Your Majesty, please do not disturb, the empress only wants to engage in business

Chapter 136 Warmth
Sometimes, if what people say is mixed with some fantastic elements, it will always make people laugh. Although Concubine Rong is a little scheming, she is not deep-minded. Therefore, every time Yao Jinse talks about some new topics, she can always attract her attention.

This time, in order to arouse her curiosity about this matter, Yao Jinse even used words like "benefiting the country and the people", which naturally caught the imperial concubine's interest.

In this era, anything related to the people's livelihood is a big deal. The emperor attaches importance to agriculture and sericulture, and cares about the people's livelihood. If there is someone in the harem who can make contributions in this matter, then he will definitely be particularly appreciated by the emperor.

Concubine Rong thought that she and the emperor were in love with each other, but what Yao Jinse said was a serious matter that could actually improve the relationship between her and the emperor. With this achievement, her position in the palace could even be more stable.

——Now, everyone said that Chen Yimiao could obtain a position in the harem that could compete with the empress just by relying on her family background, beauty and the emperor's favor. However, sometimes when she woke up in the middle of the night, she felt that such a position was too illusory.

In the harem, the life and death, honor and disgrace of women really depend on their family background and the emperor's favor, but if they have one or two real achievements, it will add to the confidence of the concubines.

The harem is not allowed to interfere in political affairs. This rule has been adhered to by emperors of all dynasties. But what if they are not allowed to interfere in politics?
Just as Yao Jinse said, there is no need to get involved in political affairs, just put some effort into other places, and you can gain fame and the emperor's favor without making the emperor wary. It's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

Yao Jinse was sitting below, and when she saw the imperial concubine suddenly fall silent, she knew that her words today had once again worked.

Concubine Rong has never been very knowledgeable about matters concerning people's livelihood, but she has just used a paragraph of time to explain to the concubine how she came up with such a thought. It should be easy for Concubine Rong to repeat those words with her eloquence.

As long as the thing is really useful, then the benefits are self-evident. Xie Yun'an is just narrow-minded, but not petty. Darkness, suspicion, and self-righteousness are common problems for every emperor. Now it seems that it is not a big deal.

For Yao Jinse, the existence of Concubine Rong is necessary, at least for now. After all, she doesn't have much weight in the emperor's heart. Even with the princess, her weight is not too heavy. In comparison, the existence of Concubine Rong can both attract firepower for her and block her sight.

In fact, it is not very difficult to save Concubine Rong.

What really made the emperor angry was that the Duke's Mansion had too much power. When it came to state affairs, the influence of the Duke's Mansion often hindered the emperor's policies. So he only needed to get rid of the imperial concubine's maternal family, and there was no need to deal with the imperial concubine as well.

Concubine Rong was no fool, so she could naturally figure out the ins and outs of the matter. As long as she could survive, the emperor would not, for her sake, wipe out the entire situation.

If only the main culprit is executed, then preserving most of the clan members in order to plan for the future may not be a bad choice. But then again, if you want to preserve some people, it depends not on merit but on affection. In this era, great merit will bring trouble to the master, but strong affection will not hurt you.

Therefore, the first major thing Yao Jinse did after coming to this world was the matter of Yipin. In addition to obtaining some benefits for herself, the greater benefit was that the imperial concubine was now clean, and all the stains were taken away by Yipin in one day, without any loss. "If such a good thing can really be made, I think the emperor will be happy, but then again," Imperial Concubine Rong looked Yao Jinse up and down. With her understanding of Yao Jinse, she naturally knew that this woman who usually spoke little and was quiet would never talk in vain: "Since you mentioned these things in front of me, you must have some eyebrows, so tell me in detail."

The imperial concubine put down the scissors in her hand, put the cut branches back into the vase, and with the help of Wanqiu, sat back on the short kang.

"Your Majesty is wise, and I can't hide anything from your eyes," Yao Jinse praised her and immediately got to the point: "A few days ago, I asked the maids in the palace to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ask the craftsmen. The craftsmen didn't say that it couldn't be done, but it would be a bit troublesome."

After all, reporting work was Yao Jinse's strong point, and it was also something she was used to doing. She briefly described the general appearance of the thing, and Concubine Rong roughly understood what it was used for.

The thing named heating by Yao Jinse is not complicated in principle. The ground heating in the palace and the earthen kang in the folks use the same theory. First, build some pipes that can communicate with each other, and then burn fire at one end. The smoke will carry the heat and flow around in the tunnel, so as to keep warm.

But the imperial concubine didn't know what was going on among the people. The floor heating in the palace could only meet the most basic heating needs. If one wanted to achieve the same warmth as burning a charcoal basin, it was absolutely impossible.

As soon as Concubine Rong asked this question, Yao Jinse naturally had the next move.

"Your Majesty's problem is exactly what the craftsmen cannot do. According to my original idea, if I want to dissipate the heat as much as possible, I need to use metal to make the tube. But Your Majesty also knows that these metal objects have a fixed limit and cannot be easily placed among the people, so the craftsmen are still looking for alternatives."

However, for this era, copper and iron objects are quite important things in themselves and cannot be easily obtained by ordinary people.

Be it weapons or farm tools, even if the copper and iron content of these things is not much, each one must have a clear list during the forging process. After all, in such an era, these things can be said to be used as weapons to take people's lives. If they are circulated in large quantities among the people, it is really too dangerous.

So if you really want to promote this thing, you can only change the materials.

What craftsmen are doing now is to find alternative pipes. According to Bai Tanhui, pipes made of bamboo or wood are the most effective.

In fact, Yao Jinse didn't fully understand the principle of the heating water pipe, but because she had seen it when she was young, she could describe its general appearance and function. Most of the credit still goes to the craftsmen. The craftsmen are still making it now. Yao Jinse came here today just to inform the imperial concubine about this matter in advance, so that Concubine Rong could be mentally prepared, and also to prepare a case with the emperor.

Otherwise, once this thing is made, it is not certain who will get the credit.