Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 813 Magnificent

  Fang Jifan burst into tears.

  Your Majesty, I have given you all my heart.

  You still don't believe me!

  Emperor Hongzhi said, Xiao Jing understood, and quickly squatted down to lift his boots.

  Waiting to take off the binding socks, it was chilly.

  Emperor Hongzhi was not in good health, so he hurriedly stepped into Fengtian Hall.

  As soon as his foot touched the heated tiles, suddenly, a faint warm current enveloped his sole.

  The tiles are already warm and moist, and with the warmth, this feeling...is really wonderful.

  Emperor Hongzhi walked in.

  Because of the hot air emitted by the floor heating from the ground, all of a sudden, not only the heart is slightly hot, but even the body is warm.

  Here, unlike in the Snapper, it seems that something is baking in the Snapper. But in this Fengtian Temple, it is just an indescribable comfort.

  This warmth feels a bit moist and silent.

Comfortable!

  Emperor Hongzhi was extremely comfortable.

  He said pleasantly: "Hurry up, it's cold outside, come in."

  Liu Jian and others saw His Majesty like this, and thought, His Majesty is the Emperor after all, and the Emperor has never seen such a good thing, but he is so pleasantly surprised at this moment, this thing, really...

   They took off their boots and stepped in.

   Cool.

  Barefoot, Liu Jian happily walked a few steps in this hall, and praised: "This place is really warm and comfortable. Jifan, Jifan, come, can this be installed in my mansion?"

  Fang Jifan shook his head: "No, only a new house can be installed, otherwise, this house has to be dug three feet into the ground, laying pipes, not only that, it is impossible, build a special stove to burn coal for Mr. Liu."

  Liu Jian suddenly showed disappointment.

  Sorry.

  He is old and afraid of the cold, but now, it is the Little Ice Age, and in addition to being in the city of Beijing, when it comes to late autumn, the wind is biting, and it is unbearable.

  It is possible to burn coal in the room, but the smell of coal is very uncomfortable, young people don't feel anything, but at his age, after staying in a coal-burning room for a long time, he feels breathless.

   But here, there is no smell at all, but I just feel that it is very warm, just like being in a room with a constant temperature, comfortable.

   More and more people came in and started to wonder.

Fang Jifan then pointed: "Your Majesty, look, the foundation of Fengtian Hall has been specially raised by three feet, so from here, there are floor-to-ceiling glass on all sides. Your Majesty is here, do you feel that looking from here, not only the whole The Fengtian Palace can be seen at a glance, including the pavilions outside the palace, countless flowers and trees, and even the bell tower.

   "Really." Emperor Hongzhi admired.

  The lighting and view here, compared with the dark and damp of the Forbidden City, is really a heaven and a world.

  Emperor Hongzhi squinted his eyes and looked from a distance, feeling refreshed.

Fang Jifan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, at that time, in order to take care of the sight here, I will order people to transplant more tree species. At that time, in this Fengtian Palace, one step is a scenery, and you can see it from every place." , the scenery is different.

   "Really?" Emperor Hongzhi said, "Did this... cost a lot of money?"

  Fang Jifan laughed heartily...

  Of course it cost a lot of money.

  For example, floor-to-ceiling windows are all specially made, and a glass workshop has opened a special kiln to produce this. So, is the cost high?

  It may seem high on the surface, but in fact, if it is mass-produced in the future, the cost can plummet.

   Just now…

  Fang Jifan pointed to the glass and said, "Does Your Majesty know how much this glass is worth?"

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan suspiciously.

  Fang Jifan said: "Such a big glass, but it is still specially made, this small side is worth one hundred taels of silver, and the Fengtian Temple alone used more than three hundred sides.

  Three hundred...

  Emperor Hongzhi launched his super big abacus, and immediately said: "Thirty thousand taels of silver?"

...

  Fang Jifan smiled and said: "This is just the Fengtian Temple. The first phase of the project uses a total of 3,600 pieces of glass!"

  Emperor Hongzhi was dizzy: "Thirty...three hundred and sixty thousand taels..."

  Hundred officials, all gasped.

   Pit, really pit.

  To tell the truth, they already had the idea of ​​robbery.

  Among the crowd, Wang Bushi was... happy.

  Fang Jifan must be out of his mind.

  Yes, it is sick.

  If you are not sick, can you do such insane things?

  …

  Emperor Hongzhi's eye circles were red, he murmured, and could only wish to say: "If I had known this, I should have let you discount it to me in the first place, and I would give you a 50% discount."

   Of course, these words cannot be said.

  Look at others, how much thought has been spent.

  Fang Jifan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you can go to the golden throne and sit on this throne for a try."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked suspicious.

   Immediately, he quickly stepped on the warm tiles, and slowly stepped onto the golden throne. The throne was very imposing... Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, this is pure gold!"

   "..."

  This chair is exquisitely carved, glittering in gold, some places are covered with leather, some places are padded with velvet.

