Zhao Ce dressed neatly early the next morning and went to the scientific research institute to lead everyone to receive the imperial edict.

Some of the scientific research institutes have children from aristocratic families, and some are just ordinary people with special skills.

Everyone was very excited when they saw the arrival of the angel.

When the eunuch announced the decree, every word of praise made everyone's mood rise.

In the imperial edict, Emperor Hongzhi allocated a portion of the telescope contribution presented by Zhao Ce to the institute as a reward to everyone.

It can be regarded as a valid reason for this reward.

Everyone in the institute also knew about this telescope. After all, not far from them was the glass workshop of Zhao Ce and the prince.

When Zhao Ce used the reward and punishment system to reward and commend the craftsmen who developed the telescope, he also compiled a list of honors and posted it here at the scientific research institute for them to see.

After the eunuch who announced the edict finished announcing the edict, Zhao Ce asked Gu Yingxiang, who was also a Jinshi, to entertain the guests.

The remaining people also surrounded Zhao Ce, looking proud and a little embarrassed.

"Master Marquis, it seems that your Majesty is mainly for the workshop this time."

"Is it bad if we take the credit like this?"

Zhao Ce smiled and said: "The lenses of the telescope are indeed made in the workshop."

"But the technology is not all theirs."

The theories of the things made in the workshop basically come from Zhao Ce.

With Zhao Ce's theoretical support and the experience of the craftsmen, it took a lot of time to develop it.

If we really want to say it, the credit for this mainly belongs to Zhao Ce.

Therefore, Zhao Ce can naturally give it to whomever he wants.

Moreover, what craftsmen can develop is limited.

If you want telescope lenses to see farther, you still have to leave it to the people at the research institute.

Others may not know it, but Zhao Ce knows it better than anyone else.

Higher-magnification telescopes, as well as lenses for microscopes, etc., can all be produced with today's technology.

It just requires more technical support.

After hearing this, everyone felt a little embarrassed.

It's really embarrassing for them to get an extra credit for nothing.

Moreover, the imperial edict also mentioned things like "ten thousand enemies", which basically had nothing to do with them.

Zhao Ce saw everyone's expressions and guessed what they were thinking.

Zhao Ce explained: “The Scientific Research Institute was founded by me, and my personal contribution can also be regarded as the credit of the Scientific Research Institute.”

"But before that, His Majesty has already given me a personal reward. There is nothing wrong with the reward for the scientific research institute later."

"Because I am also a member of the scientific research institute, and we are all a collective."

A collective...

Everyone murmured these words and looked at Zhao Ce seriously.

Zhao Ce added: "Perhaps many of you still don't know the significance of scientific research, and you don't know whether what you do is useful."

"But this reward from the Holy Spirit is the best affirmation for us."

"So I hope that you can cheer up and bring all the projects in your hands to fruition as soon as possible!"

Today the scientific research institute has several major projects.

In addition to the textbooks that Gu Yingxiang wants to lead and compile that can be used for in-depth teaching, there is also the steam engine that Zhao Ce wanted to study before.

This is the largest project of them all.

At the same time, research projects on generators and light bulbs have also been established and are in the research stage.

There were also people who were keen on studying alchemy, and Zhao Ce recruited them all after interviews.

These people are all talents who can be cultivated to understand chemistry.

If alchemy is developed, the technology of steelmaking may also be promoted at the same time.

These people have all learned a variety of things before, and basically not many people know them.

But after hearing Zhao Ce's ideas for many things, everyone was surprised.

Now that they have been encouraged again, everyone's mood can be said to be unprecedentedly high.

"I will definitely remember the Marquis's teachings and strive to serve the country as soon as possible!"

Zhao Ce smiled and encouraged everyone a few more words.

Soon, the person who announced the decree would return to the palace to deliver the decree, and Zhao Ce had to follow him into the palace to thank the emperor for the two days' reward.

When Emperor Hongzhi saw Zhao Ce arriving, he kept smiling on his face and was obviously in a very good mood.

"I love you, no gift."

After being excused from the ceremony, Zhao Ce was given a seat.

At the same time, someone also brought the telescope that the prince had given him not long ago.

Emperor Hongzhi held the telescope in his hand and asked Zhao Ce with great interest: "I have heard from the prince that this is indeed a good thing."

"I heard that he also made great contributions in this battle of Tianzhen."

Zhao Ce replied: "What your Majesty is holding is the first batch made."

"The institute is currently developing lenses with higher power, which will allow us to see further."

"Moreover, when the technology is almost the same, the guns and cannons we will produce later can be used as aiming instruments."

"Can you see further?" Emperor Hongzhi looked at the small thing in his hand over and over.

Just such a thing can be even more magical.

It can also be used on weapons as a aiming instrument.

Emperor Hongzhi said happily: "Such a good thing, I really did not reward you wrongly."

"Since it can be better, then you can study it."

"Don't worry about funding. If you need it, just raise it."

When Emperor Hongzhi said this, his tone was much more heroic than before.

This year he allocated a lot of money to the Firearms Bureau and established a scientific research institute.

These all increased a lot of expenses for the court.

Although there is a national debt to support him, there is no reason for him to be so heroic all of a sudden.

Zhao Ce asked curiously: "Your Majesty is ready to agree to the second national debt?"

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: "The Ministry of Finance is already preparing, but I don't think it will be so soon."

The first national debt has not been released for a long time, so it is not good to issue it too frequently.

But when it came to money, Emperor Hongzhi knew that Zhao Ce was curious.

He did not play riddles to Zhao Ce, but whispered directly: "The silver mine that Ai Qing asked me to send to Japan to search for was found last year."

"In the past two days, the first batch of silver recovered from mining has arrived in our Ming Dynasty."

"Now the Ministry of Household Affairs has arranged for people to count and store them in the warehouse, and prepare to cast them into silver ingots and collect them into the national treasury."

I see……

No wonder he is so proud.

The silver mine that Zhao Ce mentioned earlier was one of the representative silver deposits in the world in the following centuries.

If all the silver inside is mined and exchanged for supplies, it will be enough to increase the strength of the country to a higher level.

At the same time, it can also make the current tax reform and land reform go more smoothly.

But the inflow of so much silver may also cause silver depreciation and inflation.

Now that the first batch of money is flowing in, there is no need to consider these things for the time being.

But Emperor Hongzhi knew that he had no worries about money during this period, so how could he not be overjoyed?

Zhao Ce saw that he was in a good mood now, looking like a nouveau riche.
Chapter completed!