RPAGF Chapter 363 Selfishness
Chapter 363 Selfishness
Ji Yuntang chuckled and said, "It takes about half an hour for the washing machine to wash the clothes. You don't need to wait around. You can use this time to do something else."
The Queen also agreed: "What Princess Ye said makes sense, so let's take a look at the second design first!"
The second finished product is a waterwheel designed by Jiang Yunheng. His design concept is to use the principle of water turbine to help people draw water from the well, saving time and effort.
Jiang Yunheng asked the guards to carry the waterwheel to the well, installed it on the wellhead, and then personally demonstrated it to everyone.
Normally, it would take the servants only five buckets of water to boil a pot of water, but now he could bring up fifteen buckets of water.
Both time and efficiency have increased by more than three times.
Emperor Jingyang praised the water designed by Jiang Yunheng highly and asked the craftsmen to produce it vigorously.
In addition, he required that every well in the palace be equipped with a waterwheel to shorten the servants' working time and thus improve work efficiency.
Ji Yuntang curled his lips. Jiang Yunheng designed the waterwheel to help his servants reduce their workload and give them more time to rest.
And what about Emperor Jingyang?
It is to let the servants use the reduced time to do other things.
He simply doesn't treat people as human beings, but uses his servants like cattle and horses.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Ji Yuntang's eyes. It turned out that this was the ugly face of the imperial feudal rulers.
Normal people use them as tools to save themselves effort, but feudal rulers use the time saved by the tools to let their servants do double or triple the work.
Squeeze as hard as possible.
When Ji Yuntang thought about this, he began to reflect in his heart, wondering if his original intention of designing the washing machine was wrong from the beginning?
Not only did this fail to help the palace people, but it became a tool for the black-hearted emperor to exploit them.
But soon, she came to a conclusion.
There was nothing wrong with my original intention of designing the washing machine, nor was there anything wrong with the tools I created. The only thing wrong was me.
Whether it is a washing machine, a waterwheel, or other things designed by the candidates, these tools, after being mass-produced, serve not only the royal family and the aristocracy, but more importantly, the common people who work hard with their own hands.
It's impossible for me to stop ordinary people from using it just because of Emperor Jingyang, right?
After Jiang Yunheng finished demonstrating the waterwheel, no one came forward to remove the red cloth.
Emperor Jingyang said with some displeasure: "Who is the designer of the next wooden product? Why hasn't he come up to introduce himself yet?"
Eunuch Zhang said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, the next finished product is the ever-changing large drawer designed by Miss Murong III. Because she cheated and framed Princess Ye and Miss Ji II, she was ordered by the Crown Prince to be imprisoned in the Dali Temple Prison, waiting to be convicted and punished!"
Eunuch Zhang thought for a moment and then added, "There is also a finished product after that, which is a folding bed designed by the Third Master Ji. He was also imprisoned in the Dali Temple's Sky Prison for committing a crime in the street and framing Princess Ye!"
"The scores of Third Miss Murong and Third Master Ji have been cancelled by Qingyun Hall. I'm afraid they won't be able to come today!"
Emperor Jingyang: "..."
Emperor Jingyang: "!!!"
He was shocked and angry: "Two people were imprisoned in the prison, and it was all related to Princess Ye. Why is she so fond of getting into trouble?"
In this case, Eunuch Zhang didn't dare to accept it.
It is not uncommon for candidates to have their scores cancelled due to violations, but this is the first time that two candidates have framed the same person and been imprisoned in the Dali Temple's prison.
It can be seen that Ji Yuntang is really not easy to mess with.
Emperor Jingyang thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Then let's skip their finished products for now and make a decision later."
Eunuch Zhang responded respectfully: "I obey your command."
After the shortlist round, Song Weilan came out to show off the warm table she designed.
She asked the palace maid to bring a pot of red-hot charcoal and pour it into the copper drawer under the hot table. Soon the entire table top became heated.
Song Weilan found another book boy who was afraid of cold and asked him to read and write on the book. The book boy's reaction was also very real.
"I feel my hands and feet are not cold at all, and my body is warm. I will never be afraid of the cold when studying again!"
Song Weilan smiled again and said, "This warm table has another function, which is to use it for eating, especially in winter. As long as you put the food on the warm table and add charcoal fire underneath, it will keep it warm and the food will cool down more slowly."
“When the heating is not on, it can be used as a normal table.”
After her demonstration, the kotatsu instantly received unanimous praise from the public.
Especially the concubines in the harem, who all had charcoal braziers in their bedrooms in winter, and they all wanted to arrange a warm table in their own palace.
Not to mention those who have educated people in the family, they all want to have such good things.
The Queen raised her lips slightly and smiled gently, "It seems that my sisters all like the kotatsu designed by Princess Shuyang. In that case, let the craftsmen produce it in large quantities!"
Emperor Jingyang had no objection to this. Good things should be designed and handed over to the royal family so that the royal family could use them first.
However, he felt very depressed when he thought that these designs would be spread to the other three countries and imitated by the royal families of the other three countries.
Seeing that he was frowning, Concubine Chu poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him, and asked with concern: "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"
Emperor Jingyang took a sip of hot tea, and his brows relaxed slightly.
He said: "When I think about the finished products designed by our talented people flowing into other countries, allowing them to enjoy our inventions for free, I feel it is very unfair."
A subtle look flashed across Concubine Chu's eyes, and she looked at him in surprise.
"But Your Majesty, aren't all the Canglang poems in the past like this?"
"Hasn't our Dongchen Kingdom also imitated the excellent works designed by the talented people of the other three kingdoms for free?"
She remembered the crescent stool designed by the examinee from Western Shu Kingdom last year. Now almost every concubine in the palace has one.
There is also the drawer table designed by a candidate from Beiming Country two years ago, which almost every household in Dongchen Country now has.
Why does he feel it is unfair when it comes to Emperor Jingyang?
Emperor Jingyang snorted coldly, showing disdain, "Can the things they designed be compared with the level of our Dongchen country?"
"Not to mention Princess Shuyang's warm table and Jiang Yunheng's waterwheel, Princess Ye's washing machine alone can beat all the designs of the three kingdoms combined."
"Letting them use our achievements for free is too easy for them!"
Concubine Chu: "..."
Although she was not a good person, she felt that Emperor Jingyang was shameless enough at this moment.
The main focus of Canglang Poetry Talk is the collision and promotion of culture, sharing and promoting the excellent works of domestic candidates.
This is not a question of money at all, but a question of cultural heritage, and it is also a manifestation of friendly exchanges among the four countries.