Before dawn, the whole family started to get busy. Song Ziling asked for a day off from the academy today so he didn't have to go to the academy.
After Song Heng got up, he directly put on his court clothes and went to court. After going to court, he went to the imperial study room.
Xuanyuan Yu was behind the case, frowning as he reviewed the memorial.
"Your Majesty, General Zhenbei, asks for an audience." The father-in-law who was guarding the door leaned forward to report.
Xuanyuan Yu raised his head and said: "Let him come in!"
"I see you, Your Majesty." After Song Heng entered the imperial study, he knelt down and bowed.
"Get up!" Xuanyuan Yu raised his head, looked at Song Heng and said: "It's your mother's birthday today. If you don't go back home earlier, why are you coming to the imperial study?" Song Heng has been the general of Zhenbei for four or five years. This is the first time that the Zhenbei General's Mansion has held such a birthday banquet! It can be seen that Mrs. Lin is a capable person who can play a leading role.
Song Hengdao: "I have come to present something to the Emperor."
"What?" Xuanyuan Yu was a little curious.
Song Heng took out the drawing of the fire pit drawn by the craftsman from his arms, held it in both hands, walked to the imperial desk, bent down and raised his hands above his head.
Xuanyuan Yu took it, opened the drawing, and raised his eyebrows. What is this drawing? A large stove, connected to a large brick pavilion.
"This is..." Xuanyuan Yu looked at Song Heng while holding the drawing.
Song Heng explained: "This is a fire kang. There is a flue in the middle of the kang, which is connected to the big stove. When the big stove burns a fire, the heat and smoke generated can pass through the flue, making the kang hot, and people sleeping on it will not feel cold. , and the room will become warmer."
"So good?" To become an emperor, he had read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles, but this was the first time he had heard of the fire bed.
Song Heng nodded and said: "The fire kang has been installed in the military camp and I have tried it. With this fire kang, the soldiers will not feel cold when sleeping. The emperor also knows that this winter is too cold. There are not enough winter clothes and bedding to keep out the cold, and many soldiers have their hands and feet frozen from the cold. With this fire kang, it will be easier to stay in the barracks."
Xuanyuan Yu had led troops before, and also fought in the cold northern regions. He knew that the soldiers had limited means of keeping out the cold, and how cold it was to sleep on the Tongtong bunk on a snowy day.
This year was indeed colder than previous years, so the court failed to prepare enough warm clothing.
"If we all use this fire kang, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money!" After all, bricks are still needed. As the emperor, he has to test a lot of things.
Song Hengdao: "No need, all the bunks in this camp are made of bricks. Just tear down the bricks and put them back up again. It won't take much time to set up the kang."
Xuanyuan Yu put down the drawing in his hand, nodded and said: "If this is the case, all the barracks in the military camp can be equipped with this fire kang. If this fire kang is promoted to the people, the people can also benefit. Where did you get this fire kang? The drawings?”
Song Hengdao: "My wife heard from me that the soldiers in the camp suffered from frostbite and had frostbite on their hands and feet, so I mentioned the fire kang that I had seen in my travel notes. I also briefly talked about the structure of this fire kang. I Let the craftsmen think about it over and over again, and finally figure it out, and this is the blueprint."
Hearing this, Xuanyuan Yu nodded and said, "The Lin family is quite good, and they can also care about the generals in the army."
Because Xuanyuan Yu had some prejudice against Shen Wan, when he heard Song Heng talk about his wife, he preconceivedly thought he was talking about Lin Qingxue.
Song Heng frowned and said, "It's not the Lin family, but the minister's first wife, the Shen family."
"Mr. Shen?" Xuanyuan Yu was shocked. Is Shen an ignorant village woman who doesn't understand anything? She still reads travel notes and thinks about military officers?
Song Heng nodded.
"Isn't she illiterate?" He clearly remembered that Song Heng had told him before that Mrs. Shen was illiterate.
"She studied it for a while and now she can read." Song Heng said: "The emperor's concubine mentioned this fire kang, which is beneficial to the soldiers and the people, so it can be considered a meritorious service!"
Xuanyuan Yu naturally heard the meaning behind his words. This Song Heng, in the past, he had done meritorious service himself and never asked for credit or reward. Now, for the sake of the Shen family, he took credit for her and asked for reward.
"Tell me! What do you want?" Speaking of which, Mr. Shen did indeed have merit and should still be rewarded, although he looked down upon the jealous woman.
Song Heng smiled and said: "The emperor can just give you an order and it will be done."
Hearing this, Xuanyuan Yu shook his head and was very incomprehensible. He looked at Song Heng and said: "You have good intentions for your wife. I don't understand. She is so ignorant and slaps you and me in the face.
Why can you still do this for her?"
He wanted to ask for a royal decree when he opened his mouth, and he wanted to elevate the status of the Shen family. Although the Shen family married Song Heng, how could she compare to Lin Qingxue, the daughter of a wealthy family whom he personally betrothed!
Song Heng was silent for a moment and then said: "She is my wife no matter what."
"Don't forget that Mrs. Lin is also your wife and the daughter of your savior." Xuanyuan Yu reminded. Mrs. Shen is his wife, but so is Mrs. Lin. He cannot favor one over the other.
Song Heng lowered his head and frowned: "I... I will never forget it."
Xuanyuan Yu glanced at him and said loudly: "Come here to draw up an edict."
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