Ming Dynasty: Huddle in Beiping as Magistrate County Text Volume Chapter 163 The Mirror Mirror Upgraded VersionLatest URL: "This..."
Guo An couldn't help but frown slightly.
After a while, his eyes lit up.
"Your Highness, don't be anxious. I asked the glass workshop to make a few more pairs of reading glasses. Those great Confucian scholars will definitely receive His Highness's favor. Even if they don't come, Your Highness will be able to recruit a few disciples of those Confucian scholars."
Zhu Di looked happy, and then asked with a puzzled face: "What are the reading glasses Guo Qing mentioned?"
"This..."
After Guo An frowned and thought for a moment, he said: "Your Highness, reading glasses should be regarded as an upgraded version of Kuikou glasses!"
"A mirror?"
Hearing this, Zhu Di's face lit up. There was a pair of mirrors in the Yingtian City Palace, made of East China Sea crystals, which were regarded as Lao Zhu's cherished treasures.
In this era, many great scholars or elderly people have dim eyesight. When reading, especially when the sky is dark, they simply cannot read the small words on the books.
Therefore, some craftsmen used exquisite and clear crystal or transparent glass to polish it into a convex lens, and then held it with their hands to read, which was regarded as a magnifying glass.
Especially during the Song Dynasty, the Kuoji mirror was known to many great scholars.
However, the design and process of this kind of mirror are not valuable. What is valuable is the crystal used to polish the mirror.
Therefore, even though many people know that there is such a thing as a mirror, the mirror is still considered a luxury item.
"If Guo Qing can really come up with something better than a mirror, maybe he can find some great scholars for our Prince Yan's Palace."
Guo An looked confident and said: "Your Highness, don't be anxious. I will draw the pictures right now and let the craftsmen in the glass workshop make a few pictures first."
After saying that, Guo An stood up and excused himself to Zhu Di, then walked quickly to the public room.
Inside the palace.
Only Zhu Di and Xu Xiang were left. Xu Xiang smiled and asked Zhu Di for instructions: "Your Highness, what should I do with the hundreds of Japanese prisoners captured by the general?"
"Just keep it the same as before."
At this moment, Zhu Di's mind was all about the academy, and he didn't care at all about the more than a hundred Japanese pirate prisoners.
"I will obey the order." Xu Xiang responded with a happy face.
Seeing that Xu Xiang's look was a bit wretched, Zhu Di glared with disgust, and said again: "These Japanese pirate prisoners don't need to be too public, just deal with them quietly."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Xu Xiang responded again.
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "Tomorrow, we will distribute the silver reward to you. If nothing happens now, you can retreat and keep an eye on the Japanese prisoners.
In addition, I ordered you to keep the news about the incendiary bombs secret to us, and no one was allowed to reveal anything to the outside world."
"Yes, Your Highness, I will retire now."
Xu Xiang resigned very wisely.
After a while, Zhu Di was the only one left in Cunxin Hall.
Zhu Di sat on the throne. After thinking for a moment, he shouted: "Ma He."
"Your Highness?" Ma He quickly stepped forward and saluted.
Zhu Di said leisurely: "Go and invite Zhu Changshi here, and then go and invite Master Dao Yan."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Ma He didn't ask any questions, just answered and walked out quickly.
Soon, Zhu Fu and Monk Dao Yan walked in one after another.
After Zhu Di gave him a seat, he then talked about building an academy.
Prince Yan's Mansion is very wealthy, and everyone in the Beiping Mansion knows this.
Therefore, Zhu Fu and Monk Daoyan strongly agreed.
As for when they heard that Zhu Di was planning to use reading glasses improved from Kuikui glasses to lure several great scholars to come, Zhu Fu and Monk Dao Yan both shook their heads slowly.
"Your Highness, these great scholars are either in the capital or living in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and will not come out easily.
As for reading glasses with improved reading glasses?......
Forgive me for being rude, monk. It’s terrible but it can’t move the hearts of those great scholars.”
A hint of helplessness flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "If we invite Master Dao Yan to invite us, I wonder if Master Dao Yan can invite some great scholars?"
Monk Dao Yan sighed slightly and replied: "Monk can only try his best."
Zhu Di turned his head and looked at Zhu Fu.
Zhu Fu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Your Highness, I'm sorry, I don't know a single scholar, let alone invite me in advance."
Zhu Di sighed softly, feeling helpless, "If there isn't even a single great Confucian in the academy we founded, wouldn't it make the world laugh at us?"
Zhu Fu's face also became serious, and then he remembered something and said quickly: "Why doesn't Your Highness ask Guo Changshi to invite people?"
Zhu Di was stunned, "Which great scholar does Guo Qing know?"
Zhu Fu said helplessly: "Your Highness, Guo Changshi does not know the great Confucians, but Guo Changshi is a descendant of Guo Taishi in the former Yuan Dynasty. His father must have known some great Confucians who lived in hiding in the country.
Moreover, Guo Changshi had just married a daughter of the Liu family. The Liu family was the descendant of King Changshan of the former Yuan Dynasty. The Liu family still had some prestige among the scholars in the north. Moreover, although the head of the Liu family, Liu Huiyuan, was not well-known, he
He can be considered a great scholar."
Zhu Di's eyes widened suddenly, "If it weren't for Zhu Qing's reminder, we wouldn't have thought that Guo Qing was so hesitant."
Zhu Fu replied with an honest face, "Your Highness is busy with affairs, and it is normal to think of such trivial matters."
On the side, Monk Dao Yan took a deep look at the honest man Zhu Fu.
At this point, Zhu Di stopped talking about the academy.
……
The other side.
Guo An was very busy. After returning, he hid in the public room and drew a few pictures, and it was already time to pay for it.
When I got home, I was still thinking about reading glasses from time to time.
The next day.
When I arrived at the palace, I picked up the drawings and revised them for a while, then took a few palace guards with me and hurried to the glass workshop.
After spending half a day in the glass workshop, I went to the gunpowder workshop for half a day. I discussed some firearms and gunpowder matters with Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, such as adding some sucrose to the gunpowder, or making a gun with a handle.