of the medicinal jade glass was larger, one side of the front half was a table, and six chairs were outside, and the chairs could be folded under the table, so that there was still half of the walking space left, and in the second half, there were more than a dozen chairs distributed on one side, as well as a few small coffee tables and a bookcase, and the other side was vacant, and in the middle of the front and rear parts, translucent silk was hung to divide a carriage into two halves.
"Li Shilang, what is the point of the layout of this carriage?"
Li Longji looked around and felt very satisfied, but he couldn't figure out the function, after all, many of the facilities in it were things that only came in the later generations, and Li Longji had never seen it, of course, it was difficult to figure out the function.
"Your Majesty, the first half of this is a place to eat, dozens of small dishes can be placed on this table, and the chairs around it can seat up to six people, and the second half is a place for Your Majesty to relax, sit on the chair and drink a cup of tea, read a book, and occasionally raise your eyes to look out the window, you can enjoy the scenery outside, in addition, if Your Majesty feels lonely alone, you can also let the ministers accompany you, there are more chairs here, and there is an open space next to it, the ministers can sit or stand, all according to Your Majesty's wishes."
Li An introduced them one by one, and opened the curtains in the window again to make the carriage brighter, and because this is the place where the emperor wants to stay, so in the two corners, an all-copper fireplace is also placed for heating in winter.
Li Longji is very satisfied with the second carriage, although some functions are duplicated with the first carriage, such as sitting here reading a book, in the first carriage, it can also be like this, but there is an extra space for activities, which is always a comfortable thing, and between the two carriages, there is a special place for washing hands and defecating, which greatly facilitates life, and is much more spacious and comfortable than the RV of later generations.
"Li Shilang is really thoughtful, this is much more comfortable than the carriage I rode in before, it is simply a natural underground!"
Li Longji was sincerely admired.
"Your Majesty has won the award, this is only a preliminary research result, and there may be better carriages in the future."
Li Anming is modest, but he is actually boasting.
"Hey, between the second and third carriages, there are also handwashing rooms and Gong rooms?"
Li Longji walked to the connection of the second and third carriages and asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, at the junction of all carriages, there are washrooms and gong rooms, and there are four of these five carriages, so that it is more convenient to use."
Li An hurriedly explained.
Li Longji nodded, walked into the third carriage, and as soon as he entered the third carriage, Li Longji's expression suddenly coldened, because the configuration of this carriage was much lower than the previous two carriages.
The medicine jade windows on both sides are only one after a big step, and the specifications are relatively small, but the whole carriage is quite bright, in addition, the curtains are ordinary blue cotton, and the grade is also low, as for the internal facilities, there are only twelve rows of seats on one side, two seats in each row, a total of twenty-four seats, and the rest are very empty open spaces.
"Li Shilang, what is this carriage for?"
Li Longji hurriedly asked.
"Your Majesty, this carriage is for the guards, eunuchs and palace maids to rest, and the open space next to it can be used to place some items that Your Majesty needs, or you can put nothing at all."
Li An opened his mouth to explain, and stretched out his hand to guide Li Longji to the fourth carriage, after all, the third carriage has nothing to see, just twenty-four chairs.
Li Longji walked into the fourth carriage, and suddenly felt that his eyes were darkened again, yes, the fourth carriage was darker than the third carriage, and he could only walk through the narrow passage on the right side when he first entered, one side of the passage was six small medicinal jade windows, and the other side was covered by a cyan curtain, which looked mysterious.
"Li Shilang, what's in here?"
Li Longji's curiosity was once again aroused, and he looked sideways at the cyan curtain.
Li An hurriedly opened the curtain and introduced: "Your Majesty, please see, this is a bunk bed, which is used for palace maids, eunuchs, guards, and imperial kitchens to rest, a total of six small rooms, each room can accommodate four people, a total of twenty-four people." ”
"Li Shilang was too thoughtful, and even considered their beds."
Li Longji was a little dissatisfied, these slaves were all serving him, if they all ran in to sleep, who would serve him.
"Your Majesty, if it's just a short distance, of course such a small room is useless, but in the future, the railroad tracks of my Datang will be paved to a very distant place, and if Your Majesty wants to inspect the world, it may take many days on the road, so that the palace maids who serve and the eunuchs' bodies can't stand it! I can only take turns to sleep, and this can only be regarded as the technical verification of Weichen, once it matures, in the future, when my Datang rails are laid to Anxi, it can be widely used in vehicles, so that the people of my Datang can sleep all the way to Anxi. ”
Li An hurriedly explained to dispel Li Longji's misunderstanding.
"I see, but I've thought too much, the last carriage must be the dining car for cooking!"
Li Longji is not a fool, Li An just talked about the imperial kitchen, and besides, there is a big dining table in the first half of the second carriage, and the last carriage, of course, can only be a dining car.
"Your Majesty is wise, the last carriage is indeed a dining car, Your Majesty, please."
Ang Lee took Li Longji into the dining car and let Li Longji see the equipment in the dining car.
The equipment in the dining car is very complex, it looks a little dazzling, on the left is a whole row of stoves and operating tables, a total of four large pots, can fry four dishes at the same time, the area of the operating table, of course, is also very considerable, and on the bottom of the operating table, a large amount of honeycomb coal is stored, which is specially used to burn the pot.
Tableware such as dishes and chopsticks, some of which are placed on the countertop, and more are placed in the cabinets above the cauldron and the countertop, which are very well stored, and do not take up space, and look neat and clean.
On the other side of the carriage, half of the space is a three-dimensional cabinet for storing all kinds of food, and the heaviest food such as rice and noodles is stored on the lowest level, and the lighter vegetables and meat are stored in a higher position.
In the remaining open space, four small carts are neatly placed, which are specially used to transport the prepared food, so as to ensure that a large amount of food can be delivered to the second carriage in time.
On the top of this carriage, a large clay pot containing water is placed to supply water to the carriage, so that the imperial kitchen of the carriage can easily use the water source.
"This little cart is very interesting, but this is the first time I've seen it?"
Li Longji personally moved the trolley and thought it was very funny.
"Your Majesty, the vehicle has been debugged and is ready to set sail at any time, do you want to go to the Hot Spring Palace for a walk? Up to two hours round trip. ”
Since the rails have been paved, of course, you have to experience it yourself, otherwise, how to prove that the rails are laid successfully, and in order to prevent problems with the rails, in front of the front of the car, Li Ang also arranged for an iron-wheeled carriage to open the road, so that once there is a problem with the rails, the iron-wheeled carriage will be the first to overturn, so as to ensure the safety of the vehicles behind.
Li Longji thought for a moment and said softly: "Let the ministers get on the train first and wait in the third carriage, you immediately go and invite the lady and tell her that I will take her to the Hot Spring Palace." ”
After speaking, Li Longji took Li An and returned to the second carriage. (To be continued.) )