Judging from Wang Lin's physical sensation, the temperature in winter is currently about minus 11 or 12 degrees Celsius at its coldest.
The common people's heating methods are now nothing more than braziers or stoves set up in the house.
Nowadays, what Dayan is promoting in China are honeycomb briquette iron sheet stoves that have been improved by the emperor himself. There is also a "heating pack" of varying sizes added to the iron sheet stove, which is somewhat similar to the earthen heaters in the northern rural areas of Wang Lin's previous life.
Although the effect is average, it is many times more powerful than the brazier.
The Imperial Court of Dayan had set up a mining department in the Ministry of Industry half a year ago to make the mining and utilization of coal resources one of its daily operations. Although all aspects of mining technology are still in a very primitive state, they have also been discovered across the country.
There are many open-pit coal mines that are convenient for initial mining.
In the era of non-industrialization, the coal obtained was only used as a supplement to fuel, which was sufficient.
In the palace, as early as the Yan Dynasty before Wang Lin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, an underground heating system that covered the main palace rooms vertically and horizontally had been dug underground.
Call it Earth Dragon.
Floor heating is similar to floor heating in modern society.
At least the principles are the same.
In ancient times, a fire channel was dug under the palace, and then burning charcoal was poured into the pit. The hot air brought by the burning charcoal circulated along the fire channel, slowly heating the indoor floor, and the heated ground was heated again.
It caused the room temperature to rise.
In addition, in order to prevent the generation of smoke, the ancients also placed the pits of the fire tunnel outdoors, and the smoke exhaust holes at the end of the fire tunnel were also placed outdoors. The design is very exquisite.
What Wang Lin has to do is to make partial technical innovations to this earth dragon system.
Ensure the full application of heat and ensure that gas poisoning does not occur indoors.
Since it is the emperor's palace, where the emperor and his concubines live, with the full and uninterrupted supply of resources, the entire palace has been built from the palace rooms where the ladies live, to the imperial study room where Wang Lin works daily, to the main hall where courtiers are received and held for court meetings, indoors
All are as warm as spring.
This of course also includes the palaces where Bortai and Xiulan are located.
The two girls are actually a little uncomfortable with it.
It was clear that the air was freezing outside, but indoors all one had to wear was a thin palace skirt.
They are on the grassland, which is a dreamlike enjoyment that they have never dreamed of.
Inside the palace, Xiu Lan was leaning softly, her beautiful eyes staring at the gorgeous palace outside the window through the beautifully carved and painted screen windows.
She was dressed in pink, and her dignified appearance exuded an indescribable sense of charisma. Her black hair was hanging down, tied with only a pink hairband. The pink color of the woman's skin revealed a faint pink color.
, the twinkling phoenix eyes capture the soul and captivate the mind.
Especially her lips, which are like cherry blossoms, are even more fascinating.
As for Bortai, she was dressed in a horse-riding and shooting outfit. She was a girl who liked to be active but not quiet. She had a cheerful personality and walked around the room without stopping for a moment.
She had been in Dayan for more than a month, and her mind gradually settled down, and she regarded this palace as her home. Of course, she would occasionally miss her clansmen and relatives far away in the grassland.
She had been in the palace for too long and was so bored that she became panicked.
Bortai turned to look at Xiulan, who was staying there quietly for a whole day. Liu Mei frowned and said, "Sister Xiulan, can we talk to the emperor and go out for a walk? We have been locked up in the palace all day.
I almost feel sick from holding it in."
Xiu Lan sighed quietly and said softly: "Sister Bortai, you and I have different statuses now. How can a harem woman enter and leave the palace at will?"
Look at those people, don’t they stay in the palace on weekdays? You just need to get used to it gradually, and it’ll be fine as long as you get used to it.”
Bortai hesitated for a while and then said: "Sister Xiulan, but I heard that several of the empresses around the emperor are serving as generals in the army..."
Bortai is talking about Huarui, Liang Hongyu, Hu Sanniang, and Yang Yue'er.
The four daughters spent most of their time leading troops in the army, but would return to the palace to rest at night.
The corner of Xiu Lan's mouth twitched, and she thought to herself: What do you mean to me? As the spoils of the emperor's conquest of Mongolia and the stubborn possession of Emperor Yan, maybe one day the emperor will get tired of abandoning them like worn-out shoes. You still want to be with those four nobles?
compared to?
But given Xiulan's personality, he would never say these words.
She could only sigh and persuade: "Sister Bortai, we are Mongolian women after all, and the emperor will not allow us to leave the palace... The days are long, and we have to slowly get used to this kind of life."
Bortai pouted.
Unlike Xiulan, she has a simple mind and does not understand the folk customs of the Han people in the Central Plains. She does not understand why the emperor locked all his women in a deep palace and raised them like canaries?
Bortai stamped his feet in boredom and pouted: "I want to go back to Kuoluduo City. I miss my little red horse."
Xiulan was a little speechless.
She didn't know how to explain this to Bortai.
She could only shake her head secretly, her body was too lazy to fall on the couch, her beautiful eyes were still looking out the window, there were two green birds on the window sill jumping and chirping non-stop.
At this time, I suddenly heard the sound of two Mongolian maids kneeling at the door of the palace: "My servants pay homage to the emperor."
Xiu Lan's heart trembled, she quickly straightened her clothes and stood up to greet him.
A hint of joy appeared on Bortai's pretty face.
Xiu Lan quickly glanced at Bortai and sighed in her heart: This simple-minded girl is probably really in love with Emperor Yan... What a silly girl. There are countless women in the harem. In less than two days, the emperor will
Lost interest in you...
Not to mention the Emperor of Dayan, her father Khan, and those Mongolian dignitaries also played with the women around them at will, and threw them away when they got tired of playing with them?
