Chapter 1494: The Contribution of His Highness the King of Han
Duan Lun almost ran away from Tai Chi Hall.
He couldn't wait for a moment, thinking that he wanted to get the kang out for the emperor as soon as possible.
If this kang is made out by my own hands, I will be recorded in the history books in the future.
This is a good thing to keep a name in history, how could Duan Lun not be in a hurry?
In the Tai Chi Hall, all the officials were still in disbelief.
The officials still find it difficult to believe that the emperor and Duan Lun are not seeing the real thing.
After all, they have never heard of any kang.
This thing that suddenly appeared made them feel very strange.
"Your Majesty, what you said just now is true?" An official spoke and asked the emperor in a low voice.
Obviously the emperor is still in high spirits at this moment.
It would be a terrible thing if you say something.
Fortunately, the emperor was in a good mood and did not feel any dissatisfaction because of the doubts of the official in front of him.
"Of course it's true, you will see it tomorrow." The emperor said with a smile, his face full of confidence.
"Your Majesty, you just said that this kang can burn firewood?" Wei Zheng suddenly walked out and asked the emperor.
"Yes, this kang is just like the usual cooking in your mansion. It burns firewood and doesn't have to use charcoal, so..."
"Have your Majesty ever thought that if the people ran to the mountains to cut trees on a large scale, how long could the forests of the Tang Dynasty be cut off?"
"Also, there have been records in the past that a landslide occurred in some places due to excessive deforestation in the forest the following year, and everyone in the entire village was buried under the soil."
"Your Majesty, please think twice." Wei Zheng interrupted the emperor's words and showed a look of worry on his face.
Wei Zheng's words made the emperor unhappy.
I finally found a way to help the people of Yan through the cold winter, but Wei Zheng jumped out and caused trouble for him.
"Then what good way do you have?" The emperor looked at Wei Zheng with a very dissatisfied expression on his face.
Anyone who is suddenly thrown into a basin of cold water when he is happy will be unhappy.
What's more, it's the emperor.
In front of so many people.
The emperor felt that Wei Zheng was deliberately making things difficult for him.
"I haven't thought that I just wanted to remind Your Majesty that you must not let the people cut down the mountains and forests at will, otherwise..."
"I understand." The emperor waved his hand and interrupted Wei Zheng's words.
Although I was dissatisfied, I also knew that Wei Zheng was considering the people of the world.
If it weren't for this, Wei Zheng would have been thrown away by him long ago, so he wouldn't have bothered him.
"There is one more thing, my dear friends, please take a look at this first." The emperor said to the officials again.
All the officials looked at the emperor.
The emperor did say that he had two things today.
But this first piece is so important, so isn't this second piece even more important?
The eunuch who accompanied him took down a cotton coat on the imperial table, then tore it open from the stitches, revealing the snow-white cotton inside.
"Is this?" All the officials who saw cotton all looked strange.
They had never seen this thing before.
This snow-white color reminds them of the snowflakes in winter.
"This is cotton, stuffed into clothes, which can keep warm."
"Put it in the quilt, and you won't feel cold at night."
"It's no less than the fur you used in the past."
"You can feel it with your hands." The emperor and the officials explained.
"Cotton?" Wei Zheng muttered.
He felt like he had heard the word somewhere.
I reached out to grab the cotton in the cotton coat and felt that my hands were extremely soft and there was a hint of warmth surrounding my hands.
"I have never heard of cotton, but when I touch it in my hand, it is indeed very similar to the fur."
"If you can use this thing to make a quilt and clothes, you will definitely not be afraid of the cold winter." Fang Xuanling held the cotton in his hand, his face full of shock.
He always thought that in this world, only animal fur can keep warm in winter.
I never thought that the feeling these snow-white cotton brought him was extremely warm.
When the other officials heard Fang Xuanling's admiration, they all showed suspicion.
Then an official walked forward and reached out to grab the cotton in his clothes with a puzzled look.
The emperor sat on the throne with a faint smile on his face.
The reactions of all the officials satisfied him very much.
Things like cotton are clearly gifted by God.
"My dear friends, how about it?" After a while, the emperor spoke and asked the officials.
"Your Majesty, this cotton is really a magical thing. Whether it is its feel or its brief contact, it is not inferior to animal fur."
"If cotton can be mass-produced, the people of our Tang Dynasty will definitely have no more freezing death." An official from the Ministry of Works said.
"Dr. Chen said it well. If this cotton could be planted in the Tang Dynasty, my Tang Dynasty..."
"Your Majesty, where does this cotton come from?"
Finally, an official asked.
All the officials looked at the emperor.
Many officials thought to themselves that it would be something made by King Zhao Chen of Han again.
But if it weren't for the King of Han, who would have such ability?
"You all think that where did I get this cotton?" the emperor asked with a smile.
All officials were silent.
Many officials actually don’t want to hear Zhao Chen’s name.
The more outstanding Zhao Chen performed in the court, the less they could stop Zhao Chen from becoming the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty in the future.
Not everyone hopes that the emperor will make Zhao Chen the crown prince.
Zhao Chen stayed in the court for a long time and was a nightmare for many of them.
"Dare you ask your Majesty, did this cotton be made by my husband?" Changsun Chong suddenly stood up and bowed to the emperor and asked.
All the officials looked at Changsun Chong and then at the emperor.
Some people don’t even dare to breathe.
"It's Changsun who is smart as you, a kid. It's not bad. This cotton is what my King of Han has handed over to me."
"I plan to start planting this cotton throughout the Tang Dynasty next year, and cooperate with the kang I just talked about with you all."
"Even if it is for the cold winter, I, the people of the Tang Dynasty, are not afraid of him!" The emperor nodded with a smile.
The confident smile on his face made all the officials stunned.
"It's indeed the masterpiece of His Highness the King of Han!"
"No one except His Highness, Han King, can have such magical abilities."
"His Royal Highness of Han has come to the court and has done a lot of good things for our people of the Tang Dynasty."
"Just thanks to His Highness the King of Han, this is enough to block everyone's mouth."
In the Tai Chi Hall, all officials were talking.
When the officials learned that their guess was correct, they sighed secretly.
The combination of kang and cotton, even in the coldest winter, the people of the Tang Dynasty can spend it.
As for the worries Wei Zheng mentioned, the impact is really not great compared to living.
The emperor was very satisfied with the attitude of all officials.
The two things I talked about today not only initially solved the problem of this year's cold winter, but also allowed all officials to see Zhao Chen's ability again.
Chapter completed!