After Zhao Defang took a shower in the backyard of the Eastern Palace, Li Heiniu, the guard of the Eastern Palace who was in charge of security and patrolling, was afraid that it would not be good if there were outsiders hiding in the backyard. He led a team of guards straight to the backyard to search. Top novel, x.
After a search, Li Heiniu and the team of guards he brought came to the wooden shower shed that had just been built for less than an hour. They saw that the wooden shed was covered with thick canvas on the east, west, north and south sides. The top was indeed empty. Because there was a hole in the canvas that was wrapped around the south side of Xiao Hu, and the green bricks on the ground were wet, they were afraid that someone was hiding under the wooden shed, so they rushed in.
After Li Heiniu and the others had settled down under the wooden shed, they saw that there was a wooden bucket with a lid on the wooden shed. A small hole was chiseled at the bottom and a thin and long tube sewn from cowhide was inserted into it. The other end of the tube was connected to something that looked like a sunflower disc and a lotus seed pod. Anyway, they had never seen it before. As for what this strange thing was called, they could only stare at each other. No one could name it.
Later, Li Heiniu asked the few servants and palace maids who were responsible for sweeping the backyard of the Eastern Palace. Only then did he know that this wooden shed that had just been built was the masterpiece of their Fourth Prince, oh no, it should be the masterpiece of their Prince Qin.
After learning of this situation, Li Heiniu, who had no prior knowledge of it, finally heaved a sigh of relief. In her opinion, she was responsible for the safety of the Eastern Palace. If anything happened to the Fourth Prince, who was now the King of Qin, he would have to bear a lot of responsibility.
Therefore, the cautious Li Heiniu did not dare to be careless. He quickly ordered four more guards to guard the wooden shed in the east, west, south, and north. They were divided into two groups and changed their positions every four hours.
In other words, in order to prevent any unexpected incidents, Li Heiniu sent eight people to take turns to guard the wooden shed built by their King of Qin.
Early the next morning, gossip began to spread among the chamberlains, palace maids, and guards in the Eastern Palace. It was said that yesterday, in the backyard of the Eastern Palace, not only did the King of Qin build a wooden shed, but there was also a wooden bucket with a lid, a long cowhide pipe, and an unknown thing that looked like a lotus seed. These two or three things were still linked together. He did not know what they were for, but the green bricks on the floor under the wooden shed were all wet.
After breakfast, Zhao Defang, who had been a carpenter and an architect for half a day yesterday, still felt a little tired after waking up. Therefore, after filling his stomach, he thought of practicing Taiji Fist in the courtyard to strengthen his body.
However, when Zhao Defang walked out of the hall with such a beautiful wish and came to the front courtyard, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the palace maids, inner attendants, and palace maids coming and going around him. Looking at him, the king of Qin who did not put on any airs, their faces were actually filled with surprise and confusion.
Zhao Defang was also surprised and puzzled when she saw that the servants of the Eastern Palace were looking at her with a strange gaze. Thus, he called over the palace maid, Cui Er, who was almost inseparable from him, and asked her in front of him. Only then did he know the reason.
It turned out that the palace maids, servants, and guards in the Eastern Palace looked at him strangely because they knew that he had built a wooden shed sealed with canvas in the backyard of the Eastern Palace and that he had personally made a shower in the wooden shed.
Since they bathed in wooden buckets, they had no idea what a shower was, not to mention what the wooden bucket with a lid and the thin and long pipe sewn from cowhide were used for. And what was the name and use of the carved and hollowed out showerhead that looked very similar to the lotus head? All of this surprised them. That was why they were curious about him.
Although the ancients said: rumors stop at the wise. However, Zhao Defang felt that it was necessary to clarify the facts. At the same time, he also wanted to teach them about showering. He didn't want them to quickly change from the outdated wooden bucket bathing method to a clean and sanitary shower method. He just wanted them to know the purpose of building the wooden shed and what the thing in the wooden shed was used for, so that they wouldn't be suspicious.
After all, in ancient feudal society, people believed in the existence of ghosts and gods. Things that they had never seen before would naturally be associated with feudal superstition. Therefore, Zhao Defang quickly ordered the palace maid Cui 'er and the guard Li Heiniu to gather all the palace maids, guards, and inner servants in the Eastern Palace to the empty front yard and give them a good explanation of science, culture, and hygiene.
