"Is this seawater?" Li Shimin reached out and touched the water in the pool. As far as he knew, only seawater was blue.
"Your Majesty, the seawater is also colorless and transparent, but it is boundless and unfathomable. It reflects the blue sky, so we can see the blue ocean." Meton explained.
"This water is the water from the Grand Liquid Pool. It's just that the addition of bile alum is to remove algae and prevent the water quality from deteriorating. Your Majesty, rest assured that the imperial physician has already tested it. It's not harmful to the human body!"
Of course, Meton wouldn't say that other than removing algae, the biggest effect of adding gall alum was to make the pond appear slightly blue. It had the effect of beautifying the water quality. Otherwise, why would he choose gall alum when there were so many chemical agents in the future?
Li Shimin nodded. Naturally, there would be people in the palace who would go through the security check. Otherwise, there would not be such a scene today.
"This is the children's area, and the water is less than three feet deep. There is no need to worry about the princes." Meton was half a step behind them. He pointed to a shallow pool where the bottom of the pool could be seen and introduced it to Li Shimin and Imperial Concubine Wei.
What kind of place was the swimming pool? Of course, it was a place for the whole family to rest and play with the children. If only one adult was allowed to swim here, it would probably become extremely boring very quickly.
"This is the adult area, which is divided into shallow water rest areas, deep water areas, and diving platforms. As well as the pool track. "
Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he saw the difference between shallow water and deep water, but he didn't pay much attention to it. What really interested him were the diving platform and the track.
"The platform is quite interesting, isn't it?" Li Shimin smiled.
"When the Minister was young. My favorite thing to do in the summer is to jump into the water over and over again. When I had an idea, it involved this diving platform. " Meton explained that the swimming pool would be boring if it was just swimming. Adding diving would definitely make it ten times more interesting.
"Chenqie will be very curious about the swimming pool track?" Imperial Concubine Wei asked curiously. In this era, there was no such thing as a swimming competition.
"The swimming pool track is for the purpose of competing who can swim faster, to make it more interesting," Meton explained. Simply taking a bath was probably not very interesting.
"Why is that?" Imperial Concubine Wei turned her pretty face and asked curiously.
Meton explained, "The Minister believes that swimming is the best form of exercise. It is very energy-consuming for people to swim in the water, but it doesn't hurt the body. It also has the effect of slimming down and beautifying the body."
Don't you see the sports in the future? Which one of them doesn't have injuries and injuries? Swimming is the only sport in which injuries and injuries are rarely heard of. Moreover, all the athletes have a good figure and temperament, which shows the benefits of swimming.
Which of the princes and princesses wasn't very precious? Building other sports venues would definitely be arduous and thankless. Only the swimming pool was the most suitable.
As for the problem of drowning, which prince was not followed by many people? There was no need to consider this problem at all.
"Isn't fifty steps too short? I can swim all the way to the end in one go! " Li Shimin looked at the 50-step lane and shook his head. However, the track built by Meton could be divided into five tracks, which could accommodate five people.
"Your Majesty, fifty steps is not short. If you swim to fifty meters, you can continue to swim backward. After a few times of this, you can definitely widen the gap and determine the winner." Meton smiled bitterly. How could swimming in a swimming pool be compared with a natural pond?
Li Shimin nodded regretfully and accepted Meton's compromise proposal. The space was limited. It was already good to be able to reach this step.
"Your Majesty, please try the artificial beach created by the Minister for you!" Meton pointed to the north side of the swimming pool. The north side was the most sunny, so it was the best location for the artificial beach.
Looking sideways, the north side of the swimming pool was covered with golden sand. In the center of the beach, five large wooden umbrellas were opened, leaving a large shady area. Under each umbrella were two beach chairs for people to rest.
The artificial beach was the biggest regret of Meton's swimming pool in the Mo Mansion. Now, with the help of the royal family's power, it was finally made up.
"Is this river sand?" Li Shimin bent his head and grabbed a handful of sand. He couldn't believe it.
Meton nodded. It was this artificial beach that was the finishing touch of the swimming pool. The sun, the beach, and the sea formed a unique charm.
After all, few people had been to the sea. The swimming pool and the beach in front of them could completely replace the imagination of the sea. At least, Imperial Concubine Wei was deeply obsessed with it.
"I really don't know how your brain works. What others think is very difficult is easy for you!" Li Shimin lay on the beach chair and looked at the blue pool in front of him. He couldn't help sighing.
Imperial Concubine Wei eagerly served Li Shimin on the side. They were eating Chef Zhou's latest masterpiece — yogurt ice cream.
"This is my imagination of the sea. The sea is so far away. I have never been there, but I yearn for it. So, I had to build one according to my imagination!" Meton found a plausible reason.
"What other people think, they just think about it. But Marquis Merton turned his idea into reality. I'm afraid this is the uniqueness of the Mo Family!" Imperial Concubine Wei sighed.
Li Shimin also nodded slightly. The Mo Family really gave him too many surprises.
"Your Majesty, I also want to build a swimming pool in the bedroom!" Imperial Concubine Wei was obviously conquered by the beautiful scenery. The swimming pool in front of them was close to the Imperial Liquid Pool. Obviously, it was built for Li Shimin and the princes. How could the concubines and princes share a pool?
When Meton was building it, he also considered building two swimming pools at the same time, one for a man and one for a woman. But even if the middle was separated by a wall, the sound of laughter could still be heard clearly. It was also a big taboo. It was impossible to coexist. So, in the end, he simply went all out to build the swimming pool to the most perfect state.
Li Shimin immediately looked at Meton. Meton quickly shook his head and said, "It's not suitable for the Minister to enter the harem. But the specific drawings have been handed over to the Works Supervisor. I believe that according to the manpower in the palace, it won't be difficult to duplicate this swimming pool."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "This matter, leave it to Pande!"
"Yes!" Pande received the order.
At this point, Meton's mission had been completed. He immediately left the palace.
Walking out of the Vermilion Bird Gate, Meton heaved a sigh of relief. Meton's three summer bombs, swimming pool, and ice making had all been passed to the palace. But the Empathic Meton didn't have the intention of recommending it to Li Shimin.
After all, the swimming pool and saltpeter treatment could only be enjoyed by the rich. It was reasonable for it to be passed to the palace. The Empathic clothing was for the common people. It was cheap and good, so it was naturally attractive to the common people. And it was the help of God. It was believed that in this hot weather, the Empathic clothing had become popular in Chang 'an City!
The swimming pool and ice making method could only be spread from top to bottom because of the cost. The Empathic clothing would also be spread from bottom to top because of the cost. When Chang 'an City accepted such clothing, it would naturally be passed to the palace.
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