Wang Lin walked in quickly, and Xiu Lan knelt on the ground with Bortai: "Xiu Lan (Bortai) is paying homage to the Emperor. He is late to welcome you. Please forgive me for being late."
Wang Lin smiled and leaned over to help the two girls up.
Xiulan's little hands were delicate and cold.
Bortai's hands were warm and slightly warm.
Wang Lin's deep and invisible gaze glanced over Xiu Lan's perfect body, but his gaze fell on Bortai, who had a reddish complexion.
This flower of the prairie is very thoughtful.
If you want to capture her body and mind, I'm afraid it will take time.
But Bortai has a simple mind, and Wang Lin is very willing to get along with her. Her smile is as clean and pure as the wild flowers on the grassland.
In some aspects, the personalities of Bortai and Yang Yuer are somewhat similar.
Lively, cheerful, clear about love and hate, sometimes quite out-of-the-box, not so many twists and turns in the stomach.
"I've been busy with state affairs these past two days and haven't come here much. How are you doing?" Wang Lin said with a smile.
Xiulan's peerless face was immediately filled with smiles. She bowed and said, "Back to the emperor, we are very good. Compared with the past on the grassland, life here is like heaven."
Wang Lin, haha, what this girl said - apart from deliberately trying to please and be cautious, there is no other meaning. It really cannot be taken seriously.
Wang Lin looked at Bortai again.
But Bortai's pretty face turned bitter, and she couldn't help but said coquettishly: "That's good, that's good, but it's too depressing. Your Majesty, I want to go out of the palace and walk around the city, is that okay?"
Wang Lin looked startled.
With so many women around him, Bortai was the first one to say that he was so bored that he wanted to leave the palace for a walk.
Xiulan carefully observed the emperor's face, and seeing Wang Lin's silence, she thought he was angry, so she quickly pulled Bortai to plead guilty.
But Wang Lin laughed and said: "Bortai, there are palace rules in the palace. As concubines, you are not allowed to leave the palace easily. Of course, this is not to lock you up, but also to protect your safety."
"However, you are right. You have been in Dayan for a long time, but you have not seen the scenery of Dayan. In this way, Bortai, I will go to deal with some state affairs first, and I will come to take you out of the palace in the afternoon. You can go to the city or go there
Would you like to take a walk outside the city?"
Bortai was ecstatic.
Wang Lin did not break the promise. He changed into casual clothes in the afternoon and prepared to take Bortai out of the palace incognito. As for Xiulan, he deliberately did not take her with him.
This woman's knots and deep thoughts needed time to slowly resolve, so Wang Lin was not in a hurry.
But at the entrance of the palace, when Bortai saw Yan Qing and Yang Yizhong leading the palace guards to block the entrance, she realized that according to Dayan's rules, not only her, but also the emperor Wang Lin could not do anything casually.
Get out of the palace easily.
In order to ensure the safety of the emperor, Yan Qing ordered many secret sentries of the Imperial Guards to be sent out in advance and distributed around the emperor, while Yang Yizhong personally led several highly skilled Imperial Guards in civilian clothes to escort him.
As Wang Lin stepped out of the palace gate, he turned back and said with a smile: "Bortai, do you see it? It's not that I have to control you in the palace. This is the rule of Yan. Even if I want to go out, I have to look at Yang."
Is Yizhong accurate?"
Bortai's pretty face turned red and she nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. How about I... go back?"
Seeing Bor's insincere words, Wang Lin smiled and waved his hand: "Let's go, it's not too outrageous to go out of the palace for a walk. Come on, I will take you around."
…
Wang Lin took Bortai to the Zhending Military Academy first, then to the largest commercial street in Zhending, to a restaurant for a meal of Dayan delicacies, and to the Baiyu Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Zhending City.
fragrant.
Bortai had a great time.
Finally, Wang Lin took her out of the city on horseback.
Bortai finally rode his horse in the vast wilderness outside the city, as if he had returned to the grassland.
Holding an embroidered bow in hand, she shot down two birds while galloping, shouting with excitement, and her cheerful laughter spread in the wild.
Wang Lin was riding on his mount, the Zhaoye Jade Lion, quietly watching Bortai's horses galloping around, with a relaxed smile on his lips.
Unlike Xiulan, Bortai only has beauty in her heart, not darkness.
As a Mongolian woman, she has had the concept of worshiping the strong since she was a child, and as Wang Lin was the conqueror of various Mongolian tribes, the so-called winner is the king, so owning her was natural and legitimate in her opinion.
Moreover, without Wang Lin, the Borji Jinju clan would have been annexed by the Qiyan tribe.
Xiulan is different.
She has no hatred or resentment toward Wang Lin, but she is deeply scheming and thinks more about the interests of her own tribe.
Wang Lin kidnapped her because she was worried that the Tatar tribe would be retaliated by the Jin people.
As for herself, she did not believe that as the trophy of Emperor Yan, Wang Lin would have the slightest affection for her and them, and would have real love and care for her.
"She is just Bortai... not the Bortai of the Mongolian Bolzhijin tribe, but Xiulan is still the Flower of the Prairie and the Pearl of Tatar. This is the biggest difference between them."
Wang Lin thought silently in his heart, raised his head and saw two eagles flying in the sky, making a shrill scream.
On a whim, Wang Lin shouted: "Get the bow!"
Lieutenant General Yang Yi threw the emperor's divine arm bow, Wang Lin caught it in his hand, activated the system instantly, and with various skills to assist, shot two arrows like lightning.
The two eagles screamed and fell to the ground.
The imperial guard stepped forward to pick it up, glanced at it, and immediately cheered.
The arrows shot through the throats of both eagles.