Chapter 302 Glass Greenhouse
The gifts prepared by Zhu Yuning and Li Jie were given. In addition to those ordinary gifts, there were two large and three special gifts, one small and one small. The smaller gift was handed to Guo Huifei by Zhu Yuning.
Concubine Guo Hui also took the gift and opened the box with a smile. When the gift in the box, she couldn't help but look surprised. She reached out to take out a glass bottle from the box, which contained a light pink liquid. This surprised her and asked: "Is this the legendary perfume?"
"Empress Huifei said it well, this is perfume!" Zhu Yuning also replied with a smile.
When Li Jie prepared a birthday gift for Zhu Yuning, he gave her three bottles of perfume. In addition to leaving one bottle herself, the remaining one was snatched away by Zhu Yuqing, and the last bottle was given to Zhu Biao by her, and then Zhu Biao gave it to Concubine Lu. After Zhu Yuning's three people's mouths, the name of perfume had long been spread throughout the palace. Later, Zhu Biao even asked Li Jie to ask for a few more bottles. Unfortunately, Li Jie had no time at all, so perfume became a legendary thing.
"Oh, this is a good thing. Yuning, teach me how to use it!" Guo Huifei also pulled Zhu Yuning excitedly at this time and said, "Women always love beauty and has nothing to do with age."
Zhu Yuning immediately taught Guo Huifei the usage of perfume. After applying it, Guo Huifei deliberately let Lao Zhu smell it. Unfortunately, Lao Zhu, a straight man, only said "It's quite fragrant" and then there was no comment. For him, this perfume doesn't seem to be much different from other spices.
Next, Li Jie opened the second gift with his own hands. This gift was a mirror, but this mirror was a bit special because it was particularly large and half a person tall. It was fixed on a carved wooden frame and could be used as a dressing mirror because it could reflect the whole body of a person.
"How could it be so big?" Guo Huifei asked in surprise when she saw this glass mirror. The other princesses and princesses around her also showed shock. Originally, glass mirrors were no longer rare, but the glass mirrors they bought were only the size of books. This was the first time they saw a mirror as big as in front of them.
"Xi Benniang, the reason why glass mirrors in the past were too small was that the glass plates were easily broken, so they could only be made into small mirrors. However, there has been a breakthrough in the glass workshop recently and this kind of large piece of glass can be made, so the mirror naturally became larger. This is also the first large mirror produced in the workshop!" Li Jie explained with a smile.
"This kid is really good at pleasing women!" Lao Zhu muttered when he heard Li Jie's explanation, because in his opinion, only women would like the perfume and mirrors that Li Jie made.
When Guo Huifei heard Li Jie's explanation, she was very happy to ask someone to take the mirror, and then looked at the third gift that was carried in, with her eyes full of expectations.
Li Jie reached out to pull the red bra on the third gift. As a result, when the gift below revealed its true face, the people in the hall looked at each other because no one knew this thing.
The last gift is transparent and looks shiny. It seems to be made of glass. It looks like a house in appearance, but it is very small. It is like a thing for children to play houses, but how can such things be used as birthday gifts?
"What is this, a small glass house?" Lao Zhu also asked curiously at this time, but with his understanding of Li Jie, the other party would definitely not give useless things.
"Report to Your Majesty, Empress, this is a glass greenhouse, but it has not been built yet, so I will reduce it to a small form so that Your Majesty and Empress can know the purpose of this thing." Li Jie explained with a smile.
"Glass greenhouse? What is this for?" Guo Huifei also asked curiously at this time.
"Empress, I heard from Yuning that you like to grow flowers and plants. However, when it is cold every winter, many flowers and plants will freeze to death, let alone blossom and grow. But with this kind of greenhouse, it is different. In this kind of greenhouse, the flowers and plants inside can not only grow normally, but even blossom, so there is no need to worry about being affected by the severe cold." Li Jie explained with a smile again.
