In the Manna Palace, His Majesty the Emperor looked at the long cylindrical object in front of him and was a little curious: "Shen Qing, what is this?"
Mr. Shen coughed and said, "Your Majesty, this is a treasure with foresight."
The emperor took the wooden tube in his hand with some curiosity, looked at it, and then smiled at Shen Yi and said: "This object can have such an effect?"
Mr. Shen smiled bitterly and said: "Just now Cai Chen was almost beheaded by the guards outside the palace because of it. Naturally, I don't dare to joke about this kind of thing. Your Majesty will know after a try."
Just when Mr. Shen took it into the Manlu Palace, he was stopped by the guards outside the palace.
Because this thing...is a long strip-shaped object.
Although it is not enough to hide a sword, it is more than enough to hide a dagger.
When the inner guard guarding the palace gate saw this thing, he drew his sword on the spot!
If Master Shen hadn't already become a familiar face in Ganlu Hall, even if he wasn't hacked to death, he would still be held down by the inner guard.
The emperor was a young man and naturally liked novelty things. He immediately asked with a smile: "What's the use of this thing?"
"Open one eye and close one eye, just put it on your eyes."
Hearing these words, Eunuch Gao was a little suspicious, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, how about I try it for you first?"
"What do I want you to try?"
His Majesty the Emperor glanced at him and said angrily: "Can this thing suddenly grow a sword and hurt me?"
"Besides, turning a blind eye is my job."
The emperor chuckled and said, "I'm here."
As a master, or as a family member, whether you are the master of a country or a family, turning a blind eye is a skill that must be mastered.
This is the saying that if you are neither deaf nor blind, you are not worthy of being in charge.
After mocking himself, the emperor looked forward through the two mirrors with his open right eye.
After looking at it for a while, he put down the mirror, looked ahead with his naked eyes, and then looked in the mirror again.
The emperor became interested and said with a smile: "It seems that I can really see further."
After saying this, the emperor looked at the small wooden tube in his hand and said with a smile: "It's interesting, it's interesting. The two pieces of glass look alike, but the outer shell is a bit too rough."
After saying this, he looked at Shen Yi and said indifferently: "Shen Qing gave me some novel things, but you don't know how to make them look better?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, this thing is not for Your Majesty."
The emperor laughed dumbly.
"Why, do you still want to go back?"
Shen Yi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have instructed Xu Fu to build a glaze workshop outside the city. This glaze workshop can mass-produce this kind of translucent colored glaze..."
Mr. Shen paused and continued.
"And the cost is very low."
Mr. Shen looked up at the emperor and whispered: "It won't take long before we can mass-produce eyepieces that can see more clearly and farther."
"Therefore, I am not dedicating this thing to His Majesty."
Master Shen lowered his head slightly and said, "It is dedicated to all the scouts of my great Chen."
His Majesty the Emperor is naturally a rare smart man. After Shen Yi mentioned Liuli Shop, his eyes lit up. When Shen Yi finished speaking, he slowly said: "Shen Qing said that it is possible to produce products of this level in large quantities."
Liuli?"
Colored glaze has been around since ancient times.
Most of the earliest colored glaze was a by-product of copper smelting. Later, the technology of this thing gradually matured, and now it has various industry classifications. This thing is used to make bead lamps, bead screens, chess pieces and other objects.
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However, those colored glasses are all colored, and the color is relatively strong. Even if it can transmit light, it cannot be used to make this kind of telescope.
Shen Yi nodded and said: "It's just the beginning now. In time, we should be able to produce pure and flawless transparent colored glaze. When the time comes, the effect will be even better when used on this."
The emperor touched his chin and thought for a while, then looked at Eunuch Gao: "Gao Ming, tell them to step back."
Eunuch Gao first lowered his head, then turned around and backed away from the palace guests.
After everyone had left, the emperor looked at Shen Yi with a smile and said, "Shen Qing, I want to participate in your glaze workshop."
He touched his chin and said, "That's it, I'll give you one hundred thousand taels of silver, and we'll get 50/50 of the income from this glass shop."
Mr. Shen blinked and asked, "What do you mean by your Majesty's words? This thing..."
The emperor shook his head slightly and said: "It seems that Shen Qing doesn't understand this object of glass..."
"It's of good quality and very valuable."
The emperor pointed at the two pieces of glass on the telescope, which were faintly green but almost transparent, and said with a smile: "These two pieces can be sold at a high price in Jiankang."
"As for the pure and colorless glass you mentioned."
The emperor squinted his eyes and said, "That would be even more valuable."
He looked at Shen Yi and smiled and said: "After the glass workshop is finished, don't rush to make this kind of mirror. First make some cups and utensils and send them to the palace."
At this time, Shen Yi suddenly realized.
He was too obsessed with the war value of this thing, but ignored its commercial value.
Although the cost of this thing is not high, at this time, things are rare and expensive.
In other words, it is valuable.
For example, transparent glass cups, glass tea sets, and even glass mirrors!
These things, at the beginning, through "hunger marketing", can ruthlessly take advantage of the rich people in Jiankang City.
In this way, the small treasury saved by His Majesty the Emperor for the "Northern Expedition" will become even richer.
What's even better is that the emperor just asked Shen Yi to send several sets of glassware to the palace first.
It can only be used by the emperor, the concubines, and the palace.
It won't be long before this thing will become a "fashionable item" that is very popular in Jiankang.
That's really making money while lying down.
It only took Shen Yi a moment to understand the meaning of the emperor's words. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
"It's not that I'm greedy for money."
The emperor said calmly: "In fact, money is not of much use to me. It's just that at this time, I need to save more and save more..."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to use up all the income from this glaze workshop..."
Before he finished speaking, the emperor looked at Shen Yi with a smile and said, "Okay, look at your painful expression, don't say anything like this anymore."
"Although I am short of money now, I can't take it from you forcefully. I'll just give it 50-50."
"I also want you, Mr. Shen, to gain some weight."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, let's just say 73, you are 70%..."
The emperor lowered his head and thought for a moment, then waved to Gao Ming and said, "Find a big house for my Shen Aiqing as soon as possible. Don't wrong him. Do you understand?"
Hearing this, Gao Ming bowed his head deeply and said, "I understand, this slave."
The emperor then patted Shen Yi on the shoulder with a smile and said with a smile: "There are many rich people in Jiankang City. When you sell it, the price should be as black as possible."
The emperor said lazily: "They are all ill-gotten gains, and we, the monarchs and ministers, can use them to great advantage."
When His Majesty the Emperor came to the throne at a young age, he felt that the whole world belonged to the Li family and had no concept of money. He even regarded gold and silver as dirt.
However, after becoming a householder, the emperor gradually realized that firewood and rice were expensive.
Especially since Hongde came to power for six years, His Majesty the Emperor has become more and more fond of money.
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "I understand."
After staying in the Ganlu Hall for half an hour, Mr. Shen resigned and left the Ganlu Hall. He walked slowly out of the palace and came to the Yamen of the Ministry of War.
After returning to the yamen of the Ministry of War, Mr. Shen walked directly into the study room and was about to make a plan to instruct Xu Fu on how to do business. Before he could start writing, there was a knock on his door.
"Who is it?"
Master Shen frowned slightly.
Outside the door, a respectful and cautious voice came.
"Xia Guan Zheng Ling..."
"Well…"
Master Shen put down his brush and said calmly: "It's Mr. Zheng, come in."
Zheng Ling pushed open the door and without saying a word, he knelt down on the ground with a plop and kowtowed to Master Shen.
"I'm going to kneel down and thank you for your support!"