I will never be Renzong

Chapter 42 Measures to Avoid Lightning Fire
In the Chongming Palace, Zhao Zhen glanced at the ministers and said: "I have been to the Shangqing Palace more than once. The scenery in the palace is beautiful and there are countless pavilions and pavilions. I think it can be saved after the Taoist priests in the Shangqing Palace. It costs a little, but compared to the annual maintenance fee of Shangqing Palace, it is just a drop in the bucket. So I think why not open Shangqing Palace to the world's wealthy families. As long as they pay a fee, they can hold banquets in Shangqing Palace to entertain guests. On the one hand, it can not only reflect our royal family's love for the people, but on the other hand, it can also earn a lot of money. According to my estimation, the annual income from renting is much higher than the maintenance cost. The excess money will be used Wouldn't it be better to build academies for all walks of life and cultivate scholars!"

The Shangqing Palace here refers to the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace, which was also the largest civil engineering project since the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was a Taoist royal palace. The Yuqing Zhaoying Palace was built in the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu and was destroyed in the seventh year of Tiansheng. Amid the fire, this splendid palace only existed for 14 years.

Zhao Zhen's words were lagging behind, and the ministers below him neither agreed nor objected, because although Zhao Zhen's proposal was good, it involved Song Zhenzong after all, and they couldn't say anything else, otherwise they would be labeled as disrespectful. , I just couldn’t eat it and walked away.

The first emperor was so obsessed with Taoism that he became obsessed. Liu E obviously didn't believe that there was a magic of immortality in this world.

Liu E tentatively asked: "The official's idea is good, but after all, the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace was left by the late emperor. If it is opened to outsiders, won't it appear that we orphans and widows don't respect the late emperor?"

Zhao Zhen replied: "Ma'am, the late emperor spent a lot of money building the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace, which is one of the reasons why the imperial court is currently financially stretched. I think that if the late emperor had a spirit in heaven, he knew that we used the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace to make money. If you subsidize the academy, you will definitely agree to it!"

"Hmm! The Ai family still feels something is wrong."

Liu E thought for a moment, but still gave a negative answer.

Seeing this, the Eighth King Zhao Yuanyan said: "Queen Mother! Although the official family is young, they have a heart of loving the people. It is really commendable. I think the official family's proposal is feasible!"

The king once saw this and said: "Queen! At this time and at that time, the minister also thinks that the official's proposal is feasible!"

Seeing this, Feng Zheng had no choice but to say: "Queen Mother, I think we might as well do what the officials say first, and then stop leasing to outsiders when the national treasury is full!"

Liu E glanced at Zhao Zhen who was sitting on the dragon chair, and then at the courtier who was seconding the proposal. Although he still had some doubts, he finally nodded in agreement.

But Liu E became more and more displeased with Feng Zheng, who had no opinion. In her heart, Wang Qinruo was the right candidate for prime minister, but what she didn't know was that Wang Qinruo was already Zhao Zhen's confidant.

After the disintegration of the dynasty, Zhao Zhen has been thinking about the matter of Yuqing Zhaoying Palace. According to historical records, Yuqing Zhaoying Palace was destroyed by thunder and fire. To put it bluntly, it was struck by lightning and caused a fire.

The cities of the Song Dynasty, especially the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Tokyo (today's Kaifeng), were mixed with squares and cities, with connected streets and alleys, densely populated, and fires caused great harm to the lives and properties of urban residents.According to the records of "Song History Five Elements Chronicles Fire", there were more than 300 large-scale fires all over the country during the more than 200 years of the Song Dynasty, mainly in the capital and towns in various states.The fire at Guangsei Palace in Tokyo destroyed more than 5000 houses at one time, and many people died in the palace.In order to prevent the occurrence of fires, Song Ting took many measures and regarded fire prevention as an important part of the public security management of the whole city.

But ordinary fire can still be prevented, and fire caused by natural disasters such as thunder and fire is difficult to prevent.

"By the way! If lightning rods are installed in all the palaces, wouldn't it be possible to avoid damage to the palace? In this way, it will also indirectly save money!"

Zhao Zhen silently remembered the role of the lightning rod, but the lightning rod would not be invented until the eighteenth century, but as early as the Han Dynasty in our country, there was already a prototype of the lightning rod.

During the Han Dynasty, the Bailiang Hall suffered a fire. Some people suggested that placing a fishtail-shaped copper tile on the top of the floor could prevent sky fires caused by lightning.The fishtail-shaped tiles on the roof actually serve as lightning protection and can be considered the prototype of modern lightning rods.

"I wonder if the blacksmiths of the Song Dynasty could make a lightning rod!"

Zhao Zhen thought about it, so he called an official from the Ministry of Industry, and described the appearance of the lightning rod in detail with him, but the official from the Ministry of Industry did not understand Zhao Zhen's meaning. Another corrupt official.

"System! Take a look at his attributes!"

Zhao Zhen said it very skillfully, but silently remembered that the system had left him, but the official's attributes still appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help being overjoyed. Although the system was gone, the official's attributes still existed in his mind. It can still be checked, maybe this is the so-called supernatural ability in those novels of later generations!
Originally, Zhao Zhen was worried that after the system left, he would not know how to deal with the old foxes who had been in the officialdom in the Song Dynasty, but right now it seems that the heavens still favor the traversers, after all, he also has the bonus of the protagonist's halo.

Although Zhao Zhen really wanted to dismiss this official, Zhao Zhen still didn't say anything in the end. After all, the dismissal of an official is not what he said.

"Thrush! Serving with pen and ink!"

Zhao Zhen said to the thrush standing beside him.

Huamei hurried to the desk and began to grind ink.

Zhao Zhen also started as a small employee in his previous life, so things like drawing blueprints are obviously not difficult for him.

In a short while, Zhao Zhen drew the drawing of the lightning rod, and then said to the officials of the Ministry of Industry: "You can always understand this drawing of mine!"

Zhao Zhen stared closely at the official in front of him. If he couldn't even understand the drawings, then Zhao Zhen would have the heart to strangle him to death on the spot.

"The official's painting skills are so superb, I can see it at a glance, and I will definitely tell the blacksmiths of the Ministry of Industry to make this thing for the official!"

The Ministry of Industry officials hurriedly replied.

"Then what! The ratio is 1:4, please don't get me an embroidery needle!"

Zhao Zhen said worriedly.

"The official's will, the minister must keep in mind!"

(End of this chapter)