On Shuori, the emperor personally worshiped his ancestors in the Taimiao, and King Qi, as the only prince living in Beijing, naturally had to accompany and participate.

When King Qi went out, he specially called Rong He and Huai'an and explained to them: "Do your homework obediently at home, even if Master Shen is not there, you must know how to be self-disciplined." ”

The two babies agreed to come down and sent King Qi out with their little hands.

Every time King Qi participates in such a festival, he will try his best to stand close to his father, not that he knows that he is not pleasing and is bored, but he really wonders, why his brother and his father are sick when they see each other, but he is safe and sound?

One day in the dead of night, he even imagined a shocking human drama. After waking up, he asked Gonggong Meng in the mirror: "Come and see, is there any similarity between Lone and Your Majesty?" ”

Gonggong Meng thought that he was referring to something else, how could he dare to answer such a question, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and trembled and fell to the ground to confess: "The old slave doesn't dare to peep at the holy bow." ”

King Qi sighed, so embarrassed.

……

Coincidentally, King Qi went out to worship his ancestors, and Princess Qi was also called into the palace by the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother was not the biological mother of Emperor Yongli, but the adoptive mother, the mother-son relationship was not close, but she has always been generous and loving, caring for the younger generation, and often called the titular granddaughter-in-law into the palace to talk.

When adults aren't at home, who hasn't done something thrilling?

Rong He's gameplay was relatively rough, he ordered someone to move out the family in the main hall of the prince, vacate a large open space, splash pancreatic water on the smooth floor tiles, and "skate" for Huai'an.

This wave of operations stunned Huai'an, of course, he was moved, and of course he was excited. Father-in-law Liu and Grandpa Liu were afraid that they would fall, so they led a group of palace eunuchs to come in to escort them, and the center of gravity of the adults was not as good as that of children.

The two of them almost broke out laughing.

It wasn't until they had almost released their energy that Gonggong Liu covered the big bag on his head, invited his ancestors to the courtyard to play, and began to take people to clean up the scene, for fear that His Royal Highness and the princess would come back and get angry.

If Gonggong Liu knew in advance that the two ancestors looked at the empty back garden and had new ideas, he would definitely slap himself in the face.

Rong He looked at the flowers and plants in the garden and said, "I thought of a way to make money!" ”

Huai'an said excitedly: "Say it quickly." ”

"When cucumbers are first seen, they are smaller than ginseng, and they are as small as hairpins and worth ten thousand gold." Rong He said: "We can grow cucumbers and sell them to dignitaries in the capital in winter, isn't it very profitable?" ”

"It's a good idea, but how can anyone grow cucumbers in the winter." Huai'an rolled his eyes and thought to himself, unless there is a vegetable greenhouse.

Rong He's face was puzzled: "Isn't the leek we eat in winter grown in the fire room?" Why can't cucumbers? ”

"Leeks are not the same as cucumbers, which need enough light." Huai'an Road.

Rong He said: "Then build a house with light and give it enough light." ”

Huai'an was stunned, it didn't seem to be completely impossible, but there was no plastic film in this era, so what kind of light was used?

In fact, the concept of off-season vegetables has existed since ancient times, and there are relevant records in the previous dynasty: "Decorate the secret room with paper, dig the ground as a can, and then put the boiling soup in the can......"

It is said that paper with good light transmittance is used as a material to build greenhouses, and hot water is used to raise the temperature, etc., to realize the planting of off-season vegetables.

The two children sat on a stone bench and listed several materials, such as Ming tile and Korean paper, but these materials were not as transparent as plastic film.

"If only there was glass." Huai'an Road.

"Glass? How could it not? Rong He's eyes suddenly lit up: "There is a glass kang screen in the main hall, and there are nine flat glasses on it. ”

Huai'an's eyes also lit up: "And such a good thing?!" ”

Although there are not many nine panes of glass, if they are only installed on the top slope, combined with good window paper, thick straw mats and other materials, it is enough to build a small vegetable shed.

