GBP Chapter 348 Chen Shou is hit hard again
Chapter 348 Chen Shou is hit hard again
As soon as the imperial edict came out, the Imperial College was in an uproar, and everyone was talking about the fact that Emperor Taihe was going to pay out of his own pocket to replace the glass windows of the Imperial College.
"Why is His Majesty suddenly so generous?"
"Why else could it be? It must be because Liulifang is making too much money!"
"It's really rare that Your Majesty, after making money, would actually think of the Imperial College."
"Have you ever seen the glass windows in Liulifang? I heard that the windows are transparent, and you can see outside clearly when you stand in the room."
"That's true. I went to the second floor of Liulifang and took a look. Even with the glass windows closed, you can still see outside clearly.
With this glass window, I can sit inside the house and enjoy the scenery outside through the window in winter without worrying about being caught in the cold wind.
"So, glass windows are really good things!"
"But these glass windows must be very expensive, right? If we really want to replace all the windows in the Imperial College with glass, the cost will be very high."
"Since Your Majesty has said that he wants to change it, he can certainly afford it."
The students were whispering to each other, their hearts full of longing, wishing that the Imperial College would immediately replace its windows with glass ones.
The teachers should be even more excited.
After all, students may not stay in the Imperial College for too long, but they have to stay there forever.
Moreover, Emperor Taihe was willing to pay out of his own pocket to replace the glass windows for their Imperial College. Doesn't this just show that Emperor Taihe remembered their Imperial College and that God's grace was immense?
An old scholar with gray hair even burst into tears: "Your Majesty is so wise—"
After the decree came down, Liulifang quickly sent people to measure the size of the windows.
Because the production is currently limited, the windows of the Imperial College cannot be replaced all at once before the New Year. They can only replace the windows in the room where the chief priest is serving as a priest with glass windows first, and the rest can be replaced after the New Year.
Naturally, no one in the Imperial College dared to object.
After all, they didn't have to pay for this matter themselves. It was Emperor Taihe who paid for it out of his own pocket. What a great favor from heaven!
Even if they have to wait for some time, they still get the advantage.
After the visitor measured the dimensions, he went back and asked a carpenter to custom-make the windows.
It is not convenient to install glass directly on windows nowadays, so they need to be customized.
Situ Yuan also had different window lattice styles designed.
Window lattices are the small wooden lattices on windows, available in a variety of styles. They serve both as partitions and as ventilation. If the lattices are densely packed, they effectively block sight lines and provide a degree of privacy.
Unless you look closely, you can't see what's going on in the house clearly.
So when Situ Yuan asked people to design the glass window styles, he roughly divided the windows into two categories. One category was windows used for viewing the scenery. No matter what style the window lattice was made of, there would be a large viewing window in the middle.
Just like the ancients left a small hole in the wall for viewing the scenery, and made it into different shapes.
For example, circle, rectangle, square, cross, auspicious cloud, polygon, gourd, fan and so on.
In this way, when you look through these windows of different shapes, the scenery you see seems to be specially framed, making it look particularly beautiful.
So after Situ Yuan and Xie Ying discussed it, they decided to put these shapes on the windows.
After all, if you want to do business with the rich and powerful, the windows you make must naturally be high-end and classy in order to sell at a high price.
The ancients would probably find it difficult to accept the bare windows like those we have today.
The windows of the chief priest's room are of two types: picture windows and regular windows. The window lattices have the same pattern, but a large book-page-shaped window is designed in the middle of the window lattice, like an open book.
Because Situ Yuan had already arranged for carpenters to make the parts, so as long as the window size was determined, they could be quickly assembled.
So the glass windows for the chief academic officer of the Imperial College were made very quickly. It took only two days to complete all the windows, and then it took another day to replace the windows for the chief academic officer.
When the windows were being replaced, many people came over to watch out of curiosity.
After the windows were replaced and the craftsmen from the Liuli Workshop left, these people immediately gathered in front of the windows to experience the effect of the glass windows.
While experiencing it, they also discussed it in low voices.
"This glass is really clear. After changing it, the room has become brighter."
"Yeah, the windows weren't this bright before."
"Look at the picture window over here. You can enjoy the scenery outside even with the window closed, and it's brighter."
"This window is so beautifully made, and the material is so fine. Your Majesty is so wise."
Li Jijiu, who was squeezed into the corner, said: "..."
Seeing that this group of people refused to leave, he finally lost his patience and shouted angrily: "What are you all doing here? Don't you have to work? Get out now!"
Everyone was startled by his sudden roar and could only leave in embarrassment.
When they went out, everyone's eyes were still looking at the view windows reluctantly.
Li Jijiu snorted lightly, and after all these people had left, he quickly walked to the viewing window and happily admired the scenery outside.
As he looked around, he muttered to himself: This glass window is indeed much more beautiful than the previous one, and the key is that he or the Ministry of Revenue didn't have to pay for it! His Majesty finally has the appearance of a wise ruler!
Looking at the scenery outside, Li Jijiu suddenly had an urge to replace all the windows in his house with glass ones.
But when he thought of the price of the glass windows and his meager salary, he immediately gave up the idea.
Never mind, let’s wait and see later.
If the price of glass windows can come down in the future, maybe I can give it a try.
Oh, this thing is really expensive.
Li Jijiu shook his head and sighed, but looking at the transparent glass window in front of him, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth: It's great that the glass factory of the Imperial College doesn't require him to spend money.
But soon, his face turned dark again.
There were always students who found excuses to look for him and then peeked through the glass windows!
Li Jijiu gritted his teeth secretly, but finally did not drive anyone away. He also spread the word that if anyone wanted to look at the glass window, they could come directly without having to find those messy excuses.
As soon as the news came out, his place was quickly crowded with people, all of whom were students running to see the glass windows.
Li Jijiu looked at their curious looks like babies and felt speechless. He felt that these students were really embarrassing him.
It's just a glass window, isn't it? What's there to look at?
Is it worth it for these people to come here?
He would never admit that he looked like a country bumpkin not long ago.
Only when almost all the students came to look at the glass window did Li Jijiu's place finally become deserted.
At the same time, a long queue formed outside Liulifang again, and the place became even more lively.
The people in the capital were talking about it, and the scholars and literati even directly praised Emperor Taihe.
Emperor Taihe had money, but he did not build a palace for himself and indulged in luxury.
Instead, he paid out of his own pocket to replace the glass windows of the Imperial College.
This is the weather of Mingjun!
When this news reached Chen Shou, he, who was already angry, vomited blood again!
They spent so much time and effort to ruin Emperor Taihe's reputation.
Now Emperor Taihe destroyed all their years of hard work with just one move!
"boom!"
Chen Shou forcefully swept everything in front of him to the ground, roaring angrily like a trapped beast: "Ah ...
Have those idiots forgotten what Emperor Taihe did in the past?
He just replaced a few windows in the Imperial College. How could he be called a wise ruler?
However, soon, new news came from the capital -
Emperor Taihe actually paid out of his own pocket again to distribute honeycomb coal and coal stoves to the poor people in Beijing!
Chen Shou suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted from anger.