The days of summer have not yet arrived, and people in Xiaqiu Village are busy.
The female family members in the palace were first divided into the other side to squeeze in with others, and the people from the palace simply moved to Xiaqiu Village to live temporarily.
Craftsmen transferred from other places worked day and night. Some were digging outside the moat, and some brought a bamboo tube down to see the situation.
The water tower is being built, the water wheel that generates electricity is also being built, and electric wires are passed through dry bamboo tubes and wired everywhere in the palace.
It needs to be beautiful but not dangerous. Burying it underground won't work. If it rains and the electricity leaks, no one will be unlucky.
"It seems like we won't be able to leave recently. We will definitely spend the winter outside. Then you can write the memorial tablet."
After the village chief discovered the situation, he calculated the days. How long would it take to get from here to Helin City? How many days can I stay there? Time to come back...
"I couldn't leave in the first place. The preparations were not in place. Traveling is not a simple matter for the prince." Zhu Wentian had known that this would be the case.
Moreover, the princess recovered well from her pregnancy to the time of giving birth and confinement, so she always wanted to be close to the prince for a few days.
However, the pregnancy will not continue, and measures must be taken, otherwise the woman's life will be short if she continues to give birth like this.
Historically, the health of the princess was caused by constant childbirth, and she gave birth to four children in less than seven years.
Now that the first one is a son, I am not so anxious to have more children and raise them.
Things in Xiaqiu Village have been prepared, and the village will dispatch twenty-three boys and girls including Zhu Wentian, as well as twenty strong and smart people, plus the village chief, a total of forty-four people.
The village has loaded fifteen carriages with two horses, and there will be another horse beside it, ready to replace it at any time.
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"Yes, look, our imperial city has also used electric lights. From now on, you will not be afraid of poor lighting when handling official business at night.
This is free, so I want to order a few more to make it bright.
Take the light bulb and install it yourself if it breaks. When you take the broken one back, you must first check where the bulb is plugged.
The red one means the power is off and you can go up and remove the light bulb. The green one means the power is on. We don't care if it electrocutes you. "
Zhu Yuanzhang was finally able to use electricity on this day, and he summoned his ministers to talk about it.
Use a bamboo box for the pulling place, leave a small opening on the outside, and have a small piece inside. Pull the piece to rotate one grid, which corresponds to the breaking and connecting of red and green.
In fact, if you understand the principle, you can tell whether there is electricity by unscrewing the outer cover of the bamboo box and looking at it.
The ministers were indeed very happy. They were unwilling to use candles and kerosene lamps, which were no better than light bulbs.
The brightness of the light bulb depends on the resistance wire. Anyway, electricity does not cost money, so the ones made in the village are very bright.
If it feels dazzling, you can add a frosted glass plate underneath and hang it up with a rope.
The things are good. The only thing that makes everyone feel wrong is that His Majesty said he would work at night. Does that mean that with electric lights, you have to...
"Let's all go back and eat. Today is Dog Day. I'll give you bacon pancakes. We'll make you all hungry."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished talking about the electric lights, he also told everyone what to eat today.
The first one is dumplings, the second is noodles, and the third is pancakes and eggs.
According to the custom in the north, Zhu Yuanzhang followed suit, but he felt that eggs were not a good thing. He asked the village and found out that the village was going to eat bacon pancakes, so he asked Guanglu Temple to make them.
Then he and his harem members ate the bacon pancakes sent by Xiaqiu Village, which were served with soup of shredded radish and ginger, which was fragrant and relieved the heat.
The ministers were happy again, because according to the recent tradition, the ceremony started after the emperor's grandson was born.
Your Majesty gives you three meals a day, and you can take the evening meal home, so the portion is naturally enough for your family.
Your Majesty is happy and goes to see your great grandson every day with a smile.
Another reason is probably that there are new arrivals from the Yi people. They passed through the Mediterranean, took a land route, and then walked a section of the Red Sea.
After the previous people go back, once good things are publicized, it will be worth the risk for others.
They brought goods with them when they came, and exchanged them with others along the way. When they arrived at the Ming Dynasty, they had food, gold, silver, spices, medicinal materials and other things that the Ming Dynasty needed.
Some people nearby also brought some crop seeds from their places and asked Daming if they were available here. If you don’t have it, it’s expensive, if you have it, it’s not worth it.
The people in charge of the Shipping Department did not deceive them. If they didn't have it, they didn't have it. They promised to give them a lot of money as a reward.
In this way, they will be willing to bring more new things to Daming, otherwise they will feel cheated and will not bring them in the future.
There are many foreigners coming and going, and the business in the palace is profitable. Plus, there is an additional grandson. How much does it cost to reward the ministers with food?
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"Actually, it's better to eat like this. When we come back, Emperor Sun Xiongying will be able to crawl around skillfully, right?"
On the second floor of the lunch box restaurant, the chief and Hanhan had pancakes, bacon, side dishes, and soup in front of them.
Then the two of them didn't stuff the bacon into the pancakes, and just shared it, thinking about how long it would take for the child to crawl.
"Maybe he can walk and talk! Who knows what the child will look like? The children in our village will walk early and talk early."
Zhu Wentian was dazed for a while before talking to the headman. He was also counting the days, which was the day when the paddle steamer would be built.
If you can't see it, you have to wait until you come back, or... take a small steam engine with you.
“Let’s go out and add two more carriages, and bring the parts of the small steam engine, at least three sets, and we’ll assemble them.
Going out cannot delay our research and development progress. I will teach them while we are on the road.
The navy of the Ming Dynasty is about to produce a number of ships, large ships suitable for long voyages, equipped with sails and oars.
Its speed is slow, and steam engines must be used in ship navigation.
Then we will be able to trade with people outside more easily and fight back when others use force. "
Zhu Wentian said what he was thinking. He didn't worry about whether the child could crawl for a few months, as long as the child was normal and healthy.
Anyway, because the babies in the village are well-nourished and the adults know more about parenting, it is not surprising that the babies talk early and walk early.
The manager also temporarily put Zhu Xiongying aside: "Let's bring some key parts that are difficult to make outside, such as sealing rings and gaskets.
There are craftsmen in the team. They have to ensure that our vehicles run normally on the road, so naturally they bring tools.
If you want something, tell them and I'm sure they'll be willing to help.
After this, the craftsmen will stay out for a long time, and their families don't know whether they miss them or not.
Alas~~! If it doesn't work, give their families more money. What I'm most afraid of is that they will get sick outside..."
The chief said he was worried about the craftsmen who were going to set off together. Accidents would always happen, including the craftsmen who were building palaces for the imperial city.
It wasn't that he had some cold, but that he fell down while working. The doctor from the Imperial Hospital went to see what was going on, but there was nothing he could do.
Otherwise, if you get sick, you can always get treatment.
(End of chapter)
