Yang Fan took a late nap in the morning. He was very busy during this period. Now that the slaves have been driven away, he will soon go to the northwest to take up a job. He has nothing to do, so he can take a good nap like a little girl.
Unfortunately, Wang Chengen came to deliver the order before eight o'clock in the morning.
Yang Fan was reluctant, so he could only get up, wash up under the waiters of Xiaoyu and Sixiang. With the waiters of Sister Xiangyi, he put on formal clothes and went to the courtyard to receive the order.
Regarding the work and rest time in the Forbidden City, the Ming Dynasty was quite confusing. Because many emperors in the Ming Dynasty had abnormal and irregular work and rest time during their reign.
But under normal circumstances, the work and rest time should be fixed.
If you have an early morning court meeting, the palace gates will open at 3 o'clock in the morning, and the ministers will enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square or the Gate of Supreme Harmony Square to assemble in groups. During this period, they are not allowed to make noises, spitting, etc. A censor is responsible for discipline.
The emperor got up at 4 a.m., freshened up, and was driven from the Qianqing Palace to the Hall of Supreme Harmony or the Gate of Supreme Harmony. He formally went to court at 5 a.m., and usually retired from the court at 9 to 10 a.m. However, the actual situation varied depending on the situation.
During the day, the front court was open, and cabinet ministers were on duty in the Wenhua Palace complex. Mainly in the Wenyuan Pavilion. But many times, they worked in the South Third Office, and the eunuchs and eunuchs in charge of rituals delivered memorials. The emperor could summon ministers at any time in the Qianqing Palace. .
The back courtyard is always a restricted area, and courtiers are not allowed to enter or exit at will. At 6 p.m., the palace gate is closed and no one is allowed to enter or leave. The emperor goes to bed at 8 p.m. If there is a special emergency, the memorial needs to be passed through the crack of the palace door. go.
But when there is no morning court, Chongzhen usually gets up at five in the morning. Wang Chengen gets up very early in the morning, and he needs to get up at 4:30 to serve.
If you go to bed at eight o'clock in the evening, the average person only gets seven or eight hours of sleep. He wakes up at about three o'clock in the morning. The sleep is actually enough. No matter what season it is, it will definitely be dark at eight o'clock in the evening.
If we don't do some recreational activities at this point, it's time to go to bed.
The ancients worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. The main reason was that the lighting materials were too expensive. Now Yang Fan has developed a kerosene lamp, which is a little better. If he uses candles every day, all seventh-level officials will go bankrupt. Isn't it dark? What are you doing sleeping?
But in Yang Fan's house, because of his leadership and electric lighting, the wives are all night owls. The Yang family is so rich that they don't care about the cost of lighting. The wives don't go to bed until at least ten o'clock.
So I stay in bed in the morning, euphemistically called it, to get a beauty sleep.
In fact, this makes sense. No matter how good the cosmetics are, it is not as good as getting enough sleep to maintain your beauty. If you sleep well and wash your face in the morning, your cheeks will feel tender and smooth.
Wang Chengen put his hands behind his back and looked at the small villa in the military camp. It looked like a cute fairy tale. There was also a half-sized black-backed dog standing in a house-shaped kennel, tilting his head and looking curiously. These are the people coming.
I sighed in my heart that Marquis Dingyuan really knew how to enjoy things, and the Yang family was really the most wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty. Even in the temporary military camp five miles outside Guangning Gate, it could be arranged so warmly.
Behind the Chinese military tent in the military camp is a 100-meter-square ground hardened with cement. It is surrounded by a long corridor with exterior walls and flower windows made of wooden components. In the yard, there are also potted flowers and flowers.
Two large porcelain tanks for raising goldfish were decorated with Feng Shui.
In the middle of the yard is a three-story wooden villa with an attic.
This small villa is in the Nordic fairy tale style, the style chosen by Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru. Especially Lin Yueru has a special liking for fairy tale style buildings. She even spent her own money to build a one-to-one replica of it on the North Mountain of the new city.
