This is Yuquan Mountain. The spring water from Yuquan Mountain slowly flows along the glass pipes. In this way, it flows all the way into the Forbidden City.

For the Ming Dynasty, this was definitely a great feat. Just like the urban water conservancy pipeline built by the ancient Romans, the faucet made of cooked copper was opened, and there was a steady stream of sweet mountain spring water delivered to every room.

Outside the glass pipe is a thick layer of cement. In addition, there are thermal insulation measures. These things look bulky and even incompatible with the solemn Forbidden City. But this small action completely changed life in the palace.

First of all, personal hygiene has been greatly changed, especially those little palace maids who love to be clean. They cleaned themselves up and the rooms were spotlessly cleaned.

Xiao Shishi was in charge of the harem, and she attached great importance to personal hygiene in the palace. Even there were Shanggong and eunuchs who were specially inspected.

Anyway, coal in Xishan is not scarce. Nowadays, the large amount of mining of terrace coal mines has caused coal to enter thousands of households in the capital.

The palace also built many boilers that can operate day and night, providing hot water for the entire palace.

Showers, something that is absolutely fresh in this era, have been built in various parts of the palace.

Even the concubines of Emperor Chongzhen in the palace all had their own special showers.

The shower is made of cooked copper pipes. Similarly, the shower on it is also made of cooked copper. Cooked copper is expensive but has excellent thermal conductivity.

Of course, there is a huge bathhouse in each of their bedrooms, such as Zhu Cixuan's mother, Empress Zhou, and Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan and Xiao Shishi.

Just like Yang Guifei, favored by Emperor Minghuang of Tang, Yang Yuhuan's Huaqing Pond became a familiar story in later generations.

However, later generations often blamed a woman for the decline of the Tang Dynasty. They believed that it was because Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty Li Longji who favored Yang Guifei too much.

In fact, what does this matter with a woman? The rise and fall of a dynasty are all due to its accidental and inevitable factors.

The Emperor of Han emphasized color and wanted to conquer the country, but Yu Yu had never been able to find it for many years.

A daughter in the Yang family grew up and was raised in the deep boudoir and was unknown to the people.

He is born with beauty and is hard to give up on himself, and he is chosen by the king once.

Looking back, I smiled charmingly, and the pink and colorful palaces of the six palaces are not colored.

The spring cold is filled with bathing in Huaqing Pool, and the hot spring water is used to wash the grease.

The servant was helping him up with his weak power, and he was the first time he had received his new kindness.

The clouds are covered with flowers and golden steps, and the lotus tent is warm to spend the spring night.

Spring night is short and the day is high, and the king will not go to court early...

The Ming Dynasty today will naturally not repeat the same mistakes. Moreover, preparing showers for every concubine in the harem is not a waste of luxury.

It’s not new to the hot spring bath that only the Queen Mother is qualified to enjoy.

The hot spring comes from the tap water from Yuquan Mountain. It is heated by a boiler and poured into the pool water. There are palace maids who are specifically responsible for the bathing pool to ensure the appropriate water temperature.

At least, Zhu Cilang no longer needs to build a summer resort or a different palace. Today, the Forbidden City Palace has gradually improved its living equipment.

Only Zhu Cilang is very unhappy. As an emperor, you have to deal with state affairs. The endless memorials make Zhu Cilang breathless.

He didn't understand how his father, Emperor Chongzhen, was in the mood to review these mountain-stacked memorials.

Zhu Cilang felt that his head was too big. What was so bad was that some of the memorials from various places were not big deals.

Even some inexplicable memorials were sent to the imperial court. This is like spam in modern emails, which is really annoying.

But you can't get angry and open up your own way of speaking. This is a must-have for a wise ruler. Zhu Cilang is also very clear that suppressing speech will only harm oneself and the country.

After all, an emperor's ability is limited. He can only rely on these memorials to see the changes in the external situation.

The memorials sent today totaled 378 copies. Each one needed to be carefully read by Zhu Cixuan and then read them one by one.

Could it be said that it cannot be left to the ministers? Of course, it can be done, but the consequence of doing so is that it is easy to cause the ministers to be dictatorial.

The emperor of the Ming Empire thought of the cabinet chief system. If he met a minister who ruled the world, such as Zhang Juzheng, he could turn the tide and make the machine of the Ming Dynasty run smoothly.

Although Zhang Juzheng had many shortcomings, he continued the 100th anniversary of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Cilang had to admit this.

Now the chief assistant of the cabinet is Song Xiance. Zhu Cilang has no doubt about the ability of these two people at all, and he also believes that both Li Yan and Song Xiance have the talents of Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling.

Zhu Cixuan could also leave the government affairs to these two people with confidence. However, Zhu Cixuan did not do so.

Sometimes, human nature often cannot stand the test. Although he believed in Li Yan and Song Xianke, Zhu Cilang still did not want to give such a beginning to future generations. He was afraid that his descendants would not care about political affairs, just like emperors of all dynasties, and handed over national affairs to the cabinet for handling.

Doing so is actually dangerous for the imperial power. If you encounter a traitor, you will have a considerable power. If you encounter a traitor with ulterior motives, it will be a huge disaster for the entire dynasty to the people of the world.

Is Zhu Cilang so abandoning the government? The Ming Dynasty, which finally got on the right track, is it that it is going to take the path of a foolish monarch again?

There were enough weird emperors in the Ming Dynasty, so did Zhu Cilang want to be an emperor who didn’t care about politics?

Many revival kings often acted vigorously and appointed people based on their merits in the early days. They built a decadent and corrupt dynasty into a prosperous and gradually prosperous empire.

However, in the late stage, many wise monarchs often became foolish and even buried the disaster of the country's demise.

For example, Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, was so glorious and proud of the Kaiyuan prosperous era created by Li Longji at the beginning. The prosperous Tang Dynasty will be remembered forever.

But later, he first occupied his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan. Then, he favored An Lushan, a Hu man. As a result, the coup launched by An Lushan instantly pushed a prosperous Tang Dynasty into the abyss of destruction.

Is Zhu Cilang really such a person? Of course not.

He didn't want to review memorials or deal with government affairs. It was not that he wanted to be a foolish emperor, nor that he became lazy.

In fact, Zhu Cixuan has always wanted to work hard to change the world, not only to save a dynasty on the verge of destruction. He also wanted to change the technological civilization of this era.

For example, the steam era, the germination of capital, and the industrial era. These are the future development directions of the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!