Rong He immediately called the duke, ordered a few young eunuchs, and went to the main hall.

Tear down the glass!

Chapter 60

"These pieces of glass are Western objects, much clearer than the glass from the material factory, it is said that I was born when the emperor's grandfather rewarded, originally installed in the main hall to make doors and windows, but not enough, my father found a craftsman to make this kang screen."

In the main hall, Rong He was like a tour guide, pointing to the kang screen to introduce its origin to Huai'an: "My father also found a craftsman and wanted to paint some landscape paintings on it, but no one had ever painted on the glass, so he kept it here." ”

Huai'an knew that the flat large pieces of glass in this era were very rare, but in his eyes, no matter how valuable it was, it was glass.

No matter how precious man-made things are, once the production technology is broken, it will immediately become worthless.

On the other hand, what they are about to do - try to do greenhouse planting in this era, this is the real great thing, it costs a few pieces of glass, it is worth it!

"It works!" Huai'an came to a conclusion.

"Demolition!" Rong He gave an order.

The two children rolled up their sleeves, showed a small arm, and worked with a hum, and for each piece of glass they removed, they ordered the two eunuchs to carry them to the prince's house.

He kept admonishing: "Be careful, be lighter with your hands and feet......"

It's a very cherished look.

The eunuch on duty was crying sadly on the side, and the two old guys, Liu and Hua, looked very calm.

With a calm smile, Gonggong Liu stood aside with his hands tied: "If His Royal Highness and Princess blame him, let's go and jump into the river." ”

The playboy brushed his sideburns and said angrily: "Who is going to jump into the river with you, the bubble is ugly, and our family is going to hang yourself." ”

Gonggong Liu glanced at him: "Then everyone will die separately, but I want to see if it looks good with soaking, or if it looks good with a blue-faced fanged and long-tongued ghost." ”

The eunuch on duty sobbed and said, "You two still have the heart to quarrel, this is half dismantled, hurry up and stop it." ”

The two tacitly took a step back, you can do it, you come.

……

The eunuchs of the Shizi Institute are all veterans of Ronghe's "Eastern Expedition and Western War", and they have been tempered to the point that they can do a little carpenter work and bricklayer work, and it is not a problem to build a shed.

It's just that the glass area is limited, only enough for a slope at the top, and the east and west sides should be pasted with relatively tough Korean paper, and the weather is bad and covered with straw mats.

Rong He said: "I have already thought about it, there is a material factory specializing in firing glass. We two kids were clamoring for glass, and no one would pay attention to it. But if we can grow some famous halls, so that the dignitaries in the capital follow suit, someone will solve this problem and bring down the price of glass! ”

Huai'an: ......

Everyone can follow suit, what money is there to make?

Where would Rong He think so much, commanding the eunuch to build a greenhouse in full swing, Huai'an sat on an easy chair not far away, basking in the sun and eating snacks, his mind was already wandering in the world.

He looked at the world with the prejudices peculiar to the traverser, and felt that it was very backward in all its techniques, and could not do anything but lie down. It's better for Rong He to forget if he has ideas, and habitually deny other people's ideas.

If you want to change, you must change. Don't look at the problem with preconceived ideas, and open your mind!

If the cucumber is successfully planted in the greenhouse, there will be fresh fruits and vegetables to eat in the future.

But he also knows that the greenhouse is only a luxury for the powerful in a short period of time, and the rich may buy it to eat fresh, and there will even be opposing voices, such as "things from time to time, hurt people" and so on. Therefore, the greenhouse in this era can not solve the problem of eating for the people, and what is really worth promoting is crops such as corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes.

But at the moment, don't say that there is no market at all, even if there is, it may not be widely planted, because at this time, potatoes and sweet potatoes are not as high as in later generations, when they were first introduced to Europe, the taste and yield were very chicken, and they were also not promoted, and potatoes were even used as horticultural plants for ornamentation at the beginning of their popularity in Europe.