After the palace maids, palace maids, and guards in the Eastern Palace received the notice from the palace maid Cui 'er or the guard Li Heiniu, they heard that His Highness the King of Qin wanted to resolve the doubts in their hearts. They all put down their work and went to the front yard of the Eastern Palace to gather.
After the time it took to make a cup of tea, more than 200 people had gathered in the empty front yard of the Eastern Palace. After Li Heiniu finished counting the number of people, he reported to the King of Qin, Zhao Defang, that everyone in the Eastern Palace had gathered. Zhao Defang, who was calm and composed, stood in front of them and did not say much nonsense. She went straight to the point and explained.
Zhao Defang finally finished explaining in detail after two minutes. Only then did the Eastern Palace's attendants, maids, and guards who were listening understand that the simple wooden shed that the King of Qin had built yesterday was originally used for bathing. The reason why he had wrapped a thick layer of canvas around the wooden shed was naturally because he was afraid that people outside the wooden shed would see him naked under the wooden shed. Body bath time.
Moreover, they also learned from Zhao Defang's speech that the wooden bucket with a lid was used to hold hot water. The reason why this wooden bucket had a lid was because it was afraid that the water in the wooden bucket would overflow. The second was to maintain the temperature of the hot water in the wooden barrel so that it would not dissipate too quickly. Third, he was afraid that any bugs or stolen goods would fall into the water in the wooden barrel.
There was a long and thin tube made of cowhide that was as thick as a thumb. It was connected to the bottom of the wooden barrel to drain the hot water in the wooden barrel. Moreover, they also learned that they had never seen something that looked very similar to a shower head. It was called a shower head and was specially used to spray hot water from a pipe onto the body.
As for the untied rope between the pipe and the lotus, it was naturally used to control the flow of water.
After listening to Zhao Defang's explanation, everyone present felt that the idea was extremely ingenious, and the design was ingenious. In their minds, Zhao Defang's glorious image suddenly became tall.
However, when they learned about the shower, which they had never heard of before, it made the maids and guards very curious. At the same time, he learned from Zhao Defang that the way of showering was clean, sanitary, convenient, and fast. It was especially suitable for bathing in summer and autumn when the weather was hot.
Immediately, everyone present, whether it was the female palace maids, the male guards, or the eunuchs who were neither male nor female, all yearned for the shower that they had never experienced before.
In any case, ever since Zhao Defang woke up from playing hide-and-seek more than a month ago, her temperament suddenly turned for the better. She became close to everyone in the Eastern Palace, as if she had completely changed into a different person. She did not put on any airs in front of them.
After Zhao Defang explained with a dry mouth, not long after she finished speaking, the guard, Li Heiniu, took the lead and said that they also wanted to experience the way of bathing.
At first, it was only Li Heiniu and a few guards who were jeering. Then, some of the inner servants also joined their ranks. Even the palace maids who were supposed to be kidnapped as daughters also expressed their desire to experience the bathing method with red faces. Even the palace maid Cui Er, who had never dared to make any requests in front of Zhao Defang, had strengthened her courage this time and actively responded to her sisters.
For a moment, the entire front courtyard of the Eastern Palace was in chaos. Zhao Defang saw that the 200-odd servants of the Eastern Palace wanted to experience showering, and there was only a simple wooden shed in the backyard that he had built in a hurry yesterday. Even if they took turns to use it, it was estimated that there would be more than one day. Needless to say, it was obviously for the use of less people.
Looking at the 400-plus eyes in front of her that were filled with endless anticipation, Zhao Defang felt that if he refused just like that, he would feel a little sorry. Therefore, he stomped his feet, gritted his teeth, and hardened his heart before agreeing.
A simple wooden shed in the backyard of the Eastern Palace was definitely not enough. What should he do? The witty and resourceful Zhao Defang naturally had a way to solve this first problem.
Zhao Defang called over the guard, Li Heiniu, and the palace maid, Cui 'er, and asked them to take the guards, the chamberlains, and the palace maids to work separately.
The powerless servants went to the outer city of the palace to find the royal carpenters. They quickly made twenty wooden barrels and shower heads with lids and asked them to carry them back. The clever palace maids found clean oxen and cut them into twenty thumb-sized tubes.