"Is there such a strange thing in the world?" Guo Huifei was even more shocked when she heard this. As a person who loves flowers and plants, she feels so distressed every winter. Many of her favorite flowers and plants will be frozen to death. Guo Huifei also has a deep understanding of this, but she did not expect that Li Jie actually had a solution. This is definitely the best gift for her.
"You kid, you are extremely smart, but you can't use your intelligence and intelligence in the right place. When did you start to worry about these flowers and plants?" Lao Zhu finally couldn't help but scold. In his opinion, Li Jie's intelligence is a huge treasure mine, but this kid doesn't use his intelligence in the right place, which is a huge waste.
"Your Majesty, the glass greenhouse can not only be used to grow flowers and plants, but also to grow vegetables, or even to grow grain!" Li Jie smiled and reported again.
In fact, Li Jie has been considering the glass greenhouse for a long time, but it has been delayed because the technology of the glass workshop cannot meet the requirements. Fortunately, after the establishment of the patent department some time ago, it has inspired the enthusiasm of many craftsmen. There are also craftsmen in the glass workshop to solve the problem of flat glass, which has put the greenhouse on the agenda.
"Are you sure this thing can be used to grow food, and it can also be used in winter?" Lao Zhu suddenly stood up and asked, "Food is the basis of everything. If there is no food in the country, the chaos in the world will not be far away. Therefore, emperors of all dynasties attached great importance to food, and even called agriculture the foundation of the country.
"It's true!" Li Jiezhan straightened his body and promised, but then explained, "But your Majesty shouldn't think too magical about the glass greenhouse. Although it can be used to grow grain, it is too expensive and sometimes it needs to be heated with a fire. So if you really use it to grow grain, the price of the grain produced will probably be several times or even dozens of times higher. In comparison, it's better to grow vegetables. After all, green leafy vegetables in winter are very expensive."
"This is true, but it is good to use it to grow vegetables, at least it can benefit some farmers!" Old Zhu immediately realized when he heard this. Although the price of glass has dropped now, the cost of building a house with glass is still very amazing. If you only use it to grow food, you may not be able to recover the cost.
"Your Majesty is wise. Now the construction of the glass greenhouse has been almost done. It's just a physical object. I wonder if Your Majesty intends to build one in the palace?" Li Jie asked Lao Zhu again with a smile, and looked at Concubine Guo Hui next to him as he spoke.
Concubine Guo Hui also looked at Lao Zhu with anticipation. She really wanted this glass greenhouse too much, but she also knew that building a greenhouse was not only expensive, but also required construction in the palace. She probably couldn't make this decision, so she could only ask Lao Zhu to agree.
"Okay, Li Jie, you are responsible for building this greenhouse. I will try it yourself if it can be used to grow things!" Lao Zhu also quickly made a decision. Now that the weather is getting warmer, the greenhouse is of course not available, but it will naturally be used after it is cold.
"I obey the order!" Li Jie immediately accepted the order. The reason why he took out the greenhouse was to build one in the palace. Luck and longevity were the second. It was mainly because he wanted to use the reputation of the palace to promote the glass greenhouse as quickly as possible, and by the way, popularize the application of glass.
After Li Jie and his wife gave the birthday gift, several unmarried princesses gave the birthday gifts. Finally, Zhu Biao, who was late, also prepared the gifts. When everyone arrived, Lao Zhu also waved his hand and announced the banquet. Three generations gathered together lively. This was a very rare scene for the royal family.
Taking advantage of the birthday party, Li Jie also found that Zhu Yunxi had quietly left the seat, and then touched his fiancée Miss Fan. After all, the two hadn't seen each other for so long, and Zhu Yunxi also had a lot of words to say to her.
Li Jie had already discovered Zhu Yunxi's actions, and he smiled slightly at this. After all, he was also a veteran. After he got engaged to Zhu Yuning, he also hoped to meet each other, so he could fully understand Zhu Yunxi's mood.
However, what was unexpected was that Zhu Yunxiu had gone for a while, but came back dejectedly, which made Li Jie ask in surprise: "What's wrong? Are you still so unhappy when you see your lover?"
Chapter completed!