After hearing Empress Zhang's words, Emperor Hongzhi immediately became interested. He had been working hard with paperwork for a long time, and his myopia was actually quite severe. When looking at people, he could often only see a blurry outline. When reviewing memorials, he could not see anything.
You have to stick it very close to see clearly.
Last year, getting a magnifying glass was like finding a treasure. Because of the magnifying glass, he felt much more relaxed when he was writing. Now that he heard that people with short-sighted eyes can see more clearly, he quickly got it.
He looked carefully at the eyes. The lenses were made of glass. They were made of the same material as the telescopes and magnifying glasses he had seen. However, this time the lenses were not convex, but concave.
The glasses frames are made of gold, which looks a bit like gold-rimmed glasses. The workmanship is very fine, and there are even cloud and dragon patterns engraved on them, which are lifelike.
Emperor Hongzhi put on his glasses gently, and immediately couldn't help but widen his glasses.
"This~"
At this moment, he felt as if the world in front of him suddenly became extremely clear. The original haziness and fuzzy feeling suddenly disappeared, and everything could be seen clearly.
He couldn't help but take off his glasses and look at everything in front of him. Everything became blurry again. The outlines of Queen Zhang in front of him, as well as the palace ladies, eunuchs, etc. were blurred, and he could only see roughly.
When I look at crystal chandeliers, candles and other shiny things, it becomes even more blurry, and my eyes even sting a little, and tears well up unconsciously.
When I put on my eyes again, the whole world suddenly became clear again, my eyes became more relaxed and there was no feeling of fatigue. At the same time, when I looked at the light source, my eyes were more comfortable and there was no tingling feeling.
"Yan'er, you actually have white hair on your head."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Empress Zhang and couldn't help but touch her hair. He saw a trace of white hair and said with great distress.
"Your Majesty, there are still people here."
Empress Zhang blushed, lowered her head, and her whole body felt sweet. Then she looked at Emperor Hongzhi and said, "Your Majesty, you should pay more attention to the dragon body. This state matter is important, and your majesty's dragon body is even more important."
"Yan'er only has a few gray hairs, but Your Majesty, you are much older."
"Haha, everyone gets old, and I am no exception. Fortunately, the prince has grown up and knows how to honor his parents. I like these glasses very much. I will definitely reward the prince when he comes back."
Emperor Hongzhi smiled happily, then put on his glasses and came to a full-length mirror to look at it carefully and asked: "Yan'er, do you think it's okay for me to wear glasses like this?"
"Okay, of course. Your Majesty wears glasses, and he looks more wise and powerful, with extraordinary bearing."
Queen Zhang naturally praised her repeatedly.
"Haha, then I will wear it every day from now on."
"Although I'm not used to it now, I can see things very clearly and my eyes feel much more relaxed. It's really a good thing."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he became even happier and looked pretty in the mirror.
"Mother, mother~"
Just when Emperor Hongzhi was looking pretty in the mirror, Zhu Houzhao walked in excitedly. Before anyone arrived, his voice could already be heard. It could be heard from his voice that he was in a very good mood.
Zhu Houzhao almost skipped all the way back to the palace. He came to report his glorious achievements to his mother. However, when he entered Qianning Palace and saw Emperor Hongzhi, his appearance immediately changed. Pretending to be very stable.
"I've met my father, I've met my mother!"
Zhu Houzhao saluted while looking at Emperor Hongzhi with his small eyes. He saw that Emperor Hongzhi was wearing the glasses he had given him, with a smile on his lips, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"The prince is here~"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao, and then remembered that Yang Tinghe seemed to have reported to him today that the prince often claimed to be sick and did not go to class recently. He immediately said with a straight face: "Prince, why don't you always go to class recently? Don't tell me about you. I feel unwell again.”
Emperor Hongzhi was still very concerned about the prince's teachings. There was no other way. Even with a son, the Ming Dynasty's vast empire would be passed on to him sooner or later. Naturally, this aspect of education could not be left behind.
But Zhu Houzhao was a very adventurous master. He always found various ways to skip classes. One day he had an upset stomach, tomorrow he had a headache, and the day after tomorrow his feet hurt. Yang Tinghe, who was his teacher, was so angry that he appealed to Emperor Hongzhi again and again. The lyrics are sparse.
Originally, at this time, if Emperor Hongzhi could be stricter, Zhu Houzhao would still have to be honest, but Emperor Hongzhi was such a son. He loved him so much that he was reluctant to punish him too severely, so naturally there was nothing he could do about him. , formed his willful character.