  Fang Jifan said: "It's different from Fengtian Palace in our Forbidden City. The throne is too stingy, but it's just pasted with gold. But Erchen's royal chair is solid. If you don't believe it, Your Majesty will check it out."

  Emperor Hongzhi caressed the imperial chair, looked at the hovering five-clawed golden dragon, and asked, "How much gold did it cost?"

  Fang Jifan smiled and said: "Not much, just a few hundred catties."

   "..."

  There is a reason why only gold foil patches are used in the palace, because the amount of gold produced in the Ming Dynasty is not high. Otherwise, why did the ancients like to use silver as the currency unit and adopt the silver standard?

   This gold is not much, what kind of gold bricks and golden palace are you really playing with? Can you afford it?

What's more, when Emperor Wen was in power, while building the Forbidden City, he wanted to sweep across the desert, attack Annan, and sail to the west. Money was needed everywhere. Therefore, when the Forbidden City was built, although it was grand, It shows the majesty of the Ming Dynasty, but... it is not only uncomfortable to live in, but also cut corners. At least all the things with gold have shrunk greatly. In essence, they are all copper.

  Emperor Hongzhi sat down. This golden throne was already tall, but this one has a wider view. Even directly from here, through the main hall, you can see the scenery behind the floor-to-ceiling glass far away hundreds of feet away.

   Coincidentally, there is a direction. Sitting here, you can see the bell tower clearly.

  Emperor Hongzhi was surprised. How far is the bell tower? Can you see it from here?

  If it is every day, sitting here to review the memorials, and summoning the ministers here, this is... a day like a fairy.

  Emperor Hongzhi was a little moved.

  However, he dismissed the idea.

   Move here to live here?

   Seems like... this is just one issue.

  Fang Jifan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there is still a toilet. I will take you to have a look. It can be flushed."

   "What toilet?"

  Fang Jifan said: "Of course...it's...it's after eating and drinking."

   vulgar.

  Emperor Hongzhi said with a straight face: "Don't talk nonsense, well, don't talk about this."

  Fang Jifan had no choice but to say: "Okay, okay, Your Majesty, apart from the Fengtian Hall, it is the sleeping hall of His Majesty, the Empress Dowager, and the empresses. Let's... go and see?"

  Emperor Hongzhi was already reluctant to leave Fengtian Temple.

  What a great place.

   This thing, I am afraid of comparison.

   Therefore, he is also very interested in the bedroom.

  Everyone left the Fengtian Hall, and then arrived at the sleeping hall. Here, Zhu Houzhao had already carried the empress dowager on his back, and led Empress Zhang and others.

  Zhu Houzhao insisted on memorizing it, the Empress Dowager thought it was inappropriate.

  But Zhu Houzhao's temperament is like this, why should I honor my great-grandmother?

  He got angry, and even the empress dowager couldn't hold him back, so he had to obey.

As soon as you enter the harem, even if it is only the first phase of the harem, spring has come at this time, countless trees transplanted have opened branches, and flowers are already budding. Walking on this asphalt road is extraordinarily comfortable. Take a step, and the scenery is different. The Empress Dowager looked at it with a relaxed and happy heart. Zhu Houzhao said: "Right now, only the Renshou Palace and the Qianning Palace have been built. The space is a bit narrow, but it will continue to expand soon. Look, Renshou Palace The palace is here.

Zhu Houzhao said again: "I don't know, great-grandmother. Do you know why you are always unwell? Why do you always feel uncomfortable when the seasons change? After consulting with dozens of doctors from Xishan Medical College, there is a result. This is because, The weather is changeable, and even in winter, charcoal pots are burned in the Renshou Palace, but the smell of coal is a killer that makes people sick. For this reason, Fang Jifan spared no expense and spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to build a floor heating, Hurry up, Empress Dowager, here we come...Sun Chen will take off your shoes for you."

  He put down the empress dowager first.

  The empress dowager was out of breath, this tossing was quite choking. Bumping all the way on Zhu Houzhao's back, he might as well walk by himself.

  Zhu Houzhao then squatted down, took off her shoes, and said to the others: "Everyone needs slippers.

  When the Empress Dowager took off her shoes, she felt a little chilly. Zhu Houzhao recklessly picked up the Empress Dowager and entered the bedroom. The Empress Dowager felt that her old life was about to die.

  She frowned slightly...

   There is a slight difference.

Warm and cosy…

   Moreover, the ground is paved with floor tiles. Not only that, the Renshou bedroom occupies a large area, and a skylight is specially opened on the top, and above the skylight, wisps of sunlight sway in.

  The entire sleeping hall is extremely transparent, giving it a refreshing feeling.

   "Here, very comfortable."

   "Yes, it is for the great-grandmother to recuperate." Zhu Houzhao said excitedly: "This is the filial piety of our descendants."

  (end of this chapter)