Chapter Four Loves Mandarin Ducks Playing in Water
There is a little joke about someone who is too lazy and complains that his five senses and seven orifices are born in the wrong place.
He hoped that his eyebrows would be on his fingers, so they could be used as toothbrushes; his ears would be on his waist, so he could hang his baggage; his nose would be pointed upward, so he could insert chopsticks; and his anus would be better if it were on top of his head, so that when walking in the rain, he doesn’t need to hold an umbrella, but can just plug it in.
Already.
Toothbrushes were already very popular in the Ming Dynasty.
From wooden teeth to tree branches, from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, Chinese people's tooth cleaning has kept pace with the times. According to an unknown brick expert, toothbrushes and tooth powder were invented in the Song Dynasty.
Rich people brushed their teeth every day, which gradually became a fashion. For example, "Menglianglu" records: "There are toothbrushes among various groceries." However, the toothbrushes at this time were made of horsetails, which were very hard and could be brushed accidentally.
Make your mouth full of blood.
As for tooth powder, Su Shi and Shen Kuo were both masters at making tooth powder. Of course, what they made was not Colgate, but something equivalent to mouthwash.
However, things like brushing teeth and tooth powder are only available to wealthy people. Ordinary people usually brush their teeth with their fingers and green salt.
By the Ming Dynasty, basically everyone with some money would have something like a toothbrush.
Feng Menglong wrote in the collection of folk songs "Tong Chi Er Nong": "Eat a mirror to make eyes, weave baskets to make dust, toothbrushes are just waiting for you to speak, trip your head to bring out the tendons, eyebrow brushes.
He kept swiping it here and there, scratching his tongue and lifting his mouth and licking his lips."
The general idea is: "We all love to be clean. Come brush your teeth quickly and scrape your tongue by the way."
And this sentence also mentions a type of toothbrush: eyebrow brush. As for whether it is a toothbrush made of eyebrows, or a toothbrush as soft as eyebrows, it is unknown. If you have time, you might as well go and research it.
Well, at least I can compile an award-winning historical paper.
Toothpaste also existed in ancient times. Like tooth powder, it is not the Colgate of later generations. It has no anti-moth and whitening effect. It is considered a spice rub because it was first recorded in "Xiang" compiled by Hong Chu during the Northern Song Dynasty.
In the "Spectrum", the ingredients are mostly agarwood, dipterocarp and other spices, combined with green salt, honey and other substances.
The main function is generally to freshen breath, and the cost is very high, so ordinary people cannot afford it.
Therefore, in some novels, the peasant girl's "breath is like blue", which is probably all nonsense. She only brushes her teeth with water, green salt and fingers every day. It is strange that her breath is like blue.
Not to mention the beauties in the novels, even Zhu Shou, who had just traveled through time, as an emperor, felt a strange taste in his mouth, which was astringent and quite uncomfortable.
The emperor's eldest son was destined, so Liu Jin could only ask cautiously: "Your Majesty, what is toothpaste?"
He didn't dare to ask why the expert factory wanted to buy toothbrushes. According to the young emperor's habit, let alone buying toothbrushes, it was normal for all the staff of the expert factory, including him, the governor, to strip naked and dance in the street.
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But I have never heard of the word toothpaste. Maybe it is the spice used for brushing teeth. The emperor said it is toothpaste, so from now on it will be called toothpaste.
In fact, the imperial eunuch in the palace can also make toothbrushes, toothpowder and so-called toothpaste spices, but Liu Jin will never tell the emperor these little things. He will also not tell the emperor that a toothbrush needs to be made from being made to being delivered to the emperor's mouth.
What kind of strict supervision system and inspection system, let alone items like tooth powder and toothpaste.
You know, even the food that the emperor eats has to go through more than a dozen inspection procedures. If you really send an expert factory to buy a toothbrush, then this toothbrush will never appear in front of the emperor in less than half a month.
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Liu Jin's question was just to express: Emperor's little ancestor, I understand your will.
The subordinates pretend to be stupid and let the superiors show their sense of superiority by pretending to be 13. This is a common tactic to flatter a horse, but Liu Duong's actions are a pearl in the dark...
Zhu Shou didn't have the consciousness of being a superior at all, so he replied directly: "Just do it."
In the eyes of third-rate liberal arts students, in the world of kung fu, only speed is unbeatable. I am the emperor and the greatest, no matter what other people think.
Liu Jin didn't ask any more questions, and just asked the eunuchs who were close to him to go and do it quickly. As for whether he bought it from an expert factory or just took a handful in the imperial prison, it was unknown. No one would be stupid enough to tell him anyway.
Emperor: The expert factory is really not just for buying toothbrushes.