As for those strong guards, they would definitely have to do relatively heavy work. They would be fully responsible for building the bathhouse in the backyard of the Eastern Palace. Although it was called a bathroom, it was just a simple separated bathroom built with some templates.
In addition, in order to drain the water, Zhao Defang specially instructed the guard in charge of supervising the work, Thousand Households Li Heiniu, to dig a one and a half foot wide trench under each bathroom and cover it with burnt bluestone slabs. It was also connected to the underground ditch used to drain the water in the Eastern Palace.
After giving his orders, Zhao Defang saw that everyone in the Eastern Palace was obeying his orders and operating according to the order. He was in a good mood when he suddenly remembered that he had opened a bathhouse in the backyard of the Eastern Palace. It was truly unprecedented. However, it was not enough to just have a shower in the bathroom. It was not enough to have a large pool that could be used for swimming. However, the bathhouses in his previous life were in short supply, so he should also include them.
In Zhao Defang's previous life, she often used a bathtub to bathe. If he wanted to make a basin, he had to have a bathtub. Based on his limited knowledge, bathtubs were usually made of glass fiber and porcelain. This kind of process was very complicated. In addition, it was the process of modern industrial society. In this ancient era of extremely backward craftsmanship, it was naturally impossible to complete.
Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Zhao Defang felt that it was very reliable to use wooden materials to make a bathtub. These trees were not only found in the modern society where logging was rampant, but also in ancient times. Moreover, to a certain extent, ancient trees were more primitive and closer to nature than modern trees.
In Zhao Defang's limited knowledge, he had roughly studied the advantages and disadvantages of various bathtubs when he chose a bathtub for his family. In his opinion, this wooden bathtub had to be made of solid wood. Generally, it would be made of hard wood, high density, and good corrosion resistance materials, such as spruce, oak, pine, cedar, etc. In the market of his previous life, cedar was the most common material for wooden bathtubs.
When he went to a furniture store in Jiangcheng City to buy a bathtub, the shopping guide of a solid wood bathtub told him that in addition to giving people a refreshing feeling, the solid wood bathtub was easy to clean, did not carry static electricity, and was environmental friendly and natural. After bathing, it could be washed clean with clean water, and daily maintenance was easier. The solid wood bathtub liked to be wet and afraid of being dry. It should be soaked in clean water frequently to avoid exposure to the sun.
Later, Zhao Defang carefully summarized the advantages and disadvantages of the solid wood bathtub. In general, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. Its main advantages were its strong heat preservation, deep body, and sufficient infiltration of the body. The main disadvantages were that the price was high, it needed maintenance, and it would be deformed and leak. After comparing the two, he felt that this plan was feasible.
Thus, Zhao Defang returned to the east wing happily. She stood in front of the desk and racked her brains to recall the few wooden bathtubs she had seen in her previous life, as well as the shape and size of the wooden bathtubs.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Defang vaguely had an impression. Then, he thought about how he was not good at painting with a brush. Moreover, he was going to paint a wooden bathtub that the people of the Song Dynasty had never seen before. He had to make it concrete. It was obviously impossible to do it with a brush.
In an instant, Zhao Defang had a flash of inspiration. He ordered someone to take him to the imperial kitchen. There, he found a half-burnt charcoal beside the stove in the imperial kitchen. This charcoal was about half a foot long and as thick as a pinky finger. In his opinion, it could be used as a pencil.
Thus, Zhao Defang returned to the Eastern Palace. After sharpening the end of the charred charcoal, he, who had studied fine arts for a few years in his previous life, was naturally skilled in drawing and sketching. In just an hour, he had drawn a wooden bathtub on a piece of paper.
Then, he wrote down the type of wood used to choose the wooden bathtub and some other production requirements on another piece of Xuan paper with a self-made pencil. Then, he found the palace maid Cui 'er and asked her to stop her half-completed needlework. He ordered her to take the two folded Xuan papers of the wooden bathtub that he had drawn and the production requirements. He rushed to the Craftsman Bureau outside the palace and asked the carpenter there to follow the requirements listed on the Xuan paper. According to the blueprint, he built twenty solid wooden bathtubs.
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