After saying goodbye to Ji Shangshu, Zhou Jingxian came to the palace gate. Before she could speak, the guard who had just put on a cold face once again showed a brighter smile than when he saw King Kang and Ji Shangshu. Zhou Jingxian felt that it was too ostentatious. , some are not used to it.
"Is Commander Xian going to meet His Majesty?"
"Yes, it's because..."
"Young man, go and report now. The princess will wait a moment."
"..."
Zhou Jingxian, who couldn't tell the reason, watched the guards leave quickly and counted the time in her heart.
Before the count reached one hundred, the guard ran back panting, saying as he ran: "Princess Xian, please come in quickly. Your Majesty is currently in the imperial study room reviewing papers. He is very happy to hear that you are here."
happy?
Zhou Jingxian raised the corner of her mouth slightly and thought to herself: Even if Grandpa Huang sees me coming, even if he is unhappy, he will become very happy.
Because she came with good news for Mr. Ning!
After entering the palace gate, there will be someone leading the way.
The guards and maids in the palace seemed to be very happy, with excellent attitudes, and they were busy asking after each other. Zhou Jingxian knew the reason, but she didn't know why everyone's attitude had only improved slightly before, but now they were fawning. meaning.
The battle between the father and the uncle of the King of Jin for the position of crown prince has clearly not been decided yet. Even if these people are trying to praise the superior and suppress the inferior, there is no need to be so quick.
Is it her imagination?
"Princess, be careful where you step."
Finally, amidst the compliments, Zhou Jingxian came to the imperial study room.
As soon as she entered the imperial study room, she was hit by the bright light and closed her eyes. It was difficult for her to adapt to the bright light in front of her. When she opened it again, the scene in front of her left her quite speechless.
I saw a glass lamp on every floor of Grandpa Huang's bookshelf.
They have different postures, including a transparent bottle for plum blossoms, an opaque glass box, and a new glass gourd.
You can even see a translucent glass arrow on the shelf.
This not only made her wonder whether Grandpa Huang had drawn a lot of design drawings in his spare time, specifically to make things difficult for the new craftsmen, so he had the gaudy bookshelf today.
"Girl Jingxian, you came just in time. The Ministry of Industry has sent the first batch of colored glaze ornaments that I asked them to try. Take a look, does it look good?"
Zhou Qian is like a child who has just got a novel toy, showing off his gains on the shelf.
These glazed lamps would have cost at least one million taels of silver before.
Now it is clearly displayed on the shelf.
Although the cost plus labor price was less than one hundred taels, Zhou Qian still felt like he had found a treasure.
In particular, Zhou Qian was most fascinated by the speed at which he could draw a picture himself and let the craftsmen fire it, and then it could be fired very quickly.
So no matter whether it looks good or not, Zhou Qian filled all the bookshelves with a glass cup in one go. In this way, the courtiers can also see the craftsmanship of the royal craftsmen when they come in. Regarding the firing of Daxing royal glass, Only then can you have more confidence.
"Grandpa Huang's arrow is very beautiful, but it doesn't look good when it's placed so bare on it. How about making another bow and asking the carver to make a wooden frame to display it?"
Zhou Jingxian knew that she had no artistic sense and knew that flattering her would easily end up on the horse's legs, so she simply picked up the objects that interested her.
Zhou Qian glanced at the glass arrow he placed in the most conspicuous place, thought for a moment, then nodded and praised: "This is a good suggestion from Jingxian. I will draw another bow right now."
Zhou Qian said and quickly walked to the short table and sat down. As soon as he picked up his pen, he suddenly thought that Zhou Jingxian should be resting today. She came here at this time specially because she had something important to do. He patted his forehead lightly and said to himself: " "I'm so happy and confused", and gestured to the futon a few feet short.
"Girl Jingxian, what's the matter with you? Sit down and tell me."
Seeing this, Su Peiyuan hurriedly sent someone to serve tea.
Seeing that Ao Jiqian, who was closest to the state secrets, finally had a new candidate to take the seat after the former prince.
Even the maids and eunuchs serving the emperor in the imperial study room knew what to do.
Although she didn’t know Princess Xian’s preferences, she still presented her Majesty’s favorite tea.
As soon as Zhou Jingxian lifted her robe, she sat opposite the short table without any scruples and got straight to the point.
"Grandpa Huang, Mr. Ning has invented another good object."
This sentence directly confused Zhou Qian.
He thought Zhou Jingxian came here to tell him how Ning Wushuang's injury was, but he didn't expect to give him such good news when he came up.
"Good object? How good is it?!"
Is it as good as steamed wine and colored glaze?
Of course, Zhou Qian didn't ask what he said next, because he felt that if Ning Wuhuang grabbed a lot of two things that were beneficial to the country, such as colored glaze and steamed wine, he would have to suspect that Ning Wuhuang was not a human being, but an immortal descended to earth. .
Even so, Zhou Qian felt that based on his granddaughter's judgment, since it was a good thing, it was definitely not an ordinary thing.
"It's something to keep warm."
To keep warm?
Charcoal fire?
At this time, tea was served.
Zhou Qian saw Zhou Jingxian taking something out of her sleeves and poured a cup of hot tea for his precious granddaughter.
It was a very common behavior among grandfather and grandson, but in the eyes of those who served Zhou Gan, it was like a ground-breaking act.
Many people have begun to think about sending people to the people serving at Concubine Jing's house to take care of things, make some new friends, and have a new path in the future.
The person involved, Zhou Jingxian, didn't have that many ideas. She pulled out the drawing and saw someone put the teacup in front of her, blocking the way, so she pulled it aside.
When Su Peiyuan saw this scene, the smile on his face froze. Just as he was about to say a reminder, His Majesty gave him a sideways glance, and he could only swallow back his warning words.
"Grandpa Huang, look, these pictures were specially made for your palace. These pictures were made by Mr. Ning for my princess mansion. He said this is called a radiator. The hot water heated by the boiler is used to enter the heating pipe. , it can dissipate heat through the radiator, which can replace the charcoal fire."
While Zhou Jingxian was thinking about what Ning Wuchang said at that time, she added some of her own understanding and tried to explain it clearly to Zhou Qian all at once.
After he finished speaking, Grandpa Huang pointed at the radiators again for fear that these radiators would consume too much iron ore.
It was said that the craftsmen should reduce the cost of iron and fill it with other impurities that can conduct heat and dissipate heat.
"Anyway, as long as hot water can be circulated, this set of heaters can be used for many years. Although the initial investment cost is high, based on the charcoal consumption, the cost can be equalized in less than two years, and the rest is savings. The most important thing is that it does not emit smoke, and the pot used to boil water can also be used for cooking, killing two birds with one stone. If the wood that has become charcoal is used to burn the fire, it can also save a lot of wood."
After Zhou Jingxian finished talking about the advantages of using heaters, she asked tentatively.
"Grandpa Huang, do you think this heater is a good item?"
"Calculate!"
Zhou Gan replied loudly.
"With this heating, the expenses in this palace will be reduced a lot in the future, and there is no need to use charcoal fires that are not rated as high-grade or high-grade. The most important thing is that my cough, which is easy to recur in winter, will not be affected by it. Its light should be much lighter, hahahaha!"
Zhou Qian's laughter was hearty.
I am worried that the big move caused by the expansion of weapons after the increase of troops may be regarded as a waste by the courtiers.
Now, using the excuse of heating, tens of thousands of kilograms of iron are brought in from the new iron ore pits exposed due to drought in Yibei Road. Who would refuse?
Especially since the drawings for this set of heaters were in his hands, he could make a fortune by selling them.
"Ning Aiqing is really my cornucopia!"
