"Look, this is the blueprint of the kang.
How about your Ministry of Works first make a kang according to the blueprint and try it out?
If you do a good job, I will immediately send someone to send the blueprints to the northwest."
"yes."
Although he had seen modern heated kangs, the emperor was still very cautious and wanted to have someone try it himself before promoting it.
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After Lord Mei left, he had a kang built in the Ministry of Works.
When the kang was heated up, Lord Mei sat on it himself. His originally cold body soon warmed up, and soon his whole body was warm.
Lord Mei had someone bring in a low table so he could sit on it and work. It was so comfortable.
The other officials from the Ministry of Works all wanted to go up to the kang and give it a try, but since Lord Mei didn't give the order, they could only think about it.
After the experiment, Lord Mei did not dare to delay and immediately went to the palace to report the matter to the emperor.
The emperor listened to Master Mei's report and felt itchy. He went to the Ministry of Works to try it out himself. It was exactly the same as what was said in the video...
After the emperor returned, he immediately sent the blueprint of the heated kang to the northwest, and also sent it to government offices across the country...
When the dignitaries in the capital heard that the officials from the Ministry of Works were full of praise for the kang, they all submitted petitions hoping that the emperor would arrange for someone to build kangs in their homes and they would pay for it.
The emperor did not expect such an unexpected surprise.
The business came to the door, so there was no reason not to accept it. So the emperor agreed and let the Ministry of Industry take charge of this matter...
There are many masters in the mansions of the powerful and wealthy, and one kang can generate more than a dozen fire beds. This is not a small income. The emperor said that all the money earned from the kangs will be used for disaster relief in the northwest!
In addition to the powerful and wealthy, the common people also heard about this and wanted to build a kang at home, but the price was too expensive.
After the emperor learned about this, the price of kangs for the people became much cheaper. They were just simple kangs without any decorations on the edges.
In the capital, there was a craze for building a heated kang for a while...
While the rich and powerful were still waiting for their own heated kangs, the ones in the imperial palace had already been put into use.
There are many masters in the palace, and all concubines of a certain rank have a kang in the palace.
At this moment, the emperor was sitting on the heated kang, reviewing memorials, with a pot of hot tea brewing on the low table. It was such a comfortable day...
At the same time, in Beijing, several ladies from prominent families held charity sales and donated all the proceeds to the Northwest disaster relief effort.
In addition, the emperor has already seen the batch of materials traded by Song Yaoyao and Yi Tong. The quality of the rice is better than the tribute rice, the flour is also snow-white, and the cotton-padded clothes and quilts are very thick.
The emperor ordered that all rice and flour be exchanged for coarse grains. One pound of this quality rice and flour could be exchanged for three pounds of coarse grains, so that more food could be exchanged and more aid could be provided to the people. All the food was sent to the northwest...
The emperor ordered the locals to open their granaries and release grain, clear the roads, and let every household build a kang...
The problem of the cold disaster has been almost solved.
Princess Jiahe provided the blueprint for the kang and donated so many supplies. She made an invaluable contribution in this disaster relief effort. The emperor wanted to reward her with something!
When Song Yaoyao received the reward, she was a little confused. How did she get the reward?
The reward was delivered personally by Eunuch Wang.
Song Yaoyao pulled Eunuch Wang aside, stuffed a purse into his hand, and asked:
"Eunuch Wang, why did the emperor reward me?"
Eunuch Wang smiled and said:
"The princess should know clearly what she has done recently."
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