Therefore, if you want to grow crops that really benefit the people, discovering species is only one aspect, and it is more important to keep seeds and improve them, and select and breed the most robust seedlings as seeds......

"Hey, hey, hey!" Rong He summoned Huai'an, who was distracted, and asked, "What about the heating problem?" ”

This is a bit of a difficult question.

Rong He proposed to build a small tiled house next to the greenhouse, set up a stove, and make a fire to boil water all day to maintain the temperature in the shed.

Huai'an thought about how to introduce the kang fire in the hall into the warm shed, anyway, it was necessary to heat it in winter, so as to save more firewood and charcoal.

"I think of a person, and he should have a way." Huai'an said: "My cousin is very good at these, so I'll go to him and ask him to design and draw a drawing or something." ”

Rong He exclaimed: "Your cousin is so powerful!" ”

So he sent a carriage to take Huai'an and hurried to Chen's house to invite Chen Yong over.

When Chen Yong heard that he was going to the palace, he was not interested, and when he heard that a vegetable shed was built to grow cucumbers, his eyes widened, and he quickly put the ruler cartridge painting book into his school bag, reported to the adult, and followed Huai'an.

The eunuch on duty at the gatehouse greeted him, and Huai'an explained to him: "This is the person the prince wants to see. ”

The eunuch was very loyal to his duties and said to Huai'an: "Young Master Shen, let our family go first." ”

Huai'an nodded, and suddenly caught a glimpse of King Qi's sedan chair in the sedan hall of the gatehouse.

"Huh?" He asked the porter, "Your Highness has returned?" ”

"Yes, His Highness came back early today." After the eunuch finished speaking, he turned around to leave.

"Father-in-law!" Huai'an was startled and shouted to him: "No need to be polite, just because I haven't been here, I haven't been here!" ”

As soon as the words fell, under the confused gaze of the concierge eunuch, he pulled Chen Yong and ran.

Chen Yong was stunned, what about building a greenhouse?

Huai'an said while running: "What kind of warm house to build, it's important to save your life!" ”

Only then did he remember his father's advice - to demolish the palace, he would lose his head.

……

King Qi's Mansion, the main hall.

The eunuch palace people knelt on the ground, and Gonggong Meng was angry at the two eunuchs on duty again: "Our family is asking you to watch this screen carefully, and no one is allowed to move away, what's going on?" Are your brains glued with lard?! ”

It's hard for the eunuch who shook into chaff, and he can still expect Ai Ai's defense: "Didn't you move away?" ”

"This ......" Gonggong Meng choked suddenly.

King Qi looked up at the empty wooden shelf, his face colorless.

Another eunuch also tried to save himself: "Your Highness, Gonggong Meng, the prince was very cherished when he opened the glass, and kept reminding everyone to be careful, and there was no damage at all." ”

King Qi's face turned a little bluer again.

"Shut up, you!" Gonggong Meng scolded him, and helped King Qi to slowly sit down on the official hat chair.

"Your Highness, you must think about it," Gonggong Meng stroked King Qi's back and comforted, "You think, this glass is still there, but it has been left in a different place, and the shelves are still in good condition, maybe you can change a hanger or something...... Right? ”

King Qi seemed to have been stabbed again, covered his chest, propped himself on the armrest, and held his breath in his chest, and he didn't recover for a long time.

Seeing that his face was getting worse and worse, Gonggong Meng called a few times "Your Highness" but there was no response, and he hurriedly ordered the eunuchs kneeling on the ground: "What are you still doing in a daze, quickly pass on the imperial doctor!" ”

……

At the beginning of the Shen period, the sun was sinking in the west, dyeing the sky golden.

Shen Yu finished the affairs of the Hanlin Academy and took a ride to the palace to pick up Huai'an. The porter came out and bowed to Shen Yu: "Why is Master Shen here?" The little boy should have gone home. ”