However, in Zhang Yong's eyes, although the toothbrush was robbed by Liu Treacherous Chen, since the emperor wanted to brush his teeth, maybe he also wanted to take a bath?
Thinking of this, a wonderful flattery idea was born.
At this time, many eunuchs, guards and maids were still lying on the ground, and there was no other sound except the emperor's joy. As for the purpose of coming to the Leopard Room today, is that important?
The world of the Ming Dynasty revolves around the emperor. Whatever the emperor wants to do, that is the top priority of the Ming Dynasty.
"Little ancestor, I thought of a good way to take a bath," Admiral Zhang said gruffly, having made up his mind.
"Oh?" Zhu Shou, who had no idea that the sun and the moon were surrounding me, turned his head, looked at the loyal Admiral Zhang, and asked in a childlike voice, "What's the way?"
Admiral Zhang glanced at Duke Liu proudly, and got a little satisfaction from the latter's jealousy: "Little ancestor, you can use a copper tube as a core, place it horizontally on the top of the copper urn, and burn it with charcoal below, so that the hall can
The company set up several copper urns outside the bath, and then connected these copper pipes together to make them watertight. One end was continuously filled with clean water, and the other was led into the bath. The clean water flowed between the copper pipes. As long as they were long enough,
Make the most suitable bath soup."
Zhu Shou knew that Huntang Si was one of the twenty-four yamen in the palace, responsible for bathing in the palace. In addition to brushing his teeth, he really wanted to take a comfortable bath, preferably with countless beauties in front of him.
You must know that even the emperor Zhu Houzhao only took a bath every two or three days. It was not that he did not have that condition, but that the emperor's golden body, especially the dragon energy in his body, could not be lost frequently. This was the rule of the ancestors.
Thinking of this, Zhu Shou couldn't help but complain in his heart: What bullshit dragon spirit? Isn't it just that he is afraid that if he takes off his clothes, he will lose the majesty of the emperor? Of course, it is better to take a bath twice a day. Coupled with countless beauties, it is simply heaven on earth.
Already.
As for how much silver it costs, that is not an issue that the emperor has to consider. Does the emperor, who is rich in the world, still need to consider the issue of silver when he takes a bath?
Zhu Shou couldn't help but look at Zhang Yong with admiration: This guy is really a genius in household appliances. If he does this, isn't it just a primitive water heater?
This version of the water heater is much better than the previous bath heating method used in the palace, and these copper urns are far away from the bath, which can also avoid accidents.
You know, whether it is the fire pit method or the geothermal method, many tragedies have happened.
Although the emperor was burned to death or scalded to death, many eunuchs and maids who were used to test the waters did die.
When Duke Liu saw that Admiral Zhang had snatched a point, he immediately became unhappy and asked: "If you think about it this way, wouldn't it cost dozens of copper urns and dozens of people to perform their duties? Is there any way for Master Zhang to change immediately?" come out?"
These words can be described as extremely vicious, and with one "immediate" move, Zhang Yong was forced into a corner.
Because everyone knows that the little emperor is not interested in anything new for more than half a second. If Admiral Zhang cannot let the emperor enjoy the idea he mentioned immediately, even if he recreates it in a few days, he will not be able to let the emperor enjoy it. The emperor rewarded him generously.
Classmate Zhu Houzhao's whims and whims are rare in the entire twenty-five-year history...
Zhang Yong smiled faintly: "Excuse me, Mr. Liu, for bothering me. What a coincidence. These guys were created three days ago, and now they are piled up in the warehouse of the Hun Tang Division."
The homeboy Zhu Shou immediately said loudly: "Get off and go to Qianqing Palace and ask the Hun Tang Si to prepare the bathing soup."
During the Ming Dynasty, the Qianqing Palace had nine warm pavilions, divided into upper and lower floors, with a total of 27 beds for the concubines. Due to the large number of rooms and beds, almost no one knew where the emperor slept every night. , just in case something unexpected happens.
There are also bathtubs, bathing pools, and a number of beautiful palace girls who are dedicated to taking baths. In Zhu Shou's opinion, playing with the beautiful girls in the water is the most important thing in the world.
From this point of view, the current otaku Zhu Shou and the former emperor Zhu Houzhao are actually exactly the same in nature. There is no difference in the word "debauchery". They just moved from yy to reality.
Naturally, everyone had no objections to this, so everyone stood up again. Those who took away the sticks walked in front, and those who took the fans walked in all directions. The cavalry followed obediently at the end to eat ashes, and marched from the leopard room again in a mighty manner. Back to the Forbidden City.
In the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of laboring and mobilizing people instead of doing real work was the daily life of the young emperor.
If one day, the emperor starts to do business, he will frighten countless civil servants and people, thinking that the sun has risen from the west.