Neuschwanstein Castle serves as her private villa.
Xiao Niangpi told Yang Fan privately that Lin Yueru's belongings were hidden in the underground vault of Neuschwanstein Castle.
Currently, there are thousands of appearance design types for wooden villas. They can be freely assembled using common wooden components. There are more than 30 color picture albums on coated paper for customers to browse and choose what they like to buy.
Wang Chengen stood in the yard with his royal guards. The servants of the Yang family immediately set up the incense table and put down the futon. Not long after, Yang Fan walked out of the villa door.
Wang Chengen immediately burst into laughter, stepped forward, took Yang Fan's hand affectionately, and said: "My Lord Marquis, you are finally back. During this time, you were not in Ming Dynasty. This land in the capital is for Jiannu.
It's so miserable. No, as soon as you come back, the dark clouds in the sky will disperse. Hahaha."
Yang Fan said with a smile: "Yang Fan has no merit. It's just that in the past six months, His Majesty, the ministers, and the generals have beaten Jiannu to pieces. This Jiannu is like soybean meal drained of oil. I just
Just push it lightly and it will fall down. Hahaha.”
Yang Fan calmly stuffed a wad of banknotes into Wang Chengen's sleeve.
Wang Chengen quickly declined and said: "Master Hou, you are too polite. You have just come back and I haven't washed you away yet. How can I be so embarrassed to accept your gift? I can't do it, I can't do it."
Yang Fan withdrew his hand that rejected him and said with a smile: "If my father-in-law doesn't deserve it, who else can?"
"Old slave, I have to congratulate the Marquis first, hehe." Wang Chengen said with a wink.
Yang Fan understood that it was most likely Chongzhen who wanted to summon him to discuss marrying the princess. They were all old athletes and had their own sources of information about the court's movements. Wang Chengen understood that it was impossible for Marquis Dingyuan not to know about this.
, he will understand immediately as soon as he gives a hint.
Wang Chengen said seriously: "Your Majesty has spoken."
Yang Fan quickly knelt down to listen to the order.
"Dingyuan Marquis Yang Fan and his wife Tu Shanyue will go to Yingtai in Xiyuan at a quarter of noon to welcome Xun Pavilion. Your Majesty will give you a banquet."
Yang Fan quickly accepted the order and thanked him.
After Wang Chengen left, he asked Aunt Mei to wake up the little empress. It was already eight o'clock and a quarter past noon was eleven o'clock. She had to get up and pack up and set off immediately. After all, this is the lotus pond outside the west gate of Nancheng.
The Forbidden City is not close.
Yang Fan suddenly realized that he should buy a car for himself and his family. Or an SUV would also work. After all, it is inconvenient to move around without a car. It seems that he can consider asking Chen Xi and the car modification factory to study and use the existing steam.
Can a car be developed from a truck chassis?
Yang Fan thought about it and felt that the Duobao E20, the pinnacle of steam engine cars in the 1920s, was also good. It would be best if it could be copied. The size of the car is also very good for use as a high-end car.
This car is a gasoline-burning steam engine car with a top speed of 213.2 kilometers per hour. On this basis, it is very feasible to develop a two-cab sedan. This is an open-top single-cab sports car.
If you have a steam car, it will be very convenient to go anywhere. It will also be faster in terms of time, at least it will be much faster than taking a horse-drawn carriage.
Yang Fan made up his mind and asked Erlunzi to collect all the technical information of the beautiful E20 and buy a few classic cars that could still be driven. Then he asked the car factory in Ulan-Ude and two companies in Tula and St. Petersburg to
The design institute. Based on the technology of Duobao E20, it develops small buses, luxury cars, official three-row sedans, sports cars, family cars, vans, and off-road vehicles.
Yang Fan did some calculations and found that his demand for such steam-powered high-speed cars was quite large. Whether for passenger transportation, military use, or personal use, there was a demand for at least tens of thousands of them.