But fortunately, although Zhu Houzhao was more willful and acted arbitrarily and absurdly, his heart was still as kind as Emperor Hongzhi's, and his character was not bad.
"I have been busy with the glass factory during this period, especially in the past few days, busy with the opening today, so I asked for leave from my husband."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately lowered his ears and said weakly.
"Ask for leave?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he was so angry that his beard stood up. Does skipping classes count as asking for leave?
Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but shook his head, and then thought for a while and said: "Your glass factory is finally willing to open. During this period, the mirrors in the capital have been sold to sky-high prices. Let's talk about it, what about you and Liu Jin today?" How much money did the store make?"
Things in the capital could not escape the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi. Although he was busy during this period, he also knew about the popular mirror style in the capital. He knew that Zhu Houzhao should have made a lot of money now, but he still didn't know the specific number. , so I asked directly.
"No... not much, just to make some pocket money."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately looked at Emperor Hongzhi with his small eyes, and said very modestly, as if he was afraid that others would miss his treasure.
"A little pocket money?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao's appearance, and then said to Liu Jin who was behind Zhu Houzhao: "You follow the prince, you should know everything. Tell me, how much silver did the prince's shop sell today?"
When Liu Jin saw Emperor Hongzhi looking at him, he immediately knelt down and replied very respectfully: "In response to your majesty, the turnover of Gujin Building today is 978,560 taels of silver."
"What?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded, with a face full of disbelief. Then he came to Liu Jin and asked again: "Speak more slowly."
"To tell you your Majesty, the turnover of Gujin Building today is 978,560 taels of silver."
Liu Jin lowered his head even further and answered very clearly, word by word.
"Nine hundred and seventy-eight thousand, five hundred and sixty taels of silver?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his eyes widened and he asked again and again.
"Yes, Your Majesty, it's not wrong at all. When the Ancient and Modern Building closed, it was counted again and again. It is indeed nine hundred and seventy-eight thousand, five hundred and sixty taels of silver."
Liu Jin said respectfully again.
"You~"
Zhu Houzhao on the side couldn't help but touch his forehead, wishing he could kick Liu Jinlai to death right now. At this time, he didn't know how to say anything less. He didn't see Emperor Hongzhi's eyes turning red.
"One million taels of silver a day!"
"this…"
Emperor Hongzhi still couldn't believe this figure, and so did Empress Zhang. The turnover on this day was nearly one million taels of silver. No one believed it when she told her.
"Prince, how did you do this?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the prince and asked seriously.
"Actually, this is all Liu Jin's credit. It's the sales strategy he came up with. I don't know much about it."
"But, father, you don't know that there are so many rich people in our capital city. When they come to the Gujin Building to buy things, they buy thousands of taels of silver without even blinking an eye."
"As for Zhang Yushi, who calls Father Emperor every day that you are diligent and frugal, his wife spent more than 20,000 taels of silver when she showed up at Gujin Tower today."
"There is also Zhou Papi. Even though he looks poor, his family is also rich. Their family directly purchased goods worth more than 10,000 taels of silver today."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became energetic and started talking nonstop.
"I now know that the ministers in this dynasty are very rich and live a very luxurious life, but they stare at my father every day, shouting that my father must be diligent and frugal, and asking him to cut down on clothing and diet.
, to set an example for the world, what about them?"
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I would have thought that all of them were just as they said and showed themselves to be. They were all liars."
After hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Emperor Hongzhi was also slightly startled. He did not expect that Zhu Houzhao would bring this matter to the ministers of the DPRK.
"Actually, there is nothing wrong with being thrifty."
Emperor Hongzhi thought for a moment and said that he was a kind-hearted person, and he was actually somewhat aware of the extravagant life of the ministers in the court, but he never cared much about it.
"I don't know if it's good or not. Anyway, now that I have money, it's the money I earned through my own abilities. I can use it however I want. Father and Mother, I'll give you one hundred thousand taels of silver to use.
"
Zhu Houzhao disdained diligence and frugality. He now looked at Liu Jin and firmly remembered Liu Jin's words, money must be earned by finding ways, not by saving.
"The prince is interested."
Empress Zhang was naturally smiling, her son knew how to be filial, and when he grew up, she was naturally the happiest.
"Just one hundred thousand taels?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao, as if he would not let you go until he squeezed you dry. He was indeed poor now and needed to be poor to do big things.
"Two hundred thousand taels, is that much more? The investment in the premise of this glass factory is very high, and the cost is also very high. In fact, the profit is not much, and there will be a lot of money to spend in the future. If it is more, I will be poor.
Begging for food."
Zhu Houzhao suddenly became anxious and began to pretend to be poor.
